JCP Matches 1992

==WCW
1992==
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - January 1, 1992 (2,000)
Fan Appreciation Night - all upper level seats were $3 if purchased the day of the show at the box office
Terrance Taylor & Big Josh defeated Richard Morton & Tomas Rich at 9:48 when Taylor pinned Rich with the Five Arm
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Brad Anderson at 7:49
The Young Pistols defeated the Patriots at 14:58 when Tracy Smothers pinned Todd Champion
Johnny B. Badd pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker (sub. for WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger) at 12:09 with a left hand punch
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Big Van Vader & Mr. Hughes at 14:09 when Rick pinned Vader following a bulldog off the top
El Gigante pinned Larry Zbyzsko with the claw at 4:28
WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes (w/ Barry Windham) defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Steamboat pinned Eaton after more than 20 minutes; after the bout, Steve Austin helped beat down the champions
Sting & Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Cactus Jack when Jack submitted to Sting's Scorpion Death Lock after Abdullah the Butcher interfered and accidentally hit Cactus with a kendo stick; prior to the bout, Abdullah escorted Cactus to the ring; after the bout, Cactus and Abdullah argued over the loss
WCW @ Rainesville, AL - Civic Center - January 2, 1992
Included Cactus Jack and Van Hammer
WCW @ Ozark, AL - Civic Center - January 3, 1992
Included Brian Pillman and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
Power Hour - 1/4/92:
WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Greg Sawyer
Big Van Vader vs. Larry Corey
Rick Steiner vs. Sonny Trout
Sting vs. Mr. Hughes
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Larry Santo
PN News & Tom Zenk vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Pro - 1/4/92:
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Don Michael & Jack Savage
Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip vs. Jim Boss & Greg Sawyer
Ron Simmons vs. the Medic
Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. John Peterson
Mr. Hughes vs. Arachnaman
The Main Event - 1/5/92 - hosted by Tony Schiavone & Missy Hyatt; included Schiavone on commentary; featured the conclusion of the WCW Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson match with footage not shown on the previous night's World Championship Wrestling; included Eric Bischoff hosting a segment of the WCW Magazine in which he announced that Sting won Battlebowl, then showed footage of how Jushin Liger won the WCW Light Heavyweight Title from Brian Pillman on 12/25/91 at the Omni; Bischoff then announced that Sting & Ricky Steamboat vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin would headline the upcoming Clash of the Champions; featured Jim Ross hosting a segment of the Ross Report in which he conducted an interview with WCW Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat regarding the challenge of Anderson & Bobby Eaton, his recent confrontations with Madusa, and the possibility of having more singles matches; included the announcement WCW TV Champion Steve Austin would face Van Hammer and Steamboat would face Bobby Eaton the following week:
Cactus Jack pinned Arachnaman at 6:56 after ramming his head into the mat and grabbing the tights for leverage after Arachnaman thought he had won with an abdominal stretch into a roll up, not noticing Jack's foot was on the ropes; during the bout, it was announced Cactus would face Van Hammer in a falls count anywhere match at the Clash of the Champions and that two kids could get in free for the Clash with the purchase of a paid adult ticket
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Chuck Coates at 2:01 with the fisherman suplex
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton (w/ Madusa) defeated Big Josh & Van Hammer at 9:46 when Austin pinned Josh after Eaton hit the Alabama Jam behind the referee's back as Josh had Austin covered
The Main Event - 1/92:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher at 5:00 when Rick pinned Cactus with a Steinerline after Abdullah accidentally hit his partner with his kendo stick when Rick moved out of the way; after the bout, Cactus attacked Abdullah with the stick until Abdullah knocked him to the floor, with the two then brawling on the floor and all the way backstage
WCW Pro:
Cactus Jack, Larry Zbyzsko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Sting, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Rick & Scott Steiner at 7:56 when Zbyzsko pinned Bagwell with the brainbuster after kicking Bagwell as he had Eaton covered with a fisherman suplex
WCW @ Panama City, FL - Marina Civic Center - January 4, 1992
Included Bobby Eaton and Arachnaman
WCW / New Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome - January 4, 1992 (50,000)
Black Cat pinned Hiroyoshi Yamamoto with a DDT at 10:28
Osamu Kido & Kuniaki Kobayashi defeated Kengo Kimura & Kantaro Hoshino at 11:54 when Kido pinned Hoshino
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger, Masashi Aoyagi, & Akira Nogami defeated Hiro Saito, Super Strong Machine, & Norio Honaga at 15:12 when Akira pinned Hiro with a dragon suplex
Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyzsko defeated Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka at 12:32 when Anderson pinned Ohara with the spinebuster
Dusty Rhodes & WCW Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Masa Saito & Kim Duk at 14:23 when Dustin pinned Duk following the bulldog
Tony Halme pinned Scott Norton at 8:41 with a lariat off the middle turnbuckle
Shinya Hashimoto pinned Bill Kazmier with a jumping DDT
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out at 4:49 when Vader began assaulting Gigante on the ramp; after the bout, Vader used his headdress to spray Gigante in the face
Antonio Inoki defeated Hiroshi Hase via submission with the Octopus at 10:09
Sting & the Great Muta defeated Rick & Scott Steiner at 11:03 when Sting pinned Scott by reversing a tilt-a-whirl into a cradle; prior to the bout, Sting and Muta shook hands; at the time of the fall, Rick had Muta covered following a belly to belly suplex, with the Steiners believing they had won the match until referee Bill Alphonso awarded the bout to the other team; moments later, the four men shook hands
WCW World Champion Lex Luger pinned Masahiro Chono at 15:09
Riki Choshu pinned IWGP Champion Tatsumi Fujinami to win the title at 12:11 with a lariat
WCW @ Valdosta, GA - Mathis Civic Center - January 5, 1992
Included Brian Pillman, Bobby Eaton, the York Foundation, and Tom Zenk
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - January 6, 1992
World Championship Wrestling taping:
1/11/92:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to a 10-minute time-limit draw
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Pat Rose at 3:22 when Scott pinned Parker with the Frankensteiner
Big Van Vader defeated TC Carter
Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher defeated Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk
Johnny B. Badd vs. Mark Kyle
Terrence Taylor vs. Greg Sawyer
Ron Simmons, WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, & Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Madusa) at 9:27 when Rhodes pinned Zbyzsko with the bulldog; after the bout, Bobby Eaton interfered and hit the Alabama Jam on Rhodes, with Zbyzsko then following with a brainbuster
1/18/92:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. an unknown
Tom Zenk & Brad Armstrong vs. Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher
Terrence Taylor vs. Joey Maggs
Van Hammer vs. Chuck Coates
Mr. Hughes vs. PN News
Ron Simmons pinned Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Madusa) at 6:08 by reversing a suplex attempt into an inside cradle; after the bout, Zbyzsko attacked Simmons from behind and dropped him with the brainbuster
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Sting & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 10:58 when Austin pinned Bagwell with the Stun Gun as Sting was attacked on the floor by Eaton, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, and Larry Zbyzsko; after the bout, Sting was held back as Dangerously whipped Bagwell until Ron Simmons, Ricky Steamboat, and Dustin Rhodes made the save
The Main Event - 1/19/92:
Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack via disqualification at 9:53; late in the bout, Larry Zbyzsko interfered and held Simmons' foot down from the outside as Cactus made the cover, until Abdullah the Butcher came out, knocked down Zbyzsko, and brawled with Cactus around ringside
WCW @ Birmingham, AL - State Fair Arena - January 7, 1992
Included Sting and WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ ? - January 1992
The Main Event taping:
1/12/92 - featured a segment of 'WCW Magazine' hosted by Eric Bischoff, with comments from Harley Race about WCW World Champion Lex Luger's workout schedule, the fact Luger had recently defended the title in Japan, and said Luger would only appear on TV when he wanted to; included footage of Terrance Taylor on World Championship Wrestling in which he walked out on the York Foundation, followed by comments from Taylor in which he said he didn't need the York Foundation or the fans; featured footage of IwGP Champion Big Van Vader facing El Gigante at the Tokyo Dome on Jan. 4; after the bout, Vader appeared to have blinded El Gigante by spraying him with the mist from Vader's helmet; included Jim Ross conducting an interview with Madusa & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin during 'The Ross Report' regarding the Dangerous Alliance facing Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Rick & Scott Steiner:
WCW Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Bobby Eaton (w/ Madusa) at 9:28 with a roll over; after the bout, Barry Windham made the save with his hand cast against Eaton and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
Big Josh pinned Tony Mella at 1:33 with the sit-down splash
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Madusa) pinned Van Hammer at 8:09 after Madusa tripped Hammer as he attempted the slingshot suplex with Austin falling on top for the win
- 1/8/92: Kip Frey took over Jim Herd's role as WCW executive producer.
WCW @ Augusta, GA - Civic Center - January 9, 1992 (1,800)
Terry Taylor pinned Richard Morton
Big Josh pinned Thomas Rich
PN News & Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out
Ron Simmons pinned Larry Zbyszko
WCW Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification after Sting hit Rude with Paul E. Dangerously's telephone
WCW @ Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium - January 10, 1992 (2,250)
Terry Taylor defeated Richard Morton
Big Josh defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out
WCW Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
Pro - 1/11/92:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Butch Malone
WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes vs. Rip Rogers & Paul Lee
Brian Pillman vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Bob Cook & Dave Diamond
Van Hammer & Arachnaman vs. Cactus Jack & Mr. Hughes
WCW @ Hammond, IN - Civic Center - January 11, 1992
Terry Taylor pinned Richard Morton by grabbing the ring ropes for leverage
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Johnny B. Badd after Badd sustained a low blow on the top rope
PN News pinned TJ Aryan (sub. for WCW TV Champion Steve Austin) with a belly to belly suplex
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out after Harley Race interfered
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Abdullah the Butcher (sub. for Mr. Hughes) pinned Big Josh; after the bout, the two continued to brawl, using the ring announcer's table, steel chairs, and a garbage can
Sting, WCW Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, & Bobby Eaton when Sting pinned Eaton after coming off the top
WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - January 12, 1992
Big Josh defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Terrance Taylor defeated Richard Morton
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Larry Zbyszko & Abdullah the Butcher when Rick pinned Zbyszko with a belly-to-belly suplex
El Gigante fought Big Van Vader to a double-count-out
WCW World Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Steamboat pinned Eaton with a crossbody off the top
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
WCW @ Columbus, GA - Municipal Auditorium - January 14, 1992
Television taping:
The Main Event - 2/16/92:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa), WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Sting, Ricky Steamboat, & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 10:01 when Austin pinned Bagwell after Eaton hit the Alabama Jam behind the referee's back as Bagwell had Austin covered with a powerslam; after the bout, Rude attempted to hit Bagwell with a steel chair until Sting cleared the ring
PN News vs. an unknown
Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Tracey Smothers & Steve Armstrong to win the titles at 8:44 when Josh pinned Smothers with a sit-down splash following a spinebuster from Simmons; Smothers & Armstrong were still recognized as champions until the match aired
WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - January 16, 1992 (3,052)
Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Mike Thor
El Gigante fought Big Van Vader to a double count-out
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the titles at 27:17, 2-1; fall #1: Rhodes was disqualified; fall #2: Rhodes pinned Eaton; fall #3: Anderson pinned Rhodes after hitting him with Paul E. Dangerously's telephone after Barry Windham and Larry Zbyszko interfered and then brawled back to the locker room
Brian Pillman pinned Terrance Taylor
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mr. Hughes & Abdullah the Butcher (sub. for Larry Zbyszko & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin) when Hughes was pinned
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via reverse decision; Sting originally won the match and title but another referee came out to change the decision since Sting threw Rude over the top rope moments before the finish
WCW @ New Orleans, LA - January 17, 1992 (1,700)
Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
Brian Pillman pinned Tracy Smothers
Mr. Hughes pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Abdullah the Butcher & Larry Zbyszko
Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack when Abdullah the Butcher interfered
Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title match when Barry Windham interfered and pushed Eaton off the top rope
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification when Sting used Paul E. Dangerously's telephone
Power Hour - 1/18/92:
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Mike Graham
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Don Michaels & Jack Savage
Ron Simmons vs. the Medic
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Butch Malone
Ricky Steamboat vs. Thomas Rich
Pro - 1/18/92:
Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip vs. WCW US Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
Mr. Hughes vs. Big Josh
Cactus Jack vs. El Gigante
PN News vs. Doug Taylor
Sting, Ricky Steamboat, & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - January 18, 1992 (1,500)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Tracy Smothers
Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
PN News defeated Mr. Hughes
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Abdullah the Butcher & Larry Zbyszko
Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack
Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
The Main Event - 1/19/92 - hosted by Tony Schiavone & Missy Hyatt; included Schiavone on commentary; featured a segment of the Ross Report in which Jim Ross conducted an interview with Cactus Jack regarding his match later in the show against Ron Simmons and recent rivalry with Abdullah the Butcher; included the Ron Simmons vs. Cactus Jack match taped 1/6/92 at Center Stage Theatre:
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Madusa) pinned Todd Champion with a roll up after Bobby Eaton interfered; after the bout, Champion was double teamed until WCW Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat made the save and fought off both Austin and Eaton
WCW @ Oklahoma City, OK - January 19, 1992 (2,500)
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Abdullah the Butcher & Larry Zbyszko
Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack
Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
WCW @ St. Joseph, MO - Civic Arena - January 20, 1992 (2,100)
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Abdullah the Butcher & Larry Zbyszko
Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack
Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
Clash of the Champions XVIII - Topeka, KS - Expocenter - January 21, 1992 (5,500)
Two kids could get in free with the purchase of an adult ticket
Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Bob Cook
Shown live on TBS - featured Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone on commentary; included opening comments by Eric Bischoff & Missy Hyatt regarding the night's card; featured a video package on WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger with footage of his Christmas Day bout at the Omni against Brian Pillman and his Tokyo Dome appearance earlier in the month; included Bischoff speaking with Brian Pillman and Johnny B. Badd regarding which of them would get the opportunity to face Liger for the title at SuperBrawl II; after Badd put a sticker of a pair of lips on Pillman's face, Pillman responded by punching Badd in the face; featured the Weekly Top 10 rankings: 10) Larry Zbyzsko, 9) El Gigante, 8) Big Van Vader, 7) Dustin Rhodes, 6) Cactus Jack, 5) Rick Steiner, 4) Ricky Steamboat, 3) Steve Austin, 2) Sting, and 1) Rick Rude; included Schiavone introducing WCW's new Executive Vice President K. Allen Frey; Frey then introduced Jesse Ventura as WCW's latest broadcaster; after Ventura commented on his commentary duties at SuperBrawl II, Schiavone announced that Sting would face WCW World Champion Lex Luger in SuperBrawl II's main event; after Sting appeared, a pre-taped promo from Luger aired with Sting then singing the contract to make the bout official; featured Bischoff introducing a video package on Rick & Scott Steiner - showing their victories over the Road Warriors, the Samoan Swat Team, the Nasty Boys, the Great Muta & Mr. Saito, Hiroshi Hase & Kensuki Sasaki, Hase & Masahiro Chono and Rick's recent singles run; Bischoff then conducted an interview with the Steiners in which they cut a promo on WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton; included Bischoff conducting an interview with Paul E. Dangerously regarding the 6-man tag team match and main event tag team match featuring men from the Dangerous Alliance, with Dangerously saying one of the Alliance's five opponents for the night would never wrestle again; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, & Ron Simmons regarding their win, with Windham cutting a promo on getting revenge on Larry Zbyzsko:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Big Van Vader & Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) at 9:03 when Rick pinned Hughes with the bulldog off the top after knocking Race off the apron; during the bout, it was announced the Steiners would face two members of the Dangerous Alliance the coming weekend on WCW Saturday Night
Brian Pillman & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Terrence Taylor & Tracey Smothers at 7:48 when Bagwell pinned Smothers with a sunset flip after Pillman dropkicked Taylor out of the ring
Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton at 3:21 when the momentum of a crossbody by Morton put Badd on top for the win
PN News pinned Diamond Dallas Page with a belly to belly suplex and splash off the top at 3:27
Cactus Jack pinned Van Hammer in falls count anywhere match at around the 10-minute mark after Abdullah the Butcher, dressed as a cowboy, accidentally hit Hammer with a shovel as Cactus and Hammer brawled outside the arena and into an animal stall; after the bout, Cactus and Abdullah brawled until Abdullah grabbed Missy Hyatt - who was covering the fight with a camera crew - and dunked her in a horse trough
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Brad Armstrong & Big Josh at 3:49 when Hayes pinned Armstrong after Hayes & Garvin hit a double DDT behind the referee's back; prior to the bout, Hayes & Garvin - wearing headsets - went into the crowd singing their new theme song; clips of the song's music video were spliced into their entrance (debut of the Freebirds' new look and music)
Vinnie Vegas pinned Thomas Rich at the 57-second mark with the Snake Eyes (Vegas' debut)
Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes & Ron Simmons defeated Larry Zbyszko, WCW World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 9:27 when Windham pinned Eaton after hitting him with his heavily taped hand cast as Eaton came off the top
Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 11:22 when both men pinned Austin after Sting hit a crossbody off the top as Austin held Steamboat in the air; Jesse Ventura joined Jim Ross on commentary for the bout; after the match, Rude twice dropped Steamboat with the Rude Awakening before whipping him with Dangerously's belt; Rude & Austin continued to attack their opponents while also fighting off security guards attempting to make the save
WCW @ Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium - January 22, 1992 (4,000; 3,000 paid)
World Championship Wrestling taping:
1/25/92:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Greg Sawyer & Thomas Rich at 2:28 when Garvin pinned Sawyer with the DDT
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned an unknown with the Rude Awakening
Cactus Jack, Vinnie Vegas, & Mr. Hughes defeated Abdullah the Butcher, Ron Simmons, & Big Josh when Hughes pinned Josh following a double clothesline from Hughes & Vegas
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Rip Rogers with a fisherman suplex
Van Hammer pinned Tracy Smothers with the slingshot suplex
Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at 7:35 when Larry Zbyszko interfered; after the bout, Barry Windham made the save and fought off an attack from WCW TV Champion Steve Austin by repeatedly hitting Austin with Dangerously's phone before putting him in the figure-4
Johnny B. Badd pinned Rick Thames with the left hand punch
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Carl Robertson & Kevin Grant in a handicap match
Richard Morton pinned Brian Pillman at 6:49 after Johnny B. Badd, who did guest commentary for the bout with Jim Ross, shot Pillman in the face with his Badd Blaster; after the bout, Pillman fought off both men before Brad Armstrong came out as backup
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Larry Zbyszko (sub. for an injured WCW TV Champion Steve Austin) & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at 6:17 when Eaton hit the Alabama Jam on Scott as Scott had Zbyszko covered following a double underhook into a powerbomb; after the bout, Rick chased Dangerously into the ring but sustained a spike piledriver from the opponents
2/1/92 - featured the announcement Ricky Steamboat would face WCW US Champion Rick Rude and Brian Pillman would face WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger at SuperBrawl II:
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Brian Pillman & Mike Graham in a non-title match at 8:34 when Anderson pinned Graham after Eaton hit the Alabama Jam behind the referee's back as Graham had Anderson in the figure-4
Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) defeated Joey Maggs & Brad Armstrong when Vegas pinned Maggs with the Snake Eyes
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Mark Kyle with the fisherman suplex
Sting defeated Mike Samples at 1:15 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock
Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at 3:49 when Dangerously tried to break Windham's figure-4; after the bout, Rick & Scott Steiner made the save against Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Tom Zenk with the Rude Awakening
Dark match after the taping: WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
WCW @ Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque - January 23, 1992
Included Mr. Hughes, Rick & Scott Steiner
WCW @ Joplin, MO - Memorial Hall - January 24, 1992 (2,500; sell out)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated TK Aryan
Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
Big Josh pinned Tracy Smothers
Big Van Vader fought El Gigante to a double count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page
Dustin Rhodes pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification when Sting used Paul E. Dangerously's telephone as a weapon
Power Hour - 1/25/92:
Brian Pillman vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Bob Cook & Dave Diamond
Johnny B. Badd vs. Chris Sullivan
Ron Simmons vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
Pro - 1/25/92:
Van Hammer vs. Mark Kyle
Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, & Ron Simmons vs. Pat Rose, John Peterson, & Zan Panzer
Richard Morton vs. Brad Armstrong
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Big Van Vader & Mr. Hughes
Dustin Rhodes vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW @ Charleston, SC - McAlister Fieldhouse - January 25, 1992 (2,100)
Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
Big Josh pinned Tracy Smothers
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Lee Scott
El Gigante defeated Cactus Jack
Ron Simmons pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Abdullah the Butcher & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
WCW @ Shocklin, MO - Memorial Hall - January 24, 1992
The Main Event - 1/26/92 - featured Eric Bischoff hosting and on commentary; included a promo by Barry Windham & Ron Simmons regarding WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton and Windham getting revenge on Anderson for the hand injury he sustained; featured the then-NWA TV Champion Sting vs. the Iron Sheik match from Music City Showdown; included Jim Ross conducting an interview with Sting regarding his upcoming match at SuperBrawl II against WCW World Champion Lex Luger, during which it was noted Luger would be taking time off in preparation for the match while Sting had a lot of matches scheduled in the coming weeks; featured the Jushin Liger vs. Chris Benoit match taped ?/?/???? in ? (Liger wins with a hurricanrana off the top at around the 13-minute mark); included a promo by WCW US Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong regarding Rick & Scott Steiner; featured a closing announcement that Ron Simmons & Abdullah the Butcher would face Cactus Jack & Larry Zbyszko the following week, Brian Pillman would be in action, and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton would face Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip:
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk at 15:55 when Eaton pinned Zenk following a Stun Gun double team behind the referee's back
Big Van Vader pinned TC Carter with a uranagi at 1:55
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - January 27, 1992 (2,700; sell out)
Ricky Steamboat pinned Tracy Smothers
El Gigante defeated Mark Canterbury
Ron Simmons defeated Bob Cook
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated James Clontz & Mike McReynolds
Tom Zenk defeated John Peterson
Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, & Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Larry Zbyszko, & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
Larry Zbyszko & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton defeated Brian Pillman & Mike Graham
Power Hour - 2/29/92: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Brian Pillman with the Rude Awakening
Worldwide - 2/8/92:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. the Italian Stallion & Ian Weston
Vinnie Vegas (w/ Harley Race) defeated Chris Sullivan
Ricky Steamboat pinned Larry Zbyszko (w/ Madusa) at 6:21 with a crossbody from the apron into the ring; after the bout, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton, with Paul E. Dangerously, ganged up on Steamboat, with all the Dangerous Alliance members holding Steamboat as Rude attempted to whip him with a belt; moments later, Sting, WCW US Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons, Barry Windham, and Dustin Rhodes made the save
Sting defeated Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) via count-out at 6:13 after Vader missed a charge on the floor and hit the ringpost; after the match, Race attacked Sting in the ring only to sustain the Stinger Splash and was briefly caught in the Scorpion Deathlock; moments later, Sting hit a plancha to the floor onto Vader before leaving ringside
Worldwide - 2/15/92:
Sting vs. Rick Thames
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton vs. Joey Maggs & Johnny Rich
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. Sonny Trout & Pat Rose
Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Greg Sawyer
Larry Zbyszko vs. Todd Champion
The Main Event - 3/1/92: Vinnie Vegas pinned Big Josh after hitting him with a roll of coins
WCW @ Cleveland, OH - January 30, 1992
Richard MOrton defeated Johnny B. Badd
Big Josh pinned Tracy Smothers
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Joey Maggs
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Cactus Jack & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
El Gigante fought Big Van Vader to a double count-out
Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat defeated Larry Zbyszko & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via reverse decision
WCW @ Washington DC - Armory - January 31, 1992
Joey Maggs defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Big Josh defeated Tracy Smothers
Johnny B. Badd defeated Richard Morton
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page
El Gigante fought Big Van Vader to a double count-out
Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat defeated Larry Zbyzsko & WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
Power Hour - 2/1/92:
Sting defeated Chuck Coates at 1:32 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock following a Stinger Splash in the corner
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Big Van Vader & Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) at 3:43 when Rick pinned Hughes with the Steinerline; after the bout, Vader & Hughes knocked the Steiners to the floor
Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Madusa) defeated Terry Bronson at 1:50 via submission with a modified half nelson on the mat; after the bout, Zbyzsko hit the brainbuster on Bronson as Madusa distracted the referee; moments later, two enhancement wrestlers came out and helped take Bronson backstage on a stretcher
Brad Armstrong pinned Richard Morton at 8:10 with a crossbody off the top; after the bout, Morton attacked Armstrong and drove his knee into Armstrong's back from the top rope
Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, & Ron Simmons vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Pro - 2/1/92:
Johnny B. Badd vs. Paul Lee
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Danny Poston
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Mike Thor & Fred Avery
Dustin Rhodes vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
Sting & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko
WCW @ Charlottesville, VA - February 1, 1992
Firebreaker Chip fought Marcus Alexander Bagwell to a draw
Todd Champion defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Big Josh defeated Joey Maggs
Johnny B. Badd defeated Ricky Morton
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tracy Smothers & Vinnie Vegas
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Cactus Jack
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, & Ron Simmons defeated Larry Zbyzsko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
The Main Event - 2/2/92 - hosted by Tony Schiavone & Missy Hyatt; included Schiavone on commentary; featured a segment of WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he focused on SuperBrawl II, showing promos from Sting and WCW World Champion Lex Luger regarding their upcoming match; Bischoff then announced WCW US Champion Rick Rude would defend against Ricky Steamboat at the pay-per-view - followed by footage of Rude attacking Steamboat at the Clash of the Champions and promos from Rude, Paul E. Dangerously, and Steamboat - and WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger would face Brian Pillman - followed by footage of their match Christmas night at the Omni; featured a promo from Dangerously, Cactus Jack, & Larry Zbyszko regarding their match later in the show against Ron Simmons & Abdullah the Butcher; included a segment of the Ross Report in which Jim Ross recapped the recent feud between Cactus and Abdullah, followed by Ross conducting an interview with Simmons & Abdullah regarding their upcoming match:
Brian Pillman pinned Chuck Coates at 2:58 with the Air Pillman
Big Josh & Van Hammer defeated Jim Savage & Jim Boss at 2:42 when Hammer scored the pin with the slingshot suplex; during the final moments, Josh went up for the sit-down splash off the top, as though that was the intended finish, as Hammer made the pinfall; after the match, Josh appeared to confront Hammer in the ring
WCW Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat defeated Rip Rogers & Paul Lee at 3:14 when Rhodes pinned Lee with the bulldog; the bout was taped before Rhodes & Steamboat lost the titles; during the match, it was announced there would be no World Championship Wrestling the following Saturday; it was also noted that Ricky Steamboat would face WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Rick & Scott Steiner would face Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher, and that Jesse Ventura would be on hand for the following week's Power Hour
Ron Simmons & Abdullah the Butcher defeated Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Madusa) & Cactus Jack at 7:52 when Simmons pinned Cactus with a spinebuster; during the match, it was noted the following week's show would air at 5:05 p.m. and the main event would be Sting, Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Cactus Jack, Big Van Vader, & Mr. Hughes; it was also noted the following week's show at the Omni would feature Cactus vs. Abdullah in a steel cage match and Zbyszko vs. Barry Windham in a death match with El Gigante as the guest referee; after the bout, Simmons brawled with Zbyzsko as Cactus brawled with Abdullah around ringside; Cactus eventually assaulted Abdullah with his own kendo stick before hitting an elbow drop from the apron to the floor; moments later, Cactus assaulted Abdullah with a rolled chain fence until he was pulled away by other wrestlers (1/92; Center Stage Theater)
WCW @ Philadelphia, PA - Civic Center - February 2, 1992 (1,200)
Ron Simmons pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Terrance Taylor pinned Tom Zenk when Zenk pinned himself as he had a sleeper applied on Taylor
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Brian Pillman pinned Richard Morton
Sting, Dustin Rhodes, & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton; during the bout, Paul E. Dangerously was tied to Dusty Rhodes at ringside with a bullrope
Abdullah the Butcher pinned Cactus Jack in a steel cage match
WCW @ Montgomery, AL - Civic Center - Feburary 3, 1992
Included Cactus Jack, Rick & Scott Steiner
WCW @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - February 4, 1992
WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrence Taylor & Greg Valentine defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - February 6, 1992
Included the Diamond Studd
- 2/7/92: Buzz Sawyer died of a drug overdose at the age of 32.
WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - February 7, 1992 (3,094)
Terrance Taylor defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton
Ron Simmons pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
Abdullah the Butcher pinned Cactus Jack
Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyzsko in a bullrope match
Sting, Ricky Steamboat, & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a steel cage match at the 18-minute mark when Sting pinned Eaton
WCW @ St. Petersburg, FL - Bayfront Center - February 8, 1992
Included Larry Zbyzsko
Power Hour - 2/8/92:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Chris Sullivan & John Peterson
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher
Sting vs. the Medic
Ricky Steamboat vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
Also included Jesse Ventura
WCW Saturday Night - 2/8/92 - no episode
NJPW @ Sapporo, Japan - Nakajima Sports Center - February 8, 1992
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger defeated IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Norio Honaga to win the title at 17:30; only the IWGP title was on the line
The Main Event - 2/9/92 - special start time of 5:05 p.m.:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude
Van Hammer vs. Mark Kyle
Ron Simmons vs. Chris Sullivan
Sting, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Cactus Jack, Big Van Vader, & Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) at 10:29 when Sting pinned Hughes with a shoulderblock off the top
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - February 9, 1992 (4,200; 2,500 paid)
Blimpie, who sponsored the event, provided food during the show
Tommy Rich pinned Joey Maggs
Terrence Taylor pinned Big Josh after Harley Race interfered
Mr. Hughes pinned PN News
Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyzsko in a death match; El Gigante was the guest referee for the bout
Sting, Dustin Rhodes, & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Sting pinned Eaton after Barry Windham interfered and hit Eaton with Paul E. Dangerously's phone; during the bout, Dangerously was tied to Dusty Rhodes at ringside with a bullrope; late in the bout, Larry Zbyszko jumped Dusty at ringside, with Windham then making the save
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Cactus Jack in a steel cage match
WCW @ Dothan, AL - Civic Center - February 10, 1992
Television taping:
Worldwide - 2/29/92:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Larry Zbyzsko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Brian Pillman, Tom Zenk, WCW US Tag Team Champions Ron Simmons & Big Josh at 6:52 when Anderson pinned Zenk with the spinebuster after Zenk rolled up Eaton, thinking he was the legal man
NJPW @ Nagoya, Japan - Rainbow Hall - February 10, 1992
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion & IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger defeated Chris Benoit
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - February 12, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Blimpie's provided free meals to fans during the taping
Sting, Ricky Steamboat, & Barry Windham defeated WCw US Champion Rick Rude, Larry Zbyszko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Rhodes pinned Eaton; the top rope broke during the match, causing it to be retaped 2/17/92 in Rock Hill, SC
2/15/92 - featured the surprise debut of Greg Valentine:
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Greg Sawyer
Terrance Taylor defeated Dan Garza via submission
Mr. Hughes (w/ Harley Race) pinned Big Josh after hitting him with a roll of coins
Brian Pillman pinned John Peterson at 5:36 with the springboard clothesline
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bob Cook at 3:25 with the bulldog
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong in a non-title match at 7:01 when Scott pinned Smothers following the bulldog double team; Smothers & Armstrong didn't come out with the belts and weren't announced as champions but they were aknowledged as champions in the commentary
Ricky Steamboat (w/ his ninja) & Barry Windham vs. Larry Zbyzsko & WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously); no winner was announced; referee Nick Patrick had the bell rung at 10:58 when Anderson broke Steamboat's cover after he hit the crossbody off the top onto Zbyzsko; after the bout, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton ganged up on Steamboat & Windham until Sting and Dustin Rhodes made the save as the show went off the air
The Main Event - 2/16/92:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa), WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Sting, Ricky Steamboat, & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 10:01 when Austin pinned Bagwell after Eaton hit the Alabama Jam behind the referee's back as Bagwell had Austin covered with a powerslam; after the bout, Rude attempted to hit Bagwell with a steel chair until Sting cleared the ring
2/22/92 - 90-minute episode; included an opening video from the Dangerous Alliance's brawl with Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, and Barry Windham; featured Jim Ross & Terrance Taylor on commentary; included Ross conducting an interview with Sting, Steamboat, with his ninja, Rhodes, & Windham regarding their main event match against the Dangerous Alliance; featured the Weekly Top 10 rankings: Terrance Taylor (10), Abdullah the Butcher (9), Cactus Jack (8), Larry Zbyszko (7), Dustin Rhodes (6), Barry Windham (5), WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (4), Ricky Steamboat (3), Sting (2), and WCW US Champion Rick Rude (1); included a promo from Dusty Rhodes in which he predicted Steamboat to beat Rude for the US title at SuperBrawl II; featured a segment of WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he recapped the previous week's brawl that lead to this show's main event and footage of Rick & Scott Steiner fighting off WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton during a recent episode of WCW Pro, with Zbyszko and Austin coming out to beat down the Steiners; after the footage aired, Rick Steiner cut a promo on the attack he and Scott sustained and their upcoming title match at SuperBrawl; Bischoff then noted Anderson & Eaton would face Barry Windham & WCW US Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons the following night on The Main Event; included a video package showing Sting's win over Ric Flair at Great American Bash 90 and Luger's win over Windham at Great American Bash 91 to document each man's world title victories heading into SuperBrawl; featured a promo by Steamboat encouraging fans not to take steroids; included footage of Taylor interrupting Marcus Alexander Bagwell's comments over the past three weeks on World Championship Wrestling and on Worldwide, with Taylor and Greg Valentine then attacking Bagwell during the previous week's show; Ross then said Bagwell would face Taylor at SuperBrawl; Ross then introduced a sweepstakes for how the fans could win a private screening to the new film "Gladiator;" featured a promo by Ventura advertising his appearance on the following week's show; included the Sting, Steamboat, Rhodes, & Windham vs. Rude, Anderson, Zbyszko, & Eaton match taped 2/17/92 in Rock Hill, SC:
Brian Pillman pinned Rip Rogers with a crossbody off the top at 5:18
WCW US Tag Team Champions Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Fred Avery & John Peterson at 5:09 when Josh scored the pin with a Northern Exposure off the top following a spinebuster from Simmons; during the bout, Jim Ross announced the following week's Power Hour would air Friday night instead of Saturday morning and would included an appearance from Jesse Ventura; after the bout, Ross conducted a ringside interview with Simmons & Josh, with Terrance Taylor then challenging them on behalf of himself and Greg Valentine for the following week; moments later, Simmons & Josh accepted the challenge and then commented on Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes
Carl Robertson defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification at 1:38 when Abdullah took a crutch from a ringside fan and struck Robertson with it; during the bout, it was noted Abdullah would face Cactus Jack at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago on March 1
Greg Valentine defeated Russell Vaughn via submission with the figure-4 at 2:17 (Valentine's TV in-ring debut)
Van Hammer pinned Greg Sawyer with the slingshot suplex at 2:46; during the bout, it was noted Ricky Steamboat would face Larry Zbyszko the following night on The Main Event
The Main Event - 2/23/92:
Sting defeated Chuck Coates at 1:28 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock after a Stinger Splash; prior to the bout, Sting cut an insert promo on his match against WCW World Champion Lex Luger at SuperBrawl II
Ricky Steamboat pinned Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Madusa) at 6:21 with a crossbody from the apron into the ring; after the bout, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton, with Paul E. Dangerously, ganged up on Steamboat, with all the Dangerous Alliance members holding Steamboat as Rude attempted to whip him with a belt; moments later, Sting, WCW US Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons, Barry Windham, and Dustin Rhodes made the save
Barry Windham & WCW US Tag Team Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at around 9:10 when Windham pinned an interfering Larry Zbyzsko with a punch from his taped up right hand after an assist from an interfering Dustin Rhodes; during the bout, it was announced Simmons & WCW US Tag Team Champion Big Josh would face Mr. Hughes & Vinnie Vegas March 8 at the Omni and that Anderson & Eaton would defend during that show against Rick & Scott Steiner
WCW Saturday Night - 3/7/92:
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page at 5:32 when Windham pinned Page with the lariat; Paul E. Dangerously did guest commentary for the bout
Worldwide - 3/92:
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas at 3:20 when Rhodes pinned Page with the bulldog
The Main Event - ?:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously)
WCW @ Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Gardens - February 13, 1992
WCW @ Charleston, WV - Civic Center - February 14, 1992 (3,000)
Mr. Hughes defeated Van Hammer
Richard Morton defeated Johnny B. Badd
PN News defeated Terrence Taylor
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
Barry Windham defeated Larry Zbyszko
Ron Simmons, Ricky Steamboat, & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a steel cage match
Power Hour - 2/15/92:
Ron Simmons & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Cactus Jack & Mr. Hughes
Johnny B. Badd vs. Paul Lee
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Brad Armstrong
Sting vs. Big Van Vader
WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - February 15, 1992 (3,400)
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Steve Armstrong pinned PN News after Tracy Smothers tripped News from the floor as News attempted a suplex, with Armstrong landing on top for the win
Van Hammer (sub. for El Gigante, who returned to Argentina for his mother's funeral) defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification when Abdullah threw Hammer over the top
Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
Ron Simmons pinned Bobby Eaton
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Cactus Jack & Mr. Hughes when Rick pinned Hughes
Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & Arn Anderson after Dusty Rhodes, who was tied with a bullrope to Paul E. Dangerously at ringside, fought off an interfering Larry Zbyszko and hit Anderson with a cowbell from the bullrope
WCW @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - February 16, 1992 (2,400)
Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
Abdullah the Butcher pinned PN News
Mr. Hughes pinned Van Hammer
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers
Barry Windham defeated Larry Zbyzsko in a Texas Death Match
Sting, Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, & Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a steel cage match when Steamboat pinned Eaton
WCW @ Rock Hill, SC - Winthrop Coliseum - February 17, 1992 (2,500)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Included a segment in which Big Van Vader assaulted Sting, forcing Sting to be taken backstage on a stretcher
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Tom Zenk, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & Firebreaker Chip
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Larry Zbyszko & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton at the 15-second mark
2/22/92: Sting, Ricky Steamboat (w/ his ninja), Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Rick Rude, Larry Zbyszko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 15:32 when Steamboat pinned Zbyszko with a crossbody off the top; after the bout, Rude attacked Steamboat from behind and dropped him with the Rude Awakening
2/29/92: Terrence Taylor & Greg Valentine defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Ron Simmons & Big Josh to win the titles at 9:27 when Valentine pinned Josh when, after Josh hit the sit-down splash off the top, Taylor hit a modified Five Arm behiind the referee's back and prevented Simmons from breaking the cover; the champions did not come out with the title belts
WCW @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena - February 20, 1992
Tom Zenk defeated Terry Taylor
Also included Dustin Rhodes
WCW @ Ft. Hood, TX - February 21, 1992
Tom Zenk defeated Terry Taylor
Power Hour - 2/22/92:
Dustin Rhodes vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
Ron Simmons, Van Hammer, & El Gigante vs. Cactus Jack, Big Van Vader, & Terrance Taylor
Vinnie Vegas vs. Chris Sullivan
Sting & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Larry Zbyszko & WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
WCW @ Chattanooga, TN - UTC Arena - February 22, 1992
Included Larry Zbyszko and Barry Windham
WCW @ Knoxville, TN - Civic Auditorium - February 23, 1992 (matinee)
Included El Gigante and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW @ Greenville, SC - Memorial Auditorium - February 24, 1992
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger defeated Richard Morton at 4:52
Abdullah the Butcher fought Big Josh to a double disqualification
Mr. Hughes defeated Johnny B. Badd
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong
Barry Windham defeated Larry Zbyzsko
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Steamboat when Eaton pinned Rhodes following the Alabama Jam
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting via disqualification
WCW @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - February 25, 1992 (2,000)
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger defeated Richard Morton at 5:24
Tom Zenk defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Also included Ricky Steamboat and WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
WCW @ Birmingham, AL - State Fair Arena - February 27, 1992
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger defeated Richard Morton
Also included WCW US Champion Rick Rude and Dustin Rhodes
WCW @ Murfreesboro, TN - MTSU - February 27, 1992
Power Hour - 2/29/92:
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Mike Thor & Fred Avery
Sting vs. Rick Thames
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Thomas Rich & Joey Maggs
Ron Simmons vs. Bob Cook
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Brian Pillman with the Rude Awakening (1/27/92; Gainesville, GA)
World Championship Wrestling - 2/29/92 - 1-hour episode; Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary in the studio; featured a video package recapping Lex Luger winning the WCW World Title at the 1991 Great American Bash, Sting winning the title at the 1990 Bash, teaming to face WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner at SuperBrawl 1, and buildup for their match at SuperBrawl II later that night; included a video package showing the buildup between the Steiners and WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton at SuperBrawl; to begin the segment, footage was shown of the Steiners dominating the Road Warriors and Nasty Boys; featured a video package showing the buildup for the Ricky Steamboat vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude match at SuperBrawl; included a video package showing the buildup for the Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko match at SuperBrawl; featured a video package showing the buildup for the Brian Pillman vs. WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger match at SuperBrawl; included the WCW US Tag Team Champions Ron Simmons & Big Josh vs. Terrence Taylor & Greg Valentine match taped 2/17/92 in Rock Hill, SC
SuperBrawl II - Milwaukee, WI - Mecca - February 29, 1992 (5,000)
Big Josh pinned Diamond Dallas Page at 7:36
Pay-per-view bouts - hosted by Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff; featured a backstage segment with Missy Hyatt in which she said she would try to get interviews during the show with WCW World Champion Lex Luger and Ricky Steamboat; included an in-ring segment in which Jim Ross introduced Jesse Ventura, who then drove ringside on a Harley Davidson; Ross and Ventura then discussed the card, with Ventura saying Ross would look just like JR Ewing if he had a cowboy hat; the two then sat at the commentary table to call the night's matches; featured Missy conducting a backstage interview with Terrance Taylor regarding his match later in the show against Marcus Alexander Bagwell; included Schiavone & Bischoff discussing the upcoming Steiners / Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton match in which Bischoff wore a University of Michigan jacket; featured a backstage segment in which Missy attempted to interview Steamboat but was blocked by Steamboat's ninja, with Madusa then appearing and trying to get in to see Steamboat until she slapped him and he chased her down the hall; included a backstage segment with Missy in which she said there was a lot of commotion after the previous backstage segment and then watched as the ninja led Steamboat down the hall for his match; featured a backstage segment in which Missy walked into the Dangerous Alliance's dressing room following the Rude / Steamboat match to find Dangerously in the ninja's outfit; featured the announcement that Sting & the Great Muta would face Rick & Scott Steiner and that Dusty Rhodes would come out of retirement for the WCW Japan Supershow II, which would air on pay-per-view in March; the scheduled match of El Gigante, Johnny B. Badd, Big Josh, & Mike Graham vs. Diamond Dallas Page, Vinnie Vegas, Tracy Smothers, & Steve Armstrong did not take place:
Brian Pillman pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger to win the title at 16:59 with a leg roll up into a bridge after the champion missed a dive off the top; after the match, the two men shook hands and hugged ([ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000GG4XWY/thhiofww-20 Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon])
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor at 7:38 with a roll up
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack with a powerslam at 6:34; after the match, Abdullah the Butcher attacked Simmons from behind until the Junkyard Dog came out of the crowd, knocked down two security guards, and cleared the ring (JYD's surprise return)
Van Hammer & Tom Zenk defeated Vinnie Vegas & Richard Morton at 12:01 when Zenk pinned Morton with a sunset flip out of the corner after Morton hit the turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Jesse Ventura, regarding Hammer and Zenk, said there was no money in bodybuilding, which might have been a knock on the World Bobybuilding Federation
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Madusa) at 18:21 when Windham pinned Zbyzsko with a lariat off the top after Rhodes shoved Zbyzsko off the top; during the bout, it was mentioned Dustin would team with his father Dusty Rhodes during the Tokyo Dome pay-per-view telecast in March
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Madusa) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner via reverse decision at 20:05; the challengers originally won the match and titles when Scott pinned Eaton with the Frankensteiner but the decision was overturned since Rick - blinded by powder thrown in his face by Anderson - accidentally dropped the referee with a belly to belly and dumped Anderson over the top to the floor; prior to the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta announced that Kip Frye had banned Paul E. Dangerously from ringside for the match, with Madusa then subbing for Dangerously at ringside after he was forcibly removed by officials; during the match, it was announced Frye was attempting to sign Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to WCW
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat (w/ the ninja) at 20:00 after the ninja, Paul E. Dangerously in disguise, repeatedly hit Steamboat in the head with his phone as Steamboat went up to the top rope; pre-match stipulations stated Dangerously was barred from ringside for the bout
Sting pinned WCW World Champion Lex Luger (w/ Harley Race) to win the title with a crossbody off the top at 13:01 after fighting off an interfering Race on the floor (Luger's last appearance for nearly 4 years)
- Following the pay-per-view, Jushin Liger, WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman, Ricky Steamboat, and WCW US Champion Rick Rude were paid $2,500 apiece by Kip Frey for being the hardest workers on the show.
The Main Event - 3/1/92:
Vinnie Vegas vs. Big Josh
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Thomas Rich & Richard Morton
Dustin Rhodes vs. Cactus Jack
WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - March 1, 1992 (matinee)
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Mike Graham in a non-title match
Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Cactus Jack & Mr. Hughes when Simmons pinned Hughes
Barry Windham defeated Larry Zbyszko in a Texas Death Match
Dustin Rhodes, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW World Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in an elimination match when Rick pinned Eaton and Anderson within 15 seconds of each other
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned WCW World Champion Sting in a non-title steel cage match after hitting him with Paul E. Dangerously’s phone
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - March 3, 1992 (700)
World Championship Wrestling taping:
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Thomas Rich
3/7/92 - featured opening footage from the post-SuperBrawl II press conference in which WCW US Champion Rick Rude interrupted WCW World Champion Sting and threw a drink in his face; included Jim Ross on commentary; featured a WCW Magazine segment hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he recapped the events of SuperBrawl II, showed Sting's entrance from the show, and aired footage of Jesse Ventura interviewing Sting about the pre-match comments between he and Lex Luger in the ring before their match; Bischoff then showed highlights from the WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger vs. Brian Pillman match and said Steve Williams & Terry Gordy might be on their way to WCW; he then showed footage of an interview he conducted with Diamond Dallas Page in which DDP took exception to K Allen Frye and officials saying Williams & Gordy might not come and said it was a done deal; included a promo by WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in which he told fans to stay off steroids; featured an ad for WCW Japan Supershow II; included footage from the backstage interview with Sting following SuperBrawl, with Sting talking about possibly defending against the Great Muta in Japan and Big Van Vader and comparing Luger to Ric Flair; moments later, Rude, Madusa, Larry Zbyszko, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson walked in with everyone but Rude and Madusa in tuxedos; moments later, Rude threw a drink in Sting's face with the two then brawling until the Dangerous Alliance interfered; in the ensuing brawl, Nikita Koloff came to Sting's aid but there was not a close shot of Koloff nor was he referred to during the broadcast; featured Bischoff conducting a ringside interview with Sting regarding his match with Ricky Steamboat against Rude & Austin the following night at the Omni; included a promo by Pillman in which he told young athletes to stay off steroids:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Thomas Rich & Tracy Smothers at 5:26 when Garvin pinned Rich when Hayes dropped Rich with the DDT behind the referee's back after Rich hit the Thesz Press on Garvin; prior to the bout, Hayes & Garvin went into the crowd lip synching along with their theme song; during the match, it was noted Hayes & Garvin would perform in concert at the Omni later that night after the Atlanta Hawks game; it was also noted the WCW Japan Supershow II would begin airing the following weekend on pay-per-view
Richard Morton pinned Brad Armstrong at 8:09 with a roll over and grabbing the ropes for leverage; WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman joined Jim Ross on commentary for the bout, during which it was noted Pillman would face Johnny B. Badd the next night at the Omni, Marcus Alexander Bagwell would face Morton, and WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat would face WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin; after the match, Pillman disputed the call only to be attacked by Morton; Pillman eventually cleared Morton from the ring
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated John Peterson & Chris Sullivan at 3:45 when Rhodes pinned Sullivan with the bulldog; prior to the bout, Windham came out to the ring with a bullrope and it was noted he would face Larry Zbyszko in a non-sanctioned bullrope match the following night at the Omni; Zbyszko provided guest commentary for the bout; Rhodes & Windham wore El Gigante T-shirts and jeans for the match; it was noted during the match that Rhodes would face Cactus Jack at the Omni; after the contest, Eric Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with Rhodes & Windham regarding their upcoming matches at the Omni
Johnny B. Badd pinned Sonny Trout with the left hand punch at 2:09; after the bout, Eric Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with Badd regarding his match the following night at the Omni against WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman; moments later, Pillman interrupted and called out Richard Morton for what happened earlier in the show; Morton then appeared, with Pillman shoving Badd out of the way and brawling with him; Badd then punched out Pillman, with Morton gaining the upper hand in their fight until Brad Armstrong made the save
Cactus Jack pinned Kerry Bronson with the double arm DDT at 2:36; the Junkyard Dog provided guest commentary for the match
WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine defeated Danny Postern & Ian Weston at 2:21 when Taylor scored the pin following the Five Arm; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Taylor & Valentine winning the belts during the previous week's show; during the match, it was noted Taylor & Valentine would face Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip the next night at the Omni; following the contest, Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with the champions, as the fans chanted "We want Freebirds," regarding the challenge of Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell; moments later, Zenk & Bagwell ran out to the ring and brawled with the champions until Taylor came off the top onto Bagwell's throat
Larry Zbyzsko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Madusa) defeated WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman, Tom Zenk, & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 11:15 when Anderson pinned Bagwell after Eaton & Anderson dropped Bagwell throat-first across the top rope behind the referee's back; Bagwell's neck was heavily covered following the injury he sustained earlier in the show from WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrence Taylor; during the match, it was noted Magnum TA would be part of The Main Event the following night
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Norman Roland with the Rude Awakening at the 51-second mark; after the bout, Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & Dangerously regarding their match against Sting & Steamboat the next night at the Omni
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Van Hammer at 6:58 with the Stun Gun after Hammer knocked Dangerously off the apron; prior to the match, it was announced The Main Event the following night would feature Ron Simmons vs. Vinnie Vegas and WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman & Brad Armstrong vs. Richard Morton & Johnny B. Badd; WCW US Champion Rick Rude provided guest commentary for the match; after the bout, Rude & Austin double teamed Hammer until WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat made the save
3/14/92:
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page at 5:32 when Windham pinned Page with the lariat; Paul E. Dangerously provided guest commentary for the match
Larry Zbyzsko defeated Joey Maggs
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog defeated George South & Mike Thor at 3:45 when JYD pinned Thor with the powerslam; Cactus Jack did guest commentary for the bout
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Richard Morton in a non-title match at 11:53 with a leg backslide into a bridge; Brad Armstrong did guest commentary for the bout
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Mark Cantabury at the 48-second mark with a splash off the top; after the bout, Eric Bischoff interviewed Sting at ringside
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Greg Casey
Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Madusa) via disqualification at 11:41 when WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton broke the cover after Scott hit the Frankensteiner; Paul E. Dangerously did guest commentary for the bout; after the match, Rick Steiner made the save and hit the top rope bulldog on Anderson with Scott then counting to three
WCW @ Columbus, GA - March 4, 1992 (3,000)
Television taping:
WCW Pro: Ricky Steamboat defeated Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification at around 12:30 when WCW US Champion Rick Rude interfered, knocked down referee Nick Patrick, and assaulted Steamboat; Steamboat eventually fought off Rude and hung him with Rude's own leather strap before clearing Anderson from the ring; the bell never rang to end the match and a winner was never announced
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack; after the bout, the Junkyard Dog made the save for Simmons
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine in a non-title match
The Main Event - 3/15/92 - special start time of 5:05 p.m. EST:
Brad Armstrong vs. Tracy Smothers
Johnny B. Badd vs. Richard Morton
The winners of each bout then faced off for a shot at the WCW Light Heavyweight Title
WCW @ Inglewood, CA - Great Western Forum - March 6, 1992 (5,000; 2,000 paid)
Richard Morton pinned Johnny B. Badd
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Terry Taylor
Abdullah the Butcher fought Cactus Jack to a double count-out
Mr. Hughes & Vinnie Vegas defeated Ron Simmons & Big Josh when Vegas pinned Josh
Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyzsko in a Death Match at the 3-minute mark
Dustin Rhodes, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in an elimination match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned WCW World Champion Sting in a non-title steel cage match at the 12-minute mark after hitting Sting with Paul E. Dangerously's phone
Power Hour - 3/7/92:
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. Sonny Trout & Pat Rose
Vinnie Vegas vs. Tom Zenk
Johnny B. Badd vs. Mike Fever
Brian Pillman vs. Bart Batten
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. The Italian Stallion & Ian Weston
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Danny Poston
Sting, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Rick & Scott Steiner vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbyzsko, & Cactus Jack
WCW @ Oakland, CA - Kaiser Convention Center - March 7, 1992
Included Abdullah the Butcher and Johnny B. Badd
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - March 8, 1992 (2,100 paid)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought Mike Graham to a draw
Van Hammer pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Johnny B. Badd
WCW US Tag Team Champions Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes
Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyzsko via disqualification in a bullrope match after both WCW TV Champion Steve Austin and Dustin Rhodes interfered
Dustin Rhodes pinned Cactus Jack
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title match
WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin when Sting pinned Austin
WCW @ Anderson, SC - Civic Center - March 9, 1992 (3,500)
The Main Event taping:
Included the debut of JT Southern
Van Hammer defeated Steve Armstrong
Nikita Koloff defeated an unknown
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. two unknowns (the pair faced three jobber teams in matches that didn't air until May) (Williams' return after a 2-year absence) (Gordy's return after a 3-year absence)
Rick Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin via disqualification when Madusa interfered; after the bout, Scott Steiner hit Paul E. Dangerously with his own phone
Greg Valentine & Terrence Taylor defeated Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip
Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification when Austin hit Steamboat with a chair
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog defeated Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page
Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton via disqualification when WCW US Champion Rick Rude interfered and hit Steamboat with Paul E. Dangerously's phone, breaking his nose
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title bunkhouse match
Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Madusa) via disqualification at 6:37 when Larry Zbyzsko interfered; after the bout, Dustin Rhodes made the save
3/22/92:
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Brad & Bart Battan at 3:15 when Rhodes scored the pin with the bulldog
Ron Simmons pinned Steve Armstrong at 4:12 with a shoulderblock
Tom Zenk defeated Greg Valentine
3/29/92:
WCW US Tag Team Champions Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW @ Winston-Salem, NC - March 1992
Johnny B. Badd pinned Cactus Jack
Terrence Taylor pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the Five Arm
Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Mr. Hughes & Vinnie Vegas
Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Larry Zbyzsko, Paul E. Dangerously, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a handicap match
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Camp Lejune, NC - Fieldhouse - March 12, 1992 (1,800)
Mr. Hughes pinned PN News
Vinnie Vegas pinned Big Josh
Abdullah the Butcher fought Cactus Jack to a double disqualification
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd pinned Terrence Taylor
Sting & Ron Simmons (sub. for El Gigante) defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Larry Zbyszko
WCW @ Ft. Bragg, NC - Ritz-Epps Center - March 13, 1992 (3,350; sell out)
Terrence Taylor pinned PN News
Vinnie Vegas pinned Big Josh after Mr. Hughes interfered
Abdullah the Butcher fought Cactus Jack to a double disqualification
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton when Scott pinned Eaton with the Frankensteiner
Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton
Sting & Ron Simmons (sub. for El Gigante) defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Larry Zbyszko
Power Hour - 3/14/92:
PN News & El Gigante vs. Carl Nelson & Bubba Howard
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Ian Weston
Larry Zbyszko vs. Todd Champion
Johnny B. Badd vs. Firebreaker Chip
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton vs. Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW @ Charleston, SC - McAlister Fieldhouse - March 14, 1992
WCW @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - March 15, 1992
WCW @ Winston-Salem, NC - March 15, 1992 (1,500)
Terrence Taylor pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Van Hammer pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Johnny B. Badd pinned Cactus Jack
Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Mr. Hughes & Vinnie Vegas
Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Larry Zbyszko, Paul E. Dangerously, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a handicap match when Steamboat pinned Zbyszko
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude with a cradle
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - March 18, 1992
World Championship Wrestling taping:
Jake Roberts was backstage at the show
3/21/92:
Ron Simmons pinned Randy Starr with the spinebuster at 2:21; after the bout, Eric Bischoff interviewed Simmons at ringside
JT Southern vs. Chris Sullivan
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Jesse Curles & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Brad Armstrong vs. Greg Sawyer
The Junkyard Dog & PN News vs. WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine
Dustin Rhodes pinned John Peterson at 4:27 with the bulldog
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated John Collins
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Larry Zbyzsko & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton (w/ Madusa) at 12:11 when Rick pinned Zbyzsko with a belly to belly suplex and bulldog off the top after Zbyzsko collided with Madusa in the ring, knocking her to the floor
3/28/92 - featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with Marcus Alexander Bagwell regarding his match later in the show against WCW US Champion Rick Rude; included Eric Bischoff hosting a segment of WCW Magazine in which he discussed the return of Nikita Koloff and Ricky Steamboat's ongoing feud with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, then showing footage of Steamboat recently choking Rude with a belt and hanging him over the top rope; Bischoff then discussed the feud between Bagwell & Tom Zenk and WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine, then showing footage of Zenk pinning Valentine during The Main Event; Bischoff then noted Zenk & Bagwell would face Taylor & Valentine the following night on The Main Event; he then shared a question from a fan on the WCW Hotline asking Rick & Scott Steiner whether they thought they needed a manager, with Rick Steiner responding by saying they didn't need one; featured footage from the previous week's show of Big Van Vader assaulting WCW World Champion Sting and hitting a splash off the top, followed by a promo from Vader:
Van Hammer pinned Randy Starr with the slingshot suplex at 2:41; after the bout, Eric Bischoff conducted a ringside interview with Hammer regarding his giving back to the community; moments later, JT Southern interrupted, played his guitar, and asked whether Hammer actually knew how to play his own
Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion defeated Bob Cook & Chris Sullivan at 5:13 when Champion pinned Cook following a flying corkscrew elbow; during the bout, Jim Ross noted Jesse Ventura would join him for the following week's show - which would be renamed WCW Saturday Night - and that it would also feature an interview with Ron Simmons and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin would face Tom Zenk in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Sawyer with the bulldog at 2:39; Tom Zenk did guest commentary for the bout and commented on his match later in the show against WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor and facing Taylor & Greg Valentine the following night on The Main Event alongside Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Cactus Jack pinned Danny Posten at 2:58 with the double arm DDT following an elbow drop from the apron to the floor; during the bout, it was noted Cactus would face Ron Simmons April 12 at the Omni
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor defeated Tom Zenk
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Mr. Hughes & Vinnie Vegas vs. Scott Allen & Dave Francis
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated the Junkyard Dog, Brad Armstrong, & PN News
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW @ cleveland, OH - Public Hall - March 19, 1992
Included Barry Windham, WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman, WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton, and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW @ Topeka, KS - Expocenter - March 20, 1992
Included WCW World Champion Sting, Jesse Ventura, and Ricky Steamboat
Power Hour - 3/21/92:
Ron Simmons & Big Josh vs. Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Mark Canterbury & Bob Cook
Johnny B. Badd vs. Mike Vance
Tom Zenk, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & Firebreaker Chip vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium - March 21, 1992
Tom Zenk defeated Johnny B. Badd
Also included WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, and Big Van Vader
WCW @ St. Joseph, MO - March 22, 1992
Cactus Jack defeated Tom Zenk
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - March 25, 1992
Television taping:
WCW Saturday Night - 4/4/92 - the debut of the renamed Saturday Night show; featured Jesse Ventura on commentary alongside Jim Ross:
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong at 8:35 with the springboard clothesline after Armstrong hit the side Russian legsweep but Pillman's leg was under the bottom rope during the cover
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page at 3:19 when Hayes pinned Page with the DDT
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated John Peterson & Randy Starr at 1:32 when Scott pinned Starr with the Frankensteiner; K Allen Frye did guest commentary for the bout, subbing for Ventura
Nikita Koloff pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 2:45 with the Russian Sickle; K Allen Frye did guest commentary for the bout, subbing for Ventura
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Tom Zenk in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
4/11/92 - featured the Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine Best 2 out of 3 falls match taped 4/1/92 at Center Stage Theatre:
Big Van Vader vs. John Collins & Jim Boss
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. John Peterson & Randy Starr
Nikita Koloff vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Barry Windham pinned Tracy Smothers with the superplex at 2:44; K Allen Frye did guest commentary for the bout
WCW @ Terre Haute, IN - Hulman Center - March 26, 1992
Richard Morton defeated Mike Graham
Big Van Vader pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Big Van Vader (sub. for Vinnie Vegas) & Mr. Hughes
Barry Windham & the Junkyard Dog defeated WCW Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Johnny B. Badd defeated Cactus Jack via count-out
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification when Madusa interfered
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - March 27, 1992
Included Barry Windham, WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman, Cactus Jack, Dustin Rhodes, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, and Vinnie Vegas
Power Hour - 3/28/92:
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham vs. George South & Mark Canterbury
PN News vs. Greg Sawyer
WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine vs. Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
JT Southern vs. Chris Sullivan
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Big Josh
WCW @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - March 28, 1992
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW World Champion Sting vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude
Also included Richard Morton and WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman
WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - March 29, 1992
Included WCW World Champion Sting, WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrence Taylor, Rick & Scott Steiner, Larry Zbyzsko, and WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
WCW @ East Rutherford, NJ - Meadowlands - March 31, 1992 (4,500 paid)
Richard Morton pinned Mike Graham
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Ron Simmons & Big Josh defeated Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes
Cactus Jack defeated Johnny B. Badd via count-out
Barry Windham & the Junkyard Dog defeated WCW Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
Big Van Vader pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude at 19:00
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - April 1, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
4/11/92:
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terrance Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1, at around the 19-minute mark; fall #1: Valentine pinned Hayes at 4:05 with an elbow drop after Taylor dropped Hayes throat-first across the top rope; fall #2: Garvin pinned Valentine at around the 10-minute mark after Hayes interfered behind the referee's back and dropped Valentine with the DDT as Valentine attempted the figure-4; fall #3: Taylor pinned Garvin with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after running Garvin into his partner on the apron, knocking Hayes to the floor
4/18/92: Nikita Koloff defeated Larry Zbyszko (w/ Madusa) in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Koloff pinned Zbyszko with an inside cradle after blocking the brainbuster at 14:32; after the fall, Paul E. Dangerously joined Madusa at ringside; fall #2: Koloff pinned Zbyszko at 11:02 with the Russian Sickle, despite interference late in the bout by Dangerously; following the commercial break, Missy Hyatt took the cameras backstage where Dangerously was shown yelling at Zbyszko for the loss
WCW @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - April 2, 1992 (2,800)
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
The Junkyard Dog defeated Cactus Jack
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
WCW @ Washington DC - Armory - April 3, 1992
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
The Junkyard Dog defeated Cactus Jack
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification when Steve Austin interfered
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
Power Hour - 4/4/92:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk vs. Mike Thor & George South
Nikita Koloff vs. Chris Sullivan
Big Van Vader vs. Mike McReynolds
Barry Windham vs. Bob Cook
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Rick Steiner 
WCW @ Philadelphia, PA - Civic Center - April 4, 1992 (2,700)
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Cactus Jack pinned the Junkyard Dog
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell when Zenk was pinned
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - April 5, 1992 (4,100; 3,300 paid)
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Cactus Jack pinned the Junkyard Dog
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
The Main Event - 4/5/92:
Ricky Steamboat vs. WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton; during the bout, Steamboat broke his nose
WCW @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - April 6, 1992 (3,000; 2,000 paid)
Television taping:
Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton via disqualification when Steve Austin interfered; Barry Windham made the save after the match
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated PN News & Johnny Rich
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated JT Southern via disqualification
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton when Rhodes pinned Eaton with the bulldog
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
The Junkyard Dog & Big Josh defeated Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page
Nikita Koloff defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
Scotty Flamingo pinned Firebreaker Chip
Big Van Vader defeated an unknown via submission with the Scorpion Death Lock; after the bout, Vader refused to release the hold until WCW World Champion Sting made the save, with Vader then attacking Sting and locking him in the hold as well
The Main Event - 4/26/92 - featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included Eric Bischoff introducing footage of him conducting an interview with WCW World Champion Sting, held at Sting's home, regarding the broken rib sustained at the hands of Big Van Vader; during the interview, Sting said he would be out of action for a few weeks and said Vader could be the new world champion if he could keep his temper in check; Bischoff then asked Sting about Nikita Koloff's interview the previous night on WCW Saturday Night, with Sting only replying that he would have to speak with Koloff himself; Bischoff then read a statement from WCW executives which read Vader faces permanent forfeiture of his wrestling license if he treats another referee as he did when Sting's rib was broken, Sting would be granted a three-week hiatus from title defenses as his injury heals, and Koloff would fill all Sting's committments until he returns from the injury; featured WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson as a guest of Jim Ross' Ross Report regarding the challenge of Rick & Scott Steiner, Anderson's upcoming Best 2 out of 3 falls match the following week on WCW Saturday Night against Big Josh, and Ricky Steamboat's challenge of WCW US Champion Rick Rude; included a closing announcement that Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell would face Scotty Flamingo & JT Southern:
Cactus Jack pinned Joey Maggs with the double arm DDT at 2:04
Nikita Koloff pinned Steve Armstrong with the Russian Sickle at 2:53
Big Josh pinned Bob Cook with a Northern Exposure off the top at 3:15
Big Van Vader defeated Larry Santo & Scott Lawson in a handicap match at 2:55 by pinning both men with a splash after dropping one with a uranagi onto the other
Tom Zenk defeated Scotty Flamingo via disqualification at 7:59 when JT Southern, who escorted Flamingo to the ring before the match, hit Zenk with his guitar as Zenk had Flamingo covered with a roll up; Southern returned ringside late in the match, prompting Marcus Alexander Bagwell to come out as well for Zenk; during the bout, it was announced Jason Hervey would join Jim Ross for WCW Saturday Night the following week and there would be news regarding a press conference hosted by K Allen Frye; after the contest, Bagwell made the save and cleared the ring
The Main Event - 5/3/92 - featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included a WCW Magazine segment hosted by Eric Bischoff regarding the upcoming Wargames as part of Wrestle War 92, including a promo by Paul E. Dangerously and footage of the Dangerous Alliance attacking Barry Windham and Ricky Steamboat; Bischoff then showed footage from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night of the NWA Tag Team Title tournament press conference that was interrupted by Diamond Dallas Page; featured a promo by Alabama's Randy Owen regarding his appearance on WCW Saturday Night May 9; included a segment of The Ross Report in which Jim Ross conducted an interview with Dangerously regarding Ricky Steamboat's comments the previous night on WCW Saturday Night and Rick & Scott Steiner challenging WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton later that night in Chicago in a steel cage match; featured a closing announcement that WCW US Champion Rick Rude, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, & WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson would face Brad Armstrong, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & Brad Armstrong the following week and Nikita Koloff & Ricky Steamboat would face Larry Zbyszko & WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned an unknown with the Rude Awakening at 1:11
WCW US Tag Team Champions Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine defeated the Junkyard Dog & Brad Armstrong in a non-title match at 8:48 when Taylor pinned Armstrong with a jawbreaker; during the bout, it was noted the WCW Tag Team Titles would be defended that night in a steel cage match in Chicago
Rick Steiner pinned Bubba Howard at 2:24 with a belly to belly suplex off the top
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Scotty Flamingo & JT Southern at 8:40 when Bagwell pinned Southern after Zenk hit a missile dropkick behind the referee's back as Southern had Bagwell hoisted up, with Bagwell falling on top for the win
Dark match: WCW World Champion Sting pinned Vader
WCW @ Knoxville, TN - April 9, 1992 (700)
The Junkyard Dog pinned Richard Morton
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine & Mike Graham defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification after Steamboat used Rude's title belt
WCW @ Murfreesboro, TN - April 10, 1992 (1,000)
The Junkyard Dog pinned Richard Morton
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine & Mike Graham defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
Power Hour - 4/11/92:
WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson vs. Larry Santo
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Mark Canterbury & Sonny Trout
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terrance Taylor vs. Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip
Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. George South
Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog vs. Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page
WCW @ Chattanooga, TN - UTC Arena - April 11, 1992 (1,900)
The Junkyard Dog pinned Richard Morton
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine & Mike Graham (sub. for WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Big Van Vader
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - April 12, 1992 (4,300)
Tom Zenk pinned WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine at around the 15-minute mark
Nikita Koloff pinned Diamond Dallas Page at around the 9-minute mark
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Richard Morton at around the 10-minute mark
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack at around the 6-minute mark
Barry Windham & the Junkyard Dog (sub. for Dustin Rhodes) defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko at 6:58 in a bunkhouse match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko after Anderson hit Scott with Paul E. Dangerously's phone
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Big Van Vader via disqualification after Vader clotheslined the referee; during the bout, Sting cracked two ribs and a bruised spleen which led to an impromptu finish; the injury put Sting on the shelf until Wrestle War the following month
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - April 14, 1992 (680)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
4/25/92:
Barry Windham fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Windham pinned Austin with a suplex at 4:13; fall #2: the time limit expired at 5:39 as Windham had Austin covered following a suplex; Atlanta Falcon Bill Fralic provided guest commentary for the bout alongside Jim Ross; during Austin's entrance, Dangerously was shown tearing up a Windham 8x10 photo
5/2/92:
Dustin Rhodes vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Ricky Morton
Johnny B. Badd vs. Joe Cruz
Big Van Vader vs. Ronnie Edgewood
Arn Anderson pinned Big Josh with a spinebuster
WCW @ Columbia, SC - April 16, 1992
Johnny B. Badd pinned Diamond Dallas Page
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Dustin Rhodes to a draw
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
WCW @ Augusta, GA - April 17, 1992 (10,000+; 3,000 paid)
WCW Worldwide taping:
5/2/92 - included Jesse Ventura conducting a podium interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude; featured Ventura conducting a podium interview with Scotty Flamingo:
Ron Simmons pinned Sonny Trout with a sidewalk slam
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) pinned Joey Maggs with a piledriver
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Steve Greene & Carl Robertson in a handicap match by pinning both men simultaneously with a splash
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated Richard Morton & Tracy Smothers when Nikita pinned Smothers with the Russian Sickle
WCW Nintendo Top Ten Challenge Quarter Finals: WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor with the Rude Awakening
5/9/92 - included Jesse Ventura conducting an interview with Paul E. Dangerously:
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Madusa) pinned Firebreaker Chip
Bobby Eaton pinned Dustin Rhodes after the Diamond Studd interfered
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) pinned John Peterson with a piledriver
Vinnie Vegas pinned Randy Starr
WCW Nintendo Top Ten Challenge Quarter Finals: Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack with a flying bodypress
5/16/92 - included Tony Schiavone conducting a podium interview with Ricky Steamboat; featured Schiavone conducting a podium interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Madusa:
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Scott Allen & Danny Posten
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Richard Morton when Hayes pinned Morton
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bobby Eaton after the Diamond Studd's interference backfired
WCW Nintendo Top Ten Challenge First Round: Big Van Vader fought Nikita Koloff to a double count-out when both men began brawling on the floor; prior to the bout, Dusty Rhodes - who was in Nikita's corner - & Harley Race - in Vader's corner - fought back to the locker room
Worldwide - 4/18/92:
Rick Steiner vs. Bubba Howard
Cactus Jack vs. Dan Garza
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko vs. Greg Casey & Scott Allen
JT Southern vs. Randy Starr
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor vs. Tom Zenk
Power Hour - 4/18/92:
Madusa vs. Bambi
JT Southern vs. Firebreaker Chip
Johnny B. Badd vs. Jesse Curles
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor vs. Larry Santo
Big Van Vader vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Ron Simmons, Big Josh, WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman, & Tom Zenk vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Larry Zbyszko, WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW Saturday Night - 4/18/92 - featured an opening promo by Paul E. Dangerously in which he said there was no dissention within the Dangerous Alliance and said Larry Zbyszko would face Nikita Koloff later in the show in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; included Jim Ross & Dusty Rhodes as the hosts of the show from Center Stage Theatre and Missy Hyatt in the crowd serving as the hostess; featured a promo from Koloff regarding the main event; included footage of Sting beating Lex Luger for the WCW World Title at SuperBrawl II; included Ross & Rhodes conducting a sit-down interview with WCW World Champion Sting regarding the challenges of Big Van Vader and the Dangerous Alliance, during which Sting said he wanted to go to Japan and defend the title against the likes of the Great Muta and Tatsumi Fujinami; featured the Weekly Top 10 rankings: WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor (10); Cactus Jack (9); Barry Windham (8); Ron Simmons (7); Larry Zbyszko (6); Dustin Rhodes (5); WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (4); Big Van Vader (3); Ricky Steamboat (2); WCW US Champion Rick Rude (1); included a WCW Magazine segment in which Eric Bischoff announced that Sting suffered a rib injury at the hands of Vader and more details would be announced the following week; Bischoff then noted Rick & Scott Steiner would face Fujinami & Izuka at Wrestle War 92, with the winners challenging for the IWGP Tag Team Titles later in the year; Ricky Steamboat, wearing a protective mask after suffering a broken nose and cheek bone, then cut a promo on the attack he sustained from Rude; Bischoff then showed footage of Ross speaking with Diamond Dallas Page in an empty Center Stage Theatre regarding DDP being in trouble with K. Allen Frye for speaking out of turn; Page then accidentally announced that news on the NWA Tag Team Tournament would come May 2 and Steve Williams & Terry Gordy would be part of the tournament, with Page then realizing what he just announced was going to upset Frye even more; featured Ross & Rhodes showing footage from the Omni and a recent Atlanta Hawks game, during which Van Hammer hit a clothesline on Harry the Hawk; after the game, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin performed in concert; included the Nikita Koloff vs. Larry Zbyszko bout taped 4/1/92 at Center Stage; featured closing comments from Windham and Austin regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match set for the following week; it was also announced Bill Fralic would join Ross the following week:
Scotty Flamingo pinned Johnny Rich at 6:45 with a piledriver; prior to the bout, Flamingo was escorted to the ring by JT Southern
Vinnie Vegas pinned Chris Sullivan with Snake Eyes at 3:46
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Terry Bronson & Joe Cruz at 8:21 when Eaton pinned Cruz with the Alabama Jam; prior to the bout, it was announced WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Big Van Vader would face Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip the following night on The Main Event
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Randy Starr & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker when Zenk pinned Starr with a missile dropkick at 4:37
WCW @ Charleston, SC - McAlister Fieldhouse - April 18, 1992 (2,500)
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine & Mike Graham defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
Johnny B. Badd pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Dustin Rhodes to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader with the Russian Sickle
WCW @ Bluefield, WV - Auditorium - April 23, 1992 (2,400; sell out)
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Diamond Dallas Page
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Ron Simmons & Big Josh
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification at around the 30-minute mark
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader after Harley Race's interference backfired
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
WCW @ Hazzard, KY - Memorial Gym - April 24, 1992 (2,500; sell out)
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Ron Simmons & Big Josh
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader after Harley Race's interference backfired
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification at around the 28-minute mark after Steamboat used the title belt as a weapon
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko in a bunkhouse match
Power Hour - 4/25/92:
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Richard Morton
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko vs. Scott Allen & an unknown
Vinnie Vegas vs. Todd Champion
Barry Windham vs. Randy Starr
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. Bobby Eaton & Larry Zbyszko
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terrance Taylor vs. Tom Zenk
WCW Saturday Night - 4/25/92 - featured opening footage of Nikita Koloff saving WCW World Champion Sting during the SuperBrawl II press conference and against saving Sting on Worldwide against WCW Tag Team Champion Bobby Eaton and Paul E. Dangerously; included Missy Hyatt as the hostess in the crowd; included an announcement from Jim Ross that Sting sustained broken ribs and a bruised sternum following a match against Big Van Vader at the Omni and wouldn't return to the ring until Wrestle War; the Atlanta Falcon's Bill Fralic served as co-host alongside Ross; featured promos from Barry Windham and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, with Dangerously, regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match later in the show; included comments from Fralic that he was perhaps exploring whether to become a pro wrestler if he couldn't come to a new contract agreement with the Falcons; featured a promo by Scotty Flamingo in which he bragged about coming from a rich family and never having worked a day in his life; included a segment of WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he spoke about Sting's injury and said Sting would comment the following night on The Main Event; a promo from Vader then aired in which he bragged about causing the injury and said he was the uncrowned WCW World Champion; Bischoff then announced Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin would challenge WCW US Champions Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine at Wrestle War, followed by a promo from Taylor & Valentine; Bischoff then said Diamond Dallas Page had been banned by K Allen Frey from any non-wrestling appearance on TV, with comments then airing from Page in which he spit his gum and the majority of what he said was censored; moments later, Bischoff read a question provided from a fan on the WCW Hotline asking Austin why he hasn't left the Dangerous Alliance, with Austin then replying; featured Ross & Fralic conducting a sit-down interview with Koloff regarding his return to WCW, during which they showed footage of Koloff attacking WCW US Champion Lex Luger at Wrestle War 91; Koloff then said he knew even then that Luger only cared about himself and not the fans; they then showed footage of Koloff accidentally striking Sting at SuperBrawl 1, with Koloff saying that his target was Luger and he had the utmost respect for Sting; Koloff then said he left WCW because his friends and family in Lithuania were fighting for their freedom and said Dusty Rhodes saved his life after Magnum TA's car wreck, he has apologized to the child he threatened at the June 1991 Clash of the Champions, and he and the boy are now good friends; Koloff then said he was at SuperBrawl II to speak to Sting and still hasn't had the opportunity to speak with him; Koloff then directed his comments to Sting and said he was only a phone call away if Sting ever needed him; Koloff then had a young girl from the crowd with her face painted like Sting, named Karen, come on stage to represent the Sting fans that have had an impact on him; after Karen said her favorite wrestler was Sting, Koloff said it was his too; Koloff then said he would face Vader any time and any place:
Scotty Flamingo pinned Firebreaker Chip with a piledriver at 5:09 after avoiding a charge in the corner; during the bout, it was announced Alabama's Randy Owen would be on hand for Monday's taping at Center Stage Theater
WCW Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Larry Santo with the spinebuster at 2:52; during the bout, it was announced Jim Ross, K Allen Frey, and Jesse Ventura would be in Pittsburgh May 15 for Bill Fralic's celebrity golf tournament; after the match, it was announced Anderson would face Big Josh the following week
Barry Windham fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1: Windham pinned Austin with a suplex at 4:13; fall #2: the time limit expired at 5:39 as Windham had Austin covered following a suplex; Atlanta Falcon Bill Fralic provided guest commentary for the bout alongside Jim Ross; during Austin's entrance, Dangerously was shown tearing up a Windham 8x10 photo (4/14/92; Center Stage Theater)
WCW @ Charleston, WV - Civic Center - April 25, 1992 (2,700)
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Big Josh
Mike Graham pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
WCW @ Roanoke, VA - Civic Center - April 26, 1992 (2,800)
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Big Josh
Mike Graham pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double count-out
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - April 27, 1992 (825; papered)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
5/9/92: Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) to win the title in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; prior to the bout, Alabama's Randy Owen introduced ring announcer Rhubarb Jones and then provided guest commentary for the match; fall #1: Windham pinned Austin with the superplex at 10:57; fall #2: Austin pinned Windham with the Stun Gun at 4:57; fall #3: Windham pinned Austin with a roll up at 5:40 after Austin attempted to use the title belt as a weapon; after the bout, Austin attacked Windham with the title belt, dropped him with the Stun Gun, and left the ring with the belt
5/16/92:
The Super Invader vs. Ian Weston & Keno McKenzie
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) defeated Johnny B. Badd in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #3: Flamingo pinned Badd after Southern hit Badd with his guitar
WCW & Birmingham, AL - State Fair Coliseum - April 28, 1992 (2,500)
WCW Pro taping:
Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher defeated two unknowns
Diamond Studd defeated an unknown
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated two unknowns
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Larry Zbyszko & Bobby Eaton
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor in a non-title match
Nikita Koloff pinned Bobby Eaton
Michael Hayes pinned WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine
WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor defeated Jimmy Garvin
Also included Arn Anderson, Rick & Scott Steiner
WCW @ West Palm Beach, FL - South Florida Fairgrounds - April 30, 1992 (400)
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Dustin Rhodes pinned Mr. Hughes
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin via disqualification
Barry Windham pinned Larry Zbyszko
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a non-title match
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Steve Austin
WCW @ St. Petersburg, FL - Bayfront Center - May 1, 1992 (4,500)
WCW Worldwide taping:
WCW Nintendo Top Ten Challenge Semi-Finals: Ricky Steamboat fought Steve Austin to a 15-minute time-limit draw; because Steamboat & Austin were both eliminated, the other scheduled semi-final between Rick Rude & Dustin Rhodes became the final round in the tournament
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
Nikita Koloff pinned Mr. Hughes
Scotty Flamingo pinned Brad Armstrong
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko via disqualification at the 5-minute mark when Bobby Eaton interfered
5/23/92:
Terry Taylor defeated Kenny Kendall
The Junkyard Dog & Big Josh defeated Randy Starr & Tony Mello
WCW Nintendo Top Ten Challenge First Round: Steve Austin defeated Ron Simmons via disqualification
WCW Nintendo Top Ten Challenge Quarter-Finals: Dustin Rhodes pinned Larry Zbyszko
5/30/92:
WCW TV Champion Barry Windham pinned Joe Cruz with the superplex
The Super Invader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Carl Robertson & Eddie Martin in a handicap match by pinning both men simultaneously after hitting the powerbomb on each
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Rick Thames & Sonny Trout
The Diamond Studd pinned an unknown
WCW Nintendo Top Ten Challenge Finals: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Dustin Rhodes at around the 12:30 mark with the Rude Awakening after hitting Rhodes with his title belt
6/6/92:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated John Peterson & Chris Sullivan when Garvin pinned Peterson
Vinnie Vegas pinned Jim Cain
The Super Invader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Rick Ryder & Scott Allen in a handicap match by pinning both men simultaneously after hitting the powerbomb on each
Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) after Brad Armstrong interfered and reversed Flamingo's cover behind the referee's back
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated Steve Austin & Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification when Larry Zbyszko interfered; after the bout, Zbyszko accidentally hit Anderson with Paul E's phone and then almost came to blows with Anderson but the two were separated by Austin
Dark match: Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude via disqualification in a steel cage match after Arn Anderson & Steve Austin interfered
WCW @ Saginaw, MI - Civic Center - May 2, 1992 (2,600)
Jimmy Garvin pinned Mike Graham
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Tom Zenk pinned Mr. Hughes
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton via disqualification after Anderson hit Scott with Paul E. Dangerously's phone
Ron Simmons pinned WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor
WCW TV Champion Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Larry Zbyszko & Diamond Dallas Page
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification at the 25-minute mark
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Steve Austin at 18:36
WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - May 3, 1992 (3,000)
Michael Hayes pinned Diamond Dallas Page
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) defeated Big Van Vader via disqualification when Harley Race interfered
Ron Simmons pinned WCW US Tag Team Champion Terry Taylor
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracy Smothers
Tom Zenk pinned Mr. Hughes
WCW TV Champion Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification at 22:47 after Steamboat hit Rude with a chair
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a steel cage match to win the titles when Rick pinned Eaton after catching him coming off the top and hitting a belly to belly suplex as Rick was on Anderson's shoulders
WCW @ Wichita, KS - Century II - May 7, 1992 (1,100)
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Ricky Steamboat pinned Steve Austin
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) & the Great Muta defeated Big Van Vader & WCW US Champion Rick Rude via disqualification
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ St. Joseph, MO - Civic Arena - May 8, 1992 (1,700)
Big Josh pinned Richard Morton
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern
The Junkyard Dog pinned Mr. Hughes
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) & the Great Muta defeated Big Van Vader & WCW US Champion Rick Rude via disqualification when Harley Race interfered
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Ricky Steamboat pinned Steve Austin
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Rick pinned Eaton after catching him coming off the top and hitting a belly to belly suplex as Rick was on Anderson's shoulders
Power Hour - 5/9/92:
Nikita Koloff vs. John Peterson
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) vs. Scott Allen
WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine vs. PN News & Johnny Rich
Big Josh vs. Rip Rogers
Tom Zenk vs. Tommy Rich
Dustin Rhodes vs. Bobby Eaton
WCW Saturday Night - 5/9/92 - featured Alabama's Randy Owen as the guest co-host alongside Jim Ross; as Ross introduced Owen to the crowd, a clip of Alabama's "Pass it on Down" was shown; included Missy Hyatt as the hostess in the crowd; featured promos from both Barry Windham and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin regarding their main event match; included Ross speaking with Owen about the upcoming June Jam country music festival, which would include appearances from some of the wrestlers; featured Ross & Owen conducting a sit-down interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude; Owen's first question was why Rude left the WWF for the WCW, with Rude saying the WWF tried to hold him back and that he was never given a WWF World Title shot while he was the WWF IC Champion and the logical #1 contender; Rude then claimed Ricky Steamboat had been stalking Madusa, brought out Madusa, and then had Missy grab some fans in the crowd to ask him questions; eventually, Missy found a woman in the crowd that claimed she was having an affair with Steamboat, with another woman then saying she was too; eventually the first woman ran ringside until Doug Dillenger carried her backstage; a third woman then claimed she was also having an affair with Steamboat; Rude then looked at the TV camera and apologized to Mrs. Steamboat; included Eric Bischoff conducting a segment of WCW Magazine in which he announced Rick & Scott Steiner beat WCW Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton to win the titles in a steel cage match the previous Saturday at Chicago's UIC Pavilion, with still photos from the match then being shown; the Steiners then cut a promo on their upcoming match at Wrestle War 92 against Tatsumi Fujinami & Izuka; Bischoff then showed footage from three weeks earlier of Paul E. Dangerously yelling at Larry Zbyszko after Zbyszko's loss to Nikita Koloff and then footage of Anderson and Zbyszko attacking Barry Windham at Halloween Havoc and Rude bloodying Steamboat during a recent Worldwide; Bischoff then reviewed the NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament brackets which were announced the previous week; featured footage from the previous week's Best 2 out of 3 falls match between Windham and Austin; included closing promos from Johnny B. Badd and Scotty Flamingo regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match match set for the following week:
Tom Zenk pinned Bob Cook at 4:02 with a missile dropkick; during the bout, it was noted WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman would be the following week's co-host and would help interview Zenk as part of the show
Nikita Koloff pinned Mr. Hughes at 7:59 with the Russian Sickle after Hughes missed a charge and landed on the ropes; prior to the bout, it was noted Koloff and Ricky Steamboat would face Larry Zbyszko and Bobby Eaton the following night on The Main Event
Vinnie Vegas pinned an unknown with Snake Eyes at 2:38; prior to the bout, Vegas cut a promo on his opponents
The Diamond Studd pinned Rob Campbell with the Diamond Death Drop at 1:53 (Studd's return match)
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) pinned Brad Armstrong at 8:05 when Southern tripped Armstrong as he attempted a suplex into the ring, with Flamingo falling on top and Southern holding down Armstrong's foot from outside the ring during the cover
Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) to win the title in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; prior to the bout, Alabama's Randy Owen introduced ring announcer Rhubarb Jones and then provided guest commentary for the match; fall #1: Windham pinned Austin with the superplex at 10:57; fall #2: Austin pinned Windham with the Stun Gun at 4:57; fall #3: Windham pinned Austin with a roll up at 5:40 after Austin attempted to use the title belt as a weapon; after the bout, Austin attacked Windham with the title belt, dropped him with the Stun Gun, and left the ring with the belt (4/27/92; Center Stage Theatre)
WCW @ Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium - May 9, 1992 (1,800)
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern
Big Josh pinned Richard Morton
Nikita Koloff (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) defeated Big Van Vader via disqualification
The Great Muta pinned Mr. Hughes
Steve Austin & Cactus Jack defeated Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude via disqualification
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
The Main Event - 5/10/92 - the show was joined in progress; featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included footage of Diamond Dallas Page interrupting the NWA Tag Team Tournament press conference held 5/2/92 at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta; Page brought with him bags and bags of letters supposedly sent to WCW in support of Page and spoke to K Allen Frye about him cutting all Page's interview time and revoking his wrestling license; Frye eventually agreed to Page's terms; featured a segment of WCW Magazine in which Eric Bischoff announced Rick & Scott Steiner beat Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton in a steel cage match in Chicago the previous Sunday to win the WCW Tag Team Titles; still photos from the match were then shown; Bischoff then said the Steiners would face Tatsumi Fujinami & Izuka at Wrestle War, with the winning team earning a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Titles; Bischoff then showed footage from the previous night on WCW Saturday Night in which two women claimed to have had affairs with Ricky Steamboat and WCW US Champion Rick Rude said he was trying to get a restraining order against Steamboat because he had been following Madusa; Bischoff then spoke with Steamboat over the phone in response to the allegations made against him, with Steamboat saying he and his family know all the claims are lies; included Jim Ross conducting a backstage interview with Cactus Jack, as part of The Ross Report, regarding his match the following week at Wrestle War 92 facing the Junkyard Dog; Ross then showed footage of JYD coming to Ron Simmons' aid at SuperBrawl II against Cactus and Abdullah the Butcher; featured a closing announcement that Nikita Koloff would face Bobby Eaton the following week and that Ross would speak with Rude & Madusa:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Brad Armstrong, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & Tom Zenk when Anderson pinned Bagwell with the gordbuster; only the closing moments of the match aired due to the show being joined in progress
Big Van Vader defeated Greg Casey & Doug Cazee in a handicap match at 2:58 following the powerbomb; during the bout, it was noted WCW World Champion Sting would be in Nikita Koloff's corner later that night when Koloff faces Vader at the Omni
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated Bobby Eaton & Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 5:42 when Steamboat pinned Zbyzsko with a crossbody off the top after Koloff kicked Zbyzsko in the face; Steamboat wore a protective facemask for the bout; during the match, it was noted Teddy Long and WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman would be guests on WCW Saturday Night the following week
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - May 10, 1992 (1,100 paid)
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Tracy Smothers & Richard Morton
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern at the 35-second mark
WCW US Tag Team Champion Greg Valentine fought WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman to a 10-minute time-limit draw in a non-title match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat at the 20-minute mark in a No DQ match after hitting Steamboat with the timekeeper's bell, after interference from Paul E. Dangerously and Madusa
Ron Simmons & the Junkyard Dog fought Cactus Jack & Abdullah the Butcher to a double disqualification
Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo
Nikita Koloff (w/ WCW World Champion Sting) (sub. for WCW World Champion Sting) pinned Big Van Vader
WCW TV Champion Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, & the Great Muta defeated Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, & Bobby Eaton when Muta pinned Eaton with the moonsault
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - May 11, 1992 (850; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
The Lightning Kid defeated Bob Cook
5/23/92:
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Ricky Morton & Tracy Smothers
The Super Invader defeated Larry Santo & Steve Richards in a handicap match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Joey Maggs & Terry Bronson when Williams pinned Bronson
Ron Simmons pinned Terry Taylor after Greg Valentine's interference backfired
Rick Steamboat, Nikita Koloff, & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Larry Zbyszko at around the 23-minute mark in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: Steamboat pinned Zbyszko; fall #2: Rhodes was disqualified; fall #3: Koloff pinned Anderson; during the match, Eaton injured his neck
5/30/92: The Great Muta defeated Brad Armstrong in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Muta pinned Armstrong with an inside cradle after 21:45 after Armstrong kicked out of two earlier inside cradles; fall #2: Muta pinned Armstrong with the handspring elbow, backbreaker, and moonsault at 6:09; Riki Rachtman, of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball," provided guest commentary for the match alongside Jim Ross
WCW @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - May 14, 1992 (1,500)
The Junkyard Dog did not appear as advertised
Big Josh pinned Richard Morton
Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion defeated Thomas Rich & Tracy Smothers
Nikita Koloff pinned Steve Austin with the Russian Sickle
Ron Simmons pinned Diamond Dallas Page
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Bobby Eaton)
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat at around the 30-minute mark after hitting him with the title belt
WCW @ Fayetteville, NC - Civic Center - May 15, 1992 (1,500)
Big Josh defeated Richard Morton
Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion defeated Thomas Rich & Tracy Smothers
Nikita Koloff defeated Steve Austin
Ron Simmons defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Bobby Eaton)
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat
Power Hour - 5/16/92:
Tom Zenk vs. Bob Cook
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton
The Junkyard Dog & Big Josh vs. Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page
Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson
WCW @ Charleston, SC - McAlister Fieldhouse - May 16, 1992 (1,300)
Big Josh pinned Richard Morton
Firebreaker Chip & Todd Champion defeated Thomas Rich & Tracy Smothers
Ron Simmons pinned Diamond Dallas Page
WCW US Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Steve Austin
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Bobby Eaton) in a steel cage match
WrestleWar 92 - Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - May 17, 1992 (6,000)
Diamond Dallas Page & Thomas Rich defeated Bob Cook & Firebreaker Chip at 8:05 when Page pinned Cook
Pay-per-view bouts - hosted by Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff with Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary; featured Missy Hyatt conducting a backstage interview with WCW Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin, with Precious, regarding their title win, during which Hayes dedicated the win to Lynard Skynard and said they now had their sights on the WCW and NWA tag team titles:
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine at 16:00 to win the titles when Garvin pinned Taylor with the DDT as Hayes hit Valentine with the left hand punch
Johnny B. Badd pinned Tracey Smothers at 7:03 with the left hand punch after avoiding a kick to the face
Scotty Flamingo pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 7:11 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage
Ron Simmons pinned Mr. Hughes (w/ Cactus Jack) at 5:28 with a tackle to the knee after knocking an interfering Cactus to the floor; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Simmons & JYD altercation with Hughes & Cactus at SuperBrawl II; the bout was scheduled as Simmons & the Junkyard Dog vs. Hughes & Cactus Jack but Cactus attacked JYD before the match, knocked him off the ramp onto the floor, and hit the elbowsmash onto the concrete; moments later, officials and Simmons helped JYD to his feet and helped him backstage; Simmons then returned and cleared the ring before the one-on-one match took place
Super Invader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Todd Champion at 5:27 with a powerbomb after dropping Champion throat-first across the top rope
Big Josh pinned Richard Morton with a clothesline and the Northern Exposure at 7:29; prior to the bout, Jesse Ventura said he had some news on Beach Blast but would only say it had something to do with chest measreuments
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Tom Zenk at 15:28 with a roll over after avoiding Zenk's missile dropkick; prior to the match, footage was shown from the previous night's altercation between Pillman and Zenk on WCW Saturday Night
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Takayuki Iizuka at 18:15 when Rick pinned Iizuka with a belly to belly suplex off the top; due to pre-match stipulations, the Steiners became the #1 contenders to the IWGP Tag Team Championship
WCW World Champion Sting, Dustin Rhodes, WCW TV Champion Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Bobby Eaton, Arn Anderson, & Larry Zbyzsko (w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Madusa) in Wargames at 23:24 when Eaton submitted to an armbar from Sting after Zbyzsko accidentally hit his partner with a steel bar from an unhinged turnbuckle; at the 14-minute mark, Madusa climbed on top of the cage and tossed Dangerously's phone inside the ring to be used by her team, only for Sting to climb up and scare her back down; after the match, Dangerously verbally berated Zbyzsko in the ring, with the Dangerous Alliance then blaming Zbyzsko for the loss (Sting's return from injury after a month's absence)
WCW @ Ft. Irwin, CA - Army Field Military Base - May 20, 1992 (2,200)
Outdoor show; Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Van Hammer did not appear as scheduled because they arrived 2 hours late
Tom Zenk pinned Greg Valentine
Mike Graham pinned JT Southern
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
Dustin Rhodes pinned Mr. Hughes
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Bobby Eaton)
Nikita Koloff pinned Terry Taylor
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification after Steamboat hit Rude with a chair
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Steve Austin after hitting him with Paul E. Dangerously's phone
WCW @ Inglewood, CA - Great Western Forum - May 21, 1992 (2,500; 1,000 paid)
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Greg Valentine & Mike Graham
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern at the 50-second mark
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
Dustin Rhodes pinned Mr. Hughes
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Larry Zbyszko (sub. for Bobby Eaton)
Nikita Koloff pinned Terry Taylor
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude
Ricky Steamboat pinned Steve Austin
Power Hour - 5/23/92:
Johnny B. Badd, the Junkyard Dog, & Brad Armstrong vs. Vinnie Vegas, Mr. Hughes, & Diamond Dallas Page
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) vs. Terry Bronson
Terrance Taylor & Greg Valentine vs. Scott Allen & Danny Poston
Ron Simmons vs. Sonny Trout
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Firebreaker Chip
Dustin Rhodes vs. Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Chattanooga, TN - UTC Arena - May 23, 1992
Television taping:
WCW Saturday Night - 5/30/92 - included opening footage of the finish from the previous week's tag team main event; featured Riki Rachtman, of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball," as co-host alongside Jim Ross; included Missy Hyatt as the hostess in the crowd; featured promos from the Great Muta and Brad Armstrong regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match later in the show; included Ross & Rachtman conducting a sit-down interview with Arn Anderson in which Anderson said he was done as a tag team wrestler and was going after WCW World Champion Sting; featured Eric Bischoff hosting a segment of WCW Magazine in which Bischoff showed footage of Cactus Jack's falls count anywhere match with Van Hammer from the January Clash of the Champions to hype Jack's non-title match with Sting at Beach Blast; footage was also shown of Sting facing Cactus on Worldwide and Cactus hitting Sting with a chair; promos from Sting and Cactus then aired regarding the upcoming match; the entire Beach Blast card was the announced; included the announcement that Nikita Koloff would face Big Van Vader the following night on The Main Event and Ross would conduct an interview with Anderson & Bobby Eaton regarding their participation in the NWA Tag Team Title tournament; featured footage from the previous week of Larry Zbyszko accidentally striking Anderson during the tag team main event and having words with Dangerously after the match; included a segment hosted by Bischoff & Lance Russell in which they took a look at the upcoming Chris Benoit & Beef Wellington vs. WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman & Jushin Liger and Dean & Jo Malenko vs. Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff matches as part of the NWA Tag Team Championship tournament, with promos from Pillman, the Malenkos, Steamboat & Koloff; featured the Brad Armstrong vs. Great Muta match taped 5/11/92 at Center Stage Theater; included a closing announcement that WCW TV Champion Barry Windham would face Anderson the following week in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, followed by promos from both men:
Greg Valentine defeated Larry Santo via submission with the figure-4 at 2:35; during the bout, it was noted Valentine would face Ron Simmons the following night on a 2-hour edition of The Main Event
Cactus Jack pinned Johnny Rich with the double arm DDT at 4:29; during the match, it was announced Cactus would face Ricky Steamboat the following night on The Main Event
Arn Anderson (w/ Madusa) pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the spinebuster at 7:32
Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:41 after Bobby Eaton interfered behind the referee's back and hit a kneedrop off the top as Zbyszko had Austin covered following a tombstone; prior to the bout, it was noted Austin would challenge WCW World Champion Sting the following Monday at the Omni; following the ring introductions, Dangerously dressed down Zbyszko and told him to prove himself to the Dangerous Alliance; moments later, Zbyszko slapped Dangerously across the face
WCW Saturday Night - 6/6/92: WCW TV Champion Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
Worldwide - 6/13/92 - included the Williams / Gordy vs. Maggs / Bronson match from the 5/23 episode of WCW Saturday Night:
Ron Simmons pinned Jerry Faith with a sidewalk slam
The Super Invader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Chris Sullivan with a powerbomb
Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned WCW TV Champion Barry Windham to win the title after hitting him with the title belt; after the bout, Jesse Ventura interviewed Paul E. on the podium who gloated about Austin's victory and talked about Larry Zbyszko quitting the Dangerous Alliance
Dustin Rhodes pinned Mr. Hughes with the bulldog
Worldwide - 6/20/92 - included Jesse Ventura conducting a podium interview with Nikita Koloff who said he received an unbelievable offer from the Dangerous Alliance to join them, and then requested Paul E. Dangerously to come out, but Madusa appeared instead and told her he was not interested in joining:
Cactus Jack pinned Mitch Bell with the double arm DDT
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Sgt. BL Parker & Rob Bassum when Scott pinned Parker following the Frankensteiner
Johnny B. Badd pinned John Black with a punch to the face
Big Josh pinned Tracy Smothers with a legdrop off the top; during the bout, Madusa was shown in the aisle with a clipboard making notes and scouting each wrestler
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman defeated Greg Valentine via disqualification after refusing to release the figure-4 while he was holding the ropes for leverage; after the bout, Ron Simmons eventually made the save and broke up the hold; during the bout, Paul E. Dangerously was shown in the aisle scouting both wrestlers while talking on his phone
Worldwide - 6/27/92 - included Jesse Ventura conducting a podium interview with WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Paul E. Dangerously:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Jim Boss with a northern lights suplex
Nikita Koloff pinned Kenny Kendall with a clothesline
WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Tracy Smothers when Garvin pinned page following the DDT
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Dave Hart with the Rude Awakening; after the bout a brawl between Rude and Nikita Koloff took place in and around the ring after Koloff had shoved down Madusa in the ring when Rude held her in front of him
Ron Simmons pinned Terry Taylor with the sidewalk slam
Dark match after the show: WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification in a lumberjack match after Steamboat used Paul E. Dangerously's phone as a weapon
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Civic Center - May 24, 1992
Johnny B. Badd pinned Joey Maggs
The Junkyard Dog & Big Josh defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Richard Morton
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine
Terry Taylor pinned Tom Zenk
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Larry Zbyszko & Tracy Smothers
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo
WCW World Champion Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Steve Austin & the Super Invader
WCW @ Anderson, SC - Civic Center - May 27, 1992 (1,800)
Television taping:
The Main Event - 5/31/92: Dustin Rhodes defeated Terrance Taylor
The Main Event - 6/28/92 - featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included footage from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night in which Tracy Smothers confronted Brian Pillman after their six man tag team match; featured a WCW Magazine segment hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he reviewed footage from Worldwide of WCW US Champion Rick Rude calling out Nikita Koloff, then holding Madusa in front of him with Rude throwing Madusa to the mat before he and Rude got into a pull apart brawl; Bischoff then showed footage of Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beating WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner during the NWA Tag Team Title tournament at the Clash of the Champions; the entire card for the Great American Bash was then announced; included a promo by Paul E. Dangerously, alongside Bobby Eaton, regarding Larry Zbyszko no longer being part of the Dangerous Alliance, during which he blamed all the Alliance's recent losses on Zbyszko not doing his job:
Nikita Koloff pinned Kenny Kendall with the Russian Sickle at 1:13; during the bout, it was announced Koloff would challenge WCW US Champion Rick Rude July 5 at the Omni
Brian Pillman pinned Tracy Smothers with a crucifix at 7:57; during the match, it was noted WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo would defend against Brad Armstrong July 5 at the Omni (6/2/92; Center Stage Theatre)
Ron Simmons pinned Mark Canterbury at 1:03 with a sidewalk slam; during the match, it was noted Simmons would face the Super Invader July 5 at the Omni; after the contest, Harley Race & the Super Invader came ringside, with Race cutting a promo on Simmons from the floor; Simmons then called the Invader out but Race held his man back; moments later, Race climbed on the apron, with Simmons punching him and pulling him in the ring; Race & Invader then double teamed Simmons until he dropped them both with a double clothesline
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 10:14; the participants regularly came off the top in the match because it was taped before the off the top rule was put in affect; the commentary team said the wrestlers were given a 2-week grace period before the move would get them disqualified
Dark match after the taping: WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Steve Austin
WCW @ Roanoke, VA - Civic Center - May 28, 1992
WCW @ Raleigh, NC - Dorton Arena - May 28, 1992 (1,800)
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern with a clothesline
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman defeated Scotty Flamingo
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bobby Eaton & Larry Zbyzsko
Dustin Rhodes fought Greg Valentine to a time-limit draw; after the bout, the two were pulled apart by referees
Barry Windham defeated Cactus Jack
Tom Zenk pinned Terry Taylor with a small package
WCW World Champion Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Arn Anderson in a steel cage match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat in a steel cage match with the Rude Awakening after the challenger missed a charge, when Madusa unhooked Rude from hanging upside down in the cage, and Steamboat hit the cage
WCW @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - May 29, 1992 (2,200)
Cactus Jack defeated Tom Zenk
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern with the slingshot suplex
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Greg Valentine & Terrance Taylor
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bobby Eaton, Larry Zbyzsko, & Paul E. Dangerously in a handicap match
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Arn Anderson in a steel cage match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat in a Best 2 out of 3 falls steel cage match
Power Hour - 5/30/92:
Dustin Rhodes vs. Richard Morton
Scotty Flamingo vs. Larry Santo
Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, & Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, & Bobby Eaton
Ricky Steamobat & Nikita Koloff vs. Vinnie Vegas & Mr. Hughes
WCW Saturday Night - 5/30/92 - included opening footage of the finish from the previous week's tag team main event; featured Riki Rachtman, of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball," as co-host alongside Jim Ross; included Missy Hyatt as the hostess in the crowd; featured promos from the Great Muta and Brad Armstrong regarding their Best 2 out of 3 falls match later in the show; included Ross & Rachtman conducting a sit-down interview with Arn Anderson in which Anderson said he was done as a tag team wrestler and was going after WCW World Champion Sting; featured Eric Bischoff hosting a segment of WCW Magazine in which Bischoff showed footage of Cactus Jack's falls count anywhere match with Van Hammer from the January Clash of the Champions to hype Jack's non-title match with Sting at Beach Blast; footage was also shown of Sting facing Cactus on Worldwide and Cactus hitting Sting with a chair; promos from Sting and Cactus then aired regarding the upcoming match; the entire Beach Blast card was the announced; included the announcement that Nikita Koloff would face Big Van Vader the following night on The Main Event and Ross would conduct an interview with Anderson & Bobby Eaton regarding their participation in the NWA Tag Team Title tournament; featured footage from the previous week of Larry Zbyszko accidentally striking Anderson during the tag team main event and having words with Dangerously after the match; included a segment hosted by Bischoff & Lance Russell in which they took a look at the upcoming Chris Benoit & Beef Wellington vs. WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman & Jushin Liger and Dean & Jo Malenko vs. Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff matches as part of the NWA Tag Team Championship tournament, with promos from Pillman, the Malenkos, Steamboat & Koloff; featured a closing announcement that WCW TV Champion Barry Windham would face Anderson the following week in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, followed by promos from both men:
Greg Valentine defeated Larry Santo via submission with the figure-4 at 2:35; during the bout, it was noted Valentine would face Ron Simmons the following night on a 2-hour edition of The Main Event
Cactus Jack pinned Johnny Rich with the double arm DDT at 4:29; during the match, it was announced Cactus would face Ricky Steamboat the following night on The Main Event
Arn Anderson (w/ Madusa) pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the spinebuster at 7:32
Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Larry Zbyszko at 8:41 after Bobby Eaton interfered behind the referee's back and hit a kneedrop off the top as Zbyszko had Austin covered following a tombstone; prior to the bout, it was noted Austin would challenge WCW World Champion Sting the following Monday at the Omni; following the ring introductions, Dangerously dressed down Zbyszko and told him to prove himself to the Dangerous Alliance; moments later, Zbyszko slapped Dangerously across the face
The Great Muta defeated Brad Armstrong at the 18-minute mark in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-0; fall #1: Muta pinned Armstrong with an inside cradle after 21:45 after Armstrong kicked out of two earlier inside cradles; fall #2: Muta pinned Armstrong with the handspring elbow, backbreaker, and moonsault at 6:09; Riki Rachtman, of MTV's "Headbanger's Ball," provided guest commentary for the match alongside Jim Ross (5/11/92; Center Stage Theatre)
WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - May 30, 1992 (3,000)
Tom Zenk pinned Joey Maggs with a superkick
Van Hammer pinned JT Southern with the slingshot suplex
Dustin Rhodes fought Greg Valentine to a 20-minute time-limit draw
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Cactus Jack, Bobby Eaton, & Paul E. Dangerously in a handicap match when Rick pinned Eaton; during the bout, Dangerously tried to walk out of the match but was blocked in the aisle by Larry Zbyszko who threw him back into the ring
Barry Windham pinned Terrance Taylor
WCW World Champion Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Arn Anderson & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin when Sting pinned Anderson
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat in a steel cage match
WCW @ Columbus, GA - Municipal Auditorium - May 31, 1992
Included WCW World Champion Sting, Bobby Eaton, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner
- 6/1/92: Bill Watts took over Kip Frey's role as WCW executive producer.
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - June 1, 1992 (800; sell out)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
6/13/92 - featured opening footage of WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner facing Tatsumi Fujinami & Iizuka at Wrestle War 92; included an opening segment in which Jim Ross introduced Bill Watts as the new WCW Vice President of wrestling operations, who served as co-host for the show (Watts' debut); featured comments from Watts in which he said WCW wasn't going to be a macabre cartoon and he was going to enforce rules; Watts then said he called Ole Anderson and asked him to become the senior referee to make sure the wrestlers were obeying the rules; Anderson then appeared wearing a referee shirt and said he was going to make sure law and order was enforced and the fans were about to see the best wrestling of their life; Watts then said there would be no more padding around ringside; included a segment hosted by Eric Bischoff & Lance Russell regarding the Dustin Rhods & Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton and Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin matches during the NWA Tag Team Title tournament as part of the Clash of the Champions, with promos from Paul E. Dangerously, Rhodes & Windham, Anderson & Eaton, and Rude & Austin; it was noted they would recap the top four seeds the following week; featured a segment of the WCW Magazine, hosted by Bischoff, in which it was announced coming off the top rope and running wrestlers' heads into the ringpost or barricade would result in a disqualification; footage was then shown of Madusa and Missy Hyatt's confrontation during the previous week's show, followed by Johnny B. Badd who would MC the bikini contest between the two women at Beach Blast; Bischoff then said WCW World Champion Sting was enjoying a strong lead in the magazine's sexiest wrestler contest; included a promo by Rude, alongside Madusa, regarding his 30-minute Ironman match with Ricky Steamboat at Beach Blast, during which Rude said he hasn't been to bed since 1972 - at least not for sleeping purposes; featured a closing announcement that Dusty Rhodes would be part of the next week's broadcast:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Tracy Smothers with the bulldog at 2:17
Ron Simmons pinned Chris Sullivan with the sidewalk slam at 2:04; prior to the bout, Simmons cut an insert promo praising WCW; during the match, it was noted Simmons would be part of the July 11 Omni card
The Super Invader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Johnny Rich with the powerbomb at 2:07; during the match, Race briefly joined Jim Ross & Bill Watts on commentary to say Big Van Vader is on his way back to WCW to face WCW World Champion Sting, whether it be a singles or tag team match
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a non-title match via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 1:42; prior to the match, Ross conducted an interview with Cactus Jack regarding his falls count anywhere match with Sting the following week at Beach Blast, during which Cactus held up a wooden crate and said they represented Sting's injured ribs; Cactus then stepped back and hit a headbutt, cracking the crate; Cactus then provided guest commentary for the match
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) in a non-title match at 15:22 when Rick pinned Austin with a sunset flip into the ring; Ole Anderson was the referee for the match; during the match, it was noted Ricky Steamboat would face Austin the following night on The Main Event; it was also announced Austin would challenge WCW TV Champion Barry Windham the following week (Ole's debut as referee)
6/20/92 - 1-hour episode; featured an opening announcement that Steve Austin regained the WCW TV Title from Barry Windham; included Jim Ross & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured an ad promoting Monday's Clash of the Champions and the NWA Tag Team Title Tournament; included a segment of the WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he reviewed footage from the previous week of Cactus Jack destroying a wooden crate as a message to WCW World Champion Sting, followed by comments by Sting regarding his upcoming falls count anywhere match against Cactus as part of Beach Blast; Bischoff then showed footage of Nikita Koloff turning down an offer to join the Dangerous Alliance and said he wanted Rick Rude's WCW US Title; featured footage from the Windham vs. Austin match during the 6/13/92 Worldwide; included a segment on the NWA Tag Team Title Tournament Countdown with Bischoff & Lance Russell in which they reviewed all the teams and matches set for the Clash; featured Rhodes conducting an interview with Arn Anderson regarding Anderson's recent comments about wanting Sting's WCW World Title; included an ad promoting the WCW Bruise Cruise; featured closing comments from Ross & Dusty regarding Dustin Rhodes facing Terrence Taylor the following week, during which Dusty said Dustin would tear Taylor's "ass" up; "ass" was bleeped out:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Richard Morton with the left hand punch at 2:14; prior to the bout, Badd cut an insert promo in which he said he was after the WCW Light Heavyweight Title
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bob Cook & John Peterson at 1:29 when Scott pinned Cook following the Frankensteiner; after the bout, Dusty Rhodes conducted an interview with the Steiners regarding facing Steve Williams & Terry Gordy later that night as part of Beach Blast, being part of the NWA Tag Team Title Tournament, and the upcoming Great American Bash tour
Cactus Jack pinned Scott Allen with the double arm DDT at 1:57; after the bout, Cactus threw Allen to the floor and hit an elbow drop from the the middle rope to the concrete floor; following the WCW Magazine segment, Allen was tended to on the floor by referees and other preliminary wrestlers
Greg Valentine pinned Tom Zenk with a forearm to the head at 14:19 after twice applying the figure-4 during the final moments of the match; prior to the bout, it was announced Dustin Rhodes would face WCW US Champion Rick Rude the following night on The Main Event and the show would feature the WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Takayuki Iizuka match from Wrestle War; Terrence Taylor provided guest commentary for the match, replacing Dusty Rhodes; during the bout, it was announced Taylor would face Dustin the following week; Ole Anderson was the referee for the match
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - June 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
6/27/92 - featured an opening segment recapping Paul E. Dangerously confronting Ricky Steamboat at Beach Blast, with Cactus Jack then attacking Steamboat and the two brawling; included Jim Ross & WCW US Tag Team Champion Michael Hayes on commentary; featured footage of Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beating WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner in the NWA World Tag Team Tournament during the Clash of the Champions; prior to the footage being shown, Hayes use of the word "butts" in reference to the match was edited out of the audio; included footage from a month earlier of Larry Zbyszko slapping Paul E. Dangerously across the face and Bobby Eaton then interfering in Zbyszko's match against Steve Austin; featured a segment of WCW Magazine in which Eric Bischoff showed footage of Big Van Vader fighting with WCW World Champion Sting leading up to their match at the Great American Bash; a promo from Sting then aired regarding his upcoming title defense; the entire Bash card was then announced:
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Joey Maggs with the Stun Gun at 1:56
Larry Zbyszko pinned the Avenger with a brainbuster at 2:19; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Zbyszko regarding his leaving the Dangerous Alliance, during which Zbyszko said he was getting revenge and starting with Bobby Eaton
Ron Simmons defeated Bob Cook with a sidewalk slam at 2:25
Super Invader defeated Chris Sullivan
Dustin Rhodes defeated Terry Taylor via disqualification after Greg Valentine interfered; Ron Simmons made the save
Greg Valentine defeated Mike Graham
Barry Windham defeated John Peterson
Nikita Koloff defeated Ruben Thomas
Tracy Smothers, Richard Morton, & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker defeated Brian Pillman, Tom Zenk, & Johnny B. Badd via disqualification after Pillman came off the top rope
Arn Anderson pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
The Main Event - 6/28/92: Brian Pillman pinned Tracy Smothers with a crucifix at 7:57; during the match, it was noted WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo would defend against Brad Armstrong July 5 at the Omni
WCW @ Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium - June 4, 1992
Included Barry Windham and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW @ Rock Hill, SC - Winthrop Coliseum - June 5, 1992 (2,165)
Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo
Super Invader pinned Tom Zenk
Larry Zbyszko pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Richard Morton
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Terry Taylor & Greg Valentine
Barry Windham pinned Bobby Eaton
WCW World Champion Sting, Ricky Steamboat, & Nikita Koloff beat WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Arn Anderson, & Steve Austin
POwer Hour - 6/6/92:
Steve Austin vs. Joey Maggs
WCW US Tag Team Champion Michael Hayes vs. Greg Valentine
Steve Austin vs. Larry Zbyszko
Big Josh vs. Jim Cain
WCW US Tag Team Champion Jimmy Garvin vs. Terrence Taylor
WCW Saturday Night - 6/6/92:
Johnny B. Badd vs. Mike Thor
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Richard Morton
The Super Invader vs. Jason Knight
Dustin Rhodes vs. Rip Rogers
WCW TV Champion Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson
WCW @ Greenwood, SC - Civic Center - June 6, 1992 (1,140)
Johnny B. Badd & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Richard Morton & Scotty Flamingo
Super Invader pinned Tom Zenk
Barry Windham pinned Greg Valentine
Nikita Koloff pinned Larry Zbyszko
WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Steve Austin
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - June 7, 1992 (2,600)
Sam Houston was backstage for the show; Abdullah the Butcher was scheduled to lose to Dustin Rhodes but refused and quit the company
Ron Simmons won a 20-man battle royal by last eliminating Arn Anderson; the order of elimination determined the line up of the non-title matches; Rick Steiner was scheduled to be eliminated before Barry Windham but didn't; Windham worked the undercard anyway
Barry Windham pinned Big Josh
The Super Invader pinned Jimmy Garvin
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bobby Eaton after Larry Zbyszko shoved Eaton off the top
WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Steiner pinned the Great Muta after the 15-minute mark with a belly to belly suplex after catching Muta coming off the top; after the bout, the two men shook hands
Nikita Koloff pinned Vinnie Vegas
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat at the 21-minute mark after Madusa interfered and clipped Steamboat as the challenger had Rude pressed above his head; stipulations stated the title could change hands on a disqualification
Ron Simmons pinned Arn Anderson at the 5-minute mark
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW @ Dothan, AL - Civic Center - June 8, 1992 (3,200; sell out)
Greg Valentine pinned Big Josh
Super Invader defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Dustin Rhodes & Nikita Koloff defeated Cactus Jack & Mike Graham
The Great Muta pinned Terry Taylor
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat via disqualification after Steamboat used the title belt as a weapon
WCW @ Greenville, MS - Washington County Convention Center - June 11, 1992
Included Ricky Steamboat and Cactus Jack
WCW @ Monroe, LA - Civic Center - June 12, 1992
Included WCW US Champion Rick Rude and Dustin Rhodes
Power Hour - 6/13/92:
WCW TV Champion Barry Windham vs. Joe Cruz
The Super Invader vs. Rick Ryder & Scott Allen (handicap match)
Vinnie Vegas vs. Scott Sandlin
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) vs. Johnny B. Badd
Steve Austin vs. Ron Simmons
WCW @ Lafayette, LA - Cajun Dome - June 13, 1992
Dustin Rhodes defeated Bobby Eaton
Nikita Koloff & Brian Pillman defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Arn Anderson when Pillman pinned Anderson
The Junkyard Dog defeated Cactus Jack
The Great Muta defeated Larry Zbyzsko
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated Greg Valentine & Terrence Taylor
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Big Van Vader
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat
WCW @ Alexandria, LA - Crossroads Coliseum - June 14, 1992 (matinee)
Included Steve Williams & Terry Gordy, Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
The Main Event - 6/14/92 - featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included the NWA Tag Team Tournament segment from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night in which Eric Bischoff & Lance Russell previewed the Dustin Rhods & Barry Windham vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton and Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin matches during the NWA Tag Team Title tournament as part of the Clash of the Champions, with promos from Paul E. Dangerously, Rhodes & Windham, Anderson & Eaton, and Rude & Austin; featured a segment of WCW Magazine in which Bischoff reviewed footage of Jim Ross introducing Bill Watts the previous night on WCW Saturday Night, with Watts then bringing out Ole Anderson as the new senior referee; Bischoff announced Steve Austin had regained the WCW TV Title from Barry Windham and more information would be available the following week; he then showed footage of Ricky Steamboat facing Rude in Wargames as build up to their Ironman match at Beach Blast, followed by a promo from Rude, alongside Madusa; included Ross conducting an interview with Steamboat, as part of the Ross Report, regarding the comments made by Rude & Madusa and facing Rude at Beach Blast; featured a closing announcement that Rude would face Dustin Rhodes the following week:
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Rick Thames & an unknown at 2:49 when Rick scored the pin following the bulldog off the top double team; it was noted during the match it was taped before Bill Watts announced the new rule changes
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin defeated John Peterson & Chris Sullivan at 2:12 when Garvin pinned both men after dropping them with a double DDT; Hayes & Garvin did not come out with the WCW US Tag Team Titles nor were they introduced as champions by ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta
Cactus Jack pinned Mitch Bell with the double arm DDT at 2:34
Ricky Steamboat fought Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) to a time-limit draw at 8:29; Steamboat's nose was taped for the contest; Steamboat hit the crossbody off the top just as the time limit expired; it was noted on commentary that the match was taped before Austin regained the TV title from Barry Windham
Clash of the Champions XIX - Charleston, SC - McAlister Fieldhouse - June 16, 1992 (4,600)
Shown 6/22/92 on TBS - hosted by Tony Schiavone, Missy Hyatt, & Magnum TA, with an opening announcement by Missy that New Japan Pro Wrestling would soon hold a tournament to crown a new NWA World Champion; moments later, Schiavone brought in Bill Watts to comment on the tag team tournament; featured Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included Eric Bischoff conducting an interview with Steve Williams & Terry Gordy in which they said the fans wanted to see them face Rick & Scott Steiner, not some team from Australia; featured Ventura conducting an in-ring interview with WCW World Champion Sting regarding his recent injury at the hands of Big Van Vader and his upcoming title defense against Vader at the Great American Bash; included Bischoff & Missy discussing a backstage fight and Missy saying the NWA World Title tournament would be held Aug. 6 - 12 in Japan and that Dangerous Alliance members Arn Anderson, WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Bobby Eaton, and WCW US Champion Rick Rude would all be involved; moments later, Williams & Gordy appeared and said the Puerto Rican team had been injured backstage and that the Steiners would automatically advance to meet them in the next round; featured Ole Anderson speaking with Schiavone & Magnum in which he announced the Puerto Rican team was officially out of the tournament and the Steiners would face Williams & Gordy in the second round of the tournament at the Great American Bash; included Ventura conducting an in-ring interview with Ron Simmons regarding his goal of becoming the first black WCW World Champion, during which Harley Race and the Super Invader interrupted with Race insulting Simmons until Simmons punched him and eventually cleared the ring of both Race and the Super Invader; featured Schiavone conducting an in-ring interview with Watts with Watts saying the Steiners and Williams & Gordy had agreed to wrestle later in the show due to the forfeit of the Puerto Rican team:
NWA Tag Team Tournament Opening Round:
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff (USA) defeated Joe & Dean Malenko (Europe) at 9:53 when Koloff pinned Dean with the Russian Sickle
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (USA) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk (USA) at 7:55 when Rude pinned Bagwell with one hand on his chest after avoiding a dropkick and hitting the Rude Awakening
Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (Japan) defeated Larry & Jeff O'Day (Australia) at 2:35 when Williams pinned Larry with the Oklahoma Stampede
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes (USA) defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) (USA) at 11:23 when Rhodes pinned Eaton with the bulldog after avoiding the Alabama Jam
WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin (USA) defeated El Texano & Silver King (Mexico) at 6:27 when Hayes pinned Silver King with an inside cradle after King came off the top and accidentally hit his partner on the floor
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (USA) defeated Miguel Perez Jr. & Ricky Santana (Puerto Rico) via forfeit after Perez & Santana were assaulted backstage
Brian Pillman & Jushin Liger (USA) defeated Chris Benoit & Beef Wellington (Canada) at 11:31 when Liger pinned Wellington with a bodyslam and the moonsault after Wellington and Benoit collided in the ring
Akria Nogami & Hiroshi Hase (Japan) defeated the Headhunters (Joe Cruz & Bob Cook under masks) (Dominican Republic) with simultaneous pinfalls at 5:12 when Hase scored the pin with a northern lights suplex as Nogami used a German suplex
NWA Tag Team Tournament Quarter-Finals: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams (Japan) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner (USA) in a non-title match at 15:01 when Williams pinned Scott when, as Scott attempted a belly to belly suplex, Gordy clipped Scott in his bad knee behind the referee's back with Williams falling on top for the win; after the bout, several officials and wrestlers came out to check on Scott's injury
WCW @ Birmingham, AL - State Fair Coliseum - June 18, 1992 (1,600)
The Junkyard Dog pinned Richard Morton
Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bobby Eaton
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Barry Windham to a draw
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Arn Anderson
WCW @ Montgomery, AL - Civic Center - June 19, 1992 (1,100)
The Junkyard Dog pinned Richard Morton
Ron Simmons pinned Vinnie Vegas
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman pinned Scotty Flamingo
Dustin Rhodes pinned Cactus Jack
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Barry Windham to a draw
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
WCW World Champion Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat in a no DQ match
Power Hour - 6/20/92:
Scotty Flamingo (w/ JT Southern) vs. John Peterson
Nikita Koloff & Ricky Steamboat vs. Richard Morton & Tracy Smothers
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Chris Sullivan & Joey Maggs
Big Josh vs. Greg Valentine
Beach Blast 92 - Mobile, AL - Civic Center - June 20, 1992 (5,000)
The Junkyard Dog, Tom Zenk, & Big Josh defeated Tracy Smothers, Richard Morton, & Diamond Dallas Page
Pay-per-view bouts - featured an opening segment in which Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff spoke with Bill Watts on the podium stage in which Watts said Paul E. Dangerously & Madusa would be banned from ringside during the Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude Ironman match; included Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary; Ventura was escorted ringside before the opening contest by four women in bikinis; featured Tony Schiavone & Eric Bischoff hosting the event from the interview platform; included a beauty contest throughout the show between Missy Hyatt and Madusa and hosted by Johnny B. Badd in which the women competed in an evening gown, bathing suit, and bikini competition; Ventura co-hosted the final competition in which Missy complained her bikini was stolen so she used Ventura's head scarves instead (she didn't really; the pattern was just the same); after Badd announced Missy as the winner, Madusa confronted him and the two went into one of the dressing tents on the stage, with Badd coming out moments later with Madusa's top:
Scotty Flamingo pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman to win the title at 17:28 with a knee from the middle turnbuckle after the champion failed a crossbody over the top and hit his head on the rampway
Ron Simmons pinned Terry Taylor with the powerslam at 7:10; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone mentioned Simmons received the key to the city of Tallahassee, FL earlier in the day; after the contest, Jim Ross conducted a ringside interview with Simmons in which Simmons said his goal was to be world champion and he was living proof that it doesn't matter where you come from or what your poverty level is - you can still be a success
Greg Valentine defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell via submission with the figure-4 leglock at 6:16 after dropping Bagwell onto his injured knee
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Cactus Jack in a non-title falls count anywhere match at 11:23 with a clothesline from the top rope onto the rampway
Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude in a non-title 30-minute Ironman match at 29:59, 4-3; prior to the bout, Steamboat came to the ring with his wife and young son; fall #1: Rude pinned Steamboat with a knee to the jaw and grabbing the tights for leverage at 7:42; fall #2: Rude pinned Steamboat with the Rude Awakening at 8:39; fall #3: Rude was disqualified for coming off the top with a kneedrop at 9:40; fall #4: Rude pinned Steamboat with an inside cradle at 10:11; fall #5: Steamboat pinned Rude after reversing a tombstone piledriver into one of his own at 17:38; fall #6: Steamboat pinned Rude with a backslide at 20:21; fall #7: Steamboat pinned Rude by kicking off the turnbuckle as he was caught in a sleeper at 29:24 (Ricky Steamboat: The Life of the Dragon)
Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) via disqualification when referee Ole Anderson stopped the bout when Arn came off the top with a double axehandle onto Windham after Windham hit the superplex on Austin
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner fought Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to a 30-minute time-limit draw just as Scott hit the Frankensteiner on Gordy
The Main Event - 6/21/92 - featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included the Dustin Rhodes vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude match from the 5/30/92 Worldwide; featured Eric Bischoff hosting a segment of the WCW Magazine in which it was announced WCW World Champion Sting would defend against Big Van Vader, followed by footage of Steve Austin regaining the WCW TV Title from Barry Windham during Worldwide; a promo then aired from Paul E. Dangerously, Arn Anderson, & Bobby Eaton regarding them facing Rhodes & Windham as part of the NWA Tag Team Championship tournament at the Clash of the Champions, followed by a promo from Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff regarding their upcoming match against Dean & Joe Malenko; included a segment of the Ross Report in which Jim Ross questioned Cactus Jack as to why he attacked Steamboat at Beach Blast after Steamboat's match with Rude, during which it was noted a match had been signed between Cactus and Steamboat; featured footage of the Wrestle War 92 match between WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner and Tatsumi Fujinami & Iizuka:
Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Todd Campbell with the spinebuster at 1:37
WCW @ Tallahassee, FL - Leon County Civic Center - June 21, 1992 (1,500)
Super Invader pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo in a non-title match
Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin in a non-title match
Dustin Rhodes pinned Richard Morton
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk
Ron Simmons pinned Bobby Eaton
WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW @ Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium - June 25, 1992
Television taping:
The Main Event - 7/12/92: The Barbarian & Dick Slater defeated WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin to win the titles at around the 5:30 mark when Slater pinned Hayes after a piledriver and elbow drop after Barbarian kicked both opponents in the face; Ole Anderson was the referee for the match (the last WCW US Tag Team Title match)
WCW Pro - 7/18/92: Greg Valentine, Dick Slater, & the Barbarian defeated Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes when Valentine pinned Rhodes
The Main Event - 7/19/92: Ron Simmons pinned Chris Corman at 1:52 with the powerslam
The Main Event - 7/26/92: The Junkyard Dog pinned John Peterson with a Russian legsweep at 1:42
The Main Event - 7/26/92: Diamond Dallas Page pinned Larry Santo at 1:43 after jumping over the top rope to the floor and dropping Santo throat-first across the top rope
The Main Event - 7/26/92: Cactus Jack (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Larry Zbyszko at 5:22 with the double arm DDT after Cactus rammed Zbyszko into Dangerously on the ring apron; after the match, Cactus carried Dangerously backstage
The Main Event - 8/2/92: Barry Windham pinned Dan Childers with the superplex
The Main Event - 8/2/92: Dan Spivey pinned Jim Boss
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Budokan Hall - June 26, 1992 (14,214)
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Koji Kanemoto & Osamu Nishimura
Super Strong Machine pinned Chris Benoit
Kokina & Samu defeated Scott Norton & Killer Bee (B. Brian Blair) at 10:40 when Kokina pinned Bee
El Samurai pinned IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Jushin Liger at 13:01 to win the title
The Great Muta & Hiroshi Hase defeated the Black Cat & Takayuki Iizuka at 7:54 when Hashimoto pinned Cat
Hiroshi Hase pinned Kensuke Sasaki at 15:15
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated IWGP Tag Team Champions Big Van Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow to win the titles at 16:24 when Rick pinned Bigelow
Riki Choshu pinned Masahiro Chono at 17:57
WCW @ Topeka, KS - Expo Center - June 26, 1992
Television taping:
WCW Worldwide:
7/4/92 - featured Jesse Ventura conducting an interview with Steve Williams & Terry Gordy; included Ventura conducting an interview with Ron Simmons; featured Ventura conducting an interview with Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham:
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo pinned Scott Sandlin with an abdominal stretch into a roll up at 2:25
WCW World Champion Sting defeated John Peterson via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 1:28
Dan Spivey pinned Gary Jackson with a powerbomb at 1:59
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Brian Pillman at 9:40 with the Stun Gun 7/11/92:
Dick Slater pinned Tom Zenk
Ron Simmons pinned Bob Cook with the powerslam
WCW US Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Greg Valentine defeated Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman
The Barbarian pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd pinned Pat Rose
Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) & Cactus Jack at 8:35 when Windham pinned Austin with an inside cradle as Austin attempted a backdrop
7/18/92:
Brian Pillman & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Scotty Flamingo & Richard Morton when Pillman pinned Morton with a roll up
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Larry Corey with the Rude Awakening
Ricky Steamboat pinned Bob Cook at 3:00 after a series of chops
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Pat Rose & John Peterson at 1:04 when Windham pinned Peterson with the lariat
Brad Armstrong pinned Tracy Smothers
The Barbarian & Dan Spivey defeated Scott Allen & Larry Santo
WCW @ Milwaukee, WI - Mecca - June 27, 1992 (650)
Greg Valentine pinned Brian Pillman by using the ropes for leverage
Cactus Jack defeated Tom Zenk
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Bobby Eaton with a roll up
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes when Williams pinned Rhodes with a clothesline
Ron Simmons defeated the Super Invader
WCW World Champion Sting pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin with an inside cradle
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Ricky Steamboat with a DDT in a steel cage match
The Main Event - 6/28/92 - featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included footage from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night in which Tracy Smothers confronted Brian Pillman after their six man tag team match; featured a WCW Magazine segment hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he reviewed footage from Worldwide of WCW US Champion Rick Rude calling out Nikita Koloff, then holding Madusa in front of him with Rude throwing Madusa to the mat before he and Rude got into a pull apart brawl; Bischoff then showed footage of Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beating WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner during the NWA Tag Team Title tournament at the Clash of the Champions; the entire card for the Great American Bash was then announced; included a promo by Paul E. Dangerously, alongside Bobby Eaton, regarding Larry Zbyszko no longer being part of the Dangerous Alliance, during which he blamed all the Alliance's recent losses on Zbyszko not doing his job; featured the Brian Pillman vs. Tracy Smothers match taped 6/2/92 at Center Stage Theater:
Nikita Koloff pinned Kenny Kendall with the Russian Sickle at 1:13; during the bout, it was announced Koloff would challenge WCW US Champion Rick Rude July 5 at the Omni
Ron Simmons pinned Mark Canterbury at 1:03 with a sidewalk slam; during the match, it was noted Simmons would face the Super Invader July 5 at the Omni; after the contest, Harley Race & the Super Invader came ringside, with Race cutting a promo on Simmons from the floor; Simmons then called the Invader out but Race held his man back; moments later, Race climbed on the apron, with Simmons punching him and pulling him in the ring; Race & Invader then double teamed Simmons until he dropped them both with a double clothesline
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 10:14; the participants regularly came off the top in the match because it was taped before the off the top rule was put in affect; the commentary team said the wrestlers were given a 2-week grace period before the move would get them disqualified
WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - June 28, 1992
Greg Valentine defeated Brian Pillman
Tom Zenk defeated the Super Invader via disqualification
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Bobby Eaton with a roll up
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes when Gordy pinned Rhodes
Barry Windham fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to a time-limit draw
WCW World Champion Sting & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Cactus Jack via count-out
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - June 29, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
7/4/92 - featured Ron Simmons on commentary alongside Jim Ross; included Ross conducting interviews with Greg Valentine and WCW World Champion Sting; featured Ross speaking with Bill Watts in which Watts announced the WCW US Tag Team Titles would be dissolved at the end of July; moments later, Dick Slater & the Barbarian came out and challenged the Fabulous Freebirds for the championship:
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Big Josh at 7:27 when Slater pinned Bagwell with a piledriver
WCW & IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Randy Starr & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 3:21 when Scott pinned Starr with the Frankensteiner; the champions had with them the IWGP tag team titles; after the bout, Ross interviewed the Steiners at ringside
Cactus Jack pinned the Italian Stallion at 2:30 with the double arm DDT
Ricky Steamboat pinned Bob Cook at 4:17 with a karate chop to the head
Brad Armstrong pinned Pat Rose at 6:42 with the side Russian leg sweep
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Michael Hayes at 5:40 with the Stun Gun; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Austin & Dangerously in which Austin said he could beat Barry Windham in 5 minutes; moments later, Windham appeared and challenged Austin to get in the ring with him, with the two men brawling for several minutes until Windham hit a lariat and Dustin Rhodes - who was at ringside - made a 3-count on the champion
The Barbarian pinned Steve Pritchard at 1:34 with a boot to the face
Bobby Eaton pinned Tom Zenk at 5:12 with the Alabama Jam
Terry Gordy defeated Larry Santo via submission with the Oriental Twist at 2:37; prior to the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Gordy
Nikita Koloff pinned Tracy Smothers with the Russian Sickle at 4:40; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the recent WCW Worldwide in which WCW US Champion Rick Rude held Madusa in front of Koloff, only for Koloff to shove Madusa out of the way and brawl on the mat with Rude
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Jimmy Garvin with the Rude Awakening at 4:33
7/11/92 - featured Bill Watts on commentary alongside Jim Ross:
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Tracy Smothers & Ricky Morton at 4:10 when Rhodes pinned Morton with the bulldog
Johnny B. Badd defeated George South
Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Michael Hayes
The Barbarian defeated Randy Stallings
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Brian Pillman & Big Josh when Valentine pinned Josh
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff defeated Boomer Lynch & John Peterson at 5:32 when Steamboat pinned Koloff with a karate thrust
Ron Simmons pinned Mark Canterbury at 3:04 with the powerslam
WCW World Champion Sting defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a non-title match via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 3:29
WCW @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - July 1, 1992 (1,250)
Start of the Great American Bash tour
Johnny B. Badd pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo in a non-title match
Terry Taylor & Bobby Eaton defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine; after the bout, Rhodes was attacked by Terry Taylor & Mr. Hughes until the Junkyard Dog made the save, with JYD breaking Hughes' glasses during the brawl following a headbutt, and Hughes being taken out on a stretcher after glass went in his eye
Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack
Barry Windham pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
Ron Simmons pinned Super Invader
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner fought Terry Gordy & Steve Williams to a 30-minute draw
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Arn Anderson
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification after Koloff was caught using the title belt which Rude had used unnoticed moments before
WCW @ Huntsville, AL - Joe Davis Stadium - July 2, 1992
Included Arn Anderson, WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner
WCW @ Chattanooga, TN - UTC Arena - July 3, 1992
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bobby Eaton
Arn Anderson pinned Larry Zbyszko with the spinebuster
Brian Pillman pinned Jushin Liger
Ron Simmons pinned Greg Valentine
Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner fought Terry Gordy & Steve Williams to a draw
Barry Windham pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
WCW World Champion Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Super Invader
WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - July 4, 1992 (2,500)
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Bobby Eaton
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo pinned Jushin Liger
Ron Simmons & Ricky Steamboat defeated Cactus Jack & Arn Anderson
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin pinned Barry Windham
WCW World Champion Sting pinned the Super Invader
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Nikita Koloff after hitting him with a foreign object
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Steve Williams & Terry Gordy via disqualification
The Main Event - 7/5/92 - featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included the majority of the WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Pillman vs. Scotty Flamingo match from Beach Blast; featured a closing announcement that Dick Slater & the Barbarian would face WCW Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin the following week:
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Larry Santo & Gary Jackson at 4:49 when Williams pinned Jackson with the Oklahoma Stampede Dustin Rhodes pinned Mark Kyle with the bulldog at 2:24; during the bout, it was noted Rhodes would face Greg Valentine that night at the Omni
Dick Slater & the Barbarian defeated Bob Cook & Pat Rose at 5:01 when Slater pinned Rose with a piledriver after he sustained a boot to the face from Barbarian; during the match, Slater & the Barbarian cut an insert promo on WCW US Tag Team Champions Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Rick Thames & Sonny Trout at 1:51 when Scott scored the pin following the bulldog off the top double team
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - July 5, 1992 (2,500)
Bobby Eaton pinned Larry Zbyszko with a legdrop off the middle turnbuckle at the 6-minute mark Johnny B. Badd fought Jushin Liger to a time-limit draw at the 16-minute mark
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine at the 9-minute mark
Ron Simmons pinned the Super Invader at the 7-minute mark
Barry Windham pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin at the 13-minute mark in a non-title match with the lariat
WCW World Champion Sting pinned Arn Anderson at the 10-minute mark; Ole Anderson was the referee for the bout
Brad Armstrong pinned WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty Flamingo to win the title with the side Russian legsweep at the 13-minute mark
Nikita Koloff fought WCW US Champion Rick Rude to a double disqualification at the 5-minute mark
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner to win the titles at the 13-minute mark when Gordy pinned Scott following a clothesline from Williams behind the referee's back after Scott hit Gordy with the Frankensteiner
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - July 6, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Dan Spivey pinned Steve Pritchard
Barry Windham pinned Terry Taylor
Dick Slater, Greg Valentine, & the Barbarian defeated Brian Pillman, Dustin Rhodes, & Tom Zenk
The Barbarian defeated TC Carter
WCW Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Terry Bronson & an unknown
Jushin Liger defeated Jimmy Garvin
Jushin Liger defeated Chris Sullivan
WCW Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & an unknown
7/18/92: Jushin Liger fought WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong to a draw
The Main Event - 7/19/92: Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine via disqualification when the Barbarian interfered
Pro - 7/25/92: Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated the Junkyard Dog & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
The Main Event - 7/26/92: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Michael Hayes in a non-title match with the Rude Awakening at 6:35 after avoiding a crossbody; during the bout, it was announced Sting would be in action, Bill Watts would discuss fines against Rude and Nikita Koloff, and Jimmy Garvin would face WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Steve Williams, and Ricky Steamboat would face WCW TV Champion Steve Austin the following week on WCW Saturday Night; it was also noted footage would air the following week of how Dick Slater & the Barbarian won the WCW US Tag Team Titles from Hayes & Garvin
Pro - 8/1/92: The Junkyard Dog defeated Vinnie Vegas via disqualification when Diamond Dallas Page interfered; Mr. Hughes then made the save for JYD and he and Hughes hugged
Power Hour - 8/15/92:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Big Josh in a non-title match at 5:41 when Gordy pinned Bagwell with a falling powerslam off the middle turnbuckle
WCW @ ? - July 1992
Television taping:
The Power Hour - 7/18/92:
Barry Windham pinned Richard Morton at 6:59 with the superplex
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Brian Pillman
The Main Event - 7/19/92:
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated two unknowns
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Pat Rose & John Peterson at 1:04 when Windham pinned Peterson with the lariat
Ricky Steamboat pinned Bob Cook at 3:00 after a series of chops
Ron Simmons pinned Chris Corman at 1:52 with the powerslam
The Power Hour - 7/25/92 - featured the Ricky Steamboat & Barry Windham vs. WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Cactus Jack match from the 7/11/92 episode of Worldwide:
Ron Simmons pinned Richard Morton at 5:26 with the powerslam
The Main Event - 7/26/92:
Michael Hayes vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude
Larry Zbyzsko vs. Cactus Jack
WCW @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - July 9, 1992 (1,900)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Cactus Jack pinned Larry Zbyzsko
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong fought Jushin Liger to a draw
Ron Simmons pinned Greg Valentine
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Ricky Steamboat pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham when Gordy pinned Windham
WCW World Champion Sting pinned the Super Invader
Nikita Koloff fought WCW US Champion Rick Rude to a double disqualification
WCW @ Raleigh, NC - Dorton Arena - July 10, 1992 (2,750)
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Diamond Dallas Page
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong pinned Jushin Liger
Ron Simmons pinned Terry Taylor
WCW Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk
Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine
Barry Windham pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Nikita Koloff fought WCW US Champion Rick Rude to a double disqualification
WCW World Champion Sting pinned the Super Invader
WCW @ Richmond, VA - The Diamond - July 11, 1992 (2,400)
Larry Zbyzsko pinned Bobby Eaton
Arn Anderson pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the gordbuster
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong fought Jushin Liger to a draw
Ron Simmons pinned the Super Invader
Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine
Barry Windham pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Big Van Vader & WCW US Champion Rick Rude when Sting pinned Rude
WCW Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Rick & Scott Steiner via disqualification when one of the champions was thrown over the top rope
Great American Bash 92 - Albany, GA - Civic Center - July 12, 1992 (8,000; 4,000 paid)
The Super Invader defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary, with Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA hosting the event; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Bill Watts, alongside Hiro Matsuda, in which Watts held the NWA World Championship belt and announced a tournament would be held Aug. 6 in Tokyo, Japan; during the segment, Watts announced he had taken off the name of the last champion, Ric Flair, to make room for the new title holder's name; Watts then said he had plans to sign a match between the NWA World Champion and the WCW World Champion to consolidate the belts; featured Eric Bischoff conducting a backstage interview with IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner in which they cut a promo on WCW Tag Team Champions Terry Gordy & Steve Williams and being forced out of the tournament; included Schiavone & Magnum conducting an interview with Ron Simmons regarding the upcoming WCW World Title match; featured Bischoff conducting a backstage interview with Big Van Vader & Harley Race regarding Vader's match against WCW World Champion Sting later in the night:
NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff (USA) defeated Brian Pillman & Jushin Liger (USA) at 19:25 when Steamboat pinned Pillman when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Pillman put Steamboat on top for the win
NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Hiroshi Hase & Shinya Hashimoto (sub. for Akira Nogami) (Japan) defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin (USA) at 9:16 when Hase pinned Garvin with a northern lights suplex after Hashimoto kicked Garvin in the face behind the referee's back
NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham (USA) defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (USA) at 19:16 when Rhodes pinned Austin with a clothesline off the top as Austin attempted a piledriver on Windham
NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: WCW Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (Japan) defeated Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff (USA) at 21:39 when Williams pinned Steamboat with a running powerslam after ramming Steamboat into the corner
NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi Finals: Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham (USA) defeated Hirhosi Hase & Shinya Hashimoto (Japan) at 14:55 when Windham pinned Hase with a lariat
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned WCW World Champion Sting to win the title at 17:17 with the powerbomb after Sting struck his head on the steel ringpost while attempting a Stinger splash in the corner; during the bout, Ron Simmons was shown in the crowd watching the match with Tony Schiavone
NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: WCW Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (Japan) defeated Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham (USA) to win the titles at 21:01 when Williams pinned Rhodes with a clothesline; prior to the bout, Rick & Scott Steiner came out to confront Williams & Gordy but were sent backstage by Ole Anderson and Doug Dillinger
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - July 14, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, & Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin, Greg Valentine, & Cactus Jack at 5:23 when Rhodes pinned Valentine with a roll up after Valentine collided with an interfering Dick Slater on the ring apron
7/18/92 - featured Bill Watts on commentary alongside Jim Ross; included the Jushin Liger vs. WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong match from the 7/6/92 taping at Center Stage:
Van Hammer defeated Bob Cook
Ron Simmons pinned Joe Cruz at 2:27 with the powerslam; during the bout, it was announced Simmons would be competing in the upcoming NWA World Title tournament in Japan
Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated Joey Maggs & Johnny Rich when DDP pinned Maggs
Dan Spivey defeated Ian Weston
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Scott Allen & Terry Bronson
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Terry Taylor & Bobby Eaton at 7:19 when Rick pinned Taylor with a bulldog off the middle turnbuckle
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Larry Zbyzsko (sub. for an injured Ricky Steamboat); after the bout, Austin said Steamboat wouldn't get another shot at his title since he missed his opportunity
7/25/92 - featured WCW US Champion Rick Rude on commentary alongside Jim Ross:
The Barbarian defeated Randy Starr
Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine via disqualification when the Barbarian interfered
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Larry Santo & Rob Campbell
Nikita Koloff defeated Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously)
WCW @ Augusta, GA - Augusta-Richmond Civic Center - July 16, 1992
Worldwide taping:
7/25/92 - included opening footage showing Big Van Vader winning the WCW World Title from Sting at the Great American Bash; featured a segment of the WCW Magazine hosted by Eric Bischoff in which he discussed recent comments made by Greg Valentine against Dusty & Dustin Rhodes, followed by a promo by Valentine; included a segment of WCW Magazine in which Bischoff recapped footage from Pro of Valentine confronting Dustin and Dustin then attacking Valentine until Dick Slater & the Barbarian ran out to help triple team Dustin; eventually, Barry Windham & Ricky Steamboat made the save; featured Jesse Ventura conducting a podium interview with WCW World Champion Big Van Vader & Harley Race regarding Vader's title win at the Bash, during which Vader said he took Sting's title and would also take his price; included a WCW Magazine segment in which Bischoff recapped footage of the Junkyard Dog injuring the eye of Mr. Hughes in Macon, GA:
Van Hammer pinned Joe Cruz with the slingshot suplex at 2:54
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Mike Thor & Sonny Trout in a handicap match at 1:20 by pinning Thor following the powerbomb
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated the Italian Stallion & Johnny Rich at 5:06 when Gordy pinned Rich with a clothesline after a powerslam from Williams
Ron Simmons pinned Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) with a powerslam at 5:43; Ole Anderson was the referee for the bout; during the match, it was announced WCW TV Champion Steve Austin would face Tom Zenk the following week and the show would feature an interview with Sting
Dan Spivey pinned Randy Starr with a crucifix powerbomb at 1:02
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification after throwing Rude over the top rope; after the bout, the two men continued to brawl their way in the aisle and backstage; moments later, a camera showed the fight continuing backstage, with Koloff going into the dressing room to get at Rude only to be attacked by Terrence Taylor, Greg Valentine, Bobby Eaton, Dick Slater, and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin; moments later, Ron Simmons, Barry Windham, Brian Pillman, and Van Hammer ran in to make the save as referees, Mike Graham, Grizzly Smith, and others attempted to break up the fight (the match was joined in progress)
8/1/92:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Mark Canterbury
Nikita Koloff pinned Terry Taylor with the Russian Sickle
The Barbarian pinned Chris Sullivan with a boot to the face
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Tom Zenk
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Joey Maggs & Ian Weston in a handicap match; after the bout, Jesse Ventura interviewed Vader & Race in the ring
8/8/92 - featured Tony Schiavone conducting a pretaped interview with the Junkyard Dog regarding his recent friendship with Mr. Hughes; included footage of the WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Nikita Koloff match from Baltimore after which Jake Roberts made his surprise debut and attacked Sting; featured footage of Bill Watts ordering that names of contenders would be drawn at random to determine who would take Sting's spot later in the show against Big Van Vader for the WCW World Title, with Rude appearing after everyone entered their names and protesting his should be in as well, which Watts agreed to; Ron Simmons was then chosen as Vader's challenger; included footage of Simmons beating Vader to win the title; after the win and being congratulated by other wrestlers, Simmons was hugged by Dusty Rhodes; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Simmons after the title win:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Dick Slater with a roll up at 6:04; Slater originally won the match at 5:39 after Greg Valentine interfered, tripped Rhodes as he attempted to suplex Slater into the ring, and held the foot down during the cover; moments later, Ole Anderson and Barry Windham appeared and disputed the call, with Rhodes then rolling up Slater
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Larry Santo & Scott Allen at 2:06 when Anderson pinned Allen with the spinebuster
Brian Pillman pinned George South at 1:35 with a leg roll up after a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle
Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated Tommy Angel & Steve Pritchard at 3:10 when Page pinned Pritchard with a legdrop after a shoulderblock from Vegas
WCW @ Ft. Bragg, NC - Ritz-Epps Center - July 17, 1992
Included Sting and WCW World Champion Big Van Vader
WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Coliseum - July 18, 1992
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Nikita Koloff after Madusa, dressed as a police officer, kicked the challenger
Also included Ricky Steamboat and Cactus Jack
WCW @ Charleston, WV - Civic Center - July 19, 1992
Included Steve Williams & Terry Gordy, WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner
WCW @ Roanoke, VA - Civic Center - July 20, 1992
Included Barry Windham and WCW TV Champion Steve Austin
WCW @ Oklahoma City, OK - Myriad - July 23, 1992
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
WCW @ St. Joseph, MO - July 24, 1992 (1,100)
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
Bobby Eaton pinned Larry Zbyszko
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin pinned Big Josh
Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack
Barry Windham pinned Greg Valentine
Sting & Ron Simmons defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader & the Super Invader
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Dustin Rhodes
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Rick & Scott Steiner in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WCW @ Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium - July 25, 1992
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin pinned Barry Windham
Bobby Eaton pinned Larry Zbyzsko after Paul E. Dangerously interfered
Dustin Rhodes & Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & the Super Invader
NWA/WCW Tag Team Champions Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
The Main Event - 7/26/92 - featured Tony Schiavone & Magnum TA on commentary; included footage from a recent ringside interview from WCW Worldwide involving Dustin Rhodes and Greg Valentine in which Dick Slater & the Barbarian came ringside and helped attack Rhodes' leg; featured footage of Brad Armstrong beating Scotty Flamingo to win the WCW Light Heavyweight Title and Steve Williams & Terry Gordy beating Rick & Scott Steiner to win the WCW Tag Team Titles on 7/5/92 at the Omni; included footage of Big Van Vader beating Sting to win the WCW World Title on 7/12/92 as part of the Great American Bash pay-per-view; featured footage of the Junkyard Dog injuring Mr. Hughes with a headbutt to the glasses during the Great American Bash tour; included footage from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night of Schiavone having a sit-down interview with Sting regarding his loss to Vader at the Bash; featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with Vader, with Harley Race, regarding a rematch with Sting:
WCW US Tag Team Champion the Barbarian pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with a boot to the face at 1:41
The Junkyard Dog pinned John Peterson with a Russian legsweep at 1:42
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Larry Santo at 1:43 after jumping over the top rope to the floor and dropping Santo throat-first across the top rope
Cactus Jack (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Larry Zbyzsko at 5:22 with the double arm DDT after Cactus rammed Zbyzsko into Dangerously on the ring apron; after the match, Cactus carried Dangerously backstage
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Michael Hayes in a non-title match with the Rude Awakening at 6:35 after avoiding a crossbody; during the bout, it was announced Sting would be in action, Bill Watts would discuss fines against Rude and Nikita Koloff, and Jimmy Garvin would face WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Steve Williams, and Ricky Steamboat would face WCW TV Champion Steve Austin the following week on WCW Saturday Night; it was also noted footage would air the following week of how Dick Slater & the Barbarian won the WCW US Tag Team Titles from Hayes & Garvin (7/6/92; Center Stage Theatre)
WCW @ Joplin, MO - Memorial Hall - July 26, 1992
Included Rick & Scott Steiner, WCW Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - July 27, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Terry Taylor & Scotty Flamingo
8/1/92 - featured footage from Worldwide of Nikita Koloff attacking WCW US Champion Rick Rude backstage; included Rude confronting Bill Watts and telling him that he would pay his part of the $5,000 fine but that the problem was Koloff, not him, and he would take his frustrations out on Koloff:
Brian Pillman pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 3:35 with a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle
Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater via disqualification when the Barbarian interfered
The Barbarian pinned Chad Bird with a boot to the face at 1:33
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Steve Williams (w/ WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Terry Gordy) pinned Jimmy Garvin at 7:41 with the Oklahoma Stampede; the ring announcer almost named Williams the victor 20-seconds earlier after he thought the match had ended
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mike Thor & Danny Deese at 2:03 when Scott pinned Thor with the Frankensteiner; after the bout, the Steiners brawled in the ring with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Williams & Gordy, who watched the match from ringside, until referees swarmed the ringside area
Van Hammer pinned John Peterson at 2:27 with the slingshot suplex
WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Jim Nash at 2:07 with a splash
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Ricky Steamboat via reverse decision at around 18:08; Steamboat originally won the match and title but referee Nick Patrick awarded the title to Austin after realizing Steamboat scored the win after knocking Austin out with a foreign object, which was thrown in the ring by Dangerously
8/8/92 - featured opening footage from the Ron Simmons vs. WCW World Champion Big Van Vader match taped 8/2/92 in Baltimore, followed by the announcement by Jim Ross & Bill Watts that Simmons was the new champion and Jake Roberts appeared in Baltimore as well; Ross provided sole commentary for the show; included Ross & Watts discussing the WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Nikita Koloff match in Baltimore, followed by footage detailing Sting leaving the broadcast area to help Koloff against Rude and Cactus Jack; moments later, Roberts came in through the crowd, attacked Sting with a steel chair, and twice dropped him with a DDT onto a steel chair before dropping his cross necklace ontop of Sting; Roberts then went for his snake bag but Simmons, Barry Windham, Van Hammer, Rick & Scott Steiner then slid in the ring to protect Sting; featured an in-ring segment from Baltimore in which Watts announced that the names of seven top contenders would be put in a bag and one would be drawn at random to fill Sting's spot against WCW World Champion Big Van Vader later in the show; moments later, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Van Hammer, Ron Simmons, Cactus Jack, Dan Spivey, and the Barbarian then came out; before a name could be drawn, Rude, alongside Madusa, interrupted and argued that his name should be added as well since he was the default top contender; Watts agreed and allowed Rude to add his name; Gary Michael Cappetta then drew Simmons' name from the bag held by Grizzly Smith; Watts then told Simmons he would give him some time to get ready for the match, with Simmons saying he was already ready and wanted the match immediately; highlights of the Simmons vs. Vader match then aired as well as the post-match celebration and Simmons being congratulated by Dusty Rhodes; included Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Simmons regarding his title win and defending the belt against Vader; featured an ad for the Starrcade Sweepstakes in which the winner would win tickets to the show; included Jesse Venturay conducting an interview with Roberts regarding his arrival to WCW, during which Roberts mentioned his father and spat over what he taught him, not noting that his father is Grizzly Smith, and said he would make Sting's life a living hell; featured Ross conducting an interview with Paul E. Dangerously, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy in which Dangerously said he formed a partnership with Williams & Gordy to rid WCW of the Steiners and that Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton would get the job done by the time Williams & Gordy returned from their upcoming tour of Japan; included a promo by Vader & Harley Race regarding the loss to Simmons, with Vader saying he's not making excuses and would get the WCW World Title belt; featured closing footage recapping Simmons' title win:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Mark Cantabury at 2:54 with the bulldog; during the bout, Greg Valentine & Dick Slater cut an insert promo on Rhodes & Barry Windham; it was announced during the contest that Sting would not be in Chicago or Chattanooga, TN in the coming days due to the injury he sustained in Baltimore at the hands of Jake Roberts
Dan Spivey defeated Randy Stallings via submission with a dragon sleeper at 2:01; during the bout, Spivey cut an insert promo in which he said he wanted the WCW World Title from Ron Simmons
The Junkyard Dog & Big Cat defeated Chris Sullivan & James Motes at 2:08 when Cat pinned Motes with an elbow drop; during the match, it was announced the Nikita Koloff vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude match taped 8/2/92 in Baltimore would be shown in its entirety
Van Hammer pinned Tracy Smothers with the slingshot suplex at 6:24
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Ian Weston & the Itallian Stallion at 8:17 when Weston submitted to Valentine's figure-4; during the bout, Valentine & Slater cut an insert promo on Slater's match with Dustin Rhodes the following night on The Main Event; it was also announced Jake Roberts would be in Chicago later in the night and Chattanooga, TN the following night and that Clash of the Champions 20 would celebrate 20 years of wrestling on TBS and Gordon Solie would be part of the broadcast
The Barbarian pinned Tommy Angel with a boot to the face at 3:21
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Larry Zbyzsko & Brian Pillman via referee's decision at around the 21-minute mark as Zbyzsko was caught in an armbar by Eaton after Eaton his a kneedrop onto Zbyzsko's already injured arm; the off-the-top rule was waived for the match, allowing the wrestlers to come off the top without it resulting in a disqualification; the match ended during the commercial break; when the show returned, Zbyzsko was being attended to by medics in the ring before the finish was shown
Worldwide - 8/8/92 - featured Tony Schiavone conducting a pretaped interview with the Junkyard Dog regarding his recent friendship with Mr. Hughes; included footage of the Rude / Koloff match from Baltimore after which Jake Roberts made his surprise debut and attacked Sting; featured footage of Bill Watts ordering that names of contenders would be drawn at random to determine who would take Sting's spot later in the show against Big Van Vader for the WCW World Title, with WCW US Champion Rick Rude appearing after everyone entered their names and protesting his should be in as well, which Watts agreed to; Ron Simmons was then chosen as Vader's challenger; included footage of Simmons beating Vader to win the title; after the win and being congratulated by other wrestlers, Simmons was hugged by Dusty Rhodes; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Simmons after the title win:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Dick Slater with a roll up at 6:04; Slater originally won the match at 5:39 after Greg Valentine interfered, tripped Rhodes as he attempted to suplex Slater into the ring, and held the foot down during the cover; moments later, Ole Anderson and Barry Windham appeared and disputed the call, with Rhodes then rolling up Slater
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Larry Santo & Scott Allen at 2:06 when Anderson pinned Allen with the spinebuster
Brian Pillman pinned George South at 1:35 with a leg roll up after a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle
Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated Tommy Angel & Steve Pritchard at 3:10 when Page pinned Pritchad with a legdrop after a shoulderblock from Vegas
WCW @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - July 30, 1992
Included WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Ricky Steamboat, and Greg Valentine
WCW @ Hampton, VA - Coliseum - July 31, 1992
Included WCW TV Champion Steve Austin and Barry Windham
WCW @ Philadelphia, PA - Civic Center - August 1, 1992 (2,000)
Bobby Eaton pinned Michael Hayes (sub. for Larry Zbyszko, selling the arm injury he sustained on TV)
Madusa pinned Heidi Lee Morgan
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine with the bulldog; stipulations stated the match could only end following Rhodes' bulldog or Valentine's figure-4
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin fought Barry Windham to a draw
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy in a non-title match
Ricky Steamboat pinned Cactus Jack in a falls count anywhere match
Sting & Ron Simmons defeated WCW World Champion Big Van Vader & the Super Invader
Nikita Koloff pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude in a non-title match
WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - August 2, 1992 (8,000; 4,000 paid)
Madusa pinned Heidi Lee Morgan
The Main Event - 8/9/92: Nikita Koloff fought WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) to a double disqualification when Cactus Jack attacked the challenger before Sting, who did guest commentary for the match alongside Jim Ross, made the save; moments later, Sting press slammed Rude onto Cacuts on the floor before Jake Roberts came through the crowd, attacked Sting with a steel chair, and twice dropped him with a DDT onto the chair; Roberts then went to open his snake bag but left the ring after Barry Windham, Ron Simmons, Rick & Scott Steiner came out to check on Sting (Roberts' surprise debut)
Worldwide - 8/15/92:
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Mike Sampson & GQ Stratus when Scott pinned Stratus with the Frankensteiner
Van Hammer pinned Eric Davidson with the slingshot suplex
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Brian Pillman & Marcus Alexander Bagwell when Bagwell submitted to Eaton's armbar
Barry Windham pinned Tracy Smothers with a lariat
Ron Simmons pinned Doug Superior with the powerslam
Cactus Jack defeated Ricky Steamboat via count-out when, after both men fell to the floor following a Steamboat crossbody block, Cactus hit an elbow drop from the apron to the floor
WCW Saturday Night - 8/8/92 - featured an in-ring segment in which Bill Watts announced that the names of seven top contenders would be put in a bag and one would be drawn at random to fill Sting's spot against WCW World Champion Big Van Vader later in the show; moments later, Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Van Hammer, Ron Simmons, Cactus Jack, Dan Spivey, and the Barbarian then came out; before a name could be drawn, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, alongside Madusa, interrupted and argued that his name should be added as well since he was the default top contender; Watts agreed and allowed Rude to add his name; Gary Michael Cappetta then drew Simmons' name from the bag held by Grizzly Smith; Watts then told Simmons he would give him some time to get ready for the match, with Simmons saying he was already ready and wanted the match immediately
The Main Event - 8/16/92: Ron Simmons (sub. for Sting) pinned WCW World Champion Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) to win the title with a powerslam at 9:42 after avoiding the powerbomb; prior to the bout, Bill Watts announced that another wrestler would be drawn at random to fill in for Sting, with Simmons being picked during an in-ring segment; after the bout, Tom Zenk, Dustin Rhodes, Van Hammer, Barry Windham, and Brian Pillman came out to congratulate Simmons; moments later, Dusty Rhodes appeared and hugged the new champion (The History of the World Heavyweight Championship)
Worldwide - 8/22/92 - included highlights of the WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Nikita Koloff match the previous Sunday at Atlanta's Omni:
Scotty Flamingo pinned Rick Tango
Tom Zenk pinned Tracy Smothers
The Barbarian & Dan Spivey defeated AJ Jackson & Vince Young when Barbarian pinned Young with the boot to the face
Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought Bob Starr to a no contest when Big Van Vader attacked both men before the match began
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater when Windham pinned Slater; the show ended before the match ended, but the conclusion was shown at the beginning of the following week's episode
Dark match after the taping: WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Rick & Scott Steiner in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match
WCW @ ? - August 1992
The Main Event - 8/9/92:
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) defeated Larry Santo & Scott Allen at 2:06 when Anderson pinned Allen with the spinebuster
The Main Event - 8/16/92:
Barry Windham pinned Tracy Smothers at 4:36 with the lariat; during the bout, Erik Watts was shown sitting in the crowd and it was mentioned Watts was looking to break into pro wrestling
Brian Pillman pinned George South at 1:35 with a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle and double leg pickup into a roll over
The Main Event - 8/23/92 - the first show with Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary:
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Tracy Smothers at 3:01 with the powerslam
WCW @ Raleigh, NC - Dorton Arena - August 5, 1992 (3,000)
Scotty Flamingo defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine
Dan Spivey & Dick Slater defeated Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk
Nikita Koloff defeated Cactus Jack
Sting defeated Super Invader
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy in a non-title match
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader via disqualification when Vader threw the champion over the top rope
NJPW @ Shizuoka, Japan - August 6, 1992
Norio Honaga defeated El Samurai in a non-title match
Super Strong Machine defeated Takayuki Iizuka
Shinya Hashimoto defeated Shiro Koshinaka
Tatsumi Fujinami & Jushin Liger defeated the Pegasus Kid & Jim Neidhart
Riki Choshu & Kensuke Sasaki defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & the Barbarian
NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Steve Austin pinned Arn Anderson with the Stungun
NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Scott Norton pinned Bam Bam Bigelow with a powerslam
NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Masahiro Chono defeated Tony Halme via submission with a short arm scissors
NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: The Great Muta pinned Barry Windham with the moonsault
WCW @ Fayetteville, NC - Cumberland County Civic Center - August 6, 1992 (1,600)
Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Rick & Scott Steiner
Dan Spivey defeated Tom Zenk
Brian Pillman defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Nikita Koloff defeated Cactus Jack
Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Garvin
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting defeated Big Van Vader & Super Invader
NJWP @ Nagoya, Japan - August 7, 1992 (11,000; sell out)
Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Koji Kanemoto & Hiroyoshi Yamamoto
Arn Anderson defeated Black Cat
Jushin Liger & El Samurai defeated Pegasus Kid & Norio Honaga
Shiro Koshinaka & Kengo Kimura defeated Masahiro Chono & Takayuki Iizuka
The Great Muta & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Terry Taylor & Barry Windham
Masa Saito & Riki Choshu defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Tony Halme
NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Terry Taylor defeated Hiroshi Hase via forfeit; Hase separated his shoulder on 8/3 while setting a new world record, a 40 revolution giant swing hold
NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Kensuke Sasaki pinned Jim Neidhart with a powerslam
NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: Shinya Hashimoto pinned the Barbarian with a running DDT
NWA World Championship Tournament Opening Round: WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Super Strong Machine with a kneedrop off the top
WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - August 8, 1992 (1,900)
Sting did not appear as scheduled; the reason given was the attack he sustained from Jake Roberts 8/2/92 in Baltimore
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
Cactus Jack defeated Michael Hayes
Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine
Dick Slater & Super Invader defeated Brian Pillman & Tom Zenk
Jake Roberts defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader via disqualification
WCW @ Chattanooga, TN - UTC Arena - August 9, 1992
Sting did not appear as scheduled; the reason given was the attack he sustained from Jake Roberts 8/2/92 in Baltimore
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - August 10, 1992 (11,500; sell out)
Bill Watts & Dusty Rhodes sat ringside for the show
Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Koji Kanemoto via submission at 12:01
Black Cat defeated Satoshi Kojima via submission with a modified abdominal stretch at 10:14
Hiro Saito, Norio Honaga, Super Strong Machine, & Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Jushin Liger, El Samurai, Osamu Kido, & Tatayuki Iizuka at 10:53 when Machine pinned Samurai with a diving headbutt
Bam Bam Bigelow & Tony Halme defeated the Barbarian & Jim Neidhart at 14:51 when Halme pinned the Barbarian with a clothesline off the top
IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Riki Choshu & Masa Saito at 12:13 when Scott pinned Saito following the bulldog off the top double team
NWA World Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Kensuke Sasaki pinned Terry Taylor at 9:35 with a modified hiptoss
NWA World Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Shinya Hashimoto at 13:52 with a kneedrop off the top to the throat
NWA World Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: The Great Muta pinned Steve Austin with the moonsault at 17:05
NWA World Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Masahiro Chono pinned Scott Norton at 10:48 with an abdominal stretch into a cradle
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 10, 1992
Television taping:
The Power Hour - 8/15/92:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Big Josh in a non-title match at 5:41 when Gordy pinned Bagwell with a falling powerslam off the middle turnbuckle
WCW Saturday Night - 8/15/92 - featured the announcement of each match scheduled for the Clash of the Champions:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Joe Cazana at 3:47 with the bulldog; during the bout, Greg Valentine & Dick Slater cut an insert promo on facing Rhodes & Barry Windham
Johnny B. Badd vs. Mike Thor
Big Josh vs. Bobby Eaton
Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page vs. Chad Byrd & the Italian Stallion
Jake Roberts vs. Randy Stallings
Brian Pillman pinned Tracy Smothers with a crucifix at 11:24
Dick Slater vs. Tom Zenk
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker at 2:02 with the powerslam; Teddy Long did guest commentary for the bout; after the match, Jim Ross interviewed Simmons
Big Van Vader vs. Rex Cooper & Danny Dees (handicap match)
Power Hour - 8/22/92:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Tommy Angel & Terry Bronson when Williams pinned Bronson with the Oklahoma Stampede
Barry Windham pinned Terry Taylor with the superplex
WCW Saturday Night - 8/22/92 - featured footage of the Nikita Koloff vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude match taped 8/16/92 at the Omni:
Ricky Steamboat pinned Scotty Flamingo at 7:50 with a half nelson following a crossbody from the middle turnbuckle; Michael Hayes did guest commentary for the match; Steamboat came into the match with his ribs heavily taped but Flamingo tore the tape off late in the contest; during the bout, it was announced Sting would face Dick Slater the following night on The Main Event
Jake Roberts pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with the DDT at 3:03; Cactus Jack provided guest commentary for the match; after the contest, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Roberts regaring his feud with Sting and the eight man elimination match upcoming at the Clash of the Champions, during which Roberts said he would leave Sting alone if Sting would just quit
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater vs. TC Carter & Chris Sullivan
Big Van Vader vs. the Italian Stallion
Sting defeated Mark Cantabury at 2:26 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock after hitting the Stinger Splash
The Main Event - 8/23/92: Sting pinned Dick Slater at 8:02 by reversing a piledriver attempt into a backdrop; after the match, Nikita Koloff made the save against Slater & an interfering Greg Valentine
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - August 11, 1992 (11,500; sell out)
Dusty Rhodes, Bill Watts, and Hiro Matsuda sat ringside for the show
Jushin Liger pinned Honaga at 25:39 with a butterfly suplex off the top
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Samurai pinned Hiro Saito in a non-title match at 9:11 with a roll up
Koji Kanemoto & Osamu Nishimura defeated Yamamoto & Kojima at 11:08 when Nishimura pinned Kojima with a missile dropkick
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin & Arn Anderson defeated Goto & Super Strong Machine at 10:42 when Austin pinned Goto with the Stungun
Koji Kimura & Koshinaka defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Kido at 8:54 when Kimura pinned Kido following a leg lariat
Scott Norton & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Barry Windham & Tony Halme at 9:20 when Norton pinned Windham with a powerslam
IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Iizuka at 12:27 when Scott pinned Iizuka with the Frankensteiner
The Main Event - 9/13/92: NWA World Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Kensuke Sasaki at 19:24 with a kneedrop off the top and a second to the back of the head
Power Hour - 10/17/92: NWA World Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Masahiro Chono pinned the Great Muta at 26:07 via submission with the STF
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountain Center - August 11, 1992
Television taping:
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - August 12, 1992 (11,500; sell out)
Honaga pinned Koji Kanemoto at 9:38 with a flying clothesline
Hiro Saito & Goto defeated Cat & Yamamoto at 11:59 when Saito pinned Cat with a flying senton
The Pegasus Kid pinned Jushin Liger at 14:25 with a powerbomb off the top
Super Strong Machine pinned Arn Anderson at 8:32 with a German suplex
Bam Bam Bigelow, Tony Halme, & Scott Norton defeated Barry Windham, Jim Neidhart, & the Barbarian at 9:36 when Norton pinned the Barbarian with a powerslam
Tatsumi Fujinami & Kido defeated Riki Choshu & Iizuka at 11:13 when Kido pinned Iizuka with a cradle
IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated the Great Muta & Kensuke Sasaki at 15:33 when Muta was pinned following a DDT off the top double team
NWA World Championship Tournament Finals: Masahiro Chono pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) at 29:44 with a shoulderblock off the top
WCW @ Sarasota, FL - Robards Arena - August 13, 1992 (2,500)
The Junkyard Dog & Big Cat defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas via disqualification
Dustin Rhodes defeated Scotty Flamingo
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin
Jake Roberts defeated Brian Pillman
Nikita Koloff defeated Cactus Jack
Sting defeated Super Invader
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader
WCW @ Ft. Myers, FL - Harborside Convention Hall - August 14, 1992
Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin vs. the Barbarian & Dick Slater
WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong vs. Scotty Flamingo
Dustin Rhodes vs. Dan Spivey
Nikita Koloff vs. Cactus Jack
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting vs. Big Van Vader & the Super Invader
NJPW @ Kobe, Japan - August 15, 1992 (8,300; sell out)
Satoshi Kojima defeated Hiroyoshi Yamamoto
Jim Neidhart defeated Black Cat
Norio Honaga, Hiro Saito, & Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Jushin Liger, Koji Kanemoto, & Kantaro Hoshino
Super Strong Machine defeated Masanobu Kurisu
Tony Halme defeated Kensuke Sasaki
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono & the Great Muta defeated Takayuki Iizuka & Shinya Hashimoto
Kengo Kimura, Masashi Aoyagi, & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Tatsumi Fujinami, Ricki Choshu, & Osamu Kido
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Samura defeated Chris Benoit
IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Scott Norton at 12:06 when Scott pinned Bigelow with a German suplex after Bigelow missed a diving headbutt to Rick
WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Veterans Memorial Coliseum - August 15, 1992 (6,580; 4,000 paid)
Scotty Flamingo defeated Michael Hayes
The Junkyard Dog & Big Cat defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas via disqualification
Cactus Jack defeated Jimmy Garvin
The Barbarian defeated Brian Pillman
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
Sting fought Jake Roberts to a double disqualification
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - August 16, 1992 (matinee) (6,700)
Two children were admitted free with the purchase of an adult ticket
WCW Worldwide taping:
Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification when, after the referee was knocked down, Roberts dropped Sting with a DDT onto a steel chair; moments later, Nikita Koloff attempted to make the save, bringing out Cactus Jack as well; Roberts eventually hit Koloff in the elbow with a steel chair
Ricky Steamboat fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to a time-limit draw after more than 15 minutes
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) with a roll up after Vader collided with Race on the ring apron
Worldwide - 8/22/92: WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Nikita Koloff with a Rude Awakening after Madusa, dressed as a security guard, came out and kicked the challenger in the head
Pro - 8/22/92:
Dick Slater & Greg Valentine defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Tom Zenk when Slater pinned Zenk after Valentine hit a double axe handle off the top behind the referee's back as Zenk had a sleeper applied on Slater
Jake Roberts vs. the Italian Stallion
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons vs. Tracy Smothers
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Danny Dees & Mike Thor
Worldwide - 8/29/92 - featured Jesse Ventura conducting an interview with Jake Roberts:
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Jim Cane with the Rude Awakening
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Tracy Smothers & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker when Parker submitted to Sting's Scorpion Deathlock
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned John Black with the powerslam; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an in-ring interview with Simmons, with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, alongside Madusa, then interrupting
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Scott McKever with the powerbomb
Cactus Jack pinned Ian Weston with the double arm DDT
Greg Valentine, Dick Slater, & the Barbarian defeated Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes when Valentine pinned Windham after Barbarian kicked Windham in the face
Worldwide - 9/5/92 - featured Jesse Ventura conducting an interview with Nikita Koloff; featured footage of the aftermath from the Sting vs. Jake Roberts match which took place during the taping:
Van Hammer pinned Ruben Thomas with the slingshot suplex
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Joey Maggs & the Italian Stallion at 2:33 when Maggs submitted to Eaton's armbar (Hayes' debut with Anderson & Eaton)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Scotty Flamingo
The Barbarian pinned TC Carter with the boot to the face at the 54-second mark
Cactus Jack defeated Dustin Rhodes via count-out following an elbow drop to the floor; after the bout, Jake Roberts attacked Rhodes
The Main Event - 9/6/92 - featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included the Sting & Nikita Koloff vs. Tracy Smothers & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker match from the 8/29/92 Worldwide, the Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton vs. Joey Maggs & the Italian Stallion and Barbarian vs. TC Carter matches from the 9/5/92 Worldwide, the Dick Slater & Greg Valentine vs. Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell match from the 8/22/92 Pro; featured footage from Brian Pillman confronting Brad Armstrong at the Clash of the Champions and of the 8-man elimination match; included a closing announcement that Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham would face Cactus Jack & the Barbarian the following week:
Cactus Jack pinned Dustin Rhodes in a falls count anywhere match at 6:48 following an elbow drop from the apron to the floor
WCW @ Little Rock, AR - Barton Coliseum - August 19, 1992 (5,020; 3,500 paid)
The Barbarian pinned Brian Pillman
Tom Zenk pinned Super Invader
The Junkyard Dog & Big Cat defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Ricky Steamboat pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification when, after the referee was knocked down, Roberts dropped Sting with a DDT onto a steel chair; moments later, Nikita Koloff attempted to make the save, bringing out Cactus Jack as well; Roberts eventually hit Koloff in the elbow with a steel chair
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Nikita Koloff
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Big Van Vader
WCW @ Alexandria, LA - August 20, 1992 (2,000 paid)
Tom Zenk pinned Super Invader
The Barbarian pinned Brian Pillman
The Junkyard Dog & Big Cat defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Barry Windham pinned Dick Slater
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine
Ricky Steamboat fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to a time-limit draw
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Jake Roberts
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Big Van Vader
AJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen Hall - August 21, 1992 (2,150; sell out)Jackie Fulton pinned Izmida at 8:23 with a northern lights suplex
Angel pinned Masao Inoue at 11:59 with a German suplex
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Ogawa & Mitsuo Momota at 12:04 when Rogers pinned Momota
The Giant Baba, Kimura, & Mighty Inoue defeated Okuma, Eigen, & Fuchi at 19:53 when Inoue pinned Eigen after a chop from Baba
Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey defeated Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat at 9:33 when Spivey pinned Kroffat with a DDT
Jumbo Tsuruta & Taue defeated Kobashi & the Patriot at 16:40 when Taue pinned Patriot
Mitsuhara Misawa, Kawada, & Kikuchi defeated Slinger, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy at 22:25 when Slinger submitted to Kawada's Stretch Plum
WCW @ Shreveport, LA - August 21, 1992 (3,700; 2,500 paid)
The Barbarian & Super Invader defeated Tom Zenk & Brian Pillman
The Big Cat defeated Vinnie Vegas via disqualification
The Junkyard Dog pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Ricky Steamboat fought WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to a time-limit draw
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Nikita Koloff
Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Big Van Vader
Power Hour - 8/22/92:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy vs. Tommy Angel & Terry Bronson
Brian Pillman & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Barry Windham vs. Terry Taylor
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin vs. Tom Zenk
AJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Budokan Hall - August 22, 1992 (16,300; sell out)
Slinger & Momota defeated Masao Inoue & Mighty Inoue at the 13-minute mark when Slinger pinned Masao with a German suplex
Ogawa pinned Angel at the 5-minute mark with a roll up
Fuchi, Okuma, & Eigen defeated the Giant Baba, Kimura, & Asako at 17:15 when Fuchi pinned Asako
Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat defeated the Patriot & Jackie Fulton at 14:47 when Kroffat pinned Fulton with a tiger bomb
Kobashi & Kikuchi defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton at 16:18 when Kobashi pinned Fulton with a moonsault
Kawada defeated Dan Spivey via submission with a facelock at 16:16
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated PWF Tag Team Champions Jumbo Tsuruta & Taue in a non-title match at 24:37 when Gordy pinned Tsuruta with a powerbomb
Mitsuhara Misawa pinned Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Stan Hansen at 24:03 to win the title with a forearm blow
WCW @ Monroe, LA - Civic Center - August 22, 1992 (3,700; 2,700 paid)
Super Invader pinned Tom Zenk
The Junkyard Dog & Big Cat defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Barry Windham pinned Dick Slater
Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine
The Barbarian pinned Brian Pillman
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin defeated Ricky Steamboat
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Sting, & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, & Big Van Vader when Simmons pinned Vader
The Main Event - 8/23/92:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Mark Cantabury
Sting vs. Dick Slater
WCW @ New Orleans, LA - August 23, 1992 (matinee) (3,000; 2,200 paid)
Big Cat pinned Diamond Dallas Page
The Barbarian pinned Tom Zenk
The Junkyard Dog pinned Vinnie Vegas
Brian Pillman pinned Super Invader
Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine
Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Nikita Koloff
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Big Van Vader
AJPW @ Hachioji, Japan - August 23, 1992 (2,500)
Ogawa pinned Bobby Fulton
The Giant Baba, Rusher Kimura, & Ryuma Izumida defeated Eigen, Okuma, & Fuchi
Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat defeated Tommy Rogers & the Patriot
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Mitsuhara Misawa & Kikuchi
Kawada & Kobashi defeated Dan Spivey & Angel
Jumbo Tsuruta & Taue defeated Stan Hansen & Jackie Fulton
AJPW @ Sano, Japan - August 24, 1992
Tommy Rogers pinned Masao Inoue
Bobby Fulton pinned Satoru Asako
The Giant Baba, Kimura, & Mitsuo Momota defeated Eigen, Okuma, & Fuchi
Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat defeated Mighty Inoue & Kikuchi
Kobashi & the Patriot defeated Dan Spivey & Angel
Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Mitsuhara Misawa & Kawada defeated Stan Hansen & Jackie Fulton
Richard Slinger, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Jumbo Tsuruta, Taue, & Ogawa when Slinger pinned Ogawa
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 24, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
8/29/92:
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Pat Rose & Rick Thames
The Barbarian pinned Jimmy Garvin with a boot to the face
Ricky Steamboat pinned Tom Zenk with a fisherman suplex
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Scott Allen with the powerbomb
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Chris Sullivan with the Rude Awakening
9/5/92 - featured opening footage of Ricky Steamboat beating WCW TV Champion Steve Austin to win the title at the Clash of the Champions; included footage from the Clash of the Champions in which Cactus Jack introduced Butch Reed as the Barbarian's new tag team partner, with the two then beating Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes; featured footage from the Clash of Bill Watts stripping Brad Armstrong of the WCW Light Heavyweight Title, with Brian Pillman then calling Armstrong scum and slapping him across the face; included footage from the 8-man tag team elimination match from the Clash:
Johnny B. Badd, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & Tom Zenk defeated Scotty Flamingo, Greg Valentine, & Dick Slater at 5:55 when Zenk pinned Flamingo with a roll up after Badd hit Flamingo with a left hand punch; Teddy Long provided guest commentary for the bout
The Barbarian pinned Kip Abee with a boot to the face at 1:23
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Rick & Scott Steiner at 19:50 when Anderson pinned Rick after Eaton hit the Alabama Jam - which was illegal since he came off the top - behind the referee's back as Scott threw Anderson off the top; stipulations stated the winners would be deemed the #1 contenders to the WCW Tag Team Titles; prior to the bout, it was announced Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham would face Cactus Jack & the Barbarian the following night on The Main Event; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Anderson, Eaton, & Hayes about their upcoming challenge of WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy and Hayes' history with Gordy
The Main Event - 9/20/92: Jake Roberts, Cactus Jack, & the Barbarian defeated Nikita Koloff, Barry Windham, & Dustin Rhodes when Barbarian pinned Windham with a boot to the face
AJPW @ Higashimuryama, Japan - August 25, 1992
Kobashi & the Patriot defeated Tommy Rogers & Jackie Fulton
Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat defeated Dan Spivey & Angel
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Stan Hansen & Bobby Fulton
Jumbo Tsuruta, Taue, & Fuchi defeated Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Mitsuhara Misawa, Kawada, & Kikuchi at 25:17
WCW @ Dothan, AL - Civic Center - August 25, 1992
Worldwide taping:
9/12/92 - featured Tony Schiavone conducting a podium interview with WCW World Champion Ron Simmons:
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Rick Thames with the powerslam
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Jimmy Garvin & Tom Zenk when Valentine pinned Garvin following a piledriver from Slater (Garvin's last appearance for 18 months)
The Barbarian pinned Larry Santo with the boot to the face
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Van Hammer with the Rude Awakening
9/19/92:
Johnny B. Badd & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tracy Smothers & Bob Cook when Badd pinned Cook
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Mark Canterbury & Pat Rose when Windham pinned Rose with a lariat
The Barbarian pinned Chris Sullivan with the boot to the face
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Pez Whatley & Ian Weston when Weston submitted to Eaton's armbar
Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification after Roberts threw Koloff over the top rope after Cactus Jack and Sting both came ringside and began brawling; Sting was then double teamed until Koloff got a steel chair into the ring
WCW @ McMinnville, TN - August 27, 1992
Erik Watts' debut
AJPW @ Osaka, Japan - August 28, 1992 (2,050; sell out)
Dan Spivey & Angel defeated Bobby & Jackie Fulton
The Patriot pinned Tommy Rogers
The Giant Baba & Mighty Inoue defeated Motoshi Okuma & Haruka Eigen
Kawada & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi defeated Ogawa & Taue
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated UWA Tag Team Champions Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat at 19:01 when Gordy pinned Furnas
Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Mitsuhara Misawa & Kobashi defeated Jumbo Tsuruta & Masa Fuchi at 29:48 when Kobashi pinned Fuchi with a rolling cradle
WCW @ Knoxville, TN - August 28, 1992
Van Hammer, Johnny B. Badd, & Tom Zenk defeated Cactus Jack, Scotty Flamingo, & the Super Invader
Erik Watts pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
The Junkyard Dog pinned Diamond Dallas Page
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine
The Barbarian pinned Brian Pillman
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Nikita Koloff
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Big Van Vader
AJPW @ Nagoya, Japan - August 29, 1992 (3,250; sell out)
Yoshinari Ogari pinned Tommy Rogers
Doug Furnas & Dan Kroffat defeated Dan Spivey & Tommy Angel
Jumbo Tsuruta & Akira Taue defeated Bobby Fulton & the Patriot
Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Mitsuhara Misawa, Toshiaki Kawada, & Kenta Kobashi defeated Jackie Fulton, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy when Misawa pinned Fulton
WCW @ Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium - August 29, 1992 (1,100)
The Junkyard Dog pinned Vinnie Vegas
Erik Watts pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Cactus Jack pinned Van Hammer
The Barbarian pinned Brian Pillman
Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo
Dick Slater pinned Tom Zenk
Dustin Rhodes pinned Greg Valentine
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW TV Champion Steve Austin pinned Ricky Steamboat
WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Jake Roberts defeated Sting & Nikita Koloff when Roberts pinned Koloff following the DDT
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Big Van Vader
WCW @ Manhattan, KS - Bramlage Coliseum - August 30, 1992 (1,600)
Cactus Jack, Bobby Eaton, & Scotty Flamingo defeated Johnny B. Badd, Brian Pillman, & Van Hammer when Cactus pinned Hammer
Erik Watts pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
The Junkyard Dog pinned Diamond Dallas Page
The Barbarian pinned Tom Zenk
Dustin Rhodes fought Arn Anderson to a draw
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Big Van Vader when Koloff pinned Rude after Rude tripped over Harley Race
Ricky Steamboat pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin in a non-title match
Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
Clash of the Champions XX "20 Years of Wrestling on TBS" - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - September 2, 1992 (500)
Shown live on TBS - featured an opening archived clip of Gordon Solie speaking with Andre the Giant followed by a title screen featuring clips of Bill Watts, Dusty Rhodes, King Kong Bundy, the Spoiler, and Ric Flair; included Tony Schiavone & Missy Hyatt outside the venue speaking with Gordon Solie and Andre the Giant; moments later, WCW World Champion Ron Simmons arrived with his wife followed soon thereafter by WCW Executive Vice President Bill Watts, Hank Aaron, WCW President Bill Shaw, Jim Barnett, Bob Dhue, and Bruno Sammartino; when Sammartino appeared, a nervous Missy tripped over her words asking if she could shake his hand; Sting then drove up in a Harley Davidson; featured Teddy Long speaking with Watts, Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, the Assassin, Thunderbolt Patterson, Atlanta City Councilman Robb Pitts, with Pitts giving Watts a proclimation that the day had been named World Championship Wrestling Day in Atlanta; included Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary; during the telecast, the WCW Hotline conducted a poll on whether the off-the-top-rope disqualification should be done away with; with 88% of fans voting to do away with it; featured a video package on tag team wrestling on TBS with clips of Dusty Rhodes & Ole Anderson vs. the Assassins, Jack & Jerry Brisco, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts, the Road Warriors, and Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson; included Ross conducting an interview with Sammartino in which Sammartino praised WCW for promoting wrestling and subtly insulted WWF for the way it promotes its product; featured Long speaking backstage with Bob Armstrong and Thunderbolt Patterson followed by pre-taped comments from Mr. Wrestling II from his home in Hawaii; included pre-taped comments from Ted Turner on wrestling being on his network 20 years; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Watts about a knee injury to WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong sustained in Sapporo, Japan against the Great Muta, with Watts announcing Armstrong had been stripped of the title since it had been 5 weeks since the last title defense and a tournament would be held to crown the new champion at a later date; included Ventura speaking with Armstrong, with Brian Pillman then appearing, insulting Armstrong, and eventually slapping him across the face; featured a video package on the singles wrestlers of TBS featuring Rhodes, Stan Hansen, Ron Garvin, Tony Atlas, Magnum TA, Buzz Sawyer, Mr. Wrestling II, the Great Kabuki, Ted Dibiase, Watts, Wahoo McDaniel, the Masked Superstar, Jimmy Valiant, King Kong bundy, the Spoiler, the Iron Sheik, Tully Blanchard, Flair, Terry Funk, Tommy Rich, and Roddy Piper; included a video package on WCW World Champion Ron Simmons; featured footage of Masahiro Chono winning the NWA World Title over WCW US Champion Rick Rude in Tokyo weeks earlier followed by the announcement that footage from the tournament would be shown in the coming weeks; included pre-taped comments from Rude on challenging Chono for the title; featured a video package detailing the history going into the 8-man elimination main event; included the announcement Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton would face Rick & Scott Steiner that weekend on WCW Saturday Night; featured a Halloween Havoc 92 mini movie to promote the 'Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal' match between Sting and Jake Roberts:
Ricky Steamboat pinned WCW TV Champion Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) in a No DQ match to win the title at 10:46 with a crossbody off the top after crawling under the ring and coming out the opposite end; after the introductions, 11 year-old Megan Cean of Tulsa, OK was accompanied to the ring by Johnny B. Badd to sing the National Anthem; during the bout, Dangerously was suspended above the ring in a cage; Steamboat wrestled the match with taped ribs after sustaining broken ribs in the NWA Tag Team Championship Tournament (Ricky Steamboat: The Life of the Dragon)
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater (w/ Larry Zbyzsko, his arm in a sling after it was broken at the hands of Anderson & Eaton) at 5:44 when Anderson pinned Valentine after Zbyzsko accidentally hit Valentine with his arm cast and Eaton followed with the Alabama Jam; prior to the bout, Jesse Ventura conducted an interview with Hayes, Anderson & Eaton on their new partnership, during which Hayes said they were the combination of the best teams of the 80s - the Freebirds, the Midnight Express, and the Four Horsemen
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack with a powerslam at 8:51; Ole Anderson was the referee for the bout
The Barbarian & Butch Reed (sub. for Dan Spivey) defeated Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham at 8:15 when the Barbarian pinned Windham with a boot to the face after Rhodes & Windham knocked Reed to the floor with a double dropkick; prior to the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Cactus Jack, with the Barbarian, in which he said he told Spivey to stay home because he had found someone to take out WCW World Champion Ron Simmons and this person knew Simmons better than anyone and then introduced Reed; Cactus joined the commentary team for the bout; after the match, Ross conducted an interview with Cactus, Reed & Barbarian about their challenging Simmons (Reed's surprise return after a year absence)
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa), Jake Roberts, Big Van Vader, & the Super Invader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Sting, Nikita Koloff, Rick & Scott Steiner in an elimination match at 15:17; Roberts pinned Koloff with a roll up at 7:26 after Rude hit Koloff from behind as Koloff ran the ropes, attempting the Russian Sickle; Sting pinned Invader at 8:03 with a facebuster; Scott was disqualified at 11:18 for hitting a clothesline off the top to Vader; Rick was counted-out at 12:28 when, after Rick backdropped Vader on the floor, Rude hit the Rude Awakening on Rick behind the referee's back; Vader was disqualified at 14:20 for hitting a splash off the top onto Sting; Roberts pinned Sting with the DDT
WCW @ San Angelo, TX - Convention Center - September 3, 1992 (2,200)
Van Hammer defeated Greg Valentine
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Arn Anderson defeated Tom Zenk
Dustin Rhodes & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Bobby Eaton & Scotty Flamingo
The Barbarian defeated Barry Windham
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page
Nikita Koloff defeated the Super Invader
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
Sting defeated Jake Roberts via disqualification
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Ft. Hood, TX - Abrams Fitness Center - September 4, 1992 (1,400)
Tom Zenk defeated Scotty Flamingo
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Dustin Rhodes & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page
Greg Valentine defeated Van Hammer
Barry Windham defeated the Barbarian
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Sting, & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, & the Super Invader when Sting pinned Invader
WCW @ Dallas, TX - Sportatorium - September 5, 1992 (2,350)
During the show an elderly man, accompanied by his personal nurse, attempted to shoot Jake Roberts. The man had attended shows at the Sportatorium for 30 years without incident
Bill Watts sent word to the crew that if Jim Crockett showed up then he would have to buy a ticket to get in and that he wouldn't be allowed anywhere near the dressing room
Tom Zenk defeated Scotty Flamingo
Greg Valentine defeated Van Hammer
The Barbarian defeated Barry Windham
Dustin Rhodes & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Steve Austin defeated WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat in a non-title match
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & Super Invader when Sting pinned Invader after Invader tripped over Harley Race
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Oklahoma City, OK - Myriad - September 6, 1992 (matinee) (1,000)
Tom Zenk defeated Scotty Flamingo
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Greg Valentine defeated Van Hammer
Dustin Rhodes & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page
The Barbarian defeated Barry Windham
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Jake Roberts defeated Sting & Nikita Koloff when Roberts pinned Koloff with the DDT; Roberts sustained a concussion in the match, forcing him to miss the TV tapings the following week
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Super Invader
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - September 8, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
9/12/92 - featured opening footage of Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton beating Rick & Scott Steiner the previous week; included Jim Ross on commentary; included Ross speaking with Teddy Long about a fundraiser Long was taking part in the following Saturday; featured Ross conducting an interview with the Steiners regarding Anderson & Eaton and having to go through them to get another show at WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy; during the interview, Rick misspoke and said they were going after the US tag team titles; included Ross speaking with Bill Watts regarding the ratings of the Clash, the upcoming tournament for the vacant WCW Light Heavyweight Title, and the off the top rule; Watts said more details in the tournament would be released in two weeks and that the off the top rule would be rescinded for the tournament and would only be rescinded for the light heavyweight division; featured an on screen graphic advertising Brad Armstrong & Missy Hyatt appearing at the Celebrity Allstar Game to Benefit Atlanta's Homeless, which would take place the following Saturday at Georgia Tech's Chandler Stadium; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, wearing a suit, regarding the loss to Masahiro Chono in the finals of the NWA World Title tournament, during which Rude blamed Japanese referee Hatori; Ross & Rude then reviewed footage from the match; it was then noted that Rude's match with Kensuke Sasaki during the tournament would air the following night during The Main Event and a clip of the match then aired; Rude then said he was going to lobby for a rematch with Chono that would give Chono less advantages than he had in Japan; featured the Halloween Havoc "Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal" vignette; included Ross conducting an interview with Scotty Flamingo regarding his participation in the upcoming WCW Light Heavyweight Title tournament and losing to Brad Armstrong earlier in the show; featured Ross conducting an interview with Dustin Rhodes in which he said he and Barry Windham had their sights set on the WCW/NWA Tag Team Titles and he had his own eyes on Rude's US Title; during the interview, Erik Watts was shown sitting in the crowd, with Rhodes then inviting him down to join them and discussing how he and Windham have been working with Watts to get him ready for the ring; included Ross conducting an interview with Simmons regarding his being on the cover of the WCW Magazine and facing challengers like Rude, Cactus, and Big Van Vader:
Steve Austin (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) pinned Chris Sullivan with the Stun Gun at the 59-second mark; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Austin & Dangerously regarding Ricky Steamboat winning the WCW TV Title from Austin during the Clash of the Champions, during which Dangerously said Steamboat was the greatest wrestler ever on TBS next only to Austin
Brad Armstrong pinned Scotty Flamingo with the side Russian legsweep at 3:26; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Brian Pillman slapping Armstrong at the Clash; after the match, Armstrong grabbed the mic and cut a promo on Pillman and told Pillman to come out and explain the situation face-to-face but Pillman didn't show
Shane Douglas pinned the Super Invader with the belly to belly suplex at 2:38; during the bout, it was noted the first Halloween Havoc control center would air the following week; after the match, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Douglas regarding his return and the upset win (Douglas' return after more than a 2-year absence)
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Ricky Nelson with a boot to the face at 1:22; prior to the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Cactus alongside the Barbarian, in which Jack challenged WCW World Champion Ron Simmons to either face the Barbarian or Butch Reed at Halloween Havoc; during the match, it was noted Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes would face Cactus & Barbarian the following night on The Main Event; Cactus joined Ross on commentary for the match
Brian Pillman pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 3:38 with a kick to the head as Bagwell was sliding back into the ring; Scotty Flamingo joined Ross on commentary for the match; after the bout, Brad Armstrong confronted Pillman in the ring and said the two could get over it if Pillman could shake his hand; Pillman then slapped Armstrong twice, with Armstrong attacking Pillman and Flamingo attacking Armstrong; moments later, Bagwell made the save and helped Armstrong clear the ring
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Vinnie Vegas with a roll up at 3:29 after avoiding Snake Eyes and shoving the challenger into the corner
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Kevin Neal & Robert Wallace at 1:23 when Anderson forced a submission with an armbar; Hayes joined Ross on commentary for the bout; after the contest, Ross conducted an interview with Hayes, Anderson & Eaton, with Rick & Scott Steiner then interrupting and the Steiners challenging Anderson & Eaton to a match; the Steiners then ran in the ring and fended off the opposition as the broadcast ended
9/19/92 - 1-hour episode; featured an opening announcement by Jim Ross that Scotty Flamingo had been fined $2,000 for leaving the broadcast booth the previous week and getting involved in the ring; included a promo by Jake Roberts regarding his facing Sting at Halloween Havoc, during which Roberts said Sting would get the chance to choose his own form of execution with Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal; featured Ross conducting an interview with Magnum TA regarding the return of Shane Douglas and Douglas using Magnum's belly to belly suplex as his finisher; included the first Halloween Havoc Control Center in which it was announced WCW World Champion Ron Simmons would face the Barbarian and NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono would face WCW US Champion Rick Rude; featured Ross conducting an interview with Cactus Jack & the Barbarian regarding the Barbarian challenging Simmons at Havoc, with Cactus saying Butch Reed was their ace in the hole; Cactus then noted Rude was also chasing Simmons and Rude always relied on Cactus to help him against the likes of Sting and Ricky Steamboat but Cactus was done doing favors for him; included Ross conducting an interview with Teddy Long, regarding the Power Hour, and WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat, regarding the challenge of Steve Austin:
The Barbarian pinned Rob Bassen with a boot to the face at 1:41; Cactus Jack joined Jim Ross on commentary for the match
Shane Douglas pinned Joe Cazana with the belly to belly suplex at 2:47; Magnum TA joined Ross on commentary for the contest; during the bout, it was announced Bruno Sammartino would be part of Halloween Havoc; after the match, Ross & Magnum conducted an interview with Douglas regarding his return to WCW and using the belly to belly suplex
Van Hammer pinned Diamond Dallas Page with an Oklahoma side roll at 4:23 after avoiding an elbow drop
Rick & Scott Steiner fought Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) to a time-limit draw at 17:57; prior to the bout, it was announced Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, & Nikita Koloff would face Jake Roberts, Cactus Jack, & the Barbarian the following night on The Main Event; it was also announced Bruno Sammartino would be part of the following week's WCW Saturday Night and Rhodes would face Roberts during the show; the Steiners cleared the ring of Anderson & Eaton just as the time limit expired
The Main Event - 9/20/92: Scotty Flamingo fought Marcus Alexander Bagwell to a time-limit draw
Power Hour - 9/26/92: Brian Pillman & Scotty Flamingo defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Brad Armstrong when Pillman pinned Bagwell with a crucifix
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - September 9, 1992 (1,000)
Television taping:
Shane Douglas pinned Pat Rose; the match was redone later in the show because Rose messed up Douglas' belly to belly suplex
Tex Slazenger defeated Joey Maggs
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting defeated Butch Reed & the Super Invader
The Main Event - 9/20/92: Shane Douglas pinned Pat Rose with the belly to belly suplex
Power Hour - 10/3/92:
Sting, Dustin Rhodes, & Nikita Koloff defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Joe Cazana, & Bob Cook when Koloff pinned Cazana with the Russian Sickle
Shane Douglas pinned Mark Canterbury with the belly to belly suplex
Butch Reed & the Barbarian defeated Tom Zenk & Jimmy Garvin when Reed pinned Garvin with a shoulderblock off the top
Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong with a reverse roll up and holding the ropes for leverage
Power Hour - 10/10/92:
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with a chop off the middle turnbuckle
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack & Butch Reed) pinned Robert Wallace with a boot to the face
Van Hammer pinned Rex Cooper with the slingshot suplex
Brian Pillman fought Tom Zenk to a 10-minute time-limit draw
WCW @ Terre Haute, IN - Hulman Center - September 10, 1992 (1,500)
Tom Zenk defeated Dick Slater
Erik Watts defeated Bob Cook
Nikita Koloff defeated Van Hammer
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Dustin Rhodes defeated Greg Valentine
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
The Barbarian defeated Barry Windham
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & the Super Invader
WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - September 11, 1992 (1,489)
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Van Hammer & Tom Zenk
Erik Watts defeated Mike Graham
Dustin Rhodes defeated Bob Cook
The Barbarian defeated Barry Windham
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
Brad Armstrong pinned Brian Pillman with the Russian legsweep
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & the Super Invader
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Cleveland, OH - Convocation Center - September 12, 1992 (2,000)
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Van Hammer & Tom Zenk
Erik Watts defeated Mike Graham
Dustin Rhodes defeated Bob Cook
Brad Armstrong defeated Brian Pillman
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
The Barbarian defeated Barry Windham
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & the Super Invader
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Charleston, WV - Civic Center - September 13, 1992 (matinee) (1,500)
Dustin Rhodes defeated Tom Zenk
Erik Watts defeated Mike Graham
Jake Roberts defeated Van Hammer
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine
Brad Armstrong defeated Brian Pillman
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff in a lumberjack match
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
The Main Event - 9/13/92 - the show was joined in progress; featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included the Halloween Havoc "Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal" mini movie; featured the announcement footage would be shown the following week of the Masahiro Chono vs. the Great Muta match taped 8/11/92; included the announcement WCW US Champion Rick Rude would face Van Hammer the following week in the Power Hour and Rick & Scott Steiner would face Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton the following week on WCW Saturday Night; featured the announcement Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, & Nikita Koloff would face Jake Roberts, Cactus Jack, & the Barbarian the following week; included the WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Kensuke Sasaki match taped 8/11/92 in Tokyo, Japan in the semi-finals of the NWA World Title tournament:
Van Hammer pinned an unknown with the slingshot suplex (the match was joined in progress due to a TBS preemption)
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Cactus Jack & the Barbarian at 8:26 when Windham pinned Cactus with an inside cradle; prior to the bout, footage was shown of the Barbarian & Butch Reed beating Rhodes & Windham at the Clash of the Champions; after the contest, Cactus & Barbarian attacked their opponents
- 9/15/92: Butch Reed was fired for no showing the Worldwide taping in Macon, GA and not warning anyone ahead of time.
WCW @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - September 15, 1992
Jake Roberts did not appear after being hospitalized due to a concussion
WCW Worldwide - 9/26/92 - featured Tony Schiavone conducting podium interviews with Steve Austin, Dustin Rhodes & Erik Watts, and WCW World Champion Ron Simmons:
Van Hammer pinned Kenny Kendall with the slingshot suplex at 1:33
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Danny Deese with the diving headbutt at 1:28
Shane Douglas pinned Scotty Flamingo with the belly to belly suplex at 3:15
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy in a non-title match when Rick pinned Gordy with a German suplex into a bridge at around 11:30
10/3/92:
Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated George South & Mark Canterbury when Zenk pinned South
Shane Douglas pinned Mike Thor with the belly to belly suplex
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated the Italian Stallion & Ricky Nelson when Williams pinned Nelson with the Oklahoma Stampede
Sting, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa), Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Sting pinned Anderson following a Stinger Splash
The Main Event - 10/11/92: Shane Douglas pinned Greg Valentine (w/ Dick Slater) with the belly to belly suplex at 10:34
WCW @ Raleigh, NC - Dorton Arena - September 16, 1992 (1,600)
Jake Roberts did not appear after being hospitalized due to a concussion
Dustin Rhodes defeated Tom Zenk
Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Barry Windham defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated the Barbarian & the Super Invader
Steve Austin pinned WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat in a non-title match with the Stun Gun
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Williams pinned Eaton with the Oklahoma Stampede
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - September 17, 1992
Dustin Rhodes defeated Tom Zenk
Also included Nikita Koloff and the Barbarian
WCW @ Roanoke, VA - Civic Center - September 17, 1992 (1,600)
Jake Roberts did not appear after being hospitalized due to a concussion
Dustin Rhodes defeated Tom Zenk
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Van Hammer defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Barry Windham defeated Vinnie Vegas
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Sting, & Nikita Koloff defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, the Barbarian, & the Super Invader
Steve Austin pinned WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat in a non-title match with the Stun Gun
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Williams pinned Eaton with the Oklahoma Stampede
WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - September 18, 1992 (3,300)
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Van Hammer defeated Super Invader
Dustin Rhodes defeated Vinnie Vegas
Barry Windham defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine when Rick pinned Slater with a Steinerline
Steve Austin pinned WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat in a non-title match with the Stun Gun
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Williams pinned Eaton with the Oklahoma Stampede
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude with the powerslam
Jake Roberts & the Barbarian (sub. for Cactus Jack) defeated Sting & Nikita Koloff when Barbarian pinned Koloff with a boot to the face
WCW @ Philadelphia, PA - Civic Center - September 19, 1992 (2,000)
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Van Hammer defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Barry Windham defeated the Barbarian
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated the Super Invader
Dustin Rhodes defeated Vinnie Vegas
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Williams pinned Eaton with the Oklahoma Stampede
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Steve Austin
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - September 20, 1992 (1,600)
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Scotty Flamingo & Brian Pillman when Bagwell pinned Flamingo
Dustin Rhodes defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater when Rick pinned Valentine
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Barry Windham
Sting & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & Super Invader when Koloff pinned Super Invader
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Williams pinned Eaton
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - September 21, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Richard Slinger defeated Joey Maggs
9/26/92 - Bruno Sammartino co-hosted the show alongside Jim Ross; featured pre-taped comments from Bill Watts in which he said a tournament to determine the new WCW Light Heavyweight Champion would be held sometime after the first of the year and the off-the-top rule was no longer in effect, but if a wrestler came off the top with a kneedrop to the head or neck area - that would be an automatic disqualification; included footage from a Halloween Havoc cable system commercial taping in which WCW World Champion Ron Simmons interrupted the Barbarian & Cactus Jack, with several referees and officials stepping in-between; featured the announcement Rick & Scott Steiner would face WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy at Halloween Havoc; included a video package on Kensuke Sasaki to promote Sasaki's upcoming debut in WCW; featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with Jake Roberts about his Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match against Sting at Halloween Havoc and hinted he would be the Barbarian's partner against Simmons & Windham later in the show; included a pre-taped backstage segment in which Tony Schiavone interviewed Bruno Sammartino in which Sammartino said "some other league" took pro wrestling in a direction he didn't like but he was happy with the direction WCW has taken its product and gave his thoughts on the matches signed for Halloween Havoc, which he would co-host; featured a look at Van Hammer's music video; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy about their title defense the following week in which the champions said they didn't care who their opponents would be but they wanted some younger opponents - like Marcus Bagwell, Erik Watts, and Dustin Rhodes - because they beat everyone else:
Jake Roberts pinned Dustin Rhodes at 14:18 with a kick to the back and the DDT after Rhodes throught he had won the match with the bulldog but Roberts' foot was on the ropes during the cover
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy defeated Chris Sullivan & Larry Santo at 2:45 when Williams pinned Sullivan with the Oklahoma Stampede; during the bout it was announced Williams & Gordy would defend the titles the following week but their opponents had not yet been named
Shane Douglas pinned John Peterson at 2:22 with the belly to belly suplex
Brad Armstrong pinned Bobby Eaton at 8:46 with the side Russian legsweep after avoiding the Alabama Jam; Brian Pillman did guest commentary for the bout alongside Jim Ross
Nikita Koloff pinned Vinnie Vegas at 3:01 with the Russian Sickle
Van Hammer pinned Kenny McDonald at 1:42 with the slingshot suplex
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Barry Windham defeated Jake Roberts (sub. for Butch Reed) & the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) via disqualification at around the 14-minute mark when Cactus interfered and attacked Simmons after the Barbarian kicked Simmons in the face; during the bout it was announced The Main Event would be preempted the following night because of Atlanta Braves baseball; after the match, the Barbarian hit a diving headbutt on Simmons before Dustin Rhodes and Van Hammer made the save for Simmons & Windham
10/3/92 - featured Arn Anderson on commentary alongside Jim Ross; included Ross conducting an interview with Bruno Sammartino regarding his being part of Halloween Havoc; featured a Halloween Havoc Control Center in which it was announced WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat would face an opponent to be named the following week and that the new WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham would defend against Rick & Scott Steiner; the segment aired before Rhodes & Windham won the titles later in the broadcast; included an extended look at the previous week's match pitting WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Barry Windham against Jake Roberts & the Barbarian; featured the announcement that Shane Douglas would face Greg Valentine and Sting & Simmons would face the Super Invader & Butch Reed the following night on The Main Event; included Tony Schiavone conducting a sit-down interview with Douglas in which Douglas said Magnum TA was like a second father to him; during the segment, footage was shown of Douglas pinning Valentine for the match that would not air until the following day; Douglas then said no man can kick out of his belly to belly suplex and his goal was to be WCW World Champion; featured Ross conducting an interview with Roberts regarding his upcoming match with Sting at Havoc; included a vignette showing Cactus Jack training the Barbarian in preparation for Havoc, during which Barbarian was shown pulling a pickup truck with Cactus sitting inside:
Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong at 11:25 with a kick to the midsection and roll up after avoiding a crossbody off the top
Shane Douglas & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas at 6:34 when Douglas pinned Page with the belly to belly suplex as Vegas and Bagwell fought on the floor
Van Hammer pinned Mike Freeman with the slingshot suplex at 1:18
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Kenny Kendal with the powerslam at 1:20; after the match, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Simmons regarding the attack he sustained the previous week from the Barbarian, defending against the likes of Big Van Vader and WCW US Champion Rick Rude, and facing the Barbarian at Halloween Havoc
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Rick Bravo with the boot to the face at 1:38; Jake Roberts joined Ross on commentary for the bout and discussed the contract signing with Sting for Halloween Havoc the following week
Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Steve Williams & Terry Gordy to win the titles at 29:46 when Windham pinned Gordy after Rhodes, the illegal man, hit the bulldog on Gordy as the referee tried to send Williams out of the ring; prior to the match, it was announced WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat would defend the title on the following week's show; after the contest, WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Van Hammer, Erik Watts, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, and Shane Douglas came out to celebrate with Rhodes & Windham at ringside; following the commercial break, Ross conducted an interview with the new champions, during which Windham was shown carrying all the belts and said he knew he could win the match if he could only hit the superplex; a replay of the finish then aired to close the broadcast
NJPW @ ?, Japan - September 23, 1992
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated Steve Austin via submission with the STF
- 9/23/92: Rick Steiner tore a muscle in his chest.
WCW @ Tallahassee, FL - Leon County Civic Center - September 24, 1992
Included Jake Roberts, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, and WCW World Champion Ron Simmons
WCW @ St. Petersburg, FL - Bayfront Center - September 25, 1992
Shane Douglas & Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas when Douglas pinned Page with the belly to belly suplex
Van Hammer defeated Super Invader
Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell when Valentine pinned Bagwell
Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong by grabbing the tights for leverage
Barry Windham defeated the Barbarian via disqualification when Cactus Jack interfered
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Rhodes pinned Eaton with the bulldog
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack when Simmons pinned Cactus
WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Memorial Coliseum - September 26, 1992
Included Nikita Koloff, Brad Armstrong, Jake Roberts, and Cactus Jack
WCW @ Charleston, SC - McAllister Fieldhouse - September 27, 1992
Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Van Hammer, & Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton, Diamond Dallas Page, & Vinnie Vegas
Tom Zenk defeated Greg Valentine
Dustin Rhodes defeated Dick Slater
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
Barry Windham defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Nikita Koloff defeated Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack when Simmons pinned Cactus
WCW @ Columbus, GA - Municipal Auditorium - September 29, 1992
Television taping:
Mando Phil (Damien Demento) defeated Chris Allen
Barry Windham defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
Worldwide - 10/10/92:
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Joey Maggs with the boot to the face
Shane Douglas pinned George South with the belly to belly suplex
Brad Armstrong pinned John Peterson with the side Russian legsweep
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Scott Steiner & Marcus Alexander Bagwell when Austin pinned Bagwell with the Stun Gun after Steiner attacked his partner and left ringside
The Main Event - 10/11/92 - hosted by Jim Ross & Michael Hayes; featured the announcement that Steve Williams & Terry Gordy would face WCW / NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham at Halloween Havoc and that two officials would oversee the WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono match; included a vignette promoting Erik Watts debut, with footage from his football career and first WCW match; featured a segment in which Madusa scouted Chono playing with soccer players in Japan and spoke Japanese throughout the segment, with subtitles at the bottom of the screen; included a closing announcement that Marcus Alexander Bagwell would face Diamond Dallas Page in a rematch, with a 15-minute time-limit, the following week and that Scott Steiner would face WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat; featured the Shane Douglas vs. Greg Valentine match taped 9/15/92 in Macon, GA:
Diamond Dallas Page fought Marcus Alexander Bagwell to a 10-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, Page cut an in-ring promo claiming Bagwell couldn't last the time limit with him; after the contest, Vinnie Vegas came out and challenged Bagwell to face Page for 5 more minutes but nothing came of it
Tom Zenk pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with a superkick at 1:32
Power Hour - 10/17/92: Jake Roberts & the Barbarian defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Nikita Koloff when Roberts pinned Koloff following a DDT onto a steel chair behind the referee's back
Worldwide - 10/17/92:
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Tommy Angel & Chris Sullivan
Erik Watts defeated Mark Canterbury
Scott Steiner pinned WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat to win the title with an inside cradle at 9:44 after Steamboat missed a crossbody and fell to the floor
The Main Event - 10/18/92: Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Vinnie Vegas) at 14:03 with a roll up after knocking Vegas off the apron; the bout had a 15-minute time-limit after the previous week's 10-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night in which Page cut a promo on the previous week's match with Bagwell and said Bagwell was too scared to accept 5 additional minutes after that match; during the match, it was noted Tod Gordon was one of the organizers for the autograph signing party the night before Hallween Havoc in Philadelphia; after the contest, Page & Vegas double teamed Bagwell and kicked him to the floor
Power Hour - 10/31/92: WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa), Jake Roberts, & Cactus Jack at 10:15 when Simmons pinned Cactus with the powerslam as the four other men fought on the floor
WCW @ Altoona, PA - Jaffa Temple - October 1, 1992 (1,250)
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Shane Douglas defeated Dick Slater
Steve Austin defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
The Barbarian defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Scott Steiner & Tom Zenk defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Jake Roberts & WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Cactus Jack
WCW @ Washington DC - Armory - October 2, 1992
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Shane Douglas & Erik Watts defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine when Douglas pinned Slater with the belly to belly suplex
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Tom Zenk & Scott Steiner when Anderson pinned Zenk
Sting & Dustin Rhodes defeated Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack when Sting pinned Cactus
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Harrisonburg, VA - High School - October 3, 1992 (matinee)
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Steve Austin defeated Tom Zenk
Shane Douglas defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Barry Windham & Ricky Steamboat defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
Brad Armstrong defeated Brian Pillman
WCW TV Champion Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson
Jake Roberts & the Barbarian defeated Sting & Dustin Rhodes
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Lynchburg, VA - Armory - October 3, 1992 (1,650)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Ricky Steamboat & Erik Watts defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
Jake Roberts & WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Sting & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham defeated Cactus Jack & the Barbarian
WCW @ Bluefield, WV - Brushfork Armory - October 4, 1992 (matinee) (1,400)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Shane Douglas & Tom Zenk defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
The Barbarian defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
WCW TV Champion Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson
Sting & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
The Main Event - 10/4/92:
Shane Douglas vs. Greg Valentine
WCW @ Bristol, TN - Viking Hall - October 4, 1992 (1,450)
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Shane Douglas & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Greg Valentine & Dick Slater
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
WCW TV Champion Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson
Sting & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Ricky Steamboat
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Steve Austin
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - October 5, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Prior to the taping, WCW TV Champion Scott Steiner had a backstage argument with Bill Watts, resulting in Steiner being taken off all the booking sheets for the immediate future
10/10/92 - the show was joined 15 minutes in progress; in a portion of the show that didn't air due to the interruption, it was announced there would be two referees for the WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono match at Halloween Havoc; the Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal wheel was set up beside the entrance stage for the show; featured comments from Bill Watts about the upcoming Sting vs. Jake Roberts lights out match, explaining the history of the lights out match dating back to the days of Eddie Graham promoting in Florida and starting the concept; Watts then said he would have Sting and Roberts sign a waiver absolving WCW of any liability; included Jim Ross and Watts overseeing the contract signing between Sting and Roberts for their match at Havoc; featured footage of Cactus Jack training the Barbarian in anticipation of facing WCW World Champion Ron Simmons at Halloween Havoc, during which the Barbarian fought off four enhancement workers - among them Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker and the future Ice Train; included footage of how Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham won the WCW/NWA Tag Team Titles the previous week from Steve Williams & Terry Gordy, followed by Steve Austin & Brian Pillman challenging them the following day on The Main Event and the Rhodes accepting; featured a Halloween Havoc Control Center in which it was announced Rhodes & Windham would defend against Williams & Gordy and that the remainder of the card would be released the following week; included Ross conducting an interview with Austin & Pillman regarding their non-title match against Rhodes & Windham later in the show; featured a segment of Up Close in which Tony Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with Erik Watts about what pressure he feels being Bill Watts' son, recently making his WCW TV debut, the recent friction between Rhodes & Windham, and life on the road; included Cactus conducting an interview with Roberts, in possession of a snake, regarding his upcoming match with Sting and the various possible stipulation matches they would compete in at Havoc including Spinner's Choice; during the segment, Roberts implied Sting would see the snake if the wheel landed on spinner's choice; featured Ross conducting an interview with Cactus in which Cactus said he wanted to thank Rude for facing Simmons between now and Havoc, making sure Simmons doesn't walk into the pay-per-view at 100%, but if Rude was to take the title from Simmons then he becomes the target of Cactus and Barbarian:
Sting defeated an unknown via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock; the match was not shown due to the preemption of the program
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Dave Diamond & Pez Whatley when Diamond submitted to Anderson's armbar; the match was joined in progress
Shane Douglas & Robbie Walker defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Pat Rose at 4:38 when Douglas pinned Rose with the belly to belly suplex after Walker knocked Parker to the floor; during the bout, it was announced Douglas would face Greg Valentine the following night on The Main Event (Walker's debut)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Paul Lee with the fisherman suplex at 2:50; prior to the bout, it was announced Bagwell would face Diamond Dallas Page the following night on The Main Event
Tom Zenk pinned Scotty Flamingo with the missile dropkick at 11:07
Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas defeated Gary Jackson & Joey Maggs when Page pinned Jackson with a legdrop at 5:56 after a powerbomb from Vegas; during the bout, it was announced the following week's show would feature Shane Douglas vs. Brian Pillman, WCW US Champion Rick Rude would be in action, Jim Ross would speak with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham, and Tony Schiavone would have an Up Close interview with Paul E. Dangerously; after the match, Ross conducted an interview with Page & Vegas regarding Page's match the next night on The Main Event against Marcus Alexander Bagwell, during which Page said he should be Rookie of the Year and not Bagwell
The Barbarian & Tony Atlas defeated Jeff Daniels & TA McCoy at 2:59 when Atlas scored the submission with the full nelson; during the match, it was announced WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham had yet to arrive to the arena; Cactus Jack provided guest commentary for the match
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong (sub. for WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham) & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes via disqualification at 11:28 when Windham slid in the ring and began fighting both Austin & Pillman; moments earlier, Windham came ringside, pulled Rhodes off the apron, and argued with him as to why he was teaming with Armstrong; the argument led to both men slapping each other
10/17/92 - the Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal wheel was set up beside the entrance stage for the show; featured a vignette of Erik Watts, focusing on his college football career and his WCW in-ring debut; included Jim Ross recapping footage from the previous week's dispute between WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes, with Ross then conducting an interview with the champions in which they said they weren't having problems but Steve Williams & Terry Gordy would have problems in their match at Halloween Havoc; featured the announcement Ricky Steamboat would face Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk, Johnny Gunn, & Shane Douglas would face Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Michael Hayes at Halloween Havoc; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW World Champion Ron Simmons regarding his upcoming match with the Barbarian at Havoc; featured a vignette of Cactus Jack training the Barbarian in preparation for Simmons, during which Cactus used a sledgehammer to break cinder blocks on Barbarian's back, broke a 2x4 over his back, and then had the Barbarian destroy a pumpkin with his boot to the face finisher; included an Up Close segment in which Tony Schiavone interviewed Paul E. Dangerously about his absence, during which Dangerously said he was still in control of the Dangerous Alliance and he believed Rude could beat Koloff and Chono in the same night; Dangerously then went off on a rant on Madusa, saying she thinks she's the reason for Rude's success; Schiavone then said Rude wanted to meet with Dangerously, with Dangerously then lashing out at Schiavone about why he was asking about Rude and not Steve Austin, Arn Anderson, or Bobby Eaton; featured footage from Worldwide of Austin & Brian Pillman challenging Scott Steiner to find a partner to face them, and of Steiner attacking Bagwell during the match before walking off; included footage from Worldwide of Jesse Ventura trying to interview Scott about the match but Scott instead talking about his match the next week with WCW TV Champion Ricky Steamboat, followed by footage of Steiner beating Steamboat for the title:
Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman via disqualification at 13:21 when Pillman threw Douglas shoulder-first into the ringpost on the floor; after the bout, Pillman continued to assault Douglas on the floor until referees and officials came out to break it up; moments later, Pillman broke away and rushed at Douglas but Douglas dropped him with the belly to belly suplex on the floor; following the commercial break, Pillman was helped backstage
Tom Zenk & Robbie Walker defeated Jim Bryant & Fred Avery at 6:03 when Walker pinned Bryant with an Oklahoma side roll
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Tommy Angel with the Rude Awakening at 3:33; after the match, Bill Watts confronted Rude and asked him whether Paul E. Dangerously was his manager; after Rude said he and Dangerously were associates, Watts mentioned Dangerously made an open contract for Rude to defend his US title at Halloween Havoc; Watts then said Rude would defend against Nikita Koloff in a No DQ match with Madusa barred from ringside and that he wouldn't get his NWA World Title shot if he didn't defend the US belt
Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Larry Santo via submission with the full nelson at 2:57
Erik Watts pinned Mike Thor with an Oklahoma side roll; WCW World Champion Ron Simmons provided guest commentary for the match
Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 4:34 with a shoulderblock after Bagwell knocked Page off the apron; prior to the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Page and Vegas about Page's match with Bagwell the previous week on The Main Event and facing Bagwell the next night on The Main Event with an extended 15-minute time-limit
WCW TV Champion Scott Steiner fought Steve Austin to a time-limit draw; the program went off the air at the 8:45 mark as the match was still in progress (Steiner's last appearance for more than 3 years)
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - October 6, 1992 (1,100)
The Main Event - 10/18/92:
Van Hammer pinned Danny Deese with the slingshot suplex
Steve Austin pinned Dave Diamond with the Stun Gun
Power Hour - 10/24/92:
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Larry Santo & Joey Maggs when Santo submitted to Anderson's armbar
Ricky Steamboat pinned Scotty Flamingo with the crossbody off the top
The Main Event - 10/25/92: Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack & the Barbarian) defeated Chad Byrd via submission with the full nelson
Power Hour - 10/31/92 - featured the WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, & Cactus Jack match taped 9/29/92 in Columbus, GA:
Brad Armstrong pinned Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Vinnie Vegas) after Van Hammer interfered and tripped Page up from the outside as he attempted to suplex Armstrong back into the ring; Hammer had just came to ringside moments earlier and attacked Vegas after Vegas kept attacking Armstrong on the floor
Shane Douglas pinned JD Wolfe with a belly to belly suplex
Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Pez Whatley via submission with the full nelson
The Main Event - 11/1/92:
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated the Italian Stallion & TA McCoy at 1:33 when McCoy submitted to Anderson's armbar
Erik Watts pinned John Peterson at 2:57 with a modified Samoan Drop; during the bout, footage was shown of Watts pinning Michael Hayes the previous night on WCW Saturday Night
The Main Event - 11/8/92: Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Jeff Daniels via submission with the full nelson at 1:10
Power Hour - 11/14/92:
Brad Armstrong & Van Hammer fought Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page to a double count-out when all four men were brawling on the floor
Scotty Flamingo pinned Tommy Angel with the piledriver
Brian Pillman vs. Rikki Nelson
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Sting, & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Cactus Jack, the Barbarian, & Tony Atlas at around the 10-minute mark when Simmons pinned Cactus with the powerslam; the match was joined in progress
The Main Event - 11/15/92: Robbie Walker defeated Chic Donovan
The Main Event - 11/15/92: Brian Pillman defeated Gary Jackson via submission with a figure-4; after the bout, Shane Douglas came out to fight Pillman but was held back by officials; moments later, Pillman jumped Douglas from behind
Power Hour - 11/21/92: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Van Hammer with the Rude Awakening
WCW @ New Orleans, LA - Municipal Auditorium - October 8, 1992 (1,400)
Erik Watts defeated Scotty Flamingo
Shane Douglas & Van Hammer defeated Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson
Mike Graham fought Dick Slater to a draw
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated the Barbarian & Tony Atlas
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a lumberjack match; stipulations stated Sting would face Jake Roberts later in the show if he won
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
Sting defeated Jake Roberts in a lights out match
WCW @ Houston, TX - Sam Houston Coliseum - October 9, 1992 (1,000)
Erik Watts defeated Scotty Flamingo
Shane Douglas & Van Hammer defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Brian Pillman fought Brad Armstrong to a double disqualification
Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated the Barbarian & Tony Atlas
Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a lumberjack match; stipulations stated Sting would face Jake Roberts later in the show if he won
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned WCW US Champion Rick Rude
Sting pinned Jake Roberts in a lights out match after Cactus Jack interfered and accidentally hit Roberts with a steel chair
WCW @ Alexandria, LA - Rapides Fair Coliseum - October 10, 1992 (1,650)
Erik Watts defeated Scotty Flamingo
Bobby Eaton defeated Dick Slater
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson
The Barbarian & Tony Atlas defeated Shane Douglas & Van Hammer
Sting defeated Cactus Jack
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
Sting defeated Jake Roberts
WCW @ Dothan, AL - Civic Center - October 14, 1992 (3,350; sell out)
WCW TV Champion Scott Steiner was scheduled to lose the title back to Ricky Steamboat but Steiner claimed he sustained a deep thigh bruise from his match with Steve Austin on 10/5/92 and would be unable to compete for up to three weeks, according to his doctor
Worldwide taping:
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting defeated Jake Roberts & Cactus Jack
Power Hour - 10/24/92: Van Hammer pinned Fred Avery with the slingshot suplex
Worldwide - 10/24/92:
Johnny Gunn pinned Diamond Dallas Page at 7:58 with a tilt-a-whirl powerslam
Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Scott Allen via submission with the full nelson
Brad Armstrong defeated Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) via reverse decision; Vegas had got the pin moments earlier but then he and Page double teamed Armstrong, causing the referee to reverse the decision; Van Hammer then made the save
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman via disqualification at 14:32 when Pillman threw Douglas over the top rope as all four men were fighting in the ring
Worldwide - 10/31/92:
Van Hammer (w/ Brad Armstrong) pinned Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) with a back suplex into a bridge at 5:11 after causing Vegas to collide with Page on the apron, as Armstrong was trying to pull Page back to the floor
Johnny Gunn pinned Mike Thor
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) defeated Chad Byrd & Ron Edgewood when Edgewood submitted to Anderson's armbar
Sting defeated Death Row via submission with the scorpion deathlock
Ricky Steamboat pinned Brian Pillman after reversing Pillman's flying bodypress attempt; after the bout, Steamboat was double teamed by Pillman & Steve Austin until Shane Douglas made the save
The Main Event - 11/1/92: Scotty Flamingo pinned Larry Zbyszko with an inside cradle at 3:12 after grabbing the ropes to block a suplex attempt, further injuring Zbyszko's arm
The Main Event - 11/1/92: Ricky Steamboat, Nikita Koloff, & Van Hammer fought Cactus Jack, the Barbarian, & Tony Atlas to a double disqualification at 10:22 when referee Randy Anderson stopped the match as all six men were brawling in the ring; during the bout, it was noted Hammer would be part of the 8-man Thundercage match Thanksgiving night at the Omni
Power Hour - 11/7/92: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Nikita Koloff after hitting him with a foreign object when Madusa distracted the referee
The Main Event - 11/8/92: Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff fought Steve Austin & Brian Pillman to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 10:02; prior to the bout, it was announced Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton would face Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Kensuke Sasaki the following week; Koloff had Austin covered with an inside cradle when the time limit expired
WCW @ Springfield, MO - Shrine Mosque - October 15, 1992 (2,450)
Included Nikita Koloff and WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall - October 16, 1992 (matinee) (1,200)
Arn Anderson, the Barbarian, Tony Atlas, Ricky Steamboat, Rick & Scott Steiner, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham, and WCW World Champion Ron Simmons did not appear as scheduled
Robbie Walker defeated Scotty Flamingo
Steve Austin defeated Brad Armstrong
Erik Watts & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Van Hammer defeated Bobby Eaton
Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman
Sting defeated Cactus Jack
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff in a death match
Sting defeated Jake Roberts in a lights out match
WCW @ Rochester, MN - Mayo Civic Center - October 17, 1992 (matinee) (400)
Included Arn Anderson and Brad Armstrong
WCW @ St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - October 17, 1992 (1,100)
Tom Zenk and WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham did not appear as advertised; Road Warrior Hawk was backstage at the show
Van Hammer, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, & Robbie Walker defeated Bobby Eaton, Scotty Flamingo, & Vinnie Vegas
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Shane Douglas & Brad Armstrong
Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a lumberjack match
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Ricky Steamboat defeated Tony Atlas & the Barbarian
Jake Roberts defeated Sting in a lights out match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match
The Main Event - 10/18/92 - hosted by Jim Ross & Michael Hayes; featured footage of Cactus Jack training the Barbarian in anticipation of facing WCW World Champion Ron Simmons at Halloween Havoc, during which the Barbarian fought off four enhancement workers - among them Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker and the future Ice Train; included footage from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night in which Bill Watts announced that WCW US Champion Rick Rude would face Nikita Koloff in a No DQ match with Madusa barred from ringside, in addition to Rude's already scheduled match against NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono; featured a segment with Madusa in which she said Paul E. Dangerously dropped the ball in having Rude face Koloff at Havoc and then showed footage of Chono facing Riki Choshu in Japan and noted Lou Thesz said Chono's upcoming match with Rude would be the biggest of his career; Madusa then said Chono would be in for the shock of his life when he saw Rude's referee revealed at Havoc; included a closing announcement that Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton would face Ricky Steamboat & WCW/NWA Dustin Rhodes the following week on WCW Saturday Night:
Van Hammer pinned Danny Deese with the slingshot suplex at 1:24
Steve Austin pinned Dave Diamond with the Stun Gun at 1:33
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Joey Maggs with a boot to the face at 1:24; during the bout, it was noted WCW World Champion Ron Simmons would debut his new theme music, as part of the "Slam Jam" album, at Halloween Havoc
Brad Armstrong pinned John Peterson with a reversal into the side Russian legsweep at 2:34; during the bout, it was noted several of WCW top stars would be at an autograph signing party the night before Halloween Havoc in Philadelphia
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Vinnie Vegas) at 14:03 with a roll up after knocking Vegas off the apron; the bout had a 15-minute time-limit after the previous week's 10-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night in which Page cut a promo on the previous week's match with Bagwell and said Bagwell was too scared to accept 5 additional minutes after that match; during the match, it was noted Tod Gordon was one of the organizers for the autograph signing party the night before Hallween Havoc in Philadelphia; after the contest, Page & Vegas double teamed Bagwell and kicked him to the floor (9/29/92; Columbus, GA)
NJPW @ Makuhari, Japan - October 18, 1992
Hiro Saito & Norio Honaga defeated Jushin Liger & Chris Benoit
Bam Bam Bigelow & Super Strong Machine defeated Tom Zenk & Jim Neidhart
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Samurai pinned Dean Malenko at 12:22
Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Manabu Nakanishi
Riki Choshu defeated Tony Halme
Masahiro Chono, Shinya Hashimoto, & Takayuki Iizuka defeated Shiro Koshinaka, Kengo Kimura, & Akitoshi Saito
IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned Scott Norton at 13:46
WCW @ Chattanooga, TN - UTC Arena - October 18, 1992 (1,650)Tom Zenk did not appear as advertised because he was wrestling in Japan
Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Tony Atlas & the Barbarian defeated Ricky Steamboat & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a falls count anywhere match; this was originally scheduled as a tag match involving WCW World Ron Simmons & Jake Roberts but Roberts was a no show
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - October 19, 1992 (750; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Greg Valentine walked out after noticing he wasn't scheduled to appear on upcoming shows; he was scheduled to lose to Sting during the taping
10/24/92:
Ricky Steamboat & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes vs. Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
The Barbarian vs. Mike McReynolds
Van Hammer vs. JD Wolf
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce vs. Joey Maggs & Jeff Daniels
The Masked Intruder vs. Erik Watts
Johnny Gunn vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
WCW US Champion Rick Rude vs. Eddie Desmond
Shane Douglas pinned Steve Austin at 16:34 with a back suplex into a bridge, moments after fighting off an interfering Brian Pillman; after the contest, Douglas fought off Pillman
10/31/92 - featured Jim Ross & Teddy Long conducting an interview with Johnny B. Badd regarding his public relations work and coming back to the ring Nov. 1; moments later, Scotty Flamingo interrupted and said he was prettier than Badd; included comments from Bill Watts in which he thanked the Variety Club charity for letting WCW be part of their event the night before Halloween Havoc and the fans for ordering the pay-per-view; Watts then addressed Sting and Jake Roberts and said he was banning Roberts' snakes after the events of Halloween Havoc; featured Ross, beside the King of Cable trophey, introducing a video package hyping the King of Cable tournament which would begin the following week where the winner would win the trophey and have a display at the CNN Center for tour groups; the brackets announced saw Sting vs. Brian Pillman, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Jake Roberts vs. WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes, and Big Van Vader vs. Tony Atlas, followed by promos from Sting, Rude, Windham, Roberts - with a bandage on his face after Havoc, and Vader; included a vignette of Erik Watts in which he spoke about leadership, competition, intimidation, and his pro wrestling career; featured a recap at the announcement Rude would have to defend the US title against Nikita Koloff at Halloween Havoc, Madusa confronting Dangerously the previous week, Watts' announcement regarding Vader subbing for Rude at Havoc, Vader beating Koloff, and Madusa and Dangerously getting into a fight later in the night; included footage from the previous week of Robbie Walker interrupting Cactus Jack & Tony Atlas to speak up for WCW World Champion Ron Simmons who was already in Philadelphia; featured an Up Close segment in which Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes, during which Rhodes said the media has blown the tension out of porportion with he and WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham, targetted Rude and the US title, and spoke about the impact his father Dusty Rhodes had on the industry; included a promo from Roberts about Watts' ruling barring snakes, with Roberts saying he was always the real snake and had more in store for Sting; featured Ross conducting an interview with Michael Hayes, alongside Bobby Eaton, regarding the match later in the show against Erik Watts; moments later, Dangerously came out, insulted Madusa, praised Hayes, and cut a promo on Erik:
Vinnie Vegas pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 8:53 after catching Bagwell coming off the top and hitting Snake Eyes; Bagwell's nose was taped for the match due to Vegas having broken it two weeks earlier; during the match, Jim Ross noted Halloween Havoc 92 was the most watched WCW pay-per-view since Halloween Havoc 90
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Rex Cooper & David Lynch at 4:52 when Slazenger pinned Lynch following the reverse DDT; during the bout, Jim Ross misspoke and said WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Steve Williams & Steve Austin at Halloween Havoc
Brian Pillman pinned James Clontz with a clip to the leg at 1:40; after the bout, Shane Douglas came out, grabbed the mic, and challenged Pillman to an immediate fight; moments later, Pillman jumped Douglas from behind on the floor with the two then brawling around ringside
Johnny Gunn pinned Fred Avery with the Thesz Press at 4:12; during the bout, the crowd chanted "Lose some weight" at Avery
Cactus Jack (w/ Tony Atlas) pinned Robbie Walker with the double arm DDT at 7:14; during the bout, it was announced Cactus, Atlas, & the Barbarian would face Ricky Steamboat, Van Hammer, & Nikita Koloff the following night on The Main Event
Nikita Koloff pinned JR King with the Russian Sickle at 1:34; during the bout, it was announced Sting and Jake Roberts would be part of the 8-man Thanksgiving night Thundercage match at the Omni
Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton (w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Michael Hayes) at 14:45 by pinning an interfering Hayes with a firemans carry into a slam
Shane Douglas fought Brian Pillman to a no contest in an impromptu match; only 90 seconds of the bout aired before the program ended; the match came about when Pillman interrupted Ross conducting an interview with Bill Watts and Douglas, during which Watts commented on Erik Watts' win earlier in the show and said he would try to get Douglas a match with Pillman for the next week; Pillman then appeared and said it was a shame they couldn't wrestle during this program, with Watts then saying they could and making the match official
WCW @ Birmingham, AL - State Fair Coliseum - October 20, 1992 (2,500; all freebies)
Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
Shane Douglas & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Sting defeated Cactus Jack
WCW @ Indianapolis, IN - State Fair Arena - October 21, 1992 (600)
Kids were admitted free with a paid adult ticket
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
Tony Atlas & the Barbarian defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Robbie Walker
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Ricky Steamboat, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes, & Shane Douglas defeated Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Steve Austin
Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a lumberjack match
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff
Sting defeated Jake Roberts in a lights out match
WCW @ Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Gardens - October 22, 1992 (900)
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas
Brian Pillman & Steve Austin defeated Shane Douglas & Brad Armstrong
The Barbarian defeated Ricky Steamboat
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated Arn Anderson
Sting, Nikita Koloff, & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Cactus Jack, & Jake Roberts in an elimination match
WCW @ Cleveland, OH - Convocation Center - October 23, 1992 (800)
Van Hammer & Erik Watts defeated Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page
Tony Atlas defeated Robbie Walker
The Barbarian defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Brian Pillman & Steve Austin defeated Shane Douglas & Brad Armstrong
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Arn Anderson
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Rick Rude, Cactus Jack, & Jake Roberts defeated Sting, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes, & Ricky Steamboat in an elimination match
The Main Event - 10/25/92 - hosted by Jim Ross & Michael Hayes; featured Ross hosting a Halloween Havoc Control Center; included a vignette of WCW World Champion Ron Simmons detailing his title win and giving back to the community; featured a promo by Sting regarding his match that night at Havoc against Jake Roberts; included a segment by Madusa regarding WCW US Champion Rick Rude facing both Nikita Koloff in a No DQ match and NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono that night as part of Havoc; Madusa then said Bill Watts and WCW could put up any roadblock they wanted but it wouldn't matter because Rude would still walk out with Chono's belt; featured the Johnny Gunn vs. Diamond Dallas Page and Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Steve Austin & Brian Pillman matches from the 10/24/92 Worldwide:
Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack & the Barbarian) defeated Chad Byrd via submission with the full nelson at 1:16
Halloween Havoc 92 - Philadelphia, PA - Civic Center - October 25, 1992 (7,000; 4,800 paid)
Brian Heffron (the Blue Meanie) was in attendance for the show
Erik Watts & Van Hammer defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary:
Tom Zenk, Johnny Gunn, & Shane Douglas defeated Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, & Michael Hayes
Ricky Steamboat pinned Brian Pillman at 10:34 by reversing a roll up after Pillman reversed Steamboat's sunset flip off the top (Wrestling's Highest Flyers)
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) (sub. for WCW US Champion Rick Rude) pinned Nikita Koloff; Vader defended Rude's US title during the bout
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes fought Steve Williams & Steve Austin (sub. for Terry Gordy) to a 30-minute time-limit draw
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono via disqualification; Harley Race and Kensuke Sasaki served as duel referees for the match
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) with a shoulderblock off the top
Sting pinned Jake Roberts in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Coal Miner's Glove Match at around 10:30 by punching Roberts with the glove, causing Roberts' snake to bite Roberts in the face; Roberts' snake bag was brought out moments prior to the finish by Cactus Jack (Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Pick Your Poison)
WCW @ Augusta, GA - Civic Center - October 27, 1992
Worldwide taping:
Worldwide - 11/7/92 - featured an opening segment at the podium in which WCW US Champion Rick Rude, alongside Madusa, interrupted Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura and complained of being ripped off in Tokyo, Japan and at Halloween Havoc against NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono:
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated Scotty Flamingo in a non-title match at 3:09 via submission with the STF following a Samoan Drop
Jesse Ventura's Strongest Arm Tournament Round 1: WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Steve Austin
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated TC McCoy & Joe Thurman in a handicap match at 2:10 by pinning Thurman with the powerbomb; the finish broke Thurman's back; Thurman was then taken out on a stretcher
Brian Pillman pinned Rikki Nelson
Erik Watts pinned Bob Cook with a fisherman suplex
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) via disqualification when Brian Pillman interfered; Steamboat & Douglas eventually cleared the ring after the bout
Worldwide - 11/14/92:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas in a non-title match at 2:50 when Rhodes pinned Page with the bulldog
Sting defeated John Peterson via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 1:50
Jesse Ventura's Strongest Arm Tournament Round 1: The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Arn Anderson (w/ Michael Hayes)
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Rex Cooper & George South when Slazenger pinned Cooper with a reverse DDT
Ricky Steamboat defeated Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) via disqualification after Vader threw the referee out of the ring
Power Hour - 12/12/92: WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Masahiro Chono defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) when Simmons pinned Barbarian
WCW @ Jasonville, IN - Shakamak High School - October 28, 1992 (450)
Erik Watts defeated Scotty Flamingo
Steve Austin defeated Robbie Walker
Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Nikita Koloff, Van Hammer, & Shane Douglas defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude, the Barbarian, & Tony Atlas
Big Van Vader defeated Tom Zenk
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Sting defeated Jake Roberts
WCW @ Danville, IL - Civic Center - October 29, 1992 (400)
Erik Watts defeated Scotty Flamingo
Brian Pillman defeated Robbie Walker
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Big Van Vader & Steve Austin defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Sting, Shane Douglas, & Van Hammer defeated Jake Roberts, Cactus Jack, & Tony Atlas when Sting pinned Cactus at 23:00
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Nikita Koloff
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Milwaukee, WI - Mecca - October 30, 1992 (400)
Shane Douglas & Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Scotty Flamingo
Tony Atlas defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Tom Zenk & Robbie Walker
The Barbarian defeated Van Hammer
Big Van Vader defeated Nikita Koloff
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Kensuke Sasaki
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Sting defeated Jake Roberts
WCW @ Chicago, IL - UIC Pavilion - October 31, 1992 (matinee) (2,100)
Kids tickets were priced at 66 cents
Erik Watts defeated Scotty Flamingo
Steve Austin defeated Brad Armstrong
Tom Zenk defeated Tony Atlas
Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman via disqualification
Van Hammer defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Big Van Vader defeated Nikita Koloff & Kensuke Sasaki
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian; Simmons was injured during the match
WCW @ Knoxville, TN - Civic Coliseum - November 1, 1992 (matinee) (400)
Shane Douglas & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Steve Austin
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Cactus Jack & Tony Atlas
Big Van Vader defeated Nikita Koloff
Sting defeated Jake Roberts
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
The Main Event - 11/1/92 - featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included Hayes conducting an interview with Paul E. Dangerously regarding his challenge made to Madusa at Halloween Havoc, with Dangerously saying he just wanted a little bit of airtime at the Clash of the Champions to prove he was in fact the boss; Dangerously then said he and WCW US Champion Rick Rude were still in a business relationship; featured a promo by Madusa in which she replayed Dangerously's sexist comments made to her at Havoc and accepted Dangerously's challenge; included a vignette of Vader, noting his return made at Havoc and his history earlier in the year with Sting and Ron Simmons; it was then announced that footage would air the following week of how Vader broke Joe Thurman's back; featured a closing announcement that Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff would face Steve Austin & Brian Pillman the following week and the Clash line up would be available:
Sting defeated Death Row via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 2:31 following the Stinger Splash; during the bout, Jake Roberts cut an insert promo in which he said he might drop Sting with a DDT on the floor
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated the Italian Stallion & TA McCoy at 1:33 when McCoy submitted to Anderson's armbar
Erik Watts pinned John Peterson at 2:57 with a modified Samoan Drop; during the bout, footage was shown of Watts pinning Michael Hayes the previous night on WCW Saturday Night
Scotty Flamingo pinned Larry Zbyszko with an inside cradle at 3:12 after grabbing the ropes to block a suplex attempt, further injuring Zbyszko's arm
Ricky Steamboat, Nikita Koloff, & Van Hammer fought Cactus Jack, the Barbarian, & Tony Atlas to a double disqualification at 10:22 when referee Randy Anderson stopped the match as all six men were brawling in the ring; during the bout, it was noted Hammer would be part of the 8-man Thundercage match Thanksgiving night at the Omni
WCW @ Cape Girardeau, MO - Show Me Center - November 1, 1992
Tom Zenk defeated Tony Atlas
Erik Watts defeated Scotty Flamingo
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Van Hammer
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes
Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman
WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Big Van Vader defeated Nikita Koloff & Kensuke Sasaki
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned the Barbarian with the powerslam
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - November 2, 1992 (750; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night - 11/7/92 - 2 and a half hour episode; featured Jim Ross & Jake Roberts on commentary; included Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding his King of Cable quarter-final match against Brian Pillman later in the show; featured the announcement WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham would face Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas at the Clash of the Champions, a semi-final match in the King of Cable tournament would take place, and the first two teams would be chosen for Starrcade 92's Lethal Lottery; included Ross speaking with Roberts regarding the upcoming 8-man Thundercage match Thanksgiving night at the Omni; featured Tony Schiavone conducting a sit-down interview with Erik Watts regarding his training with Mike Graham, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham, Hiro Matsuda, Kensuke Sasaki, and NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono; footage was then shown of Watts training with Chono, Sasaki, and Matsuda and learning the STF from Chono; included Ross conducting an interview with Michael Hayes regarding his upcoming match with Watts, during which Hayes said he won his first major title by beating Bill Watts; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Flamingo regarding his attack on Badd earlier in the show; included Ross conducting an interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, with Madusa, regarding his King of Cable quarter-final match later in the show against Windham and Bill Watts trying to railroad the likes of himself and Hayes; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Pillman regarding his upcoming match against Sting; moments later, Tom Zenk appeared with Pillman telling Zenk that his own attitude change has done wonders for his career; Paul E. Dangerously then appeared and asked Zenk whether he was interested in joining the Dangerous Alliance, with Zenk saying he had no respect for either Pillman or Zenk; included a video package recapping Starrcade 91's Lethal Lottery, focusing on the Sting & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Bobby Eaton & Pillman match and Sting winning Battlebowl later that night; featured Long conducting a backstage interview with Erik regarding his upcoming match with Hayes, during which Erik said no Freebird ever whipped Bill Watts; included a video package hyping the Steamboat & Douglas vs. Rhodes & Windham match set for the Clash, which recapped Steamboat & Rhodes' tag team title win in 1991, Rhodes & Windham's title win in September, and Rhodes & Windham's recent public arguments; featured Ross conducting an interview with Rhodes regarding the title defense at the Clash, with Steamboat & Douglas then coming out and Steamboat thanking Rhodes for the title shot; included Long conducting a backstage interview with Windham regarding his upcoming match with Rude; featured an Up Close segment in which Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with Roberts regarding how other wrestlers have stopped using the DDT since he arrived, his feud with Sting, Watts' ruling banning Roberts' snakes, and facing Rhodes the following week:
Kensuke Sasaki pinned Chick Donovan at 4:01 with an arm drag (Sasaki's Center Stage debut)
Johnny B. Badd pinned Bob Starr with a sunset flip off the top at 1:53; after the match, Starr attacked Badd from behind but Badd knocked him out with the left hand punch; following the commercial break, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Badd, during which Scotty Flamingo interrupted and said he was the prettiest man in WCW; moments later, Badd put one of his lip stickers on Flamingo's face, with Flamingo punching him out with a roll of coins; Badd was then helped backstage by officials
Steve Austin pinned Ricki Nelson with the Stun Gun at 3:03
Bob Cook pinned Joey Maggs with a suplex after avoiding a monkey flip out of the corner; Ross provided commentary for the match alone; during the bout, he wished his mother a happy birthday; WCW official Gary Juster and recording artist Bob Mould were shown in the crowd during the match
Steve Williams pinned Owen Strong with the running powerslam at 2:03
Robbie Walker (w/ WCW World Champion Ron Simmons) pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with an Oklahoma side roll at 3:59; Ross provided sole commentary for the match; after the bout, Ross conducted an interview with Simmons & Walker, with Simmons referencing Atlas recent comments towards him and then cutting a promo on Atlas, Cactus Jack, & the Barbarian; Simmons then said he was going to teach Walker everything he knows to give him the advantage the next time Cactus' men team up on him
Erik Watts pinned Michael Hayes (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 4:23 with a fisherman suplex after blocking the DDT; following the commercial break, Ross conducted an interview with Dangerously in which Dangerously said Watts was probably the greatest athlete in the history of WCW and said Hayes was suffering from pneumonia and a fever; Ross then reviewed footage of Dangerously and Madusa getting in an argument at Halloween Havoc, with Dangerously then saying women were only put on this earth to satisfy men; Dangerously then asked for a little bit of TV time so he and Madusa could settle their differences; Bill Watts then came out, with Dangerously getting on his knees to beg for TV time against Madusa; Watts then agreed to have Dangerously face Madusa at the Clash of the Champions, with one hand tied behind Dangerously's back; after Watts walked off, Dangerously questioned why Watts was giving him the match when he knows Watts hates him and then said it was because he was also a man and then said he would make Madusa pay at the Clash
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce at 6:21 when Douglas pinned Slazenger with a crossbody after Steamboat tripped Pierce from the floor; Ross provided sole commentary for the match
King of Cable Quarter-Finals: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham in a non-title match at 11:10 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
King of Cable Quarter-Finals: Sting pinned Brian Pillman
The Main Event - 11/15/92: Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) when Sasaki pinned Eaton with an armdrag takeover after Erik Watts interfered and threw Eaton off the top rope
WCW @ Anderson, SC - Civic Center - November 3, 1992 (4,000)
Television taping:
Ricky Steamboat & Tom Zenk defeated the Barbarian & Cactus Jack via disqualification
Power Hour - 11/21/92: Kensuke Sasaki pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with an armdrag takeover
The Main Event - 11/22/92 - included a Starrcade Control Center segment in which it was announced NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono would defend against the Great Muta; featured footage of Big Van Vader attacking Sting the previous night during WCW Saturday Night, with Sting retaliating later in the show by interrupting Vader’s interview segment and hitting him with a 2x4; included footage of Barry Windham attacking Dustin Rhodes following their loss of the WCW/NWA Tag Team Titles at Wednesday’s Clash of the Champions, as well as Windham attacking the new champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas backstage; featured the announcement that next week’s show would be a 2-hour special with a segment on several legends, with co-host Michael Hayes saying he wanted to see all the legends – even the ones not in WCW anymore – like Ric Flair, the Road Warriors, and Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin:
Scotty Flamingo pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 6:57 after hitting him with a foreign object; after the bout, Johnny B. Badd came out, argued with referee Nick Patrick over the call, backdropped Flamingo, and cleared him from the ring
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Ricky Nelson & the Italian Stallion at 4:17 when Slazenger pinned Nelson with a reverse DDT
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Ricky Tango & Ken McDonald in a handicap match at 2:41 following a uranage
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tony Atlas & the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) in a non-title match at 9:14 when Steamboat pinned the Barbarian with a crossbody off the top, with the Barbarian tripping over Douglas behind him; the show joined the match after the ring introductions to cover for the fact the bout was taped before Steamboat & Douglas won the titles
The Main Event - 11/29/92:
Van Hammer pinned Bobby Starr with the slingshot suplex
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) pinned Nikita Koloff with a splash
Power Hour - 12/5/92: Ricky Steamboat pinned Chic Donovan with the crossbody off the top
Power Hour - 12/5/92: Erik Watts pinned Mike Thor with a fisherman suplex
The Main Event - 12/6/92:
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page when Gunn pinned Vegas with a Thesz Press
Brian Pillman pinned Joey Maggs with a clip to the knee, with Maggs tearing his knee in the process
Sting pinned Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) with a roll up following the Stinger Splash in the corner
WCW @ Ft. Bragg, NC - Ritz Epps Center - November 5, 1992 (700)
Shanghai Pierce defeated Brad Armstrong
Tony Atlas defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Van Hammer defeated Cactus Jack
Shane Douglas & Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman
Big Van Vader defeated Nikita Koloff
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Kensuke Sasaki
Sting defeated the Barbarian
WCW @ Roanoke, VA - Civic Center - November 6, 1992 (2,550)
Shanghai Pierce defeated Brad Armstrong
Tony Atlas defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman via disqualification
Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin
Big Van Vader defeated Nikita Koloff
Van Hammer & Kensuke Sasaki defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & the Barbarian
Sting defeated Cactus Jack
WCW @ Jasper, GA - November 1992
WCW @ Dalton, GA - November 6, 1992 (350)
Scotty Flamingo defeated Robbie Walker
Erik Watts defeated Tex Slazenger
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Johnny B. Badd defeated Michael Hayes
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Sweetwater, TN - November 1992
Power Hour - 11/7/92:
Ricky Steamboat vs. Brian Pillman
Johnny Gunn vs. Mike Thor
Vinnie Vegas vs. Brad Armstrong
Tony Atlas vs. Scott Allen
Nikita Koloff vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude
Pro - 11/7/92:
Brian Pillman vs. Gary Jackson
Tony Atlas vs. Jeff Daniels
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton vs. TA McCoy & the Italian Stallion
Scotty Flamingo vs. Tommy Angel
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Sting, & Dustin Rhodes vs. Cactus Jack, the Barbarian, & Tony Atlas
WCW @ Charleston, WV - Civic Center - November 7, 1992 (1,600)
Shanghai Pierce defeated Brad Armstrong
Shane Douglas & Ricky Steamboat defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman
Van Hammer defeated Cactus Jack
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Kensuke Sasaki
Big Van Vader defeated Nikita Koloff
Sting defeated the Barbarian
The Main Event - 11/8/92 - featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included a promo by Madusa regarding her upcoming match with Paul E. Dangerously at the Clash of the Champions, followed by footage of her sparring in preparation; featured Ross & Hayes recapping footage of Big Van Vader breaking Joe Thurman recently in Augusta, GA and Thurman being taken backstage on a stretcher and in a neckbrace; an on-screen graphic then told fans how to send their well wishes to Thurman while he was in recovery; included footage of WCW US Champion Rick Rude beating WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham and Sting beating Brian Pillman the previous night on WCW Saturday Night in the King of Cable tournament; featured the announcement of all the matches for the Clash of the Champions:
Van Hammer (w/ Brad Armstrong) pinned Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) with a back suplex into a bridge at 5:11 after causing Vegas to collide with Page on the apron, as Armstrong was trying to pull Page back to the floor
Erik Watts pinned Bob Cook with a fisherman suplex at 3:52
Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) defeated Jeff Daniels at 1:10 via submission with the full nelson (10/6/92; Gainesville, GA)
Ricky Steamboat & Nikita Koloff fought Steve Austin & Brian Pillman to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 10:02; prior to the bout, it was announced Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton would face Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Kensuke Sasaki the following week; Koloff had Austin covered with an inside cradle when the time limit expired (10/14/92; Dothan, AL)
WCW @ Winston-Salem, NC - Coliseum Annex - November 8, 1992 (2,090)
Erik Watts fought Steve Austin to a draw
Brian Pillman fought Ricky Steamboat to a double count-out
Van Hammer pinned the Barbarian
Big Van Vader pinned Nikita Koloff
Sting pinned Tony Atlas
WCW US Champion Rick Rude pinned Kensuke Sasaki with the Rude Awakening
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Raleigh, NC - Dorton Arena - November 9, 1992 (1,500)
Cactus Jack defeated Mike Graham
Van Hammer defeated Tony Atlas
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Erik Watts
The Barbarian defeated Brad Armstrong
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman
Big Van Vader defeated Ricky Steamboat
Sting defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude via disqualification
- 11/10/92: Jake Roberts checked himself into the Betty Ford Center.
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - November 10, 1992 (1,900)
Worldwide taping:
Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Brad Armstrong defeated Scotty Flamingo via disqualification
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Worldwide - 11/21/92:
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Bob Cook & Joe Cruz when Zenk pinned Cruz with a missile dropkick
Jesse Ventura's Strongest Arm Tournament Round 1: Van Hammer defeated Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page)
Brian Pillman pinned Joe Barrett
Erik Watts defeated the Mongol Warrior (w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Michael Hayes) via submission with the STF
Power Hour - 11/28/92:
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell when Pierce pinned Bagwell with an elbow drop
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) fought Kensuke Sasaki (sub. for Chad Byrd) to a no contest in an impromptu match when Rude left ringside
Worldwide - 11/28/92:
Jesse Ventura's Strongest Arm Tournament Round 1: Big Van Vader defeated Nikita Koloff
Sting pinned the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) with a crossbody off the top at 6:56 after the Barbarian collided with Cactus on the apron
Power Hour - 12/5/92: Johnny B. Badd pinned Diamond Dallas Page with a sunset flip off the top
Worldwide - 12/5/92:
Jesse Ventura's Strongest Arm Tournament Semi-Finals: WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Erik Watts after putting his feet up when Watts charged at him in the corner
The Main Event - 12/6/92: Brad Armstrong defeated Scotty Flamingo via reverse decision; Flamingo had got the pin after hitting Armstrong with a foreign object but Johnny B. Badd came out and showed the referee the weapon after Flamingo attempted to hit him with it as well, and the referee reversed the decision
The Main Event - 12/6/92: WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Kensuke Sasaki with the Rude Awakening
Power Hour - 12/12/92: Brian Pillman pinned Ian Weston with a clip to the knee
Power Hour - 12/12/92: Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Rikki Nelson & Chris Sullivan when Slazenger got the pin with a reverse DDT
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - November 11, 1992 (750; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
11/14/92 - included an opening announcement by Bill Watts that Jake Roberts had left WCW and would be replaced in the King of Cable tournament by the Barbarian:
Van Hammer defeated Mustafa Saed
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas at 7:02 when Steamboat pinned Vegas with the crossbody off the top after Vegas tripped backward as Douglas was bent down behind him
Erik Watts defeated Chris Sullivan via submission with the STF at 2:12
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Keith Cole & John Barrett
Ian Weston defeated John Peterson
Brian Pillman fought the Freedom Fighter (Brad Armstrong) to a double count-out
Scotty Flamingo defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Bobby Eaton via disqualification
King of Cable Quarter-Finals: Big Van Vader pinned Tony Atlas at 3:34 with a splash off the middle turnbuckle; both Harley Race and Cactus Jack were barred from ringside for the bout
King of Cable Quarter Finals: WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Dustin Rhodes pinned the Barbarian (sub. for Jake Roberts) at 7:47 with a roll up after the Barbarian missed a charge in the corner and hit the post shoulder-first
WCW @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - November 12, 1992 (1,200)
Included the Barbarian
WCW @ LaFollette, TN - West LaFollette Elementary School - November 13, 1992 (600)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought Shanghai Pierce to a draw
Johnny Gunn pinned Tex Slazenger
Tom Zenk defeated Larry Zbyzsko
Brad Armstrong defeated Michael Hayes
Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty FlamingoB WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton when Windham pinned AndersonWCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - November 13, 1992 (2,404)
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Tony Atlas defeated John Peterson via submission with the full nelson
Van Hammer pinned Vinnie Vegas
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman when Steamboat pinned Austin with the crossbody off the top
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Kensuke Sasaki via disqualification when Sasaki hit Rude with the title belt
Sting pinned Cactus Jack in a falls count anywhere match
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned the Barbarian with a shoulderblock off the top
Pro - 11/14/92:
Kensuke Sasaki vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) vs. Ken McDonald & Ricky Tango (handicap match)
Ricky Steamboat & Tom Zenk vs. Cactus Jack & the Barbarian
WCW @ St. Petersburg, FL - Bayfront Center - November 14, 1992 (997)
Van Hammer & Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas
Tony Atlas defeated John Peterson
Steve Austin defeated Ricky Steamboat
Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Kensuke Sasaki via disqualification
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
Sting defeated Cactus Jack in a falls count anywhere match
WCW @ Crawfield, NC - Cumberland County High School - November 14, 1992
Included Arn Anderson and WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Barry Windham
The Main Event - 11/15/92 - featured the WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham vs. Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas and Sting vs. John Peterson matches from the 11/14/92 Worldwide:
Robbie Walker vs. Rikki Nelson
Brian Pillman defeated Gary Jackson via submission with a figure-4; after the bout, Shane Douglas came out to fight Pillman but was held back by officials; moments later, Pillman jumped Douglas from behind (10/6/92; Gainesville, GA)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) when Sasaki pinned Eaton with an armdrag takeover after Erik Watts interfered and threw Eaton off the top rope (11/2/92; Center Stage Theatre)
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - November 16, 1992 (750; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated the Terminators
11/21/92 - featured Michael Hayes on commentary alongside Jim Ross:
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Joe Cruz & John Peterson
The Barbarian defeated Larry Santo
Kensuke Sasaki defeated Bob Cook
Sting & Van Hammer defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & Cactus Jack at 9:53 when the Barbarian and Tony Atlas attacked Sting as Sting had Cactus covered following a Stinger Splash; during the bout, it was announced WCW World Champion Ron Simmons had agreed to face Paul Orndorff the following week; after the bout, Simmons, in a suit, made the save but had his shirt torn; moments later, Big Van Vader, with Harley Race, came out and hit a splash off the middle turnbuckle onto Sting
King of the Ring Semi-Finals: Big Van Vader pinned Dustin Rhodes at 10:44 with a splash off the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, Harley Race objected to the match taking place after Sting broke a 2x4 over Vader's back but Bill Watts ordered that should have happened a lot earlier, the match was on, and Race would be barred from ringside; Ole Anderson, Larry Zbyzsko, and Hiro Matsuda served as judges for the match had it went the time-limit
11/28/92:
Scotty Flamingo defeated Chris Sullivan
Van Hammer defeated Cactus Jack
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Ian Westin & Rex Cooper
Erik Watts & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Steve Austin & Arn Anderson (w/ Paul E. Dangerously) at 9:36 when Anderson submitted to Watts' STF after missing a kneedrop off the top
Paul Orndorff (w/ Madusa) defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons via count-out in a non-title match at 9:56 after WCW US Champion Rick Rude, who appeared ringside late in the match after Simmons confronted Madusa on the floor, dropped Simmons with a piledriver outside the ring
Clash of the Champions XXI - Macon, GA - Coliseum - November 18, 1992 (7,500; 700 paid; 14,000 freebies were made available in the city)
Shown live on TBS - featured Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary; included footage from earlier in the day of the weigh-in for the Paul E. Dangerously / Madusa match, in which Dangerously came in at 188 lbs. with Madusa then attempting to attack Dangerously but was held back; featured Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Bill Watts regarding the night's card; included Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Michael Hayes regarding the night's card and the bounty on Erik Watts' head; featured a video package highlighting the Dangerously / Madusa feud; included Hayes conducting a backstage interview with Dangerously regarding his upcoming match and the fact his arm would be tied behind his back, during which Mike Thor appeared and asked to be paid for the public workout he did with Dangerously on WCW Saturday Night; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Johnny B. Badd & Teddy Long regarding the upcoming boxing fight against Scotty Flamingo; included Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Vinnie Vegas, Diamond Dallas Page, & Scotty Flamingo regarding the boxing fight - during which Flamingo was given a pep talk by someone who from behind appeared to be Don King; featured highlights of the Sting & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Bobby Eaton & Brian Pillman match from Starrcade 91: Battlebowl to hype the upcoming 92 event; included an in-ring segment with Ventura & Missy Hyatt in which they drew Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd vs. Dan Spivey & Van Hammer to be the first Lethal Lottery bout at Starrcade; featured a musical vignette on the new tag team of Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn, set to music very similar to ZZ Top's "Legs;" included Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude regarding his match later in the night against Sting; featured an update on the Ventura Invitational Strongest Arm competition, exclusive to Worldwide; included Hayes conducting a backstage interview with Dangerously regarding the upcoming match with Madusa; featured highlights of the King of Cable tournament matches held to date; included Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Big Van Vader & Harley Race regarding his participation in the King of Cable:
Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong with a clip to the knee at the 28-second mark; prior to the bout, Jesse Ventura conducted a ringside interview with Pillman, on crutches, regarding a recent knee injury that would force him out of the ring; moments later, Armstrong came ringside with Pillman then apologizing to him for his previous actions; moments later, Pillman attacked Armstrong from behind, repeatedly hitting him with the crutch and revealing the injury was fake; Armstrong, after pulling himself to his feet, demanded the match go on as scheduled
Erik Watts & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) at 6:07 when Eaton submitted to Watts' STF after Watts punched Eaton in the face as he came off the top
Scotty Flamingo (w/ Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page) defeated Johnny B. Badd (w/ Teddy Long) in a boxing match via KO at the 1:05 mark of Round 2 after DDP filled Flamingo's glove with water
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & 2 Cold Scorpio (mystery partner) (sub. for Robbie Walker) defeated Tony Atlas, the Barbarian, & Cactus Jack in a handicap match at 5:57 when Scorpio pinned Atlas with the 450 splash after Barbarian accidentally kicked Atlas in the face; after the bout, Ventura conducted a ringside interview with the winners with Simmons revealing the name of his partner to be 2 Cold Scorpio (Scorpio's surprise debut)
Madusa fought Paul E. Dangerously (w/ Michael Hayes) to a no contest in a 5-minute exhibition match when she chased Dangerously backstage just as the bell rang to end the time-limit; pre-match stipulations stated Dangerously would have one arm tied behind his back but it never was; prior to the bout, a person wearing a protective helmet ran in the ring with Dangerously knocking the person out with his phone, believing it to be Madusa; moments later, he went to give her a kiss and realized it was Mike Thor wearing a wig, with Madusa then sliding in the ring behind Dangerously to begin the match
King of Cable Semi-Finals: Sting defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude in a non-title match via judge's decision after the 20-minute time-limit expired; judges for the bout included Ole Anderson, Hiro Matsuda, & Larry Zbyzsko; Sting applied the Scorpion Deathlock just as the bell rang to signal the time-limit; Matsuda gave the match to Sting, Zbyzsko gave the match to Rude, and Anderson gave it to Sting; after the decision, Rude attempted to attack Sting from behind but Sting cleared him from the ring
Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham to win the titles at 15:54 when Douglas pinned Windham with the belly to belly suplex after the champions began arguing and traded punches; after the bout, Rhodes returned to the ring to apologize to Windham, with Windham attacking Rhodes, hitting a DDT and superplex before he was pulled away by referees; after the commercial break, Ventura conducted a backstage interview with the new champions, during which Windham appeared and laid out both with repeated shots with a steel chair
WCW @ Joplin, MO - Memorial Auditorium - November 19, 1992
Included WCW World Champion Ron Simmons and the Barbarian
WCW @ Ft. Leonardwood, MO - Military base - November 19, 1992
Included Big Van Vader and WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - November 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Featured a closing segment in which Barry Windham came out for his secheduled match against Dustin Rhodes and complained to Jim Ross that Rhodes was a coward and wasn't in the building; moments later, Ricky Steamboat interrupted and attacked Windham before the two faced off with steel chairs, referees trying to break them apart; just then, Dustin Rhodes, wearing street clothes and a cast on his arm, jumped Windham from behind, threw him in the ring and assaulted him until Windham rolled to the floor; Rhodes, Steamboat, and Shane Douglas then chased Windham backstage:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) in a non-title match at 11:30 when Douglas pinned Eaton with the belly to belly suplex
12/5/92:
2 Cold Scorpio vs. Bob Cook
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn vs. Mustafa Saed & Rex Cooper
Cactus Jack vs. the Italian Stallion
Johnny B. Badd, Brad Armstrong, & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Diamond Dallas Page, Vinnie Vegas, & Scotty Flamingo
George South vs. Ricky Nelson
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Chick Donovan
Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Austin
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting when Rude pinned Simmons with the Rude Awakening at around the 13-minute mark after hitting a kneedrop off the top to Simmons' head behind the referee's back, which would have caused a disqualification (the debut of Simmons' "Don't Step to Ron" theme song)
WCW @ ? - November 1992
The Power Hour - 12/92:
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) at 13:29 when Simmons pinned the Barbarian with a shoulderblock off the top
WCW @ ? November 1992
Power Hour - 12/19/92: Barry Windham pinned TA McCoy at 2:40 with the superplex; during the bout, it was announced Dustin Rhodes & a mystery partner would face Windham & a mystery partner the following week
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tony Atlas & the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) at 6:16 when Douglas pinned Atlas after Steamboat hit a crossbody off the top as Atlas had Douglas hoisted in the air, with Douglas falling on top for the win; during the bout, it was announced Steamboat & Douglas would face Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton the following week and WCW World Champion Ron Simmons would face Van Hammer in an arm wrestling contest
Power Hour - 12/26/92:
Brad Armstrong vs. Brian Pillman
Dustin Rhodes & WCW World Champion Ron Simmons (mystery partner) defeated Barry Windham & Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) (mystery partner) via disqualification at 5:17 when WCW US Champion Rick Rude interfered and attacked Simmons; after the bout, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat - with a steel chair - and Shane Douglas made the save and helped clear Windham, Vader, and Rude from the ring
Worldwide - 12/19/92:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Bobby Eaton & Barry Windham (sub. for Steve Austin) (w/ Michael Hayes) at 7:09 when Steamboat pinned Eaton with the crossbody off the top when Windham ducked the move
WCW @ ? - November 1992
The Main Event:
Barry Windham & Brian Pillman defeated Dustin Rhodes & Brad Armstrong at 9:58 when Pillman pinned Armstrong after Windham dropped Armstrong with the DDT as he had Pillman covered with a roll up; after the match, Armstrong was thrown to the floor as Windham & Pillman attempted to further injure Rhodes' injured wrist but Rhodes was able to fight them off
11/29/92:
Sting pinned the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) with a crossbody off the top at 6:56 after the Barbarian collided with Cactus on the apron
Dustin Rhodes pinned Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) at 7:29 with the bulldog after knocking Page off the apron; after the bout, Barry Windham assaulted Rhodes with a steel chair, placed his arm on the chair, came off the turnbuckle with a stomp, and then further assaulted the arm with the chair; WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas eventually made the save after fighting off Vegas & Page in the aisle
WCW @ Topeka, KS - Expocenter - November 20, 1992 (1,000)
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Tony Atlas defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin & Brian Pillman
Erik Watts defeated Vinnie Vegas
WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Big Van Vader defeated Dustin Rhodes & Brad Armstrong
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
WCW @ St. Joseph, MO - Civic Arena - November 21, 1992 (968)
Erik Watts defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Tony Atlas defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Steve Austin pinned Brad Armstrong
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman
WCW US Champion Rick Rude defeated Dustin Rhodes
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Big Van Vader & the Barbarian
WCW @ Kansas City, KS - Memorial Hall - November 21, 1992 (1,150)
Nikita Koloff did not appear due to injury
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Erik Watts defeated Vinnie Vegas
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Tony Atlas
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Big Van Vader when Steamboat pinned Rude at 20:30
WCW @ New Brockton, AL - Farm Center - November 21, 1992
Included Michael Hayes, Cactus Jack, Van Hammer, and Tom Zenk
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - November 22, 1992 (11,500; sell out)
Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Satoshi Kojima
Chris Benoit defeated the Tazmaniac
Super Strong Machine, Tatsutoshi Goto, Hiro Saito, & Norio Honaga defeated Osamu Kido, Takayuki Iizuka, Black Cat, & Koji Kanemoto
Jushin Liger defeated Dean Malenko
Shinya Hashimoto defeated TNT
The Ultimo Dragon defeated IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion El Samurai to win the title at 20:45 with a German suplex (Dragon's NJPW debut)
Scott Norton & Tony Halme defeated IWGP Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner to win the titles at 12:43 when Norton pinned Rick with a powerslam after avoiding a Steinerline; prior to the bout, the two teams shook hands
IWGP Heavyweight Champion the Great Muta pinned Sting at 15:28 with a backbreaker and the moonsault after avoiding a top rope move and sending Sting face-first to the mat; prior to the bout, Sting extended his hand for Muta to shake it but Muta instead spat green mist into the air
Tatsumi Fujinami, Riki Choshu, Hiroshi Hase, & Akira Nogami defeated Kengo Kimura, Shiro Koshinaka, Masashi Aoyagi, & Akitoshi Saito at 21:39 when Nogami pinned Saito
WCW @ Springfield, MO – Shrine Mosque - November 22, 1992
Included Dustin Rhodes, Erik Watts, Steve Austin, and WCW US Champion Rick Rude
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - November 23, 1992 (11,500; sell out)
Shinjiro Otani defeated Yuji Nagata
Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Yamamoto defeated Koji Kanemoto & Osamu Nishimura
Jushin Liger & Takayuki Iizuka defeated Dean Malenko & Chris Benoit
TNT & Scott Norton defeated Tony Halme & Ron Powers
Super Strong Machine defeated Akitoshi Saito
IWGP Heavyweight Champion the Great Muta & Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Akira Nogami
Road Warrior Hawk & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Riki Choshu & Hiroshi Hase
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono pinned Scott Steiner (w/ Rick Steiner) at 19:54 with a small package
Genichiro Tenryu, Takashi Ishikawa, & Tatsumi Kitahara defeated Shiro Koshinaka, Kengo Kimura, & Masashi Aoyagi at 20:42 when Tenryu pinned Kimura with a powerbomb
WCW @ Columbus, GA – Municipal Auditorium – November 23, 1992
Television taping:
The Main Event - 11/29/92: Dustin Rhodes pinned Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) at 7:29 with the bulldog after knocking Page off the apron; after the bout, Barry Windham assaulted Rhodes with a steel chair, placed his arm on the chair, came off the turnbuckle with a stomp, and then further assaulted the arm with the chair; WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas eventually made the save after fighting off Vegas & Page in the aisle
The Main Event - 12/13/92: 2 Cold Scorpio pinned George South with the 450 splash
Worldwide - 12/12/92:
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Joe Cruz with the 450 splash
Jesse Ventura's Strongest Arm Tournament Semi-Final: Van Hammer defeated Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race)
Barry Windham pinned TA McCoy at 2:40 with the superplex; during the bout, it was announced Dustin Rhodes & a mystery partner would face Windham & a mystery partner the following week
Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong after blocking Armstrong's attempt at a suplex from the ring apron by holding onto the top rope, and falling on top of Armstrong for the pin
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tony Atlas & the Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) at 6:16 when Douglas pinned Atlas after Steamboat hit a crossbody off the top as Atlas had Douglas hoisted in the air, with Douglas falling on top for the win; during the bout, it was announced Steamboat & Douglas would face Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton the following week and WCW World Champion Ron Simmons would face Van Hammer in the finals of Jesse Ventura's Strongest Arm Tournament
Worldwide - 12/19/92 - Jesse Ventura was dressed as Santa Claus for the show:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Vinnie Vegas) with a sunset flip off the top
Jesse Ventura's Strongest Arm Tournament Final: Van Hammer defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons; after the contest, Tony Atlas entered the ring, upset that he wasn't even in the tournament, and so Hammer challenged him for an arm wrestling contest there and then but as it wasn't sanctioned it couldn't take place
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Bob Cook & Colt Steele when Zenk pinned Cook with a missile dropkick
Dustin Rhodes & WCW World Champion Ron Simmons (mystery partner) defeated Barry Windham & Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) (mystery partner) via disqualification at 5:17 when WCW US Champion Rick Rude interfered and attacked Simmons; after the bout, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat - with a steel chair - and Shane Douglas made the save and helped clear Windham, Vader, and Rude from the ring
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Bobby Eaton & Barry Windham (sub. for Steve Austin) (w/ Michael Hayes) at 7:09 when Steamboat pinned Eaton with the crossbody off the top when Windham ducked the move; the show went off the air when the match was still in progress but the conclusion was shown the following week
WCW @ Salisbury, MD – Wicomico Civic Center – November 24, 1992
Included Scotty Flamingo and Ricky Steamboat
WCW @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – November 25, 1992 (5,000)
Johnny Gunn & Tom Zenk fought Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger to a draw
Johnny B. Badd pinned Scotty Flamingo
Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton via submission with the STF
Brian Pillman pinned Brad Armstrong with his feet on the ropes
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Steve Austin
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tony Atlas & the Barbarian when Steamboat pinned the Barbarian with a crossbody off the top
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Sting, Van Hammer, & Dustin Rhodes (sub. for Nikita Koloff) defeated Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, & Barry Windham (mystery partner) in a steel cage match when Sting pinned Cactus
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – November 26, 1992 (5,715 paid)
Johnny Gunn & Tom Zenk defeated Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
Steve Austin defeated Brad Armstrong
Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Bagwell
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton via submission with the STF
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Tony Atlas & the Barbarian
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, Sting, Van Hammer, & Dustin Rhodes (sub. for Nikita Koloff) defeated Big Van Vader, Cactus Jack, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, & Barry Windham (mystery partner) in a steel cage match when Sting pinned Cactus
WCW @ Lawrenceburg, TN – Rotary Club Park – November 27, 1992
Included Johnny B. Badd and Arn Anderson
WCW @ Chattanooga, TN – UTC Arena – November 27, 1992
Included Van Hammer and Tony Atlas
WCW @ Phil Campbell, AL – Northwest Community College – November 28, 1992
Included Erik Watts and WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW @ Greenwood, SC - Civic Center - November 28, 1992 (900)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Bobby Eaton defeated Rikki Nelson
Brad Armstrong defeated Tony Atlas
2 Cold Scorpio & Erik Watts defeated Steve Austin & Bobby Eaton
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double disqualification
Sting defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
The Main Event - 11/29/92 - featured the Sting vs. Barbarian match from the 11/28/92 Worldwide:
Dustin Rhodes pinned Vinnie Vegas (w/ Diamond Dallas Page) at 7:29 with the bulldog after knocking Page off the apron; after the bout, Barry Windham assaulted Rhodes with a steel chair, placed his arm on the chair, came off the turnbuckle with a stomp, and then further assaulted the arm with the chair; WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas eventually made the save after fighting off Vegas & Page in the aisle
WCW @ Rome, GA - Memorial Gym - November 29, 1992 (400)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Diamond Dallas Page
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Vinnie Vegas
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double disqualification
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Bobby Eaton & Steve Austin
WCW @ Birmingham, AL - State Fair Arena - November 29, 1992 (1,200)
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Erik Watts defeated Cactus Jack
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
Big Van Vader defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat
Van Hammer defeated Steve Austin via disqualification
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double disqualification
Sting defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
WCW @ Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Theatre - November 30, 1992 (750; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
12/5/92 - included Jim Ross & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; featured an opening announcement that Barry Windham had been fined $5,000 for his recent actions against a referee during The Main Event; included a highlight package on the Great Muta showing him against Sting, Ric Flair, and Lex Luger at Starrcade 89 and Masahiro Chono during the NWA World Title tournament to promote Muta's NWA World Title match against Chono at Starrcade; featured a video package recapping the Jesse Ventura Invitational Strongest Arm Tournament, with WCW World Champion Ron Simmons beating Steve Austin, the Barbarian beating Arn Anderson, Van Hammer beating Vinnie Vegas, and Big Van Vader beating Nikita Koloff in the quarter-finals; included Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Hammer regarding the arm wrestling tournament and teaming with Danny Spivey to face Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd as part of Battlebowl at Starrcade; featured a Starrcade Control Center segment hosted by Ross; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, alongside Madusa, and Vader, alongside Harley Race, regarding their match later in the show against Simmons & Sting and facing those men in singles matches at Starrcade; during the segment, Vader said Rude should give him a title shot should he beat Simmons because Vader helped him out at Halloween Havoc; featured a WCW Up Close segment hosted by Schiavone in which he spoke with Barry Windham in an empty arena about Windham's former partnership with Dustin Rhodes, attacking WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas backstage at the Clash of the Champions, and attacking Rhodes the past week on The Main Event; during the segment, Windham said he was always Dusty Rhodes righthand man and he would see to it that he put Dustin Rhodes out of wrestling; included Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Austin regarding his upcoming match with Rhodes:
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Bob Cook with the 450 splash at 3:08; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Scorpio regarding his upcoming participation at Starrcade as part of Battlebowl
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Mustafa Saied & Rex Cooper at 3:30 when Zenk pinned Cooper following an atomic drop from Gunn and missile dropkick from Zenk; during Zenk & Gunn's entrance, a short clip of their music video aired; after the bout, Larry Zbyszko conducted an interview with Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce regarding Zenk & Gunn, during which they said they got Zenk & Gunn something special in their paper bag and would make them squeal
Cactus Jack defeated the Italian Stallion via count-out at 3:39 after knocking Stallion to the floor and hitting a somersault from the apron to the floor onto Stallion; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Johnny B. Badd regarding his feud with Scotty Flamingo; moments later, Cactus interrupted and told Badd not to get knocked out at Battlebowl and cost him a win; after Cactus left, Badd said he would win the Battlebowl ring
Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Brad Armstrong, & Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page, Vinnie Vegas, & Scotty Flamingo at 6:47 when Armstrong pinned Page with a reversal into the side Russian legsweep as Bagwell prevented Vegas from breaking the cover
Ricky Nelson pinned George South at 4:52 with a reversal and falling on top of South for the win
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Chick Donovan at around the 6:40 mark when Steamboat pinned Donovan with the crossbody off the top as Douglas had Parker in a sleeper; prior to the match, it was announced Steamboat & Douglas's opponents for Starrcade would be announced the following week
Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin via disqualification at 5:18 when, after Rhodes hit the bulldog, Barry Windham assaulted Rhodes; Rhodes' left wrist was heavily taped for the match following the attack he sustained from Windham the previous week on The Main Event; after the contest, Austin held Rhodes while Windham assaulted Rhodes' wrist with his own cowboy boot until referees pulled him away
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Sting at 13:05 when Rude pinned Simmons with the Rude Awakening after hitting a kneedrop off the top to Simmons' head behind the referee's back; following the commercial break, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Rude & Vader, alongside Madusa and Race, in which Rude said he would carry his win over to taking the title from Simmons at Starrcade; moments later, Barry Windham interrupted, congratulated Rude & Vader on their win, and challenged Dustin Rhodes to face him the following week (the debut of Simmons' "Don't Step to Ron" theme song)
12/12/92 - 90-minute episode; featured Jim Ross & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included Ross conducting an interview with Sting regarding his upcoming King of Cable finals against Big Van Vader and being part of Battlebowl as part of Starrcade; featured Tony Schiavone showing footage from Barry Windham attacking Dustin Rhodes the previous week, with Schiavone then conducting a backstage interview with Windham regarding the attack and his match with Rhodes later in the night; included a Starrcade Control Center hosted by Ross in which it was announced Windham & Brian Pillman would challenge WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas; featured Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Big Van Vader & Harley Race regarding Vader's upcoming match with Sting at Starrcade; moments later, Windham interrupted to say Rhodes wouldn't make it to the show for their match; included a segment of WCW Up Close in which Tony Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, alongside Madusa, in an empty arena regarding his pin over WCW World Champion Ron Simmons the previous week and challenging Simmons at Starrcade, during which Rude pulled out an X-ray documenting an injured shoulder Simmons had been trying to keep secret; Rude then said he would agree to give Vader a title shot, as Vader asked the previous week, and said it would be for the world title he would take from Simmons; featured footage from earlier in the week of Schiavone conducting an interview with Erik Watts regarding his match against Rude on the 12/5/92 Worldwide, with the two reviewing footage from the match and their fight after the bout was over; Watts then said he never gives up and would get Rude in the ring again:
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce via disqualification at 6:31 when referee Nick Patrick called for the bell upon seeing Slazenger & Pierce's bullrope in the ring, moments after they used it on Gunn behind the referee's back; prior to the bout, Slazenger & Pierce came out with the paper bag they appeared with the previous week; after the bout, Slazenger & Pierce took a blue dress out of the bag and tried to put it on Zenk before Gunn made the save
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Tommy Angel with the fisherman suplex at 2:58
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Mike Thor at 2:25 with the 450 splash; after the bout, Jim Ross conducted an interview with Scorpio regarding his upcoming participation in Battlebowl
Van Hammer pinned Chris Sullivan with the slingshot suplex at 2:19
Erik Watts defeated Fred Avery via submission with the STF at 2:30; after the bout, Larry Zbyszko conducted an interview with Watts regarding the upcoming Battlebowl; moments later, Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce interrupted and said they were after the bounty on Watts' head
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Steve Austin (sub. for an injured Arn Anderson) & Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) in a non-title match at 11:32 when Douglas pinned Eaton with the belly to belly suplex; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Anderson sustaining Erik Watts' STF two weeks earlier to explain his injury
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a no contest; following his entrance, Ross conducted an interview with Windham regarding Rhodes not having arrived to the arena; moments later, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat interrupted to say Windham was the reason Rhodes wasn't there; Steamboat then attacked Windham and climbed in the ring, with Windham taking a steel chair and going after him; Steamboat eventually took his own chair, with the two men facing off on the floor until Rhodes appeared in street clothes and brawled with Windham in and out of the ring while Steamboat & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas looked on; Rhodes and Windham continued to fight their way backstage as referees tried to break them apart
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - December 1, 1992 (1,350)
Power Hour - 12/12/92: 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Mustafa Saied with the 450 splash
The Main Event - 12/13/92 - featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included a Starrcade 92 Control Center in which it was announced Barry Windham & Brian Pillman would challenge WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes; featured highlights from the Halloween Havoc 89 Thundercage match between NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Sting and Terry Funk & NWA TV Champion the Great Muta, with Bruno Sammartino as guest referee; included the announcement that the following week's show would include highlights of the Flair vs. Funk I Quit match from the November 1989 Clash of the Champions:
2 Cold Scorpio pinned George South with the 450 splash at 1:25 (not taped in Gainesville)
Van Hammer pinned Mike Thor with the slingshot suplex at 1:56; during the bout, footage was shown of Hammer beating Big Van Vader the previous day on Worldwide as part of the Jesse the Body Strongest Arm Tournament
Cactus Jack pinned Rex Cooper with the double arm DDT at 2:29
Brian Pillman & Barry Windham defeated Dustin Rhodes & Brad Armstrong at 10:00 when Pillman pinned Armstrong after Windham dropped Armstrong with the DDT behind the referee's back as Armstrong had Pillman covered with a roll up; after the contest, Armstrong was thrown to the floor and Rhodes double teamed until Rhodes & Armstrong fought off their opponents
Power Hour - 12/19/92: 2 Cold Scorpio pinned Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker with the 450 splash
The Main Event - 12/20/92: The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Scott Allen with the boot to the face at 5:08; prior to the bout, it was noted the Barbarian and 2 Cold Scorpio would be part of the Lethal Lottery at Starrcade
Power Hour - 12/26/92: Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Fred Avery & Chic Donovan when Gunn pinned Avery with the Thesz Press
The Main Event - 12/27/92: Johnny B. Badd pinned George South with the left hand punch at 1:58; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Badd and Cactus Jack fighting after their tag team match the previous night on WCW Saturday Night
Power Hour - 1/2/93: Scotty Flamingo pinned Keith Cole with an airplane spin into a Samoan Drop
The Main Event - 1/3/93: WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) & WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) via disqualification at 9:58 when Rude threw Douglas over the top just before Steamboat hit Rude with the crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, Jim Ross & Michael Hayes said the bout was taped prior to Vader's WCW World Title victory and Rude's neck injury; after the match, Vader & Rude attacked Douglas on the floor until Steamboat scared them backstage with a chair
Power Hour - 1/16/93: Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce defeated Tommy Angel & the Italian Stallion when Pierce pinned Stallion after Slazenger hit the reverse DDT
The Main Event - 1/17/93: WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Tony Atlas at 6:00 with the powerslam; Simmons was not aknowledged as champion, as he had lost the title by the time the match aired
WCW @ Fayetteville, NC - Civic Center - December 3, 1992 (1,000)
Shanghai Pierce defeated Brad Armstrong
Van Hammer defeated Tony Atlas
Erik Watts defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude via referee's decision after Rude failed to beat Watts in the 15-minute time-limit
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double disqualification
Big Van Vader defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
WCW @ Harriman, TN - High School - December 3, 1992 (250)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tex Slazenger
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Vinnie Vegas
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Bobby Eaton & Mike Graham
Brian Pillman defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas
WCW @ Charleston, SC - December 4, 1992 (1,100)
Shanghai Pierce defeated Brad Armstrong
Van Hammer defeated Tony Atlas
Erik Watts defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude via referee's decision after Rude failed to beat Watts in the 15-minute time-limit
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double disqualification
Big Van Vader defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
WCW @ St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkins Auditorium - December 5, 1992 (692 paid)
Brad Armstrong defeated Shanghai Pierce
Van Hammer defeated Tony Atlas
Erik Watts defeated Steve Austin
Big Van Vader defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double disqualification
Sting defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
WCW @ Loudon, TN – December 5, 1992 
WCW @ Hammond, IN - Civic Center - December 6, 1992 (2,500)
Brad Armstrong defeated Shanghai Pierce
Erik Watts defeated Steve Austin
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double disqualification
Big Van Vader defeated WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (sub. for the Barbarian who was injured in his match the previous night in St. Paul, MN)
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - December 7, 1992
WCW Saturday Night taping:
12/19/92:
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Brian Pillman at 8:28 by reversing a figure-4 attempt into an inside cradle
2 Cold Scoprio vs. Danny Deese
Johnny B. Badd & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Mike Thor & Chris Sullivan
Cactus Jack vs. Scott Allen
Barry Windham pinned WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas with an elbow drop at 6:45 after throwing him over the top to the concrete, as referee Nick Patrick was distracted by Ricky Steamboat brawling with Brian Pillman at ringside, and then hitting a kick to the back of Douglas' neck while outside; Pillman came out to be in Windham's corner within the opening moments of the match, prompting Steamboat to do the same for Douglas
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Dustin Rhodes defeated WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) & Paul Orndorff via disqualification when Rude threw Simmons over the top rope; after the bout, Simmons & Rhodes cleared the ring of their opponents; only 7:21 of the match was shown before the show ended; the finish was shown the following night on The Main Event
12/26/92 - featured Jim Ross conducting an interview with Barry Windham & Brian Pillman regarding their WCW/NWA Tag Team Title match against Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas two days later at Starrcade, with Windham challenging the champions to face he and Pillman later in the show; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Michael Hayes & Bobby Eaton regarding Eaton's match against WCW World Champion Ron Simmons later in the show; featured a video package highlighting Sting's involvement in Starrcade, both in Battlebowl and his King of Cable match against Big Van Vader, with clips from his victory in Starrcade 91's Battlebowl; included Jim Ross conducting an interview with Erik Watts about his possible involvement in Starrcade's Battlebowl and facing WCW US Champion Rick Rude later in the show; featured Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Ron Simmons about facing Eaton later in the show and defending the title against Rick Rude at Starrcade; included Tony Schiavone conducting an empty arena interview with Marcus Alexander Bagwell about his participation as a rookie in last year's Battlebowl, his possible participation at Starrcade, and his career goals; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Champion Rick Rude, with Madusa, in which he said he would be trading in the US title at Starrcade for Simmons' world title:
Paul Orndorff pinned Brad Armstrong at 9:44 with a German suplex into a bridge after Armstrong hit the corner
Dustin Rhodes pinned Bob Cook at 4:22 with the bulldog
Barry Windham & Brian Pillman defeated Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn at 5:28 when Windham pinned Gunn following a lariat / clip to the knee double team (the end of Zenk & Gunn's undefeated streak) ([ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000GG4XWY/thhiofww-20 Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon])
WCW US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Erik Watts at 8:01 with a suplex into the ring after hitting the Rude Awakening on the floor; Rude appeared to injure himself during the match and limped backstage afterwards
Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce at 3:50 when Cactus pinned Shanghai with an elbow drop following a left hand punch from Badd; during the bout, Cactus and Badd, who would team at Starrcade during Battlebowl, argued with Cactus hitting the double arm DDT on Badd after the contest
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons pinned Bobby Eaton (w/ Michael Hayes) at 6:42 with the powerslam after knocking an interfering Hayes off the ring apron; after the bout, Ross interviewed Simmons about the upcoming challenge of Rick Rude, with Rude interrupting and saying he would take Simmons' belt and send him back to the ghetto before the two came to blows and referees had to break up the fight
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Mike Thor & Randy Sledge in a stand-by match at the 34-second mark when Douglas pinned Sledge with the belly to belly suplex; after the bout, Ross interviewed the champions about facing Windham & Pillman at Starrcade, with all four men eventually brawling in the ring and the champions clearing Windham & Pillman from the ring before referees intervened; after the commercial break, Ross interviewed Windham & Pillman as Schiavone was with Steamboat & Douglas backstage, with the champions eventually running back out ringside and the four men brawling backstage as the show came to a close
WCW @ Louisville, KY - Commonwealth Convention Center - December 9, 1992 (2,700)
Television taping:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tony Atlas
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated the Barbarian
Worldwide - 12/26/92:
WWE US Champion Rick Rude (w/ Madusa) pinned Gary Jackson at 2:01 following a piledriver on the floor followed by a second in the ring; after the match, Rude cut an in-ring promo on WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, with Simmons then coming out to the ring; moments later, Rude landed a cheap shot with Simmons then fighting back before he injured his shoulder; Simmons then sent Rude to the floor, with Rude then sliding back in the ring before the two men were held apart by referees
Dustin Rhodes pinned Randy Sledge at around 2:15 with the bulldog
Barry Windham & Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 9:21 when Pillman pinned Armstrong following a clip / lariat combo; after the bout, Tony Schiavone & Jesse Ventura interviewed Windham & Pillman on the interview platform
The Main Event - 12/27/92 - featured the Dustin Rhodes vs. Randy Sledge match from the 12/26/92 Worldwide and the Johnny B. Badd vs. George South match taped 12/1/92 in Gainesville, GA:
Power Hour - 1/2/93 - featured the Barry Windham & Brian Pillman vs. Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell match from the 12/26/92 Worldwide:
Worldwide - 1/2/93:
Dan Spivey defeated Scott Allen
Dustin Rhodes pinned Danny Deese at 1:45 with the bulldog
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Chris Sullivan
Erik Watts defeated Bobby Eaton via submission with the STF in a bounty match
Dustin Rhodes pinned Dan Spivey after reversing a powerslam attempt into a small package
Dustin Rhodes & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Brian Pillman & Barry Windham when Rhodes pinned Windham after hitting him with his arm cast; Rhodes replaced WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas mid-way through the match after Douglas sustained a DDT on the floor from Windham
The Main Event - 1/3/93 - featured the Dustin Rhodes vs. Danny Deese match from the 1/2/93 Worldwide and the WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Big Van Vader & WCW US Champion Rick Rude match taped 12/1/92 in Gainesville, GA
The Main Event - 1/10/93:
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double disqualification at 4:25 when both men shoved referee Randy Anderson; after the match, Windham continued to assault Rhodes until several referees came out
WCW @ Gasden, AL - Coliseum - December 10, 1992
Included Cactus Jack and Erik Watts
WCW @ Cleveland, OH - Convocation Center - December 11, 1992 (1,268; 800 paid)
Vinnie Vegas defeated Brad Armstrong
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Ron Cumberledge
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Dan Spivey
Barry Windham fought Dustin Rhodes to a double disqualification
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Big Van Vader & Steve Austin
WCW @ Bonifay, FL - December 12, 1992
WCW @ Columbus, OH - December 12, 1992 (1,300)
Vinnie Vegas defeated Ron Cumberledge
Erik Watts fought Steve Austin to a draw
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Dan Spivey
Dustin Rhodes fought Barry Windham to a double count-out
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Big Van Vader & Steve Williams via disqualification
WCW @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - December 13, 1992 (2,000)
WCW US Champion Rick Rude did not appear due to injury
Brad Armstrong pinned Mike Graham with the side Russian legsweep
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce when Gunn pinned Slazenger
Erik Watts fought Steve Austin to a draw
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match via KO in the 3rd round
Brian Pillman pinned 2 Cold Scorpio
Barry Windham fought Dustin Rhodes to a double count-out
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Big Van Vader & Dan Spivey when Steamboat pinned Spivey with a crossbody off the top
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - December 14, 1992 (750; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
1/2/93 - included an opening 'Special Report' narrated by Eric Bischoff which stated Big Van Vader regained the WCW World Title from Ron Simmons Dec. 30 in Baltimore at around the 12-minute mark; it was also noted Harley Race was eager for Vader to defend against all the top contenders, including Sting; included Jim Ross & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; featured footage from Starrcade 92 of Bill Watts and Hank Aaron presenting Sting with a ring to commemorate his victory at Starrcade 91's Battlebowl; included a recap of the tag team matches which took place at Starrcade 92's Battlebowl and the last five eliminations from the battle royal, with IWGP World Champion the Great Muta emerging victorious; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Howard Schnellenberger, University of Louisiana's head football coach, about his time spent coaching Erik Watts; included Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Cactus Jack and Tony Atlas regarding Cactus looking for the bounty on Erik Watts' head and Atlas facing Van Hammer in an arm wrestling contest at the Clash of the Champions; featured the announcement that if WCW US Champion Rick Rude would have to defend his title by Jan. 23 or he would be stripped off the title, with footage from Starrcade 92 shown and Rude saying no one would take his title; included the announcement WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas would face Big Van Vader & Rick Rude the following night on The Main Event; featured Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Barry Windham & Brian Pillman in which Windham brought in Steve Austin as Pillman's new tag team partner; included highlights from the Sting / Vader King of Cable match held at Starrcade; featured the announcement Sting, Ron Simmons, Dustin Rhodes, & Van Hammer would face Big Van Vader, Barry Windham, Rick Rude, & the Barbarian inside a thundercage at Clash of the Champions, which would also include Steamboat & Douglas vs. Pillman & Austin and Cactus Jack vs. Erik Watts; included Jesse Ventura hosting a "WCW Up Close" segment in which he interviewed Arn Anderson during which Anderson spoke about his career and the knee injury he sustained from Erik Watts during their match on Nov. 28 and then said Bill Watts had not renewed his contract for 1993; featured Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas about Steamboat's involvement in the US Title Tournament and possibly facing Barry Windham in the semi-finals; included Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Barry Windham regarding facing Steamboat the following week in the semi-finals:
Cactus Jack & the Barbarian defeated Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn at 5:46 when Barbarian pinned Gunn with a boot to the face behind the referee's back as Gunn covered Cactus with the Thesz Press; prior to the bout, it was announced Big Van Vader was the new WCW World Champion after defeating Ron Simmons
Erik Watts defeated Mustafa Saied at 2:35 via submission with the STF
WCW US Championship #1 Contender Tournament Quarter Finals: Dustin Rhodes pinned Vinnie Vegas at 6:22 with the bulldog after Vegas hit the corner
Steve Austin & Brian Pillman defeated Larry Santo & Rikki Nelson at 4:32 when Austin pinned Santo following the Stun Gun; during the bout, it was announced Austin & Pillman would challenge WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas at the Clash of the Champions
WCW US Championship #1 Contender Tournament Quarter Finals: Tony Atlas (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Van Hammer at 5:07 when Cactus tripped Hammer as he attempted to suplex Atlas into the ring and then held the leg down during the cover
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter Finals: Barry Windham pinned Johnny B. Badd at 7:32 with the DDT following a lariat; during the bout, Madusa briefly came out to watch the match
WCW US Championship #1 Contender Tournament Quarter Finals: WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat pinned Dan Spivey at 8:21 with a crossbody off the top; during the bout, Madusa briefly came out to watch the match
1/9/93 - featured Jim Ross & Larry Zbyszko on commentary; included footage of Dustin Rhodes beating Vinnie Vegas, Tony Atlas beating Van Hammer, Barry Windham beating Johnny B. Badd, and WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat beating Dan Spivey the previous week in the WCW US Championship Contender Tournament; featured footage of Big Van Vader beating WCW World Champion Ron Simmons to win the title 12/30/92 at the Baltimore Arena; included a promo by Vader & Harley Race regarding the title win; featured footage of Jesse Ventura conducting an interview with Tony Atlas in which Atlas called out Van Hammer for an arm wrestling contest; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Hammer regarding his win earlier in the show and taking part of the Clash of the Champions; featured the announcement Sting, Hammer, Simmons, & Dustin Rhodes would face Vader, Barry Windham, WCW US Champion Rick Rude, & the Barbarian at the Clash in Thundercage, WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas would defend against Steve Austin & Brian Pillman, and Cactus Jack would face Erik Watts in a bounty match; included Teddy Long conducting a backstage interview with Cactus Jack & Tony Atlas regarding the Barbarian being in Thundercage, Atlas taking on Hammer in an arm wrestling match, and Cactus facing Erik Watts; moments later, Watts, alongside Rhodes, interrupted with all four men then brawling and Watts applying the STF on Cactus after throwing him into a locker; featured Schiavone conducting a sit-down interview with Windham in which they reviewed footage of Windham & Pillman vs. Steamboat & Douglas from the 1/2/93 Worldwide in which Rhodes interfered and pinned Windham after hitting him with the cast on his hand; included an Up Close segment in which Schiavone conducted a sit-down interview with Vader in which Vader showed off his WCW World Title and SuperBowl ring and discussed the challenge of Sting and Simmons; featured a closing segment in which Long conducted a backstage interview with Austin & Pillman regarding their title match against Steamboat & Douglas at the Clash:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell pinned Bob Cook with the fisherman suplex at 5:40
Van Hammer pinned Randy Sledge with the slingshot suplex at 2:14; during the bout, it was noted Hammer would team with Sting, Ron Simmons, & Dustin Rhodes in Thundercage against a team captained by WCW World Champion Big Van Vader
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Mike Thor & Chick Donovan at 7:00 when Gunn pinned Thor with the Thesz Press after a superkick from Zenk; during the bout, it was noted Zenk & Gunn would face the debuting team of the Wrecking Crew at the Clash of the Champions
2 Cold Scorpio pinned Mustafa Saed with the 450 splash at 2:28; prior to the bout, it was mentioned Scorpio would face Scotty Flamingo at the Clash and that a music video featuring Scorpio would premiere at the Clash as well (not taped at Center Stage)
Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce fought Diamond Dallas Page & Vinnie Vegas to a double disqualification at 8:50 after Vegas hit Slazenger with a steel chair as Slazenger was hanging Page over the top rope with his bullrope
WCW US Championship #1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: Dustin Rhodes pinned Tony Atlas at 4:18 with the bulldog after avoiding an elbow drop; during the bout, it was noted Harley Race would have a wrestle-off the following night on The Main Event to determine who would replace WCW US Champion Rick Rude in Thundercage at the Clash; Madusa appeared ringside during the bout to scout both men; prior to the contest, Cactus Jack escorted Atlas ringside
WCW US Championship #1 Contender Tournament Semi-Finals: WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat defeated Barry Windham via disqualification at 17:34 when Windham threw Steamboat over the top rope after referee Nick Patrick was knocked to the floor; during the match, Madusa appeared ringside to scout both men; after the bout, Windham attempted a DDT on the floor until WCW/NWA Tag Team Champion Shane Douglas made the save; moments later, Dustin Rhodes, Steve Austin, and Brian Pillman also got involved in the fight
The Main Event - 12/20/92 - featured Jim Ross & Michael Hayes on commentary; included highlights of the NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk "I Quit" match from Clash of the Champions IX; featured the finals of the Jesse Ventura arm wrestling invitational tournament between Van Hammer and WCW World Champion Ron Simmons during the 12/19/92 Worldwide, with Tony Atlas then interrupting after Hammer's win and saying he had the strongest arms in WCW; included a look at Battlebowl and the Lethal Lottery, with comments from Sting, Steve Austin, Johnny B. Badd, Cactus Jack, the Barbarian, Erik Watts, 2 Cold Scorpio, Dustin Rhodes, and Van Hammer regarding their upcoming participation; featured a Starrcade 92 Control Center; included the conclusion of the Simmons & Rhodes vs. WCW US Champion Rick Rude & Paul Orndorff match from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night - which went off the air before the match was over - with Simmons & Rhodes winning via disqualification when Rude threw Simmons over the top rope; featured the announcement that Simmons would face Bobby Eaton the following week on WCW Saturday Night, Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd would face Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce, and Barry Windham & Brian Pillman would face Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn; it was also noted Rude and Rhodes would be on the following week's show:
The Barbarian (w/ Cactus Jack) pinned Scott Allen with the boot to the face at 5:08; prior to the bout, it was noted Cactus, the Barbarian, and 2 Cold Scorpio would be part of the Lethal Lottery at Starrcade
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Bob Cook & Colt Steel at 4:03 when Zenk pinned Cook with the missile dropkick following an atomic drop from Gunn
WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - December 25, 1992 (2,200)
Erik Watts defeated Steve Austin
Paul E. Dangerously defeated Madusa in a 5-minute challenge
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Barry Windham defeated Dustin Rhodes
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match
Barry Windham & Big Van Vader defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono
Sting defeated the Great Muta
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Jushin Liger & Kensuke Sasaki
Power Hour - 12/26/92:
2 Cold Scorpio vs. George South
Brian Pillman vs. Brad Armstrong
Johnny B. Badd vs. Diamond Dallas Page
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Dustin Rhodes vs. Big Van Vader & Barry Windham
WCW @ Florence, AL - Lauderdale Coliseum - December 26, 1992 (500)
Cactus Jack defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Tony Atlas
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Michael Hayes & Bobby Eaton
Van Hammer defeated the Barbarian
Van Hammer won a 14-man battle royal; other participants included Cactus Jack, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Vinnie Vegas, Diamond Dallas Page, Shanghai Pierce, Tex Slazenger, 2 Cold Scorpio, Tony Atlas, Tom Zenk, Johnny Gunn, Michael Hayes, Bobby Eaton, and the Barbarian
WCW @ Ft. Myers, FL - Harborside Convention Center - December 26, 1992 (less than 1,000)
Sting did not appear as advertised because he had already been booked his maximum amount of dates for the year
Included Brian Pillman and Johnny B. Badd
WCW @ St. Petersburg, FL - Bayfront Center - December 26, 1992 (1,350)Steve Austin defeated Erik Watts
Madusa defeated Paul E. Dangerously in a 5-minute challenge
Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong
Barry Windham defeated Dustin Rhodes
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match
Barry Windham & Big Van Vader defeated WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono via disqualification
Sting defeated the Great Muta
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Jushin Liger & Kensuke Sasaki
WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Coliseum - December 27, 1992 (matinee) (2,100)
Sting did not appear as advertised because he had already been booked his maximum amount of dates for the year; WCW World Champion Ron Simmons and Brad Armstrong did not appear due to transportation problems; Simmons was fined $2,000 for missing the show
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match
Madusa defeated Paul E. Dangerously in a 5-minute challenge
Barry Windham defeated Dustin Rhodes
The Great Muta defeated Steve Austin
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono fought Big Van Vader to a double count-out
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Jushin Liger & Kensuke Sasaki at 32:00
- 12/27/92: WCW taped the Arn Anderson/Erik Watts fight at a gas station in Charlotte, NC.
WCW @ Greenville, SC - Memorial Auditorium - December 27, 1992 (2,400)
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match
Madusa defeated Paul E. Dangerously in a 5-minute challenge
Erik Watts defeated Brian Pillman
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons & Dustin Rhodes defeated Barry Windham & Big Van Vader via disqualification
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated Steve Austin
Sting defeated Jushin Liger
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated the Great Muta & Kensuke Sasaki at around the 35-minute mark
WCW @ Hartselle, AL - December 27, 1992 (150)
Cactus Jack defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Vinnie Vegas & Diamond Dallas Page defeated Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Tony Atlas
Tom Zenk & Johnny Gunn defeated Mike Graham & Bobby Eaton
Van Hammer defeated the Barbarian
Van Hammer won a 14-man battle royal; other participants included Cactus Jack, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Vinnie Vegas, Diamond Dallas Page, Shanghai Pierce, Tex Slazenger, 2 Cold Scorpio, Tony Atlas, Tom Zenk, Johnny Gunn, Mike Graham, Bobby Eaton, and the Barbarian
The Main Event - 12/27/92:
Johnny B. Badd vs. George South
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas vs. Barry Windham & Bobby Eaton
Starrcade 92 - Atlanta, GA - Omni - December 28, 1992 (8,000; 6,500 paid)
Brad Armstrong pinned Shanghai Pierce at 7:30 with the Russian legsweep
Pay-per-view bouts - included Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura on commentary; featured Missy Hyatt & Larry Zbyzsko drawing the names for the Lethal Lottery; included the announcement that WCW US Champion Rick Rude was sidelined with a neck injury, could not compete in his scheduled match against WCW World Champion Ron Simmons, and that Steve Williams would face Simmons in Rude's place; featured Rude appearing ringside in street clothes and cutting a promo regarding WCW threatening to strip him of the US title if he can't defend it against the #1 contender in January and argued that policy wasn't enforced when Sting, then the world champion, was put out of action with broken ribs; included a pre-taped interview between Tony Schiavone and NFL Hall of Famer Paul Hornung about the significance of his SuperBowl ring and tying that into the importance of the ring which would be presented to the Battlebowl winner:
Lethal Lottery: Van Hammer & Dan Spivey defeated Cactus Jack & Johnny B. Badd at 6:51 when Hammer pinned Cactus with a roll up after Badd punched his partner when Cactus argued with Badd over accidentally hitting an elbow drop on him
Lethal Lottery: Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) & Dustin Rhodes defeated the Barbarian & Kensuke Sasaki at 6:56 when Rhodes pinned Barbarian with a roll up after Barbarian accidentally hit a clothesline on Sasaki on the apron; after the bout, Vader congratulated Rhodes on the win before dropping him with a clothesline
Lethal Lottery: Barry Windham & the Great Muta defeated Brian Pillman & 2 Cold Scorpio at 6:59 when Muta pinned Scorpio with the moonsault after Windham dropped Scorpio with the DDT
Lethal Lottery: Sting & Steve Williams defeated Erik Watts & Jushin Liger at 9:08 when Williams pinned Watts after dropping him throat-first across the top rope
NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono defeated IWGP Champion the Great Muta via submission with the STF at 14:32 after avoiding a dropkick; only the NWA title was at stake
WCW World Champion Ron Simmons defeated Steve Williams (sub. for WCW US Champion Rick Rude) via reverse decision at 15:16; the two men originally fought to a double count-out but referee Nick Patrick changed the call when Williams assaulted the champion after the match, drove a knee into his back from the top rope, and had to be pulled off Simmons by referees
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Barry Windham & Brian Pillman at 20:03 when Douglas pinned Pillman with the belly to belly suplex as Steamboat and Windham fought on the ramp (Starrcade: The Essential Collection)
King of Cable Tournament Finals: Sting pinned Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) at 17:39 by catching Vader coming off the top and hitting a powerslam; after the bout, Jesse Ventura presented Sting with the King of Cable trophy in the ring, with Sting then cutting a promo on his participation in Battlebowl just minutes away (Starrcade: The Essential Collection)
IWGP Champion the Great Muta won the 8-man Battlebowl battle royal at 13:55 by last eliminating Barry Windham; order of elimination: Van Hammer by Steve Williams (5:48); Dan Spivey by Sting via a backdrop onto the ramp (6:24); Sting and Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) both were eliminated following a running clothesline by Vader (7:44); Williams & Dustin Rhodes were eliminated as Williams attempted to eliminate Rhodes & Windham (11:14); Windham by Muta via two dropkicks after Windham thought he had won but Muta skinned the cat back inside the ring
WCW @ Philadelphia, PA - Civic Center - December 29, 1992 (1,000)
Big Van Vader was to win the WCW World Title from Ron Simmons on this show but Simmons did not appear; Bill Watts and a TV crew were flown out for the title change; the title instead changed hands the following night in Baltimore; Simmons was fined $2,000 for missing the show
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Vinnie Vegas
Madusa defeated Paul E. Dangerously in a 5-minute challenge
Erik Watts defeated Tex Slazenger
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in a boxing match
Barry Windham pinned Dustin Rhodes at 10:00 after hitting him with his boot after the referee was knocked to the floor
Sting & the Great Muta defeated Big Van Vader & NWA World Champion Masahiro Chono at 17:22 when Sting pinned Chono when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Chono put Sting on top for the win
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Jushin Liger & Kensuke Sasaki
WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Civic Center - December 30, 1992 (2,800)
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Tex Slazenger
Erik Watts pinned Vinnie Vegas
Johnny B. Badd defeated Scotty Flamingo in the 3rd round of a boxing match
WCW/NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas defeated Brian Pillman & Bobby Eaton when Douglas pinned Eaton with the belly to belly suplex
Sting defeated Steve Austin
Barry Windham defeated Dustin Rhodes via disqualification
Big Van Vader pinned WCW World Champion Ron Simmons to win the title with a shoulderbreaker at the 12-minute mark