WCW Matches 1995

right|300pxNJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Dome - January 4, 1995 (62,500)
UWA Welterweight Champion Shinjiro Ohtani pinned El Samurai at 15:17 with a dragon suplex
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Norio Honaga pinned the Great Sasuke at 14:39 with a la magistral cradle
The Great Kabuki, Kuniaki Kobayashi, & Akitoshi Saito defeated Osamu Kido, Takayuki Iizuka, & Akira Nogami at 13:12 when Kabuki pinned Nogami with a lariat
Koji Kanemoto pinned Yuji Nagata at 14:43 with a Shooting Star Press
Hiroyoshi Tenzan (Hiroyoshi Yamamoto) defeated Manabu Nakanishi at 7:40
Tiger Jeet Singh Sr. & Jr. defeated Shiro Koshinaka & Michiyoshi Ohara at 11:23
Final Countdown BVD Tournament Semi Finals: Sting defeated Tony Palmore at 4:29 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock
Final Countdown BVD Tournament Semi Finals: Antonio Inoki defeated Gerard Gordeau at 6:37 via submission with a sleeper
Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu defeated Kengo Kimura & Tatsutoshi Goto at 12:32 when Choshu pinned Kimura with a lariat
Masahiro Chono & Sabu defeated Tatsumi Fujinami & Junji Hirata at 11:18 when Chono pinned Hirata with the Mafia Kick
Road Warrior Hawk pinned Scott Norton at 7:41 with the clothesline off the top
Final Countdown BVD Tournament Finals: Antonio Inoki defeated Sting at 10:26 via submission with a sleeper
IWGP Tag Team Champions the Great Muta & Hiroshi Hase defeated Rick & Scott Steiner at 25:12 when Hase pinned Rick
IWGP World Champion Shinya Hashimoto defeated Kensuke Sasaki at 19:36 with a brainbuster
WCW @ Birmingham, AL - January 6, 1995
Randy Savage (sub. for Sting) defeated the Avalanche
WCW @ Montgomery, AL - January 7, 1995
Randy Savage (sub. for Sting) defeated the Avalanche
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - January 8, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
The Main Event - 1/8/95 - shown live - featured Eric Bischoff & Bobby Heenan on commentary:
Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd to win the title at 6:51 when Parker pushed the challenger onto Badd after the two collided head-to-head and then held down Badd's foot during the cover; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Badd regarding the controversial finish; moments later, Okerlund called over referee Randy Anderson in which Anderson said the decision stood; Okerlund then urged the fans to call the WCW Hotline and demand a rematch between Badd and Anderson
Sting defeated the Avalanche via disqualification
WCW Saturday Night - 1/14/95: Jim Duggan defeated George South
WCW Saturday Night - 1/14/95: Bobby Eaton pinned Dave Sullivan WCW Saturday Night - 1/21/95:
Alex Wright defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
Bobby Eaton defeated Scott Studd
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Rick Stockhauser & John Faulkner
Blacktop Bully defeated Davey Rich
Dave Sullivan defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader vs. Alex Davis
Paul Roma vs. Mike Davis
The Guardian Angel vs. Bob Starr
The Nasty Boys vs. Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW @ Columbus, GA - Municipal Auditorium - January 9, 1995 (5,000; 2,000 paid; sell out)
Last show at the venue
Television taping:
The Nasty Boys fought Frankie Lancaster & Cuban Assassin to a no contest after Lancaster hit his head on the guard rail and couldn't continue
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma by pinning an interfering Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - January 10, 1995 (750; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher defeated Mark Starr & Scott Studd Alex Wright defeated Jean Paul Levesque
1/28/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot vs. Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra
Alex Wright defeated Rick Stockhauser
Dave Sullivan defeated John Faulkner
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Mike Davis & Kenny Kendall
Avalanche (w/ Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher) defeated Alex Davis & Mike Glory in a handicap match
Dustin Rhodes defeated Jean Paul Levesque
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Barry Houston & an unknown
Randy Savage pinned WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) with the flying elbowsmash; Anderson remained the champion since the pinfall happened after the 10-minute time-limit in which the belt was at stake
2/4/95 - featured the Jim Duggan vs. Bobby Hayes, Johnny B. Badd vs. Rick Matrix, and Sting, Randy Savage, & Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater, & the Blacktop Bully matches taped 1/11/95 at Center Stage Theatre:
The Nasty Boys defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright
Lord Steven Regal defeated Al Phillips
Paul Roma defeated Larry Santo
Todd Morton & Brian Logan defeated WCW US Champion Vader via disqualification in a handicap match when Vader powerbombed Morton on the floor
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - January 11, 1995 (750; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
2/4/95: Jim Duggan defeated Bobby Hayes
2/4/95: Johnny B. Badd defeated Rick Matrix
2/4/95: Sting, Randy Savage, & Dustin Rhodes defeated Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater, & the Blacktop Bully
2/11/95:
Brian Pillman defeated George South
The Avalanche defeated Scott Studd
The Nasty Boys defeated Rock Stockhauser & John Faulkner
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Mark Starr
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Rick Keller & Mike Glory in a handicap match
Kevin Sullivan defeated Davey Rich
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
WCW @ Phoenix, AZ - Veterans Memorial Coliseum - January 12, 1995 (1,900)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes defeated Lord Steven Regal
The Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ San Diego, CA - January 13, 1995
Cancelled due to a poor advance
WCW @ Killeen, TX - January 14, 1995 (2,418; sell out)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes defeated Lord Steven Regal
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Lubbock, TX - January 15, 1995
WCW @ Dayton, OH - January 19, 1995 (4,500; 3,800 paid)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Jim Duggan defeated Lord Steven Regal
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Cleveland, OH - January 20, 1995 (2,000)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Columbus, OH - January 21, 1995 (2,200)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Pittsburgh, PA - January 22, 1995 (1,500)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
Johnny B. Badd defeated Jean Paul Levesque (Levesque's last match)
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Clash of the Champions XXX - Las Vegas, NV - Caeser's Palace - January 25, 1995 (3,500; 2,300 paid; sell out)
Brad & Scott Armstrong defeated Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck at 8:32 when Buck was pinned
Shown live on TBS - featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher regarding their match later in the show against 'the Monster Maniacs' team of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage; featured Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with WCW US Champion Vader regarding his scheduled match against Hogan at SuperBrawl V and his possible participation during the night's main event; manager Harley Race was introduced alongside Vader but did not appear, with Vader saying Race may appear later in the broadcast; Vader then claimed Hogan was afraid of him; after the interview, Vader took a ringside seat; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Savage, & Jimmy Hart regarding their match later in the show; featured a SuperBrawl V Control Center in which it was announced Hogan and Vader couldn't be within 300 feet of one another before their match at the pay-per-view:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Johnny B. Badd at 7:38 with the DDT after Badd chased Parker into the ring; prior to the bout, Sting was shown speaking backstage on the WCW Hotline with Mike Tenay
Alex Wright pinned Bobby Eaton at 7:30 with a reverse crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, a music video of Wright aired to the tune of Wright's theme music; it was announced before the match that Randy Savage would face WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson the coming weekend on WCW Saturday Night; late in the match, Wright kicked out of Eaton's Alabama Jam
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot at 9:22 when Booker T pinned Bagwell with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage after Stevie Ray hit a scissors kick on Bagwell as Bagwell had Booker covered after Sherri accidentally hit Booker with her loaded purse; prior to the challengers' introduction, Ric Flair appeared with two women, aknowledged Vader at ringside, shook Bobby Heenan's hand, and then took his own seat in another part of the arena (Flair's first arena appearance after 3 months)
Sting defeated Avalanche via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 5:19 when referee Nick Patrick appeared and called for the bell as Avalanche was in the hold and guest referee the Guardian Angel hesitated to stop the match; prior to the bout, Kevin Sullivan was shown backstage speaking on the WCW Hotline with Mike Tenay; during the match, Ric Flair left his seat in the crowd; after the match, the Angel attacked Patrick and - with Avalanche - double teamed Sting until Alex Wright, Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot came out; moments later, Gene Okerlund interviewed Angel near the entranceway, who claimed Avalanche never gave up, Nick Bockwinkel made a bad call to send another referee out to do his job, and said he would now be known again as Big Bubba Rogers; during the segment, Angel said "shit" while tearing his Guardian Angel shirt, with Okerlund then scolding him (Ray Traylor's return as 'Big Bubba' after 7 years)
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) & Randy Savage defeated the Butcher & Kevin Sullivan at at 12:10 when Hogan pinned Butcher with the legdrop after Butcher sustained Savage's flying elbowsmash; prior to the bout, Ric Flair returned to his seat in the crowd; at the 5-minute mark, Savage hit the elbowsmash on Hogan to revive him after being double teamed by Butcher & Sullivan; after the bout, Hogan and WCW US Champion Vader had an in-ring confrontation, with Hogan and Savage clearing Vader from the ring after Hogan Hulked up from the powerbomb; Hogan & Savage kept Vader from the ring with steel chairs as the show came to a close
WCW @ Raleigh, NC - January 26, 1995 (2,000)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Fayetteville, NC - January 27, 1995 (1,600)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW @ Winston-Salem, NC - Lawrence Joel Memorial Coliseum - January 28, 1995 (2,200)
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson in a non-title match
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification WCW Worldwide
2/26/95:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Todd Morton at 1:49 via submission with the Code Red (Pittman's TV debut)
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - February 1, 1995
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - February 2, 1995 (600; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Worldwide taping:
3/5/95:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
3/12/95:
Jim Duggan defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - February 3, 1995 (600; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Worldwide taping:
3/19/95:
Steve Austin pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 5:10 with a sunset flip and grabbing the ropes for leverage
3/26/95:
Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton
4/9/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - February 4, 1995 (600; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Worldwide taping:
Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Bunkhouse Buck defeated Tim Horner
4/16/95:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson fought Alex Wright to a draw
4/23/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher when Sullivan was pinned after a miscommunication with the Butcher
5/13/95:
The Man With No Name (Butcher) defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - February 5, 1995 (600; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Worldwide taping:
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Avalanche & the Butcher
Brian Pillman defeated Jimmy Rogers
WCW US Champion Vader defeated KC Thompson
Dustin Rhodes & Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Blacktop Bully via disqualification
Frank Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez
Meng defeated Al Phillips
The Nasty Boys defeated Mike Barber & Buddy Valentine
Big Bubba defeated Vern Henderson
Dustin Rhodes defeated Ned Brady
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated John Crystal
Johnny B. Badd defeated Brent Sawyer
Bunkhouse Buck defeated Kip Home
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Marcus Watson & Barry Hardy in a handicap match
Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton defeated Dino Cassanova & Romeo Valentino
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
4/30/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton
5/6/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - February 8, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma defeated Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton
2/18/95 - featured an opening segment with Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel about the possibility of WCW US Champion Vader and Ric Flair appearing later in the show; included Gene Okerlund saying he had news regarding the possible return of the Ultimate Warrior on the WCW Hotline; featured the announcement that Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot, Paul Orndorff, and Brad Armstrong would compete on a live episode of The Main Event the following night prior to SuperBrawl V; included a video package highlighting the Kevin Sullivan / Dave Sullivan feud; included Schiavone introducing Ric Flair, who spoke with Bockwinkel about somehow getting back into the business in some capacity, even if that meant he were to buy WCW; during the segment, Flair said he had two front row tickets for SuperBrawl; featured a video package highlighting the Dustin Rhodes / Blacktop Bully feud; included Schiavone interviewing WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart about Hogan facing Vader the following night at SuperBrawl; featured a closing segment in which Bockwinkel announced WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson would face Johnny B. Badd in a rematch the following night in a lumberjack match on The Main Event:
Big Bubba pinned Scott D'Amour at 2:13 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bubba continued to attack his opponent until Sting made the save, with Avalanche then attacking Sting from behind until Randy Savage came out; moments later, Sting and Savage cleared Bubba and Avalanche from the ring; Tony Schiavone then interviewed Sting & Savage about their match against Bubba & Avalanche at SuperBrawl
The Nasty Boys defeated Greg Sawyer & Rip Rogers at 3:29 when Jerry Saggs pinned Sawyer following the running powerslam / elbowsmash double team; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed the Nasty Boys about their match at SuperBrawl against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat
Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Atom Flash at 2:19 with a right hand punch
Kevin Sullivan (w/ the Butcher) pinned Scott Sandlin at 2:11 by placing his hands on Sandlin's chest following the Tree of Woe and the double stomp; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Sullivan and Butcher about Kevin facing Dave Sullivan at SuperBrawl and Butcher being in Kevin's corner for the match
Paul Roma pinned Tim Horner at 5:44 with a flying fistdrop; during the bout, Schiavone said a new wrestler by the name of Sgt. Craig Pittman would soon be in WCW
Alex Wright pinned Dave Dalton at 1:23 with the reverse crossbody off the top; after the bout, Paul Roma came out to confront Wright, with several referees and Doug Dillinger then sending Roma backstage
The Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) defeated Buddy Wayne via submission with the Breaker 1-9 at 1:59; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Col. Rob Parker, with Meng, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, and the Blacktop Bully regarding Blacktop and Buck's matches at SuperBrawl and Anderson's match later in the night
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Scott Armstrong & Mike Davis at 4:29 when Booker pinned Davis with the Harlem Hangover; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Sherri & Heat about facing the Nasty Boys at SuperBrawl (debut of the Harlem Hangover)
Johnny B. Badd fought WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 10:17; during the bout, Schiavone & Bobby Heenan praised ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta and the fact he still has hair on his head, a shot at the WWF's Howard Finkel; the bell rang immediately after Badd knocked Anderson out with the right hand punch
WCW @ Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium - February 9, 1995 (2,000)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Lord Steven Regal
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
WCW @ Florence, SC - February 10, 1995 (2,700)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Alex Wright defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated Lord Steven Regal
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys via disqualification
Sting defeated Avalanche via disqualification
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
WCW @ Bluefield, WV - February 11, 1995
WCW @ Bristol, TN - February 12, 1995
WCW @ St. Louis, MO - February 16, 1995
WCW @ Shelbyville, TN - February 17, 1995
- 2/18/93: Former NWA US Tag Team Champion Eddie Gilbert, 33, died of a heart attack.
SuperBrawl V - Baltimore, MD - Arena - February 19, 1995 (13,390; 10,000+ paid; sell out)
The Main Event - featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included footage of WCW US Champion Vader arriving to the arena earlier in the night where he was shown speaking with someone with blonde hair in his limo; moments later, another limo pulled into the arena with Vader then harassing the driver and asking if WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was in the car before punching through a window and shoving the cameraman away; the announce team later suggested either Ric Flair or Bobby Heenan was in the limo with Vader; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Col. Rob Parker, Meng, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, and the Blacktop Bully regarding their respective matches later in the night; featured a video package highlighting the Hogan / Vader feud; included Okerlund announcing he would speak with Ric Flair on camera later in the night:
Paul Orndorff pinned Brad Armstrong at 3:45 with his feet on the ropes for leverage after dropping Armstrong face-first onto the top turnbuckle
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Romeo Valentino & Dino Casanova at 1:10 when the Patriot scored the pin with a full nelson slam; during the bout, WCW US Champion Vader appeared and confronted Eric Bischoff about where Hulk Hogan was, then ran to the ring and rammed Bagwell into the side of the ring during the closing moments of the bout; after the match, Vader hit the powerbomb on one of the unknowns and the Patriot
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Johnny B. Badd in a lumberjack match at 4:29 by grabbing the tights for leverage after the Blacktop Bully, one of the lumberjacks, shoved Badd off the top; lumberjacks for the bout included Dave Sullivan, Dustin Rhodes, Alex Wright, Jim Duggan, the Blacktop Bully, Paul Roma, Kevin Sullivan, and Bunkhouse Buck; after the bout, all the lumberjacks brawled with the faces clearing the heels from the ring
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage from 'The Main Event' pre-game show of WCW US Champion Vader arriving in a limo, punching through the window of another limo, thinking WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was inside, and then later interrupting the Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Patriot match; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Sister Sherri & WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat regarding their title defense later in the show against the Nasty Boys, during which Booker T said they had a new move called the Harlem Hangover; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Nastys regarding their upcoming tag team title shot; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Big Bubba & Avalanche regarding their match later in the show against Sting & Randy Savage, during which Okerlund alluded to Bubba cussing on live TV during the previous month's Clash of the Champions; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Sting & Savage regarding their upcoming match with Bubba & Avalanche; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Vader regarding his upcoming title match with Hogan; included a vignette of Vader highlighting his recent confrontations with Hogan, narrated by Vader; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan & Jimmy Hart regarding the match with Vader and Ric Flair sitting ringside:
Alex Wright pinned Paul Roma at 13:20 with a dropkick from behind, knocking Roma into Paul Orndorff on the ring apron, and roll up; Orndorff appeared ringside to be in Roma's corner at the 3-minute mark
Jim Duggan pinned Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) at 11:56 with the running clothesline after knocking Parker off the apron; after the match, Meng attacked Duggan in the ring and applied a nerve hold for several moments until referee Nick Patrick came out to order him away
Kevin Sullivan (w/ the Butcher) pinned Dave Sullivan at 7:17 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after ramming Dave face-first into Butcher on the ring apron; after the match, Butcher rolled around in pain on the floor covering his face as the commentary team cited his parasailing accident in 1990; Kevin eventually helped Butcher mid-way down the aisle but eventually left him and went backstage by himself
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated the Nasty Boys via reverse decision at 17:06; the challengers originally won the match and titles when Brian Knobbs pinned Stevie Ray with a roll up after Sherri came off the top and accidentally hit Stevie with her loaded purse but referee Randy Anderson came out and told referee Nick Patrick that Jerry Saggs threw Booker T over the top to the floor moments before the finish
The Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Dustin Rhodes at 16:09 when Parker grabbed Rhodes' leg out from under him as Rhodes attempted to suplex Blacktop into the ring, with Blacktop falling on top and Parker holding the foot down during the cover; prior to the bout, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel ejected Meng from ringside under the threat that he would suspend Parker if Meng didn't follow the order
Sting & Randy Savage defeated the Butcher & Avalanche at 10:17 when Sting pinned Avalanche with a crossbody off the top, with Avalanche tripping backwards over Bubba, moments after Bubba sustained Savage's flying elbowsmash; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Ric Flair in the aisle in which Flair evaded answering whether he was the blonde in Vader's limo earlier in the show, then commented on Savage's arrival to WCW, said he would take a ringside seat, and that he would party after the show; the Great Muta was shown in the crowd during the match; during the match, Savage briefly confronted Flair at ringside, with Flair grabbing a security guard and putting him between he and Savage; after the contest, Savage went to confront Flair but was held back by security
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated WCW US Champion Vader via disqualification at 15:09 when Hogan attacked an interfering Ric Flair, who sat ringside for the match, in the ring; Hogan received a mixed reaction during his introduction; Muta was again shown on camera during the match; after the bout, Vader and Flair double teamed the champion, with Flair locking Hogan in the figure-4 until Sting and Randy Savage came out to clear the ring; moments later, Flair and Vader high-fived each other in the aisle and left ringside together
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - February 21, 1995 (1,800; sell out; mostly freebies)
WCW Pro taping:
Brian Pillman defeated Tony Vendetta
Craig Pittman defeated Steve Neely
Bobby Eaton defeated Scott Armstrong
Steve Austin defeated Johnny Crystal
Dustin Rhodes & Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
Alex Wright defeated Romeo Valentino
Jim Duggan & Dave Sullivan defeated Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher
Dustin Rhodes defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
The Blacktop Bully defeated Kenny Kendall
Harlem Heat defeated Mark Thorne & an unknown
The Patriot defeated Bobby Eaton
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Bob Starr & Dave Young
Craig Pittman defeated Barry Houston
The Nasty Boys defeated Fred Avery & George South
Steve Austin defeated an unknown
The Main Event - 2/26/95:
Dustin Rhodes & Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 7:46 when Badd pinned Anderson with an abdominal stretch into a roll up after Rhodes hit a standing elbow to Anderson's head
The Main Event - 3/12/95:
Sting & Randy Savage defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba via disqualification at 6:51 when Bubba threw Savage over the top rope; after the bout, Sting was double teamed until Savage cleared the ring with a chair
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - February 22, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
2/25/95 - featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with WCW US Champion Vader, Ric Flair, and Nick Bockwinkel with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, weilding a leather strap, and Jimmy Hart coming out with Hogan being held back by police; Bockwinkel then ordered that both Hogan and Vader would be ejected from the building:
Big Bubba & Avalanche vs. Mark Thorn & Kip Abee
Alex Wright vs. Dino Casanova
The Blacktop Bully vs. Larry McMahon
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson vs. Brad Armstrong
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater vs. Barry Hardy & Scott Armstrong
Johnny B. Badd vs. Dave Young
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot vs. Fred Avery & George South
Jim Duggan vs. Tony Vincent
Sting & Randy Savage defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) via disqualification; the challengers originally won the match and titles when Sting pinned Stevie Ray with a roll up but referee Randy Anderson told Nick Patrick Sting wasn't the legal man in the match, with Big Bubba and Avalanche then attacking Sting and Savage and the match being thrown out
3/4/95:
The Nasty Boys vs. Tracy Benton & Bob Starr
Meng defeated Steve Neely
Lord Steven Regal vs. Mike Davis
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson vs. John Crystal
WCW US Champion Vader defeated the Patriot via disqualification
WCW @ Milwaukee, WI - Eagle's Auditorium - February 24, 1995 (1,500)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Steve Austin (sub. for Bobby Eaton) & Lord Steven Regal
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys in a No DQ match
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - February 25, 1995 (7,900; 5,082 paid)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Steve Austin (sub. for Bobby Eaton) & Lord Steven Regal
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma
WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys in a No DQ match
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Big Bubba & Avalanche
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated WCW US Champion Vader via count-out
WCW @ Detroit, MI - Cobo Arena - February 26, 1995 (3,500) (matinee)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Steve Austin (sub. for Bobby Eaton) & Lord Steven Regal
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated the Nasty Boys in a No DQ match
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated WCW US Champion Vader via count-out
WCW @ Knoxville, TN - March 5, 1995 (2,000)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd
Alex Wright defeated Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes defeated Blacktop Bully via count-out
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Dothan, AL - March 6, 1995
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - March 7, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Alex Wright defeated Frankie Lancaster; the match was taped to air on 3/18 but was re-taped the following night due to screw up at the finish
3/11/95:
Randy Savage defeated Bob Starr
Blacktop Bully defeated Tim Horner
Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via count-out
WCW US Champion Vader defeated an unknown
3/18/95 - featured the Alex Wright vs. Frankie Lancaster match taped 3/8/95 at Center Stage:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Kenny Kendall & Eddie Jackie
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Al Phillips
Brian Pillman defeated Manny Fernandez
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Kip Abee
Lord Steven Regal fought Bobby Eaton to a no contest
WCW US Champion Vader defeated an unknown
Blacktop Bully defeated an unknown
Avalanche defeated an unknown
Meng defeated Barry Houston
Dustin Rhodes & Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - March 8, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Steve Austin defeated Tim Horner
Brian Pillman defeated Paul Roma
Dustin Rhodes, Johnny B. Badd, & Jim Duggan defeated Bunkhouse Buck, Blacktop Bully, & Dick Slater
3/18/95: Alex Wright defeated Frankie Lancaster
3/25/95:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Mike Davis
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Sonny Trout & Rick Thames
Big Bubba defeated Mark Starr
Brian Pillman defeated the Terrorist
Meng defeated Mike Khory
Steve Austin defeated Kenny Kendall
Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher defeated Dave Abee & Leroy Howard
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated an unknown
Randy Savage pinned Avalanche with the flying elbowsmash to the back after kicking an interfering Butcher to the floor; Kevin Sullivan, who came out to the ring moments earlier with the Butcher, tried to pull Avalanche out of the way before Savage hit the elbow but he couldn't move him; after the bout, Sting came out to prevent the Three Faces of Fear from attacking Savage; moments later, Tony Schiavone interviewed Savage and Sting during which Savage said he wanted the banned Ric Flair reinstated so he and Sting could drive him out themselves
4/1/95:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Eddie Jackie
Dustin Rhodes defeated an unknown
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated Barry Houston & John Christian
WCW @ El Paso, TX - March 9, 1995 (1,200)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Paul Roma)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Dustin Rhodes defeated the Blacktop Bully via count-out
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Amarillo, TX - March 10, 1995 (2,800)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Paul Roma)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Dustin Rhodes defeated the Blacktop Bully via count-out
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Salt Lake City, UT - March 11, 1995 (2,600)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Paul Roma)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Dustin Rhodes defeated the Blacktop Bully via count-out
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Denver, CO - March 12, 1995 (3,400)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page (sub. for Paul Roma)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Dustin Rhodes defeated the Blacktop Bully via count-out
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW US Champion Vader defeated Jim Duggan
WCW Uncensored 95 - Tupelo, MS - Civic Center - March 19, 1995 (5,782; 4,900 paid)
The Main Event - featured footage from the previous night's WCW Saturday Night of Bobby Heenan climbing in the ring to stop Ric Flair from helping WCW US Champion Vader double team Dave Sullivan, fearing Flair's actions might get him banned from the company, with additional comments from Flair saying he would be at Uncensored because WCW President Nick Bockwinkel and the police wouldn't be; included Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan about his "ultimate surprise;" featured a vignette of Meng; included a segment on Richard Petty's Hulk Hogan racecar; featured a look at the truck which will be used for the Dustin Rhodes / Blacktop Bully King of the Road match; included a vignette of Hogan with his "ultimate surprise" standing behind him in smoke in which Hogan said his surprise wasn't the Ultimate Warrior but the "Renegade;" during the segment, the Renegade appeared to tower over Hogan and stand around 7 or 8 feet tall; featured footage of Dustin Rhodes and Blacktop Bully climbing into the truck for the King of the Road match; included Tony Schiavone conducting a backstage interview with Randy Savage about his upcoming match against Avalanche:
Alex Wright pinned Mark Starr at 2:43 with a reverse crossbody off the top
Steve Austin pinned Tim Horner at 1:32 with a superplex; during the bout, Col. Rob Parker was seen watching the match from the aisle; after the match, Austin and Parker left together
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Buckhouse Buck & Dick Slater at 9:33 when Bagwell pinned Slater with a fisherman's suplex after the Patriot prevented an attempt at a double suplex; early in the bout, WCW US Champion Vader came out, shoved off Mike Tenay as Tenay attempted to interview him, grabbed the mic and said he was the uncrowned world champion and the jacket in his hand was the only thing left of Jimmy Hart after apparently attacking Hart backstage
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Mike Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Col. Rob Parker, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Meng about their matches later in the show; featured Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Johnny B. Badd & his boxing coach Rock Finnigan prior to his match; included a vignette of WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson outdoors cutting a promo on the boxer vs. wrestler match with clips of his matches added throughout the segment; featured a Randy Savage vignette; included Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Savage about his match against Avalanche later in the show; featured Tenay conducting a backstage interview with WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri about their match later in the night against the Nasty Boys; included Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding his match later in the night; featured Tenay conducting a backstage interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their match later in the night; included a vignette on WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat; featured a backstage promo by WCW US Champion Vader and Ric Flair regarding the main event later in the show; included a pre-taped promo by WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, with Jimmy Hart, about his "ultimate surprise":
The Blacktop Bully defeated Dustin Rhodes in a King of the Road match at 13:11; the match was contested in the truck bed of an 18-wheeler and the goal was to climb up and blow a horn at the top of the truck bed; the bout was taped before the broadcast (Rhodes' last appearance for 4 years; Barry Darsow's last appearance for several years; the two men were immediately fired for blading in the match after being told not to)
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Jim Duggan in a martial arts match at 7:04 with a kick to the face as guest referee Sony Onoo grabbed Duggan's arm as he attempted to hit Parker on the ring apron (Onoo's debut)
Johnny B. Badd (w/ Rock Finnigan) defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker) in a non-title boxer vs. wrestler match at the 28-second mark of Round 4 after Finnigan put a bucket over Anderson's head, with Badd punching the bucket and then punching Anderson in the face with a bare left punch after the bucket came off
Randy Savage defeated the Avalanche via disqualification at around the 11:30 mark when Ric Flair, dressed as a woman, jumped over the railing and double teamed Savage; moments later, Avalanche hit the sit-down splash on Savage before WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan came out, scaring Flair and Avalanche to the floor
Big Bubba pinned Sting at 13:45 when Bubba fell on top as Sting attempted a bodyslam and his injured knee gave out
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) in a non-title Texas Tornado match at 8:37 when Knobbs pinned Booker T with a bodyslam onto a torn down consession stand near the entranceway
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ the Renegade) defeated WCW US Champion Vader (w/ Ric Flair) in a non-title strap match at 18:21 when Hogan strapped himself to an interfering Flair and dragged him around to the four corners instead; Jimmy Hart, his shirt torn after an apparent backstage attack earlier in the show, appeared at the 6-minute mark in Hogan's corner; a masked man briefly appeared ringside at the 15-minute mark and then returned to the ring after the bout, but this time attacking Flair and Vader with a chair; moments later, Arn Anderson appeared tied up and gagged with the masked man revealing himself as Randy Savage (Renegade's debut)
WCW @ ?
The Main Event - 3/26/95:
Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff at around the 7-minute mark when a dazed Nick Patrick counted down an interfering Paul Roma after Badd threw Orndorff into Roma on the apron, sending Orndorff to the floor and sending Roma into the ring; Roma appeared ringside at around the 2-minute mark
Sting pinned the Butcher (w/ Kevin Sullivan) with a roll up at 4:32 after Sting dropkicked an interfering Sullivan to the floor; after the bout, Butcher and Sullivan argued over the loss but eventually raised each other's hand
WCW @ Macon, GA - March 21, 1995 (3,100; 1,200 paid)
WCW Pro taping:
Johnny B. Badd & Brian Pillman defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Alex Wright defeated Steve Austin via disqualification
Alex Wright & Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - March 22, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Big Bubba defeated Tim Horner (the match was re-done)
4/1/95 - featured the announcement that Vader had been stripped of the WCW US Title by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
Alex Wright & Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Steve Austin
Randy Savage pinned Avalanche with the flying elbowsmash to the back after kicking an interfering Butcher to the floor; Kevin Sullivan, who came out to the ring moments earlier with the Butcher, tried to pull Avalanche out of the way before Savage hit the elbow but he couldn't move him; after the bout, Sting came out to prevent the Three Faces of Fear from attacking Savage; moments later, Tony Schiavone interviewed Savage and Sting during which Savage said he wanted the banned Ric Flair reinstated so he and Sting could drive him out themselves
4/8/95:
Big Bubba defeated Tim Horner via disqualification at 1:18 when Brad Armstrong interfered and dropkicked Bubba to the floor after Bubba began choking Horner on the ropes
Meng pinned Joey Maggs at the 20-second mark after a side kick to the head
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated George South & Jimmie Rogers at 2:26 when Bagwell pinned South following a suplex / crossbody off the top double team
Brian Pillman pinned Lt. James Earl Wright at 2:44 with a splash off the top
The Nasty Boys defeated Steve Storm & Chris Nelson at 2:03 when Saggs pinned Nelson following the running powerslam / flying elbowsmash combo
Jim Duggan pinned Sonny Trout at 1:28 with the running clothesline
Vader pinned Ian Weston at 1:32 with the powerbomb
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Red Tyler & Melvin Hagler at 1:59 when Hagler submitted to the Regal Stretch
Sting pinned Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 12:59 with an Oklahoma side roll following a backdrop
The Main Event - 4/2/95: The Nasty Boys fought WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) to a double disqualification at 8:14 when Brian Knobbs threw Booker T over the top rope moments after Sherri broke Knobbs' cover on Booker following a powerslam; as Sherri left ringside, she noted the Nastys wouldn't get any more title shots
The Main Event - 4/9/95: Big Bubba defeated Brad Armstrong
WCW @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - March 23, 1995 (1,500)
Alex Wright defeated Paul Orndorff
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Independence Arena - March 24, 1995 (1,800)
Alex Wright defeated Paul Orndorff
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Augusta, GA - March 25, 1995 (1,100)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Alex Wright defeated Paul Orndorff
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Wheeling, WV - March 30, 1995 (2,000)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Johnstown, PA - March 31, 1995 (2,200)
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Philadelphia, PA - April 1, 1995 (900)
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Johnny B. Badd via disqualification
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat in a non-title match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
Randy Savage & Sting defeated Avalanche & Big Bubba
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - April 5, 1995 (875; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated George South & Jim Rogers
Brian Pillman defeted Lt. James Earl Wright
The Nasty Boys defeated Chris Nelson & Steve Strong
Vader defeated Ian Weston
Perry Saturn & John Kronus defeated Kenny Kendall & Barry Houston
Jim Duggan defeated Sonny Trout
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Vader defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Sting defeated the Terrorist
Alex Wright defeated Bob Starr
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Johnny Taylor
Meng defeated Barry Hardy
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Scott Armstrong & Eddie Jackie
Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston
Brian Pillman defeated Rick Teasley
Big Bubba defeated Larry Santo
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - April 4, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
4/15/95 - featured footage from two weeks ago of WCW President Nick Bockwinkel speaking with the board of directors about whether or not Ric Flair should be reinstated; during the meeting, Gary Juster (of the US) and Tatiana DePaz (of Spain) voted no, Deiter Krap (of Germany) and Kensuke Ishikawa (of Japan) (Sonny Ono) voted yes, and Christine LeBlanc (of France) abstained from voting; included a Slamboree control center segment in which it was announced Sting would face Big Bubba in a lights out match, WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat would defend against the Nasty Boys in the Nasty's last shot at the titles, the Great Muta would face Paul Orndorff, and Dory Funk Jr. would face Wahoo McDaniel in a legends match; it was also announced Wahoo would be inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame during the event; featured Bobby Heenan announcing that Diamond Dallas Page had won $13 million in Las Vegas; included a pre-taped promo of Dave Sullivan recovering from the attack he sustained at the hands of Vader and Ric Flair, during which Hulk Hogan called on the phone to see if he was ok and the Diamond Doll, in disguise, stopped by to check on him; featured Hogan, Randy Savage, and Jimmy Hart pleading their case before the board of directors to reinstate Ric Flair; the second vote had a stipulation that all members had to participate and vote either yes or no; after the argument, Ms. LeBlanc (of France) said yes to bringing Flair back, with the vote totalling 3 for yes and 2 for no; as a result, Flair was reinstated to in-ring competition; included Jimmy Hart going through fan letters and answering phone calls of people who wanted to learn more about the Renegade; featured Tony Schiavone discussing the WCW US Title Tournament which would last 9 weeks and conclude at the Great American Bash June 18; the pairings for the tournament were announced as: #1 seed Sting vs. WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (the following week on Saturday Night); Johnny B. Badd vs. Paul Orndorff (May 7th on The Main Event); #4 seed Meng vs. Marcus Bagwell (2 weeks on Saturday Night); Brian Pillman vs. Buckhouse Buck (next week on Saturday Night); #2 seed Randy Savage vs. the Butcher (May 6 on Saturday Night); Jim Duggan vs. Steve Austin (next week on The Main Event); #3 seed Ric Flair vs. the Patriot (May 13th on Saturday Night); and Alex Wright vs. Big Bubba (no date mentioned); included the annoucement that WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson would face Brian Pillman the following night on The Main Event:
Alex Wright pinned Bobby Starr at 3:43 with a reverse crossbody off the top; after the bout, Gene Okerlund interviewed Wright about his upcoming TV title shot against Arn Anderson at Slamboree
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated John Taylor via submission with an armbar at 3:00; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Pittman about his undefeated streak and perhaps getting in the ring with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage
Meng (w/ Col. Parker) pinned Barry Hardy at the 39-second mark with a side kick to the head; after the match, several referees checked on Hardy; moments later, Okerlund interviewed Parker & Meng during which it was announced Meng would be in the upcoming US Title tournament
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Eddie Jackie & Scott Armstrong at 5:33 when Jackie submitted to Regal's Regal Stretch after Eaton hit the Tower of London (Alabama Jam); after the bout, Regal & Eaton continued to assault their opponents
Paul Orndorff pinned Barry Houston at 4:32 with the piledriver; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Orndorff about his possible participation in the upcoming US Title tournament
Brian Pillman pinned Rick Thames at 4:53 via submission with a headscissors-style submission hold
Big Bubba pinned Larry Santo at 2:06 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Bubba regarding his attack on Sting the previous week as well as his involvement in the US Title tournament
Vader & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot at 12:31 when Anderson pinned Bagwell after Vader splashed Bagwell behind the referee's back as Bagwell had Anderson down in a fisherman's suplex; Ric Flair came out to be in Vader & Anderson's corner at 6:20; the bell rang prematurely at 8:11 after Vader covered the Patriot following the Vader Bomb but the Patriot kicked out at 2; after the commercial break, Schiavone interviewed Flair, Vader, & Anderson about Flair's reinstatement and what that means for Hulk Hogan
WCW @ Dalton, GA - April 5, 1995 (1,500 paid)
Television taping:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson fought Alex Wright to a draw
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Austin
The Main Event - 4/95
Brian Pillman defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Ric Flair) via disqualification at 8:03 when Flair broke the cover after Pillman hit a bulldog off the top; Anderson originally won the match at 7:08 by reversing a backdrop into a roll up and grabbing Flair from the outside for added leverage but Alex Wright and referee Nick Patrick came out to dispute the call; moments later, Wright and Flair began brawling on the floor while Pillman and Anderson fought in the ring, with Pillman then hitting the bulldog off the top
WCW @ Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium - April 6, 1995
Included Sting and Randy Savage
WCW @ Birmingham, AL - Boutwell Auditorium - April 7, 1995
Included Alex Wright and the Nasty Boys
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - April 11, 1995
Television taping:
Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via disqualification
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Brad Armstrong
Jim Duggan defeated Big Bubba via disqualification
Paul Orndorff defeated Tim Horner
The Butcher defeated Tim Horner
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Alex Wright defeated Big Bubba via disqualification when Bubba caught Wright as he attempted a reverse crossbody off the top and dumped him to the floor
The Main Event - 5/14/95:
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Ric Flair (w/ WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson) pinned the Patriot (w/ Marcus Alexander Bagwell) with the figure-4 at 10:15 after Anderson goaded Bagwell into distracting the referee and then dropped the Patriot with the DDT behind the referee's back (Flair's in-ring return after a 6-month absence)
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - April 12, 1995 (790; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Ric Flair & WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner
4/22/95:
Brian Pillman defeated Dino Cassanova
Kevin Sullivan defeated Johnny Taylor
Alex Wright defeated Chris Nelson
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Frankie Lancaster
Meng defeated Mike Corey
Paul Orndorff defeated Al Phillips
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Sting defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock in a non-title match
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Len Denton & Jim Rogers
5/6/95:
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Randy Savage pinned the Butcher with the flying elbowsmash
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - April 13, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
The Nasty Boys defeated Ricky Santana & Romeo Valentino
Alex Wright defeated Steve Strong
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Tony Vincent & Jim Rogers
Kevin Sullivan defeated Kip Abee
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Ian Weston
Vader defeated Al Phillips
Brian Pillman defeated Bunkhouse Buck
Meng defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Steve Casey defeated Mike Davis
The Main Event - 4/23/95:
WCW US Title Tournament Opening Round: Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Jim Duggan at 7:14 when Parker grabbed Duggan's foot after he hit a back suplex into the ring into a brige, with Duggan pinning himself
WCW @ Dothan, AL - April 24, 1995
Television taping
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - April 25, 1995 (740)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Johnny B. Badd defeated George South
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Chris Sullivan & Barry Hardy
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Kip Abee & Mark Starr
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Steve Armstrong
The Nasty Boys defeated Chic Donovan & Todd Zane
Meng defeated Eddie Jackie
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Red Tyler & Mark Thorne
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Meng pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell with a side kick to the face
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Paul Orndorff pinned Johnny B. Badd by blocking a sunset flip and grabbing the ropes for leverage
Johnny B. Badd defeated Bob Starr
Kevin Sullivan defeated Barry Houston
Pyongyang, North Korea - Stadium - April 28, 1995 (150,000)
Highlights of the two cards were shown on pay-per-view on 8/4/95 with Eric Bischoff, Mike Tenay, & Mr. Ishikawa (Sonny Onoo) on commentary
Collision in Korea - 8/4/95: Yuji Nagata pinned Tokimitsu Ishizawa at 4:28
Collision in Korea - 8/4/95: Bull Nakano & CMLL Women's Champion Akira Hokuto defeated Manami Toyota & Mariko Yoshida at 8:34 when Nakano pinned Yoshida
Hiroshi Hase pinned Chris Benoit at 10:10 with a northern lights suplex
Collision in Korea - 8/4/95: Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito defeated El Samurai & Tadao Yasuda at 8:06 when Chono pinned Samurai
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Shinjiro Ohtani at 2:37 when the referee stopped the match due to blood
Kensuke Sasaki pinned Masa Saito at 8:34
Collision in Korea - 8/4/95: IWGP World Champion Shinya Hashimoto fought Scott Norton to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Pyongyang, North Korea - Stadium - April 29, 1995 (170,000)
Hiro Saito pinned Yuji Nagata at 5:29
CMLL Women's Champion Akira Hokuto defeated Bull Nakano at 8:04
Black Cat pinned El Samurai with the Gory Special at 4:58
Collision in Korea - 8/4/95: Chris Benoit pinned 2 Cold Scorpio at 6:02 with the diving headbutt
Masahiro Chono & Scott Norton defeated Takayuki Iizuka & Akira Nogami at 8:40 when Norton pinned Nogami
Collision in Korea - 8/4/95: Road Warrior Hawk pinned Tadao Yasuda at 2:21
Collision in Korea - 8/4/95: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki at 11:51 when Scott pinned Hase
Collision in Korea - 8/4/95: Antonio Inoki pinned Ric Flair at 14:54 with an enzuiguri following a cartwheel kick and kneedrop off the top; after the contest, Flair cornered Inoki before offering him his hand, with the two then shaking hands
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - April 1995
5/13/95:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Bart Sawyer with the DDT at 3:12
Ric Flair & Vader defeated two unknowns
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Brian Pillman pinned Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) in a matter of seconds with an Oklahoma side roll after a dropkick
WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Jim Duggan when Parker grabbed Duggan's foot as he attempted a back suplex into the ring
NJPW @ Fukuoka, Japan - Dome - May 3, 1995 (48,000)
Yuji Nagata defeated Manabu Nakanishi via submission at 13:29
El Samurai & Takayuki Iizuka defeated Akira Nogami & Norio Honaga at 13:45 when Iizuka pinned Nogami
Chris Benoit pinned 2 Cold Scorpio at the 12-minute mark
Sabu pinned IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto to win the title at 16:39
Junji Hirata pinned Hiro Saito at 6:04
Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Road Warrior Hawk & Scott Norton at 18:52 when Scott pinned Hawk
Terry Funk & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Hiromichi Fuyuki & Masahiro Chono at 13:40 when Koshinaka pinned Chono
Ric Flair defeated Hiroshi Hase via submission with the figure-4 at 22:52 after avoiding a kneedrop off the top; Hase was locked in the hold nearly 2 minutes before finally submitting; Flair refused to break the hold after the match and had to be pulled away by officials; Hase's wife was shown watching during and after the bout
Antonio Inoki & Koji Kitao defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Riki Choshu at 10:57 when Inoki pinned Choshu
Kensuke Sasaki pinned Hiroshi Tenzan at 11:20
The Great Muta pinned IWGP Heavyweight Champion Shinya Hashimoto to win the title at 21:13
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - May 3, 1995
Worldwide taping:
Frank Anderson defeated Rick Thames
Sting defeated Paul Orndorff
Sting defeated Tex Slazenger
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Sonny Trout
Meng defeated Frankie Lancaster
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Eddie Jackie & Red Tyler
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bart Sawyer
Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Bob Starr
Big Bubba fought Jim Duggan to a double count-out
Johnny B. Badd defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
5/27/95:
The Nasty Boys defeated Jay Bolton & Chris York
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated Ray & Armando Ayala
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated TA McCoy
Meng defeated Dave Walby
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Brian Pillman
6/3/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Buddy Valentine & Manny Fernandez
Steve Austin defeated Leroy Howard
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mike Thor
Jim Duggan defeated Butch Long
6/10/95:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Tim Horner via submission with the Code Red
6/24/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated two unknowns
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys to win the titles at 6:07 when Booker T pinned Jerry Saggs after Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton interfered, with Regal shoving Saggs off the top as he attempted the flying elbowsmash and Eaton following with the Alabama Jam; the Nastys did not win the titles until 5/21; prior to the bout, they did not come out with the title belts; after the bout, Gary Michael Cappetta announced Heat as the champions but not the new champions, indicating there had not been a title change
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - May 4 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - May 5, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Bart Sawyer
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Tommy Turner
Vader defeated Mike Manton
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Buddy Valentine
Mark Starr defeated Chris Kanyon
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Dave Melton
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Mike Khory
6/17/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Sledgehammer McGill & Tony Mella
Paul Orndorff defeated Steve Storm
7/8/95:
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ron Thompson
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bart Sawyer & TA McCoy
Tex Slazenger defeated Eddie Jackie
Sting & the Renegade defeated Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - May 6 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - May 10, 1995
WCW Saturday Night:
Alex Wright defeated Big Bubba via disqualification
The Renegade defeated an unknown
Vader defeated Mark Thorne
The Nasty Boys defeated Sonny Trout & Rick Thames
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Sting defeated Paul Orndorff via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Jackie
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Rob Thompson
5/27/95:
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Tim Horner at 2:54 with the DDT as Horner ducked a punch; after the bout, Gene Okerlund interviewed Anderson about his win at Slamboree and the upcoming Slim Jim Challenge which would determine his challenger at Bash at the Beach
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Ric Flair (w/ WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson) defeated Alex Wright via disqualification at 9:53 when Randy Savage ran in the ring, threw Wright to the floor, and assaulted Flair; moments later, Doug Dillenger and several preliminary wrestlers pulled Savage off Flair, who was helped backstage by Anderson; moments later, Savage told Wright he would have his moments in the sun but Flair would have to pay for what he did to his father, with Wright saying he understood and he had no problem with Savage; Savage then cut a promo on facing Flair the following week in the semi-finals
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - May 11, 1995
WCW Saturday Night:
Sting defeated Dick Slater
Ric Flair vs. Alex Wright
Ric Flair vs. Randy Savage
WCW Saturday Night - 5/27/95: WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Randy Savage pinned Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 2:19 with a bodyslam and the flying elbowsmash; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Savage about Ric Flair’s attack on his father, Angelo Poffo, at Slamboree; Savage said he would take Flair out later in the show (Austin’s last appearance in WCW)
Alex Wright defeated Manny Fernandez
The Renegade defeated Bob Starr
Harlem Heat defeated Scott D'Amore & Mike Khorey The Main Event - 6/4/95: Sting, Alex Wright, & the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Ric Flair, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, & Steve Austin via disqualification at 9:53 when Anderson threw Renegade over the top; after the bout, Renegade skinned the cat and helped clear Flair, Anderson, & Austin from the ring
6/17/95 - also featured the Paul Orndorff vs. Barry Houston, Road Warrior Hawk vs. Manny Fernandez, and WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys vs. Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton matches taped 6/7/95 at Center Stage:
Brian Pillman defeated Romeo Valentino
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Tommy Tanner & Todd Zane
Vader defeated Eddie Jackie
Dave Sullivan defeated Butch Long
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Rob Thompson
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Chris Sawyer
Slamboree 95 - St. Petersburg, FL - Bayfront Center - May 21, 1995 (7,000)
The Main Event - included Gene Okerlund, subbing for Eric Bischoff, & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton attacking the Nasty Boys near the entranceway:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra
Steve Austin defeated Eddie Jackie
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Mark Starr
WCW US Championship Tournament Quarter-Finals: Meng (w/ Col. Parker) pinned Brian Pillman with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker at 4:41 after kicking Pillman off the apron and knocking him onto the steel barrier; after the bout, Road Warrior Hawk came out, attacked Meng, and beat up Parker until referees and other wrestlers came out to pull Hawk and Meng apart; following the commercial break, it was announced Hawk and Meng would now have a match during the pay-per-view
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Eric Bischoff, subbing for Tony Schiavone, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Bischoff conducting a podium interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their WCW Tag Team Title win and the challenge of Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Kevin Sullivan regarding his upcoming match against the Man With No Name; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, and Jimmy Hart regarding their upcoming match against Ric Flair & Vader; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Big Bubba regarding his upcoming lights out match against Sting; included a vignette promoting the upcoming match between Alex Wright and WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Flair, Vader, and Anderson regarding their upcoming matches; featured Gordon Solie hosting the WCW Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the entranceway in which Wahoo McDaniel, Terry Funk, Angelo Poffo, Antonio Inoki, Dusty Rhodes, and the late Big John Studd were inducted; Studd's son Robert accepted on his behalf; Rhodes' son Cody and daughter accompanied him for the segment; following Rhodes' induction, Rhodes surprised Solie by inducting him into the Hall of Fame as well; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Sting regarding his upcoming match with Bubba; featured a video package hyping the main event:
The Nasty Boys defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) to win the titles at 10:52 when Jerry Saggs pinned Booker T following the running powerslam / flying elbowsmash double team, moments after Brian Knobbs threw an interfering Sherri onto Stevie Ray outside the ring; prior to the bout, a vignette on the champions aired; stipulations stated it was the challengers' last shot at the titles; Saggs came out to start the match by himself as Brian Knobbs was still recovering from injuries sustained from Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton during The Main Event earlier in the night; after the bout, Regal & Eaton appeared in the aisle as the Nasty Boys celebrated the title win
Kevin Sullivan pinned the Man With No Name with the Tree of Woe and double stomp at 5:25; after the bout, an unknown man appeared on the big screen calling for Sullivan to come speak with him regarding Hulkamania, with Sullivan leaving through the crowd
Wahoo McDaniel pinned Dick Murdoch with a chop to the chest at 6:18; Gordon Solie joined Bobby Heenan on commentary for the match; the bout aired in black and white
IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned Paul Orndorff with a backbreaker and the moonsault at 14:10; the champion's entrance included several Japanese drummers performing near the entranceway
WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson pinned Alex Wright with the DDT at 11:36 when the challenger lowered his head to duck a punch (Wright's first TV loss)
Road Warrior Hawk fought Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) to a double count-out at 4:40 when both men began brawling on the floor; after the match, several officials and wrestlers, including Dennis Knight and Mark Starr, held the two men apart as they tried to get at one another
Sting defeated Big Bubba in a lights out match at 9:30 via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock after laying a table across Bubba and jumping on it; prior to the bout, Sting came ringside carrying the table over his head
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage (w/ Angelo Poffo & the Renegade) defeated Vader & Ric Flair (w/ WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson) at 18:58 when Hogan pinned Flair with the legdrop after Anderson accidentally dropped Flair with a double axe handle off the top when Hogan moved out of the way; during Hogan & Savage's entrance and mid-way through the bout, a large man (Paul Wight) was shown standing near the curtain; after the bout, Flair, Vader, and Anderson attacked Hogan, Savage, and Hart; moments later, Angelo Poffo, who sat ringside for the match, jumped the rail and climbed in the ring; Flair then repeatedly punched Poffo before putting him in the figure-4; Hogan and Renegade eventually cleared Flair and Anderson from the ring and tended to Savage and Poffo (Flair's TV in-ring return after a 7-month absence; Wight's TV debut) (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Korakuen Hall - May 26, 1995
IWGP World Champion Great Muta pinned Steve Austin with a backbreaker and the moonsault after Austin kicked out of a cover following a hurricanrana off the top; Austin used his 1991-92 theme as entrance music for the match
WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Intersection of Trade and Tryon streets - May 27, 1995
WCW Saturday Night - shown live; featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary for the pre-taped portion from Center Stage Theatre; featured a segment highlighting Slamboree 95 and the countdown show held immediately prior to the pay-per-view; included a Great American Bash Control Center where it was announced Randy Savage would face Ric Flair in the main event and Brian Pillman would wrestle Alex Wright; during the segment, Okerlund said a number of teams were vying for a tag team title shot at the show and also discussed the growing issue between Dave Sullivan and the Diamond Doll; featured a Randy Savage vignette in which he promoted the new Slim Jim NASCAR as well as the upcoming 4-man tournament to be held later in the show; included the Arn Anderson vs. Tim Horner and Ric Flair vs. Alex Wright matches taped 5/10/95 and the Randy Savage vs. Steve Austin match taped 5/11/95 at Center Stage:
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated George South & Mike McKeefer at 2:20 when Jerry Saggs pinned McKeefer following the running powerslam / elbowsmash combo; after the bout, Bischoff interviewed the champions at ringside, with the Nasty Boys saying they wanted a match against the Blue Bloods at the Great American Bash
Slim Jim Challenge Semi-Finals: Paul Orndorff pinned Jim Duggan at 3:31 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after Duggan missed a charge into the corner
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Mark Starr at the 53-second mark following a side kick to the face; after the bout, Bischoff interviewed Meng & Parker at ringside about Meng’s match against Road Warrior Hawk at Slamboree as well as his upcoming match against Sting in the WCW US Championship Tournament
Slim Jim Challenge Semi-Finals: Brian Pillman pinned Big Bubba at 2:02 with a roll over after kicking Bubba in the face with Bubba then tripping backwards over the referee
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) pinned an unknown at 1:46 with the Diamond Cutter; prior to the bout, Bischoff said he recently learned the Doll’s name was Kimberly; after the match, Bischoff interviewed DDP at ringside about his winning $13 million, with DDP not letting Kimberly answer Bischoff’s questions
Slim Jim Challenge Finals: Paul Orndorff pinned Brian Pillman at 5:56 by pulling Pillman down by the tights as he punched Orndorff in the corner and then grabbing the tights for leverage during the cover; due to pre-match stipulations, Orndorff earned a WCW TV Title shot at Bash at the Beach
WCW @ Dalton, GA - June 6, 1995 (750; heavily papered)
Pro taping:
The Renegade defeated Mark Starr (the match was redone)
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Harlem Heat
Alex Wright defeated Tim Horner
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Armstrong
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton via disqualification
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated an unknown
6/24/95:
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Manny Fernandez & Tom Burton when Jerry Saggs pinned Fernandez; during the bout, Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri appeared to watch the contest
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Larry Santo & Gary Jackson when Jackson submitted to Regal; during the bout, Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri appeared to watch the contest
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Mark Starr; Renegade did not come out with the title belt as the match was taped before he won it
Paul Orndorff defeated Leroy Howard
Vader defeated Ricky Lane
7/1/95 - Gordon Solie's last appearance; he announced his retirement during the program:
Harlem Heat defeated Chris Kanyon & Kip Abee when Booker T pinned Kanyon; during the bout, WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys as well as Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton came out to watch the match
Johnny B. Badd defeated Butch Long
Jim Duggan defeated John Faulker
Eddie Jackie defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification when Sullivan threw Jackie over the top rope
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) when Brian Knobbs pinned Buck
Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Julio Sanchez
Dark match: Alex Wright defeated Ric Flair via disqualification
Dark match: WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - June 7, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Manny Fernandez
Meng defeated an unknown
Jim Duggan defeated an unknown
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated two unknowns
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated two unknowns
Diamond Dallas Page fought Johnny B. Badd to a double count-out
Randy Savage defeated Bunkhouse Buck
6/10/95:
The Renegade defeated Dave Dalton
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Rick Thames & Sonny Trout
Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright
6/17/95:
Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Manny Fernandez
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys fought Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton to a no contest in a non-title match at 13:35 when Harlem Heat interfered and attacked both teams; after the bout, the Nasty Boys cleared the other two teams and Sister Sherri from the ring
6/24/95:
Johnny B. Badd defeated Julio Sanchez
Alex Wright defeated an unknown
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Kanyon
WCW US Champion Sting & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Harlem Heat
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Budokan Hall - June 14, 1995 (16,000)
Takeshi Ishizawa defeated Yuji Nagata at 10:18 via submission
Osamu Kido defeated Tadao Yasuda at 7:50 via submission
Gran Hamada & Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Dean Malenko & Black Tiger (Eddie Guerrero) at 14:27 when Ohtani pinned Malenko
Akira Nogami, Takayuki Iizuka, & Junji Hirata defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Steve Austin, & Mike Enos at 12:07 when Nogami scored the pin
Shinya Hashimoto pinned Manabu Nakanishi at 6:23
Riki Choshu & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Hiro Saito & Masahiro Chono at 12:21 when Sasaki pinned Saito
UWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Koji Kanemoto pinned IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Sabu at 19:04 to win the title
IWGP Champion the Great Muta pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan at 19:04
Great American Bash 95 - Dayton, OH - Hara Arena - June 18, 1995 (6,000; 5,218 paid; sell out)
The Main Event - featured Eric Bischoff interviewing WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel in the aisle about his major announcement regarding WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Vader; Vader quickly interrupted the segment by grabbing both Bischoff and Bockwinkel and saying he was "tired of their shit;" after Vader confronted Bockwinkel and ripped his suit, Hogan attacked him from behind until Sting, Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, and Jimmy Hart pulled Hogan off:
Harlem Heat defeated Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers (sub. for the Rock 'n' Roll Express)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Chris Kanyon via submission with the Code Red
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Frankie Lancaster & Barry Houston; following the bout, Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri confronted Buck, Slater, & Parker as they were being interviewed by Gene Okerlund, with Parker kissing Sherri and her punching him to the floor; the confrontation led to the two teams agreeing to meet later during the pay-per-view
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund interviewing Dave Sullivan backstage about his arm wrestling contest later against Diamond Dallas Page in which a date with the Diamond Doll and his rabbit Ralph were at stake; featured Okerlund interviewing Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton backstage regarding their tag team title shot later in the show against the Nasty Boys; included Schiavone speaking with Bockwinkel about the confrontation he had earlier in the show against Vader, with Bockwinkel announcing Vader would face Hogan the following month at Bash at the Beach in a steel cage match; during the segment, Bockwinkel forgot the name of the next pay-per-view; featured Okerlund interviewing Ric Flair backstage about the announcement of the cage match and his match later in the night against Randy Savage, with Flair claiming he took Savage's wife in 1992 and then his dad in 1995; included Okerlund interviewing the Nasty Boys about their defense against Regal & Eaton later in the night; featured Okerlund interviewing Col. Parker & Meng backstage regarding the match against Sting later in the show; included Okerlund interviewing Sting about his upcoming match against Meng; a fan who won a WCW look-alike contest, Billy Ray Helms, sat in the front row; Helms was dressed as Big Bubba; featured Okerlund interviewing Randy Savage backstage, who congratulated the Renegade and Sting on their title wins and cut a promo on facing Flair later in the night:
Alex Wright pinned Brian Pillman at 15:25 by blocking a crucifix into a sunset flip; after the match, the two men hugged out of respect (Wrestling's Highest Flyers)
Dave Sullivan defeated Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle & the Diamond Doll) in an arm wrestling contest; due to pre-match stipulations, Dave won a date with the Diamond Doll; had DDP won, he would have won Dave's pet rabbit Ralph; after the contest, DDP and Maxx argued until Maxx told Page it was the Doll (Kimberly) who accidentally bumped into him and caused him to lose; moments later, Okerlund interviewed DDP, Maxx, and the Doll in the aisle in which Page said he didn't lose
Jim Duggan (sub. for Marcus Alexander Bagwell who was said to have a leg injury) defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman via disqualification at 8:11 when Pittman refused to break the Code Red armbar after Duggan reached the ropes; after the bout, Duggan cleared both Pittman and referee Nick Patrick from the ring with his 2x4
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 8:39 when Stevie Ray pinned Buck with an inside cradle after both Parker and Sherri reversed the move behind the referee's back
The Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson to win the title at 9:06 with a Samoan Drop and splash off the top; after the bout, a huge man in the front row (the Giant) was seen staring at Hart and the Renegade and almost tried to grab Hart
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at 15:03 when Brian Knobbs pinned Eaton after Jerry Saggs hit the flying elbowsmash, moments after Harlem Heat & Sister Sherri interfered and Booker hit the Harlem Hangover on Knobbs only to accidentally crotch Eaton on the top rope
WCW US Championship Tournament Finals: Sting pinned Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 13:35 with a jumping DDT to win the title, moments after Meng kicked out following a top rope splash from Sting
Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage (w/ Angelo Poffo) at 14:41 after assaulting Poffo on the floor and hitting Savage in the face with Poffo's cane
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - June 20, 1995
WCW Pro taping:
Jim Duggan defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman via disqualification
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat
Ric Flair defeated Scott Armstrong
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
7/8/95:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Joey Barrett & Dave Walby when Barrett submitted to Regal
Jim Duggan defeated Rick Thames
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Chris Sawyer & Verne Henderson when Booker pinned Sawyer
Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated John Taylor
WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater via disqualification when Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton and Harlem Heat interfered
7/15/95:
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Chick Donovan
Vader defeated Steve Storm
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Tim Dyer
Kevin Sullivan & Kamala defeated Chris Kanyon & Eddie Jackie when Kamala pinned Kanyon
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker)
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - June 1995
Worldwide - 7/29/95:
Brian Pillman & Alex Wright defeated Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) via disqualification at around the 8:30 mark after Sherri raked Pillman in the eyes; Heat's entrance was not shown, implying they came out with the tag team titles for the match that aired after they lost them; after the bout, Pillman was double teamed until Wright pulled him out of the ring
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - June 21, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated an unknown
Kamala defeated Steve Storm
Dave Sullivan defeated Dino Casanova
Meng defeated Chris Speaks
Kamala defeated Tim Berger
Johnny B. Badd defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
Kamala defeated Chris Nelson
Jim Duggan defeated Sonny Trout
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Butch Long
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated two unknowns
Vader defeated an unknown
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated an unknown
The Nasty Boys defeated Tony Vendetta & Tim Berger
Harlem Heat defeated Los Especialistas (Ricky Santana & Dave Sierra)
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Tim Horner
7/22/95:
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat to win the titles
WCW @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - June 26, 1995
Pro taping:
7/22/95:
Randy Savage defeated Dino Casanova
Frank Anderson defeated Chris Sawyer
The Shark & Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated Terry Morgan & Tom Torres when Shark pinned Torres; during the bout, a giant man (Paul Wight) was seen in the front row
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Bobby Starr
The Nasty Boys defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) via disqualification when Parker interfered
7/29/95:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Jake Steele
Johnny B. Badd defeated Johnny Swinger
Kevin Sullivan defeated Leroy Howard
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Eddie Jackie & Red Tyler when Booker pinned Tyler
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - June 27, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Vader defeated Rob Toro
WCW TV Champion the Rengade defeated an unknown
WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated Julio Sanchez & Terry Jackson
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Lt. James Earl Wright
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Chris Hinton
Kamala & the Shark defeated Los Especialistas
Jim Duggan pinned Rocky Mountain Thunder
Harlem Heat defeated Mark Starr & Frankie Lancaster
Jim Duggan defeated Tim Richards
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Johnny B. Badd
WCW @ Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium - June 29, 1995 (2,500)
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
The Nastys Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Florence, SC - June 30, 1995 (2,300)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
The Nastys Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Charleston, SC - July 1, 1995 (1,700)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
The Nastys Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - July 2, 1995 (1,000)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
The Nastys Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Augusta, GA - Civic Center - July 10, 1995 (4,900; 1,500 paid)
WCW Pro taping:
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton (the match was redone)
The Nastys Boys defeated Harlem Heat
Sgt Craig Pitman defeated Johnny B. Badd
Harlem Heat (w/ Sisiter Sherri) defeated Todd Wilder & Tracy Benton
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy hart) defeated Sledgehammer McGill
Kevin Sullivan defeated Chris Sawyer
Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Mark Kyle & Tony Vincent
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Max Muscle) defeated Dave Sullivan
Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated Scott D’amore
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Vader defeated Brian Logan & Mike Legacy in a handicap match
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated an unknown
WCW Tag Team Champions Buckhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Scott & Steve Armstorng
Cobra defeated an unknown
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng (with Col Parker)
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - July 11, 1995 (740; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Al Snow defeated Barry Houston
Kurasawa defeated Mike Davis
Ric Flair defeated an unknown
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Tony Thor
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Eddie Jackie
Randy Savage defeated Tom Burton
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Steve Storm
Jim Duggan defeated Red Tyler
The Nasty Boys defeated Mark Kyle & TC Carter
Disco Inferno defeated Chris Kanyon
Arn Anderson defeated Tim Wayne
Johnny B. Badd defeated Steve Armstrong
Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Tim Horner
7/29/95:
Ric Flair pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 8:08 with the figure-4 after Flair grabbed onto Arn Anderson, on the floor, for added leverage; mid-way through the bout, Anderson came ringside to be in Flair's corner; after the contest, Vader ran out and cornered Flair until Anderson clipped him from behind and dropped him with the DDT; Flair and Anderson then double teamed Vader as the show went off the air
8/12/95:
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Dino Casanova
WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated the Nasty Boys
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Chris Sawyer
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Brian Logan & Jesse Hinton
Kamala defeated Brian Fricasee
Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Bash at the Beach 95 - Huntington Beach, CA - Beachfront - July 16, 1995 (9,500; announced at 100,000)
WCW Main Event - shown live - featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Chris Kanyon at 2:03
Road Warrior Hawk pinned Mark Starr at 1:25
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright at 3:27 when Buck pinned Bagwell following a back suplex; after the bout, Vader came out, hit the powerbomb on Wright, and then on Bagwell; Todd Champion attempted to make the save but he two sustained the powerbomb; two other enhancement wrestlers then came out with Vader easily fighting them off and dropping them with the powerbomb as well
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included a Meng vignette promoting his US title match with Sting later in the show; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW US Champion Sting regarding his defense against Meng later in the show in which he said his own parents were sitting ringside for the show; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW TV Champion the Renegade & Jimmy Hart regarding Renegade's title defense against Paul Orndorff later in the show; featured the vignette from weeks earlier of Kevin Sullivan and the Master in which Kamala joined the Dungeon of Doom; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Jim Duggan regarding his match later in the show against Kamala; featured an ad for the following month's Collision in Korea pay-per-view event, taped in April; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Randy Savage regarding his 'lifeguard' match later in the night against Ric Flair; featured a vignette to promote the Dave Sullivan / Diamond Dallas Page match later in the show; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their match against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat and Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton later in the show; featured a vignette promoting the Nasty Boys / Heat / Regal & Eaton match later in the show; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interiew with Sister Sherri & WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat regarding their title defense later in the show; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Flair regarding his match later in the night against Savage, during which Flair mentioned Savage's former wife Elizabeth; included a vignette of Vader's "Roadkill Tour" in Memphis, TN, Evansville, IN, and Wichita, KS leading up to his steel cage match against WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan; during the vignette, Vader referred to himself as "Big Van Vader;" featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Vader; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Hart, and Dennis Rodman regarding Hogan's title defense later in the night against Vader:
WCW US Champion Sting pinned Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 15:28 with a roll up after avoiding a kick to the face; after the bout, Meng kicked Sting to the floor, with Road Warrior Hawk then appearing to help Sting to his feet
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Paul Orndorff at 6:12 with a back suplex when referee Nick Patrick didn't notice Orndorff's shoulder was up during the count; during the bout, there were audible chants of "Wonderful" and "Wannabe;" after the match, Orndorff attacked the champion and hit the piledriver but the Renegade no sold the move and hit a crossbody off the top to clear Orndorff from the ring
Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) pinned Jim Duggan at 6:06 after Zodiak appeared and hit Duggan from behind with Kamala's mask as Duggan grabbed for Sullivan on the ring apron
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle & the Diamond Doll) pinned Dave Sullivan at 4:23 with the Diamond Cutter after Maxx disctracted Dave as he attempted the inverted bearhug; prior to the bout, a young fan gave the Diamond Doll several roses, which Page stole away
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated the Nasty Boys and Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at 13:08 when, after Jerry Saggs sat on Booker T to make the cover, referee Nick Patrick awarded the match to the champions since Booker was laid on top of Regal during the pinfall; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview near the entrance stage with Heat & Sherri regarding their win and the upcoming challenge against Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
Randy Savage pinned Ric Flair in a lumberjack match at 13:56 with the flying elbowsmash; lumberjacks for the match included: Diamond Dallas Page, WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat, Arn Anderson, Johnny B. Badd, Dick Slater, Bunkhouse Buck, Chris Kanyon, Jim Duggan, the Nasty Boys, and Mark Starr; prior to the bout, several women wearing 'Baywatch' swimsuits came ringside as the match was filmed for an episode of the show; Angelo Poffo was shown on camera during Savage's entrance; after the match, Savage went back up top to hit the move a second time but Flair was pulled out to the floor (Macho Madness: The Ultimate Randy Savage Collection)
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart & Dennis Rodman) defeated Vader in a steel cage match at 13:23 by escaping over the top after knocking Vader off the top rope; during the bout, Hogan briefly put on Vader's helmet; Kevin Sullivan and the Zodiak attempted to interfere at the 11:30 mark but were held back by Rodman wielding a steel chair; after the match, an enraged Ric Flair ran out and berated Vader for losing, with Vader eventually cornering Flair prompting Arn Anderson to come out as well; Vader eventually scared both men from the cage as the show came to a close and then issued a challenge to face both men in the ring (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
WCW @ Dalton, GA - July 25, 1995 (1,000)
WCW Pro taping:
Big Bubba defeated Dave Sullivan
Kevin Sullivan defeated Mark Starr
Brian Pillman defeated Alex Wright
Mark Starr defeated Tim Horner
Brian Pillman defeated Alex Wright (the match was redone)
Arn Anderson defeated Tim Horner (the match was redone)
8/5/95 - featured an interview with Randy Savage regarding his doing commentary during the live Main Event countdown for the Clash of the Champions and that he and WCW US Champion Sting would be watching WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan's back against the Dungeon of Doom:
Meng & Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeated Tim Horner & Torin Reader when Reader submitted to Kurasawa
Alex Wright defeated Chris Kanyon
Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated Larry Santo
Ric Flair & Arn Anderson defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong when Flair pinned Scott Pro - 8/26/95:
Brian Pillman defeated Steve Armstrong
Kevin Sullivan & Shark defeated two unknowns
Arn Anderson defeated Tim Horner
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated the Italian Stallion
Big Bubba Rogers defeated Jim Duggan
Dark match: The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Dark match: WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - July 26, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
8/5/95:
Arn Anderson defeated Rick Hayes
8/12/95:
Harlem Heat defeated Larry Santo & Johnny Wheeler
Brian Pillman defeated Sonny Trout
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Maxx Muscle
Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright
Chad Brock defeated Chris Kanyon
8/19/95:
Cobra defeated Tom Burton
Johnny B. Badd defeated the Grappler
Kurasawa defeated Tony Jackson
Kamala defeated Bob Starr
Vader defeated an unknown
Harlem Heat defeated Bob Hayes & Barry Houston
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Ray Hudson
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated the Italian Stallion & an unknown
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Mike Davis
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck via disqualification
WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Independence Arena - July 28, 1995 (2,000)
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Dave Sullivan
Kamala fought Jim Duggan to a double disqualification
Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright when Slater pinned Wright
WCW TV Champion the Renegade fought Paul Orndorff to a time-limit draw
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton when Stevie Ray pinned Eaton
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification when Col. Parker interfered
Ric Flair pinned Randy Savage with a roll up at around the 17-minute mark; Savage originally won the match via pinfall after hitting Flair with a foreign object but referee Randy Anderson had the match continue after realizing Savage used a weapon
WCW @ Fayetteville, NC - July 29, 1995 (2,600)
WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
Jim Duggan fought Kamala to a double count-out
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Paul Orndorff
Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Greenville, SC - July 30, 1995 (3,700)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Frankie Lancaster
Harlem Heat defeated Jim Duggan & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Johnny B. Badd defeated Mark Starr
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - August 1, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - August 2, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - August 3, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - August 4, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - August 5, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - August 1995
WCW Worldwide - 8/95:
Randy Savage pinned Paul Orndorff with a back suplex and the flying elbowsmash at 8:11
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - August 1995
WCW Worldwide - 8/95:
WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater (w/ Col. Rob Parker) fought Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton to a no contest at 6:56 after Sister Sherri came out and began kissing Parker in and out of the ring, interrupting the match; after the contest, Buck & Slater had to pull Sherri off Parker
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - August 1995
WCW Worldwide - 9/95:
Road Warrior Hawk pinned Terry Richards (Rhino) at the 57-second mark with the clothesline off the top; Hawk's right arm was heavily taped due to the injury he sustained from Kurasawa at the Clash of the Champions, but he still used it for the clothesline off the top
WCW @ Daytona Beach, FL - Ocean Center - August 6, 1995 (4,039)
The Main Event - shown live:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Big Bubba at 3:14
The Nasty Boys defeated Los Especialistos at 2:46
Brian Pillman pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 4:26
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Kamala (w/ Kevin Sullivan) via disqualification in a non-title match at 4:36 when Zodiac & the Shark interfered; after the bout, WCW US Champion Sting and Randy Savage made the save
Clash of the Champions XXXI - shown live on TBS; featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage from the end of The Main Event, just prior to the Clash, of Randy Savage and WCW US Champion Sting making the save for WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan against Kamala, Kevin Sullivan, the Zodiac, and the Shark; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Col. Rob Parker, WCW Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater regarding the injury to Road Warrior Hawk and their match later in the night against Sister Sherri & Harlem Heat; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair & Arn Anderson regarding their handicap match later in the show against Vader; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Vader regarding his match against Flair & Anderson; included an ad for Fall Brawl; featured a video package highlighting the several-month feud between Sherri & Heat and Parker, Slater & Bunk; included an ad for the debut of WCW Monday Nitro on Sept. 4 at the Mall of America; featured the announcement an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster would be part of Nitro; included an ad for a contest in which a fan could win a Harley Davidson; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan & Jimmy Hart regarding Hogan entering the Dungeon of Doom later in the show and "Andre's son," the Giant; during the segment, Hogan mentioned other Irish namesakes - including the McMahons - as some of those who knew Hogan had momentum on his side; included Hogan entering the Dungeon of Doom and confronting the Master & Kevin Sullivan, with the Giant eventually appearing and choking Hogan before the Shark, Kamala, and Zodiac joined in; moments later, Vader appeared and easily fought off the other members of the Dungeon before having a confrontation with the Giant; Sting, Savage, & Hart then appeared to help Hogan away:
WCW US Champion Sting & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Meng & Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 7:24 when Hawk pinned Kurasawa following a modified Doomsday Device; after the bout, as Meng attacked Sting on the floor, Kurasawa jumped Hawk from behind and applied an armbar seemingly breaking Hawk's arm; moments later, Sting and the trainer attended to Hawk in the ring
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) pinned Alex Wright at 8:15 after avoiding a plancha to the floor and rolling Wright back inside the ring; Wright was introduced second but without his theme music
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Paul Orndorff at 3:59 with a springboard crossbody into the ring after Orndorff became distracted by referee Nick Patrick
Sister Sherri & Harlem Heat defeated Col. Rob Parker, WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck at 11:01 when Sherri pinned Parker accidentally after jumping on him to kiss him; pre-match stipulations stated if Sherri & Heat won via pinfall then the Heat would earn a tag team title shot; after the bout, Sherri assaulted Parker in the aisle, tearing his shirt, choking him, and kissing him before chasing Parker backstage
Vader defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson in a handicap match at 6:49 by pinning Anderson with the powerbomb; after the bout, Flair argued with Anderson over the loss and went to leave the ring until Anderson pulled him back inside; the two shared words, with Flair then leaving ringside; moments later, Gene Okerlund appeared in the aisle, with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart, WCW US Champion Sting, and Jimmy Hart coming out and Hogan questioning Vader's actions earlier in the show; Vader then briefly appeared, called Hogan a punk and left; Hogan then "declared war" on the Dungeon of Doom as the show came to a close
WCW @ Gainesville, GA - Georgia Mountains Center - August 8, 1995
Television taping:
The Barrio Brothers defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Dave Sullivan defeated Johnny Swinger
Big Bubba defeated Dave Sullivan
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Tim Horner
Randy Savage defeated Shark
Pro - 9/9/95:
WCW TV Champion the Renegade vs. Terry Richards (Rhyno)
Kevin Sullivan vs. Al Phillips
Kurasawa vs. Butch Long
Brian Pillman vs. Ric Flair
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Bunkhouse Buck
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 9, 1995 (875)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Brian Pillman defeated Chris Cooper
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated an unknown
Harlem Heat defeated Steve Armstrong & Tim Horner
Johnny B. Badd defeated Dick Slater
Vader defeated an unknown
Cobra defeated an unknown
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Jackie
Kamala, Zodiac, & the Shark defeated three unknowns
Brian Pillman defeated Barry Houston
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Lord Steven Regal
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - August 11, 1995 (11,500)
Yuji Nagata & Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Black Cat at 11:50 when Takaiwa submitted to Nagata
Junji Hirata pinned Tadao Yasuda at 9:05
Shinjiro Ohtani & Koki Kanemoto defeated El Samurai & Jushin Liger at 13:42
Osamu Kido & Akira Nogami defeated Riki Choshu & Takayuki Iizuka at 7:40 when Nogami pinned Iizuka
Shinya Hashimoto defeated Scott Norton at 13:35
Masahiro Chono (w/ Masa Saito) fought Ric Flair to a 30-minute time-limit draw at 29:59; Chono had Flair in the STF when the bell rang; after the contest, Chono went to attack Flair on the floor but Flair gained the advantage until Saito attacked him from behind
Hiroshi Tenzan defeated Kensuke Sasaki at 12:51
Shiro Koshinaka pinned IWGP World Champion the Great Muta at 15:47
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - August 12, 1995 (11,500)
Black Cat pinned Tatsuhito Takaiwa at 9:32
Takayuki Iizuka pinned El Samurai
Tokimitsu Ishizawa & Yuji Nagata defeated Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Ohtani at 12:43 when Ishizawa forced Ohtani to submit
Riki Choshu & Tadao Yasuda defeated Akira Nogami & Junji Hirata at 8:53 when Choshu pinned Nogami
Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Jushin Liger via submission at 6:22
Ric Flair defeated Shiro Koshinaka via submission with the figure-4 at 17:15; Flair used his 1991 WCW theme for the match; Koshinaka was trapped in the hold 3 minutes after failing an enzuiguri
Scott Norton pinned Hiroshi Tenzan at 15:08
Kensuke Sasaki pinned Shinya Hashimoto at 21:46
IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned Masahiro Chono at 11:36
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - August 13, 1995 (11,500)
Tokimitsu Ishizawa defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa via submission at 10:27
Michiyoshi Ohara pinned Yuji Nagata at 8:11
Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Ohtani defeated El Samurai & Jushin Liger at 15:26 when Kanemoto pinned Samurai
Riki Choshu & Junji Hirata defeated Akira Nogami & Takayuki Iizuka at 11:28 when Choshu pinned Iizuka
Kazuo Yamazaki defeated Osamu Kido at 6:50 via submission
Shinya Hashimoto pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan at 11:44
Scott Norton pinned Kensuke Sasaki at 16:21
IWGP World Champion the Great Muta pinned Ric Flair with a back suplex and the moonsault at 23:32; Flair used his WCW 1991 theme for the match
Masahiro Chono pinned Shiro Koshinaka at 11:10
NJPW @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - August 14, 1995 (11,500)
Tadao Yasuda defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa via submission at 9:12
Shinjiro Ohtani pinned Yuji Nagata at 10:56
Masa Saito & Junji Hirata defeated Akitoshi Saito & Michiyoshi Ohara at 11:46 when Hirata pinned Saito
Jushin Liger & El Samurai defeated Tokimitsu Ishizawa & Koji Kanemoto at 14:08 when Samurai pinned Ishizawa
Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto defeated Akira Nogami & Kensuke Sasaki at 10:06 when Goto pinned Nogami
Kazuo Yamazaki & Osamu Kido defeated Riki Choshu & Takayuki Iizuka when Yamazaki forced Iizuka to submit
Ric Flair defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan via submission with the figure-4 at 10:45; Flair used his WCW 1991 theme for the match
The Great Muta pinned Scott Norton at 17:07
Shinya Hashimoto pinned Masahiro Chono at 10:05
WCW @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Yankee Stadium - August 19, 1995 (800)
Steve Collins defeated Rick Thames
The Cuban Assassin defeated Frankie Lancaster
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Arn Anderson
Jim Duggan defeated Kamala
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 21, 1995 (875)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Ric Flair defeated Barry Houston
Jim Duggan fought Big Bubba to a no contest
WCW US Champion Sting & Randy Savage defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
The Rockin Rebel defeated Bob Starr
Kamala defeated an unknown
9/16/95:
Disco Inferno defeated Scott Armstrong (Disco's debut)
WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Maxx Muscle, despite interference from Diamond Dallas Page
The Nasty Boys defeated Johnny Swinger & Terry Richards (Rhino) when Brian Knobbs pinned Swinger
Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
Dave Sullivan defeated Big Bubba via count-out when Jim Duggan came out and put Ralph the rabbit in the ring, with Bubba then walking out of the match due to his allergies; Ralph was banned from ringside due to Bubba's allergies
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright (Bagwell & Riggs' debut as a team)
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Gino Caruso
Brian Pillman defeated Alex Wright; after the bout, Johnny B. Badd came out and confronted Pillman
9/23/95 - featured an opening package highlighting the Giant crushing Hulk Hogan's motorcycle the previous Sunday before Fall Brawl; included still photos from each match at Fall Brawl; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Randy Savage regarding his rivalry with Lex Luger and his upcoming match on Monday Nitro against Kevin Sullivan; included a pre-taped sit-down interview with Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes in which it was announced Rhodes would become the new co-host of WCW Saturday Night beginning the following week; featured pre-taped comments from Lex Luger about his return to WCW, his recent title match against Hulk Hogan, the accusations from Randy Savage that Luger hitting him at Fall Brawl was a "cheap shot," and the fact both he and Savage would be on Nitro the following Monday; included highlights from the previous Monday's Nitro; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, wearing a neckbrace, and Jimmy Hart regarding the injury he sustained at Fall Brawl and said he would put the Giant in his place; during the segment, Hogan commented on the "rag sheets" that don't know anything about the business and said he would take on the Giant in a monster truck competition as well as in the ring:
WCW US Champion Sting pinned Lord Steven Regal in a non-title match at 5:08 after Ric Flair came out and shoved an interfering Bobby Eaton off the top, with Eaton and Regal butting heads; during the bout, it was announced tickets for Halloween Havoc in Detroit would go on sale Monday and that Sting would defend the US title the following week against Johnny B. Badd because of Badd's victory at Fall Brawl; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Sting during which Flair, for the third time, asked him to be his partner against Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman; after Sting turned him down, Flair got down on his knees and begged him with Sting again saying no
Johnny B. Badd pinned Chris Kanyon at 2:46 with a turning springboard splash into the ring; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Badd about his US Title shot against Sting the following week, during which the new WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page, with Kimberly, interrupted and argued he should be the #1 contender for the US title; Badd then said when he won the title he would give DDP a title shot
Disco Inferno pinned Mike Khorey at 1:43 with a swinging neckbreaker
Cobra pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman at the 34-second mark with the Cobra Slam (cobra clutch slam)
WCW @ Anderson, SC - August 22, 1995
Television taping:
Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Bunkhouse Buck defeated an unknown
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated two unknowns
Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
WCW US Champion Sting defeated an unknown
Jim Duggan fought Arn Anderson to a no contest
The Nasty Boys defeated two unknowns
Cobra defeated an unknown
Sabu defeated an unknown
Jim Duggan defeated an unknown
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
Ric Flair defeated Mark Starr
Harlem Heat defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
Chris Kanyon defeated Sabu via disqualification
Shark defeated an unknown
Alex Wright defeated an unknown
Harlem Heat defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
Sabu defeated Chris Kanyon
Randy Savage defeated Shark
WCW @ Gallup, NM - Rodeo Arena - August 25, 1995 (5,000)
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Arn Anderson
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright defeated Harlem Heat
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
Jim Duggan defeated Kamala
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center - August 26, 1995 (1,400)
WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Arn Anderson
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Sullivan
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright defeated Harlem Heat
Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Meng via disqualification
Jim Duggan defeated Kamala
The Nasty Boys defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - August 30, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
It was immediately following the taping that Leon "Vader" White was indefinitely suspended after a lockerroom brawl with Paul Orndorff; Vader was released a short time later with the ability to negotiate with any other promotion
Cobra defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Ric Flair defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman
Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
Meng defeated Mike Davis
Arn Anderson defeated Mark Starr
Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Barrio Brothers
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Cobra
Big Bubba defeated Jim Duggan
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Eddie Jackie
Ric Flair defeated Frankie Lancaster
Alex Wright defeated Rick Hudson
Dean Malenko defeated Eddie Guerrero
Pro - 9/1/95 - featured a Fall Brawl Control Center segment hosted by Gene Okerlund, with comments from Johnny B. Badd and Brian Pillman; included Chris Cruise conducting an interview with Jim Duggan, during which it was announced Duggan would face Arn Anderson in 2 weeks:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Otis Apollo at 1:54 with a slingshot splash into the ring
Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan & Kamala) pinned an unknown with a modified sidewalk slam at 2:59; during the bout, it was announced that Eric Bischoff and Steve McMichael would appear on WCW Saturday Night later in the day; after the bout, the Shark bit his opponent; moments later, Chris Cruise condcuted an interview with Shark, Sullivan, & Kamala regarding their upcoming participation in Wargames at Fall Brawl
Arn Anderson pinned Eddie Jackie with the DDT at 3:41
Big Bubba pinned Scott Armstrong with the sidewalk slam at 6:02
The Main Event - 9/3/95:
Kamala vs. Barry Houston
Brian Pillman pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell; stipulations stated the winner would face Jushin Liger the following night on the debut of WCW Monday Nitro
WCW @ Minneapolis, MN - Mall of America - September 4, 1995
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck in a non-title match
WCW Monday Nitro - debut episode:
Brian Pillman pinned Jushin Liger at around the 7-minute mark with a roll up out of a waistlock ([ http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000GG4XWY/thhiofww-20 Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon])
WCW US Champion Sting fought Ric Flair to a no contest
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Big Bubba
WCW @ Dalton, GA - September 7, 1995
Television taping:
The Main Event - 9/10/95 - featured the Sgt. Craig Pittman vs. Rick Garcia, WCW US Champion Sting vs. the Shark, and Cobra vs. Mark Starr matches from the 9/9/95 Worldwide:
Alex Wright defeated Diamond Dallas Page; due to pre-match stipulations, Wright earned a match against Sabu the following night on Monday Nitro
The Main Event - 10/1/95 - featured the WCW US Champion Sting vs. Arn Anderson and Alex Wright vs. the Grappler matches from the 9/30/95 Worldwide:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Jushin Liger with a brainbuster and the frog splash; stipulations stated the winner would face Dean Malenko the following night on Monday Nitro
WCW @ Miami, FL - Knight Center - September 11, 1995
WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck fought Harlem Heat to a double count-out
The Shark defeated Mark Starr
Kamala defeated Barry Houston
Johnny B. Badd defeated Ric Flair via disqualification
WCW Monday Nitro - featured a recap of the in-ring confrontation the previous week between Lex Luger and WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan in which they agreed to a title match; included the announcement Vader would not be a part of Sunday's Fall Brawl, with Eric Bischoff saying he didn't sign the proper paperwork and was AWOL; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Ric Flair regarding his upcoming match with Arn Anderson at Fall Brawl until Lex Luger appeared, with Flair putting him over and saying he would beat Hogan later in the show, with Luger saying Flair was the same as he's ever been and left the ring; included the announcement WCW TV Champion the Renegade would face Max Muscle, Brian Pillman would wrestle Alex Wright, Dave Sullivan would face Big Bubba and the Disco Inferno would debut the following Saturday on WCW Saturday Night; featured the announcement Johnny B. Badd would face Paul Orndorff, and the Blue Bloods would face the winner of a Nasty Boys / American Males match scheduled the following Sunday for The Main Event:
Alex Wright defeated Sabu via reverse decision; Sabu originally won the match at 3:58 via pinfall following a victory roll off the top but referee Nick Patrick changed the ruling when Sabu attacked Wright after the match, came off the top rope, and put Wright through a table set up on the floor (Sabu's debut)
WCW US Champion Sting pinned VK Wallstreet at 4:13 with a crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, Eric Bischoff gave away the finish of WWF Monday Night Raw's main event, announcing Shawn Michaels would beat Psycho Sid in a match taped weeks earlier
Randy Savage pinned Scott Norton with the flying elbowsmash at 5:39 after sending Norton into an interfering Kamala and Shark, with Shark falling on Norton and preventing him from avoiding Savage's elbow; after the match, Kevin Sullivan, Meng, and the Zodiak came out; moments later, Norton argued with Shark over the loss
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Lex Luger via disqualification at 5:28 when Kevin Sullivan, Zodiak, Meng, Kamala, and the Shark attacked Hogan after he hit the legdrop on Luger; after the bout, WCW US Champion Sting and Randy Savage came out and helped clear the Dungeon of Doom from the ring; after the commercial break, Gene Okerlund interviewed Hogan, Luger, Sting, and Savage in the ring - with Hogan and Savage accusing Luger of having ties to the Dungeon of Doom since they didn't attack him but Sting stepped in and said Luger should be their fourth man at Wargames; as the segment progressed, Savage even accused Sting and Jimmy Hart of having ties because the Dungeon didn't attack them either; Hogan eventually asked Luger if he wanted the spot, with Luger agreeing but only on the condition he get another title shot against Hogan down the line
Fall Brawl 95 - Asheville, NC - Civic Center - September 17, 1995 (6,600; 5,100 paid)
The Main Event - featured an opening pre-taped segment in which Gene Okerlund interviewed WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan upon his arrival to the parking lot in which Hogan cut a promo on his involvement in Wargames until the Giant appeared and ran over Hogan's motorcycle with his monster truck; included Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, with Jimmy Hart, regarding the incident earlier in the show until Randy Savage showed up and told him to keep focused on the Wargames and suspected Lex Luger and WCW US Champion Sting might be working against them; included Okerlund advertising the WCW Hotline, where Mike Tenay and Lex Luger were shown as Luger was answering questions from fans; featured a video package highlighting the history and feud between Ric Flair and Arn Anderson; included Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair regarding the upcoming match against Anderson; featured a closing segment in which Okerlund interviewed Hulk Hogan's Wargames team, with each man in camouflage and face paint:
Big Bubba pinned Mark Mingh at 1:06 with the sidewalk slam
Disco Inferno pinned Joey Maggs at 2:34 with a swinging neckbreaker
Alex Wright fought Eddie Guerrero to a no contest at 6:34 when Wright stopped Nick Patrick's count after Guerrero fell to the floor and suffered an apparent leg injury with Wright then having the match stopped (Guerrero's TV debut)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Nasty Boys at 4:15 when Bagwell pinned Jerry Saggs after WCW Tag Team Champion Dick Slater, in disguise, knocked Saggs off the top rope after Saggs confronted Sister Sherri and Col. Rob Parker on the floor and knocked down Parker; Parker & Sherri appeared ringside mid-way through the bout; due to pre-match stipulations, the American Males earned a match the following night against the Blue Bloods
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Ric Flair regarding his upcoming match with Arn Anderson and facing Anderson in Horsemen Country; featured footage of a frustrated Paul Orndorff venting in his dressing room after a loss to Randy Savage on WCW Worldwide; moments later, psychic Gary Spivey came into Orndorff's dressing room and said he saw great things in Orndorff's future, giving Orndorff newfound inspiration; included the announcement Halloween Havoc would be held in Detroit, MI Oct. 29; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Anderson regarding his upcoming match with Flair, during which a video package detailing their break up was shown; included a vignette of Kevin Sullivan discussing the upcoming Wargames; featured footage from The Main Event of the Giant destroying WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan's motorcycle outside the arena; included a video package highlighting the feud between Hogan and the Dungeon of Doom; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Hogan, Jimmy Hart, WCW US Champion Sting, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage regarding their upcoming participation in Wargames:
Johnny B. Badd pinned Brian Pillman at 29:57 when both men went for a crossbody and Badd landed on top; pre-match stipulations stated the winner would receive a WCW US Title shot on WCW Saturday Night Sept. 30; Pillman was booed upon his introduction and worked the match as a subtle heel; the match originally went to a 20-minute time-limit draw at 20:05, as Pillman had Badd down in a backslide, but referee Nick Patrick ruled the match would continue until a winner was decided; late in the bout, Badd hit the Bad Day hurricanrana off the top but Pillman kicked out at 2; moments later, Pillman hit his top rope DDT but Badd kicked out at 2
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Cobra via submission with the Code Red at 1:21 after avoiding a shoulderblock off the top; prior to the bout, one of Pittman's recruits appeared upon Pittman's introduction and distracted Cobra as Pittman was lowered from the rafters and attacked Cobra from behind; the recruit was later known as Prince Iaukea
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle & Kimberly) pinned WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) to win the title at 8:05 with the Diamond Cutter as Muscle grabbed the champion's foot as he tried to get back in the ring, moments after the Renegade hit a clothesline from the top rope onto Muscle on the floor
Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) to win the titles at 16:49 when Stevie Ray pinned Buck after the Nasty Boys interfered and hit Buck with his own boot behind the referee's back, as Sherri and Parker kissed in the second ring; after the match, the two teams argued with their respective manager for the kissing incident; moments later, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview in the aisle with Buck, Slater, and Parker in which Buck blamed Parker's infatuation with Sherri for them losing the belts, with Parker sending his team to the showers and then saying he was torn between the loss of the titles and the high of being in love
Arn Anderson pinned Ric Flair at 23:02 with the DDT after Brian Pillman, who was in the crowd watching the match, climbed on the apron behind the referee's back, traded blows with Flair, and kicked him in the back of the head; prior to the bout, Big Bubba, Col. Rob Parker, Pillman, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Scotty Riggs, Eddie Guerrero, and Alex Wright were shown watching the match in the crowd; after the bout, Wright and Guerrero were shown going after Pillman toward the backstage area
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart), WCW US Champion Sting, Randy Savage, & Lex Luger defeated Meng, the Zodiak, Kamala, & the Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) in Wargames at 18:45 when Zodiak submitted to Hogan's Camel Clutch; Hogan's team wore camouflage face paint for the match; order of entry: Sting, Shark, Zodiak, Savage, Kamala, Luger, Meng, Hogan; Savage and Luger had an altercation at the 13-minute mark after Luger accidentally knocked Savage down with a clothesline; pre-match stipulations stated Hogan would get Sullivan alone in the ring for 5 minutes if Hogan's team won; after the bout, Sullivan tried to leave ringside but Sting threw him back in the cage; Hogan assaulted Sullivan for several minutes until the Giant appeared, tossed referee Randy Anderson aside, climbed in the cage, and attacked Hogan from behind; Giant then choked the champion and wrenched his neck before he and Sullivan left ringside, with Sting, Luger, Savage, Hart, and the trainer tending to Hogan in the ring as the show went off the air
WCW @ Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall - September 18, 1995 (3,200; 2,031 paid)
Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright defeated Dick Slater & Col. Rob Parker when Lee pinned Parker
Randy Savage defeated Zodiac at 1:30
Arn Anderson defeated Dave Sullivan
Eddie Guerrero pinned Dean Malenko at 10:30
WCW Monday Nitro - featured an opening backstage segment in which Gene Okerlund interviewed Kevin Sullivan & the Giant, who climbed out of the back of an ambulance, regarding their attack on WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan the night before at Fall Brawl; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Ric Flair regarding what went down the night before at Fall Brawl involving Brian Pillman and Arn Anderson; featured the announcement that the following Saturday's WCW Saturday Night would include an update on the condition of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, an interview with Dusty Rhodes, Sgt. Craig Pittman would face Cobra, and WCW US Champion Sting would wrestle Lord Steven Regal; included footage of Kevin Sullivan attacking Randy Savage on the set of Baywatch as Savage was lifting weights, with Sullivan choking him with the dumb bell and throwing sand in his face until Ric Flair and others pulled Sullivan off and checked on Savage's condition; moments later, Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Savage in which Savage said he wasn't interested in Flair's concern but would destroy Sullivan; Okerlund then asked him about what happened the night before between Savage and Lex Luger, with Savage saying he thought Luger, Jimmy Hart, and Sting would be soon joining the Dungeon of Doom; moments later, Luger confronted Savage with the two almost coming to blows; featured footage from the night before of the Giant running over Hogan's motorcycle and then attacking Hogan following the Wargames match; included the announcement the following week's episode would include Kurasawa, Randy Savage vs. Kevin Sullivan, Lex Luger vs. Meng, and Disco Inferno vs. Alex Wright:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) (sub. for Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton) to win the titles at 4:40 when Bagwell pinned Booker after falling on top of him as Booker attempted a pumphandle slam, moments after Col. Parker came ringside and carried Sherri over the threshold backstage as Sherri was about to interfere on behalf of the champions; prior to the bout, Eaton came out for the match but was jumped in the aisle by the new tag team champions, who then said they jumped Regal backstage and would gladly take their spot in the match
Paul Orndorff pinned Johnny B. Badd at 6:40 by blocking a sunset flip; the commentary team didn't mention it but Orndorff leaned so forward on Badd during the cover that both of Badd's shoulders were actually off the mat during the cover (Orndorff's first appearance in new ring attire, theme music, and bringing a hand mirror to the ring)
Ric Flair defeated Brian Pillman via submission with the figure-4 at 5:24; after the bout, Flair grabbed the mic and cut a promo on Arn Anderson, saying he would kick his ass the following week on Nitro
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - September 20, 1995 (785; sell out; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Paul Orndorff defeated Chris Kanyon
Johnny B. Badd defeated Dusty Wolfe
Harlem Heat defeated the Southern Posse
Kevin Sullivan defeated the Boss
The Renegade defeated Chris Nelson
Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman defeated Todd Morton & Eddie Jackie
Meng defeated Chris Sawyer
Paul Orndorff defeated Mike Davis
9/30/95: WCW US Champion Sting pinned Brian Pillman (sub. for Johnny B. Badd)
10/14/95: Alex Wright pinned Disco Inferno
10/14/95: WCW US Champion Sting & Lex Luger defeated the Barrio Brothers
The Main Event - 10/8/95 - featured the Kamala & Zodiac vs. Terry Morgan & Scott D'Amore match from the 10/7/95 Worldwide and the Ric Flair vs. Sgt. Craig Pittman match from the 10/7/95 Pro:
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW Pro - 10/15/95: Randy Savage pinned Bunkhouse Buck
WCW @ Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium - September 24, 1995
Included Ric Flair and Johnny B. Badd
WCW @ Florence, SC - Civic Center - September 25, 1995 (5,000; 2,000 paid)
The Shark defeated Mark Starr
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Harlem Heat
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page via disqualification
WCW Monday Nitro - featured a pre-taped backstage promo from WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, wearing a neckbrace, and Jimmy Hart in which he said he would beat the Giant in a monster truck challenge and in a title match at Halloween Havoc; included an in-ring segment where Gene Okerlund showed footage of last week's confrontation between Lex Luger and Randy Savage before bringing out Savage and Luger; the two men agreed to have a match the following week, with Luger saying if he couldn't beat Savage he would leave WCW; featured Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman in which Anderson it shouldn't come as a surprise that Savage doesn't want Flair's help and Sting doesn't want to be Flair's partner because Flair ran over both of them in the past and he doesn't have Anderson to back him up anymore; included the announcement that WCW Tag Team Champions the American Males, the Giant, and Kevin Sullivan would appear on WCW Saturday Night, as well as WCW US Champion Sting vs. Johnny B. Badd; the show would also include the debut of Dusty Rhodes as the new co-host:
Alex Wright pinned Disco Inferno at 4:00 with a backslide
Kurasawa (w/ Col. Parker) pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman at 4:26 with a German suplex into a bridge
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Zodiak) defeated Randy Savage via disqualification at 2:58 when Savage shoved referee Randy Anderson out of the way as he fought off an interfering Zodiak; after the bout, Savage slammed Sullivan on top of Zodiak and attempted to hit the flying elbow on both men but Sullivan rolled out of the way and Savage hit only Zodiak; moments later, the Giant came out and hit the chokeslam on Savage; Frankie Lancaster, Mark Starr, and Alex Wright attempted to make the save but were beaten down as well; moments later, as the Giant hit a second chokeslam on Savage, Lex Luger came out and stood over Savage before he was pulled away by the Giant, with the two coming to blows and the Giant hitting the chokeslam on Luger as well; Sullivan appeared to be angry with the Giant for attacking Luger
Meng pinned Lex Luger at 6:46 after hitting him in the throat with a weapon; following the commercial break from the last match, Luger was still on the mat recovering from the chokeslam and Meng ran to the ring to quickly begin the match before Luger had more time to recover; during the bout, it was announced WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan would be on Nitro the following week
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - September 27, 1995 (760; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Harlem Heat defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs to win the titles; the match was re-taped Oct. 11 and this title change was never recognized
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Mark Kyle
VK Wallstreet defeated the Rockin Rebel
Kevin Sullivan & the Shark defeated Larry Santo & Julio Sanchez
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Chris Kanyon
Paul Orndorff defeated Todd Morton
Road Warrior Hawk defeated Bob Starr
10/7/95: Jim Duggan defeated Big Bubba
10/14/95: Scott Norton defeated Joey Maggs
10/21/95:
WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright
Lex Luger defeated Rip Rogers
VK Wallstreet defeated Jim Duggan
Eddie Guerrero defeated Alex Wright
Randy Savage defeated the Man of Question (Bill DeMott)
Meng defeated Dave Sullivan
Scott Norton defeated Eddie Jackie
10/28/95:
Mr. JL defeated Barry Houston
VK Wallstreet defeated Chuck Williams
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - September 1995
Worldwide - 9/30/95:
WCW US Champion Sting defeated Arn Anderson via disqualification at 6:01 when Brian Pillman interfered; after Sting cleared the ring, Ric Flair came out and again asked Sting to be his tag team partner against Anderson & Pillman
WCW @ Denver, CO - Coliseum - October 2, 1995 (9,000; 3,700 paid; sell out)
Brian Pillman defeated Disco Inferno
Meng & the Shark defeated Jim Duggan & the Renegade
WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Alex Wright
WCW Monday Nitro - featured Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan after which Hogan was attacked by Kevin Sullivan, the Giant, and the Zodiac and had his mustache shaved:
Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage via submission after the Giant interfered and hit the chokeslam on Savage; pre-match stipulations stated if Luger lost he would have to leave WCW
Ric Flair defeated Arn Anderson via submission with the figure-4; after the bout, Anderson and Brian Pillman attacked Flair
Eddie Guerrero pinned Dean Malenko at 5:29 by blocking a cradle into his own; prior to the ring entrances, Disco Inferno appeared at the entranceway and danced to his theme song until Guerrero appeared to scare him backstage; during the contest, WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was shown arriving backstage in a neckbrace, with Jimmy Hart telling him to stay in the limo because the Giant was in the arena; moments later, Hogan said he wanted the Giant and took Hart to go find him; after the bout, Malenko confronted Guerrero, said he was lucky, and said he wanted a rematch; Guerrero quickly accepted (Malenko's TV debut)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs fought the Nasty Boys to a no contest when the Giant interfered and attacked both teams
WCW @ Chicago, IL - Rosemont Horizon - October 9, 1995 (8,500; 4,458 paid)
Paul Orndorff defeated the Renegade
WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Alex Wright
Eddie Guerrero defeated Dean Malenko
Kevin Sullivan defeated Randy Savage
WCW Monday Nitro - featured an opening segment recapping the attack WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan sustained the previous week at the hands of the Giant and Kevin Sullivan, after which Hogan's mustache was shaved off; Eric Bischoff, Steve McMichael, & Bobby Heenan wore Chicago Bears jerseys for the match; featured an opening segment in which WCW US Champion Sting came out to the commentary table and said he would resolve the problem between Randy Savage and Lex Luger later in the show; included an in-ring segment with Gene Okerlund, WCW US Champion Sting, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage in which Sting proposed that if Luger beat Meng at Halloween Havoc and if Savage beat Kamala then they would wrestle each other later in the show; Luger initially said no but was goaded into it by Sting; featured a vignette of Chris Benoit arriving in a limo to the CNN Center in Atlanta; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, dressed in all black, with Jimmy Hart in which Okerlund said the chorus of boos directed at Hogan were due to his uncharacteristic black attire; during the interview, Okerlund said the Giant was barred from the building as a result of a restraining order and Hogan said the "promoter up north" was choking on his own ego since Hogan and his pals left; moments later, footage was shown of the Giant arriving to the parking lot in his monster truck, with Kevin Sullivan and the Zodiak also appearing in the truck; the truck wasn't allowed inside and was blocked off by police; Hogan then said since the Giant wuoldn't be allowed in the arena, he would meet him outside; featured the announcement Johnny B. Badd would face WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Benoit would face Eddie Guerrero, and Jim Duggan would face Meng the following week on Nitro:
WCW US Champion Sting pinned the Shark at 1:17 with a crossbody off the top; prior to the bout, Sting stopped by the commentary table and said he would resolve the issue between Randy Savage and Lex Luger later in the show
Sabu defeated Mr. JL via submission with the Camel Clutch at 4:28 after blocking a flying hurricanrana; after the bout, Sabu hit a sunset flip into a powerbomb sending JL from the apron to the floor
Big Bubba defeated Road Warrior Hawk via count-out at 1:39 when Hawk attacked Disco Inferno on the ring apron, tore his shirt, and beat him up in the aisle; prior to the bout, Disco danced in the entrance stage until Bubba and Hawk came out for the match; after having a confrontation with Hawk, Disco hung a WCW hat on his shoulder pad without Hawk noticing until he got to the ring
Arn Anderson pinned Ric Flair in a steel cage match at 4:44 after hitting Flair with a foreign object as Flair attempted to apply the figure-4, moments after Brian Pillman came out and tried to interfere on behalf of Anderson; after the bout, Flair stole away Bischoff's headset and challenged Anderson & Pillman to face him in a tag team or handicap match the following week
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - October 11, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
The Main Event - 10/15/95: WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dick Slater
Disco Inferno defeated Bart Sawyer
The Renegade defeated an unknown
Paul Orndorff defeated Rick Garcia
Randy Savage defeated Rick Thames
VK Wallstreet defeated Mike Davis
Eddie Guerrero defeated Ricky Santana
10/28/95:
Eddie Guerrero defeated Joey Maggs
Harlem Heat defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs to win the titles
Lex Luger pinned the Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) at 8:44 after Meng came out and kicked Shark in the head while Sullivan distracted referee Randy Anderson; during the match, Sullivan had the opportunity to attack Luger but didn't; after the match, Sullivan motioned to Luger that he would see him the following day at Halloween Havoc; moments later, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Luger regarding his potentially facing Randy Savage during Havoc; Luger then noted to Savage that he had already proved what his alliance is
11/4/95:
Chris Benoit defeated Alex Wright
The Nasty Boys defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright
Arn Anderson & Chris Benoit defeated Dave Sullivan & Cobra
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
WCW @ Albany, NY - Civic Center - October 16, 1995
WCW Monday Nitro - featured footage from WCW Pro of Ric Flair again asking WCW US Champion Sting to be his tag team partner to face Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman at Halloween Havoc, with Sting agreeing but warning Flair he would leave him for dead if he was swerved:
Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page via disqualification when Page hit Badd in the back of the head with the title belt
Meng defeated Jim Duggan via submission with a nerve hold
Chris Benoit pinned Eddie Guerrero with a dragon suplex at 8:36 (Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story)
WCW US Champion Sting & Ric Flair defeated Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman via count-out at 7:03 when Anderson & Pillman left ringside after being knocked to the floor; Sting didn't appear until mid-way through the match; after the commercial break, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Sting & Flair, during which Sting said Flair's performance earned Sting's trust and they would be united at Halloween Havoc
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - October 18, 1995 (760; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Eddie Guerrero defeated Bob Starr
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Bob Gibson
Dean Malenko defeated Todd Morton
Lex Luger defeated the Gambler
10/21/95: Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff via count-out
10/21/95: Dean Malenko defeated Joey Maggs
11/11/95: Chris Kanyon pinned Disco Inferno
11/11/95: Steve Armstrong defeated Big Bubba via reverse decision
11/11/95: Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Barrio Brothers
11/18/95: VK Wallstreet defeated Eddie Jackie
11/18/95: Eddie Guerrero fought Chris Benoit to a no contest
WCW @ Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Civic Center - October 23, 1995 (7,000; 2,100 paid)
The Shark defeated the Renegade
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Cobra
WCW Monday Nitro - featured an interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, dressed in black, in which he said Sting, Lex Luger, and Randy Savage were not his friends and challenged each to a match:
Randy Savage pinned Kurasawa with the flying elbowsmash
Eddie Guerrero & Mr. JL defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko when JL pinned Malenko with a roll up
Sting & Lex Luger defeated Harlem Heat when Sting pinned Booker T with a clothesline off the top; prior to the bout, Steve McMichael referred to the previous night's WWF In Your House event as "Outhouse;" after the match, the Giant interfered and hit the chokeslam on Sting; moments later, Savage and Hogan made the save with the Dungeon of Doom then coming out as well; the Yeti was then shown breaking through a giant block of ice as Hogan ran the Giant from the ring (Yeti's debut)
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - October 25, 1995 (650; all freebies)
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Paul Orndorff defeated Todd Morton
Arn Anderson defeated Kurasawa
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Mike Davis
VK Wallstreet defeated Barry Houston
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Bart Sawyer
Scott Norton defeated Andy Fisher
Jim Duggan defeated Tim Burton
Ric Flair defeated Jerry Lynn via submission with the figure-4
10/28/95:
WCW US Champion Sting & Ric Flair defeated Lt. James Earl Wright & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
11/11/95:
Arn Anderson defeated Joey Maggs
11/18/95:
Paul Orndorff defeated Chuck Williams
Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) defeated Mike Davis
Duane Gill defeated Hugh Morrus via disqualification; prior to the bout, a vignette aired in which Kevin Sullivan and the Zodiac introduced Morrus to the Master (Morrus' debut)
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated the Border Patrol when Booker T scored the pin
Sting defeated Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker)
11/25/95:
Mark Starr defeated Disco Inferno
Chris Benoit defeated Eddie Guerrero
Halloween Havoc 95 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - October 29, 1995 (13,000; 7,000 paid)
The Main Event - shown live - featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Disco Inferno at 3:21 with a hurricanrana
Paul Orndorff pinned the Renegade at 1:23 after twice hitting the piledriver; prior to the bout, Orndorff's theme music repeatedly skipped during his entrance
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor at 8:41 when Benoit pinned Regal with a dragon suplex following a dropkick from Malenko
Sgt. Craig Pittman pinned VK Wallstreet after Jim Duggan interfered
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included footage of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and the Giant playing cat and mouse in their respective monster trucks on the roof of the adjacent Cobo Arena; featured the announcement that Ric Flair had been attacked backstage before the live broadcast and that Flair's scheduled tag team partner, WCW US Champion Sting, had not yet arrived to the arena; included a video package highlighting the feud between Johnny B. Badd and WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page; featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Badd regarding his TV title victory; included footage of Kurasawa injuring Road Warrior Hawk's arm during August's Clash of the Champions; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Randy Savage regarding his victory over the Zodiac, the possibility of facing Lex Luger later in the show, and Hogan facing the Giant in the monster truck challenge; included a segment in the Master's lair, in the arena, during which the Master and Kevin Sullivan spoke about Hogan's upcoming title defense against the Giant, the fact that the Yeti was in Detroit, and that Hogan had no allies; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with the Giant regarding the upcoming monster truck challenge and match with Hogan; included Mike Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Luger regarding the controversial finish of his match with Meng and facing Savage later in the show; featured a video package highlighting the altercations between Hogan and the Giant dating back to Bash at the Beach and the debut of the Yeti the previous Monday:
Johnny B. Badd pinned WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Maxx Muscle & Kimberly) to win the title at 17:00 after Muscle accidentally hit a clothesline on the champion, with Badd then knocking Muscle off the apron with a left hand punch; prior to the bout, a man appeared at the entrance stage dressed as Badd, distracting Page as the real Badd came out of the crowd; during the match, it was announced WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and the Giant had been ordered out of their monster trucks and would return later in the show for the monster truck challenge
Randy Savage pinned the Zodiak (sub. for Kamala) with the flying elbowsmash at 1:29; during the bout, a fan climbed in the ring and was ignored by the wrestlers but taken away by security; Bobby Heenan announced during the match that Kamala wasn't wrestling because he mentioned to Kevin Sullivan that he was afraid of Savage and Sullivan beat him up and sent him back to Uganda; pre-match stipulations stated if both Savage and Lex Luger won their matches they would wrestle each other later in the show
Kurasawa (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Road Warrior Hawk at 3:18 with a Samoan Drop, putting his feet on the ropes for leverage, and Parker holding the feet for added leverage; late in the bout, Hawk dropped Parker with a clothesline from the apron to the floor
Sabu (w/ the Sheik) pinned JL at 3:24 with a springboard moonsault; immediately after the pinfall, the Sheik threw a fireball into JL's face (Sheik's only WCW appearance)
Lex Luger defeated Meng (w/ Kevin Sullivan) via disqualification at 13:12 when Sullivan interfered and lightly kicked Luger after Meng hit Luger with the golden spike, knocking him out, and made the cover; during Luger's entrance, a gravestone on the set was shown that read "Crockett;" during the bout, footage was shown from The Main Event of Heenan having sushi in the arena with a Japanese man, with Heenan claiming it was a personal matter; after the match, Meng argued with Sullivan over his interference
WCW US Champion Sting & Ric Flair defeated Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman via disqualification at 17:56 when Flair attacked his partner; Flair, in street clothes, finally appeared at the 6-minute mark with his head bandaged after reportedly being attacked backstage before the show by Anderson & Pillman; when Sting finally tagged Flair in, Flair joined in triple teaming Sting and peeled off his bandage to reveal it was a set up; Flair, Anderson, and Pillman continued to attack Sting until officials covered Sting's body; moments later, Gene Okerlund interviewed the three in the aisle, during which Flair said the Horsemen were reunited; Sting was then helped backstage by the trainer
WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan defeated the Giant in a monster truck challenge; the contest was held on the roof of the adjacent Cobo Arena and rules stated the winner would be the truck to push the other outside a 100-foot diameter circle; Eric Bischoff, Heenan, and Bob Chandler, who designed the two trucks, provided commentary for the contest; after the contest, the Giant got out of his truck and cornered Hogan against the ledge of the roof; after a brief brawl, in which both men were on the ledge, the Giant lost his balance and fell off; Hogan immediately ran for help as the helicopter filming the contest focused on the Detroit River below; moments later, Bischoff left the broadcast table to find out more information, with Tony Schiavone then returning to call the remainder of the show
Randy Savage pinned Lex Luger with the flying elbowsmash at 5:23 after Luger collided with Jimmy Hart, who appeared on the apron mid-way through the match, and knocked Hart to the floor; after the bout, Heenan momentarily left the broadcast table out of frustration for not knowing more about the Giant's condition
The Giant (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Jimmy Hart) via disqualification at around the 14:30 mark when Hart hit referee Randy Anderson, and later Hogan, from behind with the title belt after Hogan hit the legdrop on the challenger; Hogan wore black and white while Hart wore all black for the contest; upon their entrance, Hogan cut an in-ring promo and apologized for his part in the Giant falling off the roof; as Hogan began to speak, the Giant appeared with Sullivan; late in the match, the Giant hit the chokeslam but Hogan kicked out at 2; after the bout, Lex Luger and Randy Savage appeared, with Luger attacking Savage as the Yeti came out and double teamed Hogan with the Giant; moments later, Luger put Hogan in the Torture Rack and did the same to Savage; Anderson then came to and raised the Giant's hand in victory, with the Giant taking possession of the title belt; after the Dungeon of Doom members left ringside, Hogan and Savage were tended to in the ring (the Giant's in-ring debut)
WCW @ Dayton, OH - Hara Arena - October 30, 1995 (3,500; 2,500 paid)
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat via disqualification
Paul Orndorff defeated Mr. JL
WCW Monday Nitro - featured Tony Schiavone conducting an in-ring interview with Ric Flair, Brian Pillman, & Arn Anderson regarding the reformation of the Four Horsemen the night before at Halloween Havoc and the attack on WCW US Champion Sting:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman with a body scissors into a roll up
The Shark fought Scott Norton to a double count-out
Sabu pinned Disco Inferno with the somersault legdrop into the ring at 2:26 after Disco missed a charge into the corner; prior to the bout, it was announced the following week's show would allow fans to vote on what match they wanted as the main event; after the match, Sabu threw Disco to the floor and then hit a somersault splash to the floor; moments later, as Disco attempted to leave ringside, Sabu ran a table into Disco; Sabu then laid Disco on the table and attempted a somersault from the ring onto Disco but Disco rolled out of the way and retreated backstage (Sabu's last appearance)
Lex Luger & Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart & Kevin Sullivan) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs when Bagwell submitted to Luger's Torture Rack
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney MGM Studios - November 2, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping:
12/2/95: Koji Kanemoto & Shinjiro Otani defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney MGM Studios - November 3, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney MGM Studios - November 4, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping:
Mr. JL defeated Disco Inferno
Chris Benoit defeated Steve Armstrong
1/13/96:
Big Bubba defeated Dave Sullivan
Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification
1/20/96:
Chris Benoit & Brian Pillman defeated Scott & Steve Armstrong
The Main Event - 11/5/95 - featured Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyzsko on commentary:
Alex Wright defeated Dean Malenko via reverse decision; Malenko originally won the match at 7:30 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage but Eddie Guerrero then came out and told the referee what happened; moments later, Chris Benoit came out and helped in double teaming Guerrero and Wright, eventually throwing both men to the floor
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney MGM Studios - November 5, 1995
Sting defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Big Bubba
WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - November 6, 1995 (9,500; 3,500 paid; sell out)
WCW Monday Nitro taping:
The 11/13/95 episode was taped earlier in the evening, before the 11/6/95 aired live Jim Duggan defeated Big Bubba
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
11/6/95 - included the announcement the winner of the 60-man 3-ring battle royal at World War 3 would be the new WCW World Champion:
The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Cobra
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned the Renegade
Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Benoit
Sting defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock; the match was decided by fans via a call-in on the WCW Hotline
11/13/95 - featured an opening vignette showing Hulk Hogan, armed with a sword, wearing a hood and black mask with Hogan talking about the match later in the show between Randy Savage and Meng and said he didn't know if Sting was friend or foe; included the announcement of the following matches scheduled that weekend for WCW Saturday Night - Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero and WCW US Champion Sting vs. Bunkhouse Buck; featured the announcement Hogan had challenged Sting to a match the following week; included Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with the Giant, Jimmy Hart, and Kevin Sullivan regarding their recent actions against Hulk Hogan:
Randy Savage pinned Meng (w/ Kevin Sullivan) with the flying elbowsmash at 4:51; prior to the bout, Savage came out of the crowd to attack Meng and Sullivan from behind; Jimmy Hart appeared ringside with Sullivan early in the bout; after the match, the Shark and Lex Luger helped in ganging up on Savage, with Luger repeatedly ramming Savage's arm into the ringpost and assaulting it at ringside
Chris Benoit pinned Kensuke Sasaki with the dragon suplex at 2:40
Eddie Guerrero fought WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 9:03; after the bout, the two men shoved each other before eventually shaking hands
WCW US Champion Sting pinned Dean Malenko in a non-title match with an inside cradle at around the 7-minute mark as Malenko attempted the Texas Cloverleaf; during the bout, it was announced Sting would soon defend the title against Kensuke Sasaki in Japan
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney MGM Studios - November 7, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping:
Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Barry Houston
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney MGM Studios - November 8, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping:
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney MGM Studios - November 9, 1995
WCW Worldwide taping:
WCW / NJPW - Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - November 13, 1995
Koji Kanemoto, El Samurai, & Shinjiro Otani defeated Jushin Liger, Yuji Nagata, & Tokimitsu Ishizawa at 16:27 when Kanemoto pinned Ishizawa with a tiger suplex
Junji Harata pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Booker T at 6:29 with a diving headbutt
Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito defeated WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd & Bobby Eaton at 14:29 when Eaton submitted to Chono's STF
Riki Choshu & Masa Saito defeated the Nasty Boys at 8:22 when Saito pinned Jerry Saggs with a backdrop suplex
The Giant & Arn Anderson defeated Shinya Hashimoto & Tadao Yasuda at 10:50 when the Giant pinned Yasuda with the chokeslam
Ric Flair defeated Osamu Nishimura via submission with the figure-4 at 10:17
Hiroshi Tenzan pinned Kurasawa (Manubu Nakanishi) at 9:48 with a diving headbutt
The Great Muta pinned Lord Steven Regal at 16:03 with the moonsault
Kensuke Sasaki (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned WCW US Champion Sting to win the title at 12:47 with a brainbuster after avoiding a charge in the corner; after the bout, Sasaki was presented with a trophy for his win; moments later, Eric Bischoff conducted an interview with Sting at the entranceway, during which Sting challenged Sasaki to a rematch in America; moments later, Bischoff interviewed Sasaki & Onoo on the title win
WCW / NJPW - Hamamatsu, Japan - November 14, 1995 (4,500)
Akira Nogami pinned Koji Kanemoto at 13:06
Shinjiro Otani pinned Jushin Liger with a dragon suplex at 16:42
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd pinned Takashi Iizuka at 11:45
The Giant pinned Tadao Yasuda at 3:04 with the chokeslam
Kurasawa defeated Yuji Nagata at 4:23
WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki & Osamu Nishimura defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at 13:15 when Nishimura pinned Eaton with a northern lights suplex
Shinya Hashimoto pinned WCW Tag Team Champion Booker T with a brainbuster
The Nasty Boys defeated Masahiro Chono & Hiroshi Tenzan at 14:14 when Brian Knobbs pinned Chono with a splash off the top
Sting & the Great Muta defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson when Muta pinned Anderson with the moonsault at 18:15
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - November 16, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
11/25/95:
Kevin Sullivan defeated Eddie Jackie
Lex Luger defeated Jerry Lynn
12/2/95 - featured the Sting vs. Kurasawa match taped 11/29/95 at Center Stage Theatre:
Mr. JL defeated the Gambler
Scott Norton defeated Leroy Howard
Dean Malenko defeated Todd Morton
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Barrio Brothers via disqualification
The One Man Gang defeated Scott Turner
Jim Duggan defeated VK Wallstreet via disqualification
The Main Event - 12/4/95: Joey Maggs defeated Diamond Dallas Page via count-out after Maxx Muscle turned on Page
12/9/95 - included the WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. Disco Inferno, Zodiac vs. Chris Sawyer, and Eddie Guerrero vs. Big Bubba matches taped 11/29/95 at Center Stage Theatre:
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Butch Long & Buck Quartermaine
Brian Pillman & Chris Benoit defeated Frankie Lancaster & Dino Cassanova
Hugh Morrus defeated Mark Thorne
The Nasty Boys defeated the Super Assassins (the Warlord & Barbarian)
WCW @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - November 20, 1995
Dave Sullivan defeated the Gambler
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Barrio Brothers
WCW Monday Nitro - featured Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Jimmy Hart & Kevin Sullivan regarding Hulk Hogan facing Sting later in the show:
Scott Norton pinned the Shark
Eddie Guerrero pinned Brian Pillman (sub. for Ric Flair) with the frog splash
Road Warrior Hawk pinned Big Bubba after Jim Duggan tripped Bubba
Hulk Hogan (w/ Randy Savage, his left arm in a sling) fought Sting to a no contest at 9:31 when, as Sting had Hogan in the Scorpion Deathlock after Hogan missed the legdrop, Kevin Sullivan, Meng, Zodiak, Shark, & Hugh Morrus attacked both men and Savage; after the contest, Hogan and Sting fought off the Dungeon of Doom until the Giant, with Jimmy Hart, came ringside; Savage hit the Giant with a steel chair but the Giant dropped Savage with a chokeslam moments later; Hogan & Sting then sent the Giant to the floor with the chair (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
World War III 95 - Norfolk, VA - Scope - November 26, 1995 (12,000)
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary, with Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes and Chris Cruise & Larry Zbyzsko also on commentary for the main event; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Hulk Hogan, Sting, and Randy Savage on the interview platform in which Hogan took off his black clothing to reveal the red and yellow, said he was loyal to Sting and Savage, and then torched the black clothing; moments later, Hogan said Savage was not injured - as had been reported - and held up an issue of the Wrestling Observer, calling is a 'rag sheet' for claiming Savage was hurt and the Giant would win the battle royal main event; Hogan then threw the issue into the fire as well; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Ric Flair on the interview platform regarding his match with Sting later in the show as well as his participation in the main event battle royal; included Okerlund conducting an interview on the platform with Lex Luger & Jimmy Hart regarding Luger's match with Randy Savage later in the night and Luger competing in the 60-man battle royal; featured Okerlund conducting an interview on the platform with the Giant, Kevin Sullivan, & Hart regarding the Dungeon of Doom's participation in the battle royal; included Okerlund conducting an interview on the platform with Savage regarding his match against Luger later in the show as well as his being in the battle royal; featured Okerlund conducting an interview on the platform with Hogan regarding his participation in the battle royal:
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd pinned Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) at 12:33 with a somersault splash to the floor and a legdrop into the ring; pre-match stipulations stated Badd would have Kimberly in his corner from now on instead of DDP if he won the match; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Badd and the Doll near the entranceway, with Badd giving her the option of managing him and saying she didn't have to decide at that moment
Big Bubba defeated Jim Duggan in a taped fist match at 9:17 when Duggan failed to make it back to his feet by the referee's 10 count after Bubba knocked Duggan out with a chain thrown in the ring moments earlier by VK Wallstreet; moments before the finish, Duggan knocked Wallstreet off the apron by hitting him with the 2x4
Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto (w/ Sonny Onoo) (All Japan) defeated Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki (JAPW) at 9:17 when Nakano pinned Ozaki with the legdrop off the top; Mike Tenay provided guest commentary for the match
WCW US Champion Kensuki Sasaki (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Chris Benoit with a clothesline and brainbuster at 10:00; during the bout, Onoo briefly joined the commentary team and implied the New Japan talent being kicked off WCW Worldwide wasn't a problem because some sort of deal had been worked out for Starrcade
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Randy Savage via KO with an armbar at 5:27 after Luger put Savage in the Torture Rack on the floor; during the bout, it was announced Luger and Sting would be in a tag team match the following night on Monday Nitro; after the match, Luger kept the hold applied until Sting came out and talked him into releasing it, with Luger and Hart then leaving ringside as Sting checked on Savage
Sting defeated Ric Flair via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock at 14:30 following a superplex; during the bout, Col. Rob Parker and Sister Sherri were seen watching the match from the interview platform; the match continued into all three rings set up for the show
Randy Savage won the 3-ring, 60-man battle royal by last eliminating the One Man Gang at 29:20; due to pre-match stipulations, Savage won the vacant WCW World Title; other participants included: Scott Armstrong, Steve Armstrong, Arn Anderson, WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd, Marcus Alexander Bagwell, Chris Benoit, Big Train Bart, Bunkhouse Buck, Cobra, Disco Inferno, Jim Duggan, Bobby Eaton, Ric Flair, the Giant, Eddie Guerrero, Hulk Hogan, Mr. JL, Chris Kanyon, Brian Knobbs, Kurasawa, Lex Luger, Joey Maggs, Meng, Hugh Morrus, Maxx Muscle, Scott Norton, Paul Orndorff, Diamond Dallas Page, Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker, Brian Pillman, Sgt. Craig Pittman, WCW Tag Team Champion Stevie Ray, Lord Steven Regal, Scotty Riggs, Road Warrior Hawk, Big Bubba, Jerry Saggs, Ricky Santana, Kensuke Sasaki, the Shark, Fidel Sierra, Dick Slater, Mark Starr, Sting, Dave Sullivan, Kevin Sullivan, Super Assassin #1, Super Assassin #2, WCW Tag Team Champion Booker T, Great Brittain Heavyweight Champion Dave Taylor, Bobby Walker, VK Wallstreet, Pez Whatley, Mike Winner, Alex Wright, Lt. James Earl Wright, the Yeti, and Zodiac; during the bout, Scott Armstrong was taken backstage on a stretcher and wearing a neckbrace following his elimination; eliminations late in the match: Orndorff by Hogan via a backdrop as Orndorff attempted the piledriver (25:21); Guerrero by Anderson (27:01); Flair by Anderson after being catapulted into Flair, on the top rope (28:20); Anderson by Hogan via a clothesline (28:24); Sting, Luger, & the Giant by Hogan as Sting & Luger attempted to eliminate the Giant (29:16); OMG by Savage (29:20); the Giant pulled Hogan out from under the bottom rope as referee Randy Anderson's back was turned, with Anderson believing Hogan had been eliminated; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with Savage and Hogan, with Hogan protesting the call to a mixed reaction from the crowd; during the segment, the two agreed to review the footage together the following night on Monday Nitro
WCW @ Salem, VA - Civic Center - November 27, 1995
Gorgeous George III defeated the Cobra
Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno
WCW Monday Nitro - featured footage from the previous night's interview at World War 3 in which Hulk Hogan burned his black colors and went back to the yellow and red; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart about the relationship between Lex Luger and Sting, with Sullivan blaming Luger for breaking the armbar on Randy Savage during their match last night; Hart then told Sullivan it would take a while to chip away at that friendship but he could do it; featured the announcement WCW Saturday Night would include Sting vs. Kurasawa and Jim Duggan vs. VK Wallstreet; included Okerlund interviewing the new WCW World Champion Randy Savage, with Hulk Hogan coming out moments later and said there were two men not eliminated from World War 3 - Hogan and Savage; when Hogan went to show footage from the finish of the match, the tape went out just before the Giant pulled Hogan out of the ring; the Giant then attacked Hogan and Savage from behind, dropping Savage with a chokeslam on the concrete and assaulting Hogan in the ring; moments later, Sting came out and distracted the Giant long enough for Hogan to grab a steel chair and repeatedly hit the Giant until he was knocked to the floor; Hogan then hit the Giant several more times in the aisle before Hogan and Sting checked on Savage:
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) pinned Diamond Dallas Page at 2:10 when Kimberly threw a chain to Badd, through DDP's legs; the chain was hidden in a bouquet of flowers DDP gave Kimberly before the match to make up with her, with the intent that she use the chain on his behalf later in the match
Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto (w/ Sony Onoo) defeated Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki at 5:24 when Hokuto pinned Suzuki with a fisherman buster after a single leg dropkick off the top to both Suzuki & Ozaki
Hulk Hogan pinned Hugh Morrus at 3:41 with the boot to the face and legdrop
Sting & Lex Luger defeated Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman at 5:36 when Sting pinned Pillman with a roll up; after the match, Ric Flair came out, rammed Luger head-first into the steel ringpost, and helped Anderson & Pillman assault their opponents; moments later, Hulk Hogan made the save, cleared the ring, and attempted to get at Luger as well but was held back by Sting
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - November 29, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
12/2/95: Sting defeated Kurasawa
12/9/95:
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Disco Inferno
Zodiac defeated Chris Sawyer
Eddie Guerrero defeated Big Bubba via disqualification
12/16/95:
Joey Maggs defeated Disco Inferno
Alex Wright defeated Bunkhouse Buck
Kurasawa defeated Rick Garcia
Eddie Guerrero defeated Jerry Lynn
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Brian Pillman via disqualification
Lex Luger defeated Larry Santo
Sting defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman
12/23/95 - featured the Kevin Sullivan vs. unknown, Sgt. Craig Pittman vs. Cobra, and Lex Luger vs. Chris Nelson matches taped 11/30/95 at Center Stage:
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Mark Starr & Chris Kanyon
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Arn Anderson
Maxx Muscle defeated Eddie Jackie
Alex Wright defeated VK Wallstreet
1/6/96: WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) pinned Dave Taylor with a left hand punch
1/6/96: Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs when Anderson pinned Riggs with a roll up
WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Theatre - November 30, 1995
WCW Saturday Night taping:
Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Todd Morton
Meng defeated Mike Davis
Scott Norton defeated Chris Sullivan
The Giant defeated Rick Valentino
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated Mark Starr & Chris Kanyon
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Maxx Muscle
Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno
12/23/95: Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown
12/23/95: Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Cobra
12/23/95: Lex Luger defeated Chris Nelson
1/6/96 - featured Eric Bischoff conducting an interview with the Chicago Bears' Mike Ditka in which Ditka praised Steve McMichael; included a closing segment with Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage in which they discussed their match against WCW World Champion Ric Flair & the Giant at the upcoming Clash of the Champions; featured the WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd vs. Dave Taylor and Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs matches taped 11/29/95 at Center Stage:
Eddie Guerrero pinned the Gambler with the frog splash
Disco Inferno pinned Big Train Bart with the swinging neckbreaker
Meng (w/ Hugh Morrus) defeated Mike Davis via submission with a nerve hold
Alex Wright pinned Chris Kanyon with a German suplex into a bridge
Hugh Morrus (w/ Meng) pinned Mark Starr with the moonsault
Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Cobra via submission with the Torture Rack
1/13/96 - featured the Kevin Sullivan vs. Butch Long and Randy Savage vs. WCW World Champion Ric Flair matches taped 1/10/96 at Center Stage:
Alex Wright defeated Steve Armstrong
Eddie Guerrero defeated Scott Armstrong
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Mark Starr & Chris Kanyon when Bagwell pinned Starr
VK Wallstreet defeated Mr. JL
Meng (w/ Hugh Morrus) defeated Dusty Wolfe
WCW @ Denver, CO - December 2, 1995 (1,000 paid)
Alex Wright defeated Disco Inferno
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Lex Luger defeated Mr. JL
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot
Sting defeated Kurasawa
The Giant defeated Scott Norton
The Giant won a battle royal
WCW @ Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena - December 4, 1995
WCW Monday Nitro:
WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs when Booker pinned Bagwell with the Harlem Hangover
Sting defeated Kurasawa via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock
The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart & Kevin Sullivan) pinned Scott Norton with the chokeslam
Lex Luger defeated WCW World Champion Randy Savage via disqualification when Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, and Sting interfered
WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Independence Arena - December 11, 1995
Disco Inferno defeated Alex Wright
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW Monday Nitro:
Eddie Guerrero defeated Mr. JL
Paul Orndorff defeated Disco Inferno
Lex Luger defeated Jim Duggan
Hulk Hogan & Sting defeated Ric Flair & Arn Anderson when Hogan pinned Anderson with the legdrop; after the bout, Brian Pillman and Lex luger attacked Hogan & Sting until Randy Savage made the save; during the brawl, Sting accidentally hit Savage
WAR @ Tokyo, Japan - Sumo Hall - December 13, 1995 (11,500)
Super J Cup 95:
Opening round:
Gran Naniwa pinned Damien at 6:36
Shinjiro Ohtani defeated Masaaki Mochizuki via submission at 4:00
The Ultimo Dragon pinned Shoichi Funaki at 6:52
Gedo defeated Masayoshi Motegi via submission at 6:56
Dos Caras pinned El Samurai at 7:00
Chris Jericho pinned Hanzo Nakajima at 6:48
Quarter-finals:
Jushin Liger pinned Gran Naniwa at 9:13
The Ultimo Dragon pinned Shinjiro Ohtani at 13:30
Gedo pinned Dos Caras at 8:54
Chris Benoit pinned Chris Jericho at 13:42 with a falling powerslam from the middle turnbuckle
Semi-finals:
Jushin Liger pinned the Ultimo Dragon at 17:19
Gedo pinned Chris Benoit at 9:20
Non-tournament match: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Psychosis at 9:39
Finals: Jushin Liger pinned Gedo at 15:47
WCW @ Augusta, GA - December 18, 1995
WCW Monday Nitro taping:
12/18/95 - featured an opening segment where WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze (Madusa) appeared at the commentary table, denounced the WWF, and dropped the title belt in the trash can:
Lex Luger defeated Scotty Riggs
Sting defeated Big Bubba
Dean Malenko defeated Mr. JL
Ric Flair defeated Eddie Guerrero
Lex Luger defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell
Sting defeated Bobby Eaton
The Giant defeated WCW World Champion Randy Savage via disqualification
12/25/95:
The Zodiac defeated Disco Inferno
WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page
Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater
WCW World Champion Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair via disqualification
Starrcade 95 - Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium - December 27, 1995 (8,200)
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Kevin Sullivan
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton
The One Man Gang pinned WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki to win the title with the splash; footage of OMG's title win aired weeks later; what didn't air was that the match was restarted and Sasuki won
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Tony Schiavone, Dusty Rhodes, & Bobby Heenan on commentary; included Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Eddie Guerrero regarding the outcome of the Chris Benoit vs. Jushin Liger match and Guerrero's upcoming match against Shinjiro Ohtani:
Best of Seven Series: Jushin Liger (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Chris Benoit at 10:31 with a hurricanrana into a roll up after Benoit became distracted at ringside by Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart, who appeared late in the bout after Benoit hit the diving headbutt; WCW - 0, NJPW - 1
Best of Seven Series: Koji Kanemoto pinned Alex Wright; WCW - 0, NJPW - 2
Best of Seven Series: Lex Luger (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Masahiro Chono via submission with the Torture Rack; WCW - 1, NJPW - 2
Best of Seven Series: WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd (w/ Kimberly) defeated Masa Saito via disqualification when Saito threw Badd over the top; WCW - 2, NJPW - 2
Best of Seven Series: Shinjiro Ohtani (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Eddie Guerrero at 13:44 after the two traded a series of roll ups; WCW - 2, NJPW - 3 (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero, Starrcade: The Essential Collection)
Best of Seven Series: WCW World Champion Randy Savage pinned Hiroshi Tenzan with the flying elbowsmash; WCW - 3, NJPW - 3
Best of Seven Series: Sting defeated WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki in a non-title match via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock; WCW - 4, NJPW - 3
Ric Flair defeated Sting and Lex Luger; due to pre-match stiupulations, Flair earned an immediate WCW World Title shot
Ric Flair pinned WCW World Champion Randy Savage to win the title
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - December 1995
Worldwide taping:
1/96:
WCW US Champion Kensuke Sasaki (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Bart Sawyer via submission with a standing armbar at 3:08 following the brainbuster
WCW @ Orlando, FL - Disney / MGM Studios - December 1995
Pro - 1//13/96 - featured Chris Cruise, Dusty Rhodes, & Larry Zbyzsko:
Brian Pillman & Chris Benoit defeated Bart Sawyer & Buck Quartermaine at 4:53 when Benoit pinned Quartermaine following a dropkick / dragon suplex combo