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Tyson Tomko

In July 2003, Tomko began working dark matches for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on their *Raw* brand. He made his television debut on the April 19, 2004 *Raw*, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, interfering in a Christian versus Chris Jericho match on Christian's behalf and helping him pick up the win. His gimmick was that of "The Problem Solver", and acting as an "enforcer for hire" for Christian and his girlfriend Trish Stratus in their feud with Chris Jericho. His singles matches were few and far between; his main goal was ensuring victory for his clients, usually by interfering. When Christian suffered a legit back injury, Tomko continued to stand by Stratus and aid her in gaining an advantage in feuds against Jericho, Victoria, and Steven Richards, among others. The duo occasionally paired together for mixed tag team matches. Upon Christian's return, Tomko immediately paired with him again, filling the same role as before. Following the on-screen split between Stratus and Christian (their dispute was seemingly over Tomko's services), Tomko remained Christian's enforcer. The duo also wrestled as a tag team on occasion, sometimes aligning themselves with Christian's former tag team partner Edge.

In June 2005, Edge, Christian and Tomko joined forces with Eric Bischoff in his crusade against Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).

They were separated on June 30 when Christian was drafted to *SmackDown!*. Now on his own, Tomko was pushed as a "monster heel", winning singles matches against many jobbers by knock out after hitting a big boot to the back of the head. On *Raw*, he knocked out both World Tag Team Champions, Rosey and The Hurricane. His winning streak ended after he was pinned by John Cena on *Raw* two weeks in a row. Tomko then went on to form a tag team with Snitsky, however, they were not given much of a push.

On April 3, 2006, Tomko left WWE.
Timothy Thatcher

On February 2, 2020, it was reported Thatcher signed a contract with WWE. On the April 15, 2020 edition of *NXT*, Thatcher was revealed as Matt Riddle's tag team partner for the night, replacing Pete Dunne because of Dunne being unable to leave England, and therefore defending the NXT Tag Team Championships against Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish of the Undisputed Era, in which they were successful. After the match, in a backstage interview, Thatcher told Riddle he would defend the titles with him until Dunne returned. However, on the May 13 edition of *NXT*, Thatcher and Riddle lost the titles to Imperium when Thatcher walked out on Riddle during the match, after being inadvertently knocked off the apron by Riddle delivering a monkey flip to Marcel Barthel, thus turning heel in the process. Thatcher would then face Riddle later on in the evening, with Riddle picking up the win. Following the match, Thatcher would attack Riddle and lock him in his Fujiwara armbar submission. The next week, Thatcher took on Riddle in a cage match, similar to that of a lions den match where the winner would have to either knock out or tap out their opponents. Early on in the match, Thatcher started bleeding from his mouth and ended up losing two of his teeth, due to a kick by Riddle. Thatcher ended up picking up the win by getting Riddle to pass out to a rear naked choke. On the June 17 episode of *NXT*, he debuted a new gimmick of a submission specialist who teaches new students his "Thatch-as-Thatch-Can" style of training. On the September 16 episode of *NXT*, Thatcher had his first singles championship match in WWE when he faced Damian Priest for the NXT North American Championship; he would go on to lose the match. Shortly afterwards, he began a feud with Tommaso Ciampa, which led to a match at NXT TakeOver: WarGames, where Ciampa won. On the January 20, 2021 episode of *NXT*, Thatcher fought Ciampa in the Fight Pit, where he came out victorious. After the match, Thatcher and Ciampa showed respect to one another and Ciampa asked Thatcher to be his partner for the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, which Thatcher accepted, turning face in the process. They defeated Ariya Daivari and Tony Nese in the first round and The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Roderick Strong) in the quarterfinals, before being defeated by the Grizzled Young Veterans in the semi-finals. On the June 15 episode of *NXT*, Ciampa and Thatcher defeated the Grizzled Young Veterans in a tornado tag match to earn a future NXT Tag Team Championship match. They faced the champions MSK on July 6 at The Great American Bash, but were defeated. Thatcher was injured on August 24, splitting up the team; he would be out of action for the remainder of the year. On January 5, 2022, Thatcher was released before ever returning to television.
WCW Slamboree 1996

**Slamboree 1996** was the fourth Slamboree pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on May 19, 1996 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

## Lethal Lottery

* Road Warrior Animal and Booker T fought Road Warrior Hawk and Lex Luger to a double countout.
* The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Chris Benoit and The Taskmaster (with Jimmy Hart).
* Rick Steiner and The Booty Man (with The Booty Babe) defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman and Scott Steiner.
* VK Wallstreet and Jim Duggan defeated The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Squire David Taylor).
* Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated Disco Inferno and Alex Wright.
* Diamond Dallas Page and The Barbarian defeated Meng and Hugh Morrus.
* Fire and Ice (Ice Train and Scott Norton) defeated Big Bubba Rogers and Stevie Ray.
* Ric Flair and Randy Savage (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) defeated Arn Anderson and Eddie Guerrero.
* Dick Slater and Earl Robert Eaton defeated VK Wallstreet and Jim Duggan.
* The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Ric Flair and Randy Savage (with Woman and Miss Elizabeth) by forfeit.
* Diamond Dallas Page and The Barbarian defeated Rick Steiner and The Booty Man (with The Booty Babe).

## Results

* Dean Malenko defeated Brad Armstrong to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Konnan defeated Jushin Thunder Liger to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Diamond Dallas Page won the Battlebowl by last eliminating The Barbarian to become the number one contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* The Giant (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Sting (with Lex Luger) to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996

**Bash at the Beach 1996** was the third annual Bash at the Beach pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on July 7, 1996 in Daytona Beach, Florida.

## Results

* Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Psychosis.
* John Tenta defeated Big Bubba (with Jimmy Hart) in a Carson City Silver Dollar match.
* Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jim Duggan in a Taped Fist match.
* The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) defeated Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) in a Double Dog Collar match.
* Dean Malenko defeated Disco Inferno to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Steve McMichael (with Queen Debra) defeated Joe Gomez.
* Ric Flair (with Miss Elizabeth and Woman) defeated Konnan to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* The Giant and The Taskmaster defeated Arn Anderson and Chris Benoit.

## Main Event

* The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and Hulk Hogan fought Randy Savage, Sting, and Lex Luger to a no contest in a six-man tag team match.
Tracy Smothers

Nashville, Italy

Smothers debuted in World Championship Wrestling in 1990, where he and Steve Armstrong teamed for a number of years and were known as the Southern Boys and later the Young Pistols upon turning heel. Smothers and Armstrong had a long feud with The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin). Smothers' last major appearance for WCW was on January 21, 1992 at *Clash of the Champions XVIII*, as he teamed with Terry Taylor in a loss to Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Brian Pillman.

In the summer of 1996, Smothers began wrestling in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as **Freddie Joe Floyd**, a babyface jobber to various up and comers, most notably Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Stone Cold Steve Austin. His only meaningful win under the Floyd gimmick was an upset of Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw in his debut, which resulted in Bradshaw beating Floyd in a subsequent rematch. He also scored a count out win over Helmsley, thanks to Mr. Perfect distracting Helmsley.

Later in his career, he joined Extreme Championship Wrestling in 1997 as "The Main Man" **Tracy Smothers**. He was part of The Full Blooded Italians (FBI), a comedy heel tag team, which also included Little Guido, "The Big Don" Tommy Rich, and (briefly) the "Italian Stallion" John T. Smith. Smothers, long associated with being a stereotypical southern wrestler, was billed as being from "Nashville, Italy" or "Southern Italy" during this time.

Smothers accompanied Little Guido to ringside for his match with Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy at ECW One Night Stand 2005.

Smothers passed away on October 28, 2020.
Von Wagner

On the September 14, 2021 episode of *NXT*, Wagner made his debut, where he replaced Kyle O'Reilly, who was previously attacked by Pete Dunne and Ridge Holland in a fatal four-way match for the vacant NXT Championship against LA Knight, Pete Dunne and Tommaso Ciampa, in which he lost. On the November 30 episode of *NXT*, Wagner teamed with Kyle O'Reilly, winning a number one contender match after defeating Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde). At WarGames, Wagner and O'Reilly challenged Imperium (Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner) for the NXT Tag Team Championship, but did not succeed in winning the titles. Enraged, Wagner attempted to attack O'Reilly from behind, but failed and was himself attacked instead. This led to a steel cage match between the two on the December 7 episode of *NXT*, which Wagner won.
WCW Collision in Korea 1995

**Collision in Korea** was a pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place over a period of two days on April 28 and 29, 1995 in Pyongyang, North Korea. It aired in North America on August 4, 1995, when WCW broadcast a selection of matches from the show on pay-per-view.

## Results

* Wild Pegasus defeated 2 Cold Scorpio.
* Yuji Nagata defeated Tokimitsu Ishizawa.
* Masahiro Chono and Hiro Saito defeated El Samurai and Tadao Yasuda.
* Bull Nakano and Akira Hokuto defeated Manami Toyota and Mariko Yoshida.
* Shinya Hashimoto fought Scott Norton to a time limit draw.
* Road Warrior Hawk defeated Tadao Yasuda.
* The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki.
Toots Mondt

In 1963, Toots Mondt and Vince McMahon, Sr. founded the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).

In April 1963, Buddy Rogers was awarded the WWWF World Heavyweight Title, supposedly for winning a tournament for the title in Rio de Janeiro, a fictitious storyline created by Toots Mondt. In 1965, Toots Mondt stepped down as promoter at Madison Square Garden and Vince McMahon, Sr. took over. When Bruno Sammartino was brought into the WWWF, Vince Sr. predicted that he would be a midcarder for two or three years at best. Toots called Sammartino the future of the company because people instantly liked and responded to him. Toots convinced Vince McMahon Sr. to build the company around Bruno Sammartino.

Changing times and the rise of television saw Mondt's influence in the sport diminishing. Toots sold off his share to McMahon in the mid-60s.

Mondt died on June 11, 1976.

He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017 as a recipient of its Legacy Award.
WCW Slamboree 1999

**Slamboree 1999** was the seventh Slamboree pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 9, 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri.

## Results

* Raven and Perry Saturn defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman, and Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit (with Arn Anderson) in a triple threat tag team match to win the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Konnan defeated Stevie Ray (with Vincent and Horace Hogan).
* Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Brian Knobbs in a hardcore match.
* Rick Steiner defeated Booker T to win the WCW World Television Championship.
* Gorgeous George (with Madusa, Miss Madness, and Randy Savage) defeated Charles Robinson (with Asya and Ric Flair) in an intergender match.
* Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Roddy Piper defeated Ric Flair (with Arn Anderson and Asya) by disqualification.
* Sting fought Goldberg to a no contest.

## Main Event

* Kevin Nash defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1999

**Halloween Havoc 1999** was the eleventh Halloween Havoc pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on October 24, 1999 in Paradise, Nevada.

## Results

* Disco Inferno defeated Lash LeRoux to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Konnan) and The First Family (Brian Knobbs and Hugh Morrus) (with Jimmy Hart) in a three-way tag team street fight to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Eddy Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn by disqualification.
* Brad Armstrong defeated Berlyn (with The Wall).
* Rick Steiner defeated Chris Benoit to win the WCW World Television Championship.
* The Total Package (with Miss Elizabeth) defeated Bret Hart.
* Sting defeated Hulk Hogan to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
* Goldberg defeated Sid Vicious to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page) defeated Ric Flair in a strap match.

## Main Event

* Goldberg defeated Sting to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW The Great American Bash 1988

**The Great American Bash 1988** was the fourth annual Great American Bash event produced by World Championship Wrestling(WCW) and the first Great American Bash event to be produced as a pay-per-view (PPV) event. The featured card of the tour took place on July 10, 1988 in Baltimore, Maryland.

## Results

* Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard (with J.J. Dillon) versus Nikita Koloff and Sting for Anderson and Blanchard's WCW World Tag Team Championships ended in a time limit draw.
* The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) (with Jim Cornette) defeated The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) to win the WCW United States Tag Team Championships.
* The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal), Jimmy Garvin, Ron Garvin, and Steve Williams (with Precious) defeated Al Perez, Ivan Koloff, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Rotunda, and The Russian Assassin (with Gary Hart) in a Tower of Doom match.
* Barry Windham (with J.J. Dillon) defeated Dusty Rhodes to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Ric Flair (with J.J. Dillon) defeated Lex Luger to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Mayhem 2000

**Mayhem 2000** was the second and final Mayhem pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on November 26, 2000 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

## Results

* Mike Sanders defeated Kwee Wee (with Paisley) to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* 3 Count (Shane Helms and Shannon Moore) defeated Evan Karagias and Jamie Knoble and The Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi and Yun Yang) (with Leia Meow) in a triple threat tag team match.
* Mancow defeated Jimmy Hart.
* Crowbar defeated Big Vito and Reno in a hardcore triple threat match to retain the WCW Hardcore Championship.
* The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) (with Tygress) defeated KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) and Alex Wright (with Disqo) in a 2-on-3 handicap match.
* Ernest Miller (with Ms. Jones) defeated Shane Douglas (with Torrie Wilson).
* Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Sgt. A.W.O.L..
* General Rection defeated Lance Storm (with Major Gunns) to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Jeff Jarrett defeated Buff Bagwell.
* The Insiders (Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash) defeated The Perfect Event (Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Goldberg defeated Lex Luger.

## Main Event

* Scott Steiner (with Midajah) defeated Booker T in a straitjacket steel cage match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Vince Russo

In 1992, Russo was hired by the World Wrestling Federation for *WWF Magazine* and would later become an editor in 1994 under the pseudonym of **Vic Venom**. Russo would eventually leave the WWF in 1999.

On the April 10, 2000 edition of *WCW Monday Nitro*, Vince Russo was introduced to World Championship Wrestling as an on-screen antagonist authority figure. Notable storyline points his character was involved with include The New Blood versus The Millionaire's Club; his feud with Ric Flair, where he and David Flair were involved with shaving Ric Flair's hair; his feud with Goldberg; and his short reign as WCW World Champion. He also worked with Miss Elizabeth.

At Bash at the Beach 2000, Russo was involved in an incident with Hulk Hogan where Hogan was booked to lose a match against reigning world champion Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett would literally lie down for Hogan, with Hogan scoring the pinfall victory by placing his foot on Jarrett's chest. Russo would come out later in the broadcast to nullify the result of the match, as he publicly fired Hogan. This action restored the title to Jarrett, which set up a new title match between Jarrett and Booker T, with the latter winning the match and the title.

In September 2000, Russo entered into an angle with Ric Flair. The angle notably included Russo sending cops to the ring to arrest Flair during the wedding between Stacy Keibler and Flair's son David. Once WCW was bought out by the WWF, Russo left the company.
Todd Pettengill

Pettengill worked for the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-1990's as a backstage interviewer. He replaced Sean Mooney, who had elected not to renew his expiring WWF contract. He made his WWF debut as host of the Saturday morning program *WWF Mania* on January 9, 1993. Pettengill also hosted *WWF Blast-Off*, *WWF LiveWire*, and *WWF Action Zone*. Pettengill made his WrestleMania debut at WrestleMania IX. He performed the opening number "WWF Superstars" at the 1996 Slammy Awards. The following year, he presented the Slammy for "Miss Slammy" to Sable. His final pay-per-view appearance was at SummerSlam in 1997. Pettengill's last WWF appearance was to provide voiceover for a promo package about The Patriot at In Your House: Ground Zero. Pettengill was replaced by Michael Cole.

In 2013, Pettengill hosted segments of the WWE DVD release *The Best of In Your House*, a compilation of matches from the 1990's *In Your House* pay-per-view series. On January 26, 2020, Pettengill appeared on the *Watch Along* event that took place alongside the Royal Rumble. He appeared again in a June 2020 promotional video for the NXT TakeOver: In Your House event, and did so the following year for the 2021 edition of In Your House.
WCW Japan Supershow I

**WCW Japan Supershow I** was a pay-per-view (PPV) event that took place March 21, 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, promoted by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event was the inaugural WCW Japan Supershow.

## Results

* Shiro Koshinaka, Kuniaki Kobayashi, and Takayuki Iizuka defeated Tim Horner, Brian Pillman, and Tom Zenk in a six-man tag team match.
* Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Akira Nogami.
* The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson and Barry Windham) defeated Masa Saito and Masahiro Chono.
* The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* El Gigante defeated Big Cat Hughes.
* The Great Muta defeated Sting.

## Main Event

* Tatsumi Fujinami defeated Ric Flair to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW SuperBrawl IV

**SuperBrawl IV** was the fourth SuperBrawl pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 20, 1994 in Albany, Georgia.

## Results

* Harlem Heat (Kole and Kane) defeated Thunder and Lightning.
* Jim Steele defeated The Equalizer.
* Terry Taylor defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with The Diamond Doll).
* Johnny B. Badd defeated Jimmy Garvin (with Michael Hayes).
* Lord Steven Regal (with Sir William) defeated Arn Anderson to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* Cactus Jack and Maxx Payne defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) by disqualification in a match for The Nasty Boys' WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Sting, Brian Pillman, and Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin, Rick Rude, and Paul Orndorff (with Col. Robert Parker) in a six-man Thundercage match.

## Main Event

* Ric Flair defeated Big Van Vader (with Harley Race) in a Thundercage match with The Boss as the special guest referee to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW: The Main Event

***WCW: The Main Event*** is a video game released in 1994 by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) for the Nintendo Game Boy. It was the second video game based on World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the first of two released to a handheld console.

## Roster:

* Big Van Vader
* Dustin Rhodes
* Johnny B. Badd
* Rick Rude
* Rick Steiner
* Ron Simmons
* Scott Steiner
* Steve Austin
* Sting
Villano V

Villano V began working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1996. Villano V made his debut at the 1996 World War 3 event as part of the three ring, 60-man battle royal. Subsequently, he worked mainly the weekend shows such as *WCW WorldWide* and *WCW Saturday Night*. Villano V, as well as Villano IV, also worked an eight-man tag match at *Clash of the Champions XXXV*, alongside Psychosis and Silver King against Juventud Guerrera, Super Calo, Héctor Garza and Lizmark, Jr..
WCW Spring Stampede 1997

**Spring Stampede 1997** was the second Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 6, 1997 in Tupelo, Mississippi.

## Results

* Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated The Ultimate Dragon.
* Akira Hokuto defeated Madusa to retain the WCW Women's Championship.
* Prince Iaukea defeated Lord Steven Regal to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Steve McMichael and Jeff Jarrett (with Debra).
* Dean Malenko fought Chris Benoit (with Woman) to a no contest in a match for Malenko's WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Kevin Nash (with Syxx and Ted DiBiase) defeated Rick Steiner to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Lex Luger defeated The Giant, Booker T, and Stevie Ray in a four corners match to become the number one contender to the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page) defeated Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) in a no disqualification match.
WCW Cruiserweight Championship

The **WCW Cruiserweight Championship** was a championship originally used in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was challenged by cruiserweights at a maximum weight of 225 pounds. Following the acquisition of WCW by the then-WWF in 2001, it became a WWF championship and replaced the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990

**Halloween Havoc 1990** was the second Halloween Havoc pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on October 27, 1990 in Chicago, Illinois.

## Results

* Tommy Rich and Ricky Morton defeated The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane) (with Jim Cornette).
* Terry Taylor defeated Bill Irwin.
* Brad Armstrong defeated J.W. Storm.
* The Master Blasters (Blade and Steel) defeated The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong).
* The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) (with Little Richard Marley) defeated The Renegade Warriors (Chris Youngblood and Mark Youngblood.
* The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) to retain the WCW United States Tag Team Championships.
* Junkyard Dog defeated Moondog Rex.
* Doom (Ron Simmons and Butch Reed) (with Teddy Long) wrestled Arn Anderson and Ric Flair to a double countout to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Stan Hansen defeated Lex Luger to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Sting defeated Sid Vicious to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Tim White

White started for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a part-time referee in 1985. In 1993, White became a full-time referee appearing more frequently on pay-per-views and WWF television tapings.

On June 28, 1998, White was the referee for the legendary Hell in a Cell match between Mankind and The Undertaker. After Mankind fell through the top of the cell and landed hard in the ring, White, fearful that Foley was seriously injured and needed immediate medical attention, came close to declaring the match over at that point, but Foley begged him not to; the match continued.

In 2002, White suffered a shoulder injury during a Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and Chris Jericho at Judgment Day. At WrestleMania XX in 2004, White returned to referee the match between Chris Jericho and Christian; he re-injured his shoulder during the final three count of the match, forcing him to end his referee career.

On December 18, 2005, White made a controversial on-screen appearance at the Armageddon pay-per-view. In a segment, a "despondent" White was interviewed by *SmackDown!* reporter Josh Mathews inside the bar he owned. He was depicted drinking large amounts of alcohol, claiming that the aforementioned Hell in a Cell match "ruined his life." He then proceeded to take a shotgun out from under the bar and, off screen, fired the gun, apparently intending to kill himself.

On January 6, 2006, it was revealed that White had shot his foot accidentally during the "ordeal." But when asked by Mathews about his new year's resolutions, he proceeded to scarf down a box full of rat poison, and subsequently fell over in his chair. On January 15, 2006, White was interviewed by Mathews again, but this time he tried to hang himself; the rope broke. For weeks afterward, WWE's official website uploaded a new video showing Matthews trying to interview White who is about to commit suicide each week in a different way. This became a regular segment on WWE's website and was given the name of *Lunchtime Suicide*, uploaded every Thursday at lunch time.

On April 6, 2006, WWE.com uploaded a video where White did not attempt to commit suicide. In fact, he invited Mathews to a party to take place the following week. The next week, Mathews attended the party, and ended up getting shot by White.

White was released from WWE on January 9, 2009, ending his 24-year tenure with the company.

White passed away on June 19, 2022.

At the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, White was posthumously awarded the Warrior Award.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995

**Halloween Havoc 1995** was the seventh Halloween Havoc pay-per view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on October 29, 1995 in Detroit, Michigan.

## Results

* Johnny B. Badd defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with The Diamond Doll and Max Muscle) to win the WCW World Television Championship.
* Randy Savage defeated The Zodiac.
* Kurasawa (with Col. Robert Parker) defeated Road Warrior Hawk.
* Sabu (with The Sheik) defeated Mr. JL.
* Lex Luger defeated Meng by disqualification.
* Sting and Ric Flair defeated Brian Pillman and Arn Anderson by disqualification.
* Hulk Hogan defeated The Giant in a Monster Truck match.
* Randy Savage defeated Lex Luger.

## Main Event

* The Giant (with The Taskmaster) defeated Hulk Hogan (with Jimmy Hart) by disqualification in a match for Hogan's WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Victor Zangiev

In December 1990, Zangiev, along with Salman Hashimikov, were chosen to represent the Soviet Union for the Pat O'Connor International Tag Team Tournament at Starrcade '90: Collision Course for World Championship Wrestling; they defeated the Canadian team of Danny Johnson and Troy Montour in the quarterfinals, but lost to Masa Saito and The Great Muta in the semifinals.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998

**Halloween Havoc 1998** was the tenth Halloween Havoc pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on October 25, 1998 in Paradise, Nevada.

## Results

* Chris Jericho defeated Raven to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* Wrath defeated Meng.
* Disco Inferno defeated Juventud Guerrera.
* Alex Wright defeated Fit Finlay.
* Perry Saturn defeated Lodi.
* Billy Kidman defeated Disco Inferno to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Rick Steiner and Buff Bagwell defeated The Giant and Scott Steiner to win the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Rick Steiner defeated Scott Steiner.
* Scott Hall defeated Kevin Nash by countout.
* Bret Hart defeated Sting to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Hollywood Hogan defeated The Warrior.

## Main Event

* Goldberg defeated Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Starrcade 1990

**Starrcade 1990: Collision Course** was the eighth annual Starrcade pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on December 16, 1990 in St. Louis, Missouri.

## Pat O'Connor Memorial International Cup Tag Team Tournament

### Quarterfinals:

* The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated Colonel DeKlerk and Sergeant Krueger.
* Konnan and Rey Misterio defeated Chris Adams and Norman Smiley.
* Mr. Saito and The Great Muta defeated The Royal Family (Jack Victory and Rip Morgan).
* Salman Hashimikov and Victor Zangiev defeated Danny Johnson and Troy Montour.

### Semifinals:

* The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott) defeated defeated Konnan and Rey Misterio.
* Mr. Saito and The Great Muta defeated Victor Zangiev and Salman Hashimikov.

### Final:

* The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated The Great Muta and Mr. Saito.

## Results

* Bobby Eaton defeated The Z-Man.
* Michael Wallstreet (with Alexandra York) defeated Terry Taylor.
* The Skyscrapers (Danny Spivey and Sid Vicious) defeated The Big Cat and The Motor City Madman.
* Tommy Rich and Ricky Morton (with Robert Gibson) defeated The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes) (with Little Richard Marley).
* Lex Luger defeated Stan Hansen in a Texas Lariat match to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Doom (Butch Reed and Ron Simmons) (with Teddy Long) versus Arn Anderson and Barry Windham in a street fight for Doom's WCW World Tag Team Championships ended in a no contest.

## Main Event

* Sting defeated The Black Scorpion in a steel cage match with Dick the Bruiser as the special guest referee to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Tyler Fullington

Fullington entered Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in June 1996 at the age of six. Tyler's father, The Sandman, had begun feuding with Raven over the ECW World Heavyweight Championship earlier that year. In the course of the feud, Raven attempted to play mind games with The Sandman by brainwashing his ex-wife, Lori, to become part of his entourage, Raven's Nest. At Hardcore Heaven on June 22, 1996, Raven revealed that Tyler had also joined his side. Dressed in Raven's signature outfit of leather jacket, t-shirt and jean shorts, Tyler accused The Sandman of being "a drunk" and stated that he "worshipped" Raven, leaving The Sandman tearful.

Tyler subsequently began accompanying Raven to ringside for his matches, with Raven using him to wage psychological warfare against The Sandman. A series of vignettes aired on *ECW Hardcore TV*, including one in which Tyler blamed The Sandman for his parents' divorce and one in which Raven and his lackeys held a birthday party for Tyler.

At Heat Wave on July 13, 1996, The Sandman teamed with Terry Gordy and Tommy Dreamer to face Raven and his allies Brian Lee and Stevie Richards in a cage match. After Dreamer handcuffed Raven to the cage, Tyler entered the ring and stood between Raven and The Sandman, preventing The Sandman from hitting Raven and allowing Raven's lackey, Super Nova, to free him. Despite Tyler's involvement, The Sandman was ultimately able to pin Raven and win the match. At *The Doctor is In* on August 3, 1996, Tyler again placed himself in front of Raven during his ECW World Heavyweight Championship title match with The Sandman, helping Raven pin The Sandman and retain the title. At *Natural Born Killaz* on August 24, 1996, The Sandman and Pitbull 2 defeated Raven and Shane Douglas in a dog collar match. Following the match, Tyler demanded that The Sandman give him his Singapore cane. After The Sandman acquiesced, Tyler and Raven each caned The Sandman.

On October 5, 1996, at Ultimate Jeopardy, The Sandman and Dreamer faced Lee and Richards in a tag team bout with Raven's ECW World Heavyweight Championship on the line (Raven was unable to compete). The Sandman pinned Richards to win the title. At November to Remember on November 16, 1996, Raven faced The Sandman in a rematch, but was unable to defeat him, despite assistance from Lori and Tyler. At Holiday Hell on December 7, 1996, Raven regained the title from The Sandman in a barbed wire match.

In late December 1996, Raven's longtime lackey Stevie Richards turned on him. On February 1, 1997, at *Crossing the Line Again*, Tyler and Lori left Raven and joined Richards' Blue World Order. At CyberSlam on February 22, 1997, Richards, Tyler and Lori came to the ring to berate Raven and Lee, who had given a concussion to Terry Funk. After Lee chokeslammed Richards and Raven DDT'ed Lori, Tyler ran backstage and reemerged with The Sandman, who entered the ring and fought off Raven and Lee. Tyler then hugged The Sandman, bringing the eight-month-long storyline to a conclusion.
WCW SuperBrawl Revenge

**SuperBrawl Revenge** was the eleventh and final SuperBrawl pay-per-view (PPV) event and the penultimate pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on February 18, 2001 in Nashville, Tennessee.

## Results

* Shane Helms defeated Evan Karagias, Kaz Hayashi, Jamie Knoble, Shannon Moore, and Yun Yang in a six-man elimination match.
* Hugh Morrus defeated The Wall.
* Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo defeated Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.
* Rick Steiner defeated Dustin Rhodes to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Totally Buffed (Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell) defeated Brian Adams in a 2-on-1 handicap match.
* Ernest Miller (with Ms. Jones) defeated Lance Storm to become the Commissioner of WCW.
* Chris Kanyon defeated Diamond Dallas Page.
* Diamond Dallas Page defeated Jeff Jarrett.

## Main Event

* Scott Steiner (with Midajah and Ric Flair) defeated Kevin Nash 2-1 in a two-out-of-three falls "Loser Leaves WCW" match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW/nWo Thunder

***WCW/nWo Thunder*** is a video game based on the World Championship Wrestling (WCW) television show of the same name and released on the PlayStation in January 1999.

## Roster:

* AC Jazz
* Alex Wright
* Arn Anderson
* Barbarian
* Billy Kidman
* Bobby Heenan
* Booker T
* Bret Hart
* Brian Adams
* British Bulldog
* Buff Bagwell
* Chae
* Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
* Chris Benoit
* Chris Jericho
* Curt Hennig
* Diamond Dallas Page
* Dean Malenko
* The Disciple
* Disco Inferno
* Doug Dellinger
* Eddy Guerrero
* Enos
* Eric Bischoff
* Ernest Miller
* Fit Finlay
* Fyre
* The Giant
* Glacier
* Goldberg
* Hammer
* Hollywood Hogan
* Horace
* Mike Tenay
* Jim Neidhart
* Jimmy Hart
* Johnny Grunge
* Juventud Guerrera
* Kanyon
* Kaz Hayashi
* Kevin Nash
* Kimberly
* Konnan
* La Parka
* Larry Zbyszko
* Lee Marshall
* Lex Luger
* Lodi
* Mean Gene Okerlund
* Meng
* Miss Elizabeth
* Mongo
* Prince Iaukea
* Psychosis
* Randy Savage
* Raven
* Reese
* Rey Mysterio, Jr.
* Ric Flair
* Rick Fuller
* Rick Rude
* Rick Steiner
* Rocco Rock
* Roddy Piper
* Saturn
* Scott Hall
* Scott Norton
* Scott Steiner
* Scotty Riggs
* Sick Boy
* Sonny Onoo
* Spice
* Stevie Ray
* Sting
* Tony Schiavone
* Tygress
* Ultimo Dragon
* Vincent
* Whisper
* Wrath
Veer Mahaan

Rinku

On January 14, 2018, Mahaan signed a contract with WWE. On May 31, 2018, he made his in-ring debut, under the name **Rinku**, at an *NXT* live event in Tampa, in a loss to Kassius Ohno. On March 21, 2019, he began being managed by Robert Strauss at *NXT* live events.

On the March 25, 2020 episode of *NXT*, Rinku along with Saurav and new manager, Malcolm Bivens made their televised debut, attacking NXT Tag Team Champion Matt Riddle. The following week, Bivens would introduce their team name to be Indus Sher, while collectively being known as Bivens Enterprises. The following week, Indus Sher defeated Ever-Rise in their debut match.

On the May 10, 2021 episode of *Raw*, Rinku, with the new ring name **Veer**, along with Shanky, would align themselves with Jinder Mahal. As part of the 2021 Draft, Mahal and Shanky were drafted to the *SmackDown* brand while Veer remained on the *Raw* brand, ending their alliance.

Now a singles wrestler, vignettes began airing in November 2021 of a repackaged Veer, whose ring name was tweaked to **Veer Mahaan**. Despite WWE continually promoting his return to *Raw*, he spent months without appearing on *Raw*, although during this time he was also wrestling on *WWE Main Event*. Following months of promotion, Mahaan appeared on *Raw* on April 4, 2022, attacking Dominik and Rey Mysterio, establishing himself as a heel. Over the following weeks on *Raw*, Mahaan defeated the Mysterios in separate matches, and several local wrestlers who put up no challenge.

On the October 4 episode of *NXT*, Mahaan returned to the developmental brand, teasing a reunion with his former tag team partner Saurav, now known as Sanga. Mahaan returned to the main roster in May 2023, as he, Sanga, and Jinder Mahal were drafted to the *Raw* brand in the 2023 WWE Draft.
WCW Bash at the Beach 1999

**Bash at the Beach 1999** was the sixth Bash at the Beach pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on July 11, 1999 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

## Results

* Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Disco Inferno.
* Rick Steiner defeated Van Hammer to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* David Flair (with Ric Flair, Samantha, Asya, and Arn Anderson) defeated Dean Malenko to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* The No Limit Soldiers (Konnan, Rey Mysterio, Jr., Swoll, and B.A.) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig, Bobby Duncum, Jr., Barry Windham, and Kendall Windham) in an eight-man elimination match.
* Fit Finlay defeated Ciclope, Jerry Flynn, Johnny Grunge, Hak, Horace Hogan, Brian Knobbs, Hugh Morrus, La Parka, Lord Steven Regal, Rocco Rock, Silver King, David Taylor, and Mikey Whipwreck in a Junkyard Invitational.
* The Jersey Triad (Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Chris Kanyon) defeated Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit in a 3-on-2 handicap match to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Buff Bagwell (with Judy Bagwell) defeated Roddy Piper (with Ric Flair) with Mills Lane as the special guest referee in a boxing match.

## Main Event

* Randy Savage and Sid Vicious (with Madusa, Miss Madness, and Gorgeous George) defeated Kevin Nash and Sting for Savage to win Nash's WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Road Wild 1999

**Road Wild 1999** was the fourth and final Road Wild pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on August 14, 1999 from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.

## Results

* Rey Mysterio, Jr., Billy Kidman, and Eddie Guerrero defeated Vampiro and the Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) in a six-man tag team match.
* Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow to win the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* The Revolution (Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas, and Dean Malenko) defeated The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Curt Hennig, and Bobby Duncum, Jr.) in a six-man tag team match.
* Buff Bagwell defeated Ernest Miller (with Sonny Onoo).
* Chris Benoit defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a no disqualification match to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* Sid Vicious defeated Sting.
* Goldberg defeated Rick Steiner.
* Randy Savage defeated Dennis Rodman.

## Main Event

* Hulk Hogan defeated Kevin Nash in a retirement match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
Tom Prichard

Dr. X

Prichard joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1993 alongside Jimmy Del Ray as The Heavenly Bodies, wrestling the WWF World Tag Team Champions the Steiner Brothers at SummerSlam 1993. On November 24, 1993, at Survivor Series, Prichard and Del Ray defeated the Rock 'n' Roll Express. At WrestleMania X, the Heavenly Bodies defeated the Bushwhackers in a dark match.

The Heavenly Bodies were released in the summer of 1995. However, Prichard fought in a couple of single matches against Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels before his release.

Prichard competed at the Survivor Series 1995, wrestling on future tag team partner Skip's team "The Bodydonnas." Prichard was the first man eliminated as the Bodydonnas defeated Barry Horowitz's "Underdogs" team. A month later, Prichard was officially introduced as **Zip**, Skip's on-screen cousin and tag team partner, interfering in a match allowing Skip to defeat Rad Radford, who had been trying to become a Bodydonna himself. Before this appearance, he had cut off his trademark curly long brown locks into a dyed blond crew cut, to more resemble his storyline cousin.

On the WrestleMania XII pre-show, on March 31, 1996, the team defeated The Godwinns in the finals of an eight-team tournament to win the vacant WWF Tag Team Championship. They held the titles until May 19, 1996, when they were defeated by the Godwinns in Madison Square Garden in New York City. After Skip left the WWF in fall of 1996, Prichard became a masked jobber named **Dr. X**. Dr. X fought mainly on house shows but made a few television appearances on *Superstars*. Dr. X lost to Brakkus at In Your House 12: It's Time.

On September 27, 1999, Prichard teamed up with Jeff Jarrett to face off against Chyna and Debra on *Raw is War*. Prichard hit Chyna with a guitar and Jarrett was knocked out cold as Chyna went for the victory.

In 2003, Prichard co-hosted *Byte This!* alongside Todd Grisham, the WWE's internet talk show. Prichard was released from WWE in 2004.
WWE Backlash 2005

**Backlash 2005** was a pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for their *Raw* brand division. It took place on May 1, 2005 in Manchester, New Hampshire. It was the seventh event under the Backlash chronology.

## Results

* Shelton Benjamin defeated Chris Jericho to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
* The Hurricane and Rosey won a tag team turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championships by last eliminating La Résistance (Robért Conway and Sylvain Grenier) (also involving William Regal and Tajiri, The Heart Throbs (Antonio and Romeo), and Simon Dean and Maven).
* Edge defeated Chris Benoit in a Last Man Standing match.
* Kane (with Lita) defeated Viscera (with Trish Stratus).
* Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels defeated Daivari and Muhammad Hassan.

## Main Event

* Batista defeated Triple H (with Ric Flair) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
WWE Armageddon 2006

**Armageddon 2006** was a pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on December 17, 2006 in Richmond, Virginia. The event starred wrestlers from the *SmackDown!* brand.

## Results

* Kane defeated Montel Vontavious Porter in an Inferno match.
* Paul London and Brian Kendrick defeated William Regal and Dave Taylor, The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff), and MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (with Melina) in a fatal four-way ladder match to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships.
* The Boogeyman defeated The Miz.
* Chris Benoit defeated Chavo Guerrero (with Vickie Guerrero) to retain the WWE United States Championship.
* Gregory Helms defeated Jimmy Wang Yang to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
* The Undertaker defeated Mr. Kennedy in a Last Ride match.

## Main Event

* Batista and John Cena defeated King Booker's Court (King Booker and Finlay) (with Queen Sharmell).
WWE Elimination Chamber 2015

**Elimination Chamber 2015** was a pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It took place on May 31, 2015 in Corpus Christi, Texas.

## Results

* The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods) defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara), Los Matadores (Diego and Fernando) (with El Torito), The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), and Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (with Natalya) in a tag team Elimination Chamber match to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships.
* Nikki Bella defeated Naomi and Paige in a triple threat match to retain the WWE Divas Championship.
* Kevin Owens defeated John Cena.
* Neville defeated Bo Dallas.
* Ryback defeated Dolph Ziggler, King Barrett, Mark Henry, R-Truth, and Sheamus in an Elimination Chamber match to win the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship.

## Main Event

* Dean Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins (with Joey Mercury, Jamie Noble, and Kane) by disqualification in a match for Rollins' WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1993

**Halloween Havoc 1993** was the fifth Halloween Havoc pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on October 24, 1993 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

## Results

* Ice Train, Charlie Norris, and The Shockmaster defeated Harlem Heat (Kole and Kane) and The Equalizer in a six-man tag team match.
* Paul Orndorff (with The Assassin) defeated Ricky Steamboat by countout.
* Lord Steven Regal (with Sir William) wrestled Davey Boy Smith to a time-limit draw to retain the WCW World Television Championship.
* Dustin Rhodes defeated Steve Austin to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
* The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs and Jerry Sags) (with Missy Hyatt) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell and 2 Cold Scorpio (with Teddy Long) to win the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
* Sting defeated Sid Vicious.
* Rick Rude defeated Ric Flair by disqualification to retain the WCW International Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Big Van Vader (with Harley Race) defeated Cactus Jack in a Texas death match.
WCW Starrcade 1984

**Starrcade 1984: The Million Dollar Challenge** was an event that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on November 22, 1984 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

## Results

* Denny Brown defeated Mike Davis.
* Brian Adias defeated Mr. Ito.
* Jesse Barr defeated Mike Graham.
* Assassin #1 and Buzz Tyler defeated The Zambuie Express (Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad) (with Paul Jones) in a tag team elimination match.
* Manny Fernandez defeated Black Bart (with J.J. Dillon).
* Paul Jones defeated Jimmy Valiant in a tuxedo street fight "Loser Leaves Town" match.
* Ron Bass (with J.J. Dillon) defeated Dick Slater by disqualification.
* Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff defeated Ole Anderson and Keith Larson (with Don Kernodle).
* Tully Blanchard defeated Ricky Steamboat.
* Wahoo McDaniel defeated Superstar Billy Graham to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.

## Main Event

* Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes by referee stoppage with Joe Frazier as the special guest referee to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.