WCW IS BACK ON TBS!!!
Mar 10, 2024 2:54:02 GMT
Post by Grigs2.0 on Mar 10, 2024 2:54:02 GMT
World Championship Wrestling
Taped 3/7/94 at Center Stage in Atlanta, GA to air at 6:05 PM on 3/9/94 on Superstation TBS
Announcers: Tony Schaivone, Jesse Ventura, & Larry Zybysko
Interviewer: Gene Okerlund
Ring Announcer: Gary Michael Capetta
We start off on an establishing shot of the packed house at Center Stage. Pyro goes off and then, we go to our announce team at ringside...
TONY: WCW is back on the Superstation! It’s been a long hiatus, but we are back and better than ever! The best pro wrestling in the world and this week’s show is packed with superstars!
JESSE: Not only do we have the best wrestlers, Tony Schiavone, our fearless Commissioner, Nick Bockwinkel, has some major announcements about our next pay per view spectacular. I also hear that Ric Flair has two major announcement on today’s edition of “Flair For the Gold”!
LARRY: We’ll see the Heavyweight Champion of the World, Vader, in action! Johnny B. Badd will defend his World TV Title against “Pretty” Paul Roma here this week!
TONY: Ricky “the Dragon” Steamboat, the Stud Stable, Lord Steven Regal, the World tag Team Champions, the Steiner Brothers, the man called Sting...what a lineup! It’s time for our first match! You won’t believe this!
George South and Joey Maggs wait in the ring..then we hear it!
The Road Warriors vs. George South & Joey Maggs: Hawk and Animal are in WCW! They go through their opponents like hot lead! The Roadies hit the Doomsday Device on Maggs and hawk makes the cover for the 1-2-3!!!
WINNERS: THE ROAD WARRIORS
GENE: Hawk, Animal, please, gentlemen, if I could have just a moment? I’m wondering and I’m sure that our millions of fans at home are wondering: What brings the two of you to WCW?
The Warriors join Gene. Animal is waving a rolled up magazine.
ANIMAL: Do you know what this is, Gene? (holds magazine under Gene’s nose)
GENE: Of course, Any true wrestling fan know Pro Wrestling Illustrated, one of the premier magazines covering our great sport! As a matter of fact, my longtime close personal friend, Bill Apter is taking our picture as we speak!
ANIMAL: This rag is a big part of why Hawk and me came here! Lemme look at this thing...Hogan on the cover...NOBODY CARES! The poster is the Stinger..he’s alright. Let’s look at the ratings. Top 10 Tag Teams...for ten years, TEN STINKING YEARS, we’ve been number one! Look at this month’s list, Gene! Who is at number one? Read it out loud!
Gene pulls out his glasses and puts them on…
GENE: Number one is the WCW Tag Team Champions, Rick and Scott Steiner!
HAWK: Now, this isn’t personal, boys! We ain’t got a problem with Ricky and Scotty! They’re good guys and they are really tough! The problem is that Animal and me got used to being number 1! We know deep down that we’re the best and ain’t nobody can beat us! So, we gotta do something about this! We gotta beat you guys and take your belts! We’ll even let you name the time and place!
ANIMAL: Just don’t make us wait too long!
HAWK: OOOOOOOOOOOOOH WHAT A RUSH!!!!
GENE: A challenge to our World Tag Team Champions!
COMMERCIAL
Gene Okerlund stands in front of a backdrop bearing the above logo.
GENE: Ladies and gentlemen, WCW is returning to pay per view. The Commissioner of WCW, a man who have known for many years, the great Nick Bockwinkel has the information we need anout this great event! Nicholas?
BOCKWINKEL: SuperBrawl will take place on March 31 at 8 PM. It will originate from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. At this time, I have two major announcements regarding the card: Vader will defend his World Championship that night. The Championship Committee has determined that Sid Vicious and Sting are the top two contenders, but have been unable to determine , based upon won/loss records, who the top contender is. Therefore, vader will face both contenders in a TRIANGLE MATCH at SuperBrawl!
GENE: What a blockbuster!
BOCKWINKEL: The US Title will also be defended that evening. Ricky Steamboat will defend against Rick Rude in a Texas Death match!
GENE: I’m sure we’ll have more matches signed in the coming weeks…
BOCKWINKEL: Gene, I listened to Hawk and Animal’s comments with great interest. I’ll make signing a match between the Road Warriors and the Steiners a top priority!
GENE: Great news for WCW fans everywhere! Let’s go back to ringside!
The Stinger has arrived at Center Stage!!!
Sting vs. Max Thrasher:
The man called Sting elctrifies the crowd! HE demolishes Thrasher and gets the duke with the Stinger Splash/Scorpion Deathlock combo!
WINNER: STING
GENE: Sting, I’m sure you’ve heard the big news about SuperBrawl!
STING:AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! Yeah, I’ve heard it! Best news ever! I finally get another shot at the World Title! I get Sid AND Vader! With all of my millions of Stingers cheering me on, there’s no way I can lose, Mean Gene! I’m so pumped up, I’d wrestle anybody right now! You wanna match, Gene? Huh?
GENE: No way, Sting! I trust you, it’s my insurance company I have doubts about! Sting, you must have misgivings about stepping into the ring with two of the biggest and most dangerous men in the business!
STING: Don’t forget, Mean Gene… THE STINGER IS DANGEROUS, TOO! OWWWWWWWWW!!!
COMMERCIAL
CAPETTA: ladies and gentlemen, A FLAIR FOR THE GOLD with the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair!!!
Ric Flair strolls onto the set, dressed in a tuxedo. The fans give him a standing ovation!
FLAIR: WOOOOOOOOOO! Welcome to a Flair For the Gold! This week, two major announcements! First of all, please welcome back to World Championship Wrestling, my best friend, the Enforcer of the Four Horsemen, Double A….
ARN ANDERSON!!!!!
Arn walks onto the set! He and Ric shake hands , then hug.
FLAIR: Arn, welcome home!
ARN: Naitch, I am really happy to be back in WCW! No matter where else I went, I knew that I’d never be happy until I was back here, standing by your side! I do think that I need to see Dr. Andrews in Charlotte.
FLAIR: Double A, are you hurt?
ARN: I just keep getting this weird cramp in my right hand! My fingers keep getting stuck in this position!
ARN GIVES THE SIGN OF THE HORSEMEN!!!
FLAIR: WOOOO! I like the looks of that cramp! That brings me to my next announcement! Look at this set! Isn’t this the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen? If you’re an NBA fan, would you like it if you turned on a basketball game and, at halftime, Michael Jordan walked out, all dressed up, and interviewed Charles Barkley or Dennis Rodman? You’d say “Hey, Mike! Why aren’t you in uniform? What’s your problem?”
Is there any doubt that the Nature Boy is to this sport what Jordan is to basketball? I got no business conducting interviews! That’s Mean Gene’s job! He’s good at it! Let Gene do the interviews! This whole talk show thing has made me soft! The last time that most of you saw me, I was being hauled out of here on a gurney after Orndorff dropped me on my head! Ten years ago, it would have been Orndorff going to the hospital! That’s why this is the last episode of Flair For The Gold! Next week, right here on the Superstation, I’m gonna be wearing my tights and boots! I’ll be wearing a $12,000 Olivia Walker original robe! I’ll be walking the aisle, side by side with Double A! We’ll be taking two poor chumps to school! WOOOOOOOO!
ARN: Speaking of Orndorff, I have an idea! Hey, Paula, find yourself a partner! At SuperBrawl coming up in Detroit, Naitch and myself will take on you and any partner you can dig up? How about that?
FLAIR: Arn, this is why I’ve missed you! It’s just not the same without you! OK, Orndorff, the ball is in your court, punk! And don’t miss Ric Flair and the Enforcer walking the aisle right here next week! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Flair and Anderson leave the set together!
COMMERCIAL
The State Patrol enters the ring to a chorus of boos. Then, we hear…
The World Tag Team champions enter the arena to a standing ovation!!!
Rick & Scott Steiner vs. The State Patrol:
James Earl Wright and Buddy Lee Parker have their moments, but the Steiners are way too much for them! Rick bulldogs Buddy Lee off of Scott’s shoulders and gets the pin! The Steiners look ready for the Road Warriors or anybody else!
WINNERS: RICK AND SCOTT STEINER
The champs join Gene Okerlund!
GENE: Guys, I’m sure that you heard the challenge from the Road Warriors earlier!
RICK: Yeah, we heard’ em!
SCOTT: Yeah, and they got one thing wrong! They said “nothing personal”! Let me tell the Road Warriors something: My brother and me didn’t grow up on the streets like they did, but we didn’t exactly have it made! WE had to share a bedroom! When Rick outgrew his clothes, I got his hand me downs. We rode in the back of our dad’s second hand station wagon! Now, we have big houses in nice neighborhoods! We drive nice cars! We fly first class everywhere! We don’t have Ric Flair money or Colonel Parker money, but we’re doing really good! (holds up title belt) These belts are why we have all those things! Now, you wanna take these belts away from us! Well, we do take it personally! And if you take these belts, it will be off of our dead bodies!
RICK: That’s right! Bring it on! Anytime, anyplace!
Nick Bockwinkel arrives!
BOCKWINKEL: If you really mean that, gentlemen, you’ll be happy to know that I have a contract for a championship match at Super Brawl between you two and the Road Warriors! Hawk and Animal have already signed it!
SCOTT: Since SuperBrawl is at the Joe this year, it will be like a home game!
RICK: We’ll be right back there to sign our names, Commish!
GENE: Wow! Breaking news! SuperBrawl is a can’t miss! Contact your cable provider ASAP!
COMMERCIAL
Coming out of commercial, we get a shot of Sherri Martel observing the matches from a ringside seat. The announce team speculates about why she is here in WCW….
The American Males are here!
The American Males vs. Pat Tanaka & Hustler Rip Rogers: This is a fast paced and competitive matchup. Scotty Riggs pins Rogers with a flying bodypress to get the win for the Males.
WINNERS: AMERICAN MALES
VTR:
Luna Vachon is standing in front of a chain link fence.
LUNA: My name is Luna Vachon. I’m over here on the wrong side of the tracks, the part of town that all of the decent people avoid! I’ll be on WCW next week and have I got a surprise for all of you so called “decent people”! You’re not ready to see what I unleash on WCW!
COMMERCIAL
Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff vs. Steve Blackman: Blackman uses his martial arts skills to keep the veteran Orndorff off balance for most of the match. After a highly competitive bout, Orndorff hits the piledriver and gets the 1-2-3!
WINNER: PAUL ORNDORFF
GENE: Paul Orndorff, if I can prevail upon you for just a few moments> Can we please get a response to the challenge from Ric Flair and Arn Anderson earlier…
ORNDORFF: I have dozens of wrestlers calling me every day, just begging to be Mr. Wonderful’s tag team partner! Flair, I’ve already left you laid out once! I’ll do it again! It shouldn’t take long to find somebody who can wipe the mat with Anderson and I know that I can handle you, Nature Boy! Challenge accepted!
GENE: SuperBrawl just keeps getting better! I urge you to contact your cable provider and order this great pay per view now!
COMMERCIAL
GENE: I’m here with Ravishing Rick Rude! On march 31, in Detroit, at SuperBrawl you take on Ricky “the Dragon” Steamboat for his US Title in a Texas Death match! What are your feelings about being in a Texas Death match?
RUDE: Mean Gene, I’m thrilled! This is like a dream come true! This is a match where you can pin a man a dozen times! You can make him submit 100 times! It won’t be over until one man can’t continue! No DQ! No countout! When it’s over, not only will there be no doubt who the US Champion is, Ricky won’t be able to deny that I am the better man! He’ll have to go home and admit to his wife what every woman already knows-Rick Rude is the better man! It’s okay, Ricky, evry other man who’s ever watched WCW has already came to the same conclusion! You are looking at every woman’s greatest fantasy and every man’s greatest fear! At SuperBrawl, I’ll win the US Title and prove that Ravishing Rick Rude is the dominant force in World Championship Wrestling!
GENE: You might want to pay close attention to our next match!
The United States Champion is here at Center Stage! What an ovation for the Dragon!!!
Ricky “the Dragon” Steamboat vs. Todd Champion: Jesse points out that the Dragon is at a size disadvantage and that could be a difference in the match. Champion does overpower Steamboat and really gives him a tough time. Steamboat makes a comeback and catches Champion in the double chicken wing for a submission win. Zybysko says that wrestling skill can almost always overcome size and power. Jesse predicts a win for Rude at SuperBrawl, but Larry disagrees!
WINNER: RICKY STEAMBOAT
We get another camera shot of Sherri Martel and she’s writing furiously on a legal pad!
COMMERCIAL
We come back as Paul Roma strolls to the ring, looking very arrogant.
Then, this music plays:
WCW TV Title Match: Johnny B. Badd © vs. “Pretty Paul Roma: Johnny B. takes control quickly. It looks like Badd is on his way to a quick and easy title defense when Lord Steven Regal, Sir William, and a third man come to ringside!
The newcomers really distract Johnny B. and Roma takes advantage of the situation! Roma scores several near falls and looks like he’s well on his way to an upset win and the TV Title. Fortunately for the Champ, he finally catches Roma in a backslide and wins to retain his belt!
WINNER AND STILL TV CHAMPION: JOHNNY B. BADD
GENE: Lord Steven Regal, your presence as well as the presence of Sir William and your friend here nearly cost Johnny B. Badd his World TV Title!
REGAL: First of all, show this gentleman, Squire David Taylor the respect he deserves! Sir William brought him here to even the odds a bit! Everyone in this country is against me! The more people that I can bring here from the UK, the better! I merely came down here to scout this silly looking Johnny B. Badd! We did not interfere at all! We only observed like the gentlemen and sportsmen that we are!
GENE: So, you are still chasing Johnny’s title?
REGAL: I needn’t chase anything! WCW should beg a man of my caliber to challenge this clownish individual for that championship! I would bring dignity and honor to that title!
GENE: later on this program, you face a very dangerous competitor, the notorious Kevin Sullivan!
REGAL: Why should I be forced to share a ring with this ugly little goblin? Can you answer me that?
GENE: You can call him whatever you want, Lord Steven! Most opponents who underestimate Kevin Sullivan end up flat on their back, counting the lights!
REGAL: I will thrash him! He won’t last five minutes!
GENE: We’ll see about that!
COMMERCIAL
Bunkhouse Buck, Meng, & Mike Enos (w/Colonel Robert Parker) vs. Terry Taylor, Chris Walker, & Curtis Thompson: Parker’s Stud Stable compete in a six man against three very capable athletes. Taylor, in particular, looks good for the face team. The Stud Stable has a competitive match, but Meng applies the Tongan Death Grip on Thompson to get the victory for his team.
WINNERS: THE STUD STABLE
COMMERCIAL
The WCW World Champion is here! It’s Vader Time!
Vader(w/Harley Race) vs. Chris Canyon:Vader devastates Canyon and pins him after the powerbomb!
WINNER: VADER
GENE: I am joined by your World Champion, Vader and his manager, Harley Race! At SuperBrawl, you face two top contenders in a Triangle match!
RACE: this is obviously a conspiracy! Steamboat only has one challenger! The Steiners only have one team to wrestle! Why does my man have to wrestle two opponents? Obviously, somebody in the WCW front office is out to get Vader!
VADER: The joke is on WCW, Harley! I’ll powerbomb both of ’em , stack them up like cord wood and pin ‘em both at the same time! I’ll walk into Detroit with my belt and I’ll leave Detroit with the belt! Sid! Sting! You’d better reserve beds in the best hospital in Detroit! I plan on hurting somebody at Super Brawl! Nobody is taking my title! Do you hear me!
GENE: Loud and clear, champ! More action after this!
COMMERCIAL
Lord Steven Regal (w/Sir William) vs. Kevin Sullivan: Sullivan tries to drag Regal into a brawl while Regal attempts to mat wrestle Sullivan. Johnny B. badd shows up at ringside and gets some payback by distracting Regal and putting Sullivan’s leg on the bottom rope when Regal goes for a pin. Sir William complains to referee Mickey Jay about Badd and while the rref’s back is turned, Johnny nails Regal with a left hook to set up a pin for Sullivan!
WINNER: KEVIN SULLIVAN
After the match, Sir William throws a fit and threatens the ref with his umbrella!
GENE: Johnny B. Badd, you certainly got the best of Lord Steven Regal here this week!
BADD: It’s a good day to be a baaaad man! That stuck up ol’ Steven Regal should have never messed with me! Now, his little buddy is getting huffy! I’m ready for any challenger for my TV Title! Lord Steven Regal, any of Col. Robert Sanders’ men, or even that big ugly bear, Vader! I think the World Title would look really purdy with my outfit, don’t you, Mean Gene?
GENE: It would certainly make a fashion statement! Back to you, Tony Schiavone!
TONY: Next week, we’ll have another great program here on TBS! The very best of pro wrestling on the Super Station! Sid Vicious will be in action! Ric Flair will team up with Arn Anderson! Sting will be in a tag team with Johnny B.Badd!
JESSE: Sting should be ashamed to be seen with Johnny B. Badd after the stunt Badd pulled here this week!
LARRY: Luna Vachon said she would have a surprise for all of the decent people next week. Jess, that means you won’t be surprised, can you give us a clue?
JESS: Watch it, Zybysko! This ain’t Sammartino you’re dealing with!
TONY: Take it easy, guys! Also, we’ll have a United States Title match as Ricky “the Dragon” Steamboat defends the title against Bunkhouse Buck! Don’t miss it!
Working on it now.