Joe Cruz

[TV Rundown] ‘Worldwide’ 5.25.91 – Rhodes/Morton vs. Taylor/Anderson, Chicken Guy Debuts

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COMMENTATORS: Tony Schiavone & Gordon Solie

This week on Worldwide Dustin Rhodes teams up with Ricky Morton to take on Terrence Taylor and Arn Anderson, Barry Windham runs afoul (LOL) of a man in a chicken suit, and PN News continues to rap off-time but be impressive in the ring regardless.

CHAMPIONS

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael “P.S.” Hayes & Jimmy “Jam” Garvin)
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

LINEUP

  • Ron Simmons vs. John Peterson
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Tony Schiavone w/ Ron Simmons
  • Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Morton vs. Terrence Taylor & Arn Anderson (***)
  • Sting vs. Chuck Coats
  • One Man Gang vs. Randy Starr
  • GREEN SCREEN PROMO: Lex Luger
  • Lex Luger vs. Cody Wade
  • Barry Windham vs. Kenny Kendall
  • PN News vs. Joe Cruz

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘Worldwide’ 5.25.91 – Rhodes/Morton vs. Taylor/Anderson, Chicken Guy Debuts

[TV Rundown] ‘World Championship Wrestling’ 5.18.91 – SuperBrawl Hype, Squash Matches

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COMMENTATORS: Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously

It’s the final TV show before tomorrow night’s SuperBrawl? Does WCW go for the hard sell? Eh not really but you get the idea there’s a PPV tomorrow. No actual showcases matches though, unfortunately.

CHAMPIONS

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Vacant
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & Junkyard Dog

LINEUP

  • SPLIT SCREEN PROMO: Brian Pillman & Barry Windham
  • RANDOM RINGSIDE WORDS: El Gigante
  • Big Josh vs. Ned Brady
  • GREEN SCREEN PROMO: Lex Luger
  • VIDEO: Oz debuts at SuperBrawl
  • THE DANGER ZONE w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Arn Anderson
  • The Young Pistols vs. Mike Thor & Joe Cruz
  • Nikita Koloff vs. Rick Ryder
  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie
  • P.N. News vs. Tony Mella
  • GREEN SCREEN PROMO: Ric Flair
  • The Fabulous Freebirds vs. Tim Parker & Tommy Angel
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Missy Hyatt w/ The Fabulous Freebirds, Diamond Dallas Page, & Big Daddy Dink
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Randy Barber
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Jim Ross w/ The York Foundation & Dustin Rhodes
  • Ron Simmons vs. Unnamed Opponent

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘World Championship Wrestling’ 5.18.91 – SuperBrawl Hype, Squash Matches

[TV Rundown] ‘Main Event’ 5.5.91 – Anderson vs. Big Josh, Lots of Clips

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COMMENTATOR: Jim Ross

Arn Anderson defends the World Television Championship against Big Josh in this week’s only original match. Rest of it is essentially a clip show. Guess WCW ran out of footage.

CHAMPIONS

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CAHMPIONS: Vacant
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

LINEUP

  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie (clipped in my footage)
  • CLIP: The Steiner Brothers vs. Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki (Japan Supershow)
  • MUSIC VIDEO: A look at The Steiner Brothers and Sting & Lex Luger to hype SuperBrawl
  • CLIP: El Gigante confronts Sid Vicious (Worldwide – 5.4.91)
  • El Gigante vs. Joe Cruz (Pro – 5.4.91)
  • INTERVIEW CLIP: Paul E. Dangerously & Missy Hyatt w/ Ric Flair (WCW – 5.4.91)
  • CLIP: Missy Hyatt attacks Paul E. Dangerously (WCW – 5.4.91)
  • Arn Anderson [c] vs. Big Josh for the WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (*)

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘Main Event’ 5.5.91 – Anderson vs. Big Josh, Lots of Clips

[TV Rundown] ‘Worldwide’ 5.4.91 – Pillman/Eaton vs. Anderson/Windham, Morton vs. Taylor

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COMMENTATORS: Tony Schiavone & Gordon Solie

We’ve got two big matches on Worldwide this week as Brian Pillman & Bobby Eaton take on Arn Anderson & Barry Windham, and Ricky Morton goes one-on-one against Terrence Taylor. El Gigante, Big Van Vader, and others also in action.

CHAMPIONS

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CAHMPIONS: Vacant
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

LINEUP

  • The Young Pistols vs. Rip Rogers & Joe Cruz
  • El Gigante vs. Magnum Force Guy
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Tony Schiavone w/ El Gigante
  • MUSIC VIDEO: The Steiner Bros. vs. Sting & Lex Luger
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Lou Fabiano
  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie
  • Sid Vicious vs. Scott Sandlin
  • CLIP: end of Flair vs. Fujinami (Japan Supershow)
  • GREEN SCREEN PROMO: Bill Alfonso
  • CLIP: Ric Flair steals the World Title back at a press conference (Japan Supershow)
  • Big Van Vader vs. Rob Morgan
  • Brian Pillman & Bobby Eaton vs. Arn Anderson & Barry Windham (**3/4)
  • Ricky Morton vs. Terrence Taylor (**3/4)

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘Worldwide’ 5.4.91 – Pillman/Eaton vs. Anderson/Windham, Morton vs. Taylor

[TV Rundown] ‘Pro’ 5.4.91 – Pillman vs. Anderson, Steiners/Sting & Luger Music Video

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COMMENTATORS: Tony Schiavone & “The Living Legend” Larry Zbyszko

This week’s WCW Pro features a whole lot of squashes and a special return match between Brian Pillman and Arn Anderson.

CHAMPIONS

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CAHMPIONS: Vacant
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

LINEUP

  • El Gigante vs. Joe Cruz
  • MUSIC VIDEO: The Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger
  • Big Van Vader vs. Rick Hardrock
  • GREEN SCREEN PROMO: Bill Alfonso, Referee of Record
  • The Fabulous Freebirds vs. Tim Parker & Terry Bronson
  • BRICKHOUSE BONUS w/ Jack Brickhouse
  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie
  • Terrence Taylor vs. Greg Sawyer
  • Larry Z’s Legends w/ Larry Zbyszko & Ric Flair
  • Ron Simmons vs. Mike Samples
  • Nikita Koloff vs. Tommy Angel
  • Brian Pillman vs. Arn Anderson (NR)

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘Pro’ 5.4.91 – Pillman vs. Anderson, Steiners/Sting & Luger Music Video

[TV Rundown] ‘Main Event’ 4.28.91 – Sting/Gigante/Pillman vs. Horsemen, JYD vs. OMG

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COMMENTATOR: Jim Ross

This week Main Event adds an extra hour to accommodate two featured matches: Junkyard Dog taking on One Man Gang and a six man tag team match pitting Sting, El Gigante, & Brian Pillman against Ric Flair, Barry Windham, & Arn Anderson. Also on the show Dusty Rhodes has a special interview with Flair, we get more footage from Japan Supershow, and Black Bart makes his spectacular return! Okay maybe I hyperbolized the last one.

CHAMPIONS

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CAHMPIONS: Vacant
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

LINEUP

  • Big Josh vs. Hacksaw Higgins
  • THE DANGER ZONE w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Brian Pillman
  • The Young Pistols vs. Rip Rogers & Jeff Stone
  • Larry Zbyszko vs. Terry Bronson
  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie
  • Sting, El Gigante, & Brian Pillman vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Barry Windham (**1/2)
  • FEUD RECAP: Lex Luger vs. Nikita Koloff
  • HANDICAP MATCH: Nikita Koloff vs. Larry Santo & Rick Stockhauser
  • Tom Zenk vs. Brian Carr
  • The Junkyard Dog vs. The One Man Gang (*)
  • Black Bart vs. Joe Cruz
  • CLIP: Ric Flair vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (Japan Supershow)
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Dusty Rhodes w/ Ric Flair
  • Lex Luger vs. Mike Thor

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘Main Event’ 4.28.91 – Sting/Gigante/Pillman vs. Horsemen, JYD vs. OMG

[TV Rundown] ‘World Championship Wrestling’ 4.27.91 – Pillman vs. Windham, Longest Squash Ever, Poor Joe Cruz

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COMMENTATORS: Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously

This week’s World Championship Wrestling features a preview of SuperBrawl as Brian Pillman takes on Barry Windham in the featured match. Big Van Vader, Big Josh, and others are also in squash matches, and we get another look at the controversy from Japan Supershow.

CHAMPIONS

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair (?)
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Vacant
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

LINEUP

  • Big Van Vader vs. Rip Rogers
  • El Gigante vs. Paul Lee
  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Magnum Force #2 (Rick)
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Jim Ross w/ Dustin Rhodes
  • Big Josh vs. Jim Corbett
  • Ron Simmons vs. Snake Watson
  • The Steiner Brothers vs. Pat Rose & Joe Cruz
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Missy Hyatt w/ Nikita Koloff
  • Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog vs. Mike Thor, Randy Tatum, & Greg Sawyer
  • PRE-TAPED DANGER ZONE: Paul E. Dangerously w/ Lex Luger
  • Sid Vicious vs. Lynn Fields
  • CLIP: ending of Flair/Fujinami (Japan Supershow)
  • CLIP: Flair steals the belt back at the post-Supershow press conference
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Jim Ross w/ Ric Flair
  • Brian Pillman vs. Barry Windham (**1/4)
  • Sting & Lex Luger vs. Lou Fabiano & Jeff Stone

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘World Championship Wrestling’ 4.27.91 – Pillman vs. Windham, Longest Squash Ever, Poor Joe Cruz

[TV Rundown] ‘World Championship Wrestling’ 4.20.91 – Rhodes & Morton vs. Taylor & Zbyszko, Sting & Luger in Action

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COMMENTATORS: Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously

This week’s truncated World Championship Wrestling features a tag team main event as Dustin Rhodes teams up with Ricky Morton to take on Terrance Taylor and Larry Zbyszko. Big Van Vader, Nikita Koloff, and the team of Sting & Lex Luger are also in action, plus the real heroes of WCW: MAGNUM FORCE.

CHAMPIONS

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair (?)
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Vacant
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

LINEUP

  • Sting & Lex Luger vs. Joe Cruz & Mike Samples
  • Tommy Rich vs. One Man Gang (NR)
  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie
  • Big Van Vader vs. Jeff Sword
  • THE DANGER ZONE: Paul E. Dangerously w/ Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, & Barry Windham
  • Nikita Koloff vs. Rob Morgan
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Nikita Koloff
  • Big Josh & The Young Pistols vs. Chuck Coats & Magnum Force
  • Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Morton vs. Terrance Taylor & Larry Zbyszko (**1/4)

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘World Championship Wrestling’ 4.20.91 – Rhodes & Morton vs. Taylor & Zbyszko, Sting & Luger in Action

[TV Review] Pro – 4.6.91

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Commentators: Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko

Pro kills it this week with a great match between Brian Pillman and Barry Windham, story development for THREE feuds, and a whole lot more. Pro gives me LIFE.

CHAMPION ROLL-CALL

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Vacant
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

THE LINEUP

  • The Junkyard Dog vs. Jim Sexton
  • Sid Vicious vs. Randy Starr
  • ANNOUNCEMENT: Grizzly Smith speaks on the U.S. Tag Team Title situation
  • Sting & Lex Luger vs. Rip Rogers & Doug Vines
  • SEGMENT: Brickhouse Bonus w/ Jack Brickhouse
  • CLIP: Tom Zenk vs. Terrance Taylor (Pro – 3.30.91)
  • IN-RING SEGMENT: Larry Z’s Legends w/ Larry Zbyszko & El Gigante
  • CLIP: Nikita Koloff attacks Lex Luger (WrestleWar ’91 – 2.24.91)
  • VIGNETTE: Nikita Koloff works out in the Dungeon
  • Brian Pillman vs. Barry Windham (***1/2)
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Barry Windham
  • PROMO: Theodore R. Long
  • Ron Simmons vs. Joe Cruz

Read more[TV Review] Pro – 4.6.91

[TV Review] World Championship Wrestling – 3.30.91

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Commentators: Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously

This week on World Championship Wrestling the Television Title is on the line as Arn Anderson defends against “Wildfire” Tommy Rich. Sting, Sid Vicious, and The Steiner Brothers are also in action and after weeks of jaw jacking back and forth Lex Luger and Nikita Koloff finally come to blows.

CHAMPION ROLL-CALL

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Total Package” Lex Luger
  • WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: “The Enforcer” Arn Anderson
  • WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW UNITED STATES TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: VACANT
  • WCW WORLD SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

THE LINEUP

  • Terrance Taylor & Larry Zbyszko vs. Chuck Coates & Scott Sandlin
  • Big Josh vs. Bill Ford
  • SEGMENT: The Danger Zone w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Nikita Koloff
  • Sting vs. Hacksaw Higgins
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Sting
  • The Fabulous Freebirds vs. John Faulkner & Carl Robertson
  • Bobby Eaton vs. Doug Vines
  • SEGMENT: Wrestling Wrap-Up w/ Gordon Solie
  • Brian Pillman vs. Joe Cruz
  • INTERVIEW: Brian Pillman
  • The Steiner Brothers vs. Jeff Stone & Brian Carr
  • Sid Vicious vs. T.C. Carter
  • PRE-RECORDED INTERVIEW: Barry Windham
  • Arn Anderson [c] vs. Tommy Rich for the WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (***)
  • SEGMENT: Lex Luger/Nikita Koloff brawl
  • One Man Gang vs. Ricky Nelson
  • El Gigante vs. Rip Rogers

Read more[TV Review] World Championship Wrestling – 3.30.91