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[TV Rundown] ‘World Championship Wrestling’ 5.4.91 – Sid Attacks Gigante, Ron Simmons Teams with…Big Van Vader?!?

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COMMENTATORS: Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously

This week’s World Championship Wrestling loses an hour thanks to the MLB but what the show lacks in wrestling quality it makes up for with a friggin’ Ron Simmons/Big Van Vader tag team and the beginning of the OZ HYPE TRAIN. GET ON BOARD Y’ALL.

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 Fabulous Freebirds vs. Joey Maggs & Jamie McKinnon
  • MUSIC VIDEO: A look at The Steiner Brothers and Sting & Lex Luger
  • One Man Gang vs. Tommy Angel
  • VIDEO: Oz will debut at SuperBrawl
  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie
  • The Young Pistols vs. Rob Morgan & Mark Merro
  • PROMO: Alexandra York & Mr. Hughes
  • Nikita Koloff vs. Keith Hart
  • PRE-RECORDED INTERVIEW: Jim Ross w/ Nikita Koloff at the Meadowlands
  • El Gigante vs. Chuck Coats
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Missy Hyatt & Paul E. Dangerously w/ Ric Flair
  • Ron Simmons & Big Van Vader vs. Snake Watson & Lt. James Earl Wright

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘World Championship Wrestling’ 5.4.91 – Sid Attacks Gigante, Ron Simmons Teams with…Big Van Vader?!?

[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’ 4.27.91 – Sting & Luger vs. Magnum Force, ENTIRE SuperBrawl Lineup Announced

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COMMENTATORS: Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko

This week on Pro Dustin Rhodes pulls double duty in tag team action and as a guest on Larry Z’s Legends, Sting & Lex Luger try to defeat the overwhelming power of MANGUM FORCE, the “controversy” around the World Title is discussed, and Gordon Solie lays out the ENTIRE lineup for next month’s SuperBrawl PPV.

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

  • Dustin Rhodes & Ricky Morton vs. Rob Morgan & Chuck Coats
  • SUPERBRAWL CONTROL CENTER w/ Gordon Solie
  • Big Josh vs. Jeff Sword
  • GREEN SCREEN PROMO: The Steiner Brothers
  • Big Van Vader. Mark Merro
  • CLIP: Ric Flair vs. Tatsumi Fujinami (Japan Supershow – 4.7.91)
  • INTERVIEW: Ric Flair
  • Ron Simmons vs. Tony Mella
  • LARRY Z’S LEGENDS: Larry Zbyszko w/ Dustin Rhodes
  • One Man Gang vs. Keith Hart
  • Sting & Lex Luger vs. Magnum Force

Read more[TV Rundown] ‘Pro’ 4.27.91 – Sting & Luger vs. Magnum Force, ENTIRE SuperBrawl Lineup Announced

[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] World Championship Wrestling – 3.16.91

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Commentators: Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously

Six man tag team action this week on World Championship Wrestling as Sting teams with Lex Luger and El Gigante to take on new archnemesis Larry Zbyszko, Dan Spivey, and Barry Windham. Also on the show Bobby Eaton looks for revenge against Terrance Taylor, Hacksaw Higgins tries and fails to get Ron Simmons to have a competitive match, and OWEN HART of all people makes his debut. All that plus some stuff I missed because the recording cut out coming right after the jump!

Champion Roll-Call

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES 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: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

The Lineup

  • VIGNETTE: Nikita Koloff’s Dungeon
  • The Fabulous Freebirds vs. Joe Barrett & Keith Hart
  • BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW: Jim Ross w/ Alexandra York & Mr. Hughes
  • Bobby Eaton vs. Terrance Taylor
  • Rick Steiner vs. Marc Mero (Mark Mero)
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Pat Rose
  • RINGSIDE SEGMENT: The Danger Zone w/ Paul E. Dangerously & Big Daddy Dink
  • The Young Pistols vs. Steve Stax & Rip Rogers
  • SEGMENT: Wrestling Wrap-Up w/ Gordon Solie (Sting/Zbyszko and Simmons/Reed feud recaps)
  • Ron Simmons vs. Hacksaw Higgins
  • INTERVIEW: Lex Luger
  • Sting, Lex Luger, & El Gigante vs. Larry Zbyszko, Dan Spivey, & Barry Windham
  • Sid Vicious vs. Brett Wayne
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Sid Vicious
  • Owen Hart (?!?!) vs Mark Kyle
  • CLIP: Big Van Vader and Stan Hansen beat each other up (WrestleWar ’91)
  • Big Josh vs. Rob Morgan
  • One Mang Gang vs. Tommy Angel (not reviewed, tape cut out)

Read more[TV Review] World Championship Wrestling – 3.16.91

[TV Review] Worldwide – 3.16.91

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Commentators: Tony Schiavone & Gordon Solie

Champion Roll-Call

  • WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair
  • WCW UNITED STATES 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: The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)
  • WCW WORLD SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky Morton, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog

The Lineup

  • Bobby Eaton & Tom Zenk vs. Terrance Taylor & Buddy Landell
  • PROMO: Barry Windham
  • The Steiner Brothers vs. Rob Morgan & John Peterson
  • VIGNETTE: Nikita Koloff works out in his “Dungeon”
  • Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, Junkyard Dog, & Big Josh vs. The State Patrol & Magnum Force
  • PROMO: Brian Pillman
  • Ron Simmons vs. Joe Bruce
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Diamond Dallas Page
  • The Young Pistols vs. Doug Vines & Jeff Sword
  • PROMO: Lex Luger
  • Sid Vicious vs. Larry Santo
  • RINGSIDE INTERVIEW: Ric Flair
  • El Gigante vs. Joe Cruz

Read more[TV Review] Worldwide – 3.16.91

[TV Review] Power Hour – 3.9.91

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Commentators: Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously

Sting looks for revenge this week on Power Hour as he takes on Larry Zbyszko in the main event. Also on the show we have a Main Event rematch as Bobby Eaton teams with Terry Taylor and Buddy Landell to take on Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, and The Junkyard Dog. Has the bad blood from their loss last week subsided? Ehhhh. All this, plus footage from TOMORROW’S MAIN EVENT THAT ISN’T AIRING DUE TO A JAMES BOND MARATHON, coming your way next!

Champion Roll-Call

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

The Lineup

  • Sid Vicious vs. David Isley
  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Rob Morgan
  • Big Josh vs. Cruel Connection
  • SEGMENT: Wrestling News Network w/ Gordon Solie
  • Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog vs. Terry Taylor, Buddy Landell, & Bobby Eaton
  • Sting vs. Larry Zbyszko

Read more[TV Review] Power Hour – 3.9.91

[TV Review] World Championship Wrestling – 2.23.91

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Commentators: Paul E. Dangerously & Bob Caudle

The Four Horsemen get one over on Brian Pillman heading into War Games tomorrow night, the squash matches on the show go on too long, and Missy Hyatt has to ask El Gigante on a date in order to get an interview out of him. MAKE SURE TO ORDER THE PPV TOMORROW NIGHT EVERYBODY.

The Lineup

  • Dustin Rhodes vs. Mark Kyle
  • Big Josh vs. Joe Cazana
  • Stan Hansen vs. Scott Sandlin
  • The Four Horsemen vs. Larry Santo, David Isley, Tommy Angel, & Scott Summers
  • Ringside Segment: The Danger Zone w/ Paul E. Dangerously
  • Bobby Eaton vs. Jim Boss
  • Tom Zenk vs. Joe Cruz
  • Brian Pillman vs. John Peterson
  • Post-Match: The Horsemen Attack Brian Pillman
  • Terry Taylor vs. Robby Campbell
  • Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog vs. Bill Ford & Magnum Force
  • Dan Spivey vs. Carl Robertson
  • The Fabulous Freebirds vs. Keith Hart & Rob Morgan

Read more[TV Review] World Championship Wrestling – 2.23.91

[TV Review] Main Event – 2.17.91

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Commentators: Jim Ross & Missy Hyatt

The Z-Man and Terry Taylor wrestle each other for the third week in a row, Bobby Eaton takes too long to beat a jobber with a goofy mustache, and Jim Ross can’t hide his disgust with co-host Missy Hyatt very well. There’s a PPV next weekend to sort-of promote to, and sort-of promote it they do!

The Lineup

  • El Gigante vs. Bill Ford
  • Brad Armstrong vs. Rip Rogers
  • Bobby Eaton vs. Rob Morgan
  • Doom vs. Scott Allen & Carl Robertson
  • In-Ring Segment: The Danger Zone
  • Tom Zenk vs. Terry Taylor

Read more[TV Review] Main Event – 2.17.91

[TV Review] Power Hour – 2.16.91

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Commentators: Jim Ross & Paul E. Dangerously

More recycled matches and a Wrestling News Network segment full of recaps, so feel free to skip this review. I’m just posting it for posterity’s sake.

The Lineup

  • The Steiner Brothers vs. Rob Morgan & Mike Samples (Pro – 1.26.91)
  • Brian Pillman vs. Bill Ford (Pro – 1.26.91)
  • Ric Flair vs. Mike Hart (Worldwide – 2.9.91)
  • Ricky Morton, Tommy Rich, & The Junkyard Dog vs. Lt. James Earl Wright & The Master Blasters (Worldwide – 2.9.91)
  • Segment: Wrestling News Network w/ Gordon Solie
  • Ron Simmons vs. Barry Windham (Worldwide – 2.9.91)
  • Sting & Lex Luger vs. Rip Rogers & Dutch Mantell (Worldwide – 2.9.91)
  • Sid Vicious vs. Ray Diamond (Worldwide – 2.9.91)

Read more[TV Review] Power Hour – 2.16.91