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On this date in WCW history: Meet the Ravens
by Jesse Holland on Feb 8, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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Who richer than Kanyon?
On the February 8, 1999, edition of Monday Nitro, fans of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) were re-introduced to the character of Raven, who was last seen as the depressed, brooding leader of Raven's Flock.
He went from Morrissey to Joey Abs in three vignettes or less.
Turns out he was actually a rich, spoiled kid from the 'Burbs, and Kanyon spent a goof portion of Nitro following him around town in a badass convertible, all while meeting the rest of Raven's biological flock, including his "sister" (and former pro wrestling valet) Chastity.
A healthy dose of WCW silliness, after the jump.
On this date in WCW history: Scott Steiner shoots on Ric Flair and says 'WCW sucks'
by Jesse Holland on Feb 7, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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On the February 7, 2000, edition of World Championship Wrestling's (WCW) Monday Nitro, Scott Steiner decided he'd had just about enough of Ric Flair and that it was time to get a few things off his chest.
Even at the expense of his own employer.
Here's an excerpt:
"When you walked down that aisle last week, I know I wasn't alone, because the people at home, all they did was grab their remote, change the channel to the WWF and watch Stone Cold (Steve Austin), a person you and your old friends got fired from here because you're a jealous, old bastard. So Ric Flair, remember this, in this wrestling business, there's never been a bigger ass-kissing, butt-******* bastard in this business. But also in life, you're the biggest ass kissing, back-stabbing, butt-******* bastard and you belong where you're at, in WCW, because WCW sucks!"
Full video of his unscripted shoot, which earned him a two-week suspension (with pay -- lolz), after the jump.
On this date in WCW history: Sting shreds his knee at Clash of the Champions
by Jesse Holland on Feb 6, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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On February 6, 1990, World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held Clash of the Champions X from the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas, drawing 3,000 fans and scoring a 4.5 rating on TBS.
The main event was a six-man tag team steel cage match between the (almost) Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Sting, and Arn Anderson) versus the Gary Hart International (The Dragonmaster, Buzz Sawyer, and The Great Muta with Gary Hart).
The Horsemen suffered a shake-up on their roster prior to the headlining bout and Sting was kicked off the team, replaced by the always-reliable Ole Anderson. Well, that didn't sit well with Sting, and he ran to the cage to exact revenge and set up a future program with Ric Flair as the company headed into WrestleWar.
Unfortunately, Stinger blew out his knee when he hit the cage for a second time and sidelined himself for six months, forcing WCW bookers to come up with a new angle for Flair, his ensuing feud with Lex Luger.
See it all go down, after the jump.
On this date in WWF history: 33 million viewers watch Hulk Hogan lose the title
by Jesse Holland on Feb 5, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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On February 5, 1988, World Wrestling Federation (WWF) held its first ever Main Event on a Friday night, live from the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. It garnered a staggering 15.2 rating with 33 million viewers and stands as television's most watched wrestling event of all time.
The big attraction was a Wrestlemania III rematch between Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, who was in cahoots with "The Million Dollar Man," Ted DiBiase. During the match, Andre executed an ugly hip toss and fell on the Hulkster.
The referee proceeded to count to three, despite the fact that Hulkster's shoulder was clearly off the mat. How could the ref blow such an obvious call? Well, as it turns out, it wasn't longtime referee Dave Hebner, but his evil twin, Earl Hebner, hired by DiBiase to throw the bout.
In the wake of the original Hebner screwjob, WWF President Jack Tunney vacated the title and set up the 14-man elimination tournament for Wrestlemania IV, leading to Randy "Macho Man" Savage's epic win.
Video after the jump.
On this date in ECW history: Double Tables!
by Jesse Holland on Feb 4, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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On February 4, 1995, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) held its Double Tables event from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This particular event for me, embodied everything that made ECW great during the mid-to-late nineties. It had crazy spots, gallons of blood and some really outstanding wrestling. In fact, it had one of the greatest ECW matches of all time in the form of Chris Benoit vs. Al Snow.
The Rotten brothers (Ian and Axl) did just about everything short of decapitating one another, Mick Foley and the Sandman exchanged unprotected head shots for fifteen minutes in a Texas Death Match and Sabu? Well, Sabu did what he always did and that was spread his wings and fly.
The event wasn't perfect, but ECW had really started to get its legs after Shane Douglas threw down the NWA title, all while the Paul Heyman era was getting underway.
In short, Double Tables was a reminder of why it was such a great time to be an ECW fan.
Highlights after the jump.
On this date in WWF history: The Mega Powers explode!
by Jesse Holland on Feb 3, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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Whatever happened to bros before hos?
On February 3, 1989, the unlikely tag team of Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan, known as "The Mega Powers," finally disintegrated when the "Macho Man" became convinced that Hulkamania was runnin' wild on Miss Elizabeth.
During their Main Event bout against Akeem and the Big Boss Man, Savage was tossed from the ring, landing on Lizzy and knocking her out cold. Hogan rushed to her aide and raced her to the back, leaving his tag team partner to face "The Twin Towers" by himself.
Not cool.
Liz gets revived, Hulk returns, wins the whole damn match by himself and then can't figure out why Randy is upset. In other words, just another day at the office for ol' yellow and red.
The hilarious video, thanks largely in part to the Hulkster's putrid acting (Doc, save her, pleasssssssse!), after the jump.
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On this date in WWE history: ECW is dead, long live NXT!
by Jesse Holland on Feb 2, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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On February 2, 2010, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon did something he should have done back in 2001.
He killed off Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW).
From our original Cageside Seats report:
Vince McMahon announced tonight on ECW that the show will be dead in three weeks, to replaced by some big new concept, believed to be a show called WWE NXT (Next Generation ... but edgier!), as they've registered a trademark for it. No idea yet if the belt will be retired or renamed. On Twitter, Tommy Dreamer noted how this was part of why he left WWE, which means he may in fact be the biggest mark in the wrestling business since the original promotion has been dead for nine years. I don't think he was pissed off when the Savoldis stopped using the ICW name, was he?
Very few, if any, pro wrestling fans considered the ECW from the 90's to be one and the same with the one the WWE had rebranded for the new millennium. It was dead for years and after the jump, it finally gets a proper burial.
Well, sort of.
On this date in WWF history: Vince McMahon invades Texas to find Stone Cold Steve Austin
by Jesse Holland on Feb 1, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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How badly did Vince McMahon want to fire Stone Cold Steve Austin?
Badly enough to take himself, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco to Victoria, Texas, on Feb. 1, 1999, to try and provoke "The Rattlesnake" into striking him so that he could terminate his contract.
Firing Austin meant he wouldn't have to face him inside the steel cage at the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) St. Valentine's Day Massacre: "In Your House" pay-per-view (PPV) event later that month.
The two were paired off after McMahon, who eliminated Stone Cold to win the 1999 Royal Rumble, surrendered his title shot at WrestleMania to avoid facing the corporate champion, The Rock.
Unfortunately for Vinny Mac, Commissioner Shawn Michaels declared that his vacated spot would be awarded to the runner-up (Austin), sending the Chairman and CEO into a rage and impulsively agreeing to the steel cage match.
See him try to weasel his way out of it (and piss off a few Texans in the process), after the jump.
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