Monday, November 27th, 1995
Salem Civic Center
Salem, Virginia
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They talk about the controversial finish from World War 3. I'm really not sure how there can be controversy when something was filmed on camera. We then get blessed by seeing the whole friends forever promo from Hulk Hogan.
WCW Television Championship Match
Johnny B. Badd vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Badd is with the Diamond Doll. DDP walks out distraught and has a bouquet of flowers. DDP uses that as a reason to sucker punch Badd and we're underway. Diamond Doll is looking at her flowers and finds a chain inside them. DDP looks at her expecting her to throw in the chain. She throws it in and purposely throws to Badd and he uses it to knock out DDP and pick up the victory. Badd isn't sure he likes it and Diamond Doll tells him he won. This was just kind of weird and hardly a match, which is a shame because these guys work well together.
Match Rating: 1/2*
Mean Gene is with Kevin Sullivan and Jimmy Hart. They're arguing about Lex Luger associating with Sting. Hart says he has a plan for all of it.
Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto
So the first two matches are just re-matches from last night? The ladies pick up where they left off last night. Lots of fun action here and the crowd is getting into it. Nakano misses with a top rope leg drop and then Suzuki and Ozaki hit a double stomp off the top rope for a 2 count. Hokuto hits a brainbuster and picks up the victory. Another real solid match here from these ladies.
Match Rating: ***
Hugh Morrus vs. Hulk Hogan
Morrus is the newest member of the Dungeon of Doom and then he comes out with no one from the group. This is every Hogan 3 minute squash you have ever seen. He hits the big boot and the leg drop for the easy win. Why?
Match Rating: 1/2*
Watch the encore of World War 3 tomorrow. Or don't. It's really up to you.
Mean Gene introduces the new WCW Champion, Randy Savage. I kind of forgot how much Gene was on every episode of Nitro. He really was a key piece to the puzzle for sure. It's not surprising because there really hasn't been anyone that has come close to doing the job he did. Out comes Hulk Hogan to interrupt and remind us that there were two men who didn't get thrown over the top. They show the footage but it goes to all static and out comes Giant to attack both men. He chokeslams Savage on the concrete and then brings Hogan into the ring. Out comes Sting and that distraction gives Hogan a chance to hit Giant with a chair. The fourth swing finally gets Giant over the top rope. He continues to hit him with the chair down the entrance ramp. Savage is still down, and they check on him.
Arn Anderson & Brian Pillman vs. Sting & Lex Luger
Sting and Luger mostly dominate the early going of the match. They are playing up the Sting/Luger relationship of course, which honestly is probably the best storyline they have going. Sting is able to slap on the Scorpion Death Lock in the middle of the ring on Anderson. Pillman tries to climb up top and break up the hold, but Luger shoves him off and he lands right into Sting. The Horsemen work on Sting and then out comes Flair to help with the attack. Flair puts the Figure Four on Sting and out comes Hulk Hogan...again. We get a really awkward spot between Flair and Hogan, which just leads to Hogan no selling the chops. Flair and his pals retreat, so then Hogan is about to go after Luger and Sting says no. Luger leaves and Sting and Hogan are disagreeing. They shake hands and go to commercial. This was more storyline than match, but it was better than some of the other matches earlier.
Match Rating: *
The announcers say to watch Saturday Night to get an update on Randy Savage. There's also going to be a big announcement on Starrcade.
This was a storyline heavy show, which is fine coming off a pay per view. My only real complaint was that it was way too much Hogan here. The women's match was another good one and the Luger/Sting storyline has been well done so far.
Overall Rating: 58%
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