WCW's Final Year

Live from the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. for the final, at least full PPV version of Starrcade. Unfortunately Mark Madden is back on commentary joined by Schiavone and Hudson. Chavo also joins commentary for the opening match. Triple Ladder Match: 3 Count vs Jung Dragons (w/ Leia Meow) vs Jamie Noble & Evan Karagias Winner earns a shot at the WCW Cruiserweight Championship Pre-Match : As explained on Thunder, despite being billed as a three-team match, it's every man for himself and the first to climb and take down the tiny envelope will get a title shot, and their partner will get nothing. Just to add to the stupidity this match actually starts with tag in/tag out rules. We're only five minutes into this show and my head hurts. Kaz and Shannon are the legal men to start the match with a quick exchange of holds and moves. Shannon I think is supposed to do a Japanese arm drag but they fuck it up and ends up being a DDT. Kaz with a hurricanrana, then a tilt-a-whirl arm dr...

Nitro For some reason, we start with a chef making souffle somewhere backstage. He says he needs some ingredient, and when he turns around, Jarrett hits him with a guitar. He says that's an ingredient he forgot, then calls him a bayou pumping slapnut and tells him to choke on that. Recap of how last week's Nitro ended. Live from the Centurytel Center in Bossier City, LA for the final Nitro before Starrcade. This show is already infinitely better, as Madden has been replaced with Stevie Ray on commentary.  Cut to Sanders who promises to Luger he'll make some kind of match tonight. Out comes Flair. He starts with some cheap pops, but he has business to get to, that being Steiner and Sid. He's promised that they're both here tonight, but they're going to play by the rules: 1) They won't come into contact with each other until Starrcade. 2) If they don't, they will be suspended, and Steiner will lose the title. He continues to call Steiner their flagship, an...

Nitro - Oklahoma appears for cheap heat and Sid is arrested - Lt. Loco is back to being Chavo and beats Kwee-Wee clean - Crowbar retains the Hardcore Title over Elix Skipper after miscommunication with Team Canada and help from Cat - Luger rambles about Goldberg's book and Sarge - Norman Smiley is attacked by Steiner - Cajun is teased leaving MIA - Insiders retain the Tag Titles over 3 Count in what was basically a squash. Then Sanders convinces Flair to reverse the decision from the PPV, so Perfect Event are the Tag Champions again. - Reno vs Kronik ends confusingly after the ref just calls for the bell a few seconds into the match. Vito makes the save post-match? - Goldberg beats MI Smooth to go 27-0 - Jarrett beats Konnan with help from Harris Twins - Steiner retains the World Title over Rection clean. Steiner attacks Arn in go position and in the ring. Goldberg tries to save but Luger intercepts. Sid is back from jail but security hold him back. Thunder - Ric spends a lot of ti...