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'WCW POWER HOUR' 01.02.93 Recap + Review - Bagwell & Armstrong vs. Windham & Pillman, Big World Title Announcement

AIRDATE: January 2, 1993 COMMENTATORS: Tony Schiavone & “The Living Legend” Larry Zbyszko

WCW begins their New Year with Power Hour, featuring a tag team main event pitting Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell against Barry Windham & Brian Pillman, plus some big news as a new World Champion has been crowned…at a house show in Baltimore during the week.

CHAMPIONS

WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Big Van Vader

WCW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: “Ravishing” Rick Rude

WCW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: Scott Steiner

WCW/NWA UNIFIED WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat & Shane Douglas

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2 Cold Scorpio vs. Joe Cruz (SQUASH)

Scotty Flamingo vs. Keith Cole (*)

Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Barry Windham & Brian Pillman (**1/2)

*****

2 Cold Scorpio vs. Joe Cruz

Right at the bell Schiavone announces some huge news: Big Van Vader is World Champion once again, having defeated Ron Simmons on Wednesday in Baltimore. More to come later today on Saturday Night. Cruz has the weight advantage but not much else and Scorpio easily dispatches him with various aerial moves, including a skin the cat into a slingshot splash and finally a 450 Splash to win.

2 Cold Scorpio defeated Joe Cruz via pinfall (2:44)

JON’S THOUGHTS: Scorpio out here casually busting out 450 Splashes in 1993, turning the crowd into that exploding head guy from Scanners. Love it. (SQUASH)

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-Schiavone and Zbyszko hype the next Clash of the Champions, scheduled for January 13th, which will feature an Arm Wrestling contest between “Heavy Metal” Van Hammer & Tony Atlas.

-CLIP (12/19/92 Worldwide): Van Hammer defeats Ron Simmons to win WCW’s Strongest Arm competition put on by Jesse “The Body” Ventura. Hammer’s ceremony is interrupted by Tony Atlas, who says he was too late to enter the contest but HE’S the one with the strongest arm in WCW. 

-PROMOTIONAL CONSIDERATION PAID FOR BY THE FOLLOWING: Zap Pack’s video game trading cards, GI Joe action figures, and Predator 2 for Sega Genesis and Game Gear.

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Scotty Flamingo vs. Keith Cole

Cole overpowers Flamingo to start, keeping control with a side headlock until Flamingo finally stuns him with a belly-to-back suplex. Cole counters an abdominal stretch with a hip toss, Flamingo goes back on the offensive with a series of kicks and a bearhug. Cole won’t stay down though, kicking out of Flamingo’s  pinfall attempts and fighting back with lefts and a clothesline. Flamingo catches a charging Cole with an elbow and finishes him off with an airplane spin into a Samoan Drop for the 1…2…3.

Scotty Flamingo defeated Keith Cole via pinfall (4:46)

JON’S THOUGHTS: Flamingo may have gotten the win but Cole looked like the stronger man here, kicking out of every other pinning attempt in rapid fashion. Also it has to be said: Keith Cole has the GREATEST mullet I have ever seen on a human being. It is amazing, the perfect level of trash. Knowing the trajectory of Flamingo’s career in the 90s I have no idea what he’s got left to do in WCW under the gimmick. Could be a Michael Wallstreet circa 91 situation where he just suddenly…vanishes. (*)

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-Teddy Long hypes up the 8-Man ThunderCage scheduled (SCHEDULED) to main event January 13th’s Clash of the Champions special. Clips aplenty play showing the major feuds going into the match (Ron Simmons/Rick Rude, Sting/Big Van Vader, Dustin Rhodes/Barry Windham, Van Hammer/The Barbarian, the final grouping having no real beef with each other but we paired everybody else off so whatever).

-Schiavone and Zbyszko discuss January 13’s scheduled (SCHEDULED) Bounty Match between Erik Watts and Cactus Jack then take it to footage from Jack’s match at last year’s show, a Falls Count Anywhere contest against Van Hammer from the 1.21.92 Clash. It’s a helluva thing mostly thanks to Jack’s bumps but sadly the show does not give us the whole thing, instead cutting to Missy Hyatt mid-move for the next segment. Booo.

-Missy Hyatt wants Erik Watts to make her his manager, as he needs someone to guide him. Cut to a clip from Saturday Night in 1992 where Rick Rude snaps off a Rude Awakening on the concrete floor. Watts makes it to the apron and Rude suplexes him back in…and now we’re back to Hyatt who continues pleading her case for becoming his manager.

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Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Barry Windham & “Flyin” Brian Pillman

Windham muscles Armstrong into the corner, Armstrong quickly fights his way out to reset. Armstrong drops Windham with a shoulder tackle followed by a dropkick into a side headlock takeover. Windham counters with a headscissors, Armstrong kicks his way out and a shoving match breaks out before the ref is forced to intervene. Schiavone brings up Armstrong & Windham’s history, the two having battled over the U.S. Heavyweight Championship at the second-ever Clash of the Champions. Pillman, Armstrong’s former Light Heavyweight Championship rival, tags in and gets dropped with an enzuigiri. Pillman misses one of his own, Bagwell tags in and goes after Pillman’s leg to ground the high-flier. Windham tags in, Bagwell surprises him with a dropkick and back body drop. Bagwell brings Windham to the canvas with a side headlock, Windham escapes but eats a pair of dropkicks followed by an armdrag into an armbar. Pillman sneaks a tag in and traps Bagwell in a side headlock. Bagwell catches a flying Pillman with a shot to the midsection followed by a dropkick and armdrag. Pillman sends Bagwell into Windham’s knee, Windham tags in and drives an elbow to the back of the neck. Bagwell fires back but misses a clothesline and Windham puts him into the canvas with a DDT, popping the crowd.

Windham connects with a belly-to-back suplex, Pillman tags in and comes off the buckles with  an elbowdrop for the 1…2…Bagwell kicks out, Pillman settles into a chinlock. Pillman tosses Bagwell to the floor behind the ref’s back, avoiding a DQ. Bagwell catches Pillman with a crossbody but Windham ties up the ref too long and only ends up with a one-count at best. Pillman traps Bagwell in an abdominal stretch, Windham pulling on the arm for extra leverage just out of the ref’s view. Bagwell escapes with a hip toss and crawls under Pillman’s legs to make the hot tag to Armstrong. All four men battle in the ring, ref forces Bagwell out and Windham & Pillman hit a proto Total Elimination (Pillman clipping the knee, Windham connecting with a lariat), Pillman covering Armstrong for the 1…2…3!

Barry Windham & Brian Pillman defeated Brad Armstrong & Marcus Alexander Bagwell via pinfall (9:22)

JON’S THOUGHTS: Having jumped from 1991 to 1993 in my WCW lookback I was a little surprised to see Pillman & Windham as a heel tag team given how heated their feud was back in the day, taped fist matches and the like. They worked really well together and I liked the finish a lot. Schiavone bringing up Armstrong’s history with Windham was a nice way to give some flavor to this one and I want to go back and watch that match now. (**1/2)

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-Schiavone and Zbyszko hypes tonight’s Saturday Night, where a tournament will begin to get a shot at Rick Rude’s United States Heavyweight Championship.

*****

FINAL THOUGHTS

Disappointing that we didn’t get the full Van Hammer/Cactus Jack match from last year’s Clash, but besides that Power Hour was a breeze to get through. Main event tag team match was fun, loved seeing 2 Cold Scorpio in action, and the tease about Big Van Vader regaining the World Championship during the week did a good job hyping Saturday Night for later in the day.

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated: June 1994

WHY BRING BACK THE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS? HERE’S WHY… 

In the past few years, title opportunities for light heavyweight North American wrestlers have more or less evaporated. Considering the talent available, the major federations may be missing the boat. 

By V.J. Paterno

[At the Tokyo Dome recently, everyone kept an eye on the outstanding aerial moves of Tiger Mask (right) and Jushin Liger (opposite page). Light heavyweights in North America rarely get this kind of respect from their federations.]

“Don’t get me wrong,” 2 Cold Scorpio said over lunch in a suburban Atlanta restaurant. “I love teaming up with Marcus [Alexander Bagwell]. Tag team wrestling is lots of fun. But it would be great to have the opportunity to go after a solo title against wrestlers of my size.”

Unfortunately for Scorpio, that option isn’t currently available to him. 

True, he could pursue WCW’s U.S. or TV belt if he so desired. Remember last summer, when he nearly upset Barry Windham for the NWA title? But down the road, Scorpio would likely have to face a super heavyweight or two, and that isn’t fair. Neither the U.S. nor TV titles have weight restrictions.

[In your face! Even the sanctuary of a ring post isn’t enough to protect Liger, as he withstands an assault from this flying Tiger.]

If Scorpion suddenly bolted to the WWF, he’d be in the same predicament. The Intercontinental belt has occasionally been a de facto light heavyweight title, but at 291 pounds, current champ Razor Ramon certainly doesn’t fit that description.

The heavyweights are always going to hog the attention; there’s no getting around that. But WCW and the WWF are missing out on a great opportunity by ignoring the lighter wrestlers.

“People identify with guys like The Kid and Scorpio,” said WCW expert Donald Wayne. “They’re exciting to watch, and they win with brains, not with bulk. Properly promoted, I see no reason why a light heavyweight division couldn’t hold fans’ interest.”

If boxing shared wrestling’s disinclination toward lighter athletes, the world would never have become familiar with the ring artistry of Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, and Julio Cesar Chavez. Similar stars are awaiting recognition in wrestling’s squared circle. 

Several years ago, WCW had a light heavyweight division, and even imported Japanese aerial legend Jushin Liger to American shores. Scorpio wasn’t in the federation then, but he’s faced Liger in Japan.

[Photographers love the high flying light heavyweights, because there’s always plenty of action. With shots like these, who can blame them? It’s a macho aerial ballet.]

“What a talent,” Scorpio raves. “Such marvelous skills, and he never lets up. The public in Japan loves him. Maybe U.S. fans didn’t warm up to him because they found it hard to define the personalities of Japanese wrestlers like they can with the Americans. But we have wrestlers in this country who can fly nearly on that level, and fans here obviously can relate to them.”

In 1991, WCW instituted a light heavyweight title, and Brian Pillman won the initial championship by defeating Rick Morton in a tournament final. “Flyin’ Brian” lost the title to Liger on Christmas night of that year, but won it back the following February 29. Both bouts were thrillers. 

“Those were probably my happiest times as a solo wrestler,” Pillman recalled. “I was in an environment where I could realistically contend for a title, since I wasn’t taking on super heavyweights. And when you regularly wrestle guys like Liger, you know you’re going to improve your skills.”

Brad Armstrong held the title in mid-1992, but vacated it after suffering a knee injury and falling to defend the belt within the required 30 days. Pillman was scheduled to face Armstrong at Clash of the Champions, and in frustration called him a coward

“I’m still made at him,” Pillman said, “but I’m equally angered that none of us in the federation have had a chance to succeed him. The belt never even reached its first anniversary.

[Liger would later profess his respect for Tiger Mask, who withstood the pain of this submission hold and came back for more.]

WCW Executive Vice President Bill Watts promised a light heavyweight tournament for sometime in 1993. But he was dismissed early that year, so any plans he may have had never came to fruition. Perhaps new Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel will revive the division, but he has many other problems to solve, and the light heavyweight question may be on the back burner. 

“I’ve talked with Nick, and I think he likes the idea,” Scorpio said. “He knows the talent base we have, that in light heavyweights, junior heavyweights, whatever you want to call us, we have some great wrestlers. Guys like that deserve the recognition of their own division.”

“At the same time, the decision isn’t entirely his. The promoters will have to be convinced that it will work. Settling up something like this takes lots of time and money.”

A rival federation has already thrown its support to smaller wrestlers. Smoky Mountain Wrestling recently instituted a U.S. junior heavyweight title, and is planning to hold cards in WCW’s home base of Georgia. SMW may well force WCW’s hand.

“The fans in Smoky love seeing the smaller guys wrestle,” said Morton, who’s now concentrating on tag team wrestling with The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express. “I like watching it myself. I can’t understand why any wrestling promotion ignores guys our size. Maybe if every super heavyweight had the skills of a big Van Vader, but let’s not kid ourselves. They don't.”

[Tiger Mask recovered to mount a counterattack and thrill fans with several spectacular dropkicks. Action like this could become common in America if federations would just institute light heavyweight divisions.]

YET ANOTHER TIGER MASK LOSES HIS STRIPES

Understandably, most Americans’ interest in the recent New Japan “Battlefield ‘94” card at the Tokyo Dome centered on matches involving Hulk Hogan, Rick and Scott Steiner, and Road Warrior Hawk. But there were other highlights as well, including one that showed just how impressive light heavyweight matches can be.

IWGP junior heavyweight champ Jushin Liger, whose matches with Brian Pillman are still fondly remembered by many WCW fans, challenged Tiger Mask in a non-title bout. It should be noted that this Tiger Mask was the third wrestler to carry the name. The first, Satoru Sayama, excelled in the early-1980s before unmasking himself and leaving pro wrestling. The next Tiger Mask also eventually unmasked on his own volition, revealing himself to be Mitsuharu Misawa. He is still regarded as one of Japan’s premier aerial stars.

The action was as good as promised. There were plenty of high-flying moves throughout, and for several minutes neither wrestler took command. Finally, Liger took the inactive, used a spectacular shooting-star press, and posted the pin at 12:26.

[A humbled Koji Kanemoto voluntarily unmasked in tribute to his conqueror, the legendary Jushin LIger.]

While this was not a stipulation match, Tiger Mask decided to unmask anyway, and was found to be Koji Kanemoto. He immediately challenged Liger to a rematch.

“Tiger Mask has always been a popular concept with Japanese fans,” said correspondent Koichi Yoshizawa. “The man who wears it has a great deal to live up to. Sayama and Misawa were true world-class wrestlers, and Kanemoto is good in his own right.”

“I have no idea if he’ll continue wearing the mask, or give it to someone else. I only hope whoever wears it is worthy of the honor.”

Hogan’s manager, Jimmy Hart, caught some of the match while awaiting the “Hulkster’s” Bout against Tatsumi Fujinami. “People like liger are among the reasons Hulk would like Japanese’ style wrestling to succeed in North America,” he said “While the light heavyweights don’t have the power of Hulk, they’re intense and athletic, really marvelous to watch.”

-Vincent Paterno

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Where The Big Boys Play: The Launch Of WCW Monday Nitro & The Return Of Lex Luger

Professional Wrestling has been on television for years. In the 1990s, the hottest wrestling program on television was WWF Monday Night RAW. However, a new Monday night wrestling program would be aired. This article will be about the launch of WCW Monday Nitro.

World Championship Wrestling was a part of Jim Crockett Promotions in the 1980s. Jim Crockett Promotions is a professional wrestling promotion based out of Charlotte , North Carolina and ran by the Crockett family . JCP is also well known for being associated with the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA) . In 1988 , Entrepreneur , Ted Turner , acquired most of JCP and made it into a subsidiary company called the Universal Wrestling Corporation. Thus, in 1993, WCW became a solo promotion after a dispute with the NWA over authorization of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. This happened in the late Summer and going into Fall of 1993. A few months earlier before becoming a solo promotion, WCW was financially struggling until Eric Bischoff , a former WCW commentator, took on the role of Executive Producer. In 1994, Ted Turner appointed Bischoff as the Senior Vice President of WCW. In this role , he had control over the creative direction and finances of WCW.

Eric Bischoff’s goal for WCW was to reform the promotion by taking it from the image of a ‘ Southern ‘ Rasslin Company ’ to a modernized wrestling promotion. He would increase production, avoid house shows that didn’t bring in revenue, increased the amount of Pay-Per-View shows , cut down on the number of commentators with a Southern accent, and scouted out top talent from the WWF in order to get them to join his company. Wrestlers such as ‘ Macho Man ’ Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan , WWF’s most popular wrestlers would accept Bischoff’s offer to join WCW and would leave the WWF. Nevertheless, Bischoff would take WCW to a new level in 1995.

Eric Bischoff’s idea for the company was to create a flagship wrestling program to go up against Vince McMahon’s WWF Monday Night RAW , which aired on rival TV network, USA Network. Bischoff would get the approval for his new idea from Ted Turner. Therefore , WCW Monday Nitro was launched on the TNT Network to go head to head with RAW. Nitro would have the same time a lot as RAW , giving viewers a choice to choose which program to watch.

The inaugural episode of WCW Monday Nitro would air on September 4,1995. The show would take place at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Eric Bischoff would be joined on commentary by former NFL star , Steve ‘ Mongo ’ McMichael as the Babyface Color Commentator and Bobby ‘ The Brain ’ Heenan as the Heel Color Commentator. David Penzer would be the in-ring announcer ‘ Mean’ Gene Okerlund would be the interviewer. The introduction video would feature wrestlers such as Sting , Big Van Vader, Macho Man Randy Savage, and Hulk Hogan. Savage would be released due to fight with Paul Orndorff in the locker room. Nitro would only be an hour long. The first match to kick off Nitro was Jushin Thunder Liger vs Flyin’ Brian ( Brian Pillman ). Also, fans would see a vignette of Mr. Wall Street ( FKA Mr.IRS ).

There would be a dark match before Nitro would go live on TV. It would be a tag team match consisting of The American Males , Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs, vs Bunkhouse Buck and Duck Slater w/ Colonel Robert Parker. The American Males would win.

Other matches would include the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship match between Ric Flair and Sting. This match would end in a no contest due to an inference by Arn Anderson. The main event of the evening was for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Big Bubba Rogers ( FKA The Big Boss Man ) , would challenge Hulk Hogan. Hogan had a manager during this time , ‘ The Mouth of The South ’, Jimmy Hart. During the match , Bischoff would be doing play by play commentary as McMichael and Heenan would be cheering for Hogan and Rogers. Hogan would defeat Rogers and become the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Nevertheless, a surprise return would happen as Hogan was being attacked by the Dungeon of Doom.

Lex Luger rushed down the ring to help Hogan against the Dungeon of Doom before getting in his face and confronting him. Hogan would tell Luger to go back to where he came from. During the confrontation, Sting and Randy Savage would rush to the ring to help Jimmy Hart try to break up the confrontation. Gene Okerlund would come to ring to interview both men. Luger would wrestle for the WWF for two years as one of the top stars of the company. However , he had his final match for the company the evening before he came to WCW. He would sign with the company the morning before his surprise appearance. Luger would explain his reason for his return. He wanted to challenge Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and that he was tired of playing with ‘ kids’ , referring to his time in the WWF. Hogan granted Luger the match by shaking his hand and the match would be made official on the September 11 episode of Monday Nitro. The camera would cut to Bischoff, McMichael , and Heenan as they were talking about the match before signing off. Lex Luger’s return to the WCW would inspire two other WWF Wrestlers , Razor Ramon ( Scott Hall ) , and Diesel ( Kevin Nash ) to join the company in 1996 as The Outsiders.

Vader would never wrestle on Nitro and decided to sign with the WWF in 1996. Monday Nitro would find success due to the nWo and defeat RAW for 83 weeks. The final episode of Monday Nitro would take place on March 26,2001. Eric Bischoff would go on to be a General Manager of Monday Night RAW and be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021. He is also the host of the podcast 83 Weeks.

My Final Thoughts:

The launch of WCW Monday Nitro changed the landscape of pro wrestling. If it wasn’t for Eric Bischoff changing WCW and giving viewers Nitro, there wouldn’t be a Monday Night War. The nWo wouldn’t exist if Nitro was never created. WCW Monday Nitro was a show that I would enjoy if I was born earlier. I was born in 1997. Nitro changed how we view wrestling on TV and showed how wrestling promotions fight for supremacy as WWE and AEW , the two most popular promotions on TV today do.

Love You All,

- Kay

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Happy Birthday to the five time WCW Tag Team Champion and member of the NWA Buff Bagwell!!! @marcusbuffbagwell

#BuffBagwell #MarcusAlexanderBagwell #BuffIsTheStuff #WCW #WorldChampionshipWrestling #WrestlingBirthdays #ProWrestling #LuchaLibre #Poruresu #SiscosFavoriteComics

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WCW World Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & 2 Cold Scorpio

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WCW Starrcade 1993: 10th Anniversary Review

Check out my 1993 #WCW #Starrcade review ft. #Vader #RicFlair etc.

Hello everyone and welcome to the Starrcade 1993 review! I’m quite excited for the main event of this show; as for the rest of the card, not so much. There are some undercard matches with some potential, but most good or great workers are saddled with inferior wrestlers. Regardless, I have hope! If last year’s show can be good with the Lethal Lottery and Battlebowl, then this show can be good…

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[#everyNITROever] 'WCW Monday Nitro' 10.2.95 - Savage vs. Luger, Flair vs. Anderson

The 10.2.95 edition of #WCW #MondayNitro features a #FallBrawl rematch between Ric Flair and Arn Anderson. Check it out! #everyNITROever

Venue: Denver Coliseum (Denver, CO) Commentators: Eric Bischoff, Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan, & Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael The beef between Randy Savage and Lex Luger gets physical this week as Luger puts his WCW career on the line in their first-ever encounter. Also on the show perennial ECW opponents Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko face off in a WCW ring, Hulk Hogan wants The Giant (BROTHER), and Ric…

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Stars and Stripes aka The Patriot and Marcus Alexander Bagwell

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xii) WCW Beach Blast '92: WCW Beats the Heat! June 20th, 1992 Mobile Civic Center, Mobile, Alabama 1. Brian Pillman vs. Scotty “Raven” Flamingo (WCW Light-Heavyweight Championship, 5.5/10) 2. Ron Simmons vs. Terry Taylor (5/10) 3. Greg Valentine vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell (4.5/10) 4. Sting vs. Cactus Jack (Falls Count Anywhere, 7/10) 5. Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat (30-Minute Iron Man Match, 9/10) 6. Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, and Nikita Koloff vs. Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, and Steve Austin (with Paul E. Dangerously) (Special Referee – Ole Anderson) (6-Man Tag Team, 7.5/10) 38.5 7. Steiner Brothers vs. Miracle Violence Connection (WCW Tag Team Championship, 7.5/10) Ah. The first ever WCW Beach Blast. Well, it wasn't bad. The standout was the Iron Man Match battle between the Ricks. There were a few other good matches, but they were that. Just good, but nothing exceptional. I enjoyed the Rude/Steamboat thirty minute encounter, but the Steiners/MVC thirty minute draw felt like it dragged. 46 of 70 ... 65.714% https://www.instagram.com/p/CKMbN15Bg4i/?igshid=4qu1jca53lgh

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Starrcade 1995 Slam-Along

Ben and Thomas travel to Nashville to experience international flair. Starrcade is USA vs Japan in competition for the cup.

Match Card

Dark Matches

Diamond Dallas Page vs Dave Sullivan

The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) vs The Blue Bloods (Lord Steven Regal and Earl Robert Eaton)

Main Card

Chris Benoit vs Jushin Thunder Liger (with Sonny Onoo)

Alex Wright vs Koji Kanemoto (with Sonny Onoo)

Lex Luger (with Jimmy Hart) vs Masahiro Chono (with Sonny Onoo)

Johnny B. Badd (with The Diamond Doll) vs Masa Saito (with Sonny Onoo)

Shinjiro Otani (with Sonny Onoo) vs Eddy Guerrero

Randy Savage vs Hiroyoshi Tenzan (with Sonny Onoo)

Sting vs Kensuke Sasaki (with Sonny Onoo)

Ric Flair vs Lex Luger vs Sting

Randy Savage (c) vs Ric Flair (with Jimmy Hart) WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match

After Card Dark Matches

Kensuke Sasaki (c) vs One Man Gang WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Match

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*** Scott & JT’s Vintage Vault Refresh reviews are a chronological look back at WWE PPV and TV history that began with a review of WrestleMania I. The PICs have revisited these events and refreshed all of their fun facts that provide insight into the match, competitors and state of the company as well as their overviews of the match action and opinions and thoughts on the outcomes. In addition, Jeff Jarvis assists in compiling historical information and the Fun Facts in each of the reviews. Also, be sure to leave feedback on the reviews at our Facebook page. Enjoy! ***

Monday Night Raw #127

September 18, 1995 (Taped August 28, 1995) Canton Civic Center Canton, OH Announcers: Vince McMahon & Jerry Lawler

Monday Night War Report: WCW Monday Nitro this week takes place one night after WCW’s Fall Brawl PPV, emanating from Freedom Hall in Johnson City, TN. The results were as followed: 1) Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) to win the Tag Titles (4:40); 2) Paul Orndorff pinned Johnny B. Badd (6:40); 3) Ric Flair defeated Brian Pillman via submission (5:24). Raw would rebound after last week’s loss to squeak out a win this week, 2.5 to 2.4.

Head-to-Head Ratings Scorecard: Nitro 1 – Raw 1

1) The 1-2-3 Kid defeats Razor Ramon after a Dean Douglas top rope splash at 7:08

Fun Fact: Last week, 1-2-3 Kid interfered in Razor Ramon’s match and accidentally hit Razor as he came off the top rope trying to hit Davey Boy Smith. After the match, the two argued with each other. Kid said nobody took him seriously when he first beat Razor in 1993, and he challenged Razor to another match, which Razor accepted for this week.

Scott: We open with a rematch long overdue. Back in May 1993, Razor Ramon was a heel and the 1-2-3 Kid was a plucky jobber. Kid pulled off the upset and now two and a half years later they are both babyfaces and friends. I just realized as Vince McHaon said it that this Sunday is IYH #3. Then I recalled we lost two weeks of shows because of the US Open on USA Network. Jerry Lawler is fully in the Kid’s corner during this match, which tells me that a Kid heel turn may be in the offing somewhere down the line. The match is back and forth and when we went to commercial Kid had Razor in a sleeper until Razor recovered and got out of it. Both men are down and with the Canton crowd on their feet, Razor starts to really lay into Kid with some strikes as Vince says Razor actually isn’t going full steam because they are friends. At one point, Razor is in the ring on his back as the Kid is outside with the referee. Down the ramp comes Dean Douglas, who hits a splash on Razor, then escapes. The Kid crawls into the ring, drapes his arm over the fallen Razor and gets the three count. The Bad Guy is now more determined than ever to get the evil teacher. Grade: *1/2

JT: We waltz into week two of the new fall season, still in Canton, with a big night of action ahead of us. This is a very special Thursday night episode of Raw and Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler have the call as usual and welcome us right into our very interesting opening match, which features two close friends going to battle after a skirmish a week ago. Of course, there is tons of history between 1-2-3 Kid and Razor Ramon and most of it has been woven into the very fabric of Raw. Kid chugs out first, looking to remind everyone that he isn’t just some lucky kid. Ramon saunters to the ring next and Vince hypes up his big match with Dean Douglas at IYH3. Kid jumps Ramon as he gets in the ring and quickly sends him back to the floor to gain his bearings. Razor charges back in and Kid outquicks him until the Bad Guy catches him on a cross body and then sends him flying with a big fallaway slam off the middle rope. Ramon keeps overpowering and hammering away at Kid as we get more IYH3 talk. King wonders if Kid has aligned himself with Douglas at all but Vince thinks he just wants respect from his friend and mentor. Ramon starts to work the arm and then crushes Kid with a hard uranage for two. Kid starts to mount a comeback and clocks Ramon with a spin kick for one. He follows up by jumping on Ramon’s back and hooking a sleeper, hanging on to the hold through a break. Ramon broke the hold and turned up the heat, burying Kid in the corner with a clothesline. Vince thinks Razor is holding back on his friend here and things start to get dicey when the ref gets wiped out during a collision. With everyone down, Douglas showed up and hit a big splash off the top rope on the Bad Guy before sneaking away. Kid and the ref both recovered and Kid would cover the prone Ramon for the upset win. The crowd was in shock at that one. I really enjoyed that match as it was well structured and hard hitting, especially during Ramon’s heat segment. It isn’t a shock that these guys have great chemistry but it is always fun to watch it play out. I liked the finish too as Kid gets his win but the IYH3 match gets a big heat boost. Grade: **

*** We go backstage, where a sweaty Dean Douglas is in his classroom. He gives 1-2-3 Kid a “D” for “dumb” and Razor Ramon an “E” for “elevate”, which is trying to do by taking on the Dean. He also gives him self an “A” and says Ramon will get an “N” on Sunday as it will be a no brainer who will win that match. ***

2) Tatanka & Kama defeat Savio Vega & Bob Holly when Kama pins Holly with a powerslam at 5:47

Scott: Interesting little tag team match here as two Corporate members face the Puerto Rican legend and the race car driver. This is rare for the WWF to have such a short amount of time to promote a PPV, even more so that this show was on a Thursday so that means only three days until IYH. The discussion on commentary centers around Henry Godwinn, who’s now on a mission to slop the entire Corporation, who at this point is nothing more than a bunch of glorified mid-card guys. This match is pretty good though as both teams are going back and forth until Kama recovers from a missile dropkick to reverse a cross body into a powerslam for the victory. Kama (and the Corporation) gets the much needed win. Sid faces Henry Godwinn on Sunday, a far cry from title matches with Diesel. Grade: *

JT: We head right back to the ring as Ted DiBiase leads out the very stale team of Tatanka and Kama for a battle with Savio Vega and Bob Holly. We head back to Superstars, where Henry Godwinn slopped DiBiase in advance of his match with Psycho Sid. Lawler reminds us that Vega is battling Waylon Mercy this Sunday and doesn’t think that match will go very well. Tatanka and Savio open things up and the Caribbean Legend gets off to a hot start, working over both men before sending Kama careening to the floor. Things reset as Holly and Kama tag in and we get a rather sloppy exchange between the two. Holly started to work the arm and then tagged in Savio but Kama caught him with a right hand. Tatanka tagged in and then bailed outside as Savio was picking up steam. We get some good heel work as Tatanka heads across the floor and trips up Holly, which allowed Kama to nail Savio from behind. The Million Dollar boys snuck in some double teams as Holly argued with the ref, gaining full control of the proceedings. Kama and Tatanka would dominate Vega for a minute or so until Savio and Tatanka collided heads, wiping both men out. Both would recover and make tags, with Holly coming in hot and landing the first shot, rattling the big man. Holly followed with a missile dropkick for two and then things broke down. Holly came flying off the top rope with a cross body but Kama caught him and awkwardly slammed him down for the win. This was a sloppy mess from bell to bell, especially when Kama and Holly were in there as they just didn’t mesh at all. Tatanka feels like a relic at this point and this whole match felt pretty aimless overall. Not much going on here. Grade: 1/2*

*** Razor Ramon is backstage and vows to take out Dean Douglas this Sunday night. ***

3) Jean-Pierre Lafitte defeated Brian Walsh with a somersault cannonball at 3:18

Scott: While this squash is going on, Vince is on the phone with Bret Hart, who will be facing Lafitte on Sunday in Saginaw. This all stems from Lafitte stealing glasses from kids and taking Bret’s jacket on Superstars. Wow this PPV is being totally rush booked with matches being slapped together at random. Lafitte wins, and is ready for the Hitman Sunday. Grade: DUD

JT: We go right back to the ring as Jean-Pierre Lafitte stalks to the ring, toting along Bret Hart’s jacket. Vince recaps the history between the pirate and the Hitman as Brian Walsh actually lands a couple of shots in. As Lafitte takes over, Bret Hart calls in from the set of Lonesome Dove. Hart makes some pirate jokes and then takes Lafitte to task for how he treats the young fans. Lafitte batters Walsh as Hart says the pirate will go down for all the stealing he has been doing of late. Hart hangs up and Lafitte finishes Walsh with a nice somersault cannonball. Lafitte has been sure and steady since debuting but finally gets his breakthrough chance on Sunday. Grade: DUD

*** Vince McMahon narrates through the history between King Mabel and Diesel to show the rise of Men on a Mission. ***

4) Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeat Men on a Mission in a non-title match when Hart pinned Mo after a Yokozuna legdrop at 9:30

Scott: Finally, we have two heel tag teams brawling it out here, but no titles are on the line so why would the fans care who wins the match? Just because Vince wants to see Yoko & Mabel in the ring together? Who cares? We already know that Owen can wrestle circles around Mo, so all in all this match could be an utter slog. It is cool to see the last two KOTR winners in the ring together. Owen & Yoko seems to be coming off as the babyface team in terms of structure, as they are the ones getting double teamed behind the referee’s back. Probably because even though he’s a heel, Owen Hart is a popular wrestler with the fans. Then again, Mo is getting double teamed a few minutes later. So maybe it’s just four cheating jerks trying to out “jerk” each other. The crowd is a bit timid until Yoko & Mabel start slugging it out. Yoko is heavier but Mabel is taller. Owen ends up pinning Mo after interference from Yokozuna. The match was frighteningly fun. Grade: **

JT: We head back to the ring for our final match of the evening as our Tag Team Champions make their way out, flanked by Mr. Fuji and Jim Cornette as always. Men on a Mission are already in the ring and Vince ensures us the ring has been reinforced here tonight. This is a pretty interesting match on paper, with both teams quite disliked by the fans and also due to the physical constitution of each unit. We get the showdown between Mabel and Yoko and then each time gathers and sets themselves. We open with Owen and Mo and they trade some offense, with both looking fairly crisp in their attacks. Mo snaps off a nice powerslam and then tags Mabel, who just spikes Owen to the mat by his hair and then kicks away. Owen would dodge an avalanche in the corner and then hammer away until the King shoved him back hard to the mat. The crowd certainly seems to be backing the champs here as Vince gives a final sell for IYH3 this weekend. Mo and Mabel take turns tagging in and out and putting a beating on Owen as we find out Diesel’s back is still dinged up from SummerSlam. Owen would block a sloppy Mo sunset flip attempt for two and then chuck Mo over the top to the floor, allowing him to finally tag Yoko. Yoko power walked into the ring and beckoned Mabel, but that just allowed Owen to batter Mo on the floor. That was a great heel spot right there. Owen shoved Mo back in and Yoko went right to work, viciously beating him down as the crowd buzzed a bit. After a break, Owen and Mo both went for a spin kick and whiffed, careening hard to the mat. They would both tag and Yoko and Mabel met in the center of the ring like two bulls colliding as the crowd popped. Mabel won the battle and actually worked over both champs before tagging Mo right back in. After a double clothesline by MOM, Mo peppered some shots until Owen kicked him in the back to kill his momentum. Yoko clotheslined Mo down and Owen hit a missile dropkick for a close near fall. Owen followed with a neckbreaker but Mo came back with a superplex for two. Things broke down with all four brawling but Mabel would get knocked to the floor, allowing Owen to trip up Mo and Yoko to drop the leg to give the champs the win. This was much better than it had any right to be with a much quicker pace than I expected. Mo was sloppy in spots as usual but he hung right with Owen throughout and the back-and-forth structure kept it moving. The Mabel/Yoko spots were also well done and the crowd pop for the big collision was a cool moment. I definitely enjoyed this more than I expected to heading in, so kudos there. The champs now move on to an incredibly high stakes match on Sunday. Grade **

*** Diesel and Shawn Michaels are backstage and talk all about their big Triple Header match on Sunday night at In Your House #3. Vince McMahon then gets in the ring to talk to Jim Cornette, Yokozuna and Owen Hart and they also give their thoughts on the Triple Header match. ***

Final Analysis:

Scott: With not much time to promote a PPV on Raw, this show did seem very rushed. The first match and the last match were entertaining enough but the announcing is the important thing here because the guys are trying to promote this PPV that had no real build on Monday nights because of the time off the show had to endure. Diesel’s title reign is really starting to fatigue but here he siphons off the hotter Shawn Michaels. Razor and The Kid are on a collision course down the line. A decent show and we are off to Saginaw! Final Grade: C+

JT: This was a tidy little go home edition of Raw and I have been enjoying the refreshed product since the new fall season launched. The graphics, the flow, the feel and just the overall look needed a change and we got it. They are pretty much embracing that they are taped some weeks now, including showing clips of what is to come throughout the night and it seems to be working for now. The roster is also fluctuating a bit, which is helping to keep things fresher too. We had two solid matches bookending the show and plenty of final hype for In Your House, which looks to be a decent enough show on paper. The main event here was pretty fun and was the best Mabel has looked since his big push began. And honestly I think that shows he is best used as a tag wrestler that can dominate in spurts. If he had a better partner, they could have had something more there. That said, all the gold is on the line this Sunday night, we will see if we have new champions in place next week on Raw. Until then… Final Grade: B-

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Gamesmaster [S04E12] December 6th, 1994 Games: Super Bomberman 3, Fatal Fury  Reviews: Animaniacs, Sensible World of Soccer, Power Rangers  Tips: Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament, Bubsy II, Alone in the Dark  Special Guests: Marcus Alexander Bagwell & The Patriot 

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Carteret Co. NC Genealogies and Histories #northcarolinapioneers

Carteret County Wills and Estates

Carteret County was named for Sir George Carteret, English Lord Proprietor, or possible his heir, John Carteret, the 2nd Earl of Granville. County Seat: Beaufort, North Carolina. The county seat is Beaufort.Carteret County Wills and other Records Available to Members of North Carolina Pioneers Indexes to Wills

1741 to 1799

1741 to 1839

1760 to 1880

1829-1866

1860-1868

1898-1916

Carteret County Wills

Abstracts of Carteret County Wills dating from 1726 to 1770

Images of Wills 1760 to 1880Testators: Always, Keziah; Arthur, Jacob; Arthur, Seth; Backhouse, John; Bagwell, Robert; Baker, William; Barrenton, Nathan; Bartell, John; Bell, Abigail; Bell, Abner; Bell, Caleb; Bell, David; Bell, George; Bell, James; Bell, Joseph; Bell, Malachi; Bell, Nathan; Bell, Solomon; Bell, Susan; Berkley, Aylworth; Berry, James; Biggott, John; Black, Martin; Bordeau, Benjamin; Bordeau, William; Brees, Henry; Brees, Ross; Brees, William; Brion, Nathan; Brooks, Lydia; Brown, John; Bryant, Nicholas; Buck, Francis; Canaday, Richard; Canaday, Thomas; Chadwick, James; Chapman, Joshua; Chadwick, Samuel; Church, Constance; Cooke, Esther; Davis, Joseph; Davis, Nathan; Davis, Susanne; Davis, Whittington; Davis, William; Dickinson, James; Dickinson, John; Dill, Edward; Dixon, James; Dixon, John; Dudley, Christopher; Dudley, Elizabeth; Dudley, Elizah; Dunfy, Peter; Easton, John; Eavey, Richard; Ellis, Freeman; English, Thomas; Fisher, Charity; Fuller, Belcher; Fuller, Edward; Fuller, Nathan; Gabriel, Benjamin; Garner, Frances; Garner, John; Gaskill, Joseph; Gaskill, William; Gillian, Thomas; Gilliden, Alexander; Goodwin, Lucreshia; Goodwin, Oliver; Goodwin, Thomas; Goulding, Thomas; Green, Elisha; Green, Francis; Green, Henry; Green, Samuel; Hall, Daniel; Harker, James; Harpe, John; Heady, Daniel; Hellen, Jonathan; Herbert, Hillary; Hibbs, John; Hill, Edward; Hill, Elizabeth; Hill, Isaac; Hill, Jonathan; Hill, William; Huff, Robert; Hunter, Ezekiel; Hunter, Lebbeus; Hunter, Stephen; Jackson, Francis; Lewis, Thomas; Lewis, William; Longest, Joshua; Lupton, Christopher; Marshall, John; Maulben, Samuel; May, Hannah; McKinny, Brooks; Moore, Joseph; Morgan, John; Morse, Abigail; Morse, James; Morse, Theodore; Nelson, Edmund; Nelson, Joshua; Nelson, Mary; Nelson, Robert; Nelson, William; Oglesby, John; O' Neal, Francis; O'Neil, William; Owens, William; Pigott, Oliver; Planter, John; Robinson, Allen; Robinson, Ann; Robinson, Joseph; Russell, David; Rustell, John; Sanders, Samuel; Saunders, Thomas; Savage, Robert; Shackleford, John; Shaw, John; Simpson, John; Smith, John; Smith, Thomas; Stanton, Benjamin; White, Solomon Wicker, Joseph Images of Wills 1794 to 1818.Testators: John Adams, Nathan Adams, Keziah Always, Capt. Benjamin Appleton, Jacob Arthur, Seth Arthur, John Backhouse, Major Denis Beaufort, William Baker, Abigail Bell, Abner Bell, Absalom Bell, Caleb Bell, David Bell, Elijah Bell, George Bell, James Bell, Joseph Bell, Josiah Bell and William Adams. Images of Wills 1829 to 1866Testators: Adams, Nathan; Arthur, Richard; Bell, Josiah; Bell, Sarah; Bell, Thomas; Bell, William; Bell, William (2); Biston, S. S.; Bordeau, Joseph; Chadwick, Anson; Chadwick, Ganabas; Chadwick, Mary;; Chadwick, Mathias; Chadwick, Oliver; Chadwick, Solom; Chadwick, Thaddeus; Davis, James; Davis, John; Davis, Richard; Davis, Samuel; Dickerson, David; Dickinson, Daniel; Elliott, James; Fisher, William; Games, William; Garner, Asa; Garner, Elijah; Garner, Samuel; Garner, Samuel (2); Gaskill, Anson; Gaskill, Pleasant; Gaskis, Esther; Gibble, James; Gibble, John; Gooding, Rachael; Guthrie, Frederick; Hancock, James; Harsley, Barton; Haskill, John; Haskitt, Michael; Hill, B. H.; Howard, John; Howard, John (2); Hunt, James; Jeremy, Isaiah; Jones, William; Jordan, Joseph; Lewis, William; Lupton, Allen; Mades, Rebecca; Marshall, William; Mason, Matthew; Mendell, Bridges; Merritt, John; Oglesby, Levi; Patton, Alis; Pelletier, Sarah; Pigott, Abram; Pigott, Culpepper; Pigott, David; Pigott, Elijah; Pigott, Margaret; Pigott, Mariah; Pugh, John; Robinson, Judith; Robinson, Thomas; Sikes, Abraham; Taylor, Isaac; Taylor, Joseph; Taylor, Joshua; Taylor, William; Thomas, Marcus; Tolson, Sidney; Wade, Caleb; Wade, Joseph; Ward, Avis; Wicks, Elijah; Willis, Benjamin; Willis, Britton; Willis, Daniel; Willis, Mihala; Willis, Seth; Willis, Thomas; Willis, Littleton; Willis, WilliamImages of Wills 1860 to 1898Testators: Adams, John; Alexander, William; Arendell, Sarah; Beeton, Mary A. E.; Bell, Levi; Bell, Ralph; Bell, Rufus; Bell, William; Bell, William (2); Brook, Mary; Canaday, Francis; Carraway, Peter; Chadwick, Oliver; Daniels, Brian; Daniels, Jesse; Daniels, Josiah; Davis, Abram; Davis, Alexander; Davis, Charity; Davis, John; Davis, Joseph; Davis, Julius; Davis, Mary; Dickinson, Wallace; Dill, George; Doyle, Edward; Dudley, Elijah; Dudley, Stephen; Ellis, Joseph; Felton, Rosanna; Fields, Lemuel; Forbes, Edward; Foreman, Charles; Fulcher, John; Fulcher, Wallace; Gabriel, Samuel; Garner, Dexter; Garner, Francis; Geffroy, William; Gillet, Jacob; Gillikin, Rebecca; Gillickson, J.; Gooding, R.; Gray, John; Guthrie, Elijah; Guthrie, John; Hall, R.; Hamilton, Elijah; Harker, John; Harris, Matilda; Haskitt, Borden; Higgins, Wiley; Hill, Isaac; Jones, Ambrose; Jones, J. B.; Jones, John; King, Sarah; Lawrence, Watson; Leecraft, Mary; Lewis, Josephus; Lewis, Riley; Lupton, Silas; Lupton, Wilson; Markett, Frederick; Marshall, Thomas; Martin, Mary; Mason, Preston; Nelson, John; Oaksmith, Appleton; Parker, David; Perry, Benjamin; Pigott, Eliza; Pigott, Jennings; Pigott, Mary; Pigott, Sarah; River, William; Roberson, Sally; Roberts, John; Robinson, Francis; Robinson, Robert; Rumley, Rachael; Russell, Nevil; Sabiston, William; Sanders, E. W.; Sewill, Charity; Shepard, William; Small, Stephen; Stanton, Jonathan; Stewart, Oliver; Sutherland, Mary; Swindell, Elizabeth; Tagler, Sidney; Taylor, B. F.; Taylor, Timothy; Thomas, Charleston; Wade, Benjamin; Ward, Jane; Waters, Henry; Whitehurst, D. W.; Whitehurst, Rachel; Wiggins, William; Willis, Henry; Willis, Josiah; Willis, Lola; Yates, William Images of Wills 1898 to 1916Testators: Arthur, Martha; Bell, D. W.; Bell, Eliza; Bell, George; Bragg, James; Carson, Laura; Collins, John; Davis, J.; Davis, J. H.; Davis, Josiah; Dickinson, Daniel; Dill, E. H.; Dill, Hettie; Demis, J. T.; Duncan, J. F.; Evans, Edward; Fodric, A. J.; Fodric, John; Fodric, Mary; Franklin, Dorea; Fullord, Lewis; Gaskill, D. B.; Gaskill, Elijah; Gilbert, Leander; Goodwin, J. H.; Guthrie, Angelina; Guthrie, John; Hansfield, David; Hardesty, Elizabeth; Hartfield, Henry; Henry, Ann; Hester, Charles; Jones, Elizabeth; Jones, Major; Laffey, Edwin; Lewis, Enoch; Lupton, Joseph; Marshall, Ann; Marshall, Caroline; Marshall, James; Mason, C. N.; Mason, Francis; Mason, John; Mason, Joseph; May, Henrietta; McCall, Henrietta; Mitchell, Kendrick; Morris, John; Nelson, Henry; Nichols, Asa; Norris, John; Oglesby, Levi; Pate, Jackson; Pelletier, Edward; Pigott, Albin; Pigott, Elisha; Pigot, Jennings; Price, George; Read, Charity; Reiger, Francis; Reiger, Henry; Roberson, Mary; Roberts, Denard; Robinson, Mason; Rose, John; Rumley, Mary; Russell, John; Simmons, Christopher; Simpson, G.; Smith, Joseph; Springle, George; Stanly, J. B.; Thomas, Alonzo; Weeks, Daniel; Williams, Edward; Williams, Lucretia; Willis, David; Willis, Effriam; Willis, Henry; Willis, Martin; Willis,, Mary  Find your Ancestors Records on North Carolina Pioneers SUBSCRIBE HERE

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[Retro PPV Recap] WCW SuperBrawl III - The White Castle of Fear

#SuperBrawl season rolls on as I look back on the 3rd edition of the show, featuring the WHITE CASTLE OF FEAR #WCW #RetroRecap

Date: February 21, 1993 Venue: Asheville Civic Center (Asheville, NC) Commentators: Tony Schiavone & Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura The war between Sting and Big Van Vader continues into 1993 as the two headline WCW’s first PPV of 1993. It’s not just any match, however, it’s a ‘White Castle of Fear’ match. What does that mean exactly? Strap match. It’s a strap match. Also on the show The British…

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Scott Steiner & Marcus Alexander Bagwell Vs. Flyin’ Brian Pillman & Stunning Steve Austin WCW WorldWide [October 10th, 1992]

Before the team would find their footing as The Hollywood Blonds, the team of Flyin’ Brian Pillman and Stunning Steve Austin would be tested against tag team specialist Scott Steiner and his partner, a young Marcus Alexander Bagwell. In the absence of Rick Steiner, brother Scott would find a replacement in a young Bagwell, who works hard in this match to prove his worth by teaming with a wrestler who knows his way around a tag team match. The strength of Scott Steiner keeps Pillman and Austin on their feet as the two work to get their opponents on their backs.