Match # 60: The Villanos vs. Hector Garza and Juventud Guerrera (Nitro 7/7/97) All these years and I still know very little about the Villanos. I know it’s pronounced with a silent L (Vee-on-os), and I know they are a famous wrestling family in Mexico, but I don’t know much else. This is Villanos IV [...]
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Match # 59: Ric Flair and Roddy Piper vs. The Outsiders (Nitro 6/9/97) This match takes place in Boston a the Fleet Center in front of the same crazy hot crowd as our last match (Match # 58 – Hogan vs Luger). As I recall Piper and Nash got into a real fight after this [...]
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Match # 58: Lex Luger vs. Hollywood Hogan (Nitro 6/9/97) Hogan walks out to a HUGE pop in a white NWO Syxx-Pac t-shirt. The Bisch is out with him being arrogant as ever. Hogan apparently will never get skin cancer. No idea how he’s avoided it with that orange tan. They do mic work. It’s [...]
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Brian Streleckis runs down one of the biggest cards in Philadelphia in a good while: a new Japanese venture, a new promotion, and a PPV taping all in one.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
International Bureau Chief Rik Finch is on the scene in Toronto for Night 2 of DBD VII weekend and sending in live results. He says that Guinness’ fattest man is in the house. I’m not sure if this is a verified fact or merely conjecture, but either way, I hope he took a photo.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Match # 57: Ric Flair vs. Scott Hall (Nitro 6/2/97) This match was the highest rated TV segment for a pro wrestling match to this point during the Monday Night Wars. Whether it’s a good match or not is an entirely different matter.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
In Part 2 of the latest BSWH, we turn our eyes up north for previews of Death Before Dishonor VII weekend. Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Lance Storm, and a Chronicle correspondent will all be in Toronto, so check out our analysis of what to expect from all the major and not-so-major (Frankie the Mobster, we’re [...]
Monday, July 20, 2009
We kick off the latest BSWH with the DVD portion of the program and review Insanity Unleashed. It’s not a Flair Friday, but a big feud kicks off and the main event has major title implications. And in honor of Delirious breaking free of his emopressor, we’ve unleashed our Meter of Insanity. [display_podcast]
Monday, July 20, 2009
Match # 56: Juventud Guerrera/Super Calo/Hector Garza vs. La Parka/Damian/Ciclope (Nitro 5/26/97) This might be the first true trios match form the luchadores on this set, which has me excited. They’ve got Larry Zbyszko in the booth, which is annoying because he’s just going to be pleased with himself for being ignorant, but they’ve got [...]
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Match # 55: Ric Flair vs. Syxx (Nitro 5/19/97) This is a babyface Flair making his Nitro return after time off against an NWO Sean Waltman, who could still go. Wouldn’t ya know it, Heenan decides to bring his A game this week announcing for an old friend. Even Zbyszko sounds coherent.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Match # 54: The Steiner Brothers vs. Harlem Heat (Nitro 3/17/97) Michael Buffer is announcing this Monday Nitro main event. ATM Eric must be in the house. At least with a main event we get a match with some time given to it – theoretically.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Match # 53: Rey Mysterio vs. Psicosis (Nitro 3/17/97) I use the word sprint from time to time to explain a match that’s front-ended with a lot of cool spots, moves, and/or story because it’s been booked to go under ten minutes. This match was not a sprint, it was a run, and I mean [...]
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Match # 52: Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera (Nitro 2/24/97) This is some Lucha-done-right early. Too bad the crowd could care less live. Guess they were all waiting for the NWO to come out.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Match # 51: Ultimo Dragon vs. Dean Malenko (Nitro 2/24/97) Ultimo Dragon is this hugely influential wrestler, and yet he’s sent out there with Sonny Ono to click photos for a disposable camera because “that’s what Asian people do, right?” Wrestling is so embarrassing sometimes. Maybe if the punch line was at least funnier, or [...]
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Match # 50: Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Psicosis (Nitro 1/6/97) Lucha viewing is such a tricky deal with me. I respect Lucha as a great dance of wrestling style. However, if they go to fast it doesn’t have time to sink in and just looks like a collection of (high) spots that don’t hurt and [...]
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Woo! Ric Flair’s debut in (“the”) Ring of Honor was the big draw of our latest DVD under review, Stylin’ & Profilin’. Did the Nature Boy live up to his legendary reputation? We discuss his appearance and conflict with Nigel McGuinness, a storybook ending for Delirious and Daizee, and much more in BSWH #51. And [...]
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Note: Somewhere in here I realized I’ve duplicated a match in my ballot, but I can’t for the life of me find the match listed twice. So we have 50 ranked instead of 49. Shouldn’t effect things to much, but it’s like that from now on. My apologies. Ballot After 5 Disks 1. Ric Flair [...]
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Disk 5 Rankings 1. Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit (Nitro 12/23/96) 2. Steve Regal vs. Psicosis (Nitro 12/16/96) 3. Dean Malenko vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. (Nitro 12/30/96) 4. Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit (Nitro 7/15/96) 5. Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero (Nitro 11/18/96) 6. Eddie Guerrero vs. Psicosis (Nitro 7/22/96) 7. Eddie Guerrero vs. Psicosis [...]
Monday, July 6, 2009
Match # 49: Dean Malenko vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. (Nitro 12/30/96) I’m still in love with the earlier match these men had at a Disney MGM Nitro back in July (Match # 39). It will take a lot to top that, but if given time I’m sure they can. This was a great mix of [...]
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Match # 48: Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho (Nitro 12/30/96) This is the first time Chris Jericho makes the set with a match. Benoit we know for all his matches on the set so far. Benoit worked a lot with Jericho early in his WCW run and got him ready as he went forward. Jericho [...]
Friday, July 31, 2009
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