WCW Main Event 8/28/1994

Written by: Bob Colling

World Championship Wrestling presents Main Event
Date: 8/28/1994
From: Columbus, GA

Matches:
1.) Dustin Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson by disqualification

Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Rhodes meets Anderson on the floor and hammers away on Arn around ringside. Rhodes has his shoulder taped up. Rhodes decks Anderson on the apron and slingshots Arn into the ring. Rhodes works over Arn in the corner with right hands and an elbow strike. Arn flops down to the mat and Dustin plays to the crowd. Dustin rubs Arn’s eyes over the ropes. Rhodes chokes Arn in the corner to keep the advantage. Dustin scoop slams Arn and continues with right hands on the mat. Arn shoulder rams Rhodes and delivers an uppercut. Arn tries for a sunset flip, but Rhodes drops to his knees and hammers away on Rhodes. Arn misses a wild strike and falls to the mat. Rhodes comes off the ropes to deliver a forearm drop. Arn boots Rhodes in the corner and delivers a few strikes to drop Rhodes to the mat. Arn continues to beat on Rhodes. Arn goes to the top rope, but Dustin stops Arn with strikes and goes for a superplex. Arn holds onto the ropes and leaps off the middle rope only to be met with a clothesline in midair. Arn slams Rhodes arm over the top turnbuckle to get the momentum.

Arn beats on Dustin in the corner with strikes and stomps. Arn rubs Rhodes eyes over the top rope and wraps Rhodes arm over the top rope. Anderson stomps on Rhodes arm, the same arm that was broken by Arn. Parker beats on Rhodes while the referee is distracted. Arn beats on Rhodes on the apron with more strikes and stomps to the arm. Arn wraps Rhodes over the bottom rope with a hammerlock. Rhodes fights back with strikes, but Anderson hits an arm breaker on the broken arm. Anderson keeps working over the arm of Dustin to keep control of the match. Rhodes atomic drops Anderson and misses a clothesline. Rhodes boots Anderson and is fired up. Dustin works over Anderson in the corner with strikes and Anderson is laying over the top rope. Dustin drops Anderson with an elbow strike. Dustin plants Arn with the bulldog, but Parker pulls Rhodes out. Parker gets in the ring and Rhodes goes after Parker only for Anderson to knee lift Rhodes to the floor. Rhodes elbow strikes Parker on the floor. Rhodes gets a sunset flip from the apron for a two count. Rhodes elbow strikes Parker and elbow strikes Arn. Meng enters the ring and savant kicks Rhodes leading to the disqualification. After the match, Ricky Steamboat comes running down and spits fire to scare the heels in the ring. Meng doesn’t backdown from Steamboat. Steamboat is standing over Rhodes making sure nobody gets their hands on Rhodes. (**1/2. A fine TV match with the expected finish since the feud has really just started and a clean finish in their first singles showdown wouldn’t make a lot of sense. They worked a good match and Meng’s involvement makes him look really good.)

Final Thoughts:
An enjoyable episode this week. Meng should be a monster heel once they get him in the ring.

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