World Championship Wrestling presents Power Hour
Date: 7/25/1992
Matches:
1.) Scotty Flamingo defeated Keo McKenzie
2.) WCW Light Heavyweight Champion Brad Armstrong defeated Tracy Smothers
3.) Ron Simmons defeated Richard Morton
4.) WCW United States Tag Team Champions The Barbarian & Dick Slater defeated Scott Sandlin & Scott Allen
5.) Barry Windham & Ricky Steamboat defeated WCW Television Champion Steve Austin & Cactus Jack
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Jim Ross hosts the Power Hour and runs down what we’re scheduled to see take place on the program.
2.) Flamingo won his enhancement match following a piledriver.
3.) Armstrong backs Smothers into the ropes, but cleanly backs off. Armstrong takes Smothers down to the mat to avoid a go-behind attempt and they have a standoff. Armstrong gains hammerlock control, but Smothers counters quickly. Armstrong gets arm control, but Smothers reaches the ropes quickly for a break. Smothers controls Armstrong with an abdominal stretch, but Armstrong counters with a rollup for a two count. Armstrong drop toe holds Smothers and keeps arm control before getting a rollup, but Smothers powers out. Armstrong puts a hammerlock on Smothers, but Smothers elbows free and runs the ropes. Armstrong arm drags Smothers and again keeps arm control. Armstrong wrenches on Smothers arm and yanks down on the arm until Smothers strikes Armstrong. Armstrong hits a crossbody off the ropes and a dropkick. Armstrong arm drags Smothers before keeping arm control on the mat. Armstrong knee drops Smothers on the arm several times. Smothers eye rakes Armstrong followed by a right hand, but Armstrong nearly wins with an inside cradle. Armstrong drop toe holds Smothers and controls Smothers on the mat until Smothers reaches the ropes and forearms Armstrong. Smothers nails Armstrong with a kick to the head and taunts the crowd. Smothers delivers a dropkick after strike for a two count. Smothers tries for a slam, but Armstrong counters with the side Russian leg sweep for the win. (*1/2. A bit slower pace than I would have liked. The closing minute was entertaining, but the arm work went a bit longer than it needed to go.)
4.) Jim Ross talked with Bill Fralic in Pittsburgh about charity.
5.) Ron Simmons and Richard Morton’s match aired on the July 11th edition of WCW Pro.
6.) Dick Slater and The Barbarian won their enhancement match when Barbarian wins following a big boot.
7.) Missy Does The Mail hosted by Missy Hyatt is up next. Hyatt talks about the issues between WCW United States Champion Rick Rude and Nikita Koloff. We see footage from WCW Worldwide, which has been seen several times where Koloff tosses Madusa to the mat and brawled with Rude.
8.) Cactus and Steamboat kickoff the tag main event with Cactus backing Steamboat into a corner, but Steamboat strikes Cactus several times. Cactus takes Steamboat down to the mat, but Steamboat counters with a hammerlock and knee drops Cactus over the back. Cactus takes Steamboat down to the mat and delivers right hands, but misses an elbow drop. Steamboat kicks Cactus to the mat and continues with right hands as they brawl to the floor. All four men are on the floor brawling before returning to the ring. Windham elbows Austin to the floor while Steamboat elbows Cactus to the mat. Steamboat plays to the crowd. Austin tags into the match and wants a piece of Windham leading to Windham tagging into the bout. Austin knee lifts Windham followed by right hands against the ropes. Austin puts a bearhug on Windham in the middle of the ring, but Windham counters with a belly to belly suplex and a scoop slam. Windham arm drags Austin to the mat and keeps arm control. Windham knee drops Austin on the back. Steamboat tags into the match and axe handles Austin from the middle rope. Steamboat gets arm control on the mat. Steamboat yanks Austin to the mat and keeps arm control for a few moments. Windham tags into the match and kicks Austin followed by a wrist lock. Windham continues with a hammerlock scoop slam. Steamboat elbows Austin coming off the ropes for a two count. Steamboat goes back to arm control.
Austin knee lifts Steamboat on the back and stomps Steamboat on the mat. Austin scoop slams Steamboat and tags in Cactus. Cactus stomps Steamboat and eye rakes Steamboat over the ropes. Steamboat tries to fight back with strikes, but Cactus cuts off Steamboat with an elbow strike and splashes Steamboat against the ropes. Cactus forearms Steamboat in the corner. Austin chokes Steamboat while the referee is distracted by Windham. Cactus hits a jackhammer for a two count. Cactus rams Steamboat into the corner. Austin enters and strikes Steamboat over the back. Steamboat avoids Austin and tags in Windham. Windham cleans house and backdrops Austin coming off the ropes. Cactus knee lifts Windham from the apron. Cactus tags back into the match and strikes Windham over the back. Windham ducks a clothesline and they collide on stereo clothesline attempts. Austin quickly tags in and stops Windham by ramming Windham into the corner. Windham inside cradles Austin and manages to get the three count for the win. (**1/4. This was mostly an average main event for WCW TV. I was hoping for a bit more, but I’m glad there was a clean finish.)
Final Thoughts:
An average episode of WCW Power Hour this week. There was a bit of repetitiveness especially with Missy Does The Mail as she’s only focusing on the same feuds over and over again. I think WCW is still doing fairly well with their angles and keeping the programming interesting.
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