World Championship Wrestling presents Main Event
Date: 10/11/1992
Matches:
1.) Marcus Alexander Bagwell fought Diamond Dallas Page to a time limit draw
2.) Tom Zenk defeated Buddy Lee Parker
3.) Shane Douglas defeated Greg Valentine
Angle Developments/Notes:
1.) Jim Ross and Michael P.S Hayes host the program. Ross talks about there being issues between the WCW Tag Team Champions Dustin Rhodes and Barry Windham. They also promote the Sting vs. Jake Roberts contract signing.
2.) Diamond Dallas Page can’t believe that Marcus Alexander Bagwell would be the rookie of the year. DDP doesn’t think Bagwell can last ten minutes with him.
3.) Bagwell and DDP lockup with Bagwell sending DDP into the corner chest first a couple of times. DDP puts a waist lock on Bagwell, but Bagwell counters with a waist lock. DDP elbows Bagwell followed by a shoulder block, but Bagwell hip tosses DDP followed by an arm drag. DDP knee lifts Bagwell followed by a strike over the back. DDP elbows Bagwell to the mat. DDP runs the ropes and blocks a hip toss, but falls to the floor where DDP shows frustration. They trade wrist locks with Bagwell taking DDP down to the mat and leg drops DDP over the arm. Bagwell keeps arm control on the mat. DDP tries to scoop slam Bagwell, but Bagwell holds onto DDP’s arm. Bagwell splashes onto DDP’s arm and keeps an arm bar locked in. Bagwell leg drops DDP over the arm. DDP backs Bagwell into a corner and delivers a kick. Bagwell runs into an elbow in the corner and DDP drops Bagwell throat first over the top rope by jumping over the ropes to the floor. DDP chokes Bagwell over the middle rope and then switches to the top rope. DDP yanks Bagwell backward. DDP knee lifts Bagwell as there is five minutes left in the time limit.
DDP manages a two count following a swinging neckbreaker and keeps Bagwell on the mat with a sleeper. DDP uses the ropes for leverage, but Bagwell doesn’t submit. DDP elbow drops Bagwell on the mat. DDP controls Bagwell with a front face lock. DDP takes Bagwell down to the mat. Bagwell chops DDP, but is met with a kick. DDP sends Bagwell into the ropes to deliver an elbow for a two count. There’s three minutes left in the match as the show goes to commercial.
Bagwell runs the ropes and takes DDP down with a sloppy rollup for a two count. DDP tries to cover Bagwell a few times, but keeps Bagwell ion the mat with a sleeper. DDP keeps Bagwell on the mat with a sleeper. Bagwell elbows free and comes off the ropes, but is met with a clothesline. DDP kicks Bagwell in the corner followed by shoulder rams. DDP misses a splash in the corner and hits the corner shoulder first. Bagwell atomic drops DDP followed by a clothesline. Bagwell elbows DDP coming off the ropes and monkey flips DDP across the ring. Bagwell dropkicks DDP coming off the ropes for a two count. Bagwell gets an inside cradle for a two count. Bagwell shoulder blocks DDP coming off the ropes for a two count as the time limit expires. After the match, Vinnie Vegas comes out and grabs a microphone. Vegas claims that DDP was just warming up and suggests five more minutes. DDP staggers ton his feet as Vegas raises DDP’s arm. (*1/2. I mean, this was a mostly boring encounter as they filled the time with hardly any big wrestling moves and it felt like mostly rest holds.)
4.) Missy Hyatt talks about being a former manager of the Steiner Brothers and claims she’s seen a side of Scott Steiner that nobody has seen before, but we have to call the hotline.
5.) Halloween Havoc Control Center hosted by Jim Ross is next. Jake Roberts talks about the match with Sting and says that barbed wire would be nice because Sting could get trapped, or a cage because he can rub Sting’s face in the cage. Roberts would also love to hear Sting say I Quit. WCW World Champion Ron Simmons joins the segment and says he will be ready and we see footage of Barbarian preparing for the powerslam. WCW United States Champion Rick Rude says he’s thrilled about having a second referee and he’s confident that he will win the NWA World Championship. Ross promotes the major matches taking place at Havoc.
6.) Tom Zenk won his enhancement match following a superkick.
7.) A video package promoting Erik Watts is shown. They show footage of Erik Watts playing football and a touchdown being thrown against Ohio State along with him competing in enhancement matches.
8.) Madusa shared some thoughts about Chono. Madusa provided a scouting report on Chono and his STF finishing hold. Madusa speaks in Japanese telling Chono to be aware of the Rude Awakening. There will be another report next week.
9.) Dick Slater is in Greg Valentine’s corner for the main event bout. Douglas sidesteps Valentine out of a lockup. Douglas sends Valentine into the corner to kickoff the bout. Valentine arm drags Douglas and they have a standoff. Douglas arm drags Valentine a couple of times and they standoff again as Valentine complains of a hair pull that never happened. Douglas gets a headlock on Valentine and knocks Valentine to the floor with a dropkick. Valentine chops Douglas into a corner and delivers shoulder rams. Douglas strikes Valentine in the corner, but the referee stops him. Valentine drop toe holds Douglas to the mat, but is kicked away. Douglas drop toe holds Valentine and keeps headlock control. Douglas shoulder blocks Valentine to the mat and they have a standoff. Douglas shoulder blocks Valentine, but Valentine tosses Douglas to the floor where Dick Slater throws Douglas back into the ring without a cheap shot. Valentine knee drops and stomps Douglas on the mat. Valentine keeps Douglas on the mat with an arm bar, but Douglas doesn’t submit as the show goes to commercial.
Douglas is on the floor and Valentine pulls Douglas to the apron to deliver a few forearm strikes to the chest. Valentine knee drops Douglas on the mat. Valentine double under hooks Douglas to the mat and covers a two count. Valentine hooks Douglas hitting a suplex and goes to the middle rope hitting an elbow drop. Valentine misses an elbow drop off the middle rope. Douglas avoids a strike and jabs Valentine a few times. Douglas decks Valentine to the mat. Douglas hooks Valentine for a suplex and drives Valentine to the mat. Valentine chops Douglas to the mat for another near fall. Douglas backslides Valentine for a two count. Valentine clubs Douglas with a clothesline and hits an elbow drop. Douglas kicks Valentine into the corner chest first and nearly wins with a rollup. Valentine decks Douglas from behind and forearms Douglas to the mat. Douglas avoids a forearm hitting a belly to belly suplex for the win. (**. It’s simple booking, really. Valentine may not have a long time remaining in WCW, so he puts over the younger Douglas that appears to have some direction in WCW moving forward. It’s simple business. The action was alright, but not anything overly interesting.)
Final Thoughts:
I honestly came into this hoping for a better match out of DDP/Bagwell, but the action here was mostly dull. It’s a skippable overall show, but it wasn’t one that I regretted watching.
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