Finishing off the year 2000 for WCW in this series. Do you agree with my assessment of what was good and bad during the year? Part one of the series can be found HERE. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Goldberg’
The Good & The Bad: WCW 2000 Part Two
Posted: May 1, 2017 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: 2000, Booker T, buff bagwell, DDP, Glacier, Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, jeff jarrett, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, Sting, WCW
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WCW World Title Tournament In 1999: First Round
Posted: April 17, 2017 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: 1999, Booker T, Bret Hart, buff bagwell, Chris Benoit, DDP, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Goldberg, jeff jarrett, lex luger, Scott Hall, Sid, Sting, WCW
This is what caused the tournament to crown a new WCW World Champion.
At Halloween Havoc 1999, there was a controversial moment where WCW World Champion Sting retained the championship over Hulk Hogan in their anticipated rematch from Fall Brawl. Sadly, Hogan would simply lay down and take the fall allowing Sting to retain. The purpose? I couldn’t tell you. By the end of the night, Goldberg, who won the WCW United States Championship from Sid Vicious earlier in the show, was also the WCW World Champion after defeating Sting in the main event at Havoc.
So, Goldberg is the champion, the top baby face is finally the top champion for the second time in his career. What could go wrong? Well…. (more…)
At Look Back At: The 1998 PWI 500 Rankings
Posted: April 3, 2017 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: Booker T, Bret Hart, Chris Jericho, DDP, ECW, Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, Jushin Liger, Kane, ken shamrock, Kenta Kobashi, PWI 500, Randy Savage, raven, Ric Flair, Scott Hall, shawn michaels, steve austin, Sting, Taz, Terry Funk, The Rock, Undertaker, WCW, WWF
It’s the eighth installment looking back the PWI 500 magazines that have become a popular publication over the years. 1998 saw the WWF get a lead in the ratings war, while WCW was still highly popular. ECW continued to grow throughout the year, as well.
Unlike last year, the number one ranked wrestler is a toss up between a WCW wrestler and a WWF wrestler. There isn’t controversy attached to this years ranking.
Reminder, I don’t look at every wrestler in the magazine, but a full list of the rankings can be found HERE.
The grading period was from August 1st 1997 to August 31st, 1998. (more…)
Inside The Magazine Volume #17: WCW Magazine May 2000
Posted: March 14, 2017 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: Billy Kidman, Bobby Heenan, buff bagwell, Ernest Miller, Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, jeff jarrett, lex luger, Ready To Rumble, Ric Flair, Sting, Tank Abbott, Three Count, UFC, Vampiro, WCW, WCW Magazine
It’s the first time looking at a WCW magazine, and boy, it’s a long one. There’s some interesting information throughout and plenty of material. (more…)
The Match Volume #1: Goldberg Vs. Sting WCW Nitro ’98
Posted: October 24, 2016 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: Goldberg, Nitro, Sting, WCW
By the fall of ’98, World Championship Wrestling’s premiere show Nitro was falling in the ratings and World Wrestling Federations’s premier show, RAW, was growing at a rapid rate. Thus, some desperation would enter the minds of the management team in WCW. Both programs had been known for putting on some great programming, and the September 14th edition of WCW Nitro was no different. (more…)
Don’t Hate The Player, Hate The Game
Posted: November 11, 2015 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: Booker T, Bret Hart, Goldberg, jeff jarrett, Scott Steiner, Sting, WCW
From the fall of 1993 to late 1997, Booker T was part of the highly successful team Harlem Heat with his brother Stevie Ray. During that span, the duo won the WCW World Tag Team Championships seven times. Over that period, many fans and experts were starting to notice Booker T for his in-ring style and noted he just needed a way to breakthrough on his own.
When Stevie Ray got injured in late ’97, Booker T was left on his own and he took full advantage of the opportunity. Booker didn’t waste much time capturing gold as a singles wrestler when he defeated Disco Inferno on the December 29th Nitro to win his first WCW Television Championship. It wouldn’t take long for Booker to connect with the fans and often times Booker had the entire arena “raising the roof.” (more…)
Would You Go To This Show? Volume Twelve
Posted: June 12, 2015 by Bob Colling in UncategorizedTags: Bret Hart, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Goldberg, Ric Flair, Saturn, Sting, WCW
Recently a coworker of mine mentioned a wrestling show he attended in March 1999 and how much fun it was. The event was a house show presented by World Championship Wrestling in Rochester, New York. He had fond memories of the event and I was interested in looking up the show to see if it were something I’d like to go to. He attended the show simply because his friend had a spare ticket. So, would you go to this show? (more…)
