TEW Multiplayer: Monday Night Wars '97

[DeToxRox]

Right as my ECW game started, SnDvl PM'ed me about starting a multiplayer game using the same mod I used for ECW, so that is what we're doing. I will control the WWF and he will control the WCW. No punches will be pulled, it's every man for himself. Bret Hart was the first victim, but the question is, who's next?

[SnDvls]

who's next?


Hey that's my guy's line ;)

Should be a fun one Danny let's see what we can do.

[SnDvls]

Well a new era has begun for both WWF and WCW.

It's December 1997 and two new faces are brought in to be the head bookers for WWF and WCW.

I haven't gotten my goals from my owner yet but I see several things that need my attention right away. #1 being that my TV contract only has one season left, but I can't do anything until a month prior.
I have to set up my booking team as I am head booker so I choose the best of what I have; Dusty Rhodes, Eric Bishoff, Terry Taylor, Harley Race & Konnan. Finally I need to give my TV show some announcers. I choose a three man booth of Bobby Heenan, Larry Zbyszko and Tony Schiavone.

[SnDvls]

A quick glance of my Champions shows

WCW World Heavywieght - Hollywood Hulk Hogan
WCW United States - Curt Hennig
WCW World Television - Perry Saturn
WCW Cruiserweight - Eddy Guerrero
WCW World Tag Team - The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)

I take the first shot at WWF by offering Jerry Lawler a written deal to make my announce team better. I also put an offer to Sid Vicious who was a two time WWF champion. Looking over my roster the only person I might lose that would worry me is Chavo Guerrero Jr. who has a pay-per-appearance deal, but I don't think the WWF is waiting to sign him.

[DeToxRox]

A quick glance of my Champions shows

WCW World Heavywieght - Hollywood Hulk Hogan
WCW United States - Curt Hennig
WCW World Television - Perry Saturn
WCW Cruiserweight - Eddy Guerrero
WCW World Tag Team - The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner)

I take the first shot at WWF by offering Jerry Lawler a written deal to make my announce team better. I also put an offer to Sid Vicious who was a two time WWF champion. Looking over my roster the only person I might lose that would worry me is Chavo Guerrero Jr. who has a pay-per-appearance deal, but I don't think the WWF is waiting to sign him.

Just you wait. It's on.

[SnDvls]

file sent

from now on I'll add a bolded WCW at the top to help the readers see what fed is posting what so.....

WCW

so as to let Danny do some gamming I didn't do all my "advance booking" in the game yet, but I'll let you know what I'm doing here.

I'm happy with all my champions except Saturn as the TV champ...I'll be fixing that soon. I'd like someone else as US champ, but I'll deal with Hennig for now.

[DeToxRox]

WWF

WWF World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels
WWF Intercontinental Champion: Steve Austin
WWF Tag Team Champions: The New Aged Outlaws
WWF Lightheavyweight Champion: TAKA Michinoki

BOOKING STAFF: Myself, Vince McMahon, Vince Russo, Gorilla Monsoon, Pat Patterson and Jim Ross.

HOUSE SHOWS: Thursday and Saturdays throughout the USA and Canada.

ANNOUNCE TEAM: Jim Ross and Jerry "the King" Lawler will handle all duties, which is Raw and all PPV's.

OVERVIEW

We're happy with our champions, though I'd like TAKA to get some competition. We've retired the European title, one I found absurd and it just cluttered our title picture. We do need better tag teams, so that's my first and most pressing need.

[SnDvls]

WCW

Main Eventers
Scott Steiner
Diamond Dallas Page
Ric Flair
Rick Steiner
Sting
Davey Boy Smith
The Giant
Bret Hart
Booker T
Lex Luger
Kevin Nash
Randy Savage
Hollywood Hulk Hogan
Scott Hall

Upper Midcarders
Ray Traylor
John tenta
Stevie Ray
Dean Malenko
Chris Benoit
Jim Duggan
Meng
Brian Knobbs
Steve McMichael
The Barbarian
Jerry Saggs
Konnan
Curt Hennig
Buff Bagwell

Midcarders
JUventud Guerrera
Rey Mystero Jr.
La Parka
Super Calo
Goldberg
Ultimo Dragon
Rick Martel
Chris Jericho
Glacier
Michael Walstreet
Perry Saturn
Psicosis
Raven
Alex Wright
Hugh Morrus
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
The Booty Man
Eddy Guerrero
Wrath
Scott Norton

Lower Midcarder
Sick Boy
Villano V
Rocco Rock
Silver King
Yuji Nagata
Hammer
Johnny Grunge
Bogus Sting
Disco Inferno
Blacktop Bully

Opener
Norman Smiley
Louie Spicolli
Ice Train
Lodi
Mortis
Billy Kidman
Prince Iaukea

Enhancement Talent
Fit Finlay
Johnny Swinger
Riggs

Occasional Wrestler
Tombstone
Jim Neidhart
Roddy Piper
Brad Armstrong
Steven Regal

Injurd
Syxx

Manager
Arn Anderson
Ted DiBiase
Sherri Martel
Rick Rude

[SnDvls]

(format courtsey of molson)

WCW

WCW Monday Night Nitro
Monday, Week 1, December 1997
Charlotte Coliseum

-Pre-Show Dark Match
Fit Finley defeated Johnny Swinger (E)

Pre-Show Dark Match
-Prince Iaukea defeated Norman Smiley (D-)

Pre-Show Dark Match
-Jim Neidhart defeated Riggs (D-)

-Show opening with WCW World Heavyweight Champion Hollywood Hulk Hogan making his way to the ring. Hogan gives an interview putting down WCW and how big the nWo is and how he is going to destroy Sting at Starcade this year. (A)

-Six Man tag team action. Super Calo, Juventude Guerrera & La Parka defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr., Villano V & Silver King (D-)

-Buff Bagwell is doing an interview w/ Gene Okerlund bashing on Lex Lugar and hyping their upcoming match. (C+)

-Ultimo Dragon defeated Psicosis (D+)

-Chris Benoit defeated Billy Kidman (C-)

-Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell (C)

-Sting comes down to the ring and gives a response to Hollywood Hulk Hogan. (A)

-Harlem Heat defeated The Faces of Fear (C-)

-Curt Hennig defeated Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW United States Title (B+)

-As Page begins to get up after the loss Kevin Nash rushes to the ring and beats down on Page giving him several power bombs as the show goes off the air. (B+)

Overall Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts & Notes

-Scott Hall missed the show so we'll have to deal with him. I'll probally warn him for the 1st offense, but I know it won't be his last either so I'll keep an eye on him.

-I have a working agreement w/ AAA to bring in some of their luchadors in addition to the ones I have under contract but so far the Lucha Libre expreiment sucks...we'll see what the furture brings.

-Being that this was my first show I'm happy I got a B and the fans were okay with my match/angle setup I just need to have some better matches. I do believe I need to trim some of the fat and I'm sure Ted Turner will let me know that here real quick.

-My dark matches were a little below what I expected, but I guess that's what you get when you only put low guys together in a match. I like the WWF need some better tag teams so I'm going to look at pairing some guys up or hiring some old partners to reform a team again here in WCW.


(format courtsey of molson)

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 1, December 1997
Cameron Indoor Stadium

Pre-Show Dark Match
D'Lo Brown defeated Flash Funk (D-)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Steve Blackman defeated Crush (C-)

- Raw opens with WWF Chairman Vince McMahon in the ring. He says he didn't screw Bret Hart; Bret Hart screwed Bret Hart. Owen Hart's music hits and he comes out saying he is going to make sure Vince feels the embarrassment Bret felt. Vince tells Owen he better not touch him, and in fact he has a proposition for him. On behalf of Shawn Michaels, Vince has ordered Owen Hart vs Triple H tonight. If Owen doesn't win, he will NEVER get a shot at Shawns WWF Heavyweight Title. Owen just smirks and nods to accept the offer (B+)

TAKA Michinoku defeated Super Crazy to retain the WWF Lightheavyweight Title (E+) Great chemistry between these two but I gave them too much time I believe. This crowd didn't seem up for it.

Shawn Michaels comes to the ring and runs down the crowd and Bret Hart. He promises that tonight Owen would've been better off leaving when Bret left, because at least Bret got to walk out of Quebec. (A)

The New Age Outlaws defeated LOD to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles. (D+) LOD is not a team anyone wants to see. Following the match Shawn Michaels and Triple H emerge and begin kicking the hell out of LOD. They then announce to the world that the New Age Outlaws are the two newest members of Degeneration X. (B-)

Rocky Maivia defeated Ahmed Johnson (B-)

Jeff Jarrett comes out and lets everyone know he thinks Steve Austin is nothing more then a punk bitch and he is demanding Austin show he isn't such a wuss by putting up his Intercontinental Title against him RIGHT NOW (B-)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Austin after a guitar shot to win the WWF Intercontinental Title (B)

Vader beat Brian Christopher (D)

The Undertaker is backstage with his druids. As some sort of ritual is going on, it's interupted by Mankind attacking him out of nowhere and leaving him a bloodied mess (A)

Owen Hart defeated Triple H (B-) DX rushes out and begins to beat on Owen Hart, but soon after Ken Shamrock and Ahmed Johnson rush out for the save. The seven men battle it out as Raw ends.

Show Rating: C

Show Notes

Owen and Shawn are leading to an epic match at Decembers show, currently title Revenge is Sweet.

Mankind and Undertaker will rekindle their war that is destined for awesome heat.

Austin/Jarrett has potential to be a show stealer every time out and they work well.

We need more storylines, which will start seeing the light of day soon.

[Travis]

So when will Bret Hart, Sting, Benoit and Norman Smiley create a stable? I'm a bit shocked this didn't occur on the first show.

And I won't even start on Smiley getting jobbed in a dark match.

Pure insanity.

[SnDvls]

Wrestling News

-WCW crushed WWF in the head to head ratings pulling a 68.58 to 29.02 in the first head to head show.

-Rob Van Damn seems to be pretty popular as just about everyone offered him a contract, but he is too loyal to ECW and he turned everyone down including Vince McMahon and the WWF.

-Jerry Lawler rejected WCW's contract overtures and turned them down.

[DeToxRox]

Those numbers are skewed. It's obvious people have hundreds of people over to catch Raw.

[SnDvls]

WCW

Got my owner's goals and I'm not happy with them

#1 Don't fall below just under $15 million dollars
#2 I can't hire anyone who is on roids and can't resign anyone on them
#3 Injured wrestlers cost too much money. Don't hire anyone with less than a B- in Resilience

okay I can handle #1 no prob as we have over $24 mil now. #2 is gonna be hard as I've got several problems on the roster now and there are some attractive people out there that would fit in well now, but I have to scratch them for the next 2 years. #3 isn't too bad, but any veteran worker out there is not off the radar so I need to look for younger talent..I guess the lucha stars are here to stay.

I put in requests to terminate the contracts of Medusa, Sonny Ono and Bogus Sting.

I have working agreements with both New Japan and AAA in Mexico, but neither has a lot to offer me so I put in an offer to ECW (they currently have one with WWF too so we'll see how that works) and I put a few offers out to be a parent company to try and get a developmental fed going.

Scott Hall was warned for no showing the last event and he took it well without any issues.

[SnDvls]

Those numbers are skewed. It's obvious people have hundreds of people over to catch Raw.

well to be fair I only used your USA network numbers ;)

[DeToxRox]

WWF

Vince McMahon hands down his owner goals .. er goal.

We cannot hire nor resign any heavy drinkers. Could be a problem but we will see.

[SnDvls]

WCW

I fired the three workers previously mentioned

I hired Steve Williams

I offered 3 feds to be their parent company...I was turned down by OMEGA and Ohio Valley, but in a shocker ECW said yes....we'll see if they break off their working agreement with WWF

[DeToxRox]

WWF

The WWF announced today they've cut ties with Gangrel, Kurrgan and Sniper, and wish them the best in all future endeavors.

[SnDvls]

WWF

The WWF announced today they've cut ties with Gangrel, Kurrgan and Sniper, and wish them the best in all future endeavors.

What that's a good chunk of the Truth Commission ;)

[DeToxRox]

What that's a good chunk of the Truth Commission ;)

I was going to get rid of Recon too, but he saw it coming.

[SnDvls]

WCW

I put out several offers for active workers and some development talent in the last few days, honestly too many to remember, but I did ask to speak to Taz and Lance Storm. My offer to talk to Sid Vicious is still out there, but I'm sure Ted Turner will refuse to allow me to offer a contract when it all comes around due to him being so injury prone.

(edit: I looked at Kurt Angle, but can't offer him as he has less than B- resilence)

[SnDvls]

Wrestling News

-current ECW World Champion Shane Douglas signed to be the head booker with JAPW so at the latest ECW card he dropped the title to The Sandman.

[SnDvls]

WCW

-What a shock I signed Sid Vicious, I guess since I offered him before the block I was able to keep the offer there. I also signed Lance Storm, Ekmo, Fatu and James Mitchell.

-I've decided to cut some fat and have requested termination proceedings with the following workers; Barry Darsow, Tombstone & Ray Traylor

-I put in a request to meet with Ron Killings and to re-up with Louie Spicolli

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

The WWF has announced they've severed their working agreement with ECW which as caused ECW to wage war on the WWF. The first salvo was fired by the WWF as they've signed away D-Von Dudley, a young star on the rise from ECW. WWF also announced they've signed Christopher Daniels, who may be reporting to the WWF's developmental territory ECWA soon.

[Atocep]

As I said in Molson's dynasty, I don't really follow wrestling anymore, but I used to. The depth of TEW along with the recognizable names makes these dynasties the funnest to read, IMO. The multiplayer aspect means its that much better. I'll be following.

[SnDvls]

WCW

-I signed Ricky Steamboat to be a road Agent, and brought in another Samoan in Kimo (I'll have Fatu & Ekmo tag up and Kimo be the third when needed) since I have Rick Rude and he's so good on the mic he'll be assigned as their manager/voice piece.

-James Storm, Chris Harris and Trent Acid were all signed to developmental deals and sent to ECW.

-I never offered RVD a contract, but now that ECW is my development fed I'll offer him to see if he want's to work for the big time now.

[SnDvls]

As I said in Molson's dynasty, I don't really follow wrestling anymore, but I used to. The depth of TEW along with the recognizable names makes these dynasties the funnest to read, IMO. The multiplayer aspect means its that much better. I'll be following.


Thanks we hope you are enjoying it. I think both of us are having a pretty good time doing it so far. you can expect both of us to push for a 2nd show as soon as we can that is for sure.

[DeToxRox]

As I said in Molson's dynasty, I don't really follow wrestling anymore, but I used to. The depth of TEW along with the recognizable names makes these dynasties the funnest to read, IMO. The multiplayer aspect means its that much better. I'll be following.

It pains me as a die hard ECW fan (was at shows in Detroit when I was 13) that I am started a war with them and am trying to clean them out but F WCW.

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

The WWF bolstered their Lightheavyweight Divison today by signing ECW star Ki Kash, as well as independant star Christian Cage. A few more names are being bandied about in regards to being terminated but nothing is finalized yet.

[SnDvls]

BASTARD!!!!

I tried @ Cage...Kash has "roid" issues so I couldn't offer him

it's on now man :)

[SnDvls]

WCW

-I sign Pat Tanaka, Mike Awesome and get Louie Spicolli signed to a written deal.

Nitro is up next.

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

The talent raid of ECW continues as the WWF locks up Bam Bam Bigelow, and also indy star Adam Copeland. Copeland and Cage will be working house shows as partners, while Christopher Daniels will be looked at with Jim Cornette as his manager.

[SnDvls]

damn two more I was too late on.

[DeToxRox]

damn two more I was too late on.

I have three more guys I am going for, one is more important then the other two, and after that I am done for now ha.

[SnDvls]

I have three more guys I am going for, one is more important then the other two, and after that I am done for now ha.

I've got a few more I'm after too, but no one that I "want" only development type guys...I'm gonna lose some big names once their contracts come up due to the "roids" ban :(

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Night Nitro
Monday, Week 2, December 1997
Thompson-Boling Arena, TN

Pre-show Dark Match

The Headshrinkers debut (Fatu & Ekmo w/ Rick Rude) and attack Public Enemy (E) Then Rude goes on to hype his new arrivals and how they will change the tag team scene in WCW (C).

-Perry Saturn defeated Rick Martel to retain the WCW TV Title (D+)

-Eric Bishoff came out and announced that Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko will be fighting Harlem Heat in a best of five series with the winning team getting a shot at the Tag Team Titles. (C+)

-A video is shown of the soon to be debuting direct from the WWF...Bret Hart!!! (B-)

-Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated Hammer & Sick Boy (D+)

-Roddy Roddy Piper was out talking about teaching someone a lesson when Jerry Saggs came out to fight him. (C+) Leading to Piper defeating Saggs (C+)

-Randy Savage burst into Eric Bishoff's office complaining about Bret Hart coming to WCW (B+)

-Buff Bagwell defeated Jim Duggan (C) after the match Buff posed down in the ring and challenged the whole WCW roster to a fight (C+)

-Benoit & Malenko defeated Harlem Heat (B-)

-A recap of last week's attack by Nash on DDP is shown (B+) leading to the main event. Kevin Nash defeated Diamond Dallas Page (A*)

Show Rating: (B)

Show Thoughts

Two B rated shows in a row, but both have slightly hurt me in the areas I'm running in I need to step it up to stay ahead of the WWF.

I started a series w/ Harlem Heat & Benoit/Malenko to go along with my current one of Hogan/Sting and Nash/DDP. Also started a small Hart/Savage storyline and began a Bagwell/Luger one as well. Final storyline that was started was one w/ Goldberg/Hennig that was started with Piper and The Nasty Boys to pick up steam next week.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 2, December 1997
Calihan Hall, MI

Pre-show Dark Match
Goldust defeated Test (C-)

Pre-show Dark Match
Marc Mero defeated Steve Blackman (D)

Owen Hart makes his way to the ring. Gone is the trademark smirk Owen sports, instead it's replace with an aggitated look. He's sick of these games with Shawn Michaels and lets Shawn know he's coming at him for blood (B+)

Farooq defeated Ahmed Johnson (D+)

Steve Austin hits the ring and tells everyone he's sick as hell with Jeff Jarrett and the way he won Austins WWF IC Title, and he'll be taking it back at Revenge is Sweet in two weeks. (B)

Rocky Maivia is backstage talking about how he is the future of the WWF and he's not going to let anyone hold him back (B-)

Rocky Maivia defeated Al Snow (C+)

Shawn Michaels comes out and tells Owen he will get his shot at Revenge; but it won't be until Revenge is Sweet and it will be for the WWF Heavyweight Championship. Michaels says he is a fighting champ, and he's about to show everyone Owen is just another Hart chump (B+)

Vader defeated Flash Flanagan (D+)

The Undertaker defeated Kane (B+)

After the match the Undertaker grabs a mic and tells Mankind this war of theres needs to end, and at Revenge is Sweet, he's challenging him to a Last Man Standing match! (B+)

Jeff Jarrett defeats Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw to make his first defense of the WWF Intercontinental Title (C+) As Jarrett celebrates his win Steve Austin comes through the crowd and decks Jarrett with his IC Title, then gets in his face and gives him the finger (B-)

Owen Hart is in the back with Ken Shamrock. They promise to watch one anothers back as neither one of them trusts DX (B-)

DX (Shawn Michaels & Triple H) defeated LOD (B-)

Mankind is shown backstage, rocking back and forth. He begins tearing out his hair and then starts punching himself. He picks up a nearby chair and hits himself with it repeatedly till he bleeds. He promises Undertaker that will be him at Revenge is Sweet (A)

Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock defeated the New Age Outlaws in a Non Title match (C+) After the match the rest of DX hits the ring and begins to pound on Owen and Shamrock as Raw goes off the air (B+)

Show Rating: B -

Show Thoughts

Undertaker/Mankind is a money feud that is going to be big for me in the ratings. I can only hope both men keep up this effort.

HBK vs Owen is moving nicely, with Triple H vs Shamrock also slowly picking up steam.

Can Vader be stopped?

Austin vs Jarrett is going to need more intensity but should be a great part of our triple main event.

[SnDvls]

WCW

probally the last of the signings for a while

-Ron Killings is signed to a development contract
-Kaz Hayashi is also brought in to help my lacking Lucha Libre stars

[DeToxRox]

WWF Notes

The WWF has terminated the following: Flash Flanagan, Recon, the Godwinns and three other low lever guys I honestly don't remember. Shows how much I'll miss them.

[SnDvls]

Wrestling News

-RVD again stays loyal to ECW turning down WCW this time

-WCW again won the TV ratings 68.24 to 28.65

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

The WWF continues their domination of ECW by hiring away mainstays Taz and Sabu to long term contracts. Both men are expected to debut sometime around the PPV Revenge is Sweet.

[SnDvls]

WCW

WCW has come to terms with the release of Ice Train. We wish him the best of luck in the future.

[SnDvls]

WCW

The war has drawn in some family as Bubba Ray Dudley has signed with WCW opposite of his "brother" who signed w/ the WWF.

[DeToxRox]

WCW

The war has drawn in some family as Bubba Ray Dudley has signed with WCW opposite of his "brother" who signed w/ the WWF.

That hurts the most so far, but we're not down and out. We'll see what this has in store next.

[SnDvls]

That hurts the most so far, but we're not down and out. We'll see what this has in store next.

it was done to keep you from getting a good tag team...now I need to find a partner for him and make another "brother" from another mother

[DeToxRox]

it was done to keep you from getting a good tag team...now I need to find a partner for him and make another "brother" from another mother

Ha as I figured, and I am in the same boat as you, though I have a couple of ideas.

[SnDvls]

to those reading we're almost back to another Monday :D

[WVUFAN]

This sounds like a great game to play multiplayer.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Night Nitro
Monday, Week 3, December 1997
Tacoma Dome, WA

-Pre-show Dark Match
The Headshrinkers defeated Public Enemy (E)

-Pre-show Dark Match
Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated La Parka (D)

-Pre-show Dark Match
Lance Storm defeated Mortis (D)

-Eddie Guerrero defeated Alex Wright, Billy Kidman & Rey Mystero Jr retaining the WCW Cruiserweight Title (C)

-We cut to the back where The Nasty Boys have attacked Roddy Piper and left him lying on the ground. (C)

-Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell (C+)

-The Steiner Brothers defeated The Faces of Fear to reatin the WCW Tag Team Titles (C-)

-Benoit & Malenko defeated Harlem Heat (C+) to go up 2-0 in their best of five series.

-Diamond Dallas Page defeated Scott Hall (A)

-It was announced that Bret Hart would be making his in ring debut tonight taking on Randy Savage (B+)

-Bret Hart defeated Randy Savage (C+)
These two just didn't click, but this was the last in their storyline so it's okay and I'm glad it's over.

-Sting is making his way to the ring (B+) to take on Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

-Sting defeated Hogan by DQ (B+) After the match Sting celebrated in the ring (B+) and it was soon announced that Sting was the new #1 contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Title (B+)

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts

My worst show thus far. I had booked Kaz Hayashi to take part in the 4-way, but he doesn't debut yet so I had to put in Alex Wright and that disappointed some fans, also they expected to see more angles this time which I skimped on...I guess I'll learn.

Luger & Bagwell pull off a C+ match, but I expect more from two vets and upper card wrestlers. I can only hope it gets better as they have a long way to go in their storyline.

Page and Hall pulled off the best match of the night and they were a ways down on the card...I'll have to remember that for the future though...if Hall keeps showing up :)

Hart & Savage weren't a good paring at all I'll have to see what Hart can do with some of my other workers and Savage might just be a worker without a spot for me for a while

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 3, December 1997
Patriot Center, VA

Pre-show Dark Match
Super Crazy defeated Christopher Daniels (E+)

Pre-show Dark Match
D'lo Brown & D-Von Dudley defeated Adam Copeland & Christian Cage (E)

Kid Kash defeated TAKA Michinoku in a Non Title match (D-)

Vince McMahon comes out and announces that Owen Hart will take on Triple H tonight! (B+)

DX is show backstage hyping themselves (C)

Vader defeated Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (C-)

Rocky Maivia defeated Goldust (B-)

Jeff Jarrett is shown in the back with a giant briefcase. He has promised that anyone who takes out Steve Austin is going to be a rich rich man. Jarrett tells Austin he won't make it to the PPV (B-)

Steve Austin defeated Savio Vega (D+)

Vince McMahon is back out to announce tonight Shawn Michaels will put his WWF Heavyweight Title on the line vs Ken Shamrock (B+)

Mankind & Kane defeated Undertaker & Ahmed Johnson (C+)

Owen Hart defeated Triple H with help from Ken Shamrock (C+)

A video is shown for Bam Bam Bigelow (D+)

In the back Undertaker is looking for someone when Mankind emerges from the shadows to lay a violent beatdown on Taker (B+)

Steve Blackman attempts to attack Steve Austin backstage but is beaten down instead (C-)

Shawn Michaels defeated Ken Shamrock for defense 1 of his WWF Heavyweight Title thanks to help from Triple H (B+)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

We're getting big returns from the guys up top, but we need to work the lower card guys out more. Goldust is especially valuable and will need to maintain credibility as he's a true asset.

[SnDvls]

TV Ratings

WCW Monday Nitro 65.61
WWF Monday Night Raw 28.60

[SnDvls]

WCW

Scott Hall showed up late again last night to Nirto so I fined him this time

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

It was announced on WWF.com today that the main event for this Mondays Raw will be an eight man tag match to take us home to Revenge is Sweet, where we will see the team of Owen Hart, Ken Shamrock, Steve Austin & the Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Jeff Jarrett and Mankind.

Also, Barry Windham was issued a warning for arriving late to Raw. As of now however no further disciplined is planned.

[SnDvls]

at least you have a tardy wrestler too now :)

[DeToxRox]

at least you have a tardy wrestler too now :)

Windham wishes he wrestled for me. He will see some time but he's not a significant cog like Hall.

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

The WWF signed two young indpendant stars today to developmental deals, inking Rhino and Homicide to deals. Both will be reporting to the ECWA shortly.

[Swaggs]

Where are all the "divas?"

Wasn't this the golden age of Sable and Chyna?

[DeToxRox]

Where are all the "divas?"

Wasn't this the golden age of Sable and Chyna?

I use Chyna, and Sable will get used, but otherwise you won't see women wrestling on Raw.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 4, December 1997
Mariott Center, UT

-Pre Show Dark Match
Davey Boy Smith, Jim Neidhart & Fit Finley defeated Ekmo, Fatu & Kimo (D)

-Pre Show Dark Match
Rey Mystero Jr. defeated Psicosis (C+)

As the show opens up we see Eric Bishoff in the ring with two tables. DDP is on his way to the ring as we open up. Soon Nash makes his way down to sign the contract for the upcoming PPV Starcade. DDP signs first and hands the contract back to Bishoff. Nash looks it over and with a smirk signs the contract before throwing it back at Page. Nash then leaves the ring waving his finger at Page. (B+)

As Bishoff is making his was to the back Hulk Hogan confronts him and demands he change who the #1 contender is. (A)

Kaz Hayashi defeated Eddie Guerrero for the WCW Cruiserweight Title (B-)
Finally Hayashi makes his WCW debut and picks up an impressive win over Eddie.

Roddy Piper is in the back and is watching clips from last week as he was attacked by Knobbs & Saggs (the Nasty Boys). He goes on a rant about how in his day he was the one dishing out the beatings and he's going to start again. He challenges The Nasty Boys to a tag team match at Starcade vs. him and a mystery partner. (C)

Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Hugh Morrus (D+)
not an impressive debut for BR, but it was Hugh Morrus after all.

Sting hypes up the match tonight against Hogan and how this time it's for the gold (B+)

Bret Hart & Ric Flair defeated Raven & Perry Saturn (C+)

Camera's catch The Nasty Boys talkign to Curt Hennig (C+) as soon as Curt sees the camera he leaves. Knobbs and Saggs then accept Piper's challenge for Starcade (C-)

Harlem Heat defeated Benoit & Malenko (B-) gaining their first win in the series to make it 2-1 in favor of Benoit & Malenko.

Scott Hall defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a rematch from last week thanks to interference from Kevin Nash (B+). Page went storming after Nash chasing him to the back where Nash got into a waiting car and drove away (B)

Hollywood Hulk Hogan taunts Sting about their match tonight just befor heading to the ring (B+)

Sting & Hulk Hogan drew as the ref threw out the match unable to control either wrestler. (B+)

Show Rating: B+

Show Thoughts

well we came back strong after having our worst show ever with our best show heading into our PPV.

Very pleased with Kaz and his work so we'll see what happens with the cruiserweights.

The two matches that were thrown in for filler weren't great, but that's expected. Overall I was pleased with the show tonight.

Kevin Sullivan missed the show so I'll have to warn him tomorrow.

[SnDvls]

Where are all the "divas?"

Wasn't this the golden age of Sable and Chyna?

I hate women's wrestling so you wont' see any in WCW they are just eye candy to me.

[molson]

WWF Monday Night Raw

We're getting big returns from the guys up top, but we need to work the lower card guys out more. Goldust is especially valuable and will need to maintain credibility as he's a true asset.

Ya, he was a highlight of your undercard in that match with 1997-era Maivia, (who wasn't very over yet).

I always hoped the WWF would give him a short-term world title reign at some point - he was one of the few heels of that era that didn't just play the "generic cool heel".

Great read so far.

[Toddzilla]

I was going to get rid of Recon too, but he saw it coming.GOLD

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
December, Week 4, 1997
Conte Forum, MA

Pre-show Dark Match
Taz defeated D-Von Dudley (E+)

Pre-show Dark Match
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Steve Blackman (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
TAKA Michinouku defeated Christopher Daniels (E+)

Shawn Michaels kicks off Raw with an offer for Owen to come get some right now. Owen mistakenly sprints from the back only to be blindsided by the New Age Outlaws who commence a beatdown (C+)

Kid Kash defeated Brian Christopher (E-)

We get a video recapping the entire Shawn/Owen saga till his point (B+)

Sabu defeated Al Snow in a hardcore match (D-)

Vader defeated Test (D-)

Justin Bradshaw is backstage looking to collect the bounty on Steve Austin but instead Austin gets the upperhand bloodying up Bradshaw (C-)

Vince McMahon announces Rocky Maivia will get a shot to make a name for himself tonight by taking on the legendary Terry Funk! (B)

Rocky Maivia defeated Terry Funk (C) Rocky celebrates by berating Funk and mocking the crowd (B-)

Jeff Jarrett is in the back, upset the bounty on Austin hasn't been followed through, but promises he will put him through hell at Revenge is Sweet (B-)

Goldust defeated Marc Mero (D+)

New Age Outlaws come out insulting the Legion of Doom (C+)

Owen Hart is on the mic now promising Shawn will pay tonight (C+)

The Undertaker is shown backstage beating the hell out of Mankind as revenge for last weeks brutal attakcs (B+)

Kane defeated Ahmed Johnson (D)

JR and the King talk about the team of Owen, Shamrock, UT and Austin saying they may be the most dominate force in years to grace a ring (B-)

Owen Hart, Ken Shamrock, The Undertaker and Steve Austin defeated Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Mankind and Jeff Jarrett when Owen Hart pinned Shawn Michaels (B)

Show Rating: C+

Show Thoughts

Figured this show would struggle using my top 8 guys at the top of the card. Got other guys involved but its apparent who needs to be let go eventually.

[SnDvls]

TV Ratings

WCW Monday Nitro 69.31
WWF Monday Night Raw 30.97

both shows picked up their highest ratings to date.

[SnDvls]

WCW Starcade
Sunday, Week 4, December 1997
Alamodome, TX

-Pre Show Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Hammer (D)

-Pre Show Dark Match
Steve Williams defeated Jim Duggan (B-)

-Pre Show Dark Match
Rey Mystero Jr. defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (C-)

The Headshrinkers defeated Public Enemy (E-)
**these guys really need some work it's back to the pre-show for them.

Kaz Hayashi defeated Eddie Guerrero to retain the Cruiserweight Title (C-)
**wow a whole letter different from the first time around. I'll keep working these two though.

Buff Bagwell hypes his upcoming match against Lex Luger (C)

Diamond Dallas Page defeated Raven (B-)
**not bad for a meaningless match

Harlem Heat defeated Benoit & Malenko (C)
**these teams just aren't clicking somehow...very disapointing

Chris Jericho defeated Billy Kidman (D+)
**probally should have switched this match with the Page/Raven match

Sting professes his desire to be World Champion and that he will do whatever he has to to get the title off Hogan (A)

Lance Storm defeated Perry Saturn for the WCW Television Title (D)
**again another thrown together match, three hours is a lot of time to fill on a PPV. I've got big plans for Storm though so this is just the begining.

Curt Hennig defeated The Giant, Davey Boy Smith & Ric Flair to retain the WCW US Title (B-)
**I seem to be hit or miss with the thrown together matches.

Bret Hart defeated Konnan (B-)
**just realized I haven't used Konnan...good first match and these two work well together so we'll see if I can work something out between them.

Goldberg & Piper are walking towards the ring for their match. (B-)

Goldberg & Piper defeated The Nasty Boys (C-) After the match The Nasty Boys & Hennig attack Goldbert & Piper leaving them down and out in the ring (C+)
**what I expected for a match, this is more to build up the Goldberg/Hennig feud

Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell (C)
**two muscle head freaks who can't work...what to do now?

The Outsiders defeated The Steiner Brothers for the WCW Tag Team Titles (B)
**wanted to get as much gold around the nWo as possible to start building them up.

Hulk Hogan defeated Sting due to interverence by nWo members Randy Savage, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title (A)
***another solid main event match

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts
What I expected for an overall rating as I didn't use enough angles, but it's a PPV and I wanted more matches this time. Now that I have a few good matches with different workers I can build up the fluff.

I seem to be very top heavy and it could bite me hard in the future so I'm trying to build up the lower guys...it just takes some time.

[SnDvls]

We're getting big returns from the guys up top, but we need to work the lower card guys out more. Goldust is especially valuable and will need to maintain credibility as he's a true asset.

I seem to be very top heavy and it could bite me hard in the future so I'm trying to build up the lower guys...it just takes some time.

ha just noticed we both seem to have the same bit of problem

[DeToxRox]

WWF Revenge is Sweet
Sunday, Week 4, December 1997
Currier Dome, NY

Pre-show Dark Match
D-Von Dudley defeated Crush (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
Christian Cage defeated Adam Copeland (E-)

Kid Kash defeated TAKA Michinoku, Super Crazy and Brian Christopher for the WWF LightHeavyweight Title (D-)

Taz defeated Steve Blackman (C)

Sabu defeated Terry Funk in a Hardcore Match (C+)

A video plays showcasing what has lead us to the following Steve Austin/Jeff Jarrett match (B+)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Austin to make defense #2 of his WWF Intercontinental Title following inteference from Bam Bam Bigelow (C)

Bam Bam collects the bounty from Jeff Jarrett over Austins prone body (D+)

In the back Rocky Maivia is letting the PPV buying audience know he is the future of the WWF and he will leave the Currier Dome to head to MSG next month and win the Royal Rumble (B)

Rocky Maivia defeated Ahmed Johnson (C)

Goldust defeated Kane and Marc Mero to become #1 Contender for Jeff Jarretts Intercontinental Title (C+)

Triple H defeated Ken Shamrock following interference from Chyna (B)

The New Age Outlaws defeated the Legion of Doom to make defense #2 of their WWF Tag Team Titles (C)

Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler hype the UT/Mankind Last Man Standing match up next (B-) The Undertaker defeated Mankind (B) Following the match Mankind gains his wits and attacks Undertaker as he makes his way up the aisle. Mankind piledrives him through a table (B)

Shawn Michaels is backstage hyping up his impending WWF Heavyweight Title defense vs Owen Hart (B+) which segways into a video surrounding the events leading to this match (B+)

Shawn Michaels and Owen Hart battled to a double countout as they fought all over the arena (A*) Shawn Michaels makes defense #2 of his WWF Heavyweight Title

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

The Main Event was awesome. These two guys can just go. Because of the inconclusive finish we'll have to see what Vince has in store for them tomorrow night on Raw, which will feature Jeff Jarrett defending against Goldust, and the next chapter in Mankind/UT and Austin/Bigelow.

[DeToxRox]

1997 Year End Awards

Top 100 Wrestlers: Postponed, not enough wrestlers
Wrestler of the Year: Postponed
Young Wrestler of the Year: Postponed
Veteran of the Year: Don Caras
Female Wrestler of the Year: Akira Hokuto
Promotion of the Year: Postponed
Most Improved: Postponed
Match of the Year: Shawn Michaels vs Owen Hart (Revenge is Sweet)
Show of the Year: Monday Nitro, December 1997 ( I assume Week 4 )

These are kind of lame with not many choices but that Shawn/Owen match definetly deserved MOTY.

[DeToxRox]

PPV Buys

WCW Starrcade: 24.79
WWF Revenge is Sweet: 15.28

[SnDvls]

Wrestling Notes

-Axl Rotten of ECW had a drug overdose yesterday and is in the hospital
-A small fed IWR has started in Mexico

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling Notes

-Axl Rotten of ECW had a drug overdose yesterday and is in the hospital

Sounds right up WCWs ally. :)

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 1, January 1998
Carrier Dome, NY

Pre-show Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Mike Awesome (C+)
**these two showed great chemistry so I may have found a winner here.

Pre-show Dark Match
Ultimo Dragon defeated Disco Inferno (C-)
**another tandem that had great chemistry

The announcer's hype up the Bagwell/Luger matches we've seen and that these two will class again next week. (B-)

John Tenta defeated Wrath (D-)
**two big guys who don't sell equales a bad pairing and match

Lance Storm defeated Disco Inferno to retain the TV Title (C)
**more good chemistry...oops on double booking Disco

Goldberg & Piper defeated The Nasty Boys (C) as they headed to the back Knobbs & Saggs attacked them again (C).
**Goldberg & Piper are having a good tag run going and are getting good matches out of Saggs & Knobbs

Bret Hart defeated Steve McMichael (C+)
**I can't stand McMichael so he'll be my jobber to everyone until I decided to release him :)

Ric Flair defeated Raven (B)
**these two don't seem to click at all, but pulled off a hell of a match for it

A Video recap is show of the Harlem Heat / Benoit & Malenko series (C+)

Randy Savage defeated The Giant (B)
**neither guy sold much and the match suffered, but it still pulled a good rating so I can't be upset about that.

Hogan attacked DDP when Sting came to his aid (A*) Sting & DDP challenged Hogan & Nash on the spot for a tag match and headed out to the ring.

Hogan & Nash defeated Sting & DDP (B)
**Hogan used his creative control clause and did not allow me to give the victory to Sting or DDP

Show Rating: B-

Show Thoughts
-Well Scott Hall no showed again...I guess I fine him for the second time.

-A (B-) rated show and it hurts my popularity...go figure

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
January, Week 1, 1998
De Soto Center, MS

Pre-show Dark Match
D'lo Brown & D-Von Dudley defeated LOD (C)

Pre-show Dark Match
Crush defeated Flash Funk (D+)

Vince McMahon saunters out to the ring to start Raw and announces that because of the double count out last night, that Owen Hart and Shawn Michaels will meet one more time at the Royal Rumble, this time in a LADDER MATCH! (B+)

Sabu defeated Bam Bam Bigelow in a hardcore match after Steve Austin attacked Bam Bam (D)

Terry Funk is addressing the Southeast fans who've made him who he is today when Rocky Maivia comes out and tells everyone they need to quit living in the past and embrace the present. Rocky says he beat Funk last night and he's going to do it again tonight before laying Funk out in the ring (B-)

Taz defeated Ken Shamrock after Triple H distracted Ken Shamrock (C+)

Goldust is in the back talking trash about Jeff Jarrett (B)

Rocky Maivia defeats Terry Funk (B)

Steve Austin gets revenge one more time vs Bam Bam Bigelow backstage in a violent attack (D+)

Vader defeated Marc Mero (C)

Mankind is in the back telling everyone last night Undertaker may've struck first, but he didn't strike last, and he begins pummeling himself in the leg with a screwdriver (B+)

Jim Cornette spots Vader in the back and offers his services as a manager (C-)

Owen Hart defeated Kane (B+) As Owen celebrates his win he is blindsided by Shawn Michaels and his WWF Heavyweight Title belt (B+)

Steve Austin defeated Mankind (C+)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Goldust for defense #3 of his Intercontinental Title (C+)

Show Rating: B-

Show Thoughts

We have a nice presence in Terry Funk and will be using him accordingly.

Cornette and Vader should be a nice tandem.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 58.96
WWF Raw: 28.22 (+ 7.51 on TSN)

[DeToxRox]

Internet News

Wrestling fans were polled and their choice is clear; Adam Copeland of the WWF is voted the young wrestler with the most potential currently out there. Copeland is currently on the WWF roster working dark matches as he awaits a call up to the Big Show.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro: WCW goes international
Monday, Week 2, January 1998
Honshu, Japan

Pre Show Dark Match
Mike Awesome defeated Bubba Ray Dudley (C)

Pre Show Dark Match
Michael Wallstreet & Steve Williams defeated Public Enemy (D)

Kaz Hayashi defeated Eddie Guerrero to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Title (C+)

Bret Hart defeated Steven Regal (B-)

Ultimo Dragon defeated Yuji Nagata (B)
***token stars of Japan match

Harlem Heat defeated Benoit & Malenko (C)

Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell (D+)

The Giant defeated Steve Williams & Scott Norton by countout (C-)

The Outsiders defeated The Steiner Brothers to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (C+)

Sting defeated Hulk Hogan by countout (B+)

Show Rating: B-

Show Thoughts
Well the experiment didn't go as bad as I thought it might with the first couple of matches, but I think I'll stick to the US market from now on and let some house shows happen in non-us places. I booked the most over guys in Japan I had, but angles don't work there due to a thing call "language barrier" hmm who would have thought that.

Scott Hall actually showed up this week...must have wanted to do a few saki bombers

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
January, Week 2, 1998
Carver Arena, IL

Pre-show Dark Match
Kid Kash & Crush defeated the Headbangers (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
Adam Copeland & Christian Cage defeated Christopher Daniels & Marc Mero (E)

Rocky Maivia opens up Raw lambasting everyone in the arena (B-)

Taz defeated Al Snow (D+)

Vader comes out to announce Jim Cornette is his new manager (C-)

Sabu defeated D-Von Dudley in a Hardcore Match (D-)

Ken Shamrock & LOD defeated DX (NAO & HHH) (C)

The Undertaker & Goldust defeated Kane & Mankind (B-)

Steve Austin comes out to hype up his involvement in the Royal Rumble and promising he'll win the title shot at WrestleMania (B)

Bam Bam Bigelow defeated TAKA Michinoki (D) As Bam Bam celebrates he's blindsided by Steve Austin (C-)

Owen Hart is backstage counting down the days until his Ladder Match with Shawn Michaels (B-)

Vader defeated Steve Blackman (C-)

Jeff Jarrett defeatd Test to make his 4th defense of the WWF Intercontinental Title (D+)

Shawn Michaels runs down Owen Hart knowing it'll cause Owen to hit the ring, which leads to another DX set up, but this time Terry Funk hits the ring to clear house (B-)

Funk says he's sick of guys like him getting no respect from punks like DX and Rocky, so he's challenging Michaels to a match right now (C)

Shawn Michaels defeated Terry Funk (B-) following it up is more DX antics as they pound the tar out of a helpless Funk (C+)

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts

After Mankind/UT and Owen/HBK we lack good storylines, type to fix that.

[SnDvls]

TV Ratings

Nitro 62.42
Raw 26.83

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 3, January 1998
Palace at Auburn Hills, MI

Pre Show Dark Match
Sid Vicious defeated Brad Armstrong (D+)

Pre Show Dark Match
Louie Spicolli defeated Norman Smiley (E+)

Chris Jericho defeated Steve McMichael (C)

Arn Anderson is seen talking to Ric Flair about trying to reform the Horsemen (B-)

Dean Malenko defeated Raven & Michael Wallstreet in a 3-way match (C)

A video plays showing the feud between Sting & Hogan thus far (A)

The Giant defeated The Booty Man (D) Scott Hall came out and attacked The Giant during the match.

Goldberg & Piper defeated The Nasty Boys (C)

The Giant demanded a match tonight w/ Scott Hall (B+) and was granted his match

Hogan comes to the announce table and tells them he will not be facing Sting again. (B)

Bret Hart defeated Randy Savage (B-)

Eric Bishoff comes and and says that Hogan will in fact face Sting or he will be stripped of the WCW World Heavyweight Title (A)

Scott Hall defeated The Giant with a handful of tights (B-)

Show Rating: B-

Show Thoughts
Sure would like to figure out how to get a better than B- grade one of these times.

I'm still trying Sid in some differet angles so he's not ready for TV just yet.

I need to talk to my road agents again and figure out some better matches for next week before the PPV.

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

The WWF has signed two more youngsters to developmental contracts: Mike Quackenbush and Doug Williams of the UK will be heading to the ECWA at the end of the week.

[SnDvls]

WCW News

Marty Jannetty & Robert Gibson have been signed to contracts. Rumors have it that these two will be forming a team in WCW called the Midnight Rocker Express.

WCW has also extended the contract of Juventude Guerrara.

WCW has signed the following workers to development contracts and assigned them to ECW; Reckless Youth, Nick Dinsmore, Rey Buccanero, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms, Steve Corino & Stevie Richards

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
January, Week 3, 1998
Newark Arena, NJ

Pre-Show Segment
Adam Copeland hypes up himself (E-)

Pre-Show Segment
Adam Copeland defeated Christopher Daniels & Christian Cage (E+)

Pre-Show Segment
D-Von Dudley cuts a promo hyping himself (E+)

Kama Mustafa defeated Steve Blackman (D)

D'Lo Brown & D-Von Dudley defeated Crush & Kid Kash & LOD (D+)

Owen Hart and Ken Shamrock are walking backstage when DX assaults them and throws them into a nearby car (B-)

Jim Cornette challenges Ahmed Johnson as the next victim for Vader (C-)

Vader defeated Ahmed Johnson (C+)

Sable comes out to announce she'll be gracing the cover of Playboy (C+)

Steve Austin hits the ring and runs down Bam Bam Bigelow with a verbal tirade (A)

Goldust is backstage talking about how Kane is a Big Red Retard (B-)

As Mankind is in the ring cutting a promo on how at Royal Rumble the Undertaker will feel his pain, a casket appears. Mankind slowly opens it up only to find Undertaker there. Mankind scampers away before he can be stuffed inside (B+)

Rocky Maivia defeated Marc Mero (C+)

Steve Austin & Terry Funk defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Sabu in a hardcore match (B-)

Taz defeated Goldust following interference from Kane (B)

Jeff Jarrett hypes up his reign as WWF IC Champion (B-)

Vince McMahon announces tonight at the behest of DX, the New Age Outlaws will put their WWF Tag Team Titles on the line vs the team of Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart, if they make it back in time (B-)

Owen and Ken Shamrock emerge on the big screen, covered in blood. They say they were beaten but not destroyed and they're now out for some of DX's blood (B)

Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock defeated the New Age Outlaws to win the WWF Tag Team Titles (C) With the show coming to a close Shamrock snaps and applies the Ankle Lock to Billy Gunn. Billy pleads for the rest of DX to come out and help but they're nowhere to be found (B-)

Show Rating: C -

Show Notes

Awful. Thought we'd do far better but this is absurd. We need to fix this mess now.

[WVUFAN]

Did you pick up Angle? You mentioned you were talking to him.

[SnDvls]

Did you pick up Angle? You mentioned you were talking to him.

no I couldn't due to his resilance rating being below a B- don't know if the WWF is looking at him or not.

[SnDvls]

TV Ratings

Nitro 62.73
Raw 26.70

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 4, January 1998
Greensboro Coliseum, NC

Pre Show Dark Match
Marty Jannetty & Robert Gibson defeated The Headshrinkers (D+)
**my two new guys clicked well and looked good so they'll get some time
to work out the minor kinks then be let loose on WCW

Pre Show Dark Match
Steve Williams defeated Jim Duggan (C+)
***these two have had much better matches and still work well together. I don't know what happened here.

Lance Storm, Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit all battled to a time limit draw (C+)
***four of my best workers and all I got was a C+...this isn't good for me now.

Ric Flair defeated Raven (B)
***for two guys who don't click they seem to put on great matches.

Eric Bishoff comes out and announces the newest signing to WCW...Sid Vicious!!! (C+) he then announces a match between Vicious and DDP (B)

Sid Vicious defeated DDP (C+)
***not a bad show by Sid, but it should have been better.

The Outsiders defeated The Steiner Brothers to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (B-)
***solid match for these four men seems I can always count on them.

Bret Hart defeated Konnan (B+) After the match the lights go out and after a moment they come back on and Bret is layed out in the middle of the ring (A)
**I don't know what it is about these two, but they just click sometimes. I'm very excited about what they can do.

Bishoff announces a Bill Goldberg vs Curt Hennig match for later tonight (B-)

Hogan makes his weekly appearance to put down Sting (B+)

Curt Hennig and Bill Goldberg battled to a time limit draw as the show went off the air (B)
**nice main event, but below what I think they should be.

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts
well another bad show heading into the PPV...this is not looking good, but I think we can pull it off.

I tried to put together some great matches for this show and go away from my current storylines and it still didn't work...I need to read up on how to make all this better.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
January, Week 4, 1998
Wachovia Center, PA

Pre-show Dark Match
Vader defeated Adam Copeland (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
Al Snow defeated Terry Funk (C-)

Ken Shamrock and Triple H are backstage arguing, soon leading to a wild pull apart brawl (B-)

Taz defated Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (B-)

The New Age Outlaws come out and blast the Legion of Doom (C)

LOD defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Sabu (C-)

Owen Hart tells Shawn Michaels that at Royal Rumble if he can't beat him for the WWF Title, he is going to retire from wrestling (B-)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Rocky Maivia & Steve Austin to make defense #5 of his WWF Intercontinental Title. (B+)

Goldust is in the back hyping his next feature (C)

The Undertaker defeated Marc Mero (C-) After the match Mankind attacks Undertaker and leaves him laying in a pool of blood (B+)

Shawn Michaels comes out and promises that he'll end Owens career at the Royal Rumble (B+)

Mankind defeated Ken Shamrock (D+)

Triple H defeated Goldust following interference from Kane (B-) As Trips celebrates hes bumrushed by Ken Shamrock (C+)

Shawn Michaels closes out Raw by coming to the ring with a huge grin. He promises Owen that the Royal Rumble will mark the end of his career and that Shawn has a HUGE surprise for Owen (B+)

Show Rating: B -

Show Thoughts

Read what WCW put, it's the same ordeal.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 60.54
WWF Raw: 28.06

[SnDvls]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 60.54
WWF Raw: 28.06

UGGH!!!:(

either the wrestling is heading towards a downward swing or we just sucked big time on our last shows.

[SnDvls]

WCW / nWo Souled Out
Sunday, Week 4, January 1998
Safeco Field, WA

Pre Show Dark Match
Alex Wright defeated Ray Mystero Jr (C-)

Pre Show Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Louie Spicolli (D-)

Ric Flair, Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Fatu, Ekmo & Kimo (C-)
**I'm happy the three good workers carried this match and made it very decent.

A video recap of the Sting vs Hogan feud (A)

Ultimo Dragon defeated Kaz Hayashi for the WCW Cruiserweight Title (B-)
**I've got a few good cruiserweights so I may start an unconnected story line with them now.

A camera is in the back catching the limo of nWo members Hogan, Nash & Hall arriving (B+)

Bret Hart defeated Disco Inferno (C+)

A video recap of how Harlem Heat earned a title shot and of The Outsiders as champions (B+)

Buff Bagwell bursts into Eric Bishoff's office and demands a match against Lex Luger tonight. After some discussion and arguments he is granted his wish (B-)

Curt Hennig defeated Davey Boy Smith to retain the WCW United States Title (B)

Hogan does an interview back stage promissing Sting that tonight in the cage he will win and Sting will be finished. (A*)

Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell (C-)

Flair, Benoit & Malenko along with Arn Anderson decide it's time to reform the Horsemen and battle the nWo. (C+)

The Outsiders defeated Harlem Heat to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (B-)

Sting responds to Hogan's threat (A) then heads towards the ring (B+)

Sting defeated Hogan in a cage match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (A*) After the match Sting goes into the crowd to celebrate with the fans (B+) As the card comes to a close ref Nick Patrick sees a foreign object in the ring. (E)
**I believe this is my first A* match and it's at the peak of the Sting/Hogan feud so I'm very happy with the results. Suprisingly Hogan didn't use his creative control clause to veto a Sting win here. I'm not happy with the last segment, but what can you do it's scripted into the storyline.

Lance Storm defeated Eddie Guerrero to retain the WCW TV Title (C-)
***oops...this was supposed to be earlier on in the card and I missed it..I think this hurt my next rating some.

Show Rating: C+

Show Thoughts
A C+ ??!!??!! my oops might have cost me a B on this one.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Royal Rumble
January, Week 4, 1998
Madison Square Garden, NY

Pre-show dark match
Kid Kash defeated Christopher Daniels to make defense #1 of his WWF LightHeavyweight Title (E+)

Pre-show dark match
Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw defeated Steve Blackman (D)

Shawn Michaels arrives at the building as the rest of DX waits for him in the back (B)

Steve Austin defeated Bam Bam Bigelow (B-)

A video now airs hyping up the main event Ladder Match (B+)

Kane drew Goldust after a double DQ (B-)

Rocky Maivia cuts a promo on how tonight he's going to win the Royal Rumble (B)

Vince McMahon comes to the ring to announce that tonight Jeff Jarrett will defend his WWF Intercontinental Title vs Taz (B+)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Taz to make defense #6 of his WWF Intercontinental Title (C+)

Ken Shamrock defeated Triple H (B)

The Undertaker defeated Mankind in a Casket Match (B)

Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble (B-)

Owen Haet defeated Shawn Michaels to win the WWF World Title (A*) After the match the rest of DX come out with Jeff Jarrett and destroy Shawn Michaels (C+)

Show Rating: C+

Show Thoughts

The crowd wanted more angles, but I knew that'd happen. Regardless I thougth this was a tremendous effort.

[DeToxRox]

January PPV Buys

WCW/nWo Souled Out: 22.61
WWF Royal Rumble: 16.58

[SnDvls]

WCW Notes

-WCW has extended contract extensions to Brad Armstrong & Roddy Piper. In addition WCW has started termination talks with Hammer, The Booty Man and Steve McMichael.

-Recently retired Tully Blanchard and WCW have entered contract talks to bring in the aging superstar as a Road Agent.

-Television contract talks are underway between WCW and TNT to renew their contract for WCW Monday Nirto. In addition WCW is in talks with several other networks to start a second wrestling show and has begun the process of having a weekly Saturday PPV.

-Finally, WCW is in negotiations with a major superstar who is currently under contract with another organization. Said superstar is a former champion and has helped lead the other organization. More to come stay tuned.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 1, February 1998
Kemper Arena, MO

Pre Show Dark Match
John Tenta & Bubba Ray Dudley defeated The Head Shrinkers (D-)

Pre Show Dark Match
Alex Wright defeated Juventud Guerrera (D)

Sting is show again celebrating his victory last night over Hogan (B+)

Kaz Hayashi defeated Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Cruiserweight Title (C)
**yes it was a quick title change, but Ultimo is getting it back soon.

The announcers talk about what happened last night and the foreign object found after the Sting & Hogan match. Video evicence isn't conclusive on who brought it to the ring (B+)

Perry Saturn defeated Fit Finley (D-)

Hogan bursts into Bishoff's office demanding Sting be stripped of the title and it be given back to him. Bishoff says he's reviewing the tapes and will make an announcement later tonight. (B+)

The Nasty Boys defeated The Public Enemy in a tables match (D-)

The Four Horsemen, Flair, Benoit & Malenko, along with manager Arn Anderson say they will be announcing their fourth member soon. (C)

Bret Hart defeated Raven (B)

DDP hypes his match next week against Kevin Nash (B)

Curt Hennig defeated Roddy Piper to retain the WCW US Title (B-)

DDP sees Scott Hall backstage. Hall makes a smart ass comment to Page which earns him a quick fist to the face. A brawl ensues which brings out Kevin Nash, The Giant and several backstate personal to break up the fight (B+)

The nWo and Sting & The Steiner Brothers battled to a double count out (B)

As the officials regain control of the six men Eric Bishoff comes out and announces that due to inconclusive evidence the WCW World Heavywieght Title is beign held up and Sting is effectively beign stripped of the title effective now. (A)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts
-I think getting a B is good no matter what the end notes say or think :)

-I started a few new storylines that don't require me to jump through so many hoops and allow me more free form.

-The Nasty Boys/Public Enemy rating was the most disappointing this week as I think the two brawling tag teams would do well together...oh well.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 1, February 1998
Gampell Pavaillion (CT)

Pre-show Dark Match
Farooq defeated Mark Henry (D)

Pre-show Dark Match
Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & Kid Kash defeated Christopher Daniels, TAKA & Mr. Aguilia (E)

Raw kicks off with Owen Hart celebrating his WWF Title win last night in a MOTYC Ladder Match with Shawn Michaels. He promises he is going to make the Hart family proud and looks forward to his first challenge for his title (B-)

Taz defeated Ken Shamrock following interference from Jeff Jarrett (C+)

Rocky Maivia hits the ring and says he was screwed out of the Royal Rumble and demands that Steve Austin put his Title Shot on the line at No Way Out (B-)

Triple H is in the ring explaining that last night Shawn let DX down and because of it changes were made, that's why Jeff Jarrett is the newest member of DX. Vince McMahon comes out and says Triple H screwed Vinces hand picked Champion so tonight he is giving Shawn Triple H inside a Steel Cage! (B+)

Vader defeated Crush (D)

Chyna is seen in the back and is trying to tell Shawn to just go him, he is going to be in trouble otherwise, but Shawn shrugs it off (C+)

Mankind defeated Sabu in a tables match (B-)

The Undertaker, Goldust & Ahmed Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett & The Outlaws following interference from Ken Shamrock (C)

Steve Austin appears and says Rocky has his match at No Way Out and he'll get his ass handed to him (A)

Steve Austin defeated Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw (B-) As Austin celebrates his win he is blindsided by Rocky who does a number on him (B)

Triple H defeated Shawn Michaels following Jeff Jarrett getting inside the cage and knocking Shawn out (B) Post match Vince McMahon comes out and says next week Shawn Michaels has to face Jeff Jarrett inside the ring for the WWF Intercontinental Title. If HBK doesn't win, he is gone from the WWF forever. Vince tried helping Shawn but Shawn screwed Shawn this time (A)

Show Rating: C+

Show Thoughts

Hard to fathom the C+ show, but we ned more storylines, I can attest to that. We'll keep grindin' and see what works.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 55.54
WWF Raw: 27.62

[SnDvls]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 55.54
WWF Raw: 27.62


the gap is closing

[SnDvls]

WCW Notes

Roddy Piper was late to last night's Nitro so we warned him to not let it happen again.

[SnDvls]

WCW Notes

-WCW has renewed one of their two current television contracts. TNT2 has renewed for four seasons the replay of WCW Monday Nitro that aired on Fridays from 10 PM to 12 AM. Nitro was also picked up by Nipon TV on Tuesday nights from 10 PM to 12 AM. Negotiations are still ongoing for TNT and the live airing of Nitro on Monday nights.

-WCW has also announced the introduction of a new wrestling program. WCW Thursday Thunder to air live on ABC from 10 PM to 12 AM on Thursday nights. The show will also air on replay on Telemundo on Fridays from 10 PM to 12 AM.

-It has been reported that the well know superstar that WCW was offering a contract to was none othet than Shawn Michaels, WCW has no comment right now, but sources tell us that negotiations are on going.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Notes

The networks hate our risque product, but ABC, caught up in the wrestling craze, have put into work a new WWF show entitled Smackdown, set for Saturday Nights at Midnight until 1:30. Because of the late time slot expect the most risque stuff WWF does to be aired then.

[SnDvls]

WCW News

-WCW Monday Nitro will be back for 4 more seasons as the contract with TNT is renewed.

-WCW also resigned Roddy Piper for 2 more years...he'll get a pretty heafty pay increase, but with the majority of my current roster having "roid" problems I need him badly and will need him more coming up in the next 10 months.

**NOTE of the major players I will lose soon Hogan, S. Steiner, Sting, Nash, Hall, Goldberg & Rude...Nash is 1st in about 2 months...this should really help out the WWF :( now if I could find a way to spend my 64 million I currently have :D

[Swaggs]

Can we get an idea of your financial information (sources of income and debt) and an idea of how much you are paying your talent (if it is not too hard to display)?

[DeToxRox]

WWF Financials

Current Money: $43,141,518

January Financials in Review

Cash: $42,967,098
Performance: $13,162,359

PPV Revenue: $12,435,810
Ticket Sales: $2,812,070
Sponsors: $2,672,548
Merchandise: $303,000

Worker Costs: -$319,075
Show Costs: -$367,000
Marketing: -$500,000
Merchandise: -$772,580
Production: -$1,280,000
Misc.: -$1,822,414

Talent Wages/Year

The Undertaker: $300,000
Mankind: $216,000
Shawn Michaels: $216,000
Steve Austin: $216,000
Owen Hart: $144,000
Ken Shamrock: $144,000
Kane: $144,000
Rocky Maivia: $84,000
Jeff Jarrett: $84,000
Triple H: $84,000

[SnDvls]

Special one time only PPV:WCW Saturday Nights
Saturday, Week 1, February 1998
Halifax Metro Centre, The Maritimes Canada

Pre Show Dark Match
Jim Neidhart defeated Riggs (D)

Pre Show Dark Match
Tanaka defeated Super Calo (D+)

The Horsemen announce their 4th member, Lance Storm (C+)

The Horsemen defeated The Flock (Raven, Lodi, Perry Saturn & Billy Kidman) (C-)

Randy Savage defeated Lex Lugar (B)

The Outsiders defeated Harlem Heat & The Steiner Brothers to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (C)

Eric Bishoff announces that Sting & Hogan will fight again for the WCW World Heavyweight Title at the next PPV (B+)

Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Curt Hennig defeated Sting & Bill Goldberg (B-)

Show Rating: C-

Show Thoughts
Good thing this was a one time only show as it bombed..but it was Canada after all :).

Nash & Hogan exercised their creative control clauses...that will be one thing I'm not upset to lose when they leave. I'll have to think up a way to get the belts off The Outsiders via too many DQ's or something.

[SnDvls]

WCW Financials

Current Money: $66,443,543

January Financials in Review

Cash: $64,421,233
Performance: $17,654,039

PPV Revenue: $16,962,840
Ticket Sales: $3,842,718
Sponsors: $2,202,037
Merchandise: $313,200

Worker Costs: -$500,025
Show Costs: -$627,000
Marketing: -$500,000
Merchandise: -$781,820
Production: -$1,280,000
Misc.: -$1,977,911

Talent Wages/Year

Hulk Hogan, Sting, Bret Hart, Randy Savage & The Giant: $300,000
Roddy Piper: $353,400 + 15% merch. & Travel (just signed this)
Sid Vicious: $200,100 + 10% merch. & Travel
Booker T, Curt Hennig & Davey Boy Smith: $144,000
DDP, Hall, Nash, Lex, Flair: $216,000
Rick & Scott Steiner: $144,000

[SnDvls]

WCW News

WCW has agreed to contract with Scott Hudson & Tully Blanchard to be our new Announcer & Color Man for Thursday Thunder

[SnDvls]

we will both begin to see worker costs rise as they demand a % of merch. sales. & travel costs. Most aren't defaulted in that way in the begining database.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 2, February 1998
American Airlines Center, TX

Pre Show
Sting hypes up his match vs Hogan later (B+)

Pre Show Dark Match
Chris Jericho defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (C+)

Pre Show
Hogan hypes up the match vs Sting (B+)

It was announced that there will be several matches over the next few weeks to find a #1 contender for the Cruiserweight Title (C)

Eddie Guerrero defeated Ultimo Dragon (C+)

Eric Bishoff announce the signing of Marty Jannetty & Robert Gibson (C-)

The Giant defeated Mike Awesome (D+)

Video plays showing the events thus far between Page & Nash (B+)

Nash defeated DDP with the help from Scott Hall (A)

Hennig & Goldberg run into each other back stage and are seen argueing (C+)

Bret Hart defeated Curt Hennig to win the WCW United State Title with some help from Bill Goldberg (A)

The Steiner Brothers defeated Benoit & Malenko (B-) after the match all four men shook hands (C)

Sting defeated Hogan 3 falls to 1 in a 30-min Iron Man Match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (A)

Show Rating :B

Show Thoughts

Can't complain with a B show that is for sure...if The Giant & Awesome would have pull even a C- I think I would have had a better show.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 2, February 1998
Mass Mutual Center, MA

Pre-show Dark Match
Kane & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated the Headbangers (D+)

Pre-show Dark Match
Kid Kash defeated Mr. Aguilia to make defense #2 of his WWF LightHeavyweight Title (E-)

Vince McMahon comes out to announce that the WWF is introducing a Hardcore title (B+) A video is played showcasing the 8 man in the tournament for the title (D)

Terry Funk defeated Crush in a first round Hardcore title match (C)

Rocky Maivia is in the back ripping into Steve Austin and talking about how his title shot will soon be Rockys (B) Out of nowhere Steve Austin blindsides Rocky and beats him to a bloody mess (B)

Shawn Michaels is seen in the locker room promising tonight won't be his last time wrestling on Raw, and that Jarrett and the rest of DX are done for (B-)

Triple H bursts into Vinces office and demands a WWF Title shot against Owen Hart thanks to his win last week. (B+) Owen Hart appears in the office to tell Triple H it's on at No Way Out in his home country of Canada (B)

The New Age Outlaws defeated Ken Shamrock & Owen Hart to win the WWF Tag Team Titles following interference from Triple H and Jeff Jarrett (C)

Mankind defeated D-Von Dudley in a Hardcore Tournament match (C)

Steve Austin defeated Vader (B+) As Austin celebrates his win Rocky salvages some pride by getting Austin with a Rock Bottom (B)

The Undertaker is seen in the back, telling everyone he is disgusted by Vader stemming from some unknown incident in the past and that UT is coming for him (B)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Shawn Michaels to make defense #7 of his WWF Intercontinental Title (B-) Having picked up the victory Jarrett celebrates like he just won the Superbowl with Triple H and Chyna (B) The celebration doesn't last long however as Ken Shamrock and Owen Hart come through the crowd to clean house (B)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

A solid show that presumably saw Shawn Michaels final WWF match, though we may have one more angle for him before he is gone from our lives forever.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 62.85
WWF Raw: 30.76 (+ 8.43 on Sky)

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

- The USA Network and Sky Sports have both extended their contracts with Monday Night Raw four more years.

- Shawn Michaels is in the last week with his WWF contract, he is no longer welcomed here until he cleans up his personal life.

- Rob Van Dam is officially gone from ECW which means he is in hot pursuit by both WWF and WCW.

[millhousebc]

great post guys, very interesting.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 3, February 1998
Fed Ex Fourm, TN

Pre Show Dark Match
-Rey Mystero Jr. Defeated Eddie Guerrero (B-)

Per Show Dark Match
-Steve Williams defeted Bubba Ray Dudley (C)

Eric Bishoff comes out and announces that due to excessive interference and DQ's that The Outsiders have been stirpped of the WCW Tag Team Titles and a tournament starting tonight is underway to crown new champions. (B+)

The Nasty Boys defeated The Public Enemy (D)

Steven Regal defeated Lance Storm for the WCW TV Title (C)

Nash is in the back yelling at DDP, something about him being the cause of he and Hall getting stripped of their titles, and being held back by security. Just then Bishoff let's them know they can settle this in the ring next week. (B)

Scott Hall defeated The Giant (C+) After the match Nash runs in and tries to takes out The Giant with a baseball bat but ends up taking a shot himself as The Giant fends him off(A)

Bret Hart defeated Chris Benoit to retain the WCW US Title (B-) After the match in a show of respect the two shake hands (B)

The Steiner Brothers defeated The Faces of Fear (C)

Goldberg comes to the ring and challenges Curt Hennig to a match right now (D) Which brings out Curt and a match begins. Goldberg defeated Hennig by countout (B+) as Curt had enough and left the ring.

Just as we are getting ready to end the show Sting is shown in the back beat down by Hogan & Randy Savage. The two quickly get into a limo and speed off. (B+)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

Not much to say here. I had to strip The Outsiders or I would never get the titles off of them. Very Happy with the 2 dark matches and I moved Lance Storm up to a Midcarder so he needed to drop the low level TV title to Regal.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 3, February 1998
Welsh-Ryan Arena, IL

Pre-Show Dark Match
D'Lo Brown defeated Blackjack Windham (D+)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Goldust defeated Ahmed Johnson (C)

Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Al Snow in a Hardcore Title tournament match (D+)

Shawn Michaels comes out to tell the fans he's officially a Free Agent and he's sick of this crap (C+) Steve Austin comes out and tells Shawn to get the hell out of his ring then, which leads to Austin challenging Shawn to a match tonight, where Austin will kick Shawns ass out of the WWF forever (B)

Ken Shamrock & LOD defeated Jeff Jarrett & the New Age Outlaws (C+)

Goldust is in the ring about to deliever a promo when the lights go off, when they go back on Goldust is covered in blood (C+)

Triple H is in the back taunting Owen Hart (B-)

Sabu defeated Steve Blackman in a Hardcore Title tournament match (C-) After the match Sabu puts himself through a table (D)

Vader defeats Test (D) As Vader is celebrating he is attacked by The Undertaker after the lights go off then back on (B)

Rocky Maivia defeated Crush and Justin Bradshaw (C)

A hype video plays promoting the No Way Out Main Event of Owen vs Triple H (B)

Steve Austin defeated Shawn Michaels (B+) After the match HBK grabs the mic and thanks the WWF fans for all they've given him (C+)

Show Rating: B -

Show Thoughts

We didn't deserve a B - for this show, that was all luck but we take it. I didn't expect much but I am satisfied, we're progressing nicely to WrestleMania.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 59.48
WWF Raw: 26.97

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

The WWF is proud to announce they have come to terms with former ECW star Rob Van Dam! Van Dam is scheduled to debut at No Way Out vs an opponent to be named later.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 4, February 1998
Hartford Civic Center, CT

Pre Show Dark Match
Steven Regal defeated Prince Iaukea to retain the WCW TV Title (D-)

Pre Show Dark Match
Jim Neidhart defeated Disco Inferno (D+)

Eric Bishoff announces that Page & Nash will be fighting next week in a cage match to settle thier fued (B+)

Jannetty & Gibson defeated Kidman & Wright (D+)

Ultimo Dragon defeated Rey Mystero Jr. (C)

Gene Okerlund interviews Ric Flair who talks about his match later tonight against Randy Savage (B+)

The Steiner Brothers defeated The Nasty Boys for the WCW Tag Team Titles (C)

A video reply of the attack on Sting last week is shown (B+)

The nWo talk about their match at WCW Uncensored vs. Sting, DDP & The Giant (A)

Bret Hart defeated NJPW superstar Jinsei Shinzaki who is on loan from New Japan (B-)

Curt Hennig & Scott Norton briefly talk to Gene Okerlund about their tag batter tonight (C-)

Bill Goldberg & Roddy Piper defeated Curt Hennig & Scott Norton (B-)

Ric Flair is show walking towards the ring (B)

Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage by DQ (A)

Show Rating: B+

Show Thoughts

A B+!!!!! Now that's more like it heading into a PPV

They think I used Okerlund too much...oh well that's what he's there for so I'll keep it up.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 4, February 1998
RICOH Coliseum, Toronto, CA

Pre-Show Dark Match
Justin Bradshaw defeated Blackjack Windham (D)

Pre-Show Dark Match
D'Lo Brown & D-Von Dudley defeated D.O.A (E+)

Owen Hart is in front of his countries fans hyping up his No Way Out match with Triple H (B)

Mankind defeated Terry Funk to advance to the Hardcore Title Finals (C-)

Jim Cornette & Vader are in the ring where Cornette challenges 'Taker to a match at No Way Out (C-)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Ahmed Johnson to make defense #8 of his WWF Intercontinental Title (C+)

A video is shown hyping Rob Van Dams debut at No Way Out (E)

Vince McMahon announces tonight it'll be Owen & Austin vs Triple H & Rocky (B+)

Kane drew Ken Shamrock following interference by Jarrett and Goldust (C)

The Undertaker accepts Cornettes challenge (C+)

Sabu defeated Bam Bam Bigelow to advance to the Finals of the WWF Hardcore Title tournament (D)

LOD demand a tag title match wit the Outlaws, to which Vince tells them to prove themselves vs Vader & Farooq tonight (C-)

LOD defeated Vader & Farooq following interference by UT (C-) As LOD celebrates the Outlaws attack them with their titles (C-)

Taz defeated Al Snow (C-)

Rocky and Triple H defeated Owen & Austin (C+) At the matches completion the teams brawl to the back (B-)

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts

No one is too popular in Canada, we rethink our plans and move the PPV to Detroit.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 63.16
WWF Raw: 32.51 (USA + TSN)

[SnDvls]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 63.16
WWF Raw: 32.51 (USA + TSN)

hey now if you are going to inflate your numbers you need to inflate mine too ;)

[DeToxRox]

hey now if you are going to inflate your numbers you need to inflate mine too ;)

Ha, well in fairness, both my shows air on Monday, as USA isn't available in Canada so TSN is the equivilant of USA.

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

Mankind and Sabu will compete at No Way Out in a Texas Death Match for the WWF Hardcore Title. The match is expected to be brutal and blood will be shed. Who will win? Tune in to WWF No Way Out this Sunday to find out!

[SnDvls]

WCW News

WCW has come to terms with former WWF Heavyweight Champion Shawn Micahaels.

[BYU 14]

WCW News

WCW has come to terms with former WWF Heavyweight Champion Shawn Micahaels.

Big signing there, you guys are doing a great job with this..Enjoying following along.

[SnDvls]

Big signing there, you guys are doing a great job with this..Enjoying following along.

Thanks,

I don't think Danny & I realized how much fun & work this is to do a multi player fed/dynasty, but I think we're doing ok with what we have done so far.

It'll sure pick up now with both of us having a 2nd TV show and my earlier hint with a ton of my wrestlers leaving due to me not being able to resign them.

[DeToxRox]

Big signing there, you guys are doing a great job with this..Enjoying following along.

Definetly appreciate the kind words.

As Travis said, the owner goals are definetly sticklers. I have it easier then he does, with only one, but it cost me HBK. Thankfully I got some awesome matches with Owen out of it, and now I can continue to WrestleMania riding the soon to be wave of Stone Cold mania.

[SnDvls]

WCW SuperBrawl
Sunday, Week 4, February 1998
Mariott Center, UT

Pre Show Dark Match
Psicosis defeated El Samuri, on loan from NJPW (C-)

Pre Show Dark Match
Jim Duggan defeated Steve Willaims (C+)

Eric Bishoff announces that WCW has signed Shawn Michaels (B)

Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair (B+)

Lex Lugar is seen backstage layed out by an unknown person (C+)

Scott Hall defeated Bill Goldberg by DQ (B)

Camera's again show another WCW employee layed out this time ref Charles Robinson, he mutters something about it being "him" and "he's already here" (B-)

Harlem Heat defeated The Steiner Brothers & Benoit & Malenko to win the WCW Tag Team Titles (B-)

A video is played hyping up the Hogan/Nash vs Sting/DDP main event (A*)

Curt Hennig challenges Bret Hart to put up the WCW US Title in their match tonight (C+) to which Bret Hart comes out and tells Curt anytime & anyplace it's on (A*)

Cameras catch Roddy Piper arriving at the arena when out of no where a car comes and runs down Piper before leaving the arena (B)

Bret Hart defeated Curt Hennig to retrain his WCW US Title (A*)
**Match of the year right here I'm calling it now.

Sting & DDP are discussing strategy (B+) before heading towards the ring (B+)
We then see Hogan & Nash walking backstage as well (B+)

Sting & DDP defeated Hogan & Nash (A) after the match Sing & Page celebrate their victory (B+)

Show Rating: B+

Show Thoughts
I'm told this might have hurt us over all, but I can't believe that can be true.

very solid matches top to bottom with the highlight being Hart/Hennig

[molson]

I'm told this might have hurt us over all, but I can't believe that can be true.


This is the biggest difference between our dynasties - maintaining WCW's popularity is pretty much impossible, you just have to hold on as long as possible.

I love the idea of Bret Hart being screwed by the Montreal Screwjob, leaving for WCW, only to have Michaels show up in WCW a few months later.

[General Mike]

Wow. Really good job on the SuperBrawl card with 2 A matches and a B+

[DeToxRox]

WWF No Way Out
Sunday, Week 4, February 1998
Palace of Auburn Hills, MI

Pre-Show Dark Match
Adam Copeland, Christian Cage & Christopher Daniels defeated The New Blackjacks & Crush (D-)

Pre-Show Dark Segment
Rob Van Dam hypes his debut (E+)

Rob Van Dam defeated Terry Funk (D+)

DX arrive to the Palace in a limo (C+)

Kane defeated Goldust (C+)

Steve Austin is backstage with Todd Pettengail hyping up his ass kicking of Rocky Maivia (B-)

The Undertaker defeated Vader by disqualification (B+) As UT is getting up following the win the lights go out. When they come on Kane is in the ring and he shoots a fireball at Undertaker who writhes around in pain (B) Kane leaves with Vader & Cornette

A video hypes the hardcore tournament (C-)

Mankind defeated Sabu in a Texas Death Match to win the WWF Hardcore Title (B-)

A video plays showing what has lead us to the WWF Tag Team Title Match (C+)

The New Age Outlaws and the Legion of Doom drew following double DQ (C-)

Jeff Jarrett drew Ken Shamrock when they reached the time limit (B-) Jeff Jarrett makes defense #9 of his WWF Intercontinental Title

Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler hype our main event (B+)

Now we see a video for Rock/Austin (B)

Steve Austin defeated Rocky Maivia (A*)

We get our last video hyping Owen and Triple H (B+) which leads to a shot backstage of Owen warming up (C+)

Owen Hart defeated Triple H (B+) as Owen celebrates Steve Austin attacks him and says he'll see him at WrestleMania. Owen makes defense #1 of his WWF Heavyweight Title.

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

WCW may think Bret/Hennig was MOTY, but Austin and Rock tore the house down. Those two left it all in the ring and it definetly could signal our potential ME of next years WrestleMania.

I am proud of this show, and I expect this is a great lead to WM.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Match of the Year Candidates (Through March 1)

Owen Hart vs Shawn Michaels (A*)
Ladder Match for the WWF Title
Royal Rumble

Rocky Maivia vs Steve Austin (A*)
#1 Contenders Match
No Way Out

[DeToxRox]

February PPV Buys

WCW SuperBrawl: 16.21
WWF No Way Out: 12.68

[SnDvls]

WCW News

Scott Hall was late yet again...so I hit him with another fine...next time is a one week suspension...assuming I don't have him in a prebooked match :]

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 1, March 1998
Pepsi Arena, NY

Pre Show
The Head Shrinkers along with Manager Rick Rude challenge Marty Jannetty & Robert Gibson to a match (D-)

Pre Show Dark Match
Jannetty/Gibson defeated The Head Shrinkers (D)

Pre Show Dark Match
Rey Mystero Jr. defeated Psicosis (B-)

Ultimo Dragon defeated Jushin Lyger (C-)

James Mitchell announces that he has brought in a new tag team to take over WCW (E+)

Dean Malenko defeated Raven (B-)

Rick Rude announces he is now the advisor to good friend Curt Hennig and will assist him on his quest for WCW gold (B-)

Scott Steiner defeated Scott Norton (C)

Lex Luger defeated Randy Savage (B)

A video recap is shown showing the attacks that happened at SuperBrawl. The announcers discuss who the think it might be and that none of the victims has said much after the attacks. (B-)

Scott Hall defeated The Giant (C+)

Rick Steiner is found layed out backstage, apparently the mystery attacker has struck again. (C)

Sting defeated Buff Bagwell (B+)

Diamond Dallas Page defeated Kevin Nash in a steel cage (A*)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

not a whole lot to the show as Thunder debuts this week and I want to make it a big one with good ratings and numbers.

[WVUFAN]

When will Michaels be debuting for WCW?

[SnDvls]

When will Michaels be debuting for WCW?

He's already signed, so either my next PPV or this Thursday for the premier of Thunder.

I don't want to give away too much, but he'll start off with a good feud against an established WCW mainstay star.

[WVUFAN]

Thank for the info. You guys (along with the WCCW dynasty) are doing one hell of a great job.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 1, March 1998
Municipal Auditorium, MO

Pre-Show Dark Match
Adam Copeland wins a 10 man Battle Royal

Steve Austin is inside the ring discussing how the only thing in his way now for the WWF Title is Owen Hart, and at WrestleMania he won't have a shot in hell of stopping Austins quest for gold (B+)

Rob Van Dam defeated Taz, Ahmed Johnson & Justin Bradshaw (D-)

LOD defeated Sabu & Bam Bam Bigelow (C-)

Triple H and Rocky Maivia are in the back arguing about what happened at No Way Out. Triple H says Rocky is a fraud to which Rocky gets in his face. Vince McMahon steps in and says to save it because tonight they'll fight (B+) Triple H storms off, in the process pushing Terry Funk (B-)

Rocky Maivia defeated Triple H following interference from Terry Funk (C+) Rocky celebrates his win when fellow DX member Jeff Jarrett hits the ring and lays out Rocky. This brings out Ken Shamrock who chases Jarrett to the back (B-)

Mankind defeated Goldust in a Tables Match to make defense #1 of his WWF Hardcore Title (C+) As Mankind celebrates, Sabu clobbers him from behind (C-)

Ken Shamrock defeats Jeff Jarrett for the WWF Intercontinental Title (B+) As Shamrock celebrates his title win, Rocky makes his return to attack not only Jeff Jarrett but Ken Shamrock as well! (B-)

The Undertaker defeated Kane in a match that saw Goldust interfere against Kane (B+)

Vince McMahon is in the ring to close Raw, announcing this Saturday on WWF Smackdowns debut we will see the No Way Out double main event oppenents become partners to take on one another, as it'll be Owen Hart & Triple H taking on Steve Austin & Rocky Maivia! (B+)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

We're lookin' for a big time Smackdown debut, and I hope having four of our top guys in the Main Event will accomplish that.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 62.53
WWF Raw: 36.78 (USA + TSN)

[SnDvls]

WCW News

Scott Hall is now rubbing off on the low level Lucha Libre stars as I had to warn Juventued Guerrera about being late to Nitro. Damn you Razor....err Hall!!!

[Sublime 2]

Great read guys...just wondering, what mod are you using?

[DeToxRox]

Great read guys...just wondering, what mod are you using?

Aftermath 97. A lot of fun with this mod, as it takes place in the hey day of wrestling.

[SnDvls]

WCW Thursday Thunder
Thursday, Week 1, March 1998
Dean Smith Center, NC

Pre Show Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Hugh Morrus (D+)

Pre Show Dark Match
The Nasty Boys defeated Public Enemy (D)

Steven Regal defeated Rick Martel to retain the WCW TV Title (D+)

A video is shown again highlighting all the attacks that have happened in the last few weeks by the unknown attacker (B)

Dean Malenko defeated Raven (C-)

Gene Okerlund hypes the main event tonight Hogan vs Flair (B)

Harlem Heat defeated Ted DiBiase & Mike Rotundo to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (C-)

Konnan confronts Bret Hart backstage and tells him that it's people like Bret that are keeping good workers like him down (B-)

Kevin Nash defeated Davey Boy Smith (C)

Hollywood Hulk Hogan is seen talking to someone in the shadows (B-) and we learn that he is asking for the "task" to be done tonight

after commercial we come back to see Ric Flair layed out on the ground thanks to a suprise attack (B+) the mystery attacker has struck again.

Curt Hennig defeated Chris Benoit (C+)

Bret Hart defeated Scott Hall by DQ due to interference by Konnan to retain the WCW US Title (B)

Hogan comes out and taunts Ric Flair and WCW telling them that he knows who the attacker is and that this is the nWo's plan to take out WCW once and for all. (B) As he continues to talk it appears the main event is off when Ric Flair appears limping his way to the ring (B+)

Ric Flair defeated Hulk Hogan (A)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

Well I had hoped for some better matches and ratings, but it appears my announcing team is hurting me here so a quick shake up will happen before the next show.

So will the mystery attacker be revieled on Nitro? Find out this Monday on TNT

[SnDvls]

TV Rating

WCW Thunder 46.37

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown
Saturday, Week 1, March 1998
DC Armory, MD

Pre-Show Segment
Farooq hypes himself (D+)

Pre-Show Segment
New Age Outlaws hype themselves as the best team in the WWF (C)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Adam Copeland defeated Kid Kash (E)

Steve Austin hypes up his tag match tonight against Owen and Triple H citing tonight is the first, but not last time he pins Owens shoulders this month (B)

Vader defeated Rob Van Dam (C) Jim Cornette grabs the mic and tells Undertaker at WrestleMania Vader will take him on one on one, no holds barred! (C)

Rocky Maivia hypes himself up in the back, promising to pin Owen Hart tonight, and then beat Triple H's ass one more time (B)

Terry Funk defeated Taz (C) After the match Terry Funk calls out Triple H as a little bitch! (D+)

Sabu, Bam Bam Bigelow & Kane defeated Mankind & LOD (C)

Owen & HHH argue backstage getting ready for their tag match (C+)

A video recaping Kane vs Goldust plays (C+)

Steve Austin & Rocky Maivia defeated Owen Hart & Triple H when Austin pinned Triple H (B)

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts

I changed Sabu and Mankind to a six man tag and it hurt not giving the crowd what they asked for. Definetly hurts our debut but this is an experiment.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown Rating

Smackdown: 9.67

What can you do when you're stuck at midnight on a Saturday.

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

The WWF is proud to announce they've signed legendary announcer Lance Russell, as well as former Freebird honcho and all around performer Michael Hayes to contracts.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 2, March 1998
Auditorio Juan Vicens, Puerto Rico

Pre Show Dark Match
Yuji Nagata defeated Wrath (D)

Pre Show Dark Match
Jannetty/Gibson defeated Disco Inferno & Alex Wright (D-)

Sid Vicious & Mike Awesome announce that they are the new tag team James Mitchell was talking about...they are The Twin Terrors (E)

The Twin Terrors defeated Norman Smiley & Super Calo (E+)
**uggh, but I thought this might happen...they'll get better no fear here.

Dean Malenko (D) and Lance Storm (C) are found layed out back stage. Just then the camera catches the mystery attacker going after Arn Anderson whom is saved in the nick of time by Ric Flair as he chases off the attacker (D+)

Steve Williams defeated Bubba Ray Dudley (D)

Tony Schivone hypes the upcoming Harlem Heat vs Hogan/Hall match (C+)

Bret Hart & Davey Boy Smith defeated Konnan & Eddie Guerroro (C+)

The Giant defeated Kevin Nash (C)

An irate and out of control Ric Flair demands that the attacker show himself and come fight him, there is no answer as Flair storms to the back in search of the attacker (B)

Curt Hennig defeated Bill Goldberg (B-)

Hall & Hogan defeated Harlem Heat by DQ as Stevie Ray was caught with a chair Hall used in the match (B-)

Show Rating: C-

Show Thoughts

I bombed on this one. I'm told I need more storylines and the Puerto Rico crowd just didn't like me...Thunder must be better or my PPV will start to head south real quick.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 2, March 1998
Hofheinz Pavillion, TX

Pre-Show Dark Match
Bam Bam Bigelow & Sabu defeated Adam Copeland & Chrisian Cage (D)

Pre-Show Dark Match
D'Lo Brown defeated Marc Mero (D-)

Triple H calls out Terry Funk, who chases Triple H to the back. As Funk looks around Triple H appears in his car and tries to run down Funk, who narrowly escapes certian doom (C)

Rob Van Dam drew Mankind to a Double Countout (C-) After the match Mankind challenges Sabu to a WrestleMania match, accept it won't be any match, it'll be a BARBED WIRE MATCH! (C+)

Ken Shamrock defeated Vader to make defense #1 of the WWF Intercontinental Title following interference from the Undertaker (B-)

Owen Hart comes out and cuts promo ripping into Steve Austin (C+)

Vince McMahon is in the ring when he says he is sick of Terry Funks dinosaur ass ruining his show and says if he can't beat Jeff Jarrett, he'll be gone from the WWF forever! (B-)

Terry Funk defeated Jeff Jarrett following interference from Rocky Maivia (B-) Triple H hits the ring and begins beating Funk down with Jarrett until Ken Shamrock makes the save (C)

Vince McMahon announces tonight we'll see the Undertaker take on Steve Austin. Vince says he's doing it to get Austin ready for WrestleMania. (B+)

New Age Outlaws hype their title match with LOD at WrestleMania (C)

Owen Hart defeated Kane to make defense #2 of his WWF Heavyweight Title (B)

Steve Austin promises he'll make Undertaker a real dead man. (B)

Rocky Maivia defeated Al Snow (B-) Rocky uses the post match time to celebrate his win (B-)

Steve Austin drew Undertaker following interference from Vader & Owen Hart (B+)

Show Rating: B -

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 52.12
WWF Raw: 33.75 (USA + TSN)

[SnDvls]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 52.12
WWF Raw: 33.75 (USA + TSN)

I knew after my last show this would get close...time to step it back up again.

[SnDvls]

WCW Thursday Thunder
Thursday, Week 2, March 1998
Allstate Arena, IL

Pre Show Dark match
Jim Neidhard & Davey Boy Smith defeated Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton (C)

Pre Show Dark match
Silver King defeated Yuji Nagata (D+)

Rey Mystero Jr. defeated Essa Rios (C-) Rey offers to shake Rios' hand but is rebuffed (E)
**Rios might be the only person who is competing with both WCW & WWF via a talent trade I made

Ultimo Dragon defeated Steven Regal to win the WCW TV Title (C)

Ric Flair comes out again to lay down a challenge to the mystery attacker (B+)

Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match (C+)

Sting is shown walking towards the ring (B+) for his match

Sting defeated Mike Rotundo (C+) to retain the WCW Heavyweight Title

Lex Lugar defeated Randy Savage (B)

Bret Hart defeated Kevin Nash (A*) after the match Konnan attacked Bret Hart (B)

Show Rating: B-

Show Thoughts
I'm rebuilding some storylines so my ratings should pick up, but again I can't be upset with a B- show...it's hard to keep A popularity in all the USA. I'm mostly at B+ now in every area.

[SnDvls]

TV Rating

Thunder on ABC 42.25

[DeToxRox]

I think the wrestling industry is on the decline right now, though i could be wrong.

[SnDvls]

I think the wrestling industry is on the decline right now, though i could be wrong.

It actually shows the USA as rising.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown
Saturday, Week 2, March 1998
Naseau Colliseum, NY

A video package opens Smackdown featuring Owen Hart & Steve Austins turbulant Monday Night Raw (B+)

Sabu defeated Taz and Kid Kash (B-)

Rob Van Dam defeated Al Snow (C-)

Steve Austin has a backstage interview where he hypes his match with Owen Hart (A)

Triple H is in the back taunting Terry Funk (B-)

LOD defeated the Suicide Blondes (D)

The Undertaker & Goldust defeated Kane & Vader when Undertaker pinned Kane (B-)

Mankind is backstage harming himself and laughing wildly (B-)

Rocky Maivia defeated Mankind following interference from Sabu (B)

Show Rating: B -

Show Thoughts

Solid show, good to get our guys a break who headline and let some newer guys get a shot to give it their all.

[DeToxRox]

Saturday Night Ratings

WWF Smackdown: 10.46

[SnDvls]

Wrestling News

Bret Hart was named "Best Overall Worker in Wrestling Today" in an online poll

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 3, March 1998
Allen Field House, KS

Pre Show
The announcers let the fans know whey will be seeing a crusierwieght 4 way for the WCW Cruiserweight Titel (D+)

Pre Show Dark Match
The Twin Terrors defeated The Public Enemy (D-)

Pre Show Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Sick Boy (D)

****good thing nothing in the pre show affects my overall ratings****

Rey Mystero Jr defeated Ultimo Dragon, Kaz Hayashi & Eddie Guerrero to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title (C)

Chris Jericho defeated Billy Kidman (C)

A video is played highlighting yet again the attacks that have happened over the last few weeks (B)

It is announced that Shawn Michaels will be making his in ring debut this Thursday on Thunder against Dean Malenko (C)

Chris Benoit defeated Jushin Liger (B-)

The Steiner Brothers defeated Scott Norton & Steve Williams (C)

Ric Flair is shown back stage smashing up the locker room looking for the attacker (B+)

Sting defeated Jinsei Shinzaki to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title(B-)

Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeated Davey Boy Smith (B-)

Scott Hall & Kevin Nash are observed having a heated discussion questioning eachother's motives lately (B+)

Lex Lugar defeated Kevin Nash (C+)

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts
Forgot these first time through

If you can't tell by the last few weeks I'm losing a worker who's been on a rather losing streak as of late...trying to get everyone else over him before he goes off and signs with the "F" :D

I've got another coming up for renewal that I need to burry too so that is starting as well. I can't let the "F" just take them you know ;)

Anyhow it's getting harder and harder to get "creative matches for TEW" you need to keep the ratings high and thus must use "over" workers, but you need to build new stars as well...I'm in the process of starting that now before I lose all my big names. I need more storylines, but I had a few that needed to be wrapped up so I could free up some workers look for Eddie Guerrero & Chris Jericho to get some good face time and be pushed ASAP

[DeToxRox]

Shawn Michaels will miss Thunder because he'll be throwin' some back at the bar with Hall.

[SnDvls]

Shawn Michaels will miss Thunder because he'll be throwin' some back at the bar with Hall.

ya that'll happen...don't you know Hall ain't got anymore money as I keep hitting him with fines ;)

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 3, March 1998
Gill Coliseum, OR

Pre-Show Dark Match
Justin Bradshaw defeated Kid Kash (D-)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Steve Blackman (D)

Steve Austin opens Raw by bursting into Vince McMahons office. He lets him know he is sick of how he is operating Raw and tonight he's going to take over Raw (B+)

Rob Van Dam defeated Goldust, Al Snow & Terry Funk (C)

Vince McMahon announces tonight we'll see Ken Shamrock & A partner of choice vs Jeff Jarrett and a partner of choice vs Rocky Maivia and a partner of choice (B)

LOD challenge the Outlaws to a Street Fight at WrestleMania (C-)

The Undertaker defeated Crush (C+)

Jim Cornette is in the back demanding a Steel Cage match between Undertaker and Vader at WrestleMania!(D)

New Age Outlaws defeated the Suicide Blondes to make defense #2 of the WWF Tag Team Titles (D+)

Taz defeated Mankind after interference from Sabu (C)

Vince McMahon comes out and tells Steve Austin he needs to play by Vinces rules or lose his shot at WrestleMania (B+) Steve Austin just smiles at Vince then turns around decks Vince leading to security hitting the ring and taking Austin away (B+)

A video airs hyping Sabu vs Mankind (C-)

Jim Cornette promises Undertakers life will be a living hell (D)

Owen Hart & Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett & Triple H and Rocky Maivia & Kane when Owen pinned Kane (B-) As Owen celebrates the lights go off. When they appear Austin is in the ring and gives Owen a stunner. Raw ends with Austin holding the WWF Title in the air (B-)

Show Rating: C +

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 55.81
WWF Raw: 29.56 (USA + TSN)

[SnDvls]

WCW Thursday Thunder
Thursday, Week 3, March 1998
Kemper Arena, MO

Pre Show Dark Match
Lance Storm defeated Lodi (D)

Pre Show Dark Match
Jim Duggan defeated Yuji Nagata (C-)

A video is shown hyping The Twin Terrors (D)

Eddie Guerrero defeated Silver King (D-)

Raven is seen in the back in a damp dark corner. He begins rambling and warns Davey Boy Smith that he is coming for him. "It's time to tame the dog" (D+)

Chris Jericho defeated Psicosis (C)

Bret Hart asks Ric Flair to be his partner tonight against Savage & Hogan (B+) which he accepts.

The Giant defeated Meng (C+)

Davey Boy Smith & Kevin Nash battled to a no contest when the ref lost control of the match (B-)

Shawn Michaels talked about how great he is and how lucky everyone is to be here to see him take over WCW (C-)

Shwan Michaels defeated Dean Malenko (B-)

Bret Hart & Ric Flair defeated Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage (B+)
After the match Konnan runs into the ring and attacks Hart, but is fought off by Flair (B-)

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts
Again my fed needs more storylines, but they are coming I promise, I promise, really I do. Two started tonight.

[SnDvls]

TV rating

Thunder got a 37.34 on ABC

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown
Saturday, Week 3, March 1998
Harbor Yard, MA

Pre-Show Dark Segment
Don "Cyrus" Callis announces he is now Christopher Daniels manager (E)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Christopher Daniels defeated Kid Kash featuring interference from Cyrus (E)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Vader defeated Super Crazy (C)

Michael Hayes starts Smackdown by announcing he is the new manager of the Suicide Blondes (Copeland & Cage) (D+)

Goldust is in the back playing mind games with Kane (C)

The Undertaker comes out and accepts Cornettes challenge for a Steel Cage match at WrestleMania (B+)

Rocky Maivia defeated Rob Van Dam (B)

Ken Shamrock hypes his match against Jarrett & Rocky at WrestleMania (C+)

LOD & Terry Funk drew The Outlaws & Triple H when all hell broke loose (C-)

Owen Hart is in the back, telling the camera man to be quiet. He sees Steve Austin and attacks him from behind bloodying up Austin (B+)

Goldust defeated Taz & Ahmed Johnson (C+)

Owen Hart defeated Jeff Jarrett to make defense #3 of his WWF Title (A)

Show Rating: B -

Show Thoughts

Hayes w/ Copeland & Cage is big, time to start there push.

Owen and Jarrett is our best free TV match of the year.

Vader/UT will end at WM, let's hope they deliever.

[DeToxRox]

Saturday TV Rating

WWF Smackdown: 8.92

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week4 , March 1998
Bank of America Arena, WA

Pre Show Dark Match
Alex Wright defeated Essa Rios (C)

Pre Show Dark Match
Chavo Guerrero defeated El Samuri (D)

Raven defeated Bubba Ray Dudley in a hardcore match (C)

James Mitchell warns the other tag teams of WCW that the Twin Terrors are going to take over (F+)
***hopefully this is the last time he gets to talk

Chris Benoit defeated Perry Saturn (C+)

DDP Hypes his match against Hall tonight (B+)

Dean Malenko defeated Buff Bagwell (C+)

Shawn Michaels appears on the jumbo tron and reveals it was he that has been attacking all the WCW superstars (B-)

DDP defeated Scott Hall (B+)

Ric Flair storms to the ring and calls our Michaels who isn't at the arena. A match is made for this Sunday's PPV Flair vs Michaels (B-)

Sting defeated Scott Steiner (A) After the match the two wrestlers celebrate for the fans (B-) before the nWo rushes to the ring and attacks the two (B+)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts
not a bad or great show, but my story lines are getting built up and I'm figuring out some booking things I didn't know so I should get some better matches coming up...also I'm going to bring in some lesser talent from NJPW and CMLL in trades to build up some of my guys as well after the PPV.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 4, March 1998
Cox Arena, CA

Pre-Show Dark Match
Kid Kash defeated Super Crazy

Pre-Show Dark Match
Christopher Daniels defeated Bam Bam Bigelow following interference from Cyrus (E+)

Taz defeated Ahmed Johnson following interference from RVD (D+) RVD grabs a mic and insults Ahmed Johnson (D)

A video airs where Steve Austin taunts Owen Hart (B+)

Sabu drew Mankind in a Hardcore match to make defense #3 of Mankinds WWF Hardcore Title (C)

Michaels Hayes comes out to challenge LOD to a match with the Suicide Blondes (D-) LOD comes out to accept the challenge (C)

Suicide Blondes defeated LOD following interference from the Outlaws (D)

Triple H unveils his new talk show and his first guest is Terry Funk. After ripping on Funk the entire segment, Funk retaliates only to be beaten by Funk (C)

Ken Shamrock defeated Triple H to make defense #2 of his WWF Intercontinental Title. Funk interfered against Triple H (B-)

Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve Austin thanks to help from Owen Hart (B)

Rocky Maivia cuts a promo hyping himself up (B)

Rocky Maivia drew Owen Hart (B+) Owen Hart made defense #4 of his WWF Title. The match ended with all the participants in their respective matches involved in a brawl to close it out.

Show Rating: B -

Show Thoughts

Decent show considering I am trying to get the SUicide Blondes over on the big show now, same for RVD who isn't too popular. More of this in the upcoming weeks.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 56.66
WWF Raw: 31.33 (USA + TSN)

[SnDvls]

WCW Thursday Thunder
Thursday, Week 4, March 1998
Altell Arena, AR

Pre Show Dark Match
Alex Wright defeated El Samuri (D+)

Pre Show Dark Match
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Essa Rios (D)

Steve Williams defeated Rick Martel (C-)

Raven defeated Jim Duggan (C) after the match Raven does a little celebration (D-)

DDP comes out to celebrate his victory over Hall on Nitro (B+) and thanks the fans for all their support (B) which brings out Scott Hall who challenges DDP to a match at Uncensored. (B) DDP tells him he'll do him one better. He's got two friends in the back, out comes WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sting & The Giant to join Page in the ring, who will take on Hall and his two goon buddies Nash & Hogan this Sunday. (B+)

Chris Jericho defeated Eddie Guerrero (C+)

Shawn Michaels is giving a backstate interview about his upcoming match against Ric Flair (B+) when out of nowhere Flair comes charging at Michaels. Shawn runs out of the arena into his waiting car (B)

Harlem Heat defeated The Faces of Fear to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (C)

Curt Henning defeated Scott Steiner (A)

Show Rating: B+

Show Thoughts
Hey I didn't hurt my popularity this week :)
Solid show heading into WCW Uncensored.

[SnDvls]

WCW Notes

Thunder drew a 42.14 on ABC

Essa Rios & El Samuri's trade agreements are up so they are headed back to AAA and NJPW, I'm sure it's not the last we've seen of them.

Liger & Shinzaki only have one more apperance left which will be either an Uncensored dark match or on Nitro.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown
Saturday, Week 4, March 1998
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, CA

Pre-Show Dark Segment
Sunny offers her managerial services to Kid Kash (E) Kid Kash accepts (E)

Pre-Show Dark Segment
Cyrus offers his services to Sabu & Bam Bam Bigelow (D-) They accept (E+)

Rocky Maivia opens Smackdown promising to win the WWF Intercontinental Title at WrestleMania tomorrow (B)

Sunny announces she has signed Rob Van Dam to become her newest client (E) RVD taunts Ahmed Johnson (D)

Michael Hayes hypes the Suicide Blondes upcoming match with Bam Bam Bigelow & Al Snow (D-)

The Suicide Blondes defeated Bam Bam Bigelow & Al Snow (D+)

RVD attacks Ahmed Johnson backstage (D-)

A hype video for Goldust/Kane plays (C+)

Triple H defeated Taz (C-) As Triple H celebrates Terry Funk attempts a fireball at Triple H, narrowly missing (C-)

The Undertaker, Ken Shamrock, Steve Austin, Mankind & Goldust defeated Owen Hart, Jeff Jarrett, Vader, Sabu & Kane when Austin pinned Hart (B-)

Show Rating: D

Show Thoughts

Awful show, too many segments but I was not going to do anything too crazy on the eve of WrestleMania. We live and learn as we try and get new guys over.

[DeToxRox]

Saturday Night Ratings

WWF Smackdown: 7.79

Saturday Nights at Midnight sucks. Oh well.

[SnDvls]

Saturday Night Ratings

WWF Smackdown: 7.79

Saturday Nights at Midnight sucks. Oh well.

did you sign a one season deal or more?

I see new TV shows are being accepted soon maybe you can get a better time slot in a few weeks

[DeToxRox]

did you sign a one season deal or more?

I see new TV shows are being accepted soon maybe you can get a better time slot in a few weeks

Just one week. I was contemplating that. We'll see how it works.

[SnDvls]

WCW Uncensored
Sunday, Week 4, March 1998
FleetCenter, MA

Pre Show Dark Match
Hugh Morrus defeated Glacier (D)

Pre Show Dark Match
La Parka defeated Johnny Swinger (D+)

Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Louie Spicolli (D-)

Eddie Guerrero defeated Kaz Hayashi, Ultimo Dragon & Rey Mystero Jr (C)
As Guerrero makes his way to the back he throws out a challenge to Chris Jericho for Nitro (D-)

The Steiner Brothers defeated Scott Norton & Steve Williams (C+)

Davey Boy Smith warns everyone to not trust Raven (C-)

Davey Boy Smith defeated Buff Bagwell (C)

A video recap is played hyping Flair vs Michaels (B-)

Konnan defeated Bret Hart by using a foreign object to win the WCW US Title (B)

A quick video recap of the Sting/DDP/Giant vs Hogan/Hall/Nash feud is shown (B+)

Randy Savage defeated Lex Luger (B-)

The nWo show up to the arean and are bragging about how they will be the ultimate winners tonight. (A)

Curt Hennig defeated Bill Goldberg (B)

Sting, DDP & The Giant are interviewed by Gene Okerlund and talk about their match with the nWo (B+)

Ric Flair & Shawn Michaels battled to a double count out (A)

Sting/DDP/The Giant defeated Hogan/Hall/Nash when Sting pinned Nash (B)
After the match Hall & Hogan start yelling at Nash and how he's failed them and the nWo. Just then Shawn Michaels comes down to the ring and hits Nash with the Sweet Chin Music and he along with Hogan & Hall attack Nash and beat him to the mat. Michaels picks up the mic and tells everyone that the nWo is dead just like Nash's career (B+)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

Well that ends Nash's run in WCW.

I'm very happy with how this PPV went. I get the US title off Bret and still kept him over so he can move along to a main event fued. I'll be doing some roster move just before Nitro too so stay tuned.

[SnDvls]

Nash had 3 A* matches 2 w/ Page and had 9 wins 2 draws 6 loses in WCW with 2 WCW Tag Team Title reigns (both with Hall) in his WCW stay. He ended his career here on a 5 match losing streak. WCW wishes him the best of luck in the future and hopes he can get his "problems" resolved before he'll be welcome back here.

[DeToxRox]

WWF WrestleMania XIV
Sunday, Week 4, March 1998
Fleet Center, MA

Pre-Show Dark Match
Bam Bam Bigelow won a 10 Man Battle Royal (C)

Suicide Blondes defeated RVD & Kid Kash (D-)

Sabu defeated Mankind in a Barbed Wire Match to win the WWF Hardcore Title (C+)

Steve Austin is in the back taunting Owen Hart about tonights WWF Title match (B)

Goldust defeated Kane (B-)

Triple H defeated Terry Funk (B)

Owen Hart is now getting a turn backstage where he promises Steve Austin he will be waiting till Owen is no longer around to be champ (B-)

Jeff Jarrett hypes the IC Title Triple Threat Match (C)

A video airs showing what has lead us to Vader vs Taker (C+)

The Undertaker defeated Vader in a Cage Match (A)

LOD defeated the New Age Outlaws to win the WWF Tag Team Titles (D+)

A video airs hyping our Triple Threat match (B-) Jim Ross hypes the match as well (C)

Rocky Maivia defeated Jeff Jarrett & Ken Shamrock to win the WWF Intercontinental Title (B+) Rocky celebrates the title win widly in the ring (B)

A video is aired hyping the Main Event (B) Jim Ross hypes it as well (C+)

Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart to win the WWF Heavyweight Title (A) WM goes off the air with Austin celebrating his title win (B)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts

Awesome show in my opinion, and now we can move forward with more and better storylines.

[DeToxRox]

March PPV Buys

WCW Uncensored: 14.93
WWF WrestleMania: 14.16

[SnDvls]

WCW Financials
Current Money: $90,131,826

March Financials in Review

Cash: $90,131,826
Performance: $11,791,977

PPV Revenue: $11,201,265
Ticket Sales: $3,514,725
Sponsors: $3,111,984
Merchandise: $303,000

Worker Costs: -$564,458
Show Costs: -$655,000
Marketing: -$500,000
Merchandise: -$773,000
Production: -$1,760,000
Misc.: -$2,086,539

[SnDvls]

WCW News

Time for some housecleaning and updating of the roster

Main Eventers
Scott Steiner
Bret Hart
Sting
The Giant
Diamond Dallas Page
Booker T
Ric Flair
Davey Boy Smith
Rick Steiner
Hulk Hogan
Scott Hall
Curt Hennig
Randy Savage
Shawn Michaels

Upper Midcarder
Jim Duggan
Dean Malenko
Bill Goldberg
Chris Benoit
John Tenta
Stevie Ray
The Barbarian
Jerry Saggs
Buff Bagwell
Konnan
Brian Knobbs
Meng

Midcarder
Robert Gibson
Kaz Hayashi
Marty Jannetty
Rey Mystero Jr
La Parka
Hugh Morrus
Eddie Guerrero
Mike Rotundo
Jimmy Del Ray
Steve Williams
Raven
Chavo Guerrero Jr
Wrath
Alex Wright
Scott Norton
Fatu
Psicosis
Perry Saturn
Stan Lane
Juventude Guerrera
Chris Jericho
Super Calo
Lance Storm
Ultimo Dragon
Glacier

Lower Midcarder
Johnny Grunge
Rocco Rock
Bubba Ray Dudley
Sick Boy
Disco Inferno
Silver King
Mike Awesome
Yuji Nagata

Opener
Norman Smiley
Louie Spicolli
Lodi
Billy Kidman
Prince Iaukea
Mortis

Enhancement Talent
Fit Finley
Ekmo
Riggs
Johnny Swinger
Yoshihiro Tajiri

Occasional Wrestler
Roddy Piper
Jim Neidhart
Steven Regal
Brad Armstrong

Development
Chris Harris
James Storm
Frankie Kazarian
Johnny Smith
Nick Dinsmore
Rob Conway
Reckless Youth
Rey Bucanero
Ron Killings
Shane Helms
Shannon Moore
Steve Corino
Trent Acid
Stevie Richards


WCW has released the following wrestlers
Sid Vicious, Lex Luger, Rick Martel & Virgil

[SnDvls]

Wrestling News

The most sought after performer since Rob Van Damn has entered wrestling today as son of WWF owner Vince McMahan, Shane McMahan, has endered the world of professional wrestling.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 1, April 1998
Fargo Dome, SD

Pre Show Dark Match
Alex Wright defeated Fit Finley (D)

Pre Show Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Mortis (D)

Mike Awesome defeated Ultimo Dragon to win the WCW TV Title (D+)
**this was done to get the low level title off Ultimo and given to a low level worker. I've got two more to do like this as well.

Chris Benoit talks about his match against Curt Henning in the future (D+)

Raven comes to the ring before his match and again verbally attacks Davey Boy Smith (D+) before defeating Norman Smiley in a match (C+) after the match Raven gives his cross like stance over his fallen foe (D)

Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Marty Jannetty (C-)

Randy Savage hypes up just how good he is (A)

The Nasty Boys defeated Harlem Heat to win the WCW Tag Team Titles (C-)
***this is the second match to get a low title off high level workers.

Chris Jericho meets with Gene Okerlund and accepts Eddie Guerrero's challenge he made to him last night at Uncencored (C)

Arn Anderson is found layed out in the backstage area. Ric Flair discovers him and immideatly thinks it's Shawn Michaels (B)

Bill Goldberg defeated Fatu (C)

Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair (B+)

After the match Bret headed back to the back as Flair paid his respects to the fans. Out of nowhere Shawn Michaels came thourgh the crowd and started to attack Flair. This led Bret Hart back to the ring with a chair in hand. Michales quickly retreated from the ring when Bret hit Flair with the chair to end the show. (B)

Show Rating C+

Show Thoughts

I'm disappointed with such a low rating. I thought this was a very sold show from top to bottom angle wise, but the matches didn't help me any.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 1, April 1998
Alexander Memorial Coliseum, GA

Pre-Show Dark Match
Al Snow defeated Crush

Pre-Show Dark Match
LOD drew the Suicide Blondes

Raw opens with Steve Austin celebrating his WWF Heavyweight Title win last night at WrestleMania. He taunts Owen Hart saying he needs to tuck his tail between his legs and run down south like his brother (B)

Sabu defeated Farooq to make defense #1 of his WWF Hardcore Title (C)

Backstage Vader attacks Terry Funk (C-)

Vader defeated Terry Funk (B-)

Rob Van Dam is backstage taunting Ahmed Johnson (D+)

The Undertaker defeated D'Lo Brown (B+)

Owen Hart comes out and challenges Steve Austin to a WWF Heavyweight Title match this Saturday on Smackdown! (C)

The Suicide Blondes come out and challenge the Legion of Doom to a title match on Smackdown Saturday (D-) LOD accept (C)

Mankind drew Triple H to a double DQ (B)

Ken Shamrock is shown backstage where he runs into Kane. Kane stares at him and Shamrock asks what the hell he thinks hes doing. Paul Bearer taunts Shamrock losing his title which leads to an explosive argument (B-)

Jeff Jarrett hits the ring to demand a title shot against Rocky Maivia (C) Rocky Maivia appears and says next week on Raw, he's on (B+)

Rob Van Dam defeated Owen Hart following interference from Steve Austin (B-)

Steve Austin defeated Taz to make defense #1 of his WWF Heavyweight Title (B+) Austin celebrates but is blindsided by Owen Hart who makes the title will be mine hand motion as Raw goes to black (C+)

Show Rating: C +

Show Thoughts

my own stupidty got me here. I forgot I advanced booked Jarrett/Rocky for this show and not next week so it not happening hurt. We'll have to make up for it next week.

Owen & Jeff need some help in the form of a manager or at least eye candy, so we'll see what we can do.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 56.20
WWF Raw: 29.48 (USA + TSN)

[SnDvls]

WCW Thursday Thunder
Thursday, Week 1, April 1998
DCU Center

Pre Show Dark Match
Rey Mystero Jr defeated Jimmy Del Ray (D)

Pre Show Dark Match
Billy Kidman defeated Stan Lane (C-)

La Parka & Super Calo defeated Steve Williams & Mike Rotundo (D)

Davey Boy Smith warns Raven to watch himself or he'll feel the wrath of a bulldog with bite (D+)

Stevie Ray defeated Hugh Morrus (D-)

Raven defeated Jim Duggan (C+)

Buff Bagwell talks about his upcoming match against Booker T at Clash of the Champions (D+)

Chavo Guerrero Jr defeated Robert Gibson (C)

Chris Benoit defeated Curt Hennig (B-) after the victory Benoit celebrates in the ring (C)

Bill Goldberg & Hulk Hogan battled to a time limit draw (B+)
***Hogan used his creative control to force this as Goldberg was supposed to go over Hogan here.

Sting & Ric Flair defeated Shawn Michaels & Bret Hart (A*) after the match Sting & Flair celebrate in the ring. (A)

Show Rating C+

Show Thoughts

The fans wanted more angles & interviews and that hurt me...I'm damed if I do and damned if I don't.

[SnDvls]

WCW Notes

Thunder got a 39.32 on ABC

Scott Hall missed Thunder and was fined, lucky for me I pretty much stopped advertising him for shows due to not knowing if he'll be there or not.

[General Mike]

The fans wanted more angles & interviews and that hurt me...I'm damed if I do and damned if I don't.

You have to look at your product and your match percentage and then just figure out how much time you need for angles.

[SnDvls]

You have to look at your product and your match percentage and then just figure out how much time you need for angles.

I'm supposed to be 70/30 match to angle which is what I had this week I'll just throw in some more usless angles I guess

[SnDvls]

dola - I guess it could also mean time not total haven't look at that.

[molson]

dola - I guess it could also mean time not total haven't look at that.

It's definitely % of total time, not segments.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown
Saturday, Week 1, April 1998
Pepsi Arena, NY

Pre-Show Dark Segment
Cyrus hypes up Bam Bam Bigelow & Sabu (E)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Sabu & Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Chainz & Crush (C-)

A video airs showing the argument between Kane & Ken Shamrock last week (C+)

Kane defeated Ken Shamrock (B-)

Rob Van Dam attacks Ahmed Johnson backstage (C-)

LOD defeated the Suicide Blondes to make defense #1 of their WWF Tag Team Titles (D)

Vince McMahon comes out to tell everyone he was so thrilled by the Mankind/Triple H last Monday he is going to let them battle it out in a best of 7 series with the winner getting a WWF Title shot (B)

The Undertaker defeated Justin Bradshaw (C)

Lance Russell hypes the upcoming Triple H/Mankind match (D+)

Triple H defeated Mankind (B) Triple H leads 1-0

The Suicide Blondes are shown backstage breaking into LOD's locker and swiping their WWF Tag Team Titles (E+) LOD manages to confront the Blondes but the Blondes use the titles as weapons to escape (D+)

Steve Austin hypes the WWF Title match (B+)

Steve Austin drew Owen Hart to make defense #2 of his WWF Heavyweight Title (B-)

Show Rating: C

[DeToxRox]

Saturday Night Ratings

WWF Smackdown: 9.48

[SnDvls]

Just an FYI

things have just gotten personal in this war between WCW & WWF

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 2, April 1998
Frost Center, SD

Pre Show Dark Match
The Barbarian defeated Norman Smiley (D+)

Pre Show Dark Match
Super Calo defeated Riggs (D-)

Pre Show Dark Match
Fatu defeated Glacier (E+)

Randy Savage taunts Booker T about his match against Buff Bagwell (A)

Bill Goldberg defeated Mike Rotundo (C)

Tony Schiavone hypes the match between Eddie Guerrero & Chris Jericho tonight (D)

Rick Steiner defeated Meng (C)

Raven & Davey Boy Smith have a brief face to face meeting & argument before they are pulled apart (D+)

Konnan defeated Stevie Ray to retain the WCW US Title (C+)

Chris Benoit hypes up his victory against Curt Hennig last week (C+) it is then revealied that Benoit and Hennig will be facing off at Clash of the Champions (D+) which leads to Curt Hennig coming out and arguing with Eric Bishoff about the future match (B-)

Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho with the help of a foreign object (C+)

The team of Hart/Hall/Hogan & Michaels defeated Sting/Flair/The Giant & DDP (B+)

Show Rating: B-

Show Thoughts

I'm going to run a lot of shows in the same few areas where my popularity has dropped to see if I can get it to start moving back up again.

Not a bad show and I'm happy with the results. My stories are moving along fine. And I'll update them before my next show.

I have Thunder then Clash of the Champions this week

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 2, April 1998
Cintas Center, NY

Pre-Show Dark Match
Bam Bam Bigelow & Christopher Daniels defeated Frooq & D'Lo Brown (D)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Billy Gunn defeated Justin Bradshaw (C-)

Vince McMahon opens Raw stating tonight Owen Hart & Steve Austin will have a contract signing for 2/3 Falls Match at No Way Out! (B+)

Kane is in the back with Paul Bearer. Bearer begins taunting Ken Shamrock (C) Shamrock appears on a split screen challenging Kane to a match on Smackdown! (C)

A video plays to hype Rob Van Dam (D+)

Sabu defeated Goldust to make defense #2 of his WWF Hardcore Title (C)

LOD come to the ring demanding a match with the Suicide Blondes (C-)

The Suicide Blondes defeated The Legion of Doom following interference from Michael Hayes to win the WWF Tag Team Titles (D)

The announcers hype Triple H vs Mankind (B+)

Vader attacks Al Snow on his way to the ring (D)

Vader defeats Al Snow (C)

The Undertaker defeated Road Dogg (B+)

The contract signing betweem Owen & Steve Austin goes off without a hitch (B-)

A video plays hyping Jeff Jarrett & Rocky Maivia (C+)

Rocky Maivia defeats Jeff Jarrett to retain he WWF IC title (B+)

Show Rating: B -

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 55.56
WWF Raw: 30.15 (TSN + USA)

[SnDvls]

WCW Thursday Thunder
Thursday, Week 2, April 1998
Dakota Doam, SD

Dark Match
Glacier defeated Lodi (E+)

Dark match
Louie Spicolli defeated Fit Finley (E+)

Buff Bagwell defeated Dean Malenko (C+)

Davey Boy Smith challenges Raven to a match (D)

Hugh Morrus defeated John Tenta (D-)

Bret Hart cuts a promo hyping his match with Sting at Clash of the Champions (B+)

The Nasy Boys defended their WCW Tag Team Titles against Stevie Ray & Bubba Ray Dudley (D)

Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Ray Mystero & Billy Kidman to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title (C-)

A video is show of the press conference promoting Clash of the Champions with Shawn Michaels & Ric Flair. During the press conference Michaels attacked Flair (B-)

Bill Goldberg defeated Wrath (C)

Sting cuts a promo hyping his match with Bret Hart at Clash of the Champions (B+)

Randy Savage defeated Jim Duggan (C+)

Show Rating: C+

Show Thoughts

it seems I'm just going to get C to B+ shows no matter what I do. I'm trying not to keep using the same workers too, but it's really hard not to.

[SnDvls]

WCW News

Thunder pulled a 35.37 on ABC

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown
Saturday, Week 2, April 1998
Convocation Center, IL

Pre-Show Dark Segment
Sunny comes out to hype up Kid Kash (D)

Pre-Show Dark Match
Sabu defeated Al Snow & Crush to make defense #3 of his WWF Hardcore Title (C-)

The Suicide Blondes defeated the New Age Outlaws to make defense #1 of their WWF Tag Team Titles (D+)

The Undertaker defeated Terry Funk (C+)

Rob Van Dam hypes himself backstage (D+)

Kane drew Ken Shamrock following a double DQ (B-)

Jeff Jarrett is seen backstage with Rocky Maivias WWF Intercontinental Title (C+) Rocky Maivia is in pursuit but is jumped by Triple H as Jarrett leaves the arena (B-)

Vader attacks Justin Bradshaw in the ring before their match (D-)

Vader defeats Justin Bradshaw (C)

Taz defeatd Owen Hart following interference from Steve Austin (B-)

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts

Yawn.

[DeToxRox]

Saturday Night Ratings

WWF Smackdown: 8.57

[SnDvls]

WCW Clash of the Champions
Sunday, Week 2, April 1998
Air Canada Center, Tornoto, Canada

Pre Show Dark Match
Rick Steiner defeated Jinsei Shinzaki (B-)

Pre Show Dark Match
Chris Benoit defeated Jushin Liger (B)

Eric Bishoff comes out an announces the newest signing of WCW and the special guest referee for the Sting/Bret Hart main event.....none other than son of WWF owner Vince McMahon......Shane McMahon!!! (B-)

Booker T defeated Buff Bagwell (B-)

The announcers talk about the Sting vs. Bret Hart match with new special guest ref Shane McMahon (B)

Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Steiner (C+)

Shawn Michaels is shown leaving Ric Flair's locker room with something in his hand (B)

The Giant defeated Hulk Hogan (B-)

Diamond Dallas Page and Scott Hall battled to a draw (A*) After the match DDP offers a handshake to Hall as a sign of respect, but it is refused by Hall (B+)

Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair (A*)

Sting defeated Bret Hart by DQ (B) after the match Sting celebrated in the ring (B+)

Show Rating C+

Show Thoughts

WOW!!! a C+...again they said I didn't have enough angles...which I was a little short on, but not by much. The matches were great though and the storylines are moving along well...Scott Steiner is effectivally gone from WCW he'll job to Goldberg two more times since they have good chemistry before leaving. Another roid user gone thanks to Ted Turner's mandates.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 3, April 1998
Carver Arena, IL

Dark Match
Bill Goldberg defeated Alex Wright (C+)

Dark Match
The Nasty Boys defeated The Headhunters to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (D+)

Pre Show
Raven challenges Davey Boy Smith to face him (C-)

Chris Benoit talks about his upcoming match against Curt Henning (C+)

Mike Awesome defeated Juventude Guerrera to retain the WCW TV Title (D)

Chris Jericho challenges Eddie Guerrero to a third match (C)

Hall & Hogan battled The Giant & DDP to a double count out (B)

Shawn Michaels bursts into Shane McMahon's office and demands a match with Ric Flair. McMahon tells him that this might have worked in the "F" with his dat, but it won't work here with him. He then tells him to get the "F" out of his office as he needs to get ready for his match tonight against Konnan (C+)

Roddy Piper defeated Steven Regal (C+)

Sting thanks the fans for all their support as WCW World Heavyweight Champion and tells them that he'll keep this belt around his waist for a long time (A) just as he is finishing his speech Bret Hart comes out and challenges Sting to another match this time with his choice of a special ref (B) Sting accepts and says he'll see him at Thunder (B+)

Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Steiner (C+) after the match Scott Steiner challenged Goldberg to another match saying the first two losses were flukes and that Goldberg is only half the man Steiner is (C)

As Booker T is giving an interview with Gene Okerlund Randy Savage & Buff Bagwell attack him from behind and leave him koncked out in the back (C-)

Curt Hennig defeated Davey Boy Smith (B)

Shawn Michales defeated Konnan by DQ when Ric Flair interferen in the match (B-) after the match Flair tried to continue the attack but Michales fled to the back (B+)

Show Rating B-

Show Thoughts

I'm now ignoring the overall show rating as it's pretty useless at this point. I'll keep including it, but I"m not going to comment on it anymore.

[SnDvls]

WCW Notes

I've forgotten to mention that I have Syxx undercontract, but he's been injured since we started that I forgot about him. He has 13 months left on his contract and he'll be back in about 41 days so that should help me some too I hope.

Storyline wise I have the following story lines going

Bret Hart vs Sting (D)
5 parts of this 19 part storyline have been completed with ratings from B to A so it will pick up as it really just started at Clash of the Champions. I do know that Sting & Bret don't have really good chemistry so we'll see where it goes.

Bill Goldberg (C+)
This is a long winning streak line before he runs into a brick wall of a wrestler and loses. His popularity has been increasing since we started so he's progressing well.

Hall vs DDP (A)
Hall is like money in storylines...this is his 2nd one for me and both reached A level so I'm very happy with him and it, even if he's late all the time. This where I hope the Hart/Sting one is in a few weeks.

Henning vs Benoit (B-)
Curt Hennig is another big player in storylines having his 2nd successful run this time to help Benoit get over and move up from Upper Midcarder to Main Eventer. This is one of my longest storylines with 6 of 30 parts completed.

Chris Jericho vs Eddie Guerrero (C-)
Both these guys need to be Main Eventers when this is over as I'll have a lot of talent from up there gone so I'm counting on these two to really help me out here and in the future. Another long on with 6 of 29 parts completed. Neither guy is great on the mic yet, but they are both getting there and their matches keep getting better.

Michaels vs Flair (A)
One of my two unchained storylines. I think I like these better, but I'll finish out the others then go this way in the future. These two are solid and I expect this one to run for another 2 months before sending them both on to different fueds. I actually feel bad for Michales I bring him in to replace his best friend Nash whom I can't resign...I guess the WWF and I just traded these two hopefully I got the better deal of the two ;)

Raven vs Davey Boy Smith
Raven is a solid worker so I'm pushing him here and Smith is a Main Eventer (not sure he really fits there, but I don't want to piss him off and demote him yet either) this feud's ratings aren't great, but it's doing what I wanted it to do and that is move Raven closed to Main Eventer.

Randy Savage vs Booker T
Savage is starting to get old and his skills are falling off, but Booker T is just the opposite so it's a good way to "pass the torch" here. Booker should be in the World Title picture in about 6 months time as a legit singles worker. I'm about half way through this storyline now

Unchained story line w/ The Nasty Boys/Rotundo & Williams/Gibson & Jannetty (D+)
WCW's tag team scene is so bad I did this to try and help it some by building my Tag Champs up some. I'm also bringing in some wrestlers from NJPW and AAA to lose to my Champs to build up the belt some too, again I hope. The Nasty Boys aren't a great team but the other four wrestlers are good workers who can help them out so that is their main purpose here. This is one I can end at anytime with out a problem so I'm not too worried about the rating.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 3, April 1998
Dale F. Halton Arena, NC

Pre-Show Dark Match
Rob Van Dam defeated Christopher Daniels, Brian Christopher, TAKA and Super Crazy (D+)

Raw kicks off backstage where Kevin Nash of all people appears! (B+)

Kevin Nash comes to the ring to let everyone know he's back and things won't be the same again (C)

As we come back we see Terry Funk beaten down backstage (C-)

Bam Bam Bigelow & Sabu defeated the New Age Outlaws (C-)

Jeff Jarrett challenged Rocky Maivia to a WWF Intercontinental Match at No Way Out (B-)

Kane appears to accept Ken Shamrocks challenge from last week to a match coming up (C-)

Taz defeated Crush (D+)

The Undertaker defeated D-Von Dudley (B+)

Backstage Ahmed Johnson is looking to take out Rob Van Dam, but Van Dam jumps him instead (D-)

Vince McMahon is in the ring with Triple H discussing tonights upcoming match with Mankind (B-)

Ken Shamrock is in the back hyping his upcoming match with Owen Hart (C-)

Ken Shamrock defeated Owen Hart following interference from Steve Austin (B-)

The announcers put over the upcoming Mankind/Triple H match (C+)

Triple H defeated Mankind to go up 3-0 in their best of 7 series (B)

Michael Hayes comes out hyping the WWF Tag Team Champions the Suicide Blondes, and promises tonight they'll shock the world by pinning Steve Austin! (D+)

The Suicide Blondes defeated Steve Austin & Goldust to make defense #2 of their WWF Tag Team Titles (C+)

Show Rating: C

Show Thoughts

It's part of the process to get over other guys, we'll take these kind of hits as we go.

[DeToxRox]

Monday Night Ratings

WCW Nitro: 55.44
WWF Raw: 27.80 (USA + TSN)

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

- The WWF has come to terms on a contract extension with Goldust.
- The WWF is in serious negotations with two former WWF stars, one of whom hasn't been in the ring in over a year but is as big today as he was upon his last time out there.

[SnDvls]

WCW Thursday Thunder
Thursday, Week 3, April 1998
Continental Airlines Arena, NJ

Dark Match
Lance Storm defeated Riggs (C-)

Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Gangrel (C-)

Dark Match
Bill Goldberg defeated Erin O'Grady (C-)

Dean Malenko defeated Stan Lane (B-)

Bill Goldberg comes to the ring and tells Scott Steiner if he want's some come on out because he's Next!! (B-)

Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Steiner (C+)

Randy Savage & Buff Bagwell attack Booker T in the back and leave him laying out on the ground (C+)

Davey Boy Smith gave and interview about his match tonight against Raven (C-)

Curt Hennig taunted Chris Benoit and talked about how at WCW Spring Stampeed he is gonig to beat Benoit in the middle of the ring (B-)

The Giant defeated NJPW talent Genichrio Tenryu (C+)

Eddie Guerrero accepts the challenge that Chris Jericho layed down on Nitro (D+)

Raven & Davey Boy Smith battled to a double DQ (B-)

A video replay of the attack on Booker T is replayed (C+)

Eric Bishoff announces that Shawn Michaels will be facing Sting at Spring Stampede and the special guest ref will be none other than Shane McMahon. (B-)

Sting battled Bret Hart to a time limit draw with special guest ref Jim Neidhart (B)

Show Rating C+

Show Thoughts
O'Grady & Tenryu were brought in to give my guys wins and to not have to give another of my guy a loss. I signed Gangrel for the same purpose.

Scott Steiner is done now with WCW, I may have him job one more dark match to Bubba Ray Dudley just to say goodbye to him.

Hart & Sting don't have great chemistry, but pulled off another solid match so I'm happy with that.

I'm also happy with the Raven/DB Smith and Malenko/Lane matches... both exceeded expecitations

[DeToxRox]

Vince had a blood test, thankfully it's been found out he has no son.

[SnDvls]

WCW Notes

Thunder pulled a 38.00 on ABC

The following workers were late to Nitro; Hall, Guerrara & Sullivan. Hall & Guerrera were suspended for a week. Sullivan was fined.

Jimmy Del Ray was late to Thunder so he was warned

[DeToxRox]

WCW Notes

Thunder pulled a 38.00 on ABC

The following workers were late to Nitro; Hall, Guerrara & Sullivan. Hall & Guerrera were suspended for a week. Sullivan was fined.

Jimmy Del Ray was late to Thunder so he was warned

Juvy Juice is obviously not happy with you and demands you give him a main event title reign.

[SnDvls]

Vince had a blood test, thankfully it's been found out he has no son.

hey I'm trying my best to make this a personal feud ;)

wait until Slamboree when I throw the big McMahon swerve :D

[SnDvls]

Juvy Juice is obviously not happy with you and demands you give him a main event title reign.

if he'd quit trying to be Razor Ramon Jr. he might have a shot at it :)

[SnDvls]

WWF News

- The WWF has come to terms on a contract extension with Goldust.



his daddy is upset (said with a slight lisp)

[DeToxRox]

Out of my own stupidity I clicked out of Smackdown before writing down all the results. Let's just say it was angle filled and awful.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 4, April 1998
Dragon Stadium, TX

Dark Match
The Public Enemy defeated The Head Hunters (E+)

Dark Match
Alex Wright defeated Tiger Mask IV (D)

The Nasty Boys defeated Gibson/Jannetty & Williams/Rotundo to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (C-)

The announcers put over the Jericho/Guerrero match (D)

Bill Goldberg defeated Scott Norton (C-)

Buff Bagwell distracts Booker T when Randy Savage comes out of nowhere and attcks him for the second week in a row (B)

Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero battled to a double count out (C)
After the match Eddie challenged Chris to a match at Spring Stampede (D-)
Chris accepted immideatly (D+) and began heading towards the back when Eddie attacked him (D)

Sting is shown arriving at the arena and Bret Hart is there to greet him. Bret offers good luck to Sting with a smirk on his face before he leaves (B+)

Sting defeated Genichiro Tenryu to reatain his WCW World Heavyweight Title (B+) after the match Sting & Tenryu shake hands as a show of respect for each other (B+)

A video replay of the Booker T assualt is show again (C+)

Hulk Hogan defeated Shinya Hashimoto (B)

Bret Hart and Ric Flair ended in a double DQ as both Shawn Michaels & Sting came to the ring (A)

Show Rating B+

Show Thoughts
Solid show leading to my PPV now if Thunder can be this good I'm in good shape.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 4, April 1998
Agganis Arena, MA

Kevin Nash opens Raw saying he's here for a reason and soon you'll all know what it is (C)

Triple H is backstage with Sable who is interviewing him. He promises to finish off Mankind tonight (C+) A video begins playing recapping their series thus far (C)

Mankind defeated Triple H, Triple H leads the series 3-2 (B+)

The Undertaker defeated Ahmed Johnson (C+)

Steve Austin is found laid out backstage in a pool of blood. He comes to cussing "that son of a bitch" (C+)

When we come back Austin is in the ring demanding a match right now with Kevin Nash (B-)

Rocky Maivia & The Suicide Blondes defeated Kane, Sabu & Bam Bam Bigelow (C-)

Kevin Nash appears and says Austin is on for a match Saturday on Smackdown! (C)

Taz defeated Al Snow (C)

Terry Funk comes out to tell Vader he is sick of his bullying of the other guys and at No Way Out he'll show him what it'll get him in a hardcore match! (D+) Vader appears and tells the old man he is on (C-)

Owen Hart defeated Jeff Jarrett following interference from Rocky Maivia (B+)

Show Rating: C+

[SnDvls]

TV Ratings

Nitro 55.45
Raw 27.71

[SnDvls]

WCW Thursday Thunder
Thursday, Week 4, April 1998
Moby Arena, CO

Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Gangrel (D)

Dark Match
Dean Malenko defeated Stan Lane (C+)

Kaz Hayashi defeated Alex Wright, Billy Kidman & Rey Mystero Jr (C-)

It is announced that Booker T will be in tag team action tonight after the attack last week by Bagwell & Savage (C+)

Mike Awesome defeated John Tenta to retain the WCW TV Title (D)

Davey Boy Smith & Raven have a brief stare down backstage (D+) at which point Smith tells Raven he's coming for him now and the bulldog is now the hunter (D+)

Harlem Heat defeated Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams (C) after the match Booker T just snaps and pushes Stevie Ray down as he holds his head and runs to the back (C+)

It is announced that at Spring Stampede we'll be seeing Raven vs. Davey Boy Smith (D+)

Bill Goldberg defeated Jimmy Del Ray (C)

The cameras pick up the sounds of banging and as they turn the corner they see Booker T smashing his head against the steel garage door (B-)

Shawn Michaels bursts into Shane McMahon's office about his match with Sting at Spring Stampede. Shane tells him if he dosn't win on Sunday he'll never get antother shot at Sting's belt again (C-)

Rick Steiner defeated Rick Rude (C+)

Randy Savage defeated Diamond Dallas Page (A)

Show Rating B-

[SnDvls]

TV Ratings

Thunder 33.67 on ABC

[BYU 14]

Hey guys, what mod are you using for this?

[DeToxRox]

Montreal Aftermath, www.bobinc.net

[DeToxRox]

WWF Smackdown
Saturday, Week 4, April 1998
Expo Center Coliseum, OH

Triple H is backstage stewing at his recent loss to Mankind when he bumps into Goldust. The two exchange words and then decide to settle it in the ring tonight (C)

The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry (D+)

In the back Vader attacks Justin Bradshaw (D)

Vader defeated Justin Bradshaw (C-)

Lance Russell hypes tonights Main Event of Austin vs Nash (D+)

A video airs hyping Scott Steiner (C-)

Sabu defeated Al Snow & Terry Funk to make defense #4 of the WWF Hardcore Title (C)

Goldust defeated Triple H (C+)

Kevin Nash defeated Steve Austin after interference from Taz (B+) Taz and Nash celebrate together over a laid out Austin. (C)

Show Rating: C

[DeToxRox]

WWF News

- The WWF is showing signs of being in a rut by falling to Cult size. This is going to kill me and is something I have to mix now.

[DeToxRox]

I should add it's quite an awful fall for us as we're down to C + in several markets int he United States. We need to fix it and fix it fast or I won't be around long to fix it.

[SnDvls]

I should add it's quite an awful fall for us as we're down to C + in several markets int he United States. We need to fix it and fix it fast or I won't be around long to fix it.

I'll be right behind you

I've gone from A to B or B- in every US spot now

[General Mike]

WWF News

- The WWF is showing signs of being in a rut by falling to Cult size. This is going to kill me and is something I have to mix now.

Damn. You are in big trouble.

[SnDvls]

WCW Spring Stampede
Sunday, Week 4, April 1998
Charlotte Coliseum, NC

Dark Match
Alex Wright defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri (D)

Dark Match
Rey Mystero Jr. defeated Tiger Mask IV (D+)

Raven gives an interview about his match with Davey Boy Smith (C-)

Davey Boy Smith then does the same (D+)

Raven defeated Davey Boy Smith (C-) after the match Raven again celebrates over the fallen Bulldog (D)

Bill Goldberg defeated Buff Bagwell (B-)

The Nasty Boys defeated Jannetty & Gibson to make their 4th WCW Tag Team Title defense (C-)

Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho with a handful of tights (B-)
After the match Chris Jericho complains to the ref about what happened and challenges Eddie to another match. (D+)

Konnan defeated La Parka for his 2nd defense of the WCW US Title (B-)

Shawn Michaels is interviews backstage by Gene Okerlund about his cage match tonight against Sting (B)

Curt Hennig and Chris Benoit fought to a double count out (B)

Sting is interviewed by Gene Okerlund about his match with Michaels tonight and about special ref Shane McMahan (B+)

Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage (A)

Bret Hart defeated Genichiro Tenryu (B)

Scott Hall & Hulk Hogan defeated DDP & The Giant (B-) when The Giant turned on Page allowing Hall to cover him for the pin. After the match all three men continued to beat down Page (A*)

Shawn Michaels defeated Sting to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title by escaping the cage after Bret Hart blocked Sting from exiting through the door and took him out of the match (A) After the match Bret continued his assualt on Sting leaving him a bloddy mess to end the PPV (A)

Show Rating B+

Show Thoughts

Solid show all the way through. All my matches were C- or better and I expected 3 of them to be worse than that so I'm very happy with the results.

Had a big swerve in The Giant turning so he can start his major push and Sting dropped the title to Michaels (fufills his contract of a Main Event Title run too) with some help from Bret Hart...I think you will all like where this ends up.

[DeToxRox]

Wrestling Observer Breaking News

- Rumor has it the WWF has scheduled an emergency creative meeting for today before the Unforgiven PPV. Vince McMahon, upset with the lack of direction is apparently going to great lengths to make sure Unforgiven tonight gives the people what they want to see.

As we know right now, all current storylines have been put on hold and possibly scrapped.

[DeToxRox]

WWF Unforgiven
Sunday, Week 4, April 1998
New Orleans Arena, LA

Vince McMahon kicks off Unforgiven by announcing tonight old rivals renew as The Undertaker is going one on one with Kevin Nash! (B+)

Rocky Maivia defeated Jeff Jarrett to make defense #2 of his WWF Intercontinental Title (C)

Vince McMahon sits in his office with the Suicide Blondes. They say they wanna' defend the belts and Vince makes an open challenge on their behalf for tonight (C)

The Suicide Blondes defeated Ken Shamrock & Terry Funk to make defense #3 of their WWF Tag Team Titles (D+)

Steve Austin is backstage hyping up his match with Owen Hart (C+)

Triple H defeated Mankind following interference from Scott Steiner (B) Triple H wins the best of 7 4-2.

Backstage The Undertaker is loosening up when he is blindsided by Kevin Nash (B-)

Sabu drew Rob Van Dam after both men failed to reach the 10 count to make defense #5 of his WWF Hardcore Title (C-)

Goldust comes out to the ring to tell Vader he is sick of how he is trying to reign supreme in the WWF. He says he's recruited Kane to take on Vader and a parter of his choice tonight (C)

Vader & Yokozuna defeated Goldust & Kane (C)

Kevin Nash hits the ring to berate the New Orleans fans (C-)

Kevin Nash defeated the Undertaker following interference from Triple H, Scott Steiner & Taz (B) After the match the four heels continued their beatdown of Undertaker until Rocky Maivia and Steve Austin hit the ring for the save! (C+)

A video airs hyping Austin/Hart (C)

We follow it up replaying the Undertaker save (C)

Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart in a 2/3 Falls Match to make defense #3 of his WWF World Title (B-) As Austin celebrates Nash and co hit the ring to get revenge on Austin (C+)

Show Rating: C+

[BYU 14]

Montreal Aftermath, www.bobinc.net (http://www.bobinc.net)

Thanks Danny

[SnDvls]

WCW News

Spring Stampede got a 16.49 PPV buy rate

which is my thrid highest so I'm moving back up.

WWF News

Unforgiven got a 9.65 PPV buy rate and warnings about low buys with angry companies about the results.

[SnDvls]

WCW Financials
Current Money: $101,685,490

April Financials in Review

Cash: $101,685,490

INCOME
Performance: $11,553,664
PPV Revenue: $12,368,880
Ticket Sales: $3,280,491
Sponsors: $2,807,442
Merchandise: $299,520


EXPENSES
Worker Costs: -$1,270,616
Show Costs: -$603,000
Marketing: -$500,000
Merchandise: -$855,555
Production: -$1,965,000
Misc.: -$2,008,498



big jump in worker costs this month from last month.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 1, May 1998
Coors Event Center, CO

Dark Match
Davey Boy Smith & Jim Neidhart defeated The Head Shrinkers (D)

Dark Match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Lodi (D)

Eric Bishoff makes his way down to the ring and announces that tonight we'll see Hulk Hogan take on Ric Flair (B)

The Nasty Boys defeated DDP & Davey Boy Smith after interference by The Giant to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (C)

Eddie Guerrero says he won't fight Jericho again as he beat him fair and square and Jericho is just a sore loser (D+)

Booker T is shown backstage talking to....himself. It seems the attack by Bagwell & Savage the last few weeks have really effected him. (C)

Randy Savage defeated Rick Steiner (B-)
After the match Savage taunts Booker T from the ring (A)

Chris Jericho is backstage with Eric Bishoff and he asks the man in charge for a match vs Eddie Guerrero, Bishoff agrees for another match next week on Nitro(D+)

Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair after using a foreign object (A*)

Jimmy Hart directs his new client The Giant to attack Roddy Piper backstage (D+)

Bret Hard defeated Sting, Curt Hennig & Chris Benoit in a ladder match to gain a shot at the WCW World Title at the next PPV Slamboree (A)

Show Rating: B

Show Thoughts
I guess Benoit was used too much, but whatever. I want him moved up and this was a good chance for him with Bret, Sting & Curt in the main event even if he had no chance to win.

My tag team scene is so week it's sad. I've asked my road agents to look at some workers at house shows and really haven't gotten any good feedback on them. I'm also looking to trim some fat again and releasing some workers whom just aren't working out right now.

[SnDvls]

Wrestling News

The wrestling community suffered their first loss this week as head booker of Ohio Valley Wrestling and former wrestler Jake Roberts passed away. He will be missed

In happier news the almost 5 month reign of The Sandman as ECW Heavyweight Champion has come to an end as Chris Candito defeated him and Stevie Richards in a 3-way dance to win the belt.

[Flasch186]

on a sidenote, in my TEW homegame, Vince retired and left the WWE to Steph....first thing she did was drop the seperate brands and It hought, "SEE EVEN THE GAME THINKS ITS STUPID!"

sorry.

[General Mike]

Wrestling News

The wrestling community suffered their first loss this week as head booker of Ohio Valley Wrestling and former wrestler Jake Roberts passed away. He will be missed


Sad but not unexpected. :(

[SnDvls]

Due to some personal stuff Danny Can't continue this dynasty so I'm looking for a new owner of the WWF who wants to continue this with me.

Drop me a PM in the next few days if interested

[SnDvls]

WWF Monday Night Raw
Monday, Week 1, May 1998
The Palestra, PA

Dark Match
D-Von Dudley defeated Scott Steiner (D)

Dark Match
Faarooq defeated Bob Holly (D)

RVD defeated Marc Mero (C-)

Steve Austin arrives at the arena and is greated by Owen Hart. Owen extends his hand and congratulates Austin on his victory last night at Unforgiven (C-)

The Sucide Blondes defeated The Can-Am Express to retain the WWF Tag Team Titles (D)

As Steve Austin is walking backstage he is suddenly attacked from behind by Owen Hart. Owen leaves a battered and bloddy Austin lying on the floor (C-)

Kevin Nash defeated Al Snow (B-)

Owen Hart & Triple H are seen talking backstage and seem to have come to some sort of agreement. Their meeting ends with a handshake between the two as the head towards the stage area. (C-) As Owen & Triple H come out they announce that Austin's days as champion are numbered as they are laying out a challenge to him and a partner of his choice to meet them this week on Smackdown (C)

The New Age Outlaws defeated The New Blackjacks (D)

Vader & Sabu defeated Terry Funk & Goldust (C)

A video recap is shown from the Owen/Triple H/Austin events that happened tonight (C-)

Rocky Mavia defeated Jeff Jarrett in a ladder match to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title (B) After the match Mavia celebrates in the ring (B-)

Show Rating C

Show Thoughts
Apparently Scott Steiner has agreed to a contract with NJPW and is leaving the WWF so his stay was pretty short.

Snow & Nash had a great match and show great chemistry so we might see what they can do later on.

The WWF is in pretty bad shape, but I think I might have a way to get them back where they need to be to compete with WCW.

[SnDvls]

TV Ratings

RAW 27.86
Nitro 54.47

[SnDvls]

Wrestling News

The Pro Wrestling Torch is reporting that there is going to be some major shake ups in the rosters of both WCW & WWF due to signing restrictions placed on the head bookers by Ted Turner & Vince McMahon respectively.

WCW reportly is not going to resign Sting in the next month when his contract expires and we're hearing he is the WWF's #1 target. The WWF parted ways very quietly this past week with Road Dogg (BG James) after his last Mondy Night Raw match due to his drinking problems of the past. We are hearing reports that WCW has already contacted this superstar and he will be making his WCW debut in the next week or two.

Stay tuned for more breaking news when it happens.

[SnDvls]

WCW Thunder
Thursday, Week 1, May 1998
Haas Pavillion, CA

Dark Match
Martty Jannetty & Robert Gibson defeated The Head Shrinkers (D)

Dark Match
Sick Boy defeated Tiger Mask IV (E)

Bill Goldberg defeated Alex Wright (C+)

Eric Bishoff announces that next week on Thunder we'll be seeing Chris Jericho take on Eddie Guerrero (D+)

Chris Benoit defeated Curt Hennig & Raven by pinning Raven (B)

Sting, Ric Flair & DDP talk about their six man tag match tonight (B-)

Rick Steiner & Davey Boy Smith defeated Perry Saturn & Mike Awesome (C-)

A video plays showing highlights for next weeks Jericho/Guerrero match (D)

Konnan defeated Jim Duggan to retain the WCW US Title (B-)

Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart & Hulk Hogan are seen talking about their upcoming six man tag match (B+)

Jimmy Hart comes out and challenges any wrestler in the back to come out and defeate his man and slam him as The Giant stands and waits (C+)

The Giant defeated Genichiro Tenryu (B-)

Sting/Flair/DDP defeated Michaels/Hart/Hogan when Flair made Hogan submit (B) After the match Michales and Hart were mad at Hogan which led to a pushing match and quickly led to both Hart & Michales attacking Hogan and leaving him lying in the ring after their loss (B+).

Show Rating: C+

Show Thoughts
Can't be upset with the results as my storylines are moving along well and I have to keep adjusting with so many changing faces coming up.

[SnDvls]

WCW News

Thunder got a 37.36 on ABC

[SnDvls]

WWF News

WWF has had Smackdown cancelled by ABC due to low ratings. WWF is in negotiations with several other networks to secure a second TV slot.

[SnDvls]

WWF News

After not getting their TV contract renewed with TSN (Canada) and not getting picked up my any other networks the WWF had parted ways with their head booker.

[SnDvls]

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, Week 2, May 1998
Mabee Center, OK

Dark Match
Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho (C+)

Dark Match
Rey Mystero Jr. defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (D+) to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title.

Dean Malenko defeated Disco Inferno (D)

Highlights are show of the six man match from Thunder and what happened after the match (B+)

Bill Goldberg defeated Riggs (C)

Hulk Hogan is shown arriving at the building (B+) he quickly gets out of the car and begins looking for Michaels & Hart (B+)

Chris Benoit defeated Stan Lane (B-)

The Nasty Boys defeated Bubba Ray Dudley & Jim Duggan to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles (C-)

Jimmy Hart comes out and talks about The Giant and how dominate a wrestler this man is (E+)

The Giant defeated Roddy Piper (B-)

Hulk Hogan bursts into Eric Bishoffs office and demands a match with Michaels and Hart right now. Just then Hart & Michaels come in and attack him with a third unknow person (B)

Shawn Michaels & Bret Hart announce that they have brought in extra protection in the form of BG James (B-)

Curt Hennig defeated DDP (A*)

Show Rating B-

Show Thoughts

BG James had a great debut and will work well along with Michaels & Hart. Hogan is obvisouly turned back face now as well. I always prefered him as a face anyhow.

Jimmy Hart isn't very effective as a manager as I had hopped so I'll have to change something there.

[SnDvls]

Wrestling News

Nitro 46.90

Raw 31.66

[molson]

Hart better be setting HBK up or some crap.

And doesn't Road Dog get some kind of classic WWF-ripoff name, in the WCW tradition of The Boss, Vincent, Avalanch, and Syxx? Maybe I suggest "Street Dog"?

[General Mike]

Hart better be setting HBK up or some crap.

And doesn't Road Dog get some kind of classic WWF-ripoff name, in the WCW tradition of The Boss, Vincent, Avalanch, and Syxx? Maybe I suggest "Street Dog"?

:D