(TEW-Hands Off) Montreal Aftermath

[SirFozzie]

(First off, don't worry, CWA fans.. this is just my attempt to decompress from the 87 diary.. this is a hands off, sim a month at a time and see what happened diary)

December 97- Week 1

Nitro: (Att:18,000 (Sell Out), TV Rating 7.57)
Top 3 Matches:

Benoit d Konnan (C+)
DDP d Nash (B-)
The Giant defeats Roddy Piper (C+)

Key Angle:
Hart and Hollywood Hogan, Face to Face (A*)

Raw: (Att:20,213 (Sell Out), TV Rating:6.73)

Top 3 Matches (in match order):
Bob Holly d Brian Christopher (D-)
New Age Outlaws over D-Generation X to retain the WWF Tag Titles (B)
Mankind defeats Kane (B)

Key Angles:
One involving Mankind and HHH and one involving Undertaker, Owen Hart, and Golddust (B)


WCW Saturday Night (Att:6,000, Sell Out, 0.53 Rating)

Main Event:Konnan and Wright defeat Benoit and Goldberg (I wouldn't believe it if it didn't say it right there!!!)


WWE IN YOUR HOUSE PPV (Att:20,193 (sell out), PPV Buy Rate:4.60)

Non-Main Event Title Matches:
The Rock defeats Road Dogg to retain the Intercontinental Championship (C)
Flash Funk defeats TAKA Michinoku to win the Light Heavyweight Championship (D+)

Three Main Event Matches
Steve Austin Defeats Jeff Jarrett (B)
The Undertaker defeats Mankind (B+)
Shawn Michaels defeats HHH to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (B+)

Key Angle:
Brawl between Austin and the Undertaker (B+)

Outside the Big Two:

ECW Hardcore TV (Att:2,000 (SOLD OUT), D+)

Top two matches:
RVD over Sandman (C-)
Shane Douglas over D-Von Dudley (D+)

[SirFozzie]

December Week 2:
Promotion News:
ECWA rise to Small
Rating Wars:

NITRO 7.36 (Winning streak - 2)
Raw 6.99

Raw: (Att15,177, B rated)

Top Three Matches (in format)
Bob Holly defeats TAKA (D+)
The Undertaker Defeats Vader (B)
The Rock Defeated Ken Shamrock (B)

Top Angles:
Brawl between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels (B+)
Confrontation between Austin and HHH (B+)

WCW (Att:14,596 (SELL OUT), C rated)

Top Three Matches
Chavo Guerrero Jr defeats Raven (C-)
Rick Steiner defeats Saturn for the WCW TV Title (C)
Scott Steiner Defeats Roddy Piper (C)

Top Angles
Flair and the Giant Brawl (A)
DDP and Hogan face to face (A)

WCW Saturday Night: Att:5,000 (Sold Out), C- show, 0.53 TV rating)
Main: Hugh Morrus defeated Goldberg (C-)

(Outside the Big Two)

ECW Hardcore TV,(Att:1,963, D rated)
Top Two
Sabu defeats D-Von (D+)
The Sandman Defeats Bubba Ray (D)

[SirFozzie]

Wrestler Movement: Decemner

Wrestler Releases:
WWF Releases Tammy "Sunny" Sytch
ECW Releases Francine
ECW Releases Tommy Rich
WWF Releases the Jackal

Wrestler Signings (major feds only)

Rikishi Fatu (WWF)
Carl Oulette (WWF)
Jacques Rougeau (WWF)
Samu (WWF)
Sean "Val Venis" Morley (WWF)
One Man Gang (WWF)
Butch "Cousin Butch" Miller (WWF - Leaves WWC)
Luke "Cousin Luke" Williams (WWF - Leaves WWC)


Super Delfin (New Japan)
Tiger Mask IV (New Japan - Leaves Michinoku Pro)
Mr Gannosuke (New Japan - Leaves FMW)
Tetsuhiro Kuroda (New Japan - Leaves FMW)
Lioness Asuka (New Japan, leaves All Japan Women's)
Kodo Fuyuki (New Japan - Leaves FMW)

Thoughts:

In the US, WWF is desperately signing people in an attempt to make a run at WCW. Bringing back the bushwackers, the Mountie, the Pirate.. is this 1997 or 1987?

Poor Sunny.. she leaves WWF not by choice, and signs a deal with all japan women.. yeah. That's a step down.

In Japan: New Japan just went pirahna, and it took a pretty good bite out of Michinoku Pro and FMW

[SirFozzie]

December - Week 3

The Monday Night War:

NITRO 7.77 (Winning Streak - 3)
Raw 6.88

Nitro (Att:14,586 (SOLD OUT), B- Show)

Top Three Matches on the Card
The Blue Bloods defeat Glacier + The Cat (D+)
Savage defeats Meng, Piper and the British Bull Dog (C+)
Sting and Hogan went to a Double DQ (B)

Top Angle:
Bret Hart Confronts the Giant (A)

WWF (Att:14,800 (SOLD OUT), B+ Show)

Top Three Matches on the Card:
Bob Holly defeats Jacques Rougeau (D)
Ken Shamrock defeats Marc Mero (B-)
Vader, HBK and Austin defeat Owen, Kane and the Undertaker (A)

Top Angle:
HBK and the Undertaker Brawl (A)


WCW Saturday Night (Att:3,018 SOLD OUT, C- Show, 0.53 Rating)

Top Two Matches:
Ultimo Dragon defeats Mortis (C)
Rey Misterio Jr defeats Steven Regal (C)


Outside the Top Two:

ECW Hardcore TV (Att:1,892, C- Show)

Main Event: Taz defeats Shane Douglas and Bubba Ray Dudley to retain the ECW World Television Title (C)

[SirFozzie]

December - Week 4

The Monday Night War

NITRO 8.11 (Winning Streak 4)
Raw 6.85

WCW Nitro (Att:7.884 (SOLD OUT), B rated Show)

Top Three Matches
Raven defeats Morrus and Van Hammer (D+)
Kevin Nash defeats Sting (B)
Bret Hart Defeats the Giant (B+)

Top Angle
Skit involving Hogan, Sting and Bret Hart

WWF Raw (Att:18.690 (SOLD OUT), B+ rated show)

Top Three Matches
Blackjack Bradshaw defeated 8-Ball, C-
Kane d Steve Austin (B+)
Owen and the Rock defeated D-Generation X (B+)

Top Angle:
UT and Mankind talk backstage (A)


WCW Saturday Night (ATT:2300, SOLD OUT, C rated)
Main: Martel, Rey Jr, and Dean Malenko defeated Saturn, Disco Inferno and Mortis (C+ rated)

WCW Starrcade PPV (Att:12,000 (From Puerto RICO??, sold out, PPV Buy Rate: 5.29), B rated)

Title Matches:
Steiners defeat Vicious and Delicious to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles (C+)
Curt Hennig defeats Chris Jericho to retain the WCW US Title (C+)
Eddy Guererro defeats La Parka, Chavo Jr, and Juventud Guerrera to retain the Cruiserweight Title (C)

Top Three Matches
DDP Defeats the Giant (B)
Kevin Nash Defeats Bret Hart (A)
Hollywood Hogan defeats Lex Luger to retain the WCW World Title (B)

[SirFozzie]

New Wrestling Federation Opens January, 1998:

Heartland Wrestling Alliance (Owned: Les Thatcher, Booker: Jerry Jarrett)

New People entering the Wrestling World: January, 1998:

Giant Silva
Necro Butcher
Jorge Estrada
Hook Bomberry
Homeless Jimmy
Excalibur
Chad Collyer
Gene Snitsky

The Monday Night War: Week 1 January

NITRO 7.99 (Winning streak 5)
Raw 6.86

WCW: Nitro Att:10.167 (SOLD OUT) B+ Show

Top Two Matches:
DDP Defeats The Giant (B-)
Bret Hart Defeats Scott Hall (A)

Key Angle:
Hart-Hall Brawl (B)

WWF: Att 12,068 (SOLD OUT) B- Show

Top two Matches on Show:
The Rock Defeats Henry O Godwin and HBK (B)
Owen Hart Defeats Vader (B)

Key Angles:
Skit between Sable and the Undertaker (B)
Backstage between Austin and Michaels (B+)

WCW Saturday Night (Att:5,000) (SOLD OUT) (C Rated)

Top Two Matches:
Benoit defeats Regal (C+)
Jericho defeats Wrath (C)

Key Angle:
Brawl between Jericho, Riggs and Goldberg) (C)

ECW Hardcore TV (Att:2154) (C- Show)

Main Event:
Sabu v Taz ended in a countout (C)

[SirFozzie]

The Monday Night War: Week 2 January

NITRO 7.69
Raw 6.79

WCW Monday Nitro (ATT:12,829, SOLD OUT): (B rated)

Top Matches on the Card:
Scott Hall defeated Roddy Piper (B-)
Hogan defeated DDP to retain the WCW title (B)

Top Angle:
Brawl between Bret Hart and DDP (A*)

WWF Raw is War, ATT: 9061 (no sell out) (B rated)

Top Matches on the Card:
Undertaker defeats Ken Shamrock (B)
Owen Hart defeats Vader (B)

WCW Saturday Night (Att:2300, SOLD OUT, D+ Rated)

Top Matches:
Konnan d Wrath (C-)
Rick Martel d Alex Wright (D)

ECW Hardcore TV (Att:1,916, C- rated)

Top Match:
Sabu & RVD defeat Taz and Bubba Ray Duddley (C)

Pay Per Views:

ECW Guilty as Charged (Att:6,485, PPV Buy rate 0.04, C rated)

Title Matches:
FBI defeated the Gangstanators to retain the ECW World Tag Team Titles (D)

Main Events:
Candido and Storm defeat the Dudleys (D+)
Shane Douglas defeats Sabu to retain the ECW World Title (C+)