- Time once again to touch up on a Review I had as a Work-in-Progress, and had a little extra time on my hands. From the anals of 1995 (no, I don't mean annal) where everything in WWF and WCW was sucking and sucking BAD, putting on shitfest Main Events, and booking weak Undercards. This review includes the Main Event matches before the show, just so I had something good to say.
- Eddie Guerrero vs. "Das Wonderkind" Alex Wright:
From the Main Event televised on TBS minutes before the actual Fall Brawl PPV, and this might've been the Debut of Eddie Guerrero in WCW, but I honestly have no fucking clue. When Racial Differences Collide, as it's Eddie Guerrero from El Paso, TX, by way of mexican heritage, versus the Germany Dancing Sensation. I'm surprised WCW didn't make a PPV based on "American" wrestlers versus the World. They lockup, and Guerrero applies an armbar, and into a head scissors take over. Guerrero with a Full Nelson applied, then quickly takes down Wright with a snapmare, and applies a reverse chinlock. Wright snapmares free, and goes into an armbar of his own, which turns into a firemans carry takeover, and back into the armbar. Guerrero with a back suplex followed by a scoop slam, and Guerrero with the slingshot senton into the ring. Wright fights back with European uppercut forearms and a dropkick. Wright with a standing side headlock followed by a shoulder block. Eddie comes back with a back elbow for a two count. Wright blocks a dropkick and connects with a spinning heel kick. More European forearms by Wright, and he follows with a Belly-to-Belly suplex. We get the old Greco-Roman Knuckle-Lock, which Eddie controls until Wright is able to monkey flip free. Criss cross sequence leads to Eddie taking over Wright into an armbar. Tilt-o-Whirl back breaker connects for a two count. Guerrero goes for the Gory Special, but Wright reverses into a sunset flip for a two count. Wright connects with a back suplex for another two count. Eddie with a suplex has both men spilling out of the ring, but Guerrero is injured, so Wright is awarded the match by way of the Referee's decision at 6:34. *** Pretty good match, as I was never really high on Alex Wright and he kept up pretty well with Guerrero here.
- The Nasty Boys vs. The American Males:
This match is going to get a lot of nothing in terms of attention. The Nasty Boys have FINALLY stopped feuding with Harlem Heat (who I think turned face by this time) and were only another year removed from their final teaming in WCW. The American Males suck of course, consisting of Marcus Alexander Bagwell (formerly teamed with 2 Cold Scorpio and The Patriot) and Scotty Riggs (future Flock member... and that's all). I'm guessing this is a face-face match, since the Males were always fighting heels and were good guys when Bagwell turned heel and joined the New World Order in the Fall of 1996. The Males also have the worst theme music EVER, for those who really give a rats ass. If you need to know, just repeat American Males in the most annoying voice possible. Sags and Riggs start with a lockup, which turns into Sags hammering away on Riggs in the corner with punches. Riggs comes back with a dropkick followed by a hip toss. Sags no sells that and snapmares Riggs, and tags Knobbs in. Double clothesline connects as Sister Sherri comes out... for whatever reason. Bagwell tags in and connects with a dropkick, but Knobbs will have none of that and hammers away on the bastard. Bagwell fights back with another dropkick and a series of arm drags into an armbar. Now Col. Robert Parker comes to the ring area. The American Males connect with a double shoulder tackle on Knobbs, but the Nasties will not be denied! The Nasties work over on Scotty Riggs, but a charge in the corner misses, and Bagwell comes in with more dropkick. Cross body press on Sags as all hell breaks loose. Dick Slater runs in out of nowhere and knocks Knobbs into last week with his boot (was it loaded like the Iron Sheik's magic boots), which allows Riggs to make the lame-ass cover for the victory at 7:31. 1/4* About five minutes too long considering the fact the match was 90% punches and dropkicks. Thank God the American Males never got a serious push... (remembers they beat Harlem Heat for the Tag Titles once) oh God dammit...
- As usual for the 1995 PPV's, Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are doing the Commentary for the PPV. Heenan seemed to still care here, or maybe he was just paid more to act like that. Schiavone is still not too bad, but once he became corporate shill, (Flushes toilet on his talent).
- #1 Contenders Match for United states Championship:
Johnny B. Badd vs. Flyin' Brian Pillman:
WCW must've broken a record here, as it's the THIRD match in a row that features all faces. Of course, Pillman is getting a few boos despite playing to the crowd, so I guess that means he plays the heel of the match, which is a good thing since Johnny B. Badd as a heel was just being as gay as humanly possible. In a weird observation, Michael Buffer is doing the introductions for this match, even though he almost always does the Main Event intros only. Buffers Tale of the Tape: Pillman weighs in at 226 3/4 pounds, and is a former WCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Steve Austin) and former Light-Heavyweight Champion. Johnny B. Badd weighs in at 238 1/2 pounds, and he's a former WCW Television Champion. The US Champion at the time, for those interested, was Sting, so this would set up ANOTHER face vs. face match. We get a lockup, which goes nowhere, and the two shake hands. Badd catches Pillman with an arm drag, but Pillman with a go-behind takedown, which is reversed, and reversed again into an armbar by Pillman. Badd escapes, but Pillman takes him over with a hip toss and follows with a headlock takeover. Criss cross sequence leads to a double miss of dropkicks. Lockup #2 of the match, and Pillman applies a wristlock. Badd does a lot of flipping around to escape with an arm drag takeover and applies an armbar. Pillman snapmares free and applies his own headlock, which doesn't last too long, as Pillman takes down Badd with a clothesline for a two count. Pillman applies an armbar, which he follows with a snapmare. Badd fights back and surprises Pillman with a mahistral cradle for a two count. Badd with an armbar, which he works into a drop toe hold for a pinning combination and a two count. Badd with a snapmare into a reverse chinlock. Observation time as a sign in the crowd says that Bobby Heenan should be president... no arguments here. Pillman catches Badd with a head scissors takeover and follows up with a victory roll for a two count. Pillman applies a reverse chinlock, which Badd escapes with an arm drag and applies a side headlock. Pillman doesn't stay in that for long and plants Badd with a back breaker for a two count! Pillman applies a Boston Crab, but Badd won't give up. Badd is still into enough to connect with a Tilt-o-Whirl back breaker for a two count. Dragon screw takeover by Badd gets another two count. Pillman fights back again and applies a modified Surfboard submission hold. Both men start losing their tempers and get into a shoving match. Pillman with a back elbow, and he rakes the eyes of Badd across the top rope. Badd comes back again and, in a dated as hell joke, throws more punches at Pillman than Peter McNeeley did at Mike Tyson, Tysons return fight after three years just days before this PPV. The action spills outside for a moment, but Badd takes over and connects with the sunset leg drop into the ring for two. Badd applies a reverse chinlock, but Pillman fights free and the two collide in a double cross body attempt. Pillman with a headbutt, but in a moment that makes sense, it knocks him down as well. Pillman works over Badd in the corner, and is sent to the outside. Pillman tries a suplex, but Badd blocks and takes Pillman over and to the outside! Badd follows up with a moonsault to the floor! Back inside the ring, and Pillman catches Badd off the top rope with a dropkick for a two count. Badd no-sells and plants Pillman with the Ligerbomb for another two count. Tombstone Piledriver is reversed, and Pillman connects with his own for another near fall. Badd with a Tornado DDT gets another, and he goes to the abdominal stretch. Pillman breaks free by working the neck, and applies his own abdominal stretch. Badd with a face buster followed by the Tutti Fruity for a two count! Pillman staggers to the ropes with a clothesline for a two count! They fight over a back slide as the 20:00 Time Limit Expires... but... SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME BITCHES!
Pillman with a takedown on Badd, and he works him over with shoulder thrusts. Badd fights back with some hard rights and the two exchange more blows. Irish whip sends Badd into the security railing outside the ring. Back inside, and both men miss dropkicks to knock themselves out. Pillman applies a Sleeper hold, but Badd fights free and applies his own. Pillman counters with a back suplex and are both down once again. Pillman sets Badd on the turnbuckle, but a super-plex is blocked and Badd with a sunset flip for a two count! Badd tries a powerbomb, but Pillman counters with a hurricanrana for another two count! Crucifix pin attempt is reversed for a two count. Both men continue exchanging near falls until Pillman takes a fall from the top rope to the floor. Badd with a plancha onto Pillman, and comes back into the ring for a moonsault, but Pillman gets the knees up, and covers for a two count. Pillman misses a dropkick in the ring and gets crotched across the top rope for another two count. Double cross body press spot, but this time Badd lands on top of Pillman, and that is good enough for the pinfall at 29:06. ****1/2 Great match to open the show with, as the wrestling was kept at a good pace, but not too boring with the restholds. The last ten minutes was pretty awesome with both men showing signs of fatigue, but refusing to give up.
- Cobra vs. Sgt. Craig Pittman:
This match has crap written all over it. Cobra would best be known to fans as the imposter Sting of the New World Order. When your most famous role is dressing up as a popular wrestler, it's time to find a new profession I think. I honest to God have no fucking clue who the heel is here, as Pittman seemed to bounce back and forth every few weeks, and neither guy gets much of a reaction. Some Pittman lacky (apparently Prince Iaukea) comes out to distract the fake Sting as Pittman repels from the roof of the arena... yeah, I think it's stupid too. Anyway, Pittman with a sneak attack on Cobra leads to a major squash as the match is all punching until Pittman applies the Code Red (Cross Armbreaker) for the submission victory at the 1:25 mark. DUD I hope I don't really need to go into detail, it was a 90 second squash.
- WCW-Television Championship Match:
The Renegade © (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs. Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Diamond Doll & Max Muscle):
After over half of a year of non-stop pushing the guy down peoples throats, it was about that time for the Renegade to be depushed and sent to the JOB Squad, population loserville, U.S.A. Yes, I know he's dead, but that still doesn't mean I can't make fun of WCW's horrible booking attempts at creating a xerox version of the Ultimate Warrior. DDP is looking quite weird here, as his ring attire looks really... just flat out bad. Max Muscle doesn't look familiar from anywhere else, but he does resemble Ed Leslie (Brutus Beefcake), except Roided like Barry Bonds... and white. The Diamond Doll, is of course Kimberley Page. DDP sneak attacks the Renegade with a series of elbows and connects with a side Russian leg sweep for a two count. Renegade no sells a headbutt, and is sent into the post as I'm already losing my patience with this match. Renegade sends DDP to the buckle, and applies a standing side headlock. Renegade drops DDP on his face and connects with a running clothesline for a two count. Blind dive (or something) by the Renegade misses, and he gets hung up in the ropes. DDP chokes him across the top rope followed by a snapmare. Renegade is sent outside the ring and is pummeled some more. Sunset flip into the ring by Renegade is blocked for a two count, but he's able to take DDP over into the pin for a two count as well. DDP recovers quickly and connects with a clothesline for a two count. Running shoulder tackle in the corner actually connects... except he thinks he's lucky and misses a second attempt. Renegade starts "Warrior-ing Up" and connects with a series of clotheslines, followed by a double axehandle for a two count. Page catches the fake Warrior with a DDT for a two count. DDP goes for the Diamond Cutter, but that's reversed and the Renegade rolls him up for a two count. Irish whip sends DDP into Max Muscle, and Renegade catches him with a powerslam for a two count. Renegade spends too much time worrying about Max Muscle, which allows Page to Diamond Cutter him into Jobber Land at 8:07, winning the TV Championship in the process. *3/4 Best match you could expect from these two, as Page was never that good of a worker to begin with, and the Renegade was just awful, something he imitated very well of the Warrior. Diamond Doll gets fed up with DDP's antics, and eventually turned into the Booty Babe, valet who wet herself over the sight of the Booty Man (Ed Leslie)... yeah, it makes me a little sick sometimes too.
- WCW-Tag Team Championship Match:
"Dirty" Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck © (w/ Col. Parker) vs. Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri):
I'm really lost here in terms of storylines. I'm guessing the Hillbilly Connection beat the Nasty Boys for the Tag Titles sometime in the Summer of '95, and I know that there was teased love interest between Sherri and Col. Parker, so I guess that's all I need to know. This match is going to suck obviously, so I'm really going to half-ass this one. Booker T and Dick Slater start the match. Lockup, and Booker catches Slater with a clothesline. Slater returns the favor with a drop toe hold into a reverse chinlock. Booker T counters into an armbar and tags in Stevie Ray. Harlem Heat with some double teaming, and Stevie Ray with a scoop slam followed by an elbow drop for a two count. Stevie chokes away on Slater in the corner and Booker tags back in with a boot to the midsection and applies a side headlock. Bunkhouse Buck tags in finally and chokes away on Booker T. Hmm... a white guy from the south choking a black guy... no that's not offensive at all! Booker T and Stevie take turns beating on Buck, but he sucks to begin with so it doesn't really matter, does it? Stevie Ray chokes away on Buck (equality, bitches) and applies a reverse chinlock. Booker T tags in and connects with the Harlem Axe Kick, but decides to apply a reverse chinlock than go for the cover. Buck gets back to his feet with a shoulder block, but walks right into a hip toss, and Booker drops a knee across the chest for a two count. Both teams make tags and we get a lame-ass slugfest. Stevie Ray continues choking like his name is Latrell Sprewell and does the mounted punches in the corner. Slater fights back and connects with an inverted atomic drop followed by a series of elbows and a neck breaker for a two count. Stevie Ray no sells everything and applies the vulcan nerve pinch. Booker T tags in, but is on the recieving end of white trash punishment. Buck connects with a clothesline and Slater with a series of stomps. Dick boots Booker in the face as I hit the good old Fast Forward button. Slater connects with a piledriver for a two count, and Buck comes in for more choking! Eventually, all hell breaks loose and Stevie Ray gets the hot tag and powerslams Bunkhouse Buck for a two count. While the match goes on in one ring, Parker and Sherri make out in the other (and Sherri looks kinda hot here, too). Somewhere along the lines, the Nasty Boys run in and knock out Slater with his own boot (sounds familiar), allowing Stevie Ray to make the cover at 16:49, to win the WCW Tag Team Championsip once again. DUD Who in there right mind gave this match 17:00 and thought it would be good? Anyway, this lead to Col. Parker co-managing Harlem Heat until a falling out happend, and Parker eventually went on to manage the Amazing French Canadians (a.k.a The Quebecers) in the Fall of 1996.
- "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson vs. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair:
Four Horsemen Superfans cream themselves simultaniously across the world here. For well over a decade, the two were part of the Four Horsemen, with Flair being the leader and Arn (and a host of others) playing the back up to him. The angle setting this up was Andersons frustrations with Flair, eventually leading to the two getting into several confrontations. At ringside for the match includes Brian Pillman, The American Males, Big Bubba Rogers, Col. Parker, Eddie Guerrero, and Alex Wright. I'm glad they are at least playing this up as something important. The two lockup, and Flair applies a standing side headlock followed by a shoulder block. Anderson catches Flair with a drop toe hold and does some taunting. Test of Strength is teased, and Anderson applies a headlock, followed by a shoulder block. Shoving by Anderson puts Flair down, and he slaps the Nature Boy across the face like a bitch. Anderson continues the beatings and stomps away at Flairs arm, followed by some more slapping. Flair with a standing side headlock into a hammerlock, which is reversed into another hammerlock by Anderson. Flair with a drop toe hold and side headlock, which is countered into a hammerlock by Anderson, followed by more stomping to the arm and shoulder of Flair. Anderson applies an armbar, which is reversed into a headlock by Flair, and reversed again into a head scissors by Anderson. Flair works over the knee of Anderson and chops away at him. Anderson fights back with an eye rake and applies a Sleeper hold, but Flair is able to escape. Anderson continues to punish and applies a hammerlock, followed by a scoop slam. Flair begs off Anderson, but gets a boot to the midsection. Anderson with an armbar, followed by a takedown and more arm work. Flair gets his arm posted several times as Anderson continues to bring the pain. Flair with a series of chops, but Anderson sends him to the corner for a Flair Flip, but Anderson misses a charge and is dumped out. Flair to the top rope with a double axehandle! He actually hit a move off the top rope! Back inside the ring, and Flair with a snapmare, followed by a series of stomps to the midsection of Double A. Flair with the running knee drop across the forehead gets a series of two counts. Anderson comesd back with a knee lift and a series of rights followed by a back body drop. Flair cheap shots him however, and tosses Arn out to the floor. Flair struts around, so Anderson kills him with a slap and punches away. Flair ends the comeback with several suplexes for a two count. Irish whip, and Flair connects with a nasty knife-edge chop for a two count. Anderson with a sunset flip, but Flair blocks, only to punch the canvas. Anderson pounds away on Flair and rakes his eyes across the top rope. Anderson stomps away at Flair and chokes him some more. DDT attempt is blocked as Flair holds onto the ropes. Flair goes up to the top rope, but gets slammed off of course, which Anderson follows up with a knee drop for a two count. Anderson comes off the top rope with an axehandle, but Flair counters with a slam and applies the Figure Four. Anderson eventually breaks the hold, so Flair tries for it again, but Anderson catches him with a small package for a two count. Flair continues the punishment on Double A until Brian Pillman jumps on the apron, which results in him planting a kick to the back of Flairs head, allowing Anderson to bury Flair like a Marijuana plant in the backyard with the DDT for the victory at 23:03. **** Another great match, as this would lead to the Sting/Ric Flair alliance, which of course, ended up with Flair turning on Sting again to reform the Four Horsemen with Arn Anderson, Brian Pillman, and a member to be named later. If memory is correct, I think it ended up being Chris Benoit.
RULES FOR AR GAMES:
1. The War Games consists of 7 periods. The first period lasts 5 minutes. The remaining 6 are two minutes long.
2. Both teams will send in 1 man to the battleground for the opening 5 minute period.
3. At the end of the 1st period, the bell will sound. At that time, the head referee will flip a coin. The team winning the toss will send an extra man in the battleground, giving the team a 2 on 1 advantage.
4. The second --2 on 1-- period lasts 2 minutes. At the end of that period the other team sends in its 2nd man making it --2 on 2-- for the next 2 minute period.
5. When that period ends the team, which won the coin toss sends in its 3rd man in making it 3 on 2. Period is 2 minutes.
6. Teams continue to alternate during the remaining 2 minute periods until all 8 men are in.
7. Once all 8 men are in, the Match Beyond begins & the only way to win is by having someone on the other team surrender or submit.
8. Pinfalls do not count. There are no countouts or disqualifications.
9. Official time will be kept at ringside. The head referee has the final say in all matters pertaining to the outcome of the match and the timings of the periods of the War Games.
- War Games:
The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Sting, Lex Luger) (w/ Jimmy Hart) vs. The Dungeon Of Doom (Kamala, Zodiac, The Shark, Meng) (w/ Kevin Sullivan):
Michael Buffer does the introductions, as was the normal for a WCW pay-per-view main event. Some odd notes, The Zodiac is from Yin and Yang, The Shark from the Great Barrier Reef (although he was annouced from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Ocean or whatever), and Kamala from Deepest, Darkest Africa like Akeem, The African Dream. Both teams come out to War music, meaning no American Made.....thank God. The team of Hogan and Friends and all come out wearing military camoflauge. Sting is the reigning United States Champion, and Hulkster is the World Heavyweight Champion. Added stipulation is if Hogans team wins, then Hogan gets to face "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan in the cage for FIVE Minutes. Both teams conduct a meeting to see who enters first and we get...
Period 1: Sting vs. The Shark:
Oh well... this could've been worse, considering John Tenta is the most TALENTED of the entire Dungeon of Doom participants in this match. Sharks ring attire, by the way, is especially ugly here. For those who need a mental image, the front of his tights is the face of the shark, and down the side of his legs is the design of the Jaws shark from the NES game (a.k.a REALLY bad looking). Shark attacks Sting as he comes into the ring with forearm blows. To the corner, and Shark continues the punishment. Snapmare out of the corner, and Shark walks all over Sting (literally). To the corner, and The Shark takes a bite out of batman... wait, thats Crazy Joe Clark. Sting comes back, but Shark takes a hike, so Sting with a suicide dive over both top ropes into the second ring! Sting with a series of right jabs, followed by a slam! Sting tries for a second slam, but The Shark falls on top of him (flatulence). Shark takes his sweet time, and goes to... a bearhug?! Sweet Jesus, please tell me Shark isn't blown up already. Yup... he's sucking wind... dammit. Sting smashes the head of Shark, and chews on his nose before being knocked into the middle of the rings. Shark tries the suicide dive, but gets caught across the ropes, allowing Sting a series of kicks into the midsection. Heenan continues to make Shark jokes as Sting tries a cross body, only to get caught and slammed into the ring. Sting crotches Shark across the top rope, and jerks him... oh damn, I almost made that joke. Sting with a kick to the midsection. Irish whip to the corner, and Sting kicks at the leg. Sting elbows the knee, taking him down, and applies the Scorpion Death Lock! 10 second countdown....
Period 2: Sting vs. The Shark & The Zodiac:
As usual, the heel wins the toss up... like you expected otherwise. Sting has Zodiac chase him into the second ring, and nails a series of boots thanks to the help of the roof of the cage. Sting with a slam, and he applies the Scorpino Death lock again, only for Shark to make the save. Zodiac screams a lot, and the duo with a series of elbow drops. Shark with a fat-assed leg drop, and Zodiac with some choking. Glad to see Beefcake saved his old zebra tights for this. Irish whip, and the DoD members with a double clothesline. Irish whip, and Sting takes down Zodiac with a shoulderblock, but Shark doesn't go down. Shark sends Sting into the cage, as we get the next man in...
Period 3: Sting & "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. The Shark & The Zodiac:
Savage goes after everyone like they touched Elizabeth. He just punches and kicks away at everything walking. Double leg takedown to the Zodiac, but the Shark prevents a Bosotn crab. Outside the cage, Meng and Kamala pull on the arm of Sting. Savage with a choke on Shark, but Zodiac saves. Sting stomps away on Shark and rakes the eyes of the Zodiac. Zodiac and Savage trade blows while Shark plants Sting with a powerslam. Zodiac chokes on Sting while Savage gets his injured leg worked over by the DoD outside the ring. Irish whip is reversed, and Sting clotheslines Zodiac. Next period time...
Period 4: Sting & "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. The Shark, The Zodiac, Kamala:
Kamala with a series of chops to Sting, while Savage and Zodiac continue to do nothing much of note. Savage with mounted punches in the corner, but The Shark takes him down with an atomic drop. Kamala with a sledge and headbutt to Sting while Shark and Zodiac double team on Sting. Really boring period and the Zodiac continues acting like a retard. Kamala continues chop-chop-chopping on Sting, until he tries a comeback with a series of rights to the midsection. Shark attack (boo!) from behind, and it's that time again...
Period 5: Sting, Randy Savage, "Total Package" Lex Luger vs. The Shark, The Zodiac, Kamala:
Luger starts off a house of fire. Clothesline to Zodiac, and a double clothesline to Kamala and the Shark! Double teaming on Zodiac, and he's sent into the cage. Hogan mocks Zodiac by going "yes! No!" as Shark goes after Luger, but Savage nails him with a double axehandle. Sting with a clothesline off the top rope to Kamala, and Shark continues to take a beating from Savage. Zodiac rakes the eyes of Luger, and Luger screams when he gets touched by anyone (as usual). Zodiac chokes some more on Luger, and we get FACE MSCOMMUNICATION between Luger and Savage, leading to a brief scuffle, as we get the final DoD member...
Period 6: Sting, Randy Savage, Lex Luger vs. The Dungeon of Doom (The Shark, The Zodiac, Kamala, Meng):
Meng goes after everyone, and actually misses on a crescent kick to Luger, which is sold with a big SCREAM (which he does everytime he gets touched!). Zodiac rips off Lugers shirt for some zodiac-on-man raping. Kamala chokes Luger with his shirt, and rams him into the buckle (with a loud scream). Everyone gets choked, and Meng applies the TONGAN DEATHGRIP~! Wow... lots of nothing happening, with extra nothing on the side. I MEAN NOTHING! Meng with a crescent kick to Luger as Shark takes a breather while choking Savage (what irony). 10 second countdown....
War Games: The Match Beyond: The Hulkamaniacs (Sting, Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Hulk Hogan) vs. The Dungeon Of Doom (The Shark, The Zodiac, Kamala, Meng):
Hogan comes in with some cheating, as he throws Lugers stash of cocaine in Mengs and Kamalas face. Hogan with some anthrax to Zodiac, and he hammers away on the Shark (who is sweating bullets now). Kamala is beat up some more, and Hogan works over the Zodiac Beefcake, who is stuck between the two rings. The faces basically control all of the heels for the remainder of the match. Hogan continues beating on the Zodiac as Sting does something with a SCREAM off camera to Meng. Sting and Savage send Meng into the cage, and Hogan clothesline Shark in the corner. Zodiac continues getting abused by his daddy, and Meng does a Flair flop sell. More stuff happens until Hogan sends Zodiac into the steel, then applies a very weak looking Camel Clutch (looks more like a reverse chinlock), for the victory at 18:59. * Possibly the worst Wargames match I have ever seen other than 1994 (Nasties/Rhodes v. Parkers Stud Stable) and the 1998 suckfest. In a weird observation, Sting is the only person here to have competed in a Wargames match previous to this (1991, 1992, 1993) and even as a veteran of the match, couldn't carry all the heel stiffs to something watchable.
After the match, Hogan actually gets his five minutes with Sullivan. Most of it is Hogan chasing Sullivan around the ring before beating the crap out of him, until THE GIANT (Paul Wight) makes a run in (looking anorexic compared to today) and in an act so vile, SNAPS THE NECK~! of Hogan. Puh-lease... this is so stupid on so many levels, it's lost all of the comedy value it once had. Also, I can't believe I made that sarcasic joke twice inside of a few paragraphs. For shame on me...
Final Thoughts: With the exception of two matches, the show is a pile of crap. However, those two matches are VERY GOOD matches, and are able to save this show enough to warrant a Mild Recommendation. Also, if you can get the pre-show, try to so you could see a pretty good Wright/Guerrero match. However, I say stop the tape before the War Games match, because it REALLY Sucks.