WCW Slamboree 1999 Results and Review A Better VHS Experience

WCW Slamboree 1999 hit the TWA Dome in St. Louis Missouri on May 9, 1999. It was a show that many people saw, especially the 20,516 that were in attendance for the show. You hear about the fall of WCW, but with over 20,000 fans in the building, how can this be such a bad era for wrestling? There were some highs and there were some lows, no doubt, but it’s imperative to realize that WCW had a lot of great wrestling that goes unspoken in these modern times.

With that in mind, here’s my review of Slamboree 1999.

WCW Slamboree 1999 Results

Raven and Saturn defeated Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman, and Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko (Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match)
Konnan defeated Stevie Ray
Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Brian Knobbs (Hardcore Match)
Rick Steiner defeated Booker T (WCW Television Title Match)
Gorgeous George defeated Charles Robinson
Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell (US Title Match)
Roddy Piper defeated Ric Flair (For control of WCW)
Sting vs. Goldberg went to a No Contest When Bret Hart Interfered
Kevin Nash defeated DDP (WCW Title Match)

WCW Slamboree 1999 Review

The dark match wasn’t on the tape, and it was not on the WWE Network. This whole show was heavily edited, and it surprised me a bit when I heard the sounds muted here and there. Oh well, it happens, I guess.

Raven and Saturn defeated Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman, and Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko (Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match)

The best match of the night was the opener. With about 20 minutes of action, these 3 teams put on a showcase of different types of wrestling. From fast paced to mat based, to cruiserweight style, these guys put on a show of pro wrestling in a smaller ring than WWE. I loved it. Nearly 20 minutes of good wrestling here.

Konnan defeated Stevie Ray

I’m a big fan of Konnan, and he was way over during this match. Stevie Ray and Vincent with Horace Hogan were terrible, and the NWO black and white weren’t so good by this point.

Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Brian Knobbs (Hardcore Match)

These guys work well together, and there’s not much to say about the match. In under 12 minutes the two brawled and made a mess, which was a good showcase. Bam Bam Bigelow is one of my favorites to watch, RIP.

Rick Steiner defeated Booker T (WCW Television Title Match)

This match was kind of boring, as I was never a Rick Steiner fan. Booker T tried, but this was kind of boring, sorry.

Gorgeous George defeated Charles Robinson

No need to watch this, unless you want a hard on for the girls.

Scott Steiner defeated Buff Bagwell (US Title Match)

Scott Steiner again made to look strong in this match, beating the crap out of Buff Bagwell for about 8 minutes. Rick Steiner came out to hit Buff with a chair, and the Steiner Recliner got this match in the books fast. Buff sucks, let’s face it.

Roddy Piper defeated Ric Flair (For control of WCW)

Roddy Piper and Ric Flair went through a 12 minute brawl. They went on the outside, Flair had interference on his side, and would eventually get a win. That is until Bischoff came back from hiatus and awarded Piper the winner and control of WCW, so that’s that.

Sting vs. Goldberg went to a No Contest When Bret Hart Interfered

Now this was epic. Sting and Goldberg putting on a very good match, going back and forth, and trying to tell a story. At the 8 minute mark, I thought for sure this was going to turn into a classic, but nope. Bret Hart came in and hit Goldberg with a steel chair. This was a week after he had beaten Goldberg in under 5 minutes thanks to a steal plate and quit the company. This was also before Owen Hart would die later in the month, causing him to leave WCW for a time. This match could’ve been a 5 star match up, but alas, it was cut short.

Kevin Nash defeated DDP (WCW Title Match)

This nearly 20 minute match wasn’t terrible. I t wasn’t good, but it wasn’t terrible. Over the course of the match, however, the crowd woke up and went nuts for the ending. Nash would hit the power bomb, and pin DDP, and everyone was left confused. Not a terrible match, mind you, but nothing that you have to go out of your way to see either. 20,000 people witnessed this, and well, they didn’t leave home happy, the show felt bloated.

Overall, Slamboree 1999 was not half bad. This would lead to a terrible Great American Bash 1999, mind you. If you look at the results for the Bash, you’ll see that this was a better show, and well, that’s that. I don’t know what else to tell you, other than you don’t have to go out of your way to see this one. Although, I did love the opening match. That was great.

You can pick up Slamboree 1999 cheap on VHS by clicking here.

WCW Superbrawl IX Results and Review A Better VHS Experience

VHS Cover of Superbrawl 9 From 1999

WCW wasn’t all doom and gloom. In 1999, they were reaching new heights before they crashed in the later part of the year. Meanwhile the WWF was doing the Austin vs. McMahon stuff, WCW was putting on some good matches, and great overall elements in their events. I recall seeing this live on PPV because I would get all of them, and I loved it at the time. I recently caught up with this on the network, but you know, it’s heavily edited for sound and run time. But that’s ok.

WCW Superbrawl IX took place in Oakland, California and there were 15,880 people in attendance. The crowd’s back then were quite big for WCW, despite what some Reddit idiots will tell you. That being said, let’s dive into this one.

WCW Superbrawl IX Results

Booker T defeated The Disco Inferno
Chris Jericho w/ Ralphus defeated Perry Saturn via countout
Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title Match)
Barry Windham and Curt Hennig defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (WCW Tag Team Title Match)
The Outsiders defeated Konnan and Rey Mysterio (Hair vs. Mask Match)
Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Television Title Match)
Scott Hall defeated Roddy Piper (U.S. Title Match)
Goldberg defeated Bam Bam Bigelow
Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair (WCW World Heavyweight Title Match)

WCW Superbrawl IX Review

Booker T defeated The Disco Inferno

I don’t know why so many people crap on Disco, he actually could wrestle well. In this match he put Booker T through some great offense, but of course, Booker would get the big win with the Harlem Hangover. Watch for Booker to nearly decapitate Disco, though. All of his weight lands on Disco’s head, and it looks like he was completely knocked out. Good overall match.

Chris Jericho w/ Ralphus defeated Perry Saturn via countout

This was a weird transition for Saturn. He was wearing a dress, Jericho was between feuds, and this didn’t go anywhere. Jericho still had Ralphus, and he was close to being on his way out at this point.

Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Title Match)

Kidman, after leaving Raven’s flock was great. But this match wasn’t. Chavo’s wrestling skills were never quite on par with Eddie, until he got to the WWE and they were tagged together. Chavo was a lot smaller here too, but Kidman put him through 8 minutes of hell in this match. Kidman wins, enough said.

Barry Windham and Curt Hennig defeated Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko (WCW Tag Team Title Match)

Barry Windham and Curt Hennig were much bigger than the other guys, you know them. Malenko and Benoit did put the boots to the veterans, but it was the veterans going over in this match, with a big win, and through cheating as Windham used a belt to get a choke out and pinfall win. Not a bad series of matches, but definitely not the best that could’ve been done.

The Outsiders defeated Konnan and Rey Mysterio (Hair vs. Mask Match)

The Outsiders were way over with the crowd, but so were Konnan and Mysterio. This match was for Mysterio’s mask or Miss Elizabeth’s hair to get cut off. I never in my wildest dreams thought that Rey Mysterio would’ve lost his mask in this fashion, and from what I’ve heard, he fought against it but failed to convince management to let him keep it. Oh well, this match went on, and it wasn’t half bad. Konnan and Rey are hard workers, and the Outsiders did a tremendous job putting them over, even though they won in the end. Lex Luger was at ringside.

Scott Steiner defeated Diamond Dallas Page (WCW Television Title Match)

DDP put the boots to Steiner, but it was Steiner that ended up with the win. Steiner was so agile in this match, even doing a top rope frankensteiner that was picture perfect. DDP ended up getting locked into the Steiner Recliner, and that was that. Even at 14 minutes, this match had my attention, and the attention of the crowd, which was great. DDP would later go onto win the big title, but not quite yet.

Scott Hall defeated Roddy Piper (U.S. Title Match)

Roddy Piper was the United States Champion going into this match, and Scott Hall looked drunk. The bookers gave Hall the match here, even though he blatantly cheated, and it was obvious that he wasn’t all there. I didn’t really like this match, and Piper just seemed to go through the motions. Even the announce team was wondering what was wrong with Hall. Oh well. Bad match.

Goldberg defeated Bam Bam Bigelow

An underrated gem, and definitely one match to go out of your way to see. Bam Bam Bigelow had been invading WCW and beating up Goldberg from the crowd. WCW officials finally gave Bam Bam a match, and this match was insane. The crowd was way into it, and was going absolutely nuts for Goldberg. Bam Bam did NOT get squashed here. He put the boots to Bigelow, and this match ran over 11 minutes long. Goldberg was selling great, but in the end, Bigelow got 2 spears and a jackhammer for his trouble. Great match, and second only to the DDP Halloween Havoc match if you ask me.

Hollywood Hulk Hogan defeated Ric Flair (WCW World Heavyweight Title Match)

Despite the fact that these guys were aging, the crowd was all over it. I was into it, even after all of these years. Hogan threw Flair around as usual, and Flair got busted wide open. Flair was on a comeback, and it looked like he was going to pull off the title win, but alas, a masked man showed up. That masked man was David Flair! Flair and Torrie Wilson showed up and ruined Flair’s match up. This would be the second event in a row where a taser would come into play. Oh well.

Superbrawl 1999 wasn’t half bad. I liked it for the most part, and there were some good matches. The best match was the Goldberg versus Bigelow matchup, but Steiner’s performance is not to be missed. Aside from that, it’s an average PPV offering, with that classic WCW mix of matches.

I suggest that you pick up the WCW Superbrawl 1999 VHS instead of watching it on the network.

WCW Bash At The Beach 1999 Results and Review A Better VHS Experience

You Can Buy The Uncensored/Unedited VHS Tape HERE

Well, here we go, another WCW pay per view review. This one was held on July 11, 1999. Do you know where you were? I was in Santa Clarita, California about to head back down to Santa Monica, and well, I missed this one. However, I did have the VHS tape and recently went back and watched it again.

WCW Bash At The Beach 1999 had 13,624 in attendance, which is not a small crowd for the company. It was sad to see that 1 year later, this show wouldn’t even draw 10,000. Anyways, while some will hate WCW, this wasn’t half bad, and here are my thoughts in regards to the classic pay per view.

WCW Bash At The Beach 1999 Results and Review

Ernest Miller defeated Disco Inferno

I never hated Disco, but here he was a shell of his former self. The official time according to the internet was 3 minutes, but I felt like this was a lot longer. Disco isn’t a bad wrestler, he put on some great matches in 1998. I would cite Starrcade 1998 as one of his finer performances. I would also like to mention that he was one tough guy. Just look at Booker T vs. Disco and you’ll see Booker come off the top rope and basically kill Disco by landing full force on his skull. It was a sick mistake, but hey, that’s what happens. This match was fast, had a lot of cheating, and really wasn’t that great, not the best opener.

Rick Steiner defeated Van Hammer (TV Championship)

This was a weird match. Hammer must have done something wrong. Steiner started to no-sell the offense, and instead started to really hit Hammer and this match ended in 3 minutes or so. It was a terrible match, and Hammer wasn’t a bad wrestler.

David Flair defeated Dean Malenko (U.S. Championship)

This was as good as you may think it was. Malenko carried Flair to a watchable match, but thanks to Flair, Anderson, and Double D, David won the match. But not before taking a serious beating. Rick Flair’s nepotism saved him from losing, but he got beat the hell out of for it.

The No Limit Soldiers defeated The West Texas Rednecks

This was an elimination tag team match, and it was laughable to say the least. The best part of this was watching Brad Armstrong in there, mopping up as a No Limit Soldier. Other than that, I can’t recommend this one. I will say this much, The West Texas Rednecks sure put on a showcase of old school wrestling.

Fit Finlay won a Junkyard Invitational (WCW Hardcore Championship)

It was hard to see this one, as the camera kept switching, it was dark, and was just garbage. Fit Finlay would win, but this was a bad idea, executed terribly. This was seriously a bad match, and it legitimately injured a lot of the wrestlers.

The Jersey Triad defeated Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit (WCW Tag Team Championship)

23 minutes, and what a hell of a match this was! The Triad was a team made up of DDP, Kanyon, and Bam Bam Bigelow. Bigelow, holy crap, he could move. In this match, watch for him moving like a cruiserweight, and even coming off the top rope with ease. DDP and Kanyon’s fast tags made sense, and Benoit and Saturn just couldn’t keep up with the numbers. This one stole the show in my opinion, and it is one of the best WCW pay per view matches ever put together.

Buff Bagwell defeated Roddy Piper in a boxing match

This was a throwaway match. Buff won, but eh, I didn’t care. Mills Lane was the referee.

Randy Savage and Sid Vicious defeated Kevin Nash and Sting (WCW World Championship Match)

This was something else. This was a tag match, and it got rowdy fast. Nash was laying waste to Savage and Vicious, Sting wasn’t taking any guff, and this got intense. There was a lot of great moments, but with only 13 minutes to tell a story, it got rushed in the end. Savage won this match and became the WCW World Champion. It sent the fans home confused, as Sting and Nash were way over here, and yet nothing. Oh well. The match was fun, nothing too grand.

Overall Rating: 7 out of 10

WCW Bash At The Beach 1999 didn’t deliver like it did a year before. However, nearly getting 14,000 people to see it was great. If you get this on VHS you can get the unedited music, and commentary. There’s a lot of editing on the WWE end if you see it that way. The best match was definitely the WCW Tag title match, and the rest was take it or leave it for me. Also, pay close attention to how the commentary team treats Bobby Heenan. You could hear the frustration in his replies during this one, it was really bad. Heenan hung in there, but I would’ve walked out, unless he was in on it. I don’t know, sometimes you can’t tell here.

I suggest picking up WCW Bash At The Beach 1999 on VHS here, if you have the money. Get the VHS tape and rip it to dvd, don’t see it on the WWE Networking, or you will not get the crowd reactions and real music for guys like DDP. Overall, not half bad, but not great either.