WWE Smackdown Live October 16, 2018 Results and Review Smackdown 1000

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We open up a show with the McMahon’s on Truth Tv, just in case you forgot the real stars of WWE. This went forward with antics as you’d expect, with lots of cheers, boos, and random interruptions, and more. The full McMahon family, with the exception of Linda come out for Truth TV. I won’t go play by play, but it’s just the McMahon doing their characters overall, nothing crazy I guess. I had to put on headphones and listen to music instead.

The Usos defeated Daniel Bryan and Aj Styles

The obvious finish here, but otherwise a good match with a lot of back and forth between the two teams. You can’t expect the champion and challenger to be a good team against two brothers. Plus, they are pushing the Styles versus Bryan title match that is coming up. So in that regard, this was a good match, with some nice back and forth, that’s for certain.

Evolution Segment

No, not the women’s show, it was the original guys of Evolution cutting promos about themselves and the future. I guess it was ok. They all talked, and Batista teased a match with Triple H for mania, although it isn’t set in stone of course.

The Miz defeated Rusev

This was a short match, and it ended with a distraction roll up. Notice how little wrestling was on this show folks. Afterwards Rusev beat up Aiden English, since he caused the distraction as he confronted Lana.

The Cutting Edge Segment

Meh. Edge is overrated. This was ok at best.

The Bar defeated The New Day for the WWE Smackdown Tag Titles

This was a good match as per usual, but then out came The Big Show and threw Kofi through a table, and helped The Bar win the titles. I guess this is a heel turn now? Great. Not a terrible match until The Big Slow came out.

Rey Misterio defeated Shinsuke Nakamura

Now this, this is a dream match, and we finally got Rey coming back to the WWE, which I think is amazing. The match started with Nakamura going strong style against the smaller opponent, hitting hard knees, trying to unbalance Rey, and working over the body and knees of Mysterio. However, Mysterio bounced back with hard strikes as well, and he was not going to down with a strong battle, and it was a good fight through. Rey Misterio would get the win after a 619 and a Frog Splash from the top, and that was that. Nakamura didn’t put much of a challenge in this one, that’s for sure. Good match overall, with Nakamura getting busted open at one point, and well that was that.

Smackdown 1,000 was not great.

Oh yeah, I forgot, The Undertaker showed up at the end, and did a promo, which was ok at best. I’m tired of seeing him. I hope he retires soon.

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.

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