WCW WrestleWar 1992: WarGames Results and Review

The year was 1992 and the WCW promotion wasn’t as big as the WWF at the time. If you weren’t watching WWF, then you probably weren’t a wrestling fan in most areas. But if you loved wrestling, and you knew about WCW, you were mega hyped for this event. WrestleWar 1992 is one of the most coveted of VHS tapes and it has one of the best matches of all time. The show had a lot of matches, but the main focal point was the main event featuring Sting’s Squadron vs. The Dangerous Alliance which was managed by Paul E. Dangerously and Madusa. Yes, those two!

Now, in regards to the show, it took place on May 17, 1992, and there were 6,000 people jam packed into the arena. The crowd went absolutely nuts for some of this, and for others, not so much. The commentary team was Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura, two of the best. With that in mind, let’s see how this went down and my review.

WCW WrestleWar 1992: WarGames Results

The Freebirds defeated Terry Taylor and Greg Valentine for the WCW United States Tag Team Championship
Johnny B. Badd defeated Tracy Smothers
Scotty Flamingo defeated Buff Bagwell
Ron Simmons defeated Mr. Hughes
The Super Invader defeated Todd Champion
Big Josh defeated Richard Morton
Brian Pillman defeated Tom Zenk in the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship
The Steiner Brothers defeated Tatsumi Fujinami and Takayuki Iizuka
Sting’s Squadron defeated The Dangerous Alliance

WCW WrestleWar 1992: WarGames Review

The Freebirds defeated Terry Taylor and Greg Valentine for the WCW United States Tag Team Championship

If you haven’t seen a Freebirds match, you have to watch this match. This was a fast paced, back and forth match with the Freebirds getting so much praise that it’s amazing. You’ll hear the crowd go nuts for everything the Freebirds did. Not only that, Taylor and Valentine were great at putting the boots to the good guys here. The champs lose this one, and you get a huge uproar of praise.

Johnny B. Badd defeated Tracy Smothers

Tracy Smothers is so fast here, it’s impressive. For such a bigger guy, he was running through Badd at times. Badd was able to reverse things and fight, but it was Smothers that really shined in this match.

Scotty Flamingo defeated Buff Bagwell

I don’t like watching Raven as Scotty Flamingo, but hey, we were all young once. Buff Bagwell wasn’t called Buff here, and he lost as the guys mentioned he was still somewhat new in WCW.

Ron Simmons defeated Mr. Hughes

An ok big man’s match, nothing too great here, but hey it works.

The Super Invader defeated Todd Champion

Did you know that the Super Invader was Hercules from WWF? He squashed Todd Champion in this match, so that was that.

Big Josh defeated Richard Morton

A throwaway match. Big Josh wins another squash.

Brian Pillman defeated Tom Zenk in the WCW Light Heavyweight Championship

Zenk is an underrated wrestler. Brian Pillman was able to knock him out after some back and forth, but this match was a testament to the power that WCW had in their early 1990s roster. This was a serious fight, and something that is well worth exploring. Pillman is a gem, and he can really make you cheer for him. Zenk is surprisingly agile, and I wonder why he never made a splash in WWE.

The Steiner Brothers defeated Tatsumi Fujinami and Takayuki Iizuka

A great match with the young Steiners. In their prime, they could go, and it showed. The Japanese stars were fighting strong style, and put the boots to the Steiners, but they would not be denied the victory. If you love tag team wrestling, this is one hell of a match to watch. It was hard hitting, fast paced, and just impressive. The Steiners were so good in their youth.

Sting’s Squadron defeated The Dangerous Alliance

Stings Squadron consisted of: Sting, Barry Windham, Dustin Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat and Nikita Koloff

And the Dangerous Alliance consisted of:

Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton and Larry Zbyszko (with Paul E. Dangerously and Madusa

This was a brutal match. There is nothing else to really say about it, it was brutal. Every guy in this match took a beating. Lots of power moves, lots of blood, great back and forth. The Alliance had the upper hand at one point, but it was one false move that cost them in the end. The Heel team here were monsters, these were grade A monsters, and Stings guys had a bit of infighting before they got into the cage and really tore it up. You owe it to yourself to see this match. It’s only 24 minutes long, but what you get is an insane pro wrestling match that the WWF couldn’t top in 1992, no matter what anyone says. This is a war, loved every minute of it.

The Bottom Line on WCW WrestleWar 1992

Don’t get this on the network if you can help it. You can watch it on there, but the unedited VHS is better. Overall, this was a great example of just how good WCW was in the early 1990s. You’re going to be absolutely thrilled with some of these matches, even though there was a bit of filler here and there. That main event though, wow, what a match. 5 stars from everyone that’s seen it.

You can get this match and more with the WCW War Games BLU RAY Here.

WCW Clash of The Champions 22 1993 Results and Review

WCW Clash of The Champions was a program that WCW would put on for free These were super cards that were filmed for television and usually had around 7 matches or so, with some great main events and overall wrestling. These were FREE, but the matches were often like PPV. I’m going to be reviewing as many WCW cards as I can as I move forward with watching all of my wrestling video collection. These are available on the WWE Network since there is no DVD or VHS version of these events.

WCW Clash of The Champions 22 1993 Results

Cactus Jack defeated Johnny B. Badd
2 Cold Scorpio defeated Scotty Flamingo
Chris Benoit defeated Brad Armstrong Singles match
Vinnie Vegas defeated Tony Atlas Arm wrestling contest
The Wrecking Crew (Rage and Fury) defeated Johnny Gunn and Tom Zenk
Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat (c) defeated Brian Pillman and Steve Austin Tag Team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship
Dustin Rhodes, Sting and Cactus Jack defeated Big Van Vader, Barry Windham and Paul Orndorff In A Thundercage Tag Match

WCW Clash of The Champions 22 1993 Review

First of all Jim Ross was calling all of the action, but of course WWE snaked him and he would be at Wrestlemania later. Ross was great on the show, and well you can’t really get the same reactions from others. Here’s the card and my thoughts.

Cactus Jack defeated Johnny B. Badd

Johnny B. Badd was so cool back then. Cactus Jack was extreme, but he wasn’t as extreme as he would get with Terry Funk or with ECW. Foley was making six figures in WCW, and he was taking a beating already. He took on a few insane bumps here, and won in 3 minutes or so. Badd is so charismatic in this role, it’s fascinating.

2 Cold Scorpio defeated Scotty Flamingo

I have no clue why 2 Cold Scorpio didn’t get more of a push in WWE, he’s amazing. Flamingo is of course, Raven, and this match was fast paced. Raven could go fast back then, and Scorpio’s high flying moves are impressive. This was a fun 5 minute match.

Chris Benoit defeated Brad Armstrong

Brad Armstrong doesn’t get enough credit for being such a great wrestler. Here he shows up and wrestles a great overall match with Chris Benoit. Benoit would get the win, but Armstrong is no slouch. Bischoff once commented on the fact that Brad was a quiet, easy going guy backstage, so he never made it past the midcard at best. That sucks, cause he’s really good here.

Vinnie Vegas defeated Tony Atlas Arm wrestling contest

This is laughable. Do you know who Vinnie Vegas is? It’s Kevin Nash. Simple as that. Tony Atlast, you already know. This was pointless.

The Wrecking Crew (Rage and Fury) defeated Johnny Gunn and Tom Zenk

Not a great match, but hey, it was 1993 and the rosters weren’t as big. The Wrecking Crew are typical big heels, and Zenk with Gunn got beat down after around 6 minutes or so. A throwaway cooler match.

Shane Douglas and Ricky Steamboat (c) defeated Brian Pillman and Steve Austin Tag Team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship

Holy crap. This is the highlight of the show. Douglas and Steamboat are so fast here. They put on a showcase of fast paced wrestling, and Pillman is gold with Austin. The Hollywood Blondes are a tag team of epic proportions. Pillman is a wrestling superstar here, and Austin is so crisp and sells so well, you almost forget that he was fired by WCW. Pillman is incredible here, but Steamboat and Douglas are no slouches, as they pull off the big win in 15 minutes. You gotta watch this one. Their feud this year went epic, by the way.

Dustin Rhodes, Sting and Cactus Jack defeated Big Van Vader, Barry Windham and Paul Orndorff In A Thundercage Tag Match

This was odd. Before the match ever started Ron Simmons and Vader got into a fight. The main event started with Dustin Rhodes and Sting against Vader, Windham, and Mr. Wonderful. The whole thing turned into a giant brawl, and out of the blue Cactus Jack came down with some wire cutters and broke into the cage. Then he would proceed to take over and win the match for the team. This was a brawl, and led to Superbrawl’s main events.

Overall, this card was definitely a B show. It wasn’t great, but there were a few highlights. 2 Cold Scorpio, Cactus Jack, and the tag title match all make this event worth checking out on the WWE Network. I liked it a lot.