Rey Mysterio Jr. – C. K. Punk

on April 12, 2020April 12, 2020 by ckpunk

WCW Nitro: February 24, 1997

Dark Match: Joe Gomez defeated Hugh Morrus
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Joe Gomez wins by pinfall
Dark Match: Pat Tanaka defeated Ultimate Dragon
Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) defeated Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael
Jim Duggan defeated Galaxy
Hugh Morrus defeated Joe Gomez
Ice Train defeated La Parka
Faces of Fear (The Barbarian & Meng) defeated Eddie Guerrero & Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera
Prince Iaukea (c) defeated Pat Tanaka to retain the WCW World Television Championship
The Ultimo Dragon defeated Dean Malenko via disqualification
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Dave Taylor ended in a No Contest
Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) vs. Lex Luger & The Giant ended in a No Contest

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on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by ckpunk

WCW Nitro: February 17, 1997

Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Super Calo
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Rey Mysterio wins by pinfall
Steve McMichael defeated Hugh Morrus (4:21)
Dean Malenko (c) defeated Robbie Brookside to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship (2:54)
Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock) defeated The Amazing French Canadians (Jacques Rougeau & Carl Ouelett) (w/ Col. Robert Parker) (4:46)
Prince Iaukea defeated Lord Steven Regal (c) to win the WCW World Television Championship (3:32)
Randy Anderson defeated Nick Patrick (0:43)
Chris Benoit (w/ Woman) defeated Road Block (2:30)
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jacqueline & Jimmy Hart) defeated Doc Dean (3:20)
Eddie Guerrero (c) defeated Konnan by disqualification to retain the WCW United States Championship (6:04)
The Giant defeated Top Gun & Johnny Swinger in a Two On One Handicap Match (0:40)
Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Jarrett (2:30)

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C. K. Punk: https://www.ckpunk.com/wwf-raw-february-17-1997/

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on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 by ckpunk

WCW Nitro: February 10, 1997

Dean Malenko CW defeated Eddie Guerrero US by Count Out in a WCW United States Championship Title Vs. WCW World Cruiserweight Championship Match (4:57)
Konnan defeated Bobby Eaton (1:22)
The Giant defeated Ron Powers
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The Giant wins by pinfall
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated High Voltage (Kenny Kaos & Robbie Rage) (4:30)
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall) (c) (w/ Syxx) defeated The Extreme (Ace Darling & Devon Storm) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship (1:27)
Lord Steven Regal (c) vs. Rey Misterio Jr. ended in a Time Limit Draw in a WCW World Television Championship Match (6:56)
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jacqueline & Jimmy Hart) defeated Maverick Wild (2:13)
Hugh Morrus defeated Alex Wright (2:27)
Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael (w/ Debra & Woman) defeated Jeff Jarrett & Chavo Guerrero Jr. (4:01)

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Compared to: https://www.ckpunk.com/wwf-thursday-raw-thursday-february-13-1997/

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on March 9, 2020March 26, 2020 by ckpunk

WCW Nitro: January 6, 1997

Beautiful Bobby vs. Glacier
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Glacier wins by pinfall
Big Bubba vs. Konnan
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Konnan wins
Jim Duggan vs. Lord Steven Regal
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Time-limit draw
Hugh Morrus vs. Jim Powers
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Hugh Morrus wins
Psychosis vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.
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Rey Mysterio Jr. wins
Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. The Taskmaster
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The Taskmaster wins
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship: Alex Wright vs. Eddie Guerrero
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Eddie Guerrero wins
The Amazing French Canadians vs. Harlem Heat
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Harlem heat wins
Lex Luger vs. Meng
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Lex Luger wins

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Compared to: https://www.ckpunk.com/wwf-raw-january-6-1997/

C. K. Punk: I first got into wrestling back in 1997, watching primarily Monday Night Raw. I am surprised to see how “raw” (no pun intended) the production quality is on this compared to what I remember for the RAW is WAR format. I suspect that this will improve a lot when RAW goes to 2 hour format and especially the RAW is WAR theme. For right now, WCW has a large edge in production quality over WWF.

I must say that I am overall impressed at the production quality of WCW, especially when considering its WWF counterpart. There is a good balance of drama and matches, as well as match variety. This is literally the first time I watched more than a couple minutes of a WCW Nitro episode, let alone the full two hours. Some various thoughts here:

I find Rick Flair very annoying. His “woooooo” every few words is obnoxious.
Commentary was overall good, but it did get a bit silly towards the latter part with the bickering and the intentional long, convoluted statements.
Surprised to see Hulk/Hollywood hogan as heel. Also, does he paint his unshaven portion of his beard black?

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Acting: 3
Commentating: 3
Match Excitement: 3
Production Quality: 3
Story: 3

Erock:

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Acting: 3
Commentating: 3
Match Excitement: 4
Production Quality: 4
Story: 4

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