WCW SATURDAY NIGHT

1995

1/7/95

12/7/94; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

The Guardian Angeld defeated Carl Fergie

The Blacktop Bully defeated Barry Houston

Harlem Heat defeated Brad & Scott Armstrong

WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Lt. James Earl Wright & Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker

The Nasty Boys defeated Ricky Santana & Bob Starr

Alex Wright defeated David Young

WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Roma



1/14/9

2/8/94; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

featured the Jim Duggan vs. George South and Bobby Eaton vs. Dave Sullivan matches taped 1/8/95 at Center Stage Theatre:

Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater defeated Mike Khoury & Gary Jackson following double right hands

Sting defeated Mark Kyle

Dustin Rhodes pinned Carl Fergie with the bulldog

Kevin Sullivan & Avalanche defeated Bob Morgan & Al Phillips

Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot to win the titles at 12:18 when Booker T, the illegal man, crawled in the ring behind the referee's back and pinned the Patriot after the Patriot and Stevie Ray collided, knocking Stevie Ray to the floor



1/21/95

1/8/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Alex Wright defeated Lt. James Earl Wright

Bobby Eaton defeated Scott Studd

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Rick Stockhauser & John Faulkner

Blacktop Bully defeated Davey Rich

Dave Sullivan defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification

WCW US Champion Vader vs. Alex Davis

Paul Roma vs. Mike Davis

The Guardian Angel vs. Bob Starr

The Nasty Boys vs. Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater



1/28/95

1/10/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot vs. Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra

Alex Wright defeated Rick Stockhauser

Dave Sullivan defeated John Faulkner

Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck defeated Mike Davis & Kenny Kendall

Avalanche (w/ Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher) defeated Alex Davis & Mike Glory in a handicap match

Dustin Rhodes defeated Jean Paul Levesque

WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Barry Houston & Scott D'Amore

Randy Savage pinned WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) with the flying elbowsmash; Anderson remained the champion since the pinfall happened after the 10-minute time-limit in which the belt was at stake



1/28/95

1/11/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Ricky Santana & Fidel Sierra

Jim Duggan defeated Bobby Hayes

Johnny B. Badd defeated Rick Petris

Sting, Randy Savage, & Dustin Rhodes defeated Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater, & the Blacktop Bully



2/4/95

2-hour episode; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured a Brian Pillman music video, set to 'Blondes Have More Fun,' showing Pillman's visit to California; the video featured his wife Melanie in a cameo; included Gene Okerlund promoting a top tag team coming to WCW and the death of a 45-year-old former heavyweight champion (Jerry Blackwell); featured a SuperBrawl V Control Center, hosted by Okerlund; included a profile on Randy Savage, who stated he could have stayed in the WWF and gone after the WWF World Title a third time but all the top stars were in WCW and he wanted to face the best; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Sting & Savage on their tag team match at SuperBrawl and their matches later in the show; included footage from the 2/4/95 Pro with Diamond Dallas Page agreeing to face Dave Sullivan in an arm wrestling contest the following week; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher, who said WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Sting, Savage, and Dave Sullivan's chances at SuperBrawl were slim; included a profile on Hogan being given an award by the Starlight Foundation and actress Jenna Von Oy; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Hogan, alongside Jimmy Hart, regarding his match at SuperBrawl against WCW US Champion Vader; included the Jim Duggan vs. Bobby Hayes, Johnny B. Badd vs. Rick Matrix, and Sting, Randy Savage, & Dustin Rhodes vs. Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater, & the Blacktop Bully matches taped 1/11/95 at Center Stage Theatre:

The Nasty Boys defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright at 9:00 when Jerry Saggs pinned Wright with the elbowsmash off the top; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with the Nasty Boys regarding their match against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat at SuperBrawl V (1/10/95; Center Stage Theatre)



Lord Steven Regal defeated Al Phillips via submission with the Regal Stretch at 4:07 (1/10/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Paul Roma pinned Larry Santo at 5:25 with a fistdrop off the top (1/10/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Todd Morton & Brian Logan defeated WCW US Champion Vader (w/ Harley Race) via disqualification in a handicap match at 2:24 when Vader powerbombed Morton on the floor; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Vader, alongside Race, who said he was the demon who put fear into the eyes of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (1/10/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Jim Duggan pinned Bobby Hayes at 1:48 with the running clothesline (1/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)



2/4/95

Johnny B. Badd pinned Rick Matrix at 2:21 with the left hand punch (1/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)



2/4/95

Sting, Randy Savage, & Dustin Rhodes defeated Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater, & the Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) at 12:50 when Savage pinned Slater with the flying elbowsmash after Buck accidently hit Slater with his boot (1/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)



2/11/95

1/11/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

2-hour episode; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured a video package on Ric Flair in which he discussed his retirement and stated he needed to be part of WCW and that he would be on the show the following week to address that with WCW's legal team and Nick Bockwinkel; included a SuperBrawl V Control Center, hosted by Okerlund; featured Okerlund promoting the WCW Hotline in which he teased the absence of Harley Race and a possible plot involving Flair; included footage from the 2/11/95 Pro of Diamond Dallas Page agreeing to put the Diamond Doll up against Dave Sullivan's piggy bank the following week; featured a profile on Sting, who claimed he would run through Big Buba and then focus on regaining the WCW World Title; included Okerlund conducting an interview with Sting & Randy Savage regarding their tag team match at SuperBrawl V:

Brian Pillman pinned George South at 4:16 with a tornado DDT (Pillman's return after a 3-month absence; his debut with the 'Blondes Have More Fun' theme song)

The Avalanche pinned Scott Studd at 2:19 with the Avalanche Drop; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Avalanche & Big Buba, with Bubba claiming he had plotted revenge on Sting for a year, including training with the Guardian Angels and pretending to follow their creed

The Nasty Boys defeated Rock Stockhauser & John Faulkner at 3:13 when Jerry Saggs pinned Faulkner with the elbowsmash off the top; after the match, Okerlund conducted an interview with the Nasty Boys in which they said they would take down WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat at SuperBrawl, whether they win the titles or not

WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Mark Starr at 5:46 with the DDT; after the bout, Okerlund conducted an interview with Anderson, alongside Parker & Meng, with Parker saying he would give Anderson's future opponents a chance to make a lot of money

WCW US Champion Vader (w/ Harley Race) defeated Rick Keller & Mike Glory in a handicap match at 2:40 by pinning Khoury with the powerbomb; after the match, Okerlund conducted an interview with Vader, alongside Race, who claimed WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan was filled with fear for the first time in his life

Kevin Sullivan (w/ the Butcher) pinned Davey Rich at 2:10 with the double stomp to the chest; after the match, Okerlund conducted an interview with the Butcher & Sullivan

WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot at 13:34 when Booker T pinned Patriot after the champions hit a pair of double axe handles to the back of the neck; after the match, Sherri twice hit a splash off the top onto Bagwell before the Nasty Boys made the save



2/18/95

2/8/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

featured an opening segment with Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel about the possibility of WCW US Champion Vader and Ric Flair appearing later in the show; included Gene Okerlund saying he had news regarding the possible return of the Ultimate Warrior on the WCW Hotline; featured the announcement that Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot, Paul Orndorff, and Brad Armstrong would compete on a live episode of The Main Event the following night prior to SuperBrawl V; included a video package highlighting the Kevin Sullivan / Dave Sullivan feud; included Schiavone introducing Ric Flair, who spoke with Bockwinkel about somehow getting back into the business in some capacity, even if that meant he were to buy WCW; during the segment, Flair said he had two front row tickets for SuperBrawl; featured a video package highlighting the Dustin Rhodes / Blacktop Bully feud; included Schiavone interviewing WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart about Hogan facing Vader the following night at SuperBrawl; featured a closing segment in which Bockwinkel announced WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson would face Johnny B. Badd in a rematch the following night in a lumberjack match on The Main Event:

Big Bubba pinned Scott D'Amour at 2:13 with the sidewalk slam; after the bout, Bubba continued to attack his opponent until Sting made the save, with Avalanche then attacking Sting from behind until Randy Savage came out; moments later, Sting and Savage cleared Bubba and Avalanche from the ring; Tony Schiavone then interviewed Sting & Savage about their match against Bubba & Avalanche at SuperBrawl

The Nasty Boys defeated Greg Sawyer & Rip Rogers at 3:29 when Jerry Saggs pinned Sawyer following the running powerslam / elbowsmash double team; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed the Nasty Boys about their match at SuperBrawl against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat

Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) pinned Atom Flash at 2:19 with a right hand punch

Kevin Sullivan (w/ the Butcher) pinned Scott Sandlin at 2:11 by placing his hands on Sandlin's chest following the Tree of Woe and the double stomp; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Sullivan and Butcher about Kevin facing Dave Sullivan at SuperBrawl and Butcher being in Kevin's corner for the match

Paul Roma pinned Tim Horner at 5:44 with a flying fistdrop; during the bout, Schiavone said a new wrestler by the name of Sgt. Craig Pittman would soon be in WCW

Alex Wright pinned Dave Dalton at 1:23 with the reverse crossbody off the top; after the bout, Paul Roma came out to confront Wright, with several referees and Doug Dillinger then sending Roma backstage

The Blacktop Bully (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) defeated Buddy Wayne via submission with the Breaker 1-9 at 1:59; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Col. Rob Parker, with Meng, WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, and the Blacktop Bully regarding Blacktop and Buck's matches at SuperBrawl and Anderson's match later in the night

WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Scott Armstrong & Mike Davis at 4:29 when Booker pinned Davis with the Harlem Hangover; after the bout, Schiavone interviewed Sherri & Heat about facing the Nasty Boys at SuperBrawl (debut of the Harlem Hangover)

Johnny B. Badd fought WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson (w/ Col. Rob Parker & Meng) to a 10-minute time-limit draw at 10:17; during the bout, Schiavone & Bobby Heenan praised ring announcer Gary Michael Cappetta and the fact he still has hair on his head, a shot at the WWF's Howard Finkel; the bell rang immediately after Badd knocked Anderson out with the right hand punch



2/25/95

2/22/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with WCW US Champion Vader, Ric Flair, and Nick Bockwinkel with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, weilding a leather strap, and Jimmy Hart coming out with Hogan being held back by police; Bockwinkel then ordered that both Hogan and Vader would be ejected from the building:

Big Bubba & Avalanche vs. Mark Thorn & Kip Abee

Alex Wright vs. Dino Casanova

The Blacktop Bully vs. Larry McMahon

WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Brad Armstrong

Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater vs. Barry Hardy & Scott Armstrong

Johnny B. Badd vs. Dave Young

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot vs. Fred Avery & George South

Jim Duggan vs. Tony Vincent

Sting & Randy Savage defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) via disqualification; the challengers originally won the match and titles when Sting pinned Stevie Ray with a roll up but referee Randy Anderson told Nick Patrick Sting wasn't the legal man in the match, with Big Bubba and Avalanche then attacking Sting and Savage and the match being thrown out



3/4/95

2/22/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

The Nasty Boys vs. Tracy Benton & Bob Starr

Meng defeated Steve Neely

Lord Steven Regal vs. Mike Davis

WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson vs. John Crystal

WCW US Champion Vader defeated the Patriot via disqualification



3/11/95

3/7/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Randy Savage defeated Bob Starr

Blacktop Bully defeated Tim Horner

Alex Wright defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via count-out

WCW US Champion Vader defeated Bobby Knight



3/18/95

3/7/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

featured the Alex Wright vs. Frankie Lancaster match taped 3/8/95 at Center Stage:

WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Kenny Kendall & Eddie Jackie

WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Al Phillips

Brian Pillman defeated Manny Fernandez

Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Kip Abee

Lord Steven Regal fought Bobby Eaton to a no contest

WCW US Champion Vader defeated Tracy Benton

Blacktop Bully defeated Leroy Howard

Avalanche defeated Mike Khoury & John Crystal in a handicap match

Meng defeated Barry Houston

Dustin Rhodes & Johnny B. Badd defeated Paul Orndorff & Paul Roma



3/25/95

3/8/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Mike Davis

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated Sonny Trout & Rick Thames

Big Bubba defeated Mark Starr

Brian Pillman defeated the Terrorist

Meng defeated Mike Khory

Steve Austin defeated Kenny Kendall

Kevin Sullivan & the Butcher defeated Dave Abee & Leroy Howard

WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated John Crystal

Randy Savage pinned Avalanche with the flying elbowsmash to the back after kicking an interfering Butcher to the floor; Kevin Sullivan, who came out to the ring moments earlier with the Butcher, tried to pull Avalanche out of the way before Savage hit the elbow but he couldn't move him; after the bout, Sting came out to prevent the Three Faces of Fear from attacking Savage; moments later, Tony Schiavone interviewed Savage and Sting during which Savage said he wanted the banned Ric Flair reinstated so he and Sting could drive him out themselves



4/1/95

3/22/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

featured the announcement that Vader had been stripped of the WCW US Title by WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel:

WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner

Alex Wright & Johnny B. Badd defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson & Steve Austin



4/8/95

3/22/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Big Bubba defeated Tim Horner via disqualification at 1:18 when Brad Armstrong interfered and dropkicked Bubba to the floor after Bubba began choking Horner on the ropes

Meng pinned Joey Maggs at the 20-second mark after a side kick to the head

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & the Patriot defeated George South & Jimmie Rogers at 2:26 when Bagwell pinned South following a suplex / crossbody off the top double team

Brian Pillman pinned Lt. James Earl Wright at 2:44 with a splash off the top

The Nasty Boys defeated Steve Storm & Chris Nelson at 2:03 when Saggs pinned Nelson following the running powerslam / flying elbowsmash combo

Jim Duggan pinned Sonny Trout at 1:28 with the running clothesline

Vader pinned Ian Weston at 1:32 with the powerbomb

Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Red Tyler & Melvin Hagler at 1:59 when Hagler submitted to the Regal Stretch

Sting pinned Steve Austin (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 12:59 with an Oklahoma side roll following a backdrop



4/22/95

4/12/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Brian Pillman defeated Dino Cassanova

Kevin Sullivan defeated Johnny Taylor

Alex Wright defeated Chris Nelson

Marcus Alexander Bagwell defeated Frankie Lancaster

Meng defeated Mike Corey

Paul Orndorff defeated Al Phillips

WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Sting defeated WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson via submission with the Scorpion Deathlock in a non-title match

Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner defeated Len Denton & Jim Rogers



5/6/95

4/12/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

WCW US Championship Tournament Opening Round: Randy Savage pinned the Butcher with the flying elbowsmash



5/27/95

5/27/95; Charlotte, NC; Intersection of Trade and Tryon streets

shown live; featured Eric Bischoff & Dusty Rhodes on commentary; included Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan on commentary for the pre-taped portion from Center Stage Theatre; featured a segment highlighting Slamboree 95 and the countdown show held immediately prior to the pay-per-view; included a Great American Bash Control Center where it was announced Randy Savage would face Ric Flair in the main event and Brian Pillman would wrestle Alex Wright; during the segment, Okerlund said a number of teams were vying for a tag team title shot at the show and also discussed the growing issue between Dave Sullivan and the Diamond Doll; featured a Randy Savage vignette in which he promoted the new Slim Jim NASCAR as well as the upcoming 4-man tournament to be held later in the show; included the Arn Anderson vs. Tim Horner and Ric Flair vs. Alex Wright matches taped 5/10/95 and the Randy Savage vs. Steve Austin match taped 5/11/95 at Center Stage:

WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated George South & Mike McKeefer at 2:20 when Jerry Saggs pinned McKeefer following the running powerslam / elbowsmash combo; after the bout, Bischoff interviewed the champions at ringside, with the Nasty Boys saying they wanted a match against the Blue Bloods at the Great American Bash

Slim Jim Challenge Semi-Finals: Paul Orndorff pinned Jim Duggan at 3:31 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after Duggan missed a charge into the corner

Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Mark Starr at the 53-second mark following a side kick to the face; after the bout, Bischoff interviewed Meng & Parker at ringside about Meng’s match against Road Warrior Hawk at Slamboree as well as his upcoming match against Sting in the WCW US Championship Tournament

Slim Jim Challenge Semi-Finals: Brian Pillman pinned Big Bubba at 2:02 with a roll over after kicking Bubba in the face with Bubba then tripping backwards over the referee

Diamond Dallas Page (w/ the Diamond Doll) pinned Kip Abee at 1:46 with the Diamond Cutter; prior to the bout, Bischoff said he recently learned the Doll’s name was Kimberly; after the match, Bischoff interviewed DDP at ringside about his winning $13 million, with DDP not letting Kimberly answer Bischoff’s questions

Slim Jim Challenge Finals: Paul Orndorff pinned Brian Pillman at 5:56 by pulling Pillman down by the tights as he punched Orndorff in the corner and then grabbing the tights for leverage during the cover; due to pre-match stipulations, Orndorff earned a WCW TV Title shot at Bash at the Beach



6/10/95

6/7/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

The Renegade defeated Dave Dalton

Diamond Dallas Page defeated Frankie Lancaster

WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys defeated Rick Thames & Sonny Trout

Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright



6/17/95 :

Brian Pillman defeated Romeo Valentino (5/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Tommy Tanner & Todd Zane (5/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Vader defeated Eddie Jackie (5/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Dave Sullivan defeated Butch Long (5/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)

WCW TV Champion Arn Anderson defeated Rob Thompson (5/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Chris Sawyer (5/11/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Paul Orndorff defeated Barry Houston (6/7/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Road Warrior Hawk defeated Manny Fernandez (6/7/95; Center Stage Theatre)

WCW Tag Team Champions the Nasty Boys fought Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton to a no contest in a non-title match at 13:35 when Harlem Heat interfered and attacked both teams; after the bout, the Nasty Boys cleared the other two teams and Sister Sherri from the ring (6/7/95; Center Stage Theatre)



6/24/95

6/7/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Johnny B. Badd defeated Julio Sanchez

Alex Wright defeated Butch Long

Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Kanyon

WCW US Champion Sting & Road Warrior Hawk defeated Harlem Heat



7/1/95

6/7/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

featured opening promos by Johnny B. Badd and Diamond Dallas Page, alongside the Diamond Doll, regarding their match later in the show; included Eric Bischoff, subbing for Tony Schiavone, and Bobby Heenan on commentary; featured footage of Dave Sullivan's date with the Diamond Doll in which he took her to see 'The Lion King' and then to a fancy restaurant, with the Doll teaching Dave how to eat with his eating utensils and telling him her name was Kimberly; moments later, a man dressed as a bunny hopped into the restaurant and gave Dave a telegram, which Kimberly then read; the man then read the telegram that implied Dave ate rabbit stew made of Ralph, his rabbit; Dave then ran back out to his car and found his rabbit safe inside; Diamond Dallas Page, alongside Maxx Muscle, then jumped Dave from behind and ran off as a police officer ran to Dave's rescue; featured a vignette of the Master inside the Dungeon of Doom; included a Bash at the Beach Control Center segment hosted by Okerlund, with footage then airing of Okerlund conducting an interview with Hogan, alongside Jimmy Hart, on the beach beside a fence in which Hogan discussed his upcoming steel cage title defense against Vader; it was also announced WCW TV Champion the Renegade would face Paul Orndorff; Okerlund then said he would have more info about the lifeguards for the Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair match on the WCW Hotline; featured the announcement Savage would face Big Bubba the following night on The Main Event; included footage of Kevin Sullivan and the Master inside the Dungeon of Doom in which they discussed Vader, with the Master saying Vader could be an ally; Vader then appeared, with Sullivan saying they were sending Vader on a Road Kill Tour to prove what he has; Vader then said he feared nothing and walked off, with Sullivan later laughing after saying Vader would have to get the job done against Hogan alone; featured Okerlund conducting a closing interview with Savage regarding his match the next night against Bubba and facing Flair at Bash at the Beach:

The Nasty Boys defeated Los Especialistas at 1:53 when Jerry Saggs scored the pin after the running powerslam / elbowsmash off the top double team; the Nastys did not appear with the title belts and were not announced as champions since the match aired after their recognized title loss; after the contest, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with the Nasty Boys about their upcoming match against WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat and Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton at Bash at the Beach

Meng (w/ Col. Rob Parker) pinned Gary Jackson with a side kick to the face at the 42-second mark; after the bout, Okerlund conducted an interview with Parker, alongside Meng, regarding his upcoming Bash at the Beach match against WCW US Champion Sting

Johnny B. Badd fought Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly & Maxx Muscle) to a double count-out at 7:42 after both men fought on the floor following a clothesline from Badd that sent both men to the floor; after the contest, DDP held Kimberly in front of him, with he and Maxx double teaming Badd before DDP dropped Badd with the Diamond Cutter and Maxx counted to 3



7/29/95

7/11/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Ric Flair pinned Marcus Alexander Bagwell at 8:08 with the figure-4 after Flair grabbed onto Arn Anderson, on the floor, for added leverage; mid-way through the bout, Anderson came ringside to be in Flair's corner; after the contest, Vader ran out and cornered Flair until Anderson clipped him from behind and dropped him with the DDT; Flair and Anderson then double teamed Vader as the show went off the air



8/5/95

7/26/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Arn Anderson defeated Rick Hayes



8/12/95

7/26/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Harlem Heat defeated Larry Santo & Johnny Wheeler

Brian Pillman defeated Sonny Trout

WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Maxx Muscle

Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright

Chad Brock defeated Chris Kanyon



8/19/95

7/26/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Cobra defeated Tom Burton

Johnny B. Badd defeated the Grappler

Kurasawa defeated Tony Jackson

Kamala defeated Bob Starr

Vader defeated an unknown

Harlem Heat defeated Bob Hayes & Barry Houston

WCW TV Champion the Renegade defeated Ray Hudson

Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated the Italian Stallion & an unknown

Diamond Dallas Page defeated Mike Davis

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Alex Wright defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck via disqualification



9/16/95

8/21/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Disco Inferno defeated Scott Armstrong (Disco's debut)

WCW TV Champion the Renegade (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Maxx Muscle, despite interference from Diamond Dallas Page

The Nasty Boys defeated Johnny Swinger & Terry Richards (Rhino) when Brian Knobbs pinned Swinger

Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown

Dave Sullivan defeated Big Bubba via count-out when Jim Duggan came out and put Ralph the rabbit in the ring, with Bubba then walking out of the match due to his allergies; Ralph was banned from ringside due to Bubba's allergies

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker & Lt. James Earl Wright (Bagwell & Riggs' debut as a team)

Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Gino Caruso

Brian Pillman defeated Alex Wright; after the bout, Johnny B. Badd came out and confronted Pillman



9/23/95

8/21/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

featured an opening package highlighting the Giant crushing Hulk Hogan's motorcycle the previous Sunday before Fall Brawl; included still photos from each match at Fall Brawl; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Randy Savage regarding his rivalry with Lex Luger and his upcoming match on Monday Nitro against Kevin Sullivan; included a pre-taped sit-down interview with Tony Schiavone and Dusty Rhodes in which it was announced Rhodes would become the new co-host of WCW Saturday Night beginning the following week; featured pre-taped comments from Lex Luger about his return to WCW, his recent title match against Hulk Hogan, the accusations from Randy Savage that Luger hitting him at Fall Brawl was a "cheap shot," and the fact both he and Savage would be on Nitro the following Monday; included highlights from the previous Monday's Nitro; featured Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, wearing a neckbrace, and Jimmy Hart regarding the injury he sustained at Fall Brawl and said he would put the Giant in his place; during the segment, Hogan commented on the "rag sheets" that don't know anything about the business and said he would take on the Giant in a monster truck competition as well as in the ring:

WCW US Champion Sting pinned Lord Steven Regal in a non-title match at 5:08 after Ric Flair came out and shoved an interfering Bobby Eaton off the top, with Eaton and Regal butting heads; during the bout, it was announced tickets for Halloween Havoc in Detroit would go on sale Monday and that Sting would defend the US title the following week against Johnny B. Badd because of Badd's victory at Fall Brawl; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Sting during which Flair, for the third time, asked him to be his partner against Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman; after Sting turned him down, Flair got down on his knees and begged him with Sting again saying no

Johnny B. Badd pinned Chris Kanyon at 2:46 with a turning springboard splash into the ring; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Badd about his US Title shot against Sting the following week, during which the new WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page, with Kimberly, interrupted and argued he should be the #1 contender for the US title; Badd then said when he won the title he would give DDP a title shot

Disco Inferno pinned Mike Khorey at 1:43 with a swinging neckbreaker

Cobra pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman at the 34-second mark with the Cobra Slam (cobra clutch slam)



9/30/95

9/20/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

featured opening comments by WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, alongside Gene Okerlund and Jimmy Hart, in which he said he would drag the Giant all around the Joe Louis Arena in a monster truck challenge before putting the title on the line at Halloween Havoc; included an opening segment with Tony Schiavone & Bobby Heenan, with Schiavone then introducing Dusty Rhodes as the new co-host of the show; Rhodes then walked out and said Heenan could stay if he could hang, with Heenan saying if Rhodes wouldn't leave then he would; Heenan then stormed off; featured Okerlund in a Control Center setting recapping the history between Hogan and the Giant dating back to the summer, then showing footage of Kevin Sullivan & the Giant in the Dungeon of Doom; the Giant then took turns ripping up 8x10s of Hogan, Randy Savage, and WCW US Champion Sting before Sullivan cut a promo on the monster truck challenge between Giant and Hogan, and threatened Hogan not to show up to Nitro in Denver, CO; included a Halloween Havoc Control Center segment hosted by Okerlund, during which it was announced Lex Luger would face Meng and Randy Savage would face Kamala, with Zodiak in his corner; Okerlund then said a former WWF superstar was wanting to be at Halloween Havoc and told viewers to call the WCW Hotline for more; featured a sit-down interview with Dean Malenko, during which he spoke about growing up in the wrestling industry, speaking of his father who died a year before, talking about wrestling in Japan, coming to WCW, and his rivalry with Eddie Guerrero; during the segment, footage was shown of Malenko facing Jushin Liger in Japan; included a sit-down interview with Eddie Guerrero about growing up in a wrestling family, talking about wrestling in Mexico and AAA, arriving to WCW, and his rivalry with Malenko; during the segment, footage aired of Guerrero in AAA; featured Okerlund in a Control Center setting to hype the upcoming Luger vs. Savage match on Monday Nitro, recapping the tension between the two dating back to Nitro's debut, with the stipulation that Luger would leave WCW if he lost; included a closing segment in which Okerlund conducted an interview with Johnny B. Badd, who just arrived to the arena, about his missed WCW US Title shot; Badd then said he had a flat tire, with WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page, alongside Kimberly & Maxx Muscle, interrupting and making fun of Badd's blown opportunity; Muscle eventually made fun of Badd's four flat tires, with Badd realizing Page was behind his car trouble and knocking him out with a punch as the show went off the air:

WCW US Champion Sting fought Johnny B. Badd to a no contest when, after repeated attempts to introduce Badd, the challenger never appeared; ring announcer Dave Penzer later said, due to the importance of the bout, the match would be held later in the show to give Badd time to arrive; moments later, Gene Okerlund discussed the oddness of the situation, with Brian Pillman then appearing and gloating over taking Badd to the limit at Fall Brawl; Pillman then said the fans would demand Pillman fill in to face Sting in Badd's absence

Arn Anderson pinned Mark Starr with the spinebuster at 3:47

WCW US Champion Sting fought Johnny B. Badd to a no contest when Badd failed to appear; after Sting came ringside, he told referee Nick Patrick that he didn't want to win via forfeit; moments later, Gene Okerlund discussed the situation, with Brian Pillman appearing again and saying he should get the title shot in Badd's place

Paul Orndorff pinned Barry Houston with the piledriver at 3:03; during the bout, Rhodes confused record producer "Berry Gordy" for "Terry Gordy" and said members of the Freebirds were off doing things elsewhere, and not doing a very good job at them

WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Bario Brothers at 6:45 when Bagwell scored the pin after a double dropkick; prior to the bout, a black and white vignette aired on Bagwell & Riggs to an instrumental version of their entrance song; the champions did not appear with the title belts but were referred to as champions by the commentary team; during the bout, it was announced Bagwell & Riggs would defend against the Nasty Boys on Monday Nitro

Sgt. Craig Pittman pinned Cobra at around the 2:53 mark with a powerbomb as Cobra punched him from the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, footage was shown of their trading wins in previous weeks

Big Bubba pinned Jim Duggan at 4:24 after hitting him in the back of the head with a roll of tape as Duggan fought over his 2x4 with an interfering VK Wallstreet; during the bout, it was announced Dean Malenko would make his in-ring debut on Monday Nitro

WCW TV Champion Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly & Maxx Muscle) pinned Eddie Jackie at 2:45 with the Diamond Cutter; during the entrances, it was announced Brian Pillman would challenge WCW US Champion Sting later in the show if Johnny B. Badd does not appear; during the bout, Page and Muscle argued following a miscommunication; after the match, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Page, alongside Kimberly and Kimberly, in which he argued he should get the WCW US Title shot and not Johnny B. Badd because he was the #1 contender for the title for simply being the TV champion

Ric Flair defeated Frankie Lancaster via submission with the figure-4 at 2:49

WCW US Champion Sting pinned Brian Pillman (sub. for Johnny B. Badd) at 5:11 with a powerslam as Pillman attempted a springboard into the ring; despite the match being changed late in the broadcast, commercials promoting this episode on TBS were advertising Sting vs. Pillman; after the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Sting regarding the title defense, with Ric Flair then walking out and again asking Sting to be his partner against Arn Anderson & Pillman; Sting replied with a "no" and walked off; Flair then asked Sting to reconsider, saying it could change the course of history; Sting returned, laughed at Flair, and again turned him down; Flair then left ringside with a redhead he saw near the audience



10/28/95

10/11/95; Atlanta, GA; Center Stage Theatre

Eddie Guerrero defeated Joey Maggs

Harlem Heat defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs to win the titles

Lex Luger pinned the Shark (w/ Kevin Sullivan) at 8:44 after Meng came out and kicked Shark in the head while Sullivan distracted referee Randy Anderson; during the match, Sullivan had the opportunity to attack Luger but didn't; after the match, Sullivan motioned to Luger that he would see him the following day at Halloween Havoc; moments later, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Luger regarding his potentially facing Randy Savage during Havoc; Luger then noted to Savage that he had already proved what his alliance is



11/18/95 :

VK Wallstreet defeated Eddie Jackie (10/18/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Eddie Guerrero fought Chris Benoit to a no contest (10/18/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Paul Orndorff defeated Chuck Williams (10/25/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) defeated Mike Davis (10/25/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Duane Gill defeated Hugh Morrus via disqualification; prior to the bout, a vignette aired in which Kevin Sullivan and the Zodiac introduced Morrus to the Master (Morrus' debut) (10/25/95; Center Stage Theatre)

WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated the Border Patrol when Booker T scored the pin (10/25/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Sting defeated Bunkhouse Buck (w/ Col. Rob Parker) (10/25/95; Center Stage Theatre)



11/25/95 :

Kevin Sullivan defeated Eddie Jackie (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Lex Luger defeated Jerry Lynn (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)



12/2/95 :

Mr. JL defeated the Gambler (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Scott Norton defeated Leroy Howard (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Dean Malenko defeated Todd Morton (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated the Barrio Brothers via disqualification (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

The One Man Gang defeated Scott Turner (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Jim Duggan defeated VK Wallstreet via disqualification (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Sting defeated Kurasawa (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)



12/9/95 :

Lord Steven Regal & Bobby Eaton defeated Butch Long & Buck Quartermaine (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Brian Pillman & Chris Benoit defeated Frankie Lancaster & Dino Cassanova (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Hugh Morrus defeated Mark Thorne (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

The Nasty Boys defeated the Super Assassins (the Warlord & Barbarian) (11/16/95; Center Stage Theatre)

WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Disco Inferno (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Zodiac defeated Chris Sawyer (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Eddie Guerrero defeated Big Bubba via disqualification (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)



12/16/95 :

Joey Maggs defeated Disco Inferno (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Alex Wright defeated Bunkhouse Buck (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Kurasawa defeated Rick Garcia (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Eddie Guerrero defeated Jerry Lynn (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Brian Pillman via disqualification (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Lex Luger defeated Larry Santo (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Sting defeated Sgt. Craig Pittman (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)



12/23/95 :

Marcus Alexander Bagwell & Scotty Riggs defeated Mark Starr & Chris Kanyon (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

WCW TV Champion Johnny B. Badd defeated Arn Anderson (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Maxx Muscle defeated Eddie Jackie (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Alex Wright defeated VK Wallstreet (11/29/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Kevin Sullivan defeated an unknown (11/30/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Sgt. Craig Pittman defeated Cobra (11/30/95; Center Stage Theatre)

Lex Luger defeated Chris Nelson (11/30/95; Center Stage Theatre)



12/30/95

Year in Review