WCW Uncensored
WCW Uncensored was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. It was replaced in 2001 by Greed.
The recurring concept of Uncensored was that it was an event that, in storylines, the (fictional) WCW Board of Directors had washed their hands of. Thus, each match on the card was ostensibly unsanctioned, meaning they were not subject to the normal rules of WCW-sanctioned wrestling matches. In reality, it was a normally-booked WCW show, albeit one with a tendency to feature more gimmick matches than usual. This notion, however, was downplayed during the last few years that it was part of the WCW PPV schedule. Hulk Hogan was featured in the main event of all six versions of the event. In 2015, All WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.
1995
Uncensored 1995 | ||||
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Tagline(s) | Unsanctioned, Unauthorized, Unbelievable! | |||
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | March 19, 1995 | |||
Attendance | 5,782 | |||
Venue | Tupelo Coliseum | |||
City | Tupelo, Mississippi | |||
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Uncensored 1995 took place on March 19, 1995 from the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi.
All of the pre-pay-per-view matches were broadcast live on WCW Main Event. The King of the Road match took place in the caged-off trailer of the Blacktop Bully's 18-wheeler truck, as it was driven (supposedly) around nearby roads. The object of the match was to climb to the top of the trailer's cage and sound a horn positioned there. Bully sounded the horn to win. This match was taped days earlier outside of Atlanta, Georgia and was heavily edited due to WCW's strict no-bleeding policy in place at the time. Dustin Rhodes and Bully were fired for blading during the match. The "Boxer vs. Wrestler" match between Johnny B. Badd and Arn Anderson was billed as having ten three-minute rounds, with a rest period of one minute between rounds. Anderson's WCW World Television Championship was not on the line. The rules stated that Anderson (as "the wrestler") could win by pinfall or submission, whereas Johnny B. Badd (as "the boxer") could only win by knockout. Despite the event being billed as "no rules" the Avalanche was disqualified in his match against Randy Savage after a "fan" attacked Savage. The fan turned out to be Ric Flair dressed like a woman. The Falls Count Anywhere Texas Tornado Tag Team match between The Nasty Boys and Harlem Heat ended up in the concession stands, where the participants attacked each other with cotton candy, soft drinks and other nearby objects. Harlem Heat's WCW World Tag Team Championship was not on the line in that match.
Before the PPV Hulk Hogan's manager Jimmy Hart was kidnapped and tied up at an undisclosed location by Vader and Flair. During the match Hart escaped and joined The Renegade at ringside. During the match a masked man appeared and attacked Renegade, before returning to the back. Hogan was given the win over Vader when he dragged an interfering Ric Flair and touched all four turnbuckles, despite Flair not being the legal opponent in the match). After the match, a masked man appeared again, seemingly siding with Vader and Flair, before unmasking to reveal himself as Randy Savage and embracing Hogan, Renegade and Hart. Savage had tied up the first masked man backstage, who was then revealed to be Arn Anderson. Hogan's WCW World Heavyweight Championship was not on the line in the match
1996
Uncensored 1996 | ||||
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VHS cover featuring Hulk Hogan | ||||
Tagline(s) | Everything you've wanted to see...plus the stuff you haven't thought of yet! | |||
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | March 24, 1996 | |||
Attendance | 9,000 | |||
Venue | Tupelo Coliseum | |||
City | Tupelo, Mississippi | |||
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Uncensored 1996 took place on March 24, 1996 from the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi.
All of the pre-pay-per-view matches were broadcast live on WCW Main Event. Diamond Dallas Page was originally scheduled to face Johnny B. Badd for the WCW World Television Championship, but Badd had lost the title to Lex Luger prior to Uncensored and left the company shortly thereafter. Instead The Booty Man took Badd's place, including Page's former valet Kimberly, that had sided with Badd an now became known as "The Booty Babe". The main event Doomsday Cage match was a stacked cage with several compartments, Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan were forced to fight their way down through the cage, starting on the roof. In the end Savage pinned Ric Flair after Lex Luger accidentally punched Flair with a loaded glove. During the match, The Booty Man interfered and gave the Mega Powers frying pans to use as weapons.
1997
Uncensored 1997 | ||||
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Tagline(s) | You'll Never See It Coming! | |||
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | March 16, 1997 | |||
Attendance | 9,285 | |||
Venue | North Charleston Coliseum | |||
City | Charleston, South Carolina | |||
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Uncensored 1997 took place on March 16, 1997 from the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina.
The WCW World Television Championship match between champion Prince Iaukea and Rey Misterio, Jr. originally ended in a 10-minute time limit draw, but the time was extended after a request by Misterio Jr. Minutes later Iaukea pinned Rey Misterio Jr. to retain the championship
The main event Triangle Elimination match featured a specific "prize" for each team if they won the match:
- Team WCW: All the championships the nWo held would be stripped and its members not allowed to wrestle for three years.
- Team Piper: Rowdy Roddy Piper would have gotten a steel cage match with Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Championship
- Team nWo: They could challenge for any WCW championship at any time they desired.[1]
Team Piper was originally composed of Roddy Piper, John Tenta, Layton Morrison[2] (a kickboxer), and Craig Mally[2][3] (a boxer). On the March 10, 1997 episode of Nitro, which aired six days before the pay-per-view, they were replaced by The Four Horsemen members Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael and Jeff Jarrett. Team WCW originally included Rick Steiner, but he was attacked prior to the match by the nWo and was unable to compete, leaving the team at a one-man disadvantage in the match. Wrestlers could be eliminated by either pinfall, submission, or being thrown over the top rope.
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1D | Ice Train defeated Maxx | Singles match | N/A |
2 | Dean Malenko defeated Eddy Guerrero (c) | Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship[4] | 19:14 |
3 | Último Dragón (with Sonny Onoo) defeated Psychosis | Singles match | 13:17 |
4 | Glacier defeated Mortis (with James Vanderberg) | Singles match | 09:04 |
5 | Buff Bagwell defeated Scotty Riggs | Strap match | 12:25 |
6 | Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defeated The Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) | Texas Tornado match | 13:17 |
7 | Prince Iaukea (c) defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. | Singles match for the WCW World Television Championship | 13:41 |
8 | Team nWo (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Hollywood Hogan and Randy Savage) (with Dennis Rodman) defeated Team Piper (Roddy Piper, Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael and Jeff Jarrett) and Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant and Scott Steiner) | Triangle Elimination match | 19:22 |
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- Triangle match order of elimination. The team that the wrestler represents is shown in parentheses:
- The Giant (WCW) was thrown over the top rope (4:55)
- Nash clotheslined Jarrett (Piper) over the top rope (9:21)
- Hall back bodydropped McMichael (Piper) over the top rope (9:45)
- Nash threw Steiner (WCW) over the top rope (10:16)
- Hogan threw Piper (Piper) over the top rope when Rodman pulled the rope down
- Hall and Nash threw Benoit (Piper) over the top rope; Team Piper eliminated from match (16:27)
- Luger forced Savage (nWo) to submit with the Torture Rack (18:23)
- Luger threw Nash (nWo) over the top rope (18:31)
- Luger forced Hall (nWo) to submit with the Torture Rack (18:45)
- Hogan pinned Luger (WCW) after Savage sprayed Luger in the eyes with spraypaint; Team WCW eliminated from match (19:22)
1998
Uncensored 1998 | ||||
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Tagline(s) | Rules Are For Fools | |||
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | March 15, 1998 | |||
Attendance | 7,475 | |||
Venue | Mobile Civic Center | |||
City | Mobile, Alabama | |||
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Uncensored 1998 took place on March 15, 1998 from the Mobile Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama.
During the main event steel cage match between Hollywood Hogan and Randy Savage, The Disciple interfered, knocking the referee out and stopping Savage from assaulting Hogan. Savage then attacked Sting, who interfered on his behalf, and spat at Hogan before leaving the ring.
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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1 | Booker T (c) defeated Eddy Guerrero (with Chavo Guerrero, Jr.) | Singles match the WCW World Television Championship | 11:08 |
2 | Juventud Guerrera defeated Konnan | Singles match | 10:21 |
3 | Chris Jericho (c) defeated Dean Malenko | Singles match for the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship | 14:42 |
4 | Lex Luger defeated Scott Steiner | Singles match | 03:53 |
5 | Diamond Dallas Page (c) defeated Raven and Chris Benoit | Triple Threat match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | 15:53 |
6 | The Giant defeated Kevin Nash by disqualification | Singles match | 06:36 |
7 | Bret Hart defeated Curt Hennig (with Rick Rude) | Singles match | 13:51 |
8 | Sting (c) defeated Scott Hall (with Dusty Rhodes) | Singles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 08:28 |
9 | Hollywood Hogan fought Randy Savage (with Miss Elizabeth) to a no-contest | Steel cage match | 15:20 |
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1999
Uncensored 1999 | ||||
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Tagline(s) | No Rules. No Mercy. No Way Out. | |||
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | March 14, 1999 | |||
Attendance | 15,930[5] | |||
Venue | Freedom Hall | |||
City | Louisville, Kentucky | |||
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Uncensored 1999 took place on March 14, 1999 from Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.
The lumberjacks for the WCW World Tag Team Championship match were: Norman Smiley, Hugh Morrus, Meng, Kenny Kaos, Arn Anderson, Kendall Windham, Bobby Duncum Jr. and Prince Iaukea. In the main event Ric Flair pinned Hulk Hogan while an unconscious Hogan was in the Figure-Four leglock. Flair, who had gained control of WCW for 90 days on a December 1998 edition of WCW Monday Nitro, ordered referee Charles Robinson to use discretion in stopping the match; as a result, Robinson did not stop the match when Flair bled first, nor would he count for Hogans own pin falls. Charles Robinson made a fast three count to give the match to Flair.
2000
Uncensored 2000 | ||||
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Tagline(s) | "Double J and Big Sid break all the rules in their battle for heavyweight gold!" | |||
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Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | |||
Date | March 19, 2000 | |||
Attendance | 5,000[6] | |||
Venue | American Airlines Arena | |||
City | Miami, Florida | |||
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Uncensored 2000 took place on March 19, 2000 from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
The lumberjacks for the match between Sting and The Total Package were: Jimmy Hart, Curt Hennig, Doug Dillinger, Fit Finlay, Brian Knobs, Vampiro, Ron Harris, Don Harris, Stevie Ray, Big T and Hugh Morrus. Sting's lumberjacks had casts on their hands that were broken by Luger in the past. Package's lumberjacks had fake casts on their arm to mock and have the same advantage as Sting's lumberjacks. During the match, Tank Abbott came down to ringside to suckerpunch Doug Dillinger in the face. During the match, Ric Flair and Elizabeth interfered trying to attack Sting, but were both taken down by Jimmy Hart and Vampiro.
See also
References
- ↑ "WCW Uncensored". thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- 1 2 "Solie's Tuesday Morning Report: EXTRA!". solie.org. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ↑ "Craig Mally - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ↑ Guerrero, Eddie (2005). Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story. Simon and Schuster. p. 139. ISBN 0-7434-9353-2.
- ↑ Uncensored
- ↑ Uncensored