Sunday, 3 December 2023

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW World War 3 1995 26/11/1995 Match 6 Part 6 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Pay-Per-View Rewind of: WCW World War 3 1995 26/11/1995 Match 6 Part 6 by AverageMansReviews - Spoiler Alarm!

Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects

Match/Stipulations: The Four Horsemen's "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. Sting: Singles Match

Match Attributes:

Match Quality: 8/10

Match Slot Storyline: 8/10

Crowd Participation: 10/10

On Commentary: Tony Schiavone & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan/"Wiesel" 8/10

Satisfying Conclusion: 8/10

Recommend Watch: 8/10

Match Total: 50/60 - this match/match slot is excellent.

Comments: this match/match slot definitely did what it was designed to do and that was to get the crowd up for this match/match slot and the upcoming main event which is next after this as well. This match is spilling over into and one point or another in one of these three rings; everyone from these two wrestlers, to the crowd to our commentary team picks up their game for at least a notch or more. I think I get what happens next, but having said that I still think it is a little weird. For some strange reason we have Col. Robert Parker and Sister Sherri coming out on what seems to be a date night in kayfabe, I think the general idea is; two people on a date night going to watch some wrestling, which this makes sense. But why didn't they make it a pay-per-view narrative instead of this odd appearance and then checking a little bit later on in this match slot when they are sitting on these chairs in the open interview section where we have seen these interviews take place throughout the night. Like I said I get it, but it is also a bit weird and on top of that it takes a little bit of focus away from this excellent match/match slot.

Basic Result: Sting picks up the W.

Basic walk-through of this event:

* Tony Schiavone & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan/"Wiesel": Commentary talks about what they had just seen over video replays with Sting's theme music "Man Called Sting." Our commentary team appear on-screen to talk about the main event which is coming next, Schiavone sends us to a video package recapping everything on how we got to be in this situation

* Video package once again of a higher quality recapping with voice-over, but also delivering a major stipulation; so not only is it; World War 3 Match; 60 wrestlers divided into 3 rings, over the top battle royal for the vacant WCW Heavyweight Championship, we now have one giant in each ring to begin within Ring 1; The Dungeon of Doom's The Yeti [on a quick side note and a little bit of research they use this name, but when he makes his entrance amongst the other wrestlers he clearly has been already repackaged by appearance of The Super Ninja; very basic description you are looking for  a yellow crescent moon or something to that effect on his repackaging that is him and yes I know Penzer says his name and he does get referenced on commentary, but if you needed some reassurance that is what you're looking for] Ring 2; The Dungeon of Doom's The Giant [of course they made reference to him being the son of André the Giant] and Ring 3; Hulk Hogan

* "Mean" Gene Okerlund: Interviewer Hulk Hogan where Hogan makes reference to the stinky giant again, amongst other things

* [Ring 1] Tony Schiavone & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan/"Wiesel": Commentary appears on-screen with the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship building up to the main event

* [Ring 2] "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & Eric Bischoff: Commentary appear on-screen, where they continue building things up, but Rhodes makes a blooper where in a nutshell am paraphrasing here, he wants to send it to the ring but Bischoff corrects him, basically pointing out we need to go to Ring 3 first, but I think we can put this down to Rhodes being enthusiastic for this main event mixed with partially forgetting.

* [Ring 3] Chris Cruise & Larry Zbyszko: Commentary appear on-screen, where they continue building things up

* David Penzer: Ring announcer says the stipulations and then introduces the competitors

* [Ring 1] Tony Schiavone & Bobby "The Brain" Heenan/"Wiesel": Commentary talk about the competitors

* Michael Buffer: Ring announcer says outlines this main event but says three rings, 60 men and then for some strange reason three rings again [I don't know if this was written for him this way for possibly dramatic effect or if it was him making a blooper] and amongst other things before and after this with yes he is legendary and synonymous final speech and finally pyro/fireworks

* [Ring 1] Bobby "The Brain" Heenan/"Wiesel": Commentary finishes building up what is imminently going to take place.

 

 

 

 


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