Tatanka has left the Million Dollar Corporation. He was written out of the group on the Raw following WrestleMania by having a returning Sid attack him after he took the pin against Razor Ramon and Scotty Flamingo. Those backstage are breathing a bit of a sigh of relief as the optics of the Native American Tatanka chasing the money had not looked good from the off.
Brian Pillman is dealing with an foot injury of some sort that is expected to keep him out of action for about 6 months.
WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels (c) vs. ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase
WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Hart Brothers (c) vs. Razor Ramon & Scotty Flamingo
Sid vs. Diesel
The Bushwhackers vs. The Allied Powers
Mr. Perfect vs. Hakushi
STEEL CAGE MATCH
Tito Santana vs. Bob Backlund
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 329 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 112 days Tag Team Champions: The Hart Brothers - 477 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Blacktop Bully - 84 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 179 days Tag Team Champions: Magnum Dragons - 84 days
'The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels (c) def. ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
The Bad Guys (Razor Ramon & Scotty Flamingo) def. The Hart Brothers (c) to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles when Razor pinned Owen
Diesel def. Sid
The Allied Powers def. The Bushwhackers
Mr. Perfect vs. Hakushi
Bob Backlund def. Tito Santana in a Steel Cage Match
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 329 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 112 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - NEW
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Blacktop Bully - 84 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 179 days Tag Team Champions: Magnum Dragons - 84 days
Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair & Big Van Vader
Marcus Alexander Bagwell & The Patriot vs. Harlem Heat
WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Blacktop Bully (c) vs. Sweet Stan Lane
Kevin Sullivan vs. The Man With No Name
WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Magnum Dragons (c) vs. Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker
Dirty Dick Slater & Mr T vs. The Blue Bloods
Sting vs. Avalanche
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 336 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 119 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 7 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Blacktop Bully - 91 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 186 days Tag Team Champions: Magnum Dragons - 91 days
Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage drew Ric Flair & Big Van Vader via Double Countout
Stars & Stripes def. Harlem Heat
Sweet Stan Lane def. Blacktop Bully (c) to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
The Man With No Name def. Kevin Sullivan
Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker def. Magnum Dragons (c) to win the WCW World Tag Team titles
The Blue Bloods def. Dirty Dick Slater & Mr T
Avalanche def. Sting
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 336 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 119 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 7 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Sweet Stan Lane - NEW United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 186 days Tag Team Champions: Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker - NEW
OHIO STREET FIGHT
Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair & Big Van Vader
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
2 Cold Scorpio (c) vs. Arn Anderson
Magnum Dragons vs. The Blue Bloods
Dave Sullivan vs Diamond Dallas Page
WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker vs. Harlem Heat
Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Stunning Steve Austin
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Meng
Sting vs. Barry Windham
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 364 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 147 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 35 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Sweet Stan Lane - 28 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 214 days Tag Team Champions: Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker - 28 days
Because it wasn’t defended at the 1995 Great American Bash. I could’ve put him in the Main Event Tag but then Slamboree gave me an organic reason to do a rematch.
Ric Flair & Big Van Vader def. Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage in a Chicago Street Fight when Flair submitted Savage
2 Cold Scorpio (c) def. Arn Anderson to retain the WCW United States Championship
The Blue Bloods def. Magnum Dragons when Regal submitted Magnum T.A.
Dave Sullivan def. Diamond Dallas Page
Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker def Harlem Heat when Roberts pinned Booker T
Hacksaw Jim Duggan def. Stunning Steve Austin
The Ultimate Warrior def. Meng
Barry Windham def. Sting via Submission
NOTES
It’s said that Steve Austin did not take well to being jobbed out to Jim Duggan and after a backstage confrontation with WCW Booker Eric Bischoff, Steve Austin was given his release. It’s believed there’s a no-compete in the short-term with WWF. Bischoff has been heard to say that it doesn’t matter anyway, Austin’s a good hand but will never draw a dime.
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 364 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 147 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 35 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Sweet Stan Lane - 28 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 214 days Tag Team Champions: Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker - 28 days
This week’s Monday Night Raw will see the beginning of the KOTR tournament with qualifying matches leading to the Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, and Final occurring on the Pay-Per-View itself
The field includes 4 past winners as Ax, Bret Hart, Kerry Von Erich, and Owen Hart have all won the crown on previous occasions.
Opening round matchups include Yokozuna vs. The Barbarian, Tito Santana vs Ted DiBiase, Mr Perfect vs Scotty Flamingo, Jeff Jarrett vs Lex Luger, Owen Hart vs Razor Ramon, Kerry Von Erich vs Jerry Lawler, Ax vs Nailz, and Diesel vs Bret Hart
KING OF THE RING QUARTER-FINAL MATCH
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart vs. Ax
KING OF THE RING QUARTER-FINAL MATCH
Owen ‘King of Harts’ Hart vs. Kerry Von Erich
KING OF THE RING QUARTER-FINAL MATCH
Lex Luger vs Scotty Flamingo
KING OF THE RING QUARTER-FINAL MATCH
Yokozuna vs. Tito Santana
NOTES
Some very intersting opportunities. We could get Yoko vs. Lex and Bret vs Owen in the semis. Owen vs Kerry gives us the last 2 KOTR winners facing off while Ax vs Bret gives us 1989’s KOTR winner vs his 1990 counterpart.
Yokozuna is arguably the hottest thing in wrestling at the moment.
Shawn & Diesel have a very uneasy partnership but they do have something in common - enemies in the Million Dollar Corporation.
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 371 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 154 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 42 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Sweet Stan Lane - 35 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 221 days Tag Team Champions: Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker - 35 days
Scotty Flamingo def. Bret Hart to win the King of the Ring
Marty Jannetty def. Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler in a Kiss My Foot match
Scotty Flamingo def. Tito Santana to win a KOTR Semi-Final match
Bret Hart def. Kerry Von Erich to win a KOTR Semi-Final match
Shawn Michaels & Diesel def. Ted DiBiase & Sid when Diesel pinned Sid
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart def. Ax in a KOTR Quarter-Final match
Kerry Von Erich def. Owen Hart in a KOTR Quarter-Final match
Scotty Flamingo def. Lex Luger in a KOTR Quarter-Final match
Tito Santana def. Yokozuna in a KOTR Quarter-Final match
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 371 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 154 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 42 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Sweet Stan Lane - 35 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 221 days Tag Team Champions: Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker - 35 days
Yeah. I’ve got a metric based on W/L and other elements that measure ‘overness’ and use that as a guide to determine likely/unlikely that the bigger company would move on from said individual.
Scotty Flamingo/Raven won the Battlebowl back in WCW, which raised his stock (and is why I didn’t rechristen him as ‘Johnny Polo’ in the WWF) and then went on a run for the IC belt/Tag belt/and now KOTR in the WWF. It’s hard to justify how he’d walk away (same reason why Nailz and Tito Santana are still on the roster in 1995 while Magnum T.A, Ricky Steamboat and Jake Roberts are still in WCW at the same juncture). There is a ‘chaos effect’ which can always force my hand (see Rude’s retirement after he had surpassed his IRL retirement date).
Flamingo will make his way over to the Raven persona at some point but there’s absolutely a bit of revisionist history going on right now - which is the whole point to a degree.
STEEL CAGE MATCH FOR THE WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Sweet Stan Lane (c) vs. Ric Flair
STEEL CAGE MATCH
Johnny B. Badd vs. Cactus Jack
Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat vs. ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan
UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
2 Cold Scorpio (c) vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell
TAG TEAM TRIANGLE MATCH FOR THE WCW WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES
Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker vs. The Blue Bloods vs. Kevin Sullivan & Avalanche
Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage vs. Big Van Vader & Paul Orndorff
NOTES
The United States Championship match is a reunion of old tag team champions, now as opponents. Can anyone take the strap off Scorpio?
Savage continues to be the weak member of the Hogan/Savage alliance. Does that change this month?
This is the first Triangle match in either WCW or WWF
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 392 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 175 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 63 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Sweet Stan Lane - 56 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 242 days Tag Team Champions: Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker - 56 days
Ric Flair def. Sweet Stan Lane (c) in a Steel Cage match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Cactus Jack def. Johnny B. Badd in a Steel Cage match
‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan def. Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat
2 Cold Scorpio (c) def. Marcus Alexander Bagwell to retain the WCW United States Championship
The Blue Bloods def. Jake Roberts & Buddy Lee Parker (c) and Kevin Sullivan & Avalanche to win the WCW Tag Team Titles
Big Van Vader & Paul Orndorff def. Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage when Vader pinned Hogan
NOTES
This is Ric Flair’s 6th world title reign in this sim and 10th overall
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 392 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 175 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 63 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ric Flair - NEW United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 242 days Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - NEW
WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart
Men on a Mission vs. Owen Hart & Yokozuna
WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
‘Hot Stuff’ Eddie Gilbert vs. Tito Santana
Sid vs. Diesel
TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Bad Guys (c) vs The Allied Powers
The Bushwhackers vs. Jeff Jarrett & The Roadie
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 399 days Intercontinental Champion: Eddie Gilbert - 182 days Tag Team Champions: The Bad Guys - 70 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ric Flair - 7 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 249 days Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 7 days
‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels (c) def. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart in a squash to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Owen Hart & Yokozuna def. Men on a Mission
Tito Santana def. ‘Hot Stuff’ Eddie Gilbert to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
Diesel def. Sid in a Steel Cage Match
The Allied Powers def. The Bad Guys (c) to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
Jeff Jarrett & The Roadie def. The Bushwhackers
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Shawn Michaels - 399 days Intercontinental Champion: Tito Santana - NEW Tag Team Champions: The Allied Powers - NEW
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ric Flair - 7 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio - 249 days Tag Team Champions: The Blue Bloods - 7 days
