-Ole Anderson, Butcher Vachon, and Mike Jones.
-Sting
-Today we look at Beach Blast '93 from WCW.
-Beach Blast '93 was shown on PPV on July 18, 1993 from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS. There were 8,600 in attendance.
-Intro.
-Eric Bischoff and Missy Hyatt welcome us to Beach Blast and run down some of what we are going to see tonight. They then throw it to Tony Schiavone and Jesse Ventura, who gets escorted to the ring by four women in swimsuits.
-WCW Television Championship Match. Paul Orndorff vs. Ron Simmons: Orndorff can lose the title if he gets disqualified. Simmons has really fallen down the card compared to 1992. Orndorff getting riled up by the fans. Simmons punches Orndorff off the apron and then throws him in the ring and slams him. Simmons with an Irish whip and a back elbow. Another Irish whip and a dropkick. Orndorff rolls out to regroup. Orndorff with a drop toe hold, but misses an elbow drop. Back and forth. Simmons with a wrist lock. Into a hammerlock. Orndorff comes back. They trade blows. Orndorff jumps on Simmon's back and puts on a sleeper. Orndorff with a belly to back suplex. He misses a top rope knee drop. Simmons works on the knee. Simmons gets the figure four on, but Orndorff gets to the ropes. They battle out to the floor. Orndorff catches Simmons coming through the ropes. Orndorff with a rear chin lock. Simmons gets out. They trade blows. Orndorff with a front face lock. Simmons with a corner whip, but Orndorff gets his foot up on the charge. Orndorff goes back to the chin lock. More shots to each other. Simmons with a power slam and gets a two count. Simmons with a sunset flip for a two count. Orndorff misses a dropkick. Simmons with a back elbow for a two count. A suplex by Simmons gets another two count. Simmons backdrops Orndorff over the top rope and gets disqualified. Simmons attacks Orndorff after the bell and takes the TV title.
-Tony and Jesse talk about the main event and the NWA Championship Match coming up.
-2 Cold Scorpio and Marcus Alexander Bagwell vs. Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce: The crowd is solidly behind Scorpio and Bagwell. Bagwell and Pierce start. They lock up and drive to a corner. They break clean. Bagwell with a side headlock. Pierce pushes off. Back and forth. Bagwell with a body press. All four men in and Scorpio and Bagwell get the better of it and the heels bail out to the floor. Scorpio goes out after the heels on the ramp and gets kicked down. All four fight out on the ramp. Scorpio hits a body press on Pierce. Bagwell in with Slazenger. Scorpio tagged in. They lock up. Slazenger with a shoulder block. He backdrops Scorpio. Scorpio comes back with a flurry of moves. Scorpio with an arm bar. Bagwell tagged in. Double hip toss to Slazenger. Bagwell gets a two count. Pierce tagged in and Bagwell with a drop toe hold. Bagwell with an arm drag into an arm bar. Pierce comes back with a body slam and Slazenger comes in. Bagwell gets an arm bar on Pierce and then gets a two count. Heels double team Bagwell to get him down. Slazenger with an arm bar DDT into a hammerlock. Pierce tagged in. Heels quick tagging. Slazenger with a headbutt and an Irish whip. Bagwell comes back with a sunset flip for a two count. Slazenger with a clothesline for a cover, but Scorpio breaks up the count. Pierce tagged in. He drops a knee on Bagwell. More double teaming by the heels. Pierce with a headlock. Bagwell comes back. Pierce with a version of the Razor's Edge, but Scorpio breaks up the count again. Slazenger back in. He gets a hammerlock. Bagwell being double teamed again. Slazenger picks Bagwell up, tags Pierce in, and then hits a shoulder breaker. Pierce drops an elbow for a two count. Pierce runs Bagwell into one turnbuckle. Bagwell escapes and Scorpio tagged in and he cleans house. Scorpio with a corner whip and a super kick. He splashes Pierce from the top rope, but Slazenger breaks up the pin. The faces run the heels together. Scorpio hits the 450 splash to get the pin.
-Missy Hyatt interviews Paul Orndorff and the Equalizer. Orndorff says he plays by the rules. He says Simmons should be kicked out of WCW for what he did. He says the Equalizer is going to take a lot of people out and he's going to be champion for a long time.
-Erik Watts vs. Lord Steven Regal with Sir William: Regal is so good in his role. A USA chant goes out. The bell rings. They lock up and battle for position. Regal with an arm bar. Watts comes back with a wrist lock. Regal with a monkey flip, but Watts holds on to the wrist lock. Back and forth. Watts with an arm bar. Regal trying to get out. Regal reverses and gets Watts down. They counter each other's moves. They exchange two counts. Watts with a hammerlock. More chain wrestling. Watts goes back to the arm bar. Into a hammerlock. Regal comes back with an ankle lock. He gets some forearm shots. He misses a knee drop and Watts goes for the STF. He gets it on, but Sir William hits Watts in the face. Watts goes after William. Regal rolls Watts up with a handful of tights to get the pin.
-Fall Brawl ad.
-Jesse interviews Steven Regal. Regal says Watts was supposed to be a great athlete and he didn't break a sweat. He then says he's after the TV title.
-Eric Bischoff shows a flashback to what happened between Johnny B. Badd and Maxx Payne.
-Grudge match. Johnny B. Badd vs. Maxx Payne: Payne plays Norma Jean coming down to the ring. Badd wears a mask. He is popular with the fans. The bell rings and Badd with a double leg takedown. He hits a series of rights to Payne and gets a two count. He gets a corner whip, but Payne moves on the charge and Badd spills to the outside. Payne brings Badd in and suplexes him. He follows it up with a corner whip and a back elbow to Badd. He gets an arm bar on. Payne with a backbreaker. He gets the Payne Killer on, but Badd gets to the ropes. Payne with a suplex and gets a two count. Payne with a suplex. Badd comes back with a sunset flip for a two count. Back and forth. Badd dropkicks Payne to the outside. Badd hits a suicide dive and both men down. Payne runs Badd into the ring post. He goes to do it again and Badd moves. Back in, Badd hits a crossbody from the second rope to get the pin.
-Tony and Jesse talk about the Tag Team Championship Match coming up.
-World Tag Team Championship Match. The Hollywood Blonds Steve Austin and Brian Pillman vs. The Horsemen Paul Roma and Arn Anderson: Jesse loves the Hollywood Blonds. Austin and Roma start. They circle each other. The Blonds then go out to the floor and get into it with a fan. Back in, Austin tries to lock up. They do and Austin pushes Roma to the corner and pushes off. Lock up and push off to another corner. Break. Austin with a hammerlock. Roma with a right hand to the face. Blonds go back out to the floor to regroup. Pillman in and they lock up. Pillman tells referee Randy Anderson to check Roma's elbow pad as Pillman goes to pull something out of his own tights. Roma with a wrist lock and Anderson tagged in. He hits an elbow on Pillman. Back and forth. Pillman with a hip toss. Anderson pulls the hair to get Pillman down. Anderson with a wrist lock. Into an arm drag. Austin in and he hits Anderson with an atomic drop. He drops an elbow and gets a couple of counts. Anderson comes back with some shots to knock Austin to the ramp. Austin gets back in and offers his hand to Anderson. Anderson shakes and then attacks Austin. Roma tagged in and hits a forearm from the top rope. He gets a wrist lock on Austin. Austin pushes off and gets a bear hug on Roma and Roma transitions it into a sunset flip. He gets a two count. A backslide gets another two count for Roma. He gets an arm bar on Austin. He misses a body press and Pillman tagged in. He chops Roma in the corner. Roma chokes Pillman and gets a clothesline for a two count. Anderson tagged in and gets a wrist lock. Pillman chops Anderson in the corner. Anderson responds by guillotining Pillman on the top rope. He catapults Pillman into the corner for Roma to hit Pillman. Anderson goes to Irish whip Pillman, who collapses to the mat and says his knee is hurt. He goads Anderson in and throws him outside. Pillman goes to jump on Anderson, who moves and Pillman hits the barricade. Back in, Pillman goes to suplex Anderson, who tags Roma in and Roma hits a sunset flip on Pillman for a two count, but Austin makes the save. Pillman throws Roma outside and Austin throws him on the barricade throat first. Pillman then guillotines Roma on the ropes from the apron. Austin tagged in. He hits a gut wrench suplex to Roma and goads Anderson in. He taunts both Horsemen. He drops some knees on Roma. Pillman tagged back in. He chops Roma in the corner. Roma trying to fight back, but Pillman takes him down with a drop toe hold and Austin tagged back in. He blocks Roma from making a tag. Austin with a corner whip and Roma gets his boot up on the charge. Blonds lure Anderson in again so they can double team Roma. Pillman in and hits Roma with a forearm. Roma goes up top for a dropkick and Pillman goes to dropkick Roma as he comes off and they both miss and hit the mat. Both Austin and Anderson tagged in. Anderson with a backdrop to Austin and he is cleaning house on the Hollywood Blonds. Pillman tagged in and Anderson hits a DDT on him, but Austin hits Anderson from behind to knock Anderson down. Pillman covers to get a two count. Austin tagged back in. He slams Anderson and hits a top rope elbow drop for a two count. Austin kicking Anderson. Back and forth. Austin runs Anderson into Pillman's boot and Pillman tagged in. He gets a two count. They trade shots. Austin tagged in. He throws Anderson outside. Anderson reverses a piledriver into a backdrop on the floor. Back in, Austin gets a two count. Anderson trying to fight out of the Blond's corner. Austin hangs Anderson on the top rope. Blonds double team Anderson. Anderson hits a guillotine on Austin. Pillman tagged in and he lures Roma in. While the referee is getting Roma out, Anderson gets an inside cradle, but there is no referee to count. He gets a two count when the referee does count. Back and forth and they collide in the ring. Both men down. Austin tagged in and hits a belly to back suplex. Austin choking Anderson up in the ropes. Anderson blocks a suplex attempt from the apron and suplexes Austin out to the floor. Pillman in and cuts Anderson off from making a tag and gets a two count. Pillman with a headscissors. Anderson catches Pillman as he was coming off the second rope with a throat thrust. Roma tagged in and cleans house. All four men in. Anderson hits a spinebuster on Austin, but Pillman makes the save. Referee Randy Anderson tries to get Arn out as Roma rolls up Austin, only for Pillman to clothesline Roma and Austin rolls Roma up to get the pin with a handful of tights.
-Eric and Missy talk about the Iron Man Challenge coming up.
-Fall Brawl ad.
-Iron Man Challenge for the United States Heavyweight Championship. Dustin Rhodes vs. Rick Rude: Rude does his pre match spiel. Rhodes comes out all business. Referee Nick Patrick does the belt presentation. The bell rings and they stare at each other. They trash talk each other. They lock up and vie for position. Patrick makes them break. Another lock up and vie for position. Patrick breaks them up again. They lock up again and Rude with forearms to the back. He then gyrates to taunt Rhodes. Rude with shots to the jaw of Rhodes. He follows it up with forearms. Rhodes with a backdrop. He corner whips Rude. Rhodes with another corner whip. Rhodes working over Rude's back. Another corner whip and Rhodes follows it up with a chin lock. Rhodes then mocks Rude. Rhodes goes back to the chin lock. He will stop to hit the back before going back to the chin lock. Rude turns over and gets his knees-up. Rude with a clothesline. Rude with a top rope forearm. Rude goes to work on the back. Rude with a bear hug. Rhodes with elbows to try to get out. Rude with a belly to belly suplex for a one count. Rude with a chin lock. Rhodes trying to get to the ropes. Rhodes stands up with Rude on his shoulders and hits a backdrop. Rude gets his knees-up on a Rhodes splash attempt. Rhodes kicking Rude's leg. He gets a leg lock on Rude. Rhodes slams Rude's leg on the apron. He goes back to the leg lock. Rude trying to get out. He rakes the eyes to break the hold. Back and forth in the center of the ring. Rhodes with an Irish whip. Rude comes back with a kick to the face when Rhodes drops his head. Rude with a backbreaker and the Rude Awakening to go up 1-0. Rude goes up top and hits a clothesline for a couple of two counts. Rude runs Rhodes into the mat. Rude guillotines Rhodes on the top rope. Rude with a headlock. Rhodes coming back. He does a corner whip. Rude gets his knees-up on the charge. Back and forth. Rhodes reverses a piledriver for a two count. Rude ducks a clothesline attempt and Rhodes falls to the floor. Rhodes gets a two count. Rude with a snap suplex. Rhodes reverses a suplex attempt for a two count. Rude pulls Rhodes by the tights into the turnbuckle. Rude with a top rope forearm. He runs Rhodes' face along the tope rope. Rude poses. Rude with a rear chin lock. Rude gets a sleeper on. Rhodes fading. The hand doesn't fall a third time. Rude clamps the sleeper on tighter. Rhodes gets a jaw breaker. Back and forth. Rude with a throat thrust. They trade blows in the corner. Rhodes spills to the outside. He's out on his feet. Rhodes psychs Rude out and hits a bulldog and it's 1-1. Rhodes hits a top rope elbow for a two count. Rhodes with a piledriver, but Rude gets his foot on the ropes. Rhodes punching Rude. Scoop slam and an elbow drop for a two count by Rhodes. 75 seconds left. Rhodes gets a two count after some clotheslines. 45 seconds left. Rhodes gets a sleeper on. Rude with a jaw breaker to break the hold. 20 seconds left. Rude goes up top, but gets caught and slammed off. Rhodes with a DDT and cover, but time expires. The match is a draw. The crowd boos at the announcement.
-Tony and Jesse recap what led up to the NWA title match.
-NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match. Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair: Flair eager to start the match. The bell rings and they circle each other. They lock up and drive to a corner. Windham with right hands to Flair in the corner. Flair with a corner whip and Windham comes back with a clothesline. Another right hand knocks Flair back down. Flair chops Windham in the corner. Windham rolls out to regroup. Back and forth. Windham with a corner whip. Flair up and over and spills out to the floor. Windham suplexes Flair into the ring. They trade shots. Flair with a thumb to the eye of Windham. Flair with an Irish whip and Windham comes back with a shoulder block. Flair with a sleeper. Windham fighting to get out. He does and hits a fall away slam. Windham with an Irish whip and a power slam. He hits a leg drop and gets a two count. Windham with an Irish whip and a clothesline for a two count. They trade blows and Flair with a roll up for a two count. They chop each other. They collide after an Irish whip and Windham is thrown to the outside. Flair follows and they fight on the floor. they go to get back in and Windham knocks Flair down on the apron. Windham with corner mounted punches. Flair with an inverted atomic drop. Flair with a snap mare and a knee drop. Windham puts Flair on the top rope and superplexes Flair. Both men down. Windham gets a two count. Flair gets an inside cradle for a two count. They exchange shots. Flair flipped to the apron and actually hits the flying body press, so drink all that you have! Windham rolls through and gets a two count. Double shoulder block and both men down. Flair with a belly to back suplex. Flair goes for the figure four, but Windham gets to the ropes. Flair goes for it again and Windham kicks off. He finally gets it and the crowd loves it. Windham's shoulders go down and referee Randy Anderson counts it. Shocking ending that fell a little flat, but Anderson made the right call. Winner and new NWA World Champion for his 10th recorded World Championship for Flair.
-Jesse interviews Ric Flair. Flair says he beat a great champion. Now it's time to style and profile and look at every wrestler today and say he's back. He says he's the only world champion today and somewhere in the back, Vader says what? He calls out several wrestlers and tells them to step up.
-Eric and Missy talk about the Main Event.
-Main Event. The Masters of the Powerbomb Big Van Vader and Sid Vicious with Harley Race and Col. Rob Parker vs. Sting and Davey Boy Smith: The heels come out first. Faces are extremely popular with the crowd when they come out. All four stare each other down. Sting and Vicious start. Vicious pushes Sting, who responds by pushing Vicious down and punching him. Vicious reverses an Irish whip and Sting comes back by running Vicious face first into the mat. Sting with a series of moves to Vicious, who comes back with a chokeslam to Sting. Heels double team Sting in their corner. Now all four men in. Faces thrown to the outside. Smith and Vader both tagged in. They lock up and drive to a corner. Vader beating Smith down. Heels just brutalizing Smith. Vader with a clothesline. Smith slides out of a suplex attempt and suplexes Vader. Vader comes back by knocking Smith down. Vader drops an elbow on Smith. Vicious tagged in. Vicious with a big boot. He goes to work on Smith. Heels keep Smith in their corner. Vader knocks Smith down and then starts toward Sting when Sting comes in to break it up. Smith and Vader going back and forth. Heels keep knocking Smith down. Vicious tagged in. He gets Smith down. He comes back, but keeps getting knocked down. Vader tagged in. Race up on the apron to hold Smith for Vader. Smith moves and Race gets hit. You saw that coming, didn't you? Don't lie to me. Sting tagged in and cleans house on the heels. Vader reverses a corner whip, but Sting moves on the charge. Vicious hits Sting and Vader clotheslines Sting down. Vicious tagged in. Vicious knocks Sting down. He beats Sting down. Race distracts referee Nick Patrick for the heels to double team Sting in their corner. Sting trying to cover up, but Vader keeps hitting him with jabs. Vader splashes Sting from the second rope. Vader puts Sting on the top rope. Sting fighting Vader off. He knocks Vader off, but Sting collapses to the mat. Vader drops an elbow on Sting. Vicious tagged in and kicks Sting in the midsection repeatedly. Vicious misses an elbow drop. Smith tagged in. He knocks Vicious down, but runs into Vicious's boot. Vader tagged in. A Vader chant goes out as the heels have their fans in the audience. Vader with a fall away slam for a two count. Vader with a Vader Bomb, but Sting makes the save. Vicious and Sting fight out to the ramp. Vader with a moonsault onto Smith. Sting runs down the ramp and jumps over the top rope to break up the pin. Smith with a crucifix to get the pin. The faces celebrate. Tony and Jesse talk about what happened as Vader comes over to scream at Tony. They sign off from Biloxi.
-End credits.
-Final Thoughts: The last half of this show saved it and made it a good watch for me.