Here, we get about five minutes of Hogan vs.
If you know anything about World Championship Wrestling, you know that they have as much TV time as they want unless something exciting’s happening, then they have to go immediately. The match starts after the show’s supposed to be off the air, so the announce team has to promise us they’ll stick with it as long as they can. If you don’t remember what happened there, it’s probably because WCW attempted to top the finish of Starrcade by giving the rematch no finish whatsoever. So yeah, that sets up the main event of Sting defending Big Gold against Big Orange in the match WCW literally just made you wait a year and a half and charged you fifty bucks to see. Starrcade was “without a doubt” the greatest night in the history of our sport, except tonight’s rematch, which is also the greatest night in the history of our sport Tony Schiavone’s “greatest in the history of our sport” is broken, as he attempts the most declarations of that in a single episode.Sting is willing to put the title on the line again Right Here Tonight™ to prove that he won the match he 100% did not win, even kind of.Which, you know, again makes Hogan kinda seem like the good guy in the scenario Dillon is beside himself with joy, and gleefully announces that the referee’s decision is final, Sting is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and we’re moving forward with that. Bret Hart is very proud of what he did, and declares that he’s WCW for life, which is also a lie (more on that later).Only he’s the one that made it the way it was, which was not fast, so now he’s correctly pointing out how he was screwed by WCW and we have to boo him because apparently we’re in the Hypercube from Cube 2 and multiple dimensions are intersecting It was supposed to be a fast count, so as a heel, he’s supposed to say it wasn’t. Hollywood Hogan is doing a notably shitty thing by “heeling” on the finish.Everyone seems to be in agreement that the very normal count was a “fast count,” and every time they show a replay (which is many) it starts with Bret preventing the timekeeper from ringing the bell. The plan on Nitro is to just say the match ended like it was supposed to. Observed in a vacuum, Hogan beat Sting fair and square, and this turncoat from another company who joined the nWo only to betray them over referee shenanigans commits referee shenanigans and helps Sting cheat to win. So … Sting lost clean to Hulk Hogan’s leg drop after like a year and a half of build because politics, and Bret showed up to right a wrong that didn’t actually happen. Instead, for reasons that only God and a handful of people truly know, Patrick was told not to do the fast count, so he counted out Sting normally.
Worst: We Hope You Didn’t Pay Like 50+ Dollars For Starrcade WWE NetworkĪt the risk of writing another 4,000 words about how angry I’ve been for 20 years, here’s what you missed at Starrcade: Nick Patrick was supposed to count a fast three on Sting because he’s nWo for life, and Bret Hart was supposed to show up to right the wrongs of manipulative refereeing in pro wrestling. We’re on the road to going out of business!Īnd now, the Best and Worst of WCW Monday Nitro for December 29, 1997, the final Nitro of the year. If you don’t tell them how much you like these, nobody’s going to read them. Remember, if you want us to keep writing 20-year-old WCW jokes, click the share buttons and spread the column around. You can catch up with all the previous episodes of WCW Monday Nitro on the Best and Worst of Nitro tag page.
I considered ending the series there, because shit, what is there even left to say?Ĭlick here to watch this week’s episode on WWE Network. Could Ishak be next on the list, or is he the man responsible? Tracking down his more ‘unsavoury’ allies, Serena is shocked to encounter a familiar face: that of her grieving ex-partner, former Malaysian ICD officer Megat Jamil (Bront Palarae).Previously on the Best and Worst of WCW Monday Nitro: We finally got to the on-fire grenade factory of Starrcade ’97. As Serena and Heri work together to catch the killer, their inquiries lead them to industrialist/kingpin Datuk Ishak Hassan (Wan Hanafi Su), whose prominent family and known associates all have some connection to the victims. Seeking answers, Heri finds a way to insert himself into the Malaysian investigation. Meanwhile, in Jakarta, for ICD Lieutenant Heriyanto Salim (Ario Bayu), the case turns personal when his brother is found murdered in similar circumstances. Called in to investigate, Singaporean International Crimes Division (ICD) officer Serena Teo (Rebecca Lim) takes charge of a case across the border where a family has been slaughtered aboard a luxury yacht in Johor.
A series of brutal murders, each sharing a signature MO, takes place across Malaysia and Indonesia.