Debra brings out WCW’s Top Substitute Wrestler Alex Wright to get squashed in about three minutes, and Mongo wins again. He notably doesn’t ask for a replacement for Goldberg … he asks for a second opponent, because he’s out here ready for a fight or whatever. They played Goldberg’s music and he couldn’t make it out, so Mongo declares himself the winner. Before the match, Mongo knocked out Goldberg with a pipe. Goldberg was supposed to wrestle Mongo in a signed, announced match at World War 3. I don’t believe it technically counted as a loss in the WCW rule book, but here are the facts. Remember that incredible, unprecedented win streak that propelled one William Scott Goldberg from an awkward Power Planter you’d expect to lose to Hugh Morrus to a massive multi-media star who could anchor his own shitty Christmas film? It was great, uh, mostly, but it also for all intents and purposes ended at World War 3 ’97 at the chihuahua-laden hands of Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael. Goldberg’s Streak Is Over At 7-1 WWE Network We’re keeping the number the same but changing the year, so what, is this a continuation of the same World War 3 that began in 1995, or are we technically on World War 5? Here’s what you need to know about WCW World War 3 1997. Up first, let’s find out what happened in this year’s annual 60-Man Battle Royal That Seemed Like A Good Idea On Paper. If you’re a fan of the vintage reports, make sure you check out the ill-advised and somehow-still-going NWA TNA weekly pay-per-view recap series, as well as the ridiculous The Wrestling Episode column I decided to revive. 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. Also, Ernest Miller learned how to throw a hadoken.Ĭlick here to watch this week’s episode on WWE Network, and click here to watch the pay-per-view. Previously on the Best and Worst of WCW Monday Nitro: Rick Rude jumped ship from Raw to Nitro due to the Montreal Screwjob, and the nWo celebrated by beating up everyone for two hours without consequence.
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