Thunder – October 22, 1998: This Doesn’t Suck!
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October 22, 1998
Location: Tingley Coliseum, Albuqurque, New Mexico
Commentators: Lee Marshall, Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Mike Tenay
The announcers talk about Hogan attacking Horace on Monday and call it a horrible act.
We look at Goldberg and Page nearly brawling after Goldberg cost Page a match against Jericho.
Super Calo vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.
Calo takes over with some kicks to the ribs to start and gets two off a shoulder block. A missile dropkick gets the same and Calo hooks a seated abdominal stretch to slow things down. Back up and Calo throws Rey to the apron before sending him to the floor for a big dive. Totally one sided so far. Back in and Rey climbs corner to hit a nice headscissors followed by the yet to be named 619 back inside. Calo gets caught in the ropes and the top rope legdrop to the back of his head gets two. Super gets to his feet and goes up, only to get crotched and taken down with a hurricanrana for the pin.
Post match Eddie and the LWO comes out to offer Rey a spot but he throws the shirt back at Eddie and leaves. Chavo watches with a smile on his face from the entryway.
Video on Page vs. Goldberg.
Ad for the Mastercard.
Alex Wright vs. Johnny Swinger
We look at the Steiners brawling on Monday.
TV Title: Kanyon vs. Chris Jericho
Back with Jericho getting two off the Lionsault as we see Raven for the first time, looking on from the apron. Jericho does his long stride and Kanyon sends him face first into the buckle to take over. The superplex from the middle of the rope (not the corner) puts Jericho down for two as the fans get distracted by something in the audience. Jericho counters a suplex into a reverse suplex for two but Kanyon comes back with a swinging neckbreaker for the same.
Clip from the new Kurt Russell movie Soldier.
We see Hogan beating up Horace and Warrior on Monday
Saturn vs. Norman Smiley
A lockup goes nowhere so Norman makes his chest dance to entertain Saturn. Apparently Saturn is more of a song than dance man as he throws Smiley down with a beal before dropping him with a t-bone suplex for two. Norman picks the ankle but Saturn is quickly in the ropes before anything can be done. A neckbreaker sends Smiley to the floor but he comes back in with a nice sunset flip for two.
Lex Luger vs. Scotty Riggs
Juventud Guerrera vs. Prince Iaukea
Clips from Nitro of Bischoff being thrown out by cops and the mayor of Minneapolis.
Konnan vs. Scott Armstrong
Horsemen video.
Kendall Windham vs. Dean Malenko
Sting vs. Giant
Giant misses a charge and Sting hammers away but misses the Stinger Splash. The big man steps on his chest and pounds on him in the corner, only to miss a big elbow. Three straight Stinger Splashes set up a slam but Scott Steiner runs in with a chair to the leg for the DQ before the Deathlock.
The NWO lays out Sting until Rick Steiner and the Wolfpack makes the save to end the show.
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