Thunder – May 27, 1999: Well…..It Was Better
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May 27, 1999
Location: North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Larry Zbyszko
Lash Leroux vs. Kaz Hayashi
Leroux takes him down to start and works on the arm before putting Kaz on the mat again with an armdrag. Back up and Kaz offers a handshake, only to kick Leroux in the ribs instead. A dropkick puts Leroux down again but he avoids a spinwheel kick, only to get caught in a backslide for two. Things slow down a bit as Kaz gets into kick and chop mode before dropping an elbow.
Van Hammer vs. Prince Iaukea
Iaukea gets sent into the apron a few times and goes head first into the steps. Back in and we hit the bearug for a bit with Iaukea saving himself using the power of a hard head. He tries to slam Hammer and gets crushed for two for his efforts. Iaukea goes back up and gets crotched, setting up a superplex (same sequence from the first match) followed by the cobra clutch slam for the pin.
Video on Nash vs. Savage.
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Video from Nitro of Savage attacking Nash and lipsticking him.
The Cat vs. Vampiro
Clip from Nitro of Flair and Piper fighting.
Clip from Nitro of Hennig and Konnan fighting.
Konnan vs. Kenny Kaos
A few clotheslines and a suplex get two on Konnan and we hit another chinlock. Kaos shouts at the crowd a lot and gets caught in a DDT for a quick two. We get the usual from Konnan but he charges into a powerslam. Kaos goes up, misses a guillotine legdrop and gets caught in the Tequila Sunrise for the submission.
This Week In WCW Motorsports.
Video on Nash.
Lenny Lane vs. Evan Karagias
Evan gets dropped with a gutbuster as Lodi seems very pleased. Back up and Karagias gets two off a cross body. Lodi: “Looking really, really good.” Evan pops back to his feet and floats around into a faceplant. A cross body gets a delayed two but Lane gets Karagias onto his shoulders for an electric chair slam for two. Not that it matters as Evan slams him down and hits a corkscrew splash for the pin.
From Nitro: Piper yells about Flair a lot.
Video on Sting/Luger vs. the Steiners.
Recap of Flair giving the Jersey boys the Tag Team Title shot and the Horsemen quitting as a result.
Chris Benoit vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Page gets back up and counters a whip with an elbow to the jaw to put both guys down. They roll outside with Page being sent into various steel objects, only to send Benoit into the barricade as we take a break. Back with Benoit catching Page coming in but his right hands in the corner are countered with a low blow and hot shot. A stomping puts Benoit on the floor before a big gutbuster has him in trouble back inside.
Flair, Bigelow and Page beat down Benoit and no one makes the save.
Another video on Nash vs. Savage.
Randy Savage vs. Buff Bagwell
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