Great American Bash 1999 (2014 Redo): This Might Be Rock Bottom
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American Bash 1999
Date: June 13, 1999
Location: Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 11,672
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, Mike Tenay
Master P. and the No Limit Soldiers arrive. Curt Hennig pops up and says how much he loves him and asks how much he loves him. P. signs a CD for him (which one of his guys just had in his pocket) and Hennig breaks it. The Soldiers all start jumping up and down and shoulding what sounds like “Hoody who” in high pitched voices. This is a southern promotion for a show in a southern city and they expect Hennig to be booed here?
The opening recap video shows us a stupid Savage vs. Nash feud.
Tony and the announcers explain who Master P. is and call him the biggest entertainer of our time. We hear about the main event as well.
We recap most of the matches on the card. Well at least it cuts into the main event time. They even go back and cover the hardcore match twice.
Hak vs. Brian Knobs
Hugh Morrus comes out and helps beat down Knobs.
Mikey Whipwreck vs. Van Hammer
Disco Inferno vs. Buff Bagwell
Back in and Bagwell flips him off (some hero) so Disco nails him with a Stun Gun to take over. Disco chokes on the ropes so Tony congratulates all the recent high school graduates in the country. Ok then. More slow stomping in the corner from Inferno followed by a dancing middle rope elbow for two. Disco goes up for the same spot but Buff moves (that might have been some miscommunication as Tony made a big deal about Bagwell not moving the first time) and starts his comeback.
We recap the battle of the musics. Again, WCW was stupid enough to think that the country boys would be the heels in this story.
DJ Ran wastes our time and brings in Master P. and the No Limit Soldiers.
Curt Hennig/Bobby Duncum Jr. vs. Rey Mysterio Jr./Konnan
We get down to an actual match with Mysterio dropkicking Hennig to the floor and nailing a plancha but diving into a backbreaker from Duncum. A big powerbomb plants Rey again and Hennig slams him down as well. Rey takes the Bret Hart chest bump into the corner and the cowboys keep things slow. The referee misses the hot tag to Konnan and takes him to the floor, allowing Bobby to send Mysterio hard into the barricade.
The cowboys destroy the rappers post match.
The announcers talk about what we just saw and we look at a replay of it to waste even more time.
Cat vs. Scott Norton
Sonny has a briefcase with him. Actually scratch Norton as Horace comes out to complain about getting hit with the crowbar on Thursday. Time for a replacement.
Cat vs. Horace Hogan
Roddy Piper vs. Ric Flair
Post match Piper nails Bagwell, making this whole feud TOTALLY POINTLESS. Bagwell gets whipped with a belt for good measure. So yeah, Piper is in league with Flair and Anderson, presumably for daring to challenge the status quo.
DJ Ran. Again.
Sting vs. Rick Steiner
Rating: F-. Three dogs. Three dogs. THREE DOGS. Next. Please.
The Steiners say Rick pinned Sting off camera because WCW was too scared to air it. They own WCW, Baltimore sucks, etc.
We recap the Triad against Saturn/Benoit. The easiest version: Kanyon was in league with the Jersey boys the whole time but Benoit and Saturn beat Kanyon and Page for the titles on Thunder.
Tag Team Titles: Chris Benoit/Saturn vs. Kanyon/Diamond Dallas Page
Dean gets laid out too.
WCW World Title: Kevin Nash vs. Randy Savage
Nash is defending and powers Savage into the corner to start, showing absolutely no injuries from being crushed by a Hummer six days earlier. Wait scratch that as he winces a bit after a clothesline in the corner. The impact is kind of lost though when he picks Savage up for a side slam three seconds later.
Randy starts going after the ribs and knocks Nash to the floor so the girls can get in shots of their own. Back in and Savage drops the big elbow for two. Nash comes back with Snake Eyes followed by a big boot and the strap comes down. The girls all interfere and get dispatched but SID VICIOUS runs in and attacks Nash for the DQ.
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