Chris Cooley Presents The WWE Vintage Collection Double Edition: Ep 67/68: Intercontinental Title Tournament, Sunny's Loaded Purse, Pre-RVD vs. Pre-Raven, Sid Beats Triple H, "Stunning" Steve Austin vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and Much More
By Chris Cooley
Oct 18, 2009 - 10:04 AM
Episode 67: This Vintage Collection shows us an Intercontinental Championship tournament, after the former champion, Ahmed Johnson, was forced to give up the title, due to an attack by Faarooq, which led to a ruptured kidney. A promo video describing the events plays before anything else.
QUARTER-FINALS
MATCH#1: STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN vs. ‘WILDMAN’ MARC MERO w/SABLE
DATE OF MATCH: SEPTEMBER 6, 1996
We begin already in progress, with neither man able to gain the advantage, until Mero gets a shot in on Austin. Both men exchange hammerlocks, before Stone Cold backs the Wildman into the corner, and hits him with a back elbow. The Rattelsnake whips Johnny B. Badd across, but is countered into a rollup for a near fall. Austin counters that into a near fall of his own. Marc looks for another rollup, but Steve holds onto the ropes. Mero instead nails a dropkick, and gets a two count, causing Stone Cold to roll outside.
Back in, and another tie-up, Austin gets control, before the Marvellous One applies a head scissors. The Ringmaster counters into a pin attempt, but Marc counters that into a backslide, for a near fall. Mero gets another two count out of a roll up, and then Austin gains control, hanging the Wildman on the top rope, which brings a two. Stone Cold misses a second rope elbow, and Mero sends Austin’s head into the buckle. Marc whips his opponent across for a corner clothesline, and mounted punches. This leads to a back body drop, and an ax handle off the top rope by the Wildman, which only gets two. Mero with a running knee lift for another two. Austin catches a quick breather, sending the Marvellous one to the outside. The Wildman goes to attack Stone Cold from the apron, but Austin shoves the referee in his way, causing a disqualification. Austin hits the Stone Cold Stunner on Mero, but the referee gives the victory to the Wildman.
YOUR WINNER VIA DISQUALIFICATION: MARC MERO
COMMERCIAL: If you think this commercial, isn't the greatest commercial ever, I will fight you. That's no lie.
Back from the ad break, and we’re shown footage from the first round match between Owen Hart & British Bulldog. Owen wins by countout.
MATCH#2: SYCHO SID vs. HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY
DATE OF MATCH: SEPTEMBER 6, 1996
Sid has control as the footage begins, and catches Helmsley with a Big Boot., then some kicks to the chest, but HHH is able to get in with a Neckbreaker. Hunter gets in a knee drop, and a choke, and another knee, before Sid powers out of the pin attempt by the future Game. Helmsley tries for punches, but they have no effect, as Sycho fights back, and nails a Chokeslam. Mr. Perfect makes his way down to ringside, as Sid nails a Powerbomb for the three.
YOUR WINNER: SYCHO SID
Post-match, Perfect escorts Helmsley’s escort away from ringside.
COMMERCIAL: Get into the christmas spirit, remember only ten weeks.
MATCH #3: FAAROOQ w/SUNNY vs. SAVIO VEGA
DATE OF MATCH: SEPTEMBER 9, 1996
We being with a Reverse Chin lock applied by Faarooq. Sunny grabs Faarooq’s legs to help put pressure on the hold. Faarooq misses a corner shot, allowing Savio to gain control. However, this doesn’t last long, as Faarooq regains control, gets a near fall, then applies a Submission move, until Vega rolls out and gets a near fall. Faarooq with a slam, then misses with a second rope headbutt. Savio knocks down his opponent with a Big Boot, but Faarooq counters the whip, with a kick, then a hard clothesline for a near fall. Faarooq applies a side headlock, but Vega fights out of it, and gets in some offence. This doesn’t last long, as Faarooq gets in the Gutwrench Powerbomb, for the three count.
YOUR WINNER: FAAROOQ
COMMERCIAL: Lock and Load!!
A video promoting the Final Four in the tournament plays before the Semi-Finals.
SEMI-FINALS
MATCH#4: OWEN HART vs. ‘WILDMAN’ MARC MERO w/SABLE
DATE OF MATCH: SEPTEMBER 16, 1996
We start with Mero getting a couple of arm drags, before applying an Armbar. Owen escapes, and nails a Spinning Heel Kick, followed by a kick to the mid-section, then a Double Arm Suplex, for a near fall. Hart locks in a headlock, but the Marvellous One escapes, and gets in a roll up for two, then the King of Harts nails a dropkick. A near fall ensues, followed by another chin lock. Owen with a neckbreaker, followed by a Missile Dropkick, which brings another near fall. The Rocket goes for another chin lock, but the Wildman escapes again, this time with a Back Drop. Owen uses the Marvellous One’s momentum running the ropes, to nail him in the back of the head with his cast, and send Johnny B. Badd to the outside. This leads to a near fall by the Rocket.
The footage skips a beat, and we now see Owen driving the shoulders into his opponent in the corner. Hart tries another corner attack, but ends up crotching himself. Mero with an Inverted Atomic Drop, followed by a Back Body Drop, and then a Dropkick, sending the two-time Slammy award winner to the floor. The Wildman countinues the assault with a Springboard Plancha, then throws Owen back in and nails him with a splash from the apron for a two. Both men collide into each other off the ropes, but Hart comes off the better, and takes his cast off and uses it to take out Mero, however, it only brings two. As Owen argues with the referee, the Marvellous One grabs the cast, nails the King of Harts with it, and gets the three.
YOUR WINNER: MARC MERO
COMMERCIAL: What can I say? I'm a Leary fan.
MATCH#5: SYCHO SID vs. FAAROOQ w/SUNNY
DATE OF MATCH: SEPTEMBER 16, 1996
We begin with Sid being whipped hard into the corner, and Faarooq nailing a Belly to Back suplex. He gets a near fall, then nails Sycho in the kidneys, which brings another near fall. Faarooq applies a headlock, as a promo by Ahmed Johnson plays. Sid fights out, but Faarooq quickly regains control, until he jumps off the ropes, and gets PowerSlammed by Sid for a two count. Both men take each other down with a Clothesline, and the ref starts the ten count. Faarooq is the first man up, and applies a headlock, then misses with a move, and both men are down again. Faarooq starts aiming his attack at Sid’s kidneys, then nails a Diving Headbutt. He looks for the Gutwrench, but Sid escapes, and nails a Chokeslam. Sunny to the apron, as Faarooq grabs a chair and nails Sid with it twice. This only brings a two count though, and Sid grabs the chair, and repays the favour to Faarooq, causing his disqualification.
YOUR WINNER VIA DISQUALIFICATION: FAAROOQ
COMMERCIAL: Speaking of Denis Leary, buy his book. An extremely funny read.
MAIN EVENT: WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
FAAROOQ w/SUNNY vs. ‘WILDMAN’ MARC MERO w/SABLE
DATE OF MATCH: SEPTEMBER 23, 1996
Neither man waits for the bell, as Faarooq gains early control. Mero counters with a Head Scissors takedown, then a roll up, which brings a one count, then Faarooq nails an Enziguri. Faarooq misses a corner charge, and Mero comes back with an arm drag, then clotheslines his opponent out of the ring. The Marvellous One nails a somersault plancha, then nails a Mero-Sault off the top rope for a near fall. The Wildman tries to clothesline Faarooq over the top again, but instead, it’s Mero who is Back Body Dropped onto the floor. Sable helps her man to the apron, but Faarooq sends him to the barricade. A commercial follows.
COMMERCIAL: The following is NSFW due to the swearing aspect. So parents, get your children's permission before you watch.
We return to a near fall by Faarooq, and the commentators saying that Sunny got sent to the back. Faarooq with a head lock applied, but Mero escapes, only to run into Faarooq’s high knee. The Marvellous One gets a roil up in for two, but Faarooq kicks his opponent hard for the attempt, then applies the headlock once again. The Wildman escapes, and nails a Flying Clothesline, then misses an elbow. Faarooq with a slam, then gets crotched as he climbs to the top. Marc heads up there also, and nails a Hurracanrana from the top, but it only brings a two count. A double clothesline follows, and both men are down. Sunny comes back, Sable confronts her, Sunny drops her purse in the ring, and the two valets go at it on the outside. The ref heads out to break them up, and Faarooq grabs the purse, but Mero gets some shots in, grabs the purse, and hits Faarooq with it. The Wildman uses this time to hit the 450 splash, he calls the ‘Wildthing’, and gets the three count to become new champion.
YOUR WINNER AND NEW CHAMPION: MARC MERO
Post-match, Sunny reveals the purse was loaded with a brick.
Episode 68:MATCH#1: ROBBIE V vs. SCOTTY FLAMINGO
DATE OF MATCH: FEBRUARY 13, 1993
We begin with Flamingo showboating to the fans inside the ring, and then a tie-up follows. Robbie V gains control, and locks in a side headlock. Both men struggle to gain the advantage after this, until Robbie jumps to the top rope, balances, and nails Scotty with a Flying Cross Body. The man soon to be known as Raven then regains control with a reversal, sending the future RVD out of the ring. Robbie V comes back in, and gets a near fall with a backslide. Scotty applies a reverse chin lock, then both men look for control once again. Robbie then ends the match with a slam, followed by a split legged moonsault for the fall.
YOUR WINNER: ROBBIE V
COMMERCIAL:
MATCH#2: JAKE ‘THE SNAKE’ ROBERTS, CACTUS JACK & BARBARIAN vs. NIKITA KOLOFF, BARRY WINDHAM & DUSTIN RHODES
DATE OF MATCH: SEPTEMBER 20, 1992
The footage begins, with Cactus and Windham in the ring. Both me lock up, and Barry makes to tag to Dustin. Rhodes begins work on the arm of Foley, but it’s reversed, and both men end up on the canvas. A tie-up, and it’s Jack who works the arm of his opponent, before tagging in the Snake. The future Goldust fights back, and begins to work the arm of Jake, until he makes the tag to Nikita Koloff. Nikita continues the punishment, until Roberts gets a tag in to the Barbarian. Both men seem to be of equal size, and it takes a dropkick for the Barbarian to hit the floor. Both Men lock-up, Barbarian gains control, and tags in Cactus. The two legal men roll around for control, until Mick breaks it up. Windham gets the tag, as does Roberts. Neither man can get the advantage, so Dustin Rhodes gets tagged in, and between he and Barry, they connect with a double dropkick on the Snake.
We return to find Roberts with a reverse chin lock applied on Koloff. Nikita escapes, but the Barbarian gets the tag. Things start to go against the Russian, as he is trapped inside another reverse chin lock. Koloff escapes, and gets a few shots, but it doesn’t take long for the Barbarian to regain control. Cactus gets the tag, and continues the assault, until he climbs the ropes for an attack, and Nikita counters the move. Windham gets the tag, and goes straight on the offence. Suddenly, all six men are in the ring, and mayhem ensues. Barbarian kicks the former Horsemen member in the face, then gets the tag from Foley to make the pinfall.
YOUR WINNERS: JAKE ROBERTS, CACTUS JACK & BARBARIAN
COMMERCIAL:
MATCH#3: SABU w/THE SHEIK vs. MYSTERIOUS JL
DATE OF MATCH: OCTOBER 29, 1995
We begin right in the think of things, with JL getting a kick in that sends Sabu out of the ring. The action heads to the outside, where Sabu goes climbing and flies, taking out both the Mysterious One, and the Sheik. The match continues outside the ring, and this time it’s JL who heads up top to fly, taking out Sabu. The action finally makes it to the ring, and Sabu misses a reverse moonsault, only for JL to climb up and connect with a reverse moonsault. Both men are using an aerial assault, to try and get the upper hand in the matchup. Sabu gets a near fall out of a sunset flip, and then gets dropkicked out of the ring by JL, as he tries to climb the ropes. The Suicidal, Genicidal, Homicidal one, stands on the apron, and hits a moonsault on JL, which brings a roll up, and the three.
YOUR WINNER: SABU
COMMERCIAL:
MATCH#4: WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
SHANE HELMS (c) vs. BILLY KIDMAN
DATE OF MATCH: JULY 5, 2001
FUN FACT: This match was the first WCW match to take place on SmackDown!. And the second overall in the WWF.
The two men start off at a fast pace, as Kidman gains control, flying over the top onto his opponent. Billy continues with a flying cross body to keep the momentum. Helms turns things around in his favour by sending Kidman to the floor, and slingshotting him into the ringpost. ‘Sugar’, goes for a few unsuccessful pin attempts, and the former Filthy Animal turns things back in his favour, with a Spinebuster. Both men try to get the advantage in the matchup, which leads to Billy heading to the top, and missing with the Shooting Star Press. Shane looks for the Vertabreaker, but is countered, and his face meets the canvas. This gives Kidman the perfect opportunity to get the pinfall and become new Champion.
YOUR WINNER AND NEW CHAMPION: BILLY KIDMAN
COMMERCIAL:
MAIN EVENT: WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
‘STUNNING’ STEVE AUSTIN (c) vs. RICKY ‘THE DRAGON’ STEAMBOAT
DATE OF MATCH: JULY 17, 1994
The action begins with Austin scoring with punches on Steamboat, only for the Dragon to fight back with chops. Both men exchange blows, and then Ricky walks across the top rope and takes out the arm on the Hollywood Blonde.
FUN FACT: Austin’s tights included the words ‘Dragon Slayer’ for this matchup.
Steve tries to get back into the match, but ends up in the tree of woe, allowing the Dragon clean shots. Things slow down after this, but Rick is in full control. As the Stunning one leapfrogs his opponent, it appears that his knee gives way, and the referee checks on the injury. This lasts a matter of seconds, as Steamboat continues the attack. Austin falls to the outside, and tries to signal a timeout, but this isn’t the NFL. Steve ends up running from his opponent to avoid any more damage. Back in the ring, the Dragon applies a Sleeper, which gets broken up, and an armbar is locked in, as we head to...
COMMERCIAL:
We return to find the tide has changed. Austin stands over Rick, and hits a flying knee. Steamboat tries to stand, as the action moves to the corner, where Stunning Steve pounds away. They move out of the corner, only for Steamboat to send his opponent right back to it, however, the Dragon is too weary to take control, and the champion applies a reverse chin lock. Rick escapes, but it leads to nothing, as Austin gets in several near falls. However, during the kickouts, Steamboat gets in a low blow with his knees. Again it leads to nothing, until the Dragon stun guns his opponent on the top rope, then they exchange blows on the ring apron. Ricky meets the railing, and Steve meets the ring post. Steamboat heads up top, flies onto the Champion, then fires ten punches. The Dragon stays in control, until his eyes are raked. Stunning Steve tries to send his challenger over the top rope, which will lead to a disqualification in this match, but this doesn’t work. Austin attempts a Piledriver, but Rick counters, and it’s he who hits the Piledriver. Steamboat heads up top, but the future Rattlesnake shoves the referee into him, causing a DQ. However, Ricky talks the referee into continuing the match, which leads to a pin attempt by Steve Austin, who puts his feet on the ropes, and gets the three count.
