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Leighty’s Retro Review: WCW BattleBowl ’93
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-Source: Peacock
-I completely forgot this show even existed until I started going through each PPV in the year. This was another chance for WCW to add more PPVs to their rotation and as noted below, it didn’t go well. We didn’t get another November PPV for three years after this one failed. I guess points for trying to reclaim their November space. Away we go!
-Announce Team: Tony Schiavone and Jesse “The Body” Ventura
-Nov. 20, 1993
-Pensacola Civic Center, Pensacola, FL
-Attendance: 7000
-PPV Buys: 55,000
-This show bombed on PPV and it’s why the concept was shelved for a few years and why it was part of an existing PPV when it was brought back.
-You should know the drill with this show, but for anyone new, 32 wrestlers are put in a lottery and teams are drawn at random to face each other. Winners of the 8 matches advance to a Battle Royal at the end of the night to crown a BattleBowl Champion.
-Mean Gene and Fifi are handling the name drawing responsibilities and Gene gets to act like a pervert years before the running gag with Woman started.
Big Van Vader (w/ Harley Race) and Cactus Jack vs. Kane and Charlie Norris
-Yes, mortal enemies Vader and Jack just happened to end up on the same team. I mean, I guess them ending up on the same team had the same odds as Norris and Kane. For the record Gene said it was Kole of Harlem Heat, but Kane came out for the match. Vader attacks his partner before the match and then throws Norris off the ramp for trying to get involved. We are less than 30 seconds into the first match and Tony already breaks out, “it doesn’t really matter,” when discussing why Kane is out here instead of Kole. Race pleads with Vader to work with Jack or he can’t make it to BattleBowl. Jack and Kane start us proper and Jack makes sure to rake Vader’s eyes. Race gets between them and begs them to get on the same page. I give Race credit for selling the importance of winning BattleBowl. Norris in and Jack backs him into the corner and we get a tag with Vader. He drops Norris with a clothesline and gets a slam. Vader Bomb! No pin as he pitches Norris to the floor. Race wants Jack to do his flip and he obliges as he dives off the apron with a cannonball onto Norris. Jack drops a leg in the ring but only gets two. They really should have just SQUASHED Norris here and moved along. Sloppy suplex from Jack as noted by Ventura. Kane gets the tag and hits a clothesline. Vader comes in and just starts boxing Kane as the crowd pops. You can just hear that the crowd was waiting to cheer Vader. Norris back in with a running boot and then a suplex. He boots Jack to the floor where Kane runs him into the railing. Norris goes to a chinlock and why? It’s a random pairing tag match with Vader and Jack as tag partners and we get a chinlock. Vader must agree as he rushes in and clothesline Norris. Thank you Vader! Kane back in and Jack catches him with a DDT. Vader in and Norris comes off the top with a chop. He gets some token offense before Vader squashes him to a big pop. This crowd loves Vader. Oh, and I should mention this is another PPV where Vader isn’t defending his World Title. May was the last time he defended it on PPV. Vader with a powerbomb for the pin at 7:34. Vader crumbled on that powerbomb and looked like he hurt his back.
Winners: Cactus Jack and Vader via pin at 7:34
-The crowd reaction to Vader was fun. The match probably went a little longer than needed or maybe give me more of Vader and Jack fighting each other before putting Norris away. *
Paul Roma and Erik Watts vs. Johnny B. Badd and Brian Knobbs (w/ Missy Hyatt)
-Jesse calls Gene a pervert to back up my earlier claim. Tony: “This is going to be a good match.” I will hold you to that prediction. Roma (who I need to stop being on these shows because I can’t help but to keep typing Roman) starts with Badd. They get in the ropes and Badd offers a clean break. Badd with a shoulder tackle and after a couple leaps, catches Roma with an arm-drag. Badd works a wrist-lock before Roma buries a knee to the ribs. Badd with another arm-drag and into an armbar. Roma is still a Horseman at this point but they are teasing issues as he was late in helping Arn after he was attacked by Austin and Mr. Wonderful on Saturday Night. Knobbs in and he takes a weird bump off a backdrop. Dropkick from Roma and Watts in with his own dropkick. This one was better than that infamous one he “hit.” Badd back in and he shakes hands with Watts. Hammerlock from Badd and Watts reverses. Watts gets a roll-up for two. Badd with a jackknife cover for two. Watts to a wrist-lock and he brings Roma back into the match. He comes off the top with a forearm to the back. Hammerlock slam and I always liked that move as it looks great. Watts back in and misses a charge in the corner. Badd goes to work on the arm and gets a backdrop. Knobbs back in and he runs Watts into the corner. Elbow to the back but Watts is back with a series of arm-drags and back into an armbar. Knobbs goes to the eyes and brings Badd back into the ring. Badd checks on Watts to make sure he is okay. Take advantage Johnny! Watts recovers and gets a hammerlock before tagging to Roma. Double back elbows gets a two count. Nice powerslam from Roma, but Missy has the ref so Knobbs drops an elbow. Jesse and Tony talk about cleavage and yes, it’s because Missy is at ringside. Roma with a side headlock. Badd shoves off and Knobbs trips Roma. Badd won’t take the advantage though. What a wuss! Knobbs back in and he kicks Roma to the floor. Missy screams at Badd to attack Roma on the floor, but he won’t do it. Even Tony is questioning Badd’s strategy which has Jesse shocked and proud of Tony. Badd back in and they get a rough looking double KO spot. Quite the delayed reaction from Badd on that one. Knobbs back in with a slam and he says it is finished. He comes off the middle ropes, but Roma gets a boot up to block. Roma hits an enziguiri and makes the tag to Watts. He lands an elbow and follows with a clothesline. Slam followed by an elbow drop. Watts runs Knobbs into the corner and fires off a right hand. Cross-body, but Knobbs rolls through and gets the pin with a handful of tights/balls at 12:55.
Winners: Brian Knobbs and Johnny B. Badd via pin at 12:55
-This match was better when Knobbs was in the ring because it wasn’t a run of headlocks and armbars. Boring but the right team advanced. *1/2
The Shockmaster and “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and Lord Steven Regal (w/ Sir William)
-Steamboat and Regal are feuding so we get another case of enemies being partners. With Wonderful and Shockmaster I guess the tie that binds is being a one time friend of Hogan. Wonderful and Dragon start us off and it takes a while before this gets going. Between figuring out who is starting and Wonderful yelling at the crowd we don’t get contact until 1:20 into the match. Dragon with a shoulder tackle but gets sent over the top. Of course skins the cat and uses a head scissors to pull Wonderful to the floor. Jesse notes that Dragon saved Wonderful as if he had gone to the floor it would have been a DQ. True! Dragon comes off the top with a chop for two and goes to a reverse chinlock. They hit the ropes and Dragon counters a monkey flip attempt into a side headlock and takes it to the mat. Dragon gets an atomic drop which sends Wonderful into the corner and when he bounces out they crack heads. Each man tags out and we get the fun of Regal having to lockup with The Shockmaster. The disgust on Regal’s face is as awesome as you would expect. Shockmaster shoves him across the ring. Regal with a side headlock, but Shockmaster picks him up, sets him on the top rope, and pats him on the head. Jesse makes Jimmy Hoffa and NAFTA jokes which Tony just plays off. Slam from The Shockmaster and he leads the crowd in a “Paula” chant as Wonderful tags himself into the match. Regal and Wonderful shake hands because they are gentlemen and Dragon is pissed. Man, Dragon was a jerk in 93! Lockup and Regal gets a side headlock. Wonderful tries to shove off, but Regal maintains the hold. Shoulder tackle and Regal goes back into the side headlock. Wonderful rolls back with a two count. Regal blocks a hip-toss and gets one of his own for two. Wonderful with a backslide for two. Wonderful offers another handshake and Steamboat bitches again. I for one am enjoying the class between Regal and Wonderful. Regal gets a full nelson, but Wonderful reverses to one of his own. Regal gets a trip and does a cartwheel to avoid a backdrop. Regal and Steamboat argue some more and Dragon tags himself back into the ring. Wonderful catches him with a stun-gun and drops a knee to the back. William gives Dragon some advice as he tells him to tag out. I mean, that is good advice! Slam from Wonderful and he tags in The Shockmaster. He misses an elbow and Regal short arms Dragon on a tag, so Shockmaster forces the tag. Regal avoids a charge in the corner and gets a two count. Wonderful misses an elbow as Regal gets the umbrella. Dragon stops him from using it and then decks Regal which lets Shockmaster hit a splash for the pin at 12:25.
Winners: Shockmaster and Mr. Wonderful via pin at 12:25
-Weird match as there wasn’t much wrestling other than some rest holds. I was enjoying the Regal/Wonderful portion. It was kind of fun and kept me interested and entertained even if there wasn’t much wrestling. **1/2
-Earlier in the day, Gene is backstage with WCW World Heavyweight Champion Big Van Vader, and he is rocking a spiffy suit. The press is around as well and Ric Flair interrupts. Flair has a contract and wants Vader at Starrcade. Gene bails as Vader calls Flair “boy,” and asks what he’s bringing to the table. Flair said 10 World Titles and Vader says that’s not enough. Race looks at the contract and sees Flair added the stip that he will retire if he loses. Vader runs down all the people he has put on the shelf or run out of the business. Flair tells Race it was a Flair for The Gold in 83 and it will be the same this year. This was great and we can thank Sid getting his hand on a pair of scissors for this.
-Back to the drawing with Gene and Fifi and Gene is still being a pervert.
Awesome Kong and The Equalizer vs. King Kong and Dustin Rhodes
-Well, now we can cross off partners facing each other. I assume Dusty wanted his son out there to prove he can work for three other men. At this point in his career, that’s asking a lot. Equalizer (Dave Sullivan) starts with Dustin and we get some early mat wrestling. Hammerlock from Dustin as Jesse wonders what Flair will do when he is retired by Vader. I mean, it took a while to find out but we learned he will still drink and party a lot after being retired. Dustin sets too early on a backdrop and gets kicked in the face. Awesome Kong in and Dustin tries a series of dropkicks and nothing doing. He goes to the eyes and gets a dropkick to the back. Roll-up for Dustin gets two. Awesome Kong with a head-butt, but misses (barely) an elbow. Tag to King Kong and the crowd is actually into it, but King tags back to Dustin. Equalizer back in and Dustin gets an arm-drag into an armbar. The crowd is gone as all they want from this match is to see the Kongs fight each other. King Kong in and he runs through Equalizer with a clothesline. It is scary how quiet this building is right now. Equalizer punches away in the corner. Tony: “this is what’s called not moving around much and just pounding away.” Like I think I heard more crowd noise during WWE Shows at the PC in 2020. Tag to Dustin and nothing. He hits an elbow on Awesome Kong and gets two. Sunset flip but Equalizer breaks up the pin. All four in the ring and Equalizer takes a Kong Sandwich. Dustin uses that as a chance to hit the bulldog on Awesome and gets the pin at 5:56.
Winners: Dustin Rhodes and King Kong via pin at 5:56
-I wouldn’t say it was awful, but it wasn’t good and the crowd wanted nothing to do with the match. They couldn’t even be bothered to boo, or chant boring. Not good, but it didn’t bore me because it was relatively short. 1/4*
Sting and Jerry Sags (w/ Missy Hyatt) vs. Ron Simmons and Keith Cole
-I have no memory of Keith Cole or the Cole Brothers. Dude is getting a PPV Match against Sting so good for him. Keith is rocking a flat top mullet and is kind of built like Sting. He probably could have filled in as a fake Sting during the nWo era. Sags stalls a lot as we are two minutes with no action. Ron backs Sags into the corner, but no clean break as Sags lands a right hand. Hip toss and dropkick from Ron. He gets a shoulder tackle and brings in Keith. He gets a throw where Sags basically does a front flip on his own. I know that’s how it usually works, but that looked rough. The crowd chants for Missy as they don’t have anything else to do. Cole holds an armbar and that goes for a bit. Next we get a “we want Sting,” chant. No kidding! Sags teases tagging Sting, but short arms him. He chokes Keith on the middle ropes and then rips at his face. Keith reverses a whip and gets a hip-toss and Sags immediately screams for Sting in a funny spot. Ron comes back in and we get a double elbow for two. Sags finally tags Sting and the crowd is back. Sting offers a handshake and Simmons kind of slaps at him. He does offer a clean break in the corner. I think something has been wrong with Tony’s mic as he was quiet there with Jesse handling things for a bit. Sting avoids a press slam and gets a takedown for two. Shoulder tackle and another, so Simmons slows things down. Ron with a drop toe hold and he brings Cole back into the match. Handshake and they admire each other’s hair. Aww! Bonding! Sting gets a backslide for two and a hip-toss, but takes back to Sags. He rushes in and Cole catches him with an arm-drag. Sags rallies and drops a knee and then an elbow. He talks some trash and drops a leg. Sting back in and he goes for the arm, but Cole tags out to Simmons. Sting ducks a clothesline and gets a cross-body for two. He hits his own clothesline and Ron seems annoyed. He tells Sting to bring it and we go again. Ron turns his back but spins around and delivers a right hand. He chokes Sting on the top rope and delivers a kick to the ribs. Powerslam! He tells Cole to finish him off. Not sure I am digging that strategy Ron. Cole goes to an armbar and Ron is pissed! Ron wants back in and he drives Sting into the mat. Catapult under the bottom rope and Ron wants Cole to finish it again. Cole takes his time and goes back to the arm. Sting breaks and gets a backdrop, slam and clothesline. Suplex! Stinger Splash! Sags tagged in from behind and drops the elbow from the top for the pin at 13:13.
Winners: Sting and Jerry Sags via pin at 13:13
-I dug the story even if the match was boring. Cole was out of his league here, but I think that was part of the story. Winning team was obvious s no chance Sting was being left out of Battle Bowl. **
-Ron attacks Cole after the match and drills him with a spinebuster.
”Stunning” Steve Austin (w Colonel Parker) and Ric Flair vs. Maxx Payne and 2 Cold Scorpio
-On paper this looks like it could be fun. Austin/Flair was apparently the plan for Starrcade before Sid went stabby. So we have another case of enemies being partners. Austin tells Flair he will start and Payne starts for the other side. Flair woos and torments Austin from the apron. Lockup and Payne gets a take down and gets some riding time. Austin is frustrated and shoves Payne, who shoves back and Austin falls on his ass. Austin offers a tag and Flair struts away from him. Payne runs Austin down with a shoulder tackle for two. Austin gets a double leg and stomps Payne in the gut. Payne up quick though and lifts Austin off the mat and slams him down with a double choke. Scorpio in as Flair tells Austin to hold up his end. Austin buries a knee to the ribs and slugs Scorpio to the apron. Scorpion escapes a suplex and counters a hip-toss into one of his own, but Austin nearly landed on his head. Scorpio with a dropkick and Austin scurries to the corner and tags Flair. He struts and gets a drop toehold. They do some mat wrestling as they counter each other. Scorpio bridges out and they fight over a backslide. Scorpio wins the battle, but only gets a two count and Flair gives him a Wooo. They shake hands and we go again. Scorpio gets a shoulder tackle and you can hear Austin yell, “hit him.” Funny! Flair mocks Austin again and Payne gets the tag. Flair snaps him over and heads up top, but we know. Slam from Payne, but he misses an elbow. Austin back in and he runs into a high backdrop. Austin bails to the floor to regroup and tells Parker he needs another a partner. Parker: “you got to try hard son.” Good advice! Flair back in and so is Scorpio and Flair lights his chest up with chops. Another one! Scorpio reverses a whip and gets a splash followed by a suplex. Standing moonsault gets two! Shoulder tackle and Scorpio gets a roll-up for two. CHOP! Backdrop by Flair! Austin back in but Scorpio gets a crucifix into a roll-up for two. Superkick drops Austin, so Scorpio heads up top. Parker grabs the ref and Austin trips Scoprio so he falls balls first on the buckle. Superplex from Austin as this one is picking up nicely! Austin gets too cocky with the cover and Scorpio is out at two. Flair back in and he chases Parker away so he can’t cheat. Flair drops a knee for a two count and then hits a belly-to-back suplex for two as Payne makes the save. Back Austin with another backdrop. Another cocky cover for Austin and again, only two. Abdominal stretch from Austin and he uses the top rope. Flair stops him which is wild as the man is The Dirtiest Player in the Game. Face Flair shouldn’t be above cheating. Flair in and hits a suplex. He tells Austin to come off the top and he does as he drops a forearm for two as Payne saves again. For some reason this crowd is dead. Austin hooks a reverse chinlock as this heat segment on Scorpio has gone for some time, but the issue is the crowd isn’t trying to rally him. Austin ends up going head first into the top buckle and Scorpio lands a spin wheel kick. Austin tags to Flair and tag to Payne, but not really a hot one or even room temperature. Backdrop sends Flair flying. Clothesline! Payne misses a charge in the corner and wrecks his knee. Uh oh! Flair gets the figure-four as Austin decks Scoprio and Payne submits at 14:31.
Winners: Ric Flair and Steve Austin via pin at 14:31
-Payne and Scorpio had no chance here. It was an okay match, but I wish the crowd was into it more. This was the Flair and Austin show and not much else happening. Scorpio didn’t even get to fly around all that much. **3/4
”Ravishing” Rick Rude and Shanghai Pierce vs. Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Tex Slazenger
-We have partners on opposite sides again. Bagwell and Rude start and it’s a slow start. Rude is still rocking the tights where the back has a portrait of all the guys he beat in WCW. Rude shoves Bagwell a few times while Tex yells at the fans. Finally at the two minute mark Rude gets a release suplex as he didn’t want to take a bump to deliver it. Bagwell goes to the arm and brings in Tex. He works the arm and beats Rude down. Rude lands a shot to the gut and brings in Pierce. PIG FARMERS EXPLODE! Well, I guess not as Pierce tags back out to Rude. Tex lands a back elbow and tags back to Bagwell. He continues to work the arm and again, this crowd is just comatose. Pierce in and Marcus catches him with a hip toss, slam and then a splash for two. He goes to the arm and nobody cares. Hammerlock as Tex yells at Bagwell to quit his showboating. Rude: “get your ass in there.” Funny! I am enjoying the shots the guys are taking at their partners more than the matches. Rude back in and he beats Bagwell down and yells at him. Reverse chinlock because we need to cool things down I guess. I would take the Kong match from earlier because it was over by now at least. They pan the crowd because there isn’t much else to do. Pierce in and Bagwell wait for…..works the arm. Rude pulls the rope down which causes Bagwell to spill the floor. Jesse gets in a dig about how things could be worse this Thanksgiving as you could be indicted. Ouch! Yes, that would be a shot at Vince, who a few days earlier was indicted in the steroid scandal. Pierce and Rude continue to take turns beating the stuffing out of Bagwell to a bored crowd. Hey, a bear-hug will wake them up I guess. I get the idea as Bagwell is the only face out there so he should take the beating, but it’s just not working for this crowd. Pierce hooks a reverse chinlock and takes it to the mat. Thrilling stuff! We get about 10 seconds of dead air from Jesse and Tony because they don’t have anything to call. Bagwell finally starts to rally but gets caught off with a boot to the face. Sit-out powerbomb which nearly woke the crowd up and Tex makes the save which does get the crowd into the match. Bagwell with the tag and now, we are going to get something interesting. They start trading blows and it gets one of the biggest reactions of the night. Rude gets a blind tag and stops a sunset flip but getting a Rude Awakening on Tex for the pin at 14:50.
Winners: Rick Rude and Shanghai Pierce via pin at 14:50
-Pierce and Tex fighting was fun, but 14 minutes to get 30 seconds of fun was no bueno. Again, right idea, but just very boring. *
Hawk and Rip Rogers vs. The British Bulldog and Kole
-Rogers reaction is hilarious: “I’m in Battlebowl and have Hawk as a partner. I’m going to win.” Tony wonders who slipped his name in there. Kole is Booker T and his name was called earlier, bur Kane took his place. Hawk punches Rogers in the face as he makes his entrance. Funny! Kole asks Rogers if he is okay and then stomps on him. Again, funny! The crowd is alive as they start a LOD chant. Bulldog yells at Kole and tags him in to see if he can do better. He delivers a knee to the gut and beats Hawk down to the mat with forearms. So yes, he is doing better than Bulldog. Neck crank as Bulldog cheers Hawk. But why? I guess he’s BIZARRE! Hawk back with a slam but Booker does an early version of the spin-a-roni and hits a clothesline. Rig Rogers is still crawling down the aisle as he is determined to be there for Hawk. Bulldog yells for Hawk to kick out. This is just all over the place. Rip gets to a knee by the ropes, but Kole punches him in the face. Bulldog starts a LOD chant. Jesse and Tony are baffled, but at least the crowd is making noise so I will take it. Kole up top and hits a double axe. Rogers up to his feet and Kole knocks him on his ass again. Props to Rip for rolling with the gag. Reverse chinlock as this has been all Booker T vs. Hawk. Chops from Kole and he yells at Bulldog. That gives Hawk a chance to regroup and he hits a clothesline. Kole goes to the eyes and gets a backbreaker. Kole misses off the top and Hawk hits another clothesline. He drops a fist and then pulls Rip into the ring and throws him onto Kole for the pin at 7:56.
Winners: Rip Rogers and Hawk via pin at 7:56
-Bulldog looks dumb! Rip looks smart as he said he had Hawk as a partner and was going to win. As mentioned this was Booker T vs. Hawk before Booker really hit his stride. The running gag was kind of fun and it paid off in a nice way, so it’s better than a lot of other stuff we got on this show. Even if it didn’t make much sense. *1/2
BattleBowl: Vader, Cactus Jack, The Nasty Boys, Hawk, Rip Rogers, Rick Rude, Steve Austin, Ric Flair, Shaghai Pierce, Sting, Dustin Rhodes, King Kong, Johnny B. Badd, The Shockmaster, and Paul Orndorff
-Rogers is still selling the beating as he staggers to down the ramp and Tony is pulling for him. Again, it’s over the top to the floor and not the ramp. You land on the ramp, you are still safe. That’s dumb! Kofi Kingston would find a way to use that to his advantage. Everyone hits everyone and start to pair off. Rip Rogers eliminated at 45 seconds. Good try Rip! #RipEm! Pierce gets tossed at 1:15. Austin and Jack battle in the corner and I am sure that pairing will never draw money in the future. Flair and Austin fight through the ropes so they are good as they continue to fight on the floor. Badd gets dumped but lands on the ramp, so he is safe. Still stupid! Badd goes a few seconds later at 3:22. Perhaps that first time was a mistake. In a nice touch they are giving us a picture in picture replay of each elimination. Wonderful and Flair going at it in a pairing you don’t see often. Flair then throws chops at Hawk and yeah, that doesn’t go well for him. Jack got by Vader at 5:13 and Wonderful goes two seconds later. Kong gone at 5:30 and Shockmaster at 5:31. Jack couldn’t last longer than Kong? Sting pitched to the ramp by Vader but he is still safe. Austin and Dustin renew their issues in the corner as Sting fights off The Nasty Boys. Flair fires off chops and even if you can’t see them, you can hear them. Jesse notes The Nasty Boys should stick together and then split the win. The Skyscrapers did that in a two ring Battle Royal once. Flair ends up on the floor but is still in. He goes after Race for fun. Back in the ring Vader runs him over with a clothesline for fun. Sting is bleeding from the back according to Schiavone. It’s been quite some time since our last elimination. Parker fans Austin off the corner. Dustin through the ropes, so he is still safe. Austin the same so they brawl out there. Dustin gets sent into the post. Someone needs to get eliminated. Dustin is pouring blood out of his head because he’s a Rhodes. Austin goes right for the cut and yells about Dustin being a “redneck.” Pot, Kettle! Saggs is gone at 13:39. Knobbs at 13:40 and Dustin at 13:45. Rude gone at 13:55. Hawk out at 14:00. So no eliminations for 8 minutes and then 5 gone in 20 seconds. Sure! We are down to Flair, Austin, Sting, and Vader. That’s a strong Final Four! It would be like 3 one seeds and a two seed making the NCAA Final Four. Flair and Race battle on the ramp and of course Harley takes a suplex out there which lets Vader drop an elbow to the groin. Vader with a splash on Flair on the ramp and Flair sells it like DEATH. Sting goes out to check on Flair because he can’t help himself. Austin out after him and we have nobody in the ring in a Battle Royal. The trainers are out to check on Flair and he gets stretchered out to end his night at 17:06. Flair is selling like crazy as he screams about not moving him and then yells about them killing him. Race dumps the stretcher over for more HEAT. Good stuff! Vader press slams Sting back into the ring. A Four Way with these four would have been awesome! Vader misses a splash and Sting fires up and has the crowd going crazy with his comeback. He spears Vader and then chops away at Austin as well. Sting sticks and moves for as long as he can, but gets cornered. Vader flatters him and then Austin comes off the ropes with a forearm. Sting becomes a pinball as he gets bounced back and forth. Another splash from Vader and another! Sting avoids a third one fires up on Austin. Right hands for everyone! The numbers catch up again though and Austin drops a knee to the back. Vader Bomb but Vader hurt his back on the landing. Austin misses coming off the ropes and then it gets worse as Austin gets caught by accident with a Vader Splash in the corner. Austin gets dumped to the ramp and Sting gets sent there as well. Austin rolls off the floor though and is eliminated at 23:50. Again, dumb! Sting back in and Vader catches him with a clothesline and another splash. They collide center ring and Sting does the sell where he falls forward and head butts Vader’s balls. He gets Vader on the corner top buckle in the corner and goes for a Stinger Splash, Vader rolls out of the way and Sting goes flying to the floor to end this at 25:34.
Winner: Vader at 25:24
-This was a long Battle Royal, but it got fun when we got to the final four. The long spell without eliminations was kind of rough though. And yes, it’s a personal preference, but I am not a fan of being saved by the ramp. I enjoy Battle Royals more than some because the spectacle is fun to watch. The final four portion saved this one. **
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