On this week’s episode of The Pro Wrasslin’ Reflection
Podcast episode 30… We review the WCW Saturday Night April 4, 1992!
“Mr. Gimmick” Travis Voeltz flies solo and relives this classic WCW (World Championship Wrestling) Event!
Event information:
WCW Saturday Night is a weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS that was produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Launched in 1971 initially by Georgia Championship Wrestling, the program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming WCW Saturday Night in 1992. Although initially the anchor show of the Ted Turner-backed wrestling company, the September 1995 premiere of WCW Monday Nitro airing on sister station Turner Network Television usurped the show's once preeminent position in the company, as the primary source of storyline development and pay-per-view buildup.
WCW Saturday Night premiered on April 4, 1992 as the showcase for the company's top talent. It grew out of two previous wrestling programs on TBS - Georgia Championship Wrestling, which began on the station (then known as WTCG-TV) in January 1972 and ran under that name until August 1982, when it became World Championship Wrestling. In addition, there was also a Sunday edition of World Championship Wrestling; however, in later years, Sunday editions became infrequent. In spring 1988, TBS replaced the Sunday edition with a new Sunday wrestling show called NWA Main Event.
In all of its incarnations, WCW Saturday Night would normally air for two hours. During baseball season, however, it would typically air for one hour, to be immediately followed by Braves TBS Baseball.
The April 4, 1992 Edition of WCW Saturday Night is a Professional wrestling television show of the WCW's Saturday Night brand, which took place on March 25, 1992 at the Georgia Mountains Center in Gainesville, Georgia. This show was the dubbed the new WCW Saturday Night along with a new commentator in Jesse “The Body”Ventura
Name of the event: WCW Saturday Night
Date: 3/25/1992
Promotion: World Championship Wrestling
Type: TV-Show
Location: Gainesville, Georgia, USA
Arena: Georgia Mountains Center
Broadcast type: Aufzeichnung
Broadcast date: 04/04/92
TV station/network: TBS
Commentary by: Jim Ross & Jesse Ventura
FULL MATCH CARD:
WCW Light Heavyweight Title Match
Flyin' Brian (c) defeats Brad Armstrong (8:35)
Tag Team Match
The Fabulous Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin & Michael Hayes) defeat Cactus Jack & Diamond Dallas Page (3:19)
Tag Team Match (Non Televised)
The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeat John Peterson & Randy Starr (1:32)
Singles Match (Non Televised)
Nikita Koloff defeats Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
WCW World Television Title Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match
Steve Austin (w/Paul E. Dangerously) (c) defeats The Z-Man (13:52)