• OLD SCHOOL VIDEO HISTORY (July 6, 1997) – WCW Worldwide
On this day in 1997, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW Worldwide’.
This episode was pre-taped from the Disney MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida and featured matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WCW Bash at the Beach 1997’ PPV.
The card of the show can be found here:
– Billy Kidman vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
– Dean Malenko dvs. Jerry Flynn
– Mortis vs. Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker
– Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Rick Fuller & Maxx
– Super Calo vs. Hector Guerrero
– The Amazing French Canadians vs. High Voltage
• Vince McMahon Immensely Pleased With This Week’s RAW
According to Sports Illustrated, Vince McMahon was immensely pleased with this week’s episode of RAW:
“WWE executives, most notably CEO Vince McMahon, were immensely pleased with the pacing, tone, and essence of this past Monday’s show, which was the first Raw after the announcement that Paul Heyman is taking on a new role as the show’s Executive Director.”
Sports Illustrated also announced that the following two matches will be taking place on next week’s RAW:
– Universal Champion Seth Rollins & RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Andrade & Zelina Vega
– Roman Reigns & Mystery Partner vs. Shane McMahon & Drew McIntyre
