April 1995 WCW: Will Ric Flair Be Reinstated?
My journey through 1995 World Championship Wrestling continues with a recap of April, including recommendations, takeaways, and show notes.
With no Pay-Per-View scheduled until Slamboree in May, much of the television focused on whether Ric Flair would be reinstated as an active wrestler following his retirement at the hands of Hulk Hogan back at Halloween Havoc 94 and the ongoing tournament to crown a new United States Heavyweight Champion.
What you’ll find below:
Recap: A rundown of everything that happened this month.
Recommendations: A mix of interesting matches, promos, and segments.
Takeaways: My key points that stood out from the month.
Show-by-Show Notes: Comments from going through each show.
The decision to reinstate Ric Flair was first brought to the WCW Executive Committee. The vote ended in a two-to-two tie, with Christine LeBlanc of France abstaining. As a result, the requirements for Flair’s reinstatement were not met, and he remained inactive. The following week, Flair purchased television time to petition fans with the slogan “Be Fair to Flair.” Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage appealed directly to the Executive Committee and Hogan swayed the decision. Flair was reinstated, and the Slamboree main event was set: Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage would face Vader and Ric Flair in a tag team match.
Almost immediately after being reinstated, Flair became involved in Vader and Arn Anderson’s match against Stars & Stripes. Bobby Heenan claimed that Flair’s behavior leading up to this point had been a ruse to secure his reinstatement. Arn Anderson, meanwhile, transitioned from the Stud Stable to realigning with Flair. Flair’s first televised match since October took place on the April 29 episode of Saturday Night, where he teamed with Arn Anderson to face Brad Armstrong and Tim Horner. The match escalated into chaos when Vader powerbombed Horner on the floor, prompting Randy Savage and Hulk Hogan to rush out for the save. Despite their efforts, Flair, Vader, and Arn still held the numbers advantage—until The Renegade arrived and neutralized Arn.
The U.S. Title Tournament received significant time on television, with most entrants being highlighted before their first-round matches. The tournament was planned to span a couple of months, culminating in the finals at Bash at the Beach in June. In the first round, Flyin’ Brian defeated Bunkhouse Buck, Sting overcame Arn Anderson, Steve Austin bested Jim Duggan, and Meng beat Marcus Bagwell. Outside of the tournament, Sting’s feud with Big Bubba Rogers intensified, with the two signing on to settle their rivalry in a Lights Out Match at Slamboree.
Other notable developments included the continuation of the feud between Harlem Heat and The Nasty Boys, with the latter receiving one last title shot in their hometown at Slamboree. Meanwhile, The Blue Bloods gained momentum, racking up wins and looking strong in the process. Steve Austin reunited with Col. Parker, and Alex Wright entered the TV Title picture, pushing Arn Anderson to a time-limit draw. Kevin Sullivan finally snapped on The Butcher, taking him out. The Butcher subsequently was referred to as "The Man With No Name." Diamond Dallas Page claimed to have won $13 million at a Las Vegas casino, leading to a significant upgrade in his presentation. Meanwhile, Diamond Doll continued receiving gifts from Evad.'
April 1995 WCW Recommendations:
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Lord Steven Regal and Robert Eaton go fine dining in England (Apr. 1 Worldwide)
Harlem Heat vs. Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong (Apr. 1 Saturday Night). Really good competitive TV tag. Horner & Armstrong make for a good team.
Arn Anderson & Steve Austin vs. Alex Wright & Johnny B. Badd (Apr. 1 Saturday Night). Really good match. Austin’s giving max effort since coming back and everyone is really motivated.
Sting and Randy Savage interview (Apr. 8 Worldwide). Another great unhinged promo from these two. They chop each other very hard.
WCW Executive Committee votes on Ric Flair’s reinstatement (Apr. 8 Worldwide). Campy funny ‘behind the scenes’ of the WCW Executive Committee that’s often eluded to be rarely seen.
Blue Bloods formation (Apr. 8 Worldwide). A wonderful segment recapping their formation.
Blue Bloods vs. Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner (Apr. 8 Worldwide). Stellar match. Eaton especially is very motivated. Four great vets.
Sting vs. Steve Austin (Apr. 8 Saturday Night). Sting seems to rise to Austin’s work ethic here and again this is shades of a previous era of WCW in terms of in-ring.
Arn Anderson vs. Alex Wright (Apr. 15 Worldwide). Arn does a really good job with Wright here.
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater vs. Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner (Apr. 15 Pro). The hits keep on coming from Brad and im.
Arn Anderson & Vader vs. Stars And Stripes + post match interview (Apr. 15 Saturday Night). The match is fun, very spirited and the post-match is even better. Flair is back.
Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Jimmy Hart meet with the Executive Committee (Apr. 22 Worldwide). The full segment from the previous SN where they get Flair reinstated.
Monster Maniacs and Renegade promo (Apr. 22 Worldwide). Very over the top with lighting effects for Renegade.
Vader, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson promo (Apr. 22 Worldwide). It was short lived but these three had something together. Vader could have been a great Horseman.
Diamond Dallas wins $13 million in Vegas (Apr. 22 Pro). Another excellent bit of progression from DDP.
Harlem Heat vs. Johnny B. Badd & Brian Pillman (Apr. 22 Pro). Badd and Pillman make for a good team even though neither has much going on.
Kevin Sullivan interview (Apr. 22 Saturday Night). Sullivan cracks me up talking about the big dark cloud. This feels like the start of the Dungeon of Doom.
Sting vs. Arn Anderson (Apr. 22 Saturday Night). They get a lot of time and have a good TV match. Arn does a lot of great little stuff in this to fill the time.
Monster Maniacs promo (Apr. 29 Worldwide). Apparently The Renegade is the greatest Monster Maniac. These have to be seen.
Big Bubba promo + Sting feud video package (Apr. 29 Saturday Night). Bubba’s been killing it in this feud and this is a nice overview.
Marcus Bagwell vs. Meng (Apr. 29 Saturday Night). Pretty fun match with Meng working like a total monster.
Flyin' Brian vs. Dino Casanova + interview (Apr. 29 Saturday Night). Brian tries to work a real match and gets dropped on his head. Cuts a good promo after.
Kevin Sullivan interview (Apr. 29 Saturday Night). Again Sullivan is doing his best here.
Arn Anderson & Ric Flair vs. Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner + post-match (April 29, 1995 WCW Saturday Night). Flair’s first TV match since April and he still has great chemistry with Brad Armstrong. Strong post-match angle.
Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage promo with Renegade running wild (April 29, 1995 WCW Saturday Night). Great energy as they hype the Slamboree tag.
Wrestler of the Month: Arn Anderson
Match of the Month: Blue Bloods vs. Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner (Apr. 8 Worldwide)
Promo of the Month: Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Vader interview (April 15, 1995 WCW Saturday Night)
April 1995 WCW Takeaways
The best month for TV wrestling of the year with plenty of strong matches. A couple of the catalysts were Steve Austin getting back in the mix and the US Title Tournament. Arn Anderson & Steve Austin versus Alex Wright & Johnny B. Badd, Blue Bloods versus Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner, Steve Austin versus Sting and Sting versus Arn Anderson were all strong.
This was a no PPV month with Slamboree not until May. Bischoff and some of the crew were in North Korea taping Collision in Korea at the end of the month.
They’ve done a good job with the US Title Tournament. Most of the wrestlers involved got squash matches and promos before it started. There’s plenty of big names involved and it’s running concurrently with other feuds. Feels like a big deal and has given the TV something extra.
I liked them going through the motions with Ric Flair’s reinstatement to wrestling. He came back still crazy but they tried to make it all make sense.
The Renegade stuff continues to be shockingly low rent for something associated with the top program.
April 1995 WCW Show-by-Show Notes
Current Champions
WCW World Heavyweight Champion: Hulk Hogan
WCW United States Champion: Vacant
WCW World Tag Team Champions: Harlem Heat
WCW World Television Champion: Arn Anderson
April 1, 1995 WCW Worldwide
Tony and Bobby again. Heenan says Hogan and Savage fell into Flair’s trap.
Flyin Brian squash.
Arn Anderson interview. Gene wants Col. Parker’s cigars. The finest TV champion money can hire.
Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher squash.
Lord Steven Regal and Robert Eaton go fine dining in England.
Sgt Craig Pittman squash.
Big Bubba Rogers squash.
Johnny B Badd interview. The biggest punch in wrestling. Continuing more serious presentation.
Dustin Rhodes & Alex Wright v Stud Stable (Arn Anderson & Blacktop Bully). Decent match. Arn and Wright work off each other well. Parker causes a DQ.
April 1, 1995 WCW Pro
Johnny B Badd squash.
Stunning Steve squash.
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner squash. Brad and Horner make for a nice team.
Gene promises three men coming in and three leaving on the Hotline
Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater squash.
Stars & Stripes v Pretty Wonderful. Decent match. Bagwell knocks them into each other for the pin.
Ric Flair’s reinstatement decision is tonight
April 1, 1995 WCW Saturday Night
WCW World Tag Team Champs Harlem Heat v Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong. Good competitive tag. Brad and Tim get an entrance. Heated start with them not backing down from the Heat. Brad and Tim make Heat look good. Picking up where Brad & Scott team left off. Heat win. Post-match interview. Nasty Boys get their title shot on Main Event. The belts mean everything to Harlem Heat. Good promo.
Sgt Craig Pittman squash. Post-match interview. Call me Sergeant.
Nasty Boys squash. Post match interview. Will win on Main Event.
Paul Orndroff squash. Orndorff back in singles with Roma wins. Still has a great piledriver.
Stud Stable (Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater) squash.
Kevin Sullivan & The Butcher squash. Post match interview. Avalanche calls out Butcher for messing up. Sullivan wants some compassion.
Big Bubba Rogers squash. Post-match interview. He beat Sting. Wants Tony to say it. Getting back into heel Big Bubba mode.
Arn Anderson & Steve Austin v Alex Wright & Johnny B. Badd. One of the top TV matches so far. Reach out and touch the screen for Austin. He’s incapable of not giving max effort. Arn and Austin work over Wright really well and build to a great Badd hot tag. Wright has Austin pinned but Col. Parker comes in for the DQ. Sting helps out the face team after. Recommended.
April 2, 1995 WCW Main Event
WCW World Tag Titles Harlem Heat v Nasty Boys. Ok match. Not really worth them hyping it up. Both teams gets DQ’d.
April 3, 1995 WCW Prime
Steve Austin v Tim Horner. Moo match of the week. About five minutes of solid back and forth before Austin wins with a superplex.
April 8, 1995 WCW Worldwide
Tony and Bobby talk about the Flair decision by the executive committee.
Alex Wright squash
Sting and Randy Savage interview. Bros. Chopping each other. Awesome unhinged interview. Coming for Big Bubba and Avalanche. Great promo. Recommended.
Nasty Boys squash.
Avalanche squash.
Executive Committee meeting from WCWSN on Flair’s reinstatement. Gary Juster gets to speak and votes no. Tatiana DePaz of Spain votes no. Dieter Krop of Germany votes yes. Mr. Ishikawa of Japan (Sonny Onoo) votes yes. Christine LeBlanc of France abstains. Ric Flair not reinstated. High quality BS. Recommended
Johnny B Badd squash.
Blue Bloods formation video. How now brown cow. Wonderful segment. Recommended
Blue Bloods v Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner. Very good first match for Blue Bloods. Brad and Tim have matching gear and are really here to wrestle. A real wrestling match breaks out at Disney. Eaton seems very motivated. Alabama Jam is now Tower of London. This ruled. Recommended.
April 8, 1995 WCW Pro
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner v State Patrol. Good competitive match. Brad and Tim win with nice finish. Solie’s calling them The Lightning Express.
Sgt Craig Pittman squash.
Stars & Stripes squash.
Paul Orndorff v Scott Armstrong. Squash. Not sure why they moved Scott from the tag team to a jobber role.
Avalanche v Jim Duggan. Decent Coliseum Video type match. Sullivan and Butcher in for a DQ. Another miscue. Avalanche is mad at Butcher.
April 8, 1995 WCW Saturday Night
Ric Flair is buying Be Fair To Flair segments on the show. Feels like a precursor to the nWo paid announcement segments.
Big Bubba Rogers v Tim Horner. Bubba gets DQ’d quick. Brad Armstrong in to help. Post-match interview. Brad challenges Bubba for Main Event.
Meng squash. One strike. Post-match interview. Meng will be the next WCW Champ
Stars And Stripes squash.
Flyin' Brian squash.
The Nasty Boys squash. Post-match interview. Get one more chance at the Heat.
Jim Duggan squash.
Vader squash. Post-match interview. Vader’s upset at US Title being stripped. Hogan’s running the company. Gonna get him. Ric Flair should be reinstated.
Blue Bloods squash. Look great. Post-match interview. A grappling cooperative.
Sting vs. Steve Austin. Another strong TV match. Col Parker’s with Austin. Sting’s got his working boots on to match Austin. Both miss big splashes. Sting wins with a rollup. Recommended.
Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage promo. Want Flair reinstated. Zero respect for Nature Boy. Both want him. Decision next week.
April 9, 1995 WCW Main Event
Big Bubba Rogers v Brad Armstrong. Solid match. Started off really well but settled into your typical fare. Bubba wins.
April 10, 1995 WCW Prime
Brian Pillman v Paul Roma. Decent match.
April 15, 1995 WCW Worldwide
Tony and Bobby talk about the Flair no vote
Meng squash.
Nasty Boys interview. Last chance for the gold at Slamboree.
Jim Duggan squash.
Commissioner Bockwinkel has a meeting with Ric Flair next week.
Frankie Anderson squash. Good. Anderson with some nice throws. Tony claims other wrestlers are avoiding facing Anderson.
Slamboree Control Center. Harlem Heat and Nasty Boys cut promos on each other. Have logos behind them now.
Big Bubba squash.
Stars & Stripes squash. Three Faces of Fear challenge them for next week.
Harlem Heat interview. Last chance for Nasty Boys
WCW World Television Title Arn Anderson v Alex Wright. Good time limit draw. Arn uses veteran tactics. Effective in building up Wright.
April 15, 1995 WCW Pro
Blue Bloods squash. Good.
Alex Wright squash
Jimmy Hart is in the mail room. Renegade getting lots of fan mail. Cut to a Renegade video. Comes off so second rate.
Big Bubba squash
Dave Sullivan video. He’s home from the hospital. Has Hulk merch. Hogan calls to check on him. Diamond Doll arrives with gifts. Still doing this.
Meng squash.
Stud Stable (Bunkhouse Buck & Dick Slater) v Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner. Another good match for Horner and Armstrong. Buck nails Horner and Slater gets the pin.
April 15, 1995 WCW Saturday Night
Alex Wright squash. Post-match interview. TV Title shot is coming. He’s prepared. Better promo this time.
Sgt. Craig Pittman squash. Post-match interview. He’s doing recon. Wants Hogan or Savage. Very goofy.
Bobby Heenan claims DDP won 13 million in Vegas!
Dave Sullivan promo with Diamond Doll
Meng squash. Post-match interview. Meng’s in the upcoming US Title Tournament
Blue Bloods v Eddie Jackie & Scott Armstrong. Good showcase for Blue Bloods.
Paul Orndorff squash. Post-match interview. In the US Title Tournament.
Flyin' Brian squash.
Big Bubba Rogers squash. Post-match interview. Not done with Sting. Wants the US Title.
Arn Anderson & Vader vs. Stars And Stripes. Good spirited match. Arn’s very confident coming out with Vader. Ric Flair has been voted back into WCW. Arn does a cool slingshot into a Vader choke slam. Ric Flair arrives mid match and starts getting his licks in. Builds to a hot finish with Vader helping Arn pin Bagwell. Post-match interview. The end of Hogan. Most feared wrestlers in the game. The measuring stick. Great crew together.
April 16, 1995 WCW Main Event
WCW World Television Title Arn Anderson v Brian Pillman. Solid match. Flair’s at ringside getting his shots in. They’re teasing a new Four Horsemen. Flair helps Arn cheat to win but Alex Wright comes out and gets the decision reversed. Wright fights with Flair. Flair causes a DQ. Match was just there but the ending bit was fun.
April 17, 1995 WCW Prime
Alex Wright v Steve Austin. Good match. Arn comes in for a DQ. Johnny B. Badd makes the save here. Tag team match next week.
April 22, 1995 WCW Worldwide
Tony and Bobby talk about the committee meeting to reinstate Ric Flair.
Sting squash.
Nasty Boys interview on Harlem Heat. Three rats trapped in St. Pete.
Committee Meeting Segment from WCWSN. Jimmy Hart, Hulk Hogan, and Randy Savage state their case. They want Ric Flair back so they can take care of him. Hogan’s doing his serious Terry voice. Macho thinks it’s a no brainer. Hogan plugs his hotline. The committee agrees to reinstate Flair. Recommended.
WCW World Tag Team Champs Harlem Heat squash
Slamboree Control Center: Chris Cruise in for Gene. Hogan and Savage vs Flair and Vader announced. Waited longer to announce this time but Slamboree is not until late May. Monster Maniacs promo. Savage is mad at Vader and Flair for picking on Stars & Stripes. Arn’s no match for The Renegade. There’s a green screen background of Renegade in thunder and lightning. Felt like the first step to the Dungeon of Doom style videos to come. Recommended.
Sgt Craig Pittman squash.
Vader, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson promo for Slamboree. A total contrast to how Flair was acting before. He keeps it real here. He’s back and legal. Arn’s watching his back. Hogan fell into his trap. Good.
Stars & Stripes v The Butcher & Kevin Sullivan. Solid match. Butcher messes up again and Bagwell gets the pin. Post-match interview. Sullivan screams at Butcher, attacks him and gives him a piledriver on the stage!
April 22, 1995 WCW Pro
Stars & Stripes squash
Sgt Craig Pittman squash
Eric Bischoff is at a famous Italian restaurant to follow up on the claim that Diamond Dallas won $13 million in Vegas. DDP’s all suited up now. He wants all the gold around his waist. Diamond Doll gets some flowers from Evad. Credit to DDP for hustling and trying to get over.
Bunkhouse Buck v Scott Armstrong. Squash.
Alex Wright squash.
WCW World Tag Team Champs Harlem Heat v Johnny B. Badd & Brian Pillman. Good match that gets the crowd into it. Pillman continues to look good since his return yet they can’t find much for him to do. Sherri causes a DQ. Badd and Pilllman make a hell of a team.
April 22, 1995 WCW Saturday Night
Paul Orndorff squash. Post-match interview. Facing Great Muta at Slamboree.
Flyin' Brian vs. Bunkhouse Buck - US Title Tournament First Round. Good bit. The Tournament graphics look good. Brian gets on the mic. He was wrong for publicly maligning Parker. Parker eating it all up. Pillman offers his hand then pulls Buck and Parker into each other. Pillman rolls up Buck for the win. Showed some of Pillman’s personality.
Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner squash. Ok. Not really squash match type guys.
Kevin Sullivan squash. Hogan chants. Post-match interview. Butcher was trying to cling onto the communist dream of Hulkamania. There’s a big dark cloud over The Man With No Name. He’s no longer The Butcher. Sullivan wants to destroy every last bit of Hulkamania in him. His dream will be everyone’s nightmare. Feels like the start of Dungeon of Doom.
Sgt. Craig Pittman squash.
Tony Schiavone talks about one of the most prominent 'outlaw wrestlers' heading to WCW. Think it’s Sabu.
Sting vs. Arn Anderson - US Title Tournament First Round. Good match that gets a lot of time. It’s almost jarring to see matches this long on WCW TV in 1995. Starts slow with Arn being cautious. Ric Flair will be wrestling next week on TV. The Finals of this tournament aren’t until the next PPV - Great American Bash in June so they’ll be taking their time. Arn hits a spinebuster as a cut off and still sells his leg. Later Arn hits a nice fakeout DDT but celebrates too much. Arn has a counter for the Stinger Splash. Lots of great little stuff. Sting wins with the Scorpion Deathlock. Post-match interview. Facing Big Bubba in a Lights Out Match at Slamboree which means anything goes. He also puts over Arn which tells you how real the match was. Recommended.
April 23, 1995 WCW Main Event
Jim Duggan v Steve Austin - US Title Tournament First Round. Decent match. Austin has chaotic energy. Parker gets involved and holds down Duggan’s leg for the finish.
April 24, 1995 WCW Prime
Johnny B. Badd & Alex Wright v Arn Anderson & Steve Austin. Not much of match sadly. Ends in a DQ.
April 29, 1995 WCW Worldwide
Tony and Bobby talk about Flair being back and the Slamboree tag team main event. Heenan’s promising brand new Ric Flair.
Meng squash.
Big Bubba Rogers interview on Lights Out Match with Sting. Did what he said and beat him. This is his kind of match. Good feud. Gene tries to claim that the lights will go out during the match.
Jimmy Hart getting more fan mail for Renegade.
Johnny B. Badd squash
Slamboree Control Center: Hogan and Savage promo. Not worried because they have The Renegade. The greatest Monster Maniac. These promos have to been seen to be believed. Recommended
Vader, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson Slamboree promo. An unbeatable team. Vader is giving his all to this feud. Flair is the master. He would rather be with Vader than against him.
Pretty Wonderful squash.
The DDP restaurant skit
Sting interview. Coming back stronger than ever. Never leaving WCW.
Blue Bloods v The Fantastics. Decent match. Fulton has a nice hot tag. Bloods win
April 29, 1995 WCW Pro
Big Bubba squash
Brad Armstrong squash.
Blue Bloods squash
DDP, Diamond Doll, Max Muscle go shopping and to an art gallery
Steve Austin squash
Alex Wright v Bunkhouse Buck. Decent match. Wright wins.
April 29, 1995 WCW Saturday Night
Nasty Boys squash. Post-match interview. Last chance at gold. Nasty sensation.
Vader squash. Great power bomb. One on floor too.
Johnny B. Badd squash.
The Man With No Name squash.
Big Bubba promo. Show a video package with his history with Sting dating back to the triangle match. Bubba doesn't care about Sting's heart and soul.
Marcus Bagwell vs. Meng - US Title Tournament First Round. Fun match. Bagwell avoids the kicks and big moves. Meng’s working like a total monster. One punch drops Bagwell. Meng walks through damage. Wins with the kick. Really enjoying this Meng run.
Flyin' Brian vs. Dino Casanova. Fun little match. Brian works a real match with Dino. Scary spot where Dino drops Brian on his head. Maybe that’s why he doesn’t get much offense usually. Post-match interview on facing Meng in the next round of US Title Tournament. Not waving his white flag. Good promo.
Kevin Sullivan squash. Post-match interview. He’s been having dreams. Black cloud crept into him. He’s afraid. Warns Butcher not to show up at Slamboree. One of them has to save the other.
Dave Sullivan comeback promo training with kids. Some of the stuff here would have been fine if it were someone good
Alex Wright squash. Post-match interview. Puts over Arn as someone he admires and respects but he’s young and hungry.
Gene on Hotline really pushed the arrival of three wrestlers (Guerrero, Malenko, Benoit?)
Arn Anderson & Ric Flair (w/Vader) v Brad Armstrong & Tim Horner.Good match. This is Flair’s first time wrestling since October. Tim & Brad bring the energy early. Flair and Brad pick up like it’s the old days. Flair’s jawing at Hogan fans, trying to get at him. He’s crazy in a good way here. Brad looks phenomenal in this working with Flair. He runs right into a spinebuster for the pin. Vader power bombs Horner on the floor! Savage comes in to help but gets taken out. Hogan’s actually here! Crowd erupts for him. Vader no sells Hogan and Flair takes out his knee. Arn has a chair. Things are feeling very real for moment but The Renegade is here and punches out Arn. Arn makes a great shocked face.
Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage promo with Renegade running wild. Hogan thanks them for the wakeup call. Macho wonders if it’s the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning. Slamboree’s going to get crazy. Savage is always a money promo. Hogan promises a few special family members at ringside for the match. Great energy for this.
March 1995 WCW: Who Is The Ultimate Surprise?
The major event in March was the debut of the new pay-per-view event, WCW Uncensored. The promotion focused on it being a no-rules event with numerous stipulation matches. Since it was billed as an unsanctioned event, none of the WCW titles were on the line.