WCW Bash at the Beach - July 11, 1999
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan
Live from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
[courtesy Joe de Leon]
• After Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan previewed the show and Gene Okerlund plugged the WCW Hotline, at the Junkyard, Mike Tenay was standing by to preview the scene, full of vandalized and wrecked cars. Cars were on top of one another in a lined up circle. Tenay said there could be some surprises of superstars we didn't expect to participate in the Junkyard Hardcore Invitational Match.
• Ernest Miller (w/Sonny Onoo) defeated Disco Inferno with the Standing Red Shoe Side Kick.
- Tony Schiavone announced that the stipulation of the loser no longer being able to dance was dropped since both Ernest Miller and Disco Inferno complained to managment (Disco was scheduled to lose and told Kevin Nash it would kill his gimmick; Nash just said to keep dancing). Miller got on the microphone and told the crowd to sit their asses down, as "You Suck" chants started. Miller said since he was good at dancing, we would have another dancing contest. Disco made his way out. Miller told the crowd needed to vote for him, or he would go to car to get his karate gee to whip everyone. Miller danced in his red shoes. Disco then did his disco dance to the obvious win, which brought Miller in, as a match was underway. Miller was knocked to the outside, where he once again got on the microhphone, saying he would call his momma, his hand was a registered weapon, and he would whip somebody. Sonny Onoo got his cheapshots on Disco in the match. As Miller remained in control, Onoo handed the red shoe to him. Onoo argued with the referee, with Disco stomping on Miller's foot to grab the red shoe. Disco whacked Miller with the shoe, but Miller surprisingly kicked out at the last second. Onoo once again got on the apron, where Disco gave him a last dancine. When Disco turned around, he was caught with a Standing Red Shoe Side Kick by Miller, to let Miller take this one.
• Backstage, Mark Madden interviewed Judge Mills Lane at the Internet position about his officiation in the Roddy Piper vs. Buff Bagwell 10 Round Boxing Match. Lane basically said for us to get on and did say he didn't like Piper much. He also said that he would cut a little slack if anything got out of hand like Mike Tyson bitting a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear.
• Rick Steiner defeated Van Hammer with the Steiner Bulldog, to retain the Television Title.
- Rick Steiner was on top of the match, taking Van Hammer to the outside. He used the exposed concrete floor and shoved the referee. Hammer to the advantage with a lowblow. Hammer also got away with using a chair. After Steiner used some lowblows of his own and the Steiner Bulldog, he took the win.
• At the Junkyard, Mike Tenay was standing by with referee, Mickey Jay, who was holding the Hardcore Trophy to declare the winner the official Hardcore Champion of WCW. The first person to make it from the junkyard brawl to over the fence area would take the win.
• David Flair (w/Torrie Wilson, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Asya, Charles Robinson) defeated Dean Malenko via Pinfall, to retain the United States Title.
- Referee Johnny Boone officiated the match. As Dean Malenko dominated David Flair, Arn Anderson and Asya entered. Malenko knocked out Anderson and put Asya in the Texas Cloverleaf. Meanwhile, Charles Robinson knocked out Boone and made himself the referee. Ric Flair then entered and knocked out Malenko with the United States Title belt, to let David make the pin.
• Elimination Match: The No Limit Soldiers (w/Chase, 4x4) defeated The West Texas Rednecks.
- The No Limit Soldiers hyped up the crowd with their ring introduction. Soldiers dominated, with Bobby Duncum, Jr. getting eliminated first after a springboard guillotine legdrop on Duncum with Swoll making the pin. Duncum was then attacked on the outside by 4x4 and Chase, where Curt Hennig tried to make a save, but was unsuccessful. BA was eliminated after Hennig took him out with a Hennig Plex, leaving it at three-on-three. Konnan then eliminated Kendall Windham after a roll-up. 4x4 and Chase beat the hell out of Kendall on the outside of the ring. Barry Windham and Konnan were both eliminated by Countout as they continued to brawl to the backstage area, with Chase joining in. Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Swoll were left with Hennig. Barry returned to the ring, with Chase taking care of him. Hennig tried to make a run for it, but was immediately put back in the ring by the big 4x4. Swoll and Mysterio took the win for the Soldiers after Mysterio landed on a knocked out Hennig off of Swoll's shoulders.
• Junkyard Hardcore Invitational Match: Winner - Fit Finlay
- There was aerial video of the match, that was supplied by a helicopter. Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge of The Public Enemy officially returned to WCW by participating in the brual junkyard brawl. Jimmy Hart was at the scene, cheering on The First Family in his protective gear. La Parka, Brian Knobs, Jerry Flynn, Hugh Morrus, La Parka, Ciclope, Silver King, Steve Regal, Fit Finlay, Horace, and Dave Taylor all brawled over the stacked cars, using tires, electricty, fire, garbage cans, the concrete ground, bumpers, tailpipes, hoods, car seats, chairs, tranmissions, and rims. At one point, Morrus dived onto other cars twice with leg drops, with the first time being a failed attempt. Rocco tried to climb the fence to become the winner, but was stopped by Horace. King had blood all over his back from a laceration suffered after a throw on a car windshield. Hak later put Finlay in a trunk of a old yellow cab. A forklift lifted the cab into a car smasher machine, with Finlay barely getting out on time. Finlay then went for the gate and made it over for the win, as a car exploded. Finlay received the Hardcore Champion trophy.
• The Triad defeated Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn with the combination of Greetings from Asbury Park and Diamond Cutter, to retian the Tag Team Titles.
- The Triad did their ring introduction. They traded in and out. Perry Saturn and Chris Benoit slowly worked on Kanyon. The Triad was later back on top with the triple-team teamwork. There crowd was cheering and booing over a beachball in the crowd, to the point where they started chanting the familiar WWF chant, "Asshole." The Triad later took full control of the match, working mainly on Benoit. Benoit made the hot tag to Saturn, as the faces started to dominate. Benoit connected with his Diving Headbutt and Saturn connected with a Frog Splash on Bam Bam Bigelow. When a pin was made, Diamond Dallas Page made the save. Kanyon threw power in the eyes of Saturn and accidently DDP. Benoit was about to make the pin on a knocked out Kanyon, but Bigelow put the foot on the rope. Benoit later put DDP threw a German suplex, but didn't get the pinfall. DDP nailed Benoit and accidently Kanyon with a steel trash can. Saturn was then put through the combination of Greetings from Asbury Park and the Diamond Cutter to give The Triad the win.
• 10 Round Boxing Match: Buff Bagwell (w/Judge Judy Bagwell) defeated Roddy Piper (w/Ric Flair).
- Judge Mills Lane officiated the match and Michael Buffer, who is popular as an announcer for boxing matches, did the announcing. Buff Bagwell came down in his boxing clothes. Bagwell said he suspected Ric Flair would be in the corner of Roddy Piper, so he got someone of his own - his mother, Judy Bagwell. Flair said no one would think any less of Bagwell if he walked out immediately. He said Bagwell was in over his head. Bagwell told Flair to remember the time he took the Blockbuster. The boxing gloves and mouthpieces were on. Lane said he expected a tough, clean fight and told everyone "to get it on." In the first round, after a fair number of rapid punches, Piper knocked out Bagwell, but Bagwell was right back up. In round two, Bagwell went down on his knee after a punch from Piper. Piper knocked him down once again. Bagwell later threw an assault of his own, as Piper went down in the corner. Piper came in early at Bagwell in the third round, which caused Judy to bite her son's opponent and put a water buggest over his head. Bagwell knocked out Flair and then hit the Blockbuster on Piper, with Judy holding back Flair from making the save. Lane made the pinfall for a wrestling move.
• Sid Vicious and Randy Savage (w/Gorgeous George, Madusa, Miss Madness) defeated Kevin Nash and Sting with Savage's Big Elbow, with Savage capturing the Heavyweight Title.
- Kevin Nash and Sting argued over strategy. Gorgeous George was wearing sunglasses and she later took them off to reveal a black eye. She went over to the side of Nash. ENSY Savage went after Nash, where Sting attacked him from behind. The action continued back and forth. As it continued, Miss Madness and Madusa interfered, only to get their heads banged into each other and receive, along with the rest, Stinger Splashes. George entered the ring and this time, decided to side off with Randy Savage, as she low-blowed Nash. Sid then slammed Nash down, with Savage hitting the Big Elbow to become the new Heavyweigt Champion.