

WCW Uncensored 1999
Hollywood Hogan and Ric Flair battle for supremacy in a First Blood Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and permanent control for WCW. Scott Steiner defends the Television Championship against Booker T. Perry Saturn faces Chris Jericho in a Dog Collar Match. Kevin Nash faces Rey Mysterio and much more.
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Plot Summary
WCW Uncensored 1999 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event featured a chaotic main event where Hulk Hogan defended the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Savage in a No Disqualification match, with Ric Flair acting as the special guest referee. The undercard included several other high-profile matches and rivalries that were central to WCW's storylines at the time.
Critical Reception
WCW Uncensored 1999 is widely considered one of the most infamous and critically panned events in WCW history. The show was heavily criticized for its confusing booking, nonsensical storylines, and a main event that ended in a highly controversial fashion, leading to widespread fan disappointment and contributing to WCW's decline.
What Reviewers Say
- The event is remembered for its extremely poor quality and illogical booking decisions.
- The main event finish was particularly egregious and widely criticized.
- It is often cited as an example of WCW's creative struggles during this period.
Google audience: Audience reviews from the time and retrospectively highlight extreme dissatisfaction with the show's confusing narrative, questionable match outcomes, and overall lack of quality, marking it as a low point for the promotion.
Fun Fact
The controversial ending of the main event saw Hulk Hogan pin Randy Savage, only for the result to be immediately reversed by Ric Flair due to a stipulation that stated Hogan couldn't win the title back that night, resulting in Savage being declared the winner despite never actually winning the match.
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