WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIII Special: August 15th, 1996 (Rewatched 25 April 2020)

Today, we're rewatching WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIII, which took place August 15, 1996 at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado. While this event nowadays is a PPV, this one was actually a TV special that aired on TBS.  So, basically a free PPV type special for the fans.  It was a solid show, with a lot of great matches.  WCW vs WCW, and of course nWo vs WCW. For the purposes of this blog, I've labeled this as a WCW PPV, because it is a PPV type event, even though it was just a TV special aired on TBS.  So, with all that being said, let's go ahead and get into the show and talk about WCW Clash of the Champions XXXIII!

The Show

Rey Mysterio Jr (c) defeated Dean Malenko to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship (12:07)
- That was a fun match.  These guys sure can put on a show!

VK Wallstreet defeated Jim Duggan (3:48)
- Two WWE legends - IRS and Hacksaw Jim Duggan, facing off!  He's got the 2x4 and the flag.  Now THAT is America!  And a short, but sweet match.

Konnan defeated Ultimate Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) (2:57)
- Well that was short, sweet, and to the point.

Meng defeated Randy Savage by forfeit (0:00)
- Macho Man's music hit, but he didn't come out.    Mean Gene came out and apparently Randy Savage didn't come out.  Meng won by forfeit.  This followed by an in ring promo with the Dungeon of Doom guys about defending WCW blah blah blah.

Madusa defeated Bull Nakano (w/ Sonny Onoo) (2:42)
- Again?  Well, okay.  We just did this like a week ago at Hog Wild.  Short and over quickly.

Eddie Guerrero defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a Lord Of The Ring Match (4:20)
- I'll never tire of watching these two fight.  Apparently they were competing for the Battlebowl Ring that DDP won at Slamboree a few months ago.  Also, Diamond Cutter outta nowhere!  Had major RKO vibes.

Hollywood Hogan Promo
- Apparently now Hogan is calling Ric Flair "the stupid little man".

The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Chris Benoit (w/ Miss Elizabeth & Woman) (0:23)
- That's what we call a squash match.

Harlem Heat (Booker T & Stevie Ray) (w/ Sister Sherri) (c) vs. Lex Luger & Sting vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) ended in a No Contest in a Triangle Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship (13:22)
- I forgot that they called them "triangle matches" instead of "triple threat" matches like we do now.

Ric Flair (w/ Miss Elizabeth & Woman) defeated Hollywood Hogan (c) by DQ in a WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match (8:23)
- I heard cheers when Hogan came out.  This must be when the crowd started getting behind the nWo.  You can't beat Hogan v Flair.  Of course the Outsiders interfered, and the Horsemen came out after that.

Misc Notes

• They ran another CompuServe live chat promo for this.  I remember CompuServe.
• There was a commercial for the WCW Power Plant.  I can't imagine how many people watching WCW called and wanted to be wrestlers back then.
• They even ran a Glacier promo during this thing.