SCOTTY FLAMINGO VS. JOEY MAGGS

  Scotty Flamingo makes his way out with JT Southern for his WCW television debut. Joey Maggs is already in the ring. Flamingo has entered the Light Heavyweight division and has already got his eyes on the championship.

Tony Schiavone and Jesse “The Body” Ventura are on commentary for this match.

 

SCOTTY FLAMINGO VS. JOEY MAGGS

WCW WorldWide (2^nd May 1992)

  Scotty Flamingo trips Maggs and tells the crowd to settle down as Ventura says he likes wrestlers who worry about their hair.

  Joey Maggs is taken down with a drop toehold, Flamingo gets a front facelock on the mat but is brought back to his feet in a hammerlock before elbowing out of it. Joey Maggs is dropped with a shoulder tackle but returns the drop toehold and brings Scotty Flamingo to his feet in a headlock. Scotty Flamingo counters into a top wristlock but is back in the hammerlock, elbowing Maggs in the nose. Flamingo hits the ropes and gets one leg up for a leapfrog, Maggs takes a jog and runs into a knee to the midsection. Joey Maggs is whipped into the ropes but he rolls over the knee this time and rolls Flamingo up for 2. Scotty Flamingo shows some aggression with right hands and back rakes, taking Maggs to the corner before choking him. Scotty Flaming kicks Maggs in the midsection in the corner before dumping him through the ropes as commentary makes comparisons to Brian Pillman, which is a great compliment to the newcomer. Joey Maggs is brought back to the ring, he reverses an irish whip but eats shit on the dropkick. Scotty Flamingo sends Maggs into the corner and immediately follows, barely giving Maggs time to turn around before connecting with an elbow to the face.

  Scotty Flamingo fluffs a running clothesline slightly before finishing it with a piledriver and a strange looking pin.

WINNER: SCOTTY FLAMINGO

This was a really basic, short match to showcase Scotty Flamingo to the audience, he may have rushed through from the missed dropkick to the finish but that’s nitpicking in a match that they didn’t get much time for. [*¼] 2/10

After the match, we see a replay of the finish and go to commercial. When we return Jesse Ventura reintroduces Flamingo saying he’s in WCW to face a certain somebody. Scotty joins Jesse on the stage. He says he’s never worked a day in his life because he’s never had to, even though he has multiple degrees. But being spoiled doesn’t mean he can’t take on anyone in the ring. He finishes with a rhyme and I can cross “Raven rapping” off my list of things to see in my lifetime.