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{{short description|Professional wrestling pay-per-view series}}
'''WCW Uncensored''' was an annual [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] from [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. It was replaced in 2001 by [[WCW Greed|Greed]].
{{Infobox wrestling PPV series

|name = Uncensored
The recurring concept of ''Uncensored'' was that it was an event that, in storylines, the (fictional) WCW Board of Directors had washed their hands of. Thus, each match on the card was ostensibly unsanctioned, meaning they were not subject to the normal rules of WCW-sanctioned wrestling matches. In reality, it was a normally-booked WCW show, albeit one with a tendency to feature more gimmick matches than usual. This notion, however, was downplayed during the last few years that it was part of the WCW PPV schedule. [[Hulk Hogan]] was featured in the main event of all six versions of the event.
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===1995===
|promotions = [[World Championship Wrestling]]
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Uncensored 1995
|firstevent = [[Uncensored (1995)]]
|image = Uncensored 95.jpg
|lastevent = [[Uncensored (2000)]]
|gimmick = Each match on the card was unsanctioned
|caption = [[VHS]] cover featuring [[John Tenta|Avalanche]], [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Randy Savage]]
|tagline = Unsanctioned, Unauthorized, Unbelievable!
|promotion = World Championship Wrestling
|date = March 19, 1995
|venue = [[BancorpSouth Arena|Tupelo Coliseum]]
|city = [[Tupelo, Mississippi]]
|attendance = 5,782
|lastevent = [[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl V|SuperBrawl V]]
|nextevent = [[Slamboree#1995|Slamboree 1995]]
}}
}}
'''Uncensored 1995''' took place on March 19, 1995 from the [[BancorpSouth Arena|Tupelo Coliseum]] in [[Tupelo, Mississippi]].


'''Uncensored''' was an annual [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|event]] from [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. It was replaced by [[WCW Greed|Greed]] in 2001.
{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
*[[WCW Main Event|Main Event]] match: [[Alex Wright]] defeated [[Mark Starr]] (2:44)
**Wright pinned Starr.
*Main Event match: [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|Stunning Steve Austin]] defeated [[Tim Horner]] (1:27)
**Austin pinned Horner.
*Main Event match: [[Stars and Stripes (professional wrestling)|Stars and Stripes]] ([[Buff Bagwell|Marcus Alexander Bagwell]] and [[The Patriot (wrestler)|The Patriot]]) defeated [[Dick Slater]] and [[Bunkhouse Buck]] (9:34)
**Bagwell pinned Slater.
*[[Barry Darsow|The Blacktop Bully]] defeated [[Goldust|Dustin Rhodes]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#King of the Road|King of the Road match]]
**The match took place in the caged-off trailer of Blacktop Bully's 18-wheeler truck, as it was driven (supposedly) around nearby roads. The object of the match was to climb to the top of the trailer's cage and sound a horn positioned there.
**Bully sounded the horn to win.
**This match was actually taped days earlier outside of [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] and was heavily edited due to WCW's strict no-bleeding policy in place at the time. Rhodes and Bully were fired for [[Blading (professional wrestling)|blading]] during the match.
**[[Mike Graham (wrestler)|Mike Graham]] was the driver of the truck.
*[[Tonga Fifita|Meng]] (with [[Robert Fuller|Col. Robert Parker]]) defeated [[Jim Duggan]] in a [[martial arts]] match with [[Sonny Onoo]] as the [[Professional wrestling match types#Special referee|Special Guest Referee]] (7:04).
**Meng pinned Duggan.
*[[Marc Mero|Johnny B. Badd]] (with Roc Finnegan) defeated [[Arn Anderson]] (with [[Robert Fuller|Col. Robert Parker]]) in a [[Boxing|boxer]] versus wrestler match (0:22 4th round)
**The match was billed as having ten three minute rounds, with a rest period of one minute between rounds. Anderson's [[WCW World Television Championship]] was not on the line.
**The rules stated that Anderson (as "the wrestler") could win by pinfall or submission, whereas Johnny B. Badd (as "the boxer") could only win by knockout.
**Badd knocked out Anderson.
*[[Randy Savage]] defeated [[John Tenta|Avalanche]] by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]] (11:44)
**Avalanche was disqualified when a "fan" ([[Ric Flair]] in drag) attacked Savage.
**The match ended in disqualification, despite the match and event card repeatedly being billed by announcers as no disqualification.
*[[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Bubba Rogers]] defeated [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] (13:43)
**Rogers pinned Sting.
*[[The Nasty Boys]] ([[Brian Knobs]] and [[Jerry Sags]]) defeated [[Harlem Heat]] ([[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] and [[Stevie Ray]]) (with [[Sherri Martel|Sister Sherri]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere]] [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Tornado tag team match|Texas Tornado Tag Team match]] (8:43)
**Knobs pinned Booker.
**Harlem Heat's [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] was not on the line.
**The match ended up in the concession stands, where the participants attacked each other with [[cotton candy]], [[soft drink]]s and other nearby objects.
*[[Hulk Hogan]] (with [[Rick Wilson (wrestler)|The Renegade]]) defeated [[Big Van Vader]] (with [[Ric Flair]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Strap match|Leather Strap match]] (18:21)
**Hogan's [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] was not on the line.
**Before the show, [[Jimmy Hart]] had been kidnapped and tied up at an undisclosed location by Vader and Flair. During the match Hart escaped and joined Renegade at ringside.
**During the match a [[Arn Anderson|masked man]] appeared and attacked Renegade, before returning to the back.
**Hogan was given the win when he dragged an interfering Ric Flair and touched all four turnbuckles (despite Flair not being the legal opponent in the match).
**After the match, a [[Randy Savage|masked man]] appeared again, seemingly siding with Vader and Flair, before unmasking to reveal himself as Randy Savage and embracing Hogan, Renegade and Hart. Savage had tied up the first masked man backstage, who was then revealed to be Arn Anderson.
{{-}}

===1996===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Uncensored 1996
|image = Uncensored 96.JPG
|caption = [[VHS]] cover featuring [[Hulk Hogan]]
|tagline = Everything you've wanted to see...plus the stuff you haven't thought of yet!
|promotion = World Championship Wrestling
|date = March 24, 1996
|venue = [[BancorpSouth Arena|Tupelo Coliseum]]
|city = Tupelo, Mississippi
|attendance = 9,000
|lastevent = [[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl VI|SuperBrawl VI]]
|nextevent = [[Slamboree#1996|Slamboree 1996]]
}}
'''Uncensored 1996''' took place on March 24, 1996 from the [[BancorpSouth Arena|Tupelo Coliseum]] in [[Tupelo, Mississippi]].

{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
*[[WCW Main Event|Main Event]] match: [[Jerry Lynn|Mr. J.L.]] defeated [[Dean Malenko]] (3:20)
**J.L. pinned Malenko.
**This was a first round match in a tournament for the vacant [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WCW Cruiserweight Championship]]
*Main Event match: [[Jim Duggan]] defeated [[Big Boss Man (wrestler)|Big Bubba Rogers]] (3:20)
**Duggan pinned Rogers.
*Main Event match: [[Dick Slater]] (with [[Robert Fuller|Col. Robert Parker]]) defeated [[Alex Wright]] (1:55)
**Slater pinned Wright.
*Main Event match: [[The Steiner Brothers]] ([[Rick Steiner|Rick]] and [[Scott Steiner|Scott]]) fought [[The Nasty Boys]] ([[Brian Knobs]] and [[Jerry Sags]]) to a [[Professional wrestling#No contest|no-contest]] (5:19)
*[[Konnan]] defeated [[Eddie Guerrero]] to retain the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] (18:27)
**Konnan pinned Guerrero after [[Professional wrestling attacks#Low blow|Low Blow]].
*[[Dave Finlay|The Belfast Bruiser]] defeated [[William Regal|Lord Steven Regal]] by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]] (17:33)
**Regal was disqualified after [[Bobby Eaton|Earl Robert Eaton]] and [[Dave Taylor (wrestler, born 1957)|Squire David Taylor]] attacked the Bruiser.
*[[Robert Fuller|Col. Robert Parker]] defeated [[Debrah Miceli|Madusa]] (3:47)
**Parker pinned Madusa after interference from Dick Slater.
*[[Brutus Beefcake|The Booty Man]] defeated [[Diamond Dallas Page]] (16:00)
**Booty Man pinned Page by hitting a [[Professional wrestling attacks#High knee|High Knee]] after [[Kimberly Page]], Page's former valet, slapped him in the face.
**Page was originally supposed to face [[Marc Mero|Johnny B. Badd]] for the [[WCW World Television Championship]], but Badd had lost the title to [[Lex Luger]] prior to ''Uncensored'' and left the company shortly thereafter.
**As per a pre-match stipulation Page was forced to leave WCW; had he won he would have regained the services of Kimberly as his manager and the remainder of a $16 million lottery prize he had won the year before.
**Kimberly then joined forces with the Booty Man and became known as the Booty Babe.
*[[Big Show|The Giant]] (with [[Jimmy Hart]]) defeated [[Martin Ruane|Loch Ness]] (2:34)
**Giant pinned Loch Ness after a [[Leg drop]].
**As per a prematch stipulation, Giant received a [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] shot on the following night's ''Nitro''.
*[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] defeated [[The Road Warriors]] ([[Road Warrior Hawk|Hawk]] and [[Road Warrior Animal|Animal]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Chicago Street Fight]] (29:33)
**Booker pinned Hawk after Stevie Ray interfered and hit Hawk with a steel chair.
*[[The Mega Powers]] ([[Hulk Hogan]] and [[Randy Savage]]) defeated The Alliance to End Hulkamania ([[Ric Flair]], [[Arn Anderson]], [[Tonga Fifita|Meng]], [[The Barbarian (wrestler)|The Barbarian]], [[Lex Luger]], [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|The Taskmaster]], [[Tom Lister, Jr.|Z-Gangsta]] and [[Robert Swenson|The Ultimate Solution]]) (with [[Nancy Benoit|Woman]], [[Miss Elizabeth]] and [[Jimmy Hart]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Triple Cage match|Doomsday Cage match]] (25:16)
**Savage pinned Flair after Luger "accidentally" punched Flair with a glove.
**The object of the match was to record the fall in the bottom cage's ring, which was separate from the ring used for the rest of the event.
**During the match, The Booty Man interfered and gave the Mega Powers frying pans to hit their opponents with.
{{-}}

===1997===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Uncensored 1997
|image = Uncensored 97.jpg
|caption = [[VHS]] cover featuring [[Lex Luger]] and [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]]
|tagline = You'll Never See It Coming!
|promotion = World Championship Wrestling
|date = March 16, 1997
|venue = [[North Charleston Coliseum]]
|city = [[<!--Please do not replace for "North Charleston. As per Wikipedia's [[WP:NOR]] policy, the information should be presented the way WCW did. Thank you for your understanding.-->Charleston<!--Please do not replace for "North Charleston. As per Wikipedia's [[WP:NOR]] policy, the information should be presented the way WCW did. Thank you for your understanding.-->, South Carolina]]
|attendance = 9,285
|lastevent = [[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl VII|SuperBrawl VII]]
|nextevent = [[Spring Stampede#1997|Spring Stampede 1997]]
}}
'''Uncensored 1997''' took place on March 16, 1997 from the [[North Charleston Coliseum]] in [[<!--Please do not replace for "North Charleston. As per Wikipedia's [[WP:NOR]] policy, the information should be presented the way WCW did. Thank you for your understanding.-->Charleston<!--Please do not replace for "North Charleston. As per Wikipedia's [[WP:NOR]] policy, the information should be presented the way WCW did. Thank you for your understanding.-->, South Carolina]].

{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
*[[List of professional wrestling terms#Dark match|Dark match]]: [[Harold Hoag|Ice Train]] defeated [[Max Muscle|Maxx]]
**Train pinned Muscle.
*[[Dean Malenko]] defeated [[Eddie Guerrero]] to win the [[WWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story|author=Guerrero, Eddie|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2005|isbn=0-7434-9353-2|page=139}}</ref> (19:14)
**Malenko pinned Guerrero after hitting him with [[Sean Waltman|Syxx]]'s video camera, which Guerrero had inadvertently tossed into the ring.
*[[Último Dragón]] (with [[Sonny Onoo]]) defeated [[Psicosis|Psychosis]] (13:17)
**Dragon pinned Psychosis after a [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Tornado DDT|Tornado DDT]].
*[[Glacier (wrestler)|Glacier]] defeated [[Chris Kanyon|Mortis]] (with [[James Mitchell (manager)|James Vanderberg]]) (9:04)
**Glacier pinned Mortis after a [[Superkick|Cryonic Kick]].
**After the match, [[Bryan Clark|Wrath]] came out and performed a [[Professional wrestling throws#Cobra clutch slam|Cobra Clutch Slam]] on Glacier.
*[[Buff Bagwell]] defeated [[Scotty Riggs]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Strap match|Strap match]] (12:25)
**Bagwell touched all four turnbuckles to win after choking Riggs out with the strap.
*[[Harlem Heat]] ([[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] and [[Stevie Ray]]) defeated [[The Public Enemy (professional wrestling)|The Public Enemy]] ([[Rocco Rock]] and [[Johnny Grunge]]) in a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types#Tornado tag team match|Texas Tornado match]] (13:17)
**Booker pinned Rock after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Somersault|Harlem Hangover]].
*[[Prince Iaukea]] defeated [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.|Rey Misterio, Jr.]] to retain the [[WCW World Television Championship]] (13:41)
**The match originally ended in a time limit draw but was extended at the request of Mysterio.
**Iaukea pinned Mysterio with a sunsetflip.
*[[New World Order (professional wrestling)|Team nWo]] ([[Kevin Nash]], [[Scott Hall (wrestler)|Scott Hall]], [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] and [[Randy Savage]]) (with [[Dennis Rodman]]) defeated Team Piper ([[Roddy Piper]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Steve McMichael]] and [[Jeff Jarrett]]) and Team WCW ([[Lex Luger]], [[Big Show|The Giant]] and [[Scott Steiner]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|Triangle Elimination match]] (19:22)
**Team WCW originally included Rick Steiner, but he was attacked prior to the match by the nWo and was unable to compete.
**Team Piper was originally composed of Roddy Piper, [[John Tenta]], Layton Morrison<ref name="solie.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/newsletter/svwn139.html|title=Solie's Tuesday Morning Report: EXTRA!|accessdate=2011-04-02|publisher=solie.org}}</ref> (a kickboxer), and Craig Mally<ref name="solie.org"/><ref name="imdbstarr">{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0540183/ |title=Craig Mally - IMDb |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database|IMDb]] |accessdate=2012-10-26 }}</ref> (a boxer). On the March 10, 1997 episode of Nitro, which aired six days before the pay-per-view, they were replaced by Four Horsemen members Benoit, McMichael, and Jarrett.
**Three stipulations were in place. If Team WCW had won all the championships the nWo held would be stripped and its members not allowed to wrestle for three years. If Team Piper had won Piper would have gotten a steel cage match with Hogan for his WCW World Championship at a later date. Since Team nWo won the match, they earned the right to challenge for any WCW championship at any time they desired.<ref>[http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/uncensored.htm Thehistoryofwwe.com]</ref>
**Wrestlers could be eliminated by either pinfall, submission, or being thrown over the top rope. The team that the wrestler represents is shown in parentheses.
***The Giant (WCW) was thrown over the top rope (4:55)
***Nash [[Professional wrestling attacks#Clothesline|clothesline]]d Jarrett (Piper) over the top rope (9:21)
***Hall [[Professional wrestling throws#Back body drop|back bodydrop]]ped McMichael (Piper) over the top rope (9:45)
***Nash threw Steiner (WCW) over the top rope (10:16)
***Hogan threw Piper (Piper) over the top rope when Rodman pulled the rope down
***Hall and Nash threw Benoit (Piper) over the top rope; Team Piper eliminated from match (16:27)
***Luger forced Savage (nWo) to submit with the [[Backbreaker#Argentine backbreaker rack|Torture Rack]] (18:23)
***Luger threw Nash (nWo) over the top rope (18:31)
***Luger forced Hall (nWo) to submit with the Torture Rack (18:45)
***Hogan pinned Luger (WCW) after Savage sprayed Luger in the eyes with spraypaint; Team WCW eliminated from match (19:22)
**After the match, Sting came out and attacked all four members of Team nWo.
{{-}}

===1998===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Uncensored 1998
|image = Uncensored 1998.jpg
|caption = [[VHS]] cover featuring [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] and [[Randy Savage]]
|tagline = Rules Are For Fools
|promotion = [[World Championship Wrestling]]
|date = March 15, 1998
|venue = [[Mobile Civic Center]]
|city = [[Mobile, Alabama]]
|attendance = 7,475
|lastevent = [[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl VIII|SuperBrawl VIII]]
|nextevent = [[Spring Stampede#1998|Spring Stampede 1998]]
}}
'''Uncensored 1998''' took place on March 15, 1998 from the [[Mobile Civic Center]] in [[Mobile, Alabama]].

*[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] defeated [[Eddie Guerrero]] (with [[Chavo Guerrero, Jr.]]) to retain the [[WCW World Television Championship]] (11:08)
**Booker pinned Eddie after a [[Dropkick#Missile dropkick|Missile Dropkick]].
*[[Juventud Guerrera]] defeated [[Konnan]] (10:21)
**Guerrera pinned Konnan with a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Roll-up|roll-up]].
*[[Chris Jericho]] defeated [[Dean Malenko]] to retain the [[WWE Cruiserweight Championship|WCW Cruiserweight Championship]] (14:42)
**Jericho forced Malenko to [[Professional wrestling#Submission|submit]] with the [[Boston crab|Liontamer]].
*[[Lex Luger]] defeated [[Scott Steiner]] (3:53)
**Luger pinned Steiner after a running lariat.
*[[Diamond Dallas Page]] defeated [[Raven]] and [[Chris Benoit]] to retain the [[WCW United States Championship]] (15:53)
**Page pinned Raven after a Diamond Cutter through a table.
*[[Big Show|The Giant]] defeated [[Kevin Nash]] by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]] (6:36)
**Nash was disqualified when [[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Brian Adams]] attacked Giant.
*[[Bret Hart]] defeated [[Curt Hennig]] (with [[Rick Rude]]) (13:51)
**Hart forced Hennig to [[Professional wrestling#Submission|submit]] with the [[Sharpshooter (professional wrestling)|Sharpshooter]].
**Hennig and Rude both attacked Hart after the match, with Hart needing medical assistance.
*[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] defeated [[Scott Hall (wrestler)|Scott Hall]] (with [[Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)|Dusty Rhodes]]) to retain the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] (8:28)
**Sting pinned Hall after a [[DDT (professional wrestling)#Inverted DDT|Scorpion Deathdrop]].
*[[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] fought [[Randy Savage]] (with [[Miss Elizabeth]]) to a no-contest in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|Steel cage match]] when Savage walked out of the match. (15:20)
**Savage appeared to have the match won, but [[Brutus Beefcake|The Disciple]] interfered, knocking the referee out and preventing Savage from hitting a flying elbow drop from the top of the cage on Hogan.
**Sting descended from the rafters to interfere on Savage's behalf, but Savage clotheslined him to reaffirm his allegiance to the nWo. Savage then spat at Hogan before leaving the ring.
{{-}}

===1999===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Uncensored 1999
|image = Uncensored 99.gif
|caption = [[VHS]] cover featuring [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] and [[Ric Flair]]
|tagline = No Rules. No Mercy. No Way Out.
|promotion = World Championship Wrestling
|date = March 14, 1999
|venue = [[Freedom Hall]]
|city = [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|attendance = 15,930<ref>[http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/uncensor.html#99 Uncensored]</ref>
|lastevent = [[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl IX|SuperBrawl IX]]
|nextevent = [[Spring Stampede#1999|Spring Stampede 1999]]
}}
'''Uncensored 1999''' took place on March 14, 1999 from [[Freedom Hall]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].

{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
*[[Billy Kidman]] defeated [[Mikey Whipwreck]] to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (15:01)
**Kidman pinned Whipwreck after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques|Shooting star press]].
*[[Stevie Ray]] defeated [[Virgil (wrestler)|Vincent]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Hardcore-based variations|Harlem Street Fight]] (6:30)
**Ray pinned Vincent after hitting him with a [[Slapjack (weapon)|slapjack]] to gain control of nWo Black and White.
*[[Kevin Nash]] (with [[Lex Luger]] and [[Miss Elizabeth]]) defeated [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]] (6:19)
**Nash pinned Misterio after a [[Powerbomb#Release powerbomb|Jacknife Powerbomb]].
*[[Jerry Flynn]] defeated [[Ernest Miller]] and [[Sonny Onoo]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Handicap match|Handicap match]] (7:08)
**Flynn pinned Onoo after Miller accidentally knocked him out.
*[[The Sandman (wrestler)|Hak]] defeated [[Bam Bam Bigelow]] and [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]] (with [[Chastity (wrestling)|Chastity]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]] (14:29)
**Hak pinned Raven after Chastity hit Raven in the groin with a [[headbutt]].
*[[Chris Benoit]] and [[Dean Malenko]] defeated [[Curt Hennig]] and [[Barry Windham]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match|Lumberjack match]] to win the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] (16:58)
**Benoit pinned Hennig after a [[Professional wrestling aerial techniques#Diving headbutt|Diving Headbutt]].
**The lumberjacks were: [[Norman Smiley]], [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]], [[Tonga Fifita|Meng]], [[Kenny Stasiowski|Kenny Kaos]], [[Arn Anderson]], [[Kendall Windham]], [[Bobby Duncum Jr.]], [[Prince Iaukea]].
*[[Perry Saturn]] defeated [[Chris Jericho]] (with Ralphus) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Texas Bullrope match|Dog Collar match]] (11:50)
**Saturn pinned Jericho after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Death Valley driver|Death Valley Driver]].
*[[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] defeated [[Scott Steiner]] (with [[Buff Bagwell]]) to win the [[WCW World Television Championship]] (13:30)
**Booker pinned Steiner after Bagwell accidentally hit Steiner with a steel chair.
*[[Ric Flair]] defeated [[Hulk Hogan|Hollywood Hogan]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#First Blood match|First Blood]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|Barbed Wire Steel Cage match]] to win the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] and permanent control of WCW (14:19)
**Flair pinned Hogan while an unconscious Hogan was in the [[Professional wrestling holds#Figure four leglock|Figure-Four leglock]].
**Charles Robinson made a fast three count.
**Flair, who had gained control of WCW for 90 days on a December 1998 edition of ''[[WCW Monday Nitro]]'', ordered referee [[Charles Robinson (referee)|Charles Robinson]] to use discretion in stopping the match; as a result, Robinson did not stop the match when Flair bled first, nor would he count for Hogans own pin falls.
**[[Arn Anderson]] interfered late in the match and slid a [[tire iron]] to Flair, who hit Hogan with it.
{{-}}

===2000===
{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Uncensored 2000
|image = Uncensored 00.jpg
|caption = [[VHS]] cover featuring [[Jeff Jarrett]], [[Sid Eudy|Sid Vicious]], [[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]], and [[Ric Flair]]
|tagline = "Double J and Big Sid break all the rules in their battle for heavyweight gold!"
|promotion = World Championship Wrestling
|date = March 19, 2000
|venue = [[American Airlines Arena]]
|city = [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]
|attendance = 5,000<ref>[http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wcw/uncensor.html#2000 Uncensored]</ref>
|lastevent = [[SuperBrawl#SuperBrawl 2000|SuperBrawl 2000]]
|nextevent = [[Spring Stampede#2000|Spring Stampede 2000]]
}}
'''Uncensored 2000''' took place on March 19, 2000 from the [[American Airlines Arena]] in [[Miami|Miami, Florida]].


The recurring concept of ''Uncensored'' was that it was an event that, in storylines, the (fictional) WCW Board of Directors had washed their hands of. Thus, each match on the card was ostensibly unsanctioned, meaning they were not subject to the normal rules of WCW-sanctioned wrestling matches. In reality, it was a normally-booked WCW show, albeit one with a tendency to feature more gimmick matches than usual. This notion, however, was downplayed during the last few years that it was part of the WCW PPV schedule. [[Hulk Hogan]] was featured in the main event of all six versions of the event. In 2014, All WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.
{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
*[[Prince Iaukea|The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea]] (with [[Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman|Paisley]]) defeated [[Psychosis]] (with [[Juventud Guerrera]]) to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship (7:22)
**The Artist pinned Psychosis after a Tornado DDT.
*[[Norman Smiley]] and [[Dale Torborg|The Demon]] defeated [[Lenny Lane|Lane]] and [[Lodi (wrestler)|Rave]] (3:41)
**Smiley forced Lane to submit with the [[Professional wrestling holds#Crossface chickenwing|Norman Conquest]].
*[[Bam Bam Bigelow]] defeated [[Jerry Tuite|The Wall]] by [[Professional wrestling#Disqualification|disqualification]] (3:26)
**Wall was disqualified when he [[chokeslam]]med Bigelow through a table.
*[[Brian Knobs]] defeated [[3 Count]] ([[Evan Karagias]], [[Shannon Moore]], and [[Gregory Helms|Shane Helms]]) to win the [[WCW Hardcore Championship]] (6:51)
**Knobs pinned Helms after hitting him with a steel chair (3:00)
**Knobs pinned Karagias after a [[Powerbomb|Running powerbomb]] through a table (4:15)
**Knobs pinned Moore after hitting him with a garbage can (6:51)
*[[Billy Kidman]] and [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker]] (with [[Torrie Wilson]]) defeated [[Harlem Heat#Harlem Heat 2000|Harlem Heat 2000]] ([[Ahmed Johnson|Big T]] and [[Stevie Ray]]) (with Cash and [[Clarence Mason|J. Biggs]]) (6:59)
**Kidman pinned Big T with a [[Pin (professional wrestling)#Rana|Sunset Flip]].
*[[Vampiro]] defeated [[Dave Finlay|Fit Finlay]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Falls Count Anywhere match|Falls Count Anywhere match]] (8:38)
**Vampiro pinned Finlay after a [[Professional wrestling throws#Michinoku Driver II|Nail in the Coffin]] on the concrete floor.
*The [[Harris Brothers]] (Ron and Don) defeated [[The Mamalukes]] ([[Vito LoGrasso|Big Vito]] and [[John Hugger|Johnny the Bull]]) (with [[Disco Inferno (wrestler)|Disco Inferno]]) to win the [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] (8:45)
**Ron pinned Johnny after a [[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Double back suplex side slam|H-Bomb]].
*[[Goldust|Dustin Rhodes]] defeated [[Terry Funk]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Strap match|Bullrope match]] (9:01)
**Rhodes pinned Funk after a [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)|Piledriver]] onto the cowbell.
*[[Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] defeated [[Lex Luger|The Total Package]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match|Lumberjacks with Casts match]] (7:01)
**Sting pinned Package after a Scorpion Deathdrop
**The lumberjacks were: [[Jimmy Hart]], Curt Hennig, Doug Dillinger, Fit Finlay, [[Brian Knobs]], Vampiro, [[Harris Brothers|Ron Harris]], Don Harris, Stevie Ray, [[Anthony Norris|Big T]], [[Bill DeMott|Hugh Morrus]].
**Sting's lumberjacks had casts on their hands that were broken by Luger in the past.
**Package's lumberjacks had fake casts on their arm to mock and have the same advantage as Sting's lumberjacks.
**During the match, [[Tank Abbott]] came down to ringside to suckerpunch Doug Dillinger in the face.
**During the match, Ric Flair and [[Miss Elizabeth|Elizabeth]] interfered trying to attack Sting, but were both taken down by Jimmy Hart and Vampiro.
*[[Sid Eudy|Sid Vicious]] defeated [[Jeff Jarrett]] to retain the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] (7:36)
**Vicious pinned Jarrett after a [[leg drop]] from Hulk Hogan.
*[[Hulk Hogan]] defeated [[Ric Flair]] in an [[Professional wrestling match types#Strap match|Yappapi Indian Strap match]] (14:28)
**Hogan pinned Flair after touching the four turnbuckles.
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==See also==
==Events==
{|class="wikitable" style="margin: 0 auto"
*[[List of WCW pay-per-view events]]
|style="background:#ddd; width:2em"|
*[[World Championship Wrestling]]
|WCW/nWo co-branded event
|}
{| class="wikitable" align="center" width="100%"
!width="8%"|Event
!width="7%"|Date
!width="9%"|City
!width="11%"|Venue
!width="27%"|Main Event
|-
|[[Uncensored (1995)]]
|March 19, 1995
|rowspan="2"|[[Tupelo, Mississippi]].
|rowspan="2"|[[BancorpSouth Arena|Tupelo Coliseum]]
|{{small|[[Hulk Hogan]] vs. [[Big Van Vader|Vader]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Strap match|Leather Strap match]]}}
|-
|[[Uncensored (1996)]]
|March 24, 1996
|{{small|Hulk Hogan and [[Randy Savage]] vs. [[Ric Flair]], [[Arn Anderson]], [[Tonga Fifita|Meng]], [[The Barbarian (wrestler)|The Barbarian]], [[Lex Luger]], [[Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)|The Taskmaster]], [[Tommy Lister|Z-Gangsta]] and [[Robert Swenson|The Ultimate Solution]] in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cage match|Doomsday Cage match]]}}
|-
|[[Uncensored (1997)]]
|March 16, 1997
|[[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
|[[North Charleston Coliseum]]
|{{small|[[New World Order (professional wrestling)|nWo]] (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, [[Kevin Nash]] and [[Scott Hall]]) vs. Team Piper ([[Roddy Piper]], [[Chris Benoit]], [[Steve McMichael]] and [[Jeff Jarrett]]) vs. Team [[WCW]] (Lex Luger, [[Paul Wight|The Giant]] and [[Scott Steiner]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Elimination match|Triangle Elimination match]]}}
|-
|-bgcolor="#ddd"
|[[Uncensored (1998)]]
|March 15, 1998
|[[Mobile, Alabama]]
|[[Mobile Civic Center]]
|{{small|Hollywood Hogan vs. Randy Savage in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cage match|Steel Cage match]]}}
|-
|-bgcolor="#ddd"
|[[Uncensored (1999)]]
|March 14, 1999
|[[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|[[Freedom Hall]]
|{{small|Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Ric Flair in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cage match|Barbed Wire Steel Cage match]] for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]]}}
|-
|[[Uncensored (2000)]]
|March 19, 2000
|[[Miami|Miami, Florida]]
|[[American Airlines Arena]]
|{{small|Sid Vicious (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]], and Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Strap match|Yappapi Indian Strap match]]}}
|-
|colspan="10"|{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}}
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events]]
[[Category:WCW Uncensored| ]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1995]]
[[Category:Recurring events disestablished in 2000]]

Latest revision as of 21:41, 1 April 2024

Uncensored
PromotionsWorld Championship Wrestling
First eventUncensored (1995)
Last eventUncensored (2000)
Event gimmickEach match on the card was unsanctioned

Uncensored was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) held in the month of March from 1995 through 2000. It was replaced by Greed in 2001.

The recurring concept of Uncensored was that it was an event that, in storylines, the (fictional) WCW Board of Directors had washed their hands of. Thus, each match on the card was ostensibly unsanctioned, meaning they were not subject to the normal rules of WCW-sanctioned wrestling matches. In reality, it was a normally-booked WCW show, albeit one with a tendency to feature more gimmick matches than usual. This notion, however, was downplayed during the last few years that it was part of the WCW PPV schedule. Hulk Hogan was featured in the main event of all six versions of the event. In 2014, All WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network.

Events

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WCW/nWo co-branded event
Event Date City Venue Main Event
Uncensored (1995) March 19, 1995 Tupelo, Mississippi. Tupelo Coliseum Hulk Hogan vs. Vader in a Leather Strap match
Uncensored (1996) March 24, 1996 Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, The Taskmaster, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution in a Doomsday Cage match
Uncensored (1997) March 16, 1997 North Charleston, South Carolina North Charleston Coliseum nWo (Hollywood Hogan, Randy Savage, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) vs. Team Piper (Roddy Piper, Chris Benoit, Steve McMichael and Jeff Jarrett) vs. Team WCW (Lex Luger, The Giant and Scott Steiner) in a Triangle Elimination match
Uncensored (1998) March 15, 1998 Mobile, Alabama Mobile Civic Center Hollywood Hogan vs. Randy Savage in a Steel Cage match
Uncensored (1999) March 14, 1999 Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall Hollywood Hogan (c) vs. Ric Flair in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
Uncensored (2000) March 19, 2000 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Sid Vicious (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair in a Yappapi Indian Strap match
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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