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Feb 4, 2011 11:26:48 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Feb 4, 2011 11:26:48 GMT -5
| WCW Thunder on TBS August 2, 2001 at Melbourne, AU. Announced by Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone |
In a bid to lower travel costs, Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone are the announcers this week. The pair inform us that our main event will see Dustin Rhodes face Rick Steiner. Chavo Guerrero with Scott Norton defeated Ikuto Hidaka[/color] We get the show off to a great start with fantastic action here as the former Cruiserweight Champion, Chavo Guerrero went up against the Japanese Ikuto Hidaka who has made a name for himself here in WCW in such a short amount of time. Both men exchange control of the match throughout and when it seems like Hidaka has things going his way as he is perched on the top rope, Scott Norton interferes by shoving him off the turnbuckle and allowing Chavo to finish Ikuto off with a Brainbuster. Dawn Marie is in the back and she is talking with The Harris Brothers. She tells them to make sure that Christian York and Joey Matthews don't leave Australia in one piece and they promise her they won't. Commercial Break[/i] Christian York and Joey Matthews with Alexis Laree defeated The Harris Brothers[/color] This was Christian York and Joey Matthew's first official match as a team here in WCW and with Alexis Laree in their corner, the trio bounced down the ramp with excitement. They're excitement soon came to a halt when The Harris Brothers entered the ring and immediately began to pummel York and Matthews. The babyface team attempt to fight back, but the experience as a team and just the power of Ron and Don helps them stay in control. With the arena solidly behind them, Christian and Joey are able to mount a comeback and eventually drop Ron with a Double Spike DDT to get themselves the win! York and Matthews quickly run out of the ring as Don charges into the ring after them. The trio can't believe their win as the celebrate on the ramp while Don and Ron go nuts in the ring at their loss! Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund interviews Major Gunns in the back when Leia Meow approaches her and calls her a slut. Gunns chases after Leia but she runs into a clothesline from Stacey Keibler, who dances above her. Major Gunns defeated Leia Meow[/color] in a Down Underwear matchJust a standard bra and panties match which saw Leia beat up Gunns, who was selling injuries by a clothesline from Stacey Keibler just before the match because we all know a clothesline can lead to major injuries. Leia rips Major Gunns' skirt off but Guns tackles Leia to the mat and proceeds to rip both her top and bottoms off to win. Leia attempts to snatch her bottoms and top off Major Gunns who is holding them above Leia and she can't reach them. She throws them into the crowd before Leia runs up the ramp screaming! Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund interviews Rick Steiner backstage. Rick vows that tonight he'll defeat Dustin Rhodes and move onto Mayhem before beating Shane Douglas for the United States Championship! Shane Douglas with Torrie Wilson defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. with Tygress[/color] to retain the United States ChampionshipFantastic first hour main event here as Douglas' U.S Championship was on the line against the smallest member of The Filthy Animals, Rey Rey, Jr. However, he may be small but he can certainly pack a punch and is one of the best Superstars on the WCW roster and he proved that tonight with this bout against Douglas. Rey actually almost won the U.S Championship for the first time after a Frankensteiner to Douglas but somehow Douglas got his foot on the bottom rope. As the match went on, Douglas got even more desperate to win the match and in a heelish antic he used Torrie as a shield and shoved her into Rey who caught her and with Rey holding Torrie, Douglas attacked Rey from behind and proceeded to hit the Franchiser for the victory! Douglas doesn't wait around for Torrie but instead grabs his title from ringside and heads up the ramp with Torrie beginning to walk after him, not looking happy! Commercial Break[/i] Torrie Wilson catches up with Shane Douglas backstage and she asks him what the hell he done that for. Douglas tells Torrie that if she wants to roll with the Franchise then she's got to be prepared to sacrifice herself for the Franchise. Douglas tells Torrie that if she doesn't like it then she can find someone else's arm to hang off because it won't be hard for himself to find a replacement for Torrie! KroniK defeated Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo[/color] KroniK have made it clear that they want a shot at Team Canada's tag gold and tonight they sent a strong message to the champions by physically destroying Skipper and Romeo. Skipper and Romeo attempted to fight back but it wasn't to be as KroniK got the easy win after the High Times on Skipper. Gene Okerlund is standing by with Bam Bam Bigelow. He asks Bigelow about his feud with Malice and Bigelow tells Gene that he's laying down a challenge for Mayhem and he wants an answer on Nitro! Commercial Break[/i] Rick Steiner vs. Dustin Rhodes[/b] ends in a No ContestThese two have been at each other's throats as of late and tonight they attempted to settle it with the winner getting a shot at Shane Douglas' U.S Championship at Mayhem. It wasn't easy to predict who would be earning the shot at Douglas' U.S Championship as this was a close match and both men are pretty evenly matched. There was a point in the match when both men kept countering each other's attempts at finishing the match off before Rhodes eventually nailed Steiner with the Lone Star State of Mind. Rhodes covers, 1-2-.. the referee was yanked out of the ring! The camera reveals Shane Douglas on the outside! Douglas gets into the ring only to be tackled to the mat by Rhodes, who fires away at Douglas with stiff forearms. Steiner attacks Rhodes and throws him to the outside before he attacks Shane himself! Rhodes and Steiner in a shocking move work as a unit to take turns at beating Shane up until Torrie Wilson comes to the ring. Steiner holds Douglas up for Torrie to slap him and she teases about to before booting Rhodes square on the balls. Steiner grabs Torrie by the hair but she is saved by Douglas who whacks him with the U.S Championship. Torrie asks Douglas to forgive her and he does so by making out with her in the ring above Rhodes and Steiner! © 2001 FUSIENT MEDIA VENTURES/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Feb 4, 2011 11:30:31 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Feb 4, 2011 11:30:31 GMT -5
WCW LIVE! WEEKLY REPORT: Thanks to everyone who sent in a report of the WCW show they attened this past week when the WCW toured around Australia, including taping all this week's WCW programming in the country. Sting left the tour following the show in Adelaide, thus missing the WCW show in Perth. Sting had a family emergency to attend to back in the USA, and his proposed match with Ric Flair in Perth on Friday night was cancelled. Instead, the Perth crowd saw Ric Flair battle The Cat.
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Sydney, Australia (Wed. August 1, 2001)...Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (w/ Scott Norton) and Billy Kidman to retain the Cruiserweight Belt when he pinned Kidman following a Roundhouse Kick...The Cat defeated Vampiro following the Feliner...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Tygress defeated Kwee-Wee and Paisley when Rey, Jr. pinned Kwee-Wee following a Springboard DDT....Dustin Rhodes defeated Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) via Disqualification when Douglas attacked Rhodes with the United States Title...KroniK defeated The Harris Brothes when Adams pinned Ron following a Spinebuster...Booker T defeated Mike Awesome via Axe Kick...Dusty Rhodes defeated Jeff Jarrett via Count Out when Jarrett ran away following a Stinkface from Dusty...Sting and Goldberg defeated Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner (w/ Midajah) when Goldberg pinned Rick following the Jackhammer (Capacity: 9,000)
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Adelaide, Australia (Thur. August 2, 2001)...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated Kwee-Wee and Mike Sanders (w/ Paisley) to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Belts when Kidman pinned Sanders following the Kid Krusher...The Cat defeated Scott Norton via the Feliner...Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Lash LeRoux following a Gory Bomb...Dustin Rhodes defeated Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) via Disqualification when Douglas attacked Rhodes with the United States Title...Booker T defeated Lance Storm via Axe Kick...KroniK defeated Jeff Jarrett and Rick Steiner when Clarke pinned Steiner with a Pumphandle Slam when Jarrett accidentally broke his guitar over Rick...Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow via Steiner Recleiner in a Tazer on a Pole Match...Goldberg defeated The Harris Brothers via Jackhammer on Ron...Sting defeated Ric Flair via Scorpian Death Drop (Capacity: 7,400)
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Perth, Australia (Fri. August 3, 2001)...Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to retain the Cruiserweight Title after spraying Red Mist in Chavo's eyes...Mike Sanders defeated Lash LeRoux following a Spike DDT...Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Vampiro in a Hardcore Match following a Running Powerslam...Dustin Rhodes and Dusty Rhodes defeated The Harris Brothers when Dustin pinned Don following the Lone Star State of Mind...Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) defeated Scott Norton to retain the United States Title following the Franchiser...Lance Storm and Mike Awesome (w/ Melissa Coates) defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) to retain the Canadian Tag Titles when Awesome pinned Rey, Jr. following an Awesome Bomb, afterwards KroniK saved Rey and Kidman from a beatdown...Ric Flair defeated The Cat via Figure Four Leglock...Booker T defeated Rick Steiner via Axe Kick...Goldberg defeated Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) following a Spear (Capacity: 8,600)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Scott Steiner vs. TBD
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Booker T vs. Goldberg
WCW United States Championship: Shane Douglas (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes or Rick Steiner
Falls Count Anywhere match: Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Malice
WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Yoshihiro Tajiri (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero, Jr.
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Feb 4, 2011 18:29:41 GMT -5
Post by NOW that's WRESTLING on Feb 4, 2011 18:29:41 GMT -5
Yes!
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Feb 4, 2011 20:18:47 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Feb 4, 2011 20:18:47 GMT -5
Monday Nitro on TNTAug. 6, 2001 @ Charlotte, NC. Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone welcome us to the broadcast, straight out of Charlotte, NC., the hometown of the leader of the Magnificent Seven Ric Flair! Eric Bischoff comes storming to the ring after being absent from last weeks show in Australia due to business issues he had to attend to back here in the United States. Bischoff takes a microphone and begins to say that he put Mike Sanders in charge of the show because he thought he could trust him. Bischoff tells Sanders that he crossed a line when he handed complete control of all WCW programming to Ric Flair last week! Bischoff says that as a punishment for his troubles, Mike Sanders will be in action tonight against Goldberg! The crowd freak out as Eric Bischoff smiles. Bischoff is about to begin addressing Ric Flair (who is getting a great reaction from the crowd, due to Nitro being in his hometown tonight) but the music of the Magnificent Seven cuts Bischoff off, much to Bischoff's annoyance. Ric Flair leads his stable out, yelling at Bischoff on his way down the ramp. The stable get into the ring, with Flair going nose-to-nose with Bischoff, the pair of them exchanging words to each other without microphone's. Suddenly, Eric punches Flair, knocking him down but Scott Steiner attacks Bischoff and it's not long before all of the Magnificent Seven are laying into a defenseless Bischoff when suddenly.. THE INSIDERS!!! Kevin Nash and DDP make their hugely anticipated returns to WCW programming tonight, running out as the theme they have used as The InSiders plays over the arena! The InSiders take the fight to the Magnificent Seven, sending them packing one at a time when only Totally Buff remain. Nash hits Buff with the Jackknife Powerbomb, while DDP hits Luger with the Diamond Cutter simultaneously! The InSiders help Bischoff up as Ric Flair flips out on the ramp with the rest of the M7. Eric Bischoff picks up a microphone and announces that tonight The Steiner Brothers will face The InSiders in the Nitro main event, which does nothing but make Flair and co. even more livid! Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund tries to get a word with the Magnificent Seven in their lockerroom about the return of The InSiders, but Ric Flair throws Gene out of the room. Gene sends us back to ringside. Cruiserweight Champion, Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Cash in a non-title matchIn our opening contest we see Cash go up against the Cruiserweight Champion, Yoshihiro Tajiri in a non-title match. Cash put up one hell of a fight due to knowing that a win over the champion in a non-title match would skyrocket him up the ranks in the cruiserweight division. Despite Cash's valiant efforts, Tajiri still got the victory after a wicked Buzzsaw Kick. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. rolls into the ring and spins Tajiri round but Tajiri scouts it and spits green mist into Guerrero's eyes! Chavo rolls around in the ring screaming as Tajiri laughs. Commercial Break[/i] Booker T is in the hallway backstage when he is blindsided by Jeff Jarrett! After fighting back, Jarrett rakes the eyes of Booker and throws him off a nearby wall before breaking his guitar over his head! Canadian Tag Team Champions, Team Canada with Melissa Coates def. BG James and Konnan with Tygress[/color] in a non-title matchTeam Canada of Lance Storm and Mike Awesome went up against rivals of their past, Konnan and BG James of The Filthy Animals in what was a solid tag team contest. Storm and Awesome beat down James, who eventually fought back and made the tag to Konnan who cleared house. In the end, Storm blasted B.G. with a Superkick before Awesome finished him off with an Awesome Bomb! Lance takes the microphone afterwards as Angel Williams, who is still in the crowd, wildly cheers on Team Canada! Storm says if KroniK want a fight then they can bring a fight at Mayhem! Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund is with KroniK backstage. The pair tell Okerlund that they will gladly face Team Canada for the championships and rightfully bring them back to America! Shane Helms is in the back and he seems super excited about facing Ric Flair tonight. He's talking with The Cat and Ikuto Hidaka and the pair tell Helms that he has a huge opportunity and wish him luck. Sting defeated Curt Hennig[/color] to advance in the WCW World Heavyweight Championship TournamentSting rightfull earns his spot on the Mayhem card in the semi-finals of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tournament when he beat Curt Hennig in a decent match here, but it was clear that Sting would be the one going over. Hennig attempted a Hennig-Plex, but Sting blocked it and took Hennig down with a clothesline only to finish him off with a Scorpion Death Drop just moments later. Commercial Break[/i] Ric Flair with Dawn Marie defeated Shane Helms[/color] Shane Helms had the opportunity of a lifetime here tonight going up against the hometown favourite, Ric Flair in a 1-on-1 match. Helms reliased the opportunity that Eric Bischoff gave him and he wasn't going to go down without a fight here tonight and a fight is exactly what he took to Flair, trying everything possible to get the victory but it was never enough to keep Flair down for the 3 count. With the crowd in favor of Ric, it would be him prevailing after a chop block and then locking Helms in the Figure Four Leglock and he tapped. Commercial Break[/i] Jeff Jarrett is in Eric Bischoff's office and he tells Eric that since Booker T is sidelined he wants to take his place in the World Title tournament. Eric tells Jarrett that he doesn't think so and since Booker is sidelined he'll have to find a replacement so Jeff can just get the hell out his office! Madusa comes down to the ring in a dress with the American flag on it. As she gets closer to the ring, the camera focuses on Angel Williams who has been relegated to sitting in the crowd due to not being an official member of the WCW roster but she is still considered a member of Team Canada. Once Madusa is at the steel steps, Angel flies over the guardrail and takes Madusa down to the floor. The pair brawl, with Angel ripping chunks of Madusa's hair out as security spill to split the pair up! Angel is dragged out of the arena as Madusa tries to go after her! Commercial Break[/i] Madusa is backstage yelling at Eric Bischoff that she wants Angel Williams in the ring tonight! Eric tells Madusa that he can't make the match because Angel isn't an official member of the WCW roster. Goldberg defeated Mike Sanders[/color] Quick squash match that was straight to the point. Goldberg didn't waste any time on ripping through Sanders, who was being punished by Eric Bischoff for giving Ric Flair full booking control last week in Australia. Goldberg tossed Mike around before hitting the Spear and then finishing him off with the Jackhammer in the quickest match of the night so far. The referee raises the hand of Goldberg, as the crowd go wild. Goldberg takes a microphone and says "Jeff Jarrett.. YOU'RE NEXT!!" before he drops the microphone. Statement made. Commercial Break[/i] Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner and Midajah are with Gene Okerlund backstage. Scott does all of the talking and says that not even Kevin Nash and DDP can derail the Magnificent Seven and tonight he's going to wipe the ring with them and put them back on the shelves like he did before! Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page defeated The Steiner Brothers with Midajah[/color] In their return match to WCW programming after both being sidelined by Scott Steiner earlier this year, Page and Nash were on fire and looked on top of the world out there with the entire arena fully behind them. After dodging a Diving Bulldog from Rick, Page made the tag to Nash who took everyone out with forearms, clothesline and big boots before dropping Rick with a Jackknife Powrbomb for 3. Page and Nash celebrate in the ring as Scott, Rick and Midajah back up the ramp yelling at Page and Nash to close the show. © 2001 FUSIENT MEDIA VENTURES/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Feb 4, 2011 21:14:06 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Feb 4, 2011 21:14:06 GMT -5
- It was announced today that Thunder will be moving back to Wednesday's on August 15. Earlier this year, Thunder was broadcasted on Wednesday's but WCW management moved it back to it's original Thursday slot on March 29 but due to decreasing ratings, the show will be moving back to Wednesday's.
- Nitro pulled a 1.7 rating, up from last weeks 1.5. The highest rated segment of the night was the opening segment where Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page made their WCW returns.
- ECW held its first show since being backed by a still anonymous financial backer last night in Philadelphia, PA. Rhino retained the ECW Championship against Rob Van Dam in the main event.
- WCW.com today announced that the contracts of BG James, Lash LeRoux and Reno have all been terminated.
the wrestling observer newsletter[/i][/size]
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Feb 6, 2011 11:57:16 GMT -5
Post by duan on Feb 6, 2011 11:57:16 GMT -5
glad to see this back and that you are rockin and rollin with it man. The Insiders should give you more depth in the main event scene, which you might be lacking. Moving Thunder to garner ratings is a no brainer and I am glad to see ratings on the rise. Keep it up son!
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Jul 15, 2011 6:47:04 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 15, 2011 6:47:04 GMT -5
Bringing this back.
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Jul 15, 2011 13:31:28 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Jul 15, 2011 13:31:28 GMT -5
Fantastic.
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Jul 16, 2011 11:37:44 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 16, 2011 11:37:44 GMT -5
WCW WorldWide Taping Results:[/color] 1. Kwee-Wee and Lenny Lane defeated Air Raid when Kwee-Wee pinned Styles with a Piledriver. 2. Crowbar defeated Cash with The Mindbender. | WCW Thursday Thunder on TBS — August 9, 2001 from Charlotte, NC. |
Mike Tenay and Mark Madden are at the announcers desk to call all of tonight's action here on Thunder! Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions, Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman with Tygress defeated The Jung Dragons in a non-title matchWe kick the show off with cruiserweight tag team action as the champions went up against The Jung Dragons, who made their first appearance as a team without their valet Leia Meow who was released by the company earlier today due to budget cuts. Yang and Hayashi take the fight to Rey, Jr. and Kidman, but it just isn't enough as The Filthy Animals prove exactly why they are the champions when they get the victory when Kidman hits Yang with a Shooting Star Press after Rey, Jr. sent Kaz crashing to the floor with a Hurricanrana. While Rey, Jr., Kidman and Tygress celebrate we cut to another part of the arena where the United States Champion, Shane Douglas along with Torrie Wilson are heading towards the ring. Commercial Break[/i] The United States Champion, Shane Douglas comes to the ring with Torrie Wilson on his arm to a negative response from the crowd. Once in the ring, Shane takes the microphone and says that last week he was forced to put his title on the line against someone who didn't even earn themselves the right to fight for his title in Rey Misterio, Jr. Douglas says that in the main event of Thunder last week, Dustin Rhodes and Rick Steiner battled each other for the right to face him for the U.S Championship at Mayhem and once again, we have 2 more Superstar's who haven't earned the right to face him for his championship. Dustin Rhodes cuts Douglas off and tells him to shut his mouth and if he wants to attack and lay him out, then how about he tries that "without any interference from that lussy hussy, Torrie Wilson". Torrie looks offended at Dustin's words and Shane tells Dustin if he wants to insult his women how about he does it when he isn't walking around with fat slobs hanging off his arm. As Rhodes nears the bottom of the ramp, Rick Steiner comes out and tells the pair of them to shut the hell up. After the 3 of them argue, Eric Bischoff cuts them all off by appearing on the TurnerTron. Eric says that if Douglas thought attacking both men last week would result in not defending his title at Mayhem, then he was wrong because he's instead now going to face both Steiner and Rhodes for the U.S Championship at Mayhem! Shane flips out in the ring as Rick and Dustin both seem pleased about the announcement. Commercial Break[/i] Chavo Guerrero, Jr., Scott Norton and Stacey Keibler are in the ring when we return to the show. Chavo is wearing dark sunglasses and is not in his ring gear for his mixed tag team match with Stacey against Yoshihiro Tajiri and Major Gunns. Chavo says that this past Monday on Nitro, Tajiri spat green mist into his eyes and he has lost his sight indefinitely. Chavo says that he therefore cannot compete tonight and so he was intrusted by Eric Bischoff to pick another cruiserweight to fill his spot in tonight's match. Yoshihiro Tajiri and Major Gunns come to the ring for Chavo's replacement partner announcement. Chavo reveals that Scott Norton will be replacing him just as Norton beheads Tajiri with a vicious clothesline. Mike Tenay complains that Norton isn't a cruiserweight! Scott Norton and Stacey Keibler with Chavo Guerrero defeated Cruiserweight Champion, Yoshihiro Tajiri and Major Gunns[/color] Surprisingly, this was actually a really enjoyable intergender tag team match here. Stacey and Major Gunns spent the majority of the match rolling around the ring, and tossing each other from corner to corner by the hair. Major Gunns went for a Sunset Flip, but Stacey blocked it and crouched onto Major Gunns getting a cheap pop from the crowd. Chavo, Jr. "accidentally" tripped Major Gunns up which prompted Tajiri to attack him, with Chavo pleading for him to stop because he is defenseless. Scott Norton saves Chavo by blindsiding Tajiri and then Powerbombing him on the floor! With Major Gunns distracted, Stacey runs up behind her, rolls her up and grabs her pants for leverage and it's enough for the 3! Stacey, Scott and Chavo celebrate on the rampway as Major Gunns can't believe what just went down. She attends to Yoshihiro, who is clutching the back of his neck following the Powerbomb from Norton. Commercial Break[/i] Alexis Laree is shown in the back at the make-up table having her make-up applied by the artist. The pair are talking away when suddenly Dawn Marie walks up behind her and takes make-up off the counter and dumps it over an unsuspecting Alexis. Dawn pulls the chair back, dropping Laree to the floor before mounting her and slamming her head off the ground. Totally Buff and Christian York and Joey Matthews appear and do their best to split up the pair! Shane Helms defeated Lance Storm with Mike Awesome and Melissa Coates1/2 of the WCW Canadian Tag Team Champions, Lance Storm went up against Shane Helms here in a fantastic first hour main event. With Mike Awesome and Melissa Coates in his corner, their presence distracted Helms numerous times which allowed for Lance to take control. Angel Williams cheered Storm on from ringside and he kept pointing at her and dedicating moves in the match to her. Helms fought back but when it looked as if he was going to win, Storm "accidentally" knocked the referee down. Awesome and Storm set Helms up for a double team move but KroniK hit the ring and sent Awesome packing before dropping Lance with the High Times followed by Helms hitting a staggering Storm with the Shining Wizard for the win! Helms celebrates his win on the rampway with KroniK as Team Canada go nuts in the ring! Storm issues the challenge for a 6 person tag on Nitro - Kronik and Helms vs. Team Canada. They accept! Commercial Break[/i] WCW Thunder is moving! Starting next week, you can catch Thunder every Wednesday night on TBS. Gene Okerlund catches up with Lance Storm, Mike Awesome and Melissa Coates of Team Canada backstage. Storm tells Gene that this Monday the 3 of them are going to humiliate KroniK and Shane Helms when they beat them in the 6 person tag but what's going to be even sweeter is that his baby Angel Williams will be at ringside to watch it! Scott Steiner with Midajah defeated Ikuto Hidaka[/color] Scott Steiner still wasn't happy about Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page returning to WCW this past Monday on Nitro and unfortunately for Ikuto Hidaka, he was used as Steiner's way of taking his frustrations out. Right from the moment the bell went, Scott didn't let Ikuto even get a hit on him as he destroyed him, dropping him with a T-Bone Suplex before synching in the Steiner Recliner. The beatdown doesn't end after the match as Steiner takes a chair from ringside and repeatedly whacks a defenseless Ikuto with it! Even Midajah has seen enough and she tries to get him to stop but she can't as Steiner continues smacking an out-cold Hidaka with the chair. Commercial Break[/i] We see a clip of Ikuto Hidaka being stretchered away during the commercial as Tenay and Madden call Scott Steiner out of control. Jeff Jarrett defeated Hugh Morrus[/color] The ever-arrogant Jeff Jarrett had a tough opponent this week on Thunder as ring veteran Hugh Morrus went up against "The Chosen One" in singles action. Jarrett continuously tried to avoid staying in the ring with Hugh and would leave the ring and hang around ringside. Eventually, Morrus had enough and started chasing Jeff around the ring before Jeff eventually rolled into the ring and attacked Morrus as he slid in. Jarrett had control from there on out, but Hugh fought back and was in the driver's seat following a Samoan Drop! Morrus set Jeff up for the No Laughing Matter but Jarrett was able to roll out of harm's way in the nick of time before drilling Hugh with the Stroke and cover to get the 1-2-3. After the match, Jeff Jarrett takes a microphone and says that he deserves that vacant spot in the World Championship tournament and Eric Bischoff better reliase that before smashing Hugh with his guitar. Commercial Break[/i] Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Buff Bagwell[/color] Solid main event here from 2 of the more underrated guys here in WCW. Buff came out to the ring without the other half of Totally Buff, Lex Luger which made for this match to be a fair back and forth encounter. The crowd were firmly behind Bigelow who utilized his power to the max by throwing Bagwell around the ring and hitting a series of power moves. Buff was able to slide out of Bigelow's attempted Running Powerslam and shove him into the turnbuckle before sweeping his legs and repeatedly attacking the legs of the big man. Bigelow began to mount a comeback, taking the win with a Moonsault. © 2001 Fusient Media Ventures/World Championship Wrestling, Inc. [/font][/center] Notes: The show is lacking in backstage segments but I'm stumped as to what segments to include so I'm just going to go ahead and post the show because if I don't then I won't ever move on.
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Jul 16, 2011 11:42:37 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 16, 2011 11:42:37 GMT -5
WCW LIVE! WEEKLY REPORT: WCW held 3 house show's this week: 2 in North Carolina, and 1 in Colorado prior to the Nitro, Thunder and World Wide tapings in Colorado this Monday and Tuesday. Gail Kim from the WCW Power Plant worked the Colorado Springs and Raleigh shows under a mask with the name "La Felina". Goldberg, Sting and Ric Flair - although advertised for all 3 shows - didn't appear at any of them. Thank you to everyone who sent in their report with their experience of a WCW house show!
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Cameron, North Carolina (Wed. 8 August, 2001)...Norman Smiley defeated Kid Romeo when Romeo tapped to the Norman Conquest...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Titles when Rey, Jr. pinned Moore following a Springboard Legdrop...Melissa Coates defeated Madusa following a Chokeslam...Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Shane Helms to retain the Cruiserweight Title following a Roundhouse Kick...KroniK defeated Kwee-Wee and Lenny Lane (w/ Paisley) when they pinned Lane and Kwee-Wee simultaneously following a Chokeslam on both of Team Glitter...Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) defeated Hugh Morrus to retain the United States Title following the Pittsburgh Plunge...Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) and Jeff Jarrett defeated Dustin Rhodes and Dusty Rhodes when Jarrett pinned Dusty following the Stroke (Capacity: 4,300)
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Raleigh, North Carolina (Thur. 9 August, 2001)...Shane Helms defeated Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) following the Vertebreaker...Hugh Morrus and Norman Smiley defeated Kwee-Wee and Lenny Lane (w/ Paisley) when Morrus pinned Lane following a Samoan Drop...Melissa Coates defeated Madusa and La Felina when Coates made La Felina submit in the Torture Rack...Dusty Rhodes defeated Jeff Jarrett via Count Out when Jarrett ran to the back following a Stink Face from Dusty...Bam Bam Bigelow defeated The Demon following a Moonsault...Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. (w/ Tygress) to retain the United States Title following the Franchiser...Dustin Rhodes defeated Rick Steiner...Scott Steiner and Lex Luger (w/ Midajah) defeated KroniK when Steiner made Clarke pass out in the Steiner Recleiner (Capacity: 4,700)
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Colorado Springs, Colorado (Sat. 11 August, 2001)...Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Shane Helms to retain the Cruiserweight Title following a Roundhouse Kick...Norman Smiley defeated The Demon following a DDT...Madusa defeated La Felina with a German Suplex...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated Evan Karagias and Shannon Moore to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Titles when Kidman pinned Evan following the Kid Krusher from the top rope...Lex Luger defeated Kid Romeo when Romeo tapped in the Torture Rack...Dusty Rhodes defeated Jeff Jarrett via Count Out when Jarrett ran to the back following a Stink Face from Dusty...KroniK defeated Kwee-Wee and Lenny Lane when Adams pinned Lane following the High Times...Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) defeated Dustin Rhodes and Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) when he made Dustin pass out in the Steiner Recleiner (Capacity: 3,800)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:Scott Steiner vs. Sting WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:TBA vs. Goldberg WCW United States Championship:Shane Douglas (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. Rick Steiner WCW Canadian Tag Team Championships:Team Canada (c) vs. KroniK Falls Count Anywhere match:Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Malice WCW Cruiserweight Championship:Yoshihiro Tajiri (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Poster Credit: Chaz
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Jul 16, 2011 17:44:26 GMT -5
Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jul 16, 2011 17:44:26 GMT -5
First off, I’m glad to see this is back. It’s been awhile so I might have to reread some of what was going on. Fine start to the show with Rey and Kidman winning a cruiserweight tag match. I’ve always liked shows opening with lightweights to get the crowd riled up moving forward. Very happy to see Shane Douglas get the opening interview segment. A lot of times I see in other diaries (including my own) being forced to use the same main event guys over and over. Glad to see this was different. Pretty decent promo as it leaves me wondering if Douglas is going to drop the belt and hopefully get elevated up the card. I greatly enjoy the partnership of Chavo/Norton. Their segment was done pretty well, I thought. Helms/Storm would’ve been a fabulous match and I’m quite surprised to see Helms go over. I hope both of those guys end up being huge in this. Nice simple squash for the vicious Scott Steiner. Okay match between Jarrett/Morrus, which I’m surprised wasn’t the last match on the card. Since I don’t see Bagwell on the PPV card, makes sense for Bigelow to go over. A pretty decent Thunder, I thought. I’ll have to re-read the past several shows to remember properly what was going on but I figured to leave some feedback before I forget to. Glad to see you back booking, Jord!
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Jul 16, 2011 20:50:28 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 16, 2011 20:50:28 GMT -5
| WCW Monday Nitro on TNT — August 13, 2001 from Denver, CO. |
Eric Bischoff comes to the ring to open the show this week. Once inside the squared circle, Eric is handed a microphone and he welcomes everyone to Monday Nitro, an episode that he promises will be as action-packed as usual! Eric brings up the fact that Booker T was scheduled to compete at Mayhem in the tournament to crown a new World Heavyweight Champion but after being attacked last week by Jeff Jarrett, Booker has been forced to relinquish his spot in the tournament and now Bischoff has been forced with the task of trying to find a replacement. Eric says that usually if another WCW Superstar blindsides and injures a fellow Superstar they would be suspended indefinitely but unfortunately, he knows that he needs good buyrates for Mayhem and as much as it pains him to admit it, Jeff Jarrett is a household name and a top guy here in World Championship Wrestling. CH-CH-CHOSEN ONE! The music of Jeff Jarrett cuts Eric off as she swaggers down the ramp with his guitar. Jarrett drops to his knees and begins to applaud Eric for finally seeing the light and seeing that Jeff Jarrett is the top guy in World Championship Wrestling. Jarrett tells Eric that he came out here to the ring to formally accept his spot in the tournament at Mayhem for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Eric tells Jarrett that it's not as easy as that as he will have to go through another WCW Superstar to earn his spot. Bam Bam Bigelow rolls into the ring behind Jarrett as the crowd go nuts. Jarrett is demanding Eric to tell him who his opponent is but Eric is keeping tight-lipped. Jarrett sizes Eric up with his guitar because he won't tell him but Bigelow pulls it out of Jarrett's grasp from behind and breaks it off the ring mat! Jeff swings at Bigelow but it's blocked and he quickly scoops up Jeff and drills him with the Greeting's From Asbury Park! Eric Bischoff crouches at Jarrett and introduces him to Bam Bam Bigelow - his opponent for later. "Good luck!"
Commercial Break[/i] Jeff Jarrett is shown entering the Magnificent Seven locker room clutching the back of his head. Jarrett takes a seat and instantly begins to go off on one about Eric Bischoff and Bam Bam Bigelow. Jeff wants treated with more respect and promises Ric Flair that tonight Bigelow will get a taste of his own medicine when he pins him 1-2-3 and rightfully moves on to Mayhem. Flair says that sounds good before yelling at Midajah to get Jeff an ice pack. Shane Helms and KroniK defeat Team CanadaHuge opening match this week on Nitro as Shane Helms, Brian Adams and Bryan Clarke teamed up to square off against the World Canadian Tag Team Champions in Lance Storm and Mike Awesome plus their Team Canada stablemate and personal bodyguard, Melissa Coates. Despite being a female, Coates held her own out there tonight and actually dominated Helms at one point due to her distinct size and power advantage. Helms was able to fight back, using his speed to take control. With Angel Williams cheering Team Canada on from the front row, Storm was determined to impress her and that appeared to be Team Canada's downfall as KroniK capitilized on Storm, Awesome or Coates not focusing on the match and dropped Coates with a High Times for the 3, unbeknownst to Storm and Awesome despite Williams' screaming at them from the crowd! By the time Lance and Mike noticed Melissa was being pinned, it was too late as the match was over. Madusa (who got into a brawl with Angel Williams last week on Nitro) comes sprinting down the ramp and goes right for Angel by pulling her over the guardrail by her hair and viciously slamming her head off the floor. Madusa launches Angel into the steel steps before being blindsided by Coates, Storm and Awesome. Helms takes all 3 members of Team Canada out with a Crossbody off the top rope to the floor, leaving Madusa to beat Angel all the way up the ramp and to the back! Commercial Break[/i] WCW Thunder is moving! Starting this week, you can catch Thunder every Wednesday night on TBS. Gene Okerlund is interviewing 1/2 of Air Raid, A.J. Styles backstage ahead of Styles' big match with Chavo Guerrero, Jr. up next here on Nitro. Styles seems pumped and tells Gene that this is his big break and his chance to prove to management and more importantly, the WCW audience that there is more to A.J. Styles than they have all seen. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. with Scott Norton defeats A.J. Styles with Air Raid[/color] Despite primarily wrestling as 1/2 of Air Raid with Air Paris and mainly being jobbers, A.J. Styles took the fight to Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in what was a thrilling cruiserweight contest. Guerrero being a former multi-time Cruiserweight Champion was as cocky as ever but A.J. take long to shut Chavo up and make him reliase that he has a tough challenge ahead of him here tonight in the rookie Styles. With the crowd firmly behind him and things going his way, A.J. climbed to the top and attempted a Shooting Star Press but Chavo was able to roll out of harms way and quickly put Styles away with a devastating Brainbuster! Chavo celebrates with his bodyguard Scott Norton as Air Paris attends to his fallen teammate. Chavo orders Norton to attack Paris and he does so by drilling him with a Powerbomb directly on top of Styles! Yoshihiro Tajiri comes running to the ring with his Cruiserweight Championship and Chavo has second thoughts of hanging around and he leaves through the crowd with Norton. The Mamalukes, Johnny Stamboli and Big Vito, enter the Magnificent Seven locker room and tell Ric Flair that they have a proposal for him. They tell Ric that they are aware of Ric's unhappiness with Goldberg still active and that they can take Goldberg down and take him out of WCW for good - but for $10,000. Flair hesitantly agrees, telling Stamboli and Vito to get the job done. Commercial Break[/i] Goldberg defeats The Mamalukes[/color] The Mamalukes seemed over confident here tonight and who could blame them as they had the numbers advantage. But there was one problem - their opponent tonight is Goldberg, who has been unstoppable since being reinstated to WCW programming by Eric Bischoff. With the promise of $10,000 in cold hard cash from Ric Flair if they managed to beat Goldberg, The Mamalukes repeatedly tried to put Goldberg away quickly with quick covers but it just wasn't to be as Goldberg dominated before taking Stamboli out with a Spear and hitting Vito with the Jackhammer before stacking them up and sitting on the pair for the pinfall. Goldberg celebrates his victory by motioning that he is coming for the World Title and yelling into the camera he'll see Jeff Jarrett or Bam Bam Bigelow at Mayhem! Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund catches up with Madusa backstage. Madusa tells Gene that she's just been to Eric Bischoff's office and next week right here on Nitro, she's going to get Angel Williams in the ring. If she wins, Angel is banned from every WCW event - but if Angel wins, she earns herself a WCW contract and Madusa will be forced to join Team Canada! Scott Steiner with Midajah defeats Rey Misterio, Jr. with Tygress[/color] Rey Misterio, Jr. had a huge opportunity here tonight against the former World Champion in "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner. Despite the clear size advantage that Steiner had, Misterio really didn't let that stop him as he dodged everything Steiner threw at him and pulled off a series of aerial attacks including a Springboard Tornado DDT that almost got Rey, Jr. the victory. Despite his valiant effort, Rey, Jr. just couldn't keep Steiner down for long enough and one T-Bone Suplex later followed up with the Steiner Recleiner called for the end of this one in a match that made Rey, Jr. look phenomenal. Thoroughly entertaining match. Steiner helps Rey, Jr. to his feet and shakes his hand before dropping him with a clothesline! The lights in the arena go out before they come back up and Steiner's opponent this Sunday at Mayhem in Sting is standing opposite him in the ring with his baseball bat. Sting whacks Steiner on the gut with it before hitting him over the back, dropping Steiner to the mat. Sting poses with the bat and sizes Steiner up for another shot but Steiner grabs ahold of Midajah, using her as a shield! Rey, Jr. pulls off a Springboard Dropkick to Steiner from behind, sending Midajah crashing through the ropes and to the floor and knocking Steiner on all fours before Sting picks him up and pulls off the Scorpion Death Drop! Commercial Break[/i] Shane Douglas and Dustin Rhodes with Torrie Wilson defeat Rick Steiner and Curt HennigWith Rhodes, Steiner and Douglas set to duke it out this Sunday for Shane's U.S Championship in a triple threat, it was only appropriate that a tag match was put in place with Steiner teaming with his fellow Magnificent Seven stablemate in Curt Hennig to face Douglas and Rhodes. Despite having serious communication problems in the early going, Douglas and Dustin were able to work as a unit and co-operate well as a unit. Despite Steiner and Hennig being more familiar as a team due to being members of the Magnificent Seven, they failed in communicating when Hennig missed Rhodes and knocked Steiner down with a Flying Forearm! As Hennig watched Rick clutch his jaw and roll out of the ring, he turned around and walked into an Atomic Drop from Douglas followed up with a Running Neckbreaker by Rhodes and it was all she wrote! As Douglas and Dustin celebrate their win with Torrie, they soon both reliase that they won't be co-operating together this coming Sunday. Things get heated as the pair go face to face while Rick and Curt re-group on the outside. Bam Bam Bigelow is shown warming up backstage. He notices the camera and warns Jeff Jarrett that what he was on the receiving end of earlier tonight was just a small taster of what's to come. Bigelow says not even the thought of facing Goldberg this Sunday is intimidating because he is the big man of World Championship Wrestling. Commercial Break[/i] WCW Thunder is moving! Starting this week, you can catch Thunder every Wednesday night on TBS. Jeff Jarrett with Ric Flair defeats Bam Bam Bigelow to advance in the World Heavyweight Championship TournamentWith World Championship Wrestling's attempt in pushing Bam Bam Bigelow more, the crowd really seemed to enjoy seeing him here tonight in the main event battling Jeff Jarrett for the vacant spot in the World Championship Tournament due to Booker T's injury at the hands of Jarrett. With Ric Flair in his corner, Jarrett was eager to impress and leave with the victory but Bigelow really did put a stop to that when he pulled off numerous big impact moves but instead of pinning Jeff when he had the chance, Bigelow would continue his assault on the Chosen One. After absolutely drilling Jarrett with the Greeting's from Asbury Park, Bigelow made the cover and appeared to have the match in the bag but Ric Flair hopped onto the ring apron and distracted the official. Bigelow pulled Flair into the ring and teased the crowd in sizing Flair up for a right hand shot, but before Bam Bam could hit Flair, Jarrett crawled up behind him and hit a low blow unbeknownst to the referee. As Flair rolled out under the bottom rope, Jarrett finished Bigelow off with the Stroke to move on to Mayhem this Sunday! Jarrett stole the win here in typical Magnificent Seven fashion. Before Jarrett and Flair's celebration can get into full swing, Goldberg's music cut the pair off and he appears at the top of the ramp. He points at Jeff Jarrett and lets him know: "YOU'RE NEXT!"© 2001 Fusient Media Ventures/World Championship Wrestling, Inc. [/font][/center]
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Jul 16, 2011 20:53:14 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 16, 2011 20:53:14 GMT -5
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:Scott Steiner vs. Sting WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:Goldberg vs. Jeff Jarrett WCW United States Championship:Shane Douglas (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. Rick Steiner WCW Canadian Tag Team Championships:Team Canada (c) vs. KroniK Falls Count Anywhere match:Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Malice WCW Cruiserweight Championship:Yoshihiro Tajiri (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. Poster Credit: Chaz
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Jul 17, 2011 11:25:48 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Jul 17, 2011 11:25:48 GMT -5
WCW Thursday Thunder: Thursday 9th August 2001...I'm so glad you went back to using this format, looks so much tidier. Rey Mysterio Jr and Billy Kidman with the win in the opening contest was good, very good start for the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions against the Jung Dragons. I wonder how you will bring in some more cruiserweight teams to challenge Mysterio and Kidman. Shane Douglas in the ring was good, Torrie Wilson makes a perfect valet. Nice promo with Douglas discussing the contenders to his WCW US Heavyweight Champion. Rick Steiner AND Dustin Rhodes challenging for the title at Mayhem sounds awesome, I could see Rick taking home the title, he always deserved a proper singles title reign (that wasn't the WCW World Television Championship). Love Scott Norton so much, I could see him moving up the card to the main event if given a chance. Acceptable mixed tag team action with Norton and Stacey Keibler defeating Yoshihiro Tajiri and Major Gunns. Never really liked Gunns. Shane Helms overcoming Lance Storm is fine, quite the good match here, big win for Helms against one of the best technicians in the world. Team Canada in six man tag action on Monday Nitro? Awesome. Scott Steiner must win a medal for the amount of cruiserweights he has destroyed in the past year. Ikuto Hidaka is someone I'm still unfamiliar with. Jeff Jarrett defeating Hugh Morrus is fine, I love Morrus, hopefully he gets somewhere in WCW. Seemed highly likely that Bam Bam Bigelow would defeat Buff Bagwell. Decent show overall, so happy to see this back.
WCW Monday Nitro: Monday 13th August 2001...Solid opening promo with Eric Bischoff in the ring. Jeff Jarrett interrupting was pretty cool, I'm looking forward to Jarrett facing Bigelow later tonight. Wouldn't really scream main event worthy to me though. Sound opening contest with Shane Helms and KroniK with a win over Team Canada, though it does make Team Canada look like they're all talk, Lance Storm lost on Thursday and made this match, and failed again. Angel Williams huh? I don't think I'm familiar with Melissa Coates. Madusa is all over Angel Williams, wish we knew why though. Air Raid getting some recognition at last? Chavo Guerrero Jr with the win was fine. AJ Styles with a fight was good enough. Goldberg destroying the Mamalukes seemed likely, great win for Goldberg. Scott Steiner with another cruiserweight destroying win against Rey Mysterio Jr. I think the handshake turned into a beatdown was unnecessary though, it took away all momentum that Rey earned by putting up a fight against Steiner. Sting making the save is pretty classic booking though. Shane Douglas and Dustin Rhodes with a win over Rick Steiner and Curt Hennig is fine, not sure where Hennig fits in with all of this, hope Hennig does something good in upcoming weeks though. WCW Thunder back on Wednesdays seems better, not in the way of SmackDown!. Jeff Jarrett defeating Bam Bam Bigelow was a shocker, great main event, and the final four in the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tournament has been revealed. Overall, did a nice job progressing storylines, it wasn't the most noteworthy show in places, you're making progress pushing some fresher and younger talent, decent show.
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Jul 19, 2011 9:02:51 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 19, 2011 9:02:51 GMT -5
WCW WorldWide Taping Results: 1. Christian York and Joey Matthews defeat Kaz Hayashi and Yun Yang when York hit Hayashi with a Frog Splash. 2. Jason Jett defeats Ikuto Hidaka and Jamie Knoble with the Crashing Landing to Hidaka.
| WCW Wednesday Thunder on TBS — August 15, 2001 from Denver, CO. |
Mike Tenay and Mark Madden welcome us to WCW Thunder on its new day of Wednesday's! The pair immediately begin to run down the card, which is stacked as a way of maintaining the same viewer fan base who tuned in every Thursday as well as with hopes of bringing in new fans who are not familiar with WCW programming. The main event is set to be a tag team match with the 4 men remaining in the World Championship tournament as Sting and Goldberg team to face off with Scott Steiner and Jeff Jarrett of the Magnificent Seven in a blockbuster tag bout!
Yoshihiro Tajiri defeats Scott Norton with Chavo Guerrero, Jr. The Cruiserweight Champion, Yoshihiro Tajiri is used to battling fellow members of the cruiserweight division. What he is not used to is battling a 6'3", 360lbs bodyguard. Norton has done nothing but take out members of the cruiserweight division left, right and centre since returning to the promotion as the bodyguard to then-Cruiserweight Champion, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. back near the start of this year. With Chavo in his corner, Norton followed his orders by picking Yoshihiro apart with backbreakers and submission holds to weaken Tajiri for his title defense against Chavo, Jr. in just 4 days time at Mayhem. With the crowd firmly behind him, Tajiri was able to fight back but he was stopped dead in his tracks with a clothesline from Norton who then held Tajiri up for Chavo, Jr. to get a shot in. However, Tajiri ducked it and Chavo instead punched Norton! Tajiri sprayed Green Mist in Norton's eyes before drilling him with a stiff Buzzsaw Kick to the temple!
Yoshihiro bails from the ring with his Cruiserweight Belt as Chavo, Jr. goes ballistic in the ring while Norton attempts to rub the mist out his eyes. Chavo, Jr. yells at Tajiri that he's going to pay this Sunday!
Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund is backstage with Christian York, Joey Matthews and Alexis Laree and he informs the trio that they will be in action this Sunday night at Mayhem when they square off against Totally Buff and Dawn Marie of the Magnificent Seven, a trio which they have had their differences with as of late. York says that they might be less experienced than Luger and Buff but that won't stop them leaving New York with the win. "It's time for the new generation to shine!"Totally Buff with Dawn Marie defeat Sean O'Haire and Chuck PalumboO'Haire and Palumbo have been infrequently seen on WCW programming as of late and have instead been working the run of live events that promotion put on each week. However, tonight they had a shot against the team of Totally Buff (Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell) of the Magnificent Seven. Despite their valiant effort here tonight, Chuck and Sean had great difficulty in putting Totally Buff away for the victory. After missing a Swanton Bomb, Luger racked O'Haire up in the Torture Rack for the win as Buff stopped Chuck from making the save. Buff, Lex and Dawn all stand in the ring as Buff clutches a microphone. Buff says that that right there was a demonstration that Totally Buff are the best they have ever been here in WCW and this Sunday, himself, Lex and Dawn will take great pleasure in humiliating Christian York, Joey Matthews and Alexis Laree at Mayhem. Commercial Break[/i] Dustin Rhodes is applying tape to his wrists in the back when the U.S Champion, Shane Douglas approaches him with Torrie Wilson. Shane wishes Dustin luck and offers him a handshake. Dustin is hesitant but he shakes it and walks off for his bout with Curt Hennig. The camera focuses on Torrie and Shane, who are grinning. Torrie says "watch your back" under her breath before Douglas slowly chuckles. Dustin Rhodes defeats Curt HennigSolid first hour main event as Dustin Rhodes battled Curt Hennig, who is a fellow stablemate of Rick Steiner (Rhodes' opponent in the triple threat this Sunday at Mayhem) in the Magnificent Seven. Both men exchanged momentum here as Curt did whatever he could to stay on top of Dustin, including eye rakes and hair pulls. Eventually the official had enough of Hennig and as he threatened to disqualify him if he continues, Rhodes quickly rolled Hennig up but he only got a 2 count and when he got back to his feet he was taken back down with a Running Forearm! As the match continued, both men exchanged rights and lefts before Dustin nailed Hennig with the Lone Star State of Mind for the victory! As Dustin celebrates his win, Shane Douglas rolls into the ring as Torrie holds the U.S Championship. Douglas charges at Dustin behind but somehow Dustin knows and pulls the top rope down, sending Shane packing over and out to the floor! Torrie runs around the ring to tend to Douglas, who is staring a hole right through Rhodes. Torrie ushers Shane up the ramp as Dustin offers him to fight him in the ring now. Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund is backstage with Madusa, who immediately begins to talk about how Angel Williams had the audacity to attack her for being American and supporting her country. Madusa claims that this week on Nitro, she's going to beat Angel's ass and send her packing back to Canada. Gene asks Madusa about the possibility of losing and having to join Team Canada but Madusa tells him it's "not going to happen". Madusa defeats Daffney with Christopher Nowinski[/color] With Madusa's match with Angel Williams set to take place this Monday on Nitro, Madusa took on Daffney in a ladies match to get ready for her bout with Williams. Tonight's match with Daffney had no preset stipualation unlike her match with Angel, where if Angel can beat Madusa then she not only earns a WCW contract but Madusa will have to join Team Canada but if Madusa wins, then Angel will be blacklisted from all WCW events. Christopher Nowinski interfered in the match, hopping onto the apron but he was knocked straight off with a slap by Madusa! Daffney tried to roll Madusa up from behind but Madusa countered it with a roll-up of her own for the 1-2-3. Madusa's celebrates in the ring before Christopher Nowinski gets into the ring and grabs ahold of Madusa by the hair. Malice enters the ring, grabbing Madusa by the throat and teasing a Chokeslam but Bam Bam Bigelow hits the save for the save, taking Malice and Nowinski down with a Double Clothesline before Madusa dropkicks Daffney out of the ring. We cut to the back where Gene Okerlund is standing by with Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett and Midajah. The trio don't seem bothered by Scott and Jarrett's huge tag team main event match versus Sting and Goldberg and they certainly don't seem phased about their matches with Sting and Goldberg respectively this Sunday. " One way or another, the World Heavyweight Championship will be coming home to the Magnificent Seven." Commercial Break[/i] Hugh Morrus defeats Cash with Jamie KnobleOdd match here as the cruiserweight Cash battled the much larger Hugh Morrus in a decent match that sort of lost the crowd's interest. Cash plays a great heel role as does Knoble and the pair make for a great heel cruiserweight tag team, however, Morrus is insanely over with the crowd and after dropping Cash with a Samoan Drop he climbed up high and pulled off the No Laughing Matter to score the win. Standard celebration by Morrus as Knoble helps Cash up the ramp before we cut to the back where Goldberg is standing by with Gene Okerlund. Goldberg tells Gene that in just 4 days from now, he will be walking out of New York the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Commercial Break[/i] Goldberg and Sting defeat Scott Steiner and Jeff Jarrett with Midajah via DisqualificationHuge main event here for the first episode of Thunder on it's new day of airing. All 4 of these men will meet this Sunday at Mayhem in the World Heavyweight Championship tournament with the winner between Sting/Steiner and Jeff/Goldberg then moving on to duke it out to crown the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion for the title that is currently vacated. Both teams worked immensely well together and the crowd just absolutely ate this one up due to Steiner and Jarrett being two of the most hated guys on the roster while Sting and Goldberg are possibly two of the most over guys on the roster. Sting and Goldberg had things going their way after Sting dropped Jarrett with the Scorpion Death Drop before Goldberg sized Jarrett up for a possible Spear. However, Midajah passed Steiner a lead pipe and he blindsided Goldberg with it and then he went on to crack it over Sting's temple! The referee called for the bell, awarding Sting and Goldberg the victory via disqualification due to Steiner's attack with the pipe. Steiner continued to lay into Sting with the pipe as Jarrett got his guitar from ringside. Steiner held Goldberg up as Jarrett sized him up with the guitar and made a swing for him - but Goldberg broke free of Steiner's hold and instead Jarrett broke his guitar over the head of Steiner! As Steiner fell down to the mat, a stunned Jarrett turned around and fell victim to a Jackhammer from Goldberg. As Midajah attended to Steiner, Sting and Goldberg worked the crowd to close out the broadcast. "Who will leave Mayhem as the new World Champion?"© 2001 Fusient Media Ventures/World Championship Wrestling, Inc. [/font][/center]
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Jul 19, 2011 9:05:20 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 19, 2011 9:05:20 GMT -5
WCW LIVE! WEEKLY REPORT: WCW held 3 house show's this week: 1 in Nebraska, and 2 in New York. All major WCW talent were featured at the shows, due to most talent being signed to appear at Mayhem on Sunday night. Thank you to everyone who sent in their report with their experience of a WCW house show!
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Omaha, Nebraska (Wed. 15 August, 2001)...Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated Jason Jett...Norman Smiley defeated The Demon via DDT...KroniK defeated Totally Buff when Clarke pinned Luger with the High Times...Mike Sanders defeated Ikuto Hidaka after hitting Ikuto with brass knuckles...Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) via Count Out...Goldberg and Booker T defeated Lance Storm and Mike Awesome (w/ Melissa Coates) in a non-title match when Goldberg pinned Storm with a Jackhammer...Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) defeated Rey Misterio, Jr. (w/ Tygress) with a Fall Away Slam from the top rope...Sting defeated Jeff Jarrett with the Scorpion Death Drop (Capacity: 5,500)
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Long Island, New York (Fri. 17 August, 2001)...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi (w/ Leia Meow) to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Belts when Rey, Jr. pinned Hayashi with a Springboard Hurricanrana...The Demon defeated Ikuto Hidaka with the Love Gun...Major Gunns defeated Torrie Wilson and Stacey Keibler to retain the Queen of WCW Crown when she pinned Torrie with a Sunset Flip...KroniK defeated Totally Buff when Clarke pinned Luger with the High Times...Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mike Awesome in a Falls Count Anywhere match with a Moonsault through a table...Shane Douglas defeated Dusty Rhodes to retain the U.S Title with the Franchiser...Booker T defeated Lance Storm (w/ Melissa Coates) with the Axe Kick...Sting and Goldberg defeated Scott Steiner and Jeff Jarrett (w/ Midajah) when Sting pinned Steiner after Jarrett accidentally broke his guitar over the head of Steiner (Capacity: 3,900)
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Buffalo, New York (Sat. 17 August, 2001)...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated Yun Yang and Kaz Hayashi (w/ Leia Meow) to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Belts when Rey, Jr. pinned Hayashi with a Springboard Hurricanrana...Ikuto Hidaka defeated Jason Jett with a Roundhouse Kick...Major Gunns defeated Torrie Wilson and Stacey Keibler to retain the Queen of WCW Crown when she pinned Torrie with a Schoolgirl...KroniK defeated Totally Buff when Clarke pinned Luger with the High Times...Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Mike Awesome in a Falls Count Anywhere match with a Moonsault through a table...Jeff Jarrett defeated Dusty Rhodes with the Stroke...Booker T defeated Lance Storm (w/ Melissa Coates) with the Axe Kick...Sting and Goldberg defeated Scott Steiner and Shane Douglas (w/ Midajah) when Goldberg pinned Douglas with the Jackhammer (Capacity: 4,100)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament FinalsSting or Scott Steiner vs. Goldberg or Jeff Jarrett WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:Scott Steiner vs. Sting WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Semi-Finals:Goldberg vs. Jeff Jarrett WCW United States Championship:Shane Douglas (c) vs. Dustin Rhodes vs. Rick Steiner WCW Canadian Tag Team Championships:Team Canada (c) vs. KroniK Falls Count Anywhere match:Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Malice Six Person Intergender Tag match:Christian York, Joey Matthws & Alexis Laree vs. Totally Buff &Dawn Marie Mud Wrestling match for the Queen of WCW crown:Major Gunns (c) vs. Stacey Keibler WCW Cruiserweight Championship:Yoshihiro Tajiri (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. **FINAL CARD** [/i] Poster Credit: Chaz[/center]
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Jul 19, 2011 19:10:48 GMT -5
Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jul 19, 2011 19:10:48 GMT -5
Nitro: A fine opening segment to the show. Bigelow/Jarrett has the obvious outcome since Bigelow already has a PPV match so that kind of ruins the main event for me. I didn’t expect Coates to be involved in the opener but that’s okay I suppose. I enjoyed the aftermath the spotlight being put on the young Helms. Chavo/AJ would be a nice match in 2001 even with Styles being green. Not surprised that Goldberg got passed the Mamalukes, haha. I’m thinking Madusa will be forced to join Team Canada. Rey/Steiner would be great for both men since anything Rey would do would look nice and Steiner’s strength would be displayed very well. The aftermath with Sting adds hype to their match at Mayhem. I’m quite surprised that Hennig and Steiner lost since as you stated they are stable members. Obviously Jarrett was going on but it seemed like a decent match. The ending with Goldberg threatening Jarrett was a good way to close the show. Nice Nitro.
Thunder: Holy crap that is a stacked main event for Thunder on a new night. I love it! I’m not sure how I feel about Norton losing to Tajiri even though he is a champion. I’m thinking Norton helps Chavo to win the title at Mayhem. I adore you for pushing Matthews and York. Totally Buff getting the win is perfectly fine. I hope they lose, at the PPV though. The way you are promoting the Douglas/Rhodes/Steiner match is making me believe Rhodes walks out as champion leading to Rhodes/Douglas feud afterwards. Push Morrus to the moon! A nice main event and aftermath to get some last minute promotion heading into the main event. Looking forward to Mayhem for sure!
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Jul 21, 2011 7:32:49 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 21, 2011 7:32:49 GMT -5
Mayhem [/i] — Aug. 19, 2001 from New York, NY. Sponsored by Wendy's®: "You can eat great, even late"[/center] Following a video package highlighting all of tonight's scheduled matches, we cut to the live arena where a pyrotechnic display erupts around the TurnerTron and on the rampway. We are welcomed to the show by the broadcast team comprised of Scott Hudson, Tony Schiavone and Mike Tenay. The trio cannot wait to see who will leave The Big Apple tonight as the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion! 1. Yoshihiro Tajiri defeats Chavo Guerrero, Jr. with Scott Norton to retain the Cruiserweight Championship (9:17) We get Mayhem 2001 off to a cracking start as the current reigning and defending Cruiserweight Champion, Yoshihiro Tajiri put his gold on the line against a former multi-time Cruiserweight Champion in Chavo Guerrero, Jr. of the legendary Guerrero wrestling family. Tajiri's quick style helped him stay in control at the beginning of the bout until Chavo, Jr.'s underhanded tricks helped him stay in the drivers seat when he raked Yoshihiro's eyes and slammed him down to the mat by his hair! From there on out, Chavo would continuously cover Tajiri after almost every move he pulled off with the hopes of getting a quick win and regaining the championship but Yoshihiro was not going down without a fight. After Tajiri was just able to kick out of a Brainbuster by Chavo, the former champion snapped and had finally had enough as he held Yoshihiro up and ordered his bodyguard Scott Norton to come into the ring and hit Tajiri. As Norton sized up Tajiri for a clothesline by spinning his arm around repeatedly and while the referee let Chavo, Jr. know that he would be disqualified if Norton hit Tajiri. Scott charged at Tajiri full steam ahead but he ducked and Norton instead clothesline Chavo! A stunned Norton looked around in absolute disbelief as Chavo lay sprawled out on the mat. Tajiri dropkicked Norton from behind, sending him crashing through the middle rope and to the floor outside. Tajiri picked a dazed Chavo, Jr. up and positioned him for a DDT before running into the corner and springboarding his feet off the second rope and planting Chavo with a Spinning Tornado DDT! Tajiri covered Guerrero and it was enough to get the 3 count and retain his title!! Yoshihiro celebrates with his championship as we cut backstage where Gene Okerlund is with Jeff Jarrett, who has his signature guitar with him. Jarrett tells Mean Gene that he doesn't care if he's going to face Sting or Scott Steiner in the main event tonight because he is going to beat Goldberg now and no matter if him or Steiner win tonight, the World Championship is coming home to the Magnificent Seven! 2. Goldberg defeats Jeff Jarrett in the semi-finals of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (7:35) In the first of two semi-final bouts tonight to determine who would move on to face either Scott Steiner or Sting in the main event of the show to crown the new World Heavyweight Champion, Goldberg and "The Chosen One" Jeff Jarrett duked it out in an exciting match. Jarrett targeted the left leg of Goldberg from the early going of the match, repeatedly stomping away at the leg and slamming it off the ring post with force. With Goldberg not being able to stand properly due to his leg, he was forced to using the ring ropes to help him stand but whenever he did get up it wouldn't be long before Double J pulled off a chop block and knocked Goldberg back down. With the crowd firmly behind him, Goldberg was able to mount a comeback while synced in Jarrett's sleeper hold. Goldberg hit Jeff with a flurry of right hand shots before dropping him with a wicked Spinebuster. Goldberg proceeded to hit his The Chosen One with his signature Spear before following it up with a Jackhammer to move on to tonight's main event! In the back, Totally Buff and Dawn Marie are shown in the Magnificent Seven locker room where they are all watching Goldberg celebrate on a monitor and they aren't best pleased about Jarrett's loss. Lex, Buff and Dawn promise Ric Flair that they will do him proud out there when they wipe the floor with Christian York, Joey Matthews and Alexis Laree. Scott Steiner stands up and tells them that they better not lose or else there will be a problem! Steiner and Buff go face to face with Buff telling Scott that there's "no need to worry". 3. Christian York, Joey Matthews and Alexis Laree defeat Totally Buff and Dawn Marie (6:09) Lex Luger, Buff Bagwell and Dawn Marie were as cocky as ever throughout this match due to the edge in experience they all hold over the young(er) trio comprised of Christian York, Joey Matthews and Alexis Laree. York, Joey and Alexis soon shut Buff, Lex and Dawn when they all eventually had enough of the taunting from the heels and floored them simultaneously with a Spear each! Buff was worked over by York and Matthews, who made hot tags to stay fresh and keep on top of Buff and in control of the match. Eventually, York spent too much time working the crowd which allowed Buff to attack him from behind and take control before making the tag to the bigger Luger, who picked York apart. Lex soon hoisted York up for the Torture Rack and when Buff attempted to stomp Joey breaking the submission, he missed and ended up hitting Luger who proceeded to drop York out of the hold. As Lex and Buff argued, Dawn tried to come between them and stop them but Laree attacked Dawn and Joey took Buff and Luger down with a Diving Crossbody leaving York to finish Lex off with a Frog Splash! York, Matthews and Laree roll out of the ring and celebrate their huge victory on the rampway! Luger cannot believe at how quick his team went from in control and moments away from the win to losing to an upstart team like Joey, Christian and Alexis! Lex gets to his feet and begins to yell at Buff, pinning the blame all on him. Buff is shocked at Luger, informing him that he was the one who got pinned. The pair go nose to nose as Dawn tries to defuse the tension but things escalate when Luger pie faces Buff before quickly leaving the ring before Buff can fight back! 4. Sting defeats Scott Steiner with Midajah in the semi-finals of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (10:13) In our last semi-final contest of the evening, the former World Champion before the title was vacated Scott Steiner with Midajah in his corner went up against Sting in a solid contest that saw Sting overpowered by Steiner at first but Sting was able to fight back and hit a series of his signature moves early into the match including the Stinger Splash! As Sting set Steiner up for the Scorpion Death Drop, Midajah climbed onto the ring apron and tried to enter the ring but the referee stopped her. Sting put Steiner down and walked over to Midajah, grabbing her by the hair and teasing the crowd that he was going to hit her, however, Steiner came to her rescue as he clobbered Sting from behind and took control of the match from there. Steiner's ego eventually got the better of him as after dropping Sting with a vicious T-Bone Suplex instead of syncing in the Steiner Recleiner like usual, Steiner flexed on the second rope thus giving Sting time to recover. Moments following the flexing, Steiner fell victim to the Scorpion Death Drop and Sting covered to advance to the main event! Malice is in a dark room backstage with Christopher Nowinski and Daffney. He tells the pair that he wants to go out there tonight and prove to everyone that he can beat Bam Bam Bigelow without any assistance. Malice says that Bigelow thinks he is above him after competing in the main event of Nitro and he can't wait to give him a reality check and prove who is the real powerhouse in World Championship Wrestling. 5. Bam Bam Bigelow defeats Malice in a Falls Count Anywhere match (8:41) Decent match here between two big men in Bam Bam Bigelow and Malice. This match was a big step down for Bigelow, who just this past Monday was competing in the main event against Jeff Jarrett for a spot in the semi-finals at tonight's show, however, it's understood that Booker T's injury had to be written into storyline so that he could take some time off and management wanted to test the waters with Bigelow as a possible main event player and he apparently impressed. After such a great performance with the top guys in the company, it was obvious from the get-go that Bigelow wasn't going to lose this one and he confirmed that when he finished off Malice with the Wham, Bam, Thank you Ma'am almost 9 minutes in. Christopher Nowinski comes storming to the ring with Daffney not far behind, trying to stop Nowinski. He gets in the face of Malice, yelling at him for his loss to Bigelow just moments ago. Nowinski slaps Malice and that proved to be the final straw as Malice kicked Nowinski and dropped him with a Powerbomb! Malice and Daffney left the ring, leaving their former associate behind sprawled on the mat. Gene Okerlund is standing by with KroniK, who are just moments away from challenging Lance Storm and Mike Awesome for the Canadian Tag Team Championships. The pair seem confident ahead of the bout and say that Team Canada's reign as champions is coming to a screeching halt. 6. Team Canada with Melissa Coates defeat KroniK to retain the Canadian Tag Team Championships (9:32) KroniK of Bryan Clarke and Brian Adams finally got their shot at Lance Storm and Mike Awesome of Team Canada to challenge them for the Canadian Tag Team Championships. This was a highly competitive tag match as KroniK isolated Lance Storm from making the tag to Mike Awesome, who matches KroniK in size and strength. KroniK both Irish Whipped Lance off into the ropes (where Awesome tagged himself in) before nailing the High Times when Storm returned to them. As they covered, the referee refused to count due to Storm not being legal. Once Clarke reliased what happened, it's too late to do anything as Awesome was waiting on him standing as he almost beheads Clarke with a Lariat! Awesome set Clarke up for the Awesome Bomb but he struggled to lift him up so Clarke countered it by flipping Mike over before Storm enters the ring and nails a stiff Superkick! Clarke fell back as Adams (who had perched Awesome on the top rope for a Superplex of some sorts) reliased what Storm had done and he charges over to Storm but Lance drops the top rope down and Adams floats over and falls to the floor! Awesome regains composure on the top rope as he stands up and hits the Awesome Splash on Clarke, who is still down from Storm's Superkick! 1...2...3 and this one is over. Team Canada celebrate with their title belts as Scott Hudson tells us that whether we like it or not, they successfully retained the titles without any dirty underhanded tactics. Scott Hudson informs us that Wendy's is the official sponsor of WCW Mayhem. Major Gunns is interviewed at the top of the ramp in her bikini by Gene Okerlund ahead of her Mud Wrestling match with Stacey Keibler. During the interview, Stacey approaches Gunns from behind and grabs her by the hair before shoving her into the mud pit! Stacey laughs at how humiliated Major Gunns is before Gunns grabbs Stacey and yanks her into the mud pit aswell! The bell rings.. 7. Major Gunns defeats Stacey Keibler in a Mud Wrestling match to retain the Queen of WCW crown (3:02) Pure T&A here and nothing more. If it wasn't for a near-nip slip by Gunns when Stacey was able to pull off a Snapmare then the crowd wouldn't have cared as much as they did. As Stacey taunted the fans, Major Gunns rolled her up from behind for the win. Goldberg and Sting bump into each other backstage as we can clearly hear the crowd go wild. Goldberg tells Sting that he wants to go out there with him tonight with him and tear the roof off this place. Sting nods as Goldberg tells him they will put on a match for the ages. Gene Okerlund is backstage with the U.S Champion, Shane Douglas and Torrie Wilson. Douglas talks about his three way dance with Dustin Rhodes and Rick Steiner and he says that he's not only better than both Rick and Dustin but he's better than half the WCW roster. Douglas promises that this title isn't going anywhere! 8. Shane Douglas with Torrie Wilson defeats Dustin Rhodes and Rick Steiner to retain the United States Championship (12:55) The highly anticipated three way dance for the U.S Championship was up next and the crowd were buzzing for this one. The reigning and defending champion in "The Franchise" Shane Douglas spent the early going of the match by waiting on the outside with Torrie, leaving Dustin and Rick to fight it out allowing Douglas time to think a strategy through. When Rick dropped Dustin with a sick Running Powerslam, Douglas rolled into the ring and attacked Rick and threw him from the ring before making the cover on Dustin himself but he was only able to get a 2 count! Rick was quick to re-enter the ring and he nailed Shane with a stiff right hand shot, knocking Douglas round into a left hand shot from Dustin and the pair continuously done this before simultaneously hitting right hand shots and sending Douglas crashing through the middle rope. Dustin then quickly rolled Rick up but for a 1 count before Rick kneed Dustin on the gut and set him up for the Steiner Driver. Dustin wriggled free and attempted to hit the Lone Star State of Mind but Rick fought back and hit a Backbreaker on Rhodes. Douglas once again entered the ring, slamming Rick to the mat by the hair before choking him with his foot. As the match roared on, all 3 men had several near falls where they almost left as U.S Champion. Towards the end, Dustin had things going his way when he hit Rick with the Lone Star State of Mind but he wasn't finished there as he walked over to Shane and grabbed him but Douglas hit a low blow unbeknownst to the referee! Douglas grabbed Dustin and rolled him up and placed his feet on the ropes for extra leverage to win. A video package recapping all of the tournament up until now plays. It has sit-down interviews with Goldberg and Sting included in obvious footage that was recorded prior to tonight for this video. 9. Goldberg defeats Sting to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship (13:43) It was finally time for the main event and the match that we will finally found out who will leave New York and Mayhem as the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion after weeks of an on-going tournament, it has been whittled down to Goldberg and Sting - who are both arguably two of WCW's biggest stars under contract currently. Both men shook hands the moment the bell went before they locked up and Goldberg overpowered Sting by throwing him down but he allowed Sting time to get back to his feet before doing it once again. Sting reliased that Goldberg had the power advantage and he took time to look out into the audience before pulling himself to his feet with assistance from the ring ropes. Goldberg attempted another lock-up with Sting but Sting ducked it by going behind Goldberg and taking him down with a takedown of his own! From there on out, both men had a clean match that showed they both highly respect each other as they hit alot of big moves and quickly pinned each other with hopes of leaving as champion but neither man was going down without a hard fought fight. After side-stepping Goldberg's attempt at a Spear and sending him crashing shoulder first into the ring post, Sting hit Goldberg with the Scorpion Death Drop and the crowd were on edge as they thought that Sting was about to leave tonight as the champion, however, Goldberg was just able to kick out in the nick of time much to everyone - especially Sting's - shock! Sting picked Goldberg up and set him up for another Scorpion Death Drop but Goldberg countered his way out of it and hit a Running Powerslam before once again sizing Sting up for a Spear and this time he hit it! Goldberg proceeded to scoop Sting up off the mat and nail his signature Jackhammer and that proved to be enough to put away Sting, who was still visibly worn out from his match earlier with Steiner that went on longer than Goldberg/Jarrett and was on later in the evening than Goldberg's match thus giving Goldberg more time to recover. The referee counted the 3 count and just after the 3 was counted, Sting kicked out but it was too late. Goldberg is champion! Confetti falls from the rafters as Goldberg is handed his second ever World Heavyweight Championship by the referee while the crowd go nuts! The camera focuses on Sting, who is kneeling down in the ring not looking pleased about the loss. His face is wearing off as he pounds the mat with his fists before getting to his feet and shaking hands with Goldberg. As Goldberg attempts to pull away after the handshake, he can't as Sting has a tight grip and is staring right through Goldberg. Eventually, Sting lets go and rolls out of the ring, not taking his eyes off Goldberg the whole time and Goldberg doing the same whilst holding his championship. What was all that about? © 2001 Fusient Media Ventures/World Championship Wrestling, Inc.
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Jul 21, 2011 7:35:31 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 21, 2011 7:35:31 GMT -5
- August 20 2001 Preview Just 24 hours removed since he re-captured the WCW World Heavyweight Championship for a second time by defeating Sting in a blockbuster encounter at Mayhem, Goldberg will be in Uniondale to attend the celebration party being thrown by Ric Flair and the rest of the Magnificent Seven. In a bizzare move, Flair informed WCW.com following the Mayhem event that he and the rest of his stable will be in Uniondale to congratulate Bill Goldberg on his title win and to lay down an offer that Goldberg "cannot refuse". What exactly is "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair talking about?
After tensions flared between Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger when they lost their 6-person tag match with Dawn Marie to Christian York, Joey Matthews and Alexis Laree, Luger has promised to be on-hand at Nitro to talk about why he turned his back on his (now former) tag team partner in Buff Bagwell. One can expect that Bagwell will be at Nitro to hear exactly what Lex has to say about the whole situation!
In other news, WCW.com has learned that Sting will be in the building and everyone is wanting to know about the tension after his match with Goldberg, Angel Williams will make her in-ring debut against Madusa in a match where if Angel wins then she will not only be rewarded a contract with World Championship Wrestling but Madusa will have to join Team Canada. All this and more, only on Monday Nitro!
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Jul 21, 2011 20:55:07 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Jul 21, 2011 20:55:07 GMT -5
WCW Mayhem: Sunday 19th August 2001...Yoshihiro Tajiri beating Chavo Guerrero was a hot way to kick off the pay-per-view, the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship should always be on the line to kick off a WCW pay-per-view. I wish you didn't use Verdana for this show though. It is odd to see Goldberg and Jeff Jarrett on so early in the show, but it does make sense, being the semi-final of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tournament. It's so strange to see Christian York and Joey Matthews go over Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell. I don't know if Luger would do the job for these quite recent nothing-independent wrestlers. As much as I like them. Sting beating Scott Steiner is absolutely fine, sets up quite the main event that I hope reaches Fall Brawl next month between Sting and Goldberg. Bam Bam Bigelow beating Malice wasn't too bad a match, would have been a good brawl, with the Falls Count Anywhere stipulation. Team Canada beating KroniK was an interesting call. Happy to see it though. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome are the most dominant team in the company, straight since the start of the diary. Wouldn't have been good, what with KroniK's in-ring ability though. Major Gunns beating Stacey Keibler was what it was. Queen of WCW? Mud Wrestling? Just to drag in the old horny buggers demographic. Shane Douglas beating Dustin Rhodes and Rick Steiner is acceptable, good win for Douglas to retain the WCW US Heavyweight Championship. Should have switched positions with the Mud Wrestling match though. Goldberg finally winning his second WCW World Heavyweight Championship after three years is special, great back and forth match that gave me the sight of Sting potentially beating Goldberg. Quite a solid ending, hope to see Sting turn heel and keep feuding with Goldberg into Fall Brawl, like I said. Quite a good show, wonder what's next. Or better yet, Who's Next!?
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