Bob Bob Bobelow
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Jul 22, 2011 15:10:58 GMT -5
Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jul 22, 2011 15:10:58 GMT -5
Finally Mayhem! Quite surprised to see Tajiri go over Chavo here. I have to think that Chavo isn’t going to get another shot and should venture off into tag action with Norton. Not surprised that Goldberg went over Jarrett. I love that York and Matthews were on the winning side. I like them a lot and hope they get some serious push eventually. Steiner/Goldberg would have been more appealing to me, but Sting/Goldberg is sure to still deliver a fun match, I’m sure. I don’t recall any recent hype for Bigelow/Malice unless I missed it. Bigelow going over is fine, just wasn’t all that interested in it. Glad to see Team Canada retain and hope they continue to dominate the tag ranks for several more months. Douglas pinning Rhodes makes a lot of sense considering they were primiarly feuding with each other leading into the match. I could still get into a Douglas/Rhodes singles rematch or something. Perhaps even Bigelow gets a shot at Douglas. A solid main event with Goldberg finally getting another reign as champion. I hope to god that Sting isn’t turned heel. It never seemed to ever work in WCW as fans always wanted to cheer him. He has that Ricky Steamboat effect. A very fun pay per view. I hope we get a Steiner/Goldberg program after Goldberg/Sting runs it course.
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Jul 22, 2011 15:45:34 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 15:45:34 GMT -5
I haven't read any of this if I remember correctly, but I guess Mayhem is a good starting point, eh? No surprise you went with the cruiserweights to kick off the pay per view. I'm happy with Tajiri retaining, keep the belt on him for a little bit longer. Thank God you put Goldberg over Double J. Good match, though. Wow, I'm surprised Lex Luger would be booked against Yorks, Matthews, and Laree. Nothing against them, but Luger is a huge star. Realistic that their cockiness got in the way. Sting defeating Steiner was no surprise, liked that Midajah interfered. Nice match between Bam Bam and Malice, I would love to see Bigelow in the main event scene. I've always felt he was one of the most underrated guys in wrestling history. Team Canada retaining was nice, not sure how long they've had the belts in this but keep it on them. Nothing like some foreign heels pissing people off. I have nothing to say about the Mud Wrestling match, haha. The triple threat for the US title was pretty good, loved that Shane Douglas won via cheating. Hopefully you don't keep the belt on him for any longer. Now time for the huge main event. Really crazy match, thought Sting would have won it but Goldberg getting the belt was a good move. The finish sounded spectacular, btw. The ending to the show was really interesting, wouldn't mind seeing a Goldberg/Sting feud. Great show overall and I'll read through this a little bit more to find out just what the hell is going on.
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Jul 22, 2011 20:05:23 GMT -5
Post by Planktung on Jul 22, 2011 20:05:23 GMT -5
Love how this Mayhem has the same theme as 1999's with the World Championship tournament. A great star with Tajiri retaining the Cruiserweight Championship against Chavo Guerrero. A very interesting match-up. Goldberg over Jarrett in the semi-finals is the right call. Makes me think that Steiner will defeat Sting in the other tourny match. Christian York..... heard the name before but can't put a face with it. Either way I am surprised that the team of York, Mathews, and Laree go over Bagwell, Luger, and Marie. Expecting Luger and Bagwell to feud now considering the aftermath. Sting advancing to the finals is surprising to me. Should be a great finals with him and Goldberg. Glad to see Bigelow go over Malice. Hope to see Bigelow become a main event player. With Malice turning on Christopher Nowinski, a feud with them seems set. Love the team of Mike Awesome and Lance Storm, so I'm glad to see them retain the Canadian Tag Team Championships. Never was big on KroniK. Major Gunns and Stacy Kiebler was as you put it, pure T&A and nothing more. Pretty much the same match from New Blood Rising it seemed. Very interesting Three Way Dance. Happy to see Shane Douglas pull out the win to retain the United States Championship. Goldberg defeating Sting to win the World Heavyweight Title is fine. Intriguing ending. Seems you're going for a Sting heel turn, which is completely fine with me. A very solid show and I look forward to more.
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Jul 23, 2011 18:09:17 GMT -5
Post by Rule 30 on Jul 23, 2011 18:09:17 GMT -5
WCW Mayhem I never was a fan of WCW so excuse me if I don't know everybody. I don't ever recall reading it as well. Tajiri defeating Chavo Guerrero, Jr. to retain the title is alright. I would be happy with either man being the champion. Predictable win for Goldberg beating Jeff Jarrett. I see a Goldberg/Sting main event tonight. Christian York, Joey Matthews and Alexis Laree winning is a huge shocker. I excepted Totally Buff to get the win. Totally Buff break up? Predicted Sting to go over Scott Steiner here. Goldberg/Sting should be a pretty good main event. I have a feeling that Goldberg will go over, though, it just seems better. Malice, I'm a bit familiar with his work in the early days of TNA. Good win for Bam-Bam Bigelow, though. Bam-Bam getting a main event push would be great stuff. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome retaining the titles is a good thing. Lance Storm is pretty awesome. No pun intended. No idea who Major Gunns is. Seemed like a pretty pointless match, though. Loved Goldberg and Sting meeting backstage before the title match tonight. Shane Douglas walking out with the United States Championship is great. Would prefer him to be champion over Dustin or Steiner. Goldberg winning the title is great. A Sting heel turn would be refreshing and I would like to see a Goldberg/Sting feud. Good show.
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Jul 24, 2011 6:23:30 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 24, 2011 6:23:30 GMT -5
| WCW Monday Nitro on TNT — August 20, 2001 from Uniondale, NY. |
We recap what went down 24 hours ago at Mayhem before cutting to the live arena where Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone are sitting ringside to call all of tonight's action from Uniondale, New York! The pair immediately congratulate Goldberg on capturing the World Championship for a second time and begin to wonder what Ric Flair and the Magnificent Seven's intentions are behind throwing Goldberg a party tonight here on Nitro only on TNT!
The Filthy Animals of Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman with Tygress defeat Cash and Jamie Knoble We get the show off a high-flying start as the Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions in Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. battled Cash and Jamie Knoble in a non-title bout here. Knoble and Cash isolated Kidman in the early going, stopping him from making the tag to Rey, Jr. by doing whatever they could to keep him as far away from Rey, Jr. as possible. Eventually, Kidman proved exactly why he is 1/2 of the Cruiserweight Tag Champions when he countered Knoble's attempt at a Tiger Bomb into a beautiful Hurricanrana! Cash illegally entered the ring and attempted to clothesline Kidman but he ducked it and took Cash out with a Flying Neckbreaker. Kidman made the hot tag to Rey, Jr., who entered the ring via a Springboard Crossbody and took out both Cash and Jamie! Misterio continued to hit a series of springboard attacks before putting Knoble away with an Avalanche Frankensteiner, who was perched on the shoulders of Cash!
Rey, Jr. and Kidman celebrate their victory with Tygress and by slapping the hands of fans at ringside as Scott Hudson tells us that the Magnificent Seven's celebration party for the new World Champion, Goldberg is up next!
Commercial Break[/i] In footage from "earlier today" we see Sting walking into the parking lot decked out in his attire complete with facepaint. Gene Okerlund rushes up to Sting to try and get a word with him about his actions 24 hours ago at Mayhem towards Goldberg. Sting shoves the camera out his face, telling Gene that he and everybody else will get answers before the broadcast is over. When we return to ringside, the ring is already set with a red carpet, balloons taped to the ring posts, banners wrapped around the ring ropes and a table positioned in the centre of the ring with some party snacks. Ric Flair leads Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Curt Hennig, Rick Steiner and Midajah down to the ring. Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell are not with them, however, they are both scheduled to be on the broadcast later on tonight when Luger promises to talk about why he turned his back on Buff last night at Mayhem after their loss. All of the men in the ring are decked out in suits and once the crowd begins to die down, Ric takes a microphone and says that he wants everyone to rise for the arrival of the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion in "Da Man" Bill Goldberg! After his theme plays for a few moments, Goldberg eventually emerges through the smoke as the crowd go wild for him! At the orders of Ric, Midajah held the middle rope down for Goldberg to enter the ring and join the Magnificent Seven in the ring. Ric told Goldberg that they're all here for him and he wants him to enjoy himself so to dig into the snacks or have some beer. Goldberg tells Flair he's alright and he doesn't want anything but what he does want is for Ric to cut all the bullsh*t and get straight down to why he went to all the effort of throwing this "celebration". Flair says that he has always liked how Goldberg cuts straight to the point and that's one of the main reasons that contributed to him throwing this celebration. Ric says that since his win 24 hours ago, Goldberg has became the man to beat in WCW and the man with the target on his back because everybody on the roster wants to hold the historic "Big Gold Belt". Flair says that now Goldberg has got to be as cautious as ever with who he trusts and that's why he and the rest of the Magnificent Seven formally want to offer Goldberg a spot in their stable. Ric says that as a member of their stable, they'll always have his back whenever he needs it and not only that but the Magnificent Seven get to choose whatever women they want to take back to a hotel room in the city they are in for that night and Flair sees alot of hot women in Uniondale tonight. The crowd popped, seemingly buying into Flair's facade as a face. Goldberg tells Flair that he's wasting his time as it was Ric Flair who banished Goldberg from WCW in the first place back in January and the main reason he's here is not to win the World Championship but it was to take the Magnificent Seven out one by one until there was no more. Sting's music hits as the arena lights go out but Sting doesn't make an appearance. The theme stops and the lights come back up as Goldberg is looking around the arena and up at the rafters to see if he can find Sting but he is nowhere to be found. Goldberg attempts to leave the ring, telling the Magnificent Seven that they can stick their offer up their ass, but Curt Hennig attacks him! Goldberg easily knocks Hennig down before knocking Rick Steiner down! Jarrett charges at him and eventually, Scott and Jeff are able to mount Goldberg and soon all of the stable are getting a hit in. Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash hit the ring, joining in on the fight. Goldberg, Nash and Page are able to eliminate everyone from the ring minus Hennig who is slammed through the food table by Goldberg! Eric Bischoff appears at the top of the ramp with a microphone and says that he is sick of the Magnificent Seven's sneak attacks and that's why tonight the main event to Nitro is Goldberg vs. Ric Flair and if any of the M7 try to interfere and help Flair then they will be fired on the spot! Eric then proceeds to drop an even bigger bombshell when he reveals that at Fall Brawl on September 23 the War Games are returning as 5 of Ric Flair's men will face Goldberg, Sting, Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page and the last spot will be filled "very soon". Flair tells Eric that the stakes will be raised even higher as if (and when) his team win, he wants full control of the company. Eric agrees, telling Ric to assemble his 5 man team before telling him to lace up his boots for tonight's match. The M7 are furious as Goldberg laughs, pointing at Flair from the ring and telling him that he's next. Commercial Break[/i] A video package plays showing a women training in a ring, pulling off a series of acrobatic and high-risk maneuvers on a male opponent. The scene then changes to the same women walking through what appears to be downtown Toronto. We get a close-up on her face before text reads "Coming Soon" in an oriental style font. When we return, Ric Flair is clearly furious as he knocks things over in the backstage area as several members of the Magnificent Seven stable attempt to calm him down. Flair tells them that he came here not expecting to compete and now he's being put into the ring with the World Champion. Jeff Jarrett tells Ric that he has a plan before the stable usher Flair into their locker room, closing the door on the cameraman. Angel Williams defeats Madusa in a Contract on a Pole match[/color] After weeks of build-up, these two were finally let loose in the squared circle here tonight in a Contract on a Pole match. If Angel retrieved the contract not only did she become an official member of the WCW roster but Madusa would be forced to join Team Canada, however, if Madusa won then Angel would be banished from every WCW event. They were given around four minutes of in-ring action and they managed to fit alot into the match in that time. Madusa was close to retrieving the contract but Angel managed to crotch Madusa, who fell onto the turnbuckle before Angel hit a Bicycle Kick to Madusa and knocked her off the turnbuckle onto the apron and to the floor in a spot that loked quite painful. Angel then climbed to the top rope and retrieved the contract much to the displeasure of the Uniondale audience. Angel celebrates with the contract as the realization that she must join Team Canada sets in on Madusa, who is not best pleased on the floor outside. The rest of Team Canada in Lance Storm, Mike Awesome and Melissa Coates enter the ring and celebrate with Angel before Storm takes a Canadian flag covered attire and hands it to Madusa and orders her to change into it. Madusa takes the mic off Storm and tells him that she cannot imagine anything worse than joining Team Canada. Madusa then quits the company as she drops the microphone and storms up the ramp! Commercial Break[/i] Lex Luger comes to the ring, not looking too pleased. Luger takes a microphone and instantly begins to talk about how for over a decade he has been a household name in the professional wrestling industry and has been on the top wherever he has went. Lex says that forming an alliance with Ric Flair and the rest of the Magnificent Seven proved his point that he was one of the elite in World Championship Wrestling and along with Buff Bagwell, they were the ones who forced Goldberg to retire from professional wrestling and leave WCW until Eric Bischoff reinstated him several months later. Lex says that he's done it all until he hit a career low this past Sunday at Mayhem. Luger says that a former World Champion like himself should not be losing to up and coming rookies like Christian York and Joey Matthews. Lex issues an open challenge to anyone in the back to prove that he is not a loser like Buff Bagwell! Diamond Dallas Page defeats Lex Luger[/color] Diamond Dallas Page answers Lex Luger's challenge and the crowd couldn't be happier to see Page out there as he is insanely over with the fans. Luger wastes no time in attacking DDP as he enters the ring, not even giving him a chance to get to his feet as he fires away at him with rapid clubbing blows. With the crowd fully behind him, Page is able to fight back and eventually take Luger down with a clothesline! Page sets Luger up for the Diamond Cutter but Lex shoves him up and scoops DDP up into the Torture Rack! Buff Bagwell comes running down the ramp and onto the apron, prompting Luger to throw DDP down and shove Buff off the apron! Luger turns around and walks right into the Diamond Cutter! Page celebrates his win by hugging Bagwell before Buff raises the hand of Page. Luger is in the ring absolutely livid about the loss as he yells at Bagwell that he's going to regret what he just done! Commercial Break[/i] World Championship Wrestling returns to pay-per-view on September 23, 2001 from Louisville, KY. for Fall Brawl! Gene Okerlund is at the interview area with Rick Steiner, who is pacing around. Rick tells Gene that last night was nothing but a minor hiccup in the career of the Dog Faced Gremlin. Rick claims that tonight he's going to wipe the floor with Dustin Rhodes before making Ric Flair proud at Fall Brawl when he and his M7 partners win full control of WCW for Flair. Rick Steiner defeats Dustin Rhodes in a Falls Count Anywhere match[/color] After both men came up short in leaving Mayhem as the new United States Champion just 24 hours ago, they were put into a Falls Count Anywhere match to settle their beef once and for all. This one was an all out war as both men battled around the ringside area and through the crowd, using whatever they could get their hands on as a weapon. The fight spilled back towards ringside with Dustin in full control as he whipped Steiner with his belt repeatedly much to the pleasure of the Uniondale native crowd. As Dustin attempted to hit Rick once more, the Steiner brother pulled off a drop toe hold on Rhodes and sent him crashing into the steel steps. Rick was in control from there onwards, eventually putting Dustin away with the Steiner Driver onto a trashcan after a hard fought bout. As Rick celebrates his win, we cut to the back where Shane Douglas is shown rubbing his United States Championship along with Torrie Wilson. Torrie says that she can't believe Douglas has to team with that freak Vampiro tonight. Shane tells her that all that matters is he's going to get the win for his team, take Torrie back to the hotel room and show her what The Franchise is all about. Vampiro appears, cutting Douglas and Torrie off. He tells Douglas that after they beat Bam Bam Bigelow and Hugh Morrus tonight, he wants Douglas to know that he's coming for his U.S Championship. Vampiro walks off and once he's out of sight, Douglas yells at Vampiro to "keep walking". Commercial Break[/i] Bam Bam Bigelow and Hugh Morrus defeat Shane Douglas and Vampiro with Torrie Wilson[/color] Hot off a victory over Malice just 24 hours ago at Mayhem, Bam Bam Bigelow teamed with Hugh Morrus to face off against the U.S Champion, Shane Douglas and his partner, Vampiro in tag team action. Douglas, who managed to escape Mayhem as still U.S Champion when he beat Dustin Rhodes and Rick Steiner, was clearly still feeling cocky about his win but not for long as Bigelow soon put him in his place with a high impact Powerslam! Douglas let Vampiro spend most of the match in the ring, tagging himself in whenever he felt like he could steal Vampiro's work and take the win but to no avail each time. As Vampiro battled it out with Bigelow, Douglas attempted to attack Bigelow from behind but Bigelow scouted it and stopped Shane in his tracks, who was begging for forgiveness. Suddenly Douglas sacrificed Vampiro by throwing him into Bigelow who proceeded to nail him with a Chokebomb for 3 as Douglas and Torrie ran off! Douglas holds his U.S Championship close to his chest as he stand with Torrie at the top of the ramp, not looking entirely pleased about his loss. Bigelow points at Douglas and motions that he's coming for his strap! Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund is backstage with the World Champion, Goldberg who is just moments away from facing Ric Flair in our main event. Gene congratulates Goldberg on his title win last night before asking him his thoughts on his match with Ric Flair. Goldberg tells Okerlund that he can't thank Eric Bischoff enough for instating the stipulation where if any member of the Magnificent Seven interferes then they will be fired on the spot. Gene asks Goldberg for his thoughts on Sting's actions after their match last night to which Goldberg tells Gene that he doesn't want to talk about Sting right now as his main focus is Ric Flair. Goldberg defeats Ric Flair via DisqualificationRic Flair, who wasn't even wearing proper wrestling gear due to not expecting to be competing tonight, wrestled in his suit pants. To Ric's credit, he didn't back down from the World Champion, Goldberg despite knowing that he would have no help from his Magnificent Seven counterparts as if they interfered Eric Bischoff vowed to fire them on the spot! The crowd were hot for this one as both Ric and Goldberg exchanged chops at first but the match mainly saw Goldberg in control, beating the leader of the Magnificent Seven group to a pulp. Flair ended up low blowing Goldberg, who keeled over to the mat clutching his crotch. With Ric now in control, he stomped away at Goldberg before Sting came to the ring with his signature baseball bat as the crowd went wild! Sting entered the ring and pointed his bat at Flair who was apologizing to Sting, telling him to not do anything he'll regret. Sting told Ric "he's not going to regret this" before he shockingly broke his bat over the skull of Goldberg!!! The referee called for the bell as Sting continued to beat away at the World Champion with the bat as Ric Flair watched on! Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page come running to the ring and pull Sting away from Goldberg, asking him what the hell he's doing. Sting yells at Page and Nash, telling them to mind their own business before shoving past them and once again going after Goldberg. Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Rick Steiner, Curt Hennig and Lex Luger hit the ring to assist Ric Flair in attacking Nash and Page and soon it turns into Sting and the Magnificent Seven beating up everyone in the ring! The crowd can't believe what's unfolding before them. "What happened to Sting being a member of Team WCW at Fall Brawl?!" Members of the locker room attempt to save Goldberg, Nash and Page including Dustin Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes and KroniK but to no avail. Eric Bischoff comes to the ring, spearing Ric Flair before Scott Steiner clobbers Eric and holds him up for Ric to slap a few times. Before any real damage can be done to Eric, a familiar theme plays... HULK HOGAN IS BACK IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING! The crowd are going insane as Hogan storms to the ring, aiding Page, Nash and Goldberg in clearing the ring of Magnificent Seven. Sting rolls out of the ring himself, heading up the ramp with his bat as Hogan nails the Leg Drop on Curt Hennig! Hulk, Eric, Page, Nash and the World Champion, Goldberg celebrate in the ring as Eric takes a microphone, revealing Hogan as his final pick for Team WCW at Fall Brawl! What is Sting's stance on this? Is Sting still with Team WCW? So many questions. Tune in next week for answers!!! © 2001 Fusient Media Ventures/World Championship Wrestling, Inc. [/font][/center]
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Jul 24, 2011 6:24:10 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jul 24, 2011 6:24:10 GMT -5
Fall Brawl [/i] — Sep. 23, 2001 from Louisville, KY. Sponsored by Wendy's®: "You can eat great, even late"War Games for Control of WCW:Team Bischoff vs. The Magnificent Seven[/center] War Games Notes:[/i] Team Bischoff: (Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page) Team Flair: (TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA and TBA)[/sup]
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Jul 24, 2011 11:15:39 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2011 11:15:39 GMT -5
Nitro was pretty darn good, Jord. Good way to kick off Nitro with some cruiserweight tag team action. Loved the finish and no surprise the cruiserweight tag champs picked up the win. Great segment between the M7 and Goldberg, loved Flair kissing Goldberg's ass and huge main event for tonight! War Games match shall be interesting. Classic WCW with an "on a pole" match. Shocked to see Madusa lose and I'm interested to see where you go with her quitting. Luger's promo was nice, and I see him having a decent losing streak to help this new angle. Luger vs. Bagwell at Fall Brawl? Steiner/Rhodes was decent, not much to comment on. The Douglas/Wilson segment backstage was great, just please don't give the US title to Vampire, I can't stand him. Happy with the tag team match and it really opened Douglas up to some feuds for Fall Brawl. Wouldn't mind seeing Bigelow getting strap. Triple threat match between Bigelow, Vampiro, and Douglas seems to be a possibility. Main event time; sounded like a decent match, Ric Flair up to his dirty tactics as usual. Sting coming in and hitting Goldberg with the bat was absolutely crazy, but in a way I was expecting it. Holy ****. Magnificent ending to Nitro, although wasn't Hogan unhappy with WCW towards their demise? Because this is an alternate universe sim I'll let it slide. Great ending and I'm loving this right now. Great stuff, Jord.
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Jul 24, 2011 13:43:07 GMT -5
Post by Elliot on Jul 24, 2011 13:43:07 GMT -5
I'm glad to see this is back, Jord. I'll comment on the latest Nitro.
Pleased to see that The Filthy Animals go over here. The better team, in my opinion, and obviously they are the Champions. Great segment with the 'celebration' for Goldberg, and I'm pleased to hear about War Games returning. Can't wait to see who the mystery member of Team Bischoff is. Angel Williams over Medusa is a shock, and then Medusa quitting the company rather than joining Team Canada is even more shocking. DDP with the victory makes sense with him being on Team Bischoff, and Bagwell costing Luger the win adds to their rivalry. Rick Steiner over Dustin Rhodes is good, and interesting stuff with Vampiro and Shane Douglas. Bam Bam Bigelow and Hugh Morrus with the victory was expected after the confrontation earlier. Douglas sacrificing Vampiro makes sense. Sting attacking Goldberg was a shocker, giving Goldberg the DQ victory. Will Sting still be on Team Bischoff come Fall Brawl? Holy cow! Hulk Hogan returns to WCW to be on Team Bischoff! That's huge. Great show and I can't wait to see what happens to Sting, and who the five men will be who are on Team Flair. Great show, Jord.
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Jul 25, 2011 23:37:05 GMT -5
Post by legendkiller8 on Jul 25, 2011 23:37:05 GMT -5
-This is my first time actually replying, and I have horrible knowledge on this so bare with me. -Mysterio and Kidman make a nice team, so I agree with this victory for them. -Good celebration promo here. Looking forward to the main event. War Games coming back should be good. -I remember a little bit about DDP and Lex Luger. I only know the USA Lex Luger that looked like the Hulk. I guess it's a good call. -Big show tonight. Rick Steiner going over was fine, I'm shocked but this was probably when Dusty was old. -Hulk Hogan returning to WCW to be on Team Bischoff is good I guess. -Good show.
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Jul 26, 2011 18:49:06 GMT -5
Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Jul 26, 2011 18:49:06 GMT -5
Good start to the show with the Animals going over. I wouldn’t mind seeing them go for the tag straps. A very good segment to promote Goldberg/Flair later on and I love that War Games is making a comeback! I figured that Madusa would be forced to join Team Canada. DDP/Luger would be ugly, but at least DDP won and Bagwell got involved to continue his new feud with former partner Luger. I hope Bagwell gets a massive baby face push that he should’ve gotten in 98-99. Steiner winning is fine, though that pretty much prevents Rhodes from getting another title shot I would think. I very much like Bigelow/Douglas feud! Good main event but an excellent aftermath. While I don’t really like Hogan returning since WCW should be focused on youth, it was done nicely. Good show!
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Aug 12, 2011 6:48:18 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Aug 12, 2011 6:48:18 GMT -5
| WCW Wednesday Thunder on TBS — August 22, 2001 from Uniondale, New York. |
Following the usual Thunder intro, we are welcomed to the broadcast by Mike Tenay and Mark Madden who almost immediately begin to talk about Hulk Hogan's huge return to World Championship Wrestling this past Monday on Nitro!
Chris Candido defeats Ikuto Hidaka and Shannon Moore with Evan Karagias[/color] Exciting three way to kick the show off this week as 1/2 of 3 Count in Shannon Moore battled it out with Japanese star Ikuto Hidaka plus the returning Chris Candido in his first match back with the promotion since re-signing back earlier this month. Moore and Chris worked as a unit in the early going to eliminate Hidaka from the match and they surprisingly worked well as they pulled off a series of unique tag team maneuvers. Eventually, Candido turned on Moore and it was now every man for himself. Shannon almost had the win when he took Ikuto down with the Bottom's Up but Candido managed to break the pin up just in time before hitting the Superbomb on Moore for the 1-2-3. Candido rolls under the bottom rope and sits on the ring apron as he yells into the camera that he is what the cruiserweight division should be represented by! Commercial Break[/i] Daffney is shown backstage playing with sparklers and being fascinated by them. Christopher Nowinski approaches her, taking the sparklers off her and putting them out much to Daffney's disappointment. Nowinski tells Daffney he wants her to be ringside when he kicks her boyfriend Malice's ass all over Uniondale tonight. Christopher walks off, leaving Daffney to pick up the extinguished sparklers. Malice with Daffney defeats Christopher Nowinski[/color] Nowinski's arrogance and confidence didn't last much longer as once he was inside the squared circle opposite Malice he was soon beginning for forgiveness but Malice wasn't in the forgiving mood. At the orders of Daffney, Malice grabbed Nowinski by the hair and nailed him with a wicked headbutt sending Nowinski rolling into the corner where Malice unleashed a series of jabs to the sternum of his former manager. Malice proceeded to walk to the opposite turnbuckle and then charge at Nowinski for a Big Splash in the corner but Nowinski managed to get out of the way and Malice instead ate turnbuckle pad. Nowinski quickly rolled a dazed Malice up but he only managed to get a 2 count. Malice soon took control once more, eventually slamming Christopher into the mat with a huge Chokeslam that proved to be enough to keep Nowinski down for the 3 count. Daffney jumps onto Malice and hugs him as he raises one hand up while his theme music plays. The pair make out as Nowinski lies sprawled out below them. Commercial Break[/i] World Championship Wrestling returns to pay-per-view on September 23, 2001 from Louisville, KY. for Fall Brawl! Gene Okerlund is standing by with Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Scott Norton, who are just moments away from meeting Christian York and Joey Matthews in the ring. Chavo, Jr. seems confident, claiming that they might have been able to defeat Totally Buff at Mayhem, however, they have never faced a more diverse duo than himself and Scott Norton. Chavo, Jr. promises victory tonight! Christian York and Joey Matthews with Alexis Laree defeat Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Scott Norton[/color] When we cut back to the arena following the Fall Brawl promo, Scott Norton and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. are already half way down the rampway. Following their introduction, the trio of Christian York, Joey Matthews and Alexis Laree all come bouncing down the ramp to a nice pop from the Uniondale audience. The cocky Chavo, Jr. was quick to dish out a few slaps to Christian York at the beginning of the match but he was just as quick to tag in Scott Norton after being slammed to the mat by an infuriated York with a huge right hand shot! With Norton now dominating York in the ring, Guerrero would tag himself in and attempt to get a quick pin over Christian but each time York was just able to kick out or Matthews helped break it up. Eventually, York fought Chavo, Jr. off with an Enziguri before crawling to his corner and making the hot tag to Matthews who unloaded on Guerrero! Norton attempted to make the save but Matthews ducked it before knocking Norton from the ring with a dropkick. With Chavo all alone, Matthews spun him around before hitting Guerrero with the Virginia Necktie for the victory! Laree, Matthews and York celebrate their victory as Chavo rolls under the bottom rope and is helped up the ramp by Norton. Commercial Break[/i] When we return, Major Gunns is in the ring with her sash and crown and a microphone. Gunns says that she is issuing an open challenge to anyone in the back for her crown, prompting Paisley to come down the ramp with Kwee-Wee! Kwee-Wee with Paisley defeats Major Gunns to win the Queen of WCW Crown[/color] With Paisley seemingly going to be the one facing Gunns, she was quick to taunt her and provoke Gunns into tackling Paisley to the mat and slamming her skull off the mat repeatedly! Surprisingly, Kwee-Wee turned out to be the one competing here as he pulled Gunns off Paisley by the hair before hitting a Scoop Slam and then an Elbow Drop for the win! Kwee-Wee snatches the crown and sash from ringside, proudly wearing it as Paisley looks in, seemingly jealous. Kwee-Wee jumps into Paisley's arms and she struggles to hold the new "Queen" up! Commercial Break[/i] A video package plays showing a women training in a ring, pulling off a series of acrobatic and high-risk maneuvers on a male opponent. The scene then changes to the same women walking through what appears to be downtown Toronto. We get a close-up on her face before text reads "Coming Soon" in an oriental style font. Bam Bam Bigelow is walking down the hallway when he is approached by Alex Wright! Alex tells Bigelow that just because he is bigger than him does not mean he is intimidated and that he is going to prove to the WCW fans that Alex Wright is no push over. Alex shoves his finger in Bigelow's face and then runs off before Bigelow can hit him! Bigelow yells that he'll see him in the ring. Bam Bam Bigelow defeats Alex Wright"Da Wonderkid" took to the ring to square off against Bam Bam Bigelow, who was fresh off a big win in a tag match with Dustin Rhodes against the U.S Champion, Shane Douglas and Vampiro. Alex put up a great fight here, almost winning the match on one occassion with a superb Running Tornado DDT, however, it just was not enough to keep Bigelow down. Wright attempted a Crossbody but Bigelow caught him and turned it into a Samoan Drop before finishing Wright off with the Wham, Bam, Thank you Ma'am. As the referee raises Bigelow's hand, he yells into the camera that he is coming for Shane Douglas' U.S Championship! Commercial Break[/i] Nitro Recap:[/i][/color] Mike Tenay and Mark Madden tell us that two shocking events took place this past Monday on Nitro and we know the fans have wanted to see it again so here it is. We cut to footage from Nitro where Ric Flair is stomping away at Goldberg during their match. Sting came to the ring with his signature baseball bat as the crowd went wild! Sting entered the ring and pointed his bat at Flair who was apologizing to Sting, telling him to not do anything he'll regret. Sting told Ric "he's not going to regret this" before he shockingly broke his bat over the skull of Goldberg!!! The referee called for the bell as Sting continued to beat away at the World Champion with the bat as Ric Flair watched on! Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page come running to the ring and pull Sting away from Goldberg, asking him what the hell he's doing. Sting yells at Page and Nash, telling them to mind their own business before shoving past them and once again going after Goldberg. Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Rick Steiner, Curt Hennig and Lex Luger hit the ring to assist Ric Flair in attacking Nash and Page and soon it turns into Sting and the Magnificent Seven beating up everyone in the ring! The crowd can't believe what's unfolding before them. "What happened to Sting being a member of Team WCW at Fall Brawl?!" Members of the locker room attempt to save Goldberg, Nash and Page including Dustin Rhodes, Dusty Rhodes and KroniK but to no avail. Eric Bischoff comes to the ring, spearing Ric Flair before Scott Steiner clobbers Eric and holds him up for Ric to slap a few times. Before any real damage can be done to Eric, a familiar theme plays... HULK HOGAN IS BACK IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING! The crowd are going insane as Hogan storms to the ring, aiding Page, Nash and Goldberg in clearing the ring of Magnificent Seven. Sting rolls out of the ring himself, heading up the ramp with his bat as Hogan nails the Leg Drop on Curt Hennig! Hulk, Eric, Page, Nash and the World Champion, Goldberg celebrate in the ring as Eric takes a microphone, revealing Hogan as his final pick for Team WCW at Fall Brawl! What is Sting's stance on this? Is Sting still with Team WCW? So many questions. Tune into Nitro this Monday from London, England for answers! Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund is with Buff Bagwell at the interview are. Buff says that tonight, he's putting Lex Luger at the back of his mind as his main focus is Lance Storm and to make sure he doesn't pull off anything sneaky to leave with the victory. Lance Storm with Angel Williams defeats Buff Bagwell[/color] With Lance choosing only for Angel Williams to accompany him to ringside, there was some confusion in his decision to leave Mike Awesome and Melissa Coates in the back. Both Lance and Buff had a tremendous main event match here, really showcasing WCW's young talent that could possibly lead the company to greater heights than ever before. With Buff having things going his way, he looked to be setting Storm up for the Buff Blockbuster but Lex Luger made his way down the ramp and distracted Buff long enough for Lance to shake the ropes and knock Bagwell back into the ring. The referee ordered Lex to the back and after arguing with him, Lex passed a pair of brass knuckles to Angel secretly who then slid them into the ring to Lance, unbeknownst to Buff who was focused on waving Lex goodbye. Buff turned around and walked into a right hand shot from Storm, who had the brass knuckles on! Storm covered and it was enough. Angel rolls into the ring, hugging Storm and handing him his Canadian Tag Team Championship as blood begins to drip down from the forehead of Buff! Thunder comes to a close with the camera transitioning between a grinning Lex on the ramp and a bloody Buff, who is unresponsive in the ring! © 2001 Fusient Media Ventures/World Championship Wrestling, Inc. [/font][/center] Not entirely pleased with this show but whatever.
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Aug 12, 2011 6:48:36 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Aug 12, 2011 6:48:36 GMT -5
Fall Brawl [/i] — Sep. 23, 2001 from Louisville, KY. Sponsored by Wendy's®: "You can eat great, even late"War Games for Control of WCW:Team Bischoff vs. The Magnificent Seven Buff Bagwell vs. Lex Luger[/center] War Games Notes:[/i] Team Bischoff: (Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page) Team Flair: (TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA and TBA)[/sup]
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Aug 12, 2011 7:06:49 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Aug 12, 2011 7:06:49 GMT -5
WCW LIVE! WEEKLY REPORT: WCW held 2 house shows this week: 1 of them was held in Rahway, NJ., while the other was held in Portland, ME. Scott Steiner was advertised for both shows, but appeared at neither of them. Everyone else who was advertised, appeared on both shows. Thank you to everyone who sent in their report with their experience of a WCW house show!
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Rahway, New Jersey (Thur. 23 August, 2001)...The Jung Dragons (w/ Leia Meow) defeated 3 Count and Trailer Park Cash to earn a Cruiserweight Tag Title match later in the night when Yun Yang pinned Cash following a Moonsault...Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Reno in a Hardcore match...Mike Awesome and Lance Storm defeated Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo to retain the Canadian Tag Belts when Storm pinned Palumbo following a Superkick...Hugh Morrus defeated Buff Bagwell...Major Gunns defeated Stacey Keibler to retain the Queen of WCW crown in a Rip off the Clothes match...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated The Jung Dragons (w/ Leia Meow) to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Belts when Kidman pinned Hayashi with the Shooting Star Press...Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) defeated The Cat to retain the United States Title following the Franchiser...Sting defeated Jeff Jarrett via the Scorpion Death Lock (Capacity: 3,200)
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Portland, Maine (Sat. 25 August, 2001)...Trailer Park Cash defeated The Jung Dragons (w/ Leia Meow) and 3 Count to earn a Cruiserweight Tag Title match later in the night when Knoble pinned Karagias with a Tiger Driver...Hugh Morrus defeated Reno...Major Gunns defeated Stacey Keibler to retain the Queen of WCW crown in a Rip off the Clothes match. Jeff Jarrett hit the ring and covered up Major Gunns, who attempted to strip off. Bam Bam Bigelow came down and an inpromptu match between Bigelow and Jarrett was on...Jeff Jarrett defeated Bam Bam Bigelow after cracking his guitar over the head of Bigelow...Mike Awesome and Lance Storm defeated Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo to retain the Canadian Tag Belts when Storm pinned O'Haire following a Superkick...Buff Bagwell defeated The Cat via Buff Blockbuster...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated Trailer Park Cash to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Belts when Rey, Jr. pinned Knoble with a Springboard Legdrop...Sting defeated Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) via the Scorpion Death Drop (Capacity: 3,900)
- August 27 2001 When World Championship Wrestling rolls into London this Monday, Sting has promised that he will address his recent actions where he turned his back on not only the World Champion, Goldberg but also the WCW fans! Nobody knows what to expect from Sting, however, we can almost guarantee that Goldberg will be on hand to hear what exactly Sting has to say. Tensions are already boiling!
In other news, WCW.com has learned that Hulk Hogan will be in the house after his huge return last week! Plus, Eric Bischoff has Team Canada that they will be putting their tag titles on the line in London but Eric has kept their opponents a surprise. Who will challenge Storm and Awesome? Also, Bam Bam Bigelow takes on U.S Champion, Shane Douglas in a non-title match! All this and more on Nitro!
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Aug 12, 2011 8:37:40 GMT -5
Post by Elliot on Aug 12, 2011 8:37:40 GMT -5
WCW Thunder; Pleased to see Chris Candido get the victory, such a good talent. Following the segment, I think a victory for Malice was obvious here. A good victory for Christian York and Joey Matthews, I'd like to see Chavo Guerrero do something soon though. Love the match between Kwee-Wee and Major Gunns, haha. A good victory for Bam Bam Bigelow, he's always been one of my favourites from WCW history, I love his character. Again, loved what happened on Nitro with Hulk Hogan returning. Glad that Lance Storm got the victory on Lex Luger interference. It was a decent episode of Thunder, looking forward to Nitro though with Sting's explanation.
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Aug 12, 2011 19:57:52 GMT -5
Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Aug 12, 2011 19:57:52 GMT -5
Pretty good opening match with Canddio going over. I could totally get behind Candido regaining the championship. I hope there is reference to that, he did hold it in early 2000. A rather good match between Malice/Nowinski with the right guy going over. I can imagine that Nowinski could get his heat back no problem. Fantastic win for the young duo of York and Matthews. I really enjoy the push they have been given thus far. Haha, the Kwee Kwee segment reminded me of his TNA 2002 stuff. Predictable win for Bigelow since he appears to be heading towards Douglas. A pretty solid main event for Thunder and good angle advancement for Luger/Bagwell. I liked the episode, personally. Having guys that may not be on Nitro appear on Thunder on a regular basis is fine by me.
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Aug 14, 2011 16:54:37 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Aug 14, 2011 16:54:37 GMT -5
WCW Monday Nitro: Monday 20th August 2001...The Filthy Animals beating Cash and Jamie Knoble was a fine opening contest, I always usually have problems with cruiserweight action such as this kicking off the flagship show though, because the fans are moreso interested in stronger matches than the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship division. It did the job, nonetheless. Good promo with the Magnificent Seven. Great promo, and hopefully this time, Goldberg's reign as WCW World Heavyweight Champion is better than his 1998 reign. Good main event set up for tonight. Wow, Angel Williams and Madusa would have been a fun match; not. Is Madusa now out of World Championship Wrestling then? Good moment for Team Canada though. Lex Luger's promo was brief and nice. Very self-explanatory. Diamond Dallas Page with the win was for the best, I am liking Buff Bagwell's character as a face. Rick Steiner beating Dustin Rhodes was a fair match, don't understand why it was a Falls Count Anywhere match though. Can't imagine that it would have been too great a match in all seriousness though. Shane Douglas and Vampiro is a strange combination. Bam Bam Bigelow and Hugh Morrus sounds monsterous on the other hand. Goldberg beating Ric Flair was a solid main event, the disqualification finish and brawl afterwards is vintage Nitro. Loved Sting's heel turn. Hulk Hogan returning is fantastic, but should have been held off until next week: it took all of the momentum out of Sting's heel turn, which would have been massive enough to close down the show. Overall, nothing too special, but the show did the job setting up the main event for Fall Brawl.
WCW Thunder: Wednesday 22nd August 2001...Chris Candido beating Ikuto Hidaka and Shannon Moore was a fantastic match; hopefully you continue to push Candido up the card a lot. Malice beating Christopher Nowinski was a strange call; made Malice look dominant, but I figure you'd want the newcomer Nowinski to look strong. Joey Matthews and Christian York beating Chavo Guerrero Jr and Scott Norton was a fun match, ood call to have Chavo get pinned. Kwee-Wee beating Major Gunns? What? Queen of WCW? It reminds me of Bruce from the Rainbow Express, NWA:TNA 2002. Eurgh. Bam Bam Bigelow beating Alex Wright was obvious. Lance Storm beating Buff Bagwell was a fair main event, Lex Luger's interference was fine, the blood was far too much though. Overall it was quite a decent show, but not too much was happening.
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Aug 15, 2011 15:01:03 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Aug 15, 2011 15:01:03 GMT -5
WCW LIVE! WEEKLY REPORT: WCW held 2 house shows this week: 1 of them was held in Rahway, NJ., while the other was held in Portland, ME. Scott Steiner was advertised for both shows, but appeared at neither of them. Everyone else who was advertised, appeared on both shows. Thank you to everyone who sent in their report with their experience of a WCW house show!
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Rahway, New Jersey (Thur. 23 August, 2001)...The Jung Dragons (w/ Leia Meow) defeated 3 Count and Trailer Park Cash to earn a Cruiserweight Tag Title match later in the night when Yun Yang pinned Cash following a Moonsault...Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Reno in a Hardcore match...Mike Awesome and Lance Storm defeated Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo to retain the Canadian Tag Belts when Storm pinned Palumbo following a Superkick...Hugh Morrus defeated Buff Bagwell...Major Gunns defeated Stacey Keibler in a Rip off the Clothes match...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated The Jung Dragons (w/ Leia Meow) to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Belts when Kidman pinned Hayashi with the Shooting Star Press...Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) defeated The Cat to retain the United States Title following the Franchiser...Sting defeated Jeff Jarrett via the Scorpion Death Lock (Capacity: 3,200)
Muscle and Fitness Magazine Presents: WCW LIVE! @ Portland, Maine (Sat. 25 August, 2001)...Trailer Park Cash defeated The Jung Dragons (w/ Leia Meow) and 3 Count to earn a Cruiserweight Tag Title match later in the night when Knoble pinned Karagias with a Tiger Driver...Hugh Morrus defeated Reno...Major Gunns defeated Stacey Keibler in a Rip off the Clothes match. Jeff Jarrett hit the ring and covered up Major Gunns, who attempted to strip off. Bam Bam Bigelow came down and an inpromptu match between Bigelow and Jarrett was on...Jeff Jarrett defeated Bam Bam Bigelow after cracking his guitar over the head of Bigelow...Mike Awesome and Lance Storm defeated Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo to retain the Canadian Tag Belts when Storm pinned O'Haire following a Superkick...Buff Bagwell defeated The Cat via Buff Blockbuster...Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) defeated Trailer Park Cash to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Belts when Rey, Jr. pinned Knoble with a Springboard Legdrop...Sting defeated Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) via the Scorpion Death Drop (Capacity: 3,900)
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Aug 15, 2011 19:36:04 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Aug 15, 2011 19:36:04 GMT -5
0. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Scott Norton defeat Alex Shane and Lord Neil Faith when Norton hit Faith with a Powerbomb.
| WCW Monday Nitro on TNT — August 27, 2001 from London, England. |
The Nitro opening video wraps up as Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone welcome us to World Championship Wrestling from the other side of the pond! There are several British gimmick props positioned around the TurnerTron and rampway including royal guards and a traditional red English phonebox. Hudson says that Hulk Hogan is on his way to the arena but without any further ado, it's time to bring the WCW President to the ring.
Eric Bischoff comes to the ring to a great ovation from the British crowd and he seems more than happy to be there. Once in the ring, Eric thanks everyone for coming out to see the show tonight and he promises that the fans will not go home disappointed. Bischoff says that last week Hulk Hogan made his return to World Championship Wrestling in a move that turned not only WCW, but also the wrestling world, upside down! Eric calls it his biggest contract signing since he was re-instated as President a couple months back. The mere mention of Hogan's name sends the crowd into a frenzy as there appears to be a good amount of Hulkamaniacs in attendance tonight. Before Eric can go on any further, the music of Team Canada cuts Eric off as the Canadian Tag Team Champions, Lance Storm and Mike Awesome lead Angel Williams and Melissa Coates down the ramp to a not-so-ceremonious welcome from the 12,500-strong crowd here at Wembley Arena. Lance tells Eric to cut the crap about Hulk Hogan and that he is out here because he is demanding that Eric inform both him and Mike who they will be forced to defend their tag straps against tonight. Eric breaks into a chuckle, telling Lance that he thought he would never ask as Team Canada begin to get agitated. Eric tells Team Canada that he is sick of them running around each week falsely claiming the titles as "Canadian" when in actual fact they are the WORLD Tag Team Championships, so what better way to reinstate them back to their rightful name by putting the name World to great use with a defense here in London. Eric tells Team Canada that their opponents are none other than Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash - The Insiders! As Team Canada flip out, Eric tells them that was the good news - and here's the bad news, it's going to be a three way match as The Steiner Brothers will also be involved! Team Canada are none too pleased about the announcement, unlike Eric who exits the ring with a huge smile plastered across his face.
Commercial Break[/i] Chris Candido defeats Shane HelmsIn our opening match, Candido and Helms duke it out here in Candido's first appearance on Nitro since returning to WCW programming this past Wednesday on Thunder. With both men being former Cruiserweight Champions in their own right, the current reigning and defending Cruiserweight Champion, Yosihiro Tajiri obviously felt the need to get a better view of this one as he made his way down the ramp with his championship. Helms was on fire, pulling off a series of clothesline and charging attacks before seemingly attempting to set Candido up for the Vertebreaker but Candido was able to scout it and pull off a Flapjack. Candido took full advantage of Helms being down and nailed the New Jersey Jam! Following the match, Candido leaves the ring and goes face to face with Tajiri at ringside. Chris taps Tajiri's Cruiserweight Championship and tells him to watch his back before he walks up the ramp, raising his own hand to celebrate his win. Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund is with The Rhodes Family of father Dusty and son Dustin. Gene asks for their opinions on teaming together. Dustin tells Gene that it's not only an honour to carry on the legacy his father created but it's going to be an even bigger honour to have him as his partner out there tonight! Dusty basically reiterates Dustin. Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes defeat Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak[/color] In a surprising tag match, The Rhodes Family went up against the arrogant duo of Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak in a match that was more entertainment than actual wrestling-based. Stasiak and Jindrak worked over Dusty, stopping him from making the tag to Dustin, who was rearing to get into the ring and go at it with Mark and Shawn. Eventually, Dusty mounted a comeback when he took Stasiak down with a wicked chop and Jindrak down with a forearm. Dusty made the hot tag to Dustin, who came into the ring and cleared house before eventually putting Stasiak away with the Lone Star State of Mind! As Dustin and Dusty embrace in the ring, Jindrak helps a dazed Stasiak up the ramp and Mark doesn't seem too pleased with the loss. Dusty breaks out a few moves to keep the fans happy as Dustin cheers him on. A graphic flashes on screen prompting Scott Hudson to inform us that Sting will address his recent actions right here on Nitro after this commercial break!Commercial Break[/i] The music of Sting hits as he emerges from the back in his ring attire with the leather trench coat and his signature bat. There is a mixed reaction from the English crowd as some are clearly happy to see Sting, while the other half couldn't care less after Sting's heel turn last week on Nitro when he attacked the World Heavyweight Champion, Goldberg with his bat. Once in the ring, Sting has a microphone but he doesn't talk for a few moments as he just stares out to the crowd before yelling into the mic for the crowd to shut up! Sting says that for years he's always co-operated with the fans and done whatever they wanted him to do. He claims to have always followed the rule book and be the good guy but enough is enough as following the rule book only gets you so far. Sting asks for Eric Bischoff to join him in the ring as he has something he would like to say to him. Eric comes down the ramp with no theme or titantron and enters the ring. Sting says that ever since Eric Bischoff returned to the helm of World Championship Wrestling, he has been the cancer that is slowly eating away and killing this company. Sting brings up his World Championship run that ended just 3 weeks into it when Eric Bischoff made himself the Special Referee for his title defense against Scott Steiner and Eric awarded Steiner the win via TKO. Sting tells Eric Bischoff that his attack on Goldberg has been building for weeks and the final straw was Eric having Goldberg's qualifying match at Mayhem occur earlier in the card than his, thus giving Goldberg more time to recover and be in better condition for the finals. Eric tries to tell Sting that that wasn't the case but Sting yells at him to shut up as he backs Eric into the turnbuckle. Sting is coming across as deranged in this segment and it's clear he has lost the plot. Hulk Hogan cuts Sting off to the loudest pop of the night as the Hulkster comes down the ramp, working the crowd like only he can. Once in the ring, Hulk starts to call Sting a sell-out (ironic) and that out of all the guys in the back, he always thought Sting was always for the fans. Hulk tells Sting that at the time WCW needs Sting the most, Sting turns his back on WCW. Sting tells Terry (not Hulk) to shut his mouth and mind his own business. Sting claims this is between himself, Eric Bischoff and Goldberg but as always the Hulkster has got to stick his nose where it doesn't belong. The World Heavyweight Champion, Goldberg's music hits and Goldberg comes out from the back with his title around his waist. Hulk turns his back on Sting to watch Goldberg make his entrance, prompting Sting to attack Hulk with the bat! Sting repeatedly whacks Hulk with the bat, knocking him to the floor. Eric attempts to help Hogan but Sting hits the bat off Eric's sternum, knocking him down as Goldberg sprints down the ramp and into the ring! Sting slowly exits, walking up the ramp with his bat. Sting is joined on the ramp by Ric Flair, who announces Sting as the first member of his team at Fall Brawl effectively meaning that Sting has defected from Team WCW to Team Flair! As Eric and Hulk look on furious, Goldberg has had enough of Sting and he leaves the ring and chases Sting up the ramp and to the back! Commercial Break[/i] A video package plays showing a women training in a ring, pulling off a series of acrobatic and high-risk maneuvers on a male opponent. The scene then changes to the same women walking through what appears to be downtown Toronto. We get a close-up on her face before text reads "Coming Soon" in an oriental style font. We see Sting running through the halls, pulling over items in an attempt to slow down an enraged Goldberg who is in hot pursuit of Sting. Goldberg steps over all the fallen items as he is walking extremely fast after Sting! Gene Okerlund is with the United States Champion, Shane Douglas who has the lovely Torrie Wilson with him. Okerlund asks Douglas for his thoughts on Bam Bam Bigelow, who has made it very clear that he wants Shane's United States Championship. Shane tells Gene that he isn't dumb and he has heard about Bigelow's threats but they don't phase The Franchise. Douglas tells Bigelow to bring his A-Game for their match tonight because it's going to take more than a Diving Headbutt off a fat bastard to keep The Franchise down. Douglas tells Torrie to come on as the duo walk off. Bam Bam Bigelow defeats United States Champion, Shane Douglas (with Torrie Wilson) in a non-title match[/color] Shane Douglas seemed more arrogant than usual here as he mocked Bigelow in the early going, poking fun at his weight prompting Bigelow to lay him out with a wicked right hand shot. Bam Bam had control from that moment out until Torrie climbed onto the apron and distracted him long enough for The Franchise to attack Bigelow's legs and take him down. Douglas done whatever he could to stay on top of Bigelow, even having Torrie slide him a steel chain which he proceeded to wrap around his fists as Bigelow got to his feet. However, Vampiro came running to the ring and sprayed red mist in the eyes of an unsuspecting Douglas despite Torrie's warnings! Bigelow proceeded to hit Douglas with the Greetings From Asbury Park for 3 as Vampiro drags Torrie up the ramp! As Bigelow celebrates his non-title win, Shane begins to wipe his eyes to try and rid the red mist as he shouts "Torrie?!" as he notices she isn't by his side. Torrie screams as Vampiro puts her over his shoulder and goes through the curtain! Commercial Break[/i] Goldberg is still in pursuit of Sting, who is still running away at all costs! They appear to be in the parking lot and Sting enters a rental car but has trouble with the key! Goldberg reaches the car and he has Sting's signature bat. He's yelling for Sting to open up but Sting has the doors locked and is desperately trying to start the car. Goldberg knocks the wing mirror off the car with the bar before smashing the back windows and the lights. Suddenly, Curt Hennig of the Magnificent Seven attacks Goldberg as Ric Flair directs traffic. Goldberg fights Hennig off but in the time he focused on Hennig, Sting was able to speed off! The new Queen of WCW, Kwee-Wee and his best friend Paisley are in another part of the arena backstage. Kwee-Wee is adjusting his crown and sash in the mirror as Paisley watches on disgruntled. She tries to talk to Kwee-Wee but he ignores her before she yells his name, giving him a fright in the process. Paisley tells Kwee-Wee that he stole her spot in the match on Thunder and she should be the one wearing the crown and sash. Kwee-Wee understands she's jealous and that's why he's rewarding her due to her loyalty with a match for the crown later tonight. Lex Luger and Jeff Jarrett defeat Buff Bagwell and Konnan (with Tygress)[/color] Konnan of The Filthy Animals teamed with Buff Bagwell in a team that clicked well and got a great response from the crowd. Despite it being their first night working together, the pair done a good job in co-operating and pulling off several tag team moves on their opponents - Jeff Jarrett and Lex Luger, who are both members of the Magnificent Seven stable and are obviously more familiar with working together than Buff and Konnan are. With tensions rising between Buff and Lex, they ended up crashing through the ropes and to the floor before brawling through the crowd and out of sight. With Konnan distracted, Jarrett took advantage by attacking him from behind and nailing the Stroke to get the victory! Jarrett rolls under the bottom rope and takes his guitar from ringside before re-entering the ring. He begins to size Konnan up with the guitar as Tygress attempts to get in the way. Jarrett shoves Tygress to the mat before the Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions, Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. come sprinting down the ramp to Konnan's aid! Jarrett scatters from ringside with his guitar as Rey, Jr., Kidman and Tygress help Konnan to his feet. Commercial Break[/i] Vampiro has Torrie Wilson backstage tied to a chair in a dimly-lit room. He talks into the camera, saying hi to Shane Douglas and telling him that he something he wants - the United States Championship so he took something that The Franchise wants - beautiful Torrie Wilson. Vampiro tells Douglas to meet him on Thunder and bring the U.S Championship or else Torrie will become the sacrificial lamb so to speak. The camera turns static as we cut away.. Queen of WCW, Kwee-Wee defeats Paisley to retainKwee-Wee attempts a roll-up straight away but Paisley kicks out. Paisley attempts a clothesline but Kwee-Wee ducks it and rolls her up again. After several failed roll-up attempts, Paisley drops Kwee-Wee with a Floatover DDT out of nowhere. Suddenly, Kwee-Wee snaps and takes the match seriously as he slams Paisley to the mat by the hair before locking her in a Texas Cloverleaf and despite Paisley repeatedly tapping, Kwee-Wee doesn't break the hold! Kwee-Wee eventually breaks the hold after Lenny Lane rolls into the ring and pulls him off Paisley. Kwee-Wee celebrates with his sash like nothing happened as Lenny attends to Paisley, who is selling an injury. Up next - Team Canada are forced to defend their Canadian Tag Team Championships against not only The Insiders but also The Steiner Brothers in our Nitro main event from London, England! Commercial Break[/i] Gene Okerlund is with the Canadian Tag Team Champions, Team Canada who are on edge about their main event match against The Insiders and The Steiner Brothers. Storm tells Gene that Eric Bischoff has always had it out for them but tonight they're going to prove to not only Eric Bischoff but the WCW fans why they are the best tag team in the world today. The Steiner Brothers appear with Scott telling Lance that he and Rick are not only the greatest team in WCW today but they are the best tag team of all time. Scott tells Lance he's going to wipe the floor with him and leave this dump known as England as 1/2 of the new World Tag Team Champions. The Insiders defeat The Steiner Brothers and Canadian Tag Team Champions, Team Canada to capture[/color] In our main event, Lance Storm and Mike Awesome were forced to put their Canadian Tag Team Championships on the line against The Insiders comprised of Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page, aswell as The Steiner Brothers. The odds were clearly stacked against Team Canada here, however, they done a good job in proving why they have been champions for the past several month by locking up with 2 veteran tag teams in The Steiner Brothers and The Insiders. Scott dominated Page, making quick tags with his brother Rick to keep them both fresh as they isolated Page from making the tag to his partner Nash or even Team Canada. When the Steiner's hit the Steiner DDT on Page, Scott covered and it appeared this one was over but Storm, Awesome and Nash all entered the ring to break up the pin attempt. As the much roared on, Page was able to make the hot tag to Nash who cleared the ring of Scott and beat him up. Rick tagged himself in, attempting to attack Nash from behind but Nash scouted it and instead Rick knocked Scott down! Nash spinned Rick around before nailing him with a wicked Jackknife Powerbomb for the win! The referee hands The Insiders the titles as they celebrate their victory. Team Canada cannot believe that they lost their titles without even being pinned. Nash and Page continue to celebrate with their straps! © 2001 Fusient Media Ventures/World Championship Wrestling, Inc. [/font][/center]
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Aug 15, 2011 19:36:20 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Aug 15, 2011 19:36:20 GMT -5
Fall Brawl [/i] — Sep. 23, 2001 from Louisville, KY. Sponsored by Wendy's®: "You can eat great, even late"War Games for Control of WCW:Team Bischoff vs. The Magnificent Seven Buff Bagwell vs. Lex Luger[/center] War Games Notes:[/i] Team Bischoff: (Goldberg, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Diamond Dallas Page and TBA) Team Flair: (Sting, TBA, TBA, TBA and TBA)[/sup]
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Aug 16, 2011 17:21:57 GMT -5
Post by Elliot on Aug 16, 2011 17:21:57 GMT -5
WCW Monday Nitro; Huge opening segment, and a Three-Way World Tag Team Championship Match should be great. I'd like to see Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash leave with the gold. As I said for Thunder, Chris Candido is an excelent talent. I like him making it known that he wants Tajiri's Cruiserweight Championship. A good win for The Rhodes Family, hopefully Dustin goes far. Brilliant segment with Sting, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Goldberg there. Really loving this heel turn from Sting. A good victory for Shane Douglas over the United States Champion, and I love Vampiro kidnapping Torrie. Liking these segments between Sting and Goldberg, and damn Hennig and Flair for letting Sting get away! Lex Luger and Jeff Jarrett going over is the right move, and I liked the involvement of the Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions, Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman. A sick segment with Vampiro. Glad to see Kwee-Wee go over and retain the Queen of WCW title, it's brilliant. Yes! Glad that The Insiders were victorious, they deserved it.
Overall, a good show, and I wonder who you're replacement for Sting will be on Team Bischoff at Fall Brawl.
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