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Oct 8, 2009 18:11:48 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Oct 8, 2009 18:11:48 GMT -5
WCW Monday Nitro: (June 25, 2001)
The opening video airs. The camera focuses on the announce table where Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone welcome us to the broadcast, LIVE from the Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico! They run down tonights line-up before we cut to David Penzer. Elix Skipper (w/ Kid Romeo) def. Rey Misterio, Jr. (w/ Billy Kidman).[/color] - This was a tremendous way to kick off tonights broadcast, as Mexico's own Rey, Jr. took on Elix Skipper. After Billy Kidman beat Kid Romeo last week, Elix Skipper wantned to take on Rey, Jr. tonight. The crowd were completely behind Rey from the get-go. Rey and Skipper worked a solid back and forth cruiserweight contest that saw Elix pick up the shock victory when he rolled Rey up and grabbed ahold of the tights. Elix Skipper wastes no time in scattering up the ramp with Kid Romeo. Skipper even seemed shocked that he beat Rey, but that didn't stop him from taunting Rey from the ramp. Romeo and Skipper raise their Cruiserweight Tag Titles high in the air at the top of the ramp. COMMERCIAL BREAKWe see the legs of a women in heels walking down the corridor. The camera moves up her body and we finally see her face - it's former ECW Superstar, Dawn Marie! Dawn unbuttons the top two buttons of her blouse, and pushes up her breasts. She is holding some pieces of paper. She knocks on the door of Ric Flair. The door swings open and it's Jeff Jarrett, who doesn't get a warm reception from the Mexican crowd. Jarrett takes a look at Dawn's breasts and calls her vile. Dawn sarcastically laughs at Jarrett before entering the office. Flair seems pleased with what he sees. Dawn hands him the papers and tells him that she's having a great first day as his personal assistant. Flair is speechless. Dawn rubs her hand on Flair's chest and tells him that she's got more paperwork to take care of. She slowly walks out the office before grinning at Jarrett and winking before exiting the office. Pamela Paulshock, wearing a dress with the colours of the Mexican flag, is backstage with Konnan, BG James and Tygress, who get a fantastic reception from the crowd. Pamela asks Konnan if him and BG are ready for their tag team match against Team Canada later on tonight. Konnan answers Pamela in Mexico before translating it to English. To sum it up: "Team Canada you have no chance tonight against The Filthy Animals - and the fans!". Malice (w/ Daffney and Christopher Nowinski) def. Lash LeRoux.- The much bigger, and more powerful Malice had no problem putting Lash LeRoux in this completely one-sided affair. Christopher Nowinski, who was decked out in a suit, and Daffney accompanied Malice to the ring for this one. Malice put LeRoux away after a Chokeslam. Christopher Nowinski gets into the ring and shoves the referee away and raises Malice's hand as Daffney looks on, nodding with approval. Nowinski takes a microphone and cuts a solid promo on how he is here to help Daffney and Malice in WCW as everyone knows they aren't the full shilling. Nowinski clobbers LeRoux with the microphone before dropping it and adjusting his tie. The trio head up the entrance ramp as we cut backstage. COMMERCIAL BREAKRic Flair is shown walking down the hallway with Curt Hennig. Ric and Curt enter The Magnificent Seven, which has Lex Luger, Jeff Jarrett, Buff Bagwell and Rick Steiner in the room, but Scott Steiner and Midajah are absent. Ric Flair tells the faction that he doesn't know who the hell Goldberg thinks he is thinking he can just return to his WCW. Flair says that he's thought of a fantastic main event for Nitro tonight. It will be Goldberg against Buff Bagwell, Lex Luger and Jeff Jarrett in a Gauntlet Match. If Goldberg wins, which he won't, then he can become an active member of the WCW roster again. If he loses, which he will, then he is gone from WCW - but this time he'll be gone forever! Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is swaggering down the hallway with his WCW Cruiserweight Championship around his waist and Scott Norton behind him. The camera then cuts to a split screen and we see CMLL Superstar, Shocker heading down the hallway. Scott Hudson hypes up the WCW vs. CMLL contest which is up next! COMMERCIAL BREAKChavo Guerrero (w/ Scott Norton) def. Shocker.- Shocker of CMLL took on Chavo Guerrero in this tremendous cruiserweight contest. Scott Norton didn't interfere as much as he normally does, as Chavo seemed to want to prove a point that he can win a match without the help of Norton. Shocker looked to finish Chavo off after he hit a series of fast-paced moves and then bounced off the ropes, charging at Guerrero. Norton tripped Shocker and Chavo quickly hit a Spike DDT for the victory. Chavo snatched the Cruiserweight Title from the referee and held it high, tapping the title repeatedly and yelling into the camera that he is the champion. Chavo heads up the ramp with Norton as the camera shocks Shocker getting to his feet and the crowd giving him a pop. Pamela Paulshock is backstage with Lance Storm and Mike Awesome, the Canadian Tag Team Champions, and they have their valet Melissa Coates with them. Pamela tells them that with Nitro being in Mexico tonight, The Filthy Animals will have the crowds support. Storm tells Pamela to shut up and that it doesn't matter where Nitro is, because him and Mike Awesome are the better wrestlers, and the better wrestlers always come out on top. COMMERCIAL BREAKChavo Guerrero, Jr. was backstage with Scott Norton. Chavo doesn't seem too pleased with Norton interfering in his match. He tells Norton that he had the match under control. The Cat appears and congratulates Chavo on winning, but as usual Norton had to help him. The Cat said that Norton will be banned from ringside at Bash At The Beach for Chavo's Cruiserweight Title defense. Norton flips out and begins to yell at The Cat. BG James and Konnan (w/ Tygress) def. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome (w/ Melissa Coates) for the WCW World Tag Team Championships. (Disqualification)[/color] - The Filthy Animals are easily the most over here tonight, and Team Canada are easily the most hated. Both these teams worked a great match, with Storm and Awesome using a lot of dirty tactics to wind up the fans. Konnan hit Storm with a Cradle DDT and made the cover as the crowd begin to get out of their seats with excitement. The referee got to two before Mike Awesome pulled the ref out the ring and floored him with a right hand. The referee called for the bell, ending the match in disqualification. Therefore, Team Canada retained the titles, even if they lost the match. Storm, Awesome and Coates quickly left up the ramp with their titles as the Mexican crowd began to throw trash at the trio. COMMERCIAL BREAKGoldberg makes his way down the ramp to a great ovation from the Mexican crowds. Goldberg takes a microphone and talks about how Ric Flair set a gauntlet match for him tonight and if he loses then he's fired from WCW. Goldberg says he would love nothing more than to Spear Ric Flair. Goldberg asks "who's next?" before dropping the microphone and Buff Bagwell comes out from the back to not such a friendly welcome from the Mexican crowd. Bagwell stops at the top of the ramp and demands a better reaction from the Mexican crowd. He says they'll try this again. He goes backstage and his music restarts and he comes out, but to even more heat. Bagwell says that the crowd don't comprende and he begins to storm down the ramp. He says that unfortunately for Goldberg, he's not in a good mood tonight and that he's going to kick his ass. Goldberg def. Buff Bagwell.[/color] - Buff Bagwell seemed pretty confident out there, and when the bell sounded he slapped Goldberg which earned him a huge takedown. Bagwell got some offense in, but this match was mostly all Goldberg. After missing the Buff Blockbuster, Goldberg hit Bagwell with the Jackhammer, and this one was over. COMMERCIAL BREAKGoldberg def. Lex Luger.[/color] - Lex Luger was next out, and as he made his way down the ramp, he had a brief talk with Bagwell. Luger didn't last as long as Bagwell, who lasted five minutes, as Luger only lasted around three, and for those three minutes he looked pretty horrendous out there. Luger was hit with a Spear and Goldberg pinned him for the three. Jeff Jarrett (w/ Ric Flair) def. Goldberg.[/color] - Furious with Goldberg beating Bagwell and Luger, Ric Flair came down the ramp with Jarrett. Flair stomped on his jacket on the way down to the ring. During the match, Ric Flair tried to interfere but found himself pulled off the apron by Sting. Sting beat down on Flair all the way up the ramp and to the back. Midajah made her return to TV, as she very slowly made her down the ramp with her ribs bandaged. Midajah got onto the apron and tried to interfere after Goldberg sized Jarrett up for the Spear. Scott Steiner jumped the guardrail and attacked Goldberg with a leadpipe. Steiner continued to beat away at Goldberg with the pipe before leaving the ring and Jarrett hit the Stroke just as the referee turned around. Jarrett got the three count, and Goldberg is gone from WCW~!! Jeff Jarrett, Scott Steiner and Midajah celebrate in the ring together. Steiner takes a microphone and talks trash about Goldberg and says that Goldberg better get his fat ass out of his ring. Steiner orders security to come down to the ring and they eject Goldberg from the arena as the crowd begin to shower Steiner, Midajah and Jarrett with boos. Ric Flair comes down the ramp with Curt Hennig, Rick Steiner, Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger. They taunt Goldberg as they head down the ramp, knowing he can't touch them. Scott Hudson wonders where Sting is before we see an image of Sting lying in pain backstage with the WCW World Title on his chest. Scott Hudson presumes that Rick Steiner, Totally Buff and Curt Hennig assisted Ric Flair in beating down Sting backstage. It's a familiar site to end Nitro as The M7 stand tall.
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Oct 8, 2009 18:13:05 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Oct 8, 2009 18:13:05 GMT -5
Sunday, July 15th 2001 - Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, FL.
WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (c) vs. Ikuto Hidaka vs. Shane Helms vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri
WCW CRUISERWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo (c) vs. Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman
Hugh Morrus vs. MaliceCredit to Chaz for the poster.[/font]
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Oct 9, 2009 17:54:03 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Oct 9, 2009 17:54:03 GMT -5
BUMP
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Oct 9, 2009 17:58:18 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Oct 9, 2009 17:58:18 GMT -5
Sorry, Jord. I'm gonna edit this reply and review Thunder and Nitro in a few moments.
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Oct 11, 2009 11:00:02 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Oct 11, 2009 11:00:02 GMT -5
A decent way to kick off the show there, with Elix Skipper taking on Rey Misterio Jr in what would of been a great way to start things off, but I personally think that Misterio should have won this in his home turf, Mexico. I see Misterio and Billy Kidman beating Skipper and Kid Romeo in the end of this feud. Dawn Marie in WCW? I like the sound of that. Hah, Jeff Jarrett coming onto the scene along with Ric Flair. I really am going to think that a feud between Marie and Stacy Keibler, two of the whores in WCW will soon begin. Malice beating Lash LeRoux is fine, wasn't much of anything too good. Christopher Nowinski managing Malice I dislike, though. They don't suite together, if only if it was Malice and Daffney. You should have had Abismo Negro take on Chavo Guerrero Jr, that would of been fantastic. Shocker has never impressed me and odds are never will. I dislike the guy. Chavo winning gets him extra heat in his home turf of Mexico, however. Shame that BG James and Konnan beat Lance Storm and Mike Awesome to win the WCW World Tag Team Championships, but you made the best decision in this situation. Just please keep their reign short. Shame that it was Buff Bagwell who got slaughtered by Goldberg tonight, but glad he had some offense. It'd be awesome to see Goldberg destroy the Magnificent Seven one-by-one every week on Monday Nitro leading to the leader of the faction at Bash at the Beach. Guess not though, win for Goldberg over Lex Luger was okay I suppose, a rematch from Starrcade 2000. Jeff Jarrett getting the win through interference is great. Decent ending promo, but wish that Goldberg hadn't been destroyed like that. A good show though.
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Oct 11, 2009 11:25:26 GMT -5
Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 11, 2009 11:25:26 GMT -5
-Excellent opener, really glad that Skipper pulled out the win, its big for him -Interesting to bring Dawn Marie into WCW, but I like it -Malice winning makes sense, I love Nowinski being here -Gauntlet main event makes sense -Chavo winning was the right move, he's had a great run as Champion so far -Filthy Animals winning by DQ made the most sense, but you should'nt have put that they defeated Team Canada for the belts because they didn't win the straps -Wow, really surprised that Goldberg lost, I expected him to become an official roster member
Very good Nitro as always, and a badass Bash at the Beach poster.
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Dec 13, 2009 18:10:47 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Dec 13, 2009 18:10:47 GMT -5
WCW Presents "Thunder" June 28, 2001
The opening Thunder video plays. The camera then scans the Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico before focusing on the announce table where Mike Tenay and Mark Madden welcome us to the show. They quickly rundown tonights card before we get underway!
1.) Shane Helms def. AJ Styles (w/ Air Paris). - We kicked off Thunder from Mexico City with cruiserweight action, which got the crowd on their feet, and pumped for the remainder of the night. AJ Styles is definitely a diamond in the rough as he put on a tremendous encounter with Shane Helms. Styles missed a Springboard Legdrop and Helms quickly hit the Vertebreaker for the victory.
The referee raises Shane Helms hand in victory afterwards as AJ Styles lies on the matt. Air Paris helps his partner up, but AJ shoves Paris away and holds the back of his head. AJ heads up the ramp, leaving Paris in the ring looking confused as to why AJ shoved him away. The camera shows AJ, who is continuing to hold his head as he heads up the ramp.
COMMERCIAL BREAK ~
A video plays, recapping Melissa Coates squashing Tygress last week on Thunder.
Gene Okerlund is standing by backstage at the interview area with Melissa Coates of Team Canada. Melissa and Gene have a pretty comedic interview with Gene scared of Melissa and Melissa getting annoyed with him. Melissa eventually snatched the mic from Gene and warned Malia Hosaka that tonight she's going to break her in half.
2.) Melissa Coates def. Malia Hosaka[/color]. - Malia Hosaka is a well-known independent womens talent and tonight she took on Melissa Coates of Team Canada in a compeltely one-sided contest. Hosaka got some offense in on Coates, but it was pretty much to no avail. Coates pinned Hosaka following a Chokeslam.
The referee raises Coates arm afterwards as Hosaka rolls to the side of the ring. Coates kicks her out of the ring, sending her to the mat outside. Coates poses in the ring as we cut to the back.
Jeff Jarrett was pacing the hallway with backstage with his U.S Championship around his waist and clutching his signature guitar in his right hand. Shane Douglas and Torrie Wilson approach Jarrett and surprisingly the duo get a good reaction from the crowd. Douglas and Jarrett have a brief staredown before Douglas looks at the U.S Title and tells Jarrett that the title should be his because he pinned Booker, but Jarrett smacked him with the guitar. The pair continue to argue before Douglas cracks Jarrett with a steel chain that was wrapped around his fist. Jarrett falls to the ground as the camera shows Douglas who is grinning. Jarrett holds his head as he tries to crawl away. Douglas and Wilson head off, leaving Jarrett to check to see if he is bleeding.
A graphic appears hyping The Jung Dragons against Hector Garza and El Dandy, and it's next~!
COMMERCIAL BREAK ~
3.) Yang and Kaz Hayashi def. Hector Garza and El Dandy. - Originally, this was scheduled to be Silver King and El Dandy taking on Yang and Kaz Hayashi, but Silver King pulled out citing tour commitments. Instead, WCW brought in Hector Garza to work the match, and Garza worked a great match. Hector went for the Tomillo on Kaz Hayashi, but Yang pulled Hayashi out of harm's way and the pair hit a Powerbomb/Neckbreaker combination for the victory.
The Jung Dragons quickly celebrate their victory as the Mexican crowd applaud both teams efforts.
COMMERCIAL BREAK ~
Dawn Marie is seen strutting down the hallway with a clipboard and a very short skirt and heels. She knocks on Ric Flair's door before entering. She walks in and says "Mr. Flair.." but she doesn't say anything else as it's not Flair in the office - it's Buff Bagwell! She stutters before she drops the clipboard and bends over, just teasing Buff who is licking his lips. She picks up the clipboard and places it on Flair's desk. She moves in closer and the pair are about to kiss when Ric Flair enters and Dawn and Bagwell back off, trying to act casual. Dawn tells Flair that she done his paperwork before she quickly exits the room. As she leaves she smiles at Buff and then closes the door over behind her.
4.) Scott Norton (w/ Chavo Guerrero, Jr.) def. The Cat.[/color] - This match came about after The Cat wanted to teach Scott Norton a lesson due to Norton interfering in all of Chavo, Jr.'s matches to help Chavo get the victory. Unfortunately for The Cat, things didn't go aswell as he had planned as instead of him teaching Norton a lesson, he found himself sprawled on his back on the mat following a Powerbomb from Norton. He made the cover and got the victory about 4 minutes in.
Chavo Guerrero, Jr. slides into the ring with his Cruiserweight Championship around his waist. Scott Norton demands that the referee raise his hand and he does. Norton then picks The Cat up and sets him up for another Powerbomb as Chavo eggs him on. Shane Helms comes charging down the ramp and he dropkicks Chavo down before laying into Norton with lefts and rights. Chavo charges after Helms, but The Cat takes Chavo down with a Roundhouse Kick! Norton and Chavo scatter up the ramp together as Shane Helms and The Cat work the crowd in the ring. Mike Tenay wonders how Chavo will retain his title at Bash at the Beach without Scott Norton and in a four way match.
COMMERCIAL BREAK ~
Gene Okerlund is standing by backstage with Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman of The Filthy Animals. Rey heavily hypes his United States Title match against Jeff Jarrett right here tonight on Thunder from Mexico! Rey said that it's in an honour to even be wrestling here tonight, nevermind challenging for a title as prestigious as the United States Championship.
5.) Konnan (w/ Tygress and BG James) def. Lance Storm (w/ Mike Awesome and Melissa Coates).[/color] - After Konnan and BG James failed to take home the WCW Canadian Tag Team Championships this past Monday on Nitro due to Team Canada's antics, Konnan was out for some revenge on the leader of Team Canada, Lance Storm tonight. Konnan and Storm worked a nice back-and-forth contest that Storm looked to have in the bag with the Canadian Maple Leaf, but Konnan was able to kick Storm away. In the end, Konnan nailed a Cradle DDT on Storm for the victory.
BG James and Tygress get into the ring as Lance Storm rolls out of the ring where Melissa Coates and Mike Awesome are waiting to help him up to his feet. Team Canada head up the ramp with Storm clutching the back of his neck. The Filthy Animals hold up their Mexican flag to one of the loudest receptions of the night.
COMMERCIAL BREAK ~
Jeff Jarrett was shown backstage with stitches on his forehead from the attack from Shane Douglas earlier. Ric Flair was by his side and Jarrett told him that he's going to humiliate Shane Douglas come Bash at the Beach for what he done to him tonight. Flair tells Jarrett that he can't possibly wrestle tonight but Jarrett told him the only thing that will make his night better is humiliating the midget Rey Misterio, Jr. infront of all the wetbacks.
6.) WCW United States Championship: Jeff Jarrett (c) def. Rey Misterio, Jr. (w/ Billy Kidman).[/color] - Rey Misterio, Jr. got quite easily the best reception of the night when he made his entrance with Billy Kidman. Jeff Jarrett got quite a good bit of heat, and the managed to get the crowd against him very well. Rey came so close to winning the title on so many occassions, including with a Springboard Tornado DDT that Jarrett sold perfectly. Jarett began to plead with Rey and when Rey didn't allow him up, Jarrett low blowed him and got up to his feet and nailed the Stroke while Billy Kidman looks on in, pleading with Rey to kick out, but he doesn't and Jarrett retains!
The crowd throw their trash at Jarrett, who wastes no time in celebrating with his belt at the bottom of the ramp as Billy Kidman attends to the fallen Rey, Jr. Litter begins to fill up the ring as Jarrett gloats. Shane Douglas, Jeff Jarrett's Bash at the Beach opponent, comes walking down the ramp with Torrie Wilson. Jarrett continues to gloat on the ramp, unaware that Douglas is standing behind him. Douglas grabs ahold of Jarrett and runs him to the ring and rolls him into the ring. Kidman takes Jarrett down with an enzirguri and Rey hits a Springboard Moonsault. The show comes to a close with Jarrett reeling in pain on the mat as Kidman, Rey, Torrie and Douglas celebrate together on the ramp.[/font]
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Dec 13, 2009 19:41:51 GMT -5
Post by abyss on Dec 13, 2009 19:41:51 GMT -5
Interesting to bring this back. Helms/Styles is a cool match to open with, very Thunder-esque. Don't know Melissa Coates but you seem to be building her up as a women's monster. Douglas/Jarrett segment was good but it was tough to tell who the face was, and who the heel was. Tag team match seemed like filler. Feeling the Dawn Marie usage. I remember your Norton/Chavo pairing, it was random but I liked it. Konnan/Storm was an alright match. Good main event, too bad JJ didn't end with the upper hand but oh well.
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Dec 14, 2009 15:14:39 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Dec 14, 2009 15:14:39 GMT -5
Sunday, July 15th 2001 - Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, FL.
WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Shane Douglas
WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (c) vs. Ikuto Hidaka vs. Shane Helms vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri
WCW CRUISERWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo (c) vs. Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman
Hugh Morrus vs. MaliceCredit to Chaz for the poster.[/font]
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Dec 15, 2009 12:17:58 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Dec 15, 2009 12:17:58 GMT -5
- July 2 2001 With speculation mounting in the wrestling world as to whether Vince McMahon, the owner of the World Wrestling Federation, has bought out WCW, WCW CEO Ric Flair has promised to address the situation and the rumours that Vince McMahon will be on the Nitro broadcast!
In other news, WCW.com has learned that Konnan, BG James and Tygress of The Filthy Animals will take on Lance Storm, Mike Awesome and Melissa Coates of Team Canada in an Six Person Intergender Match and Booker T will take on Curt Hennig of The Magnificent Seven. All this and more, only on Monday Nitro!Credit to Chaz for the Nitro graphic.
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Dec 16, 2009 11:05:30 GMT -5
Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 16, 2009 11:05:30 GMT -5
Gasp! Vince McMahon on Nitro? I didn't know you were going to go with that. I will leave a big reply to Nitro.
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Dec 17, 2009 11:38:22 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Dec 17, 2009 11:38:22 GMT -5
WCW Presents "Nitro" July 2, 2001
The opening Monday Nitro video plays. Following that, some pyro goes off at the top of the ramp. Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone welcome us to the show and they immediantly wonder if the owner of the World Wrestling Federation, Vince McMahon, has indeed bought out WCW. Hudson says that by the time Nitro is off the air tonight, we will all know if Vince has indeed purchased WCW!
1.) Yoshihiro Tajiri def. Jamie Knoble (w/ Cash). - Yoshihiro Tajiri will challenge Chavo Guerrero, Jr. for the Cruiserweight Championship at Bash at the Beach along with Shane Helms and Ikuto Hidaka. Knoble went for a Tiger Bomb, but Tajiri reversed it into a Hurricanrana and then followed it up with the Buzzsaw Kick.
Yoshihiro's hand is raised by the referee post-match. Tajiri then celebrates on the second rope before Cash pulls him off and shoves him. Cash slaps Tajiri who then drops Cash with a Roundhouse Kick to the back of the head.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK.[/i][/size]
Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger are backstage talking. In the distance we see Dawn Marie, Ric Flair's personal assistant, walking down the hallway. Dawn tells the pair of them that this Thursday on Thunder they will be taking on Konnan and BG James. Dawn begins to walk away, but before she does she smacks Buff's ass and then struts off.
2) Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) def. Christopher Nowinski (w/ Daffney). - This was actually a really fun back and forth contest. Douglas had control in the early going, but Nowinski took control after an eye rake. Daffney and Torrie Wilson got into an argument at ringside which distracted Nowinski. Nowinski turned around and walked into the Franchiser from Douglas which ended the match.
Post-match, Shane Douglas celebrates his win as Torrie Wilson enters the ring. Malice, who has aligned with Christopher Nowinski, comes running down the ramp and he clobbers Douglas from behind. Nowinski and Malice put the boots to Douglas as Daffney chokes Torrie Wilson in the corner. Hugh Morrus, who is feuding with Malice, charges down the ramp and evens the odds. However, Jeff Jarrett, who is feuding with Shane Douglas, comes running down the ramp. Douglas and Morrus are able to clear the ring of all three of them and Torrie dumps Daffney out.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK.[/i][/size]
When we come back from the commercial, Pamela Paulshock is standing by with Konnan, BG James and Tygress. Konnan tells Pamela that at Bash at the Beach it will be Team Canada defending the WCW Canadian Tag Titles against The Filthy Animals in a Flag Match. The first team to hang their countrys flag will win the tag titles.
3) Konnan, BG James and Tygress def. WCW Canadian Tag Team Champions, Lance Storm and Mike Awesome and Melissa Coates[/color]. - Tygress' time in the ring was pretty limited and she only wrestled Melissa Coates. However, whenever Coates was in the ring, she fought with Konnan AND BG James. Melissa looked to finish Tygress off with a Powerslam, but Konnan hit Coates with a Cradle DDT and put Tygress on Coates! Tygress got the three.
Post-match, The Filthy Animals celebrate their win in the ring as Team Canada look on stunned. Team Canada make their way up the ramp yelling at The Filthy Animals who are still celebrating their win in the ring.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK.[/i][/size]
4) Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. def. Yang and Kaz Hayashi[/color]. - There's only one way to describe this match: fun. This was the longest match of the night, and both teams really delivered. Yang almost won the match when he landed on his feet when he went for the Yang Time and then took Rey's head off with a Spinning Heel Kick, but Kidman broke up the count. Kidman pinned Hayashi after the Shooting Star Press.
Kidman and Rey hug in the centre of the ring afterwards as Dave Penzer announces them as the winners. The pair slap the hands of a few fans at ringside as Tony Schiavone hypes their Crusierweight Tag Title match at Bash at the Beach against Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK.[/i][/size]
Tony Schiavone and Scott Hudson speculate whether or not if Vince McMahon will be appearing on Nitro tonight. They then hype the fact that Booker T vs. Curt Hennig is still to come!
Curt Hennig is standing backstage lacing up his boots in The Magnificent Seven locker room. Scott Steiner and Midajah are shown relaxing on the sofa. Midajah wishes Hennig luck in his match with Booker T tonight. Hennig thanks her before telling her that he, along with everyone in The Magnificent Seven, don't need luck because they were born winners. Scott Steiner shakes Hennig's hand as he leaves. Steiner tells him that he'll be relaxing watching the match since he has the night off.
5) Shane Helms and The Cat def. WCW Cruiserweight Champion, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Scott Norton[/color]. - This was a pretty short match, only lasting around five minutes. Norton went to finish Cat off with a Powerbomb, but Helms broke up the count with a Diving Axehandle to Norton. Helms pinned the Cruiserweight Champion, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. after nailing the Vertebreaker.
Shane Helms and The Cat celebrate their win together as Chavo begins to get back to his senses. He looks around for a few seconds before it sinks in that he was just pinned by one of his challengers at Bash at the Beach. Scott Norton is yelling at The Cat and Helms as Chavo argues with the referee.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK.[/i][/size]
6) Booker T def. Curt Hennig. (Disqualification) - Booker T and Curt Hennig worked a pretty good match with Booker dominating Hennig at first. Hennig took control of the match after a beautiful dropkick and the match seemed to be in his favour. After around four minutes Hennig booted Booker on the balls when Booker teased going for the Scissor Kick. The referee called for the bell, ending the match in a disqualification.
Curt Hennig begins to get booed as Booker T lies on the mat. Curt stomps away at Booker as the bell begins to repeatedly ring. Hennig picks Booker up and hits the Hennig-Plex before he finally begins to make his way to the back with a grin plastered on his face.
We see Ric Flair and Dawn Marie walking down the hallway as we cut to a commercial break!
* COMMERCIAL BREAK.[/i][/size]
The music of the CEO, Ric Flair, hits and he comes strutting down the ramp with his personal assistant Dawn Marie by his side. The pair get into the ring and Ric Flair takes a microphone from ring announcer Dave Penzer. Flair begins to gloat about how last week saw Goldberg fired from WCW after he lost to Jeff Jarrett! Flair says that WCW is almost perfect again and the one thing stopping WCW from being perfect is Sting being the WCW World Champion. Ric Flair books Sting to defend the World Title against Scott Steiner next week, LIVE on Nitro in the rematch from The Great American Bash! Dawn Marie seems to be the only person in the arena clapping at this point. Flair then says that if the rumours of Vince McMahon buying WCW are true, then he will quit right here, right now LIVE on Nitro! Flair then demands that Vince McMahon, if he has bought WCW, to come down to the ring right now! After a few moments of silence, the Nitro theme song begins to play. Ric and Dawn go to leave the ring when we here "Woah, woah, woah! Hold on there, Ric!" in a familiar tone. It's Eric Bischoff! Eric appears from the backstage area (To a huge pop) and says that if Ric Flair honestly thought that WCW was coming to an end tonight then he thought wrong. Bischoff said the only thing coming to an end tonight on Nitro, is Ric Flair's stint as CEO! Flair tells Bischoff that he cannot do that, but Bischoff reassures him that he can do whatever the hell he wants since he is the NEW owner of WCW! Bischoff then reveals that his second act as the new President of WCW is to reinstate GOLDBERG!! The crowd go nuts as Ric Flair has a fit in the ring. Bischoff's third act as President is to book a match. Goldberg and Sting versus Ric Flair and Scott Steiner and that match will happen RIGHT NOW~! Flair has a bigger fit in the ring than he did at the news of Goldberg being reinstated. Flair says that he can't compete tonight because he has no wresting gear. Bischoff just smiles and leaves.
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We quickly recap what went down moments ago with Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair. We then cut to the arena where Ric Flair and Dawn Marie are in the ring waiting on the arrival of Scott Steiner, Goldberg and Sting! Eric Bischoff is sitting with Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone at the announcers booth.
7) Goldberg and WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Sting def. Scott Steiner and Ric Flair (w/ Midajah and Dawn Marie). - There is no doubt that this match was one of the biggest Nitro main events in history, and easily the biggest of 2001. Flair was wrestling in a shirt and trousers while Steiner just had some trousers on as the pair has obviously not expected to wrestle tonight. Sting put Flair in the Scorpion Death Lock and just as Steiner was about to break up the hold, Goldberg Speared Steiner down and Flair tapped out.
Sting and Goldberg celebrate post-match as Eric Bischoff gets up from his seat at ringside and applauds them. Ric Flair rolls out of the ring where he is met by Scott Steiner and Midajah. Steiner kicks over the steel steps in anger. The show comes to a close with Goldberg and Sting raising each other's hands up as Ric Flair and Scott Steiner are flipping out.[/font]
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Dec 17, 2009 11:42:10 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Dec 17, 2009 11:42:10 GMT -5
Sunday, July 15th 2001 - Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, FL.
WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Shane Douglas
Booker T vs. Curt Hennig
WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS, FLAG MATCH Lance Storm and Mike Awesome (c) vs. Konnan and BG James
WCW WORLD CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (c) vs. Ikuto Hidaka vs. Shane Helms vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri
WCW CRUISERWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo (c) vs. Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman
Hugh Morrus vs. MaliceCredit to Chaz for the poster.[/font]
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Dec 17, 2009 15:46:47 GMT -5
Post by Chris Hammers on Dec 17, 2009 15:46:47 GMT -5
- Tajiri and Noble had some great matches in 2003 so I'm sure this was a great match, was happy either way with the result. - Bagwell & Luger teaming is alright, gives them something to do I suppose, Wern't they called "Totally Buff" - Nowinski on WCW is a bit odd, nice to see though, Douglas getting the win is fine though. Shane was fantastic in ECW, I haven't seen much of his WCW work though. - Booo at the tag champions losing their match. It sets up a title match but I've never cared for champions losing matches. At least it was the chick who was pinned. - Kidman & Mysterio were an awesome team and I quite liked the Jung Dragons as well, real fun match and the right team went over. - The Cat & Shane Helms is an odd team, Norton is incredibly overated and I kinda hope you push him sometime. - Solid ending to Booker vs Hennig, Hennig can still go and should get a good feud over a title down the line. - Great tease with McMahon buying WCW, Bischoff coming back and reinstating Goldberg is fantastic. - Huge main event for Nitro, which was normally the case. The right team went over and solid end to the show.
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Dec 17, 2009 18:54:35 GMT -5
Post by abyss on Dec 17, 2009 18:54:35 GMT -5
Decent opener, Tajiri getting the win was expected. Glad Douglas won as a push for him is good, match aftermath worked. I was about to say, I'm surprised to see Coates job, but she pretty much got beat by men. Next tag match seemed alright. Good win for Helms & Cat. Henning/Booker finish worked, fitting for what happened. Bischoff as owner works, and it's interesting to see him as the face, and Flair the heel. Great main event, made it overall into a good show. Overall, the show felt more like a Thunder than a Nitro, but the ending segment/match made up for it.
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Dec 17, 2009 20:15:00 GMT -5
Post by Rated R on Dec 17, 2009 20:15:00 GMT -5
Decent opening match, although I don't really think the Cash interaction afterwards was needed unless its going to lead to some kind of feud. Douglas going over was good, and I've got the feeling that the massive brawl afterwards is going to lead to some kind of big match. The Filthy Animals going over was a good move to continue the feud between the two teams. Decent Cruiserweight tag team match and a decent Magnificent Seven segment. Decent match/ segment between Hennig and Booker T, clearly building towards a big rematch. Bischoff as the new owner is a solid move and could create some interesting scenario's down the line. A solid main event, even if it was thrown on in the last segment. A good show man, although a lot of the comes from the big main event.
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Dec 18, 2009 13:44:36 GMT -5
Post by The Kevstaaa on Dec 18, 2009 13:44:36 GMT -5
-Tajiri winning is good and the post match stuff with him and Cash was as well. If I'm right, Cash is Kid Kash -A Dawn Marie/Buff pairing would work well -Anytime the Franchise wins it's good. The post match stuff, again, was good -Flag match sounds great -Six Person Tag worked well, figured the Filthy Animals would win though. Hope Team Canada wins at the PPV -Excellent tag team match, having Kidman & Rey win was the way to go -Next tag match was decent at best, surprised to see Chavo get pinned -Henning/Booker could've been better but the DQ works I guess. Should set up a match for them down the line -Amazing job of teasing Vince McMahon buying WCW, only to have Bischoff come out and reinstate Goldberg and become Owner -Enormous main event, and the faces had to win after the way Nitro closed
Very good show, the best parts were the final segment & match. Awesome stuff, can't wait for Bash at the Beach.
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Dec 19, 2009 13:56:59 GMT -5
Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Dec 19, 2009 13:56:59 GMT -5
Jord WCW 2001 - Good opening contest with Tajiri/Knoble. - Interesting to have Nowinski involved in WCW. Wonder what he will be up to. - Solid six person tag team match, with the challengers to the belts going over to get some momentum on the champions, even though the girls were involved in the pin fall. - The following tag team match would have been really fun to watch. - Another tag team match? Helms pinning Chavo should lead to a title match in the future, I would hope. - The finish between Booker/Hennig was alright, as it saves Hennig from having to lose cleanly or anything. - Fabulous segment with Bischoff/Flair. Simply a great segment. Well done. - Great main event and a great way to end the show. - Really looking forward to what happens next in this.
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Dec 19, 2009 14:10:45 GMT -5
Post by chaz on Dec 19, 2009 14:10:45 GMT -5
Glad to see you're writing this again. It's an extremely well written diary, very realistic, and is from an era where a lot of experimenting can take place. I love your cruiserweight division at the moment. It's very fresh and exciting. Hopefully, Chavo retains, as I like him during this era and his pairing with Scott Norton is interesting, and Norton is a badass. It's a role WCW should have given him. Sting makes a good champion, but at this point it would be better to see someone actually benefit from not only holding the belt, but by beating Sting. This is where WCW needed desperately to create stars. Having someone like Steiner, Booker or Jarrett as the company focus would prove more exciting. In fact, a 3-way feud between those would be epic (Starrcade hint? ;]). Keep it up man, you going well.
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Dec 19, 2009 21:00:40 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Dec 19, 2009 21:00:40 GMT -5
WCW Presents "Thunder" July 5, 2001
Before the usual Thunder opening video, we recap Eric Bischoff returning to WCW and reinstating Goldberg. The video ends with Ric Flair tapping out to the Scorpion Death Lock and then Sting and Goldberg celebrating. The Thunder opening video plays and then pyro goes off. Mike Tenay and Mark Madden welcome us to the show.
1) WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championships: WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions, Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper def. Air Paris and Air Styles to retain. - Solid way to kick off Thunder tonight with the Cruiserweight Tag Titles on the line in a fast-paced, spot-filled contest. We all knew that the titles never were going to change hands tonight, but this match really gave the titles more prestige because of how entertaining and fantastic this match was. Paris went for a Springboard Dropkick to Romeo, but Romeo got out of the way and Paris hit Styles. Romeo tossed Styles out and pinned Paris with his feet on the ropes for the three.
Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper grab their title belts from the ringside area and waste no time in celebrating at ringside as Air Styles looks around in shock. Air Paris begins to apologise to Air Styles, but Air Styles simply slaps Paris and leaves, leaving his best friend, and tag team partner, alone in the ring.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK
Gene Okerlund is backstage with Hugh Morrus, who has his valet Major Gunns with him. Hugh Morrus hypes his Bash at the Beach match against Malice. Morrus says that him and Shane Douglas might have had their fair share of battles in the past, but tonight he knows they can work together and prevail the victors.
2) Melissa Coates def. La Felina. - La Felina, better known as Gail Kim, has been rumoured to be close to signing a contract with WCW, so tonight she wrestled under a mask in her La Felina persona. Coates and Felina had a pretty good strength vs. speed contest. Coates pinned Felina following a Chokeslam.
Lance Storm and Mike Awesome, the WCW Canadian Tag Team Champions, hit the ring while Melissa Coates continues to celebrate. Storm says that the women wrestlers of the world have noticed that Melissa is the most dominant female in the business today. Storm says that Tygress pinning Melissa on Nitro in the six-person tag match was a joke and a farce and that at Bash at the Beach there will be an open challenge to face Melissa.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK
Gene Okerlund is standing backstage with Dustin Rhodes, who is making his return to WCW tonight after being sidelined by The Magnificent Seven. Rhodes says that he is back and better than ever and tonight he's facing Scott Norton. Rhodes says that tonight he's going to beat Scott Norton and then set his attention on The Magnificent Seven.
3) Curt Hennig def. Bam Bam Bigelow. - Solid back and forth contest by Bam Bam and Hennig here. The crowd gave Bam Bam a great response while Hennig got quite a good amount of heat. Bigelow looked to have the match finished after he was looking to hit Wham, Bam, Thank you Ma'am, but Hennig got out of harms way and he quickly rolled Bigelow up and grabbed a handful of Bigelow's pants for the victory.
The referee raises Hennig's hand. Hennig pulls his hand away and leaves the ring as Bigelow goes after Hennig. Hennig sprints up the ramp as Bigelow yells at him from the ring. Hennig then taunts Bigelow from the top of the ramp.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK
Gene Okerlund is standing backstage with Curt Hennig, who is gloating about his win over Bam Bam Bigelow. Okerlund tells Curt that he is a coward and the only way he can win matches is by cheating or getting himself disqualified. This knocks Hennig off his high horse so to speak. Hennig tells Gene to shut his mouth and that he can beat anyone without cheating and at Bash at the Beach he's going to prove that when he makes a fool of Booker T. Hennig dares Gene to call him a coward again and he'll see what happens. Hennig then storms off when Gene doesn't reply.
4) Konnan and BG James (w/ Tygress) def. Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell. - This was a good tag team match here. The Filthy Animals and Totally Buff exchanged rights and lefts the entire match and Lex Luger looked to make BG submit in the Torture Rack but Konnan made the save. Luger was pinned after the Cradle DDT from Konnan.
Konnan, BG James and Tygress celebrate in the ring together as the crowd go wild. Lex Luger rolls out of the ring and him and Buff Bagwell stagger up the ramp together.
Dustin Rhodes is shown walking down the hallway. The camera then cuts to a split screen and we see Scott Norton along with the WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero, Jr. heading down the hall. They face off - NEXT!
* COMMERCIAL BREAK
5) Dustin Rhodes def. Scott Norton (w/ Chavo Guerrero, Jr.)[/size][/b]. - This was a solid match put on by both Dustin and Norton. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. went to interfere at one point but Rhodes dropped him with a right hand. The pair battled back and forth the entire contest, but it was Rhodes who took home the win in his return match to WCW after nailing the Lone Star State of Mind.
Dustin Rhodes rolls out of the ring and celebrates as Chavo Guerrero, Jr. slides into the ring. Scott Norton goes insane in the ring as Chavo tries to calm him down.
* COMMERCIAL BREAK
Jeff Jarrett was shown walking down the hallway with his guitar and United States Title belt. He meets Shane Douglas' valet Torrie Wilson backstage. He begins to call Torrie a slut. She goes to slap Jarrett but he blocks it and then shoves Torrie aside before he walks off. Torrie is shown looking scared afterwards.
6) Shane Douglas and Hugh Morrus (w/ Torrie Wilson and Major Gunns) def. WCW United States Champion, Jeff Jarrett and Malice (w/ Daffney and Christopher Nowinski). - Shane Douglas and Jeff Jarrett really went at it, and Douglas seemed even more intense after Jarrett and Torrie's brief altercation backstage. Morrus pinned Malice after botched interference from Nowinski which allowed Morrus to hit a Moonsault for the three.
The team of Douglas and Morrus hug in the centre of the ring as Torrie Wilson enters the ring. Malice and Nowinski have a small argument at the bottom of the ramp as Jeff Jarrett storms by the pair of them.[/font]
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