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May 27, 2009 15:00:39 GMT -5
Post by abyss on May 27, 2009 15:00:39 GMT -5
You're really pumping out shows here.
Nitro: Like that opening segment as well as the Stacy stuff backstage. Liked the tag match although I hope Stacy's team doesn't break up. Fine win there for Helms. JJ getting DQ'd like that is pretty realistic. The Steiner/Douglas segment was good but I feel like it should have happened earlier in the show. Good main event though.
Thunder: Six-man tag match to open up the show was good. Kanyon over Hugh was fine. I'd be all for a Mike Awesome push. Swerve there with Jimmy Hart. I hope you find another role for Stacy because I was liking her involvement in the show. Ok main event to close the show.
Solid week of WCW shows.
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Jun 8, 2009 5:58:46 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jun 8, 2009 5:58:46 GMT -5
THE BIG BANG - April 15 2001
A video plays hyping all of tonights matches. Pyro then erupts throughout the arena as Scott Hudson, Tony Schiavone and Mike Tenay all welcome us to the show. They quickly run down tonights card before we get underway!
Shane Helms def. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (w/ Scott Norton) to retain the Cruiserweight title. - The Cruiserweights kicked things off tonight with a fantastic, back and forth contest. - Chavo took control when Norton tripped Helms up. - Chavo maintained control for around four minutes, but Helms hit Chavo with a Hurricanrana and then began to take down Chavo with some big moves. - Norton got into the ring and went to attack Helms, but Helms moved out of the way and Norton went through the rope to the outside. - Helms quickly nailed Chavo with the Vertebreaker for the three.
Tenay, Schiavone and Hudson congratulate Shane Helms on a successful WCW Cruiserweight Championship defense. They announce that up next it is The Cat vs. Chris Kanyon!
Gene Okerlund was standing by backstage with The Cat, who was with Ms. Jones. The Cat told Gene that normally he would look at this as just another match, but Kanyon has taken out his best friend in MI Smooth and injured his girl, Ms. Jones. The Cat tells Kanyon that tonight he'll be seeing a different side of him.
Chris Kanyon def. The Cat (w/ Ms. Jones). - The Cat really looked furious out there, as he really tried to get ahold of Kanyon. - Alot of the time in the early going, the referee had to restrain The Cat while Kanyon taunted him. - The Cat could have taken the victory when he clocked Kanyon with a Karate Kick, but The Cat was intent on inflicting more damage to Kanyon. - Out of nowhere, Kanyon connected with the Flatliner for the three cout.
Ric Flair, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Midajah, Rick Steiner, Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell are all backstage together. Ric Flair says that Road Warrior Animal got what he deserved this past Monday as he wasn't on the level as the rest of theme. They all laugh before Flair says that tonight he is going to beat Dusty Rhodes' fat ass from ring post to ring post. Wooo!
Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper def. Rey Misterio, Jr. and Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress and Konnan) to retain the Cruiserweight Tag Titles. - For the second time tonight the cruiserweights took to the ring, but this time the Cruiserweight Tag Titles were on the line. - The rookie team of Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo really work well together, and they showed that they are worthy of holding the tag titles. - The Filthy Animals wanted nothing more than to take the titles, as they lost this past Thursday when Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore and their producer Mr. Harris cost them the match. - Rey went up top to finish Romeo off, but 3 Count appeared and Harris shoved Rey off the top rope. The trio quickly scattered up the ramp as Konnan chased after them. - Romeo hit Rey with the Last Kiss for the three.
Gene Okerlund interviewed Shane Douglas backstage about his upcoming match with Rick Steiner.
Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) def. Rick Steiner. - This one was actually really good to watch. - Both men put on a good match, that saw Rick Steiner really dominate in the early going. - Douglas took control when Steiner spent more time shouting at the crowd than attacking Douglas. - Douglas took the victory after nailing the Franchiser.
Konnan was shown walking down the halls, looking for 3 Count. Konnan was blindsided by Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore and Mr. Harris and the trio put the boots to him. The trio quickly headed off when they seen Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. sprinting down the halls. Kidman, Rey and Tygress check on Konnan as we cut back to ringside.
Ric Flair def. Dusty Rhodes. - Although this was a slow match, it was a fun match to watch. - Whenever Dusty took Flair down, Flair would freak out in the ring. - This one didn't last to long, as it lasted around six minutes. - Totally Buff made an appearance and Luger distracted the referee while Bagwell smashed Dusty's leg with a lead pipe. - Flair applied the Figure Four Leglock and Dusty yelled in pain before tapping out.
Gene Okerlund was backstage with the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner. Steiner warned Booker T that the last time they met in singles action he injured him, and tonight he doesn't plan on sidelining him for a few months - he plans on ending his career!
Jeff Jarrett def. Dustin Rhodes. - Jarrett and Dustin actually put on a good match. - Both men exchanged momentum throughout, with Dustin controlling more of the match than Jarrett. - Dustin looked to finish things off with the Lone Star State of Mind, but Jarrett countered it and quickly nailed the Stroke for the three.
A video plays hyping next months pay-per-view - Slamboree!
Lance Storm, Mike Awesome and Major Gunns made their way down the ramp. Storm got a microphone and told the crowd that tonight, the WCW World Tag Team Championships will be coming home with them to Canada. Storm then tells all of the crowd to rise for the Canadian national anthem. The anthem plays as the crowd boo. Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire cut off the theme as they come down the ramp.
Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire def. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome (w/ Major Gunns) to retain the World Tag Titles. - This was a fantastic tag team match, put on by two of WCW's best tag teams. - Team Canada almost took home the belts when Storm cracked Palumbo with a wicked Superkick, but O'Haire broke up the count. - Mike Awesome then took O'Haire out and Team Canada beat Palumbo down. - Palumbo got the win when he hit Storm with a Superkick of his own. Palumbo made the cover and got the three, but the referee didn't see Storm's foot was under the bottom rope.
Gene Okerlund was backstage with Booker T. Booker told Gene that when Scott Steiner took his World Title in November and injured him the process, he was forced to stay on the sidelines and watch as Steiner took everyone and anyone out. Booker told Gene that he's had enough and tonight, he's taking back his World Title.
Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) def. Booker T to retain the World Heavyweight Title. - This match is 5 months in the making, and it certainly delivered. - The crowd absolutely hated Steiner, and loved Booker T. - When Booker hit the Scissor Kick, the crowd erupted. But Midajah put Steiner's foot on the bottom rope. - Booker went over to the rope and grabbed Midajah by the hair, but Stenier attacked Booker from behind. - Midajah distracted the referee which allowed Jeff Jarrett to get into the ring. Jarrett swung his guitar at Booker, but Booker avoided it and sent Jarrett packing over the top. - Steiner quickly hit a beautiful T-Bone before synching in the Steiner Recleiner and Booker passed out.
Scott Steiner celebrated with his WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the turnbuckle as Midajah cheered him on and Jeff Jarrett shouted into Booker T's face. The lights slightly flicker before the camera faces up to the rafters and Sting is shown looking down at Scott Steiner!! STING IS BACK!!
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Jun 8, 2009 10:38:35 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Jun 8, 2009 10:38:35 GMT -5
Realistic way to start off WCW Big Bang, live on pay-per-view. Solid opening contest to open up inside of the ring, with "Sugar" Shane Helms beating Chavo Guerrero, Jr to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship. I like that not even Scott Norton could help Chavo regain the title, too. Chris Kanyon beating The Cat is okay, but pure filler. I hate The Cat with a vengeance. Fantastic WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championships match with Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper beating Billy Kidman and Rey Misterio, Jr. Shocked that Romeo and Skipper retained, too. Great match between Shane Douglas and Rick Steiner, would be an old-school style contest. Wouldn't be a good match between Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes. Twenty years earlier? It'd be great. Decent match between Jeff Jarrett and Dustin Rhodes, nothing too spectacular. Expected Lance Storm and Mike Awesome to win the WCW World Tag Team Championships from Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire there. Just hope Storm and Awesome do something better than this. Solid main event, Scott Steiner beating Booker T is fine, good WCW World Heavyweight Championship match to cap off the show. Sting returning is sweet.
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Jun 8, 2009 11:56:39 GMT -5
Post by abyss on Jun 8, 2009 11:56:39 GMT -5
Good to see this back after a little hiatus. Fine win for Helms, liked him in WCW. Next match was kind of meh. Actually surprised the Skipper team won but I'm fine with that. Nice win for Douglas, big push plz. Heh Flair/Dusty would be somewhat painful to watch. Bonus points for letting JJ win his match. Nice way for the guys to retain their tag titles. Steiner over Booker is good, especially since Booker didn't lose clean. Return of Sting? Nice.
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Jun 8, 2009 12:16:45 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jun 8, 2009 12:16:45 GMT -5
- April 16 2001
The opening Nitro intro plays and then pyro erupts at the top of the ramp. Tony Schiavone and Scott Hudson welcome us to the show. They talk about Scott Steiner defeating Booker T to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and Sting making an appearance in the rafters.
Shane Helms def. Billy Kidman (w/ Tygress) to retain the Cruiserweight Title.[/color] - Once again the cruiserweights took to the ring, in an exciting singles match. - Kidman and Helms clicked extremely well which made for a great match. - Kidman almost got the win with the BK Bomb, but Helms kicked out at the last second. - Kidman looked to hit the Shooting Star Press, but 3 Count appeared at the top of the ramp and broke into song, dissing The Filthy Animals. - This distracted Kidman long enough for Helms to pull Kidman off the top rope and quickly nail the Vertebreaker. COMMERCIAL BREAK[/size] Ric Flair comes down the ramp with the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Lex Luger, Buff Bagwell and Midajah. Flair talks about how he beat Dusty Rhodes, and Scott Steiner made Booker T eat his words as Booker T couldn't overcome Big Poppa Pump. Steiner takes the microphone and says that he's beaten Sting, Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, Kevin Nash, Goldberg and Sid Vicious with ease. Steiner then says that nobody can stop him, and nobody will. Steiner talks about how Road Warrior Animal was a failure and didn't deserve a place in their elite stable. Steiner then says that last week on Nitro they kicked Animal out of their stable and this week on Nitro, he is going to put Animal on the sidelines just like Goldberg, Sting, Kevin Nash, Sid Vicious and DDP. It seems that all of them are oblivious to Sting being in the rafters at The Big Bang. COMMERCIAL BREAKThe music of Team Canada plays throughout the arena and Lance Storm, Major Gunns and Mike Awesome all come down the ramp together. Storm immediantly complains that his foot was under the bottom rope at The Big Bang, and therefore they were cheated out of the victory. Storm says that the referee of the tag team match was American, so he has come to expect that Canadians will be cheated out of matches. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome def. AJ Styles and Air Paris.- Team Canada made quick work of Air Raid, squashing them in a matter of minutes. - Awesome got the victory when he nailed Styles with an Awesome Bomb around four minutes in. Lance Storm once again got a microphone and said that if him and Mike Awesome don't get a rematch, then there will be consequences. COMMERCIAL BREAKGene Okerlund was standing by backstage with the current reigning WCW United States Champion, Booker T! Booker spoke about how Jeff Jarrett cost him the World Heavyweight Championship last night at The Big Bang, and he'll get his revenge on Jeff Jarrett sooner rather than later! Jarrett blindsided Booker T from behind and he began to stomp away at him. Jarrett sent Booker into the interview set-up and the set came crashing down. Jarrett grabbed Booker T's title and told Booker that he is carrying something that belongs to him! Jarrett dropped the title on top of Booker before heading off as Booker yells in agony. Shawn Stasiak and Mark Jindrak come down the ramp with Jimmy Hart. Stacy Keibler comes out from the back with a microphone. She says that Shawn Stasiak and Mark Jindrak embarrassed her last week, and tonight she's getting some payback. Stacy says that she is managing two bigger, and far superior wrestlers and tonight they are going to go right through Stasiak and Jindrak. The music of KroniK plays and the duo come out. Stacy hands them both some money and they put it down their boots. The trio head down the ramp. Shawn Stasiak and Mark Jindrak (w/ Jimmy Hart) def. KroniK (w/ Stacy Keibler).- This was a fantastic tag team match that showcased that both teams work extremely well together. - KroniK didn't competely destroy Stasiak and Jindrak, but there was times when they got launched across the ring - much to the delight of Keibler. - Stasiak pinned Adams when he hit a Hangman's Neckbreaker for the three. Stasiak and Jindrak celebrate on the ramp with Jimmy Hart as Stacy Keibler looks shocked. Stacy begins shouting at KroniK before demanding her money back as they don't deserve it. She taps her foot but she doesn't get her money. She calls KroniK fat slobs who can't do anything. She slaps Clarke before slapping Adams. The duo grab her and hit the High Times much to the delight of the crowd. Stasiak and Jindrak look a little concerned for Keibler, but Jimmy Hart ushers them through the curtain. COMMERCIAL BREAK[/size] When we return from the break, Scott Hudson and Tony Schiavone talk about how they will try their best to update us on the condition of Booker T after he was assaulted backstage by Jeff Jarrett. Gene Okerlund interviewed Road Warrior Animal backstage. Animal tells Gene that he is one of the few men who can match Steine rfor size and strength, and that will play a huge factor in him overcoming Big Poppa Pump. Animal tells Gene that Steiner might have Ric Flair and Midajah in his corner, but he's got a surprise up his sleeve. Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah and Ric Flair) def. Road Warrior Animal.- This was a pretty uneventful match. - Nobody expected Road Warrior Animal to win, and thankfully he didn't. - Ric Flair got a few cheap shots into his ex-bodyguard when the referee wasn't looking. - Steiner picked up the win when he synched in the Steiner Recleiner and Animal passed out. Scott Steiner and Ric Flair began to put the boots to Animal, as the referee tried to stop them. Steiner hit the referee with a T-Bone Suplex before going back to work on Animal. Road Warrior Hawk came sprinting down the ramp and clotheslined Steiner over the top rope. He hit Flair with a huge clothesline and Flair rolled out of the ring. Flair flipped out on the ramp with Scott Steiner and Midajah. The Road Warriors embrace as we go to a commercial. COMMERCIAL BREAKWhen we return from the commercial, Booker T is shown in the doctors room, sitting on a bed. The doctor tells Booker that he isn't fit to wrestle tonight, but Booker tells the doctor that he can't leave Dustin Rhodes to go out there alone. The doctor tells Booker he'll make his back even worse if he competes tonight. Gene Okerlund is standing by backstage with WCW Commissioner, The Cat, who has Ms. Jones by his side. The Cat tells Gene that he may have lost to Chris Kanyon at The Big Bang, but that don't matter because he's now completely focusing on being Commissioner, and giving the WCW fans the best wrestling today. The Cat books a Cruiserweight Gauntlet for next week's Nitro with the winner getting a WCW Cruiserweight Championship match at Slamboree. The Cat says that there will be some new faces in the gauntlet. Booker T and Dustin Rhodes def. Lex Luger and Buff Bagwell.[/color] - Booker T didn't show up at first, so Rhodes was just picked apart by Totally Buff. - Booker eventually came staggering down the ramp, mid-match to a pop from the crowd. - Booker was selling injuries after he was attacked by Jeff Jarrett earlier tonight. - The underhanded tactics of Totally Buff soon allowed them to take control of the contest. - Ric Flair made an appearance mid-match and tried to interfere, but Dusty Rhodes yanked Flair off of the apron. - Booker pinned Luger after nailing the Axe Kick out of nowhere. Booker T clutches his back as he lies against the bottom turnbuckle. Booker stares into the camera and tells Jeff Jarrett "Don't hate the playa - hate the game!" as the show comes to a close.[/font]
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Jun 8, 2009 16:00:37 GMT -5
Post by The Undertaker on Jun 8, 2009 16:00:37 GMT -5
Nitro was good. lol at 3 count singing on the top of the ramp dissin the animals. Glad to see Helms retain the title in the opener, sounded like a good seg/match. sad to see air raid job out to Team Canada. Hope you push them in the future. Nice match with Steiner and Animal, liked the aftermath of that too. Main Event was good, good ending with Booker, looks like his feud with Jarrett will progress nicely.
Reply to WWE 2009?
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Jun 8, 2009 18:40:45 GMT -5
Post by abyss on Jun 8, 2009 18:40:45 GMT -5
Nice to see Helms win again. Like the idea of Steiner going over his resume of sorts. Storm/Awesome is a great team, hope they can take the straps eventually. Like the idea of Stacy trying to get a team to beat her former team. Should be interesting to see if there's eventually a team that can do it. Poor Stacy getting Kronik's finisher. Steiner winning is fine to make him look strong as usual. Pretty good main event, Booker/JJ should be good when it happens.
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Jun 8, 2009 18:49:24 GMT -5
Post by The Kevstaaa on Jun 8, 2009 18:49:24 GMT -5
-Liked Helms winning, 3 Count singing was a nice touch -Good promo, like that none of them noticed Sting -Team Canada winning rocks, would like to see AJ getting pushed -Would've rather had Kronik win, but it fit in with the Stacy stuff -Steiner winning was the right call, interesting to have Hawk come out -Cruiserweight Gauntlet should be good -I like Booker coming in mid-match to make the save, his feud with JJ is good
Good stuff, nice to see this back
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Jun 8, 2009 19:45:37 GMT -5
Post by Matt on Jun 8, 2009 19:45:37 GMT -5
Big Bang: Happy Helms retained as he makes a fine champion. Not a big fan of The Cat, so Chris going over is fine. I would have like Rey and Kidman to win, but Kid and Elix make decent champions. Very pleased Douglas won, he can be a major star. Flair versus Dusty was probably great nostalgia, but the match itself wouldn’t have been great. Flair winning was the better choice. I like Double J winning the match. Happy Chuck and Sean retained. I would have liked Booker T to win, but Steiner is a decent champion. Whoa, STING!
Nitro: Great opening contest and once again I am happy Helms retained. Great in-ring segment. Happy Storm and Awesome are rebounding from their loss at the PPV. I like the Booker T/Double J segment. I like KroniK coming out, but am happy they loss. Nice victory for Steiner. I like the Booker T segment. Nice main event to close Nitro on a good note.
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Jun 9, 2009 3:41:23 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jun 9, 2009 3:41:23 GMT -5
- April 19 2001
The opening Thunder intro plays and then Mike Tenay and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan welcome us to the broadcast. They hype appearances from the WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner, Ric Flair, 3 Count, The Filthy Animals and many more!
Ric Flair comes down the ramp with the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner, his valet Midajah and Jeff Jarrett. Flair gets into the ring and grabs a microphone from David Penzer. Flair talks about how since he formed his alliance with the greatest collection of wrestlers today, they've taken what they wanted, and when they wanted. Flair tells Booker T that his time as WCW United States Champion is drawing to a close, as Jeff Jarrett is ending his reign at Slamboree! Flair says that Booker T is suffering from a bad back just now after Jarrett attacked him on Monday Night Nitro, and Ric claims that he feels bad for Booker. Ric Flair books Scott Steiner against Booker T for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, tonight!! The crowd explode as Mike Tenay screams with excitement at ringside. Scott Steiner even seems pleased with this! Flair talks about Road Warrior Hawk returning to WCW this past Monday on Nitro, and attacking him. Flair says that he didn't hire Hawk, so why is he in his WCW. The Cat's music hits and he comes onto the ramp with Ms. Jones. The Cat tells Flair that he is the commissioner, so he can hire people just like Flair. The Cat says that he hired Hawk when he heard he wanted to kick Ric Flair's ass! Ric Flair looks furious and he throws his jacket to the ground, but Jarrett stops him from leaving from the ring.
COMMERCIAL BREAK[/size] Gene Okerlund was standing by backstage with Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore and Mr. Harris. Okerlund asked them why they've constantly been attacking The Filthy Animals, and costing them matches. Mr. Harris tells Gene that Shannon and Evan have taken a backseat in the cruiserweight tag team division since it's exception, and what better way to make an impact by taking out the fan favourites and the second best team in the division. Gene asks Harris who is the first best team. Harris looks at Gene with a shocked expression before pointing at Evan and Shannon. The trio head off as Gene sends us to ringside. Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias (w/ Mr. Harris) def. Yang and Kaz Hayashi.- The cruiserweights took to the squared circle for a great, fast-paced tag team contest. - Yang and Evan Karagias had a showcase of high-flying moves, with Yang eventually taking Karagias down with a Springboard Spinning Heel Kick! - Shannon Moore got the three count when he nailed the Bottom's Up onto Hayashi. 3 Count began to dance in the ring, while taunting The Filthy Animals into the camera. COMMERCIAL BREAKWhen we return from the commercial, Mike Tenay and Bobby Heenan welcome us back to the show. They hype tonights huge main event between Scott Steiner and Booker T in their The Big Bang rematch and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is on the line! Shane Douglas was backstage with Torrie Wilson and the pair where in The Cat's office. Douglas tells The Cat that he beat Rick Steiner at The Big Bang, and yet he has been left off of Nitro and Thunder. Douglas claims that The Cat is holding him back, and he has no problem going up North as everyone wants a piece of The Franchise. The Cat tells Douglas to quit talking and head out to the ring because he'll organise something. Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) def. Crowbar (w/ Daffney).[/color] - Surprisingly, this was a fantastic contest. - Crowbar really impressed me with his agility, and hard hitting moves. - Torrie Wilson attacked Daffney at ringside which distracted Crowbar. - Douglas took advantage of this and nailed a sick Franchiser for the three count. Torrie Wilson and Shane Douglas celebrate on the ramp as we cut to a commercial. COMMERCIAL BREAK[/size] Chavo Guerrero, Jr. (w/ Scott Norton) def. Lash LeRoux.- This match was just all Chavo, and didn't last long. - LeRoux put up a fight, but it didn't take long before Chavo nailed a Brainbuster for the three. Afterwards, Chavo got a microphone and said that this week on Nitro he is going to beat nine other cruiserweights and get his Cruiserweight Title back at Slamboree from Shane Helms. Chavo then orders Norton to attack Lash. Norton grabs LeRoux and nails a violent Powerbomb. Chavo applauds Norton as LeRoux lies on the matt. Booker T was shown arriving in the parking lot. Gene Okerlund rushes up to him and tells him about him being in tonights main event against Scott Steiner for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Booker tells Gene that he isn't fit to wrestle, especially against a psycho like Scott Steiner, but Booker promises to end Steiner's reign of terror and take the title. Booker tells Gene that this is Flair's idea of being funny and then he tells Gene that we'll see who is laughing when Thunder comes to a close with Booker as the new champion. COMMERCIAL BREAK[/size] Rey Misterio, Jr. def. Billy Kidman.- This match came about when The Cat booked it as both men are apart of the cruiserweight gauntlet on Nitro, and The Cat wants them to show the world what the cruiserweight division is all about. - Tygress and Konnan were at ringside to show their support for both. - This match was definitely the match of the night, and the crowd just ate it up. - Kidman went for the Shooting Star Press, but Rey got out of harms way and quickly hit a Springboard DDT for the three. Rey helped Kidman to his feet afterwards as the crowd cheered. The pair embraced as we cut to a commercial. COMMERCIAL BREAK[/size] Gene Okerlund was standing by backstage with the current WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner ahead of Steiner's title defense against Booker T. Steiner vows to leave tonight, still the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) def. Booker T to retain the World Heavyweight Title.- Booker T had his ribs taped up, and sold his back injury the entire match. - Steiner was ruthless out there, as he point blank targeted Booker's bad back. - Booker put up a great fight, but when you've got an injured part of your body and you're against Scott Steiner, there is no hope. - It didn't take long for Steiner to lock in the Steiner Recleiner and Booker tapped out. Scott Steiner raised the World Heavyweight Championship above him as Midajah cheered on. The camera shows Sting in the rafters, but once again Scott Steiner is oblivious to it. The referee checked on a clearly hurt Booker T as the show comes to a close.[/font]
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Jun 9, 2009 4:32:57 GMT -5
Post by Fury on Jun 9, 2009 4:32:57 GMT -5
WCW 2001 is always a fun scenario to read as there are plenty of directions to go. You seem to be using a majority of your roster very well.
Big Bang - Nice way to open the show with the Cruiserweight Title, wished Chavo would've won though as I dislike Helms. Glad Kanyon beat The Cat, as Kanyon is the real wrestler. Love the Magnificent Seven, out of all things I'm most intrigued to see where you head with that group. Glad Romeo & Skipper retained, I actually enjoyed the Cruiserweight Tag Division, give them a good reign. Douglas over Steiner is cool, the Magnificent Seven can't win them all and Steiner was the weakest link in the team. A Filthy Animals/Three Count feud should be fun. Flair/Rhodes was fine for what it was, probably should've been a bit higher up the card tbh. Totally Buff interfering was nice, give them a big push. Glad Palumbo & O'Haire retained and the match sounded good, good way to end the match as it leads to more between the 2 teams. Main Event sounded like a great atmosphere match. Jarret interfering was fine and glad Steiner retained. The Sting stuff was great and I'm looking forward to Steiner/Sting & Jarrett/T good show.
Nitro - Helms/Kidman for the Cruiserweight Title was a fine way to open the show & continue the Animals/3 count feud. I liked the magnificent seven (can you just call them that or give them another name since there is six of them as I get a little tired reading all the names over again.) The Booker/Jarrett segment was great, that feud has been good so far. Steiner/Animal was a fine way to debut Road Warrior Hawk, together they were always better than they were alone, good move & I expect a match with Totally Buff down the line. Main event sounded good, liked Booker coming out and it was a solid way to end Nitro.
Thunder - Nice way to open the show, the power struggle between Flair & Cat is fun. Rest of the show was a bit meh (besides the last 2 matches) but they served their purpose in continuing feuds & building people up, so it wasn't a total loss. The Booker/Flair feud may be my favorite thing going in this diary, it's being built amazingly. Weird to see a World Title match of that calibre on Thunder, but it was more of a storyline advancement then a match so it was fine for what it was.
Overall, this is a good read, good stuff, keep it up.
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Jun 9, 2009 10:25:53 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Jun 9, 2009 10:25:53 GMT -5
WCW Monday Nitro...April 16 2001...Good defense of the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship to kick off the show with Shane Helms beating Billy Kidman. Give Kidman a push here, he's an amazing talent. Decent promo by the Magnificent Seven, gets over the main event. Dislike the lack of Sting, however. Considering Scott Steiner will face Sting at Slamboree for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, especially. Good way to get Lance Storm and Mike Awesome over, beating Air Raid after they previously fell to Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire. Shawn Stasiak and Mark Jindrak beating Kronik I am unsure about. Kronik are a good team, being jobbed out to Stasiak and Jindrak is odd. Bad first-hour main event worthy match, with Scott Steiner beating Road Warrior Animal. Got us prepared for a possible reunion of The Road Warriors, however. Fair tag team main event, but nothing too grand or spectacular.
WCW Thursday Thunder...April 19 2001...Good opening promo to kick off Thunder this week, with some tension between The Cat and Ric Flair. Like I've said before, I hate The Cat, but good promo to prepare us for a WCW World Heavyweight Championship main event, with Scott Steiner facing Booker T in a rematch from Big Bang. But, Booker and Steiner on Thunder? The B-Show? Eurgh, don't really like the thought of that, to be honest. Great opening tag team contest with 3 Count getting offense, beating the Jung Dragons. Shane Douglas beating Crowbar is fine, nothing spectacular. Fair match with Chavo Guerrero, Jr beating his former comrade from the Misfits In Action stable, Lash LeRoux. Sweet match between Rey Misterio, Jr and Billy Kidman, but don't like how they're a team and they fought. Didn't do alot but fill up time. Solid main event, like I said, don't like the idea of Steiner/Booker on Thunder, but it's okay. Again, didn't advance anything. You could of had Sting make a cameo.
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Jun 9, 2009 15:00:03 GMT -5
Post by abyss on Jun 9, 2009 15:00:03 GMT -5
Not a fan of you doing Steiner/Booker on Thunder if it happens. Solid opening segment there. Nice opening tag match there, cruisers always seem to open up the show for you. Still liking the Douglas push, and he and Torrie make for a great combo. Fine win for Chavo there. Rey/Kidman is a great match between two friends. Like how the injured body was an excuse for Booker to lose. Still not a huge fan of this being on TV, especially Thunder.
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Jun 10, 2009 9:00:43 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jun 10, 2009 9:00:43 GMT -5
[/color] def. Crowbar (w/ Daffney)[/color]. - Hugh Morrus of The Misfits In Action took on Crowbar in a decent singles match. Crowbar and Daffney are the odd-balls of WCW, and the crowd quite enjoy watching them. Crowbar went for an Irish Whip but Morrus pulled him into him and nailed a Samoan Drop, or as Schiavone dubbed it, the "Military Drop". Morrus then followed it up with a Moonsault for the three count.
* Gene Okerlund was standing by backstage with Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk. Animal told Gene that he thought he could trust Ric Flair, but Ric Flair kicked him to the curb. Animal says that he turned to the one man he can trust in this business, and that is Road Warrior Hawk. Animal says that The Road Warriors are back, and they mean business! The pair head off and Gene hypes The Road Warriors vs. The Mamalukes for later tonight.
* Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk def. Johnny Stamboli and Big Vito. - This was actually a pretty decent contest. One of the greatest tag teams of all-time, The Road Warriors, took on The Mamalukes who are an underated team here in WCW. Hawk got the win for his team when he pinned Vito after him and Animal hit the Doomsday Device.
* The Cat was shown in his office with Ms. Jones when Konnan came barging in with Tygress. Konnan was yelling at The Cat that he wants 3 Count tonight! The Cat told him that he can't make the match for tonight, but can make it for Slamboree. The Cat tells Konnan that Rey Misterio, Jr. is challenging for the Cruiserweight Title, so they'll be a man down. Konnan tells The Cat not to worry about him and Kidman finding a partner. The camera focuses on Tygress who looks confused before saying she's not wrestling.
* Gene Okerlund was standing by backstage with the current reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner and his number one freak, Midajah. Steiner snatched the microphone from Gene before shoving Gene out of the camera range. Stenier said that tonight he's going to put an end to Dustin Rhodes career, and send his fat ass back home to Texas.
* Falls Count Anywhere, Non-Title Match: WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) def. Dustin Rhodes. - This was a fantastic all-out war. They brawled in the ring, around the ring and in the crowd. Dustin Rhodes had the crowd behind him 100%, and this helped him alot throughout the match. Steiner won the match when he cracked Rhodes with a lead pipe before locking in the Steiner Recleiner and Rhodes passed out.
Afterwards, Steiner continued to lay into Dustin with the lead pipe before he posed with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The referee attended to Rhodes and Rhodes was put on a stretcher. Steiner attacked the EMT's and the referees before taking Rhodes off of the stretcher. Steiner removed the padded matts on the outside before hitting Rhodes with a series of T-Bone's on the concrete. Steiner got into the ring and posed with his title on the turnbuckle as Rhodes lay in a pool of his own blood on the outside. The lights went out and when they came back on, Sting was in the ring! The crowd exploded as Steiner and Midajah turned around to see Sting. Steiner ran towards Sting and went to clock him with the belt, but Sting ducked and hit Steiner with his baseball bat. Sting clotheslined Steiner over the top rope. Midajah tried to stop Steiner going back down the ramp as Sting worked the crowd to close the show.[/font][/quote]
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Jun 10, 2009 10:21:17 GMT -5
Post by The Kevstaaa on Jun 10, 2009 10:21:17 GMT -5
-Not a fan of shows being posted in a quote -Interesting that no new Cruiserweights came in. Glad Mysterio got the shot -Steiner/Rhodes should be interesting -The Champs winning was fine and made sense, but hopefully any team with AJ in it gets pushed -Team Canada/Palumbo & O'Haire at Slamboree should be good -Morris/Crowbar is very lackluster -Liked that the Road Warriors got the win -Wonder if Tygress will in fact wrestle or if they'll actually get a partner -Steiner winning with the lead pipe was great. The ending was fantastic, Steiner looked like a monster, only to have Sting show up. Perfectly done
Very good show, I'm interested in this which is tough for me because I couldn't bear to watch WCW in '00-'01
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Jun 10, 2009 12:31:23 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jun 10, 2009 12:31:23 GMT -5
Sunday, May 13th 2001 - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH.
WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Booker T (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire (c) vs. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome
WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Shane Helms (c) vs. Rey Misterio, Jr.
Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore and Mr. Harris vs. Konnan, Billy Kidman and ??[/font]
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Jun 10, 2009 15:25:58 GMT -5
Post by abyss on Jun 10, 2009 15:25:58 GMT -5
I'm unsure about the show being posted in a quote, doesn't feel quite right. Rey winning is fine, he's always been good. Tag match was fine, hopefully eventually AJ/Paris can win matches. Hugh/Crowbar seemed like filler to some extent. Glad LOD won their match. Good main event, like how it played out. Steiner/Sting should be great.
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Jun 10, 2009 16:40:00 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jun 10, 2009 16:40:00 GMT -5
[/b] and Evan Karagias (w/ Mr. Harris) def. Cash and Jamie Knoble. - Cash and Jamie Knoble worked extremely well together as a team, and they weren't completely squashed which shocked a few people, myself included. Knoble and Cash wouldn't stay down for Karagias and Moore, as they kept kicking out. Knoble almost got the victory when he hit Moore with a Tiger Bomb, but Karagias broke up the count. Karagias pinned Cash when he nailed the Outrageous Corkscrew.
Moore and Karagias dance as Mr. Harris applauds them. Billy Kidman, Konnan and Rey Misterio, Jr. came sprinting down the ramp, but 3 Count made a quick escape through the crowd. They taunted The Filthy Animals from the crowd.
* Gene Okerlund was backstage with Hugh Morrus, The Wall and Lash LeRoux of The Misfits In Action. Morrus says that The Misfits may have been split up temporarily, but they are back and better than ever. Major Gunns walks onto the interview set with a tight white top. She begins to push her breasts as The M.I.A and Gene look on in delight. Gene stutters as he sends us back to ringside.
* Mike Tenay and Bobby Heenan talk about Scott Steiner injuring Dustin Rhodes this past Monday on Nitro. A video plays showing Steiner beat Dustin Rhodes in the Nitro main event before brutally attacking him. The video rolls on and shows Sting return to WCW. Tenay says it's about time that Sting returned, and he's out for revenge. Heenan tells Tenay that Scott Steiner is WCW and he can't wait until Scott Steiner puts Sting on the shelf once again. The pair argue before the music of the WCW Cruiserweight Champion, "Sugar" Shane Helms hits.
* Non-Title Match: WCW Cruiserweight Champion,[/size] Shane Helms def. Kwee-Wee (w/ Paisley). - The eccentric Kwee-Wee had a huge oppurtunity tonight as a win over Shane Helms would have automatically earned Kwee-Wee a future WCW Cruiserweight Championship match. Thankfully, Kwee-Wee wasn't able to beat Helms, as Helms won the match after nailing a Superkick around four minutes in.
* When we return from the commercial break, we are in Ric Flair's office. The WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Scott Steiner enters with Midajah and he is furious! Ric, Totally Buff, Rick Steiner and Jeff Jarrett all try to calm Scott down. Flair tells Steiner that Sting isn't going to get away with what he done. Steiner is yelling at Flair that he wants Sting one on one! Flair attempts to talk him out of it, but when Steiner throws a vase off the wall, Flair says they'll work something out. Stenier tells Flair to make it fast before he leaves with Midajah. Ric Flair fixes his collar before telling Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger that in tonights main event it is Totally Buff against The Road Warriors. Flair tells Totally Buff that he knows they can beat The Road Warriors.
* Hardcore Match: Bam Bam Bigelow def. Vampiro and Crowbar (w/ Daffney). - I was glad when WCW got rid of the Hardcore Championship, but after witnessing this match, it made me wish the Hardcore Title was back because these three put on a tremendous hardcore bout. They all used alot of weapons, including a cheese grater which Bigelow used on Crowbar. Bigelow got the win when he stacked Crowbar and Vampiro on top of each other and hit the Nuclear Splash.
Daffney got into the ring afterwards and jumped on the back of Bigelow, but Bigelow pulled her off and hit the Greetings from Asbury Park! The crowd popped big time. Crowbar, Daffney and Vampiro all lay on the matt as Bigelow celebrated on the ramp.
* Stevie Ray, Booker T's brother, was shown standing in the hallway with a backstage worker. Out of nowhere, Jeff Jarrett appeared and broke his guitar over the back of Stevie's head. Jarrett crouched down beside Stevie and told him to "choke on that, slapnuts" before he walked off down the corridor.
* When we come back from the commercial, Mike Tenay and Bobby Heenan run down the current Slamboree card. Already announced is: Booker T against Jeff Jarrett for the WCW United States Championship, Rey Misterio, Jr. challenges Shane Helms for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore and Mr. Harris take on Konnan, Billy Kidman and a partner of their choice and Team Canada challenge Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo for the WCW World Tag Team Championships!
* Jeff Jarrett def. Hugh Morrus (w/ Major Gunns). - Jeff Jarrett took on Hugh Morrus of The Misfits In Action in a pretty good match, that was merely a filler match. Mike Tenay spoke about how Booker T is a former member of The M.I.A, and that he is good friends with Hugh Morrus. Jarrett got the victory when he hit Morrus with the Stroke.
* A clearly hurt Booker T was shown in the medic room with his brother Stevie Ray, who was holding an ice pack to his head. Booker told Stevie that he is sick and tired of Ric Flair and his chronies and it's time to put it to an end.
* Gene Okerlund was standing by backstage with Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger, collectively known as Totally Buff. The pair seemed awfully confident ahead of their match with The Road Warriors.
* Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk def. Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger. - Totally Buff and The Road Warriors worked a good match tonight that saw Totally Buff dominate in the early going, but The Road Warriors took control when Hawk made the tag to Animal. Animal got the victory for his team when he pinned Bagwell after he was hit with the Doomsday Device.
The Road Warriors celebrate in the ring as Totally Buff regroup on the ramp. Ric Flair comes down the ramp and tosses his jacket down and gets into the ring, but he was quickly taken down with a Big Boot from Animal. Flair rolled out of the ring, as he holds his jaw while yelling at The Road Warriors as the show comes to a close.[/font][/quote]
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Jun 10, 2009 17:00:02 GMT -5
Post by DTP. on Jun 10, 2009 17:00:02 GMT -5
WCW Monday Nitro...April 23 2001...Decent layout, but hate how it is all encrypted into a big quote box. Decent cruiserweight battle royal to kick off the show, Rey Misterio Jr getting the win is good. Just wish that there'd of been some cruiserweights debuting here. Would of been the best opportunity. The guys you could of brought in, like Tajiri, Jerry Lynn returning, et cetera. Good non-title defense by Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire against Air Raid. Hope AJ Styles and Air Paris are going to be built up slowly. Filler match between Hugh Morrus and Crowbar, really. I loved Hugh. Nice way to return the Road Warriors, having them overcome the Mamalukes, to get Animal and Hawk over. Solid falls count anywhere main event to close down the show. Wow, great happenings with Scott Steiner and Sting.
WCW Thursday Thunder...April 26 2001...Solid opening tag team contest with 3 Count beating Cash and Jamie Knoble. Would of been one solid contest, there. Nice way to get WCW World Cruiserweight Champion, Shane Helms over, by having him beat Kwee-Wee. Never liked Kwee-Wee. Hope you make Shane look good in comparison to Rey Misterio Jr, in their feud headed into Slamboree. Decent triangle hardcore match with Bam Bam Bigelow winning. Push Bigelow. Jeff Jarrett beating Hugh Morrus is okay, push Morrus! He was at his highest ranking here. Would of been an absymal yet heated tag team main event, but good way to close.
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Jun 11, 2009 6:01:24 GMT -5
Post by Jord on Jun 11, 2009 6:01:24 GMT -5
Sunday, May 13th 2001 - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH.
WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Booker T (c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire (c) vs. Lance Storm and Mike Awesome
WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Shane Helms (c) vs. Rey Misterio, Jr.
Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore and Mr. Harris vs. Konnan, Billy Kidman and ??[/font]
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