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<p>Always happy to see this climb back up to the top of the board!</p><p> </p><p> Steiner Brothers</p><p> Lex Luger</p><p> Cash</p><p> Shane Douglas</p><p> O'Haire and Palumbo</p><p> Jung Dragons</p><p> AJ Styles</p>

<p>Unnatural - <em>Dustin has a lot to answer for, attacking Dusty like that! But Rey will fumble this one for Eddie, giving the new champ a successful defense.</em></p><p> Goldberg - <em>Scott better get some bulletproof protection on this one! "Freakzilla" is not amused!</em></p><p> RVD - <em>I'm really happy to see you turn Rob heel. He is known mostly for his "cool guy" face schtick, but he has some pretty underrated heel work too. His biggest problem is that he doesn't really wrestle like a heel should, since most of his offense is so flashy. It's like he's designed just to make the fans pop, but he's supposed to make them boo. Anyways, a win here cements his heel turn, albeit with help from Heyman.</em></p><p> Steve Austin - <em>If anyone gets a win over Austin from the Empire who's not Goldberg, it'd be Corino. Palumbo won't stop this train.</em></p><p> Daniels and Adams - <em>I kinda like the idea of this midcard act holding the gold for a little while. Sure, it's a step back from main eventing the belts, but it's a change of pace.</em></p><p> AJ Styles - <em>We can ride this train for some time yet.</em></p><p> Sean O'Haire - <em>Not just yet, but I still don't see him getting the title match.</em></p><p> Bryan Danielson - <em>He'll cheat, I know it! #Objection!</em></p><p> Brian Kendrick - <em>Kendrick will find a way to win it, by hook or crook.</em></p><p> Empire</p><p> </p><p> MOTN: Eddie vs. Dustin</p><p> Titles: 0</p><p> Hardys: They'll get attacked</p><p> Next champ: Austin</p>

<p>Kane</p><p> Ahmed and Goldust</p><p> Mr. Perfect</p><p> The Nation</p><p> Rey Mysterio</p><p> Rich Steiner</p><p> Steiner vs. Kane is the most logical one that doesn't happen, as that's a match you will probably want to save for a PPV buyrate down the line. They will get into a brawl backstage and get thrown out of the building.</p>

<p>WWF: April 2001 week 4 + WWF Backlash</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43111" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="N5QIZGQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/N5QIZGQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <hr><details><summary><strong>WWF Raw is War</strong></summary> </p><p> Venue: Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado (Mid West)</p><p> Attendance: 13,943</p><p> Broadcasters: Foxtel, Sky Sports 1, TNN, TSN</p><p> Rating: 15.25</p><p> Card Rating: A</p><p> </p><p> Kurt Angle draws out Chris Benoit by inviting him to an amateur style wrestling contest, but on Benoit’s way down the ramp he gets attacked from behind by Edge and William Regal! (Rating: A*)</p><p> Michael Cole interview: The Brothers of Destruction can't wait for Backlash (Rating: B)</p><p> D'Lo defeated Scotty Too Hotty after a distraction from Chaz (Rating: D)</p><p> The Power Trip arrive, talking about the Brothers of Destruction (Rating: A)</p><p> Jonathan Coachman interview: Right to Censor plan to show Steve Blackman the way tonight, and say that Undertaker and Kane may be next (Rating: B-)</p><p> Val Venis defeated Steve Blackman after interference from Steven Richards (Rating: C)</p><p> Rhyno defeated Al Snow in a Hardcore match to retain the WWF Hardcore title after Al takes a vicious chairshot from Eddie Guerrero (Rating: C)</p><p> Shane McMahon is at WWF New York tonight. He says that if Big Show wants some, he knows where to find him (Rating: B)</p><p> Lilian Garcia interview: Eddie Guerrero says Al Snow cost him a date, so he cost him the Hardcore title! Eddie starts to flirts at Lilian, which makes her uncomfortable (Rating: C-)</p><p> The Brothers of Destruction defeated Albert and Justin Credible to retain the WWF World Tag Team titles (Rating: B)</p><p> The Power Trip sarcastically congratulate the Brothers, with both teams saying they'll win at Backlash! (Rating: A*)</p><p> Michael Cole interview: A battered Chris Benoit is joined by Chris Jericho; they say that they may not be best friends, but they'll take on their enemies together! (Rating: B-)</p><p> Eddie Guerrero defeated Hardcore Holly by putting his feet on the bottom rope during a pinfall (Rating: C-)</p><p> Kurt Angle and Edge go to Rhyno for help tonight, but he chases them away, thinking they want his Hardcore title! (Rating: B-)</p><p> The Acolytes went to a double DQ with The Island Tribe (Rating: B-)</p><p> The APA have had enough of these rules, challenge the Island Tribe to a Chicago Street Fight! (Rating: B)</p><p> Stephanie shocks everyone by booking Chyna and Trish against the Dudley Boyz - in a tables match! (Rating: B)</p><p> The Dudley Boyz defeated Chyna and Trish Stratus in a Tables match (Rating: C)</p><p> The Dudley Boyz want to do more damage to Chyna and Trish, but the Hardy Boyz chase them away! (Rating: B-)</p><p> Kurt Angle and Edge defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho with an assist from William Regal (Rating: B)</p><p> We cut to WWF New York, where Shane McMahon announces Angle and Regal vs. Benoit and Jericho for Backlash! (Rating: B)</p><p> The Big Show appears out of the crowd at WWF New York and destroys Shane McMahon, delivering a chokeslam through one of the tables at the restaurant! (Rating: A*)</p><p> <hr></details></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43111" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="wDSynh8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wDSynh8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <hr><details><summary><strong>WWF SmackDown!</strong></summary> </p><p> Venue: Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado (Mid West)</p><p> Attendance: 14,238</p><p> Broadcasters: Foxtel, Sky Sports 1, The Score, UPN</p><p> Rating: 11.09</p><p> Card Rating: A</p><p> </p><p> The Power Trip brag about how they’ll be winning the Tag titles at Backlash, Vince books Taker and Kane against the Dudley Boyz as our main event tonight! (Rating: A*)</p><p> Jonathan Coachman interview: The Big Show says that if Shane McMahon wants to act like a big boy, he'll get beaten like one! (Rating: B)</p><p> Lilian Garcia interview: The Dudley Boyz will destroy two sets of brothers in one week, Taker and Kane tonight and the Hardyz on Sunday! Bubba starts to eye up Lilian, who runs away from them before he can think about tabling her. (Rating: B-)</p><p> Rhyno defeated Steve Blackman in a Hardcore match to retain the WWF Hardcore title (Rating: C-)</p><p> JR sit-down interview: Trish talks about her past with the McMahons and how excited she is to face Chyna this Sunday at Backlash for the Women’s title (Rating: B-)</p><p> William Regal defeated Jerry Lynn in a Non-Title match (Rating: B)</p><p> Post-match, Regal starts to slag on Chris Jericho, but Jericho shows up on the Ovaltron to show William up, proving that no one insults better than “Y2J”! (Rating: A)</p><p> Eddie Guerrero tries to cozy up to Chyna, but she has none of it, telling him to get to the ring (Rating: C)</p><p> Billy Gunn defeated Eddie Guerrero to retain the WWF European title after a distraction from Chyna (Rating: B-)</p><p> Billy and Chyna call themselves a "Golden Team" saying they'll be in action at Backlash and retain (Rating: C+)</p><p> The Undertaker arrives in the building on his motorcycle! (Rating: B)</p><p> Justin Credible defeated Crash Holly after Albert delivers the Baldo Bomb to him (Rating: C-)</p><p> The Right to Censor are at WWF New York tonight, trying to convert fans (Rating: C+)</p><p> The Brothers of Destruction say they don't care about anything but stopping the Power Trip this Sunday (Rating: A)</p><p> Edge has a special Colorado themed 5 Second Pose tonight (Rating: B-)</p><p> Edge defeated Funaki (Rating: C)</p><p> Steve Austin and Debra are backstage, where she's feeding him her (bad) cookies (Rating: C)</p><p> The McMahons and William Regal are seen backstage elsewhere plotting about Trish, Shane, and Jericho (Rating: B+)</p><p> Before his match, Kurt Angle talks about the tag match at Backlash, telling Benoit to watch this and learn from the best (Rating: B-)</p><p> Kurt Angle defeated Grand Master Sexay (Rating: C-)</p><p> Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho appear on the Ovaltron, warning Angle and Regal that they make great rivals, but could form a better team! (Rating: B+)</p><p> The Dudley Boyz defeated The Brothers of Destruction in a Non-Title match after the Power Trip interfere (Rating: B+)</p><p> Austin and Hunter take down the Brothers of Destruction and taunt them that this is how Backlash will end! (Rating: A*)</p><p> <hr></details></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43111" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ZPaeS13.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZPaeS13.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <hr><details><summary><strong>WWF Jakked</strong></summary> </p><p> Venue: Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado (Mid West)</p><p> Attendance: 13,943</p><p> Broadcasters: Syndication</p><p> Rating: 0.09</p><p> Card Rating: C+</p><p> </p><p> Haku defeated Don Juan (Rating: C-)</p><p> Val Venis defeated Michael Shane (Rating: D+)</p><p> Jeff Hardy defeated Essa Rios (Rating: C+)</p><p> <hr></details></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43111" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="ZvDPOGe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ZvDPOGe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <hr><details><summary><strong>WWF Heat</strong></summary> </p><p> Venue: Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois (Great Lakes)</p><p> Attendance: 18,197</p><p> Broadcasters: Foxtel, MTV, Sky Sports 1, Sportsnet East</p><p> Rating: 0.82</p><p> Card Rating: B-</p><p> </p><p> Earlier tonight: Shane McMahon arrives, says he's not afraid of the big, bad Big Show (Rating: B-)</p><p> Jonathan Coachman interview: the so-called “Golden Couple” of Billy Gunn and Chyna can't wait to be in action (Rating: C)</p><p> The Brothers of Destruction arrive, and they are in foul moods after what happened on SmackDown! (Rating: B-)</p><p> Jonathan Coachman interview: William Regal says that he trusts his partner explicitly... can Jericho and Benoit say the same? (Rating: B)</p><p> We see Benoit and Jericho arrive separately... is Regal right that they can't coexist? (Rating: B-)</p><p> Jonathan Coachman interview: Right to Censor are in the arena, looking to keep an eye on things for your protection! (Rating: C+)</p><p> Lo-Down assault Too Cool on their way to the ring! (Rating: C)</p><p> Too Cool defeated Lo Down (Rating: C+)</p><p> Too Cool dance us into Backlash! (Rating: B)<hr></details></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43111" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="wC9xE6Q.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wC9xE6Q.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> <hr><details><summary><strong>WWF Backlash</strong></summary> </p><p> </p><p> <iframe width="220" height="180" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WbT24R5LvUs?rel=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/WbT24R5LvUs?rel=0"</a> frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p> Venue: Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois (Great Lakes)</p><p> Attendance: 18,197</p><p> Broadcasters: Canal Digital, DirecTV, Main Event, Viewer's Choice, Sky Box Office</p><p> PPV Rating: 1.22</p><p> Card Rating: B+</p><p> </p><p> Pre-Show: Backlash hype video (Rating: B+)</p><p> Billy Gunn defeated Eddie Guerrero and Al Snow in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWF European title by rolling Guerrero up with a small package (Rating: B)</p><p> The Acolytes defeated The Island Tribe in a Street Fight match (Rating: B-)</p><p> Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley meets with Chyna and Billy Gunn backstage, but Chyna tells her to get out because she doesn't want her help tonight! (Rating: C+)</p><p> Molly Holly and The Hollys defeated Terri and The Radicalz in a Mixed Tag match (Rating: C-)</p><p> The Brothers of Destruction are getting prepared backstage when Right to Censor come out of nowhere to attack them! But even with the numbers advantage, RTC get laid out! (Rating: B-)</p><p> Shane McMahon is seen getting ready backstage, here comes the money! (Rating: B-)</p><p> Shane McMahon defeated The Big Show in a Last Man Standing match when Test makes a surprise appearance to help Shane (Rating: B-)</p><p> Edge is at WWF New York tonight, he gives a five second pose (Rating: B)</p><p> Feud Hype Video: The Dudley Boyz vs. Hardy Boyz (Rating: C)</p><p> The Hardy Boyz defeated The Dudley Boyz in a Tables match (Rating: B)</p><p> Rhyno is attacked backstage by Steve Blackman and Funaki, but defeats them to retain the WWF Hardcore title (Rating: C-)</p><p> The Power Trip sit backstage and discuss the evening, planning to win the Tag titles tonight no matter what (Rating: B+)</p><p> Feud Hype Video: Regal and Angle vs. Jericho and Benoit (Rating: B-)</p><p> William Regal and Kurt Angle come to the ring as a unified front! (Rating: B)</p><p> Despite coming to the ring separately, Chris Jericho says the joke is on their opponents; he doesn't have to trust Benoit, just fight next to him! (Rating: B)</p><p> Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho defeated Kurt Angle and William Regal (Rating: B+)</p><p> An unhinged Rhyno picks a fight with Jeff Hardy, but after a scuffle Jeff walks away with the Hardcore title! (Rating: B-)</p><p> Michael Cole interview: The Brothers of Destruction don't care who put RTC up to their attack, they'll win the Power Trip’s titiles tonight! (Rating: B)</p><p> Stephanie McMahon meets with Trish Stratus, saying that nobody has her all figured out; since both Trish and Chyna have been so vile towards her, she'll be the referee for the Women’s title match herself! (Rating: B+)</p><p> Michael Cole talks to the Hardyz, who are excited for their future now with Jeff as Hardcore champ! (Rating: B)</p><p> Feud Hype Video: Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley has been trying to work Chyna and Trish Stratus against one another (Rating: C+)</p><p> Chyna went to a no contest with Trish Stratus to retain the WWF Women's title when Tori made a surprise return, Stephanie allowing her to lay both women out (Rating: D+)</p><p> The Hardy Boyz are leaving the Allstate Arena, but Rob Van Dam attacks them, and wins the Hardcore title from Jeff! (Rating: B)</p><p> Feud Hype Video: Power Trip vs. Brothers of Destruction (Rating: B+)</p><p> “The Fink” announces the participants for our main event (Rating: B)</p><p> The Power Trip defeated The Brothers of Destruction in a No Disqualifications match for the WWF World Tag Team titles when Triple H hits Kane with a sledgehammer and Austin pins him (Rating: B+)</p><p> A brawl nearly breaks out, but in the end The Power Trip have all the gold as the Brothers seethe (Rating: A*)</p><p> <hr></details></p></div><p></p><p></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="5cRfYaW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/5cRfYaW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> The next World Wrestling Federation PPV Extravaganza will be WWF Judgment Day!</p><p> Held on May 20th, 2001 at The ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California!</p></div><p></p><p></p>

Block A goes to Satomura, Block B to Mita, and the winner will be Mita. I almost went with Hokuto, but I think this will be Etsuko's time to shine with her new underling, so Satomura will be a good face for her to shine against.

WCW Friday Nitro: 4/27/2001 Last Week in WCW: “Last Sunday night, Scott Steiner became a victim of his own Pride as he was soundly and cleanly defeated by Goldberg in a non-title Indian Strap match! Sting was assaulted by a vicious Animal, Vampiro and Kanyon welcomed everyone to join their Dark Eden, and Rey Mysterio Jr. retained his WCW X Division championship! What will we see next in WCW as Envy looms around every corner?” <iframe width="220" height="124" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HT89yLl-cOA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> WCW Friday Nitro Shown Live on April 27th, 2001 (Week 4) Held at: The Hard Rock Cafe Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada (South West) Announcers: Mike Tenay, Scott Hudson, and Arn Anderson Attendance: 2,000 people (sold out!) PPV Rating: 0.03 TV Rating: 1.08 <iframe width="220" height="200" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uZITiFfFlPM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> Despite coming up on the losing end of his match at Pride, “Big Poppa Pump” opens Friday Nitro. He is quick to point out that last night didn’t matter because he’s still the champ and still the reason for why all these people pay to see WCW! He tells Flair that he knows he’s just trying to keep people buying the show now that we’re too broke a company to be on cable every week, but to put him in a title match right here tonight is bullshit! No censors for the American and Mexican audiences now that we’re on pay-per-view! But instead of Ric Flair, Scott is joined by Sid Vicious with his own microphone. Sid isn’t afraid, coming right into Steiner’s face and telling him that if he didn’t know any better, he’d say that Scott is scared of facing “The Man Who Rules the World” tonight! Vicious accuses Scott of trying to weasel out of Sid’s guaranteed title match, a one on one match that he hasn’t had since Starrcade last December. Sid actually really seems to be enjoying being off-script in this segment. Ric Flair finally joins us at the top of the ramp and says that if Scott can admit that he’s afraid of Sid and just upset at losing to Goldberg, then he’ll postpone the match, but Steiner’s pride is too much for that, screaming that he’ll beat Sid like only “The Genetic Freak” can! The crowd are hot for our main event, this got the show off to a great start despite some weak color commentary. (A+) “Mean” Gene and Jeremy are backstage, with Okerlund saying that while Borash isn’t hip enough to understand their cool slogans, they are with the Filthy Animals. “Rap with me, Konnan,” says Gene, which draws a laugh behind his back from Jeremy and Rey. Kidman isn’t in a very good mood, saying that Konnan and Rey nearly left him for dead last night. They apologize, saying they were getting the party ready when Billy’s match was happening, but that isn’t the answer either as Kidman sees it as they weren’t even paying attention to him. Tygress tries to bring everyone together using her impressive “talents” but it isn’t working very well. A laugh comes from off screen as Jeff Jarrett and the Harris Boys enter the frame, Jarrett telling the Filthy Animals that they need to stick to what they can handle and stay away from “The Chosen One” and his US championship. An argument breaks out (as it does) but they leave it at words instead of action as “The Chosen One” and his muscle leave the scene. Gene and Borash got a little lost in the shuffle of this segment, but Jarrett looked good and it got the crowd hotter. © After the match, Animal gets a microphone. He says that people have been asking him all week why he attacked Sting at Pride. He says that it was because Sting thinks he can just walk in and out of WCW and be the savior of the company, but he isn’t about to just jump right over Animal! “The Nature Boss” comes to the ring, saying that Animal has poked a hornet’s nest by attacking Sting, because he was in contact with Sting throughout this past week and all he could talk about was getting a match against Animal! Flair tells him that he has indeed set up a bout between the two at WCW Envy on May 13th! Animal did very well in this short promo segment at working the crowd, but Flair was superb, coming out of this looking excellent. (B+) Backstage, Sid Vicious talks directly to the camera about proving that he will be the master and ruler of the world tonight by taking the World title away from Scott Steiner. (B) Elsewhere backstage, Gene and Jeremy are alongside The World… but they are without Lance Storm. Gene quips that perhaps Storm has lost his Canadian pride and ran for the border, but Skipper tells him to shut up. “Primetime” says that he’s ruling The World right now, because he’s got the Gunns, pointing at Major Gunns at his side. Mike Awesome and Shawn Stasiak barely seem fazed by Skipper’s bragging, as Jeremy asks what Lance will think of this if he returns. Again, Elix tells him not to worry about it, what he should worry about is when he retires Goldberg right here tonight! Gene and Jeremy again seemed a little lost here, while Gunns on Elix’s side helped his point. © Kid Kash comes to the ring, apologizing to the fans who expected to see him pick up the victory last Sunday at Pride in his debut match in WCW. He says that if Chavo hadn’t cheated, it would have been “the K-I-D” on top, so he wants a rematch! Guerrero comes out, saying that he doesn’t chew his cabbage twice, holmes; he has no reason to face Kash again. It’s all a ruse though, as Kaz Hayashi comes in from out of the crowd and attacks Kash! Chavo and Kaz do a number on the WCW newcomer, shaking hands as they leave the ring together. (D-) Totally Buff come to the ring with a microphone, laughing about the victory and attack that they pulled on Nash last night. They again tell Kevin to just leave WCW, he has no place and no friends here anymore so just leave! Madusa helps Luger in all his promos, maybe she’s feeding him lines? (B-) We go back to The WCW Panel in our halfway mark of the show, with Tony hyping the action we have seen and the action that is yet to come. Borash and Lovey are the weak parts of the Panel yet at this point, but they’re getting better. Stevie throws us to a pre-taped promo from Booker, saying that “Suckas got ‘ta know what my baby brother thinks ‘bout Pride!” (C-) We do indeed go to a promo from Booker T’s home, as he says that Lance Storm definitely took him to the limit at Pride inside the steel cage, but just like will happen one day to Scott Steiner, Storm was left looking at Booker getting his hand raised. (C+) Before we completely leave The WCW Panel, we go to a video of Low-Ki, who will debut soon. Chris Lovey narrates the footage, noting how dangerous Low-Ki is and what his arrival could mean for the X Division. (D-) General Rection is seen backstage, still smarting from his loss earlier tonight. The Problem Solvers appear around him, and Simon has a problem; saying that someone of Hugh’s skill shouldn’t be losing like that. He tells him that if Rection were to join them, perhaps all of them would easily rise to the top of WCW! Hugh thinks about it, but politely declines, saying that he’s happy doing things on his own. But Simon’s problem now is that he doesn’t like being turned down, and after a slap to the General’s face, CW and Disqo begin to attack him! The three men leave Rection on the concrete floor after slamming his face into a locker door, with Simon saying that he hopes the bump on his forehead will give him a smart lump and make him change his mind. (D+) A video shows that over the past few months (since January) Goldberg has been all over the world, and in that time he has picked up 29 other wins that have now been added to his record. That means his current Streak is standing at 57 out of 176 before he can get a World championship match! Clips show him during WCW live events picking up victories with the Spear and Jackhammer. (B+) Goldberg gets a microphone and says since his non-televised wins have been counted, this marks 85 victories under his belt. He tells everyone that 176 will be a cakewalk, and then he’ll defeat Scott Steiner all over again and that belt will be around his waist again! Who’s next?! (B-) Tygress is backstage tending to Kidman, who will have none of it. He sends her away, telling her to go to Rey, since he’s the one everyone cares about. Billy starts to drink something but throws it away angrily, the cup hitting a mirror and smearing red juice on it. Kidman starts shoving his gear in his bag and leaving the arena. But as he leaves, the camera focuses on the mirror on the wall, which shows Vamprio watching from behind the red liquid with a smile. © David Penzer is in the ring announcing the participants for our main event, with both Sid and Steiner looking like monsters as they come to the ring. Penzer is just dwarfed by them when they are all in the ring, though he looked to be settling back into his role better. (B+) Show Rating: B+ This show raised WCW’s popularity in 38 regions.

<p>This is all I could think of as LuFisto joined into The Darkness, a stable saying they are bringing darkness to WCW...</p><p> </p><p> <iframe width="220" height="180" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iJ-KOGreFpo?rel=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/iJ-KOGreFpo?rel=0"</a> frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><p> </p><p> DARKNESS! Fear, viewers, as cute anime girls bring bleakness and despair! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

<p>Really good IYH, I had completely forgotten about Ric and Arn coming in! That's the sign of a good storyteller I guess, that a huge bombshell is happening but you get so engrossed in everything else happening that you barely even hear it.</p><p> </p><p> Ric Flair - <em>New challenger needs establishing, as this feud looks like it should be red hot!</em></p><p> Ahmed Johnson - <em>Jack has midcard things to do while Ahmed has main event things to do.</em></p><p> Bradshaw</p><p> Rock and Scorpio - <em>Again, this should establish new challengers.</em></p><p> Justin Credible - <em>He needs to look credible. Ba dum tiss.</em></p><p> Hardy Boys</p>

<p>I can't really picture Bret saying "Wrestlemarinepiad". Hell I probably can't even say it.</p><p> </p><p> Nagayo and Satomura - <em>Big time face champs for the first title holders.</em></p><p> Manami Toyota</p><p> Akira Hokuto - <em>Should set her up nicely to head after Toyota for the belt.</em></p><p> Nattie Neidhart</p><p> Toshiyo Yamada</p><p> Daffney and Lufisto - <em>A nice little heel win could give the face champs some challengers.</em></p><p> Momoe Nakanishi</p><p> </p><p> MOTN: Melissa vs. Manami</p><p> Surprise: She's out of the Empire, someone new is in!</p>

Scott Steiner - Hook him up a nice, long title reign. Hart Foundation - I'm gonna say that the LOD accept the challenge. Chris Jericho - Really he's the only one with forward momentum going on. British Bulldog - Taker appears and costs Ahmed the title again. Wolfpac - Nash gets involved. The 'Pac kinda have to win here or else they look pretty dead. NAO - A nice PPV win for the new team, who I think will be the ones to take the titles from the Harts in due time. Kidman Goldust

<p>I think my favorite parts of this past Raw were the Hart Foundation drawing their own line in the sand and Cactus Jack attacking Goldust. I am really digging the segments between Cactus and Goldust in fact, and also I'm intrigued by the Flock taking interest in Sid.</p><p> </p><p> Shawn/Pillman/Kane - <em>Heels pick up a cheap win.</em></p><p> Hart Foundation - <em>Snow and Candido aren't going to be the ones to dethrone the Harts at this point.</em></p><p> Sid - <em>The Flock will either help Sid or cause a DQ by attacking him.</em></p><p> Bradshaw - <em>Mero has been a very JTTS for you.</em></p><p> Chris Jericho - <em>Another shady win lets Chris have another big celebration.</em></p><p> Kidman - <em>Just can't see him dropping the belt yet, being THIS transitional a champ.</em></p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="James The Animator" data-cite="James The Animator" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I guess I thought that GAB wasn't an important enough event for WCW to warrant a title change.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Personally, given how long GAB was an event compared to a lot of WCW's other shows, I always think of it as the SummerSlam to Starrcade's WrestleMania. I know most would point to Bash at the Beach or SuperBrawl as that more thanks to how the show became booked in the late 90s, but it has more longevity.</p>

<p>Even I thought I was crazy for thinking that the World and Tag titles would change hands, but I really showed me!</p><p> </p><p> Damn good Bash TFC, one thing I found interesting was that I'm getting the notion that perhaps RVD is going to heel turn in the near future. That would definitely be a breath of fresh air for him, and it will only help as Heyman is obviously a better heel than a face.</p><p> </p><p> I am for sure looking forward to what happens on the ride next month to Australia and Bash at the Beach! Your idea of making that an Australia-only PPV is something that I would find limiting though, personally I think that BatB is a bit limiting in general because if you don't have it in a beach town then the name makes no sense. Of course Australia is a wonderful island continent so the name will fit nicely no matter what you do there, but for me it just seems like there's a lot of places that aren't getting love if a company decides to just put all of it's shows in one region. (I say this as HtG sees Eric move every Nitro to Las Vegas, so take it for what you will <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> )</p>

<p>Unnatural - <em>Dustin has been so good for so long, it just feels like it's finally his time to get a chance to lead the show. Salvation is at hand!</em></p><p> Goldberg and Corino - <em>Rick just holds Scott back by this point. Corino pins Rick to save off a Goldberg vs. Steiner match for next month.</em></p><p> Steve Austin</p><p> AJ Styles - <em>The main event scene is fairly crowded, so AJ retains here until it's ready for him.</em></p><p> Shane Douglas - <em>O'Haire drops the belt here so that Shane can go on a brief tear with it. I really think you're saving up someone to get that big World title match, and O'Haire isn't going to be it yet.</em></p><p> Daniels and Adams - <em>I just feel like Jeff's underperforming may be souring him a little.</em></p><p> Danielson Bryan Daniel - <em>Hayabusa puts up a good show but fails.</em></p><p> RVD - <em>This one should likely end this section of the feud, but I feel like Rob and Flair have more legs under them; especially now that we can have Ric Flair and Paul E. debates.</em></p><p> Heroes and Chavo - <em>A win here cements Chavo's face turn, and I look forward to Los Guerreros vs. Salvation for a little bit.</em></p><p> Brian Kendrick - <em>Put the new guy over big.</em></p><p> </p><p> MOTN: World title match</p><p> Titles: 2</p><p> Time: 30:45</p>

<p>I'm not missing this one!</p><p> </p><p> Rey Mysterio - <em>Rey-Rey makes a good Cruiser champ, this is a nice place for him to win it again.</em></p><p> John Cena - <em>Because he has a future as a future champion, while Bill has a future as a JTTS.</em></p><p> Meng - <em>I actually figure someone will show up and win at the end other than Meng, but since I can't think of anyone who that will be, I'll go with THEMONSTERMENG</em></p><p> Jeff Jarrett</p><p> No Contest - <em>This one is going all over the building to a count out, then a DQ next month, then they can have a big stip blowoff at Starrcade.</em></p><p> Sting - <em>Raven doesn't really need to win his big fun matches to stay relevant in them.</em></p><p> Outsiders - <em>The Wolfpac are back to cause mass destruction.</em></p><p> Kanyon - <em>This could be the start of a nice big push for him.</em></p><p> Guerrero and Benoit</p><p> 3H</p><p> Team Steiner</p><p> Bret Hart - <em>Roddy as ref makes me feel he's likely to give the match to his very good best friend Bret.</em></p><p> </p><p> 1. DDP vs. 3H</p><p> 2. John Cena</p><p> 3. 28,515</p><p> 4. 1</p>

<p>Hart Foundation - <em>As much as this is definitely the time period when "anything can happen in the WWF" and mismatched partners winning titles can become the norm, the Harts have other fish to fry with the Nation yet.</em></p><p> British Bulldog - <em>Taker steps in and keeps Ahmed from winning the title.</em></p><p> Perfect - <em>Billy attacks to cause a DQ. Definitely dig the prospect of him ending up teamed with Windham, as I always felt the two made a solid team in 1999 in WCW.</em></p><p> Sid - <em>We need to have some actual faces in the bout, not just a face who's heading into a heel turn like Jericho.</em></p><p> Snow and Candido - <em>A fun team going over a team who aren't floundering, but I think they could use something with some actual meat to their character before they can get pushed very far.</em></p><p> Rey Mysterio - <em>Same thing I said about Sid, a strong face for the bout.</em></p>

<p>Shawn Michaels</p><p> British Bulldog</p><p> Billy Gunn - <em>Kinda glad to see the NAO start to ride, though I was feeling pretty sure that you were going to make them a trio with Bradshaw. I'm not upset at how it's going though, so I look forward to seeing what you do with him. Gold is likely around the corner for Gunn and Dogg, but Bret gets his run with the titles first.</em></p><p> Chris Jericho - <em>The metamorphosis into WCW heel Jericho is nearly complete.</em></p><p> Snow and Candido - <em>These two seem like a fun comedy team, especially with Chris not wanting to be a comedy player.</em></p><p> Faarooq</p>

<p>A very "smooth" debut for Eddie (ha ha) as he picks up a huge win and looks primed to be a big part of WCW in the future. I'm a little disappointed for my main man Scott Steiner, but at least he had a chance to break out the super Frankensteiner on some punk kid. Had I thought of Eddie winning the Mayhem match, I probably would have figured that you'd be keeping the belt on Rey and thus done a little better on the predictions, but I also don't mind because it means a potentially incredible Mysterio vs. Guerrero match to headline the Bash with.</p><p> </p><p> It looks like Jeff Hardy isn't turning out to be the future of WCW right away, if he can't get over the psychology hump. I mean I guess that's about right because he didn't really turn into a major headliner in real life until like 2008? So he does legitimately have a few years to go before he can be a huge star. I guess in this world, Lance Storm just made him look like a million bucks and no one else is on his level!</p>

<p>Nash and Savage - <em>While I could see them getting screwed out of the belts here so one of them can go up and face Jarrett, they make a neat team, so keep the belts on them until you find a good young team to put them on.</em></p><p> DDP - <em>Storm makes a good showing, but Page picks up the win.</em></p><p> Ernest Miller - <em>Miller seems to have things going on, which Finlay does not.</em></p><p> Rey Misterio Jr</p><p> Palumbo and O'Haire</p><p> Elix Skipper</p>

<p>Scott Hall - <em>The new Wolfpac needs to establish themselves, so what better way than having Hall pick up a big win?</em></p><p> Kane</p><p> Hart Foundation - <em>While I'm sure the Outlaws are going to be picking up the titles soon, I can't see this being a one day reign.</em></p><p> Ahmed Johnson</p><p> Southern Justice - <em>As a new stable arises, the JOB Squad.</em></p><p> Brian Christopher - <em>This one I could totally see being a 24 hour reign.</em></p><p> </p><p> Great job with Mania, so many shocks and surprises, and even some surprises that I wasn't shocked at like Hall and Waltman. At this point I almost wouldn't be surprised to see Steiner join the Wolfpac as well, but at the same time I'd like to see you work with a single face champion instead of someone in a stable again, because we've kinda seen that over the entire past year. Ahmed's turn I felt was pretty telegraphed from the beginning of the night, but I didn't expect to see him join up with Corny! That should really help him, and who knows; give him until like Summerslam and he could still totally become our next WWF champion. But for now, the biggest question I'm left with is what happens with the IC belt?</p>

King Corino - Yep, I'm pulling for the challenger. He will make a great transitional champ to drop it to Austin in a month or two, which will then give Steve something to lure Goldberg into a match. Goldberg - Looking strong. Hardys - MII are more of a comedy team, they could get the belts in the future but the Hardys are the now. Chuck Palumbo - I'm agreeing with Dead Jester, Chucky wins it here so he can lose it to O'Haire. Sean O'Haire Bryan Danielson MOTN: Rey vs Corino Titles: 2 Mayhem Match Mysteries: Guerrero, Sabu, and Dusty Rhodes Eliminations: Scott Steiner Longest: Shane Douglas Final Four: Douglas, Scott Steiner, Unnatural, DDP Runner up: Douglas Winner: Scott Steiner I feel like I'm completely out of whack with the Mayhem match, but I guess we shall see! EDIT: Well I guess that means Davey Boy isn't gonna make a run in the Mayhem match...

Scott Steiner - There will be many shenanigans, but I think Nash will be coming in to put a stop to Shawn's dominance just as he helped start it. Hart Foundation - Their story is a lot richer, with working back up from the title ban to nab themselves a shot. Undertaker Steve Austin Chris Jericho - His heel turn is coming soon, though, I feel. Cactus Jack - While I think at this point I would almost prefer to see Raven take it and move up the card, the story here is Mick breaking out of his control, and he has to win in order to get that. British Bulldog Christopher Daniels - I see no reason to change the title here, other than maybe a WM feel-good moment with Rey? So just leave it here. Hardy Boys - This eventually never-ending feud should end for a little while. Ahmed/Sid/LOD - Big, ugly brawlers win big, ugly brawl. Gunn & James Marc Mero MOTN: Raven vs. Cactus WOTN: Mero vs. DeMott if that counts, if not then the ladder match Opener: LH Ladder match Titles: 2 Tiebreaker: 35:04

<p>A huge to-do in Toda! I don't think anyone would have ever seen Goldberg coming, and especially not joining the Empire. It's a little too bad that we are so far away from Starrcade, because Goldberg vs. Austin is now your headline feud. There may be other feuds that you can do that will be better written or better matches, but something has gone very wrong if your #1 PPV event is not main evented by that match now.</p><p> </p><p> On the note of who all is coming and going, I feel very bittersweet about it. Rey staying is great news, as you've done so much to push him, and to lose him now would make it all for naught. I am pleased that it wasn't Scott Steiner leaving, I really just somehow knew that was just a red herring, but it's a little sad to see Booker go. The biggest reason I see is because it feels as though he had way higher potential than what you were able to get out of him. He never quite managed to come off as much more than an occasional main eventer, useful when you needed someone to fill a slot, save for his heel turn. But, that is very true to real life, where Booker was given the ball to run with mainly because there was barely anyone left in 2000s WCW who could carry it.</p><p> </p><p> I'm excited to find out the WWF signing, I have a few names I think it could be. The suspense! I shiver with the anticipation.</p>

<p>Scott Steiner</p><p> British Bulldog</p><p> Mr. Perfect</p><p> Scott Hall</p><p> Legion of Doom</p><p> Ahmed Johnson</p>

<p>I feel like I'll get used to the new format in due time. It looks very slick and polished, and I like that your segment names in the show recaps are enough to-the-point to get a feel for what happened if it wasn't a segment that you gave a bigger description to.</p><p> </p><p> Rey Mysterio Jr - <em>Even if Rey is leaving, I don't see AJ being the one to dethrone him. This feels like an easy chance to have a major heel interrupt the match and take the title either with a technicality (similar to Money in the Bank, but you don't have that, so pull something out of left field) or someone takes it on Nitro. Unless Rey doesn't leave, in which case he retains anyways.</em></p><p> Steve Austin - <em>Though it may be by DQ when the Empire hit the ring.</em></p><p> Lance Storm - <em>The face turn by the Heroes gets solidified when Storm wins the big one for his team.</em></p><p> RVD - <em>Roode just isn't really in Rob's league yet, and I don't think any amount of strong or protect notes will help him from being unhappy if he were to eat a loss here.</em></p><p> The Steiner Brothers - <em>I know that it sounds a lot like Scott may be getting pulled out from under you, but hey, a lot of people have brothers; it could still have been someone else.</em></p><p> Booker T - <em>While this would be a career making win for O'Haire, I can't see it happening. But at the same time, Booker just feels very above the TV title. Dusty finish to keep the belt on Sean while giving Book the win?</em></p><p> CM Punk - <em>Destroyer gets destroyed.</em></p><p> Bryan Danielson - <em>The chase for the gold ends here.</em></p><p> Kaz Hayashi - <em>GO DRAGONS</em></p><p> </p><p> MOTN: Austin vs. Corino</p><p> Titles: 2</p>