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<p>f Sting pins Hogan, he gets a WCW Title shot next month.....if Hogan pins Sting, Sting won't be granted a WCW Title shot as long as Hogan is Champion</p><p> The Blade Runners (Sting & The Warrior) vs. <strong>The Mega Powers of Professional Wrestling (Hollywood Hogan & Randy Savage)</strong></p><p><strong> </strong>Comments: <em>The Sting redemption arc begins to properly take shape</em></p><p> </p><p> WCW United States Championship Match</p><p> <strong>Eddie Guerrero ©</strong> vs. Jeff Hardy</p><p> Comments: <em>Jeff isn't winning a midcard belt so soon after coming to WCW, he'll have to earn his stripes first</em></p><p> </p><p> WCW Tag Team Championship Match</p><p> The Road Warriors © vs. <strong>The Nasty Boys</strong></p><p> Comments: <em>The Titans get the belts</em></p><p> </p><p> WCW Television Championship Match:</p><p> Blue Bloods Barred From Ringside</p><p> <strong>Lord Steven Regal ©</strong> vs. Rick Martel</p><p> Comments: <em>Regal finds a way to cheat his way to victory</em></p><p> </p><p> Triangle Tag Team Match</p><p> Lex Luger & The Giant vs Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow vs. <strong>Mike Awesome & Gideon Cain</strong></p><p><strong> </strong>Comments: <em>You're not going to debut your new guys with a defeat</em></p><p> </p><p> Chris Benoit vs. <strong>Jean Paul Levesque</strong></p><p><strong> </strong>Comments: <em>Hard choice</em></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Diamond Dallas Page</strong> vs. Buff Bagwell</p><p> Comments: <em>A potential future challenger for Hogan</em></p><p> </p><p> The Renegade vs. <strong>Mortis </strong></p><p> Comments: <em>No-brainer</em></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Curt Hennig</strong> vs. Ray Traylor</p><p> Comments: <em>Squash match</em></p>

<p>Fan Scorecard:</p><p> </p><p> World Heavyweight Championship: The Destroyer vs. <strong>Rob Van Dam {©}</strong></p><p> <em>RVD isn't losing the belt so soon into his title reign</em></p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship: Vampiro vs. <strong>Rey Misterio Jr. {©}</strong></p><p> <em>Vampiro's attitude makes Salvation nothing more than a JTTS stable</em></p><p> World Tag Team Championship: Alex Wright and Jamie Knoble vs. <strong>True Heroes {©}</strong></p><p> <em>True Heroes deserve a lengthy title run after the time they spent chasing it</em></p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: Billy Kidman vs. <strong>TAKA {©}</strong></p><p> <em>The Empire will show no weakness at this stage</em></p><p> <strong>Sting</strong> vs. Fit Finlay</p><p> <em>Preparing for that Starrcade rematch at SuperBrawl</em></p><p> <strong>Diamond Dallas Page and The Natural Born Thrillers</strong> vs. Shane Douglas and Totally Buffed</p><p> <em>I don't see the Thrillers lasting too much longer as an outfit, to tell you the truth. O'Haire is a future main event star and its probably time for him to set out on that path</em></p><p> <strong>AJ Styles</strong> vs. Kaz Hayashi</p><p> <em>AJ wins, Kaz goes back to the bottom</em></p><p> American Dragon vs. <strong>"Sugar" Shane Helms</strong></p><p> <em>TAKA's next opponent beats the man who will eventually beat TAKA</em></p><p> <strong>Doomsday</strong> vs. 3 Count</p><p> <em>No-brainer</em></p><p> What will be match of the night? <strong>DDP & Thrillers vs Douglas & Totally Buffed</strong></p><p> </p><p> How many championships will change hands? <strong>0</strong></p><p> </p><p> Who is the free agent Arn Anderson is negotiating with? <strong>ERIC BISCHOFF'S WIRST NIGHTMARE - Shawn Michaels</strong></p><p> </p><p> Who will be the next world heavyweight champion? (worth 3 points) <strong>Booker T</strong></p><p> </p><p> General diary comments/questions/critiques: <em>Great Starrcade, and a good platform to build on for 2002</em></p>

<p>Preview for WWF In Your House: Rage in the Cage</p><p> </p><p> WWF Title - Steel Cage Match</p><p> <strong>Bret Hart</strong> vs The Undertaker </p><p> <em>Taker's time as champion is not yet nigh</em></p><p> Shawn Michaels <strong>vs</strong> Kevin Nash </p><p> <em>But these two are going straight to the main event of WrestleMania 12!</em></p><p> WWF Intercontinental Title</p><p> <strong>Razor Ramon</strong> vs Goldust </p><p> <em>Goldust moves onto the Deadman</em></p><p> WWF Tag Team Titles</p><p> Owen Hart & The British Bulldog vs <strong>The Steiner Brothers</strong></p><p> <em>About time they got some WWF recognition</em></p><p> Savio Vega vs <strong>The Ringmaster</strong></p><p> <em>Ringmaster was a good interlude into SCSA, handle him well</em></p><p> WWF Light Heavyweight Title</p><p> <strong>Scorpio</strong> vs Chris Jericho</p><p> <em>This chase is going on till Mania</em></p><p> Phatu vs <strong>Hunter Hearst Helmsley</strong></p><p> <em>But the Game-uh will face Phatu again-uh</em></p><p> The Smoking Gunns vs <strong>Texas Long Riders</strong></p><p> <em>Provides a fairly strong challenge to Steiners</em></p><p> #1 Contenders Match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship</p><p> Ahmed Johnson vs <strong>Jeff Jarrett</strong></p><p> <em>A rematch from WM 11 is in order!</em></p>

<p>I'd scrap the six man tag belts, and introduce a cruiserweight division, if I'm honest with you.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <strong>Ric Flair</strong> vs. The Junkyard Dog – non-title</p><p> <strong>Sting</strong> vs. ??? and ???</p><p> Dustin Rhodes and Owen Hart vs. <strong>Cactus Jack and Abdullah The Butcher</strong></p><p> <strong>Ricky Steamboat</strong> vs. Richard Morton</p><p> <strong>Lex Luger</strong> vs. Larry Zbyszko</p><p> Bobby Eaton, Firebreaker Chip and Todd Champion vs. <strong>Steve Austin and The Diamond Mine</strong></p>

<p>The Smoking Gunns vs <strong>The Nation of Domination (Nelson & Bobby Knight)</strong></p><p> <em>Tainted due to Blackjacks interference</em></p><p> Hakushi vs <strong>Chavo Guerrero</strong></p><p> <em>OOOOOOOH CHAVO DUH DUH DUH</em></p><p> Scott Steiner vs <strong>Owen Hart</strong></p><p> <em>Scott's not quite ready for that major singles push yet</em></p><p> The Godwinns vs <strong>The Corporation (123 Kid & Tatanka)</strong></p><p> <em>Because screw the Godwinns in this guise</em></p><p> <strong>Shawn Michaels</strong> vs Sycho Sid</p><p> <em>You're preparing him for Mania and the title, he needs to go over</em></p>

<p>Fan Scorecard:</p><p> </p><p> World Heavyweight Championship: <strong>Rob Van Dam</strong> vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}</p><p> <em>Although I can see you potentially holding off such a switch for the time being, as there are more possibilities for Steiner with the belt than without it</em></p><p> 2/3 Falls match for the United States Heavyweight Championship: <strong>Kanyon vs. Rey Misterio Jr. {©}</strong></p><p> <em>Kanyon is on the cusp of main event stardom, making it unlikely that he'll carry the US title once again</em></p><p> World Tag Team Championship: <strong>True Heroes</strong> vs. Natural Born Thrillers {©}</p><p> <em>This switch has been a long time coming, and it can begin the rise to legend status for WCW's future number one player</em></p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: <strong>TAKA</strong> vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}</p><p> <em>Been predicting he loses the belt for some time now, I really do see the change happening here</em></p><p> Sting vs. <strong>Booker T</strong></p><p> <em>The match either signifies a new top heel for WCW or a passing of the torch from one company icon to the next</em></p><p> Diamond Dallas Page vs. <strong>Shane Douglas</strong></p><p> <em>DDP will be starting to wind at this point, whereas Douglas is on the rise</em></p><p> <strong>"Nature Boy" Ric Flair</strong> vs. Chris Candido</p><p> <em>CEO debuts, dictating a DQ win for Naitch</em></p><p> <strong>Dustin Rhodes</strong> vs. The Destroyer</p><p> <em>Mike's punishment for backstage issues is to job at the biggest show of the year</em></p><p> Terry Funk vs. <strong>King Corino</strong></p><p> <em>I like this gimmick, it's rather like Orton's Legend Killer phase and I look forward to seeing where you take it</em></p><p> <strong>Alex Wright and Jamie Knoble</strong> vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Fit Finlay</p><p> <em>The push of Knoble cannot be avoided at this stage</em></p><p> <strong>AJ Styles</strong> vs. Kaz Hayashi</p><p> <em>I anticipate a AJ win to start off his time going it alone with the best possible opening</em></p><p> Cruiserweight Shootout, featuring <strong>Billy Kidman</strong>, Yang, "Sugar" Shane Helms, Cash, Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias</p><p> <em>The man who beat Hogan in 2000 simply has more star power at this stage</em></p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night?</p><p> <strong>Sting vs Booker</strong></p><p> How many championships will change hands?</p><p> <strong>3</strong></p><p> Will we learn who the "CEO" is tonight?</p><p> <strong>Yes</strong></p><p> Who is the CEO? (answer even if you answer no to the previous question)</p><p> <strong>For the ultimate swerve, Shawn Michaels</strong></p><p> TIEBREAKER: How long is the main event (minutes and seconds)?</p><p> <strong>23:04</strong></p>

<p>Fan Scorecard:</p><p> </p><p> World Heavyweight Championship: Sting vs. <strong>"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}</strong></p><p> <em>Face of WCW is vanquished, all hope is lost...</em></p><p> Stu Hart Classic Finals: Rob Van Dam vs. Booker T</p><p> <em>...RVD saves us all </em><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship: Rick Steiner vs. <strong>Rey Misterio Jr. {©}</strong></p><p> <em>Rey needs the belt more at this moment in time</em></p><p> World Tag Team Championship: <strong>Doomsday</strong> vs. Natural Born Thrillers {©}</p><p> <em>Doomsday win when Flair interferes</em></p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: <strong>Chavo Guerrero Jr.</strong> vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}</p><p> <em>Liger heads back to NJPW in time for January 4th</em></p><p> <strong>Dustin Rhodes vs. Vampiro</strong></p><p> <em>No match between these two until Starrcade, Rhodes will get attacked prior to the match</em></p><p> Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. <strong>"King of Old School" Steve Corino</strong></p><p> <em>Corino gets the momentum to take him to newer heights, Lawler goes to commentary </em></p><p> Alex Wright and Ernest "The Cat" Miller vs. <strong>True Heroes</strong></p><p> <em>rest...in....peace....</em></p><p> <strong>Jamie Knoble</strong> vs. Fit Finlay</p><p> <em>Knoble-Chavo at Starrcade</em></p><p> What will be match of the night?</p><p> <strong>Stinga-Steinah</strong></p><p> How many championships will change hands? (the tournament does not count)</p><p> <strong>0</strong></p><p> Will we find out who attacked Ric Flair?</p><p> <strong>Yes</strong></p><p> Who attacked Flair? (Answer this even if you answer no to the above question; you'll get credit for correctly naming the identity whenever it is revealed.) <strong>Sean O'Haire</strong></p>

<p>Prediction key:</p><p> </p><p> BLOCK A</p><p> </p><p> Opening Round:</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Rey Misterio Jr.</strong> vs. Fit Finlay</p><p> Konnan vs. <strong>Chris Candido</strong></p><p> <strong>Booker T</strong> vs. Kanyon</p><p> <strong>Diamond Dallas Page</strong> vs. Mike Awesome</p><p> </p><p> Quarterfinals:</p><p> </p><p> Misterio vs. <strong>Candido</strong></p><p> <strong>Booker</strong> vs. DDP</p><p> </p><p> Block A Winner: <strong>Booker T</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> BLOCK B</p><p> </p><p> Opening Round:</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Rob Van Dam</strong> vs. Lex Luger</p><p> Hugh Morrus vs. <strong>Rick Steiner</strong></p><p> Dustin Rhodes vs. <strong>Shane Douglas</strong></p><p> Steve Corino vs. <strong>???</strong></p><p> BONUS: Who is Corino's mystery opponent? <strong>Kevin Nash</strong></p><p> </p><p> Quarterfinals:</p><p> </p><p> <strong>RVD</strong> vs. Steiner</p><p> Douglas vs. <strong>???</strong></p><p> </p><p> Block B Winner: <strong>RVD</strong></p><p> </p><p> TOURNAMENT WINNER (worth 3 points): <strong>RVD</strong></p>

<p>Fan Scorecard:</p><p> </p><p> Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page vs. <strong>"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}</strong></p><p> <em>Makes sense for Steiner to retain here</em></p><p> </p><p> United States Heavyweight Championship: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. <strong>Kanyon {©}</strong></p><p> <em>Kanyon has more mileage in his current gimmick than Rey</em></p><p> </p><p> World Tag Team Championship: <strong>Doomsday</strong> vs. Natural Born Thrillers {©}</p><p> <em>Fits in with the Halloween theme perfectly</em></p><p> </p><p> Cruiserweight Championship: <strong>"Sugar" Shane Helms</strong> vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}</p><p> <em>Surely Liger's due to go back to Japan?</em></p><p> </p><p> Winner receives the UFS World Championship prize: <strong>Sting</strong> vs. Booker T</p><p> <em>Starrcade 2001 is sold in that moment</em></p><p> </p><p> Dustin Rhodes vs. <strong>Vampiro</strong></p><p> <em>Vampiro in his current form is promising, non-Goldust Dustin is usually a disappointment (although Beejus' brilliant War of the Thrones proved otherwise)</em></p><p> </p><p> AJ Styles vs. <strong>Steve Corino</strong></p><p> <em>AJ isn't moving up that card until he's both left Air Raid and the Cruiserweight title is free</em></p><p> </p><p> Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. <strong>True Heroes</strong></p><p> <em>Lance Storm will be the making of Punk's career</em></p><p> </p><p> Jamie Knoble vs. <strong>Mike Awesome</strong></p><p> <em>Could help to establish Awesome as the hardcore competitor he was in ECW by having him demolish a cruiserweight</em></p><p> </p><p> Billy Kidman vs. <strong>TAKA</strong></p><p> <em>Kidman is my preferred choice, but Sunny = instant success</em></p><p> </p><p> What will be match of the night? <strong>Sting vs Booker</strong></p><p> </p><p> How many championships will change hands? <strong>2</strong></p>

<p>WCW World Heavyweight Championship – Triple Threat Match</p><p> <strong>“Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner</strong> w/Midajah vs. Sid Vicious vs. ????</p><p> Extra Point: Who is Ric Flair’s Mystery Man? <strong>It's SHOWTIME! (Sting </strong><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><strong>)</strong></p><p> Comments: <em>The Big Bad Booty Daddy goes over here, the WCW World Championship needs stability after a 2000 in which it was hot potatoed to high heaven.</em></p><p> </p><p> Goldberg’s Streak vs. Goldberg’s Career</p><p> Totally Buff vs. <strong>Goldberg & Road Warrior Animal</strong></p><p> Comments: <em>Unlike in real life, the WCW booker wants to save the company, therefore retaining Goldberg is crucial. I see this resulting in a blowoff match at SuperBrawl between Goldberg and Luger, though.</em></p><p> </p><p> WCW World Tag Team Championship Match</p><p> The Insiders vs. <strong>Two of the Natural Born Thrillers</strong></p><p> Extra Point: Which Two Thrillers? <strong>Sean O'Haire & Chuck Palumbo</strong></p><p> Comments: <em>I sense a storm brewing between DDP and Nash after this one...</em></p><p> </p><p> WCW United States Heavyweight Championship – Chain on a Pole Match</p><p> General Rection vs. <strong>“The Franchise” Shane Douglas</strong></p><p> Comments: <em>This match has everything I hate about 2000 in a nutshell, Misfits in Action and freaking "INSERT ITEM on a pole" matches. #SaveUsFranchise</em></p><p> </p><p> Six-Man Tag Team Match</p><p> The Filthy Animals w/Tygress and Jim Duggan vs. <strong>Team Canada w/Major Gunns</strong></p><p> Comments: <em>Team Canada had potential thanks to Lance Storm being an in-ring maestro, but good god, repackage Major Gunns!</em></p><p> </p><p> WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match</p><p> <strong>Chavo Guerrero Jr.</strong> vs. “Sugar” Shane Helms</p><p> Comments: <em>Chavo needs to keep the title until the cruiserweight division isn't restricted by boyband stables and a lack of depth. </em><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> WCW Hardcore Championship Invitational Match</p><p> Confirmed: Terry Funk, Crowbar, and Meng, with twelve other unknown participants!</p><p> Not enough people confirmed to count this one for a full point, so there are two extra points for this match. So: Name three other participants, who could be from inside or outside of WCW, may or may not have had a match already at Sin, who will participate in this match: <strong>Mike Awesome, Finlay and Norman Smiley</strong></p><p> Two Extra Points: Who holds the title at the end of the match? <strong>Terry Funk</strong></p><p> Comments: <em>Need to rebuild the hardcore division around established performers (although don't tell Meng I snubbed him)</em></p><p> </p><p> Parking Lot Street Fight</p><p> <strong>Big Vito</strong> vs. Reno</p><p> Comments: <em>This match is the sort of thing that is a nice opener, but would result in very uncomfortable viewing.</em></p><p> </p><p> Tiebreaker Question: How long does the World championship match last? <strong>17:39, so that Sid doesn't completely ruin the contest.</strong></p>

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<p>Essa Rios vs. <strong>Billy Kidman ©</strong> - WCW Cruiserweight Title Match</p><p> <em>Essa is a superb worker, but Kidman's much more charismatic</em></p><p> Meng vs. <strong>Ken Shamrock ©</strong> - Lion's Den Match for the WCW Hardcore Title</p><p> <em>Shamrock is coming into his own as Hardcore Champion</em></p><p> Psicosis and Jushin Liger vs. <strong>Eddie Guerrero and Rey Misterio Jr.</strong> - Lucha Libre Tag Team Match</p><p> <em>Eddie and Rey are simply stars at this point</em></p><p> Shane Douglas, Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn vs. <strong>DDP, Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow</strong> - 4 on 3 Handicap Match</p><p> <em>They're simply much better as a trio</em></p><p> Radicalz (Chris Candido and Lance Storm) vs. <strong>The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal)</strong></p>

WHAAAATT? That was a superb pay-per-view! I can't imagine The Crow turning his back on WCW, but that only raises the question of who the imposters are. It's like a kayfabe version of the Black Scorpion, where the guy behind the mask kept changing. Looking forward to seeing where you take this next, Beejus.

Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Revolution (Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko and Shane Douglas) vs. nWo 2000 (Ric Flair, Konnan, Bret Hart, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) nWo 2000 have much more star power Sting vs. Perry Saturn Sting's a bigger name, Saturn is a relative midcarder Mamalukes vs. Buffy T They're better The Cat vs. Finlay Two guys I have a soft spot for, surprisingly Juventud Guerrera, Jushin Liger and Billy Kidman vs. Essa Rios, Kaz Hayashi and La Parka Six outstanding talents in this match, but Juvi, Jushin and Kidman are better

Official Prediction Card WCW (Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, Ricky Steamboat, and Jake Roberts) vs. KoW (Roddy Piper, Randy Savage, Scott Hall, and Jeff Jarrett) Extra Point: Who wins the fall? Scott Hall Comments: Good way to get KoW over without Dustin dropping the title Steve Austin vs. Arn Anderson Comments: Austin's just building up for the eventual rematch with Flair Lex Luger vs. California Kip Comments: Luger's more over, simple as Brian Pillman and Cactus Jack vs. The Kings' Monsters Comments: Dream tag team, much? Dave Finlay vs. Lord Steven Regal Comments: Loved their match around this time IRL Ron Simmons vs. Paul Orndorff Comments: Orndorff's on his way out, surely? The Flying Spyder and King Puma vs. Surge and The Willow Comments: Team Xtreme wins to kickstart the rise of WCW's future greatest tag team Ultimo Dragon vs. The Annihilator Comments: I am a huge Ultimo mark Will Hulk Hogan's interview find him siding with: A. WCW, brother; B. KoW, brother; C. Neither, brother. Hogan will denounce both sides, saying he didn't care about WCW in the first place, but the KoW betrayed, meaning that he's a "lone wolf" Worldwide matches: BG and Brad Armstrong vs. ??? Comments: One guess - D-VONNNNNNN! The Young Pistols vs. The Ladykillers Comments: Tiebreaker: How long will the main event last? 27:13 (Closest to the right time without going over wins) 11 points plus one tiebreaker! Use your best luck to win the day! There is only ONE Nitro between now and Spring Stampede!