Rebooking Nitro's

crackerjack · October 14, 2018

Juventud Guerrera and Dr. Wagner Jr vs. La Parka and Super Crazy

Trish Stratus vs ???

KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clarke) vs. The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) w/Tammy Sytch

Shane Douglas vs. Raven © - WCW Hardcore Championship match

Kanyon and DDP vs. The Revolution

Finlay vs. Sid Vicious

Buffy T (Booker T and Buff Bagwell) © vs. The Revolution (Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko) - WCW World Tag Team Championship match

Bret Hart vs. Goldberg © - WCW World Heavyweight Championship match

Bonus questions:

Who will face Trish? Lita

Who will represent Revolution against Kanyon and DDP? Storm and Regal

How many titles will change hands? 0

Beejus · October 14, 2018

Juvi and Wagner

???

Kronik

Raven

Kanyon and DDP

Sid

Buffy T

Goldberg

1. How about we bring in Stacy Kiebler for this one

2. Regal and Storm

3. None

Blodyxe · October 16, 2018

WCW Monday Nitro on TNT (Show # 95) http://i.imgur.com/LyvYIO5.png Week 3, November 2000 River Center, Mid West (12,444) The program kicks off with a hype video that focuses on Bret Hart's injury from Halloween Havoc's main event. Tonight "The Hitman" makes his return on television and a confrontation with our current world heavyweight champion in Goldberg is likely! Surprisingly, Revolution opens the show, or is it Shane Douglas that drops the first words? "Cut the damn music!" <img alt="pnN9rcq.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pnN9rcq.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="HrsAg72.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/HrsAg72.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="MxoO99u.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MxoO99u.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="V4OGkvz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/V4OGkvz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="hOiYWdQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hOiYWdQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="u6qkQ6V.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/u6qkQ6V.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="K6EsmOJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/K6EsmOJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="pJR2BIn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pJR2BIn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="APbujbx.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/APbujbx.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Jeers from the crowd intensify, "The Franchise" takes his time and walks around the ring with a frowned face. Backed by his team members he starts a rant about how poorly Piper manages his roster and how badly WCW needs a kick in the a**, and not from Vince McMahon! "The announce team is feeding you all kinds of BS about Bret Hart and Goldberg, the promo packages are hyping up washed up guys that have to step aside. Bret Hart vs Goldberg?? Is it 1999 all over again? Tonight's card is built around the guys that are past their prime. I am not surprised, but you can bet your a** that I'm still mad about it! Freaking *ick Flair and his big-nosed friend from WWF are patrolling the main event spots begging for a shot, while DDP and his butt friend Kanyon are talking about how hard they worked to get what they have. Give me a break, if you want to see real workhorses in this ring, look at them now! Lance Storm, Steven Regal, Chris Candido, Chavo Guerrero Jr, Dustin Rhodes, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Jeff Jarrett, and lastly THE FRANCHISE are the best damn workers around here and we deserve to be in the limelight! Piper thought that he could replace us with a bunch of Power Plant putzes, and if he truly believes that they can replace us, than he's dumber than I thought! Me and my comrades are ready to turn this place upside down, but I'll be kind enough to give Piper a chance to make something before that will happen!" <img alt="vD0Vgoe.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vD0Vgoe.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bjYMFjE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bjYMFjE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="w3zHi2r.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/w3zHi2r.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EVFwjjI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EVFwjjI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="KN3LpGX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KN3LpGX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0uxzIqU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0uxzIqU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EvxQzrD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EvxQzrD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EUJ2yuv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EUJ2yuv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> "Hot Rod" answers the call and he's coming out with his young guns. Ruthless rookies certainly did not appreciate Shane's speech and his words about them. Piper holds them back, he wants to negotiate. - Douglas, you seem like a stand up guy, and that's good, but you chose the wrong night to start this, and I wouldn't recommend you to continue pissing me off. My lads are bigger than yours and we can throw you out from that ring right now! - Your guys can't take a beating. We all saw what Road Warriors did to them, so you're not selling me that crap! - If my memory serves me right, Road Warriors beat some of your guys too, so you're not looking smart there. I will give two of your best guys a chance against Road Warriors this Thursday in Japan, we'll see how tough your stooges really are. - Thursday? Why wait till Thursday to find out who's who? Me and the whole locker room for that reason think that your golden boys Booker T and Buff Bagwell are nothing short of a joke! The way they got their titles back is embarrassing even for them and even for this company! If you really think that they're as good as they claim to be, why not put them in a title defence, tonight!? - Don't tell me what to do, you bastard! Only I decide who gets what around here, but only to shut your trap I'll grant you a title match tonight! Give it all you got, but don't keep your hopes up. And if we're giving away title shots, than I guess it would be fair to put Double J over there in a match too. Don't worry, singer, it's not going to happen tonight. - Piper, some things around here are not under your control and they never will be. I'm intending to break all of your Starrcade plans real soon and get the strap, so you could all kiss my *ss! - Kiss your a**? How about we KICK your sorry *s* right now!? New Blood is unleashed! Randy Orton, Mark Jindrak, Chuck Palumbo, Sean O'Haire, Samoa Joe, Johnny The Bull take charge, while Mike Sanders limps slightly behind them to avoid the brawl. Piper's prediction comes to life, as powerhouses from Power Plant manage to use their size advantage in the ring. Chavito takes a flight, so does Candido. Jarrett swings his guitar at Samoa Joe, but his skull can take it. In the chaos Douglas tells his goons to retreat. "If it was a wrestling match, you would be DEAD now!" Jocks have a laugh among themselves, Douglas even has to pull Saturn away from fighting here. They have bigger plans for tonight it seems... announcers hype an opener before we go to a commercial break, and it will put four elite cruiserweights in a tag team match! <img alt="v36XGqv.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/v36XGqv.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Super Crazy and La Parka defeated Juventud Guerrera and Dr. Wagner Jr. in 8:26 when Super Crazy defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. by pinfall with a Trifecta Moonsault. 53/100</div></blockquote> The beef between Dr. Wagner Jr. and La Parka continues to gain momentum, as they decide to trade punches while Juvi and Crazy fly all over the place. A very exciting match ends after Parka throws a chair into Wagner's face thus setting him up for a Trifecta Moonsault. Super Crazy picks up his second victory and is looking good in his first WCW matches. Wagner and Juvi have excellent chemistry together again, they are both united by their hate towards technicos. Maybe we will even see them in the tag team gauntlet which will be one of the main matches at the Mayhem pay-per-view? Disco Inferno is talking to Norman Smiley ahead of their tag match today, finding out that "Screamin' Superstar" can't fight today. When he asks the former hardcore champion about the injury, Norman tries to avoid the question. Disco insists, but Smiley is still hiding something. Inferno loses his cool and says he gets it, Norman doesn't want to fight tall, athletic and hungry guys only because Disco dumped their friendship for Stacy. - God damn it Disco, it's not about that! - Then about what? - My butt hurts after those jocks gave me a wedgie! - Oh.. I’m, sorry man. Happens to the best of us… I understand now. Did you ask Kanyon how to stop it from hurting? - Not yet... but I’ll ask him if I get a chance. - Ok friend, keep it tight. Norman is left nursing his rear end, but he throws out Cat’s name as his potential substitution. We didn’t see Ernest Miller since he lost his karate world championship in a match with Kaz Hayashi, so he might be a bit rusty. A little ad hypes up the fact that WCW is invading Japan this Thursday. After a successful show in Mexico WCW executives decided to send “the big boys” to the land of the rising sun. A couple of matches are already announced, and Vampiro vs Great Muta is one of the headliner matches there. It promises to be a stiff affair, a brutal fight between the disappointed fan and the unimpressed veteran. Up next we have a match between Finlay and Sid Vicious, now that's going to be gritty! This fight booked itself after Sid knocked Finlay out with his own weapon last Monday. <img alt="6gRYHJS.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6gRYHJS.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In an extremely short match, Sid Vicious defeated Finlay in 4:01 by pinfall with a Chokeslam after an interference from CM Punk. 58/100</div></blockquote> Another loss for Finlay, but this time there was a distraction and not a direct attack. The tough irishman turned right into the Chokeslam that got Sid a victory! Punk mocks the vet with a "go to sleep" taunt, while Sid puts his foot on Finlay's chest and asks "who's the man!?" to loud boos. Mike Awesome is not with him tonight, so nobody answers. Backstage Disco finally finds Ernect Miller who's of course hanging around catering. Former two-time karate world champion is miserable, he lost his black belt to Kaz Hayashi and lost his appetite because of it. Disco tries to cheer up his mate, grabbing a baguette from the nearest table. He asks Cat to break it in half like they do with cinder blocks in the movies, and Miller nonchalantly roundhouse kicks it in half. "See?? You still got it! It's not how many times you fall, Cat, it's about how many times you get yourself back up!" Miller's eyes light up, he starts snapping food in half and then says he didn't lose a step! Inferno calls Miller legit, then says he needs a partner against New Blood. "I'll whoop their *sses, damn it, I'll do it!" Ken Shamrock barges into Piper's office to talk about how he got screwed last week. Piper tries to calm him down, but Ken is not going to just stop the steam coming out of from his ears. Roddy then asks what Ken wants from him? "The Most Dangerous Man on The Planet" wants a one on one match with Vader this Thursday. Piper says it is done, and adds that if Ken wins that match, he will get a treat. Shamrock nods, he KNOWS he will win! Roddy then tries to talk Ken into returning to his Chief of Security role, but the MMA legend slams the door shut... Piper is annoyed, but he has a lot of guys now, so it's not that bad. Bill DeMott comes in next and talks about how annoyed he is with all the stupid rookies around here (Cena especially), how he hates their guts and wants to beat them all so bad they will run away to cry on their mother's lap! Bad timing for that, not only is Piper troubled by Ken's snub, he's also ranting about newcomers when they are entering the room. New Blood squad form a tight circle around Bill who gulps loudly... Piper says that DeMott was loyal to him in the past, so he will let him leave the room. "Oh no, wait! I saw you brought one of Hogan's cronies in here. For that, you're no longer on my good list!" Power Plant guys start punching and kicking Bill around the office, they take their anger off on one of the former trainers of the WCW dojo. Suddenly John Cena is no longer his enemy number one. Good warm up for New Blood before their match with Disco. We get a vignette from Vampiro today, as he hypes his upcoming match with Great Muta. While painting his face, Vamp talks about how Muta was his idol, how he influenced his wrestling style and how he will overwhelm "The Pro Wrestling Master" this Thursday. "Mutoh San, it's time for me to come out from the shadows and show you what I can do. I grew up learning about samurai warriors and I always did the things that would make me a real warrior. When I was little, I took walks in the graveyard to become immune to fear, didn't sleep and eat for days to train patience, witnessed and practiced ultra violence religiously to become stronger. My indifference to death, fear and pain will guide me through the battle with you... and when hour hits midnight, I will become the new pro wrestling icon..." <img alt="1zkP8MR.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1zkP8MR.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, The Disco Cats defeated Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo in 7:33 by DQ when Steven Regal hit Disco Inferno with the Power of the Punch. 45/100</div></blockquote> The member of "The Revolution" flips the deck here! Regal managed to get his revenge on Disco and “knee tremblered” New Blood over with a DQ finish. The animosity is brewing between the teams, we're on the cusp of a new stable war! Miller starts throwing kicks to guard Disco's lifeless body, Sean and Chuck leave the clowns alone. Shane Douglas cackles near the TV monitor, saying everything goes according to the plan so far. He then asks Chavo if he found the "man of their interest", but Guerrero says he couldn't find him. "Franchise" gives his lieutenant new directions, they need to find that guy tonight! Some additional hype for the upcoming Japan tour. Kaz Hayashi, Jeff Jarrett and Vader will be participating on Thursday, with Minoru Tanaka and Koji Kanemoto also announced. The ad tells us there will be some debuts and one night only appearances, so you don't want to miss it! Trish Stratus is prettying herself up in the women's locker room before her debut, taking the main seat in front of the mirror. She talks all about herself the whole time, and because Madusa is not around, nobody can tell her to shut up. That's when a couple of new girls enter the room and start introducing themselves. - Hi, My name is Angel! - I'm Mickie! - Pleasure to meet you, Nora. Trish rolls her eyes and says that Angel is the cringiest name she has ever heard. She looks at Mickie wearing a cowboy hat and says her hat is way better. Then she looks at Nora and calls her boring... You can't make friends like that, Trish. Lita stands up and tells Stratus to shut it! The canadian bombshell continues to act like a total bitch, saying that unlike Lita, she has a match tonight! Well that hurts, but who will she face? We will find out that after a commercial break... Booker, Buff and Big T accompany Trish to the ring, almost carrying her to the squared circle. She's smiling and waving to the people, completely oblivious to the fact that some of them are booing her. The spotlight is on her, and that's the only thing that matters to her right now. Her opponent will come out any second now! The screeching guitar sound breaks the silence, here she is! Tenay loses his marbles, claiming it is Natalya Neidhart - the only woman to graduate from the notorious Hart Dungeon! She's a third generation superstar and she looks to be in fine form. Tenay tells us she is the niece of Bret "The Hitman" Hart and a daughter of "The Anvil"! "Wrestling is in her veins, gentlemen, and I bet she will make a strong impression on WCW fans!" <img alt="2gPDDCZ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2gPDDCZ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In an extremely short match, Nattie Neidhart defeated Trish Stratus in 2:32 by submission with a Sharpshooter. 38/100</div></blockquote> Trish can not believe it!! She is eliminated in the first round of the tournament after putting the crown on her head before the match. Trish had no serious training before the match and she looked completely shocked that falling on the mats hurt so much. After a couple of bumps Nattie made her humble in the signature submission hold of Bret Hart! Heenan says Hart family must be proud right now, that was indeed impressive. Trish throws a temper tantrum in the ring, and our tag team champions try to calm her down. Tammy Sytch is with "Mean Gene" backstage, doing an interview with a charming perv. Okerlund asks Tammy about her new clients in Douglas and Stevens, how did they meet each other? Sytch says she just saw a couple of young and hot studs and felt that it was time for her to make her managerial comeback. Okerlund asks Tammy about the match that happened just now, and if she plans to be a part of the tournament. Tammy says she's not interested at all, she's a manager and she's concentrated on getting her boys into the title match at Starrcade. That's when Adams and Clarke push themselves into the frame and start mocking the freshmen. Kronik guys still remember that Tammy got them in trouble with Road Warriors, so now they want to get their heat back. Tammy agrees to a tag match later on, The Naturals don't look so confident now. CM Punk and Madusa mock those incompetent women for even thinking they belong in that ring, but their fun is cut short when they bump into Berlyn. He says that their Aryan Brotherhood may be disbanded, but he didn't kick Punk out. They lost Gerald, Wilhelm turned on the group, he let Hertha go, but he didn't tell Punk that he's free. Punk smirks and asks how's Berlyn will try to intimidate him now that he doesn't control skinhead muscle heads? Berlyn doesn't want to do that. In fact he wants to compete with Punk side by side in the upcoming tag team gauntlet. "Together we can take over the world!" Punk says it's not 1941 and germans taking the world is a pipe dream. Berlyn asks Punk to think about it for one week and give him an answer. We get a footage of Bret and Goldberg making their way to the arena earlier today. Both men looking ready to lock up, we expect them to appear in the ring at some point tonight. The live footage shows Bret Hart standing near the entrance and hugging Nattie, congratulating her with her debut. One could assume that Piper signed Nattie to improve his relationship with ex-world champ, but that's just speculation. After that "feel good" moment Bret is approached by Goldberg, who extends his hand and says it's good to see Hart back. Bret slowly shakes the hand of Bill and adds that he didn't come here to talk... he wants to take the crown back, and he wants to do it tonight!! Goldberg looks at his challenger for a second and says that's fine with him. And just like that we have our main event set! Road agents start panicking, they need to change the card again! <img alt="Cb14R2Q.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Cb14R2Q.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, KroniK defeated The Naturals in 5:54 when Brian Adams defeated Andy Douglas by pinfall with a Huff and Puff. 37/100</div></blockquote> The powerhouses dominated in this match, getting an easy victory over Tammy's clients. Huff and Puff move is a Sidewalk Slam - Jumping Knee Drop combo, and it was called like that for Buff to taste. Adams and Clarke insert themselves into the gauntlet, confident in their ability to beat up Buffy T at Starrcade! DDP is doing yoga in his locker room, but it's not your momma's yoga. Kanyon joins him in it and they look fresher than ever! Scott Hall and Kevin Nash find it hilarious that DDP is doing that embarrassing crap, but Page is unphased and says that both of them would feel twenty years younger if they tried! - Mang, I'm not doing this stupid yoga. I'm The Bad Guy, capiche? - Yeah Scott, we will see. What about you, Kev? - Never say never, Dallas. Maybe twenty years from now I will be a beat up dog that will drink wine and make interviews in cheap motels, you never know. Hall is not amused with Kev's answer, but then he realizes it was made with a "tongue in the cheek". Scott throws his toothpick at Kanyon and they stumble away. Kanyon throws that toothpick away, and asks why DDP is so buddy-buddy with them? "When you know those guys for so long, it's hard to hate them. I shared same roads with those two, we worked same territories. Plus I'm old, my blood is not as hot as yours!" Kanyon says that he spent a long time thinking about their victory last week. They beat up Flair and Triple H and it felt awesome, tagging like that. Kanyon stares at DDP and asks if he will be his partner? Norman Smiley who just entered the room drops his jaw and says he will come by later. "You know what? Why the heck not? Let's do it, bro!" Kanyon is happy to hear that, but they have another set of uninvited guests in their room. Revolution breaks in and beats DDP and Kanyon up, asking where's Raven. Nobody can find the hardcore champion and by the looks of things they have looked everywhere. Candido and Storm are frustrated that their search was pointless, so they start stomping on DDP's ribs and throw Kanyon through the door. The backstage area is in shambles, Dustin Rhodes beats up Larry Zbyszko thinking that that "The Living Legend" enjoyed WCW firing Dusty. Jarrett stops him and says that he just saw Raven in the warehouse, they need to go! Segment is capped off with yet another set of breaks. <img alt="YyMB5T6.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YyMB5T6.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action and average heat, Shane Douglas defeated Raven in 6:49 by pinfall with a Franchiser. Shane Douglas wins the WCW Hardcore title. 65/100</div></blockquote> Revolution ganged up on Raven and tossed him around the warehouse trying to find out where he hid his contract title shot. Back at Halloween Havoc Meng found himself in a Trick or Treat match. Meng lost that one after fighting off the wave of opponents and ultimately lost to Shane, who requested a briefcase with the title shot. "Franchise" got the briefcase, but it was empty, so now Shane has another tooth on Raven, and he wants that contract for himself! The beating continues for five minutes and Revolution guys are running out of ideas on how to hurt the hardcore champion. Douglas says they are running out of time and says that at least they can take the hardcore title with them. He tells Chavo to find a ref and pins Raven for three! "It's not over, Raven! We will beat you up like this every single day until you surrender and give us that damn contract!" Shane leads his guys out of the storage, leaving cackling Raven alone. He's not well in the head, is he? Meanwhile Triple H and Ric Flair have a heated conversation with Piper. Ric is red as a tomato, he didn't expect Bret to get the shot tonight! Even Miss Hancock can't distract him from his thoughts. - Believe me, Ric, I didn't plan on this either. - I think you're in cahoots with Bret. You signed her niece, probably only to please that miserable quitter. - You can believe anything you want, but I didn't make that match. - Then cancel it! - Are you crazy? We're in the middle of a television war here, we can't just sweep it under the carpet. People already know the match is happening, I can't leave them without that fight. - Fine then. We will do it ourselves! - What do you mean, you nosey bastard? Triple H and Ric Flair are leaving the office without a word, that is starting to really piss Piper off. He tells them to come back and listen to his offer. They will get their chance at the world heavyweight title at next pay-per-view! "The Game" and Naitch look at each other and look much more invested in GM's words now. "I promise you a title match at the Mayhem pay-per-view, but only if you leave that main event unharmed!" Flair starts smiling and dancing around Stacy, woo-ing along the way. Triple H shakes Piper's hand and says it's good to do business with him. DDP and Kanyon come in without knocking, they have no time for that and no time for bickering with Flair and HHH. - Good God, Piper! Revolution is running riot, why are you sitting here doing nothing?? - I'm in the middle of something, can't you see!? - You might want to look what those guys did to your road agents. Not only that, Candido and Storm attacked us from behind. We want a match against them right now! - What the heck is happening tonight? Everyone is out of their god-damn mind! All four of you, go away and don't say a word, or you'll find out why they call me Hot Rod! Now we switch to the interview set where Revolution is beating on "Mean Gene"! Anyone but him, you monsters! Jarrett is the most active one, he hates that geriatric slapnut with his entire body. Douglas picks up the mic and calls over the cameraman, he wants Piper to realize one thing - he pissed them off. He poked a hornet's nest, and for that his golden boys in Booker T and Buff Bagwell will get their asses franchised! Revolution marches to the ring, they are expecting to close out the show with another title victory! New Blood is faster though, they form a "wall" in front of the entrance, expecting Douglas and his friends. DDP and Kanyon come through the crowd, avoiding the meeting with Piper's battalion. Page grabs a mic and calls out Candido and Storm to the ring for a fair two on two fight. Orton and Jindrak tell "The People's Champ" to get out, but they're not going anywhere. Page and Kanyon invite them to the ring, breaking their gatekeeper perimeter. Easy penetration for Revolution members, they quickly dissect the inexperienced grapplers and make the score 1-1 in tonights game of brawls. Douglas accepts DDP's challenge and sends Storm and Candido to the ring. <img alt="NFmgj7A.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/NFmgj7A.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page defeated The Radicalz in 11:07 when Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chris Candido by pinfall with a Diamond Cutter. 78/100</div></blockquote> An open back-and-forth match here. New Blood came back to senses and once again started trading blows with de-facto lumberjacks. Even without assists from stablemates "The Radicalz" did well. Eventually Candido got cocky and leaped off the top turnbuckle with a Diving Headbutt. DDP caught him right there and then, Chris felt the BANG and Kanyon tackled Storm with a Suicide Dive. Douglas is not happy with that result, but they still have a title match to care about. Malenko and Saturn wipeout Sanders with a "Total Elimination" on the exposed floor when Buff and Booker make their championship entrance. Big T throws people around like a bouncer in the club, good thing Trish is not here. Ref starts yet another tag team match! <img alt="lL7vwA8.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lL7vwA8.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action and average heat, The Revolution defeated Buffy T in 12:40 when Perry Saturn defeated defeated Buff Bagwell with a Death Valley Driver after Chris Benoit made a run-in. The Revolution wins the WCW World Tag Team titles. 74/100</div></blockquote> Chris Benoit, what are you doing?? "The Crippler" attacked Buff and shoved Booker off the turnbuckle to give Revolution a victory. Buffy T now taste their own medicine, and Benoit flashes his toothless grin. The third match between these teams goes to Saturn and Malenko, who pose on the turnbuckles with their newly won titles! Douglas hugs the original members of the faction, they've had a very good night and now own four titles in WCW. Piper sarcastically congratulates "The Franchise" and adds that he didn't expect such a swerve from Benoit. What about Eddie though? Roddy tells us that they truly did break his Starrcade plans today, but that's ok - he will break their careers sooner than later. The radical stable leaves without listening, they are covered in gold after all. Piper then addresses the crowd, revealing that the night is not over. Bill Goldberg and Bret Hart will indeed have a match for the world heavyweight title tonight! Huge pop, people start a "GOOOOOLDBEEERG" chant, but it is Bret Hart who comes out first. Hart looks ready to get his strap back, and here it is - the holy grail of our sport, right on Goldberg's shoulder! Elaborate entrance from our champion, he's pumped too! Goldberg jumps into the ring, we are all set for the third title match of the night. Seconds before Charles Robinson can throw an order to ring the bell, Hulk Hogan comes out! He's turning all the cameras on him, and takes a seat near Mike Tenay. "Brain" is not happy to see Hulkster and he pulls a "handshake to hair flip" spot on our US champion. Hart doesn't want Hogan anywhere near his ring, but Hulk is not planning to go anywhere. And we're not stopping there! Scott Steiner joins the party and greets all his freaks in this arena. "Freakzilla" stares at Hogan from the ramp and says that he can smell the piss dripping down Hogan's leg from here. "Hak Hogan, if you think you're next in line for the big gold belt, you're even a dumber trailer park redneck trash than I thought! This bald son of a **tch thinks he's the smartest guy in this joint, but this is not true! You see, I decided to have a private chat with Mr. Turner myself, and unlike Hogan, I have evidence of actually meeting that businessman face to face! Monkeys in the truck, roll the footage!" Hart calls this a farce, why are we taking away time from the match? TurnerTron airs a footage filmed by the one and only Alex Shelley. Steiner's slaveboy followed "Big Poppa Pump" around the WCW headquarters to catch the moment on tape. In that video Steiner sexually harasses a woman that works the desk, bullies the office worker in the elevator, breaks the elevator button, yells at Alex for putting the camera right into his face. Scott opens a couple of doors trying to find Ted Turner, bewildering corporate workers with his look. A chainmail and wrestling tights is a killer look, but only for Scott Steiner. Finally "Big Poppa Pump" finds the door of the boss and comes in without a knock, interrupting a briefing. Steiner says he won't take long if everyone will play along and declares himself a number one contender. "Anyone against that can raise a hand!" Suit and tie workers with pencil necks are scared, Turner himself is asking Scott to leave. That's when Steiner approaches the media mogul and grabs him by the collar. "I'M NOT LEAVING UNTIL YOUR OLD ASS GIVES ME A TITLE SHOT!" Steiner strategically took out security guards to have no resistance, so Turner has no other choice but to bless "Freakzilla". Steiner pats the old man on the back and says that he's hungry. Video cuts off, Steiner adds that at Mayhem he will become the new champ! HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME! <img alt="RRfSJPl.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/RRfSJPl.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had excellent in-ring action and great heat from the audience, Goldberg defeated Bret Hart in 13:37 by disqualification after Triple H attacked Goldberg with a sledgehammer. Goldberg makes defence number 1 of his WCW World Heavyweight title. 87/100</div></blockquote> The promise has been broken! After Triple H found out that Scott Steiner got the main spot he had no reason to keep sitting tight on his butt backstage. Instead "The Game" waited for Goldberg to pick up Bret for a Jackhammer, and only then blasted him with a hammer in the gut, so Bill would drop Hart right on top of the head! Flair rolled in and started stomping on both men, and then all hell broke loose. Hogan and Steiner joined but obviously fought for different camps. Huge brawl closed out the show, with Steiner and Goldberg making an impromptu alliance. Will those two men really engage in a test of strength in a couple of weeks!?!? Good night everybody! Show Rating: 83/100 (7.71 on TNT)

Blodyxe · October 27, 2018

WCW Thursday Thunder Card

Judging by the results of the last round, Nitro had a lot of unexpected winners. Beejus pulls forward with 5 points - decent return!

Prediction Contest Standings

1. Beejus - 18 (+5)

2. crackerjack - 15 (+3)

3. Kijar - 10 (+1)

3. Destiny - 10

5. Texasrangers13 - 4

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You Don't Know The Power of the Darkside...

WCW and NJPW present its annual collabaration show this Thursday! "The Big Boys" come to "The Land of the Rising Sun" to give the fans a taste of the best in-ring action on this planet. The premier athletes from both companies will engage in a series of high-caliber matches that will be a focal point of this sport-oriented show. Tatsumi Fujinami and Roddy Piper agreed to have eight matches on this two hour show, here's how the card looks:

1) Kaz Hayashi vs. The Great Sasuke vs Jushin Liger vs. Minoru Tanaka - IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship match

2) El Samurai vs. Mike Awesome

3) Steve Williams and Scott Norton vs. Hiro Saito and Mike Barton

4) Manabu Nakanishi vs. Jeff Jarrett © - WCW World Television championship match

5) Great Muta vs. Vampiro - Grudge Match

6) Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko vs. The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal) and Ten-Koji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima)

7) Vader vs. Ken Shamrock - ??? is a Special Guest Referee

8) Ric Flair, Triple H, Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) vs. Goldberg, Bret Hart, Terry Funk and Steiner Brothers (Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner)

Bonus question: Who will referee a Vader/Shamrock bout?

Destiny · October 27, 2018

1) Kaz Hayashi vs. The Great Sasuke vs Jushin Liger vs. Minoru Tanaka - IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship match

2) El Samurai vs. Mike Awesome

3) Steve Williams and Scott Norton vs. Hiro Saito and Mike Barton

4) Manabu Nakanishi vs. Jeff Jarrett © - WCW World Television championship match

5) Great Muta vs. Vampiro - Grudge Match

6) Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko vs. The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal) and Ten-Koji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima)

7) Vader vs. Ken Shamrock - ??? is a Special Guest Referee

8) Ric Flair, Triple H, Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) vs. Goldberg, Bret Hart, Terry Funk and Steiner Brothers (Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner)

Bonus question: Who will referee a Vader/Shamrock bout? Roddy Piper

crackerjack · October 27, 2018

1) Kaz Hayashi vs. The Great Sasuke vs Jushin Liger vs. Minoru Tanaka - IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship match

2) El Samurai vs. Mike Awesome

3) Steve Williams and Scott Norton vs. Hiro Saito and Mike Barton

4) Manabu Nakanishi vs. Jeff Jarrett © - WCW World Television championship match

5) Great Muta vs. Vampiro - Grudge Match we're in Japan after all

6) Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko vs. The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Hawk and Road Warrior Animal) and Ten-Koji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) Bread club, baby

7) Vader vs. Ken Shamrock - ??? is a Special Guest Referee

8) Ric Flair, Triple H, Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) vs. Goldberg, Bret Hart, Terry Funk and Steiner Brothers (Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner)

Bonus question: Who will referee a Vader/Shamrock bout? Antonio Inoki

Beejus · October 28, 2018

Jushin Liger

Mike Awesome

Williams and Norton

Jeff Jarrett

Great Muta

Road Warriors and TenKoji

Ken Shamrock

Goldberg, Bret, Funk, and Steiners

Bonus: Hiroyuki "Red Shoes" Unno, NJPW's classic referee!

Blodyxe · October 31, 2018

WCW Thursday Thunder on TBS (Show #96) http://i.imgur.com/ntJKTBc.png Week 3, Novemeber 2000 Korakuen Hall, Kanto (2,100) <img alt="gz9olhH.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/gz9olhH.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Jushin Liger defeated Kaz Hayashi, Minoru Tanaka and The Great Sasuke in 12:27 when Jushin Liger defeated The Great Sasuke by pinfall with a Liger Bomb. Jushin Liger wins IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship. 70/100</div></blockquote> The show started with a bang, as we saw four elite cruiserweights collide in a fast-paced championship match. Kaz Hayashi didn’t look out of place here, despite sharing the ring with some of the most decorated junior heavyweights in the world. Sasuke showcased inhuman agility and flexibility, while Minoru Tanaka couldn’t hold on to his title after “Thunder” smashed Sasuke with a Liger Bomb. After this great opener Jushin picked up the newly won title and a microphone, declaring himself the best cruiserweight in the world. What would Rey Mysterio Jr have to say about that? Will Jushin return to WCW or is he throwing out an invitation to fight him in New Japan? <img alt="serTOFO.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/serTOFO.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In an extremely short match, Mike Awesome defeated El Samurai in 3:22 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb. 58/100</div></blockquote> Shortest fight of the night, ladies and gentlemen! Mike Awesome manhandled Samurai with ease, throwing him out of the ring a couple of times. Ragdolled Samurai tried to get a win with a Samurai Clutch, but Mike easily picked him up for an Awesome Bomb from the second turnbuckle! After Mike got his hand raised by the referee, Kia Stevens made her grand entrance to wow the japanese fans. Kia joined her boyfriend to celebrate, but then decided to bust out a move of her own on poor Samurai! Mike Tenay informed us that Kia Stevens will be in action next week. <img alt="sVziyGK.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sVziyGK.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Scott Norton and Steve Williams defeated Hiro Saito and Mike Barton in 7:09 when Scott Norton defeated Hiro Saito by pinfall with a Flashback. 67/100</div></blockquote> This “Brawl for All” inspired bout had plenty of shoot kicks and slams that were warmly welcomed by the often quiet japanese fans. During the match Steve Williams dropped Saito right on top of his head getting a “wow” reaction from the audience and forcing Mike Barton to leave his corner and join the brawl illegally. Dazed Hiro stumbled into a Flashback from Norton and brute heels got the decisive win in seven minutes. “Dr. Death” almost got knocked out by Barton again, but tonight he got to leave the ring with his head raised high. Scott and Steve called out Ten-Koji after the match, who happen to hold the IWGP World tag team titles right now. <img alt="UMmEeOP.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/UMmEeOP.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Jeff Jarrett defeated Manabu Nakanishi in 10:59 by pinfall with a Stroke. Jeff Jarrett makes defence number 8 of his WCW World Television title. 75/100</div></blockquote> Double J was forced to defend his title against a G1 Climax winner in Manabu, who can easily call himself an Iron Man of New Japan. Jeff was his usual self, arguing with fans and insulting the official “Red Shoes” Unno. Nakanishi shut Jeff up with his strong style maneuvers and was very close to upsetting the loudmouth racist, but eventually “The Chosen One” prevailed after a Low Blow-Stroke combination. Jeff and Manabu displayed great chemistry, giving the reserved fans a solid title match and a reason to be louder. For our fifth match of the night we got all kinds of hype - from promotional videos and interviews to grand entrances. Great Muta totally outclassed Vampiro with his outfit, coming out with a <a href="https://i.imgur.com/gaD61Y9.jpg" rel="external nofollow">dragon on his flashy kimono</a>. <img alt="ouQF8JJ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ouQF8JJ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Vampiro defeated Great Muta in 14:28 by pinfall with a Nail in The Coffin. 75/100</div></blockquote> This was a dramatic and physical affair that saw Vampiro break out from obscurity by defeating his wrestling idol. Muta certainly had his chances to stop the canadian vampire, hitting a skull-splitting Shining Wizard twice. A grand Moonsault from the top rope was blocked by Vamp’s knees, resulting in a clean and somewhat unexpected win after a Nail in the Coffin maneuver. Vampiro thought against posing and celebrating over the body of his opponent and instead bowed down to the “Pro Wrestling Master”. Bloodied Muta stood up and offered Vampiro a handshake! This was indeed a great fight, and the embrace after it was almost as good. Muta picked up a microphone and told the fans that he respects Vampiro now and will try to win a Tag Team Gauntlet with him at Mayhem! Surprised Vampiro had nothing against it and left the ring with the man that gave him his best ever match. <img alt="koBahqI.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/koBahqI.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit and The Revolution (Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn) defeated Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and The Road Warriors in 16:06 when Chris Benoit defeated Satoshi Kojima by pinfall with a Dragon Suplex. 76/100</div></blockquote> While this contest didn’t have the dramatic background of Muta/Vampiro, it still had a lot of unfolding stories in it. For example, Eddie was forced to tag with Malenko and Saturn against his will, most definitely it was Piper’s idea. Benoit, who helped "The Revolution" to win the tag team titles earlier this week, shined the most in this match, telling Eddie to quit moaning a couple of times. Fired up Guerrero was antagonized so much that he decided to emulate Hawk’s behavior for a couple of minutes, "no selling" punches and kicks until Kojima grounded him with a Cozy Lariat. Later in the match Saturn accidentally bumped into “Latino Heat”, but still managed to get out of The Anaconda Vice by planting Tenzan with a DVD! That’s when Team 3D made a run in on Road Warriors, leaving IWGP tag team champions in the minority. After all that happened earlier Eddie decided to leave and told Benoit to do the same. Chris didn’t listen and gave his corner a win in this de facto handicap match. Disappointed Eddie left the ring area on his own, while Benoit celebrated with Dean and Perry. Semi-main event time! Ken Shamrock comes out first, slapping his own face extra hard. Vader is coming out much slower, but he’s wearing a <a href="https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/big-van-vader.jpg?quality=95" rel="external nofollow">cool head gear</a> that will give Muta’s costume a run for its money. The third entrant catches both men off guard, as the special referee for this hoss fight is… Stan Hansen! <img alt="0fPYRRv.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0fPYRRv.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Ken Shamrock defeated Vader in 7:24 by submission with an Ankle Lock. 66/100</div></blockquote> This was a brutal fight and for that reason it didn’t last long. The match was chaotic and having Stan Hansen there didn’t help things. “The Cowboy” encouraged violence and closed his eyes on a lot of dirty shots. Vader levelled Ken with a Lariat that made Hansen a bit jealous, then started getting into his face. Not the one to back down, Hansen blasted Vader with all his might! Shamrock could have stolen a pinfall victory right there, but decided to torture “The Mastodon” with the Ankle Lock. Vader tried to counter with a huge Enzuigiri Kick but didn’t connect with ken;s head and was left with no other choice but to tap out. Hansen rang his own cowbell to award the victory to Shamrock, who yelled in the camera that he’s coming for the world heavyweight title! The last match was brought to us by Tatsumi Fujinami, who decided to reunite the original New World Order and bring Terry Funk out of retirement. Fujinami had a stare down with Ric Flair and joined the commentary for this bigger-than-life main event. <img alt="SYsWav1.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/SYsWav1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had a good crowd and good action, Triple H, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall defeated Bret Hart, Goldberg, Terry Funk, Scott Steiner and Rick Steiner in 17:39 when Triple H defeated Terry Funk by pinfall with a Pedigree. 78/100</div></blockquote> A match to remember for sure! Ric Flair and Terry Funk rolled back the years, as did Outsiders, Steiners and Hulk Hogan. Bret and Goldberg worked together to beat up Triple H, who eventually got the Pedigree on “The Hardcore Icon” to give his corner a win. Hogan and Steiner were held back by their partners after the match, while Flair and Hart were shouting at each other until Roddy Piper came out. “Hot Rod” said that this was a fun show, but come Mayhem, they really should “raise the bar”! Piper cryptically told us that next time we will see this men fighting, they will fight in a special kind of match. A match that will shake WCW up, a match that will put WCW over WWF… Final Rating: 81/100 (4.28 on TBS) The show went well, but didn't blow the roof off the legendary Korakuen Hall. Lots of in-ring action and almost no angles, these fans don't mess around. Shamrock and Vader put on a very underwhelming bout, and our main event also lacked some big names from Japan. Let me know if this was an enjoyable show, maybe we will make more Thunders like this one. Thanks for predicting and reading, I will see you soon!

crackerjack · November 1, 2018

Top tier theme.

Enjoyed this Thunder (and the other international thunder). Felt like a good "Road to" show, very comfy.

Beejus · November 2, 2018

I dig the international shows, it gives your WCW a very distinct flair. It's a good diversion from the regular shows.

Blodyxe · November 10, 2018

WCW Monday Nitro Preview and Standings

Piper Pit Returns to Drop a BOMB!

Roddy Piper teased a huge match announcement at Thunder, and "Hot Rod" promised that it would change the course of WCW's history! Can you guess what that match could be?

Official Nitro Card

1) DDP and Kanyon vs. The Revolution (Steven Regal and Dustin Rhodes)

2) Kia Stevens vs. Angel Williams - WCW Women's Tournament Match

3) The Revolution (Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn and Chris Candido) vs. Buffy T (Booker T, Buff Bagwell and Big T)

4) Bill DeMott vs. Ken Shamrock - New Blood as Lumberjacks

5) The Steiner Brothers vs. Vicious and Awesome

6) Goldberg vs. Shane Douglas - Champion vs. Champion

7) Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Jeff Jarrett - Elimination Rules, Two Survivors Win The Match

Bounus question: What's Roddy Piper's announcement is all about?

This is our go home Nitro before the Mayhem pay-per-view! Couple of really big matches will take place, don't you dare miss them!

Prediction Contest Standings

1. Beejus - 22 (+5)

1. crackerjack - 22 (+7)

3. Destiny - 17 (+7)

4. Kijar - 10

5. Texasrangers13 - 4

We have a tie on the top, crackerjack was a bit better than Beejus this time. Destiny also pretty close, a victory is still possible!

Beejus · November 11, 2018

I'll have to be on point to get that lead back!

DDP and Kanyon

Kia Stevens

Revolution

Ken Shamrock

Steiner Brothers

Goldberg

Bret Hart

Bonus: That he will compete for the World title at the next pay period view?

crackerjack · November 11, 2018

1) DDP and Kanyon vs. The Revolution (Steven Regal and Dustin Rhodes)

2) Kia Stevens vs. Angel Williams - WCW Women's Tournament Match

3) The Revolution (Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn and Chris Candido) vs. Buffy T (Booker T, Buff Bagwell and Big T)

4) Bill DeMott vs. Ken Shamrock - New Blood as Lumberjacks

5) The Steiner Brothers vs. Vicious and Awesome

6) Goldberg vs. Shane Douglas - Champion vs. Champion

7) Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Jeff Jarrett - Elimination Rules, Two Survivors Win The Match

Bounus question: What's Roddy Piper's announcement is all about? War Games?

Blodyxe · November 25, 2018

WCW Monday Nitro on TNT (Show #97) http://i.imgur.com/LyvYIO5.png Week 4, November 2000 Myriad Convention Center, Mid South (11,502) <img alt="w3zHi2r.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/w3zHi2r.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EVFwjjI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EVFwjjI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="KN3LpGX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/KN3LpGX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="bjYMFjE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bjYMFjE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="0uxzIqU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0uxzIqU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EvxQzrD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EvxQzrD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="EUJ2yuv.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/EUJ2yuv.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> After our usual Nitro TV intro, pyro, and greetings from the announce table, the camera focuses on Roddy Piper, who's already standing in the middle of the ring. Piper is flashing his teeth, he's in a good mood. Looks like he can't wait to make his grand announcement! The New Blood guys are standing on the outside, patrolling their boss just in case. Roddy starts working the crowd, talking about how this special edition of "In The Pit" will change the course of the wrestling history! Piper adds that the upcoming Mayhem pay-per-view will shake WCW, and therefore whole industry, in just six days. "Rowdy" is talking on and on, milking the crowd, until he finally calls Goldberg out! "The Man" is quick to answer, he marches right past "New Blood" and reluctantly shakes Roddy's hand. He adjusts the big gold belt on his shoulder, looking like he just hopped off the motorcycle. Piper pats Bill on the back and says that in Goldberg WCW has a machine, a juggernaut that will conquer everybody... and sadly for Bill, that is a problem. Piper says that although Goldberg looks the part and beats everyone in a matter of minutes, he's not an ideal champion. Goldberg doesn't like that, he demands explanations. Piper tells him to calm down, saying that a true champion is someone who takes on everyone, at any given moment. The true champion is someone who defies the odds and knocks up one classic match after another one. Roddy says that Goldberg is one tough SOB, no questions about it... but is he the toughest one actually? Goldberg smirks, saying it's funny that Piper knows so much about champions when he himself has never won the big one! Piper starts laughing, Bill "got him" good. Piper then quickly gets serious and tells Goldberg that the list of challengers for the world heavyweight championship keeps getting bigger and bigger, and... to be sure that Goldberg is indeed "The Man", he decided to put him in a match that would test Goldberg's durability, resilience and willpower. <img alt="fE0CbLQ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/fE0CbLQ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> That's when Hulk Hogan joins the party, with Sid Vicious and Mike Awesome flanking him. Hulkster's cronies tell the "fresh meat" to step away, so Hulk could get into the ring. Piper allows that, telling us that he expected Hogan to show up like that. Hogan cuts staright to the point, telling Piper that he has a shot at the big gold belt from Ted Turner! SIRENS! Scott Steiner and his brother Rick Steiner come out. "Big Poppa Pump" verbally eviscerates Sid and Mike, and makes an incoherent point about getting a title shot from Turner too! "YOU TRAILER PARK TRASH SHOULD KNOW YOUR PLACE, CAUSE THE BIG BAD BOOTY DADDY IS THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER, AND THE REAL MAN!" Steiner Brothers start jaw jacking with Vicious & Awesome, but New Blood holds them off. Next in line are Triple H and Ric Flair, who are looking sharp and angry. They both were lied to for weeks, and they are sick and tired of dancing to the tune of Piper's bagpipe. Flair says that if anyone deserves a shot at the world title - it's either him, or Hunter! Triple H gets the mic closer to his nose, but this is when the former world champion appears on the stage. Bret Hart tells everybody to shut up! They are all ridiculous, and they shouldn't be allowed near title matches until "The Excellence of Execution" gets a fair rematch with Goldberg first. Bret starts bitching about being dropped on top of his head last week, about Flair and Helmsley sticking their long noses into his business, about degenerates and carnies like Steiner and Hogan getting opportunities from thin air. Piper enjoys this hot mess of a debate, where everyone is trying to prove a point. "This is actually perfect! Just what I hoped for, really!" And the people keep coming out. Now it's Jeff Jarrett and Shane Douglas who join the yelling contest. "The Chosen One" says that he and "The Franchise" are the only real champs in this joint, and they won't wait until something will fall into their laps, slapnuts! Douglas points his finger at *ick Flair who should forget about getting any opportunities, or he will get his A*S FRANCHISED! When you thought that this couldn't get any worse, Ken Shamrock comes out. Piper promised him a shot, and Ken still doesn't know when he will trade punches with Goldberg! The irritated champion says he's ready to take on him, Hogan, Steiner, Flair, Bret, Triple H, Jarrett, Douglas, even Roddy Piper himself! "... and you will! Because in six days you will defend your title against FIVE other men, all at once!!" <img alt="h96lwWk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/h96lwWk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="W0qv7VQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/W0qv7VQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="tbeEJdb.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/tbeEJdb.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> WHAT? Goldberg didn't agree to that! Everyone is confused, what is Piper talking about!? Bret says he wants a simple one on one match, for crying out loud! "At Mayhem, your careers will be shortened, because six of you will compete inside a 16 feet steel chain structure called the ELIMINATION CHAMBER! Tonight we will have a qualifying match, where two of you will be eliminated from the title contention! Jarrett vs. Flair vs. Hart vs. Hogan! Two losers go home empty handed. Steiners will battle with Sid and Mike, and Shamrock will fight Bill DeMott in a Lumberjack match, right now!" Piper leaves in a hurry without explaining himself! Our commissioner provided us with some proper mayhem ahead of time, that's how you stir up the pot! DeMott versus Shamrock, right after commercial break! The main eventers are beside themselves, they don't know what Elimination Chamber is and why they will be fighting there, but can't get through the wall of rookies who let Roddy get away for now. Commercial break! <img alt="QD7rJ9l.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QD7rJ9l.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Ken Shamrock defeated Bill DeMott in 4:48 by submission with an Ankle Lock. 52/100</div></blockquote> Before Shamrock started suplexing artist formerly known as Hugh Morrus, we got a little double screen where Bill begged Piper to cancel the lumberjack match. The New Blood guys were in fact Bill's former students in the Power Plant, and by the looks of things DeMott is scared that those young guns can now take liberties with him. Karma is a b__ch, Bill. Piper said no, by the way. Shamrock drops DeMott to the outside on purpose, just so the young fellas could layeth more smacket on him. Rookies stomp Bill without any mercy, and throw him back in, for Shamrock to get an easy submission victory in under five minutes. After the bell Shamrock says that he isn't afraid of being locked in a cage with anyone, and promises to become the new world heavyweight champ this Sunday! Ken jumps off the ring, while "New Blood" guys continue their beatdown on DeMott. After a finisher show on the bully, Mike Rotunda comes out and says that WCW wishes DeMott the best in all of his future endeavors! Wow, don't cross the boss! Just like that Bill is off the WCW books. "Mean" Gene Okerlund is with John Cena backstage, trying to find out how the up-and-comer feels about his biggest enemy in the locker room being gone now? Cena says that he didn't consider Bill his enemy, and says that it's sad to see one of the workers getting fired like that. New Blood faction who already made their way back overheard Cena's "too wholesome for his own good" words and started making fun of him. John wasn't scared of numbers and said that he didn't need their help before, and he surely doesn't need it now! The bickering stops after boys spot a large woman stomping to the ring... "Who the heck is that?" That's Kia Stevens, Mike Awesome's girlfriend! She makes her debut next, after the break! <img alt="sxwilzt.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sxwilzt.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Amazing Kong defeated Angel Williams in 1:32 by pinfall with an Implant Buster. 24/100</div></blockquote> Total domination by Kia Stevens, or how her future hubby Mike Awesome calls her - Amazing Kong. She ragdolled poor Angel, as if she was a literal barbie doll. Kia puts the whole division on notice with this victory, Tenay says we have a new favorite to win the women's championship tournament! Mike Awesome joins in and raises Kia's massive arm, before turning her around with a dance move. Real smooth, Mike. In the boiler room, Daffney and Crowbar are giggling and talking to somebody. "I know, right! He's soooo awesome. Let's call him Steve!" The camera turns to the simpletons... they bought a pet crow! That bird cracks lovable idiots up, it's the best thing ever for them. A change of scenery, as we see Kimberly Page painting her nails, while DDP is lecturing Kanyon before their tag team match tonight. Page says that they've beaten Revolution guys so many times already that they can lose focus, but that's unacceptable. DDP wants Kanyon to approach this match with a cold mind, and for that to be possible, he needs to... Page turns around to see if Kanyon is listening to him, and he spots "The Innovator of Offence" doing a headstand against the wall. Page rolls his eyes, Norman Smiley joins them. - Hey Kanyon, I wanted to ask you something last week but didn't have a chance. How do you stop that pain you have after you... - Woah-woah-woah, easy there bro. Kind of a sensitive topic, you know? - Oh, too sensitive? My bad.. that's on me. Sorry Kanyon! <img alt="1iMDkd4.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1iMDkd4.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="J7KatmH.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/J7KatmH.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="B6Q3fRp.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/B6Q3fRp.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Kanyon hops back to his feet and asks Page what Smiley was asking for? Page tries to sweep it under the carpet, but Norman says he was talking about what one should do after getting blasted by Regal's brass knucks. "Oh use this, really helps!" Kanyon passes some ointment to Smiley and DDP just stands there awkwardly laughing. You perv! Trish, Booker and Buff are not in the same mood though. They are circling around Piper and ask for another chance, Trish especially. She almost falls on her knees begging for another shot, and Miss Hancock loves that, smiling from behind the desk. Piper dismisses her, but tells The Buffy T squad that they will have a match with The Revolution later on tonight. Three on three, which means that Big T must find a pair of pants that will sit tight on him and shake some crusts off his belly. Piper is now chased by tonight's main eventers to find out why the hell do they need to qualify for some barbaric match? Hart and Flair almost start fighting backstage, road agents restore the order for now. Scott Steiner is with “Mean” Gene now, and he tries to get under Mike Awesome’s skin before they lock horns in the ring one more time. “The only thing that is amazing about your lady is that she’s so FAT, the whole freak division is running around her to EXERCISE! But you know what, girls? Big Poppa Pump is your hook up! I am not a narcissist, I am a sexorcist, HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME!” Rick had trouble holding his dog-like laugh, and Okerlund stayed professional. <img alt="us3lp1O.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/us3lp1O.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Big T and Buffy T defeated The Revolution (Dean Malenko, Chris Candido and Perry Saturn) in 9:45 when Big T defeated Chris Candido by pinfall with a Pearl River Plunge. 70/100</div></blockquote> The new WCW tag team champions squared off against Booker and Buff in a six man tag, calling Candido in for help. Chris wasn't the best choice for that job, as he had nothing against the power and trash talk of Big T. "Where's Tammy's fine as* at, Candido?" That line got into Candido's head and he started lunging forward like a mad man. Raven and Lisa Marie Varon showed up through the crowd, jumping the hardcore champion Shane Douglas, and distracting Perry Saturn. Perry started chasing Raven like a hungry dog chases a mailman, leaving his partners to the hungry challengers. Pearl River Plunge on Candido gave the Buffy T gang an easy victory. Lisa Marie told Trish not to thank her for that and disappeared in the crowd. Buff and Booker stood over Malenko, posing with the belts and saying that this Sunday, suckas gonna get got, dog! Kevin Nash and Scott Hall are chilling on Piper's couch when he comes into his office, thinking he got away. Roddy is not very pleased to see them. Big Kev says that they are disappointed not to be included in a marquee match this Sunday, but they understand how this business works. - There are only so many places at the top, right Scott? - For sure, mang. When one door closes, another door opens. - Oh yeah, about that... Roddy, we want a title shot of our own. Don't stress about it - we won't touch your golden goose Goldberg anytime soon. - Yeah, chico. We want a shot at those tag team straps, capiche? - Your boys Buff and Booker screwed us over in a match against Benoit and Guerrero, who you have a beef with. We might take care of them this Thursday if you will be willing to work with us... Piper says his hands are full already, but if Outsiders want the shot so badly, they can take on Benoit and Guerrero this Thursday. If they can beat them - they're added to the match, but if not... <img alt="Y4PQB5z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Y4PQB5z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="f7j5JUL.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/f7j5JUL.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> - Hey mang, save some breath. We are not going to lose to those vanilla midgets, right Kev? - Oh yeah. We will put them into their place just for you, Roddy. Consider it done. And there we have it! Outsiders against Benoit and Eddie at Thunder, this is huge! Piper understands that Booker and Buff won't be pleased with this, but they are not his top priority right now. Meanwhile Shane Douglas is holding on to his nape, he's pissed that Raven cost Revolution that match! He asks where Perry is right now, but Regal doesn't have the answer. "Franchise" grabs Steven by his collar and tells him to get the job done later tonight! That is when they are joined by Jeff Jarrett, who is moaning about having to wrestle some geriatric slapnuts tonight. "We need to find Raven's contract! This is our golden ticket, do you understand me? We need that darn piece of stinking paper, or else we will never get our big shot!" Douglas goes on and on, talking about how he had to bust his *ss to get everything he got, while pet projects like Goldberg got everything on a silver f'n platter! Shane's rant goes on and on until Goldberg himself stops behind his back. Jeff and Regal let their comrade know, but Douglas is too hot to mention their signs. "Douglas, if you want to face me so bad, let's do it TONIGHT! Champion versus champion, one on one! No need to look for contracts and opportunities, I'm willing to put this on the line just because I can!" Shane turns around and starts laughing. He's got Goldberg's word for it! World champion walks off, Regal calls him a silly muppet. <img alt="nNhbCd5.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nNhbCd5.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action and average heat, Vicious & Awesome defeated The Steiner Brothers in 8:49 when Sid Vicious defeated Rick Steiner by pinfall with a Chokeslam. 82/100</div></blockquote> Awesome was so angry at Scott Steiner that he encouraged Sid to hijack his entrance. All four men brawled on the outside, testing guardrails and barricades out. Fans moved out from the harm's way, knowing very well that Steiner and Awesome are not going to pull their punches even while moving through the crowd. Sid and Rick got to the ring first, exchanging heavy blows and kicks for about a minute. "Freakzilla" back body dropped Mike on the outside and flexed in front of some chesty woman. Seeing that Rick needed his help, Scotty started wrestling Vicious, and so the bout started officially. Steiners had an experience advantage here and used it against the brand new power unit of Hogan's best friends. This wild brawl ended after Mike blocked Scott's frankensteiner attempt and reversed it in a powerbomb from the second rope, right on top of Rick who was laid out by a Chokeslam! Awesome pushed Scott off the ring and allowed Sid to put a boot on the chest of "The Dog-Faced Gremlin"! Sid says that they are going to destroy everybody. No team is safe, that's for sure. Hogan is loving it, he watched the match backstage. Okerlund asks him for an interview, and US champs doesn't mind it. Gene wants to hear Hogan's thoughts on the mysterious Elimination Chamber. "You know something, Mean Gene? My brothers just kicked some serious *ss! I will bet all my money on those dudes, they are winning the gauntlet and getting those sweet tag belts this Sunday, jack. About the Elimination Chamber... I've heard that it is 20 feet tall, and it weighs 20 ton! But I am not scared, Mean Gene, cause I have this 24 inch pythons that will carry two belts at once! So whatcha gonna do, when Hulkamania is running wild on you!?" Hogan looks confident. He's sure that not only will he get into the main event of Mayhem, but will also win the entire thing! Hulk talked about how big the chamber is, baffling Heenan with exaggerated height and weight measurements. After the break we will see Bill Goldberg squaring off against Shane Douglas, don't go anywhere!! <img alt="J59xnk8.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/J59xnk8.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Goldberg defeated Shane Douglas in 6:32 by pinfall with The Spear after an interference from Raven and a distraction from Perry Saturn. Goldberg makes defence number 2 of his WCW World Heavyweight title. 84/100</div></blockquote> Goldberg and Douglas locked up in the middle of the ring and it was clear that "The Man" had a clear power advantage. Shane left the ring and provoked Goldberg to chase him, catching him with his fringy boots in the process. Shane tried to execute a Fisherman Suplex, but got the swinging variation of the move himself! After a series of hard-hitting attacks Goldberg was getting ready for the Spear, when Raven showed up on the ramp, running away from cross-eyed Saturn. Ex-hardcore champion lured Perry into the ring, and he got SPEARED! Raven stopped Douglas from using his Pittsburg Chain on Goldberg, and assisted "The Man", throwing Shane right into the Jackhammer. Solid win for Goldberg, who posed with his title on the turnbuckles while Raven pinned Douglas once more to regain his hardcore title! Goldberg's celebration is interrupted with Raven's music, who is a winner too! New hardcore champion leaves the scene, hitting his trademark taunt from a safe distance. Goldberg is fuming, so he picks up Saturn and Jackhammers him too! "The Man" sends a message to Roddy Piper and to every challenger who will try to stop his hot run on Sunday! <img alt="yB0bAP0.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/yB0bAP0.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="h96lwWk.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/h96lwWk.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="W0qv7VQ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/W0qv7VQ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Piper is sitting in his chair, looking at Bret Hart and Ric Flair trading insults before the main event. Hart says that he was screwed by Triple H last Monday, and he knows that Flair stands behind all of this! Flair ridicules Hart, saying that according to Bret everybody and their mother screwed him. "If you don't like it - learn to love it, because for you things will get even worse, Bret boy." Roddy asks both of them to stop for a minute, and look at the bigger picture. Hogan and Jarrett are also in the qualifying match, and they will win if Bret and Ric won't put their differences aside. Roddy empathizes that he wants both of them in the Chamber, and he is sure that Hogan and Jarrett wouldn't be able to make an alliance. "Work together for one night, make sure that you both get into the main event and then bark at each other all you want!" Hart puts his glasses away, looks at Ric and says that he will carry Flair into the Chamber just to make him tap in it! Flair smirks... "Nobody has wrestled everybody in the business like I have, especially not you. I will style and profile out there tonight and you're welcome to take a ride on my coattails, because I'm wheeling and dealing straight to the top, WOOOOO!" The tensions are rising, and we didn't even see Triple H in that room! The main event is going to be off the charts. We have a pre-recorded message from Rey Mysterio. Judging by the background, he is at home, to spend some time with family, as we are close to a holiday season. Rey doesn't have a festive mood... "This is going to be the worst Thanksgiving in my life, all because Konnan and his goons attacked my uncle and almost broke his neck. Spending time with him in the hospital, it is tough. I hate myself for letting this happen, but people around me say there's nothing I can do. And I disagree with them... I can do something about it. I can bounce back from this! There's only one way for me to stop this. K-Dawg, let's talk face to face, mano e mano this Thursday. I want to settle it once and for all..." <img alt="XVjkAXv.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XVjkAXv.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action and average heat, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon defeated Steven Regal and Dustin Rhodes in 12:05 when Diamond Dallas Page defeated Steven Regal by pinfall with a Diamond Cutter after an interference from Norman Smiley. 82/100</div></blockquote> Regal and Rhodes were extremely motivated to win this bout, to break Revolution's losing streak before the all-important main event. They were doing well and worked over Kanyon for the majority of the bout. Regal picked every part of Kanyon's body with his signature holds, then tagged Dustin in to keep himself fresh as a daisy. Page was busy riling the crowd up to give Kanyon some opening, and this worked just fine, as the long-haired man caught Rhodes with an Enzuigiri Kick! Regal jumped in to clock Page in the kisser and stomp on Kanyon's extended hand. Heels continued to work over the former TV champion, and one of his attempts to jump over for a hot tag lead to a picture perfect Powerslam from the "Grandson of a Plumber"! Kanyon grabbed the ropes and Dustin looked to hit him in his little innovators, but ended up falling out of the ring after a slick Head Scissors move. DDP got the hot tag, "The People's Champ" was running riot and even gave his foes a pair of Bionic Elbows! Regal felt like it was time to use his knucks, but Norman Smiley ran in and squirted the ointment from Kanyon into his british mug! Blinded Regal caught air with his hands and got dropped with a Diamond Cutter! He literally never saw it coming! DDP and Kanyon sweep "The Revolution" and celebrate with the fans. Looks like they have all the momentum in the world before the pay-per-view! Another advert for Thanksgiving Thunder. Berlyn will face Finlay, Benoit and Guerrero are going to battle Hall and Nash, while Triple H, Team 3D, Vader and Lance Storm are also scheduled to make their appearances. Then we get some hype for the Mayhem pay-per-view, that concentrates on the concept of a newly created Elimination Chamber match. We get a glimpse at the massive chain-linked cage with some strange pods standing right behind the ring posts. And now, it is time for our main event of the evening! Bret Hart comes out first, looking laser focused. Right after him Ric Flair follows, he's oozing confidence! The we have a bit of a stalemate, because Jarrett and Hogan have an argument at the ramp. They both want to go last, and after a bit of a heated exchange Jarrett lays Hogan out with his guitar! "Choke on that, you slapnut!" Jeff walks off, Hogan is not looking good for this bout. Jarrett shows a "victory" sign on the ropes, he's ready! Piper gives ref a call to start the bout without Hogan! <img alt="wLJYOix.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/wLJYOix.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had great in-ring action and good heat from the audience, Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan qualified for the Elimination Chamber match in 15:27. Jeff Jarrett got eliminated first, Ric Flair was eliminated second. 83/100</div></blockquote> Bret and Ric actually worked together against Jarrett, who loudly talked about how young he is compared to other folks in this match. Flair and Hart listened to Piper's advice and picked "Double J" piece by piece. Bret blocked a Stroke attempt and locked Jeff in a Sharpshooter to get the first fall. Right after Jarrett tapped out, Flair decided to roll up "The Hitman", but was unsuccessful! Ric and Bret started wrestling each other openly, they were left alone for around five or seven minutes. That's when Hulk Hogan decided to jump in, breaking the Figure 4 on Bret with a Leg Drop for the count of three! Bret wasn't happy with Hogan, but Hulkster said without him Hart would tap out! Bret snapped and took Hogan down, but it wasn't long before Triple H showed up and struck the canadian with a Pedigree! "The Game" hit his pose, but turned right into a Belly-to-Belly from Shamrock! Goldberg slid in and SPEARED yet another man, but the last entrant in Scott Steiner showed up with a lead pipe and pounced on his opportunity, nailing Goldberg right in the skull! Steiner bloodied Bill up and smeared Bill's "juice" over his biceps! Hogan was looking to have the last laugh, but Steiner turned just in time to avoid a cheap shot. "Big Poppa Pump" picked up the big gold belt and posed with it to close the Nitro! Good night everybody!!! Show Rating: 87/100 (7.59 on TNT) <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>This show has increased our popularity in 29 regions. A very good one, may I say so. Multiple B rated matches, somehow Goldberg/Franchise even scraped the B+ territory. Really excited for Mayhem and it's Elimination Chamber! Hope you all enjoyed, peace.</div></blockquote>

Blodyxe · December 1, 2018

WCW Thursday Thunder Preview

<div style="text-align:center;">Beasting and Feasting with The Big Boys!

<img alt="p31ovH1.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/p31ovH1.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Go home show for Mayhem has a festive gimmick, it becomes a tradition for Thunder now. We got a lot of spicy matches on the card, with Outsiders looking to dominate over Benoit and Guerrero in a tag team contest for the right to fight for tag titles once again.

We will also see Triple H and Ric Flair, Rey Mysterio, Team 3D, Vader and many other superstars, so don't miss it!

Official Thunder Card

1) Super Crazy vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

2) Stacy Kiebler vs. Jazz - WCW Women's Title Tournament Match

3) Berlyn vs. Finlay

4) Raven © vs. Lance Storm - WCW Hardcore Title Match

5) Latin American Xchange vs. Rey Mysterio Jr - 2 on 1 Handicap Match

6) Triple H vs. ???

7) The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) vs. Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero - Winners Get Added To A Buffy T vs. Revolution title match</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Bonus Question: Who's Triple H's opponent?

Hint: That man held one of the WCW championships in 2000.</div>

Prediction Contest Standings

1. crackerjack - 29 (+7)

2. Beejus - 27 (+5)

3. Destiny - 17

4. Kijar - 10

5. Texasrangers13 - 4

Crackerjack takes the lead, but we still have two events until a score reset. Crackerjack was also pretty close naming War Games as the subject of the big reveal! Elimination Chamber was inspired by War Games for sure. Hopefully you are excited as much as I am, see you soon!

crackerjack · December 1, 2018

1) Super Crazy vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

2) Stacy Kiebler vs. Jazz - WCW Women's Title Tournament Match

Jazz rules. Underrated as heck. Let Stacy continue to get the rub through Piper segments, and leave the wrasslin' to Jazz.

3) Berlyn vs. Finlay

5) Latin American Xchange vs. Rey Mysterio Jr - 2 on 1 Handicap Match

6) Triple H vs. ???

7) The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) vs. Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero - Winners Get Added To A Buffy T vs. Revolution title match

Bonus Question: Who's Triple H's opponent? Mike Awesome?

Beejus · December 2, 2018

After spending a little time writing one of my own the past few days, I'm pretty excited to see your Elimination Chamber!

Chavo Guerrero Jr

Jazz

Finlay

Raven

LAX

3H

Outsiders

Bonus: Norman Smiley; he held the Hardcore title back on the first show!

Destiny · December 2, 2018

1) Super Crazy vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

2) Stacy Kiebler vs. Jazz - WCW Women's Title Tournament Match

3) Berlyn vs. Finlay

5) Latin American Xchange vs. Rey Mysterio Jr - 2 on 1 Handicap Match

6) Triple H vs. ???

7) The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) vs. Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero - Winners Get Added To A Buffy T vs. Revolution title match

Bonus Question: Who's Triple H's opponent?

Jim Duggan

Blodyxe · December 15, 2018

WCW Thursday Thunder on TBS (Show #98) http://i.imgur.com/ntJKTBc.png Week 4, November 2000 Breslin Center, Great Lakes (13,857) Mike Tenay, Tony Schiavone, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan welcome us to this festive edition of Thursday Thunder on TBS! They wish Happy Thanksgiving to all the wrestling fans and to each other. Tony shows off how many dishes they have on their announce table (so professional) and asks "What smells best at a Thanksgiving table?" Heenan quickly says "your nose" and starts munching. Tenay, on the other hand, ignores food and says how grateful he is to be here tonight, as he can't wait to get started! Mike is super stoked to see cruiserweights in action, as we will see the former cruiserweight champion Chavo Guerrero Jr square off against the fastest rising superstar of the cruiserweight division in Super Crazy. Not wasting any time, Chavo comes out first. He says that Thanksgiving brings families together, so tonight he decided to bring one of his dear family members to WCW! Chavito calls out his papa, and Chavo Classic indeed comes out. They sing each other praises, until they remember that there was one family member that left a stain on the great Guerrero name during one of those stupid holidays. While the crowd thinks they will talk trash about Eddie, they instead start mocking Hector. Hector once wore a Gobbledy Gooker costume and put all other "warriors" to shame, you see. And surprise-surprise, Hector is also here, and he's coming straight to the ring, carrying a bag with him. He’s not looking for a fight though. He looks to challenge Chavito! Hector empties the bag he brought to the ring, exposing an infamous costume. Hector says he will wear it again if Chavo wins tonight, but if he loses against Super Crazy… he would have to wear it himself! Chavo doesn’t seem to be thrilled. “What is he, a chicken?” – Heenan asks. People in the audience also start egging on Chavo, and he accepts! Super Crazy comes out and moonsaults right into the action, let's go! <img alt="vTI6HAc.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/vTI6HAc.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Super Crazy defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. in 9:08 by pinfall with a Trifecta Moonsault. 59/100</div></blockquote> Clean victory over the former champion will surely make Super Crazy a future title contender, but right now everyone is looking in Chavo’s direction. He has to wear a turkey costume! Chavito shows his disgust, and opts to bail. He walks up the ramp, and that’s where he bumps into Blue Demon’s frame! The heroic luchadore throws Chavo back in the ring, where he is forced to keep his promise! Eventually Chavo gives in, but refuses to be a happy turkey. For that he’s locked in the Scorpion Death Lock by Blue Demon. After humiliating Chavo, Hector and Demon congratulate Super Crazy and leave, clapping hands with fans. After this quasi-comedy we move into Roddy Piper's office, where Ms. Hancock is serving him coffee. Roddy takes the sip and spits it out, all over the secretary. "What kind of coffee is this, woman? It's not hot!" He's not thankful for this cup obviously. While Stacy is busy cleaning it all up, Piper tells her to leave his room and change into something else. "And not because you need to look pretty but because you are punished! You are going to wrestle tonight, that’s it!" Stacy is shocked, she is not an athlete, at least not a world class one. She has no choice though, and leaves the boss alone to prepare for a match. Backstage Hector bumps into Eddie, and they hug it out, talking to each other in happy tones. Benoit comes around and stands there awkwardly, waiting for Eddie to get over with the family talk. Eddie is not in a hurry, as he wants Hector to pass on a message to Mando, Maria, Linda, Chavelita, Quanita, Cu... Benoit interrupts with a loud grunt. Hector leaves, and now Eddie is pissed. <img alt="Onyef1r.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Onyef1r.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> - What is wrong with you, holmes?? It's Thanksgiving, ese, don't you know? - Oh, I know Eddie. It's just that we have an important match tonight, and you're not bothered. Eddie is bothered. With those words! "Latino Heat" loses his smile in a second and gets in the face of Benoit with a menacing "you know what?" question. After a tense couple of seconds Eddie claps him on the back and says "You are right, holmes. Tonight, me and you need to be bring the heat against Hall and Nash! Ese, I’m ready, I’m sooo ready! ORALE!" Benoit grins, he likes that attitude more. Tonight's main event is going to be huge! After a short commercial break we are back to the ringside, as Ms. Hancock is making her entrance. She swings her long legs over the middle rope and with a scared look in her eyes awaits for arrival of her mysterious opponent... Piper's face shows up on the TurnerTron, and he says this is not going to be a regular match, oh no. Johnny The Bull, Mark Jindrak, Mike Sanders and Randy Orton bring out a huge pool filled with some disgusting substance. "It’s going to be… A GRAVY BOWL MATCH!" “That’s real gravy, folks!” – Schiavone remarks. The boys who carried that disgusting substance out take turns spitting in it, and talking about how they spiced this bowl up specifically for Ms. Hancock. Oh boy... Piper then tells the monkeys in the truck to turn up the music for the newest debutant in WCW. It's Jazz, a former ECW worker! She looks mean, and flexes in the face of Stacy to assert her dominance. Stacy is not looking confident at all, and Jazz is ready to throw her in that pool. <img alt="dtfpXcv.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dtfpXcv.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In an extremely short match, Stacy Keibler defeated Jazz in 3:21 by throwing her in the Gravy Bowl. 29/100</div></blockquote> Don't let the result fool you - Stacy was very lucky tonight. She was thrown around for two minutes, got her hair pulled out and her legs stretched. Jazz stuffed her well, brought the fight to the apron near the "mud pool" and then got caught with a Roundhouse Kick! A dramatic fall ended the contest! Jazz lost the debut match and her marbles with it. Embarrassed Jazz promises to get her hands on the winner sooner than later... Madusa was watching that match backstage with CM Punk. She told him that a pretty face like Stacy won't be able to keep up with her, she's no different from Torrie. Before Punk can agree with her, Berlyn slides in. He wants to know if he and Punk are still on the same page, as the pay-per-view tag team gauntlet is fast approaching. Punk says he wants to test the german before giving him his answer. "I will tag with you… if you beat Finlay for me tonight!" Berlyn takes off his glasses, point a finger at Punk and promises that he will get a victory over the brute irishman tonight! Punk smirks and wishes him good luck, later whispering to Madusa that luck is for losers. Rey Mysterio Jr, the cruiserweight champion jumps into the ring next, and he's not in his wrestling attire. By Rey's words he would like nothing more than to defend his title on a special night like this one and celebrate the victory with his family afterwards... But one man destroyed Rey’s plans and now the champ has to address it like a man. “Konnan, I know you are back there. We need to talk, now.” <img alt="Tkghz0X.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Tkghz0X.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> K-Dawg and his LAX gang are actually quick to respond. They come through the crowd, covered in flags and bandanas. Konnan tells his boys to stay out of it, rolling into the ring. “Latin Fury” seizes up Rey and says that his former protege probably wants to express his gratitude for all the good things Konnan did for his career and join the LAX ranks at last? Rey stares back at Konnan with a cold look, it’s not about that. “Konnan, there’s no chance I will ever be able to work with you. And that is exactly why I called you out here tonight. You told me that I’m either with LAX, or against it, and after you attacked my uncle in Mexico, I think it's time to put it all on the line. This place is too small for both of us, and I know what has to be done to fix our problem… Loser Leaves WCW match this Sunday. You win – I’m out of here, but if I win, you will no longer be able to interfere in my life and career!” Konnan is laughing. He didn’t expect Rey to have so much courage, and with LAX by his side, an underdog in Rey becomes an easy target. Konnan says Rey is becoming a man with statements like that, and that’s good, because he didn’t want to beat a little boy to a pulp. “I accept your challenge, Rey. I will wrestle you on Sunday… if you will be able to do the same after the beating my perros will give to ya, orale!” Homicide, Hernandez, Psicosis all jump on Rey like a pack of rabid dogs and start stomping on him. He’s powerless against those numbers, and that’s when Eddie, Benoit and even Super Crazy run in to save the day. Rey gets back on his feet, Konnan tells him his numbers in WCW are numbered. Meanwhile Chavo is flipping stuff over backstage, and ripping the turkey costume in rage. It looks more like a tantrum of a five year old. Jazz comes around too, and spiced up gravy is still dripping from her hair. Her eyes are bulging and she tells Chavo to move out of her way before she will “SNAP THAT DAMN TURKEY NECK OF HIS”. Scared Chavo moves out of her way, he realizes his night could have been much worse. <img alt="Emz9qC9.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Emz9qC9.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Finlay defeated Berlyn in 7:58 by pinfall with a Celtic Cross. 55/100</div></blockquote> The resident tough guy in Finlay outbrawled the german here, who didn’t get any help from his former associates. After the beating Finlay calls out CM Punk to help out his partner. Punk comes out and says Berlyn was never his friend, so he can beat him all for all he cares. Finlay shrugs and lays some boots on the guy, who's helpless without Wilhelm and Jacob. Finlay then drops that he wants to fight on Sunday, so if anyone needs a tag team partner – he’s willing to help for a pint. After a block of commercials we get a couple of hype videos, warming up the potential pay-per-viewers for the grand showdown that will happen this Sunday. The Elimination Chamber, a tag team gauntlet, a triple threat for the tag belts are just some of the big matches that will happen there. Elimination Chamber got some rub, and now it is time for Triple H and Ric Flair to talk about it. “The Nature Boy" is still red from the rage quit he had on Monday. "The Game" starts a promo by calling this company a joke for their treatment of the legend that is Ric Flair. "You put the greatest wrestler ever in a qualifying match with Jeff Jarrett? Ric Flair is worth a thousand of Jeff Jarrett’s. He's the man that sacrificed his blood, sweat and tears to this business, but that doesn’t mean anything, right? Goldberg proves that WCW is a popularity contest company, and this Sunday I will slay him in The Elimination Chamber, putting an end to his reign of terror! By the end of the night you will see the new man on the throne, and that man is going to be me, because I’m that DAMN GOOD!" Trips passes the stick to Flair, who's not short on words either. He wants to thank Triple H on this special night, but only him! Nobody else deserves to win that match more than Hunter! People boo the tandem and Flair tells "fat boys" to shut up! Naitch goes on a crazy rant, until a person that is even crazier than him comes out... It's “The Texas Bronco” Terry Funk! <img alt="dWsXgbz.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dWsXgbz.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Funker jocks on to the ring like he crapped his pants. HHH and Flair are infuriated that "The Hardcore Icon" showed up uninvited. Terry snatches a mic from Flair and with his unmistakable voice tells both of them to shut their stinkin' holes! People keenly listen to what Uncle Funk has to say. He takes his time... "Last time I saw your big nose in Japan... you were carrying Flair’s bags... If you call yourself “The Game”... then you better act like it... because all I see in front of me… is a chicken on steroids.” BUUUURN, Triple H. Fans pop for that line, Triple H is frowning so hard his nose looks even bigger than usual. "I dropped your redneck face on the mats in Japan, old man, so I don't blame you for this behavior... you have taken too many chair shots, so many that you forgot you're actually retired. I am going to let it slide for now and let you leave on your own two feet, because I'm better than that." Funk doesn't even listen to Hunter, jaw jacking with Flair. "I'm telling you one more time, Funk. If you don't get your old a** out of here, I will retire you once and for all, and if you don't believe me, just ask your good friend Mick!" Now Triple H has Funk's attention. Before the fight can break out, Piper comes out. He tries to calm everyone down, throwing a bone to Flair. "Ric, I respect you more than anyone else in this business, and I value our friendship a lot. That's why this Sunday you will have a chance to prove how much of a man you are in a title match against Jeff Jarrett!" Flair is not impressed. What's a television title to a multiple time world champion? That line is not sitting well with "Double J" himself, who accuses Piper of blatant favoritism. Piper says that it's a punishment for the loss he had, and a way to find out who the real loser in that match was. Flair doesn’t appreciate that wording one bit. Piper tells them to clear the ring and save it all up for Sunday, but Funk has none of it. "Let me fight this big beaked bastard right now!" - shouts Funk, referring to Triple H. Unable to reason with crazed "Texas Bronco", Roddy gives in. “I said fight, Piper... Make it a No Holds Barred match... so I could stick that giant beak and put it where the sun doesn’t shine…” Flair throws a steel chair to Triple H and Piper takes that for a “Yes”. “Is that what you all want? Fine, do whatever you want!” <img alt="3l7fhch.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3l7fhch.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action and average heat, Triple H defeated Terry Funk in 11:17 by pinfall with a Pedigree on the thumbtacks. 80/100 </div></blockquote> This was a chaotic and violent brawl that made Triple H look like a million bucks. He busted Funk open with a knee, jabbed his forehead and even threw him through the wooden table with a nasty Spinebuster! Funk scared HHH off with a barbwire bat, but ultimately dropped it, letting Triple H play with "Barbie" instead. A brutal Pedigree on the thumbtacks put an icing on this diabolical cake of a match. You still got it, Funker! And Triple H has no intention of letting him go. He drags Funk’s broken body to the announce table. Heenan picks up his food, Tenay screams that’s enough! Funk mutters “bring it, you stupid son of a bi**h!” Triple H points to Ric, and puts Funker through the announce table, almost referencing a Piledriver from 1989. WOOOO! Paramedics rush to the debris, Triple H poses on top of the ramp with Flair strutting all over the place. “Shine that belt real nice, Goldberg, because I’m coming for it!” Near Gorilla's position Rey Mysterio Jr is limping hard, but he’s ready and willing to fight, even tonight. Piper looks at one of his champions and recommends him to make the right choice… Rey says he wants to fight both Hernandez and Homicide tonight! “Hot Rod” says Rey is naïve if he thinks he can battle off LAX like that, but Rey doesn’t care. “Well, if you really want to risk it all, I have no option but to strip you off your belt.” Rey looks at his gold and passes it over to startled Piper. “This fight means more than any championship for me. If you want to protect the company, you are free to do so, but don’t try to protect me, because I can take care of myself.” Rey is a badass. He limps off without a title, looking to battle the odds, like he always did. The handicap match is up next! <img alt="lwGIPK2.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lwGIPK2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Rey Mysterio Jr defeated Latin American Xchange in a Handicap match in 6:36 when Rey Mysterio Jr defeated Homicide by pinfall with a Springboard Hurricanrana. 49/100 </div></blockquote> The ultimate underdog somehow managed to beat two gangsters here and fend off the attacks from Psicosis. Head Scissors out of the ring to huge Hernandez and a quick cover of Homicide gives Rey a bit of momentum heading into his biggest battle ever. Konnan who watched the match on the outside is yelling out insults, feeling a bit insecure before the career-threatening match. It really came about like a thunder from the blue sky. In the back almost everyone is having fun. It's Thanksgiving, duh. Catering is packed and we have no less than twenty people there. Daffney and Crowbar are feeding their handheld crow Steve, so Brother Ray asks them why are they wearing costumes for Halloween? - Oh wait, they always look like that! - Oh my brother, TESTIFY! Crowbar doesn’t appreciate that and throws a plate of mashed potatoes in Devon’s face. Daffney yells out FOOD FIGHT! Shannon Moore and Essa Rios feel like they are back in school, and to be fair Shannon still looks like a student. New Blood takes over the food fight, but Road Warriors are also here, and they run a riot, also landing first punches against Team 3D! Juventud Guerrera sprays orange juice in Vampiro’s face, then gets the Green Mist from Muta! Nasty Boys are picking up the food from the floor and play extra dirty. La Parka covers himself with a chair and comes up to Kaz Hayashi, once again trying to reform the Bony Ninjas. Vader finishes his second turkey just in time, because Mike Awesome puts Rick Steiner through a table full of food. Bryan Clarke and Brian Adams chill in the back of the room, they are baked already. Finally Sid grabs a fork and everyone runs away in fear, with “The Master and Ruler of The World” laughing like a maniac. The flow of people running from the catering washes Revolution from the grounded Raven. It looks like they ambushed the hardcore champion in the corridor and he was about to be pinned by Lance Storm. Using this chaos to his advantage Raven picks up his hardcore title and jumps into the car of Lisa Marie Varon, leaving Shane Douglas and his company with empty hands. <img alt="uG0acbn.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uG0acbn.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a mysterious match that had some action of unknown quality and no heat because it happened backstage out of our viewing range, Raven escaped from Lance Storm in who knows how many minutes after WCW undercard talent swiped “The Revolution” while running away from Sid Vicious. Raven makes defence number 1 of his WCW Hardcore title. </div></blockquote> It’s almost time for our main event! Kevin Nash and Scott Hall ridicule all those peasants backstage for being forced to compete in some gauntlet match, when “The Outsiders” themselves only had to spend one minute to get a title shot. “After the ref will scratch Benoit and Guerrero from the sole of our boots later tonight, me and The Bad Guy will take the gold back where it belongs - on our sexy waists!” Scott Hall takes the mic out of “Mean” Gene’s arms and says that Big Kev is right, mang. “Chico, you call yourself Latino Heat, but all I see is a burning match...” Hall takes the lighter out of his pocket and light up his toothpick. “The fire inside of you.. is about to be blown away.. by The Big Bad Wolves...” Scott throws the burning toothpick in Okerlund and sticks a new one between his teeth, taking it from behind his ear. It’s time for your Thanksgiving main event! One last hype video that tells you how to order a Mayhem pay-per-view. Hogan, Goldberg, Steiner, Hart, Shamrock, Triple H and many, many more in action, buy it now! Piper cuts the feed off and adds that now that the cruiserweight title is vacated, a special match will take place on the card. <img alt="k5t58LF.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/k5t58LF.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, The Outsiders defeated Eddie & Benoit in 13:23 when Kevin Nash defeated Eddie Guerrero by pinfall with a Jacknife Power Bomb. 80/100 </div></blockquote> This result adds Outsiders in the tag team title match this Sunday. Benoit and Eddie stood their ground, and were looking good until Scott Hall dropped Eddie with his finisher on the apron! Benoit had to endure the beating from the favorites without a chance to tag Eddie in. He mounted a comeback, but missed a Diving Headbutt on Hall, that effectively put him out of the match. Guerrero stepped in and was pinned after Hall drove a knee in his back from the apron, setting up a Powerbomb for “Big Sexy”. Outsiders stand tall and “2 Sweet” each other… until Shane Douglas, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn attack them with steel chairs after the match! After punishing Hall and Nash enough, “Franchise” says no matter how hard you try to push “The Revolution” down, they come back even stronger! “Ric Flair, this Sunday Jeff Jarrett will give you a Stroke, while Dean and Perry will beat the living crap out of Booker T and Buff Bagwell, just like they did here tonight with Outsiders. Raven, don’t you dare think that you got away easy, because on Sunday I will FRANCHISE your *SS so badly, that you will pass me over the title match contract yourself… now TURN THE DAMN MUSIC!” “The Beautiful People” starts playing out loud, and the trio of comrades put their fists together. See you all on Sunday! Final Rating: 84/100 (4.38 on TBS)

Blodyxe · December 29, 2018

Official Mayhem 2000 Card

<div style="text-align:center;">Official Mayhem 2000 Card </div>

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<div style="text-align:center;">Hello there, my dear folks. As I have two or three days off work, I want to make some progress with my diary. Fingers crossed I'll finish it in 2019... Well, here's my card aaaand a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w5NVBIWVBU" rel="external nofollow">goofy vlog preview</a>, even <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvKojRoNLxs" rel="external nofollow">two of them</a>. </div>

<div style="text-align:center;">1) Super Crazy vs. ??? - WCW Crusierweight Championship Match

2) Konnan vs. Rey Mysterio Jr - Loser Leaves WCW Match

3) Buffy T (Booker T and Buff Bagwell w/Trish Stratus) vs. The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) vs. The Revolution (Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn) © - Triple Threat Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship

5) Tag Team Gauntlet - Winners Become The Number One Contenders On WCW World Tag Team Championship(s?) (Kronik, LAX, Varsity Club, Road Warriors, Team 3D, The Naturals, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit, Sid Vicious and Mike Awesome, Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page, The Cat and Disco Inferno, The Revolution, New Blood, The Nasty Boys, etc.)

7) Scott Steiner vs. Ken Shamrock vs. Triple H vs. Bret Hart vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Goldberg © - Elimination Chamber Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship </div>

crackerjack · January 1, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Blodyxe" data-cite="Blodyxe" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> “That’s real gravy, folks!” – Schiavone remarks.</div></blockquote> Iconic. Very fun Thanksgiving episode. 1) Super Crazy vs. ??? - WCW Crusierweight Championship Match I'm a Super Crazy fan, but you gotta go ??? 2) Konnan vs. Rey Mysterio Jr - Loser Leaves WCW Match Mixed about this one, but I don't think Rey's out of here unless AAA, CMLL, or the WWF came calling. 3) Buffy T (Booker T and Buff Bagwell w/Trish Stratus) vs. The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) vs. The Revolution (Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn) © - Triple Threat Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship Dean and Perry seem a little overmatched here, and Buffy T rules 4) Ric Flair vs. Jeff Jarrett © - WCW World Television Championship Match 5) Tag Team Gauntlet - Winners Become The Number One Contenders On WCW World Tag Team Championship(s?) (Kronik, LAX, Varsity Club, Road Warriors, Team 3D, The Naturals, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit, Sid Vicious and Mike Awesome, Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page, The Cat and Disco Inferno, The Revolution, New Blood, The Nasty Boys, etc.) Hopefully they're over enough, but I think 3D/Buffy T would be a fun rivalry 6) Shane Douglas vs. Raven © - WCW Hardcore Championship Match Raven as Hardcore champ feels right, and it's fun for Raven to keep messing with the Revolution. 7) Scott Steiner vs. Ken Shamrock vs. Triple H vs. Bret Hart vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Goldberg © - Elimination Chamber Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship 2003 comes early! Guessing Goldberg is taken out by dubious means, and we get Bret/HHH at Starcade. There is a decent chance that Goldberg comes out of this with the belt, and we get a three way dance instead.

Blodyxe · January 5, 2019

WCW Mayhem, Part One WCW Mayhem 2000 <img alt="pmICrlG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pmICrlG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Week 4, November 2000 Carrier Dome, Tri State (41,728) Mayhem… a situation in which there is little or no order or control. Mayhem… confused activity or excitement, sometimes involving destructive violence. Mayhem… the crime of maliciously injuring or maiming someone... Tonight WCW’s finest athletes are encouraged to embrace mayhem and cross the boundaries. Ladies and gentlemen, we welcome you to the final pay-per-view before Starrcade, we welcome you to the festival of fracas, the ensemble of anarchy, the public pandemonium! But before we start, you have to ask yourself a question… can you cope with this chaos? Viewing discretion is strongly advised, because tonight WCW pulls no punches. Tonight WCW takes the wrestling business by its ugly horns and drags it straight to hell and back… Aaaaare yooooou reaaaaady? Pyro caps off that cryptic hype video made specifically for this event, and the barrage almost gives our commentators a collective heart attack. After settling in and clutching their hearts lead announcers in Heenan and Schiavone hype the main event matches, talking about Elimination Chamber, a structure designed with mayhem in mind. It is 36 feet in diameter, 16 feet in height plus it weighs over 10 ton! Tenay says he’s scared already and adds that our opener will give the “big boys” a run for their money, because we have cruiserweights in action! And if that wasn’t enough to hype you up, that match will determine a new cruiserweight division champion! And there’s no one who would fit the mood of the show better than our first contestant. Super Crazy comes out first! We already knew that he was going to challenge for the title after his hot start here in WCW. Super Crazy flips into the ring and gets a warm reaction from the crowd, who are ready to witness some flip-a-palooza. A couple of fans chant E-C-W to the luchadore, who’s now waiting for the arrival of his opponent. But before Crazy can see who he’s facing, Roddy Piper comes out and riles up the crowd for a special game-changing night! “Hot Rod” talks about how grand this event is and goes on for a minute or two, making Crazy confused. “Don’t worry, you duper maniac, I’m not here to steal your thunder. Because I am giving it to you! Ladies and troglodytes, please welcome back… Jushin “Thunder” Liger!” Well, look who’s here. Liger san is back from his New Japan tour and he has an IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship draped around his shoulder. Jushin sports a black mask and ignores the people in the front row. Liger is here to collect what’s his - the cruiserweight championship he never admitted to losing fairly. Crazy shows Liger some respect with a handshake, and they have a tense moment, with Liger pulling the curly cruiserweight for a stare down. Ref pulls them off each other and orders to ring the bell! <img alt="2Qr3NgS.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/2Qr3NgS.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> A tight lock up smoothly transitions into a game of physical chess, where fighters are jumping around and taking turns one after another. Arm drags, chin lock evasions, flips and roll ups - they are not taking their time to set this quick tempo. Liger and Crazy are evenly matched, and that hurts former champion's heart a little bit. Because of that Jushin gives himself an edge with swift blows and stinging strikes, and one of them catches Crazy in mid air! A Koppu Kick timed to perfection catches "The Insane Luchador" off guard and he then falls from the ring. Although Liger is not a spring chicken anymore, he shows that his aerial prowess is still there when he wipes out Crazy with a Somersault Plancha to the outside! Liger stomps on Crazy and throws him in the rails, but the “Master of the Moonsault” uses the set as a springboard and bounces back at the IWGP junior heavywegiht champion with a Moonsault out of nowhere! That was a great spot that lifted people in the front row off their seats, literally. Crazy slid into the ring to break up the count and prepare for another mega jump. SHOTEI! A simple palm strike curbs jumper’s enthusiasm and gives Liger a chance to ground Crazy with a big Arm Drag! Jushin goes to the top rope himself and prepares for his signature move, but Crazy kip ups back to his feet and introduces the legend to the mats with an Avalanche Frankensteiner! Crazy starts feeling how close he is to the title and lays it on thick on the legend with two Standing Moonsaults in a row, and attempts a Top Rope one to complete the Trifecta, but somehow Liger pulls his knees up for the last jump and knocks the wind right out of the “human rubber ball”, as he was called by Mr. Heenan. Swift transition to a side cradle doesn’t get Liger the win, as opponent’s leg is placed under the ropes. Liger then quickly pushes the man off the ropes with a roll up cross armbreaker, and Crazy is now on the verge of tapping out! He rocks his head and his curly hair is rocking with it. Liger loses patience and adds some kicks with his heels right in the face of “The Insane Luchador”! That will put him to sleep! Crazy goes limp and ref is checking on him now. Liger pushes the striped official out of his way… and NAILS Super Crazy with a Shooting Star Press! One-two-three, Jushin Liger wins the WCW Cruiserweight title once again, in just under 15 minutes. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Jushin Liger defeated Super Crazy in 14:54 by Shooting Star Press. Jushin Liger wins the WCW Cruiserweight title. 60/100</div></blockquote> After a couple of replays Liger poses over Crazy with his titles. Sulked Super Crazy is helped to the back, while Jushin doesn’t say anything. He just puts a “number one” gesture to the camera, proclaiming himself the absolute best performer in this weight category. And of course after that still image we cut to Rey Mysterio Jr who’s pacing back and forth in the locker room. Jimmy Hart says that Rey baby jumped the gun and made a bad career move calling Konnan out. “Mouth of the South” asks Mysterio why he didn’t consult with him first? Rey says that some things are worth more than titles, glory, money and fame. For him, family comes first, and respect is earned in hard-fought battles. “Jimmy, I was underestimated my whole life. Even after I became a champion, people still doubted me. But you know what I did? I showed them that my heart is beating faster than anyone else’s. And when I proved all my doubters wrong I didn’t ask them to admit that they were wrong. I just celebrated with those who were by my side all this time. Now I can’t do even that... My uncle’s assault should be avenged, and there’s only one way to fix the issue. I’m going all in, Jimmy, whether you like it or not.” Jimmy Hart is standing there like an old sad papa and wipes a tear off his eye. “Rey-baby, whether you will be my client by the end of the night or not, I am proud of you.” A heart-warming embrace breaks out and we go back to the ring. And it looks like we have a bonus match on our hands, because Vader stumbles his way into the ring. Big Van Vader claims that he lost his qualifier match for the Elimination Chamber due to an interference from Stan Hansen. Vader has no desire to tag along with someone from the back, because he doesn’t need partners to get the job done! Vader says that he was too kind to people around here, and it’s time for him to take the command back and show them who's the toughest man around here is. It’s his time, it’s VADER TIME! A generic theme hits the PA system, is someone out there looking for a beating? Oh yeah, it’s John Cena, the up and coming rookie who got a victory over Bill DeMott at the last past pay-per-view. Vader is appalled, he is wincing at the blue chipper and asks the ref if this is a joke. Cena picks up a mic to inform Vader that he didn’t mean to disrespect the man… he only meant to challenge him. John tried to get a rematch from Hulk Hogan for the title and got snubbed just like Vader, so he understands Vader's situation. Cena adds that he’s here to make big moves and wrestle the best, because he knows that HIS TIME IS NOW! Vader is about to blow up from anger, we got a fight! <img alt="lUOQo8H.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lUOQo8H.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Vader clocks Cena with a few punches that would knock a normal person out, but this John guy is pretty tough. He holds his chin high, his punches are wild and a bit goofy. Vader doesn’t have any problem with those and Backfists John into the future! Chop to the heart, and an Avalanche in the Corner! Cena is in trouble already, short arm clothesline puts him down! Vader signals for the Vader Bomb but takes a lot of time to leap off. Cena rolls out of the harm’s way and even mocks the slow beast, screaming “you can’t see me!” before dropping a fist in his mug. Vader felt that one, as it connected with his nose. Vader rolled over and Cena jumped on top of him, trying to get a submission victory with an STF maneuver! John pulls the head of the giant back, almost messing his mask in the process. Vader gets up with rookie still on his back and Splashes on his back HARD, squashing the youngster under his excessive weight. Now Vader is taunting, shoving the “V” in Cena’s face. He puts his arm on John’s neck and picks him up with ease… But his Chokeslam attempt is unsuccessful, as Cena breaks out! Run up in the ropes, shoulder block, Vader didn’t move an inch. Another attempt, same result. Vader starts belly laughing and that’s where Cena PICKS HIM UP ON HIS SHOULDERS! People rise up and cheer that feat of strength, John deadlifts ”The Mastodon” with an intense look on his face, showing inhuman power to the fired up crowd. Unfortunately for him, Vader has other plans for tonight. Elbow to the side of the head sets John for a Powerbomb that keeps him on the ground for three. That will teach him! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Vader defeated John Cena in 6:01 by pinfall with a Power Bomb. 51/100</div></blockquote> Vader shoves the ref out and destroys the loser with a Vader Bomb after the bell. His mean streak is back, and everyone should be careful. Backstage Konnan and LAX gang in Hernandez, Homicide and Psicosis plot the upcoming wager match. Needless to say, K-Dawg is an odds on favorite, he has numbers behind him and can always put himself in a position of authority. Hasta la muerte y después, arriba la raza, all that jazz. “Latin Fury” and his followers are now circling around “Mean Gene” who didn’t plan to have an interview with them. Konnan takes that as an insult, aggressively asking Okerlund if he has a problem with people of his color. Okerlund looks over and acts like he’s unafraid, because Road Warriors are scheduled to appear any minute. Hawk and Animal indeed storm in and start yelling about dining on death and feasting on mayhem, promising to win the gauntlet tonight and win the tag team gold they never held before. Hawk tells ‘em that they will destroy everyone on their road to Starrcade, taking no prisoners and showing no mercy. Hernandez has to be restrained by his peers, he feels like he can go toe to toe with the legends. Well, he has the size at least. Gauntlet will show us if that would be enough. "Mean Gene" tells that big prick to go home, he has cojones of steel it seems. Up next we have yet another unannounced match, another first round bout of the women’s tournament. Announcers argue about a Loser Leaves WCW match, while we spot a young country girl in a cowboy hat that enters the ring to an obvious “Hey Mickey” ripoff song. Do we have to thank Jimmy Hart for this “remix”? Her name is Mickie James, she is a fresh face in the wrestling industry that wants to be something bigger than just a valet. Her opponent for tonight is Nora Greenwald, a woman who is not a stranger to WCW fans. Heenan recognizes her and questions why would she change her name? “She was in Team Madness and her name was Mona!” Tenay says this young woman wanted a fresh start and an opportunity to showcase how talented she really is, so now we are here. Schiavone calls the women's title tournament the greatest initiative in the history of our sport. Oh yeah! <img alt="1xqcL2D.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/1xqcL2D.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Mickie James and Nora Greenwald may look like two nice young ladies, but they can surely kick some *ss and feel comfortable inside the ring too! A snapmare into a low dropkick and a split leg drop give Mickie a near fall. Ms. James tries to execute a DDT, but Nora reverses it with a great looking Bridging Northern Lights Suplex, also for two! Mickie backs into the corner, Nora starts a ridiculously athletic Handspring Jumps to the corner and smashes Mickie in the face with an elbow! A bulldog follows, and a unique Twin City Twister pinning maneuver gives Nora a huge victory and a ticket to the second round. Mickie couldn’t kick out from that and she looks disappointed with her performance. Nora advances to the next round! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Nora Greenwald defeated Mickie James in 3:28 by pinfall with a Twin City Twister. 35/100</div></blockquote> After that short match the main event stars get some air time. We get a sixtuple screen that shows us where our biggest stars are right now. Steiner pumps his peaks, Shamrock works with pads, Bret is doing bridges, Triple H is chewing gum and sipping water, listening to Flair, Hogan is looking for his bandana, and finally Goldberg is shadow boxing in his private locker room. Later this night all six men will walk into the Elimination Chamber, but only one will walk out as the WCW World Heavyweight Champion! Odds are stacked against Goldberg, who needs to outlast five hungry challengers to keep his place on the top of the mountain. Suddenly from ne of the screens we see Raven strolling to the ring with a leather-cladded Lisa Marie Varon. As they go past Gorilla, Lisa eyes Nora down but doesn’t say anything. Raven breaks traditions by walking out first despite being champion. He drops in the corner and grabs a stick from Lisa, all while looking like he was forced to suck lemons for the past few weeks. “... Shane Douglas, your imbecile crusade against authority is almost as ridiculous as people around me, that I’m forced to talk to right now… Douglas, you can’t fathom that there’s no franchise without an organization, but you continue to take shots at it… and with all that, your stupidity is not the only thing that baffles me… what really grinds my gears is that one man once made you a captain of the team… what about me, what about Raven!?” Raven surely has some cockroaches in his head. “Even now your gathering has smarter men with more talent than you… yet they call you a leader because you yell louder and get paid more... maybe your comrades need to open their eyes and realize that you are their enemy number one, the real threat and the reason why they are spinning their wheels for so long… Look at Chavo Guerrero, who was left to be stretched by Blue Demon Jr not so long ago, look at Chris Candido who had to fight Big T recently, or look at Dustin Rhodes, the man who became his usual bland self after joining your ranks… My heart goes out to these people, but I’m not concentrated on them right now, I’m concentrated on you, Douglas… because I have a proposition for you… as your commercially driven ego can only be motivated by contracts and items of luxury, I am willing to put my title and my chance at the big gold belt on the line tonight. On one condition! If I win, I’ll be empowered to free one of your sheep from the proverbial herd, give that person freedom from the military duty you forced upon them, subject that individual to the nature he would thrive in - mayhem… and Douglas, I’m not going to negotiate with you for months, I need the answer right now!” Shane Douglas comes out and says that Raven tries to turn the tables on him, talks about how bad of a leader he is, which is funny. Franchise has a question, why a genius like Raven goes around and opens his beak without anyone to back him up? Where is his followers, where is his people? Oh wait, Meng is in WWF now, that's right. Raven smirks and says that he freed himself from carrying dead weight to ascend to the very top of the food chain. Raven says he never needed anyone, THEY needed him. Douglas tells Raven he’s getting tired of this BS, and agrees to his conditions, because nothing will be sweeter than getting his bum a** FRANCHISED!! <img alt="QdNZBD6.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QdNZBD6.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> This brawl is not as hard-hitting as Vader’s, but these two bump all around the area, and use everything under their hands to get an advantage. Raven uses Lisa as a human shield, but Douglas has no problem pushing her over. BAM! Steel chair right to the face of “The Franchise”! A huge lariat over the guardrail, both men end up in the crowd. There Douglas catapults Raven in the stands and later gets introduced to the bleachers with a Back Body Drop! Fans nearby chant “holy seat”... Raven smartly steals Shane’s right shoe and finds a Pittsburg Chain there. He throws the tasseled boot away, and starts choking his rival with that chain against the handhold! Eventually Shane low blows the champion and pushes him down the stairs! Raven is scrambling down, ouch. He is crawling in food, beer cups and human beings, until he finds a free chair and uses it to prop himself up. Douglas is not far behind, tackling Raven with a High Knee! Both fighters crawl over the ramp and to the announce table, trading blows along the way. Douglas smacks Raven’s mop of a hair on the table, and extracts one of the monitors to jam it into Raven’s skull! He is now laid out on top of the table, and all three commentators decide to grab their papers and take a few steps back. A Pedigree on the table from HHH to Funker is still fresh in their memory. Douglas signals for the Franchiser, but Raven blocks the attempt and falls off the table to the metal floor with his opponent after a Russian Leg Sweep! Now that was unexpected! Both men clutch their backs and writhe in pain, it looked brutal. Lisa helps Raven to get up, but he asks her to kick Douglas instead. And she does, raking his eyes! Blinded “Franchise” is cussing profusely and calling for help from Revolution. He gets trapped in a DDT position, but that's where comrades show up. Steven Regal jocks out to help Shane, but misses his brass knucks shot and knocks out his own partner! Evenflow DDT from Raven to Regal right on the ramp! The hardcore champion rolls over and pins Douglas, who is pretty much unconscious now. 1-2-3, title stays on Raven. Lance Storm, Dustin Rhodes and Perry Saturn are a bit late to the party, they couldn’t stop Raven from pinning their captain. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action and average heat, Raven defeated Shane Douglas in 11:25 by pinfall after a botched interference from Steven Regal. 78/100</div></blockquote> Hardcore champion now can vote off one Revolution member, but before that he needs to get the hell out of here. Raven gets the title back and jogs away to the parking lot, where Lisa’s vehicle is already waiting. It looks like Raven talked a good game before the bell, making some Revolution members contemplate if they are doing the right thing by swimming against the stream. They carry Douglas and Regal to the back, Shane mutters to leave Steve behind and help him! Backstage teams are getting ready for a gigantic tag team gauntlet match. Some people are talking strategy, some are looking for late partner substitutions, some just stare in the wall blankly like KroniK. Then there’s Benoit and Guerrero who don’t talk to each other, but still appear to be on the same page. They need to start from scratch and fight for another opportunity. Piper comes into the locker room to verify that everybody is ready. He then flashes his smile, announcing the first entrant. “Guerrero is coming in first, good luck!” Benoit is angry, he cracks his knuckles and jerks his neck in fury, Eddie just sits there and looks at Piper with tired eyes. “Hot Rod” stacks the deck against Eddie, still remembering how Guerrero tricked him with La Parka’s costume. So, in this gauntlet one wrestler will enter the ring every minute, and tag teams will be formed as the match progresses. To eliminate the opponent you have to throw competitors over the top rope, until there’s only two men left who will fight in a singles match to determine the winner. It’s a tag team Royal Rumble with a twist, if you will, and we’re ready to kick it off. Here’s “Latino Heat” Eddie Guerrero at number one! And at number two we have… oooh, Chavo! An interesting draw here, a Revolution member and Eddie’s nephew is out to start this bout. Let’s go! Eddie slaps Chavo across the face and starts wrestling circles around him, busting out three suplexes in a row. Chavo slides under the bottom rope, he’s not ready to leave the match so early! Eddie throws Chavito into the ring post, as the clock buzzes for the first time to give us a third guy. It is Disco Inferno! Who will be his dance partner for tonight though, Norman or Enrest "The Cat" Miller? Disco helps Eddie throw Chavo back, and they start working over him together. Chartbuster and a Dropkick, and Chavo is out of this match! Disco is clapping hands with Eddie, who smiles back at him, before trying to eliminate the dancing goof! No luck yet, Disco grabs the ropes and asks Eddie what was that. 4th competitor is Johnny The Bull, who loses half of his charisma points after dropping his fedora before entering the ring. Johnny is super strong and he Biels both men across the ring. He’s not shy of flying to, as he impresses the crowd with a Slingshot Leg Drop on Disco. He may not be a good dancer, but he still has the moves! Bull’s dislike of Disco goes way back, as Inferno “stole his soon-to-be-GF” Stacy Keibler. Military Press, Disco moves his hips to stay in it. Number five is Chase Stevens, one half of The Naturals. He’s accompanied to the ring by Tammy who tells him to throw out Disco first! Chase tries, but gets dumped with a Fuh-get-about-it Powerslam from Bull. Johnny wants to eliminate Disco himself, plain and simple. Eddie is not very active now, he’s looking to save up some energy. He’s smarter than Bull, that’s for sure. Time for number six, and it’s… Vito. And we know for sure that he’s not going in as Bull’s partner. Johnny left the Mamaluke family to join New Blood, and that doesn’t sit well with Vito. He approaches his former partner and starts talking about omerta and “the code”, loyalty to the family. Bull smirks and answers with that italian gesture you all know about. Former partners in crime start brawling, clock is ticking. Seventh participant of the gauntlet is Homicide, one part of the LAX. Brrrap, he rolls in with intention and turns Chase Steven inside out with a Lariat. Homicide puts boots to men in the corners, and face washes them with no regard to their feelings, chest pumping himself and waving the puerto rican flag along the way. He’s choking Disco with the flag and Yakuza Kicks Vito in the corner! Monkey Flip, and Vito flies right into Bull’s Pounce! Homicide sends Eddie to the mats with an Overhead Suplex, and goes to the top rope, shamelessly stealing the Frog Splash from “Latino Heat”! Number eight is Chris Candido. He bypasses Tammy and quickly throws Chase Stevens out of the ring! “Hard Knox” is now talking to Tammy from the ring, bragging that he just threw out her new guy, and that’s when Eddie dumps him over! The ex-couple continues to argue, and announcers inform us that Revolution is still in it, as they got multiple spots in the match, same as The New Blood. Piper being fair to somebody, color us surprised! Speaking of New Blood, Johnny The Bull is now joined by Chuck Palumbo. A tarzan look alike is a beefy guy and he will be a tough man to eliminate. Vito finds himself in the two on one situation, other participants are taking a breather and watch the drama unfold from the side. It stays that way until Wilhelm sends us to double figures with his entrance. The bigman who was once associated with Berlyn clasps both men by their throats, sends them down to the ground with a Double Chokeslam and offers Vito a helping hand! Well, announcers now confirm that Vito and Wilhelm are indeed a team that is listed in their sheets! Tony wonders what do they have in common? Tenay suggests that both ended up alone after their respective tag teams ceased to exist, and so now they are back in their comfort zones as tag team wrestlers. Brain shuts off the suggestions and asks Tony what Mussolini and Hitler have in common? Wow, that’s a hot take. They do work ok together, and Wilhelm looks to throw Homicide out. The scrappy latin is fighting tooth and nail, literally, until his tag partner Hernandez arrives. Or should we say jumps into the action, because he does exactly that, wiping both of the offenders with a huge Crossbody! We have quite a lot of athletic big men in the ring now, and it’s fascinating. Bull and Hernandez simultaneously eliminate Vito and Wilhelm and then start shoving each other, trying to prove they are the alpha male in this match. After a bit of shoulder bumps they crash into each other with simultaneous crossbodies! Disco and Eddie jump to the top and land on their targets with a Last Dance and a Frog Splash respectively. What a fun bout! 12th man is Lance Storm, and he’s stoically focused. We just said that this match is fun, and that’s when Lance decided to show up, ironic. This proud canadian superkicks active wrestlers, leg sweeps them to the ground, takes them down with back elbow splashes before stopping dead in the middle of the ring with a mic. “If I can be serious for a minute…” Well, that’s just awesome. Lance tells all the fat fans in this arena to rise up, as canadian anthem starts playing loudly. To Storm’s disgust, number 13 is Crowbar, and his messy theme interrupts the glorious anthem. Lance punches the slob and punishes him with his own signature weapon - his hands. Really Lance? You had a chance to whack a guy with a crowbar, but you decided to lock him in a submission instead? Homicide picks up the weapon, he suddenly wants to fight again. BAM, Homicide whacks Palumbo in his knee! Refs don’t care, they are looking for number 14 - The Cat! Ernest Miller catwalks to the ring, feeling funky. He tries to replicate Lance, but gets nailed down right in the bells by Homicide. Disco saves the guy from being eliminated to increase his own chances of staying. In the meantime Eddie is taking a nap in the corner, he’s sneaky like that. Number 15, Sean O’Haire. Sean is not wasting any time and calls over other New Blood guys, who have a numbers advantage now. Storm locks Crowbar in the Maple Leaf submission hold to save himself from being eliminated early like Chavo and Candido. Bicycle Kick straight into Lance’s face! Palumbo tosses over Crowbar, who didn’t even last long enough to get a tag team partner. <img alt="0dJqX0Z.gif" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/0dJqX0Z.gif" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> As Crowbar shakes his head walking up the ramp, Daffney comes out. She giggles and pinches Crowbar by the nipple, screaming that she outlasted the guy! Well, Daffney is a legitimate contestant in this match, but what chances does she have to win? Oblivious to mathematical odds Daffers leaps off with a Diving Hurricanrana, taking Disco down to the floor! She runs around like she won a lottery, then stops and sits down in the middle, crossing her legs. She tucks her head into the chest and wraps one arm around their ankle. - She’s a ball, I love it! - If anything, she’s an oddball, Tony. Daffney “ties herself in a knot” and then extends her remaining arm between her legs. Lance Storm, ostensibly confused, takes the offered hand, and that’s when Daffney rolls forward and puts the technical expert into an arm lock! Fans LOVE it. Eddie laughs, then tells Daffney that she can’t leave her pet crow Steve for too long without supervision. Daffney agrees, hugs Eddie and jumps over the rope to eliminate herself. Guerrero just waves back at her, before almost getting dumped out by O’Haire. Number 17 is Berlyn, who was rejected by CM Punk earlier this week. Looks like WCW’s resident german found a new ally, but we don’t know who is it yet. Berlyn gives The Cat a German and dropkicks Disco out of his boots, then gets a Tilt-a-Whirl Backbreaker from Eddie. LAX and New Blood are trading punches too, it’s all mayhem, pun very much intended. How much more teams will we see here tonight? Number 18 is Norman Smiley, but the cameraman focuses on Berlyn's face instead… is this a hint? Smiley dances around and offers Berlyn a high five, with announcers telling us that Berlyn and Smiley were paired together by Roddy Piper. Berlyn refuses to believe that it’s true, and that’s when The Cat kicks him with a Feliner and Disco launches him over the top rope with his Chartbuster! Smiley screams like he just dropped a newborn baby on the road rails, telling his brochachos that Berlyn was his partner! The argument plays in the New Blood’s hand, as O’Haire, Bull and Chuck knock off all three goofballs from the ring. A lot of people left the contention, but we’re only midway through. Number 19 is Jerry Saggs, and he starts brawling with the young guns from the get go. Homicide and Hernandez double team Eddie, who gets a little help from Lance Storm. This makeshift alliance doesn’t last for long though, but it does a trick, as Eddie pushed the ropes down to give Lance an easy elimination of Homicide. Hernandez is pissed, his chances of winning took a toll here. What a rush with a sequence of eliminations lately, and it’s time for Road Warrior Hawk to come in like a wrecking ball! This vet goes berserk on New Blood, and they lose some blood there in Johnny The Bull, who had a great showing tonight. New Blood now tries to eliminate Eddie, who decided to show off resting on the third rope in a tranquillo pose. Somehow he survives those lunges and keeps himself in the ring. Number 21 is… Kanyon! Who’s better than him to enter at this time? Kanyon doesn’t hesitate with his activity, he showcases his innovative moves that set up Palumbo for a dump off the apron by Hawk! Storm tries to stop Kanyon, but gets a Wheel Kick in return. O'Haire misses with a Lariat and falls down after a Flatliner! Saggs tries to give Kanyon a stinky, but gets scissored to the outside! Trash out of the ring, that’s right. Hernandez is now trying to ground Hawk, who he had some tension with earlier tonight, but the bird of war is not going down! Hernandez tries to Border Toss him to the outside, but Hawk powers out and Powerslams the big mexican out of the match instead! Hawk has three eliminations already, but now he’s asked to do more of the same, as Steven Regal slides into the squared circle. He and Lance double team Hawk and try to get rid off Kanyon, who’s too slippery for his own good. Regal goes after Eddie and stretches Guerrero for half a minute, forcing announcers to ask why Benoit is still not in the game? 23rd contestant is Andy Douglas, who looks destined to go out as quickly as he enters the ring. Tammy is out here again, and Regal tells “sunshine” to piss off. Kanyon seizes the opportunity and nails Regal from behind, eliminating a man who once was his tag team partner out of this match. A bad day in the office for Steve! Storm kicks Andy from the top rope as a modicum of revenge, letting Regal to kick the poor guy on his way back. Regal is frustrated, he kicks barricades and bumps into number 24 - Brian Knobbs. Nasty mocks the classy one and gets knocked out right near the TurnerTron! Tenay wonders what should be done here now, with Knobbs being unable to compete. “My name is Finlay, and I loooove to fight!” Irishman finishes his drink backstage and tells road agents to relax, he got this. Finlay claps Brian’s hand and tags himself into the contest, he’s smart like a fox. Heenan reminds us that Finlay was tagging with Saggs before, so it’s a natural fit. Finlay puts his shilelagh to good use, doubling Lance, Eddie and O’Haire over. Hawk looks at the bruiser and they fist bump each other in the kissers. Number 25 is Mike Awesome, he steps over Knobbs and targets Kanyon, then Eddie. Guerrero is pretty tired, and he wouldn’t mind some help right now. Awesome picks him up for the Bomb, and almost gets the job done, before getting dumped right out with a Hurricanrana!! Eddie smiles to Mike, who jumps right back and plants the man into the mats, refusing to go out so easily. He powerbombs Eddie two times, and throws him out, getting a lot of boos from the fans. Eddie lasted for a long time, but the odds were not in his favor. Piper gives Benoit the cue to enter next, and Chris almost blows up from anger. Piper waited all this time to let him in, what a villain. “The Crippler” knocks Hogan’s relative to the side on his run to the ring and chops the frick out of Storm. O’Haire gets it worse, as Benoit busts out SIX german suplexes in a row on him! Dazed O’Haire is shoved away by Finlay who was watching Benoit’s raging feat from the corner. Piper is not happy with that, it is safe to say that he won’t order another pint to the irishman. Benoit throws Storm gut first into the ropes and finishes his attack with a Knee Lift, eliminating his fellow countryman! “Crippler” may be a technical wrestler, but when situation calls for it, he can tough it out too. Benoit snap suplexes Kanyon around, and battles it out with Hawk and Finlay. The lucky number 27 goes to Mark Jindrak, but he doesn’t have an excellent chance of winning it now. The rookie gets bullied by the vets instead, who take turns to lay it thick on him. As bombs are landing on Mark, another set of pyro hits the stage. Team 3D is here, as Brother Devon power walks to the ring. He gets in and puts his taped fingers into the eyes of Hawk, as Team 3D/Road Warriors conflict resumes. Benoit and Finlay have a great little match in between, but that chain sequence they had is stopped by Kanyon. He looks to calm Benoit down with a Flatliner, but Chris reverses it into a Crossface! Beautiful counter, but submission won’t get you the win here. Finlay puts Jindrak down with a Celtic Cross, but gets brute forced out of the ring by Devon, just as Rick Steiner woofs his way to the ring at number 29. Suplexes to everybody and a Bulldog to Kanyon. We know that The Dog-Faced Gremlin is not going to get a helping hand from Scott tonight, so it’s not obvious who his partner will be. Devon wails with Rick, but then he gets knocked over by Hawk with so much power that the man himself spills out of the ring! Reckless move by Hawk, no questions about it. Devon’s tag partner Brother Ray comes out next, and he has that sadistic look on his face. The extremists see Devon’s early elimination as an opportunity, and put the wooden table on the top of the ramp... 3D!!! Even Hawk is not getting up from that move, he dropped literally like a bombshell. Devon and Ray greet each other with their fist bump taunt to apear even cooler than they already are. Brother Ray gets in the ring and stars trading with Rick, who had it just like Hawk a couple of weeks ago. Ray puts the man-dog to sleep with a Cutter, and then goes on to bully Kanyon and drag him by his hair all over the ring. Lots of trash talking from this guy, he never shuts up. Benoit meanwhile catapults Jindrak over the top rope, as a “thank you” sign to Piper. New Blood is out of contendership race with this one, just like Revolution. They had the numbers advantage, but they couldn’t get the job done. Number 31 is a semi-active grappler who likes to see the big numbers in the blanks - Mike Rotunda. Mike helps Rick stand up, and together they oppose Brother Ray. Kanyon should be thankful to former amateur wrestlers, but he’s too beat up to be helpful. Brother Ray big boots Kanyon despite being held back by Rick and Mike! Benoit throws caution to the wind and bashes Kanyon with a poetic Diving Headbutt just for the sake of it! Chris burns himself from both ends, picking fights with everyone and busting out high-risk maneuvers. He would probably say whatever to us, he just does his thing. Number 32 belongs to Essa Rios, who is very happy with his drawed number. A fiery lucha star flies all over the ring and almost breaks the camel’s back by bumping into Ray, who somehow holds on to the rope, comedically teasing a fall to the ground. Rios looks to add another tackle but runs into a closed fist from Ray! That is enough to put his fire away, for now at least. Ray flexes with his fat hands in the middle of the ring and asks the Tri State crowd “DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?” Oh they do, Bubba, they do. And so does Road Warrior Animal, who is a man on a mission. Huge headbutt to the New Yorker to start it off! Animal locks Bubba in a Full Nelson, Kanyon kicks the new yorker in the balls! SLAM, stomp, Animal punishes Ray, he’s determined to outlive his tag team partner and get that title shot at Starrcade. Surviving will be a tall task , because Sid Vicious is in at number 34! “The Master and The Ruler of The World” quickly chokeslams Essa and Benoit to the ground, big boots Rotunda and powerbombs Rick. He has those crazy eyes, and they lock in on Kanyon, who’s on his knees already. Sid flashes his teeth but misses with a Big Boot, almost repeating the fate of his tag partner Mike Awesome. Benoit dragon screws Sid’s leg, but this monster is back into safety anyway. Even “The Varsity Club” can’t put Sid over the top rope with all their grappling credentials. Sid just bumps their skulls together and hosses them both at once! Sid laughs, then asks people “who’s the man!?” Number 35 in Shannon Moore who says that Sid is the man. Moore tries to avoid eye contact with Sid, but he can’t, as this Goliath clutches Shannon by his throat and asks him to say it LOUDER. Moore is trembling, he waits for some help from Essa Rios, but that guy wants none of Sid. Vicious tells Shannon to go eliminate Rios, or he will kill them both. Moore does just that, but gets smacked off the apron anyway. Sid lariats Moore from there so hard, that Shannon lands on top of Rios with a Moonsault! Vicious is happy. KroniK pulled incredibly high numbers in this draw, as Brian Adams alone enters the match as #36! Schiavone thinks that KroniK have the best chance to win the match now, but Heenan says Tony should probably pay attention to what is happening in the ring, instead of watching baseball. Adams offers Sid-bruh a test of strength, looks like he has no game plan whatsoever. He picks Sid up, but fails to make it count. Kanyon springs towards unfocused Adams and tries to put him over the rope. That’s when Sid smacks Kanyon to the outside, but Kanyon survives, as he lands on the floor with just one foot! Vicious says that he got lucky, and that’s where we get “The People’s Champion” - DDP! Diamond Dallas Page makes his entrance through the crowd and picks Adams up from behind to score a sneaky elimination. “Just like a Diamond Cutter, he never saw it coming!” Brian slaps the ring post and Big Boots Kanyon from his hiding spot to get one up on DDP. KroniK is still in it though. DDP turns around and bumps right into Sid’s face. They talk to each other and then start trading punches. Both DDP and Sid don’t have partners with them now, but still have great chances to win it all. Meanwhile Benoit headbutts Brother Ray and that sets him up for a stiff lariat from Road Warrior Animal! Team 3D is eliminated, and Ray can’t believe it! Animal gets some revenge for Hawk, and can still get a Starrcade title shot. We’re very close to the end, and Great Muta sneakingly enters the match at number 38. Before even stepping into the ring he sprays some Green Mist into the face of Benoit! DDP and Sid are still tugging each other, so Muta joins them and lays some snug kicks on them, later putting Sid in a Muta Lock. Benoit is back to his feet, he breaks the hold with a Low Dropkick! Lights go out for a second, and when they are back, we see Vampiro throwing his hair back on the top turnbuckle. Spinning Wheel Kick catches Page off guard! Vamp hits Muta’s pose and bows down to his master, forming a little trampoline for him! Assisted Shining Wizard catches Benoit in the mug! He could have lost yet another tooth after that strike! Muta and Vampiro are suspiciously late into this contest, maybe they used their dark powers to rig the numbers? Only God knows, and according to “The Brain”, he doesn’t exist. However you look at it, the face painted wrestlers are in the driver’s seat! Vampiro gets up and looks to put a Nail in DDP’s coffin, but “The People’s Champion” reverses it into a DIamond Cutter!! PERFECT! It’s super effective! Page marks out after hitting that move so well, and so do the fans, Vampiro is out of it, and he would be an easy target if it wasn’t for the clock. We have our final entrant! Bryan Clarke calmly steps into the ring, playing his pec muscles. The highest (not tallest) wrestler in the locker room provides Muta with a Meltdown over the top rope and Side Slams Benoit, shaking the mats with the impact of that move. Right now we have five guys in the ring. It is a wobbly legged Vampiro, always intense Chris Benoit, smart and cunning DDP, crazy Sid Vicious and a man with nuclear power in Clarke. Benoit and DDP attack Clarke, who is pushing them away with ease. Bryan picks Vampiro up for a Chokeslam but gets a sudden kick in the head! His eyes are cloudy and he backs off to the ropes, almost falling down. Benoit takes a run up to till him over, but eats a Dragon Kick from Vamp. DDP is quick to react though, and he sends KroniK to the back with a Discus Lariat! Page eliminated both Adams and Clarke, and they won’t forget it. Vampiro is limping towards DDP like a zombie, he looks to bite him in the neck! DDP catches him with a Double Underhook Belly to Belly and with that he throws Vampiro away! The loser hisses, he grabs DDP’s leg and looks to drag “The People’s Champ” down with him. Sid kicks DDP away with a Big Boot!! Page is out! People are disappointed that Page won’t challenge for the tag titles at Starrcade. We’re now left with only two guys, and Chris Benoit is looking at the fresher man with a rabid look on his face that soon changes to a grin. Sid tells Benoit that he has no chance to win, and Chris chops him back for that. Shades of their past pay-per-view meetings come to mind, they’ve been at each other’s throats for quite some time. Before they bashed heads for the world title, and now they are fighting for the tag team title shot. Times have changed, that’s for certain… Feeling like he shouldn’t play around, Sid busts out a Chokeslam that sends Benoit back to the canvas! Vicious picks Benoit’s body and Military Presses him up with ease, he’s two seconds away from dropping Chris to the floor! Sid approaches the ropes and does just that!! Benoit drops to the padded surface and Sid throws his hands up! Vicious celebrates, he eliminated the last man. Charles Robinson gets near Vicious trying to tell him that this portion of the match is not about eliminations anymore, it’s about pinfalls or submissions. Sid pushes the annoying ref away, he doesn’t need his congratulations! Meanwhile Benoit gets back in the ring and approaches victory-blinded Sid from behind… BRIDGING GERMAN! Chris drops the giant on his head, Robinson is counting! Three fairly quick slaps on the mat, and we have a winner!!! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that had some good wrestling and a good crowd, Chris Benoit wins the Tag Team Gauntlet and receives a WCW World Tag Team Championship title shot at Starrcade. 76/100</div></blockquote> <img alt="6o1wj5l.gif" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6o1wj5l.gif" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> The winner of the tag team gauntlet is “The Crippler” Chris Benoit, and he’s going to Starrcade to challenge for the tag team titles! Charles runs away from Sid who looks like he was thunderstruck! Vicious tears his hair away and beats the mats while Benoit is barely standing on his own, getting the applause and claps on the back from the fans. Eddie is very happy backstage, he celebrates right in front of Piper, who is simply lost for words for once.

Blodyxe · January 5, 2019

WCW Mayhem, Part One

For some reason my post got posted twice after one click, oh well. Hope you enjoyed this gigantic gauntlet and Mayhem's undercard matches.

Blodyxe · March 9, 2019

WCW Mayhem 2000, Part Two WCW Mayhem 2000 <img alt="pmICrlG.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/pmICrlG.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Gene Okerlund is standing right next to Shane Douglas and his Revolution comrades. Shane is still seething about his loss to Raven. "The Franchise" blames Regal for knocking out the wrong person, but Steven doesn’t budge. "That’s bollocks, Douglas, and you bloody know that!" They have a go at each other until Jeff Jarrett puts himself in between his partners. Jeff shows his TV title in the camera and says this sweet title right here is what they all should care about right now. "The Chosen One" says he will lock up with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair later on, and Flair is the personification of everything they fight against. Shane Douglas agrees... "Ric Flair is a past-his-prime capitalist who sits on the top of the mountain only because of all the corruption and favoritism happening around here in WCW! Ric Flair is nothing but a fraud, and I, J-E-Double F J-A-Double R-E-Double T will smack that geriatric slapnut down, so he would choke down on that lavish lifestyle! This shiny little belt isn’t going anywhere, Flair, you’ve got my word for it!" Okerlund asks what is Jeff talking about? Jeff himself was running around his father’s garden with a silver spoon in his mouth! Jarrett looks at Gene and recommends him to not piss him off before his title defense. Double J brings up Dustin Rhodes, stating that it doesn’t matter who his father is. Gene rolls his eyes, then asks what kind of mood Malenko and Saturn are in before a match of their own, now knowing that Chris Benoit will challenge for those tag team titles at Starrcade? Douglas gets his spotlight back, saying that Perry and Dean are always in the same mood. "They’re focused! They are consistent and reliable, and I would like the rest of this group to be just like them!" Storm, Candido and Chavo are then getting chewed down for having nothing to show after a gauntlet. "We have to take control over the situation and set our places on the Starrcade card in stone. *ick Flair, the damn Kliq, Booker T and Buff Bagwell, they can all kiss my ass, because I can guaran-damn-tee you that all those titles are staying with The Revolution!" Shane Douglas isn't the only "team captain" that is unhappy with his stable's performance. We can hear Konnan pimping out Hernandez and Homicide as he's making his way to the ring with Psicosis. “Loser Leaves WCW” match is up next! Konnan rolls to the ring, talking to the cameraman non-stop. He stops near a young fan who made a sign for Rey Mysterio and tears it apart! There are a lot of signs to support Rey Rey, K-Dawg wouldn't be able to destroy all of them. Announcers state that although Rey is a clear fan favorite, he's not a favorite to win this match. Here's Rey! Mysterio walks out alone, and that's why Heenan puts his money on Konnan. Rey approaches the little kid and calms him down, even gives him his shirt! It's time to fight though, and Rey slides in the ring, ready to rumble. Ref checks him first, then does the same with Konnan, who doesn't like that idea. That's because ref finds an illegal object, a jackknife! Shout out to Kevin Nash, I guess. Psicosis uses that time to smack Rey from behind! <div style="text-align:center;">Loser Leaves WCW Match <img alt="dmXDIOf.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dmXDIOf.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> K-Dawg throws away the knife and jumps right on Mysterio, so ref starts the match. Konnan didn't come out here to wrestle, he kicks and stomps his adversary with animalistic fury. Konnan has some boxing experience and a serious size advantage over Rey, so he's straight up bullying his former friend. Konnan pushes Mysterio off the ring and starts jaw-jacking with WCW faithful to irritate the crowd. Maskless Psicosis kicks Rey while he's down on the outside and throws him back into the ring. The bigger man waits for Rey to stand up, then kicks his leg so strong that Rey almost does a backflip! Konnan knows that Rey is not 100% and is fully aware that his best chance to win is by ground the luchadore sensation. K-Dawg puts Rey in the Leg Lock, mockingly slaps him in the back of the head and throws him out once again, now deliberately targeting the cameraman. Konnan tells the ref to count faster, he will gladly take a count out victory here. Rey hops on the apron at seven, but the latino gangster knocks him down once again. "You can't fight for *hit, Rey!" - Konnan barks. Konnan actually takes a second, allows Rey to throw a kick, catches the leg, but gets hit by another one with a spinning enzuigiri! K-Dawg rolls out of the ring now, with Psicosis checking in on him. Ref tells Konnan to come back, speaking to rudos between the ropes, when Mysterio jumps over him and onto the bad guys with a Somersault! The landing wasn't very soft, but at least Rey gets some momentum back. He climbs the turnbuckle slowly, waiting for Konnan to get back into the ring. Guillotine Leg Drop! Rey hurt his leg once again, but he caught Konnan good. Quick cover, Konnan presses Rey away with ease! Still on his knees, Konnan eats a Low Dropkick that swats his bandana away. Once again Rey looks for a high-risk maneuver, but Psicosis holds on to his ankle and delays the high-flying move. Superplex! Konnan is back and in control for now, slapping a Prison Lock on the underdog. "The Mexican Hulk Hogan" is telling Rey to quit now, or he will destroy his knee. SLAP! Rey has a big heart, but that costs him, as Konnan bends that limb in tight angles and slams it into the mat. Konnan looks for a Wheelbarrow Suplex, but Rey reverses with a Bulldog! Springboard Crossbody, a Hurricanrana, Konnan is taking his time in the corner. Rey asks the crowd if they want to see a Broncobuster? Loud cheers, Rey makes his run up... ROLLING THUNDER LARIAT twists Rey inside out! Konnan covers Rey with his weight, but the little guy kicks out in two! Gorilla Press Slam in the corner, Konnan hits Rey with knees in the midsection, and then traps him in the Tree of Woe. Rey's knee is exposed now, and Konnan attacks hit like a shark that smelled some blood. Rey with a low blow! The bad guy holds his cojones now, Rey rises to the top and wipes the loudmouth with a Moonsault! Now Konnan kicks out! Rey claps his hands, asking for some support from the crowd, he's looking for a Tornado DDT, but gets blocked, as Konnan hits a DDT of his own - 187 Cradle! The end is near, cover... one, two, Rey gets his leg on the bottom rope!! Konnan now gets bowdy-rowdy-dowdy on that leg, jumping up and down on it ala Bret Hart. "Latin Fury" yells it is over, as he drags Rey into the middle of the ring and locks him up in the Tequila Sunrise! Rey screams in agony, he's on the verge of tapping out! Ref asks if Mysterio wants to quit or not, and doesn’t get the answer! Ref thinks about awarding a submission victory to Konnan, when suddenly some guy in the hood jumps over the rails to stop the ring keeper from doing anything, then snaps Konnan’s briefcase with US title shot, and lays out Psicosis with it! Konnan is appalled, who is this pendon and why is he touching his property? The fans know by now, and they pop... <img alt="MmpMKb2.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MmpMKb2.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Because it's BILLY Freaking KIDMAN!! He's back from the rehab and he looks like a different man! This reveal shocks Konnan, he can't believe his eyes. Kidman throws his hoodie up and walks off... Konnan puts his head between the ropes and tells Kidman to come back and drop that briefcase now! Rey is up, he runs up in the second rope, hits Konnan with a sudden Feint Kick! Psicosis is still nursing his face, so he's not interfering... WEST COAST POP! Rey hooks Konnan's leg. One.. two-o.. three!! Rey has done it! He just sent his former mentor out of WCW! Konnan is livid, he got caught and now has to pack his bags and go home! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action and average heat, Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Konnan in 13:37 by pinfall with a West Coast Pop. 70/100</div></blockquote> Hernandez and Homicide are quick to react, they chase Rey who is now hugging it out with the fans. Konnan is speechless, the cameraman zooms on his face and that pisses K-Dawg off. At least that cameraman is not Alex Shelley, who would be dead if he got close to LAX again. Homicide lost the track of Rey, Hernandez now attacks the ring bell guy for allowing Kidman to interfere. Hernandez picks up a mic and passes it to Konnan, who wants to get a lot of words of his chest. "Are you happy now, gringos? **** YOU! Fu** WCW too, they've been stacking the deck against me this whole time and now they have actually gotten rid of me. It's a conspiracy against the man of a color, a man that helped build the cruiserweight division from scratch! Without me, there would be no lucha libre in the US! You can stop a revolutionary, but you can't stop a revolution! And I'm not talking 'bout that other stable of white boys, I'm talking about a real revolution, from the people of my nation! LAX hasta la muerte and despues, ARRIBA LA RAZA!" Fans sing that na-na-na-na song, telling their goodbyes to Konnan who spits at them in response. Stay classy Konnan! Hernandez and Homicide look lost now, and they stare at Psicosis, who's also shook. What will happen to Latin American Xchange now? One man doesn’t care at all, as he struts from the back, getting ready for his title match next. Wooo, Ric Flair it is! Okerlund is of course standing right next to him, asking him about the huge match that awaits for him next. “Huge? Mean Gene, I’m gonna be honest with you, I am looking to celebrating with the gold more than locking up with Jeff Jarrett. The outcome of this match will see me win that title, and as you know, title doesn’t make a man, the man makes a title. And when it comes to MEN in the wrestling business, there’s nobody that can touch me!” “Jarrett goes on about me being past my prime, but I’ll tell him one thing… Diamonds are forever and so is Ric Flair, woooo! At my worst I’m still twice the man that Jeff Jarrett is, and he’s gonna learn it the hard way tonight! Shine that belt real nice, Jeff, because Naitch likes his titles like he likes his boots, glasses and watches - shining brighter than your future and the sun, woooo! I’ll see you later, pal.” Hall and Nash stop by the interview set to point their fingers at Flair. “Hey yo, chico, the great Ric Flair is going to wrestle with “The Chosen One” for the title we put in the trash can a year ago. Hey, that’s all fine with us Naitch, go get that strap because you really deserve it, mang!” It enrages Flair, he’s two seconds away from throwing his robe down and poking Hall into his eye. Scott acts unafraid, shaking his fingers at that sight. Nash tells old yeller to calm down, or he will get a stroke ahead of time… Who’s going to defuse this situation now? Oh, that’s right, Triple H… “The Game” sides with Ric and tells Outsiders to go mind their own business. “Sure buddy. We were just ribbing your old pal there. Maybe we will even join you when it’s all said and done, what you say? The new world tag team champs, TV champ Ric Flair and Hunter with the big gold. Isn’t that just too sweet?” Nash offers a "wolfpack", but Hunter Helmsley just stares him back. Triple H walks off, leaving “Big Sexy” hanging. Nash tries to be all dismissive about it, throwing his hair away with his fingers still in the sign. Outsiders walk off because they have a title match next! As Hall and Nash pose in the ring, Buff Bagwell and Booker T join them. Nash tells Trish she won’t throw any sand in his eyes this time… I wouldn’t be so sure. Booker tells both of them to back off, Bagwell is more friendly. Finally, Malenko and Saturn step out and march to the ring. Let’s get this triple threat underway! <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="cdTNWkl.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/cdTNWkl.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> WCW World Tag Team Championship Match <img alt="GqS4X4X.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/GqS4X4X.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Malenko and Bagwell kick this match off with a lock up. Buff is stronger, he pushes Dean away and hits his flexing pose. Another tie and collar lock up, Buff catches Dean again with an Arm Drag! Hall and Nash laugh among themselves. They thought Dean was the technical master around here… Third attempt, Malenko slaps a Headlock, Hammerlock, and into a Headlock Takedown. Fancy stuff! That will show them. Buff tags Booker in, who easily overpowers Malenko, body slams him and lands a knee drop. Booker looks at his hand, early Spinaroonie incoming? No, he chops Dean instead! Malenko starts trading with Booker, then clutches his wrist and wrings that arm until he eats a Heel Kick right in the jaw! Malenko retreats, Saturn is in. He calmly takes the chops and dodges the kick, punishing Booker with some Exploder Suplexes. Snap Leg Drop, cover for one. Saturn is as intense as a hungry bulldog, he takes Booker down and pummels him with strikes until Bagwell comes in and saves his brochacho. Perry Saturn approaches the Outsider’s corner, and Nash tells the cross-eyed man to get lost. Saturn doesn’t like it, and sockets Kevin in the kisser! Hall slaps Perry across the nape, ref shouts “tag!” and “The Bad Guy” throws Perry out of the ring with ease, now putting boots to Buff. They move into the neutral corner where Hall pushes his shoulder into Buff’s mid section. Trish decides to hop on the apron, that gives Bagwell an opportunity to catch Hall with a cross body. While “The Stuff” jumps at Hall, he fails to take Scott down. Fallaway Slam right into Malenko! How cool is Scott Hall? He slicks his dirty, sleazy hair while Saturn stomps Bagwell on the outside. Now Saturn slides in and starts trading blows with Hall, eating a knee lift after a brief exchange and getting into the Abdominal Stretch. Saturn extends his arm, but Dean is too far away. Perry gets out of the hold by lifting Hall in a Fireman Carry position, teasing that Death Valley Driver! Nash claps his partner and eventually saves him. Snake Eyes into the corner, a hair flip, the patented big boot choke! Nash is firing on all cylinders here, but Perry grabs his leg and twists himself and the limb in a Dragon Screw! While Nash doesn’t fall down, he surely hurts his knee… Perry zeroes in on it, jumping, kicking and twisting it. Malenko wants some action, and he tags in and out, working over Kev’s knee, looking to slap a Texas Cloverleaf on it! Nash is too strong though, he pushes Malenko into Buffy T's corner, where Booker meets “The Ice Man” with his knee. Booker climbs the turnbuckle and hits “Big Sexy” with a Heat Seek Dropkick for two! Booker argues with the ref, slaps a headlock on Nash and gives Buff some minutes. Double Slapjack on the ropes, a Spinning Kick and Neckbreaker combo! Once again for two… Hall tries to interfere, ref gets in his way. Trish drives her fingernails in Kevin’s face and shouts out orders to her clients. Booker is the legal man still, and he once again goes to the top rope… Hangover Leg Drop incoming? No, Booker missed! Nash rolled out in the last second and now it is Booker that clutches his knee. Tag to Scott, two punches to Booker and another discuss one in the face of Perry! They really have some issues now. Booker with a roll up, he puts his legs on the rope even! One, two… Saturn lands on the back of Booker’s knees with an Arabian Press! Saturn with a Northern Lights Suplex on Booker, who lands right on top of Hall! Only Nash can calm the man down, with his famous Big Boot! Buff “hunks” on the second rope and catches Nash with a Buff Blockbuster! Malenko steps in and puts Bagwell in the Texas Cloverleaf! Booker saves the partner with a Harlem Sidekick, but Hall puts Booker down with his finisher - The Outsider Edge! He covers the legal man, but both Buff and Perry leap up to break the fall! Crowd is up on their feet, we have all six men brawling now! Nash bumps Perry and Dean with their heads, but Saturn doesn’t feel the damage and Superkicks Nash! Malenko with a chop block, and now he’s able to put the man in the Texas Cloverleaf! Nash wants to grab the bottom rope, but Perry sees that and busts out Rings of Saturn!! Nash doesn’t yell or scream, he frankly can't even tap out… luckily for him, Hall plants Malenko with a Bulldog and Buff kicks Saturn between the eyes. Ref wants to organize this, but he falls down after Booker swings with a High Kick and misses! Trish snatches the tag titles and throw one of them to Buff Bagwell, who’s blasting Hall with it! Hall is on all fours after that cheap shot, and now Booker is about to finish the job with a Scissors Kick! He connects and covers Hall! Nash is slowed down to break it up, but Revolution won’t allow that… Perry runs to Booker, who was about to put the man down with a Book End… except Saturn used his elbow to stall the move and just a few seconds later Booker was wiped off with a Total Elimination! His leg was also damaged before, so now he can join Nash on the outside. That leaves Buff against both Revolution guys. Bagwell smacks Dean with a punch and adds an Atomic Drop, but goes down swinging after a Moss-Covered Three-Handled Family Credenza from Saturn! Nash gets a sneaky tag from Hall, walks over the top rope and Jackknife Powerbombs Malenko, with authority! Short arm clothesline to Saturn, Nash clutches Booker’s throat and signals that Chokeslam is incoming… BOOK END! Booker makes the cover… one, two, NOO! Booker has his usual bulged eye look, he knows it was three! Trish yelps to Booker to look out, because Saturn is behind his back… Death Valley Driver right on top of Nash! Perry drags Booker to the corner where Malenko makes himself legal, steps in and slowly turns Nash with a Texas Cloverleaf!! Saturn irish whips Buff into Hall on the outside and wipes them both with a Saturnsault! Malenko is holding Nash, is third time a charm? There’s nobody to break up the hold… oh wait, there’s Trish! She blasts Malenko with the other belt right in front of the referee! Ref doesn’t award the DQ victory to Revolution though! Nash has enough time to roll out of the ring while Saturn jumps back in the ring and simply destroys the official! Perry completely lost it, he punches the official like he owes him money! That won’t end well for him... Looks like this is the end of this match. Revolution walks off and grabs both titles with them. Piper won’t be pleased with this walkout finish, that’s for sure! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a match that had some good action and average heat, Buffy T drew with The Outsiders and The Revolution in 15:03 after the match could not be continued. The Revolution makes defense number 1 of their WCW World tag team titles. 81/100 </div></blockquote> We don’t have to wonder about the reaction of Piper for long as he gets rowdy in his office. He tells Miss Hancock to call all New Blood boys up, because this is getting ridiculous. Meanwhile Buff and Booker stumble down the corridor after their losing effort. Okerlund asks them about that controversial finish we just witnessed. It seems like everyone is still confused about the rules of the triple threat, with Booker being positive that it was No DQ. He’s also sure that they will get their match before Benoit and Guerrero will, so it’s not as bad as everyone thinks. Buff adds that he could go all night unlike little Dean-o and Perry. “You may hold the titles for now, but you will never have our star quality, charisma, good looks and size, of course. We will get that gold very soon, am I right, Book?” Damn skippy! Trish tells that this interview is over, they don’t get paid for entertaining the old chaps around here. Mean Gene looks insulted, but he sends us back to ringside. Our commentators argue about the outcome of the match, with Heenan and Schiavone taking opposing sides of the argument. Tenay calms them down and reminds them about the upcoming TV title match. Bobby backs Flair, while Tony says that showing any bias is unprofessional. Well ok, bud. Ric Flair comes out, he gets a pompous entrance and looks ready to go. But you know, Slick Ric is always ready baby, woo! His robe is snazzy, and he tells people in the front row to sit down and shut up, still mad after being mocked by Scott Hall. No Charles Robinson around here, Nick Patrick will officiate this bout. Jeff Jarrett is out next, he goads about being a fighting champion and tells the announce table to choke on that. He doesn't leave Flair out of occasion too, calling him a slapnut, which only gets a smirk from "The Nature Boy". Everything is set up for the title match, but this isn't your typical regular match. It is a bout of two sharp minds who are in it to win in, and they are willing to dig in to get what they want. <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="LesFNCA.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/LesFNCA.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> WCW World Television Championship Match <img alt="sBAPFo7.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sBAPFo7.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Hammerlock exchange, Flair rakes Jeff's back with his nails, attempts a Belly to Back Suplex, but then thinks against it and chops him to the ropes! Once, twice, eye poke from "The Chosen One"! Jeff points at his temple, returns the favor to Flair, throwing his head in the turnbuckle. Ric pretends to be dazed, flops, letting Jarrett pose on the second rope with that "v" sign of his. Flair was only playing though because he's quick to his feet. He throws Jeff over the top rope, wooo-ing along the way! Punch, chop, jab, Flair throws Jarrett's head onto the steel steps. Flair once again tells the fat boys in the audience to SHUT UP! Jarrett rolls back into the ring, and stomps Flair when he returns. He shoves Patrick away and continues with his ambush, slapping the man's golden locks. Well, what's left of them anyway, ouch. A patented Flair back body drop bump. From here the bout takes a turn, the tempo dies down, as Jeff works a slow and methodical match. Chin locks and sleepers are only interrupted by a stealth Low Blow from Ric, followed up by the neckbreaker. Now it's Ric's turn to work over his opponent, he even introduces Double J to his exposed knee with a drip drop. Ric woos again and stomps Jeff in the groin, then gets a lecture from the fat boy Nick Patrick. Jeff had enough, he irish whips Flair into the turnbuckle to call for that signature evasion flip! Flair crashes on the outside, Jeff looks like he would certainly claim a count out victory, but he would have to do a lot more to the legend that is Flair in order to retain! Jeff grabs Flair by the hair, but gets his feet taken down. Flair then hits Jarrett's knee against the ring post and slams it across the apron! Jeff uses the ropes to get up, but he's brought back with a Chop Block. Shin breaker serves as a set up for the Figure 4, but Jeff pushes Flair away with his healthy leg, forcing Flair to bump into Nick Patrick. Dustin Rhodes is quick to appear near the ring, handing Jeff his trusty guitar. Jeff plays to the crowd and that costs him, as Flair pokes him back in the eyes and pushes Dustin from the apron. But then, Jeff crawls over on all fours and low blows Flair! Roll up, feet on the ropes, Nick Patrick slowly counts, but Ric pulls his shoulder the last minute! Now Shane Douglas runs out, and he has a shiner under his eye. Douglas pulls the Pittsburg Chain, and he whacks Flair in the head with it! Claret starts dropping on the canvas, Jarrett picks the veteran up and drives his skull into the mat with a Stroke! It's all over, Flair is done... one, two, NOO! Shane is so pissed off that he gets into the ring and puts Patrick away with a Guitar Shot! Rhodes throws the title belt to Jarrett, and Jeff doesn't miss with his shot! Figure 4 is slapped on, Jeff tells Ric to tap, but he's out cold. Shane Douglas calls for Charles F'N Robinson to award Ric a submission loss. Charles indeed comes out, but he's reluctant to oblige to the Revolution's pleadings. Revolution yells at him, and now he will order to ring the bell any minute! Nick Patrick wakes up for a second and signals about the end of the bout before they nail. Oh, this corrupt prick screwed Flair! He calls over the ring announcer and whispers something in his ear. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>And the winner of the match, following a disqualification... Ric Flair, but still, your WCW Television champion, Jeff Jarrett! 76/100</div></blockquote> This doesn't please "The Franchise" whatsoever, who attacks Charles with no hesitation. Jeff stomps on Patrick too, Rhodes joins in. Shane then picks up the mic and tells Piper that they will put all his zebras down because they PISSED THEM OFF! DDT to Charles Robinson! Shane picks up Patrick and ground him with a Fisherman Buster… that’s when New Blood runs out and stops Revolution members from injuring the officials any further. Douglas, Rhodes and Jarrett leave through the crowd to avoid the altercation. With no officials left, announcers wonder who will officiate the Elimination Chamber match? I guess we will find out in a minute. New Blood guys are not sure if they should follow the trio or guard the ring, so they just there for a bit. Piper is worried, his main event is in jeopardy now... and that's when Konnan confronts him, telling him that Kidman stole his title shot and cost him his career! - Why do you care? You're no longer working here, adios! - Piper, I can use that title shot anytime I want, so you can't stop me from challenging Hogan! - That's right, but guess what, homie, you don't have the briefcase with you! You lost it just like you lost your match. Now don't you dare bark back at me, or my hounds here will skin you faster than you'll say "Arriba La Cucaracha!" - You'll regret this, I promise you. - Yeah-yeah, get lost, I need to fix this mayhem now... While the cage is being lowered we get a video package highlighting all the fights our contestants had prior to this monumental clash. Ken Shamrock beat Vader to qualify, Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan bested Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett in a fatal 4-way, while Steiner intimidated Ted Turner to get his bite. Triple H already had his fights with Goldberg and held himself well to grant himself an automatic spot in this demonic structure. In the end we get all six men talking about how much they deserve to head into Starrcade as the WCW world heavyweight champion, with Goldberg snarling and adjusting the ultimate prize on his shoulder. We’re ready now! The marquee match we have all been waiting for is finally here. The Elimination Chamber is ominously lowered, with projectors lightning it up. It’s a heavy-looking construction, with all the metal chain links, additional floor surface and pods where four men will be locked for some time. Schiavone compares this match to the War Games, explaining the rules along the way. Tony adds that the referees should have surrounded this cage to officiate this bout, but after Revolution took all the officials out, we are left with road agents helping the ring crew. Here’s Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, Jerry Jarrett… and after they do their bit, Roddy Piper comes out in the referee shirt! Well, it looks like our commissioner will have to officiate the bout. And we are all ready to go… first out is Triple H! It’s time to play the game indeed. Hunter makes a grand entrance, spewing water and posing on the turnbuckles. He touches the wall of the chamber and gets in the pod. Next up is Scott Steiner, the sirens kick in and freaks raise to their feet. Scotty kisses his peaks and taunts Triple H. The third man out is our current US champion, Hulk Hogan! Feather boa and title on his neck and waist, and a weight of the world on his shoulders, brother. Hogan doesn’t like the fact Piper is the referee now, especially when Roddy himself locks up Hogan in the pod. The last pod is taken by “The Man” - Gooooldbeeerg! Champ marches from his locker room, through his nice pyro and in the demonic structure. Odds work against Goldberg, but if there’s anyone capable of defying them, it’s our current WCW world heavyweight champion. Two men left, and Bret Hart is already not happy about the whole thing. He asks Piper why is he starting the match now and four oafs are protected behind glass? Hitman doesn’t get the answers, only a heads up from Roddy, because Ken Shamrock is the last man entering the match. Ken slaps himself very hard, he’s entering the zone. Piper is ready to start this match, and everyone else is focused on the action inside the chamber… <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="AOvYamX.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/AOvYamX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Elimination Chamber Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship <img alt="xEuGvRJ.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/xEuGvRJ.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div> Shamrock tackles Hart with a double leg takedown and beats him up real nice. Ken pounds Bret on the ground, as the whole cage setting must remind Shammy of his days in UFC. No stoppages here though, the only way to eliminate your opponent is by pinfall or submission. Shamrock picks Hart up to land some nasty suplex, but Bret gets the better of the exchange. He punches Ken back and dropkicks him with ease. Hart stomps on Ken and works over his back for a bit, grounding “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” with a Pendulum Backbreaker. Another Irish Whip, strong tackle from Shamrock! Bret falls behind the ropes and for a second it looks like Ken wants to leap over them and wipe "The Hitman" down. Instead Bret kicks the rope, so it hits Shammy in the groin… Russian Leg Sweep into the chamber wall! Bret harmed himself too, but it looks like this move was worth it. Bret approaches Shamrock and catapults him into the chain link, face first! That’s when the lights go out and we get a draw to decide who enters the match next. The light stops on "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner, and he looks pleased. Wasting no time, Freakzilla puts Bret down with a Steinerline and starts making push ups near Shamrock. Scott grabs Ken and smothers his face across the side of the chamber! Belly to Belly to Bret, he flies back into the ring after that suplex. Shamrock elbows Steiner, and headbutts him so hard his chain link headgear falls off. Ken explodes with a barrage, but Bret puts both of them down with a Plancha! Bret kicks Scott in his Freakzillas and traps Ken’s leg in between the chains on the wall. He jumps up and down, punishing that leg and injuring Ken so he wouldn’t last long… Steiner grabs Bret by the hair and punches him back. They tussle in the ring, Steiner concedes a Northern Lariat! Bret goes on the second rope, points his elbow out and lands on Scotty, who presses him out with ease. Shamrock frees himself and limps towards his opponents. Steiner irish whips the former champ, and Shamrock somehow jumps up and catches Bret with a Hurricanrana! Bret kicks out, Steiner watches on, before stomping on them both and ragdolling them with suplexes once again. It’s time for contestant number four… Triple H it is! Hunter puts his taped fists to good use, and meets Steiner with a High Knee! Trips lariats Bret over the rope once again and drives Ken’s face in his knee, but that doesn’t affect him! Shamrock instead pushes Hunter back, and after a simple punching exchange he gets him down to a Calf Kick. Steiner now focuses on Bret, Military Pressing him headfirst into the empty pod! Steiner knocks on Hogan’s door and tells Hulk exactly what he thinks of him. Hogan calmly looks back at Freakzilla, only nodding back and whispering something under his nose. Huge Spinebuster from HHH to Shamrock! Big Poppa Pump steps back in the ring and talks trash to “The Game” until he tells The Genetic Freak to “suck it”! A massive brawl breaks out, Trips wins this round after catching Scott with a Neckbreaker. Shamrock throws Bret sternum first into the corner and Trips uses the opportunity to ground The Hitman with a Reverse Suplex! Steiner tackles both Shamrock and HHH and tries to lock Hart in his Recliner. Bret manages to escape, he actually decides to hide in the empty pod. Shamrock is right after him… Ken slams the door a couple of times across Hart’s ankle, giving Bret some of his own bitter medicine! Ankle Lock!! Ken is in the zone, and Bret is in severe pain. Ken drags Hart out of the pod, but that was a mistake, as that proud canadian turn the lights off for him with an Enzuigiri! Triple H and Steiner continue to trade punches, Scott strikes 8, but Trips sends him face first into the turnbuckle! Pedigree attempt… Steiner back body drops Triple H over the ropes, so he crashes and burns on the metal floor of the chamber! Hunter quickly gets a swelling on his quad, he must be in some pain. It’s time to get fighter number 5, and it’s… Goldberg! The juggernaut waits for Triple H to get up and then… SPEARS HIM THROUGH THE POD! Unbelievable! Goldberg came in like a wrecking ball and effectively decapitated “The Game”! He cut himself on the forehead, bashing that pod, but that doesn't stop him! Goldberg locks his eyes on Hart and they approach each other now. Bill offers Bret to work together, but the proud canadian just slaps the taste right out of Bill’s mouth! Goldberg smirks, but then tackles Shamrock down to save Hart. Bill acts like he wasn't slapped a couple of seconds ago and tells Bret to finish the guy… Sharpshooter time? Yes it is! Bret turns the MMA legend around, but he doesn’t tap out even though his leg is damaged. Ken grabs Hart’s ankle and powers back into the Ankle Lock! Goldberg is too preoccupied with Steiner right now, so he can’t break up the hold immediately. Bret unlaces his boot to escape the deadly hold, and rolls up the hot-headed man with a School Boy! Piper counts one, two, and sudden three! We have our first elimination, and Shamrock doesn’t like that at all. HE SNAPS! Belly to Belly to everyone! Hart, Steiner, Triple H, Goldberg and even Piper go down! Shamrock leaves fuming and cussing. He left 5 men on the ground though and left the Elimination Chamber on his own two, so that’s nice. Speaking of that, Hogan’s time is up and he must leave the pod. Hulk plays air guitar and teases the crowd, before running up for a Doomsday Leg Drop on Steiner… who kicks out at one!! Hogan can’t believe his eyes, but he begs Scotty not to hurt him! Another roll up from Hart, but Steiner kicks out! Hogan throws his bandana away in anger, and attacks Hart with a back rake, followed by some theatrical punches. Bret kicks Hogan in the midsection and teases the Piledriver, but Hogan is fresh and he powers out Hart. Steiner though clubs Hulkster in the back and sets him up for some Tiger Suplex. Well, Triple H thought that he was about to hit The Pedigree on the man, so he helps Hulk escape. He picks up Steiner for a Delayed Vertical Suplex… but Steiner lands on his feet and busts a Steiner Screwdriver on the man! Steiner now tells Trips to suck it and points at Hogan’s direction. Goldberg helps Steiner to attack the US champ, while Bret tries to pick up a fall against Hunter, who kicks out last second. Hogan tries to negotiate with Goldberg to take out Steiner, nope. Eye poke from Hogan to Scott, he takes out his weightlifting belt too and straps the crap out of both men. Bret and Hunter beat each other up, another High Running Knee takes Bret down and sets him up for an Indian Deathlock submission hold! Bret’s leg is not one hundred percent now, so he struggles here. Hogan runs up to hit a Leg Drop on Bret, but Hart ducks and even tries to snatch the belt. He does, and he smacks Trips with it to escape! Goldberg readies himself up for a Spear on Hulk, but he is stopped at his tracks by a Big Boot! Another Leg Drop attempt, Steinerline connects instead! Hogan lands hard on the metal plates… but it’s nothing compared to the Belly to Belly through the chamber door!! Hogan falls out of the cage, and Steiner follows seconds later. Scott and Hulk take a second to get up, only to continue fighting outside of the structure. Piper calls them back, but they don’t listen, so after a brief moment of deep thinking Piper closes the door and tells people inside to continue. Goldberg is running up for another time, looking to end Trips once and for all, but The Game jumps up and reverses that Spear into his very own Pedigree!! That must be it for "The Man"! One, two, Bret jumps over and cradles Trips... for another sudden three!! Triple H is in shock! He pushes Hart to the floor and destroys him with a Pedigree on the metal floor! He then approaches Goldberg and turns his forehead red with clutching blows to the wound. Piper tells Triple H to go home, and after the usual bickering he finally leaves. Goldberg talks to Piper first with blood flowing over his face, asking if Bret can continue. It’s reminiscent of their last pay-per-view meeting, and because of that Hot Rod decides to "let Billy bang". Hart is struggling, but then he encourages Goldberg, he begs Bill to Spear him. Ask, and you shall receive! Counter! Bret reverses the Spear into the third cheeky pin of the night that almost catches "The Man"! Goldberg breathes heavily, but he's able to pick up Bret for a Military Press... which Hart counters into a DDT!! Cover him! No... Hart puts his singlet away and signals for The Sharpshooter! He turns Goldberg over, who's fighting the urge to submit! This visual of Goldberg refusing to tap out in his own pool of blood reminds us of one particularly amazing match. Yet Goldberg somehow powers out! He doesn't pass out unlike one bionic redneck from up north. Bret is not sure what he can do now. He probably needed to pin "The Man" when he had a chance. Now our reigning champion is roaring back, with the crowd firmly behind him. Bret wants to escape, so he climbs up the pod. Goldberg catches "The Hitman" by the leg, pushing him down to his shoulder for a massive Powerslam! Another roar, Goldberg sits down in the corner... SPEAR! Bret had no chance reversing that move. Bill is now standing over his rival, waiting for him to pick himself up. This time Hart can’t avoid the Jackhammer! Piper counts... One. Two. Three. Clean as a whistle, Goldberg beats Bret here and keeps the world title, eliminating not only his competition, but the controversy of his latest match with Hart. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>In a bout that featured great action and great heat from the audience, Goldberg defeated Bret Hart, Ken Shamrock, Triple H, Hulk Hogan and Scott Steiner in 22:47; the order of elimination was Ken Shamrock first, then Scott Steiner and Hulk Hogan, then Triple H, and finally Bret Hart. Goldberg makes defence number 3 of his WCW World Heavyweight Championship. 90/100</div></blockquote> Piper gives Goldberg his belt and heps Bret leave the cage. Hart is very prideful, he refuses to get any help. "Hitman" looks distraught, even more bitter than usual. He pushes the door and then just stops. Goldberg looks over Hart, not sure what he's going to do next. Bret teases some decision there, turning back to Goldberg... and offering him a handshake! Well, it looks like the good old Bret Hart came back to his old values of respect and sportsmanship. Goldberg hugs Bret in return, canadian leaves the structure that took of years from his career with people back in his corner. Fans applause to Hart who disappears behind the corner... Goldberg raises that big gold belt one more time with commentators thanking us for our time, when suddenly... The holder of the world title shot briefcase pushes the metal plate on the floor out and emerges from the "depths of hell". RAVEN didn't escape in that car!! That doesn't matter, he's inside now, and he whacks Goldberg into the back of the head with his item! Piper asks Raven what is he doing? The hardcore champion pushes "Hot Rod" away and locks the chamber one more time... "You told Konnan his match could take place anytime, anywhere. What about me? What about Raven!? I'm cashing in... right now!" Raven throws Piper that case, turns back to Goldberg and DDT's him on the floor!! Raven covers "The Man" and Piper has no choice but to strike his palm three times, awarding the world title to the man who nobody expected to become the new "top dog" tonight! Raven gets the world title in his clutches, looking at the holy grail with euphoric eyes. RAVEN IS THE NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! Tony Schiavone calls this the most despicable screwjob in the history of our great sport! We end our programming with Raven hitting his signature pose over the unconscious carcass of Goldberg. Good night everybody! <img alt="aj4dqop.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/aj4dqop.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Final Rating: 87/100 (3.33 PPV Buy Rate)

crackerjack · March 20, 2019

Nice to see this back!

Raven walking out with the gold was definitely surprising. I'm interested to see who steps up to challenge him for the gold next... One would think Goldberg's got the shot, but I feel like that that might be too obvious

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