Rebooking Nitro's

Blodyxe · April 13, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crackerjack" data-cite="crackerjack" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>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</div></blockquote> Oh man, I wish that was true. Feeling like Nigel Mansell in Dallax 84 GP, trying to push this sumbitch over the line. Weekends are coming for me, so there will be a chance to write a show. About Raven winning - I went full "Mayhem" mode there. I already wrote Raven's post title win promo on Nitro, so more sense made there. Doubt anyone even remembers he got the title shot at Halloween Havoc, but to quote the man himself "ah, you get it" And not to make it a false alarm, I'll pin some confirmed matches for that same Nitro now... and a Paint masterchunk of Raven with the "Big Gold" belt he never held in real life. Suspend your disbelief folks, I'm not a graphic wizard <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <img alt="lojtGpn.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/lojtGpn.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> WCW Monday Nitro Card <ul><li>Scott Steiner vs. El Dandy </li><li>Scott Steiner vs. Juventud Guerrera </li><li>Scott Steiner vs. The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) w/Tammy Sytch </li><li>Disco Cats (Disco Inferno and Ernest "The Cat" Miller) vs. Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) </li><li>Ken Shamrock vs. Jeff Jarrett © - WCW World Television Championship match </li><li>Scott Hall w/Kevin Nash vs. Kanyon w/Diamond Dallas Page </li><li>Goldberg vs. Raven © - WCW World Heavyweight Championship match </li></ul> Three first matches are too sweet, I know. The main question is "will Raven's title reign last or will Goldberg run through him like in 1998?" Tune in to find out...

crackerjack · April 15, 2019

Scott Steiner vs. El Dandy

Scott Steiner vs. Juventud Guerrera

Scott Steiner vs. The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) w/Tammy Sytch

Disco Cats (Disco Inferno and Ernest "The Cat" Miller) vs. Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon)

Ken Shamrock vs. Jeff Jarrett © - WCW World Television Championship match

Scott Hall w/Kevin Nash vs. Kanyon w/Diamond Dallas Page

Goldberg vs. Raven © - WCW World Heavyweight Championship matc

Blodyxe · April 21, 2019

WCW Monday Nitro on TNT (Show #100)

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Week 1, December 2000

Meadowlands Arena, Tri State (14,974)

We open this special edition of Nitro with Raven already sitting in the corner with the big gold belt on his shoulder and a microphone in his hand.

If you missed Mayhem - this visual will confuse you a lot and then some. You can’t argue that our last pay-per-view event lived up to its name. Announcers recap the pay-per-view to fill in those who was wrong enough to miss our show. And now Raven speaks…

“And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting

On the pallid bust of Pallas just above the chamber door;

And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,

And the lamp-light o’er him streaming throws a shadow on the floor

...

Last night I fulfilled my destiny... I became the world heavyweight champion, just like I promised.

Nobody believed in me… nobody!

Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning...

They said Raven wasn’t this and he wasn’t that, he is not "world title material". Well now you can see that I’m not defined by the rules hypocritical society enforced on me since childhood. I am not good enough, not big enough, not serious enough… What about now?

Raven stands up from his corner and shows off the big gold belt.

This oppression only made me stronger, it made me hungry and willing to go an extra mile… and last night… I turned two of my wildest dreams into reality. Firstly I became “the guy”, against all odds… and secondly… I punished Goldberg for pain, grief and suffering he brought to me on 20th of April, 1998.

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing…

I didn’t forget about that day, it haunted me for more than two years. Alcohol, drug abuse, sexual debauchery, violence… nothing could ease the pain. I experienced a perverse conflict between desire to forget and desire to remember... so I forced myself to get pleasure from focusing on that loss.

They say revenge is a dish served cold, and for once they are right. When I stood over Goldberg's cold body with this title, I felt true euphoria and power for the first time in my life… and I’m not giving this title back, not until my last breath.

In just a few seconds I will complete the trifecta of my twisted desires… by freeing Saturn from The Revolution… for costing me that United States title in 1998!

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor

Shall be lifted—nevermore!"

Raven drops the mic, throws his hair back and hits the pose with title still in his hand. Announcers discuss Raven’s decision to kick Saturn from “The Revolution” after winning the wager match against Shane Douglas. (B+)

Suddenly, cameras catch Goldberg marching on backstage, looking to get one back on Raven!

Our new world champion decides to leave before it’s too late, that’s why he left Lisa Marie Varon to keep the car warm in the parking lot. But surprisingly, Goldberg is coming not after Raven… he makes a turn and kicks the door into Piper’s office, getting the attention of all New Blood guys! Miss Hancock yelps, Goldberg pushes Roddy Piper to the wall…

“GIVE ME WHAT I WANT!!”

Piper can’t answer, as Goldberg is clutching him too tight around the neck. New Blood guys try to restrain “Da Man”, who snaps back and hits Mike Sanders in the face!

“Calm down, ye animal! I’ll give you what you want!” - Piper says, dusting himself off after that barge in. Telling Bill to calm down is not the brightest idea, as he thinks that Roddy and Raven are in on something together! He was screwed last night! “Hot Rod” tries to laugh it off, saying that’s Bret’s catchphrase, but Billy is not in the playing mood.

“Alright-alright, you will get your title rematch tonight, in the main event!”

Goldberg gazes Roddy, turns around and tells security guys they will be next if they ever touch him again! The group steps away, letting Goldberg leave. SLAM! The door is shut back. What a chaotic first segment, we will be back in a matter of seconds. (B+)

As we return from a brief commercial break, Mean Gene is standing next to Scott Steiner, who anxiously adjusts his beard, waiting for his cue to scream and shout. Okerlund asks Steiner what on Earth happened last night, and where did “Big Poppa Pump” go during the Elimination Chamber?

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT ARE YOU, BLIND!? JEEZUS! THERE WERE FIVE OF THEM! HULK HOGAN, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!? NOBODY DOES THIS TO FREAKZILLA… YOU, YOU’RE GONNA DIE, I GUARANTEE I AM GONNA KILL YOU! I’M OUTTA HERE!” (B)

It looks like Goldberg is not the only man who is upset with the outcome of that match. When you think about it, nobody is happy about it. Except Raven! Steiner is making his way out to the ring and calls out Hogan one last time. No response for now. Steiner swears so profusely we don’t get any sound for half a minute… until El Dandy of all people comes out. Why in the world would he do that?

“Scotty Steiner, there’s no need to be upset. Oh wait, maybe there is. Maybe you are secretly mad that you can’t compete with me in terms of raw sex appeal and female magnetism? Maybe you need to blow off some steam?”

“COME HERE AND BLOW SOME OF MY STEAM, YOU HICK-CHICK MAGNET!”

Oh, El Dandy doesn’t like that and he’s oblivious enough to accept this challenge. Ring the bell!

In an extremely short match, Scott Steiner defeated El Dandy in 2:25 by submission with a Steiner Recliner. 68/100

Despite El Dandy being a serious professional and a jam up guy, many have doubted his chances coming into this fight. Steiner suplexed this allegedly green-eyed man from pillar to post, Tiger Bombed him hard on the mat and capped this one-sided beating out with a Steiner Recliner. Dominant performance by “The Big Bad Booty Daddy”! Scott demands a mic, yells that he can go like this all night long and he won’t leave until he gets Hak Hogan!

“Finally, The Juice has come back to… it doesn’t matter where he came back to!!”

Juventud Guerrera comes out, pours some water on himself and runs into the ring, right in the Steinerline! Scotty drops his peak on him, makes some push ups and talks some trash like only he can. He tells the official to make this bout official, and who would say no to a man like Scotty Steiner?

In an extremely short match, Scott Steiner defeated Juventud Guerrera in 3:37 by submission with a Steiner Recliner. 75/100

This match was a little bit more competitive, but it still belonged to Freakzilla. Juvi climbed on the top rope at one point, but ended up on the mats after Scott busted out a Frankensteiner! Steiner Recliner, “The Youth Warrior” furiously taps out! Second win in a matter of minutes for Scott. And he’s not done yet… “IS THAT ALL WE GOT THERE IN THE BACK? BIG POPPA PUMP IS A VERY VIRILE MAN, SO DON’T LEAVE ME HANGING HERE!”

Ask, and you shall receive. Tammy Sytch walks out with her newest clients in Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas. Tammy tells them to finish the job right now, but these boys don’t look like they want to share the same ring with former United States champion. Sytch grabs a mic and says that if Big Poppa Pump is so bad, why don’t he take on both of her guys at the same time?

“TAMMY, I WOULD EVEN LET YOU JOIN IN, BUT MY LEEK IS TOO BIG FOR YOUR CHEEK!”

Oof… The Naturals slide into the ring and try to make Steiner pay for his words. They don’t succeed though, Scott germans both of them like they weigh nothing and once again bullies the ref into starting a third consecutive “handicap” bout.

In an extremely short match, Scott Steiner defeated The Naturals in a Handicap match in 2:31 when Scott Steiner defeated Chase Stevens and Andy Douglas by submission with a Double Steiner Recliner. 60/100

Maybe he CAN do it all night long after all? Steiner destroys both “boys” and locks them up in a Double Steiner Recliner. Third victory in less than ten minutes too! Piper has to put an end to this.

“Ok, enough-enough! You proved yourself Steiner. I made a mistake when I threw you out of the chamber last night. Believe you me, there’s nothing I would like to see more than you beating the living crap out of Hulk Hogan. You will get a chance to do that, next week… because I’m letting you compete for the briefcase with US title shot in it!”

Announcers clue the viewers that Konnan lost his job last night, so now his briefcase is up for grabs. Steiner says it doesn’t matter what the odds are, he will beat anyone who will stand in his way to kicking Hogan’s ass! Steiner ends his night flexing in front of Tammy who checks on her boys there.

“CALL ME, **TCH!”

Let’s take another break, shall we?

Once again we come back to “Mean” Gene standing next to the participant of last night’s Elimination Chamber, now it’s Bret Hart. Okerlund shills the Hotline first, then asks Bret about that embrace with Goldberg he had just last night. Can we say that “The Hitman” and “The Man” buried the hatchet and don’t have any hard feelings between them?

“Mean Gene, I never disliked Bill. We had our battles and our differences, sure, but I always had the respect for him. Last night he proved that he’s indeed “The Man” around here, up until he was screwed out of his title by Raven. I feel for Goldberg and would like him to reclaim the title tonight, and as for me… I think I have some unfinished business with Mr. Triple H. Therefore I challenge him to a singles match at Starrcade... so the best man could win. And trust me Gene, there’s nobody better than "The Hitman"! I am the best there is, the best there wa...”

Bret can’t even finish his catchphrase because Triple H jumps him from behind! “The Game” pushes Hart face first into the interview set behind Gene and punches the proud canadian in the face a couple of times.

“You want some of this, Hart? You’re ON!!”

Just like that folks, we have one of the first matches announced for the Starrcade card. This match brewed for a long time, and it looks like we will see these two collide in singles action at Starrcade! Gene sends us back to the ringside while calling over doctors to aid Bret out here. (B+)

Schiavone and Tenay talk about all the chaos that happened over the last 48 hours, acting like this has never happened before. Bobby Heenan is far more relaxed, he says that he expects thing like that, because he’s “The Brain” after all… that’s when the announce table is greeted with loud pyro! Team 3D is in the house and Bobby jumps in his chair, looking a little unwell.

“DO YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE?” - starts Brother Ray. Of course they do, Bubba. Maybe that was a rhetorical question, I don’t know. “Last night me and Devon got dumped out of this ring by The Road Warriors. The same Road Warriors who snack on danger and dine on death! But if you ask us, last night Hawk dined on a wooden table near that ramp! As my brother likes to say… thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not kill, and thou shalt not mess with... Team 3D!”

“Awww my brotha… TESTIFY!”

Aww, what a rush, Road Warriors come out almost immediately. Tell ‘em, Hawk!

“So you boys want to play with the Road Warriors? Look at us. Do you really think anyone here or back there can beat US in the real fight? Me and Animal could snap your hillbilly necks in a New York Minute, because we are the real men and the real men ain’t playing around!!”

Shouty-shouty we go, oh boy.

- Last time I checked, you played with a Rocco wrestle buddy in the back, so don’t tell us you are real men!

- **** ROCCO! WE’VE BUILT OUR REPUTATION BEATING GUYS LIKE YOU AROUND!

- The reason why you were keeping down for so long is because you have never met anyone like us! We beat you before and we can beat you again!!

- OH YEAH? BE OUR GUESTS! CHOOSE ANY STIPULATION FOR STARRCADE AND WE WILL CRACK YOUR SKULLS OPEN BEFORE YOU WILL FINISH YELLING “WAZZUP”, CHUMPS!

This gets out of control, and this crowd is somewhat unsurprisingly on the side of Team 3D here.

“You want us again - you got us, in a TABLES match!”

Huge reaction from the fans, they are stoked and there’s nothing like a rubber match that involves a pair of tables! Tony Schiavone backs one of the strongest tag team in the history of our great sport to win it, while Heenan chooses Team 3D because they have surprised him once, so they can definitely surprise him twice! Tenay tells us to stay tuned, because Team 3D is wrestling next, against The Disco Cats! ©

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Team 3D defeated The Disco Cats in 7:25 when Brother Ray defeated The Cat by pinfall with a 3D. 71/100

Disco Inferno is from this same area, but the fans are firmly on the side of Team 3D there. It was a pretty short match, but it had some good action in it. Disco was greeted with a “Wazzup” and then Cat got a taste of that Deadly Death Device. Comfortable win for the local boys…

Booker, Buff and Trish watched that match backstage on a TV monitor. Well, Bagwell actually peeked at Trish’s cleavage while Booker wasn’t looking, but who can blame him? Booker says that now Saturn is out of the Revolution, the titles should be vacated. That means they only need to collect the belts from that has been Roddy Piper, and they’re golden once again!

“Khm-khm!”

Whoopsie, Roddy heard that Booker called him a “has been” and he’s smirking like a Cheshire Cat. Booker gasps for air like a fish, then tries to joke out of it, saying he meant there has been a lot of title changes, and they need to collect their belts back, that’s all.

Piper rolls his eyes and tells that Booker is right. He is a has been… and tag titles will be vacated effective immediately… but where he’s wrong, is when he says that Buffy T will just “collect” them back.

“Boys, I hate to break it to ya, but you’re not getting squat now. You were pushed of the top just before Starrcade, so now the only way for you to get back is to grab a ladder, hold it real tight, and climb your sorry asses up. I heard The Road Warriors, I’ve heard Team 3D… what can I say, they got a nice reaction, and I’m thinking about giving them their shots. If ya wanna change my mind, you better do it quick, because you might just miss out on the biggest event of the year!”

Trish was about to say something, but Piper left before they could even open their mouthes. Buff took his hat off and sulked his shoulders, looking like all hope was gone. To close the segment, Booker T said they are too big to be ignored, and that “Hot Rod” will surely change his mind very soon. (B-)

A hype video for Jushin Liger interrupts Booker. Yesterday Liger san once again became the WCW Cruiserweight champion, and it seems like Rey Mysterio Jr is destined to get his Starrcade rematch for the title he never lost now that he sent Konnan packing. Rey probably has to thank Billy Kidman for this, because if it wasn’t for Billy, the outcome of that career threatening match would have been very different. (C+)

“Mean Gene” is with us once again, welcoming Billy Kidman back to WCW. Kidman looks better than ever, he even gained some weight! Billy says that he completed his course. Physically he feels great, but mentally… he needs to address a lot of things. Kidman says that while he was in rehab he had a lot of time to really think about his past, get his priorities straight. He also had the chance to keep a close eyes on the competition here in WCW.

“There’s one guy that was running his mouth in my absence, harassing my girlfriend and acting like a total jerk that I really want to beat up, Mean Gene. My hands a scratching for all the different reasons now and I can’t wait to get back into the action.”

“Look who’s back, it’s our old good friend Billy! Back from the dead as I see.” - CM Punk drops. “Such a shame your withdrawals seem to be over, it was so nice to not see you on the cards… Oh, you thought I was talking about other withdrawal? Well, those are not over for you, junkie.”

Kidman loses it and jumps on Punk, trying to get some punches in, and he does! Finlay and Arn Anderson are there to break up the scuffle, with Okerlund following the action. The senior guys calm the young guys, telling them to settle their differences in the ring! Billy says that’s fine with him, he’s cleared to wrestle. Punk says he’s not going to wrestle that drug addict before someone tests him. Guys get separated, with Finlay telling Kidman to keep his cool and ask for a match at Thunder. I guess we’re done here for now, because Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page make their entrance. (D+)

"Self High Five" hits, "The People's Champion" and "The Innovator of Offense" Kanyon come out. Green pyro strikes, DDP asks for a mic. "Last night me and bud were THIS close to claiming our tickets to Starrcade. Unfortunately, it wasn't our day. Chris Benoit won the match and I can only congratulate him with that. And with all this commotion happening with the tag titles, we feel like we're not done yet. Kanyon, whatcha gonna say?"

Kanyon gets a stick and says they can get another shot only by doing what they do best - wrestling. Kanyon talks about a grueling training they had today, grinding and pushing each other to the limit. That gets a chuckle out of "The Brain", some fans catch Kanyon mid word and react like they could in 2000. Page scratches his head and asks Kanyon to give him the mic back. That's when Outsiders appear on the stage, holding on to their guts, mocking two "partners".

"Spare us with details, Innovator. We don't want to hear how you grinded and pushed each other... somewhere... for some reason..." - Nash remarks. Kanyon is upset, he yells back and ignores Page's pleads to calm down.

Hall takes it from there...

"Ooh, calm down, Kanyon. Listen to your boyfriend, chico! Save your energy for later, maybe you will find the place to stick another training before Kim catches you, mang!" Now DDP is mad. Looks like he's breathing deeply and counts to five, but Kanyon is his usual explosive self.

"At least I am not sucking to the bottle like you do, Bad Guy! Why don't you bring your lazy ass down here!? How do you say it, don't sing it, bring it? Well I'm all ready to go papi, taste some of this champagne!" Hall is smirking, Nash whispers something in his ear and they slowly approach the ring. Hall throws his toothpick in Kanyon, accepting the challenge. One limping referee rolls in and we start the match! (B-)

Hall looked strong here, turning Kanyon's Crossbody into a Fallaway Slam, putting him in a tight Abdominal Stretch and slapping him across the head. Nash looked from the outside, arguing with DDP. Hall picked up Kanyon to lay him out for good with the Outsider's Edge, but instead of landing on his head, Kanyon got on his legs and quickly executed a Flatliner! Nash looked to break up the fall, but DDP caught him with a Diamond Cutter! 1-2-3, and Kanyon picks up a HUGE victory and celebrates, with most of the fans on his side. Hall is gazed, he's glass-eyed and not in that way. Nash is holding his jaw, looking pissed... This is one is not over, folks.

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Kanyon defeated Scott Hall in 8:26 by pinfall with a Flatliner. 68/100

Ric Flair is walking around in Piper's office, ranting about The Revolution. He talks about being busted open last night and he demands that Jeff Jarrett, Shane Douglas and the rest of that group would be punished - tonight! "Hot Rod" is not as hot as Ric, but he assures Flair that they'll get what they deserve. Piper will strip them off the tag titles, and put Jarrett in a title defense. Flair says that's good, but all of them have to pay the price. Ric then looks over the New Blood, asking why they're not wrestling?

"If I was your age, I wouldn't leave that ring!" New Blood members just sneaker, taking it as a new generation would. "I have a problem with The Revolution, but I also have a problem with guys like you! Guys that collect a paycheck without even lacing a pair of boots, walking in and out, doing it only for fame, money, girls... Don't get me wrong, that's important. But that ring is what you have to think about first time in the morning. I do it to this day, feeling the pain, so you all have no excuse!" Piper tells the boys to clear the room, so Flair could breathe for a second. "Johnny The Bull, that lady is not yours for one simple reason! You're not the man, wooo! And you never will be if you sit around, picking fedoras to wear. Jindrak, you think you're some cute guy that will get the spot because of his looks? HA! I've got bad news for you pal, that's not gonna happen if you look in the mirror more than in that damn TV! Randy... it's good that you have family ties and the star quality, but I'm not sure you will ever become the greatest because you're a LAZY son of a gun! All of you!"

New Blood is not as complacent now, Sanders tells Flair to take a chill pill and leave everything to them, or he will be S.O.L. and you know what that means! Flair doesn't know, and he doesn't care. Piper offers Ric some wine, let's take a commercial break. (B+)

We're back and Shane Douglas and his comrades (except Saturn) take over the squared circle. "Franchise" tells production team to cut the damn music, he has a lot of things he wants to get of his chest. Shane talks about Raven's sneaky ways, first retaining the hardcore title, and then banning Perry Saturn from Revolution. Then he spits truth about Flair getting what he deserves, and anyone getting in the same position if they ever take what they want. Lastly, Douglas overheard that Piper plans to strip them of their tag team titles...

"You're more than welcome to try, old man! Take your bad hip out of that chair and grab your boys with you so they could look how I FRANCHISE your ***!"

New Blood's music hits and the Power Plant guys are looking to tussle it out with Douglas and company! Sanders is staying aback, calling the shots like a point guard. O'Haire and Palumbo are your traditional bigs, they get in first, followed by a bulldozer in Samoa Joe! A big brawl in the ring breaks out, with fists flying and people getting "pampered". Regal knocks Johnny out with his brass knucks, but O'Haire knocks out Candido with ease only using his fists. New Blood has the size advantage, no doubt, but Storm and Malenko use their skills to stuff the rookies. Couple of stomps later they are pushed aside, with Chavo Guerrero being thrown out to the outside with a scary Double Hip Toss! Douglas tries to escape, but Orton stomps on his body parts like Garvin used to. Jarrett is surrounded, asking who wants to choke on his guitar among these slapnuts? Well, Ken Shamrock runs forward and takes Jarrett down from behind. He has lots of pent up aggression in him, and by the looks of things he gets a title shot as well...

Shamrock grounds and pounds Double J, looking to snap the man's ankle. Flair probably had to something with this, but now all eyes are on "The World's Most Dangerous Man". Dustin Rhodes jumped on the apron and was suplexed into the action by Ken, while Regal was wiped with a Leg Lariat. Malenko then slid the trusty guitar to the country singer, who SMACKED the hell out of Shamrock's skull, causing an immediate DQ!

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Ken Shamrock defeated Jeff Jarrett in 7:11 by disqualification after Jarrett intentionally hit Shamrock with an Acoustic Equalizer. 76/100

Ken lost his marbles after that, dismissing the impact of the instrument. Jarrett has nothing else to do but run, leaving his TV title behind. New Blood simply pick up all the gold Revolution won and cheekily pose with it, for Piper to take notice. Not an ideal night for Revolution, they are not in a good position.

Backstage Hulk Hogan approaches "The Game"! Hulkster says Triple H did a helluva job earlier today, knocking "Hitman" down. Trips sips from his bottle, tolerating our US champion. "You see brother, you have the IT factor, the physique, the character to make it to the top just like I did. I can see a star in you, and I have to tell you bother, Ric Flair is not a good influence on you. But I came here not to talk about that, dude, I wanted to talk business with you... I want you to take Scott Steiner out just like you took out Bret Hart, my man!"

Triple H drinks some more, and simply tells the man he doesn't do jobs. "I'm gonna decline this business offer, I am sure you understand why, Hulk. If you want someone to run your errands - go ask Sid or Mike Awesome to do it. I'm just too damn good for being a hired gun, and that's not good for MY business." Hogan is irritated, but he smoothes it over and leaves, presumably to take some of that spotlight in the ring, jack. (B)

A little hype video announcing that Starrcade is three weeks away. Then a cryptic figure walks into some dark house, with a burning 12/11/2000 graphic lightning up a dark screen. It all comes down to darkness once again as some shadow puts the numbers out...

And then Hulk makes his big entrance, giving people dizzy eyes with his white pyro. Hogan is followed by Mike Awesome, no Sid Vicious in sight. Hulkster picks up a mic and welcomes all the Hulkamaniacs to his show, telling them he's the reason why they bought the tickets. People disagree, wide camera shots catch more Goldberg signs, some people are still wearing nWo shirts, some a loyal to Flair. Hogan fans are there too, and they are loud, but overall Hogan is not the number one in terms of popularity.

"Well let me tell you something, Hulkamaniacs, last night was a disgrace. I, as much as you did, hated how that night ended. That title was stolen by a man who has no fans and no right to be in the main event picture, brother! The man was robbed last night, and I am as disgusted as you are! It should have been different, no doubt. It should have been ME standing with that big gold belt, closing down the show, jack!"

People who thought that Hogan was talking about Goldberg started booing, Mike Awesome silently nodded, agreeing with Hulk. Hogan then said that next week Piper will hold a Battle Royal to determine the new #1 contender for his US title. "Well you don't have to look far, brothers, because the winner is standing right next to me! Mikey will throw everybody out and we will have a real main event at Starrcade!"

"But that wouldn't be box office... Mike, I love you my brother, but there's only one match I can see myself on that Starrcade card. And that's a long-awaited rematch with Goldberg! Champion against champion, two biggest stars in this business clashing one more time! Goldberg, I never had my rematch and you know that a match with me is a money match. So whatcha gonna do, Goldberg? You're gonna beat that no good Raven tonight, get that title back and we will have ourselves the biggest match possible. I know you're a smart man and you know what's best for business, unlike Triple H down there. I'll be watching your match, and I expect you to pick up Raven and Jackhammer him straight to hell, dude! Much love!" (A)

Hogan drops the mic and indeed joins the commentary, trading verbal jabs with Heenan. Schiavone sends us backstage for a second, because Gene Okerlund is conducting an interview with Raven!

“Mean Gene” thanks his partners and introduces the current WCW world heavyweight champion to the viewers. Raven has his hair down, but he picks it up when Okerlund asks him about his nerves heading into his first title defense.

- How afraid are you to lose this title after winning it last night, Raven?

- Afraid? I’m afraid of no one… I’m not losing this title tonight, or any other night… and you, you better watch yourself. You never asked me any questions when I was one of the rest, never acknowledged my existence when I was here for years! And now you want to ask me your ridiculous questions? This interview is over…

- There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, the man that stole the title form “The Man” can’t deal with the pressure. Back to you, Tony!

Hogan sides with Gene-O, Raven is simply not on the level of Hulk Hogan and Goldberg. Speaking of Bill, he makes his entrance first. Cops, golden sparkles, kicks in the air and a roar that fires up the crowd! “That’s bigger than life, dude. That’s who i want to wrestle at Starrcade!”

Raven gets none of that… he walks out alone, with the big gold belt around his waist. He is taking his time, looking at the fans, the official and his opponent. Hogan tells Raven to enjoy his New York minute in the big time, and Hennan says Road Warriors already talked about New York minutes today. Raven demands an introduction, stares at his belt for a long time and only then agrees to fight.

Goldberg has no time to waste, and he SPEARS Raven out of the gate!! But oh no, Raven had a Hardcore title underneath his leather jacket, and that seriously hurt the challenger. Not quite the same effect as compared to Goldberg tackling Hart’s steel plate, but still painful! That would probably take the Jackhammer out of his arsenal too…

We got a very hot brawl, with Raven flying into the crowd a couple of times. Goldberg almost got counted out, but he got back in time, with Raven in his clutches. Stiff knees to the body of Raven, a big Powerslam, a Military Press Slam… Goldberg dictated the whole match, with champion crawling back to the corner, asking for mercy. Advancing challenger missed his target, hitting the ring post with the bad shoulder! Raven hit his pose and was ready to end it with an Evenflow DDT, but Goldberg twisted out of it with a vicious swinging neckbreaker, getting ready for another Spear! And then...

Perry Saturn grabbed Goldberg’s legs and drove Bill crotch first into the damn ring post! Perry jumped in and started stomping on Raven, he wants his revenge! Saturn hits the ribs of Raven very hard, punches him a couple of times too. DVD in the middle of the ring, cover… One, two, three! Saturn pins our world champion clean as a whistle, but wins the Hardcore title instead.

He then tries to do one better, grabbing Goldberg’s injured arm, dragging him over to cover Raven, delusional to the fact that he just helped Raven survive. Ref refuses to count because Perry caused a DQ by his sneak attack… Saturn is not the brightest light bulb in the room, you see. Hogan is livid, Goldberg too. Bill snarls and spears Saturn for the sake of it, then Jackhammers him next to Raven.

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Goldberg defeated Raven in 10:58 when Raven was DQed after Perry Saturn interfered to win the WCW Hardcore championship. 87/100

“The winner of the match following a disqualification - Goldberg, but still your WCW World Heavyweight Champion… Raven”

Goldberg picks up the title and drops it on Raven who’s cackling to himself. He survived this night, even though he lost the Hardcore championship to Saturn who gets his own title dropped nearby by the referee. Goldberg passes Hogan, as they stare each other down.

On this interesting image we go off air, moving one day closer to Starrcade! (B+)

Final Rating: 84/100 (8.16 on TNT, up from 7.59)

This show increased our popularity in 18 regions. Show number 100 is in the books!

Blodyxe · May 5, 2019

WCW Thursday Thunder Preview and Standings

<div style="text-align:center;">WCW Thursday Thunder Preview

<img alt="sn5FYzU.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/sn5FYzU.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Rabid David vs. Psycho Goliath

A match requested by Sid Vicious will headline the upcoming edition of WCW Thunder. "The Master and The Ruler of The World" wanted to get a singles match with the number one contender on the WCW tag team titles, and Piper made it official with a sadistic smile on his face. Can Benoit surprise Sid once again, or will Vicious halt Benoit's momentum heading into the biggest event of the year?

Official Thunder Card

1) Buffy T w/Trish Startus and Big T (Buff Bagwell and Booker T) vs. Berlyn and Norman Smiley

2) CM Punk w/Madusa vs. Billy Kidman

3) Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Super Crazy

4) LAX (Psicosis, Homicide and Hernandez) vs. Big Vito, Wilhelm and Kaz Hayashi

5) Triple H vs. Mystery Opponent From The Revolution (Chavo Guerrero/Dustin Rhodes/Lance Storm/Shane Douglas/Dean Malenko/Steven Rega/Chris Candido/Jeff Jarrett)

6) ??? vs. Lita - WCW Women's Tournamnt 1st Round match

7) Chris Benoit vs. Sid Vicious</div>

I never booked a singles match between Sid and Benoit, and it's a high profile bout, so don't miss it, baybay! I also forgot to update the standings, so there you go...

Prediction Contest Standings

1. crackerjack - 37 (5+3)

2. Beejus - 31 (+4)

3. Destiny - 21 (+4)

4. Kijar - 10

5. Texasrangers13 - 4

Yup, I didn't update it for that long. My bad, that's on me. Crackerjack's activity pays off and he wins the predicition contest... with his 6 correct picks being allocated to the new table, where he is the sole participant. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

1. crackerjack - 6

Now that's WCW style! Proper shithousery, ahyessir. The first draft of the show is 70% done, see you soon.

crackerjack · May 5, 2019

1) Buffy T w/Trish Startus and Big T (Buff Bagwell and Booker T) vs. Berlyn and Norman Smiley

2) CM Punk w/Madusa vs. Billy Kidman

3) Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Super Crazy

4) LAX (Psicosis, Homicide and Hernandez) vs. Big Vito, Wilhelm and Kaz Hayashi

5) Triple H vs. Mystery Opponent From The Revolution (Chavo Guerrero/Dustin Rhodes/Lance Storm/Shane Douglas/Dean Malenko/William Rega/Chris Candido/Jeff Jarrett) I'm guessing Dean

6) ??? vs. Lita - WCW Women's Tournamnt 1st Round match

7) Chris Benoit vs. Sid Vicious

Blodyxe · May 19, 2019

WCW Thursday Thunder on TBS (Show #101) http://i.imgur.com/ntJKTBc.png Week 1, December 2000 Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Mid Atlantic (12,617) A cryptic video of a mystery man in a scary house rolls in before the usual Thunder intro takes place. The lights flicker, rain washes down the hut and the shadow passes by in the window. Suddenly the door opens up widely, with 12/11/2K numbers flashing on the wall once again... We saw this message on Monday, and we will probably find out the meaning behind it next week, because Tony Schiavone overdramatically proclaims it is the day of the next Nitro show! Tony is spooked, Bobby Heenan asks him how much time did he spend on those calculations? Mike Tenay ignores the bickering and previews the matches for tonight. <img alt="3qikojz.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3qikojz.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> But before he can finish, we get a Chris Benoit entrance. "The Rabid Wolverine" missed Nitro, but he looks ready for action tonight! "I had to miss only one show, and half of this locker room already talks about the tag team title match at Starrcade! I-I-I won the match on Sunday, and that grants ME a title shot. Team 3D, Road Warriors, Booker T and Buff Bagwell... if you think you can take this opportunity from me, come out and try me first!" Benoit is not much of a talker, but he will not just let others take his spot. Ask - and you shall receive! Sid Vicious slowly stumps down the aisle, with an insane look in his eyes. Looks like he still can’t get over his loss, and “the anger stage” of a loss is still in effect. - BENOIT! Your win at Mayhem was a FLUKE! You didn't beat me, and you could never beat me! Even when we fought for the world heavyweight title you couldn't take me down! I'm the Master and The Ruler of The World, and I want to fight you again!! - I am the Rabid Wolverine, and I will make you tap out tonight if you want it so bad! - Hahahah, I would break you in half if I wanted to, small guy. - And I would STILL lock your big stupid head in a Crossface! NOW PROVE ME WRONG! Before they start a fight, Roddy Piper comes out. “Hot Rod” is not exactly a peacemaker, but he’s a matchmaker after all. "Benoit, you don't make matches around here, and neither do you, Sid. But even then, I can't spoil such a good fight, can I? That's why tonight you two will face off in a singles match! And to make you two maniacs go at it even harder, I will make this a high stakes match! You Benoit will defend your right to go to Starrcade, so that you could prove ME wrong, angry fella! You lose tonight and you have to start all over again! Don't thank me Sid, because if you lose tonight... you won't wrestle at Starcade at all!" Roddy ups the ante, with both men now in a tough position. Vicious laughed like a maniac, but no he’s not so jolly. He can't miss the biggest show of the year, and Benoit wouldn't take warmly to the bench either, but this is what we get here... Win or go home! Benoit and Sid talk trash to each other and we take our first commercial break. Sid vs. Benoit is set, what a main event that is! Short but sweet recap from Nitro where Booker got caught calling Piper a “has been”. Roddy parried back through his teeth, wondering why he should protect Buffy T so much… Today they have a match against the unlikely duo of Berlyn and Norman Smiley. <img alt="kj6AEw1.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/kj6AEw1.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Trish Stratus just wouldn't take the loss of her clients before the defying show of the year. She was eliminated from the women’s tournament in the first round, so she claws and scratches here, literally. The comedic duo in the opposite corner came short as it was just their first match together, plus german’s heart was not in this bout. This was a simple tune up match for Booker and Buff. Booker smashed Berlyn with a Scissors Kick for the 1-2-3. During the match we also had a Big Wiggle spot with Norman spanking and harassing Buff, turning him into "Puff Daddy" for a second. Some portions of the crowd even chanted that... <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, Buffy T defeated Norman Smiley and Berlyn in 6:35 when Booker T defeated Berlyn by pinfall with a Scissors Kick. 68/100 </div></blockquote> Bagwell didn’t want to show that the crowd hurt him, so he smiled like a goof. He got it worse after the match, because The Road Warriors hit the scene and battered all four men to send a strong message! Big T showed up to solve the problem, but got tackled down fairly quickly too. Warriors capped off their beatdown with a Doomsday Device to Smiley, who didn't get any help from Berlyn and screamed until he got dropped. Bagwell couldn't even do that because Hawk dislocated his jaw with one particularly stiff lariat. Hawk & Animal motion the title belts around their waists to make their intentions clear - they want to add the WCW world tag team titles into their collection of accomplishments. Pre-taped material time! Backstage Rey Mysterio Jr. had a sit-down interview with Mike Tenay, talking about his match with Konnan, Kidman's return and his unfinished business in the cruiserweight division. Mysterio said that now he got rid off Konnan, he can concentrate on his career. Rey mentions that he never lost the cruiserweight title, so he wants a shot at it at Starrcade. Jushin Liger is champion again, so it looks to Rey like wrestling Gods want to see a rematch between them! They should face off once again to determine who the best cruiserweight in the world is at this point. Tenay asked if this can be considered a challenge, and Rey nodded. His eyes are locked in on the gold now, and he's ready to show Liger how much progress he made in the last couple of years. This time he will beat Jushin Liger, he knows it. Right after that interview Billy Kidman makes his entrance, eager for CM Punk to show up. After a bit of stalling, he stepped out with Madusa following him closely. Before the brawl could start Punk said that nobody is sure if Kidman actually completed his 12-step program and if he's safe to work with. "If I bust your face and even a drop of your blood touches my body - I'll take you to the court!" Kidman smirked and said that he will kick Punk's ass in about a minute, and sat on the ropes to "invite the opponent" into the ring. Punk took the stairs instead and appealed to the referee to check on Kidman, he believes that he has something on him. Nope, Billy is "clean" (meaning he has no foreign objects with him) and the bell rings. <img alt="WWcUxRl.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WWcUxRl.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Kidman dropkicked Punk and put fists to his face fairly easily, with the "straight edge jerk” rolling out of the ring to escape the flurry. Punk stood behind Madusa, who slapped Kidman and caught Billy on his way back with a stomp. Punk hit Kidman with a knee in the corner and connected with a Bulldog, but didn't get even a one count. After some rolling on the mats and trying to steal a pin, Billy reversed a Powerbomb and was looking to hit the Shooting Star Press, but Psicosis, Homicide and Hernandez jumped the rail and pushed the high flyer down, causing an immediate DQ. <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, Billy Kidman defeated CM Punk in 7:57 by disqualification after LAX interfered. 51/100</div></blockquote> That was bound to happen… Punk wanted to say something to the gangstas, but then saw Hernandez cracking his knuckles and left the ring area. Homicide stomped on Kidman and threw him back, so Hernandez could punish the guy who left them without a leader... Quick to the rescue, Rey Mysterio Jr and Super Crazy run out and help Kidman fight off the assault! As the fan favorites took the little victory in this scuffle, Vito and Wilhelm attacked LAX from the back, while Kaz Hayashi “zeroed in” on Psicosis. Wilhelm couldn't forgive latinos for dismissing his twin brother and assembled a gang of his own to deal with the latin crew! Piper interrupts the brawl and makes a tag team match between Kaz Hayashi, Vito and Wilhelm against Psicosis, Hernandez and Homicide. Roddy then says that since Rey and Super Crazy are in the ring already, why don't they have a match? If Mysterio thinks he can take on Liger, why don’t he prove it tonight by beating Super Crazy? Now that’s a curveball from the commissioner. Go grab a popcorn, as this match is coming your way NEXT! <img alt="XFn9wH9.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XFn9wH9.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Super Crazy has been really good so far in WCW, picking up a couple of easy wins and giving Jushin Liger a run for his money last Sunday. Now "The Insane Luchadore" locks up with Rey, who is believed to be the number one cruiserweight in the world. The match is fast-paced and full of crazy spots, with both men throwing everything they have at each other. Super Crazy attempts a Moonsault, lands on his feet, but gets dropkicked in the bum to hang on the middle rope. One feint kick later Crazy was open to a West Coast Pop finish that proved once again that Rey is the #1 contender and should face Liger at Starrcade. <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, Rey Mysterio Jr defeated Super Crazy in 10:38 by pinfall with a West Coast Pop. 72/100</div></blockquote> Super Crazy shakes Rey's hand after the match like a true amigo. Announcers mention that Rey was able to bring out more out of Super Crazy, does that count for something? Maybe he's better than Jushin Liger after all? Tenay says nothing would excite him more than Liger/Mysterio II! Heenan and Schiavone have their own opinions on that matter, hyping up Hart and Triple H match. Heenan also adds that next Monday we will get a new #1 contender for Hulk Hogan's US title, and "Brain" hopes Steiner goes all the way and keeps true to his promise to choke Hulk out! Heenan gets a signal from "Mean Gene" about a backstage interview, and Bobby does not like that. <img alt="L1OfonI.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/L1OfonI.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Because it’s John Cena! For some reason he doesn't have his eyebrows, but that doesn't affect his confidence. Okerlund holds a smirk and asks the young man about the lack of hair above his eyes… Cena says while life in the locker room can be tough sometimes, he wouldn't want it any other way. John says The Nasty Boys shaved his eyebrows while he was sleeping in the company bus, just to try and steal his time today. Cena gets all fired up, shouting that nothing would stop him from appearing today or entering the Battle Royal next Monday! He wants to win the briefcase that would grant him a singles match with Hulk Hogan! That's when Vader pushes his massive body into the frame, telling Cena to keep his mouth shut until he closes it for him! Vader already did that once, and he will do it again if he needs to... especially with that little briefcase on the line. Cena doesn't back down, instead smirking in the face of "The Mastodon". - I felt how scared you were after I picked you on my shoulders, Vader, and I can already see how pissed you will be after I'll do that again! - I'm pretty pissed already, boy. You don't wanna try me again, or bad things will happen... You squeezed past DeMott, but you can't squeeze past me. - Nobody can squeeze past you anyway, you're a fat piece of **** and you know it! <img alt="FYUe7kt.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/FYUe7kt.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Oh… only Vader can call himself that. SMASH! Huge right shot to John's jaw, and one more! Cena somehow manages to hang on and even take Vader down, but Finlay, Arn Anderson and Terry Funk are already there to break it up. To them it looks like Cena took Vader down, and they grab the young guy in the scuffle first. Vader is mad that nobody believes he is the one that has to be "contained" and throws a wild shot that misses the target. Dizzy Cena is sent walking the other way, Vader argues with the veterans that he almost knocked Cena out. He really pushes that point home, but it doesn't look like Vader is taken seriously even by his peers. Vader finally shuts up and says he will show them all why he's the baddest man in the building. Now it's time for some gang wars! Konnan-less LAX against Kaz, Vito and Wilhelm. <img alt="ptkEjPo.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ptkEjPo.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Nobody expected it to be a wrestling classic, and it wouldn't be, even if Vito had the skills of Bret Hart and the charisma of Hulk Hogan. It was an ugly brawl that spilled out from the ring too often. Psicosis couldn't help himself and wiped out the entire deck with one off his aerial moves! Latinos picked Kaz as the weakest link, but this crafty athlete almost knocked out Homicide! Mega Bomb from Hernandez and a flashy Psycho Leg Drop on Hayashi sealed the deal for LAX. It doesn't look like these guys will follow their leader out of the company, and if they push on like this they have a very good chance of becoming more than just a stable of thugs here in WCW. <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, Latin American Xchange (Homicide, Hernández and Psicosis) defeated Kaz Hayashi, Wilhelm and Vito in 7:42 when Psicosis defeated Kaz by pinfall with a Psycho Leg Drop. 42/100</div></blockquote> Homicide told the announcers that LAX will not die, and that K-Dawg did not have his final word yet! Should we expect him back anytime soon? How is that possible? Backstage Lita is following "Hot Rod", trying to finally get a match for herself so she could be a part of the Women's championship tournament. Piper brushes the redhead off, telling her that he will round up the brackets by bringing Manami Toyota and Aja Kong. Lita fights for her right, begging the man in power to give her a chance. Suddenly a mysterious man in round glasses steps out of the shadows. This man is not that big, but he has some weird aura about him, and a smirk that tells us "he's a pretty big deal"... <img alt="6olmKo3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6olmKo3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> - I think I can help you. - I don't know who are you pal, but you don't look like a woman in the slightest. - Oh, pardon me... I'm The Fallen Angel, Christopher. - Yeah, I knew you were a nutjob when I first saw you. Do you want a tryout match or something? - Hahaha... Christopher is too good for tryouts, he’s not here for that. - Your role is to stand here and piss me off? - Not in the slightest. You see, I came here not alone... I have company. One particularly tough woman came here with me, and I am willing to assume that she will make this young girl a favour. Roddy frowns, finds a flask in his jacket and tells Christopher to do what he wants, he calls it a day. Professional as you like! Lita is not sure how to react, as Christopher stares her down creepily. We’ll have more information about this match after the break! <img alt="MFUWwNE.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/MFUWwNE.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> When we come back, Triple H makes a surprise entrance! “The Game” is on his own today, and he’s not in his usual suit and tie. Instead Triple H has his sports kit on, with his hair pulled up tightly in a classic ponytail. Hunter picks up a mic and cuts a promo on Bret Hart, recapping how he brutalized “The Hitman” this Monday. The footage rolls, and we witness the assault one more time. HHH smirks and says that’s what happens to you when you cross “The Game”! Triple H wants everybody to know that nobody can challenge him, or ask him to fight anyone else. Only Triple H decides who Triple H will face… A slight dig at Hogan, who asked Hunter to beat up Steiner earlier this week. Triple H continues, saying that it’s just a coincidence that he himself also wants a match with Bret Hart. If it was different - there would be no Hitman vs. Hunter. But here we are, weeks away from Starrcade with the first match locked in. Triple H says he is the real draw in WCW, he’s the real main event! But… WCW wouldn’t let Triple H challenge for the main prize - the world heavyweight title, and therefore he will gun for the next best thing. "Bret, you call yourself the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be… when I’m just saying that I’m that DAMN GOOD! I’ll kick your ass at Starrcade so badly that you will call it quits right after the bell rings! You cost me the world championship, now it’s my time to cost you your pathetic career in this damn business!" Trips looks right into the camera, he means it. He walks around for a while and says he came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and he’s all out of bubblegum. Piper probably doesn’t mind, he just left the building. <img alt="nHp63VB.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/nHp63VB.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> "To show you all and Bret Hart that I’m the best thing going in the wrestling business today, I’m calling out any member of The Revolution RIGHT NOW! Shane Douglas, Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko... anyone will do! You piss of Ric Flair, you have nuclear hit with me!" While Triple H is running the ropes, we switch backstage where The Revolution discusses who will accept Triple H’s challenge. Shane asks who wants to teach Triple H a lesson? Funny thing, Douglas was a teacher back in the day, but he doesn’t want to give HHH any lectures now. Lance Storm volunteers, silence… Shane asks if Chavo wants to prove himself, and he starts simulating an injury all of a sudden. Storm wants Shane to pick him… Douglas comes up to Candido, and asks him if he’s ready? “Hard Knox” tries to look tough and says “yeah, sure” but everyone can see he doesn’t want to fight Hunter. Storm continues to lobby for the spot, when Franchise gets an idea. "It’s going to be you, comrade!” The finger points at Steven Regal, who sat on the bench out of the camera’s view. Douglas tells him to prove himself to The Revolution, after he messed up last Sunday. Shane almost laughs in the face of Regal, who has that disgusted aristocrat look on his face. Steve quickly tapes his wrists and walks off, Douglas cackles to himself. Short break, anyone? <img alt="QiD37vw.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/QiD37vw.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> When Regal and HHH locked up, it became obvious that both men were only interested in a victory. Every move in this match had a purpose, and Regal seemed like a real main event player here - showcasing excellent chain wrestling mixed up with some proper british brawling! A nice old school hard nose fight. You might say that when we talk about noses, then Triple H is always a favorite, and you will be correct! Regal used his knees effectively to undercut Triple H but missed a Knee Trembler. He turned into a lewd "Suck It" taunt and was caught with a High Knee courtesy of "The Game"! The former tag team members (as Tenay pointed out) went home after HHH duced The Power of The Punch and got a clean victory *in the middle of the ring-uh* after a devastating Pedigree. <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 average heat, Triple H defeated Steven Regal in 11:46 by pinfall with a Pedigree. 85/100</div></blockquote> The winner wasn’t finished though, as he continued to beat up Regal until he was busted open! The camera showed that Douglas ordered everybody to stay away. Hunter would color up Regal and mockingly put him in the Sharpshooter, but then… Bret Hart would appear, pick up the discarded brass knucks and knock Triple H out cold while he was still holding Regal!! Bret gets his revenge and the fans are cheering for him once again! Regal limps backstage with Hart posing over Triple H’s spent body. We get a ton of replays, Bret executed that shot perfectly, but would anyone really expect anything different? Hart posed for a bit and left without saying a word. He only gifted his glasses to the young fan in the front row, officially returning to his good ways. Sid Vicious is walking around Hogan’s locker room with Mike Awesome pumping the former world champion up for the upcoming main event. “Career Killer” says that he will take care of Eddie Guerrero so he could not screw Vicious tonight! “Latino Heat” stands right behind the door though, eavesdropping on that pep talk, chuckling to himself. - I’ll find Guerrero and put him through a wall, you know it! - Good. But I don’t need you help… Stay away from my fight, Mike. - No problem. We still playing softball this weekends? I enjoyed the last time, and I thought it was for girls! Sid grunts and leaves without giving Mikey an answer. Eddie hides behind the door to avoid the altercation, then casually pushes the toolbox to block the exit for Mr. Awesome. <img alt="DG28lMD.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/DG28lMD.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> "Catch ya later, holmes!" What a play by Eddie! He scratches his head, then puts a stolen "Janitor Closet" pluck on the trapped door just for the sake of it. Up next is the match Lita fought for weeks, and we still don't know who her partner will be. She comes out to a lukewarm reception and to some slightly disrespectful commentary from the announce team, who don't take this tournament seriously. Christopher shows up on the ramp with a martini glass filled with green substance, looks at Lita through his red round glasses, takes a sip... and the lights go out. Beep-beep, L7 hits the PA system! When I get mad and I get pissed, I grab a pen and I write out a list Of all the people that won't be missed You've made my SHІTLIST! <img alt="WE5XdsW.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/WE5XdsW.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> It's Luna Vachon! Lita is surprised, the commentators are looking at each other and build this moment up, but it's too late. Luna doesn't go to the ring, but instead attacks the announcers for bad mouthing and sexualizing women, all while the L7 song is playing. Christopher is enjoying his drink, looking how Luna chokes Tony Schiavone. She then finally slides into the ring and instead of attacking her opponent goes for the ref! Lita looks lost, but Luna just grins back at her, grabs her by the hair and delivers a Flowing DDT! She corners the ring announcer for him to send a message to the crowd and joins "The Fallen Angel" on the stage. "Ladies and gentlemen... this was Christopher and Luna. The winner of this match following a forfeit... Lita!" Does that even count? Luna and Christopher don't care and they leave the scene together without batting an eye. Piper can't even punish them, he left early today. Still to come, our high stakes main event. Chris Benoit takes on Sid Vicious! Who will miss Starrcade this year? Find out after the break. <img alt="3qWVK4e.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/3qWVK4e.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Believe it or not, but Chris and Sid didn't have a single one on one match this year. They don't waste any time and exchange some heavy and violent shots. Benoit overwhelms Sid with his speed and intensity, while Vicious fights off with pure strength and explosive power. Sid takes a breather, still can't catch a break because of the Suicide Dive! On their way back Benoit meets the steel ring post, and "The Master and The Ruler of The World" takes over the fight. Sid smothers Chris and busts out a huge Powerbomb that gives him only a two! Vicious loses the cool he didn't have much of in the first place and intimidates the official. When you think about it, they get beat up every show here, so it's not like they are super scared of it. But when you get a threat from Sid, it's special, so Nick Patrick decides to play up to the bigger fighter. Eddie comes out with a chair to present us his own brand of justice after "The Crippler" drives into him in the corner after a toss. TurnerTron shows us that Mike Awesome is trying to kick the door down backstage, while Eddie is here! "Latino Heat" did not show up empty handed, he has a trusty weapon in his hand. Guerrero wields a chair and Sid takes a step back after it connects with his face! Eddie helps Chris to his feet, and encourages him to go for the Diving Headbutt... Benoit has none of that, he shoves Eddie so hard he falls of the ring. Chris cranks his neck and puts Sid in the Crossface just as he promised. Patrick comes to senses and awards a victory to Benoit! Sid will miss Starrcade!! <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, Chris Benoit defeated Sid Vicious in 14:44 by submission after Eddie Guerrero interfered. 82/100</div></blockquote> Senior official tries to raise Benoit's arm, but the winner has none of it. He leaves the ring on his own, leaving Eddie behind. He still has his shot, but does he have a partner? Only time will tell. Sid wakes up from his deep sleep and once again realizes that he lost in a BS manner. We close the show with him screaming "WHY ME!??" a couple of times. Have a good night, folks! Final Rating: 81/100 (4.30 on TBS)

Blodyxe · June 29, 2019

WCW Monday Nitro Preview and Standings

WCW Monday Nitro Preview

Is it Goldberg's world, and Raven is just living in it?

After we witnessed one of the most controversial title changes in the history of pro wrestling at Mayhem 2000, things didn't settle down at all. When Raven claimed the holy grail in the form of the big gold belt, mayhem and chaos turned up to 11. This Monday the hardcore-seasoned grunge-acting opportunist will meet with "The Man" once again, and his title WILL be on the line! Can Bill Goldberg cut Raven's reign short when there will be no rules in play? Tune in and you will witness WCW history with your very own eyes!

Official Nitro Card

Great Muta vs. Perry Saturn © - WCW Hardcore championship match

Amazing Kong vs. Stacy Keibler - WCW Women's tournament 2nd round

Billy Kidman vs. Jushin Liger © - WCW Crusierweight championship match

Booker T and Big T vs. The Road Warriors

??? vs. Jeff Jarett © - WCW World Television championship match

Manami Toyota vs. Lisa Marie Varon - WCW Women's tournament 2nd round

20 Men Battle Royal for the vacant US championship title match contract

(John Cena, Vader, Finlay, CM Punk, Rey Mysterio Jr, Mike Awesome, Shane Douglas, Scott Steiner, Lance Storm, La Parka, Norman Smiley, The Cat, Rick Steiner, Dustin Rhodes, Berlyn, Disco Inferno, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, Vampiro, ???)

Goldberg vs. Raven © - Raven's Rules match for the WCW World Heavyweight championship

Bonus Questions

Who will be the mystery Battle Royal entrant?

Who will challenge Jeff Jarrett for the title?

Prediction Contest Standings

1. crackerjack - 13 (+7)

Oh boy, I wasn't kidding when I said I hope to finish this dynasty before the end of 2019. Hope you guys enjoyed Thunder, this upcoming Nitro should be even better. Cheers!

Blodyxe · July 6, 2019

WCW Monday Nitro on TNT (Show #102)

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Week 2, December 2000

New England, New Haven Coliseum (10,442)

"... and the NEEEW WCW World heavyweight champion… RAVEN!"

Many wrestling fans already consider Raven's opportunistic cash in to be one of the most shocking world heavyweight title match outcomes in the history of our great sport.

Raven, the enigmatic outcast who spent more time watching the show as a ticket holder, now sits on the proverbial throne of the wrestling business.

For some wrestlers this world heavyweight championship means more money, more prestige, an ultimate accomplishment, but for Raven the title is the validation of his existence within the unforgiving industry, something that proves he belongs somewhere, that he’s not a failure.

That’s why he’s not riding around in limousines, dresses up like a corporate stooge or taking in all the spotlight. No, Raven is in his usual outfit, staying true to his old persona. "Mean" Gene Okerlund tries to stop him in his tracks, asking him about last week. Gene thinks Perry Saturn and Raven are still in cahoots! Champ smirks.

"Saturn is like a dog… he bit the hand that fed him, he wanted freedom from The Flock. Then he joined another group, playing stick with The Franchise… now he’s a stray dog that has no shelter, no owner, and no future. And I don’t feel sorry for him. He can run around and chase others while others will chase him. He doesn’t matter, so don’t ask me about Perry Saturn ever again!"

Okerlund then asks Raven about Goldberg, the rightful champion that was robbed. According to Gene’s sources, Goldberg will get another title shot tonight!

"According to your sources… save that for the Hotline, you machinator. You call me a cheater, but you scam kids out of money every Monday. You are a hypocrite, just like your friend Hulk Hogan, who wants me out of his sight. Well Hogan, I’m not going anywhere… and if Goldberg wants another match, then he will have to BEG me. They gave him everything since his first day here. Me? I had to scratch and claw for everything. Now that I have this power, I will not give him more opportunities..."

Last, Okerlund asks Raven about Piper. How must he feel having such an odd champion?

"Saturn, Goldberg, now Piper… WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT ABOUT RAVEN!??"

Insulted, Raven cuts the interview short. He walks off and Okerlund drops his catchphrase for him. "Quote The Raven, Nevermore! Back to you, gentlemen!" Time to get the show started.

Nitro is live! Tony Schiavone, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Mike Tenay discuss the gossip about the potential implications in the world title picture. Heenan says Raven is a smart individual, almost as smart as him, but he stands no chance against "Da Man"! Bobby adds that he’s fine with them duking it out, as long as Hogan keeps his nose out of main event business.

- Speaking of that, Roddy Piper is organizing a grand Battle Royal to determine a new number one contender for Hogan’s United States championship! Who do you reckon will be the last man standing, Mike?

- Well, you have to think that “Big Poppa Pump” is a favorite to win, but with Sid out of the Starrcade card at the moment, desperation may kick in! I pick Sid Vicious to bounce back tonight!

- What about you, Brain?

- Well, I put my bucks on Vader. He’s back to his old violent self, and with that much experience and sheer mass under his belt, I can’t see how anyone can eliminate him.

- Interesting picks right there! Now let’s turn back to our commissioner, as he specifically requested this time to make a couple of ground-breaking announcements!

Bagpipes kick in, "The Hot Rod" is out! Roddy Piper looks to be in a great mood, but with him you really can’t tell if that’s the case. He’s followed by The New Blood, who form a circle around their boss. Piper grabs a mic and after teasing the crowd for a bit informs us that we are less than 2 weeks away from the biggest event of the year - Starrcade 2000.

"Ya know, I like this time of the year! I chewed through my Advent Calendar already, drank some scotch with your local Hobo Santa, and even prepared some gifts! But nothing comes close to running this company. It felt great to ruin Sid’s big Starrcade plans, and I'm in the mood for more tricks! Hogan, I will not write you a card, but I will put you on one! Because whether you like it or not, someone will be right on your a*s, holding this briefcase up high!"

Piper reveals a briefcase Konnan was forced to give up after losing a wager to Rey Mysterio.

"Now boys, I know you’re all very excited to compete tonight for this prize, but I’m not done here! You see, we have other titles to take care of… Booker T and Buff Bagwell, you will tussle it out with The Road Warriors, for an opportunity to get booked. I hope that warm up serves you right! Anyway… we got a bunch of title matches lined up for tonight. First, Jushin Liger will defend against Billy Kidman. Don’t screw this opportunity up, Billy, or you will never get one again! Now, the TV title. Jeff Jarrett, you picked up quite a few defences lately, but you can’t run away from Shamrock. Ken wants to shoot on you, and quite frankly, I don’t mind that! Keep your eyes peeled, Double J. Now let’s move to some sweet stuff!"

"WCW Women’s championship tournament continues tonight with two BIG matches! First, Kia Stevens takes on my beautiful yet awfully irresponsible assistant, Miss Hancock. Don’t thank me yet, Mikey Awesome, just don’t. And then, we have a semi-main event featuring arguably the greatest female wrestler ever... Lisa Marie Varon will take on Manami Toyota! Out of my respect for her accomplishments, Manami san gets an automatic place in this tournament. Last, but certainly not least… Raven will face "The Man" once again, and this time Perry Saturn will not be a distraction! Because he’s going to defend his hardcore title right now!"

We switch to backstage cameras where Perry Saturn is double teamed by Great Muta and Vampiro! Are they only attacking Perry to taste gold or some personal vendetta also present here? No matter what it is, Perry holds his ground and fights off, suplexing Vamp on the toolbox. Muta then sprays Saturn with some Green Mist and finishes this two on one assault with a Shining Wizard! Muta covers the man and runs away with the title as a thief in the night. Hurt Vamp gets a good bite on Perry, following his luckier partner afterwards.

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Great Muta defeated Perry Saturn in 5:53 by pinfall with a Shining Wizard. During the match we also had Vampiro run in and attack Saturn. Great Muta wins the WCW Hardcore title. 59/100

Following that carnage, we get some locker room footage with Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio. Billy says he had no idea he would fight Liger tonight, and he thinks Piper made this match only to mess with Rey. Mysterio plays it off cool, telling Billy to enjoy the bout. Kidman thanks Rey, even jokes about winning the title and fighting Rey at Starrcade.

"I let you down a couple of times before because of my personal issues, but I hope we can have that match on the biggest stage. Ok, better be going!" - Billy adds.

Rey might be happy to see Billy back, but some part of him is still mad that his demands are yet to be satisfied. Jimmy Hart greets Mysterio with loud "how is it, baby?" and tries to talk him into participating in the Battle Royal.

- Rey, baby, this is the biggest match you could get in right now! Fighting Hulk Hogan at Starrcade for the title? That’s HUGE!

- Jimmy, with all due respect I have only one match on my mind. I want to get my rematch, get the title back and prove that I'm the best cruiserweight champion of all time!

- Sweetheart, I like that idea too, but Liger is not too warm to this bout. You know how he is. He refuses to fight you, and that’s not a bad thing - it’s a good thing!! Imagine yourself holding one of the most prolific titles in the history of this company! You against Hulkamania, baby, it’s written in the stars!!

- Jimmy, please calm down. I…

- Please baby Rey, please!! For all the good work I’ve done for your career so far!

After a couple of tense seconds, Rey actually gives in. Jimmy triumphically throws his megaphone in the air and hugs the former cruiserweight champion. "You’re gonna be a star, baby. I guarantee it!"

And now it's time for some hot high flying action…

Billy Kidman did not expect to get in such a big match so quickly after completing his rehab, and it showed there. Kidman is a bit less flashy now, gaining a couple of pounds, but he is still an athletic competitor who will take the flight when the chance presents itself. Liger struck Billy with a Shotei, set him up for a Liger Powerbomb, which was a big mistake, as you can't powerbomb Billy Kidman! Our challenger reverses the move and looks forward to busting out a Shooting Star Press! He gets on the top turnbuckle with people cheering him on, when CM Punk appears on the stage with Madusa and… Torrie Wilson.

"William, I don’t mean to interrupt your title match, but your girlfriend badly wanted to see you..."

Madusa has a fist full of Wilson’s hair, poor Torrie. Punk eggs Billy to be a decent human being and step up for his woman. Kidman can't look at that and he runs forward for the rescue! To the surprise of absolutely nobody this was a trap. LAX hid behind the curtains all this time and jumped on Kidman! After some stomping Homicide set up a table near the announce table, so Hernandez only had to pick up Billy and drive him through the wood with a Border Toss!! LAX flee the scene before Rey Mysterio, Finlay, Arn Anderson, Jimmy Hart and a bunch of road agents can interfere. Torrie is in shambles, while Punk is standing there with a smirk of a prime asshole across his face.

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Jushin Liger defeated Billy Kidman in 8:04 when Billy Kidman was counted out after being attacked by Hernandez. Jushin Liger makes defence number 1 of his WCW Cruiserweight title. 66/100

Liger retains via count out (although DQ would be more fair here) and slowly walks to the back. In an unexpected move Liger raises his title above Billy’s body, for kneeled Rey to see the champ in all his glory. Mysterio mutters something among the lines of "you’re gonna pay for it!" and we go to commercial.

We are back, Triple H and Ric Flair are in Piper’s office once again. "The Game" wants Hart’s head on his plate tonight, and he orders all those rookies to hunt "The Hitman" down.

"You know, uh, why you boys don’t make a name for yourself? Slap Hart around, show him what WCW youth is all about… As far as I’m concerned, you're not very busy, are you? Well, it wouldn’t matter anyway, because I offer a bounty purse that would cover all your expenses for the next year. How does that sound? I got a briefcase of my own, Roddy..."

Ric Flair laughs and passes Triple H a business briefcase. Hunter opens it and we see a stockpile of dead presidents in it. Flair lets out an admiring "wooo" and dances around all that goodness.

"I'm a generous guy... I like to give. I'm offering $100,000 of my own money to anyone within the sound of my voice that will take out Bret Hart. All you have to do is put him on the shelf. I don't care where it is - parking lot, gas station, in the back, in the ring... You put "The Hitman" away and you get this bad boy, no questions asked!"

Sanders and his jocks are whistling and leaning towards the treasure chest, but Flair blocks the way and orders them to walk the walk first. "Looks to me like the game just got a whole lot more interesting, wooooooooo!"

New Blood guys shove each other to the side, trying to get the advantage. They run out of the office so quick that Stacy Kiebler (or Miss Hancock, if you’re into that) gets coffee dumped all over her. "You! Clean this mess up, but don’t take too long, you have a match, next!!" - Piper drops, as we go to commercial.

When we're back, Amazing Kong makes a commanding walk to the ring. She has that heavy yet pompous music which really builds her up as a monster. Stacy timidly walks out next, and she's not looking like a fighter right now, if she ever did. By the virtue of chance she got through Jazz, but this is a very different kind of animal waiting for her in the ring. Speak of the devil! Out of the blue Jazz clubs Stacy to the back! She throws the beautie in the ring and we are set to witness a murder on live TV!

Stacy has long legs, but she can't even run away from Kong, who grabs her by the hair and immediately backfists her into the future. It could have been it, but the woman who calls herself Amazing wanted to make a statement. That's why she picked up Piper's secretary and planted her with authority with The Implant Buster. The three count was purely formal, Stacy had no business being in the ring... and so far Kong looks unstoppable.

In an extremely short match, Amazing Kong defeated Stacy Keibler in 2:36 by pinfall.

Mike Awesome is marking out in the locker room, cheering his fiancee's victory. His jovial mood is quickly ruined by raging Sid Vicious, who is set to miss Starrcade after losing to Benoit last Thursday.

- WHERE WERE YOU, HUH?

- Wooooaah, chill Sid, calm down.

- CALM DOWN!?? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'LL MISS THE BIGGEST PAYDAY OF THE YEAR BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HELP ME!!

- Let me explain, bro, I was trapped in the locker room. That punk Eddie Guerrero jammed the door, so I couldn't get out!

- URGH! I'LL CHOKE THAT WEASEL WITH MY BARE HANDS!!

Sid storms out and Mike runs after him, asking "The Master of The World" to wait for him.

Meanwhile Booker T, Trish, Big T and Buff Bagwell all come into Piper's office. The leader of the gang first wants to say that he's sorry that he called Piper a has been last week, he didn't really mean that. Secondly, he would like the general manager to cancel their match with The Road Warriors tonight because Buff has a dislocated jaw! Buff nods, he can't even smile like he usually does. Booker adds that Buff's injury came at the hands of Hawk!

Piper smirks and says he likes Road Warriors even more now. Roddy thinks about it for a second and points at Big T, encouraging him to step up for Buffy. "You don't wrestle much these days, but you should be! You get the spot, now get the hell out of my office!"

Trish once again tries to fix the situation with her bitching, but Booker tells her to keep it down.

- If anyone should shut up, it's you! We're in this situation because of your big mouth, and I will miss this big show because of you!

- Tell me you didn't just say that! Baybeh, you lost your qualifying match in the tournament, so don't hate the Booker, hate the game!

- Do you want me to be destoyed just like that stupid reception girl? I am too good for this wrestling stuff, I am a star!!

Piper tells both of them to get out if they don't want to join Sid Vicious on the sidelines! The awesome foursome leaves, they got a partially good deal out of this altercation anyway, so they don't have to feel that bad.

Jazz is laughing all the way to the bank after jumping poor Stacy before the bell. She high fives to big Kia backstage and then Sid and Mike pass them. Mikey compliments his boo-boo, but has to keep up with his other partner. All that is happening while Hulk Hogan arrives, late, but in style. Commercial break!

When we are back, we see Kevin Nash approach a bored-looking Kimberly Page. Kev asks Kim how's life, finds out that Page and Kanyon are talking to the road agents about being left off the card. "Big Sexy" says luckily he's also free tonight, so he invites Kim for a drink. "Don't worry, I'll find Dallas and we do it together. You can wait in the car for a bit, riiight?" Kim smiles and swallows the bait. Nash looks smug and just kills time instead of looking for Page. He's approached by Johnny Stamboli...

- Hey Nash, did you see Bret Hart today?

- Yeah, he went that way...

Nash sends Bull in the wrong direction just to mess with Triple H's big plan. Kev looks at his watch and says it's dating time!

We return to ringside where Buff Bagwell will play a managerial role today. Trish is nowhere to be seen, her little argument with Booker must have been not so "little". Big T is looking bigger than ever, but sadly muscles have nothing to do with the size of that specimen.

The match itself is fairly slow and surprisingly Booker plays the role of the bumping boy.

Road Warriors "spinaroonie" Book against his will and shut off Big T and Buff Bagwell with ease. The sleazy manager put his nose in the ring once or twice, giving bad boys the chance to strike back. Fans start chanting "Puff Daddy" at him, and he's not loving it.

Eventually Hawk throws Booker on top of Buff and eliminates Big T with a ground-shaking Doomsday Device. Buffy T just can't get back on track... maybe Trish is indeed an X factor?

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Road Warriors defeated Big T and Booker T in 6:41 when Road Warrior Animal defeated Big T by pinfall with a Doomsday Device. During the match we also had Buff Bagwell distract Hawk. 64/100

Road Warriors celebrate their success but the fight is not over yet. Team 3D jumps the guardrail with steel chairs, looking to strike the winners from behind. BAM!! Brother Ray smacks Animal in the back, denting the chair! Devon headshots Hawk, and he goes down on one knee... The beating continues, and legends take chairshot after chairshot, asking for more! It's not a smart idea, but people are cheering the painted badasses who refuse to go down. Buffy T squad slithers out of the ring area to avoid the same fate. Brother Ray gets a mic and proceeds to mock the tough as nails fighters for their willpower.

- Me and Devon could spend all night bashing those chairs against your skulls! Out of our respect to your legacy we WILL stop... because we want to leave just enough of your for Starrcade, so we could retire your painted **ses once and for all!!

- OH MY BROTHA... TESTIFY!!

Team 3D hits their signature pose over The Road Warriors, also motioning title belts around their waists. Warriors went through tables and chairs already, but it seems like the best is saved for last.

Jindrak and O'Haire look for Hart together, rest of The New Blood went their separate ways it seems. So far nobody was able to spot "The Hitman"... Backstage Hogan is getting chatty with Mean Gene. Hulk is asked about the Battle Royal first, but that thing doesn't interest him that much.

"Battle Royal for the briefcase? Well let me tell you something, Mean Gene, good old Hulkster has a big target on his back. Hulkster made a lot of enemies along the way, brother, but that's nothing compared to the number of Hulkamaniacs I have behind my back!! Recently Hulkster realized that those same "fans" overstepped their boundaries and got ON my back... all I see lately is a bunch of marks trying to ride my coattails and shower in my greatness, brother!"

"Whoever wins that Battle Royal doesn't interest me, because I'm challenging the world heavyweight champion for a champ versus champ battle at Starrcade, Mean Gene!! Goldberg, let it be you brother, because I have a score to settle with you. Not only I never had my rematch, but I've had to wait for almost a year for my shot at the big gold belt! All because you speared me through the barricade at Bash at the Beach, jack. Now that Hitman is not a WCW champ, Hulkamania is free to run wild again, brother!!"

"Bill Goldberg vs. Hulk Hogan, everyone knows this is the money match, and let me tell you, we're not doing it on free TV anymore, dude. Starrcade is the place, and Hulk Hogan is the main event, much love."

What an amazing promo by our United States champion! After that fiery interview we switch to Jeff Jarrett who's strutting to the ring with guitar resting on his shoulder. Chavo Guerrero Jr and Chris Candido follow the "Chosen One" who also has something on his mind.

"Cut my music! I'll keep it short and sweet, you sheople. My name is J-E-Double F J-A-Double R-E-Double T, and I'm scared of absolutely nobody! Piper, if you think that your little lap dog Ken Shamrock can intimidate me, than you probably suffered a stroke and I didn't even touch you! Choke on Flair's junk, you slapnut! I'm the greatest TV champ and this network is winning the ratings war once again because I pull this company on my back! I'm so big that even our chairman can't touch me! And let me tell you, if he had the guts to step out here right now, I would bust this guitar right over his stupid head!!"

Holy maracas, it's La Parka's music! Somebody wanted to see "The Chairman of WCW"? Well they have him now. The skeleton fan favorite is in, and his eyes are locked on the prize!

This was arguably the biggest moment of La Parka's career so far. Surely he lent Eddie his costume so he could "win" the cruiserweight title, but now he's fighting for gold himself and he's looking damn good doing so!

He fights Jarrett with his fists, legs and head too. He isn't a mat slouch and he can bounce of the ropes with his sneaky athleticism. Schiavone calls La Parka a lovable fatty, but Heenan says "fatty? This guy is all bones, Tony!" The match ges great, with Parka entertaining the crowd with his own version of the Fargo Strut! Wheel kick connects, but a crazy corkscrew moonsault does not... so Jarrett puts "The Skeleton" in the Figure 4.

Candido and Guerrero both help Jeff apply more pressure on the hold, but eventually they get caught and banned from ringside! Amidst the argument Jarrett strikes Parka with an Acoustic Equalizer and picks up another victory.

In a match that had decent wrestling and good hear, Jeff Jarrett defeated La Parka in 8:13 by pinfall with an Acoustic Equalizer. Jeff Jarrett makes defence number 9 of his WCW World Television title. 77/100

TV champ is posing on the second rope with his title, gloating and trash talking the front row people. Jarrett probably didn't see the tag match earlier tonight, because he keeps his back turned for too long. Ken Shamrock slides into the ring like a hungry bulldog, trying to catch Jarrett's leg and snap it in half! Double J turns just in time to jump off the ring and over the barricade, and the chase is on! Mr. "I'm Not Scared Of Nobody" is sprinting like a chicken out of the coop... More action to come later on, folks!

New Blood is losing patience looking for Bret Hart, shouting at "colleagues" for not cooperating and helping them. Jocks roll on while La Parka goes through gorilla position, getting some claps from fellow wrestlers. Parka motions that he needs a good shower now, so he leaves. That same crowd of people ask DDP if he's aware that Nash and Kim left together twenty minutes ago? "WHAT!?" - DDP can't believe it, he needs to know where they went! Kanyon says he'll ask makeup girls if they overheard something. Not a bad idea, but DDP needs answers quick!

Where women - there's trouble, am I right? Booker, Buff and extra sweaty Big T are all standing in front of their locker room door, pleading Trish to let them in. Looks like she got offended by Booker's words, someone needs to apologize... that same time Saturn is stumbling down that same corridor, and he doesn't look well, bleeding from his neck and gruntling. Some backstage worker dared to ask if Perry was ok, and then got his face caved in! Saturn goes berserk on some pedestrian and slowly walks by Booker, who has that wide-eyed look on his face.

- What are you looking at!?

- Uh, nothing dawg...

You can the tension between them with a knife. Homicide runs past them with a black and white costume in his hand... what's he up to?? Commercial break.

A short vignette with Luna Vachon and "The Fallen Angel". Christopher, the man in round glasses, wants to apologize for Luna's actions last week. "Her hormones are all messed up... she is in pain... she's waiting for someone to come into this rotten world... and soon everything will be as clear as day. And now excuse me, demon is calling me..." What in the world? Announcers who got beat up last week say this is sickening.

And now it’s time for a Battle Royal! We’ve had a couple of those lately, and it’s fair to say that some guys get an experience advantage just being a part of them so often. People crowd the ring and only a few guys get a special entrance.

First one is Vader, "The Mastodon" is one of the favorites to win the whole thing. Vader has his eyes on Cena, who doesn’t have a lot of allies in the ring. Next up is Rey Mysterio, accompanied by his part-time manager Jimmy Hart. Rey Rey really wants to fight for the cruiserweight title, but if Liger is so dismissive of him, maybe it is time for Plan B.

Somewhat of a surprise, Eddie Guerrero enters the match too! Guerrero always has something up his sleeve, no doubt about that. Mike Awesome comes out next and he's right on Eddie’s heels…

SIRENS! The provisional winner of this match, "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner is ready to throw some pencil-neck geeks over the top rope. He flexes on top of the ramp and does pushups before entering the ring. Finally, the mystery man is about to be revealed…

BAGPIPES! What? Roddy Piper is in his wrestling gear, and he’s looking damn rowdy! "Hot Rod" quickly tells the schmucks in the ring to give hime everything they got, because most of them won't be booked for Starrcade! Roddy gets in the ring and we are good to go! Vader and Cena trade blows, Mikey is chasing Eddie, Finlay and Punk lock up and the rest of guys tussle it out between each other.

First elimination of the match goes to Vader who military presses Disco Inferno out. That goof tried to help Cena get a breather! The Cat tried to shake and bake his way around Vader, but his karate kicks didn’t budge the legendary brawler… That’s when Mike Awesome got him from behind and catapulted Miller out of the ring for another quick elimination. It seems like La Parka is on double duty today (that was a very quick shower), as he tries to eliminate Vampiro! No luck yet. Revolution bands up together to hit Piper in the ribs, Roddy kicks out and bumps Malenko’s head with the mouth of Shane Douglas. Wind up punch to Dustin Rhodes, Steiner lariats "The American Nightmare" out of the action!

Norman hangs on to the bottom rope so nobody could eliminate him, and he tells Berlyn do the same! German refuses to copycat the laughing stock and gets dumped out by Scott Steiner. Freakzilla stomps on Norman while he’s screaming and then throws him out for good with a Belly to Belly suplex. Rick Steiner offers his younger brother to work together, and they tackle Vampiro out! While Rick goes around woofing, Scotty throws him out! No hard feelings, but Scotty is in it for himself and he needs no help! He then clubs Mike Awesome in the back the neck, "Latino Heat" should be grateful for that.

In what could be considered a slight upset, CM Punk roundhouse kicks Finlay from the apron, notching an elimination of his own! Stupidly enough he poses for the crowd, giving Rey a chance to dropkick him out on the floor. Meanwhile Piper is holding "The Franchise" in a sleeper, who gets "saved" by a Superkick from Lance Storm! Piper knew that kick was coming, and he had no trouble leading Shane out of the battle. The leader of The Revolution is out, and he’s royally pissed about it. Regal probably enjoyed that backstage…

Shane doesn’t have to wait for his partners for too long because Rey and Eddie combine their agility and ring trickery to score stereo eliminations of Storm and Douglas! Rey is feeling funky, but then… La Parka uncharacteristically nails the underdog with a steel chair from behind!! Ring contestants are surprised, but one ring crew member knows all about the man behind the costume. Alex Shelley pulls Parka’s mask from behind revealing the angry mug of Konnan!

"WAIT A MINUTE! HE DOESN’T WORK HERE ANYMORE!"

Announcers are having a meltdown, Tenay recalls that LAX warned us that their leader didn’t say his final word yet. Konnan goes berserk, nailing Shelley, Eddie and Piper, who called for security before dropping down.

Konnan is calling everyone in the ring putos, even Scott Steiner. Big Poppa points at Shelley, and tells Konnan that he just took out the son of his finest freak! Steiner Line!! Steiner mounts Konnan and screams that his briefcase now belongs to him! Mike Awesome uses this opportunity to blindside Steiner, but Eddie pulls the rope and Freakzilla sends the giant flying!! Konnan is draped over the second rope, Rey strikes him with a Tiger Feint Kick! Vader looked to push the ropes for Rey, but failed to catch the smaller kid. And that was his downfall, because another young man in John Cena showed us how strong his will and body is, muscling Vader over the top rope!!!

Utter disbelief. Vader shoves people out of his way and takes John down. Mastodon brutalizes the rookie and illegally dumps him out of the match to get some revenge. Konnan is now cuffed and escorted from ringside, so we have our final four. Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero, Scott Steiner and Roddy Piper…

Off to the races we go! Eddie and Piper pull no punches, while Steiner tells Rey to leave the ring and go to bed. Uh-uh, Rey doesn’t listen and kicks Scott with a few stinging low kicks. Meanwhile Mike Awesome grabs a hold of Eddie’s ankle, that gives Roddy a chance to strike and eliminate "Latino Heat"! Sid runs out and together with Mike they start bludgeoning Eddie… where's Benoit? "The Crippler" is nowhere to be seen. Rey ducks Steiner’s lariat and jumps over Piper to hit two big oafs with a Somersault Plancha! Rey just eliminated himself, but saved his friend! What a guy.

We are nearly done here. "Hot Rod" and "Big Poppa Pump" square off and talk trash to each other, with people getting loud. Eye poke and back rake from Roddy, he’s taking a run up to throw Steiner out! Swinging belly to belly from Steiner!! Scott tells Piper he’s gonna break his bad hip now… he military presses the commissioner and marches around the ring with him. Piper with an eye rake! Scott is on the ropes, and he eats some jabs! Piper slowly runs up with a high knee tackle, but gets denied and elevated over the top rope with an Exploder Suplex!

With the most eliminations under his belt Big Poppa Pump wins the briefcase, and a potential match with Hulk Hogan at Starrcade!

In a bout that had good wrestling and good crowd, Scott Steiner won the Battle Royal in 14:39 to claim ownership of the vacant US title match contract. 77/100

Steiner grabs that briefcase and treats all the ladies in attendance with some serious gun show, inviting some of the hotter ones to his hotel room after the show. He gets a mic and warns Hogan - his red and yellow ass belongs to him now! "HAK HOGAN, DADDY IS COMING FOR THAT US TITLE, YOUR WIFE AND YOUR CAREER! HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME!!"

Backstage Raven sits on the floor, staring at his world title. He got booked in another title defence tonight, and that seriously concerns the champion. Lisa Marie Varon wants to inform her master that she's about to have a fight of her own, but the man is not listening. After repeating herself twice Ms. Varon simply walks off, and then Raven mutters to himself "My title, my rules, my time", hugging the ultimate prize...

We get a footage from a bar where Kevin Nash and Kimberly have a friendly chatter. "Big Sexy" is a good listener it seems, because Kim never shuts up and bickers about her husband. Kev sips on some wine and bullshits his part of the conversation because uh... women love with their ears? Nash has too much fun with Page's wife. And "The People's Champ" is finally here!! DDP flips some table and asks what the hell Nash is doing!? Kev sips some more and tells Page to relax, they just chatted a bit, that's all. Kim says the same thing, but that makes him even angrier, and then... glass shatters!

No, we don't get to see Steve Austin, but we get Scott Hall glassing DDP in the back of his head! "OH MY GOD, WTF, GUYS?? I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!??" - Kimberly yelps, falling to her knees to aid Page.

Hall throws his toothpick at DDP and Nash smirks, saying he had a wonderful evening. "We should repeat it some other time, Diamond Doll..." Kev drops some money on the table, Scott sips on some beverage, spits it in the waiter's face and says it's "too sweet". Partners in crime bounce, Kimberly asks for help. Time for us to come back, guys.

Lisa Marie Varon steps in the ring in her leather outfit, looking confident. She looks to keep her emotions under control, but there's no way she can keep her cool when Manami Toyota is out! "The Flying Angel" is out in her traditional black attire and our semi main event is on!

Ms. Varon has a slight size advantage, but Toyota has bags of experience behind her back. The AJW star kicks off with some serious offense, flying around the ring and kicking Raven's assistant, very hard.

Lisa takes over the match after she shoves Toyota from the top rope and to the floor! Back at 9, Manami is now locked in tight chin locks. Toyota drives Lisa in the turnbuckles to break up the hold and hits her head across the pad a couple of times to get fired up!! This time Missile Dropkick connects!

Toyota runs up with a wild lariat, misses! That gives Lisa an opportunity to try an Elevated Hangman's Neckbreaker, but that move is reversed into a Manami Roll! Kick out last second!! Veteran joshi wrestler clutches Lisa's arm, gets a hold of the second one and finishes the job with a Japanese Queen Cyclone Suplex to advance in the tournament… And it looks like Raven will be missing his valet in a couple of minutes.

In a match that had decent wrestling but was completely devoid of heat, Manami Toyota defeated Lisa Marie Varon in 6:24 by pinfall with a Japanese Queen Cyclone Suplex. 36/100

Toyota san bows to the fans and quietly leaves the ring. Well, it's not quiet in the parking lot right now, because New Blood finally got their hands on Bret Hart!

All seven guys get their shots in, stomping and throwing Hart in the cars. They eventually throw Bret in Ric Flair's limo... and take over the wheel. "Hitman" is in for the ride of his life! BASH!! Palumbo backs down into some 4x4 to give Bret VIP concussion. He speeds up, burns rubber and jams the luxury car into a production truck!! New Blood is loving it, they encourage Bull to go for one more time. He does, and the last collision is by far the worst one - the back of that limo is unrecognizable now. Orton opens the back door and Bret just falls out, barely able to breathe let alone fight back.

"HEY!! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU IDIOTS DOING!!??" - Ric Flair yelps. You see, it's HIS limo, and now it is destroyed. Flair throws his jacket on the ground and rants about it being a $100,000 vehicle!! "YOU!! GET THE HELL OUTTA MY FACE BEFORE I TAKE YOU PUNKS TO SCHOOL!" Looks like New Blood won't get their reward after all, and Triple H's bounty bag will be spent on the new ride for "The Nature Boy". "The Game" doesn't give a damn, he got what he wanted. Hunter approaches Bret and with a twisted smirk on his face says that the ambulance is on its way... Despicable!

The main event is next, and it will be held under Raven's rules. Goldberg gets a special entrance, he was locked in his locker room for hours and now the beast is unleashed! It's not often that we see Goldberg making his entrance first. The champion gets far less pomp and circumstances, but it is a memorable entrance nonetheless... because Raven walks out with a shopping cart full of weapons! He empties it, throwing stuff at Goldberg before the match starts. We have never seen anything like this, but it's Raven's Rules and we're underway!

Goldberg refused to give any interviews before this match in order to focus on his opponent. Focused Goldberg is a scary man, but he's also angry. Angry fighters are prone to make mistakes, and Raven knows this. DQ or count out won't save him tonight, but this master manipulator knows how to handle himself in extreme situations.

Goldberg follows Raven around the ring, flips the shopping cart over and slides back only to be attacked by the big gold belt! Raven throws everything he has at the challenger, who's not going down. Raven tries a Triangle Lariat but gets shoulder blocked out of the ring! Goldberg is hot on his heels, so Raven sprays him with a fire extinguisher and smacks a "STOP" sign in his head! Now he has a chair that goes straight to Bill's back! Raven sits the chair up in the middle and eventually catches "The Man" with a Drop Toe Hold on it! Cover... Goldberg kicks out almost immediately.

Raven leaves the ring once again, and now he throws the kitchen sink, the trash can and a shopping cart in the squared circle! Superkick from Goldberg knocks the sink out, and now the dominant powerhouse presses out the cart. Raven swiftly puts the trash can in Goldberg's face, so "Da Man" drops the cart on top of himself!! It wheels out to the corner, Raven is not even trying to cover his rival now. Quicks stomps frustrate the juggernaut and he runs wild with a Spear... and misses, ending up inside of the shopping cart! Raven grabs a chair and smashes Goldberg's skull for half a minute or so! He hits his pose, hits the Evenflow DDT and then the lights go out.

Remember those cryptic 12/11/2K vignettes? Well, the third one flickers on the TurnerTron, distracting everyone from the action inside of the ring.

When a man's heart is full of deceit...

It burns up, dies...

And a dark shadow falls over his soul...

From the ashes of a once great man, has risen a curse...

A pitch black house is painted white after the lightning strikes.

A wrong that must be righted...

We look to the skies for a vindicator, someone to strike fear into the black hearts

of the same man who created him... The battle between good, and evil has begun...

Against an army of shadows, lies a dark warrior...

The door shuts wide open and the hooded figure slowly turns to the camera.

The prevailer of good...

With a voice of silence...

And a mission of justice...

This, Is, Sting.

Raven can't believe his eyes, he's frozen and he stares at the tron! The announce team is having a collective orgasm, Sting is back! The real Sting lands right behind the world heavyweight champion... and plants him with a Scorpion Death Drop!! Sting lets out his signature yelp and leaves to let Goldberg finish the job. Groggy Raven gets absolutely annihilated with a hellacious Spear and put out of his misery with a Jackhammer on the trash can! Ref drops down and hits the mat three times to officially end the match and Raven's world title reign.

In a bout that featured great action and great heat from the audience, Goldberg defeated Raven in a Raven's Rules match in 9:09 when Raven was pinned with The Jackhammer after a distraction from Sting. Goldberg wins the WCW World Heavyweight title. 87/100

The fans are celebrating the return of "The Icon" and another big victory of Goldberg! "The Man" is back on top and Raven is a broken mess physically that will soon be a broken mess mentally. We wish you good night ladies and gentlemen, Starrcade is only 2 weeks away. Tony says this is the greatest night in the history of our great sport, and for once he might be right.

Final Rating: 86/100 (8.28 on TNT, up from 8.16)

This show has increased out popularity in 16 regions.

crackerjack · July 9, 2019

Nice to see this back! Dang, I missed the predictions!

That snake! Konnan!

Can totally see the abandoned Saturn find family with a guy like Vampiro - or even CM Punk.

Makes sense to hotshot the title back to Goldberg, but it begs the question - who is next for the champ? Sting/Raven will be great, as will Steiner/Hogan and (I'm guessing) Awesome vs. Sid.

Blodyxe · July 9, 2019

Nice to see this back! Dang, I missed the predictions!

That snake! Konnan!

Can totally see the abandoned Saturn find family with a guy like Vampiro - or even CM Punk.

Makes sense to hotshot the title back to Goldberg, but it begs the question - who is next for the champ? Sting/Raven will be great, as will Steiner/Hogan and (I'm guessing) Awesome vs. Sid.

No need to worry mate, you are still first

It's so easy to make K-Dawg hated, he does all the work for you. If I ever write another dynasty, it will probably have Konnan in it for some continuity

I can say now that Saturn will stay solo until the end of this diary. I will try and incorporate multiple stories from his real life to his booking, so stay tuned, I guess?

Can't give away clues to Starrcade yet, but I have around 12 matches on the card and they are progressing slowly. Maybe some will be scrapped to keep it realistic, maybe I'll go full WWE 2019 and add 5 more

One thing is for sure - nothing's for sure...

*yelps in Sting*

Blodyxe · August 5, 2019

<div style="text-align:center;">WCW Thursday Thunder Preview

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Two of these lads were knocked out on Monday, but who's gonna have the last laugh?

Nitro brought us a new WCW World Heavyweight champion, Sting's return, and a bar ambush on "The People's Champion". DDP requested a match with Kevin Nash on Thunder, after "Big Sexy" made things personal by flirting with Kimberly Page. We also get to see two more matches in the women's tournament. Also, Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair will call out New Blood, who destoryed his limo while beating down Bret Hart! Two workrate horses in Benoit and Kanyon square off for the first time ever, plus Sting will explain his actions in front of the live crowd...

Official Thunder Card

Shannon Moore and Essa Rios vs. Juventud Guerrera and Dr. Wagner Jr.

Nora Greenwald vs. Nattie Neidhart - WCW Women's Tournament second round match

Crowbar vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher

Ric Flair vs. Mike Sanders

Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) vs. KroniK (Bryan Clarke and Brian Adams)

Terry Funk vs. The Great Muta © - WCW Harcore championship match

Chris Benoit vs. Kanyon

Lita vs. Madusa - WCW Women's Tournament second round match

Kevin Nash w/Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page w/Kimberly

Prediction Contest Standings

1. crackerjack - 13 (+7)</div>

My friend(s), I am on vacation and that means that I will be relatively free for two next weeks... which can only mean that this diary will be pumping out updates like a normal thread. We're super close to Starrcade - the biggest show of the year, and I want as many of you as possible for this ride. Thunder will be posted in a few days, maybe even tomorrow. Have fun y'all!

crackerjack · August 6, 2019

My Spider-senses were tingling - I had a feeling an update was coming soon!

Shannon Moore and Essa Rios vs. Juventud Guerrera and Dr. Wagner Jr.

Nora Greenwald vs. Nattie Neidhart - WCW Women's Tournament second round match

Crowbar vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher

Ric Flair vs. Mike Sanders

Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) vs. KroniK (Bryan Clarke and Brian Adams)

Terry Funk vs. The Great Muta © - WCW Harcore championship match

Chris Benoit vs. Kanyon

Lita vs. Madusa - WCW Women's Tournament second round match

Kevin Nash w/Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page w/Kimberly

Blodyxe · August 9, 2019

Yay we have some competition

My Spider-senses were tingling - I had a feeling an update was coming soon!

And that's not all, Beejus was kind enough to leave his own predictions, albeit not here

Blodyxe · August 9, 2019

WCW Thursday Thunder on TBS (Show #103)

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Week 2, December 2000

ARCO Arena, South West (15,126)

"OH MY GOD, IT'S STING!! THE ICON IS BACK!"

Before the usual Thunder intro we get a recap of Nitro, where Sting played his vigilante card on Raven to help Goldberg regain the world heavyweight title.

WCW even treats its fans with a little "after the show went off air" footage. After Goldberg roared with his title for quite a while, Raven got back to senses and composed himself as much as he could. He crawled back to the ring corner and was about to cry. The fans felt it, and started egging on the opportunist who was comforted by Lisa Marie Varon. Raven brushed the woman off, drilled people with his eyes for a good minute, then got a live mic and blamed people for all the misfortunes he experienced in his life. He also called everyone a hypocrite, as their hero just committed the ultimate sin!

"If that is your hero, your 'Icon', then I don't want to have anything in common with you!! I will never sit in the crowd ever again! You will never be privileged to sit next to me!!!"

Crowd cheers and chants 'looooseeeer' at Raven, just like they chant 'Gooooldbeeeerg'. Raven screams and acts like a spoiled brat, screaming that he's not a loser, but that makes things even worse for him! The crowd is so loud that Raven can't put a word in, he is powerless. He shakes in shock, rage and exhaustion... Lisa gets the mic and asks if they want to see the man cry?? Loud cheers.

"One tear of his is worth more than all of you! You are disgusting!"

Raven just stands behind her like a kid stands behind his mom, sobbing and looking at everyone from under his forehead. Lisa doesn't hold anything back verbally and eventually they leave. Midway Raven collapsed to his knees and started whaling. If anyone felt bad for Raven when he lost, now they don't find him even slightly sympathetic, just pathetic. Time to start the show!

Announcers welcome us to Thursday Night Thunder, discussing the events that happened on Monday. Tony Schiavone says Raven makes him sick, he couldn't take his loss like a man! Bobby Heenan ridicules Tony, reminding everyone that he didn't lose clean!

- Give me a break, Brain!

- It wasn't fair to put Raven in the title defence two weeks in a row, but having Sting come out and screw him over like that is ridiculous!

- Goldberg defended his title on a weekly basis before and we didn't hear "The Man" complain!

- Well, that's because he can't talk!

- Is that so?

- Yes! If I was his manager, he would not have to fight every week like that!

- I'm glad you are not his manager!

- And Sting, why did Sting do that? He's a man of few words, but he has some explaining to do!

- You get what you give and karma caught up with Raven on Nitro.

- Utter nonsense, there's no such thing as karma!

- Gentlemen, let's not speculate and give Sting a chance to do his own talking, we know that he's in the building tonight!

Mike Tenay is right. But you know who else is in the house? The Certified Filthy Animal, The Youth Warrior, The Juicy One - Juventud Guerrera! He's joined by "The Bad Doctor" Dr. Wagner Jr tonight. They had a couple of tag matches together lately, it looks like they stuck together. Juvi probably gets some medical supplies from this shady "Doctor"... And their opponents tonight are Shannon Moore and Essa Rios, who finally have come to terms with their alliance. Not like they had much of a choice!

This match was a great way to open the show, we witnessed some nice spots and the action never stopped from start to finish.

Wagner did not fly nearly as much as the other three guys, one of the reasons why his team picked up a victory here.

Moore missed with a Corkscrew Senton from the top rope, then "Bad Doctor" planted him with a Wagner Driver that lined up Juvi for a beautiful 450 Splash!

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but non-existent crowd heat, Dr. Wagner Jr. and Juventud Guerrera defeated Shannon Moore and Essa Rios in 7:07 when Juventud Guerrera defeated Shannon Moore by pinfall with a 450 Splash. 47/100

Some unknown ring announcer could not proclaim Wagner and Juice as the winners, as Guerrera snatched the mic from him.

"Let "The Juice" do your job, jabroni! Bow down to the juiciest person in the building! When I pour water on myself, it turns to juice, so you thirsty ho*s could lick me.. yeaaaah. I'm feeling loose!! That move you just saw, I call it "The Doctor's Juice", get used to it! Ok enough jabroni interaction for today. I need to talk some business too!

LAX boys, it looks like you need a leader now that K-Dawg has to hide under Parka's mask.. and this beautiful face doesn't have to hide under any mask now! LAX needs a young leader with plenty of experience, and nobody fits that description more than "The Youth Warrior" lalala. The first order of business - take that ungrateful SOB Billy Kidman and break his neck!

He shits on your plate, he shat on mine, and I'm not gonna eat it! Together we will be the juiciest group in wrestling, and that's the bottom line cause "Hot Juice" said so!"

Wagner just stood there, not even nodding to Juvi's words. That was quite a pitch by Guerrera, and only time will tell if LAX like it. The commentators wonder if Guerrera is drunk, stupid, or both. What's funny, he threw orders to LAX without them even agreeing to cooperate first.

Backstage Diamond Dallas Page is pulling his bags, his head is bandaged, and his eyes are full of rage. Mean Gene Okerlund jumps on DDP with questions about the bar brawl he had on Monday.

"Bar brawl? Mean Gene, it wasn't a brawl, that was a double blindside! First Kevin Nash takes my wife on a date, and then Scott Hall glasses me from behind. GOOD GOD! I knew they were a couple of scumbags, but that's a new low! But you know what Gene? When I got back to senses, I called Piper and I kept calling him until he gived me a match with Nash, mano e mano, and it's going to happen here, tonight!! Kev, you got me on Monday, but that's not going to happen again, you jacked up monkey! I have a couple of cards under my own sleeve, and you'll never see "The Diamond Cutter" coming, BANG!"

Gene sends us back to ringside, where Ric Flair is already shaking his Rolex and demands some answers from "The New Blood"! A little video reminds us that Triple H promised anyone who would take out Bret Hart a generous offer of $100,000! New Blood couldn't say no to this, and they actually succeeded in some way. Bret is in hospital with concussion and internal bleeding, but... to do that damage young jocks had to destroy Flair's limo, that incidentally costs as much. As a result, Triple H's purse went to Flair, and Roddy Piper got hot about New Blood going overboard with their attack on his family relative. Rookies are in one hot bed right now, and "Naitch" calls them out, dropping his custom-made jacket in the ring.

Mike Sanders leads the group to the ring. Flair doesn't like to wait for some schmucks, so he tells them to hurry up! "Above Average" gets a stick too and asks why the hell Flair worries so much about losing a limo if he got the moolah to buy another one?

Flair tells Sanders to SHUT UP.

"Listen to me now, boy! It's not about the limo, it's not about the money now... it is about your attitude! You punks had to take Hart out, not attempt to kill him! There's no love lost between me and "The Hitman", but there's a line in the sand nobody can cross! When "The Four Horsemen" jumped people in parking lots, we did it differently. We knew when to stop! But you, you don't know when to leave the man down!"

The footage rolls to refresh the memory of the fans. Bret was cooked, but New Blood did not stop. Flair says at first he got mad about the car, that's true, but when he saw how bad they did Bret, that stopped being such a problem.

- Next time you will hijack my jet and crash it in the Titan Towers!? You're outta your mind!

- Naitch, save you breath, and never compare us to "The Four Horsemen" again. We are faster, better, more violent and athletic than they ever were. We do not have a codex or some stupid "etiqutte" where you have to go around the building and shake hands with everybody. The old times are gone, so if you don't like it - learn to love it, or you will be SOL and you know what that means! Besides, your pal Triple H seemed pleased with our work, so why don't you bust his nuts?

- That's my line! You are in my ring, and in MY company! I can snap my fingers one time and you will be GONE.

- Oh yeah? Then maybe we would make you a favor and place you near Bret Hart on the sidelines? If you weren't pals with our boss, you would be doneskies, old man.

- Who are you calling old, you son of a bi*ch!? I'm Ric Flair! You're not even a man in this business, I AM!

Flair starts stripping in the ring, and he throws threats and clothes at every member, even that "fat boy" Samoa Joe. Flair's words, not mine. You know what they say... to be the man, you've got to beat the man! Ring the bell!

Ric chopped the crap out of Mike's chest. Sanders is more agile than Flair, but he's still a spring chicken inside the squared circle, so he did not get any offense. Chop block, patented kneebreaker, Figure 4! Sanders is outta luck today, he taps out.

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Ric Flair defeated Mike Sanders in 5:53 by submission with a Figure-Four Leg Lock. 64/100

It's not often that Ric picks up submission wins, but today is the day. Flair gets back to the back wearing just his pants, while Sanders is ridiculed for tapping out to Figure 4. But we're not done yet, because Flair is met at the top of the ramp by Shane Douglas and his comrades, minus Jeff Jarrett.

"Well-well-well, Ric Flair just beat someone with a Figure 4! New Blood is a load of crap, as if anybody needed another proof of that. I watched this match backstage and I couldn't decide who I hate more... a couple of talentless hacks who think they can cut the line, or a half naked piece of hot garbage Ric Flair! Flair, we don't get our money from Piper, so we can beat you up right here right now. But as your donkey mouth dropped earlier tonight, there's a line in the sand we don't cross. But... I won't spare you just like that, I want something back. A match with your wrinkly a*s at Starrcade!!"

Flair comes up to "The Franchise" and tells him that sharing the ring with the greatest wrestler of all time won't end well for him. A much needed line about Douglas being a big fish in a small pond and bingo halls. Ric says Douglas just bit off more than he could chew. Two men stare each other down, while the rest of The Revolution jump ring to brawl with New Blood! While the fight is happening at the background, Shane says at Starrcade he will do what he wanted to do a looong time... avenge his lost years and take some time off Flair's already failing clock.

"I will beat the sand out of your wrinkly body, and you will be welcome to draw all the lines you want and KISS MY *SS! Look at your Rolex and hear it ticking, because with it, your career runs to an end!"

The brawl in the ring is broken up by WCW security team, Regal managed to bust Palumbo's face with brass knucks. Douglas shows the 4 Horsemen sign to Flair, that becomes a middle finger salute in a second. After the ringside area clears, announcers inform us that Piper is absent today, as he's with Bret Hart. Bret's condition is stable, but his match with Triple H might be off Starrcade. Announcers talk about bad blood between Flair and Douglas, and how they have never squared off before. That will certainly be an interesting match up!

Backstage "Mean Gene" stands with Nattie Neidhart, the niece of Bret hart, and the only female graduate from the Hart Dungeon, and the first third-generation female wrestler in the world. Okerlund is quite careful with his questions tonight, as Nattie has a lot of stressful thoughts on her mind already. However Gene wants to know how is Bret feeling, and if we can expect him back anytime soon.

"Mean Gene, I honestly don't know, but I am sure that he will get through and come back. All I can do to help is to show what the Harts are made off, and beat my opponent tonight."

Despite being only eighteen, Nattie has a bright head on her shoulders, and it's not about the hair color. Her opponent tonight is Nora Greenwald - a female wrestler that is not new to World Championship Wrestling. She's five years older than Nattie, and has three years under her belt. Let's see how well they do here tonight.

In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Nora Greenwald defeated Nattie Neidhart in 3:10 by pinfall with a Twin City Twister. 26/100

Nattie wanted to use a Sharpshooter, but got caught in a Twin City Twister that pinned her shoulders to the mat for three. After the match Nattie was about to cry, but Nora comforted her, and told she did well, just not well enough. Uhm, what a nice woman.

DDP is taping fists in his personal locker room, when someone knocks. Page screams that he doesn't want to see anyone right now! The door opens anyway, and in comes Kanyon.

- What do you want?

- Listen, I know you have this "do not disturb" thing and everything, but I want to clear up one thing with you. I am booked to face Benoit later tonight, and that means I will not be in your corner for the main event probably. But if I win, we would probably jump ahead in the tag rankings, and possibly even get a title match for Starrcade.

- Fine. Do as you wish!

- Seriously? You are not mad at me or anything like that?

- No, good luck in your match.

- Are you sure?

- GOOD GOD CHRIS, I AM!! Stop acting like we have some kind of relationship!

Kanyon sulks his shoulders slightly, mumbles "ok" and leaves. DDP is in the bad mood, but now he feels bad for raising his voice. Page throws the tape across the room and says a very dirty word.

Chris Candido who got back with his comrades after a little scuffle with New Blood asked road agents who that blonde woman was. Chris gets a name, then starts talking about how graceful and classy she is. Dean Malenko says that he actually trained her, and she is a capable competitor. Chavo Guerrero asks if Candido fell in love once again, and Chris just snorts. "Hard Knox" says he's done with women, then tries to fix himself when Dustin Rhodes gently rubs his shoulder. Lance Storm doesn't get the joke, while Steven Regal got the joke but did not find it funny. Regal asks why did he let Flair off, but Douglas said "that's none of your business, sunshine". Regal goes off on Shane, and says he's getting sick of Revolution's utter nonsense, and he wants to get one back on bloody Triple H, who beat him last week! Regal reminds his stablemates that nobody came to his aid.

"It was bloody Bret Hart who saved me, and you bunch were just faffing around! Not only that, Perry Saturn is gone and you act like nothing happened!" The tensions rise, but we don't have time for that cack.

Because Terry Funk confronts Great Muta backstage, disturbing the peace of his former tag team partner. Funk says Muta doesn't need a freak like Vampiro on his side, and reminds Muta of the good old J-Tex days, ten years ago maybe? Well, it looks like Muta doesn't remember those times, as he spits in the eyes of Funker, who now screams even louder.

When it comes to hardcore wrestling, not a lot of people can touch Terry Funk. Vampiro showed up seconds after two legends started duking it out, but was taken out by rabid perry Saturn, who relentlessly beat up the white-faced weirdo. Meanwhile Terry beats the paint off Muta, who responds with stiff kicks and even some biting. Did he learn that from Vamp? Anyway, this fight spills out in the crowd! Tired Funker takes a seat to lure Muta for a Shining Wizard. Funk rolls out last second, and Muta's knee hits the hard part of the seat! The old fox still remembers all the tricks. Funk puts Muta in the little Spinning Toe Hold, then finishes the job with a Piledriver in someone’s warm place! We have a new WCW hardcore champion, thanks to Perry Saturn.

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Terry Funk defeated Great Muta in 7:26 by pinfall with a Piledriver. Terry Funk wins the WCW Hardcore championship. 58/100

Mike Tenay can't believe that Terry Funk just became a hardcore champion, he thought the man was retired? That's the thing with Funker, we keeps forgetting about that. All of a sudden anxious Alex Shelley runs up to announcers and gives "Professor" the tape. Tenay likes his tapes, but that one probably doesn't have a lot of wrestling in it.

"Mr. Tenay, I can only trust you! Please pass this tape to police, because they will come and get me!"

With that Shelley runs away, and LAX gang follows him closely. Homicide and Psicosis have more chances to catch the resident paparazzi, Hernandez - not so much. He just looks at the announcers and flips their table for the sake of it. Konnan would be proud, commercial break.

When we come back, the announce team awkwardly stands there, with Tenay examining the tape he was given by Alex Shelley a few minutes ago. Tony says the show must go on, and the man they call Sting will be here any minute now. Lots of fans stand up to greet their hero, they look at the rafters. It's Showtime, folks! "Seek and Destroy" hits the arena, and fans greet the arrival of their fan favorite. He's making a regular entrance tonight and has a serious expression on his face, although he calmly claps people's hands. Sting drops his first words in two months... The live crowd chants Sting's name, but "The Icon" just shakes his head.

"Your good old Sting is back, but there's no smile on his face. I could have painted one over my face paint, but that wouldn't be honest to you fans. And I want to be as honest as I can...Last Monday I did something that I am not proud of. Something I wouldn't do under normal circumstances, if that's even a thing anymore...

As you may know, Raven put me on the sidelines, he forced my friends out of the company, but worst of all... he besmirched the world heavyweight title, taking it from Goldberg just when the man got through a war. He took the big gold belt, ran away like a thief with it and that's when I knew I had to step in. Lord knows Roddy wouldn't move his finger to do something about it. So someone had to do it... Enter Stinger, and 1-2-3 the world title is back where it belongs. I will say that one part of me did it for selfish reasons, but the other did it to save the company. I could have challenged Raven for the title because I have a verbal agreement with Roddy about a title match, but I chose to right the wrong first. I will challenge for the big gold belt somewhere down the line, but for now... my eyes are locked in on Raven. I'm sure that he won't leave it at that and take full responsibility for his actions like a man would do. So I go ahead and challenge him to a rematch at Starrcade...

Am I doing the right thing? One thing is for sure... nothing's for sure."

Sting puts the mic down and quietly goes to the back. Nobody jumps him... for now. The announce team did not expect such a response from WCW's very own Stinger, but they are intrigued to see what will happen next. "Mean Gene" looks to follow up on Sting's statement, but the man politely denies any questions. In the background Crowbar and Daffney are marking out that their favorite wrestler is back! Daffney can hardly contain her screams, while Crowbar says that he wants a black bat for Christmas to match up with his raincoat! Okerlund tries to avoid that diabolical duo, but bumps into Luna Vachon and Christopher. Luna cracks her knuckles at Gene, who remembers how that ended up for his colleagues a week ago. Christopher gives the senior citizen his green drink, but Gene is not in the mood for that.

- Good God almighty, please don't touch me!

- There's no need to worry, Mean Gene. We are not monsters, right Luna? And we are really sorry for what happened last week. You see, her mood swings can be explained. She's awaiting a child, and that little guy is very impatient. Just like his daddy...

- Are you trying to say that Luna Vachon is pregnant with your child?

- Hahaha. I'm not a father, Mean Gene. I'm Christopher, the friend of this twisted family. You have never seen the actual father, and I suppose you wouldn't want to meet him anyway. Now he... he is a monster. And he wants out of his prison. But now is not....

Christopher is rudely interrupted by Crowbar, who's doing his best Sting yelp impression in the background. Luna screams at the superfan, and where screams - there's Daffney. Okerlund quietly leaves the area, as Vachon throws a punch at Daffney. Crowbar takes the shot instead, but then starts pounding his chest and he asks for more! Irritated Christopher says that's fine, he will solve this little issue, in the ring.

But before that can happen, we get a hype video to advertise Starrcade that will take place in Washington D.C. Not a lot of matches announced yet, and just as we thought the hype video was over, the match graphic revealed a surprise announcement!

Jeff Jarrett will defend his WCW World Television championship against Ken Shamrock in a Lion's Den Match! What in the world? The announce team did not get any notification about this announcement, so they found out together with the fans. That stipulation makes a lot of sense, as Jeff Jarrett ran away from Shamrock not once, but twice now. And it looks like Piper is not leaving his hopes to get Ken back as his enforcer.

Now, onto the impromptu match between Crowbar and Christopher!

In an awful match that was completely devoid of heat, Christopher defeated Crowbar in 3:21 by pinfall with a Death Valley Driver. 32/100

Calling this match awful would be harsh, both competitors are very capable.

Christopher started out slowly, chain wrestling with his opponent and almost getting a roll up victory a couple of times. Luna jumped on the arpon and screamed at the referee, that gave "The Fallen Angel" a chance to sneak attack. Daffney repeated after Luna and screamed too, but that did not help her friend. Christopher picks up a victory with a DVD, and poses on the top turnbuckle. Daff has seen enough she shoves the winner out of the ring, picks up Crowbar's weapon and threatens to attack Luna! Vachon giggles, easily disarms "The Scream Queen" and attacks Crowbar! Ref gets some of that rage too, and nobody can stop that woman. Announcers keep their mouths shut just in case.

Backstage Eddie Guerrero is explaining himself to Chris Benoit. Last Monday Eddie tried to win the US championship title shot, without warning "The Crippler" first. He did not win, and had to get help from Rey Rey to avoid the two on one beating from Sid Vicious and Mike Awesome. Benoit didn't do much to help his partner.

- What's the matter with you, holmes? Are you still mad that I got in that match ese? Come on, vato!

- Let me ask you one thing Eddie. What would happen if you would win that match?

- What do you mean holmes? I would challenge Hulk Hogan at Starrcade, simon!

- And what about the tag team title shot?

- That works too, "Latino Heat" can pull double duty, ese! Chris, one day I will be US champion and tag team champion at the same time! Sooner or later, holmes.

- Yeah, about that. Forget about the tag titles, ese. As far as I remember, only I won that match, and only I can choose who my tag partner will be for Starrcade!

- Woah-woah-woah Chris, calm down, ese!

- Oh, I'm calm, Eddie. And I'm dead serious... last Monday you made yet another wrong choise, and my patience has run its course. I'll see you down the road... amigo.

Eddie is in shock! Benoit just left him out of the biggest event of the year, and he did it in cold blood. Benoit is heading to the ring for his match, and Eddie follows him.

Now this was the best match of the night so far. Kanyon and Benoit can certainly have an interesting match with lots of brawling, flying and rolling around on the mats.

"The Innovator of Offense" has a size advantage over "The Rabid Wolverine", but lacks Benoit's intensity. The odds got even when Eddie talked to Chris mid match, asking him to reconsider. Benoit locks Kanyon in the Sharpshooter after blocking an Enzughiri, and Eddie puts his head between the ropes to get his message across. That distracts the ref, and Benoit, who screams for Guerrero to get off his face! O'Connor Roll by Kanyon always brings us an upset! Benoit stomps Kanyon, suplexes him over the top rope, runs up for a Suicide Dive and... wipes out Eddie with it!

Kanyon sends canadian in the steps, rolls in the ring and almost gets a count out victory! Kanyon sets up a Flatliner, but that move gets reversed into the Crippler's Crossface!! One Chris tells other to tap, but before that can happen, Scott Hall breaks the hold with a chairshot!

In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Chris Benoit defeated Kanyon in 12:15 when Kanyon was disqualified when Scott Hall ran in and attacked Chris Benoit. 80/100

"The Bad Guy" is no stranger to attacking his opponents from the back. He's soon joined by Kevin Nash, who steps over the guardrail and Big Boots Eddie. Hall throws Benoit out and they start stomping on Kanyon! Poor ring bell is beaten just like Kanyon, and soon enough DDP runs out to make the save! Outsiders decide to leave for now, and instead joke around how sweet DDP and Kanyon look together.

"Aww, look at them! Their bond is so tight, nothing can ruin their friendship. Benoit and Guerrero, you need to take an example from those two lovebirds! What did Page say earlier today? That I will feel the bang? Haha, Dallas, save that up for your partner, because I'm not down for that. And I guess, neither is your lovely wife who certainly wanted a piece of this hunk. Kim, don't sweat it, when Dallas gets dropped later tonight, I will personally make sure that daddy drives you home..."

Hall is playing up to every word that comes out of Kev's mouth, and adds that they know that "The Diamond Cutter" is on the menu, so they will be prepared for that.

"Hey yo... Mang, we know you like the back of our hand. And that hand needs to be slapped around, just like your mamacita in the back, chico... Page, you walkin' on the razor's edge between business and personal life. When it's all said and done, you must choose one. I've always said it ain't 'Show Friends' it's 'Show Business'... soon enough you will know what that means..."

Chris Benoit caught those words too, and he walked off deep in thought, without checking on Eddie. Benoit shoved Outsiders out of his way, which made both big guys grin. Page though, he did not grin one second and helped Kanyon get up. The main event will be very interesting!

Backstage Madusa and Nora Greenwald chatter about the tournament. Basically they gossip around other women, and that's where Nora's true colors come out. She acts like goody two shoes in public, but she can talk behind people's back like the heaviest sinner. Nora laughs about pathetic competition they have here in WCW, and asks madusa to punish that skank Lita who can't even hide her panties in those ugly baggy pants! Madusa tells her sweetie to sit back and enjoy. That match is up next!

Lita has fans behind her, she has that natural charisma and damn good looks, plus she's capable of busting out some fancy lucha moves. Madusa is more refined and ground-based in her offense, and she has bags of experience.

Madusa throws Lita around and acts all cocky, and gets some praise from CM Punk, who's standing in the corner. Maybe he should have stayed backstage, because he gets tackled by Billy Kidman, and that brawl is not helping our official to concentrate! Torrie Wilson runs out too to calm her boyfriend down. Madusa tells Torrie to get out, but that gorgeous woman isn't planning to do that just yet.

Second O'Connor Roll of the night, and BINGO! Lita rolls through to the semi finals by rolling up the biggest female star in our company!

In an extremely short match, Lita defeated Madusa in 2:42 by flashy pinfall after a distraction from Torrie Wilson. 36/100

Madusa is beside herself, and so must be Nora Greenwald. Torrie is celebrating with Lita, who has two wins over big names, although one could say that Lita was lucky both times. Time will tell if luck is for losers, right? Punk is livid too...

It's great that Piper is not at work today, because Revolution are in panic. They just found out that their golden goose Jeff Jarrett will meet Ken freaking Shamrock. Chavito asks Shane if they should tell Jeff now, or... doesn't matter. Benoit is on their doorstep now...

"You need some man power now, right? I'm in."

Benoit walks off without dropping anything else. Most of that locker room is out of words, but with the likes of Malenko and Storm words wouldn't fly anyway. Rhodes whistles, Douglas starts cackling! Regal plays the party pooper role and asks why should they trust him now? Valid point, but nobody is listening.

We're back in the ring, and Team 3D is marching to the ring with a big ladder! They usually carry tables around with them, but today is different. Brother Ray gets a mic, climbs up and loudly asks people "DO YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE!?" A rhetorical question, don't answer that...

"We are the fastest rising tag team in this damn company! We are the only tag team that doesn't have any friction or petty bulls**t going on! We are the best team in the world, and unlike Road Warriors, we are here to stay! We put people we don't like through tables, and lemme tell you, we don't like people period! Not you, moronic fans, not those old hags in the back. We are men on a mission, and that's not a stupid gimmick. Not a stupid gimmick like KroniK, the APA rip off. Those two love to say they're all about breaking necks and cashing checks? Then we're all about breaking tables with your momma, who has a fistful of filthy dolla!"

Of course Brother Devon would say "oh my brother, TESTIFY!" to that.

Bryan Clarke and Brian Adams do not look pleased as they power walk to the ring. Brother Ray throws a ladder down right on the powerhouses. Oh boy, they are in for a warm welcome.

This is a fight! KroniK stiff the hell out of Dudleyville residents, they are not in their usual baked state. A good old brawl that perhaps should have been stopped by the referee continued until Bryan Clarke took an L following a beefy 3D.

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Team 3D defeated KroniK in 5:52 when Brother Devon defeated Bryan Clarke by pinfall with a Dudley Death Drop. 66/100

Team 3D is still undefeated in regular tag team matches, and they pose on the ramp to remind everyone of that. Adams goes up to the ref and Chokeslams him without hesitation! Clarke tries to calm him down, but gets yelled at. Adams rants about how he waited eight month for Clarke to return from injury, and he got jacks*it! They bump their heads and yes, they trade heavy blows like there's no tomorrow. What's wrong with all these teams?

Next Monday Bill Goldberg will respond to Hulk Hogan's dream match challenge. Hulkster went to multiple late night shows promoting his rematch with Goldberg without anyone making that match official. Hogan knows best, or is he just putting WCW in a position where they can't leave him out of main event? Either way, Scott Steiner will probably have something to say about that.

In other news, Raven called in earlier tonight and demanded a fair rematch with Goldberg for the big gold belt. It's bizarre that we don't have a clear number one contender yet, but I guess that also makes Nitro must watch TV. Announcers also talk about Booker T and Buff Bagwell asking for one last chance from Piper this Monday. Lastly, Rey Mysterio Jr is scheduled to make a huge announcement in hopes that it will help make Liger/Mysterio an official Starrcade bout. And now it is time for your main event of the evening!

Kevin Nash comes out first, accompanied by his bestie Scott Hall. We've seen "Big Sexy" already, but now he's clothed to wrestle. BAM, Self High Five! DDP's music lives up the crowd and irritates Bobby Heenan, but there's a little delay with DDP's entrance. Page is bickering with Kimberly, who wants to accompany her husband to the ring. Dallas is against it, he is sure that Kim will only distract him. DDP tells Kimberly to stay here with Kanyon, and that's when the bomb goes off.

"I don't want to stay with him! He's your friend, not mine! And last time I stayed with one of your so-called friends, you got attacked! If I don't go with you - you don't go anywhere!"

Wowser, that's a bad look. Page gives Kanyon a sign to be ready if stuff hits the fan and makes his grand entrance with ex-Diamond Doll.

Just like expected, Hall playfully steps up to Kimberly, but she maintains distance. Hall's machismo doesn't work with this woman, but it helps Nash get an extra advantage.

Kev chokes DDP with his boot in the corner and winks at Kimberly, again. Those flirty moments light up a fire under the *ss of "People's Champion", and he explodes just like his pyro before the match. Couple of Diamond Cutter attempts are shrugged off by Nash, who goes for a walk, giving Hall time to play dirty. Charles catches Scott breaking the rules and sends him to the back! Good news? Hardly. Hall smirks and picks up Kim on his shoulder, ready to leave. Page follows that macho, gets his woman back and hits smug Hall in the kisser! Nash offers Charles money to count out his opponent faster, but Lil' Naitch is not Nick Patrick. Kanyon comes out to beat up Hall some more, when suddenly Brian Adams shoves Kanyon away from the ramp!

Page comes back in time, but Nash hits the middle rope to practically low blow Page and finish him off with the Jackknife Powerbomb.

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Kevin Nash defeated Diamond Dallas Page in 10:28 by pinfall with a Jackknife Powerbomb. 81/100

Nash is happy with the outcome, and he greets Brian Adams with a "2 Sweet". Together they help Hall stand up, with Nash asking how much that would cost him? Kimberly is aiding her fallen hubby again, and Kanyon is left alone in the shadows, also again. Schiavone, Tenay and Heenan tell us to join them on Monday, because some serious business is about to happen on Nitro!

Final Rating: 80/100 (4.29 on TBS)

Blodyxe · September 22, 2019

WCW Nitro Preview and Match Card

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Who do you want to be Goldberg's opponent for Starrcade!?

Starrcade is getting even closer, and we still don't have a clue who will challenge Bill Goldberg for the WCW world heavyweight championship on the grandest stage of them all! This week's main event will bring some clarity to the world title picture, as we get a three-way dance between Hulk Hogan, Scott Steiner and now former world heavyweight champion Raven, who is eager to get his revenge both on Goldberg and Sting. Hogan keeps beating his own drum, ducking and dodging Steiner at all cost, and running his mouth about a rematch with "Da Man". Scott Steiner wants a lot of things, but one of the most important points on his "to do" list is to make "The Immortal" humble! All three men won't get what they want, and that makes for an explosive TV you don't want to miss!

Apart from the main event drama, two of our bigger stars in Triple H and Bret Hart found themselves in a bitter war. The last word so far belongs "The Game", as his hit on "The Hitman" left the Canadian grappler in a crashed Ric Flair limo. Bret is not cleared to come back, and he will not be 100% for the biggest event of the year, but you can bet that "The Excellence of Execution" won't let the "Cerebral Assassin" bask in glory. Hunter's close friend, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has his eyes locked on "The Franchise", as we will see both men settle their differences in singles competition for the first time very soon. "The Revolution" is taking on the suave duo hoping to upset the main eventers and gaining that all-important momentum ahead of Starrcade.

Speaking of that group, "The Rabid Wolverine" Chris Benoit nonchalantly cut his ties with Eddie Guerrero and re-joined the group. That move changed up the tag team division landscape that is rumbling thanks to Road Warriors, Team 3D, and everyone's favorite tag team Buffy T. Booker T and Buff Bagwell are on the verge of missing the event altogether if they don't come up with something brilliant. Can they survive yet another beating from Hawk and Animal, who are eyeing up the vacant tag team titles? And what's next for "Latino Heat", now that he's left behind and in no favor of the boss "Rowdy" Roddy Piper?

The women's tournament continues. We have our first semi-final set - Amazing Kong takes on the fearless Lita! Can Lita's flashy offense surprise the powerhouse sensation, who's ripping through the competition, or will we witness another one-sided beating from the heavy favorite?

WCW's World Television champion Jeff Jarrett is running through the obstacles thrown on his way on a regular basis, but when the "Hot Rod" unleashed his former enforcer Ken Shamrock, Jarrett started running away from "The World's Most Dangerous Man"! With lots of bodies in his corner, Double J shouldn't be THAT worried, but as we've seen, the fire in Shamrock's eyes can scare even the bravest of men. Will Shamrock's fury be his downfall when he meets a crafty competitor in Chavo Guerrero, or will the MMA legend make "The Warrior" cry like a little kid in his ruthless Ankle Lock?

Respect-demanding Vader is back to his worst behavior, and this Monday he will brawl with "The Hardcore Legend" Terry Funk. "The Mastodon" is tough, but there's nobody on God's green Earth who can intimidate The Funker! Tune in for this wild brawl, it will not let you down.

Official Nitro Match Card

Great Muta & Vampiro vs. Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko

Lita vs. Amazing Kong - WCW Women's championship tournament semi-final

Ken Shamrock vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

The Road Warriors vs. Buffy T

Vader vs. Terry Funk © - WCW Hardcore championship match

Ric Flair & Triple H vs. Steven Regal & Shane Douglas

Hulk Hogan vs. Scott Steiner vs. Raven

Prediction Contest Standings

1. crackerjack - 22 (+9)

2. Beejus - 7 (+7)

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crackerjack · September 24, 2019

Great Muta & Vampiro vs. Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko

Lita vs. Amazing Kong - WCW Women's championship tournament semi-final

Ken Shamrock vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

The Road Warriors vs. Buffy T

Vader vs. Terry Funk © - WCW Hardcore championship match

Ric Flair & Triple H vs. Steven Regal & Shane Douglas

Hulk Hogan vs. Scott Steiner vs. Raven

Blodyxe · September 29, 2019

WCW Monday Nitro on TNT (Show #104)

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Week 3, December 2000

Myriad Convention Center, Mid South (13,202)

Last week Goldberg became a three time WCW world heavyweight champion.

He defeated Raven in a match where rules could not be broken, capitalizing on the return of "The Icon". Sting was the man behind cryptic 12/11/2K vignettes all along, and his grand return did not sit well with the former champion. Although nobody will say that Goldberg besting Raven is a huge surprise, some could say that Goldberg did not beat his opponent clean and would be right. We could talk about that match the whole night, but one thing is clear as day - "The Man" is back on the top! To make sense of everything else we get to hear from the man who knows best... Hulk Hogan.

"The Real American" and your WCW United States champion walks out right after the footage from last week fades to black. Hulkster appears to be in a great mood, and he gets a microphone to share his positivity with his fans. He cups his ear and gets a microphone.

"You know what Hulkamaniacs? Hulkster is in a great mood, and not because he’s in Oklahoma of all places… but because Goldberg is the new WCW champion, jack! Much love to Bill, he is a deserving champion, unlike that no good cheater Raven. Some of us were made to be stars, and some are lucky spectators, like all the fans here tonight! And I know what you guys want… Because I listen to the fans, and they keep telling me that they want to see Bill Goldberg against Hulk Hogan, brother! Let me tell you something, Hulkamaniacs. If someone doesn’t want to see Goldberg against Hulk Hogan in the main event of Starrcade, they're not real fans and they don’t know jack, dude. Me and Bill are two of the biggest stars in the world, and we never had a chance to build on our match from 1998! Now is the best chance to do so… we’re both champions, we’re both on top of our games, and wrestling business needs this bout to happen, brother! People of all ages beg me to make their wishes come true, and I just can’t let them down! I am willing to do everything to get the match, even vacate this title!”

Hogan drops the US title on the ground, and that's not what these fans want. Hulk either lives in his own world, or he’s teasing the crowd. SIRENS!!

"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner is in the building, and Hogan is not hiding the fact he hates that. Steiner carries his newly won briefcase with him, his ticket for Starrcade. His one on one meeting with Hulk Hogan is closer than ever now. Scott kisses his peaks, fixes his beard, gets a mic of his own and steps up right in front of Hulk Hogan.

"SHUT UP! Hogan, the only wish these people have is for you to SHUT UP! All that trash coming out of your mouth is getting on my nerves, and I, I’m not a calm guy, so you better not piss me off even more, you dumb redneck! The only reason you want to get rid off US title, is because you know I'm coming for your ass! And if we talk about letting people down, why don’t we talk about your wife who must be sorely disappointed by her man’s lack of vigour. You are not a "Real American", because you’re not even a real man! I AM! I’m a Genetic Freak and at Starrcade I will put your old, red and yellow a*s in the Steiner Recliner! I will beat you till you'll turn blue, then your wifey will make my big dipper red, and I will make her white, because Big Poppa Pump is your hook up!”

Hogan’s already red eyes almost burst from anger, and he looks like he wants a fight at last! Steiner tells him to take his best shot, even turns his back on the man to give him the advantage.

"Turn around so I could tell you something eye to an eye, jack!"

Oh, look at that! Hogan is all business and he clutches the mic so hard that his pythons are shaking. Steiner drops his chainmail, his sunglasses and looks at Hulk just like he asked, it is a stare down!

"Now I want you to listen to what I have to say here, Steiner! At Starrcade I am going to fight like never before! I am going to prepare for that match like a madman! I'll be in my absolute best shape coming into the match I deeply wanted to get for more than a year now! The time wasn’t right for the fight before, but now everything is in line for Hulkamania to run wild on the biggest stage of them all! At Starrcade, Hulk Hogan is going to be victorious… and Hulkster will become the new WCW world champion, because I’m fighting Goldberg and not you, jabroni!!"

Just when it seemed like Hogan actually had enough of Steiner’s crap, he shows his *ss once again and leaves even his biggest fans disappointed. Scott loudly says that Hogan has no, ahem, manhood... Then they are joined by the man who still has his sights on the ultimate prize.

"What about me? What about Raven?"

The former world heavyweight champion comes out with Lisa Marie Varon, and he is greeted with loud boos. Raven can not believe that he didn’t get a rematch for the title tonight, and he complains about it now like only he can. Raven says the only reason why he's not the world champion right now is Sting. The man who thinks of himself as a hero, but in reality, is a fraud. Just like the man standing in the ring... Raven turns to Hulk, and starts a tirade that went uninterrupted for too long.

"Hogan, your perception of reality is warped and melted just like time and our existence itself. Your self-portrait is an abstraction, your figure is fading… the creature that lives within your conscience is depleted. You are a senseless dreamer that is lost, but strives to recreate past success with old tricks. You are clutching for leisure, living on a prayer, and facing the uncertain… You are a symbol of decay like me, and yet you represent everything I detest. Envisaging your success in the context of my catastrophe would be a torture in itself... but the man that saved the masses from your reign of terror is now my mortal enemy… you know the man they call Sting, the grey cardinal that has the audacity to serve his own brand of justice… Sting, I do not forget, I do not forgive, but I do forsee that your soul will be tortured by me, the true "Icon"... I know that if it wasn’t for the false savior, the crown would still be mine... and the holy grail would still be in my posession. I am the rightful owner of a title you desire most, Hogan… and you're the owner of the title that pushed me into this downward spiral…"

Scott Steiner loses his patience and pushes Raven in the chest.

"Cut that spooky monkey talk, you wimp! Shut your whiny little mouth and get your sorry *ss out of my ring!"

Raven now looks at Steiner, and he doesn't look scared.

- An imbecile driven by Earthly delights is the least of my worries. Your short-sighted intimidation and lust for notoriety will eventually turn into your demise...

- SHUT UP YOUR BEAK, YOU LITTLE CURLY BI*CH! THERE’S NOTHING SHORT ABOUT FREAKZILLA BUT HIS TEMPER! DON’T TRY ME, OR I WILL MAKE YOU CRY AGAIN, AND TAKE YOUR WOMAN AND MAKE HER CRY MY NAME!

Lisa Marie Varon has a deadpan expression on her face, Hogan is not happy that this angle takes some ugly turn. And then, there’s Roddy Piper. The hot-headed man in power who has his own interests to pursue.

"Ok you monkeys, calm down all three of you! You can talk all you want, but that wouldn’t matter, because everything will be done like I want!

Hogan, from what I can understand, both of these gentlemen have a problem with you throwing your name out in the conversation that involves Bill Goldberg. And for once, I agree with both of them! First of all, you have to defend your US title and stop dreaming about the big gold belt. Secondly, Raven has a point, and he has the right to be upset about Stinger showing up all of a sudden. Now, as things stand, Raven is due his rematch, and Steiner is due his fight with you. But... just when you think that you got all the answers, I change my questions!

Taking into consideration that both Hogan and Steiner were kicked out of Elimination Chamber by me, and not the actual competitors, I can’t deny that they are as deserve their shot as much as you, Raven. At the end of the day, you played your contract to the surprise of all everyone, so let me surprise you back and put an end to this dispute.

In tonight’s main event we will determine the new number one contender and Goldberg’s newest challenger. There will be no rules to follow, but it’s not going to be a Raven’s rules match, no...

It’s going to be a THREE WAY DANCE!! That's right!! Scott Steiner against Hulk Hogan against Raven! Winner meets Goldberg in Starrcade’s main event, losers go home! If Raven wins, he main events Starrcade and also gets his US title shot down the line. If Steiner wins, he gets an upgrade to his current position, and faces Goldberg for the main prize. If Hogan wins… I will allow him to fight in his champ vs. champ dream match, also blocking Steiner from cashing his briefcase!”

Now that’s how you set up your main event, WWF! The same WWF that is now lead into the bright future by Mr. Ass as their world champ. That will put butts in seats, huh? Steiner, Hogan and Raven have a three-way standoff like they are in some old western movie. Let's catch a break, because we have a wild title bout coming up next!

We are back, and as our announce team discusses the insane implications in tonight's main event, we get to see Big, Bad Vader stumbling down to the ring. He even gets a mic...

"If I can't go last, I will go first! Terry Funk, bring your old ass down, I want that hardcore title NOW to remind all of you how violent I can get!"

Vader throws the mic out, adjusts his mask and yells for Funk to hurry up! Not the one to turn down a challenge, "The Texas Bronco" comes out. He has a chair in his hand already, but he's too slow to use it effectively. Instead, Vader puts his feet on the weapon and brutalizes "The Hardcore Icon" with it!

In an extremely short match, Vader defeated Terry Funk in 1:57 by pinfall with a Vader Bomb. Vader wins the WCW Hardcore championship. 58/100

Vader brutalized Funker with that chair, and Terry sold it like a madman. Vader dragged Terry's broken body closer to the corner and put an end to this match with a Vader Bomb. That's Vader's 5th title in WCW, but he's not that happy.

"Do I have your respect now!? I'm a three time WCW champion, and this is the best I can get? You made a huge mistake putting me in this title match, Piper. Now I will destroy everyone who will dare to think he can beat me!"

Funk is assisted to the back by Mike Rotunda, Rick Steiner and Finlay. But Vader doesn't leave the old man, tackles the road agents, still remembering that they didn't believe him that Cena didn't take him down backstage. Rick Steiner doesn't back down, and says next time they will meet in the ring...

Booker T and Buff Bagwell were waiting for Roddy Piper in his office. The former tag team champions beg Roddy to give them one more chance to get on the card of the biggest WCW event of the year. "Hot Rod" is whistling happy tunes under his nose, ignoring the two and asking Stacy Kiebler if Bret Hart called back. Trish Stratus is nowhere to be seen, but Big T is here, eating a hot dog. Piper says that last week they wanted him to scrap the match, now they want him to make one, and he just wants them to leave him alone because he has bigger things on his mind. Roddy tells them to face the Warriors again or forget about Starrcade altogether. Roddy puts both men behind the door and yells that he doesn't want to be disturbed! Former tag champs leave, for now...

The Revolution is marching to the ring, and Shane Douglas yells his signature "cut the music"! No Benoit in sight, huh. Last Thursday "The Crippler" nonchalantly stepped into Revolution's locker room and said that he will join them. Anyway, "The Franchise" says he has a lot of things to get off his chest, but first of all... "Ken Shamrock, you got your title match against Jeff, congratulations. Congratulations on being Piper's little **tch! After we are done with you, you will run back to Japan! Maybe you will be so broke that you will join Dana White's kissass club to get back in that stinking octagon! Maybe you will rejoin The Union in the WWF and become Vince's slave once again, I'm not sure. But I'm sure that you won't make it to Starrcade, just like you couldn't make it out of Minoru Suzuki's knee bar!"

Jarrett grabs the mic from Douglas and says that even if Shamrock got lucky enough to compete at Starrcade, he would still have to face the J-E-Double F J-A-Double R-E-Double T! "I am the greatest television champion in history, and your boss has to thank me for winning the ratings war! Piper is putting me in this title defences because he wants to continue WCW's winning streak... You're welcome, slapnut!"

Regal didn't like the part where Jarrett called himself the greatest TV champion, but he's too smart to show it. Candido and Dustin Rhodes patted the champ on the back, when Ken Shamrock came out all alone!

"Jarrett, you are full of crap! Come Starrcade, I will beat it out of you, but I can't wait for so long. Pick one of your guys to fight me now, or I will take all of you down!"

That remark made every Revolution member laugh, clearly Ken doesn't know anything about the numbers advantage. Douglas cackles, and says that's fine, they will pick someone. A true fighter, a man who knows the business in and out, and a real warrior.

- Chavo, take care of him!

- Who, me?

Chavo doesn't look fond of the idea. He suggests they should call out Benoit to fight for them as a part of "initiation", but all the comrades are clearing the ring now... Not the first time Guerrero is left on his own.

In an extremely short match, Ken Shamrock defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. in 4:22 by submission with an Ankle Lock. 60/100

Although Revolution left the squared circle, they didn't leave the ring area and acted as lumberjacks, so Shamrock had to look over his shoudler all the time. That didn't help his matters, but even with constant distraction he dominated Chavo and clubbed his more active supporters when they jumped on the apron. Chavo tried to crawl out of the ring, but Ken grabbed his ankle and twisted it until Guerrero tapped out! Ken keeps the hold, and now The Revolution gangs up on the "World's Most Dangerous Man"! Jarrett grabs his trusty guitar, but The New Blood comes out to stop the mayhem.

Mike Sanders says he personally doesn't care if Shamrock gets his brain rattled, but his boss wouldn't be happy about it. Sanders also informs the stable about their involvement in tonight's semi main event - Douglas and Regal against Triple H and Ric Flair! Shane asks "what!?", but before he can get an answer, Shamrock starts suplexing Revolution members left and right! New Blood laughs about that, Sanders adds the boys are S.O.L and you know what that means... Shamrock once again chases Jarrett out of the ring like a rabid dog.

Triple H is furious backstage. He's absolutely livid that Raven, Hogan and Steiner all get a title match before him. "Ric, this is a joke! Is that Piper's way of punishing me for taking out that old yeller Bret Hart? Because if it is, I will pay him another visit… at home. And this time I'll finish the job." Flair tells Hunter to take it easy, last time around his actions lead to some bad consequences. Flair reminds HHH that they have a match with Regal and Douglas tonight, and while it may not matter to him, it matters to Slick Ric.

- I can't lose to Douglas, Hunter. Not today, not tomorrow, not anytime! I want you to stay focused, and I want you to be The Cerebral Assassin - the cold-blooded, calculating, vile son of a gun! I count on you!

- You know what, Ric? You're right. That I can do… and when I plant Shane's face in the mats with a Pedigree, I'll go to Piper's office and make him an offer he wouldn't be able to refuse…

Ric flashes his teeth, slaps his arms and lets out a woo, clearly happy to get Triple H on his side again.

Back to the more pleasant picture, Stacy Kiebler sits behind her desk, leg on leg, sorting some papers. Jazz and Amazing Kong come in and demand a meeting with Piper. Stacy tells them that commissioner can not talk to them right now... that makes Kong and Jazz very angry.

"We thought you learned your lesson, girl. Don't mess with us, or we will break your long legs in no time! Besides, no one tells no to The Amazing Kong."

Piper comes out and tells all three of them to get the hell out, because their stupid girly bickering does his head in! Kong looks at Piper with a cold stare, but Piper lashes back, saying that her hubby can miss Starrcade just like Sid. Roddy tells Kong to prepare for her match and make it quick, then slams the door. Stacy uses that moment to escape from two very angry women, who will now look for their next target - Lita. That match is up next, after commercial break!

Lita comes out first, flailing her arms, getting pumped for her match. This is by far the biggest bout in her short career. Some naysayers will mumble something about her being lucky, but when you get past Vachon and Madusa, you have to be somewhat good. Kong is a different kind of beast though, and she looks very angry tonight. The semi final is on!

Mike Awesome is getting ready to watch the match backstage, cheering his boo-boo Kong. Suddenly Hogan comes around and tells his guy to join him. Mike doesn't want too, but Hogan is Hogan, plus he's in a bad mood after that opening segment.

In an extremely short match, Amazing Kong defeated Lita in 1:23 by pinfall with an Implant Buster. 25/100

That's where the lucky streak of Lita ends. The risk-taking redhead was too brave for her own good. She jumped off the top turnbuckle before the bell even rang! Kong caught the high flyer and drove her back into the ring post! Backfist slap had Lita knocked out, but Kong pulled her shoulder up to play some more. Emphatic Implant Buster seals the deal, and puts Kong in the finals! Kong is unstoppable, she's a sight to behold in a very special way. We can also say it about Trish Stratus, who was watching that beating from the VIP lounge. No Booker T, Big T or Buff Bagwell in sight, she's in her own company. What could that mean?

Nervy Booker and Buff discuss their future together, not sure if they will get booked for Starrcade even if they pull the upset against Road Warriors tonight.

- Bro, my face is on the poster. I guaran-damn-tee you that Piper won't leave me out of the card.

- Yeah Book, that's a poster to show that we have diversity.

- TELL ME... YOU DIDN'T JUST SAY THAT!

- Last time my face was on the poster, I didn't have a match too, and you fought your brother in a street fight.

- Dawg, you really think he will leave us out? Between us we won WCW tag team titles fifteen times!

- I know, but look at Sid. We need to act quick! And where's Trish?

- About that... she told me that if we don't get a match tonight, she will concentrate on her own career. Says she can't damage her brand by hanging out with losers...

- No freaking way, bro!

- I said I was sorry, but she can be a handful.

- Yeah, she totally is!

- What's that dawg?

- Come on, let's think. Piper plans to book Team 3D and Road Warriors, and Benoit has a shot too. That's already three sides, and something tells me there won't be time for some gauntlet... Piper also told us to grab a ladder and climb up to the top all over again. Yeah, he's really crazy if he thinks we ne-

Booker stared at Bagwell with bad intentions on his mind, and didn't allow "The Stuff" to finish his speech because he had that lightbulb moment. His eyes go even wider and his face freezes... Damn skippy, Booker T has a plan. He doesn't have the time to argue with Buff about Trish.

"Yo Big T, when you finish your Big Mac, go look for ladders and bring the biggest one to our match with The Road Warriors!"

Annoyed Big T whams the burger in his mouth in one go and we go to commercial break. That comercial also wants you to take a bite of a whopper burger. You are getting hungrier, your belly is murmuring and the mouth is watering. You're welcome!

Speaking of food... We have two men who snack on danger and feast on death - The Road Warriors! Hawk and Animal are always hungry for fresh meat and thirsty for raw blood. Booker and Buff, on the other hand, are on the victory diet. Let's see if this outing will be different with now injury-free Buff Bagwell.

Before we can get to that match, we get a little vignette from the Power Plant. Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon are wrestling each other in front of the next crop of talent, and also Bryan Clarke. This exhibition match in front of less than twenty students feels like a big deal, and everyone is having a good time. Kanyon wins the match after blocking the Diamond Cutter and hitting a flashy O'Connor Roll for three! After the match Bryan says he misses this kind of fun in the ring, and wants to get his career back on track. Page says that everything is possible, if he works hard enough. Then Page looks up and says that this Thursday he wants to fight Hall, Nash and Adams too! "I know you three jacked up monkeys don't like to work Thursday, but you also don't like missing the payday, so how about this... the winners of the match will get ten grand each! Money talks, right? Me, Kanyon and Bryan will meet you there, and GOOD GAWD you will get what's coming for ya!"

Booker and Buff had it tough against two of the most brute men in tag team wrestling.

Trish wasn't there to distract the referee (she even left the VIP lounge before this match), and Big T wasn't there to interfere physically. But near the end of the match the enforcer of the group actually showed up with a humongous ladder in his hands!! That distraction helped Booker T hit the Harlem Sidekick on Animal that soon walked into a Buff Blockbuster! Hawk tackled Big T and took the ladder from him, but turned into a Missile Dropkick from Booker! Buff had some laughs about it in the ring, flexing his muscles, with his back turned on Animal who was seizing up that Lariat. BAM!

Brother Ray lays out the legend with the stiffest chairshot you'll ever see! Immediate DQ.

In a match that had some good action and average heat, The Road Warriors defeated Buffy T in 9:41 when Brother Ray attacked Road Warrior Animal to cause a DQ. 73/100

The sound of that chairshot connecting with Animal's skull actually got Buff back to senses, who stopped cheesing his smile once he saw who ran in. Devon joined in too with a heavy chairshot to the back of Booker T and one to tame the Hawk for a second. Ray tells his partner to grab a table, because this puff needs to taste some wood! Bagwell asks Team 3D to spare him, because they want Road Warriors, not Buffy T! Ray agrees, so he tells Buff to set up a table for them... Unable to say no, Bagwell does just that.

"Thank you very much, Puff Daddy, but we don't want The Road Warriors... we want the damn tag titles!"

Team 3D puts Buff through the table instead! Never trust those damn dud-dud-dud, ah the copyright. Hawk and Animal are up on their feet again and they get in the ring, but it's too late, as the extreme tag team is fleeing the scene. Tenay says that this is turning into a human demolition derby, and he's scared to imagine what will happen next week.

Buffy T are not the only ones who got punished tonight. Revolution is also in a very foul mood after Ken Shamrock managed to escape their group beating thanks to New Blood. Lance Storm is unusually fired up, as he enter the locker room... where Chris Benoit laces a pair of boots.

- Why in the world were you sitting here while Shamrock was throwing us around?

- I didn't sign up to be your babysitter. I didn't sign up to be someone's lackey. I don't have to prove myself to you, in fact... you have to prove yourself to ME.

Dustin Rhodes tries to defuse the situation, but Benoit adds that he's the only man in this locker room who held the world title in WCW. He also adds that he joined Revolution because of Dean Malenko and Shane Douglas - the founding members, and tonight he and Dean will show the rest of this stable how it's done. Benoit leaves and after an awkward pause Dean follows "The Rabid Wolverine". Is Revolution getting stronger or is it on the verge of a break up? It's hard to tell sometimes. Regal asks if Douglas will let Benoit act like this, but "The Franchise" has other matters on his mind.

"Don't get distracted, we have a match with Triple H and **ck Flair!"

Starrcade commercial just before the next match. Triple H against Bret Hart, Jarrett against Ken Shamrock, Ric Flair against Shane Douglas and plenty more matches still to be announced. Now Vampiro and Great Muta come out together. "Pro Wrestling Master" lost the hardcore title to Terry Funk last week, and now that Vader took the belt, this dark alliance will have to pick a different target. Or maybe they will be someone else's target, because Benoit and Malenko are stepping into the ring! I wonder what Eddie thinks about it…

Benoit and Malenko know each other very well, and that shows. A great match by all standards, with Benoit being a clear stand out performer. Malenko worked primarily with Muta, targeting his "shining" knee, while the Crippler chopped and kicked Vampiro around. Showing how serious his intentions are, Benoit hit five german suplexes on Vamp, then did the same to Muta! Time for the headbutt? No, Vamp stops Chris and wheel kicks in Malenko's direction, catching the referee instead! Before anyone can even do something, Saturn slides into the ring and plants Vampiro with a Death Valley Driver! Benoit takes a second to adjust himself on the turnbuckle, then strikes with a Diving Headbutt! Malenko stuffs Muta, Chris covers Vampiro and ref counts to three with one eye closed shut, missing that Vampiro had his foot on the bottom rope.

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated Great Muta and Vampiro in 9:29 when Chris Benoit defeated Vampiro by pinfall with a Diving Headbutt. During the match we also had Perry Saturn run in and attack Vampiro. 82/100

Malenko and Benoit celebrate, but they are interrupted by Sid Vicious. Sid says he knows exactly why Benoit re-joined the group… because he's scared for his life, and he wants some protection. "Your little friends won't save you from The Master and The Ruler of The World!! Speaking of your little friends… Mikey just caught one of them backstage."

TurnerTron shows us that Mike Awesome has destroyed Eddie Guerrero and is now taking him to some table.

- So Benoit, the choice is yours. Either you give me a fair match, or Mike will break Guerrero in half!

- Ha. Ha. Ha… Vicious, I already beat you. Twice. I have better things to do. Me and Dean WILL challenge for the WCW tag team titles, while you will be hate watching from the sidelines. As for Eddie, I don't care what you do to him. He's no longer my friend.

That surprises quite a lot of people, Sid too. Sure, Benoit and Guerrero had some tension between them, but to say their friendship is over? Sid's evil plan crashes down like a house of cards, and Awesome powerbombs Eddie through a table just for the sake of it. When you think about it, Benoit won the tag team gauntlet on his own, and he's free to choose his own partners. But this is just a bad look…

Hogan is pissed, he confronts Mike now.

- Watcha doing, brother? I told you and Sid loud and clear to take care of Scott Steiner and Raven!

- I know Hulk, but Sid is obsessed with Benoit after he lost his Starrcade spot. He did not want to listen to me!

- Listen here, jack! If I'm not winning in the main event, it will be bad for your business too! Get your head out of the a*s, and get back to work!

- Don't talk to mah man like that, mister!

That's Awesome Kong, and she yells back at Hogan. A truly fearless woman doesn't care about Hulk's plans. Hogan takes his sunglasses off and looks Kong up like she's Andre The Giant, then walks away saying something under his nose. Mike is worried now, this can potentially hurt his career a lot more than Sid's. Hogan is red as a tomato, he loses not only physical power, but his pulling power too. And if we compare him to Piper, "Hot Rod" didn't lose the stare down to Kong. Anyway, commercial break...

We are back from the break. Ric Flair and Triple H are standing next to Mean Gene, who asks "The Game" about that diabolical ambush on "The Hitman" last week… "Mean Gene, if you think that was diabolical, you haven't seen anything yet. Tell your friend Hulk Hogan that his dream match absolutely sucks, because I'm about to prove myself once again in that ring right now, and get what I deserve afterwards…" Triple H leaves, Ric says Shane Douglas has nothing on him, and he will get The Dirtiest Player In The Game, tonight. "And at Starrcade, you will be blinded by the spotlight of the big leagues, because you're nothing more than a wannabe from the bingo hall! And Goldberg, there's only one man in this business, and you are looking at him, woooo!"

Triple H's music hits right after Flair drops his final line. Time to play the game! Colorful entrance, the spotlight, the water-spitting gimmick. It can give Goldberg's smoke out of the nose entrance a run for its money… Flair dazzles everyone with his robe too, struts around like he owns the place, probably because he actually does, through Piper connections. Douglas and Regal don't get as much pomp, but they're discussing something before the match. Perhaps that's not such a bad thing, but they get hot about something and start an argument that makes Ric smile.

Triple H is the dominant man in this bout flying across the ring with his knee up high, and planting Revolution members with his own Spinebuster. "Better than Arn's!" - Flair yells. Ric gets the tag only when Regal is legal, he doesn't want to share the same space with Douglas before their match. Ric and Steven take it slow, pulling all the dirty tricks out of the book. Regal with a Snapmare, he takes a few steps back to execute a Knee Trembler, but Douglas steals the tag and stomps on Ric with his tassel boots! Regal is not happy, but Shane takes a bump almost immediately, as Triple H saves his friend. Neckbreaker, facebreaker, jawbreaker - Triple H absolutely terrorizes Douglas, hits his signature pose ready to strike with a Pedigree when a certain missile named Bill Goldberg spears Triple H with some fury!!

In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Ric Flair and Triple H defeated Steven Regal and Shane Douglas in 11:21 via disqualification after Goldberg ran in and attacked Triple H. 82/100

Goldberg mounts Triple H and lays one good shot after another one! Flair tries to interfere, but backs down and falls on his ass begging "The Man" to spare him. Regal and Douglas are satisfied enough to leave early, with Triple H gasping for air like a fish out of the water. Goldberg stands over Flair, but quickly turns back to groggy Triple H! Superkick leaves Triple H counting stars and looking for Sting in the rafters. "THAT'S FOR BRET!!" - Goldberg screams and jumps off the ring with his title. Well, Bret would certainly like this picture if he could watch Nitro this week. When you think about it, there's huge difference between Goldberg and Triple H. "The Man" felt bad for injuring Bret accidentally, while Triple H was all smug for hiring a near-mortal ambush. Goldberg gets a mic and says… "NEW BLOOD!! YOU'RE NEXT!!"

Piper is aghast in his office, he probably didn't plan that to happen! "Hot Rod" is pacing in the room back and forth when Eddie Guerrero barges in.

- Piper ese, I want a match with Mike Awesome this Thursday, vato! He attacked me from the back like a coward and put me through a table, I want my revenge!

- Ha, you want a match huh?

- Simon ese, mano e mano with that stupid Hogan kissas*!

- Guerrero, if anyone is stupid, it's you! You got your job back 6 months ago because you fooled me, but that was not smart on your part, nono. It was career suicide, va-to! You think I care what happens to you? I DON'T! How can I care, when even your best friend abandons you!?

- What are you talking about holmes, he would never do something like that!

- Ha, go watch the tape or something, he chose Malenko as his partner, then quietly signed a contract to compete for the tag titles at Starrcade.

- And you allowed him to do that!??

- Damn right I did! Now leave me alone or I will force you to serve me coffee because I can't find that long legged blonde!

- You know what Piper.. here's your coffee, ese.

Eddie grabs Piper's mug and throws it in the wall, then jumps over the table and starts punching the boss!! Woah. Roddy and Eddie are rolling on the carpet before New Blood shows up to break it up and stomp on Eddie's ribs even more. An old school gang beatdown on Eddie, and he's out of the room like a cork from a champagne bottle.

"You want a match with Mike Awesome? You got it, it's going to be No DQ, and when you lose, you'll join Sid on the sidelines, amigo!"

The tables are turning on Eddie, and everything is looking bleak for "Latino Heat". Up next is our main event of the evening… Scott Steiner, Raven and Hulk Hogan!

Big Poppa Pump is standing next to Mean Gene, pumping his peaks with an expander. Okerlund asks Steiner about him potentially getting a chance to get not one but two title matches at Starrcade!

"MEAN GENE, FREAKZILLA HAS NO PROBLEM DEALING WITH TWO MATTERS AT THE SAME TIME. YOU CAN ASK MY FREAKS AND YOU CAN LOOK AT MY PEAKS TO KNOW THAT IS TRUE! IN CASE YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME, SCREW YOU! BIG POPPA PUMP HAS NOTHING TO PROVE TO ANYBODY! I'M THE GENETIC FREAK! SPEAKING OF GENETIC FREAKS, DID YOU SEE THAT BAD BLACK BIT*H WHO ALMOST MADE HAK HOGAN CRY? SHE HAS A FOOD FETISH, WHILE I, I HAVE A GOLD FETISH. SO GOLDBERG, SHINE UP THAT BIG GOLD BELT LIKE A GOOD LITTLE JeW AND BE READY TO HAND IT OVER TO THE BIG BAD BOOTY DADDY! HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME!!"

Mean Gene's reaction to this promo was priceless. As a true professional he sends us back to the ring!

Raven comes out first with Lisa Marie Varon. He's very abrupt with the woman, but she doesn't mind. He drops in the corner, Lisa gives him the mic, but he throws it away like a toy from the pram. "I'm not going to talk to these imbeciles!" Raven is clearly hurt, and the crowd chants LOOOOSEEEER to him, mimicking the GOOOOLDBEEERG chant. Raven is getting upset, picks up the mic and says if they chant loser one more time, he will leave!! Oh boy, that crowd erupts and starts chanting even louder. Raven is on the verge of crying, Lisa begs him to stay in the ring to no avail. Well that's new, I doubt someone ever walked out of the match like this… "Big Poppa Pump" is up next and on his way down he tells Lisa to dump that wuss and come join the real man! Flexing, push ups, you know it. Finally Hulk Hogan comes out with his United States title! Hulkster gets all the pyro, but he's not getting much support today. Hogan takes his time, trying to stall the match and find a way out...

- Brother, this doesn't work for me. Hot Rod talked about this match being a triple threat, and I prepared for the triple threat, jack! If Raven is not fighting, why should The Hulkster fight? This is what's wrong with WCW, brother! We don't know what will happen next, dude!

- Hogan, I will tell you what will happen next. I will knock that bandana off your stupid bald head, put you in the Steiner Recliner and make you humble! If that little *itch Raven will grow a set of balls, I will take him on too, as Big Bad Booty Daddy is no strangers to threesomes!

Nick Patrick asks both gentlemen to stop, as he's ready to get this match underway. Hogan protests, and leaves the ring, until Steiner storms to get him near the announce table... Hogan knew what he was doing, as Sid Vicious meets "The Freakzilla" with a Big Boot out of nowhere! Mike Awesome joins his newfound friend too, and together they stomp the loudmouth freak. Hogan clears the announce table and shoves the commentators out of his way, but this is when the lights go out and STING makes his heroic entrance!! Sting saves Steiner from two oafs, and points the bat in Hogan's direction, who backs down right into the ring. Steiner dusts himself up and gets back into the ring too. "The Icon" turns the corner, allegedly to go find Raven. Nick Patrick decides to start the bout anyway!

Steiner and Hogan were trading verbal blows for more than a year now, and tonight they finally get physical! Nothing crazy just yet, they choke and club each other in the corners, looking to throw a good punch in. Steiner almost takes Hogan down, but Hulk clutches the ropes and shakes his head. Hulk says Steiner won't take him down, no way.

Steiner offers a test of strenght to Hogan, and predictably Hulk uses this to hit Steiner with his foot and rake his back! Hogan is happy with himself, runs up to hit Steiner with a Lariat, but eats a stiff Steinerline instead, getting wobbly legs! Hogan asks for a doctor, and gets it... Steiner is beside himself, and he shoves Patrick out of the way to stomp the US champion. Meanwhile Sting is raiding the backstage area trying to find Raven, but Raven finds Sting faster and attacks the hero from the back! Raven picks up the bat Sting dropped, drives it into his mid-section, and slowly walks back. "Thanks for the help, you clown..." The master manipulator Raven is not crying, he's smirking like an evil SOB!

Meanwhile Steiner throws Hogan into the barricade, but then Hulk fends off with a Big Boot! Drives Steiner into the ring post hard... before Raven shows up again and hits Hulk in the back with a bat! Hogan collapses in pain, now he's really hurt! Raven wastes no time, throws in lots of chairs in the ring and sets one up before Steiner wakes up with a stream of blood running down his nose. Raven circles around Steiner like a shark, and smacks him with the bat three times. Eventually Scott blocks Raven and suplexes him over his head like a ragdoll! Steiner grabs a bat too, but Raven covers himself with a chair... hits Scott in the gut, and adds an Evenflow DDT!! Cover...

One.

Two.

Steiner kicks out, muscling Raven off his chest! Raven crawls back into his corner, knowing this was his best chance to win. Steiner's Avalanche misses, but Raven's Rebound Lariat is blocked too, as Big Poppa Pump sends Raven flying with another Sideways Belly to Belly!

Lisa Marie Varon finds a lead pipe under the ring and throws it to Raven, but Steiner catches the weapon first and puts Raven in the lead pipe assisted Steiner Recliner!! Raven has no option but to tap out immediately!

In a bout that featured great action and great heat from the audience, Scott Steiner defeated Raven and Hulk Hogan in 10:19 when Scott Steiner defeated Raven by submission with a Steiner Recliner. 84/100

Steiner has done it! He won the triple threat, and now has the right to challenge Goldberg at Starrcade! Who in the world could predict that match just a few weeks ago? But Steiner is not done yet...

"To all my freaks in the building, Big Poppa Pump has a big heart, he has huge arms, and his manhood is gigantic too! But there's one thing that is even bigger than Freakzilla's dipper, and that's his plans for Starrcade! Golber', I wanted to fight you for a long time, but there's one sorry-*ss I've been chasing longer, and tonight I've got to smack it around a little bit. But you know, I'm a hungry man, and I want more... that's why at Starrcade I want to do it all and make this event historical. At Starrcade it's gonna be Big Poppa Pump, Scott Steiner, against Goldberg, against... Hulk Hogan in another triple threat match, because I want all the gold at the biggest stage of them all! Hogan, I told you I'm not done with you, and at Starrcade you will be the one tapping out!! HOLLA IF YA HEAR ME!"

Raven is on his knees, seemingly on the verge of crying once again, now for real. He crawls to the corner and asks Steiner that never-dying question...

- What about me? What about Raven?

- What about you? Screw you! Your ass belongs to Stinger!

Raven throws a temper tantrum as Steiner hops off the ring. Scott poses on the ramp, with slightly beaten up Sting joining him too. "The Icon" raises his hand in the air... The road to Starrcade just took an unexpected turn! Raven yells that he will SLAY THE ICON!! Good night!

Final Rating: 88/100 (8.10 on TNT)

crackerjack · October 3, 2019

Great Nitro! Sad to see Lita squashed so easy,was thinking she might be set for Starcade.

Also should have saw Raven/Sting coming. I just wasn't sure how you'd fit your Hogan/Steiner rivalry in the main event. But now that it's a three way, I'm hoping Scotty gets his moment in the spotlight.

Blodyxe · October 5, 2019

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crackerjack" data-cite="crackerjack" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="38674" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Great Nitro! Sad to see Lita squashed so easy,was thinking she might be set for Starcade. Also should have saw Raven/Sting coming. I just wasn't sure how you'd fit your Hogan/Steiner rivalry in the main event. But now that it's a three way, I'm hoping Scotty gets his moment in the spotlight.</div></blockquote> Thanks for checking the show out my friend! I can assure you that Lita is not going to be out of the picture anytime soon. Raven/Sting rematch is going to be even better, now that Raven has more pop. I must say having Steiner and Hogan go head to head at Starrcade is a risk, so a 3-way is a precaution in case creative control messes up the entire show. Fingers crossed! I have a lot of ideas for Thunder mapped out and some free time this weekend, so some progress will be made <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Blodyxe · November 10, 2019

<div style="text-align:center;">WCW Thursday Thunder Preview

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"The Icon" Is Back!

Sting makes his grand in-ring return after suffering brutal injuries inflicted by Raven in the Orange Clockwork House of Fun match. This will indeed be Stinger's first outing since Halloween Havoc. Will "The Icon" overcome ring rust and odds when he meets unhinged Sid Vicious, who has nothing to lose? Furthermore, Juventud Guerrera tries to establish himself as a new LAX leader, Jeff Jarrett showcases his mad MMA skills, and Hogan reacts to main event announced for Starrcade. Goldberg, Steiner, DDP and Raven also featured!

Official Thunder Card

1. Rey Mysterio Jr, Kaz Hayashi, La Parka, Super Crazy and Billy Kidman vs. Bad Medicine (Dr. Wagner Jr. and Juventud Guerrera) and Latin American Xchange (Homicide, Psicosis, Henrandez)

3. Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) vs. The Radicalz (Chris Candido and Lance Storm)

4. Perry Saturn vs. Crowbar

5. Mike Awesome vs. Eddie Guerrero - No Disqualifications match

6. Bryan Clarke and Chris Kanyon vs. The Revolution (Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko)

7. Sting vs. Sid Vicious</div>

Prediction Contest Standings

1. crackerjack - 26 (+4)

2. Beejus - 7

Thunder is 90% ready, will post it next week. Hope everyone is having an OK weekend.

crackerjack · November 12, 2019

1. Rey Mysterio Jr, Kaz Hayashi, La Parka, Super Crazy and Billy Kidman vs. Bad Medicine (Dr. Wagner Jr. and Juventud Guerrera) and Latin American Xchange (Homicide, Psicosis, Henrandez)

3. Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) vs. The Radicalz (Chris Candido and Lance Storm)

4. Perry Saturn vs. Crowbar

5. Mike Awesome vs. Eddie Guerrero - No Disqualifications match

6. Bryan Clarke and Chris Kanyon vs. The Revolution (Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko)

7. Sting vs. Sid Vicious

Blodyxe · November 15, 2019

WCW Thursday Thunder on TBS (Show #105)

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Week 3, December 2000

Reunion Arena, Mid South (15,618)

Thunder and lightning, it's like the end of the world, we welcome you to the Thursday edition of WCW’s weekly television show! Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, Tony Schiavone and Mike Tenay greet us, mentioning some matches announced for Starrcade! Hold it… Hulk Hogan opens the show once again! "The Real American" is in the building, and he's not clothed to wrestle.

- Like lightning from a clear sky!

- No Tony, lightning is silent. Hogan is not!

"Hulkamaniacs, last Monday your United States champion got ambushed from behind! That no good snake called Sting struck me in the back with his bat and almost took me out for good! Stinger, if you have problems with me, just come down here and face me like a man! Everyone knows that Hulkster doesn’t back from any fights, brother!"

Woah-woah-woah… not only Hogan thinks that he got attacked by Sting, when the man putting him down with a bat was Raven, but then he adds that he never backs down from a fight? Hogan is as delusional as one can possibly be.

"And you know what, Hulkamaniacs? I was wrong. I am man enough to accept that I was wrong about one man. Raven dude, even Hulkster can make mistakes. I thought that Bill Goldberg is a decent human being, but now it’s obvious that he is using his connections to stay on the top, jack! First he wins the big gold belt after Sting returns, and then he hires that vigilante to ruin the Starrcade dream match for all of my loyal fans! Goldberg is scared, jack, and I don’t blame him… But whatcha gonna do, Goldberg, when Hulkamania runs wild over you at Starrcade, brother!??"

Lights go out. Fans are buzzing, because Sting is out! He slides down to the ring and picks up the microphone, confronting Hogan.

- Hulk, that bat probably scrambled the remainings of your brain last Monday, because it wasn’t me who attacked you…it was Raven.

- Cut that crap, Stinger! You are a liar! I know that was you, and you are going to pay for that tonight!

- Oh yeah? Well, if you don’t trust me, you can ask anyone in this building, because I’m telling the truth. Listen to the fans!

- I don’t need to listen to them now, jack! Hulkster knows best, and I am getting sick of this BS, brother.

- Fine. If you are so thick headed and blind, I will gladly face you in this ring later tonight. I'll open your eyes just to shut them back again!

- That ain’t happening! I have a huge main event less than two weeks from now, and I can’t risk my health like that. You will face the man who’s mad and hungry, you will face the master-ruler of the world, my brother, Sid!

Sid Vicious indeed comes out, and he's marching towards the ring. He has bad intentions on his mind, but this potential two on one beating is interrupted by non-other than your number one contender, Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner!

"HOGAN, YOU ARE AS STUPID AS YOU LOOK IF YOU THINK STINGER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT AMBUSH. I CALLED YOU A BALD EAGLE, BUT EAGLES HAVE GOOD SIGHT. IT’S ONLY FAIR TO CALL YOU A BLIND BALD B*TCH! YOU GOTTA THANK ME FOR GIVING YOU ANOTHER CHANCE, BUT EVEN SOMEONE AS DUMB AS YOU KNOWS THAT FREAKZILLA WILL BE VICTORIOUS WHEN ITS ALL SAID AND DONE! HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME!"

Steiner’s fine speech distracted Hogan, so Sting seized the opportunity and dropped our United States champion on his back with a Scorpion Death Drop! That's kind of a "bad guy" move, but fans cheer Stinger anyway. Sid was too slow to react, fooled once again, and he's mad. He picks up the mic and with a voice full of intensity screams out his threats...

"STING, I MAY MISS STARRCADE, BUT I WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO HELL WITH ME! WHEN YOU ENTER THE RING TONIGHT AGAINST ME, YOU'LL REALIZE THAT I WILL HAVE OPEN ARMS FOR YOU AS THESE MISERABLE PUKES DO! AND YOU IDIOTS CAN SCREAM FROM THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS STIN-GER, STING-ER, STIN-GER... BUT IT WON'T DO YOU NO GOOD! BECAUSE WHEN IT'S ALL OVER, THE REFEREE WILL NAME ME... THE MASTER AND THE RULER OF THE WORLD!"

Enough screaming for this segment. Sting silently goes to the back, and we go to commercial. Hogan calls the doctors, his neck is hurt...

We are back, and in the little corner we can see that Hogan is taken to a local medical facility. Mike Awesome is very concerned about his mentor, and says he will kill Guerrero to make Hulkster feel a little bit better. I don't know how that works, but whatever. Right now we have a huge five on five match between Team Kidman and Team LAX! Only last week Juvi offered to be the new leader of Latin American Xchange, and now he and Dr. Wagner are sharing the same corner with Konnan's dynasty. Kidman called in all his friends too, this is exciting.

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Rey Mysterio Jr, Kaz Hayashi, La Parka, Super Crazy and Billy Kidman defeated Psicosis, Bad Medicine and Latin American Xchange in 8:29 when Billy Kidman defeated Homicide by pinfall with a Shooting Star Press after a distraction from Alex Shelley. 61/100

The fan favorites celebrate their victory over rudos, even Kaz, who distanced himself from La Parka to be taken more seriously. Juvi does a stupid thing, slapping Hernandez in the face for not breaking up the cover and gets tossed out of the ring! Alex Shelley grabbed a mic and said that he forwarded some compomising tapes to law enforcement agencies, so if they are going to touch him now - they will be under investigation just like Konnan! Our whistleblower has some gall, commentators ask Tenay if that tape has some dirt on K-Dawg and "Professor" silently nods. Heenan says Konnan probably needs to leave the country now, and Schiavone adds "good riddance!" and sends us back to "Mean" Gene Okerlund!

Of course, Gene has some scoops on Konnan, and he would gladly promote some scheme if it wasn’t for Jeff Jarrett, Lance Storm and Chris Candido. Our television champion says that nobody cares about Konnan, just like nobody cares about cruiserweights. Storm looks back at Candido, but Chris doesn’t consider himself a cruiserweight, so it’s all good.

"Now listen up, slapnuts, Double J is gonna have an open workout with his fellow fighters, "The Iceman" Lance Storm and "No Gimmicks Needed" Chris Candido. And I tell you what, Lance would kick Lidell’s a*s with ease, and Candido here… he would smack that blondie Tito Ortiz and crack his skull open in no time haha. But as good as they are, I’m even better! Randy Couture, you’re lucky I'm in the wrestling biz, pal! You’re not "The Natural", Randy, that's Dustin's nickname! Ok guys, let’s show them how we roll." "Team Jarrett" marches on with Okerlund smirking and saying something under his nose. Commercial break!

And we’re back… with Jeff Jarrett wearing MMA shorts and gloves, cutting yet another promo about how badass he is and how lethal his holds are.

"What you are about to witness is an exhibition, slapnuts! Do not try this at home, only a true professional like me should perform these moves! The first is called… Yuji Katame ARMBAR! This is a very simple move. Chris, throw a punch!"

Candido hesitates, but obliges and ends up on the ground after Jeff applies a clumsy hold. Jarrett puts some torque on it for exhibition purposes, and Candido taps out. Lance Storm is embarrassed… now Jarrett shows us commoners a japanese knee lock lying on his back.

"Sometimes even a great fighter like me can slip, but I’m at my best on my back, ok!?"

Jarrett awkwardly pushes Candido down and bends his knee. Chris taps for ten seconds before Jarrett releases the hold. Storm is about to walk out, but "Double J" is not done yet, he wants to show us a move he perfected in two weeks - the Ankle Lock! Once again he slams Chris on the ground and twist that ankle as hard as he can. To save the day, two-time karate world champion Ernest "The Cat" Miller comes out with his good friend Disco Inferno.

"Jeff, you slow white boy, how about you spar with the greatest, right here, right now!? Somebody call my mama, 'cause I'm about to whoop his butt and become the new television champion!"

Miller threw some kicks, and Jarrett almost went to the ground after one! Jarrett recuperated on the outside, until Disco threw him back in. Two-time karate champ started dancing around Jeff like Muhammad Ali, but got ditracted by the arrival of Dustin Rhodes, who pushed Disco in the barricade and hopped on the apron to get in ref's face. Candido gave JJ his guitar and after one swing the ring was filled with splinters. Jarrett pins Miller and celebrates with his comrades like he just won the world title…

In a match that had some good action and average heat, Jeff Jarrett defeated The Cat in 6:41 by pinfall with The Acoustic Equalizer. 75/100

"It looks like your karate pupils will have to find a new teacher, Cat. Don't worry, good ol' uncle J-E-Double F will cover you up, slapnut. Guys, guys, time for a team photo!"

Jarrett tries to gather his guys together for a post match photo, it comes off bad because Storm is not smiling. Dustin puts his arm on Candido's small of the back, and that's also a theme for discussion between stablemates. Suddenly Ken Shamrock’s music hits and guys stop their bickering. Jeff Jarrett’s joy vanishes in a second, and he gets off the ground to jump over the barricade, but there's one thing... "The World’s Most Dangerous Man" doesn’t show up tonight, so yeah, that's embarassing. Instead of Ken we get Team 3D who ridicule "Revolution" for participating in this nonsense. Brother Ray asks what happened to the old Lance Storm who took no prisoners in ECW? "Everyone knows Candido is a little wimp, but you brotha, you should be ashamed of yourself!" Candido doesn’t like being called a wimp and he’s ready to go now if they want to fight! Storm wants some ring time too, so he accepts to aid Chris.

- Good! Cause come Starrcade we’re gonna kick your comrades a*ses all over the arena and become the new WCW tag team champs!!

- Oh my brother… TESTIFY!

Candido wanted to fight Brother Ray, and he stood his ground for a good minute before eating a Big Boot right to the face. Team 3D works over Chris, and Storm has to interfere to save the match. Eventually "The Iceman" gets a hot tag, and wasting no time Storm superkicks Ray in the chin! One kid who's good at breaking hearts just had a hiccup…

Storm knocks Devon off the apron, goes with the springboard back elbow, he can do it all! Lance finally locks Ray in the Canadian Maple Leaf submission , when Devon gets back and hits Storm with a Lifting Reverse DDT! Candido flies out of nowhere with a Diving Headbutt, but Devon catches him with a Snap Powerslam!! He’s all fired up, Ray hits him in the chest to stay focused. He goes to the corner, tags himself in, hits a "WAZZUP!" on Storm, who’s pretty much done, yet finds the power to tag Chris in.

Candido gets the tag, runs towards the loudmouth tag team and eats an academic 3D to lose this contest for his "Revolution".

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Team 3D defeated The Radicalz in 11:42 when Brother Ray defeated Chris Candido by pinfall with a 3D. 69/100

Team 3D celebrates their success in the ring, when Chris Benoit runs out and fights them off on his own! "The Rabid Wolverine" bites hard, and the winners decide to leave now to fight another day. The fans boo, Benoit then pushes Candido and Storm around for losing this match! It looks like Benoit is bothered by losing more than his comrades… Backstage "Mean Gene" is standing next to Eddie Guerrero, who has his ribs taped. Okerlund wonders if "Latino Heat" gives Mike Awesome a bulls eye ahead of their no disqualification match later tonight!?

"Mean Gene, you are forgetting who you are talking to, vato. I’m Eddie Guerrero, and they don’t call me "Latino Heat" for nothing, ese. I'm as tough as they come, and I always find a way out! Mike Awesome said he would kill me… Mike, do you really think I will let you do that? This heart will not stop beating even if you drop me with a Powerbomb, cabron!! I am a filthy cornered animal, and if I don’t have anything to fight for, I will fight for my familia, simon!! Roddy Piper, you sent your pitbull to fight my nephew, and nobody can have his way around with him except me, holmes! Don't play with this fire, because a cup of coffee that I spilled on you would be nothing compared to "LATINO HEAT"! And you Mike Awesome, should have put me down earlier, because tonight I'm coming back stornger and meaner than ever before, ese!! VIVA... LA... RAZA!!"

Okerlund is not used to Eddie screaming like that, so he sells Guerrero’s anger well. Benoit, Candido and Storm pass by after their effort, and Chris says Chavo will not stay in Revolution for long… a cold stare down between the two, could you believe they were the best of friends just a few weeks ago? Time for a break.

We're back from commercial break, and Crowbar is already taking bumps in the ring. No, he's not fighting anyone yet, he's just weird like that. Now Daffney, she's not weird, she's straight up crazy, yet cute. She screams as usual, and does so once again when Saturn's music (or just his siren) hits. Perry isn't the same after that Vampiro bite two weeks ago, you can see it in his glassy eyes. Nevermind that, let's watch the fight.

Crowbar and Saturn are two very capable wrestlers. They can fly and brawl, plus Saturn's suplex collection puts Crowbar's bumping talent to good use. This was a rather one sided affair in Perry's favor. Out of the blue Daffney was attacked by Luna Vachon on the sidelines, so we had two scuffles, not one. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher came out to watch the carnage unfold, also enjoying a green drink. His potion maybe? Perry didn't like the observer one bit, and he yelled "what are you looking at?". Christopher raised his hands as if he's innocent. Roll up! Saturn kicked out and immediately locked Crowbar in the Rings of Saturn! This one is over.

In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Perry Saturn defeated Crowbar in 4:12 by submission with The Rings of Saturn. 54/100

Saturn shoves the ref away and throws Crowbar out of the ring. Christopher and Luna vanish, and seconds later, Perry gets showered in blood from above! What a mess!! Vampiro and Great Muta double team Saturn in the ring, Vamp picks Perry on his shoulders electic chair style, and the outcast goes down after an elevated Shining Wizard! Splatters everywhere, appropriately Daffney is screaming. Let's turn away, ok?

Somewhere else New Blood huddles to discuss Goldberg's Monday message. Sanders says they will not wait for Goldie to strike first! Collective "damn right" is followed up by Mike claiming they are the baddest dudes in the company! "We took out Meng, DeMott, now Bret Hart too... what's Goldberg to us?" Jocks nod and crack their knuckles. Sanders says he has a master plan, and at the end of the night Bill Goldberg will be S.O.L. and you know what that means! No DQ match between Awesome vs. Guerrero is next...

What a match this promises to be! Mike Awesome, the big man who can fly like a cruiserwight, and Eddie Guerrero, a cruiserweight who can wrestle like a big guy. NEXT!

Mike and Eddie combine well, and this match has everything you can ask for. Hard hitting spots, aerial attacks, some weapons too. Eddie threw a chair in Mike's hands and followed it up with a dropkick to set up a Frog Splash! He jumped up and was about to get froggy, when Awesome popped up and busted out an Avalanche Awesome Bomb facing the crowd! Cover...

One, two, NOO! Eddie somehow kicks out and his back is much worse for wear now. Awesome grabs a discarded chair and punishes Eddie with it! Ref thinks about stopping the match, but it's no DQ. Piper is watching the match backstage, and he likes what he sees, screaming encouragments in the monitor. Mike sets up a chair and prepares to Powerbomb Eddie through it, but "Latino Heat" reverses with Head Scissors, so "Career Killer" wipes out the referee with his frame. Not that this will help Eddie, as he is welcome to break rules in this kind of match anytime he pleases. Eddie slowly picks himself up, grabs a chair and wallops Mike in the head with it!! "The Galdiator" is dazed, and for some reason Eddie goes for Three Amigoes...

He struggles to hit two, and the third one is blocked altogether. Mike sends Eddie outside the ring on the table everybody forgot about with another Awesome Bomb! Fans chant "Holy ~hit" and the madman is not done... he runs the ropes and hits the Vaulting Tope Suicida only to be met with another chair to the dome!! Guys are wasted, and ref slowly starts a ten count. No DQ, but count outs still work. Somehow they both manage to jump in, getting ovations from the crowd. They exchange slaps and stiff forearms, and end this brutal contest inside sixteen minutes after Eddie reverses a Pop-Up Powerbomb into a pinning Hurricanrana!

Amazing TV match right here, and Piper is seething that Awesome couldn't get the job done. Guerrero celebrates, gingerly clutching his back... he crawls back away from Mike, who gets in the ref's face.

In a bout that featured great action and average heat, Eddie Guerrero defeated Mike Awesome in 15:22 by pinfall with a surprise pinfall. 83/100

After the match we re-join the backstage area. "New Blood" approach Doug Dillinger, and good old fella asks how he can help them? Youngsters laugh at that question and jump our security official! They stomp on his body for a good minute, then Orton grabs his phone. After typing something on the flip phone, Randy says it's done... "actually, one more thing!" Orton flips out the phone, and, I kid you not, makes a photo of his own package. Typical jock laughter follows, that's how you get over with the boiiiis. The phone is dropped, Sanders says the plan is coming along nicely.

New Blood laughs and all that, but they won't laugh on Monday, because "The Hitman" makes his comeback. We get a message from "The Excellence of Execution" here, and Bret doesn't look very good. In his short message Bret ensures his fans that he've had it worse, and that his Starrcade match won't be scratched off the card, no matter how much doctors protest. Bret calls Triple H a low-life scum and promises to make "The Game" cry in his Sharpshooter at the Starrcade! Or maybe even on Monday...

After that little update Diamond Dallas Page makes his way to the ring through the crowd. Why self high five when you can engage with fans like that? DDP is out here to call out The Outsiders. He picks up a wad of cash from his jacket and says he came here with big bucks, as only that can motivate Hall and Nash to be productive. Page reminds us that the bottle they cracked over his skull is nothing compared to what's coming to them tonight! DDP tells those jacked up monkeys to show up and square up, so they could feel the BANG! The answer follows from the TurnerTron, with Hall and Nash sitting in some unknown location, in the company of some women. Are they chilling in some bar or something? They are certainly not in the building... Finally, Nash turns his big head to the camera.

"Well, I for one think your catchphrase is stupid, Page. I mean, it works for Kanyon and fits his *cough* personality... but wait, did you really think me and Scott would fly over to Dallas for 10 stinking grand. HAHA, you never cease to amaze me, Dallas. Me and Scotty don't do B shows anymore, and you would have to pay us more to get on stage to kick your ass, champ... See you on Monday, tell Kimberly that Big Sexy will be looking for her!" Feed cuts off, Scott Hall didn't even bother to turn his drunken face into the camera or throw his toothpick at someone. Page is mad, and he paces back and forth in the ring, until... Brian Adams appears from behind and blindsides DDP with some heavy biker chain cheapshot! Adams picks up the cash bag and bails before Kanyon and Clarke can catch him. No match between Outsiders and The Tri-State Triad it seems, but wait, Kanyon picks up the stick.

"Run away while you can, Adams. Soon you will be done for! And if we're already out and ready to fight, why not use this opportunity? Benoit, I know you're back there, and I want my rematch! Let's have a little match up to keep you and your new friends ready for Starrcade. What do you say??"

Shane Douglas cackles and says Kanyon is on. Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko come out almost immediately, as if they expected this to happen! A striking contrast to Outsiders, who snubbed the offer. DDP comes to his senses slowly, he'll play a managerial role for this bout. That may be necessary because "The Franchise" is not leaving us yet. Ring the bell!

While Kanyon and Clarke had some tag team experience together back in the day, they couldn't click enough to nullify the chemistry between Dean and Chris. Revolution members looked great once again, carrying the match and showing once again, why they deserve to challenge for the tag team titles on the biggest stage. Benoit reversed Clarke's Chokeslam into his signature submission and it was all over. After the bell Shane yelled in the camera about how his soldiers would franchise everyone's as*es at Starrcade. "Team 3D, Road Warriors, Buffy T... you can all kiss my *ss!"

In a match that had some good action but not much in the way of heat, Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit defeated Kanyon and Bryan Clarke in 8:50 when Chris Benoit defeated Bryan Clarke by submission with a Crippler Crossface. 80/100

Once again backstage we go... "Mean Gene" knocks on Goldberg's door to get some scoops from the world heavyweight champion. Goldberg opens up and he's ready to go!

- Hold on just a minute, Goldberg, I'm not Doug Dillinger, but I have some questions for you!

- Good to see you, Gene... where's Doug?

- Unfortuanetly, my friend, I don't have that information, but I can sense that something scetchy is happening around this place. Doug is a true professional, and he would dial me up if he had a problem.

- You know, Gene, I agree. Something's not right... and I feel like you can tell me more. You are the ears, the eyes, and the mouth of this building.

- I guess you are right, champ, but let me ask you a question first... Scott Steiner threw WCW a curveball by adding Hulk Hogan into the main event, and now you have to defend your title against two men at once. What's your gameplan?

- I'm going into this war with a Spear and a Jackhammer. I can't tell what others will get, but if Hogan is added to the match, I want that US title back on my shoulder!

- I wouldn't doubt that for a minute! Back to you, gentlemen!

The camera stays still for a few seconds, and we catch Okerlund whispering something into Bill's ear. His smirk turns to frown... well, it's almost time for our final match! Moments before the main event Sid gets some pep talk from... Raven. Vicious sat in the room alone, and then heard that evil voice. "Master and Ruler of the World" thought the voices in his head made a comeback for far too long. Raven spit out some audacious remarks about Sting, but one point really fired up Sid.

"Sting, he's taking your spot... he was absent for months but he's on the Starrcade card and you're not... there's a conspiracy against you... the only way for you to right the wrongs is to tear his limbs out of his sockets and tear his head off his shoulders... because YOU are the man! You are the master... and you're the ruler of the world..."

Sid nods and storms out of the locker room. Raven flashes a smirk for a second, calls Sid an idiot and drops in the corner, telling the cameraman to leave him alone... Let's take our last commercial break so our main event would be commercial-free.

During the break we had one very interesting occurence. New Blood came up to Goldberg's place and knocked on his door, as if to signal that he has a match. The perfect plan did not work out for rookies, as Goldberg didn't answer. Sanders knocked on the door more assertively, confused as to why "The Man" did not come out to be kicked around the corners. Third knock... SPEAR! Goldberg runs out from the opposite side and tackles Sanders through the locker room door, catching other jocks off guard. Road agents couldn't ignore this, and stopped a massive brawl from happening just before our main event. If this was Sanders' big plan, it flopped just like that door Goldberg just broke.

Sid attacks Sting right out of the gate! He clubs "The Icon" in the back, chokes him in the corner and sidewalk slams him with authority! Vicious dominates Stinger in his return match.

Sting sells the offence, but with the crowd firmly on his side, he mounts a bit of a comeback. Lightning chops, dropkick, Stinger Splash right into Sid's Big Boot! Vicious even leg drops Sting paying homage to Hogan. That's when Raven comes out... he tells Sid to Powerbomb Sting! Vicious doesn't like to get orders, but he still does it. Raven wants more?

"Is that all you got?"

Mad Sid breaks the pinfall, picks Sting up and drops him with a chokeslam. Raven screams that won't do and throws a chair in the ring. Ref tries to stop it, but Sid chokeslams the ref now. Vicious picks up broken Sting and plants him with another powerbomb, now on the chair!! Sid throws his hands up, he's the man. Sid leaps off and goes about his business... completely oblivious to the official outcome.

In a bout that featured great action and a good crowd, Sting defeated Sid Vicious in 9:30 by disqualification. 80/100

Raven grabs a mic, slides in the ring and falls back in the corner.

"Sting, while you lay there, hopefully as uncomfortable as you can, I want you to listen to me. My torments in lenght of time became my elements. I want you to digest this, because in a matter of weeks we will meet face to face again at Starrcade. You see Sting, I hate this idea that you're 'The Icon'... because you're not. You're a masqerading fraud who politics way more than these stupid fans realize, a coward who never left the comfort zone, and a hypocrite who acts like a saint while being the biggest villain in this company. You are not the saviour. You are what's wrong with this company, Sting... you're a businessman who picks the best spots and fights twice a year to steal spots from guys like me... The Franchise of WCW, its heart and soul... you're nothing more than a lying, mask-wearing politician. Neither man nor angel can discern hypocricy, the only evil that walks invisible... At Starrcade, I will expose you. There is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. The fall of man is upon us, Sting... Quote The Raven, Nevermore."

Raven hits his pose, standing over beaten and bruised Sting, as we go off air.

Final Rating: 87/100 (4.30 on TBS)

Blodyxe · December 21, 2019

WCW

CHRISTMAS CHAOS

Christmas is coming, and so is Starrcade! WCW welcomes you to its go home show, where festivities will be mixed up with good ol' wrassling action, drama and biggest stars in the history of our sport.

The holiday spirit is as infectious as Tony Schiavone's lexicon, so get on board, get intoxicated with TV show that was described largely as a quality car crash. For all those gimmick show lovers, we got you covered too! This upcoming show will feature a semifinal of the women's title tournament, with Manami Toyota and Nora Greenwald battling for the final's spot, a snug brawl between Rick Steiner and Vader, plus two tag team matches... Booker T and Buff Bagwell against Team 3D and Road Warriors against Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko. DDP, Kanyon and Bryan Clarke will finally lock horns with Hall, Nash and Brian Adams, after failing to get the match going on Thursday.

The main event promises to be another 6 man banger, as Goldberg, Steiner and the returning Bret Hart take on Mike Awesome, Sid Vicious and Raven.

Official Nitro Card

1) The Revolution (Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko) vs. The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)

3) Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) vs. Buffy T (Booker T and Buff Bagwell)

4) The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and Brian Adams vs. Diamond Dallas Page, Kanyon and Bryan Clarke

5) Manami Toyota vs. Nora Greenwald - WCW Women's championship tournament semifinal

6) Shane Douglas vs. Ken Shamrock

7) Raven, Mike Awesome, Sid Vicious vs. Bret Hart, Goldberg and Scott Steiner

Prediction Contest Standings

1. crackerjack - 32 (+6)

2. Beejus - 7

crackerjack · December 21, 2019

The holiday spirit is as infectious as Tony Schiavone's lexicon, so get on board, get intoxicated with TV show that was described largely as a quality car crash. For all those gimmick show lovers, we got you covered too!

oh heck yeah

1) The Revolution (Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko) vs. The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)

3) Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) vs. Buffy T (Booker T and Buff Bagwell) - This is a tough one....

4) The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and Brian Adams vs. Diamond Dallas Page, Kanyon and Bryan Clarke

5) Manami Toyota vs. Nora Greenwald - WCW Women's championship tournament semifinal

6) Shane Douglas vs. Ken Shamrock

7) Raven, Mike Awesome, Sid Vicious vs. Bret Hart, Goldberg and Scott Steiner

Blodyxe · December 24, 2019

WCW Monday Nitro on TNT (Show #106) http://i.imgur.com/LyvYIO5.png Week 4, December 2000 North West, Portland Memorial Coliseum Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, WCW fans! It's indeed December 25th, and we're wasting no time at all, as we kick Nitro off with our WCW world heavyweight champion - Goldberg! Champ sets off pyro to mark this special night, it's all kicking off! Goldberg grabs a mic and throws the big gold belt on his massive shoulder. "New Blood!! Come down to this ring right NOW!" Short, and to the point. Goldberg paces back and forth in the ring, and eventually "New Blood" answers his call. As usual, Mike Sanders plays the role of the speaker, and he's not acting super confident today. Nothing surprising about that, he got speared through the door last Thursday! <img alt="bDPuKyh.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/bDPuKyh.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="ylqBJG3.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ylqBJG3.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> - Bill, bro, It's nothing personal. It's just business, ok? - Listen to me! I'm not your bro. I could have been, but I'm not, so don't call me that. - Huhah, ok then... Merry Christmas, bro. Oh wait, you guys don't celebrate Christmas. My bad! - Very funny. How about you boys get in this ring right now, and say it to my face? Goldberg takes that ready-to-tackle stance, telling them all to bring it. Sanders shrugs his shoulders, the rest of the gang joins him. "New Blood" members surround the ring and jump on the apron simultaneously… world heavyweight champion is in deep trouble! <img alt="dLuKqQy.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/dLuKqQy.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> "Woah-woah, easy there, fellas! Don't you dare put a finger on my golden goose, we have Starrcade this Sunday! BACK OFF... NOW!" Roddy Piper is not in a festive mood, but he does sound a bit tipsy. New Blood is not sure what to do, so Goldberg strikes Johnny The Bull with a Superkick, and his fedora goes flying! New Blood guys make their minds up real quick after that. They jump "The Man" like a pack of wolves to get a modicum of revenge. Piper is annoyed, so he slowly repeats himself. No reaction, his words don't have any effect on the brawl inside the ring. But don't sweat, Bill is going to be safe... Because Bret Hart is back!! "The Excellence of Execution" shoves Piper out of his way, and power walks down to the ring, crutch in hand! Shocked New Blood members get hit, and those who don't get speared and jackhammered by "Da Man". Mark Jindrak is left behind, so Bret locks him up in the Sharpshooter!! No letting go now, even though Mark is tapping out furiously. Piper takes a sip, hides the flask in his leather jacket... "Ok, fine, if nobody is going to listen to me, I'll leave, I don't want to be here anyway. But before I do that, I want to give all you filthy animals a Christmas gift you don't deserve. In tonight's main event, Bret Hart, Goldberg, and Scott Steiner will take on Sid Vicious, Mike Awesome, and Raven in the 6-man tag team match!" That's a blockbuster main event, no doubt about it, folks. Goldberg and Bret look pleased about it too. Hart is eager to work, even though he's admittedly not 100% ready... Tony Schiavone is trying to sound super excited about it, but Bobby Heenan can smell A-grade BS in the air. He wears a truly ugly Christmas sweater too, a man of culture! <img alt="VHMyRWj.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/VHMyRWj.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="b7CCfBS.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/b7CCfBS.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> - WCW fans, welcome to the greatest television show in this country, welcome to Christmas Chaos! - Christmas Chaos? Did you come up with that yourself, Tony? - No I did not, frankly. Don't you like it, Brain? - Oh, last time I heard something similar, I flushed it. Mike Tenay excuses his partners, hypes up tonight's show and wishes all of us a Happy Holiday season! Mike is looking thrilled, only he can get all happy about calling a wrestling event on Christmas Day. Meanwhile The Road Warriors are standing in the back with the one and only "Mean Gene", who's wearing a Santa hat today. Okerlund pushes out his latest scheme to the masses quickly, then turns back to impatient brutes. Gene admits that they picked up some steam lately, and look good on their road to Starrcade! "WWWWEEEELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW WE LOOK, GOOD OR BAD, THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS HOW WE FIGHT! AND WHEN WE FIGHT, WE MAKE SURE IT'S UGLY, AND VIOLENT, AND IT'S SHORT. IN A MATTER OF DAYS WE WILL GET OUR ULTIMATE OPPORTUNITY, AND BOY, WE BROKE BODIES TO GET THERE, AND WE WILL BREAK BODIES TO GET UP THERE AND SNATCH THOSE SHINY LITTLE TITLES! TONIGHT WE GO AGAINST TWO GOOD LITTLE WRESTLERS - CHRIS BENOIT AND DEAN MALENKO. THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL, SPLATTERED WITH BRAINS AND GUTS OF OUR FORMER OPPONENTS. THOSE LITTLE TROOPERS CAN HAVE THEIR COMRADES BEHIND THEM, BUT WE HAVE THE POWER OF GODS BEHIND US, AND THEY WANT US TO MAKE AN OFFERING... PRAY FOR THEM, AND HOPE IT'S NOT YOU WHO GETS OVERRUN BY THE ROAD WARRIORS. OHHHH, WHAAAAT A RUUUUSH!!!" That match is coming our way after the break! Benoit and Malenko against The Road Warriors, what a banger. After a short break, Hulk Hogan takes a few seconds to greet all the Hulkamaniacs around the world, promising to take the big gold belt from Goldberg this Sunday! Sure enough, Hulkster is not here. He's a family man, wink-wink... Nevermind that guy, here comes our first match of the night. "The Revolution's" entrance wasn't televised tonight, but Benoit and Malenko are not about that showmanship, so it's all good. After Hawk and Animal enter the ring, the fight breaks out almost immediately! <img alt="6VDYpb8.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/6VDYpb8.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> One could say The Road Warriors did not take their opponents here very seriously, and that bit them back. Although Malenko and Benoit took plenty of bumps, they kept coming back and remained relentless, tiring the bruisers out, who are only conditioned to quick little matches. The finish came out of nowhere, as Warriors were ready to lay Benoit out with a Doomsday Device. Hawk leaped off, and Benoit somehow countered that flying lariat into the Crossface, even throwing Animal out of the ring with Headscissors! Benoit cranked his signature submission, but was eventually hit with a steel chair discovered under the ring by Animal. DQ, Revolution gets the win, but also a beating after the bell. <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, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko defeated The Road Warriors in 7:33 when Road Warrior Animal was disqualified while fighting Chris Benoit. 79/100</div></blockquote> Animal blasts Malenko too, so it's a two on one beating right now, Warriors are trying to eliminate "The Revolution" ahead of their TLC match! Shane Douglas yelled for his guys to run out and save their comrades, but some of them didn't jump out of their pants to hit the ring quickly. Candido and Chavo whispered something to each other, Regal carefully walked around the ring, and Storm just stood there, watching Benoit get punished. Dustin Rhodes got into the ring, but got out of it fairly quickly after another hellacious chairshot from Animal! Everyone stayed back to let Hawk and Animal walk out without a scratch. Roddy Piper's face appeared on the TurnerTron, and the boss couldn't hold his laughter. "Franchise, nice little team you have there! You all work so well together, I mean it! It would be a shame for you guys to miss the main show now, am I right? Luckily for you, Douglas, you have a match, and so does Jarrett, Malenko and Benoit. The rest of the boys though... they need to prove themselves. That's why this Thursday Candido, Storm, Regal, Rhodes and Guerrero junior will face my guys... Orton, O'Haire, Joe, Jindrak and Johnny The Bull!" Douglas doesn't hesitate for a second and says "you're on, old man!" That irks our commissioner, but he tries to hide it behind his grin. "I see you're ready to fight yourself, aren't you? Ok, I know a man that is always up for a scrap, and his name is KEN SHAMROCK! Beat him, you will be free to choose your match stipulation against Ric Flair... and if Ken wins, and he will, Ric Flair will choose the match type for your Starrcade bout! Good luck, buddy!" Benoit is coming back to senses, realizing he just got smacked in the back of his head. Chris doesn't remember what happened, but he quickly sets his mind on the target… Chavo Guerrero. Benoit knocks him on the ground with a forearm and stomps the piss out of the now-stablemate! Douglas and Malenko eventually get "The Rabid Wolverine" off Chavito, having no idea why Chris attacked Chavo in the first place. Douglas has a lot on his plate, and Ken Shamrock is a problem he might not be able to overcome if his comrades are fighting among themselves. After that outburst of anger we get a little recap video. Last week Vader demolished Terry Funk to capture the WCW hardcore championship in just a few minutes. After the match Vader kept stomping on "The Hardcore Icon" before Finlay, Mike Rotunda and Rick Steiner came out to help poor Funker and calm Vader down a bit. "The Mastodon" had a scuffle with "The Dog-Faced Gremlin", and they agreed to have a match, which we will witness in a second. Vader walks down the hall, and catches some eyeballs staring at him. The hardcore champ approaches a scrawny backstage worker and pushes him to the wall, asking if they have any problem? No, no problem. Poor intern just wanted to shake Vader's hand and wish him happy holidays. Vader drops the poor guy down, saying that next time he will punch his stupid head down this corridor. "Merry Christmas my ***!" Vader will have a good chance to let his hands loose, because in a couple of minutes he will take on Rick Steiner... in a Bah Humbug match. Yes, that's a thing. <img alt="hVHOYUx.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/hVHOYUx.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Oh man, this was very stiff. Both guys are well-known 'tough guys', and they laid it on t h i c k in this bout. Rick tried to suplex Vader a couple of times, and could only take down the champ from behind. Bulldog from the second rope for a near fall was the moment of Rick's peak, and it all went downhill from there. Violent Powerbomb and an unnecessary Vader Bomb sealed the deal here for "The Mastodon". Vader is still your WCW hardcore champion! <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, Vader defeated Rick Steiner in 4:17 by pinfall with a Vader Bomb. Vader makes defence number 1 of his WCW Hardcore title. 58/100</div></blockquote> Vader picks up the mic and yells about not being booked for Starrcade, even though he's a freaking champion! Vader then says everyone is scared of him! They are all scared, but they don't show him respect, and that is confusing... John Cena comes out to introduce himself once again, trying to help Vader figure it out. Respect and fear are not the same thing, and the reason why Vader doesn't get enough credit, is because he's a massive jerk. Vader looks at John with that million yard stare, he keeps beating Cena down, but he keeps coming back for more. Is that boy stupid? Lights go out... and when they come back, Great Muta spits green mist into Vader's eyes! Muta steps back and Vampiro hits blinded Vader with a Running Knee!! Quick cover, and just like that Vampiro wins his first title in WCW! Cena acts all shocked, he just cost Vader the title without moving an inch! Muta and Vampiro vanish as quickly as they've appeared, leaving Vader stunned on his back. - If I was in John's shoes, I would run and hide! - Please Tony, do us all a favor and go ask that John guy for his boots. Piper is drinking by himself in the office and his peace is disturbed by Shannon Moore. Shannon wishes Piper happy holidays, but our commissioner is also in that "bah humbug" mood. Moore asks if he and Essa Rios could fight Juventud Guerrera and Dr. Wagner Jr. again, pretty please? Piper smirks, saying he knew this boy would get to the point sooner or later... - Fine... but to get this match, you need to pick up an elf costume and ears, because you look like one. Or maybe you should be a dear? Let me think... ok, tell your amigo partner that you will be tied together as if you're in one sleigh. And you will go to the North Pole!! - Sir, I-I don't think I foll... - SHUT UP! You and him, tied together, in the elf costumes. We will set up a pole with a Christmas gift for the winners... a title shot on the first Nitro of 2001!! Am I a genius or what? - Oo-k, boss. Thank you!! Shannon looks like a kid that got toys instead of socks for a present. Essa won't like this offer one bit, but a possible title shot may very well turn his mood around... WCW Women’s division showcase is up next, and it's a semifinal. Manami Toyota meets Nora Greenwald… don't go anywhere! <img alt="d0WZcM5.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/d0WZcM5.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Nora Greenwald scored two victories using a Twin City Twister move, and Toyota san is no stranger to fancy pinfall maneuvers herself. This is a good little technical match, but people just don't care, even though these two women are talented and attractive. Manami Toyota finds her way out of the Twin City Twister, makes Nora dizzy after a roll-around and finishes the job quickly with her patented Bomb. <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, Manami Toyota defeated Nora Greenwald in 3:46 by pinfall with a Japanese Queen Bee Bomb. 31/100</div></blockquote> After the match, Manami Toyota celebrates her victory, but then The Amazing Kong hits the ring. She is towering over Toyota san and laughs at her. Manami is not intimidated in the slightest, and she's ready to take on her right now! She ducks the Backfist, and slaps Kong so hard, one of her braids snap! Kong clutches Manami by her neck, and starts choking the icon. Happily for Manami Toyota, road agents are here to break up the fight, and take some heat on themselves. Kong doesn't care who gets the beating, and only Mike Awesome can stop his boo-boo from crushing the set. It's going to be an interesting final! Who’s going to be the inaugural WCW women's champion? Only way to find out is to order a pay-per-view... just do it! Meanwhile Booker T and Buff Bagwell still don't know if they will make it to the biggest event of the year, and tonight is their last chance to claim their Starrcade tickets. They face Team 3D, who has all the momentum needed for an upcoming TLC match. In their pre-match promo, Buff rants about table splinters damaging his gorgeous skin! "I guess I figured it out, Book. They are all just jealous of my look, 100%! Those chubby brothers from different mothers, burly brute men that don't have any class, and of course those two manlets. They are all secretly mad and jealous of my body. They know they can't be just like me, even if they tried!" Booker doesn't have any time to argue with Buff about that now, so Bagwell seeks validation from Fat, or I mean, Big T, who eats in the background. Booker says it doesn't matter how bad those suckas think they are, he and Buff - they are the kings of this division. Between them they have 14 reigns in WCW, more than all teams already in the match have combined! "Road Warriors, you may be icons, and you might be legendary, but you don't hold a candle next to Book and Buff, let me tell you dat! You big, and you will fall harder, word. I've had some wars with Chris Benoit, and he is a former world champ, but that happened only because your boy here didn't get his own shot yet, man! Malenko... I don't got anything for ya, dawg, that's how boring you are. Team 3D, you bounce from one place to another, so don't even get me started. We'll whoop you up so bad you'll run back to your bingo halls, because boys, this is prime time, and we get the lead role. NOW CAN YOU DIG THAT, SUCKAS!??" If they don't back their loud words in the next match, they will be left on the sidelines just like Sid Vicious. With no Trish here to back them up, Buffy T have their backs pushed against the wall. At least their backs are not pushed against Big T... <img alt="rCylt3Q.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/rCylt3Q.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Team 3D blasts the ramp with pyro and goes straight to business, brawling it out with Book and Buff. Bagwell gets called "Puff Daddy", then fisted in his moneymaker (that did sound wrong, but it's Buff) so he crawled back to the corner to tag Booker in. He fared better, and even hit a Spinaroonie, feeling the upcoming victory! He spinned out right into the Bubba Bomb, and that move set the man up for a good old "WAZZUP"! Wide-eyed Booker begs for mercy, and luckily for him, Buff pushes Devon to the outside just in time! That was a rough landing for Devon, so ref checks on him now. Wait a sec... Trish Stratus slides in the ring behind Ray and low blows him immediately! Booker flashes a wicked smile and hits the doubled over guy with a Scissors Kick! Booker covers Bubba, Buff tells the ref to make the count. 1-2-3! They did it! Buffy T are joining the Starrcade card, and they are loving it! Team 3D just lost in a regular tag team match for the first time since making their debut! <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 defeated Team 3D in 9:41 when Booker T defeated Brother Ray by pinfall with a Scissors Kick following interference from Trish Stratus. 83/100</div></blockquote> Booker and Buff celebrate with Trish, they had it all planned! Trish holds an "L" sign on her forehead, and Bubba clutches his balls, whispering that she will regret this! Easy there, fella! He got his bells jingled, no other way about it. Buff and Booker motion tag titles on their waists, and leave to celebrate their long-awaited victory. At last, Trish has decided to help out her clients. She's the real X factor of this gang... "Mean Gene" joins them on the ramp, he's interested in the interview. Buff wanted to gloat, but was showered with "Puff Daddy" chants, and that ruined his mood. Booker says it's ok, and he takes it from there. - Nothing surprising here, Gene, those suckas got what was coming for them, ya dig? - Gentlemen, why don't we let this gorgeous woman talk? She's your manager, let her do her job! Trish slaps the taste out of Okerlund's face! So many slaps tonight! Stratus says the interview is over, and leads her boys to the back, saying those dirty losers don't deserve to share the same arena as them. Gene takes the side of Devon and Ray now... fans are on their side too. "That little blonde bimbo, am I right, Gene? God, she deserves a spanking, and I shall give it to her..." Devon tries to do his "oh my brotha, testify" shtick, but Ray pushes him in the chest. - What? - Devon... get those ****es a table, so they could be added in OUR match ASAP! They don't even realize what they just got into. - I can see that you're eager to jump back into the ring, but how are you feeling after losing right before Starrcade, gentlemen? - First of all... we're not gentlemen, Gene. Yeah, we lost, but you know what? Now we will be meaner, we will be more violent, and we will bring real HARDCORE for our Sunday match! And boys, we're gonna break that Sunday truce and unleash hell's kitchen on you, because now Team 3D is not messing around!! It won't be another T-L-C match... it will be a FULL METAL MAYHEM! - OH MY BROTHA... TESTIFY!! <img alt="ISrYe8Z.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/ISrYe8Z.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Strong words from Brother Ray! It looks like Team 3D just got rid off the pressure to go unbeaten all the way, now they have nothing to lose, and that's scary enough. But don't get distracted, we've got more stuff coming your way! Like tonight's six man main event involving Bret Hart, Scott Steiner and Goldberg facing off against Sid, Raven and Mike Awesome! Mike Awesome is on the phone, and old looking one (from the 70s). Sounds like Mike is getting instructions from Hogan, and asks Sid Vicious to stick around. Sid walks around impatiently, then snaps the phone from Mikey and slams it into the wall. - Woah, partner, take a chill pill! - Tell me to "calm down" one more time, and I will turn YOU into a pill! - Ok, what's your problem? Before Sid could say anything, Raven steps in from the corner. Lisa Marie Varon is standing behind him too... "Do you have to ask him everything? Can't you see that this man is not in the right place? Well, I can... because I'm in the same position as he is. Me, and Sid, we share a lot in common. We were screwed out of our chances, never played well with authority figures, and we both hate people... We are forced to fight, while Sting will be resting... what about us, why always us?" Sid scowls. He was screwed out of his spot, and he took his anger out on Sting - the man that got a match despite missing two months. Tonight he can finish what he has started, and once again, this man has nothing to lose. We move on to the ring, where Essa and Shannon are sporting elf ears and costumes, tied together by a flimsy rope. Juvi and Wagner laugh and attack poor guys before the bell rings! <img alt="YOfaKGx.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YOfaKGx.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> They didn't have a good chance to succeed, did they? Even though they were handicapped, Rios and Moore put up a good fight. They even cleared the ring once, but couldn't decide who would go after the contract. A bit of miscommunication was enough to put their miniscule chances down to zero. <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, Bad Medicine defeated Shannon Moore and Essa Rios in 5:07 when Juventud Guerrera retrieved the item. 52/100</div></blockquote> Wagner and Guerrera pick up the paper, and celebrate their success like they won the World series! Well, they will start their 2001 with a title match, what's not to love? But their celebrations are cut short, as Homicide and Hernandez jumped the barricade and beat down both teams with stuffed stockings! They probably had batteries in it, but that's not that important, as they stole the contract and bailed! At least they can't steal the Christmas... Speaking of Christmas! Catering looks extra good today, we have ornaments and festive decorations all around. Some people look miserable, because they would rather spend their Christmas with families, and some just have fun and drink to forget where they are. Daffney and Crowbar play "Secret Santa"... just two of them, so that goes well. CM Punk badmouthes everyone who takes a sip, and Madusa tells Torrie Wilson off for her skimpy Santa's Helper outfit. Eddie sits in the back of the room all alone, but Rey cheers him up for a second, like a good friend would. Piper joins the party and asks if Eddie needs little kid's permission to drink? "I thought you were better than that, Guerrero. Come on, share a drink with me, so I could at least respect you for that." Piper finds some tequila and pours it down for Guerrero. Drunk "Hot Rod" orders Eddie to toast him, knowing exactly what he's doing. "It's not like you have to worry about being hungover before Starrcade… So be a man, and drink it!!" Well, Eddie doesn’t like the tone of Roddy's voice. He smirks, picks up the glass, and drops it on the ground. He's taking a stance against his personal demons, that's admirable. Piper looks at that mess, bewildered... and takes a swing with his own glass at Guerrero! We have a Christmas brawl, and of all people, our commissioner started it!! Eddie and Piper trade some heavy shots, and everyone else gets in between to stop the craziness. Piper yells that he would kick Eddie's ass in five seconds! <img alt="YtpwKv8.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/YtpwKv8.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt="XQHAikj.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XQHAikj.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> - Really vato? Then why don't we have a fight at Starrcade to find out who’s the real mang!? Or you're too old to pick up your culo from the chair, ese? - HA! You’re on, paaaall! Oh, he will regret that. The drunken Superman in Piper just made a big mistake. Roddy Piper drunkenly agreed to have a match with Eddie Guerrero, and something tells us that he will have no recollection of this happening when he wakes up. Eddie tricked Piper once again, and he looks smug about it. Jimmy Hart tries to defuse the situation, but gets a pie thrown at his face. Daffney shrieks "FOOD FIGHT!" and we get two minutes of uninterrupted footage. Filthy animals are filthy, nothing you can do about it. New Blood dukes it out with The Revolution, and Madusa ends up covered from head to toe in oyster stew. Finally Team 3D puts Booker T through a table... karma is a **tch. Let's go somewhere quiet? "The People’s Champ" is in the house, wearing party glasses and a flashy outfit. He bumps into Santa Okerlund, gives him a hug. Gene asks DDP what keeps him going, and what can we expect from him this Sunday? "Mean Gene, for the last few weeks I've been attacked with bottles and chains, I was left on the ground, and I've seen stars in my eyes. A lot of people would have quit in my place, or preferred to keep it safe, but that's just not me. Gene, I'm 44 and I cherish every day and every match. I realize that I don't have much time left on my clock, and I want to give the fans everything I have in my tank! Hall and Nash, we might have shared a lot of moments, and we had a connection from the past, but... I'm living right now, in this moment. I'm not looking in the future, I don't care for the past. And at Starrcade, you two jacked up monkeys will go down, fast! Adams, I have something in store for you too, jack*ss! Good Gawd, you will feel the BANG tonight, and I'm not talking about Christmas fireworks!" DDP hits his pose, Kanyon, Clarke and Kimberly follow Page to the ring. The first six man tag team match is up next, we will be back after a short commercial break... We're back and "Outsiders" Kevin Nash and Scott Hall come out with Brian Adams, who still has that biker chain hanging from his pants. Hall and Nash "2 Sweet" their brother, and mockingly portray fear when they see DDP pacing back and forth. Don't sing it, ring it, so they could bring it! <img alt="XoBLk7x.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/XoBLk7x.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> This was a safe little match where guys kept it fairly slow and steady. DDP had some fiery moments, but all in all, Hall and Nash kept this match under control. At the end, DDP reversed Brian's chokeslam attempt into his Diamond Cutter to pick up an important victory. <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, Diamond Dallas Page, Kanyon and Bryan Clarke defeated Brian Adams and The Outsiders in 10:49 when Diamond Dallas Page defeated Brian Adams by pinfall with a Diamond Cutter.</div></blockquote> Hall and Nash didn't bother to break up the fall and acted totally not bothered by this loss. Kanyon and Clarke raised DDP's arms in victory, Nash just said the only thing that matters is Sunday, and now they can finally celebrate. Hall added that DDP can consider this to be their Christmas present, and slumbers to the back to have a little bit of the bubbly, picking up Kanyon's champagne bottle during his speech. Is it Christmas or what? We need to lift the mood and put smiles on the faces of our fans. Send out Norman Smiley, in the Santa Claus costume, of course! Norman is no stranger to wearing different costumes, so nobody is surprised he's out here throwing cheap gifts for kids, while wearing a deer nose. Finally the bag is empty, and Smiley gets a mic... "Ho-ho-ho, my people! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from yours truly, 'Hot Chocolate' Norman Smiley!" The self-proclaimed "hot chocolate" says he can warm someone up in this ring, "The Big Wiggle" is in the giving mood, if you know what he means... the open challenge is issued, Norman says he will give one final and very special gift to the person that will answer his callout! After crickets drunkenly interrupt this radio silence, Big T answers the call! He's looking mean, confronting Norman about calling himself "hot chocolate"... - Ain't nobahdi hotta than me, boi! - Haha, you always talk like you have a mouthful of marshmallows, but I have something special for you... here! Norman pulls out a roasted gingerbread, and it kinda looks like him! Big T eats that gingerbread, and makes Norman scream! He just bit off his head, damnit. Big T munches it, and asks for more, because some stupid kids pulled out a food fight, and now he has nothing to stuff his potbelly with. Norman says it was a custom made gingerbread, and that was his only special gift! Big T still wants to fill his cheeks though... - Gimmie da pie! - Pie? Norman Smiley can only give you strudel, big fella! - Talk to me liek dat, and you'll be tasting mah eggnog, boi. This is not going in the PG direction, and Big T feels cheated. With no food on the table, he starts shoving Smiley around. Piper comes out and books a Santa's Body Bag match! To win the contest, you need to put your opponent in the bag. Happy with his contribution, Piper tugs Tony's cheek like he's a five year old and goes into the crowd for no apparent reason. <img alt="jIBstUo.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/jIBstUo.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Totally dominant display by Big T, who had his way with poor Norman until he stopped screaming. One Pearl River Plunge was enough to put the "Screamer" away. Pray for Norman, he's in Santa's bag! <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, Big T defeated Norman Smiley in 3:14 by pinfall with a Pearl River Plunge. 37/100</div></blockquote> Backstage Jimmy Hart is cleaning himself off from that Xmas food fight, and he's looking over Rey Mysterio, who's packing his bags to go home. - Already leaving? - Yeah Jimmy, I'm not booked, and I won't get that match with Liger anytime soon. I can visit my uncle in the hospital, visit my family... why would I stay? - Oh baby, I hear you. But when you leave, don't forget to check your locker. Merry Christmas, Rey-Rey. Rey smiles, and says he didn't forget to get Jimmy a present too... a cow bugle horn. It's not a megaphone, but that bad boy is the type of present Jimmy would like. A heartwarming hug ends this cute little segment. Speaking of hugs, here goes a man that likes to hug people around their neck real tight, Ken Shamrock. While he's getting ready for his match, we get a little vignette from J-E-Double F, you get it, Jeff Jarrett. In this taped promo Mr. Jarrett, our WCW world television champion, is taking over Ernest Miller's karate class. Kids are cute, right? <img alt="j8sDO7g.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/j8sDO7g.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> - Kids, I kicked your teacher's butt, so I'm your new teacher now. - Why are you not wearing a kimono? - Shut up, you little egg... you are so little, I can't even call you a slapnut! Sit down and learn from the best, and maybe you will pick up a thing or two and go on to be successful like me... actually, don't mind that, you'll never be as successful as me, kid. What's your name? - Mike. - Mike what? Do you have a last name, or your parents didn't care to have one? Spell it out for me! - B-a-i-l-e-y. - Wow, that's a stupid surname. Ok kids, today we're gonna talk more about submissions, anybody knows a move? Give it to me... Karate is for little snotty kids, someone give me an Ankle Lock! Young Mike Bailey tries his luck, but he's not very strong. "Is that all you got, you little wimp? Here, let me show you how it's done." And then we get a montage of Jeff Jarrett locking little kids in various submissions he has "perfected" in two weeks. Merry Christmas, kids! Now onto a real fight... Shane Douglas takes on Ken Shamrock, and judging by the look on his face, he had other plans for tonight. Shamrock enters his zone, slaps his own kisser and jumps in, ready to grapple. Ric Flair joins the commentary, explaining he couldn't miss a match like that, even though "Space Mountain's" schedule is packed! Flair is pro-Shamrock, and he doesn't give Shane Douglas any credit for actually stepping out of his comfort zone. <img alt="Icvztae.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/Icvztae.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> These two traded belly to belly suplexes, rough shots and rest holds. Shane provoked Ken for the entirety of the match, trying to get "The Most Dangerous Man" disqualified. If Shane has something over Ken Shamrock, it is undoubtedly that cunning mind and a handful of dirty tricks. Shane stole some moves from Ric's book, like mule kicks and back rakes. Flair dismissed Douglas' attempts to wind him up, saying Shane could steal his moves, but he could never steal his style! However that is, Shamrock went berserk and clasped Shane's tasseled ankle! Shane yelled for help, didn't get any, and tapped out! The winner of the match by submission, Ken Shamrock! Ken Shamrock is the winner. For God's sake, let the man go, Ken! Ref can't raise that man's hand, and a couple of warnings later, he reverses his decision, and awards a DQ victory to Shane Douglas!! <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, Ken Shamrock defeated Shane Douglas in 7:59 by submission with an Ankle Lock, however the official overturned his decision and DQed Ken Shamrock, awarding the victory to Shane Douglas. 79/100</div></blockquote> "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" - Flair yelled and dropped his headset. Shane's face of agony turned into a sh*t-eating grin when he realized that this result just put him in the pole position. Jeff Jarrett jumped in and tried to hit Shamrock from the back, but he wasn't very fast about it, so Ken ran after the TV champ like a wild bulldog. Shane crawled over, got the mic, told to cut his damn music and said... "*ick Flair... I've been waiting for this for a decade. I had this vision in my wildest dreams, and come Sunday, it will turn into reality... at Starrcade you WILL kiss my a*s for real! HAHAHA! This... is my stipulation..." Flair shakes his head, and says that's not happening. Could you imagine Ric Flair actually doing that if he loses? Triple H looks disgusted. The amount of disrespect Ric Flair gets is sickening, this company is a cesspool! But you know who else gets disrespected in this company? Triple H himself. Hunter goes on a rant about how Goldberg can do whatever he pleases, and how Piper makes it worse even if he tries to right this ship. Triple H says he should have been booked for the main event, but instead he's set to fight this poor cripple Bret Hart. "Bret, your time is up. Should have stayed at home in Calgary, should have walked out when you had a chance, because this Sunday I will end your career once and for all. I'll make you quit, and there will be no place left for you to go except home… And if you don't believe me, roll back the years and rewatch that Montreal footage... It was MY plan. If there was a time to metion "The Excellence of Execution", then it would be on that very special night! There's no one in this business who can play this game like me! I will beat you at Starrcade, make you quit this da*n company and afterwards I'll take what I deserve… the world heavyweight championship, whoever would leave with it on Sunday!" It's almost main event time! Bret Hart and Bill Goldberg take their preparation seriously, warming up, doing squats. Their partner in Scott Steiner pumps iron instead, and cuts a memorable pre-match interview... "DOES A LION DO SQUATS BEFORE IT EATS A GAZZEL, MEAN GENE? I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT ON ANY CHANNEL. WHAT YOU SEE IS A MAN WITH CONFIDANSE, A MAN WHO HAS CARRIED THIS COMPANY LIKE A GOOD BOYFRIEND CARRIES HIS DRUNK GIRLFRIEND TO BED AFTER CHRISTMAS BINGE! IT'S ABOUT TIME BIG BAD BOOTY DADDY GETS HIS REWARD!! YOU CAN GIVE IT TO ME, OR I CAN TAKE IT FROM YOU, BUT AT STARRCADE, THE TITLE IS MINE, GOLDBER'! HULK HOGAN, PLAY SANTA CLAUS FOR YOUR DUMB KIDS WHILE YOU CAN, BECAUSE THIS SUNDAY, I'LL BREAK YOUR OLD *S* IN HALF! AND TO ALL THE FREAKS IN THIS BUILDING, BIG POPPA PUMP IS YOUR XXXMAS HOOKUP! HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME!" Turn on the sirens for this hunk of a man, because he's coming... next! <img alt="mxxLXuw.png" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/mxxLXuw.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> This is a night that keeps on giving. This match has exceeded all expectations, but it's also not that surprising. The ring is stacked in all senses of that word! Goldberg, Steiner and Hart all have that drive and determination, while their opponents can take shots and dish out double the punishment. Sid gloated about planting Sting last Thursday, and got his way with Bret too, who played the role of the crash dummy here. Sid and Mike Awesome tagged frequently, while Raven took it easy on himself, looking out for Sting. Goldberg and Steiner were ready to step any minute, but Bret just couldn't produce a hot tag. A powerbomb from Mike messed up his head, literally. Over the course of the match, Steiner got impatient and bickered with Goldberg, in between breaking up the falls. Dirty tactics from Raven didn't help Bret's matters either, but a swift Enzughiri gave Bret the opening to leap towards Goldberg, not Steiner! Goldberg cleans house and ragdolls Raven, hooking him up for a Jackhammer... a little march around the ring, Steiner tags himself in! Jackhammer connects, but Scotty Steiner is the legal man. He orders Goldberg to get back to the corner, not in a buddy-buddy way. Two oafs start pushing each other around, Hogan must be smiling at home now. They almost come to blows, and only Sid and Mike attacking them from the back can save us from Goldberg and Steiner slugging it out here tonight. Ref loses control over the bout, Steiner knocks Sid and Mike around, and Goldberg accidentally spears Steiner in the midst of a massive brawl! Raven crawls over and almost pins Scott, but Bret saves the day with his signature pointed elbow drop from the second rope!! Goldberg drags Scotty to the corner, so Bret could take the tag back and finish the match... baseball dropkick takes out Sid, Goldberg takes Awesome with a spear from the apron, and the stage is set for the Sharpshooter... Bret locks Raven down, and makes him quit ahead of his rubber match with Sting, who's looking on from the rafters, by the way. <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, Scott Steiner, Bret Hart and Goldberg defeated Raven and Vicious & Awesome in 17:25 when Bret Hart defeated Raven by submission with a Sharpshooter. 87/100 </div></blockquote> Bret celebrates his victory, it was a tough test, and he passed it with flying colors. We're ready to wrap it up, and announcers thank us all for joining this special Nitro edition, when suddenly... TurnerTron shows us Triple H, standing in the middle of the street with a sledgehammer. "Bret, I told you to stay home... too bad you didn't listen." Wait a minute... Triple H is in Calgary, just outside of the Hart mansion! He smiles sadistically and breaks the door wide open with a single sledgehammer shot!! It's a house invasion, and Bret can't do anything about it! Triple H breaks in, scares the kids, drops the Christmas tree, even attacks Bruce Hart, who happened to be in the house too! A real Grinch he is, and Bret is standing there powerless. Triple H breaks the TV, ruins the dining table and sprays HHH on the wall, just so everyone would know who paid the Hart family such a warm visit. Triple H tells the cameraman that he's a part of this crime too, but he has enough money to get them out of this trouble. <img alt="uaEsJtJ.jpg" data-src="https://i.imgur.com/uaEsJtJ.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> "Worth it. Bret, I'm going to make your life a living hell. It all starts and ends this Sunday. You. Will. QUIT! Merry Christmas." Show Rating: 88/100 (8.22 on TNT) This show increased our popularity in 29 regions.

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