WCW: Heart and Soul

Cro Cop Rules · May 19, 2017

World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Booker T {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: Mark Jindrak vs. Shane Douglas {©}

No DQ match for the World Tag Team Championship: The Hardys vs. True Heroes {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. AJ Styles {©}

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. King Corino

Rob Van Dam and The Steiner Brothers vs. Salvation

Manami Toyota and Etsuko Mita vs. Chaos

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Buff Bagwell

Davey Boy Smith vs. Lex Luger

Jamie Knoble vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

What will be match of the night?: I'm going to go out on a limb and pick Booker/Rey instead of the tag match.

How many championships will change hands?: One.

Will the Natural Born Thrillers accept Eric Bischoff's offer and join The Empire?: Yes!

General diary comments/questions/critiques: I really hope to see the tag title match main event the show. Not only will it be a nice change of pace and elevation of the tag belts, but it gives Booker more ammo for his anger towards the establishment. I am certainly intrigued by the NBT storyline with Bischoff as well.

Oh, and I would mark if you signed Dr. Death <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> His pop in America may be low (not sure what his stats look like) but he could be good for your Japan tours.

Warhawk8492 · May 19, 2017

World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Booker T {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: Mark Jindrak vs. Shane Douglas {©}

No DQ match for the World Tag Team Championship: The Hardys vs. True Heroes {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. AJ Styles {©}

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. King Corino

Rob Van Dam and The Steiner Brothers vs. Salvation

Manami Toyota and Etsuko Mita vs. Chaos

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Buff Bagwell

Davey Boy Smith vs. Lex Luger

Jamie Knoble vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

What will be match of the night? Booker T Vs Rey

How many championships will change hands? One

Will the Natural Born Thrillers accept Eric Bischoff's offer and join The Empire? No

General diary comments/questions/critiques: Push Sean O'Haire!

BHK6 · May 19, 2017

Scorecard:

World Heavyweight Championship: Booker T {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: Shane Douglas {©}

No DQ match for the World Tag Team Championship: The Hardys

Cruiserweight Championship: AJ Styles {©}

King Corino

Rob Van Dam and The Steiner Brothers

Manami Toyota and Etsuko Mita

Diamond Dallas Page

Davey Boy Smith

"Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

What will be match of the night? Hardys and True Heroes steal the show again

How many championships will change hands? 1

Will the Natural Born Thrillers accept Eric Bischoff's offer and join The Empire? No

GnarlsFunk · May 19, 2017

Fan Scorecard:

World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Booker T {©}

Booker T

United States Heavyweight Championship: Mark Jindrak vs. Shane Douglas {©}

Douglas

No DQ match for the World Tag Team Championship: The Hardys vs. True Heroes {©}

The Hardys

Cruiserweight Championship: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. AJ Styles {©}

AJ Styles

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. King Corino

Corino

Rob Van Dam and The Steiner Brothers vs. Salvation

Salvation

Manami Toyota and Etsuko Mita vs. Chaos

Toyota/Mita

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Buff Bagwell

DDP

Davey Boy Smith vs. Lex Luger

Davey Boy

Jamie Knoble vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

Christopher Daniels

What will be match of the night?

Hardys/Heroes

How many championships will change hands?

1

Will the Natural Born Thrillers accept Eric Bischoff's offer and join The Empire?

NO

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

I was stuck in a hotel room for 2 weeks for work and managed to get caught up on all of this. Super excited to now be apart of the pick em!

LordofGustav · May 19, 2017

World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Booker T {©}

United States Heavyweight Championship: Mark Jindrak vs. Shane Douglas {©}

No DQ match for the World Tag Team Championship: The Hardys vs. True Heroes {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. AJ Styles {©}

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. King Corino

Rob Van Dam and The Steiner Brothers vs. Salvation

Manami Toyota and Etsuko Mita vs. Chaos

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Buff Bagwell

Davey Boy Smith vs. Lex Luger

Jamie Knoble vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

What will be match of the night? Hardys vs. Heroes

How many championships will change hands? 1

Will the Natural Born Thrillers accept Eric Bischoff's offer and join The Empire? Yes

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

Briskout · May 20, 2017

I thought I did this already, so if I did ignore this...

Fan Scorecard:

World Heavyweight Championship: Booker T {©} - Not ready yet for a switch.

United States Heavyweight Championship: Shane Douglas {©}

No DQ match for the World Tag Team Championship: The Hardys

Cruiserweight Championship: AJ Styles {©}

King Corino

Rob Van Dam and The Steiner Brothers

Chaos

Diamond Dallas Page

Lex Luger

Jamie Knoble

What will be match of the night? Main event

How many championships will change hands? 1

Will the Natural Born Thrillers accept Eric Bischoff's offer and join The Empire? Yes

General diary comments/questions/critiques:

The Final Countdown · May 23, 2017

July 14th, 2002: Bash at the Beach <div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/BATB02Poster.png:original July 14th, 2002 From Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 16,820 (sell-out!) Announce Team: "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Bret "The Hitman" Hart http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Tenay.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Hart.jpg Official Theme Song: "Outshined" by Soundgarden <iframe width="560" height="315" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sNh-iw7gsuI?rel=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/sNh-iw7gsuI?rel=0"</a> frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Anderson.jpg </div> The show opened with Arn in the ring to announce the results of the poll. He was given a script to stick to, and maybe that's why he came off sounding so dreadfully dull and robotic. He sounded like he was reading straight off a teleprompter as he announced that the winner, with 59% of the fan vote on WCW.com, was the No DQ tag team title match between the Hardys and True Heroes. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Booker2.jpg</div> Booker (thankfully) came out to cut him off. The champ stormed into the ring and called this a massive conspiracy. "First ya'll took my title from me even though I wasn't pinned and never quit. Then you refused to give me my rematch for ten months. Now that I've finally got my belt back, now you're givin' my main event spot to somebody else? This is BS, man! You, the fans, the Hardys, all of you are tryin' to screw me over, and I ain't gonna stand for it! I'm the FIVE TIME, FIVE TIME, FIVE TIME, FIVE TIME, FIVE TIME WCW Heavyweight Champion of the World, and everybody better start showin' me the respect I deserve!" <div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Rey.jpg</div> Rey came out to tell Booker to stop whining. He himself was disappointed at missing out on the main event, but the fans had their say and they voted the other way, and he respected that. All that mattered now was taking the world title and shutting Booker's mouth. There wouldn't be any so-called conspiracy once Rey pinned Booker tonight, and whether it was the main event, the middle of the card or the opener, Rey was going to realize his lifelong dream and win the world title. This set off a back-and-forth argument, and the outcome was both men agreeing that since they weren't the main event, they should just go right now. Arn agreed and summoned a referee, and the first action of the show was now going to be for the world title. This angle got the crowd excited for the title match and was a nice way to start the show off strong. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/World.jpg Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Booker T {©} http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Rey.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Booker2.jpg </div> I think most of the fans were surprised to see this match right out of the gate, but I thought this was an interesting way to take the poll into account and give the show a unique feel. Just because this was now the opener didn't mean that Rey and Booker weren't going to treat it like a main event, or we wouldn't give them a good amount of time to work with. I think it's possible that Booker might have been legit upset at not being in the main event, because his performance was nowhere near what he's capable of. Rey was more than ready to pick up the slack though. He performed fantastically tonight and really drove this match to a high level. I wasn't expecting to say that Booker needed to be carried, but that's essentially what happened in this particular match. Thanks to Rey's effort this was still a fantastic match. I even thought he was able to draw some more technical wrestling and flying skills out of Booker. The story of the match was that no matter what Booker tried, he just couldn't keep Rey out of the air for any significant stretch of time. His attempts to ground Rey with holds were unsuccessful, and the quicker challenger evaded Booker's strikes and slipped out of his throws and slams. Mike and I commented that Rey was wrestling the match of his life, and he could sense the title within his grasp as with each successive aerial move it took Booker longer to kick out and recuperate. Rey snapped off a tiltawhirl headscissors, then went to the apron for his big Springboard Hurricanrana. But that's when Booker launched an extremely effective counterattack: he caught Rey with a Harlem Sidekick that knocked him off the ropes and sent him crashing down to the floor. All Rey's momentum crashed and burned with that landing, and Booker had all the control. He went right out to the floor and began punching Rey in the face, yelling at him that he was the champion and this company revolved around him. He pulled Rey up by his hair and rammed his face into the ring post, and then against the steel steps several times. Not stopping there, he slammed Rey down onto the floor with a Book End! Booker rolled back into the ring, and with Rey unmoving, he could've won the match by countout. But he wasn't satisfied. Between not getting the main event spot he felt he deserved and then being pushed to the limit by his challenger, Booker was furious and in the mood to inflict even more punishment. He broke the referee's count by going back out to the floor, then pulled back the padding to expose the concrete beneath. Rey was still out of it after the first Book End and could do nothing to prevent what was coming next. With a sickening thud, Booker hit a second Book End, this time on the concrete! Referee Nick Patrick abandoned his ten count to come out and check on Misterio. Finding him unmoving and unresponsive, he called for the bell and awarded the match to Booker via ref stoppage. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: A</div> Booker continued to beat on Rey even after the bell, stomping him in the chest and punching him in the face. He was finally pulled away by security so the medical staff could check on Rey. As they carefully loaded Rey onto a stretcher, Booker rolled back into the ring and grabbed the microphone. "You see that right there? That's what happens when you disrespect the champ! WCW, you betta start treatin' me like the champion I am and givin' me the respect I earned. 'Cause if you don't, there's gonna be a whole lot more chumps gettin' stretchered outta here!" This angle played off of the match finish perfectly. Booker got all kinds of heat, and Rey did a fantastic job selling the seriousness of his attack. Tenay's attempt on commentary to get over the heinousness of Booker's actions wasn't all that effective, but that's just nitpicking. Overall, this was great, great stuff. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: A*</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Diamond Dallas Page vs. Buff Bagwell http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/DDP.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Bagwell.jpg</div> This wasn't technically a cooldown match, but it might as well have been. I knew the crowd would need some time to decompress after that match and angle, and that's what this match was for. DDP and Buff worked a pretty basic match and focused on continuing the story we'd set up. Playing off of the buildup, DDP refused to go for any pins early on and instead yelled at Buff that this wasn't going to end until he told him why he'd ambushed him for seemingly no reason. It wasn't a onesided squash, but Dallas took the bulk of the offense as planned, and as he should. It all led up to... <div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Kimberly.jpg</div> Kimberly stepping out onto the entrance ramp towards the finish. DDP looked stunned to see her, but she merely smiled and waved at him. His preoccupation nearly cost him the match, but he battled back and hit the Diamond Cutter to finish Buff as Kimberly clapped. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: C+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Jamie Knoble vs. "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Knoble.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Daniels.jpg</div> In direct contrast to the simple and story-driven match that had just ended, this was a match put together with exciting high spots in mind. I told Knoble and Daniels to give it their all and put on an athletic spectacle, and both of them rose to the occasion. There wasn't a ton of high flying done (though there were a few aerial spots, including a really impressive <a href="http://pa1.narvii.com/5751/279855bd22e96b3d332a37d892cdffa7584f633c_hq.gif" rel="external nofollow">Arabian Moonsault</a> to the floor by Daniels), but they still worked a really fast pace and maintained it the entire way with neither guy getting tired. I think both of them viewed this match as a chance to make a statement. I'm a fan of Knoble, and I know he's got several supporters in the locker room as well, but he's kind of fallen by the wayside in recent months as we've focused on other guys (it didn't help that we were all set to begin a long-term storyline centering around him and Alex Wright, and then Alex got injured.) This was a chance for him to showcase himself on a big show. As for Daniels, this was the most important match in his career to date. Honestly, you could argue that no one had more on the line tonight than Daniels. It was up to him to impress me and prove he's worth the effort we're putting in and we should continue to try to elevate him, and he did exactly that. The back and forth match reached its conclusion when Daniels slipped out of a submission and hit the Angel's Wings for the victory. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/OHaire.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Palumbo.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Bischoff.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Taka.jpg </div> It was time for the Thrillers to give Eric Bischoff their answer. Eric was confident as they assembled in the ring, saying that he knew the Thrillers weren't dumb. They realized that as dominant as they'd been in the past, they could go to a totally different level of dominance, fame and fortune if they joined The Empire. Palumbo acknowledged that Bischoff was one of the most influential and powerful men in wrestling history, and in the present day we'd seen what he'd done for the careers of the other members of The Empire. They'd given his offer some serious thought, and now they'd reached an answer. He handed the microphone to O'Haire, who told Eric that he was right. "You're right, Eric. We were the most dominant tag team in WCW history--so why do we need your help? We'll get those titles back, and we'll do it without you or your Empire controlling us!" Eric's smile disappeared. He stayed at ringside and shook his head as the Thrillers left, telling them they'd just made a huge mistake and blown the biggest opportunity of their careers. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Etsuko Mita (w/Eric Bischoff) and Manami Toyota vs. Chaos http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SBischoff.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Mita.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Toyota.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Hokuto.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Daffney.jpg </div> This was the first of back-to-back matches in which there was a subplot about whether or not partners would be able to trust each other. As I noted earlier, Mita and Toyota actually work really well together as a team even if the storyline says the opposite. They seemed to know exactly what to do in order to play up their dissension, and that really might have been the best part of the match. Toyota is also just a really great worker in general, and her performance established her as the clear star of this match. Both members of Chaos worked Toyota over for quite a bit, setting up for the classic tag team formula. She hit a double underhook suplex on Daffney to create an opening for the hot tag. Just when she was reaching the corner, Mita hopped off of the apron and walked to the back with Bischoff. Now stranded, Toyota was the victim of a double team onslaught before Hokuto finished her with a Northern Lights Bomb. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: C+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Hayashi.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Yang.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Keibler.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Heenan.jpg </div> Stacy Keibler and the Jung Dragons were backstage for an interview with Bobby. Ordinarily the bulk of the talking would've been left to Stacy, but this time I decided to just have her smile and strike a pose in the background so we could see how Yang and Kaz handled themselves. They weren't exactly great. I kept it scripted, but I still thought Kaz was very underwhelming and Yang performed poorly. Keibler was the best part of the segment even without speaking; her nonverbal performance was good. The gist of the interview was that the Jung Dragons were pleased to see the tag team title match in the main event tonight. That raises the profile of the belts, which will make their eventual title win even more noteworthy. No matter if it was the Hardys or True Heroes who held the gold after tonight, they were going to have to deal with the Jung Dragons sooner or later. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: C</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">The Steiner Brothers (w/Midajah) and Rob Van Dam vs. Salvation (w/Father Isaac) http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SMidajah.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SSteiner.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/RSteiner.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/RVD.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Unnatural.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Mortis.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Destroyer.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SIsaac.jpg </div> Mike and I were quick to play up the history between Scott Steiner and RVD and question whether we'd see a repeat of the previous match where Etsuko Mita walked out on Manami Toyota. The answer was no. We made a point of establishing that RVD and Scotty don't like each other, but were willing to set their differences aside so they could focus on their rivalries with Salvation. We made sure to highlight the individual battles between RVD and Mortis and Scott and Unnatural, since those two programs were the foundation of this entire match. Rick was really off of his game tonight, executing some sloppy suplexes and being out of position a few times. He was the low point of the match. On the opposite end of the spectrum was RVD. The Australian fans popped big for Van Dam's kicks and aerial spots. He was the star of the match for sure. Everybody bar Rick held their end up well enough though, and gave us a very good six man tag. I debated the best finish to run here. Even the day of the show I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do, but eventually I made a decision. The match ended when, after Father Isaac organized a group huddle on the floor, all three members of Salvation grabbed chairs and commenced an all-out assault for an obvious disqualification. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B+</div> The steel chair assault continued after the bell, with Isaac grabbing the microphone and saying that winning or losing a match is of little consequence as long as you achieve what you really entered the ring for. I'm not sure the fans really understood what the hell he was trying to say. Unnatural got his turn on the microphone, and he told Scott Steiner that this was a punishment he'd brought upon himself with his own greed and self-adoration, and this was what awaited him until he became a more humble man. Mortis took a different tack with RVD, saying that this was further proof of why he needed to accept Salvation into his life and join their family. This angle was a success largely because of how much the fans cared about RVD (and Scott to a lesser degree.) They didn't care about Rick nearly as much, especially since he was just kind of a third wheel in all of this, so the attack probably would've worked better if we'd taken Rick out of the picture and focused fully on RVD and Scott. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B+</div> </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Cruiser.jpg Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/American Dragon) vs. AJ Styles {©} http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SDragon.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Chavo.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Styles.jpg</div> A lot of cruiserweight matches are designed around flashy high spots executed at a relentless pace. We went a different direction in this one, largely because I've noticed that AJ doesn't do too well when being told to go all out. He's at his best when I give him minimal instruction and let him work at his own pace without the pressure of trying to fit in as many exciting spots as he can. I gave he and Chavo the freedom to wrestle this as they saw fit, and since they weren't going to be going quite as fast and quite as hard I gave them a bit more time than I usually do to the cruiserweight matches. This wound up being a great decision, because this match was tremendous. It was just a half a notch below the Booker/Misterio opener, and one of the best cruiserweight matches in WCW history. The story here was that Chavo grew progressively more frustrated as his attempts to cleanly outwrestle AJ met with only mixed success. After sending Styles over the top rope with a back body drop, he gave American Dragon a significant look and immediately started arguing with the referee to occupy his attention. That was an obvious signal for Dragon to get in a cheap shot, but instead he merely picked AJ up and rolled him back into the ring. The match continued on as normal, and eventually AJ hit the Styles Clash to retain his title. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: A</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Flair.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Sting.jpg</div> Sting approached Ric Flair as he warmed up in his locker room and again offered to watch his back tonight. He said that they both knew The Empire were more than willing to fight dirty, so it only made sense for him to be there and even the odds. Flair refused. "You think I don't know their game, Stinger? I INVENTED that game! The Horsemen and I were using those same tricks before Steve Corino hit puberty! If they wanna try and outsmart the dirtiest player in the game, they can bring it on! But this fight isn't about The Empire, and it isn't about you, Stinger. It's not even about Corino. Corino's just the guy Eric Bischoff is hiding behind. This is about me and Bischoff! He spent years using his power to try and destroy me, professionally and personally, and now that he got fired for running WCW into the ground, he's brainwashed these kids into doing his dirty work for him. Tonight I'm going to go through Corino, and anybody else from The Empire if I have to, until I get my hands on Bischoff. I'm going to slap the taste right out of that smug SOB's mouth! But I'm going to do it alone. We tried working together at Slamboree, and it didn't work. I want you to promise me that you're going to leave the building so you're not even tempted to come to the ring, because I appreciate the support, but it's time for me to take care of this problem myself. Tonight it's time for me to walk that aisle, by myself, and show Eric Bischoff that Ric Flair is still the man! WOOOOOOO!" Sting reluctantly agreed to honor Flair's wishes. He shook his hand and wished him luck before leaving. Ric was fantastic here. He delivered a vintage Flair promo that did exactly what it needed to do. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">Davey Boy Smith vs. Lex Luger (w/Mean Gene and Katarina) http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Bulldog.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Luger.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SOkerlund.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SKatarina.jpg </div> Time for the cooldown match. They were asked to calm the crowd and let the fans relax before the last few matches. Mission accomplished. Davey was really off of his game tonight, but an off night for him is still much better than Lex's baseline performance. His delusional patriot comedy act has gotten over with the hardcore fans, but holy crap is he bad in the ring. He couldn't lace my boots in our WWF days, but he was practically Lou Thesz back then compared to where he's at now. Katarina did do her part in helping the act with some entertaining and well-timed poses to go along with Lex's frequent flexing. The match ended when Davey won clean with the Running Powerslam. Lex and his entourage will remain on TV, but I need to limit his actual ring time as much as possible. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: D+</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">"Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. King Corino (w/Eric Bischoff) http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Flair.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Corino.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SBischoff.jpg</div> You know what to expect with a Flair match by now. We relied on his psychology and focused on telling a story to offset his physical limitations as much as possible. The man still knows how to put a match together like few others, but he simply can’t execute anymore. Corino basically had to carry him through, which is kind of sad to see. I felt especially bad for Ric when he took a whip into the post and didn’t properly protect his face, which resulted in a broken nose. He gutted his way through and finished the match, but he was hurting. True to his word, Flair saw most of Corino’s tricks coming and stopped them cold. He lived up to his “dirtiest player in the game” moniker with some dirty tactics of his own, and it was thanks to a stealthy low blow that he had Corino down on the mat and got him into the figure four. The Empire had a defense ready for that very situation though. As the referee crouched down to check on Corino, Bischoff jabbed Flair right in the throat with the baseball bat he now always carries around with him! That obviously broke the hold, and Corino won the match moments later with a piledriver. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B- http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Candido.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Taka.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Mita.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Sytch.jpg</div> The rest of The Empire joined Corino and Bischoff in the ring after the match to celebrate. They didn’t attack Ric any further though. Instead Candido grabbed the microphone and said there was no reason for them to beat up Ric any further, because he was a beaten man already. He handed the mic off to Corino, who said that he’d already run off several so-called legends who tried to hang on past their expiration dates, and Flair was just the latest to discover that they are now living in the era of The Empire. Bischoff took the mic last, and he spent a long time insulting Flair. He talked about the years of hatred between them, and blamed it all on Flair, who he called a failure at everything. ”Everyone likes to pretend that mean old Eric Bischoff tried to ruin Ric Flair’s life, but let’s be honest about this, Ric. You don’t need any help from me, because you’re an old pro at ruining your life! You are a failure, Ric. You failed to keep the NWA prominent against the rise of Hulkamania, you failed to make WCW number one despite the financial backing of Ted Turner, and you failed to stop me from dragging this company out of the past, into the future and revolutionizing this entire business! But those are only the beginning of your failures, aren’t they? You’re a financial failure, because even though you were once the top star in the sport, you blew all of your money on limos and beer and Rolexes! You’re a failure as a father, because you were too busy partying and being the “Nature Boy” to actually be there for your kids! And you’re obviously a failure as a husband, because your wife just left you on the curb like the broken down piece of old furniture you are! “Go ahead and blame me, Ric, but I’m not the bad guy here. I’m the hero of this story! While you continue to come out here and embarrass yourself by hanging on for whatever scrap of attention these people still show you out of sheer pity, I am helping to establish the next generation of superstars that will take WCW to new heights! Everything evolves, Ric, and professional wrestling has evolved past you. You’re finished, even if you haven’t realized it yet. You obviously aren’t going to accept that on your own, so this won’t stop until we’ve finally driven the message home.” <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B</div> </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/US.jpg Mark Jindrak vs. Shane Douglas {©} http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Jindrak.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Douglas2.jpg</div> Why did we do a rematch here after Shane beat him clean last month? Simply put, it’s because I didn’t have anyone else I wanted to use in this spot. Mark looked nervous out there and worked pretty sloppy, so it was up to Douglas to carry him as best he could. Shane was solid as usual, but Jindrak’s poor performance meant that this wasn’t as good as their match last month. Douglas survived some power-based offense from the challenger and made him tap out to the Crossface for the second PPV in a row. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B-</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Kidman.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Miller.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Finlay.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Morrus.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Konnan.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Stasiak.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Psychosis.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Helms.jpg </div> A brief video aired in promotion of the return of the TV title, with a tournament starting tomorrow on Nitro. The eight participants (pictured above) were announced, as were a couple of wrinkles to give the title a little flavor beyond “midcard title that heavyweights can hold.” -All title matches will have a 15 minute time limit. -Upon recording ten successful title defenses, the champion can choose to vacate the title and challenge for the US title, or hold on and try to reach 15 defenses. If fifteen defenses are made, he’ll automatically vacate the title and receive a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: D</div></div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Tag.jpg No DQ: The Hardys vs. True Heroes {©} http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/MHardy.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/JHardy.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/vs.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Storm.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Punk.jpg </div> At last, it was time for the main event. What a massive opportunity this was for all four guys, following on the heels of their unforgettable classic last month. I knew all four would be chomping at the bit to try and make this match just as memorable, if not even better. With that in mind I told them to go out and steal the show. This was a mistake on my part. For one thing, I gave them about 25 minutes to work with, which was just too long for an all-action match like this one and also made it difficult for them to tell a great story. For another, I don’t think Matt reacted well to the pressure of this spot and struggled with trying to go all out, which made him something of a weak link in this particular match. Even then he wasn’t really BAD though; it’s just that the other three handled the pace fine and had great performances, and Jeff was just sensational. The crowd loves him and his flashy, risk-taking style results in memorable matches. Maybe he’s not a technical master, but he’s a superstar and the fans treat him as such. Anyway, with those few negatives weighing it down, this match never approached the match of the year contender level of their first match. It was still great and delivered just fine in the main event spot (though the Booker-Rey opener was ever so slightly better), but I think most would consider it a mild disappointment compared to what we know these teams are capable of doing together. As for the action itself, both teams used the no DQ environment to get creative with their offense. The Heroes introduced a chair into the match and wore both Hardys out with it for awhile, until Jeff ducked a shot and knocked both of them down with a Whisper in the Wind. The Hardys used the chair as well, with Jeff setting it up in the ring for a one man version of their Poetry in Motion double team, and Matt dropping Storm across it back-first with a Splash Mountain Bomb for one of the match’s many near-falls. Probably the best use of any weapon was when Punk smacked Matt in the knee with the ring bell. That set up the Heroes working over Matt’s leg for a long time, while Jeff could only watch in the corner and cheer his brother on. Lance locked on a half crab right in the center of the ring and we teased a tapout, but Jeff saved his brother with a missile dropkick. Matt hit a swinging neckbreaker and then crawled to his corner for the hot tag. The crowd popped big for Jeff’s house of fire in which he flew around the ring with spot after spot on both Storm and Punk. Matt reentered the ring to knock Storm over the top rope with a (limping) clothesline, and then he and Jeff brought a table out from underneath the ring and set it up inside. With Matt holding Punk on the table, Jeff came off the top and hit the Swanton Bomb! That smashed the table, and more importantly it allowed Jeff to cover Punk for the three count! The Hardys won the WCW World Tag Team Championship, much to the delight of the fans in Melbourne! <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: A</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Show Overall Grade: A</div> I’d stopped doing the PPV theme songs, but had to bring it back at least for this one show. I’ve never been a huge music aficionado or anything, but Chris Cornell is my favorite vocalist ever. I wanted to honor him in my own small way. Credit to K-Nection for the poster. If you’re wondering: Booker/Rey: 91 Chavo/AJ and Heroes/Hardys: 90

Happy0wns · May 23, 2017

I gotta say Soundgarden has always been on my list of artists I've always wanted to see live. So to hear about Chris dying... it was the worst. Nice touch to the PPV.

LordofGustav · May 23, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Happy0wns" data-cite="Happy0wns" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I gotta say Soundgarden has always been on my list of artists I've always wanted to see live. So to hear about Chris dying... it was the worst. Nice touch to the PPV.</div></blockquote> I remember watching Soundgarden at the first time i came to Lollapalooza Chile (2014), even if it was just for a few minutes, i bought a shirt. But yes, so sad to leave this world like that. Great PPV anyway and i liked the proposal you give to the WCW World Heavyweight Title.

Wolfman84 · May 23, 2017

Great show TFC. One of my favorite covers of all time is Chris Cornell version of Billie Jean. Gone too soon and will be sadly missed.

K-Nection · May 23, 2017

Awesome show!!! I love how your TV title means something!!! AJ and Chavo tearing the house down was awesome!!! Almost all your titles have surely been elevated with that showing.....well except the US belt lol.

Shane is a great champ with absolutely no competition it seems. Maybe there is a certain Patriot that can bring the title "back" to America by flexing his way to a title match....

Also here is something I always hold close when booking Main Events in TEW. If it is 15 minutes or shorter I will use something that contains the Go All Out note. If it is 16 minutes or longer I will use the Slow Build note. I feel that going all out for anything longer than 15 minutes would be tiring to watch let alone trying to pull off.

Purotastic · May 23, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Happy0wns" data-cite="Happy0wns" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I gotta say Soundgarden has always been on my list of artists I've always wanted to see live. So to hear about Chris dying... it was the worst. Nice touch to the PPV.</div></blockquote> We just saw them at a festival on May 5th. After their great performance and his optimism about the future of the band and just being there playing live, his death came as a huge shock. Awesome show, TFC!

Kijar · May 24, 2017

RIP to Chris Cornell. Absolute legend.

Great show, TFC. Truly. Congrats to the Hardyz, and also to Booker and Rey for getting that point above them. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

The Final Countdown · May 24, 2017

July 2002: Bash at the Beach Wrap-up and Hall of Champions <div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/WCW.jpg</div> Kanyon lifted everyone's spirits before the PPV by organizing a video game tournament--and for added entertainment value, he played while never removing his Mortis mask. I doubt he did well in the tournament, but it sounds like a good time was had by all. Plus Shane Helms provided some food to enhance the experience. We really do have a great locker room. None of this stuff was happening when guys like Hogan and Nash were here playing some games of their own: the political, backstabbing kind. A couple of injuries from the show: Ric Flair's nose was broken. It won't keep him out of action for any length of time. The news is worse for Mark Jindrak, who hurt his spine on an awkward bump. He'll probably be out for a couple of months. I praised Booker and Rey for an excellent match. I also thought Matt Hardy could use some encouragement after a rough night, so I gave him a pat on the back and apologized for asking him to go so hard for so long. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/WWE.jpg</div> WWE ran Vengeance the same night. Obviously they did higher attendance and a much larger audience watching at home, but our show was superior for the second straight month. Their main event in which Hogan retained his title over Shawn Michaels (who surely lost his smile when Vince told him he'd be doing the job) was admittedly a good match, slightly better than our own main event and on par with Booker vs. Rey. Nothing else on the show was anywhere near that good though. <div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/USA.jpg</div> ROH held their first show, 'Lost Cause' (did Russo name this show? Talk about an ominous name for a debut.) It was fine for the level they're at. Hy-Zaya beat Mace Mendoza to become the first ROH World champion in the main event, but the runaway match of the night came in the semi main when Insane Dragon and Danny Doring beat Ian Rotten and Joel Maximo in a tag match. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Prediction Scores (out of a possible 13): Warhawk8492: 13 jscotty: 12 Uncrewed: 11 Purotastic: 11 chrismday: 11 shawn michaels 82: 11 odan: 11 sportsfanmas: 11 BHK6: 11 Jackets: 10 bonnie: 10 cbacon87: 10 Satyr24: 10 SIser187: 10 The Lariat: 10 Cro Cop Rules: 10 GnarlsFunk: 10 Greggyb: 9 Happy0wns: 9 Ian carlisle: 9 Rateddc: 9 Beejus: 9 evileddie10: 9 crackerjack: 9 Wolfman84: 9 franticloser: 9 LordofGustav: 9 Briskout: 9 DGenerationMC: 8 Dead_Jester: 8 smw88: 8 deanohbk: 8 Kijar: 8 GingeyOne: 8 smartman: 8 Nobby_McDonald: 8 K-Nection: 7 michgcs: 7 </div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Hall of Champions: World Heavyweight Champion: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/World.jpg Booker T (5th reign) http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Booker2.jpg Won: May 19th, 2002 from Rob Van Dam at Mayhem in Worcester, Massachusetts Previous Champions (since March 2001): Rob Van Dam: December 30th, 2001-May 19th, 2002 (140 days) Scott Steiner: July 15th, 2001-December 30th, 3001 (168 days) Booker T: March 26th, 2001-July 15th, 2001 (111 days) World Women's Champion: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Womens.jpg Etsuko Mita http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Mita.jpg Won: January 9th, 2002 against Zap I during the AJW Glass Grave Yard tour in Annaka, Japan after Aja Kong vacated the title when she left AJW ((Mita was the reigning WWWA World champion when AJW was bought out by WCW. The title was adopted into WCW with its lineage intact, and Mita was recognized as WCW's Women's World Champion.)) Previous Champions (since January 2002): None United States Heavyweight Champion: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/US.jpg Shane Douglas (2nd reign) http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Douglas2.jpg Won: April 1st, 2002 from Rey Misterio Jr. at Monday Nitro in Pikeville, Kentucky Previous Champions (since March 2001): Rey Misterio Jr (#2): October 14th, 2001-April 1st, 2002 (169 days) Kanyon: August 5th, 2001-October 14th, 2001 (70 days) Rey Misterio Jr: May 13th, 2001-August 5th, 2001 (85 days) Booker T: March 18th, 2001-April 30th, 2001 (44 days) Cruiserweight Champion: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Cruiser.jpg AJ Styles http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Styles.jpg Won: April 21st, 2002 from TAKA at Slamboree in Tokyo, Japan Previous Champions (since March 2001): TAKA: December 30th, 2001-April 21st, 2002 (112 days) Jushin Liger: August 5th, 2001-December 30th, 2001 (147 days) Shane Helms: March 18th, 2001-August 5th, 2001 (140 days) World Tag Team Champions: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Tag.jpg The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/MHardy.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/JHardy.jpg Won: July 14th, 2002 from True Heroes at Bash at the Beach in Melbourne, Australia Previous Champions (since March 2001): True Heroes (Lance Storm and CM Punk): December 30th, 2001-July 14th, 2002 (196 days) The Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire): January 14th, 2001-December 30th, 2001 (351 days) </div> <hr noshade size=3> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Cro Cop Rules" data-cite="Cro Cop Rules" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> Oh, and I would mark if you signed Dr. Death <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> His pop in America may be low (not sure what his stats look like) but he could be good for your Japan tours.[/b]</div></blockquote> His popularity in the US isn't terrible, honestly. He'd probably autopush as a midcarder, if not possibly upper mid. His in ring skills are good but not great, which is probably accurate for 2002. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Happy0wns" data-cite="Happy0wns" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I gotta say Soundgarden has always been on my list of artists I've always wanted to see live. So to hear about Chris dying... it was the worst. Nice touch to the PPV.</div></blockquote> My buddy actually had tickets to see them as part of a festival three days after he died. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Wolfman84" data-cite="Wolfman84" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Great show TFC. One of my favorite covers of all time is Chris Cornell version of Billie Jean. Gone too soon and will be sadly missed.</div></blockquote> LOVE that cover. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Awesome show!!! I love how your TV title means something!!! AJ and Chavo tearing the house down was awesome!!! Almost all your titles have surely been elevated with that showing.....well except the US belt lol.</div></blockquote> I was pleasantly surprised by that cruiserweight title match. I guess I just need to give AJ more time and not have him go all out. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Shane is a great champ with absolutely no competition it seems. Maybe there is a certain Patriot that can bring the title "back" to America by flexing his way to a title match.... </div></blockquote> After having to carry Jindrak two PPVs in a row, now you want him to carry the worst worker in the company? You must hate Shane Douglas! <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Also here is something I always hold close when booking Main Events in TEW. If it is 15 minutes or shorter I will use something that contains the Go All Out note. If it is 16 minutes or longer I will use the Slow Build note. I feel that going all out for anything longer than 15 minutes would be tiring to watch let alone trying to pull off.</div></blockquote> I believe I did twenty minutes exactly for the first Hardys/Heroes match, to avoid the cap for the match being too short. I've almost completely stayed away from slow build in this game as I'm not sure how badly the match would suffer if my guys didn't have enough psychology to pull it off. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Kijar" data-cite="Kijar" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>RIP to Chris Cornell. Absolute legend. Great show, TFC. Truly. Congrats to the Hardyz, and also to Booker and Rey for getting that point above them. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> I'm sure Booker is pleased about it. He can rub that in Double A's face. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Danny_H22 · May 24, 2017

I've officially caught up on 61 pages and I must say, wow! You've done an unbelievable job here! I messed around with TEW and EWR in the past but never managed to stick it out long term, but you've really inspired me to give it another go. Thank you.

I might also have to join in with some predictions for future events

Good luck in the future

smartman · May 25, 2017

Actually, the lack of psych penalty has been nerfed (FINALLY!!!!!!!!!). I finally dove back into a game after the change, and I had an Undertaker/Kane match from the Montreal Aftermath mod get that note and still scored a 95. Not to mention that it just seems weird to me to not slow build a 20+ minute match. What does not using that note mean? The wrestlers are hitting a ton of impact moves, but just slightly below what All Out would be? There's going to be a build up to the finish.

And coming in almost dead last is why I don't do predictions very often.

K-Nection · May 25, 2017

I really stunk that prediction contest up

Beejus · May 25, 2017

Actually, the lack of psych penalty has been nerfed (FINALLY!!!!!!!!!). I finally dove back into a game after the change, and I had an Undertaker/Kane match from the Montreal Aftermath mod get that note and still scored a 95. Not to mention that it just seems weird to me to not slow build a 20+ minute match. What does not using that note mean? The wrestlers are hitting a ton of impact moves, but just slightly below what All Out would be? There's going to be a build up to the finish.

I always looked at it as if it were the 80s Flair/Steamboat style matches where the guys are evenly paced, they use some restholds in the middle that add to the drama of the bout, and then at the end they let it all hang out. All out then being more like the Attitude Era style craziness in main events, I guess.

Of course, another fine showing from TFC. Booker proves that you can't hold a good shucky duck down, quack quack! I was a little surprised you didn't run with the Thrillers either joining or splitting, but you probably have a lack of credible, solid face teams. Especially with the destruction of Doomsday, it seems that outside the Hardyz there doesn't seem to be a lot of depth going on in the tag titles scene. The titles, that is; while there are other teams on the card, none of them seem like actual challengers at this point, even the reunited Steiner Brothers. I do look forward to if you decide to run a brothers versus brothers match for the Tag straps in the future, if the Hardyz hold onto them long enough for Scott and Rick to take me up on that UFS title shot! But I would imagine the Heroes will get another match soon before that happens. The big shock is, of course, AJ Styles. Wouldn't have figured that he would be pulling in that kind of grade at this stage, but then again this is about the time that in real life he was the face of TNA. All he needs is serious challengers such as Chavo to bring the best out in him apparently. Too bad Jindrak is out for a few months, too. It didn't seem as though you had any big plans for him in the near future, but he could have grown nicely in the time that now he will be laid up.

RIP Cornell. He was one of my favorite vocalists, his range was just chilling. Another sad reminder that depression is a horrific affliction, and that you never know who may be suffering from it.

DiamondKnucklez · May 25, 2017

I just started following this today and I got to say, this is one hell of a diary. I'm catching up now with 2001 alone and it's great. Definitely glad to hear your still keeping up on it.

The Final Countdown · May 29, 2017

July 2002: Road to Japan Supershow, Part I <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Nitro2.jpg July 15th, 2002 From the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, Australia Attendance: 6,500 (sell-out!) Announce Team: "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Bret "The Hitman" Hart </div> Earlier in the day: Security prevents Ric Flair from entering the building, and he's stunned to hear that it's per the orders of his good friend Arn Anderson! (C+) Psychosis used his Guillotine Legdrop to beat Ernest Miller in the opening round of the TV title tournament. (C-) Short vignette: Booker T arrives at the building, ready to celebrate his victory/injuring Rey Misterio Jr. (B) Scott Steiner rants to his brother about the news that The Unnatural won't be in Newcastle tonight; he promises to "rearrange that geek's ugly face!" next week. (B) Akira Hokuto picked apart local Aussie Madison Eagles as Daffney laughed at ringside. Etsuko Mita sat in on color to promote the announcement that Hokuto will challenge her for the Women's title at the Japan Supershow on August 11th (due to Hokuto pinning the champ in the tag match last night.) (C-) A Hardys celebratory promo is interrupted by Lance Storm. Lance claims Punk was injured (kayfabe) by the "reckless style" of the Hardys, and promises that True Heroes will be back to reclaim their titles soon. (B) Billy Kidman advanced in the TV title tourney after hitting a beautiful Shooting Star Press on Shawn Stasiak. (C+) Shane Douglas comes to the ring to gloat about beating Mark Jindrak for the second straight month and says that there's no one on the horizon who is even a threat to his US title reign. He's attacked from out of nowhere by The Destroyer, who lays the champion out with a Destruction Bomb. Father Isaac picks up the microphone and cautions Shane against thinking he's top dog, "because you never know when a bigger dog will emerge to put you in your place!" (B-) Shane Helms was the cruiserweight, but it was Hugh Morrus who came off the top rope with his No Laughing Matter moonsault to get the win and set up a Semifinal match against Psychosis next week. (B) The Empire barge in on a Natural Born Thrillers interview for WCW.com. Bischoff says that they made a mistake and threw away a career-making opportunity, and now they have to face the consequences. (B+) Brief vignette: Booker T is having a celebratory beer backstage; pours the last of it on the floor in tribute to "the broken career of Rey Misterio Jr." (B) In the final opening round tournament match, Fit Finlay outlasted Konnan and spiked him with the Tombstone to get the win. © DDP interview: he has no idea why Kimberly showed up last night, but he wants answers just like everybody else. © In the locker room: Chavo berates American Dragon for his failure to help him win the cruiserweight title last night. He demands a rematch against AJ since he only lost because of his "foolish understudy." Dragon says Chavo should've been able to beat AJ by himself if he's so great, and suggests he's more worthy of a title shot after his big win over TAKA. AJ has an idea: next week, it's Dragon vs. Chavo in a #1 contender's match! (B-) Our main event featured Sting against Mortis. The match was wrestled to a deadlock until the referee was inadvertently taken out with a Stinger Splash. Mortis grabbed a chair and prepared to strike, but RVD ran down and hit a Van Daminator! The ref recovered in time to count Sting's pin. (B+) <div style="text-align:center;">Spotlight Segment: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Booker2.jpg Booker strutted out to the ring in a suit and bragged about proving that he's the best WCW has to offer. "All you suckas doubted me! You gave MY main event spot to a couplea tag teams, but ain't nobody gonna remember the Hardy Boys winning the tag titles last night! The only thing you need to remember from Bash at the Beach is what I did to Rey Misterio Jr! He thought he was gonna take my title, but the only thing he took was a trip to the hospital, ya dig? So let that be a message to Arn Anderson and to all you people who voted against me: Booker T IS WCW, and don't you ever forget it again! Cause if you do, and if I got to put some more fools in the hospital to remind you that I'm the top man in this whole company, that's just what I'll do!" Booker did well tonight, coming across with just the right mixture of arrogance, anger and insecurity I was hoping for. His promo led to... http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Anderson.jpg Arn Anderson coming out. Arn agreed with Booker that his title defense last night was very memorable, but scolded him for focusing on injuring Rey rather than simply trying to beat him and retain his title. He revealed that Rey had suffered some rather serious internal injuries (again, kayfabe) and would be out of action for an undetermined amount of time, thanks to Booker. Booker laughed off the charge and said Arn only had himself to blame for putting his champion and top star in that position in the first place by allowing the fans to give his main event position away. Arn said that there will be no such problems at the Japan Supershow, because Booker will indeed be in the main event as he defends his title. "And seeing as we'll be in Japan, it seemed only fitting to go outside the regular WCW roster and find one of the best and most respected competitors Japan has to offer. That's just what we've done, because this man has achieved great success both in Japan and right here in WCW. Not only is your challenger a three time IWGP Heavyweight champion, but he also beat none other than Sting to win our own United States title. That's an international superstar if I've ever heard of one. The only thing that's missing from his resume is the WCW World title itself, and now he'll have the chance. On August 11th, Book, you'll defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Kensuke Sasaki!" Arn's delivery was great here. He played the strict but fair disciplinarian, admonishing Booker without coming across as being biased against him. Sasaki is a star in Japan and a great worker besides, and I have high hopes for the match he and Booker will be able to put together. Unfortunately he's basically an unknown in Australia, so the announcement of him as the challenger meant nothing to this audience and basically sank the entire angle. Grade: C+ Show Grade: B http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Saturday.jpg Taped immediately after Nitro Announce Team: Tony Schiavone and Tracy Brooks </div> Etsuko Mita beat Madison Eagles in a non-title match. (C-) The Empire's Chris Candido and TAKA squashed The Mamalukes. (C+) The four Semifinalists in the TV title tournament cut pre-taped promos. (C-) With Chavo watching on color, American Dragon defeated Shannon Moore. (B-) Vignette: In response to Scott Steiner's threat on Nitro, The Unnatural tells him to "bring it on, Mr. Pump." (B+) <div style="text-align:center;">Show Grade: B- </div> </div></blockquote> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="text-align:center;">http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Nitro2.jpg July 22nd, 2002 From Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 6,000 Announce Team: "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Bret "The Hitman" Hart </div> The opener featured Kidman's high flying against the brawling of Fit Finlay. It was Finlay who succeeded in grounding Kidman to move on to the finals of the TV title tournament. (B) <div style="text-align:center;">Spotlight Segment: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Flair.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Sting.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Anderson.jpg Out in the parking lot, Ric Flair was again being held out of the building by security. Sting was out to try and calm him down. Sting did a good job as a calm voice of reason, trying to convince Ric to leave so they could get this all straightened out before he did something he'd regret. Flair was having none of that, yelling that he wasn't leaving until his "so-called best friend" Arn Anderson came out, looked him in the eye like a man and told him why he refused to allow him in. Ric was pretty bad tonight, falling into the incomprehensible ranting pitfall he sometimes has. Mike Tenay was similarly poor on commentary as he tried and failed to get across the long time friendship between Flair and Anderson. It all led to Arn walking out to do as Flair wanted, and speak to him man to man. Flair demanded to know if Anderson had been duped by Eric Bischoff just like the members of The Empire, a charge that Arn flatly denied. He told Ric that he was holding him out of the building for his own good. Flair screamed at Arn, telling him he owes Bischoff a beating after the things he'd said about his personal life and his family at Bash at the Beach, and he didn't need Arn's pity. Arn shook his head and said pity had nothing to do with it. Ric was approaching this thing all wrong, and Arn wanted him to wake up and realize that. "If you were just dealing with Eric Bischoff, that'd be one thing. But you aren't. Bischoff's got an entire group of men surrounding him, men who are united, men whose only response to him telling them to jump would be to ask him how high. The Ric Flair I know would be smart enough to know that's not a problem he can handle by throwing himself straight into the fire like some brainless wannabe superhero. Bischoff's the puppeteer, and you're doing exactly as he wants just as sure as Candido, Corino and TAKA are. He's set the trap, and you're willingly walking right into it. You're too smart for that, Ric. You've never been the biggest, the strongest or the fastest, but you're darn sure one of the smartest men I've ever met in my life. Start acting like it, and think about how you would've handled this problem ten or twenty years ago. You spend the next week thinking about that, and next week we can talk." Flair still wasn't happy, but you could see the wheels turning in his head as he allowed Sting and security to lead him away from the building entrance. Grade: B+</div> Christopher Daniels didn't have much trouble defeating young Jack Evans. (B) After the match, Daniels grabs the mic and says he wants any cruiserweight Japan can throw at him for the Supershow. (C+) Manami Toyota and Melissa Anderson defeated Shinobu Kandori and Katarina when Toyota pinned Katarina with the Ocean Cyclone Suplex, much to Kandori's disgust. © Booker T cuts a backstage promo about showing the world that WCW is his company at the Japan Supershow, all but ignoring Kensuke Sasaki, who he only mentions in passing. (A) Hugh Morrus fought Psychosis to determine who will meet Finlay to determine the new TV champion. Psychosis missed a Guillotine Legdrop, and that spelled the beginning of the end for him. © Shane Douglas comments on The Destroyer in a backstage promo: "I don't know what you think you accomplished last week, but you've gotten my attention now, big man, and that's bad news for you!" (B-) A brief vignette shows Scott Steiner searching for The Unnatural backstage, where a terrified staff member told him he'd seen the former Dustin Rhodes in another area of the building. (B) The Natural Born Thrillers seemed like heavy favorites in a match against The Jung Dragons, but a surprise attack from Chris Candido and King Corino aided the Dragons in scoring a big upset win on O'Haire while Palumbo chased the Empire members off. (B-) A backstage confrontation between RVD and Mortis sees Mortis telling Van Dam that he wants to make him see how much better he could be as a brother in Salvation, and he'll do so one-on-one in Japan. RVD accepts the challenge. (A*) We cut to a commotion backstage, where Scott Steiner is out cold and face down on the ground, with The Unnatural standing over him. He'd lured him into a trap and taken him out with an ambush! (A*) AJ Styles joined the announce team for the #1 contender's match between American Dragon and Chavo Guerrero Jr. It was a lengthy back and forth match blending technical wrestling and aerial skills, with the mentor and student holding nothing back. Dragon had Chavo right where he wanted him after a belly to back superplex, but the bell rang before he could follow up. The 30 minute time limit had expired, meaning the match ended in a draw and no number one contender had been decided. (B+) The Hardys come to the ring to thank the fans for making their WCW careers so amazing so far. They say it's been an honor and a rush of adrenaline to be part of a company where tag teams can live up to their fullest potential and main event major pay per views. They look forward to having another great match at the Japan Supershow, where they've been told they'll be defending their titles against the top team in Japan: the reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions, Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan. (D+) <div style="text-align:center;">Show Grade: B+ http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Saturday.jpg Taped immediately after Nitro Announce Team: Tony Schiavone and Tracy Brooks </div> Hayabusa defeated Mike Sanders. © Etsuko Mita and Eric Bischoff cut a promo on Mita's title defense against Akira Hokuto. (C-) The Flex Express was out in full force as Lex Luger dominated the physically inferior Jack Evans. (D) Hugh Morrus and Fit Finlay are interviewed about the upcoming finals of the TV title tournament. © Jamie Knoble forced Alan Funk to tap out in the main event. (C+) <div style="text-align:center;">Show Grade: C </div> </div></blockquote> <hr noshade size=3> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Danny_H22" data-cite="Danny_H22" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I've officially caught up on 61 pages and I must say, wow! You've done an unbelievable job here! I messed around with TEW and EWR in the past but never managed to stick it out long term, but you've really inspired me to give it another go. Thank you. I might also have to join in with some predictions for future events Good luck in the future</div></blockquote> Thanks! I'll never forget being inspired to jump into TEW by Wildfire1234's old NWA diaries, so it's always cool to hear I've provided similar inspiration to someone else. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="smartman" data-cite="smartman" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Actually, the lack of psych penalty has been nerfed (FINALLY!!!!!!!!!). I finally dove back into a game after the change, and I had an Undertaker/Kane match from the Montreal Aftermath mod get that note and still scored a 95. Not to mention that it just seems weird to me to not slow build a 20+ minute match. What does not using that note mean? The wrestlers are hitting a ton of impact moves, but just slightly below what All Out would be? There's going to be a build up to the finish. And coming in almost dead last is why I don't do predictions very often.</div></blockquote> Yeah, I'm aware of that. The first match between the Hardys and True Heroes got the psychology note and still got a 99 score, which obviously never would've happened before. I just meant that I worried that there would be a harsher penalty for it in matches using slow build. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="K-Nection" data-cite="K-Nection" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I really stunk that prediction contest up <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote> It's about time, considering how dominant you've been! I'm sure you'll still bounce back and earn a spot in the UFS anyway! <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Beejus" data-cite="Beejus" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> The big shock is, of course, AJ Styles. Wouldn't have figured that he would be pulling in that kind of grade at this stage, but then again this is about the time that in real life he was the face of TNA. All he needs is serious challengers such as Chavo to bring the best out in him apparently. Too bad Jindrak is out for a few months, too. It didn't seem as though you had any big plans for him in the near future, but he could have grown nicely in the time that now he will be laid up.</div></blockquote> I doubt he'd be able to pull off A rated matches at this stage if I wasn't running a perf > pop product. With my product though, he can already do great things with the right opponent. The future looks pretty bright if I can get the likes of AJ, Dragon and Punk up to bonafide main event popularity. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DiamondKnucklez" data-cite="DiamondKnucklez" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I just started following this today and I got to say, this is one hell of a diary. I'm catching up now with 2001 alone and it's great. Definitely glad to hear your still keeping up on it.</div></blockquote> Yep, I don't plan on going anywhere any time soon!

DGenerationMC · May 29, 2017

"Mr. Pump" is a hilarious, yet so appropriate nickname for Scott Steiner LOL

Give me quite a chuckle reading that.

K-Nection · May 30, 2017

I'm so glad you didn't hold a prediction score asking who would be the first TV Champ because I would have never guessed you would have gone with either Hugh Morris or Fit Finley <img alt="

" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />. Fit is a solid hand in the ring and Hugh I'm guessing hasn't grown into the cancer that he is now a days so both will be interesting picks.

Beejus · May 30, 2017

The Supershow is shaping up nicely. Booker vs. Sasaki should tear the house down. But I think my favorite part was that segment with Flair and Anderson. I always find it so fun writing for those two because they do have all those years of history between them. It also helps that Arn was always the best voice of reason that anyone could have, which is why he makes a great authority figure for you as well; everyone knows where he's coming from and how unbiased he is. What's his pop look like for you by now? I'm thinking he doesn't start off incredibly well in 2001 mods, but after a year of being commissioner, he has to be more popular than ever before in his career.

michgcs · May 30, 2017

I really like how you've built American Dragon up. That 30-minute draw getting a B+ AND the main event slot was GREAT!

I agree with Beejus that the Flair Spotlight Segment was all kinds of awesome, and I agree with K-Nection that I never would've guessed Hugh Morrus and Finlay would be battling over the TV title LOL Can't wait for the second half of this month.

to4sty · May 31, 2017

Well it's taken me longer than I would like to admit but I've finally caught up with all 60 odd pages of this beautiful behemoth of a dynasty. It can be quite daunting trying to catch up with an established story like this but I'm glad I did. Your monthly (bi-weekly now I guess) set up certainly made it easier to digest the shows quickly but it will be good to finally be up to date on the new shows. I look forward to seeing where you take WCW, especially with Bret (who's voice you capture wonderfully) at the helm, no doubt relishing the thought of knocking McMahon down a peg or two.

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