WCW: Heart and Soul

Satyr24 · January 10, 2017

<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 think the mod makers were pretty accurate with SLAPNUTS' personality. He frequently jumped between promotions stomping and crying like a child....but I can't see why he would have a problem putting over RVD when his most memorable feud at this point is putting over Chyna for the IC title.</div></blockquote> I agree luckily he is out of the UFS or it could have caused more of a problem Be interesting to see if he goes anywhere else or be unemployed until he opens up TNA

K-Nection · January 10, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Satyr24" data-cite="Satyr24" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I agree luckily he is out of the UFS or it could have caused more of a problem Be interesting to see if he goes anywhere else or be unemployed until he opens up TNA</div></blockquote> I say he will work the indies not putting over guys there lol. TNA wasn't founded until May 2002 so I don't see him staying unemployed that long. It is amusing to me he had just written himself off here.

franticloser · January 11, 2017

World Heavyweight Championship: Keiji Mutoh vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}

Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be third match in the series): "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (Satyr's Hopeful Few) vs. Chris Candido (The Dead Jesters)

United States Heavyweight Championship/Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be fourth match in the series): Kanyon (Satyr's Hopeful Few) vs. Rey Misterio Jr. {©} (The Dead Jesters)

Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be third match in the series): Sting (The K-Nections) vs. CM Punk (The Sin-free Society)

Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be fourth match in the series): Booker T (The K-Nections) vs. Lance Storm (The Sin-free Society)

World Tag Team Championship: Gedo and Jado vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: Billy Kidman vs. Jushin Thunder Liger vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms {©}

Extreme Rules: Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome

AJ Styles, Alex Wright and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Steve Corino, Fit Finlay and Minoru Tanaka

What will be match of the night? Booker t vs Lance Storm

How many championships will change hands? 0

BONUS (worth three points): Who will be the next World Heavyweight Champion? Booker T

GingeyOne · January 11, 2017

Wow, I was just having a re read of the end of the Golden Age and saw the link to this! So happy that you are back and taking on a really interesting time period like this one!

I feel so behind already in points!

Fan Scorecard:

World Heavyweight Championship: Keiji Mutoh vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}

Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be third match in the series): "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (Satyr's Hopeful Few) vs. Chris Candido (The Dead Jesters)

United States Heavyweight Championship/Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be fourth match in the series): Kanyon (Satyr's Hopeful Few) vs. Rey Misterio Jr. {©} (The Dead Jesters)

Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be third match in the series): Sting (The K-Nections) vs. CM Punk (The Sin-free Society)

Ultimate Fan Series (tied 1-1, will be fourth match in the series): Booker T (The K-Nections) vs. Lance Storm (The Sin-free Society)

World Tag Team Championship: Gedo and Jado vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: Billy Kidman vs. Jushin Thunder Liger vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms {©}

Extreme Rules: Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome

AJ Styles, Alex Wright and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Steve Corino, Fit Finlay and Minoru Tanaka

Ha, amazing to see a team of Tanahashi and Styles this early in their careers. Hopefully they can become rivals in this timeline too.

What will be match of the night? Mutoh vs Steiner

How many championships will change hands? None

BONUS (worth three points): Who will be the next World Heavyweight Champion? Rob Van Dam

The Final Countdown · January 12, 2017

August 5th, 2001: WCW vs. The World <div style="text-align:center;">http://i.imgur.com/oXToD1T.jpg August 5th, 2001 From the Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo, Japan Attendance: 7,500 Announce Team: "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Bret "The Hitman" Hart http://i.imgur.com/y93UBAQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/4Xw5lCb.jpg Official Theme Song: "Sweetness" by Jimmy Eat World <iframe width="560" height="315" src="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zd6zTuklghY?rel=0" rel="external nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zd6zTuklghY?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;">Ultimate Fan Series Semifinal Round: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few vs. #4 The Dead Jesters (series tied 1-1) "Nature Boy" Ric Flair (S.H.F.) vs. Chris Candido (w/Tammy Sytch) (Dead Jesters) http://i.imgur.com/u4Nhu66.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/OZDc3yZ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/omw6AWI.jpg </div> They did some respectable technical wrestling early on, but the focus of this match was more on the interactions between Flair and Sytch, and how it affected Candido. Flair's strutting, wooing and general "Nature Boy" antics in Sytch's direction incensed both members of the power couple, and it brought out a more aggressive side of Candido. He plays a great self-centered prima donna character (and continues to grow more comfortable in that role), but he got to wrestle a more vicious kind of match here. The worm turned when Flair countered Candido's suplex with one of his own, and he started to build some momentum after that. Sytch realized that her man was in trouble and slipped an unidentified foreign object into the ring when the ref's attention was elsewhere. The dirtiest player in the game was wise to those kind of tricks though, and he grabbed the object himself and clobbered Candido with it before slipping it into his tights. The ref, none the wiser, counted the pin. Candido is nowhere near Flair's level and I never considered having him win this match, but I think merely sharing the ring with the legend and holding his own in a solid PPV match should be a good thing for his career. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B- http://i.imgur.com/3b4L6vE.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/zJ5f3EO.jpg</div> Totally Buffed attacked Flair in the ring after the match. They got the upper hand and put the boots to him, with Buff once again delivering some weak-looking stomps. Did nobody teach this guy how to make his stuff look at least somewhat believable? <div style="text-align:center;">http://i.imgur.com/cxjgZpP.jpg</div> Sting ran down for the save, and unlike Buff he showed some fire. The Japanese fans really responded to Sting's rapid-fire punches on both Luger and Bagwell, as well as the double clothesline that knocked them to the floor. Sting and Flair shared a nod, and that was the end of this segment. <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;">AJ Styles, Alex Wright and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Steve Corino, Fit Finlay and Minoru Tanaka http://i.imgur.com/Ht8KF88.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/eLttffP.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/H0OsGEH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/I7app7W.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/5Xhxf90.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6valLaI.jpg </div> While the story of this match was built around Styles versus Corino, all six guys got the chance to show what they're capable of. I'm sure the Tokyo fans familiar with his New Japan work weren't surprised at how great Minoru Tanaka looked here. He was the unquestioned standout in this match. It's a shame he isn't someone I can bring in full-time, because his technical wrestling and striking could bring some real flavor and variety to the cruiserweight division. Alex Wright was the weakest link in the match, but that's not so much an indictment on him as it's a statement on how talented the other five are, even Tanahashi despite only having one year of wrestling experience. I bet Alex probably picked up a thing or two in his mat wrestling exchange with Tanaka though. Styles and Corino clashed a decent amount, but we avoided having either of them factor into the finish. Instead, Wright countered Finlay's rolling fireman's carry spot into a crucifix for a surprise three count. <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;">Ultimate Fan Series Semifinal Round: #2 The K-Nections vs. #3 Sin-free Society (series tied 1-1) Sting (K-Nections) vs. CM Punk (SfS) http://i.imgur.com/cxjgZpP.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/SAWQKXw.jpg</div> CM Punk is still in the process of being introduced to the fanbase at large. We've featured him fairly heavily already, but sharing the ring with a bonafide star like Sting was a totally new level of exposure for him. I thought he stepped up to the plate and delivered pretty well. Even if Sting was the star of the match and the one the fans reacted to, Punk's performance was solid. We let Punk take a fair amount of the match and build some heat with a mixture of ground wrestling and brawling, taunting Sting and the fans all the while. Sting's comeback was teased several times but always delayed, whether it be by Punk countering or just outright cheating to maintain the advantage. The Stinger finally made his big comeback towards the end, running through many of his signature spots. After being hit by the Stinger Splash, Punk fell to the mat and Sting stepped through for the Scorpion Deathlock. One problem, though: Punk raked his eyes before he could turn him over, stopping that attempt cold. He grabbed the blinded Sting for the Devil Lock DDT. Sting slipped out, wound up behind him and nailed the Scorpion Deathdrop to secure a 2-1 lead for the K-Nections. <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://i.imgur.com/wR39TYZ.jpg</div> Mutoh cut a backstage promo in Japanese (with subtitles for our English-speaking viewers, much like how our international broadcasts see promos subtitled into their native languages.) I know next to no Japanese, so obviously I was going to give Mutoh full control over the content of his promo. From reading the subtitles, the gist of it was that he was a legend who'd reached the pinnacle of success in Japan, but now he wanted to do the same by winning the most important championship in the United States. Judging by the response from the Tokyo crowd it seemed like he did a good job with this, and obviously these people see him as a huge star. <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://i.imgur.com/u0cJ04Z.jpg Billy Kidman (w/Torrie Wilson) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms {©} http://i.imgur.com/jL0KtAH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/VMwitRH.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/RvGrceu.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/hlbUlLo.jpg</div> The animosity was between Kidman and Helms, but on commentary Mike and I stressed that both would have to be focused solely on winning if they wanted to prevent Liger from winning the championship. This match was almost non-stop action, with flying and high spots galore. This was a wise approach, because both Kidman and Liger really excelled in this type of match. In what was no surprise to me, the legendary masked man carried this match. I think both Helms and Kidman couldn't help but learn a few things while sharing the ring with Liger. 17 years in the business and he's still excellent. Helms went for the Vertebreaker on Kidman, who wiggled free and hit the Kid Krusher. In a singles match this would've likely won him the championship, but before he could attempt a pin he was struck by Liger's rolling koppu kick. He followed up with the running Liger Bomb to become cruiserweight champion for the first time (second if you include WCW's old light heavyweight title from the early 90's in the lineage.) <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B</div> Liger got on the microphone after the match to thank the Japanese fans for always supporting him and New Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as buying tickets to come and watch this show put on by "our American friends" in WCW. He promised that he would be a champion that NJPW, WCW, and the fans in Japan and all around the world would be proud of. <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;">Extreme Rules: Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome http://i.imgur.com/uj4FkBt.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/wnP6Ftg.jpg</div> Even though our product has a decreased emphasis on the hardcore style that ECW popularized, I let these two guys work in that style here. It may not be my preferred style of wrestling, but it does get a reaction and RVD and Awesome are both really good at it. They produced an entertaining ECW-style match, mixing in weapons like chairs and kendo sticks while also doing some more standard in-ring work so it didn't descend into pure mindless "garbage wrestling", as the late Giant Baba once termed it. RVD ducked a chair shot and put Awesome on his back with the Van Daminator, then hopped up to the top rope for the Five Star Frog Splash. He of course had to pose and do his finger pointing shtick before taking flight, and it cost him. The showmanship gave Awesome time to recover and jump up onto the top in front of him. Both men punched each other as they fought for control on the top rope. Van Dam eventually scored with a head kick that sent Awesome staggering back down into the ring. Awesome picked the chair back up and prepared to use it, but Van Dam came flying off the top with a supersized variation of the Van Daminator! Awesome was out cold after that. All RVD had to do was lay a finger on him for the pin. Except he couldn't. Van Dam was rolling around on the mat, clutching his left leg in agony from an apparent awkward landing (kayfabe, don't worry.) Ref Nick Patrick bent down to check on him and quickly determined that he was unable to put any weight on his leg to stand. As Awesome was unconscious, neither man was in any state to continue. With no other option, Patrick called for the bell and ruled the match a no contest. <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;">Ultimate Fan Series Semifinal Round: #2 The K-Nections vs. #3 Sin-free Society (K-Nections lead 2-1) Booker T (K-Nections) vs. Lance Storm (SfS) http://i.imgur.com/sJZr1Hv.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/sOdsktm.jpg</div> I felt coming in that this was a potential showstealer, and it was definitely at that quality. Booker is a solid all-around worker, Storm a tremendous technician, and together they put on exactly the kind of match you'd expect. It was a back-and-forth match in which both guys got in plenty of offense. Storm mainly worked on Booker's legs with submissions, but Booker, knowing the UFS was his path back to a potential world title rematch, refused to quit. Even when Lance got on the rolling half crab, Booker grit his teeth and crawled to the ropes. Realizing that a submission win probably wasn't in the cards, Lance switched approaches and attempted to put Booker's lights out with a superkick. Booker caught his foot and reeled him into the Book End, but Lance got his shoulder up just before 3. Refusing to fall into despair, Booker went right to the top rope and delivered the Harlem Hangover, and this time Storm was unable to kick out. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B+ http://i.imgur.com/cxjgZpP.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Ht8KF88.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/eLttffP.jpg</div> The rest of the K-Nections joined Booker in the ring after the match to celebrate advancing to the finals. We didn't have any of them talk due to the language barrier, so it was nothing more than celebratory high fives and handshakes. The fans were familiar with Booker and Sting and treated them like the stars they are, but Styles and Wright didn't get nearly as big a reaction. <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://i.imgur.com/S0cu0uO.jpg Gedo and Jado vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©} http://i.imgur.com/5f18IcG.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/vJzq2I7.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/zbQxlTu.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/9QpxTLI.jpg </div> It would have looked beyond silly for Gedo and Jado to match up with the Thrillers physically given the size difference, but thankfully that's not their style anyway. They're all about crafty, shifty wrestling, in some ways resembling a tag team version of modern-day Ric Flair. They have plenty of experience working that style of match, and by this point they know exactly how to work together seamlessly to put on an entertaining match (something we worked in from a kayfabe sense as well, with Mike and I saying their years of experience as a team was their biggest advantage over the Thrillers.) Gedo and Jado's experience and chemistry were instrumental in this being the best tag team title match since the relaunch of WCW, even if Palumbo struggled to keep up at times. It was a good match, but there was never any real doubt as to the ending. Palumbo delivered a running powerslam to Jado to retain the titles. <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://i.imgur.com/mitTbCm.jpg Ultimate Fan Series Semifinal Round: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few vs. #4 The Dead Jesters (S.H.F. leads 2-1) Kanyon (S.H.F.) vs. Rey Misterio Jr. (Dead Jesters) {©} http://i.imgur.com/egREuu7.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/9v49DN6.jpg</div> Mike and I praised Rey for being a fighting champion and agreeing to defend the title in this UFS match. This was a situation where we could've used a heel color guy to offer a counterpoint and call him an idiot. Anyway, two things became obvious pretty quickly during this match. The good news was that Rey and Kanyon's styles mesh really well together, with Rey flying all around the ring and Kanyon living up to his old "innovator of offense" moniker by doing some cool-looking throws on his lighter opponent. The bad news was that they were so focused on doing cool stuff that they forgot to put any real story together. Misterio (should I start calling him Mysterio?) pulled off a dizzying series of headscissors, dropkicks and other things, then went out to the apron and flew at Kanyon with a springboard hurricanrana. But Kanyon caught him and hit a sitout powerbomb for a near-fall. Rey's reprieve was short-lived: Kanyon pulled him right up to his feet, hit the Flatliner and both won the United States title and sent Satyr's Hopeful Few into the finals of the UFS. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: B http://i.imgur.com/u4Nhu66.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/3b4L6vE.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/DhzkzHt.jpg</div> Much like after the K-Nections won earlier, the other members of Satyr's Hopeful Few came out to celebrate the win with Kanyon. Before long, Flair and Bagwell were nose-to-nose and arguing with each other, forcing Kanyon and Chavo to pull them apart. Chavo looked a little silly trying to physically restrain the muscular Buff; maybe we should've planned that out differently. <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://i.imgur.com/haJKoFv.jpg Keiji Mutoh vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner (w/Midajah) {©} http://i.imgur.com/wR39TYZ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/EiVoLiY.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Wi1oegS.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/QEoXr2L.jpg </div> We did a pre-match video featuring clips of Steiner's title win, as well as highlights of Mutoh from his earlier stint in NWA/WCW and more recent clips of him in New Japan. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: A</div> Let's start with the negatives in this match, and there were quite a few. Both Steiner and Mutoh did not perform at the level they're capable of. Mutoh mistimed a few things that threw the pace of the match off more than once, and Scott was even worse, throwing a couple of really poor suplexes. The match was also hurt by both guys no selling some big moves that should by all rights have set up legitimate near falls. With all of these minuses you'd probably expect a flat and disappointing main event. Nothing could be further from the truth. Mutoh and Steiner are so great that these were minor quibbles in the grand scheme of things. Even with the occasional hiccup this was an amazing match, definitely the best we've put on to date. It does make me say 'what if' though. If this is what these two guys did on an off night, they may very well have put on the match of the year if they'd actually been at the top of their game. Steiner hit one of the aforementioned bad-looking german suplexes and slapped on the Steiner Recliner, but with the Tokyo fans cheering him on, Mutoh gutted it out and made it to the ropes. Scott screamed at the referee and then went for the Steiner Screwdriver, but Mutoh slipped out behind him, knocked him back into the corner with a rolling savate kick and hit a cartwheel elbow. Steiner staggered out of the corner and Mutoh blasted him with the Shining Wizard! Charles Robinson counted once... twice... ...three times! ...No! Robinson waves it off when he notices Steiner's foot is on the bottom rope! Instant replay revealed that Midajah put his foot on the rope, and Mike and I had a field day complaining that without her help Mutoh would have won the world title right there. Steiner rolled out to the floor, and Midajah climbed onto the apron to argue with both Mutoh and the ref, giving Scott time to recover. As all that was going on Steiner grabbed the belt, snuck around from the other side and smashed Mutoh in the back of the head with the gold. Robinson was completely unaware of the belt shot and turned around to count the fall as Steiner covered an unconscious Mutoh. Steiner gets a big win in an amazing match, Mutoh gets cheated to save face with the Japanese fans, everybody wins. <div style="text-align:center;">Grade: A</div></div></blockquote> <div style="text-align:center;">Show Overall Grade: A</div>

The Lariat · January 12, 2017

Something tells me that had I not started reading from the beginning, I may have just managed to get predictions in. Though without reading I wouldn't really know the story heading into the shows, so perhaps it wasn't meant to be.

That said, a fantastic show as always. I had pretty high hopes for the Sin Free Society, so I'm gutted they lost here. Hopefully the team of Punk and Storm continue on and take the belts off the Thrillers.

K-Nection · January 12, 2017

That was a fantastic write up! I loved the shock cruiserweight win and I'm pretty sure you picked up Liger for a lengthy shared contract to justify that move!

I'm glad my boys could pull out another victory and I love how you are integrating all the new comers.

Satyr24 · January 12, 2017

Nice show S.H.F still going even though Buff seems to be trying to derail it

You would think he didn't want to get a title shot

Ok i think the writings on the wall who is winning this now that Kanyon is US Champ

Eh GO TEAM <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> but for fun im going to guess who is fighting who in the up coming battle against The K-Nections

Kanyon vs Sting

Ric Flair vs Booker T

Chavo Guerrero Jr vs AJ Styles

Buff Bagwell vs Alex Wright

Nobby_McDonald · January 12, 2017

Much better than when TNA did Bound for Glory in Japan.

The Final Countdown · January 13, 2017

August 2001: WCW vs. The World Wrap-up This was a truly great show. With our strong deal with tv asahi, Japan is a key market for us and will only become more important as time goes on. While the US is our home base, the great exposure we have on TV in Japan, Australia and New Zealand may very well result in our popularity in those regions exceeding what we have back home. We'll obviously look to make semi-frequent trips there as a result. That'll be simple enough in Australia and New Zealand, but the language barrier presents some difficulties with running Nitro in Japan. It's not as big a problem on PPV because we can get by with mainly matches and a few non-verbal angles, but advancing storylines on Nitro would be tricky without being able to run promos and interviews with the English-speaking wrestlers who make up the vast majority of our roster. We may just have to be content with running two or three PPVs a year in Japan. Onto the show itself. My plan was for Lance Storm to win his match with Booker T, setting up a tiebreaker tag team match for Nitro where Booker and Sting would beat Storm and CM Punk to send the K-Nections to the finals. But Booker complained loudly about being asked to lose to Storm, and wouldn't budge even though I assured him it would be a cheap win for Lance and he'd be protected throughout. I decided it wasn't worth the fight since he and Sting were going to win the tiebreaker anyway, so I allowed him to talk me into changing the result. I feel bad for Lance but he's a team player who I'm sure will never say a word in complaint. Kanyon is our new United States champion. That's a decision I'm already regretting, because after the show I got word that he failed a test for pain killer abuse. I couldn't afford to suspend him at this time with his current involvement in storylines so I levied a fine, which he paid without complaint or comment. Our new signing from the WWF officially left Vince and joined us, making his first appearance in a dark match before the PPV. This was the first time Booker T had seen him work, and he couldn't stop raving about how good he is. He isn't wrong but it's not exactly news to me. Also on the pre-show was a match featuring Vampiro and his new manager Father Isaac, an act we've given a decent amount of promo time to over the past few weeks. This was the first time they'd worked together in a match, and they wound up being terrible together. That's very disappointing, but I feel like it's too late to pull the plug after weeks of vignettes. I guess we can still keep the pairing together in promos and just not have Isaac at ringside during Vampiro's matches. Yang worked on the pre-show and James Storm had no role and was only there to shadow his mentor Ric Flair, but both guys were laughing and joking before the show, going out of their way to keep the atmosphere loose and fun backstage. We have a really harmonious locker room. I can't imagine Vince's is anywhere near as united, not with the egos of some of those guys. In our post-show meeting I led a round of applause for Scott Steiner in appreciation of his incredible match with Keiji Mutoh. I also congratulated Kanyon on his well-deserved first singles title win (this was before I got the disappointing news about his failed drug test), and gave Lance Storm a pat on the back for going along with the last-minute change of plans in his match. Animal came down with a stomach infection while over in Japan. He really can't be enjoying his time in WCW right now. <hr noshade size=3> <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 (maximum possible points: 11) deanohbk: 8 smw88: 7 Uncrewed: 7 Satyr24: 7 crackerjack: 7 DGenerationMC: 6 Beejus: 6 K-Nection: 6 Rainmaker: 6 KnowYourEnemy: 6 Happy0wns: 6 StarshipAwsome: 6 Cro Cop Rules: 6 Wolfman84: 6 michgcs: 6 jscotty: 6 BHK6: 6 SomeLazyMagic: 6 franticloser: 6 Warhawk8492: 5 Superkickparty: 5 evileddie10: 5 PopeBrandonBrownson: 5 Nobby_McDonald: 5 GingeyOne: 5 Dead_Jester: 4 </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>Standings in prediction contest after two shows (four shows remaining): Beejus: 15 Uncrewed: 15 Satyr24: 15 Dead_Jester: 14 evileddie10: 14 K-Nection: 14 Rainmaker: 14 SomeLazyMagic: 14 Cro Cop Rules: 14 StarshipAwsome: 14 deanohbk: 14 jscotty: 13 Happy0wns: 13 smw88: 13 franticloser: 12 Wolfman84: 12 michgcs: 12 BHK6: 12 crackerjack: 12 KnowYourEnemy: 11 Nobby_McDonald: 10 Armando Payne: 7 DGenerationMC: 6 Warhawk8492: 5 Superkickparty: 5 PopeBrandonBrownson: 5 GingeyOne: 5 </div></blockquote>

K-Nection · January 13, 2017

Who better than Kanyon?....apparently his name is Vicodin.

Superkickparty · January 13, 2017

<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>Who better than Kanyon?....apparently his name is Vicodin.</div></blockquote> Brings new meaning to Kanyon taking a bump.

Satyr24 · January 13, 2017

<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>Who better than Kanyon?....apparently his name is Vicodin.</div></blockquote> Whatever helps get S.H.F the Win <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

K-Nection · January 13, 2017

Whatever helps get S.H.F the Win

You don't see Booker T doing that...all he has to do to win a match is stomp his feet like a little girl lol:p

The Final Countdown · January 13, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">Hall of Champions: World Heavyweight Champion: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/World.jpg "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner (2nd reign) http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/SSteiner.jpg Won: July 15th, 2001 from Booker T at Bash at the Beach in Miami, Florida Previous Champions (since March 2001): Booker T: March 26th, 2001-July 15th, 2001 United States Heavyweight Champion: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/US.jpg Kanyon http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Kanyon.jpg Won: August 5th, 2001 from Rey Misterio Jr. at WCW vs. The World in Tokyo, Japan Previous Champions (since March 2001): Rey Misterio Jr: May 13th, 2001-August 5th, 2001 Booker T: March 18th, 2001-April 30th, 2001 Cruiserweight Champion: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Cruiser.jpg Jushin Thunder Liger http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Liger.jpg Won: August 5th, 2001 from Shane Helms in a triple threat match also involving Billy Kidman at WCW vs. The World in Tokyo, Japan Previous Champions (since March 2001): Shane Helms: March 18th, 2001-August 5th, 2001 World Tag Team Champions: http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Tag.jpg The Natural Born Thrillers (Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire) (4th reign for Palumbo, 3rd for O'Haire, 1st as a team) http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/Palumbo.jpghttp://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss322/FCDiary/WCW/OHaire.jpg Won: January 14th, 2001 from Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page at Sin in Indianapolis, Indiana Previous Champions (since March 2001): None </div> <hr noshade size=3> So a pretty interesting news story just popped up in the game. I'm guessing it was only possible because of an oversight with the mod on some preexisting relationships that should have been included that weren't, but I'm going to roll with it. In imagining what the fallout would probably be if this had really happened, I edited in a bunch of new relationships to accompany it. Doing so will probably benefit me down the line but I honestly believe that not only do my edits make sense within the context of what happened, but not doing anything and letting the game continue on as if nothing particularly noteworthy had happened would have felt bizarre to all of us. I'll go into detail on this with the pre-Fall Brawl news update, but for now I'll leave a little hint: in some ways it's life imitating art, except with significantly larger consequences than accompanied the similar event in real life. <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 think the mod makers were pretty accurate with SLAPNUTS' personality. He frequently jumped between promotions stomping and crying like a child....but I can't see why he would have a problem putting over RVD when his most memorable feud at this point is putting over Chyna for the IC title.</div></blockquote> He was about a full letter grade above RVD in most US regions aside from the Tri State to start with, so I could see the logic behind him being upset that first time. The gap was less significant by the second match though, and he still wasn't happy about it. I was more surprised at just how angry those two finishes made him. Slapnuts is a whiny baby, which I guess is true to life! <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Satyr24" data-cite="Satyr24" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I agree luckily he is out of the UFS or it could have caused more of a problem Be interesting to see if he goes anywhere else or be unemployed until he opens up TNA</div></blockquote> In the event that Championship Pedigree had still been alive when this happened, I would have had BHK select a replacement team member from the list of guys who went undrafted. That'll be the fallback plan if we find ourselves in this position in a future UFS, whether a guy quits, I lose him to injury, suspension or whatever else. You're actually pretty lucky Kanyon/Rey was for the US title, otherwise I may well have suspended him and you would've had to pick a replacement. <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 say he will work the indies not putting over guys there lol. TNA wasn't founded until May 2002 so I don't see him staying unemployed that long. It is amusing to me he had just written himself off here.</div></blockquote> Would he still be able to found a company if he's only under PPA contracts? If so he should still be an option to open TNA. Genadi (rightly) gave him a negative relationship with Vince, so returning to WWF isn't an option. Having walked out of WCW in a huff, I guess the only viable option for Slapnuts is to pack up his guitar and head for Japan. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="GingeyOne" data-cite="GingeyOne" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Wow, I was just having a re read of the end of the Golden Age and saw the link to this! So happy that you are back and taking on a really interesting time period like this one! I feel so behind already in points! </div></blockquote> Welcome aboard! This is only the second show in this prediction contest, which runs all the way through Starrcade. The top 8 at the end will be part of the next UFS. I believe BHK missed one of the shows in the last contest in TGAAB and yet still squeaked into the top 8, so you might be able to find your way in there if you have several strong PPVs. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="The Lariat" data-cite="The Lariat" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Something tells me that had I not started reading from the beginning, I may have just managed to get predictions in. Though without reading I wouldn't really know the story heading into the shows, so perhaps it wasn't meant to be. That said, a fantastic show as always. I had pretty high hopes for the Sin Free Society, so I'm gutted they lost here. Hopefully the team of Punk and Storm continue on and take the belts off the Thrillers.</div></blockquote> You certainly wouldn't want to go in blind! Glad you enjoyed. The Society may be out, but evileddie's pairing of Punk and Storm just might be the aspect of this UFS that has the biggest long-term impact on the diary... <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>That was a fantastic write up! I loved the shock cruiserweight win and I'm pretty sure you picked up Liger for a lengthy shared contract to justify that move! I'm glad my boys could pull out another victory and I love how you are integrating all the new comers.</div></blockquote> Well he definitely wasn't a one-show loan like Gedo, Jado and Tanahashi... It's kind of a juggling act with the new blood. I see guys like Punk and AJ as the future, but I don't want to push them too hard, too fast at the expense of current stars who can still contribute. Punk may be more important long-term than Sting, for example, but I don't want to sacrifice Sting's current popularity to get Punk over ASAP. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Satyr24" data-cite="Satyr24" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Nice show S.H.F still going even though Buff seems to be trying to derail it You would think he didn't want to get a title shot Ok i think the writings on the wall who is winning this now that Kanyon is US Champ Eh GO TEAM <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> but for fun im going to guess who is fighting who in the up coming battle against The K-Nections Kanyon vs Sting Ric Flair vs Booker T Chavo Guerrero Jr vs AJ Styles Buff Bagwell vs Alex Wright</div></blockquote> Buff is too busy posing and applying baby oil to think logicially. At least one of those matchups is right. At least one of them is wrong. <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Nobby_McDonald" data-cite="Nobby_McDonald" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="43035" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Much better than when TNA did Bound for Glory in Japan.</div></blockquote> That must've been after I stopped following them because I have no recollection of that.

smartman · January 13, 2017

I'm pretty sure that gives new meaning to Animal saying "Oh what a RUSH!!!" <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Oh please tell me it is Bret and Tammy doing their thing again. I'm pretty sure it isn't due to Bret being your UC, but that would be hilarious. It's a shame that Kanyon got dinged for painkillers. He was always a good hand for a fed like that. Hope he gets straightened out.

K-Nection · January 13, 2017

<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>I'm pretty sure that gives new meaning to Animal saying "Oh what a RUSH!!!" <img alt=":p" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/tongue.png.ceb643b2956793497cef30b0e944be28.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Oh please tell me it is Bret and Tammy doing their thing again. I'm pretty sure it isn't due to Bret being your UC, but that would be hilarious. It's a shame that Kanyon got dinged for painkillers. He was always a good hand for a fed like that. Hope he gets straightened out.</div></blockquote> I say by him not commenting either way that means he will probably do it again....I think it is safe to assume he is not going to have a very long run as U.S. champ.

The Final Countdown · January 14, 2017

September 2001: Road to Fall Brawl <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://i.imgur.com/C7WWlCZ.jpg August 13th, 2001 From Abe Lemons Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance: 3,500 Announce Team: "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Bret "The Hitman" Hart </div> Scott Steiner in-ring promo ahead of #1 contender's battle royal: "If any of these fifteen nobodies are smart, they'll throw themself over the top rope so they don't have to face the Genetic Freak!" (B+) Fifteen hopefuls competed for the right to be next in line for the world title, with the champion himself sitting in on commentary. An unlikely alliance between Lex Luger and Chris Candido took over, but Diamond Dallas Page sent them both over the top rope simultaneously to win the match. (C+) DDP grabs mic after the match: "Shine that belt up real nice, Scotty, because at Fall Brawl you're gonna feel the BANG!" (B) Minoru Tanaka showcased some of his striking and submission-heavy offense, but still fell to defeat to Jushin Liger in the popular masked man's first defense of the cruiserweight championship. (B-) Shane Helms interview; blames Billy Kidman for turning the fans against him and also costing him the cruiserweight title by getting pinned at WCW vs. The World, but all will be right next week after he beats Jamie Knoble in a #1 contender's match. (C-) Rey Misterio Jr. in a pre-taped promo: "I suffered a big defeat when I lost my United States championship at WCW vs. The World, but I promise all my fans that I won't let it keep me down!" (C+) Vampiro returned to the ring with a quick and dominant win over young local talent Paul London. © Father Isaac joins Vampiro for a promo; they're here to grant salvation to lost souls. (C-) Steve Corino had little trouble outwrestling and defeating Lash Leroux. (C-) In interview, RVD says he did injure his knee at WCW vs. The World, but he won't need surgery. Mike Awesome interrupts, tells him to walk away from WCW now while he still can! (B-) The finals of the Ultimate Fan Series kicked off with Chavo Guerrero Jr. against Alex Wright. Alex looked to build on the momentum gained from his pin on Fit Finlay at WCW vs. The World, but Chavo caught him with a brainbuster to give the win to Satyr's Hopeful Few. (B) The rest of S.H.F. gather in ring to congratulate Chavo; Kanyon tells Flair and Bagwell to get their heads on straight and put their differences aside until after they've won the UFS. (B) Rest of K-Nections somber in locker room after watching 0-1 start; Booker says it's only a setback and he won't let it stop him from getting his title back. Sting responds: "With all due respect, Book, you're not the only one on this team who wants a shot at the heavyweight championship of the world!" (A) Lance Storm demanded and received a return match against Keiji Mutoh. It looked like the end result was going to be the same until CM Punk came down and hit a cheap shot on Mutoh while the ref was distracted, clearing a path for Storm to win via superkick. (B+) Storm and Punk celebrate after the match, declare their intention to become a full-time tag team! (C+) DDP is preparing to leave the arena when he's assaulted and left laying by the Steiners! (B) <div style="text-align:center;">Show Grade: B+ http://i.imgur.com/pBTSX2H.jpg Taped immediately after Nitro Announce Team: Tony Schiavone and CM Punk </div> 3 Count danced their way to a win over Paul London and Jason Jett. (C-) Steve Corino confronts AJ Styles and Stacy Keibler backstage, reminds them AJ didn't pin him in the six man tag at WCW vs. The World. (C-) The Jung Dragons prevailed over fellow high flying tag team Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo. (C+) Dustin Rhodes interview; he's disappointed about coming up short in the #1 contender's battle royal on Nitro, but confident things will turn around soon. © In a battle of veterans, Fit Finlay was too much for "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. (C-) <div style="text-align:center;">Show 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://i.imgur.com/C7WWlCZ.jpg August 20th, 2001 From the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada Attendance: 3,000 Announce Team: "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Bret "The Hitman" Hart </div> Shane Helms felt he deserved to still be the cruiserweight champion after not having been pinned at WCW vs. The World. He would have to wait a bit longer for a chance to get the title back, because Jamie Knoble pulled off what would be considered a mild upset to become the new number one contender. (B) Scott Steiner mocks DDP for not being there tonight: "Stay away if you know what's good for you, unless you want me to beat you up even worse next time!" (B) Mike Awesome demolished local masked wrestler Incognito. (C-) In response to taunts from Awesome, RVD comes out, says he might be hurt but he's still healthy enough to beat Awesome in a rematch at Fall Brawl. (B-) Rey Misterio interview with Heenan about how he plans to regroup from his US title loss and become champion again; Lex Luger interrupts, tells Rey his entire title reign was a fluke and he should "stay at home and leave the fighting to the big boys!" (C+) Jim Duggan might be straight out of the old school himself, but he was no match for the self-professed "King of Old School", Steve Corino, tonight. © Natural Born Thrillers interview; they claim they've run through everybody over the last eight months and there's no one left; Hugh Morrus and Konnan come out: "There's one team you haven't taken out, and you're lookin' at 'em, gringos!" (C+) Winning last week's battle royal would've done wonders for Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch in their pursuit of power. They missed out on that, but Candido did get his hand raised tonight after staying one step ahead of Johnny the Bull. (C-) Vampiro and Father Isaac green screen promo: "Salvation will soon be granted to souls who have lost their way." (C-) Dustin Rhodes promo: "Things haven't gone my way of late, but all that changes tonight when I beat the world's heavyweight champion Scott Steiner." (B-) Kaz Hayashi of the Jung Dragons picked up a singles victory over Cash in high-flying cruiserweight action. (C+) CM Punk and Lance Storm promo: "Every team in WCW better get ready, because we are...better than you." (C+) As the UFS match between AJ Styles and Buff Bagwell was set to start, there was a brief shot of the other team members watching in their respective dressing rooms. (B-) Buff Bagwell had a chance to give Satyr's Hopeful Few a huge 2-0 lead to begin the UFS. He did dominate AJ Styles for the majority of the match, but his cocky taunting came back to bite him when AJ hit the Spiral Tap and evened the series at one win apiece. © Verbal argument in hallway between Sting and Kanyon turns physical one week before their UFS match; other team members have to pull them apart. (C+) Tonight's main event was an enormous opportunity for Dustin Rhodes to flip the script on his recent lack of momentum by defeating the world champion. He gave an incredible effort, but Steiner held onto the top rope to block a bulldog and got a submission win with the Steiner Recliner. (B) Steiner celebrates; DDP comes out through the crowd and surprises him with a Diamond Cutter! DDP stands over Steiner and lets him know that there's nothing he can do to keep him down and stop him from becoming a four time world champion! (A*) <div style="text-align:center;">Show Grade: B+ http://i.imgur.com/pBTSX2H.jpg Taped immediately after Nitro Announce Team: Tony Schiavone and CM Punk </div> Incognito felt the fever as he was defeated by the Disco Inferno. © Chris Candido and Tammy Sytch interview; scouting for worthy allies. (C-) Reno couldn't even get a win in the city he's named after. Billy Kidman finished him with the Kid Krusher. © Jamie Knoble interview on the "opportunity of a lifetime" as he challenges Jushin Liger for the cruiserweight title at Fall Brawl. (C-) Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak scored a much-needed win over The Mamalukes. (D+) <div style="text-align:center;">Show 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://i.imgur.com/C7WWlCZ.jpg August 27th, 2001 From the Balch Fieldhouse in Boulder, Colorado Attendance: 4,000 Announce Team: "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Bret "The Hitman" Hart </div> Whether in singles or tag matches, Kaz Hayashi has been putting some wins together recently, and kept it up tonight by pinning Evan Karagis. (C+) Jamie Knoble interview: "Winning the cruiserweight title is my career goal, but wrestling Jushin Liger will be an honor." (D+) The new tandem of Lance Storm and CM Punk seemed to be having a blast outwrestling and showing up Matt Bentley and Lenny Lane. Punk looked almost reluctant to finish Bentley off with the Devil Lock DDT. © Storm and Punk gloat after the match: "Hopefully some team, any team, can sign on to face us at Fall Brawl and at least make us break a sweat!" (C+) Satyr's Hopeful Few interview, with Kanyon taking charge: "Sting, you may be an icon and a legend, but you ain't betta than Kanyon!" (C+) #1 contender Diamond Dallas Page mowed down Alan Funk in a one-sided contest. (B-) Scott Steiner returns favor from last week by ambushing DDP; locks on Steiner Recliner until officials pull him off. (A*) Vampiro and Father Isaac promo: "At Fall Brawl we will reach out to our first lost soul in need of salvation." (C+) Lex Luger taunts Rey Misterio backstage, tells him to "go home and play with Legos or something"; Rey challenges him to a match at Fall Brawl, which Lex laughingly accepts. (C-) Jim Duggan can't buy a win, and he found himself looking up at the lights yet again thanks to Chris Candido. (C-) Shane Helms/Kidman interviewed by Heenan. Helms again blames Kidman for turning the fans against him and losing the cruiserweight title to Jushin Liger, says he wants a match against Kidman so he can pay him back for costing him everything. Kidman accepts. © RVD and Mike Awesome pre-taped video package with comments about their rematch at Fall Brawl. RVD says this time he'll finish the job and defeat Awesome, Awesome guarantees RVD again won't be able to stand when the match is over, this time because he'll be unconscious. (B) Hugh Morrus and Konnan proved too tough for Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo to handle in tag action. (C+) Konnan again requests title shot on behalf of team. Arn Anderson comes out, asks the Thrillers to come out and respond; they nod and silently stare at their next challengers. (B-) K-Nections promo; other team members psyche Sting up, but he seems quite fired up already. Booker asks Stacy Keibler to leave because they can't afford to let any outsiders hear their upcoming strategy session; she does leave, but is very upset. (B-) Kanyon's United States title was not on the line, but this was still a huge main event. Kanyon threw every innovative and painful-looking move he could think of at Sting, but the Stinger caught fire late in the match and got him in the Scorpion Deathlock to put the K-Nections one win away from winning the UFS. (B) Arn Anderson approaches Scott Steiner in the parking lot, warns him to act professionally in next week's sit-down interview with me. Steiner's response: "If you try to tell me what to do, old man, I'll break your neck just like I'm gonna do to Booker, and to Bret if he pisses me off!" (B+) <div style="text-align:center;">Show Grade: B+ http://i.imgur.com/pBTSX2H.jpg Taped immediately after Nitro Announce Team: Tony Schiavone and CM Punk </div> Billy Kidman knocked off Cash in a cruiserweight opener. (C+) Shane Helms out after match; taunts Kidman and Torrie Wilson. (C+) Shannon Moore of 3 Count got a singles victory over Matt Bentley. (D+) Rey Misterio Jr. interview; he's looking forward to proving Lex Luger that muscles don't make him a good wrestler. (C+) Disco Inferno had an easy time beating Chris Jericho lookalike Lenny Lane. © Chris Candido interview; hints he and Tammy have something up their sleeve. © <div style="text-align:center;">Show 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://i.imgur.com/C7WWlCZ.jpg September 3rd, 2001 From the Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse in Storrs, Connecticut Attendance: 4,604 Announce Team: "The Professor" Mike Tenay and Bret "The Hitman" Hart </div> AJ Styles prevailed over former cruiserweight/hardcore/tag team champion, the presently unemployed Devon Storm (formerly known as Crowbar.) (B-) Booker T promo; he respects Ric Flair's legendary career, but tonight is his chance to end the UFS and prove to Kevin Gaines that he deserves the shot at the world heavyweight title, and no one's going to stand in his way. (B+) Lex Luger in-ring promo; invites Rey Misterio Jr. to come out and watch his match so he can "see how the big boys play." (C+) With Misterio watching from ringside, Luger used his power to break down local Chris Chetti and get a submission win with the Torture Rack. (D+) Shane Helms spots Torrie Wilson alone backstage, taunts her about what he's going to do to her boyfriend on Sunday. Kidman arrives and they brawl until pulled apart by other wrestlers. (C-) Quick teaser from Vampiro and Father Isaac, who say they'll offer their first salvation at Fall Brawl. © Disco Inferno wisely targeted the leg Rob Van Dam injured at WCW vs. The World. Van Dam didn't use his usual array of flying moves and kicks, but still came away with the win after trapping Disco in a victory roll. (B) Mike Awesome hits the ring, attacks Van Dam's leg with a steel chair! (B) Konnan leads Hugh Morrus in taunting the Natural Born Thrillers backstage about how they're taking the titles. The Thrillers just glare at them, and Arn Anderson arrives before more can happen. (B-) Six days before they'll compete for the cruiserweight title, Jushin Liger and Jamie Knoble joined forces to defeat 3 Count. (C+) Heenan interview with the victors; Bobby is sickened when Knoble insists that he respects Liger and looks forward to testing his skills against him. (C-) The Jung Dragons let CM Punk and Lance Storm (now going by the name True Heroes) know that they've accepted the challenge to face them at Fall Brawl. (D+) Dustin Rhodes seemed to be well on his way to righting the ship and getting back in the win column, but a Tammy Sytch distraction allowed Chris Candido to steal the pin. (C+) Stacy Keibler lets AJ Styles know she's unhappy about being dismissed by Booker last week; Steve Corino walks by, mocks them both. (C-) Ric Flair promo: "Booker T, you can do things in that ring I've never even dreamed of. But tonight you're going to find out that brains beat athleticism every time!" (A) Booker T had the chance to end the UFS and bring the trophy home to the K-Nections, and he wrestled accordingly. Like a man possessed, he took the fight to Flair and gave him one big move after another, but couldn't finish him off. Out of nowhere, Flair rolled Booker up and put his feet on the middle rope for a stunning pin to tie the series at two. (B) Booker, angry over the finish, shoves Flair; the other members of S.H.F. and the K-Nections come out, and the teams stare each other down as Mike and I discuss the 8-man elimination tag tiebreaker at Fall Brawl. (A) DDP and Scott Steiner sitdown interview with me. DDP barely holds his temper back as he says all the muscles in the world aren't going to protect Scotty once the Diamond Cutter hits, and he's taking the title for the fourth time. Steiner says there's no way he's going to let DDP disgrace that belt by taking it back home with him to the trailer park with his disgusting wife. DDP loses his cool and they brawl to end the show. (A) <div style="text-align:center;">Show Grade: B+ http://i.imgur.com/pBTSX2H.jpg Taped immediately after Nitro Announce Team: Tony Schiavone and CM Punk </div> Cash picked up his first win in the new era of WCW by defeating Chris Chetti. © Booker T and AJ Styles question Sting about whether he'll have divided loyalties because of whatever's going on with Flair; annoyed Sting says he respects Flair after battling him for years, but he'll have no problem wrestling him on Sunday. (B-) Alex Wright built some momentum before Sunday's UFS tiebreaker after using the german suplex on Devon Storm. © Rey Misterio Jr. interviewed about his match against Lex Luger; he looks forward to proving Luger and others like him wrong. (C+) Jason Jett's an impressive athlete, but a tombstone from Fit Finlay handed him a loss in the main event. (B-) <div style="text-align:center;">Show Grade: C+ </div> </div></blockquote> As much as I would've liked to keep going with Steiner and Mutoh, we needed to set up a new program for Scotty. Enter DDP, who really showed me he can still go during his feud with Kanyon. These two legitimately do not like each other, and I think you could tell during some of their segments, especially when Scott took a verbal shot at DDP's wife Kimberly (something that caught both me and Page by surprise.) Hopefully they can remain professional and focus on delivering a strong PPV main event. Not every UFS final round will end in an eight man Survivor Series-style tiebreaker, but I was pretty sure I'd be doing it the first time around. I've tried to build some intrigue amongst the teams, with the Flair/Buff infighting, AJ's Stacy Keibler distraction and Sting letting Booker know he's not the only member of the K-Nections who wants the one world title shot that'll be awarded to the winning team. I have no clue what to expect from this match, with eight guys of varying popularity and skills. There are no legitimate heel teams left for the Thrillers to work with, so I inserted Hugh Morrus and Konnan for an all-face matchup (though we didn't go with the 'mutual respect' angle.) We DID play up mutual respect in the cruiserweight title match between Liger and Knoble. Well, we played it up from Knoble's perspective, as Liger obviously hasn't been cutting any promos to give his take. I don't know how much heat this match will have but the action should be really good. RVD and Mike Awesome are having a rematch, with the big question in kayfabe being how healthy RVD's leg is. Maybe the better question would be why I did an Extreme Rules match last month and went to a standard singles for the rematch, but I don't really have an answer for that one. Does size (or should I say physique?) matter? Lex Luger's always thought so, but Rey Misterio (Mysterio?) is out to prove otherwise. Kidman and Helms have been involved in a storyline for three months, which included a Helms heel turn and Liger winning the title in a three way. No title involved this time, but they deserve a PPV spot with all the time we've put into this one. Way to go, Eddie Lopez! The Sin-free Society might've been eliminated in the semifinals of the UFS, but we got the team of CM Punk and Lance Storm out of it. Now known as True Heroes, they'll round out the PPV against the Jung Dragons. Vampiro and Father Isaac have identified the first person they intend to offer salvation, and we'll find out who it is on the PPV. Last but not least, I've decided the time is right for my previously mentioned WWF signing to debut on television at Fall Brawl. Initially I was going to introduce him in a different fashion, but the time is now. <hr noshade size=3> <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://i.imgur.com/PTzZk7H.jpg</div> Fan Scorecard: World Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©} Ultimate Fan Series Finals Tiebreaker: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few (Kanyon, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell and Chavo Guerrerp Jr. vs. #2 The K-Nections (Booker T, Sting, AJ Styles and Alex Wright) World Tag Team Championship: Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©} Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Knoble vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©} Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome Rey Misterio Jr. vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger Billy Kidman vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms The Jung Dragons vs. True Heroes What will be match of the night? How many championships will change hands? The wrestler signed from the WWF will debut on this show. Who is it? Who will Vampiro and Father Isaac offer "salvation" to? Who will be the survivors of the eight man tag team elimination match? </div></blockquote>

Rainmaker · January 14, 2017

World Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}

DDP is one of my all-time favourite wrestlers but I have Steiner going over here and remaining the king of the jungle. A fourth title reign from Page would be nice though.

Ultimate Fan Series Finals Tiebreaker: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few (Kanyon, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell and Chavo Guerrerp Jr. vs. #2 The K-Nections (Booker T, Sting, AJ Styles and Alex Wright)

More stars, more future. Hoping for a Phenomenal win.

World Tag Team Championship: Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©}

The Thrillers are on a role baybay!

Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Knoble vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}

Don't start hot potato-ing this belt now.

Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome

RVD was my pick for the next world champion so I'm going to roll with The Whole F'N Show!

Rey Misterio Jr. vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger

Misterio is absolutely going over but it's unfair that you put him up against MY BOY! AHHH IT'S LUGER! YEAHHH!

Billy Kidman vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms

Best Shooting Star Press in the business.

The Jung Dragons vs. True Heroes

Punk and Storm are just a fantastic duo. A very charismatic wrestler with Mr No Charisma. A sloppy (still good though) in-ring wrestler with the crispest in-ring wrestler you've ever seen.

What will be match of the night?

DDP/Steiner

How many championships will change hands?

0

The wrestler signed from the WWF will debut on this show. Who is it?

A Wrestler not being used properly in the fed in 2001? I'm going to go with Raven but it could just as well be Regal.

Who will Vampiro and Father Isaac offer "salvation" to?

No Idea. Dustin Rhodes?

Who will be the survivors of the eight man tag team elimination match?

Booker and AJ

smw88 · January 14, 2017

Quote:

Fan Scorecard:

World Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}

Ultimate Fan Series Finals Tiebreaker: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few (Kanyon, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell and Chavo Guerrerp Jr. vs. #2 The K-Nections (Booker T, Sting, AJ Styles and Alex Wright)

World Tag Team Championship: Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Knoble vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}

Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome

Rey Misterio Jr. vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger

Billy Kidman vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms

The Jung Dragons vs. True Heroes

What will be match of the night? Steiner Vs DDP

How many championships will change hands? 1

The wrestler signed from the WWF will debut on this show. Who is it? Shawn Michaels (I think others guesses of Raven or Edge are more likely)

Who will Vampiro and Father Isaac offer "salvation" to? Dustin!

Who will be the survivors of the eight man tag team elimination match? Aj styles

Edit: I know my DDP and Kidman pick are long shots by the way but what the hell!

Dead_Jester · January 15, 2017

World Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}

-DDP might still be a solid hand for the company but he isn't going to derail Steiner.

Ultimate Fan Series Finals Tiebreaker: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few (Kanyon, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell and Chavo Guerrerp Jr. vs. #2 The K-Nections (Booker T, Sting, AJ Styles and Alex Wright)

-This could go so many ways but think the combination with icon Sting and future star AJ has more going for it.

World Tag Team Championship: Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©}

-Please don't make the NBT lose to these two.

Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Knoble vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}

-Expecting a great match and a great showing from Knoble but his time isn't yet.

Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome

-RVD is getting the better push at the moment.

Rey Misterio Jr. vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger

-Luger just can't catch a break in the new WCW

Billy Kidman vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms

-Tough to call but I expect Helms to get his rematch for the Cruiserweight Belt sooner rather than later.

The Jung Dragons vs. True Heroes

-Lance and Punk aren't losing to the Dragons.

What will be match of the night?

-DDP vs. Steiner.

How many championships will change hands?

-None.

The wrestler signed from the WWF will debut on this show. Who is it?

-Kurt Angle.

Who will Vampiro and Father Isaac offer "salvation" to?

-Dustin Rhodes.

Who will be the survivors of the eight man tag team elimination match?

-Sting and Styles.

Happy0wns · January 15, 2017

World Heavyweight Championship: Diamond Dallas Page vs. "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner {©}

Ultimate Fan Series Finals Tiebreaker: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few (Kanyon, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell and Chavo Guerrerp Jr. vs. #2 The K-Nections (Booker T, Sting, AJ Styles and Alex Wright)

World Tag Team Championship: Hugh Morrus and Konnan vs. The Natural Born Thrillers {©}

Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Knoble vs. Jushin Thunder Liger {©}

Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome

Rey Misterio Jr. vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger

Billy Kidman vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms

The Jung Dragons vs. True Heroes

What will be match of the night? DDP vs Steiner

How many championships will change hands? 1

The wrestler signed from the WWF will debut on this show. Who is it? Big Show

Who will Vampiro and Father Isaac offer "salvation" to? Rob Van Dam

Who will be the survivors of the eight man tag team elimination match? Booker T & Sting

Uncrewed · January 15, 2017

Ultimate Fan Series Finals Tiebreaker: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few (Kanyon, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell and Chavo Guerrerp Jr. vs. #2 The K-Nections (Booker T, Sting, AJ Styles and Alex Wright)

Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome

Rey Misterio Jr. vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger

Billy Kidman vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms

The Jung Dragons vs. True Heroes

What will be match of the night?- Steiner/DDP

How many championships will change hands?- 0

The wrestler signed from the WWF will debut on this show. Who is it?- Chris Jericho

Who will Vampiro and Father Isaac offer "salvation" to?- Dustin Rhodes

Who will be the survivors of the eight man tag team elimination match?- Styles & Sting

Beejus · January 15, 2017

Scott Steiner - Scotty is on an absolute rampage, and it's awesome. Not quite Mike Awesome, but awesome nonetheless.

K-Nections - The built up tension between Flair and Buff is too much to ignore, and they fall.

NBT - Almost a no brainer, at this point it looks like they could be holding the titles for a good portion of this year.

Jushin Liger - I can't imagine you have him on a long term contract, but Knoble doesn't feel like he'll be The Guy.

RVD - By DQ perhaps? That would give a reason for why it's a hardcore match followed by a singles match, and then it can lead up to a tables match.

Rey Misterio - Lex has to be almost on the outs of his contract, so he puts Rey over.

Shane Helms - Helms wins to fully establish his heel turn.

True Heroes - I can't seem to find it anymore, but there is a clip from ECW in 99 (I believe) where Storm has "his urine" in a cup. He says that there's no way Tommy Dreamer went from a muscular body to needing to wear a shirt to wrestle in unless he was using a substance. But he has never had to use any substances to get his body, and he can prove it. Of course, Dreamer came out and Lance ended up getting the "urine" dumped on him, but that segment is what I think of when I see he and Punk teaming together here.

MOTN: Page vs. Steiner

No title changes

Eddie Guerrero?

Air Paris for the salvation? Haven't seen him in quite some time.

Booker and Styles survive

Cro Cop Rules · January 15, 2017

Fan Scorecard:

"THAT LITTLE P***ANT DALLAS PAGE IS GONNA GET HIS HEAD RIPPED FROM HIS SHOULDERS COURTESY OF THE LARGEST ARMS IN THE WORLD, AND THEN IM GONNA PUT IT ON MY MANTLE TO REMEMBER THAT DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, BUT DALLAS PAGE ISN'T. HOLLA IF YOU HEAR ME!

You know, that sort of thing.

Ultimate Fan Series Finals Tiebreaker: #1 Satyr's Hopeful Few (Kanyon, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Buff Bagwell and Chavo Guerrerp Jr. vs. #2 The K-Nections (Booker T, Sting, AJ Styles and Alex Wright)

Gotta stay with my pick! AJ and Wright would get a great rub from the win. Perhaps Sting and Booker can continue their beef, leading to a triple threat with Steiner or one on one match at Halloween Havoc.

Seems like the NBT is headed into a feud with True Heroes.

Knoble is popular backstage, and is amazing. A win here will cement his status.

Rob Van Dam vs. Mike Awesome

Toughest one to decide, but Awesome could win here (RVD has an out with the injury) and RVD wins the blowoff later.

Rey Misterio Jr. vs. "The Total Package" Lex Luger

Imagining Rey hitting the 619, only for Luger to sell it by yelling "ouch!" and having a mildly annoyed look on his face.

Billy Kidman vs. "Sugar" Shane Helms

Shane actually has charisma, and can wrestle Knoble.

The Jung Dragons vs. True Heroes

This tag team >>>

What will be match of the night?

Steiner vs. DDP.

How many championships will change hands?

One.

The wrestler signed from the WWF will debut on this show. Who is it?

Really not sure. It is probably someone who hasn't been in WCW before, as you said Booker hadn't seen him work before. Yet you used him in a dark match, and I'm not sure if you would put a main eventer in that. My guess is Edge.

Who will Vampiro and Father Isaac offer "salvation" to?

Gonna take a wild guess and say Kidman.

Who will be the survivors of the eight man tag team elimination match?

Sting and Booker T.

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