WCW: A New Begnining? Or an old end?

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[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Red"]Monday Nitro[/COLOR][/SIZE] Live from Autry Court in Huston, TX on TNT ATTENDANCE 5,000 (SOLD OUT) PRESHOW: [COLOR="Red"]Notes: C+ I've been experimenting with a couple differant tag combos, and it's coming along nicely, they may debut soon to WCW televison.[/COLOR] MAINSHOW: As Nitro kicks off Scott Hudson and Ric flair announce that Stevie Ray is moving to Thunder and they are going to be joined by the newest member of the WCW family. Suddenly Jerry Lawler appears from backstage and makes his way to the booth to a huge pop! [COLOR="red"]Notes: B+ The fans were more than pleased to see that Lawler had joined WCW after his mishap with WWF management.[/COLOR] Christopher Daniels defeated Reno in 7:45 by pinfall with a Last Rites. [COLOR="red"]Notes: C This match wasn’t to bad for an opening bout. I’m still trying to feel Reno out, but he looked alot better this time around.[/COLOR] The camera goes back stage where Mike Sanders is shown with a baseball bat pummeling Disqo. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B It looks like this feud is just starting to warm up.[/COLOR] The Jung Dragons defeated Romeo and Skipper in 7:47 when Yang pinned Romeo. [COLOR="red"]Notes: C The Jung Dragons picked up a much deserved win, and Jimmy Yang looked particularly good in this match.[/COLOR] The camera goes to the back again where Sanders has found the other man he was looking for, and is laying down a beating to Rey Mysterio. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B After this attack Mike Sanders was escorted out of the building by security.[/COLOR] Bam Bam Bigelow defeated Michael Modest in 12:49 by pinfall with a Greeting from Asbury Park. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B While these two don’t click they are both still great athletes and perform very well in the ring.[/COLOR] Michael Modest picks up the Microphone. [COLOR="red"]Modest: “I was wrong. I thought I was ready to compete in WCW. I thought maybe I had a future here, but if I can’t even beat someone as old and washed up as Bigelow maybe I don’t belong. I’m a disgrace, and Ii refuse to embarrass myself on national television any longer!” Modest throws down the mic and walks backstage looking disgusted with himself.[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Notes: D- Modest is still horrible on the mic, and made it sound like he was quitting professional wrestling, I hope that’s not his intentions.[/COLOR] Konnan defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. in 12:49 by pinfall with a 187. [COLOR="red"]Notes: A this was an amazing match, that helped both of these youngsters careers.[/COLOR] Eric Bischoff comes to the ring looking pissed. [COLOR="red"]Eric: You know I tried to be a nice guy. I decided to give 2 great wrestlers a chance at a title. And not just any title, but the WCW United States title. And what happens? Instead of crowning a champion I have to watch a bunch of thugs beat the hell out of each other with weapons. Well that’s fine since the 3 off you seem to have so much hatred for one another. And since you seem to like to have a weapon or two handy, I have a special idea for you. At The Big Bang the three of you will be given the chance to claim the US title. You’ll be given it in a triple threat match. But not just any triple treat match oh no because you’d find a way to screw that up. This will be a triple threat LADDER MATCH!”[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Notes: B The crowd exploded when they heard this stipulation, and made an under whelming Bischoff look much better than he really is.[/COLOR] Booker T defeated Diamond Dallas Page and Buff Bagwell in 12:53 by pinning DDP. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B+ This match could’ve went a number of different ways somehow though Booker T pulled it off.[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Gene Okerlund: "Hello everybody I’m Gene Okerlund joined now by Rob Van Dam. Rob why did you attack Shane Douglas last week in his tournament match?"[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]RVD: “I’ll tell you why Gene. For years I sat at ECW watching low lives like “the Franchise” get pushed to the moon because they were in tight with the management. That no talent piece of trash Shane Douglas held the ECW title on 4 separate occasions while quality wrestlers like myself were held back because of politics. Well Not anymore Gene I couldn’t sit by ideally and watch WCW make the same mistake as ECW, so I took matters into my own hands. And now Mr. Monday Night will show WCW and the world just how great HE really is.” [/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Notes: B+ This segment answered a lot of questions the fans had, and more importantly proved that RVD was here to stay.[/COLOR] Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Kanyon in 17:59 by submission with a figure four leglock. Jeff Jarrett moves on to the finals to face either Sting or Scott Steiner for the title. [COLOR="red"]Notes: A This was a great way to end the show. These two have good chemistry so that helped as well. Chris Kanyon is improving in Rumble skills. Chris Kanyon is improving in Performance skills.[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Final Notes: B A solid show overall, that should’ve increased my popularity. The road agents said I overused Christopher Daniels a little, so he may see a little less camera time in the weeks to come.[/COLOR] Stats: Attendance: [COLOR="red"]WCW: 5,000 [/COLOR][COLOR="Blue"]WWF: 15,000[/COLOR] TV Ratings: [COLOR="red"]WCW: 17.94[/COLOR][COLOR="blue"]WWF: 30.22[/COLOR] Grade: [COLOR="red"]WCW: B[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]WWF: B-[/COLOR][/B][/CENTER]

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[CENTER][B]16 May 2001[/B][/CENTER] Another successful Nitro and with each passing show it seems like we get more and more fans. Jerry Lawler coming to the company really helped our popularity I think and more and more people will be tuning in to see just who else has made the jump to the new and improved WCW. The Big Bang is slowly starting to shape up now as our first match has been announced and the next will be determined at Thunder when Sting takes on Scott Steiner. Eric has also insisted we get something started with the Tag Team and Cruiserweight titles, because as of 1 June he wants all titles to be in place. Still no word on Michael Modest, just so no one is confused the youngster is still under contract with WCW, but his where abouts are unknown. Tune into Thunder this week to see if more information can be shed on this bizarre happening.

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[CENTER][B][COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="6"]WCW THUNDER[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B]LIVE FROM THE BLACK RIVER COLISEUM IN POPLAR BLUFF, MO WCW TITLE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALS: STING VS SCOTT STEINER DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE VS RICK STEINER BUFF BAGWELL VS JIM DUGGAN DISQO VS KONNAN ALEX WRIGHT VS BILLY KIDMAN VS SHANE HELMS ROMEO AND SKIPPER VS AIR RAID[/B][/CENTER] feedback, comments, and predictions are always welcome! [B]You decide who should fight for the WCW Cruiserweight Title! MAKE YOUR VOTES NOW![/B] [QUOTE] QUICK PICK STING VS SCOTT STEINER DDP VS RICK STEINER BUFF BAGWELL VS JIM DUGGAN DISQO VS KONNAN ALEX WRIGHT VS BILLY KIDMAN VS SHANE HELMS ROMEO AND SKIPPER VS AIR RAID [/QUOTE]

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I need all votes by the end of today. I plan on finishing out the month tomarrow

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WCW TITLE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALS: STING VS SCOTT STEINER [I]Prediction: WOOOO, This....is....Sting[/I] DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE VS RICK STEINER [I]Prediction: You love me, you hate me, but one thing's for sure, you'll never forget me! Bada bing, bada bang, bada...BOOM! DDP [/I] BUFF BAGWELL VS JIM DUGGAN [I]Prediction: I'm really kidding, I'm not sorry at all... Buff, the Stuff[/I] DISQO VS KONNAN [I]Prediction: Disco fever... Disco fever... Yeah yeah yeah yeah. You want to see him, shake and shake his booty... Man I thought it was funny when he mocked Konnan's video out in 1999... that video seriously sucked.[/I] ALEX WRIGHT VS BILLY KIDMAN VS SHANE HELMS [I]Prediction: Billy Kidman, Torrie's ex hook up if you weeeel[/I] ROMEO AND SKIPPER VS AIR RAID [I]Prediction: Skipper and Romeo, only because Team Canada rocked and so did Elix Skipper. I'm sure I cut him from my diary though :)[/I]

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[b]sting[/b] Vs Scott Steiner [b]ddp[/b] Vs Rick Steiner [b]buff Bagwell[/b] Vs Jim Duggan Disqo Vs [b]konnan[/b] [b]alex Wright[/b] Vs Billy Kidman Vs Shane Helms Romeo And Skipper Vs [b]air Raid[/b]

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[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Blue"]WCW Thunder[/COLOR][/SIZE] Live from the Black River Coliseum in Poplar Bluff, MO Attendance 5000 (Sold out) Pre Show: [COLOR="Red"]Notes: C+ Nothing to eventful going on right now in the dark matches. A few young wrestlers competing over TV time. Now of which stand out as being spectacular at the moment.[/COLOR] Main Show: Air Raid defeated Romeo and Skipper in 7:34 when Air Paris defeated Kid Romeo by pinfall with a Moonsault Press. [COLOR="red"]Notes: C+ This was a great match between two very talented tag teams. I look forward to what they can do in the future. [/COLOR] Billy Kidman defeated Shane Helms and Alex Wright in 12:40 when Billy Kidman defeated Shane Helms by pinfall with a Shooting Star Press. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B I keep telling myself I need to focus more on the cruiserweight division, and this is why.[/COLOR] Shane Douglas is backstage with Gene Okerlund. [COLOR="Blue"]Gene: “Shane last week we saw Rob Van Dam make an appearance in WCW when he cost you what looked like a sure win and a chance at the WCW title. Then on Nitro he said..[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Douglas: “I know what he said Gene I don’t need you to repeat it like some damn record. Let me tell you something Robbie! I am “The Franchise!” If it wasn’t for me and me alone that joke of a federation you called a home would’ve never stayed open half as long as it did. A punk like you couldn’t last 5 minutes in the ring with a true champion like myself.”[/COLOR] Suddenly Rob Van Dam appears from the back and attacks Shane Douglas the two brawl until security is finally able to pull them apart. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B The sheer hatred for these two doesn’t go unnoticed and if something doesn’t happen soon they may take down all of WCW trying to get to one another.[/COLOR] Disqo defeated Konnan in 15:21 by pinfall with a Last Dance. [COLOR="red"]Notes: A* This was an unbelievable match. These two athletes are really something special to watch in the ring.[/COLOR] Buff Bagwell is getting ready for his match next when Paisley walks by. The two talk for a few minutes then Buff gives an unsuspecting Paisley a quick kiss. She stands there not knowing if she liked it or not as Buff walks away smiling. [COLOR="red"]Notes: C- Hmm is love in the air?[/COLOR] Buff Bagwell defeated Jim Duggan in 9:56 by pinfall with a Kobashi DDT. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B+ It’s always a good day when you can get Jim Duggan in a B+ match. Granted Buff did all the work, but I’m still impressed.[/COLOR] After the match Buff is walking backstage when he’s stopped by Booker T. [COLOR="Blue"]Booker: “What a minute playa, just where do you get off kissing my girl like that sucka?”[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Buff: “First of all Booker, she was asking for it. But I guess she can’t resist someone who is as Buff and good looking as me. I mean look at these arms”[/COLOR] Buff smiles then kisses his bicep. [COLOR="Blue"]Booker: Check it playa, if I see you any where around my girl again. That pretty little face of yours is gonna be in a whole lot of pain. Now can ya feel me sucka?"[/COLOR] Booker pushes his way past Buff who does nothing but stand there and laugh. [COLOR="Red"]Notes: B- It looks like we may have a good old fashioned fight for the girl![/COLOR] Diamond Dallas Page defeated Rick Steiner in 13:46 by pinfall with a Diamond Cutter. [COLOR="red"]Notes: A* These two have always put on great matches and now they can add another one to their resume. Rick Steiner is improving in Technical skills. Rick Steiner is improving in Performance skills. [/COLOR] Sting defeated Scott Steiner in 19:48 by submission with a Scorpion Death Lock. [COLOR="red"]Notes: A* With the win Sting goes on to fight Jeff Jarrett in the finals at The Big Bang for the WCW title.[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Final Notes: B+ This was the best show for us to date. Hopefully we can build on the momentum and our PPV will be a huge success. The road agents tell me I used Gene Okerlund and Paisley a little to much. [/COLOR] Stats: Attendance: [COLOR="red"]WCW: 5,000 [/COLOR][COLOR="Blue"] [/COLOR]TV Rating: [COLOR="red"]WCW: 30.83 [/COLOR][COLOR="blue"] [/COLOR] Grade: [COLOR="red"]WCW: B+[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"] WWF: B-[/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] Congrats to Tristram for getting all but one match correct. I'm either incredibly predictable or he really knows his WCW. Anwyays congrats Tristram you've won 2 free tickets to the front row at our first big event The Big Bang. Of course you only have 10 minutes to claim these tickets or they go to the Girl of Buff Bagwells choosing ;) Thanks everyone for reading. Thanks even more to everyone who leaves a response, it always gives you more motivation as a writer when you feel like others like (or at least read) what you're doing.

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[CENTER][B]AS REPORTED BY USA TODAY [QUOTE]Alan Funk better known as Kwee-Wee the professional wrestler employed by WCW was jailed last night when he was arrested for felony Grand Theft Auto. Funk was said to be leaving a Poplar Bluff bar last night around 2am when he staggered up to Natalie Bates, 65, and threatened to body slam her to her grave unless giving up the keys to her 1950 Pinto. Fearing for her life Mrs. Bates complied with Funk then immediatly called 911. Police found the car moments later parked outside a Wal-Mart where Funk was allegidaly trying to save a buck on a new Plasma Tv. Head Booker Clayton Adams was contacted earlier today and left this comment. "The actions of Mr. Funk are disgracful to himself, this company, and me. We at WCW do not condone this type of behavior and we have already started the termination paperwork for Mr. Funk. I would also like to personally apoligize to Mrs. Bates for the action of one of our wrestlers." Funk is being held without bail for 90 days.[/QUOTE] [/B][/CENTER]

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[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Red"]WCW NITRO[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B]LIVE FROM CHASE FAMILY ARENA IN WEST HARTFORD, CT BOOKER T VS MIKE AWESOME KONNAN VS BAM BAM BIGELOW TELEVISION TITLE MATCH: LANCE STORM VS LEX LUGAR THE MAMALUKES VS KRONIK CHRISTOPHER DANIELS VS CHAVO GUERRERO JR. [/B][/CENTER] feedback, comments, and predictions are always welcome! QUICK PICK: BOOKER T VS MIKE AWESOME KONNAN VS BAM BAM BIGELOW LANCE STORM VS LEX LUGAR THE MAMALUKES VS KRONIK CHRISTOPHER DANIELS VS CHAVO GUERRERO JR

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[QUOTE=mad5226;202325] Congrats to Tristram for getting all but one match correct. I'm either incredibly predictable or he really knows his WCW. Anwyays congrats Tristram you've won 2 free tickets to the front row at our first big event The Big Bang. Of course you only have 10 minutes to claim these tickets or they go to the Girl of Buff Bagwells choosing ;) Thanks everyone for reading. Thanks even more to everyone who leaves a response, it always gives you more motivation as a writer when you feel like others like (or at least read) what you're doing.[/QUOTE] Wicked. I guess I missed the 10 minute slot :D I don't think I've come across a diary on here that I'd call, predictable. Nothing in WCW could ever be... predictable. As long as you don't get the big orange monster the Hulkster back in the main event ever, I'll be glad with how you go with it :)

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QUICK PICK: BOOKER T VS MIKE AWESOME Prediction: I'd love to, just love to go Mike Awesome. I know right knwo him and Bam Bam are kind of sentimental favourites for obvious reasons, but the career killer gimmick had serious potential and heat. But, if anyone aside from Sting and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair embodies what was good about WCW, it was Booker T, and for that reason I've gone with GI Bro for the cash here. KONNAN VS BAM BAM BIGELOW Prediction: Ariba la raza versus the Beast from the East. I think both these guys were underrated in WCW to a degree. Konnan was good on the microphone, although limited, he could get the crowd going. Bam Bam, well he was just an incredible athlete for his size. I'll go for Bam Bam to connect with the Greetings from Ashbury Park. LANCE STORM VS LEX LUGAR Prediction: I really want Lance Storm to win here. What a great wrestler he should have been over three promotions. Pity two really missed the boat and the other sunk to the ocean floor. THE MAMALUKES VS KRONIK Prediction: Kr..Kr..KroniK. CHRISTOPHER DANIELS VS CHAVO GUERRERO JR Prediction: Chavo Guerrero Jr was a great WCW talent, so for history purposes alone, despite Daniels' obvious abilities I'm going Chavo.

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[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Red"]WCW Monday Nitro[/COLOR][/SIZE] Live from the Chase Family Arena in West Hartford, CT on TNT Attendance: 5,000 (Sold Out) Pre Show: [COLOR="red"]C- I tried a new tag team combination. They worked pretty well together and may debut soon.[/COLOR] Main Show: Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Christopher Daniels in 13:35 by pinfall with a Gory Bomb. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B Not a bad match at all. About what I expected from two great cruiserweights. Especially since I got a note saying they don’t click.[/COLOR] Kronik defeated The Mamalukes in 15:10 when Bryan Clark defeated Johnny The Bull by pinfall with an Exploder Lariat. [COLOR="red"]Notes: C A decent tag match as I look for who’s worthy of the title. [/COLOR] Lance Storm makes his way down to the ring next. [COLOR="red"]LANCE: “HELLLLLOOO Hartford!”[/COLOR] Lance is peppered with loud thunderous Boo’s [COLOR="red"]LANCE: “Seriously guys seriously! All rise for the playing of the greatest anthem on Earth, The Canadian National Anthem!”[/COLOR] As the Anthem plays Lance stands with his hand over his heart, and the crowd continues to Boo. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B As much as the fans hate Lance Storm he’s probably one of the best things this company has going for it right now.[/COLOR] Lance Storm defeated Lex Luger in 12:06 by submission after ducking a running forearm then rolling Lex up using the ropes for leverage.. Lance Storm makes defense number 2 of his WCW Television title. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B- Not the segment I was hoping for, but then again it was Lex Lugar.[/COLOR] After the match Eric Bischoff comes out clapping. [COLOR="red"]Eric:” Very good, Bravo bravo. Lance you impress me. Frankly I think you’re one of the best athletes on this god awful roster. That’s why I’m going to give you the opportunity to scout out you’re next opponent. See I’ve decided to make this next match be for the number one contender for you’re Television title, and the winner will face you Sunday at The big Bang. So why don’t you pull up a chair and see who you’re next victim will be.”[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Notes: C+ Not one of his better promo’s but he got the job done working up Lance Storm.[/COLOR] Konnan defeats Bam Bam Bigelow in 15:31 by pinfall with a 187. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B+ These two are very gifted in the ring, but every time Bigelow tried to put him away Konnan was able to answer right back.[/COLOR] After the match Lance Storm jumps up from the announcer’s booth and attacks a fatigued Konnan. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B- Lance is hoping to soften Konnan up for The Big Bang, but I have a feeling he’s only going to make things harder on himself.[/COLOR] Mike Awesome defeated Booker T in 17:59 by pinfall with an Awesome Splash. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B+ This was a great match and it looked like Booker was going to win, but just as he was going to finish Awesome off Buff Bagwell came down to ring side and began flirting with Paisley. Furious Booker went after Buff giving Awesome time to recover and take advantage.[/COLOR] After the match Buff slid into the ring and began assaulting an already down Booker T until the cameras faded out. [COLOR="red"]Notes: C+ Not the best segment in the world, but it continued these guys hatred.[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Final Notes: B- I’m really disappointed in myself with this Nitro. We had things going in our favor, then I dropped the ball by either not having enough storylines, or letting them run out before the PPV. I’m working on a few things to fix this problem.[/COLOR] STATS: Attendance: [COLOR="red"]WCW: 5,000 [/COLOR][COLOR="Blue"]WWF: 12,908[/COLOR] TV Rating: [COLOR="red"]WCW: 17.52 [/COLOR][COLOR="blue"]WWF: 29.69[/COLOR] Grade: [COLOR="red"]WCW: B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]WWF: B-[/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] Well my friend you got 3 right. Not nearly as good as last time, but hey if you could guess the winner every time there would be no point in tuning in right.

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[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Blue"]WCW THUNDER[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B]CHRIS KANYON VS BILL GOLDBERG HULK HOGAN VS DUSTIN RHODES THE JUNG DRAGONS VS PALUMBO AND O'HAIRE MIKE SANDERS VS HUGH MORRIS THE MAMALUKES VS KARAGIAS AND MOORE PLUS... ERIC BISCHOFF HAS A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! [/B][/CENTER] feedback, comments, and predictions are always welcome! QUICK PICK: CHRIS KANYON VS BILL GOLDBERG HULK HOGAN VAS DUSTIN RHODES THE JUNG DRAGONS VS PALUMBO AND O'HAIRE MIKE SANDERS VS HUGH MORRIS THE MAMALUKES VS KARAGIAS AND MOORE

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[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Blue"]WCW THUNDER[/COLOR][/SIZE] LIVE FROM THE ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER IN ANAHEIM, CA. Attendance: 5,000 (Sold Out) For some reason that I have yet to figure out, I forgot to book a pre show. Main Show: The Show opens with Eric Bischoff making his way to the ring. [COLOR="Red"]Eric: Hello Anaheim and welcome to another wonderful showing of Eric Bischoff’s Thunder!”[/COLOR] The crowd response with a chorus of boos that Eric merely laughs at. [COLOR="red"]Eric: The Big Bang is just days away, and we are still left with a number of questions. Well don’t worry folks, your good pal Eric has it all under control. Tonight at Thunder we will have 2 tag team matches. The winners of those matches will go on to The Big Bang to compete for the WCW Tag Team Title…in a Tables…Ladders….and Chairs Match![/COLOR] This gets a huge pop from the crowd. Eric waits for them to quite down then continues. [COLOR="red"]Eric: “Also I will come back out here later on tonight, for a special announcement that I guarantee you won’t want to miss, it will send shock waves all over around the world![/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Notes: B- While not an overly popular segment, Eric did a nice job of hopefully convincing viewers to not turn the channel.[/COLOR] Karagias and Moore defeated The Mamalukes in 14:26 when Evan Karagias defeated Johnny The Bull by pinfall with a Tidal Wave. [COLOR="red"]Notes: C Not a bad match. 3 count is still a very young tag team. And now they have a chance to leave their mark on WCW when they fight for the Tag Team titles on Sunday[/COLOR]. The camera fades to the back where Booker T and Paisley are having a discussion. [COLOR="Blue"]Booker: “I’m sorry yelling at you, but that sucka had no right to touch you baby.”[/COLOR] [COLOR="Green"]Paisley: “I know Booker, but it was meaningless just promise me you’ll let it go ok.”[/COLOR] Booker is about to respond when a delivery man walks in the room. [COLOR="Blue"]Booker: “What can I help you with playa?”[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Man: “yes I have a delivery here for a Paisley.”[/COLOR] [COLOR="Green"]Paisley: “Oh Booker you got me flowers?”[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Booker: “No I didn’t… wait let me see that card sucka!”[/COLOR] Booker grabs the card from the delivery man then throws it down and storms off. The camera zooms in on the card and we see it’s from Buff Bagwell. The camera then focuses on Paisley and she looks to be on cloud nine. [COLOR="Red"]Notes: C Booker really looked heated after this segment, I don’t want to be the one to tell him that Buff couldn’t make it to the show tonight.[/COLOR] Mike Sanders defeated Hugh Morrus in 13:02 by pinfall with a 3.0. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B An above average score for an above average worker.[/COLOR] After the match Disqo came rushing down to the ring and attacked Mike Sanders. Before long Rey Mysterio ran down as well and cleaned house, leaving Mike and Disqo wondering what happened. [COLOR="red"]Notes: C+ I was hoping the fans would enjoy this segment a bit more, in an attempt to get more heat between these 3.[/COLOR] The Jung Dragons defeated Palumbo and O'Haire in 11:48 when Kaz Hayashi defeated Chuck Palumbo by pinfall with a Final Cut. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B The Jung Dragons pull off the amazing upset, and will face 3 count for the Tag titles on Sunday. Sean O'Haire is improving in Technical skills, Flying skills. And Performance skills. [/COLOR] Dustin Rhodes drew with Hulk Hogan in 16:03 following a double count out. The count out came when Hogan laid Dustin out on the outside then attempted to get back into the ring to beat the count, but Dusty held onto Hulk’s leg and wouldn’t let go. [COLOR="red"]Notes: B This was a great segment that Hogan refused to job to. (I’ll address that later.) Hulk Hogan is improving in Technical skills. [/COLOR] Bill Goldberg defeated Chris Kanyon in 20:24 by pinfall with a Jackhammer. [COLOR="red"]Notes: A* What a great send off match. The road agents told me after that there wasn’t enough selling during the show, but the fans didn’t seem to mind to much. [/COLOR] Eric Bischoff makes his way back down to the ring grinning from ear to ear. [COLOR="red"]Eric: “Now the moment I’m sure you’ve all been waiting for. See The Big Bang is our first PPV since this became “Eric Bischoff’s WCW.”[/COLOR] The crowd roars with boos and a “You Suck” chant begins to pick up. [COLOR="red"]Eric: “So since Sunday is such a huge event. And the main event is of course going to be Jeff Jarrett Vs Sting. I’ve decided to bring in my own special guest referee to make show things go….accordingly.”[/COLOR] At that moment the NWO music hits and…BRET HART makes his way to the ring, receiving a huge pop from the fans. [COLOR="red"]Eric: “Welcome back Bret to WCW. I trust you’ll keep things running smoothly during the championship match, and have things run according to plan.”[/COLOR] Eric and Bret go to shake hands when… BRET KICKS ERIC IN THE GUT. DDT ON BISCHOFF. AND NOW… BRET’S GOT HIM IN THE SHARPSHOOTER!!!! Bret brakes the hold and grabs the mic. [COLOR="Blue"]Bret: “Let’s get one thing straight, I’m nobody’s puppet Bischoff. At The Big Bang I will do what I’m obligated to do and that’s call a clean match for all these fans. See I’m ashamed of my days in the NWO I turned my back on my fans, and disgraced my family, my name, and myself. And I will not do that again."[/COLOR] Bret drops the mic then heads back to the locker room with the fans going crazy. [COLOR="Red"]Notes: A* This couldn’t have went down any better. The differences between when Bret came out to the NWO music and to when he left with his Hit Man music was just magical. You could tell this was a perfect set up by the fans reactions.[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]Final Notes: B- It seems I messed up on my advanced booking and somehow booked Kronik Vs The Mamalukes. Which really sucks because I was thinking this show would get at lest a B+. [/COLOR] Stats: Attendance: [COLOR="red"]WCW: 5,000 [/COLOR][COLOR="Blue"]WWF:10,270[/COLOR] TV Ratings: [COLOR="red"]WCW: 29.44 [/COLOR][COLOR="blue"]WWF: 15.61[/COLOR] Grade: [COLOR="red"]WCW: B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="blue"]WWF:B-[/COLOR] [/B][/CENTER]

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With the Big Bang only days away to say that things were tense in the back would be an understatement. All eyes were on WCW as the true test was about to take place. So far our viewer rating have been decent, but people actually paying to watch WCW was a whole nother story. This was the company that lost 90 percent of their viewers in a matter of months, could they really turn things around? The guys were staying late going over their spots, people were rehersing what they were going to say in interviews, hell even Eric was caught "talking to himself" in the bathroom. The biggest event of our lives was before us, were we ready to step up to the challenge?

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[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Red"]WCW: THE BIG BANG[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B]LIVE From The Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, FL[/B] [B][SIZE="5"]WCW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH W/ GUEST REFEREE BRET HART[/SIZE][/B] [B]STING VS JEFF JARRETT UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER MATCH: MIKE SANDERS VS REY MYSTERIO JR. VS DISQO TELEVISION TITLE MATCH: LANCE STORM VS KONNAN ROB VAN DAM VS SHANE DOUGLAS CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP HOUSE OF FUN MATCH: AJ STYLES VS CHAVO GUERRERO JR. VS BILLY KIDMAN VS SHANE HELMS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TLC MATCH: KARAGIAS AND MOORE VS THE JUNG DRAGONS BOOKER T VS BUFF BAGWELL DUSTIN RHODES VS MIKE AWESOME CHRIS KANYON VS ERNEST MILLER[/B][/CENTER] feedback, comments, and predictions are always welcome! QUICK PICK: STING VS JEFF JARRETT MIKE SANDER VS REY MYSTERIO JR VS DISQO LANCE STORM VS KONNAN ROB VAN DAM VS SHANE DOUGLAS AJ STYLES VS CHAVO VS BILLY KIDMAN VS SHANE DOUGLAS KARAGIAS AND MOORE VS THE JUNG DRAGONS BOOKER T VS BUFF BAGWELL DUSTIN RHODES VS MIKE AWESOME CHRIS KANYON VS ERNEST MILLER

[Rob5KC]

[B]STING[/B] VS JEFF JARRETT - possibly with an assist from the Hitman? [B]MIKE SANDERS[/B] VS REY MYSTERIO JR VS DISQO - Mike's always been a favorite of mine LANCE STORM VS [B]KONNAN[/B] - Figured since Lance jumped Konnan at the last show, K-dawg will get the duke [B]ROB VAN DAM[/B] VS SHANE DOUGLAS - I'm thinking since RVD just recently debuted, he won't lose his first ppv match AJ STYLES VS CHAVO VS [B]BILLY KIDMAN[/B] VS SHANE HELMS - I would pay to watch this match. Period! KARAGIAS AND MOORE VS [B]THE JUNG DRAGONS[/B] - I've never liked Karagias or Moore BOOKER T VS [B]BUFF BAGWELL[/B] - Look for this feud to continue awhile. Could Paisley turn on Booker? [B]DUSTIN RHODES[/B] VS MIKE AWESOME - Dustin seems to be getting the push lately. [B]CHRIS KANYON[/B] VS ERNEST MILLER - Who better den Kanyon? Not the Cat.

[mad5226]

results will be up soon if anyone else wants to try a guess at the winners

[mad5226]

[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Blue"]WCW The Big Bang[/COLOR][/SIZE] Live From The Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise, FL Attendance: 15,000 (Sold Out) Pre Show: [COLOR="Red"]B- Nothing fancy was going on here just a chance for a few of my younger talents to get some ring time at a big event.[/COLOR] Main Show: Eric Bischoff makes his way down to the ring. [COLOR="red"]Eric: “Welcome, to my masterpiece. This is where it all comes together. You know they say that the world was created due to a bunch of Meteors colliding in Outer Space. They called this The Big Bang Theory. It represented the birth of the World. Well this Pay Per view, this moment marks the birth of the new WCW”[/COLOR] [COLOR="DarkRed"]Notes: B+ This was a good segment, where Eric came out and talked about nothing, just so he could be seen across the world. Good job Eric, it’s a tough job but someone has to do it.[/COLOR] Chris Kanyon Vs Ernest Miller This was a very fast paced match. With Kanyon seeing most of the offense. Chris Kanyon defeated Ernest Miller in 12:46 by pinfall with a Flatliner. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: A The fans really seemed to enjoy this fast paced match up.[/COLOR] Dustin Rhodes vs. Mike Awesome This match saw the Canadian get a quick advantage on Rhodes. The match went to the outside however where the older Rhodes Dusty made his presence felt allowing his son to get the upper hand. This would prove ineffective however. Mike Awesome defeated Dustin Rhodes in 7:35 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb. [COLOR="DarkRed"]Notes: B+ Another solid match on the night. These two are great workers and are in need of a good push.[/COLOR] Backstage we see Booker T getting ready for his match, with Paisley tending to his every need. As Booker heads to ringside Paisley gives him a firm kiss on the lips and wishes him good luck, then escorts him down to the ring. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: C+ This was a decent segment that gave the impression everything was still ok between these two.[/COLOR] Booker T vs. Buff Bagwell This was an explosive match that went back and forth a number of times. The ending came when Booker went to whip Buff off the ropes. Buff reversed it and Paisley tripped Booker thinking he was Bagwell. This set Buff up to perform the blockbuster. Buff Bagwell defeated Booker T in 14:44 by pinfall with a Buff Blockbuster. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: A* You can’t ask for a better match really, these two played everything off perfectly. [/COLOR] After the match Buff Bagwell celebrated by leaving the ring and grabbing Paisley giving her a long kiss that left her breathless. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: B Paisley looked like she may have actually enjoyed the kiss, meanwhile booker was just starting to get to his feet and saw the last seconds of it.[/COLOR] 3 Count vs. The Jung Dragons This match was very fast paced and saw all four participants use the ladder in every way imaginable. The ending came when Jimmy Yang catapulted himself off the top of the ladder and to the outside landing on both Karagias and Moore who were laying on top of a table. Leaving Kaz the only one left in the ring with the ladder. The Jung Dragons defeated Karagias and Moore in 18:50 when Kaz Hayashi retrieved the item. The Jung Dragons win the WCW World Tag Team titles. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: B+ This was a tag team match that will be talked about for months to come. These guys put their bodies on the line and left everyone in the building amazed.[/COLOR] AJ Styles vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Billy Kidman vs. Shane Helms Another high spot based match, this one in a house of fun. These men took a liking early and often to the many innovative high risk moves you can do in this environment. A few of which included a missile dropkick off the monkey bars from Styles as well as a 450 splash from over 10 feet in the air by Kidman. Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr., Shane Helms and AJ Styles in 19:32 when Billy Kidman defeated Shane Helms by pinfall with a Shooting Star Press. Billy Kidman wins the WCW Cruiserweight title. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: A* These guys added another chapter to the historical books of the Cruiserweight title tonight, not disappointing anyone.[/COLOR] Rob Van Dam vs. Shane Douglas There was no love loss between these two men as they began trading punches from the very beginning. Douglas quickly got the upper hand in this over powering the smaller RVD. Rob quickly recovered however with a series of roundhouse kicks and martial arts that left Douglas retreating to the outside for a second wind. RVD would follow him out however in the form of flying over the top rope and onto Douglas. Soon these two forgot they were no longer in ECW and began hitting each other with every weapon possible leaving the ref no choice but to throw the match out. Rob Van Dam drew with Shane Douglas in 15:46 following a double disqualification. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: B+ These two went at each other with everything they had and turned it into a street fight instead of a wrestling match. The road agents informed me that they also have pretty good chemistry in the ring.[/COLOR] Van Dam and Douglas continued fighting all the way to the back where they began hitting each other vases, water coolers, and other objects trying to get the upper hand. Eventually Douglas got the upper hand however when he launched RVD through a door and into…THE WOMEN’S SHOWER where Stacy Keibler had just stepped out of the shower and had barely got a towel over herself before the two busted in. The King could be heard from the booth saying something about PUPPIES! [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: B- Apparently not everyone wants to see Keibler naked as much as I do (I’m not sure what that’s about.)[/COLOR] Lance Storm is in the ring now demanding everyone stand for the playing of the Canadian National Anthem. About Midway through the Anthem however Konnan’s music hit and he strolled out of the back with a grin on his face, and Storm looked like he was ready to hang him for treason. [COLOR="DarkRed"]Notes: B: I’m not sure if that was smart on Konnan’s behalf or not, Storm looks really upset.[/COLOR] Lance Storm vs. Konnan Storm jumped Konnan as soon as the match started furious about his lack of respect. It wasn’t until about midway through the match the Konnan had any offense at all after he reversed an irish whip and connected with a dropkick to the chest of Storm. Storm quickly regained momentum however and never looked back. Lance Storm defeated Konnan in 17:46 by submission with a Straight shooter. Lance Storm makes defence number 3 of his WCW Television title. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: A* As much as you hate Storm you cant deny his ability in the ring. He really put on a clinic tonight.[/COLOR] Mike Sanders vs. Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Disqo These three wasted no time going after each other. Rey got the upper hand early beating the other two by using his quickness to his advantage. The tide quickly shifted however after Sanders and Disqo decided to form an alliance against Mysterio. It nearly worked to. On more than one occasion they had Rey down and out on the outside of the ring however they soon began fighting amongst each other, and that’s when Rey got back in the action. Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Mike Sanders and Disqo in 19:39 when Rey Mysterio Jr. retrieved the item. Rey Mysterio Jr. wins the WCW United States title. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: B+ A solid match that I was skeptical about at first. I wasn’t sure if Mike Sanders could put on the same show as Disqo and Rey, but he held his own nicely.[/COLOR] A video is shown showing the path Jarrett and Sting had to take to get to he finals of the tournament. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: A The fans always seem to love a good recap of the destruction of weeks past.[/COLOR] Sting vs. Jeff Jarrett The match started with these two men standing toe to toe in the middle of the ring and having a stare down. Jarrett was the first to strike hitting Sting with a right hand then sending him off the ropes for a crisp hip toss. The match was back and forth the whole night with Bret being fair and calling it right down the middle. The ending saw Jarrett get the upper hand on Sting. Looking to put sting away for good he went for his guitar but as he wound up to hit the Stinger Bret grabbed the guitar and wouldn’t let go. This gave Sting time to recover and he threw Jarrett in the corner for the Stinger Splash. Then with a WOOO locked in the Scorpion Death Lock for the win. Sting defeated Jeff Jarrett in 22:48 by submission with a Scorpion Death Lock. Sting wins the WCW World Heavyweight title. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: B+ I was really hoping for an A* with this match, but I guess a got enough through out the night I can’t complain.[/COLOR] After the match Bret raised Sting’s hand in victory. An overwhelmed Sting hugged Bret then took his belt and the two superstars celebrated in the ring together. [COLOR="darkred"]Notes: A* I guess that makes up for the last segment =)[/COLOR] [COLOR="darkred"]Final Notes: B (Dang it) The road agents say that Bischoff was over used. They must not have watched the old WCW only 10 minutes of air time is an amazing feat for him. Anyways this was still a great PPV and will hopefully bring the success we need.[/COLOR] STATS: [COLOR="Red"]Attendance: 15,000 Buy Rate: 6.00 Grade: B[/COLOR][/B][/CENTER] Thanks goes out to Rob5KC for leaving his predictions, as well as everyone else who took the time to stop and read this diary. Rob got 4 matches right, plus he sorta guessed the ending to the championship match if you want to call what Bret did "helping" Sting, persoanlly I see it as being fair and impartcial, but let's see what Jarrett thinks tomorrow.

[mad5226]

[CENTER][B]1 June 2001[/B][/CENTER] Well with an amazing month behind us, I would love to say things should start to slow down for me, but that's not the case. We had a meetting this morning at 7:00 am curtiousy of Eric and the rest of the clowns in the front office to discuss the state of WCW. Eric says I should expect these meetings on a regular basis. [B][B][CENTER][COLOR="Blue"]Brian: "Thank you everyone for showing up on such short notice. Eric has informed me that the numbers are in from not only the last PPV but also from last months revenue and expenses as a whole. Before we get started I would just like to personally thank each and everyone of you for making a dream come true for me, it's not every day you get to own a wrestling company. Not without further adu; Sophie could you tell us the numbers please.[/COLOR][/CENTER][/B] Sophie, the accountant that I didn't even know we had until 5 minutes ago looked over the numbers one more time, appearantly to make sure she didn't make any mistake. Then looked up smiled at all of us and cleared her throat (appearantly this was her five minutes of fame.) [COLOR="Green"]Sophie: "Well sir, after careful calulating all the expenses accured so far to include salaries, show costs, etc. It looks like we made about 3, 093,561 dollars. Congratulations sir, you turned the company around."[/COLOR] There was instant claping and smiling, people patting each other on the back, the whole nine yards. And I have to admit it felt good to know that WCW wasn't going to die after all, but then again I couldn't help but feel outraged. What did she mean he did it? What did he do, other than sit in his 5,000 dollar chair and watch the show I put together, with the wrestlers I signed. Why does he get to still all my glory? [COLOR="Blue"]Brian: "Thank you everyone, and Eric, I would especially like to thank you and you're young apprentice. We couldn't have done it with out the two of you."[/COLOR] Apprentice? Was this guy serious? This is not the way I thought I would be feeling at all after hearing that I saved the wrestling industry. My hands started to sweat and my throat was dry, I wanted to scream. I felt liek the walls were closeing in on me. [COLOR="blue"]Brian: "So tell me is there anything you two would like to take care of before this month kicks off? Maybe hire some fresh new talent, or get rid of a few people who are taking up your roster space like that guy The Wall?[/COLOR] Brian actually chuckled after saying this. How could a man laugh when talking about firing another, is that really the society we live? [COLOR="Red"]Eric: "No sir, we are actually comfortable with out roster. I think...[/COLOR] [COLOR="SeaGreen"]Me: "Actually sir there are a couplr of people I would like to erminate immediatly if that was ok. I was going to come talk to you and Eric later on tonight, but since you brought it up here."[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Brian: "oh really, and who would that be? Oh wait let me guys. Those two clowns Reno and The Wall?"[/COLOR] Another chuckle, did this guy have no heart? Oh well now it was my time to life. [COLOR="SeaGreen"]Me: "No sir, actually those two clowns Nash and Hogan!"[/COLOR] Ah the atmosphere was priceless after I said that. Eric litirually spit water all over Sophie who was sitting directly across from him while Brian looked like he just ate some bad seafood. [COLOR="Red"]Eric: "What the hell are you talking about Clayton? Hogan is out biggest draw, and Nash could be a great asset as well. If you would just give them some god damn air time."[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Brian: "Eric is right, why on earth would you want to release two great talents like that knowing that Vince will scoop them up in a heartbeat."[/COLOR] [COLOR="SeaGreen"]Me: "First of all I've tried putting them on tv, but their damn egos won't fit on the camera. And now I understand why. Eric did you know I tried to book DDP and Nash in the tag tournament? I was going to have them lose, by count out, to Kronik. But Kevin refused to do the job, he said it would hurt his reputation to lose to a bunch of low lives like Kronik. Then I was going to book Hogan, tonight in fact, against Sting for the WCW title. But Hogan said he refused to lose to Sting cleanly, said it would hurt his rep. How the hell does loseing to Sting hurt your rep? I'm tired of it Eric. I told you day one, I'm not playing politics with these clowns. We pay Hogan 25,000 per month! Hell for that much money I would lose to Stacy Keibler! Look Hogan's best quality is we could use him to put the younger guys over. If he doesn't want to be used for that then I have no need for him."[/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Brian: "Eric, is this true?"[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Eric: "He's a great guy, and he's done everything in the world for this company, you can't blame him for wanting to be immortalized! If it wasn't for him wrestling wouldn't be what it is today."[/COLOR] [COLOR="SeaGreen"]Me: "And I thank him for that, but the bottom line is wrestling is what it is today. And wrestling today doesn't have a place for a man with limited skills in the ring who still thinks he should be able to beat greats like Sting and Storm. He's deadweight Eric. Let him go to WWF, then he can suck the life out of that federation and we can steal their viewers."[/COLOR] I rose from my chair. "Now if you gentleman will excuse me it's 8 am on a Monday morning and because of the people we were just discussing I still have to figure out a main event for a show that will be on in about 13 hours."[/B] With that I left the room and headed for my office. I'm not sure if they are actually going to fire those two or not. Hell they may even fire me after walking out of the staff meeting but I felt like I needed a break. In my office I quickly checked my email and discovered that we had been picked up by a medium sized tv network in Japan and Mexico to air Thunder and Nitro in those countries at midnight. Not the best time slot in the world, but WCW is now officlaly a wrestling promotion viewed in every country in the world! O.O.C. Alright guys so for future refrence tell me what you think of this post. Should I make the board meeting something that happens every month, or even every week, or would you rather I just scrap it all together and just some up my revenue in a few lines?

[mad5226]

[CENTER][B]Current WCW Champions: WCW World heavyweight Champion: [COLOR="Blue"]Sting[/COLOR] WCW United States Champion: [COLOR="blue"]Rey Mysterio Jr.[/COLOR] WCW Tag Team Champions: [COLOR="blue"]The Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi and Jimmy Yang)[/COLOR] WCW Television Champion: [COLOR="Red"]Lance Storm[/COLOR] WCW Cruiserweight Champion: [COLOR="Blue"]Billy Kidman[/COLOR][/B][/CENTER]

[mad5226]

[CENTER][B][SIZE="6"][COLOR="Red"]WCW NITRO[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B]LIVE FROM BAKER STADIUM IN TACOMA, WA WCW CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: STING VS BUFF BAGWELL BILL GOLDBERG VS VAMPIRO SCOTT STEINER VS DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE WCW TELEVISION TITLE MATCH: LANCE STORM VS BAM BAM BIGELOW THE WALL VS JASON JETT[/B][/CENTER] feedback, comments, and predictions are always welcome. QUICK PICK: STING VS BUFF BAGWELL BILL GOLDBERG VS VAMPIRO SCOTT STEINER VS DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE LANCE STORM VS BAM BAM BIGELOW THE WALL VS JASON JETT

[Rob5KC]

[QUOTE=mad5226;203456]O.O.C. Alright guys so for future refrence tell me what you think of this post. Should I make the board meeting something that happens every month, or even every week, or would you rather I just scrap it all together and just some up my revenue in a few lines?[/QUOTE] I like the board meeting, but it should probably be a once a month thing. I especially liked the "No, I want to fire Hogan and Nash." and the reaction for Bischoff. :D Excellent work with WCW and I look forward to what you have in store.

[takerlives77]

Great stuff really liking the whole concept. i'm doing the exact same game with wcw. finding it hard to build up strong storylines but you seem to be doing a pretty good job. keep up the good work.

[Rob5KC]

[B]STING[/B] VS BUFF BAGWELL - Sting retains but Bagwell looks really good in defeat [B]BILL GOLDBERG[/B] VS VAMPIRO - I just can't see Vampiro over Goldberg SCOTT STEINER VS [B]DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE[/B] - Steiner gets himself disqualified in this one [B]LANCE STORM[/B] VS BAM BAM BIGELOW - The Canadian National anthem triumphs again [B]THE WALL[/B] VS JASON JETT - no reason really, just flipped a coin