Sin 2001
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We open with a seven deadly sins style openning video its pretty decent although the choices for sloth (Jeff Jarrett) and lust (Scott Stiener) seem bizarre.
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Shannon Moore says he wishes Shane Helms luck for his match.
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WCW Crusierweight Title Match
Shane Helms vs. Chavo Guerrero
God these two again, come on Chavo put some effort in. Chavito scores with a hip toss and a side headlock but Shane rolled out and scored with an arm drag leading to an arm drag. Full nelson from Shane but Chavo then counters a hip toss and they awkwardly wrestle to the ropes. Chavo then scores with a huge knife edge chop and a european uppercut but Shane repplies with two arm drags and slugs away. Shane then snaps of a hurricanrota. Chavo reverses a hip toss but Shane blocks and scores with the TKO facecrusher. Shane stalks Chavo and charges but is back dropped to the outside.
Shane pulls Chavito to the outside and then introduces him to the guard rail. Shane rolls Chavo back into the ring but is caught coming back into the ring with a double sledge. It doesn't deter Shane as he hits a roll up. Shane then gets a silly counter to a backslide with a roll up for two. Shane goes for a powerbomb but Chavo counters into a Alabama Slam, Chavo then hits a blatant low blow for two. Chavo is getting cheered as a face. Chavo tosses Shane to the outside and then rolls him back in for two? Odd.
Chavo runs into a boot in the corner but Chavo responds with a dropkick for two. Uninspired stuff. Chavo responds to my criticism with a chinlock. Shane pounds away to escape and counters a suplex, dodges a closeline and scores with a atomic drop and a neckbreaker. Both men are down. Chavo tries to unload but Shane blocks everything, Shane dodges a closeline and scores with a straight jacket suplex for two. Shane gets a hard Irish whip and the Sugar Smack for two. Shane goes for a monkey flip but Chavo throws Shane out of the ring.
Shane recovers slowly and Chavo comes flying off top with a diving press off top to the outside. Chavito rolls Sugar Shane Helms into the ring for two. Chavo goes for a suplex but Shane blocks the suplex. Chavo charges but Shane hip tosses Chavo to the outside and then follows up with a flying cross body. Back in the ring Shane scores with a sunset flip off top. Shane then scores with a samoan drop. Helms calls for the vertebreaker, Chavo counters into a full nelson but Shane switches into the Nightmare On Helmstreet for two!!!
Shane goes for the Nightmare again but Chavo counters with knee strikes and then goes for the Tornado DDT but Shane blocks. Shane then floats over on the Brainbuster but Chavo turns holds onto Shane and then nails the Brainbuster for the win.
Good effort from these two, the kings of the 2 to 3 star match combined to produce another 2 to 3 star match. Could have gone higher if it wasn't for the extremely uninspiring offence in the begining third of the the match. Awkward finishing sequence also. (**1/2)
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Mike Tenay is waiting for someone to arrive. It's Ric Flair in a white limo. Tenay asks who the mystery opponent for Scott Stiener will be but Ric says that's under lock and key.
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We then go to a promo with Big Vito and Johnny the Bull. Vito says he's gonna beat up his brother.
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Big Vito vs. Reno
Man who booked this crapp. Vito bitch slaps his brother to start and then Reno slugs down Vito. Reno scores with a powerslam and a knee drop for two. Good intensity to start this match. They go to the outside and Vito slugs away on Reno. Reno returns fire by whipping Vito into the guard rail and introducing Vito to the ring steps.
Back in the ring Reno slugs away on Vito. Reno tries a hard Irish whip but Vito explodes out of the corner with a closeline. Vito then puts Reno on top and hits a superplex. Reno grabs Vito's foot but Vito nails an enzenguri and a back suplex. Vito gets the crowd clapping and then misses a blind charge going shoulder first into the ring post. Vito falls to the outside and Reno introduces Vito to the ring setps and then reaquaints Vito with the gaurd rail.
They return to the ring and Reno hits a headbutt and knee drop. Reno gives Vito a bitch slap and then a terribly awkward closeline. Scott Hudon is just dreadful on colour commentary. Reno does some bizarre face rakes. Vito comes back with a sunset flip for two but is immediately closelined down for two. Reno runs right into a crescent kick and both men are dwon.
Vito slugs down Reno and then hits a closeline. Vito gets a double arm overhead release suplex and then a loose looking Vito Special for two! Reno tegs a kick to the gut and then a bizarre dropkick to the gut. Vito awkard counters the roll the dice into a northern lights suplex. Reno counters the spinning implant DDT into a T-Bone suplex for two. This is clunky but not bad. After some awkward transitioning Reno counters a suplex into a Roll the Dice for a nice finish.
Well that was a real suprise, it started intense a slowly died down and got sloppy but they recovered with a nice finish. Good energy levels fine match. (**1/4)
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Mike Sanders and some one in the shadows who looks like Brian Adams and Sanders gives him money to do a job. Sanders walks off. Bryan Clarke walks in with a bigger wad of cash saying he got a better offer and Brian Adams agrees.
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Jamie Noble & Evan Karagias vs. Jung Dragons (w/Lena Miaow)
THE TECH TEAM TOTALLY FUCK UP AND THE NAMES APPEAR EVAN KNOBLE and JAMIE KARAGIAS.
Kaz and Evan start and they exchange some chops. before running the ropes at fast pace before Kaz counters a wheel barrow into a wheel barrow suplex. Kaz then gives Noble a hurricannarota. The Dragons clear the ring and then nail double Asai Moonsaults to start the match.
Back in the ring Yang gets a closeline, Noble counters a powerbomb with an arm drag. Yang back flips over Noble who respones with a body scissors taking both men over the top rope to the outside. Kaz gives Evan a front suplex off top but when Kaz goes for a cross body he's met with a dropkick by Evan. Evan charges but Kaz gives him a drop toe hold sending him into the bottom turnbuckle. Noble and Evan then score with a side walk slam guillotine leg drop combo. Evan misses a Stinger splash but catches Kaz charging and scores with a front slam. Noble comes in with a basement dropkick drop toe hold combo. Noble scores with a back suplex for two and then Jamie Noble scores with a flying double chop for two. Noble gives Kaz a closeline which Hudson calls a singapore. Karagias then scores with a very nice Press slam into a spinebuster. Yang attacks to avoid a pin. Evan then scores with a front slam but totally fucks up a springboard moonsault. Jamie tags in and knocks Yang off the apron to avoid the hot tag. Noble goes for a victory roll but Kaz rolls out and scores with the stiff kick of death.
HOT TAG. Yang gives Noble a dropkick and a one arm slam on Karagais. Yang gives Noble a dragon screw and Karagias and run up back flip and a ten punch. Noble recovers and nails a german suplex for two. Karagias scores with a springboad body press to the outside. Yang counters a top rope Frankenstiener into a sit out powerbomb for two! Karagias gives Yang a neck breaker and the Fire Bird Splash for a near fall! Kaz scores with a slingshot DDT and the Anaconda vice. Noble breaks it up and gets a tombstone piledriver for a near fall!!! Yang gives Noble a Finlay roll and Yang over shoots the Yang Time by a mile and they improv a inside cradle for the win.
Well they blew two spots including the finish but that was an insane indie style spotfest. Alto of fun and an incredible pace. (**3/4)
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Buff Bagwell and Luger talk over their strategy as to how their gonna get Goldbreg fired.
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Mike Sanders comes to the ring and makes fun of the crowd. He says the Cat gonna come out and say that he's for the people, hear to help WCW. He says he knows just like him that Cat is in it for the money. He rips on the local town. He then says that Ms Brown and the commisioner ship are on the line.
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Cat gets on the mic, The Cat says he's gonna win the commisionership back for all the people out here. Cat says he's gonna send WCW all the way back to the top and get rid of crap like you. The Cat says with people behind him can beat anyone. Somebody call his momma. Sanders claims he's more popular and they do the cheer-boo poses.
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Commisionership vs. Miss Jones Match
Mike Sanders vs. The Cat
While Cat is playing to the crowd Sanders pulls him off the top rope. Sanders slugs away in a rather uninteresting manner. The Cat responds with a Lou Thez press. Sanders runs away until he can catch the Cat with stomps and slugs. The Cat unloads on Sanders to a big pop. Cat keeps it coming with a kick combo and a ten punch with the crowd in full voice. Sanders ends the crowds fun with a low blow. Sanders then gets a snapmare and a stiff kick to the chest. Sanders then applies a grounded cobra clutch. Cat dodges a short arm closeline but Sanders goes for a sunset flip, Cat tells him to suck it and gets the James Brown elbow. Cat hits the splits and throat thrust and Sanders begs off. Sanders tries to use a chair but Miss Brown gives him a back kick and chases Sanders around the ring. Stasiak and Jindrack then run to ringside and attack the Cat but Kronic make the save. Bryan Clarke forces Sanders to eat his own money and The Cat score with the Feliner for the win.
Obviously an appalling match but the crowd had a really good time. (1/2*)
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We then see Flair and Goldberg watch the footage from earlier on of Bagwell and Luger talking about how their gonna take Goldberg out. Flair says he's gonna make it a No DQ match so Goldberg can't be DQed we then see Goldberg signing a picture and posing with a fan.
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Gene Okerland is then with Jeff Jarrett. He calls Okerland a Jurrasic Slapnuts. Jeff says Scott is the only man he trust. He tells Okerland to choke on that.
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If Storm can be serious for a moment he says that Team Canada are the superior Team and he says all rise for the playing of the Canadian National Anthem. Jim Duggan then explains the rules.
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Penalty Box Match
Team Canada (w/Major Gunns) vs. The Flithee Animals (w/Tygress)
Special Guest Referee: Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Storm and Mysterio start the match. Lance slugs down Rey but Rey comes back with an arm wrench spring board arm drag. Ray tries a pop up move but Lance lifts Rey onto the top rope and crotches him. Duggan catches Prime time double team and puts him in the box and then puts Awesome in the box for shoving the ref.
Rey gets a snapmare and Kidman gets a slingshot leg drop. Kidman gets a running closeline and Konan comes in and sloppily powerbombs Rey onto the Lance. Both Awesome and Prime time are released. Rey gets a springboard splash and Kidman comes in with a pop up ranna. Lance finally manages to respond with a leg drop and he tags in Prime Time. Kidman gets the leap frog headscissors in the corner. Kidman flips out of two suplexes and scores with a back suplex. Both Storm and Awesome anger Duggan and they are box sent to the penalty box.
Kidman scores with a DDT and Konnan hits the rolling closeline and his insane rolling octopus stretch. Konnan gets a body slam and tags in Rey who Drops The Dime for a near fall. Prime Time responds with a dropkick and kips up and nails a hurricanrota. Elix matrixes to avoid a closeline but he can't avoid the reverse DDT for two. Prime Time caught Konnan with a droptoe hold and a missile dropkick.
Mike Awesome tags in and Konnan catches a cross body and scores with a powerslam for two. Tygress and Major Gunns argue and the Flithee Animals try to double team but Duggan catches then and puts Kidman and Rey into the penalty box. Konnan scores with an Oklahoma slam for two. Tygress sprays a water bottle all over Major Gunn's tits and Duggan puts them both in the penalty both. Skipper gets a snapmare and chinlock. Even the commentators point out that that move makes no sense within the context of this match up.
Everyone is released from the penalty box. Konnan gets a back kick and an X-Factor and everybody is down. The crowd popped huge for that. Kidman comes off top with a back elbow, a back body drop and a dropkick. Kidman counters a tilt-a-whirl lands on his feet and scores with a sky high for two. Lance gets a jaw breaker but is dropped to the outside. Kidman is then back body dropped to the outside by Rey Mysterio onto Lance Storm. Then everyone brawls on the outside as Duggan blows the whistle non stop. Awesome tries to use scissors and is sent ot the penalty box. Eveyone except Rey and Lance are in the box. Rey gets a bronco buster as does Tygress on Rey. Tygress is put in the penalty box. Rey hangs Lance on the Middle rope and Drops the Dime for two. Lance superkicks Rey out of the ring. Kidman hits the Kid Crusher but Awesome dives in for the save as the time limmit dubiously expires. Rey tries a slingshot Sunset flip but Awesome catches him and hits a running Awesome bomb. Awesome bomb is sent to the penalty box. However it doesn't matter as Lance locks Rey in the Maple Leaf and Rey taps, Duggan reluctantly calls the victory.
Well that was a mess but quite alot of fun and had some really good action thrown in with all the silliness. The resthold from Skipper with a three man advantage was completely illogical. The crowd seemed to get steadily more into this one and the finish was relatively dramatic. (**)
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Tenay interviews Sanders and his stable. O'Haire and Palumbo then cut two truely terrible promos.
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We see Nash and DDP backstage not sweating the ridiculously threats of O'Haire.
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WCW Hardcore Title Match
Meng vs. Terry Funk vs. Crowbar
Daffney who is in the crowd throws water in Terry's face during his entrance. Terry grabs her by the hair and pulls her over the rail. Crowbar then nails Terry with a few chair shots then throws him head first into something metal. They brawl into the bathroom and Terry hits Crowbar with a plastic bin. That was dumb. Meng is nowhere to be seen. As Daffney screams Terry Funk talks trash and throws Crowbar through a variety of toilet doors. As Funk pulls Crowbar out of the toilet Meng appears and attacks with more soft plastic bins. Meng now switches to the aluminium bin for slightly more impact. The crowd cheer as they return to view, then boo as they dissapear. Meng and Terry and Kanyon bang their heads into a wall. Meng no sells as Terry oversells. They then throw chairs and five tables on Meng. God this in an abortion. Terry begins to unload on Crowbar with a chair but Crowbar returns fire by setting of a fire extinguisher in Funk's face. Crowbar gets some pussies chair shots and lays Funk on a table. Crowbar then comes off the balcony and guess what we see? The Back of a fans head and then an elbow of someone lying in the ring? As Meng makes the save we get a replay of the leg drop that we can actually see.
Meng and crowbar exchange chops on the stage. Meng tries a suplex but Crowbar floats over. Meng dodges a closeline and floors Crowbar with a superkick. Crowbar sells by rolling down the ramp. Funk then appears from nowhere and kills Meng with a snow shovel. Funk then body slams Crowbar on the guard rail snaping it in half in an impressive spot. The two men return to the ring where Crowbar hits Terry with a chair and then pillmanizes Terry hits a front flip senton onto a chair. Crowbar then bitch slaps Terry. Terry fires back but is cut off with a basement dropkick. Crowbar applies the figure four and Meng comes off top with a big splash to break the hold. Meng nails a piledriver on Crowbar but Terry breaks up the pin. Meng body slams Funk and scores with a second rope splash. Crowbar breaks the pin with a chair shot. Then Funk and Crowdbar give Meng about twenty unprotected chair shots to the head. Funk follows it up with a DDT. Funk asks for Crowbar's help but instead Crowbar hits Funk with a chair. Meng then superkicks the chair back into Crowbar's face and Meng gives Funk the Togan death grip for the 1-2-3.
Terrible, awful wrestling, sloppy, uninteresting and dangerous spots. Very ammatuer hour and watching today knowing what we know about chairshots it was hard to watch those repeated shots to Meng's head. Garbage. (1/2*)
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The Cat is walking backstage with Miss Jones when he bumps into Ric Flair. Flair tells him he's glad The Cat is the commisioner again. He then tells Cat to have the rest of the night of to enjoy a night of champange and luxury. Cat says he'd rather have Chicken Wings or some such black stereo type. Flair says I'm sure they'll have that too. Flair was really good here, its an inconsequencial promo but he was bubly and charismatic, we really didn't get to see much fo this Flair in WWE.
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Sid then cuts a very silly Sid promo. He said his opponents will run like lost children in the woods.
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Before the Insiders-Thrillers match, Sanders and his stable walk out and come to ringside. Sanders says that at any stage of this match he feels like making a substitution he can. Flair's music hits to a huge pop (well by this shows standards). Flair says its two on two or everyone is fined and suspensed because Sanders is no longer commisioner.
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WCW World Tag Team Title Match
The Natural Born Thrillers vs. The Insiders
Palumbo floors DDP with one punch. Page pops up and they go straigh to a slugfest that Page wins. DDP dodges a closeline, Chuck dodges a northern lariat and then DDP scores with a closeline. Chuck is angry and charges but DDP counters a closeline to a sambo suplex and DDP closelines Palumbo to the outside.
After regrouping Nash and O'Haire tag in. Nash scores with a body slam and then the two men circle each other. O'Haire grabs a side headlock and is shot into the ropes, O'Haire can dodge two closelines but he can't avoid a big boot from Nash. Nash gets the corner knees and a the big rights, that's like 60% of Nash's move set gone already. O'Haire then back flips over Nash and scores with a superkick before tagging in Palumbo. Chuck beats the crap out of Nash. Palumbo tries the corner leap frog but Nash catches him with the snake eyes, rope rider and closeline. My word Nash is up to 78% already.
DDP comes off top with a flying closeline on Palumbo. O'Haire gives Page a knee in the back allowing Chuck to hit the Jungle kick for a near fall. The Thrillers then hit a double slingshot suplex for two. Scott Hudson informers us the Thrillers "can look as good as they want to look but DDP does not know how to lose", no I don't get it either. Palumbo then scores with the Macho Man jaw jacker. O'Haire tags in and beats down Page. The Thrillers then mock Nash and throw DDP back into their corners. Then then hit a double corner closeline while completely ignoring the refs count. The crowd are redifining indifference. DDP fights both men off but Palumbo goes for a Tombstone but Page turns it over and scores with the tombstone piledriver and both men are down. This Referees count is hilariously over the top. Both men failed to answer the count? BWhahahahaha. The ref ignors this.
Nash gets the hot tag and its big side saltos all round. Nash then gives them both big boots and takes the straps down. The rest of the thrillers run to ringside. Nash hits the Jacknife powerbomb. Lex Luger tries to sneak in with a chair but DDP fights him off through the crowd. The ref has mysteriously dissapeared. Nash goes for a Jacknife on O'Haire and a man in a boiler suit and a wig runs in from the crowd and hits Nash with a monkey wrench. The man the immediately removes the disguise to reveal Buff Bagwell. Note to wrestling writers: IF YOUR GOING TO IMMEDIATELY REVEAL YOUR IDENTITY WHY WEAR A FRIGGIN DISGUISE IN THE FIRST PLACE? O'Haire then finishes Nash with the Seanton bomb.
That was a fine big star but low work rate tag team match until the bullshit swerve run in finishes. That's the kind of finish that just kills the crowd dead. (*3/4)
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Mike Sanders and co celebrate the title win backstage saying they didn't ask for Buff's help.
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Ric Flair then says it's showtime and gets into a limosine. Presumably to go get his mystery challenger.
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Shane Douglas comes to the ring and says he'd like to dirrect Rection's "correction", Douglas then cuts a rather weak promo saying the US Title is just a stepping stone to the World Title. He then makes fun of the crowd, it's like everyone isn't over at all so they have to mock the crowd to get heat, wait this is WCW why am I suprised?
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WCW United States Title
First Blood Suspended Chain Match
General Hugh G. Reaction vs. Shane Douglas
The referee finds a chain about Shane Douglas' person. Why the referee would care seeing as a first blood match is No DQ last time I checked. Douglas jumps Morris but Hugh soon takes him down and works over the arm. Just incase your weren't excited enough about this match already Tony Schiavonie explains match can end with "a skinned elbow. Hugh then hits an arm drag and applies an armbar. Hugh tells the ref to ask Shane if he wants to tap. YES HE'S LOOKING, NO ASKING FOR SUBMISSION A FIRST BLOOD MATCH. Hugh seemingly told by the ref what type of match it is abandoms the arm bar and instead gets a slam and bounds away on the head of Douglas. Shane turns things aroudn with a blatant low blow, proving my DQ theory. Douglas advantage doesn't last for long as Douglas runs into a boot and Morris gets a flying closeline off the second rope. Morris goes for the moonsault and Scott and Tony debate whether he's attemtping to jump from the turnbuckle to the chain (suspended above the ring). Shane crotches Hugh to block the moonsault, which the commentators still think is an attempt to reach the Chain.
Douglas now works over the leg. In a first blood match? Why? Shane actually puts a nice leg lock on Hugh. Shane then locks in the figure four leglock. The commentators point out that Shane cannot win the match this way. Shane lets go of the hold and is then back body dropped to the outside. Hugh and Shane exchange tame whips into the guard rails. Shane scores with a nervous body press from the gaurd rail into the crowd. Morris then attempts to climb the rail but Shane crotches him. Shane then gets a figure four on the ring post but Shane is too inflexible to lock it in with his legs and instead uses his shoulder.
Back in the ring Shane shows the intensity of the this blood fued by getting a snapmare and a chinlock. Mercifully Hugh fights out and gets a military press. Hugh finnally gets a ladder, which the crowd have been cat callin for the duration of this match up. Hugh sets up the ladder and gets the chain. Douglas shoves over the ladder taking out both Hugh and the referee. Douglas then gets a chain from his boots (HE DOESN'T HAVE TO HIDE ITS NO DQ!!!) he slugs Morris and hides his chain and takes the real chain and Morris is bleeding and that's it.
This was terrible. They wrestled a gimmick match that could have been entertaining and covered up their many limitations however they wrestled a lame illogical, screw it just plain retarded lazy house show match. This was awful on almost every level and was an insult to everyone of my senses. (DUD)
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Micheal Buffer then introduces the match and explains the concept.
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No Disqualification
Streak Rules Match
Totally Buff vs. Goldberg & Sarge
For the second show in a row their is a man in the front row holding a "Buff is the Stuff" shirt. If you were wondering what Streak Rules are, they are relatively simple. Goldberg has to surpass his original Streak (174-0 (I think)) if he loses even one match he will be fired. The crowd are legitimately going nuts for Goldberg. Tony Schiavonie helpfully explains for those of you with IQs as low as Tony's that Sarge's nickname comes from the term drill sargeant. Thank you, Tony, thank you so much.
The crowd chant for Goldberg, although I can't see them shouting so it could be piped in. Goldberg unloads on Luger and then scores with a flying shoulder tackle and a double underhook suplex to big pops. Buff Bagwell tags in and unloads on Goldberg scoring with a suplex and dancing and posing. Of course Goldberg no sells the suplex pops up behind Buff and scores with a military press into a slam. Golderg tags in Sarge to a groan from the crowd.
Sarge dodges a closeline and scores with a back suplex. Sarge chews Bagwell out as he wrestlers and walks the ropes soring with a elbow drop. The crowd just piss and moan will Sarge is in the ring. Luger sneak attacks Sarge and the heels gain control. Totally Buff work over Sarge on the outside. Bagwell scores with a closeline and then a double arm DDT for two. The crowd are obviously far too excited so Bagwell decides it must be time for a snapmare and a chinlock. Luger tags in with a kick to the gut. Luger pounds over Sarge with minimum of imagination before hits an awkward looking running forearm. Bagwell tags back in which unbelievably ups the work rate. Sarge counters a suplex and then the race is on.
HOT TAG!!! Goldberg cleans house, he gives Luger a closeline and Bagwell a pump handle suplex. Bagwell starts to attack the fan that Goldberg signed the autograph for earlier and Scott Hudson says "Security you don't put your hands on a wrestler", Scott Hudson you are a retard, I'd like to see Scott forcably remove Buff Bagwell's hands from him, actually there's no way Hudson would want to stop Buff touching him, who am I kidding. Goldberg saves the fan and the fan of course turns on him and sprays mace in Goldberg's eyes. Security then clobbers the kid, now of course when he should have said his previous line, Scott is speechless.
Luger then beats the crap out of Goldberg with a chair. Luger then removes Security from the kid and high fives the kid. Goldberg swings and kicks wildly. He still manages to fight off totally Buff scoring with a closeline on Bagwell. Luger then nails Goldberg in the back with a chair and then a disgusting chair shot to the head. Totally Buff then hit an awesome Doomsday Blockbuster for the win, to a face pop, albeit a small one.
Well that's how to kill a crowd 101, if the previous two bull shit finishes hadn't sufficiently done that for you, the crowd is now officially dead. Tony Schiavonie is selling like he's crying. The crowd reaction shots are awesome because they couldn't look more dejected seriously, its as if there at a funeral. Well the match was solid at best but the screwjob finish killed the match dead along with the crowd. (3/4*)
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We then get a long pause for thought as Goldberg walks away. They run a video package on the world title match which is incredibly funny because the mystery man wasn't kept of television he was just running around in a ludicrious black get up and a mask.
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Micheal Buffer comes out and does the are you ready gimmick but the crowd are completely silent and actually look incredibly sad. The man they legimately paid to see has just been totally screwed and you can tell they just want this show to end.
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In perhaps the comedy line of the night, and there have been plenty, Micheal Buffer proclaims that "Jeff Jarrett the man renouned around the world for his stroke".
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Ric Flair's music hits and he comes to ring, Buffer actually talks over Flair. Flair says that Scott if your the world champion you have defend the title and Flair said he didn't say when the mystery man will appear and this match starts now.
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WCW World Heavyweight Title Match
Jeff Jarrett vs. Sid Vicious vs. Scott Stiener vs. ???
Sid whips Stiener into the guard rail and then gives Scott a ten punch. Jarrett then helps Scott by attacking Sid. Scott scores with his belly to belly suplex. Scott then holds Sid on the ropes for a rope rider by Jarrett. Scott then scores with the closeline, muscle kiss elbow drop and then the press ups of doom. Sid then runs with no momentum and throws himself over the gaurd rail in a spot the crowd just shit allover. Then Sid running a snails pace runs into a closeline from Scotty. Sid fights both men off and goes for the powerbomb but Scott breaks it up and scores with a back breaker and Jeff comes of the second rope with a splash. The crowd are just completely dead and this two on one stuff is just further murdering the crowd. Sid counters a double suplex and suplexes both men over and everyone is down.
Sid scores with a double closeline and then its Big Boots all round. Sid then hits the chokeslam on Jarrett but Poppa Pump makes the save. Sid then hits the cobra clutch bomb. Its Jarrett's turn to take a silly bump into the crowd. We then see Flair backstage who says its show time and the mystery man appears and walks with Ric, he's still masked. The crowd chant a combo of "boring/bullshit" and as Scott does press ups and chokes Ric Flairs music hits and the mystery man appears. Scott stares down the mystery man. The crowd bark they think its Rick's which would actually make sense and get a big pop, so of course they are wrong. Tony Schiavonie exclaims "what drama this is", seriously Tony no one cares the crowd have hardly made a peep since Totally Buff won. The mystery man then stares down Stiener and hits one stomp on Sid and Scotty gets the pin for the win.
Yes you read that correctly Sid Vicious was beaten with a choke which he had about two minutes to recover from before being hit by a half hearted stomp and that was your main event of the evening, folks. So after a fun enough undercard that got the crowd going WCW presents you with four consecutive screw job finishes, including Goldberg being retired forever, all in a row. The crowd is absolutely dead, the promotion is dead, they killed their audience and anyone who had any chance of drawing in one night. This was a horrible main event. (1/2*)
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The mystery man unmasks and its Road Warrior Animal. Who actually recieves a pretty big pop but its too little too late, judging by that reaction if he'd actually debuted as a face and WCW had not opted for the swerve they could have actually had a hot finish to the show that the crowd would have really been into.
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Overall Thoughts: Promising begin to a show which ended with all hope being extinguished. Strong recommendation to avoid.
