Joey Styles and "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner welcome everyone to tonight's show. After Gertner tells the crowd that "ECW carries TNN" and that TNN would be "shitty" without them, Cyrus can be heard saying "Excuse me." Gertner responds, "I swear on my life, if he comes out here, I'll beat the piss out of him!" Styles tells Gertner "You can have what I leave behind!" Cyrus shows up with Tajiri, and the crowd chants "We want Sandman!" Cyrus says he is the man who brings the fans Rollerjam and calls himself "The Ayatollah of Rock 'n Bowl-ah" before warning Gertner not to soil himself as he can let Tajiri loose at the drop of a pin. Cyrus then says the network has a situation with Super Crazy, and says he has been frustrated by letting the talent handle network business. This leads to a "Super Crazy" chant from the crowd. He says that a talent has not gotten the job done, so tonight, he and the network take control. After he says that he can hold his own in the ring, he announces he will face Super Crazy in a wrestling match and restore the ECW World Television Championship to the network because "idiots like Tajiri" are not getting the job done. Tajiri takes offense to that comment, and Cyrus says something to him in Japanese before threatening to revoke his work visa and send him back to jobbing to Abdullah the Butcher in Big Japan and accusing Gertner and Styles of wanting him deported. Tajiri turns back towards Styles and Gertner, then Cyrus says that the network takes control and that he will don the tights and face Super Crazy for the World Television title.
We hear from Danny Doring and Roadkill, who calls out The New Dangerous Alliance (C.W. Anderson and Billy Wiles), saying they will get their hands on them. As for Elektra, Doring calls her "a used Kleenex in the peep show booth of life." All of a sudden, Angel shows up and asks where "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, as he wants to collect on the hit on Dreamer. Angel the accuses Doring of stepping up to him, and Doring says he has no problem with Angel before telling Angel he should be more concerned about having a problem with him. Doring then punches Angel, and Tony DeVito jumps in, immediately starting a tag team brawl. Grimes also shows up with a trash can which soon meets the back of Roadkill, and Da Baldies (Angel, DeVito, Grimes) quickly come out on top in the brawl.
Tajiri beats Little Guido.
We hear from Mike Awesome and "Judge" Jeff Jones. Jones says that Awesome's fist is like a judge's gavel, and when one is in contempt of Jones' court, Awesome will keep pounding. Awesome says he is ECW World Heavyweight Champion, and anyone who tries to take the title away from him is taking money out of his pocket. Awesome also says he has bled across four continents for the title, and nobody will take it away from him as it is the only belt in the world that matters today.
We see the word "Hell" written next to the first floor button on an elevator. When the elevator door opens, we see The Sinister Minsiter, who uses tarot cards to mention various ECW wrestlers and make a swipe at Diamond Dallas Page (saying that if he doesn't bring Kimberly, they won't book him). When The Sinister Minister laughs, Mikey Whipwreck is then seen underneath the table laughing with him.
Before the next match, Danny Doring and Roadkill proposes a Kansas City Street Fight against Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, Grimes). Angel tells Doring and Roadkill that they don't have the props or the pull to face them, and tells them that they don't have a second partner. Doring then says he has a friend in the back who is hardcore, has been in one of these street fights before and is willing to be in another one. That friend is "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer.
Danny Doring, Roadkill and "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer beat Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, Grimes).
Cyrus shows up. He says it is now the time that the network takes control as Super Crazy is seen in the ring. He then says he is ready to beat Super Crazy for the ECW World Television Championship, but nobody in television goes by stipulations. Cyrus then announces that instead of him facing Super Crazy, it will be Rhino.
Super Crazy retains the ECW World Television Championship against Rhino following a Sunset Flip powerbomb into a table. After the match, Steve Corino attacks Super Crazy, and Cyrus joins in while Jack Victory pulls out a few tables. The Sandman shows up from out of the crowd and canes Corino and Jack Victory, but the numbers game quickly takes over and Rhino plows Super Crazy into The Sandman, sending both men through a table in the corner. Cyrus then directs traffic as Corino and Jack Victory hold down The Sandman so that Rhino can hit him with The Sandman's Singapore cane. Rhino then drinks The Sandman's beer before spitting and pouring it on Sandman. Cyrus then says nobody stands up to the network.
Friday, March 31, 2000
Thursday, March 30, 2000
Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for March 30, 2000
Kane and Rikishi Phatu beat The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley).
The DX Express pulls up, with Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley catch up with Tori, X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James.
Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up. Triple H says that there are three days left until WrestleMania, when four of the biggest stars in the WWF ever step into the ring for a Fatal 4-Way Match to determine who the true WWF Champion. He then says you would have to be crazy not to say that the intensity has picked up, then talks about how he calls himself "The Game" every week because he eats, sleeps, breathe and thinks nothing else but the business, and because he has bled, sweated and paid the ultimate price to be the best in the business. He then says there is not a man in the back who can tell him that he is not the very best at what he does, as he has no equal in the ring and he will leave WrestleMania as the WWF Championship as he is just that damn good. Suddenly, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up and says everyone is about to find out just how good Triple H is before stating that Triple H is unusually confident and may have found a way to weasel out of the match and stay WWF Champion on a disqualification or a count-out. Vince then announces that the match for the WWF Championship will have no disqualifications, no count-outs and a definite winner. Vince then wishes Triple H luck, then leaves. Triple H then says that as unfair and ridiculous as that is, he is not shaken, and he tells Vince to remember who he is talking to as he is the man that retired Mick Foley and no disqualifications mean nothing to him. Suddenly, Mick Foley shows up, and while he admits Triple H retired him and put him out of the business, he is back in the business for one night at WrestleMania. Now that the match is no disqualifications, he then says it would not hurt to bring a 2x4 with barbed wire wrapped around it. He then admits that he said he would not hurt him with a barbed wire bat, he did promise to take what was most dear to him; however, he sees no reason not to do that and hurt him at the same time, and says the main difference between them is that after WrestleMania, Triple H will have to go back to work while he doesn't, and he is not afraid to let it all hang out this Sunday and it does not matter to him if he is in a hospital bed after he takes the WWF Championship from Triple H. He then says it will be a long time before wrestling fans ever see him again, and says it is an honor to be in everyone's living rooms every Monday and Thursday night and that WrestleMania will be "one hell of a match." He then tells Triple H to get his lip marks off the WWF Championship, as he is coming home with the gold.
Backstage, Kurt Angle is seen talking to an old man named Phil who works in the arena about his match tonight. Big Show finds Kurt Angle and tells him they need to have a conversation.
Tazz vs. Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore Championship ends in a no-contest. During the match, Viscera shows up as Crash and Tazz fight their way to the back to beat up both men, and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) also get in volved. The five-man brawl ends up backstage near some company 18-wheelers, where everyone fights over the Hardcore Championship.
We see GTV footage from Val Venis' hotel room, where The Kat shows up and says she will let him decide "who comes out on top" at her match at WrestleMania as a special guest referee. The Kat then gets on the bed, and Val Venis tells her that the less she does, the better her match will be.
We see footage from during the commercial break where Crash Holly gets away from Viscera, Tazz and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) only to be attacked by The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs), who fight each other over the WWF Hardcore Championship yet again. This alerts everyone else, who chases after Crash again.
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) guest on commentary for the next match.
D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) beat Edge and Christian after Edge pushes Road Dogg into referee Tim White to avoid a pump handle slam and The Hardy Boyz attack Edge and Christian while Tim White is down.
Backstage, Mick Foley tells The Rock to keep his eyes open and ears alert backstage before WrestleMania, and offers to watch his back. The Rock declines his help.
Before the next match, Kurt Angle tells his young fans they have his permission to stay up Sunday night to watch him retain the WWF European and Intercontinental Championship, and he is sure that he will repeat as "Euro-continental Champion" as he is sure that the San Antonio Spurs will not repeat an NBA Championship win this year.
The Rock beats Kurt Angle. When the match begins, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up to watch the match from ringside, distracting The Rock at the start of the match. Shortly afterwards, Big Show and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon also show up to watch from ringside. Later in the match, Triple H gets in the ring, distracting referee Earl Hebner so that Big Show can hit The Rock with a choke slam. The Rock kicks out, then hits Angle with a Rock Bottom for the win. After the match, The Rock fights off Big Show and Triple H, but Big Show headbutts The Rock to the mat. Triple H and Big Show then gang up on The Rock, then WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up with a steel chair. Vince hits Triple H and Big Show with the chair, but Shane hits Vince and The Rock in the face with the WWF Championship before holding it up alongside Big Show. When Triple H gets back in the ring, Shane also hits Triple H in the face with it.
It is announced before the next match that Chris Jericho will host Countdown To WrestleMania this Saturday at 7:30 PM Eastern/6:30 PM Central, which features a preview of the main event, behind-the-scenes footage and Joe C. going one-on-one with WWF superstars.
Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero tells Chris Jericho that he would like to get some things straight with Chyna before he spanks Jericho tonight. He tells Chyna that when he found out he was going to have the opportunity to wrestle her at WrestleMania, he admits that he got excited, and says that she is oozing with excitement judging by the twinkle in her eye and that she wants to dance with him at WrestleMania. He then says that if Chyna thinks he is sexy, all she has to do is let him know.
Chris Jericho beats Eddie Guerrero by disqualification after Chris Benoit interferes. After the match, Benoit and Guerrero attack Jericho in the corner, then Chyna confronts Guerrero and chases him to the back while Benoit attacks Jericho. Kurt Angle then runs into the ring and hits both men with his signature slam.
WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up with a letter in her hand. She says that is a fan letter, and she shares the contents of it with the crowd as she says it echoes their feelings. The letter comes from an 18-year-old fan named Donna McCleary, who calls Stephanie a role model to her and her friends. She talks about how she first saw Stephanie when she started watching, and how she fooled everybody in her family and friends after taking all the abuse that she did. She then says that this is why she admires her so much, and says that everyone is just jealous of a woman with so much power. Donna then says in her letter that she identifies with Stephanie and wants to be just like her before wishing her and Triple H luck at WrestleMania. Suddenly, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up, and he says he has a headache for all the right reasons and that listening to Stephanie would be a headache enough. Vince says he cannot tell if Stephanie wrote a letter to herself or if the youth of America is "going to Hell in a hand basket," then WWF co-owner Linda McMahon shows up and tells Vince that the constant bickering has to stop, as she cannot imagine how much further this can go and that the family is in the situation it is in because of Vince's actions. She then demands that Vince exercise his role as patriarch of the family and fix the situation, then heads back to the back. Vince says he has been asked to fix the situation, and guarantees that this is exactly what he will do at WrestleMania. He then says he will not wait until WrestleMania and that he will start fixing the situation tonight in San Antonio, Texas. He says that since Stephanie likes to slap people around so much, she will be in her very first official wrestling match, and it will be in the ring tonight against Jacqueline.
We see GTV footage where Terri Runnels is in bed with Val Venis at the hotel. Terri tells Venis that she doesn't wanting in their past to cloud his judgment as special guest referee at WrestleMania. Venis tells Terri not to worry, as "fair play" is his middle name.
Backstage, Crash Holly is attacked by Hardcore Holly. He flees into the office of The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw), and Faarooq, Bradshaw, Kaientai (Taka Michinoku and Sho Funaki), The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs), The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh), Tazz and Viscera all go after him. Crash runs into the ring and says this is getting out of control and that he has to call off the 24/7 rule off. He then says that everyone coming after him deserves a shot, and proposes a 15-minute hardcore battle royal where the last person to get a pinfall becomes the WWF Hardcore Champion. After Crash asks everyone surrounding the ring to give him time to rest for WrestleMania, Hardcore Holly gets in the ring and tells Crash to quit with the whining and belly-aching as he got himself in this mess. He then accepts the challenge on behalf of everyone else, but tells Crash that the issue between them is personal. Hardcore Holly punches Crash, who then flees into the crowd.
Backstage, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley tries to figure out what to do concerning her match against Jacqueline with Triple H.
Dean Malenko retains the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship against Scotty 2 Hotty. During the match, Perry Saturn pulls Scotty 2 Hotty out of a pinfall and beats him up only for Grandmaster Sexay to come to Scotty's rescue. As referee Tim White is distracted, Scotty 2 Hotty gets Malenko in an inside cradle, but Eddie Guerrero rolls it around so that Malenko is on top of Scotty, giving Malenko the win.
The music video for Know Your Role by Method Man from WWF Aggression is replayed.
GTV footage is played where Val Venis is in the hotel room when Mae Young runs in. Venis tells Mae Young that if she even thinks of taking her clothes off, she will run every chance The Kat has of winning at WrestleMania and that he will have to be on Viagra for the rest of his life if he even sees one spider vein. He then kicks Mae Young out of the hotel room.
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat T&A (Test and Prince Albert), then Albert hits Matt Hardy with a powerbomb before Test hits Matt with an elbow drop off Albert's shoulders. As T&A and Trish Stratus leave, Edge and Christian run into the ring, and Chrristian hits Matt with the Impaler before Edge pulls a ladder out from underneath the ring. Edge and Christian then climb up the ladder only The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) to run into the ring and push the ladder down before hitting The Hardy Boyz with the ladder. The Dudleys then put the ladder back up in the center of the ring, climb up and pose.
Backstage, Trish Stratus talks with T&A (Test and Prince Albert) backstage when Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman attack T&A from behind with Kendo sticks. Blackman then takes a second to admire Trish Stratus' body.
Before the next match, D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, Tori) wish WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley well before the match begins.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley beats Jacqueline to become the WWF Women's Champion after Triple H distracts referee Earl Hebner so that X-Pac can trip Jacqueline and Tori can hit Jacqueline with a DDT. After the match, all of DX (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, Tori, Stephanie) celebrate, then Kane and Rikishi show up and beat up X-Pac and Road Dogg. Suddenly, everyone participating in WrestleMania runs into the ring and start fighting each other until The Rock and Mick Foley are the only two people left in the ring. Triple H and Stephanie then show back up and hold up their championships on the stage to end the show.
The DX Express pulls up, with Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley catch up with Tori, X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James.
Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up. Triple H says that there are three days left until WrestleMania, when four of the biggest stars in the WWF ever step into the ring for a Fatal 4-Way Match to determine who the true WWF Champion. He then says you would have to be crazy not to say that the intensity has picked up, then talks about how he calls himself "The Game" every week because he eats, sleeps, breathe and thinks nothing else but the business, and because he has bled, sweated and paid the ultimate price to be the best in the business. He then says there is not a man in the back who can tell him that he is not the very best at what he does, as he has no equal in the ring and he will leave WrestleMania as the WWF Championship as he is just that damn good. Suddenly, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up and says everyone is about to find out just how good Triple H is before stating that Triple H is unusually confident and may have found a way to weasel out of the match and stay WWF Champion on a disqualification or a count-out. Vince then announces that the match for the WWF Championship will have no disqualifications, no count-outs and a definite winner. Vince then wishes Triple H luck, then leaves. Triple H then says that as unfair and ridiculous as that is, he is not shaken, and he tells Vince to remember who he is talking to as he is the man that retired Mick Foley and no disqualifications mean nothing to him. Suddenly, Mick Foley shows up, and while he admits Triple H retired him and put him out of the business, he is back in the business for one night at WrestleMania. Now that the match is no disqualifications, he then says it would not hurt to bring a 2x4 with barbed wire wrapped around it. He then admits that he said he would not hurt him with a barbed wire bat, he did promise to take what was most dear to him; however, he sees no reason not to do that and hurt him at the same time, and says the main difference between them is that after WrestleMania, Triple H will have to go back to work while he doesn't, and he is not afraid to let it all hang out this Sunday and it does not matter to him if he is in a hospital bed after he takes the WWF Championship from Triple H. He then says it will be a long time before wrestling fans ever see him again, and says it is an honor to be in everyone's living rooms every Monday and Thursday night and that WrestleMania will be "one hell of a match." He then tells Triple H to get his lip marks off the WWF Championship, as he is coming home with the gold.
Backstage, Kurt Angle is seen talking to an old man named Phil who works in the arena about his match tonight. Big Show finds Kurt Angle and tells him they need to have a conversation.
Tazz vs. Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore Championship ends in a no-contest. During the match, Viscera shows up as Crash and Tazz fight their way to the back to beat up both men, and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) also get in volved. The five-man brawl ends up backstage near some company 18-wheelers, where everyone fights over the Hardcore Championship.
We see GTV footage from Val Venis' hotel room, where The Kat shows up and says she will let him decide "who comes out on top" at her match at WrestleMania as a special guest referee. The Kat then gets on the bed, and Val Venis tells her that the less she does, the better her match will be.
We see footage from during the commercial break where Crash Holly gets away from Viscera, Tazz and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) only to be attacked by The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs), who fight each other over the WWF Hardcore Championship yet again. This alerts everyone else, who chases after Crash again.
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) guest on commentary for the next match.
D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) beat Edge and Christian after Edge pushes Road Dogg into referee Tim White to avoid a pump handle slam and The Hardy Boyz attack Edge and Christian while Tim White is down.
Backstage, Mick Foley tells The Rock to keep his eyes open and ears alert backstage before WrestleMania, and offers to watch his back. The Rock declines his help.
Before the next match, Kurt Angle tells his young fans they have his permission to stay up Sunday night to watch him retain the WWF European and Intercontinental Championship, and he is sure that he will repeat as "Euro-continental Champion" as he is sure that the San Antonio Spurs will not repeat an NBA Championship win this year.
The Rock beats Kurt Angle. When the match begins, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up to watch the match from ringside, distracting The Rock at the start of the match. Shortly afterwards, Big Show and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon also show up to watch from ringside. Later in the match, Triple H gets in the ring, distracting referee Earl Hebner so that Big Show can hit The Rock with a choke slam. The Rock kicks out, then hits Angle with a Rock Bottom for the win. After the match, The Rock fights off Big Show and Triple H, but Big Show headbutts The Rock to the mat. Triple H and Big Show then gang up on The Rock, then WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up with a steel chair. Vince hits Triple H and Big Show with the chair, but Shane hits Vince and The Rock in the face with the WWF Championship before holding it up alongside Big Show. When Triple H gets back in the ring, Shane also hits Triple H in the face with it.
It is announced before the next match that Chris Jericho will host Countdown To WrestleMania this Saturday at 7:30 PM Eastern/6:30 PM Central, which features a preview of the main event, behind-the-scenes footage and Joe C. going one-on-one with WWF superstars.
Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero tells Chris Jericho that he would like to get some things straight with Chyna before he spanks Jericho tonight. He tells Chyna that when he found out he was going to have the opportunity to wrestle her at WrestleMania, he admits that he got excited, and says that she is oozing with excitement judging by the twinkle in her eye and that she wants to dance with him at WrestleMania. He then says that if Chyna thinks he is sexy, all she has to do is let him know.
Chris Jericho beats Eddie Guerrero by disqualification after Chris Benoit interferes. After the match, Benoit and Guerrero attack Jericho in the corner, then Chyna confronts Guerrero and chases him to the back while Benoit attacks Jericho. Kurt Angle then runs into the ring and hits both men with his signature slam.
WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up with a letter in her hand. She says that is a fan letter, and she shares the contents of it with the crowd as she says it echoes their feelings. The letter comes from an 18-year-old fan named Donna McCleary, who calls Stephanie a role model to her and her friends. She talks about how she first saw Stephanie when she started watching, and how she fooled everybody in her family and friends after taking all the abuse that she did. She then says that this is why she admires her so much, and says that everyone is just jealous of a woman with so much power. Donna then says in her letter that she identifies with Stephanie and wants to be just like her before wishing her and Triple H luck at WrestleMania. Suddenly, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up, and he says he has a headache for all the right reasons and that listening to Stephanie would be a headache enough. Vince says he cannot tell if Stephanie wrote a letter to herself or if the youth of America is "going to Hell in a hand basket," then WWF co-owner Linda McMahon shows up and tells Vince that the constant bickering has to stop, as she cannot imagine how much further this can go and that the family is in the situation it is in because of Vince's actions. She then demands that Vince exercise his role as patriarch of the family and fix the situation, then heads back to the back. Vince says he has been asked to fix the situation, and guarantees that this is exactly what he will do at WrestleMania. He then says he will not wait until WrestleMania and that he will start fixing the situation tonight in San Antonio, Texas. He says that since Stephanie likes to slap people around so much, she will be in her very first official wrestling match, and it will be in the ring tonight against Jacqueline.
We see GTV footage where Terri Runnels is in bed with Val Venis at the hotel. Terri tells Venis that she doesn't wanting in their past to cloud his judgment as special guest referee at WrestleMania. Venis tells Terri not to worry, as "fair play" is his middle name.
Backstage, Crash Holly is attacked by Hardcore Holly. He flees into the office of The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw), and Faarooq, Bradshaw, Kaientai (Taka Michinoku and Sho Funaki), The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs), The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh), Tazz and Viscera all go after him. Crash runs into the ring and says this is getting out of control and that he has to call off the 24/7 rule off. He then says that everyone coming after him deserves a shot, and proposes a 15-minute hardcore battle royal where the last person to get a pinfall becomes the WWF Hardcore Champion. After Crash asks everyone surrounding the ring to give him time to rest for WrestleMania, Hardcore Holly gets in the ring and tells Crash to quit with the whining and belly-aching as he got himself in this mess. He then accepts the challenge on behalf of everyone else, but tells Crash that the issue between them is personal. Hardcore Holly punches Crash, who then flees into the crowd.
Backstage, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley tries to figure out what to do concerning her match against Jacqueline with Triple H.
Dean Malenko retains the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship against Scotty 2 Hotty. During the match, Perry Saturn pulls Scotty 2 Hotty out of a pinfall and beats him up only for Grandmaster Sexay to come to Scotty's rescue. As referee Tim White is distracted, Scotty 2 Hotty gets Malenko in an inside cradle, but Eddie Guerrero rolls it around so that Malenko is on top of Scotty, giving Malenko the win.
The music video for Know Your Role by Method Man from WWF Aggression is replayed.
GTV footage is played where Val Venis is in the hotel room when Mae Young runs in. Venis tells Mae Young that if she even thinks of taking her clothes off, she will run every chance The Kat has of winning at WrestleMania and that he will have to be on Viagra for the rest of his life if he even sees one spider vein. He then kicks Mae Young out of the hotel room.
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat T&A (Test and Prince Albert), then Albert hits Matt Hardy with a powerbomb before Test hits Matt with an elbow drop off Albert's shoulders. As T&A and Trish Stratus leave, Edge and Christian run into the ring, and Chrristian hits Matt with the Impaler before Edge pulls a ladder out from underneath the ring. Edge and Christian then climb up the ladder only The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) to run into the ring and push the ladder down before hitting The Hardy Boyz with the ladder. The Dudleys then put the ladder back up in the center of the ring, climb up and pose.
Backstage, Trish Stratus talks with T&A (Test and Prince Albert) backstage when Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman attack T&A from behind with Kendo sticks. Blackman then takes a second to admire Trish Stratus' body.
Before the next match, D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, Tori) wish WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley well before the match begins.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley beats Jacqueline to become the WWF Women's Champion after Triple H distracts referee Earl Hebner so that X-Pac can trip Jacqueline and Tori can hit Jacqueline with a DDT. After the match, all of DX (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, Tori, Stephanie) celebrate, then Kane and Rikishi show up and beat up X-Pac and Road Dogg. Suddenly, everyone participating in WrestleMania runs into the ring and start fighting each other until The Rock and Mick Foley are the only two people left in the ring. Triple H and Stephanie then show back up and hold up their championships on the stage to end the show.
Monday, March 27, 2000
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for March 27, 2000
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Kimberly, who has not been seen in some time, to start tonight's show. Before Okerlund can introduce anyone else, Kimberly says she is the only person capable of introducing the next person to show up: Diamond Dallas Page. DDP admits he has a lot on his plate, and that he may have been ruptured his L4 and L5 discs in his back, but he will be back and he will be jacked. He also says that the upcoming movie Ready To Rumble is the biggest thing he has ever done and that it is like "Wayne's World meets wrestling," and quoites a review that states that the movie has enough muscle to "make Janet Reno laugh." DDP then announces that the movie will have its world premiere at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood Boulevard on April 5th, and says that after that, he plans to star in his next role: becoming a three-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion and the hardest working World champion ever. Suddenly, Jeff Jarrett shows up, and tells DDP that he is the only star around here and not DDP, and says it is only a matter of time before he proves why he is called "The Chosen One." He says there will not be a three-time World champion because he has all the stroke in the place and it will only be a matter of time before he has all the gold. After mentioning that Ready To Rumble will play worldwide April 7th, he threatens to crash DDP's party at Mann's Chinese Theater at the world premiere. DDP tells Jarrett that if he wants to crash the world premiere, he will be seeing stars when he imprints his face on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
It is announced that during the past week, president of Turner Entertainment Networks, has brought back Eric Bischoff to head up creative, and that Vince Russo - who has also been rumored to come back to WCW as head of creative - is reportedly reluctant to work together with Bischoff.
We see footage of Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart signing autographs at Tower Records and guesting on Mancow Muller's show on Q101 FM, where Jimmy Hart attacks Mancow for saying something that Hart took offense to. It is reported that Jimmy Hart and Mancow had to be separated, and that Mancow wants to get int he ring with Jimmy Hart to get some revenge.
Three wrestlers are talking backstage when Paisley and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea show up. Paisley says The Artist does not consider Chris Candido and Chavo Guerrero Jr. to be worthy opponents, and one of them will get an opportunity at the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. The one in the gold tights is chosen out of the three, and Paisley tells him not to be late as The Artist does not take kindly to tardiness.
We see footage from earlier today where Scott Steiner is talking to three women in bikinis by a pool. Jeff Jarrett tells Scott Steiner to head to the beach, with The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) in tow.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker (now renamed Booker T again). He says The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) can run, duck and hide all they want, but it will make no difference as he and Kidman have game. As fara s tonight goes, he will take one of the Harris Boys in the ring tonight from pillar to post.
Michael Modest beats The Artist Formerly Known As Prince to become the WCW Cruiserweight Champion in his debut match in WCW against the debuting Michael Modest. During the match, Chavo Guerrero Jr. confronts Paisley on the apron, and when Michael Modest knocks Chavo off the apron, "Hard Knox" Chris Candido attacks Chavo while Modest pushes The Artist into Paisley, who falls into Candido and Chavo. Also during the match, it is announced that a $500,000 bounty has been placed on the head of Hulk Hogan by WCW World Heavyweight Championship Sid Vicious.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris). Don says that he legitimately injured his shoulder when he was in the hotel room with Midajah. Ron tells Booker T that he will find out how unlucky lucky can be, and that it takes two great individuals to make a great tag team. Even though it will be a singles match, he will learn what it is like to get his ass kicked by one of The Harris Boys.
We see footage from Spring Break-Out 2000.
We see footage of Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart showing up at a nearby hotel. All of a sudden, Vampiro shows up out of a doorway, wanting to talk to them.
The newest issue of WCW Magazine with Kevin Nash on the cover and Torrie Wilson on the centerfold is available on newsstands now.
Ron Harris beats Booker T. During the match, Jeff Jarrett shows up with guitar in hand, and referee Nick Patrick tries to keep him from getting in the ring. Suddenly, Don Harris gets in the ring and attacks Booker T, revealing he is not injured, and hits the H Bomb alongside Ron to give Ron the win. After the match, Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, Cash, J. Biggs) shows up and attacks Booker T, and Kidman runs into the ring to help Booker T out only to fall vitim to the numbers game. Booker T gets back into the ring with a chair to clear the ring out, forcing Harlem Heat to retreat.
Vampiro talks to Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart about the bounty that has been put on Hogan's head by Sid Vicious. Hogan thanks Vampiro, and says he bets $500,000 that Sid Vicious won't show his face tonight.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan. Hogan says that he was looking over the balcony of his hotel room waiting for Jimmy Hart, but he says three or four women massaging Jimmy Hart after what Sid Vicious did to him last week. He says that Jimmy Hart will be okay after the events from last week. As far as the $500,000 bounty on his head, he says nobody will be cashing in on him, and that if Sid Vicious had the guts to show up, he would show what he would do in front of all of his people, as every time he faces Sid, he turns tail and heads for the woods. Hogan says he will stay out here all night if he has too, saying he will take him on in the center of the ring tonight once and for all. He then says that his father once told him that the greater the gladiator is, the more enemies he has, and a lot of people have been coming out of the woodwork lately to claim the bounty. He says that if Sid is going to come after him, it will be from behind. As for Vampiro, he calls him the wrestler of the future and says he has been watching him, and he has heard that Vampiro will be the man and he will be watching his back. He thanks Vampiro for being the first to show the courtesy to tell him about the bounty, and says he will be watching Vampiro's back. He also says that if he had the chance to step in the ring with Vampiro, it would be his pleasure, as Vampiro's growing momentum reminds him of the beginning of Hulkamania. He then tells Sid Vicious that if he comes out of the shadows, he will be ready to chop him down. Suddenly, The Wall is seen on top of the nearby hotel with a spotlight on him, wanting a piece of Hogan. Hogan tells The Wall that if he wants some, he can come get some, and he bets a million dollars that The Wall will come down to the ring so he can kick his ass. The Wall then disappears.
Mike Tenay interviews Disco Inferno and The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito). The Mamalukes say that The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) still have the tag team titles, and want to know what Disco is thinking putting them against The Yung Dragons. Disco says that match is the match of the century, and that the executive committee will not overlook them when they win. Meanwhile, The Harris Boys have been watching the interview from backstage.
The Jung Dragons are seen mocking 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) before the next match.
The Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi, Yang, Jamie-san) beat Disco Inferno and The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito). During the match, it is announced that Vince Russo has agreed to come back to World Championship Wrestling and join Eric Bischoff at the head of WCW's creative team. After the match, The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) show up and decimate The Jung Dragons.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Vampiro and Sting beat Team Package (The Total Package and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair). As Flair and Vampiro go at it in the ring, Sting and The Total Package go at it all over the beach and near the hotel. The match ends after Sting hits The Total Package with a piledriver at the edge of the ocean water.
When asked about the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to WCW creative, Booker T tells everyone else in the back who kisses ass about them. He tells Bischoff and Russo to do their job.
We see more footage from Spring Break-Out 2000.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Terry Funk. Funk says that unfinished business with Dustin Rhodes will have to wait, and that he will personally talk to Hugh Morrus tonight about his return to WCW and take care of him in a few minutes.
Before the next match, La Parka's translator works against him again when he calls Meng "Jungle Jim" and makes fun of his hair.
Meng beats La Parka by pinfall with the Tongan Death Grip. After the match, Tank Abbott shows up only to get attacked by Fit Finley, and WCW security has to pull both men apart.
We see some footage from Scott Steiner at the pool from the view of the Kid Cam. We then see what happens after Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett and The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) leave as Buff Bagwell talks to the three women in bikinis at the pool. This footage is then seen backstage by Jarrett, Steiner and The Harris Boys. Scott Steiner already makes his mind up to beat up Buff Bagwell right now,.
When asked about the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to WCW creative, Fit Finley says WCW has had a bumpy ride so far and that Russo and Bischoff have good track records so far. He says he is a team player, and that he is behind them al the way.
Before the next match, Hugh Morrus tries to tell a "Why did the chicken cross the road?" joke to ring announcer David Penzer before asking "Do you know what Terry Funk does to a chicken?" It is then announced that next week on Nitro, the best of Nitro and Thunder will be aired in lieu of a live show, and that Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo will take two things to "sort things out" and that they will debut a new Nitro in two weeks on April 10th.
Hugh Morrus vs. Terry Funk is thrown out after Dustin Rhodes attacks both men and referee Mickey Jay with a steel chair. After the match, Terry Funk and Dustin Rhodes brawl their way to the back, and Hugh Morrus hits Mickey Jay with No Laughing Matter.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart. Hogan says that it would not be a wise idea to bet against him, as he will not be going on a stretcher and that he will tear The Wall apart one brick at a time. He also says that Vampiro will be watching his back, and if The Wall tries to get away, Vampiro will go after him.
Before the next match, Scott Steiner tells the women in the crowd that he is their hook-up and to "holla if you hear [him]." Jarrett then says he have had a change of heart, and that he will let the women stay at ringside and show what they've got tonight.
Backstage, Buff Bagwell and Curt Hennig argue, as it appears that they are not on the same page due to Buff Bagwell being seemingly too focused on women.
When asked about the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to WCW creative, The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea says "it sucks" and that they will both run the company to the ground and that it will be the end for everyone. He then says "the boys in the back" wanted him to say that, and says that both men have done great things in the company and that both men, especially Bischoff, deserve another shot.
We see even more footage from Spring Break-Out 2000.
Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner beat Buff Bagwell and Curt Hennig with a Steiner Recliner to Hennig after Bagwell is distracted by Jarrett's women and Jarrett hits Hennig with a guitar shot to the head while Nick Patrick is distracted.
When asked about the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to WCW creative, Big Vito says it is something good for WCW and that WCW will get back on top in the ratings and in people's hearts.
The Wall beats Hulk Hogan by disqualification after Vampiro attacks The Wall. After the match, Hogan and Vampiro punch The Wall off the apron and into a table, but The Wall gets up and tells Hogan it is not over between them.
It is announced that during the past week, president of Turner Entertainment Networks, has brought back Eric Bischoff to head up creative, and that Vince Russo - who has also been rumored to come back to WCW as head of creative - is reportedly reluctant to work together with Bischoff.
We see footage of Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart signing autographs at Tower Records and guesting on Mancow Muller's show on Q101 FM, where Jimmy Hart attacks Mancow for saying something that Hart took offense to. It is reported that Jimmy Hart and Mancow had to be separated, and that Mancow wants to get int he ring with Jimmy Hart to get some revenge.
Three wrestlers are talking backstage when Paisley and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea show up. Paisley says The Artist does not consider Chris Candido and Chavo Guerrero Jr. to be worthy opponents, and one of them will get an opportunity at the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. The one in the gold tights is chosen out of the three, and Paisley tells him not to be late as The Artist does not take kindly to tardiness.
We see footage from earlier today where Scott Steiner is talking to three women in bikinis by a pool. Jeff Jarrett tells Scott Steiner to head to the beach, with The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) in tow.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker (now renamed Booker T again). He says The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) can run, duck and hide all they want, but it will make no difference as he and Kidman have game. As fara s tonight goes, he will take one of the Harris Boys in the ring tonight from pillar to post.
Michael Modest beats The Artist Formerly Known As Prince to become the WCW Cruiserweight Champion in his debut match in WCW against the debuting Michael Modest. During the match, Chavo Guerrero Jr. confronts Paisley on the apron, and when Michael Modest knocks Chavo off the apron, "Hard Knox" Chris Candido attacks Chavo while Modest pushes The Artist into Paisley, who falls into Candido and Chavo. Also during the match, it is announced that a $500,000 bounty has been placed on the head of Hulk Hogan by WCW World Heavyweight Championship Sid Vicious.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris). Don says that he legitimately injured his shoulder when he was in the hotel room with Midajah. Ron tells Booker T that he will find out how unlucky lucky can be, and that it takes two great individuals to make a great tag team. Even though it will be a singles match, he will learn what it is like to get his ass kicked by one of The Harris Boys.
We see footage from Spring Break-Out 2000.
We see footage of Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart showing up at a nearby hotel. All of a sudden, Vampiro shows up out of a doorway, wanting to talk to them.
The newest issue of WCW Magazine with Kevin Nash on the cover and Torrie Wilson on the centerfold is available on newsstands now.
Ron Harris beats Booker T. During the match, Jeff Jarrett shows up with guitar in hand, and referee Nick Patrick tries to keep him from getting in the ring. Suddenly, Don Harris gets in the ring and attacks Booker T, revealing he is not injured, and hits the H Bomb alongside Ron to give Ron the win. After the match, Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, Cash, J. Biggs) shows up and attacks Booker T, and Kidman runs into the ring to help Booker T out only to fall vitim to the numbers game. Booker T gets back into the ring with a chair to clear the ring out, forcing Harlem Heat to retreat.
Vampiro talks to Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart about the bounty that has been put on Hogan's head by Sid Vicious. Hogan thanks Vampiro, and says he bets $500,000 that Sid Vicious won't show his face tonight.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan. Hogan says that he was looking over the balcony of his hotel room waiting for Jimmy Hart, but he says three or four women massaging Jimmy Hart after what Sid Vicious did to him last week. He says that Jimmy Hart will be okay after the events from last week. As far as the $500,000 bounty on his head, he says nobody will be cashing in on him, and that if Sid Vicious had the guts to show up, he would show what he would do in front of all of his people, as every time he faces Sid, he turns tail and heads for the woods. Hogan says he will stay out here all night if he has too, saying he will take him on in the center of the ring tonight once and for all. He then says that his father once told him that the greater the gladiator is, the more enemies he has, and a lot of people have been coming out of the woodwork lately to claim the bounty. He says that if Sid is going to come after him, it will be from behind. As for Vampiro, he calls him the wrestler of the future and says he has been watching him, and he has heard that Vampiro will be the man and he will be watching his back. He thanks Vampiro for being the first to show the courtesy to tell him about the bounty, and says he will be watching Vampiro's back. He also says that if he had the chance to step in the ring with Vampiro, it would be his pleasure, as Vampiro's growing momentum reminds him of the beginning of Hulkamania. He then tells Sid Vicious that if he comes out of the shadows, he will be ready to chop him down. Suddenly, The Wall is seen on top of the nearby hotel with a spotlight on him, wanting a piece of Hogan. Hogan tells The Wall that if he wants some, he can come get some, and he bets a million dollars that The Wall will come down to the ring so he can kick his ass. The Wall then disappears.
Mike Tenay interviews Disco Inferno and The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito). The Mamalukes say that The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) still have the tag team titles, and want to know what Disco is thinking putting them against The Yung Dragons. Disco says that match is the match of the century, and that the executive committee will not overlook them when they win. Meanwhile, The Harris Boys have been watching the interview from backstage.
The Jung Dragons are seen mocking 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) before the next match.
The Jung Dragons (Kaz Hayashi, Yang, Jamie-san) beat Disco Inferno and The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito). During the match, it is announced that Vince Russo has agreed to come back to World Championship Wrestling and join Eric Bischoff at the head of WCW's creative team. After the match, The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) show up and decimate The Jung Dragons.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Vampiro and Sting beat Team Package (The Total Package and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair). As Flair and Vampiro go at it in the ring, Sting and The Total Package go at it all over the beach and near the hotel. The match ends after Sting hits The Total Package with a piledriver at the edge of the ocean water.
When asked about the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to WCW creative, Booker T tells everyone else in the back who kisses ass about them. He tells Bischoff and Russo to do their job.
We see more footage from Spring Break-Out 2000.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Terry Funk. Funk says that unfinished business with Dustin Rhodes will have to wait, and that he will personally talk to Hugh Morrus tonight about his return to WCW and take care of him in a few minutes.
Before the next match, La Parka's translator works against him again when he calls Meng "Jungle Jim" and makes fun of his hair.
Meng beats La Parka by pinfall with the Tongan Death Grip. After the match, Tank Abbott shows up only to get attacked by Fit Finley, and WCW security has to pull both men apart.
We see some footage from Scott Steiner at the pool from the view of the Kid Cam. We then see what happens after Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett and The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) leave as Buff Bagwell talks to the three women in bikinis at the pool. This footage is then seen backstage by Jarrett, Steiner and The Harris Boys. Scott Steiner already makes his mind up to beat up Buff Bagwell right now,.
When asked about the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to WCW creative, Fit Finley says WCW has had a bumpy ride so far and that Russo and Bischoff have good track records so far. He says he is a team player, and that he is behind them al the way.
Before the next match, Hugh Morrus tries to tell a "Why did the chicken cross the road?" joke to ring announcer David Penzer before asking "Do you know what Terry Funk does to a chicken?" It is then announced that next week on Nitro, the best of Nitro and Thunder will be aired in lieu of a live show, and that Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo will take two things to "sort things out" and that they will debut a new Nitro in two weeks on April 10th.
Hugh Morrus vs. Terry Funk is thrown out after Dustin Rhodes attacks both men and referee Mickey Jay with a steel chair. After the match, Terry Funk and Dustin Rhodes brawl their way to the back, and Hugh Morrus hits Mickey Jay with No Laughing Matter.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart. Hogan says that it would not be a wise idea to bet against him, as he will not be going on a stretcher and that he will tear The Wall apart one brick at a time. He also says that Vampiro will be watching his back, and if The Wall tries to get away, Vampiro will go after him.
Before the next match, Scott Steiner tells the women in the crowd that he is their hook-up and to "holla if you hear [him]." Jarrett then says he have had a change of heart, and that he will let the women stay at ringside and show what they've got tonight.
Backstage, Buff Bagwell and Curt Hennig argue, as it appears that they are not on the same page due to Buff Bagwell being seemingly too focused on women.
When asked about the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to WCW creative, The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea says "it sucks" and that they will both run the company to the ground and that it will be the end for everyone. He then says "the boys in the back" wanted him to say that, and says that both men have done great things in the company and that both men, especially Bischoff, deserve another shot.
We see even more footage from Spring Break-Out 2000.
Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner beat Buff Bagwell and Curt Hennig with a Steiner Recliner to Hennig after Bagwell is distracted by Jarrett's women and Jarrett hits Hennig with a guitar shot to the head while Nick Patrick is distracted.
When asked about the return of Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo to WCW creative, Big Vito says it is something good for WCW and that WCW will get back on top in the ratings and in people's hearts.
The Wall beats Hulk Hogan by disqualification after Vampiro attacks The Wall. After the match, Hogan and Vampiro punch The Wall off the apron and into a table, but The Wall gets up and tells Hogan it is not over between them.
Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 27, 2000
RAW
WWF co-owner Linda McMahon shows up to start tonight's show. On behalf of the McMahon family, she apologize for the spectacle that took place in the ring last week on SmackDown, and says that she cannot describe how embarrassing and degrading it was for her. For weeks and months, she sat in the corporate headquarters running the company on a daily basis until she felt that she could not stay there any longer, as she was seeing how ugly things were becoming with her family. She eventually took a stand, and made the Fatal 4-Way for WrestleMania for the WWF Championship, which she believes was the right decision. Linda also goes on to say that Mick Foley deserves a chance to be part of the main event at WrestleMania and fulfill a lifelong dream. By giving Mick Foley a chance to live his dream, she has had to live a nightmare, and she cannot being to explain what it was like to stand in the ring and stare into "the hateful, cold blue eyes" of her only daughter saying what she said, and she was horrified. She then calls being slapped to the mat "humiliating and hurtful." She tells WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley that she has not always been a perfect mother, but she has always tried to give her the best direction and guidance she knew how to give, and gave her nothing but love and devotion for all of her 23 years. Linda then tells her that she did not deserve to be treated the way she was treated last Thursday, and she demands that Stephanie come to the ring and apologize right now to the fans and to the family. Suddenly, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up, and he takes the time to stand next to Linda to hear Stephanie's apology. He also says it is no secret that he has been surprised of Linda's actions of going from the boardroom to the ring due to his concerns for her personal welfare, as he was fearful that something like what happened with Stephanie would happened. He also shows concern with Linda standing in Mick Foley's corner, but Linda says Vince has known her a long time and that she can take care of herself. Vince says he does not doubt that, as it was one of the reasons he fell in love with her a long, long time ago; however, is it because of this that he hopes no harm comes to her when he raises The Rock's hand in victory when he wins the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 2000. Vince then tells Stephanie that if she has the same guts as the rest of her family, then she will come to the ring to apologize to both fans and family without her "degenerate husband" Triple H at her side. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up without Triple H, and after having reflected on her actions, she says it wrong to slap Linda and that it was a disrespectful and cowardly act on her part. Stephanie says she slapped Linda out of rage, and apologizes to Linda, saying she really wanted to slap Vince, and if she could do it all over again, she would slap him in the face as hard as she could. Vince threatens to go up the aisle and "blister [her] little fanny 'til it turns blue." As Vince gets out of the ring, Triple H shows up and asks what kind of family he married into, and that Vince and Linda have to be the heads of the most dysfunctional family on the planet. Vince dares Triple H to get in the ring and see just how dysfunctional he can be, but Triple H says Vince is a violent man who needs counseling and lashes out in anger, while he is here to be the voice of reason and the calm, cool and collected one who can smooth everything over. Vince tells Triple H he has 20,000 people calling him an asshole, but Triple H says he does not give a crap about any of the fans. Triple H says it dawns on him that Vince should have packed his bags and left town a long time ago, as he has worn out his welcome in the business and it is time to go out with the old and in with the new. He then says that it is time for an ancient era to resign and a new era to run the show. Suddenly, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up, and says he agrees with Triple H in that a voice of reason as he claims that he and Lina are the only two level-headed McMahons in the arena. He then says that Stephanie slapping Linda was a cowardly act and that it proved her gutless. He calls Stephanie a pretentious, spoiled brat and he hopes that the image of her slapping Linda stays in her mind forever and rots and festers her guts until the day that she dies. He asks Stephanie how she could possibly do that and he hugs Linda, and apologizes to everyone on behalf of the McMahon family before announcing he will stand against Triple H and Stephanie as well as their marriage, which he says makes him sick. As for Triple H's proposal of a new era, he agrees with Triple H, then attacks Vince from behind with his microphone. Triple H and Stephanie get in the ring and and Triple H and Shane attack Vince. Linda grabs Shane by the hair, but Stephanie holds Linda back. Shane is about to punch Linda when Mick Foley runs into the ring and confronts Triple H and Shane, then Big Show gets in the ring and Mick Foley brawls with him. Triple H and Big Show make quick work of Foley, then Triple H punches Vince. Triple H is about to hit Vince with the Pedigree when The Rock runs into the ring and fights off both Triple H and Big Show, but once again the numbers game takes over and The Rock gets choke slammed after a clothesline from Triple H. Mick Foley gets back into the ring only to eat a pedigree from Triple H, who hits Vince in the head with the WWF Championship. Triple H, Stephanie, Shane and Big Show stand tall in the ring, and Triple H and Stephanie celebrate.
Chyna makes her first WWF television appearance since taking part in an episode of 3rd Rock From The Sun. Chris Jericho then shows up and says that ever since Chris Benoit came to the WWF, he has not smiled once because he is in denial. He says that Benoit is not "The Canadian Crippler;" instead, Jericho says he is "the robotic crappler" due to how the way walks and talks is completely mechanical and that everyone Benoit absolutely stinks. When Benoit shows up, he comes out to his own music and TitanTron video despite approaching the ring together with Eddie Guerrero.
The Radicalz (Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero) beat Chyna and Chris Jericho after Eddie Guerrero trips Jericho on the Asai moonsault attempt. After the match, Benoit and Guerrero continue to attack Chyna, and Jericho makes the save, brawling with Benoit in the front row while Chyna chases Guerrero into the ring. Suddenly, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko get in the ring and attack Chyna from behind before triple-teaming her with Guerrero. Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) run into the ring and chase Saturn, Malenko and Guerrero out of the ring.
Backstage, Michael Cole interviews WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, who says that he is concerned about the welfare of his wife, WWF co-owner Linda McMahon, before saying that everyone in the family should be worried about the welfare of another family member: WWF co-owner Shane McMahon, whom he is calling out later tonight. Linda shows up and tells him not to do this tonight, but Vince insists on doing this, saying this is his arena and not Linda's.
Hardcore Holly vs. Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore Championship quickly turns into a brawl when Tazz and The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) - both parties with their own referees - get involved in the match. Viscera also shows up with his own referee and tries to get involved, then Crash Holly tries to flee through the crowd. He is quickly ambushed by The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) - who also have their own referee - who quickly fight each other over who wants to be Hardcore Champion. He tries to ask Kaientai (Taka Michinoku and Funaki) if they know a way out of the arena, but Taka attacks Crash from behind and Funaki rips the striped shirt off of a referee to put it on himself and count a pinfall for Taka. Everyone else quickly catches up to Crash, who hides behind a trash can to great effect. When everyone is outside, Crash leaves through the door and locks everyone out of the arena, keeping the WWF Hardcore Championship in his hands for now.
Backstage, Michael Cole interviews WWF co-owner Shane McMahon. Shane says he would love to tear WWF Chairman Vince McMahon up after all he has done to him. Nevertheless, he turns down Vince's challenge.
Backstage, Kevin Kelly asks Rikishi Phatu for his thoughts on his match tonight with "Road Dogg" Jesse James. Rikishi simply replies "My ass in his face."
Backstage, Michael Cole waits in front of The Rock's dressing room door.
Rikishi Phatu beats "Road Dogg" Jesse James by count-out after Road Dogg walks back up the aisle following a Stinkface from Rikishi that almost makes him vomit.
Backstage, Michael Cole interviews The Rock. He does not care about the "ongoing soap opera" within the McMahon family, He also says that because he is The People's Champion, he is not done tonight, and whether it be Triple H, Big Show, or any of the McMahon family members, his opponent will have no choice but to smell what he is cooking.
Edge and Christian guest on commentary for the next match.
The Radicalz (Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko) beat The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) after Edge hits a Spear on Jeff Hardy behind the referee's back.
Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews Big Show and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon. Shane says The Rock does not want any of him, and that he and Big Show would like to take The Rock up on his offer, and tonight, The Rock will find out how much of a prick he can be. Big Show says that the more he sees it, it is up to them to unplug the most electrifying man in sports entertainment.
Charles Barkley is seen in the front row.
WAR ZONE
Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that there are certain things that make sense, such as why the grass is green, the sky is blue and the Oilers wanting to leave Houston, Texas and never come back. He then says there are things that do not make sense at all, such as himself putting both the WWF Intercontinental and European Championships on the line in a two-fall Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania and his match tonight against "The Big Red Retard" as "[he has] nothing against retarded people and [has] a lot of retarded fans out there that admire and respect [him], and [he wishes] them well." He then says this is a conspiracy and he does not like it one bit.
Kane beats Kurt Angle by disqualification after Angle uses the WWE Intercontinental Championship as a weapon. During the match, Bob Backlund is seen watching the match backstage. After the match, Kane gets up and goes after ANgle, then brings him back into the ring to choke slam him and hit him with the Tombstone Piledriver.
Backstage, Michael Cole interviews WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, who is unaware of the handicap match between the team of Shane McMahon and Big Show against The Rock, thinking there is a tag team match between the team of Shane and Big Show and the team of him and The Rock. He then says that tag team match is what everyone will see and that there is nothing anybody can do about it, as The Rock has got a partner.
We see footage from earlier today, where Al Snow shows up and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman predicts that a Hawaiian pygmy will "come out and play 'Let's Go, Head Cheese' with his asscheeks." Snow says they did the impossible last week and got an audience reaction out of Blackman until T&A (Test and Prince Albert) screwed up, and now T&A are going to find out what happens when "Head Cheese" goes bad. Snow also says that does not mean he does not like "the pygmy and the asscheeks thing," which he keeps in mind for later.
Test beats Al Snow after Snow fails to catch Head when "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman tries to throw Head into the ring.
Backstage, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley tells Triple H that there is no need to accept The Rock's challenge and get into the ring before WrestleMania, as he has beaten everyone in the match before. Triple H says the point is that it is The Rock making the challenge. Stephanie then says that if Triple H wants to really mess with The Rock, he's got a present for him: a referee's shirt. Stephanie says Triple H can be the special guest referee in tonight's main event and mess with The Rock as much as he wants.
Backstage, Triple H cuts the sleeves out of the referee's shirt.
The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan vs. The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) ends in a no-contest. During the match, D'Lo Brown and The Godfather show up, and The Godfather's hos give The Acolytes some money so they can take their place. The Acolytes leave, and The Godfather and D'Lo Brown get a measure of revenge against Boss Man and Buchanan before the hos get in the ring and dance.
Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews WWF co-owner Linda McMahon. Linda says she did not have much control over how tonight started, but she will have some control over how tonight ends. If WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley wants to make Triple H the special guest referee for tonight's main event, that is fine, but there will now be two special guest referees in the match, with the second special guest referee being Mick Foley.
In the locker room, Mick Foley is seen putting on a referee's shirt.
We see some GTV footage where The Fabulous Moolah and Terri Runnels are in the dressing room when The Kat shows up. Terri compliments The Kat of her outfit, and The Kat responds by saying she has a better outfit for later after the massage. The Kat then hands Terri a bill for the shirt she ripped off of her, and Terri responds by ripping the bill in half. The Fabulous Moolah has to keep Terri and The Kat from putting their hands on each other, syaing she will take care of it. After Moolah tears the shirt off The Kat, Mae Young suddenly shows up and tears at Moolah's shirt. Terri then helps Moolah out of the dressing room, and The Kat and Me Young decide to go after them.
Backstage, The Rock tells WWF Chairman Vince McMahon that he does not want him as a partner, but Vince tells him there is not much he can do about it. The Rock then simply tells Vince to get out of his way.
We see part of the music video for "Know Your Role" by Method Man, based on The Rock's entrance theme and included on WWF Aggression, now available in stores.
WAR ZONE
Despite interference from Buh Buh Ray Dudley, X-Pac beats D-Von Dudley with help from "Road Dogg" Jesse James. After the match, Buh Buh Ray attacks X-Pac, then Road Dogg and Buh Buh Ray go at it until Kane arrives. Kane fights both of The Dudley Boys (Buh Buh Ray, D-Von) and Road Dogg, and when he goes for a choke slam on X-Pac, The Dudley Boyz hit Kane with a Dudley Death Drop before Tori stands over him and crotch chops Kane. Kane rises up and is about to hit Tori with a choke slam when X-Pac and Road Dogg stop him before tossing him over the top rope and into a table set up earlier in the match by Buh Buh Ray.
Before the next match, Big Show comes out to Big by Mack 10, K Mac and Boo Kapone featuring MC Eiht from WWF Aggression, in stores now.
Despite constant infighting and involvement in the match between special guest referees Triple H and Mick Foley that causes everyone involved in the match to fight each other, The Rock and Vince McMahon Big Show and Shane McMahon. When Vince and Shane finally go at it in the ring, WWF co-owner Linda McMahon is seen watching the match from backstage.
After the show goes off the air, The Rock, Mick Foley, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon and WWF Chairman Vince McMahon are still in the ring. Mick Foley checks on Shane, then hits him with a double-arm DDT before The Rock hits Shane with The People's Elbow. Before The Rock can do it, Foley stops him and asks Vince to hit The People's Elbow (or The Corporate Elbow, depending on how one looks at it), which Vince does. Afterwards, Foley goes for his own version of The People's Elbow on Shane. Vince then heads to the back, but The Rock and Mick Foley stop him so that The Rock can hit a People's Elbow of his own on Shane. The Rock then grabs a microphone and says he wouldn't even think of leaving without saying "Finally, The Rock has come back to Houston[, Texas]." He then says that he, Foley and Vince served up Triple H, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon, Shane and Big Show a nice big piece of poontang pie and that he took that pie, put it in a microwave for 13.5 seconds, turned it sideways and stuck it straight up their candy asses. He then says his new book, The Rock Says... went #1 in record time, and he thanks the fans for making that possible before delivering his signature "If you smell what The Rock is cooking" line. Suddenly, Shane tries to get up, and The Rock tells him Shane everything is fine and the show is over, and that he does not have to entertain the fans too much. Shane says something, and The Rock asks him to say it to the millions of his fans. Shane then speaks into the microphone "I'm sorry," and that his shoulder is broken. The Rock says he is a passionate man, and since Shane has apologized to him man-to-man and looked him in the eyes, he accepts his apology. The Rock and Shane appear to shake hands, but The Rock them hits Shane with a Rock Bottom before delivering his signature "If you smell what The Rock is cooking" line again to send everyone home happy. Afterwards, WWF head of security Jim Dotson then helps Shane to the back.
Friday, March 24, 2000
Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for March 24, 2000
Joey Styles and "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner welcome everyone to tonight's show, and Gertner calls Cyrus his "personal bitch" during the naughty nickname of the week. Styles then introduces Super Crazy, who heads to the ring. He says something in Spanish, then it is announced that Super Crazy's first defense of the ECW World Television Championship will be against Tajiri, who also shows up. Cyrus then shows up immediately afterwards, and reminds everyone that he is the network. Cyrus then announces that Tajiri vs. Super Crazy for the Television title is a match that Tajiri is very good at and has never lost in: a Japanese Death Match. Styles says Cyrus is stacking the deck against Super Crazy, but Cyrus tells Styles to keep his mouth shut and tells Gertner to "get his fatfuck ass out of the ring." Gertner takes his tie off and threatens to beat Cyrus up, but Cyrus threatens to call the cops and have him arrested before having him off the network forever. He also tells Gertner that "they will enjoy [him] in prison" because "there's a lot of [him] to go around." Gertner throws his tie and him, then he leaves. Styles, on the other hand, takes his jacket off and hands them and his glasses to the referee, and Cyrus dares Styles to hit him so he can be in jail with Gertner "getting stuffed like an Italian sausage" sd ECW is taken off the network. Cyrus dares Styles to hit him so he can send ECW back to the stone age, saying he will "take it for the network." Styles eventually walks away.
Super Crazy retains the ECW World Television Championship against Tajiri in a Japanese Death Match. After the match, Jack Victory and Steve Corino run in and attack Super Crazy, who quickly fights back until Rhino runs into the ring and Gores him. Rhino, Jack Victory and Corino then take the boots to Super Crazy, then The Sandman shows up. The Sandman gets in the ring and strikes Rhino, Corino and Jack Victory with the Singapore cane, but he is soon hit with green mist in the face by Tajiri before Rhino hits The Sandman with a Gore and a piledriver. Rhino also hits Super Crazy with a piledriver before the show fades to black.
Cyrus tells everyone in the crowd that nobody - not Super Crazy, not The Sandman - stands up to the network, and there is anybody in the back or anywhere in the building or the state who has the guts to stand up to the network, then he suggests that they meet the network face-to-face right now. That challenged is answered by Balls Mahoney, and Steve Corino, Rhino and Jack Victory back away. Cyrus mouth soff at Balls Mahoney only to find out that he is the only other person in the ring. Cyrus tries to beg Balls Mahoney off, but Corino and Rhino ambush Balls from behind before they and Jack Victory stomp him a few times. Cyrus then says nobody stands up to the network.
In footage from earlier today, Angel and Big Vito find "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer at a Coke machine. Angel tells Dreamer that somebody has put a hit on him, and that they are here to collect. Angel and Vito then attack Dreamer along with Grimes, then Vito says that this is just business before Angel says it's time to see Raven to collect on the hit.
"The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer beats Grimes after Grimes misses a somersault senton onto Dreamer and lands back first on a ladder.
The Sinister Minister, Judge Jeff Jones and Mike Awesome are in the ring. The Sinister Minister says it was his idea of bringing together the sacred and the profane, and that it was his idea to make Mike Awesome and Raven a tag team. He also says it was his plan that made them ECW World Tag Team Champions. He then says you have to give the devil his due. Suddenly, Francine shows up, and The Sinister Minister calls her "the whore of Babylon" before telling her that just like the serpent tempted Eve into the Garden of Eden, he will give her the microphone as everyone would love to hear what "pearly gobs of wisdom" will ooze out of her mouth. He then tells her to do everyone a favor and show everyone her intelligence. Francine finds the "give the devil his due" laughable, and says that nobody even knows The Sinister Minister's name, unlike herself, who everyone knows and loves. She then says she is the Queen of Extreme, and that she has managed the World Heavyweight Champion, the World Television Champion and the World Tag Team Champions as well as gotten "The Innovator of Violence' Tommy Dreamer to a championship. She then says that she was the one to accomplish everything that The Sinister Minister is trying to take credit for, and that everyone in the crowd knows how hot she is and that every man in the crowd would love to have her, but nobody in the crowd is man enough to have her. She demands credit for Raven and Mike Awesome's title reign, for when she left Dreamer to go with Raven, and Raven won the tag team titles. After Francine asks "What about me? What about Francine?", The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) show up.
Super Crazy retains the ECW World Television Championship against Tajiri in a Japanese Death Match. After the match, Jack Victory and Steve Corino run in and attack Super Crazy, who quickly fights back until Rhino runs into the ring and Gores him. Rhino, Jack Victory and Corino then take the boots to Super Crazy, then The Sandman shows up. The Sandman gets in the ring and strikes Rhino, Corino and Jack Victory with the Singapore cane, but he is soon hit with green mist in the face by Tajiri before Rhino hits The Sandman with a Gore and a piledriver. Rhino also hits Super Crazy with a piledriver before the show fades to black.
Cyrus tells everyone in the crowd that nobody - not Super Crazy, not The Sandman - stands up to the network, and there is anybody in the back or anywhere in the building or the state who has the guts to stand up to the network, then he suggests that they meet the network face-to-face right now. That challenged is answered by Balls Mahoney, and Steve Corino, Rhino and Jack Victory back away. Cyrus mouth soff at Balls Mahoney only to find out that he is the only other person in the ring. Cyrus tries to beg Balls Mahoney off, but Corino and Rhino ambush Balls from behind before they and Jack Victory stomp him a few times. Cyrus then says nobody stands up to the network.
In footage from earlier today, Angel and Big Vito find "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer at a Coke machine. Angel tells Dreamer that somebody has put a hit on him, and that they are here to collect. Angel and Vito then attack Dreamer along with Grimes, then Vito says that this is just business before Angel says it's time to see Raven to collect on the hit.
"The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer beats Grimes after Grimes misses a somersault senton onto Dreamer and lands back first on a ladder.
The Sinister Minister, Judge Jeff Jones and Mike Awesome are in the ring. The Sinister Minister says it was his idea of bringing together the sacred and the profane, and that it was his idea to make Mike Awesome and Raven a tag team. He also says it was his plan that made them ECW World Tag Team Champions. He then says you have to give the devil his due. Suddenly, Francine shows up, and The Sinister Minister calls her "the whore of Babylon" before telling her that just like the serpent tempted Eve into the Garden of Eden, he will give her the microphone as everyone would love to hear what "pearly gobs of wisdom" will ooze out of her mouth. He then tells her to do everyone a favor and show everyone her intelligence. Francine finds the "give the devil his due" laughable, and says that nobody even knows The Sinister Minister's name, unlike herself, who everyone knows and loves. She then says she is the Queen of Extreme, and that she has managed the World Heavyweight Champion, the World Television Champion and the World Tag Team Champions as well as gotten "The Innovator of Violence' Tommy Dreamer to a championship. She then says that she was the one to accomplish everything that The Sinister Minister is trying to take credit for, and that everyone in the crowd knows how hot she is and that every man in the crowd would love to have her, but nobody in the crowd is man enough to have her. She demands credit for Raven and Mike Awesome's title reign, for when she left Dreamer to go with Raven, and Raven won the tag team titles. After Francine asks "What about me? What about Francine?", The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) show up.
Thursday, March 23, 2000
Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for March 23, 2000
Triple H shows up with WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley to start tonight's show. Triple H says that on Monday night, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon had an announcement that would rock the World Wrestling Federation from its foundation, and tonight, Stephanie will make an announcement that will not only rock the WWF from its foundation but also knock it off. In the meantime, Triple H has a question that he needs answered. He mentions the announcement of the main event for WrestleMania taking place that very night and how it was made under the premise that it would never happen again, then talks about how he won the match and retained the WWF Championship only to run into WWF co-owner Linda McMahon - whom he says was "ready to screw [him]" - and placed in a Fatal 4-Way match for the title at WrestleMania with the men he just beat as well as a re-hired Mick Foley. Triple H then asks his question: "Linda McMahon, who the hell do you think you are, to come out here and demand anything of me, to come out here and tell me what I am going to do?" Triple H then demands Linda to come out and tell him who she thinks she is. Linda shows up and reminds Triple H that she has as much stroke as anyone else, and because of that and the fact that Mick Foley is a deserving individual whose dream was to be in a WrestleMania main event, she made the Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match for the WWF Championship. Also, since a McMahon is in the corner of the three other participants, she will be in Foley's corner, and there will be a McMahon in every corner in the Fatal 4-Way Match. She also announces that Mick Foley is coming back for one night and one night only. Triple H tells Linda that he is not buying the "one night only" line, and asks what is next if Foley takes the WWF Championship, as Foley is retired. Linda says that in all likelihood, Foley will win the match at WrestleMania and go out on top as he has always wanted. However, if that were to happen, the title would be declared vacant and held up in a tournament that would take place for the next few weeks until Backlash, where a new WWF Champion would be crowned. Triple H admits that Linda has put a lot of thought into this, but tells her that she has wasted her time as he will be leaving as WWF Champion after beating The Rock first because he hates him the most before beating Big Show and saving Mick Foley for last to spite Linda. He also tells Linda that after brutally beating Mick Foley at WrestleMania, it will be on her, and that he hopes she will remain in Foley's corner afterwards as nobody will be behind Foley by then and Linda will be the one assisting Foley as Foley wonders why Linda could not leave well enough alone until he realizes that she did it because she is "a cold, heartless bitch." Linda is shocked at first, but then she leaves.
Backstage, Ivory gives a very tense and impatient Crash Holly a back massage. Suddenly, Ivory calls for referee Teddy Long before breaking a jar over the back of Crash's head to try to take the WWF Hardcore Championship from him. Crash escapes with the title.
Before the next match, Kurt Angle says he realizes that he made a bid to defend a title against Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho at WrestleMania, but now he has to put up not just one title, but both of them. He then announces that this match is a Two-Fall Triple Threat Match where one fall is for one title and the second fall is for the other. He then says one does not have to be a genius, much less "one of the several dairy farm inbreds from Wisconsin" to figure out that this is a conspiracy against him. He then says that tonight, he will give Benoit a taste of what to expect at WrestleMania with a little touch of integrity, intensity and intelligence (the last of which Angle claims Benoit does not have). Chris Jericho guests on commentary after Chris Benoit makes his way to the ring.
Kurt Angle beats Chris Benoit by disqualification after Chris Jericho hits ANgle in the back of the head with the WWF Intercontinental Championship before hitting Benoit with it and putting Angle in the Walls of Jericho. Bob Backlund is seen watching the match from backstage during the match. After the match, Jericho puts Angle in the Walls of Jericho before referes and officials try to restore order, then lets go of the hold and briefly does the same to Benoit.
Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews WWF Chairman Vince McMahon. Vince says he has an idea as to what WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's announcement is. Vince predicts that Stephanie will announce that she is pregnant and that she will deliver an eight-pound baby anteater in nine months. He then says he is proud to be in The Rock's corner at WrestleMania. He also announces that that at WrestleMania, The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) will be defending the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and the team of Edge and Christian in a Triangle Ladder Match. He also announces that tonight, Buh Buh Ray Dudley will go one-on-one with The Rock.
In footage from earlier today, Al Snow tries to get "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman to milk a cow at a Wisconsin dairy farm. When milk splatters onto Blackman's face, Blackman goes outside, take his nunchuaku and smacks the cow with them.
The Godfather beats Bull Buchanan by disqualification after The Big Boss Man gets in the ring and attacks The Godfather with his nightstick. After the match, Boss Man and Buchanan attack The Godfather, and Buchanana attacks him with a baton.
Backstage, Crash Holly tells Hardcore Holly that somebody that he feels somebody is going to try to take the WWF Hardcore Championship. Hardcore tells him that he has talked to everyone in the back and that nobody is going to attack him during his next match, and implies that if Crash cannot trust him, he cannot trust anybody.
Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman beat The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) by count-out. During the match, the crowd is heard chanting "Let's go Head Cheese." Also during the match, Hardcore Holly shoves referee Jimmy Korderas into the path of a clothesline by Al Snow that is meant for him. Afterwards, Hardcore attacks Crash and chases him into the crowd after unsuccessfully trying to pin him to win the WWF Hardcore Championship. A second referee shows up for the match between Hardcore and Crash in the tech area as Snow and Blackman win by count-out. After the match, Snow and Blackman are attacked by T&A (Test and Prince Albert), then Trish Stratus shows up as Test and Albert make their way up the ramp. Trish says that T&A gives the fans what they want to see: T for Test and A for Albert..
Backstage, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon gives The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) some opportunities to live like Triple H, Mick Foley and The Rock for one night.
Before the next match, The Rock comes out to Know Your Role by Method Man from WWF Aggression, which is now available in stores.
The Rock beats Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Jim Ross interviews Mick Foley in the ring. Foley mentions that a few weeks ago, he said he would not be like all those who had retired before only to come back six weeks later, and says he was a man of his word by coming back in only four. He then assures that his return will be for one night only, and says in the last four weeks, he not only got his first real haircut in sixteen years, but he did relatively little until he got a call from WWF co-owner Linda McMahon asking him if he wanted to be apart of WrestleMania. Foley said he look forward to meeting the fans over the weekend at Fan Axxess, but Linda then told him that he was going to be part of the main event of WrestleMania, which he had never been a part of. For the next 20 minutes, he tried to talk Linda out of it, but then realized that as a wrestler, you do not just walk out on WrestleMania. He accepted, but he had never been more nervous than when he showed up in Chicago, Illinois as he did not know how the fans would react. Thankfully, the reaction blew him away, as most everyone is happy to have him back for one night. He knows some people will not forgive him for coming back soon, but Foley fells that he would not forgive himself if he let the opportunity to main event WrestleMania slip away. As for the main event, it has four of the best athletes to step into a WWF ring, but it is his night and not theirs. He then addresses Triple H verbally attacking Linda McMahon, and says that he will not threaten him with barbed wire baseball bats and thumbtacks because he has done that already, and he admits that he enjoys seeing stitches on his face as they were put there because of him. He then says that he understands fully how to hurt Triple H, and that is to take his belt and make him realize there is a thing he can do about him WWF Champion as he will be retired. He then says he will walk down the aisle and look at Triple H, and Triple H will realize his last act as an active wrestler was kicking his ass. Foley then says that as great a match as No Way Out was, it will not end with him looking back with blood on his face, tears in his eyes and a sad smile on his face, as WrestleMania will end with blood on his face, tears in his eyes and the WWF Championship in his hands.
We see GTV footage where The Kat returns a skirt to Terri Runnels. The Kat leaves, then Terri Runnels finds dark spots all over it, much to Terri's disdain.
Jacqueline beats Lita after Lita becomes overconfident during a roll-up. After the match, Lita hits Jacqueline with a DDT before hitting her with a moonsault off the top rope.
We see a small part of the music video for The Kings by RUN-DMC from WWF Aggression, available in stores now.
Before the next match, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) are accompanied to the ring by WWF co-owner Shane McMahon dressed like Triple H, The Rock and Mick Foley. Shane then introduces them as such, then brings out Big Show. He then proposes all four men in the ring have a preview of what will happen at WrestleMania, which starts a quick squash match where Big Show beats The Mean Street Posse, Shane guests on commentary, and Big Show allows Rodney to go for the People's Elbow only for Rodney and Joey Abs to fall victim to a double choke slam. The match ends with Big Show pinning all three members of The Posse.
Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu) beat The Radicals (Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero). After the match, X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James attack Too Cool from behind along with The Radicalz, then Kane shows up with Paul Bearer and becomes a one-man wrecking crew, attacking The Radicals until Road Dogg pucnhes the back of Kane's knee before X-Pac hits Kane with a steel chair. Rikishi tries to battle back, but he also gets laid out with a steel chair.
WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up. Stephanie asks WWF co-owner Linda McMahon to come to the ring so she can feel the impact of what she is about to announce first-hand. Linda shows up, and Stephanie says she wishes that she was surprised to see her mother Linda, especially on Raw, but she knew it was just a matter of time before Linda meddled in her business. She says it is not unheard of for a mother to feel jealous or threatened by her daughter, for after she was born, she took away the last bit of affection that her father, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, showed Linda, and instead of showing love and affection, Linda tried to control her. She uses example making her make her own bed instead of letting the maid do it, restricting her funds to $100 a week during junior week and not letting her buy the turbo model sports car in high school. Linda says it was all for her own good, but Stephanie counters by saying that in college, Linda only gave her enough money for a one-bedroom apartment and she had to convince the CFO to slip her a little extra cash, for even at 19, she knew how to use her assets to get what she wanted, as this was a trick that Linda taught her: the power of persuasion, especially that of the opposite sex, as control equals power. Stephanie says there is only room for one dominant female in the company, and that is her. She gives Linda credit for having the guts to change the main event at WrestleMania to stack the deck against Triple H as well as re-hire Mick Foley, if only for one night. Linda says it was the right thing to do, and Stephanie tells Linda she is not as smart as she thinks she is and that Triple H is right for calling Linda "a conniving bitch." Stephanie then slaps Linda and sends her falling to the mat. Linda is crying as Triple H shows up, approving of what has happened as the show ends.
Backstage, Ivory gives a very tense and impatient Crash Holly a back massage. Suddenly, Ivory calls for referee Teddy Long before breaking a jar over the back of Crash's head to try to take the WWF Hardcore Championship from him. Crash escapes with the title.
Before the next match, Kurt Angle says he realizes that he made a bid to defend a title against Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho at WrestleMania, but now he has to put up not just one title, but both of them. He then announces that this match is a Two-Fall Triple Threat Match where one fall is for one title and the second fall is for the other. He then says one does not have to be a genius, much less "one of the several dairy farm inbreds from Wisconsin" to figure out that this is a conspiracy against him. He then says that tonight, he will give Benoit a taste of what to expect at WrestleMania with a little touch of integrity, intensity and intelligence (the last of which Angle claims Benoit does not have). Chris Jericho guests on commentary after Chris Benoit makes his way to the ring.
Kurt Angle beats Chris Benoit by disqualification after Chris Jericho hits ANgle in the back of the head with the WWF Intercontinental Championship before hitting Benoit with it and putting Angle in the Walls of Jericho. Bob Backlund is seen watching the match from backstage during the match. After the match, Jericho puts Angle in the Walls of Jericho before referes and officials try to restore order, then lets go of the hold and briefly does the same to Benoit.
Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews WWF Chairman Vince McMahon. Vince says he has an idea as to what WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's announcement is. Vince predicts that Stephanie will announce that she is pregnant and that she will deliver an eight-pound baby anteater in nine months. He then says he is proud to be in The Rock's corner at WrestleMania. He also announces that that at WrestleMania, The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) will be defending the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and the team of Edge and Christian in a Triangle Ladder Match. He also announces that tonight, Buh Buh Ray Dudley will go one-on-one with The Rock.
In footage from earlier today, Al Snow tries to get "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman to milk a cow at a Wisconsin dairy farm. When milk splatters onto Blackman's face, Blackman goes outside, take his nunchuaku and smacks the cow with them.
The Godfather beats Bull Buchanan by disqualification after The Big Boss Man gets in the ring and attacks The Godfather with his nightstick. After the match, Boss Man and Buchanan attack The Godfather, and Buchanana attacks him with a baton.
Backstage, Crash Holly tells Hardcore Holly that somebody that he feels somebody is going to try to take the WWF Hardcore Championship. Hardcore tells him that he has talked to everyone in the back and that nobody is going to attack him during his next match, and implies that if Crash cannot trust him, he cannot trust anybody.
Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman beat The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) by count-out. During the match, the crowd is heard chanting "Let's go Head Cheese." Also during the match, Hardcore Holly shoves referee Jimmy Korderas into the path of a clothesline by Al Snow that is meant for him. Afterwards, Hardcore attacks Crash and chases him into the crowd after unsuccessfully trying to pin him to win the WWF Hardcore Championship. A second referee shows up for the match between Hardcore and Crash in the tech area as Snow and Blackman win by count-out. After the match, Snow and Blackman are attacked by T&A (Test and Prince Albert), then Trish Stratus shows up as Test and Albert make their way up the ramp. Trish says that T&A gives the fans what they want to see: T for Test and A for Albert..
Backstage, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon gives The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) some opportunities to live like Triple H, Mick Foley and The Rock for one night.
Before the next match, The Rock comes out to Know Your Role by Method Man from WWF Aggression, which is now available in stores.
The Rock beats Buh Buh Ray Dudley.
Jim Ross interviews Mick Foley in the ring. Foley mentions that a few weeks ago, he said he would not be like all those who had retired before only to come back six weeks later, and says he was a man of his word by coming back in only four. He then assures that his return will be for one night only, and says in the last four weeks, he not only got his first real haircut in sixteen years, but he did relatively little until he got a call from WWF co-owner Linda McMahon asking him if he wanted to be apart of WrestleMania. Foley said he look forward to meeting the fans over the weekend at Fan Axxess, but Linda then told him that he was going to be part of the main event of WrestleMania, which he had never been a part of. For the next 20 minutes, he tried to talk Linda out of it, but then realized that as a wrestler, you do not just walk out on WrestleMania. He accepted, but he had never been more nervous than when he showed up in Chicago, Illinois as he did not know how the fans would react. Thankfully, the reaction blew him away, as most everyone is happy to have him back for one night. He knows some people will not forgive him for coming back soon, but Foley fells that he would not forgive himself if he let the opportunity to main event WrestleMania slip away. As for the main event, it has four of the best athletes to step into a WWF ring, but it is his night and not theirs. He then addresses Triple H verbally attacking Linda McMahon, and says that he will not threaten him with barbed wire baseball bats and thumbtacks because he has done that already, and he admits that he enjoys seeing stitches on his face as they were put there because of him. He then says that he understands fully how to hurt Triple H, and that is to take his belt and make him realize there is a thing he can do about him WWF Champion as he will be retired. He then says he will walk down the aisle and look at Triple H, and Triple H will realize his last act as an active wrestler was kicking his ass. Foley then says that as great a match as No Way Out was, it will not end with him looking back with blood on his face, tears in his eyes and a sad smile on his face, as WrestleMania will end with blood on his face, tears in his eyes and the WWF Championship in his hands.
We see GTV footage where The Kat returns a skirt to Terri Runnels. The Kat leaves, then Terri Runnels finds dark spots all over it, much to Terri's disdain.
Jacqueline beats Lita after Lita becomes overconfident during a roll-up. After the match, Lita hits Jacqueline with a DDT before hitting her with a moonsault off the top rope.
We see a small part of the music video for The Kings by RUN-DMC from WWF Aggression, available in stores now.
Before the next match, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) are accompanied to the ring by WWF co-owner Shane McMahon dressed like Triple H, The Rock and Mick Foley. Shane then introduces them as such, then brings out Big Show. He then proposes all four men in the ring have a preview of what will happen at WrestleMania, which starts a quick squash match where Big Show beats The Mean Street Posse, Shane guests on commentary, and Big Show allows Rodney to go for the People's Elbow only for Rodney and Joey Abs to fall victim to a double choke slam. The match ends with Big Show pinning all three members of The Posse.
Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu) beat The Radicals (Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero). After the match, X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James attack Too Cool from behind along with The Radicalz, then Kane shows up with Paul Bearer and becomes a one-man wrecking crew, attacking The Radicals until Road Dogg pucnhes the back of Kane's knee before X-Pac hits Kane with a steel chair. Rikishi tries to battle back, but he also gets laid out with a steel chair.
WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up. Stephanie asks WWF co-owner Linda McMahon to come to the ring so she can feel the impact of what she is about to announce first-hand. Linda shows up, and Stephanie says she wishes that she was surprised to see her mother Linda, especially on Raw, but she knew it was just a matter of time before Linda meddled in her business. She says it is not unheard of for a mother to feel jealous or threatened by her daughter, for after she was born, she took away the last bit of affection that her father, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, showed Linda, and instead of showing love and affection, Linda tried to control her. She uses example making her make her own bed instead of letting the maid do it, restricting her funds to $100 a week during junior week and not letting her buy the turbo model sports car in high school. Linda says it was all for her own good, but Stephanie counters by saying that in college, Linda only gave her enough money for a one-bedroom apartment and she had to convince the CFO to slip her a little extra cash, for even at 19, she knew how to use her assets to get what she wanted, as this was a trick that Linda taught her: the power of persuasion, especially that of the opposite sex, as control equals power. Stephanie says there is only room for one dominant female in the company, and that is her. She gives Linda credit for having the guts to change the main event at WrestleMania to stack the deck against Triple H as well as re-hire Mick Foley, if only for one night. Linda says it was the right thing to do, and Stephanie tells Linda she is not as smart as she thinks she is and that Triple H is right for calling Linda "a conniving bitch." Stephanie then slaps Linda and sends her falling to the mat. Linda is crying as Triple H shows up, approving of what has happened as the show ends.
Monday, March 20, 2000
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for March 20, 2000
In footage from earlier today, Sid Vicious is seen arriving to the arena while greeted by throngs of fans.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sid Vicious in the ring to start tonight's show. Sid says the weight of the world is off his shoulders, and tells Jeff Jarrett he is not all that smart after spouting out of his mouth for the past few weeks that he would become the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion, which did not happen. Sid then talks about a time when someone told him that you can take a pig and tie a purple ribbon around its neck, but the pig still a pig. He says that Jarrett is a pig and that he has shown him who the master, ruler and champion of the world is. Before the interview can continue, Jarrett shows up with The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris), and says he is not done with him by a long shot as everyone knows that he beat him three times in the past and that if it weren't for Hulk Hogan, he would be the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Jarrett demands another title shot, but knows that Sid will not give him one. He then proposes a tag team match, as he claims that Sid is scared of him and the ground that he walks on. He then says that if he beats Sid, he gets another title shot; if Sid beats him, however, he will never ask for another shot at the World title again. He then brings out his tag team partner for the tonight to show just what Sid is getting himself into: Scott Steiner, who is wearing a piece of tape saying "CENSORED" around his mouth. He removes the tape, then says WCW could not censor him, and tells Sid he will kick his ass tonight and there is nothing he can do it. Sid says he does not need a tag team partner to kick Jeff Jarrett or Scott Steiner's asses; however, it would not be hard to find somebody who would want to tag team with him as there are plenty of people who would want to plant a foot in their asses. Suddenly, Hulk Hogan's music hits, and Hogan shows up. Hogan says Sid "definitely rules the world" and that he knows about "the nWo chumps" out here as he was the baddest man in the nWo until he left the group. He says that Sid has carried the belt well and that he is the man who can get WCW back on track, and if he wants to have him as a partner, he would be glad to kick Jarrett and Scott Steiner's asses. Sid asks Hogan to team with him tonight and help him put an end to the nWo once and for all. Hogan tells Scott Steiner and Jarrett to get ready to have their asses kicked Hulkamaniac style.
Backstage, Team Package (The Total Package, Miss Elizabeth, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair) take offense to Vampiro wanting to take them on and get ready for the big time. The Total Package says he will give Vampiro a taste of the big time, while Flair will be taking Sting out as nobody knows Sting better. Flair says Vampiro made a big mistake last night and that he will fall to The Total Package, and that nobody knows Sting better than him and that Sting will fall at his hands tonight.
Get your wrist bands for WCW Spring Breat-Out 2000 in South Padre Island, Texas! You can get them at the South Padre Island Visitor's Center at 600 Padre Blvd. between 9 AM and 5 PM on Friday, March 24 and Monday, March 27. You can also get them at the registration tent at the Sheraton South Padre on March 26 as well as the WCW Spring Break-Out free Better Than Ezra concert on Sunday night, March 26 at Charlie's.
We hear from Riki Rachtmann in footage from over the weekend at A.J. Sports in Tallahassee, Florida. Disco Inferno is also there, as is 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) and some of the Nitro Girls. We also see some footage. We also see footage of Campus Clash 2000 at Florida State University.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Chavo Guerrero Jr., who has not been seen in quite some time. Chavo says that WCW held a Cruiserweight Championship tournament while he was out getting his finances straight, and asks how they could hold such a tournament without him in it. Chavo says he wants the belt and the money that goes along with it. He then asks if something nearby belongs to Okerlund, then swipes his wallet while Okerlund is distracted, then leaves.
Paisley and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea guest on commentary for the next match.
Before the next match, "Hard Knox" Chris Candido tells everyone to take a good, long, hard look at "the greatest example of a pure professional wrestler in this sport today," as he does not have a gimmick, a ridiculous costume, a stupid catchphrase or a trashy valet, as he comes from the school of hard knocks and that he had to earn everything. As Candido talks about how he was once in a 10-on-1 handicap match, Lash Leroux dropkicks him in the back, starting the next match.
"Hard Knox" Chris Candido beats Lash Leroux in his debut match in WCW.
XS (Lenny Lane and Rave) see Miss Hancock backstage, and ask what she meant when she said that she found a couple of "real men." Miss Hancock says they will see this Wednesday night on Thunder, and that not only do the ladies due to the two studs she has in mind, but that XS could take some pointers from them. She then says that the two men in question are "Latin America's most desirable men, Los Fabulosos."
Before the next match, La Parka (through a dubbed voice heard throughout the arena) gives Fit Finley a chance to leave the ring before he "busts his Lucky Charms ass." It soon becomes apparent from La Parka's mannerisms as well as when La Parka begs Fit Finley off that somebody else is doing voiceovers for him.
Fit Finley beats La Parka. After the match, Fit Finley throws the microphone over to La Parka, and La Parka tosses it away.
Backstage, Booker asks Kidman to watch his back tonight.
Vampiro says there is a very fine line between pain and suffering and being weak. Vampiro says he is weak and that The Total Package has done it to him, and that he must now undo it. He tries to rip the cast off of his left arm and succeeds, and admits that it may not be the smartest thing he has ever done, he says that The Total Package is feeding the addiction and that he will cause some pain of his own.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews David Flair and Daffney in the ring. David Flair pulls a table out from underneath the ring and sets it up, then heads into the ring. David says he has just heard from the hospital that Crowbar and Bam Bam Bigelow is sharing a room and that there is one bed left. He demands that The Wall come to the ring so he can put him through a table right now. The Wall shows up, and Okerlund hightails it out of the ring. David Flair fights The Wall with a crowbar, but The Wall grabs him by the throat to say something to him. He lets David go, then attacks him from behind, gets him on the apron and tries to choke slam David through the table, which he does when Daffney spraying a fire extinguisher in his face proves completely ineffective. WCW and arena security immediately move into place to tell The Wall to go to the back as a trainer and referee Nick Patrick check on David Flair.
Brian Knobbs tells us not to do what we see on television at home.
The newest edition of WCW Magazine - with Terri Wilson as the centerfold - is now available at newsstands everywhere as of today.
Kidman and Booker beat The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) by disqualification after The Harris Boys use one of the tag team title belts as a weapon. After the match, Torrie Wilson jumps on one of The Harris Boys only to be thrown off, and Kidman makes the save with a steel chair. The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
Backstage, The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito) demand that Disco Inferno give them a tag team title rematch, then decide to get it themselves as they feel Disco Inferno to be too unreliable.
Before the next match, The Total Package tells Vampiro that if he wants to step up to the major league, then tonight, he will go up against a 93 miles per hour fastball with a wiffle ball bat in his hands. He welcomes Vampiro to the major leagues, then tells him to "get [his] ass out here." When Vampiro shows up, however, he shows up from behind and sneak attacks The Total Package, getting the next match started.
The Total Package beats Vampiro. During the match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up and gets on the apron, but gets hit by a back elbow from Vampiro. As referee Mickey Jay is dealing with Flair, The Total Package hits Vampiro in the head with a bat and puts him in the Torture Rack for the win. After the match, Flair and The Total Package stomp Vampiro, then Sting runs in and makes the save for Vampiro, forcing Flair and The Total Package to run away.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett in The New World Order's dressing room. Jarrett says he has done it before and he will do it again, and after the night is over, he will walk out of the arena with a World title shot. He also says that if anyone thought last night was uncensored, then tonight will be truly uncensored. Scott Steiner says Okerlund is only happy becuase WCW tried to censor and suspend him, and says it is hard to keep a good man down and harder to keep a hard man down. He then tells Hogan that he only held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship while in The New World Order because he had guys like him watching his back. Scott Stiener then says that tonight, he will prove that he is the guy with the largest arms in the world and a genetic freak, and that he will kick Hogan's ass and that there is nothing Hogan can do about it.
We see more footage from over the weekend at A.J. Sports in Tallahassee, Florida as part of WCW Spring Break 2000. Riki Rachtmann announces that he will be on a webcast over at tnt.turner.com next Monday.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dustin Rhodes. Dustin says he stuck a stake through Terry Funk's "vampire suckin' heart," and says that it is time to be out with the old and in with the new. He says that Curt Hennig might not be as hold as Terry Funk, as disgusting as Diamond Dallas Page, as desperate as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper or as laughable as Hulk Hogan, but he has made his list, and he will learn what it means to come face-to-face with "The American Nightmare" and bite the dust.
We see footage of Sid Vicious at a press conference following Uncensored in Miami, Florida. Sid says he has been dealing with Jeff Jarrett for some time and that anything he does does not surprise him at all. Sid says he does not know what next, but suddenly, Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart show up to congratulate Sid and announce that Sid is going to stay the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Someone in the crowd then asks Hogan if he thought "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair would get the better of him, and Hogan answers "Not without [Sid] watchin' my back."
Hugh Morrus beats "Screamin'" Norman Smiley. Shortly before Hugh Morrus gets the win, The Demon's music plays and The Demons hows up to check on Smiley. Morrus attacks The Demon and hits him with a powerslam before leaving.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Curt Hennig. Hennig says he has a certain respect for Dustin Rhodes, but if Dustin thinks that he will put his name on a list and destroy him, he has a problem. He says respect has been lost in this business, and he will make sure to earn it and deserve it from Dustin, as he is unbeatable.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund announces that Sid Vicious is meeting with Hulk Hogan in the former's dressing room to perfect their gameplan for their tag team match against Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner. He announces that the will be interviewing both men after the next match.
Curt Hennig beats Dustin Rhodes by disqualification after Dustin repeatedly smashes Hennig's injured arm into the guardrail. After the match, Dustin punches out referee Nick Patrick before taking a steel chair and attacking Hennig's arm with it. Hulk Hogan runs out and punches Dustin before chasing Dustin out with the steel chair.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sid Vicious. Sid tells Jeff Jarrett that he is not that smart and that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is still around his waist. Jimmy Hart shows up, and Sid asks him to take every precaution to make sure nobody interferes in the match. Sid then says that Jarrett found out who the master and ruler of the world really is, and tells him to remember that for the rest of his life.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sting. Sting says he will split Team Package (The Total Package, Miss Elizabeth, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair) down the middle, and after taking down The Total Package last night, that leaves Flair for tonight. He says that Team Package are like two peas in a pod, but they do not have a prayer in stopping him once he got started, and he got started last night.
Meng is seen watching the next match backstage, saying that Tank Abbott does not have long at all.
Tank Abbott beats The Barbarian by knockout. Before the match begins, The Barbarian places referee Billy Silverman on the top rope, telling him not to move and to stay out of the match. Billy Silverman gets involved eventually, but The Barbarian puts Billy Silverman back in the corner before getting knocked out by Abbott.
We see even more footage from over the weekend at A.J. Sports in Tallahassee, Florida as part of WCW Spring Break 2000.
It is announced that an article on Sting is on the newest issue of WCW Magazine, which is available now.
Sting beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair by disqualification. During the match, The Total Package gets involved, but Sting is completely ready for him and both he and Flair eat Stinger Splashes before Sting puts Flair in the Scorpion Death Lock. Suddenly, The Total Package drags referee Charles Robinson out of the ring, ending the match. After the match, The Total Package attacks Sting, but Sting fights back. Flair hits Sting with two low blows from behind, then he and The Total Package take the boots to Sting until Vampiro runs in to chase The Total Package and Flair out of the ring.
Before the next match, Jeff Jarrett asks the nWo girls to warm up the jacuzzi for when he and Scott Steiner win tonight.
Sid Vicious and Hulk Hogan beat Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner after Sid turns on Hulk Hogan and choke slams him before telling referee Mickey Jay to count the pinfall. After the match, Sid tells Hogan that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sid Vicious in the ring to start tonight's show. Sid says the weight of the world is off his shoulders, and tells Jeff Jarrett he is not all that smart after spouting out of his mouth for the past few weeks that he would become the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion, which did not happen. Sid then talks about a time when someone told him that you can take a pig and tie a purple ribbon around its neck, but the pig still a pig. He says that Jarrett is a pig and that he has shown him who the master, ruler and champion of the world is. Before the interview can continue, Jarrett shows up with The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris), and says he is not done with him by a long shot as everyone knows that he beat him three times in the past and that if it weren't for Hulk Hogan, he would be the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Jarrett demands another title shot, but knows that Sid will not give him one. He then proposes a tag team match, as he claims that Sid is scared of him and the ground that he walks on. He then says that if he beats Sid, he gets another title shot; if Sid beats him, however, he will never ask for another shot at the World title again. He then brings out his tag team partner for the tonight to show just what Sid is getting himself into: Scott Steiner, who is wearing a piece of tape saying "CENSORED" around his mouth. He removes the tape, then says WCW could not censor him, and tells Sid he will kick his ass tonight and there is nothing he can do it. Sid says he does not need a tag team partner to kick Jeff Jarrett or Scott Steiner's asses; however, it would not be hard to find somebody who would want to tag team with him as there are plenty of people who would want to plant a foot in their asses. Suddenly, Hulk Hogan's music hits, and Hogan shows up. Hogan says Sid "definitely rules the world" and that he knows about "the nWo chumps" out here as he was the baddest man in the nWo until he left the group. He says that Sid has carried the belt well and that he is the man who can get WCW back on track, and if he wants to have him as a partner, he would be glad to kick Jarrett and Scott Steiner's asses. Sid asks Hogan to team with him tonight and help him put an end to the nWo once and for all. Hogan tells Scott Steiner and Jarrett to get ready to have their asses kicked Hulkamaniac style.
Backstage, Team Package (The Total Package, Miss Elizabeth, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair) take offense to Vampiro wanting to take them on and get ready for the big time. The Total Package says he will give Vampiro a taste of the big time, while Flair will be taking Sting out as nobody knows Sting better. Flair says Vampiro made a big mistake last night and that he will fall to The Total Package, and that nobody knows Sting better than him and that Sting will fall at his hands tonight.
Get your wrist bands for WCW Spring Breat-Out 2000 in South Padre Island, Texas! You can get them at the South Padre Island Visitor's Center at 600 Padre Blvd. between 9 AM and 5 PM on Friday, March 24 and Monday, March 27. You can also get them at the registration tent at the Sheraton South Padre on March 26 as well as the WCW Spring Break-Out free Better Than Ezra concert on Sunday night, March 26 at Charlie's.
We hear from Riki Rachtmann in footage from over the weekend at A.J. Sports in Tallahassee, Florida. Disco Inferno is also there, as is 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) and some of the Nitro Girls. We also see some footage. We also see footage of Campus Clash 2000 at Florida State University.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Chavo Guerrero Jr., who has not been seen in quite some time. Chavo says that WCW held a Cruiserweight Championship tournament while he was out getting his finances straight, and asks how they could hold such a tournament without him in it. Chavo says he wants the belt and the money that goes along with it. He then asks if something nearby belongs to Okerlund, then swipes his wallet while Okerlund is distracted, then leaves.
Paisley and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea guest on commentary for the next match.
Before the next match, "Hard Knox" Chris Candido tells everyone to take a good, long, hard look at "the greatest example of a pure professional wrestler in this sport today," as he does not have a gimmick, a ridiculous costume, a stupid catchphrase or a trashy valet, as he comes from the school of hard knocks and that he had to earn everything. As Candido talks about how he was once in a 10-on-1 handicap match, Lash Leroux dropkicks him in the back, starting the next match.
"Hard Knox" Chris Candido beats Lash Leroux in his debut match in WCW.
XS (Lenny Lane and Rave) see Miss Hancock backstage, and ask what she meant when she said that she found a couple of "real men." Miss Hancock says they will see this Wednesday night on Thunder, and that not only do the ladies due to the two studs she has in mind, but that XS could take some pointers from them. She then says that the two men in question are "Latin America's most desirable men, Los Fabulosos."
Before the next match, La Parka (through a dubbed voice heard throughout the arena) gives Fit Finley a chance to leave the ring before he "busts his Lucky Charms ass." It soon becomes apparent from La Parka's mannerisms as well as when La Parka begs Fit Finley off that somebody else is doing voiceovers for him.
Fit Finley beats La Parka. After the match, Fit Finley throws the microphone over to La Parka, and La Parka tosses it away.
Backstage, Booker asks Kidman to watch his back tonight.
Vampiro says there is a very fine line between pain and suffering and being weak. Vampiro says he is weak and that The Total Package has done it to him, and that he must now undo it. He tries to rip the cast off of his left arm and succeeds, and admits that it may not be the smartest thing he has ever done, he says that The Total Package is feeding the addiction and that he will cause some pain of his own.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews David Flair and Daffney in the ring. David Flair pulls a table out from underneath the ring and sets it up, then heads into the ring. David says he has just heard from the hospital that Crowbar and Bam Bam Bigelow is sharing a room and that there is one bed left. He demands that The Wall come to the ring so he can put him through a table right now. The Wall shows up, and Okerlund hightails it out of the ring. David Flair fights The Wall with a crowbar, but The Wall grabs him by the throat to say something to him. He lets David go, then attacks him from behind, gets him on the apron and tries to choke slam David through the table, which he does when Daffney spraying a fire extinguisher in his face proves completely ineffective. WCW and arena security immediately move into place to tell The Wall to go to the back as a trainer and referee Nick Patrick check on David Flair.
Brian Knobbs tells us not to do what we see on television at home.
The newest edition of WCW Magazine - with Terri Wilson as the centerfold - is now available at newsstands everywhere as of today.
Kidman and Booker beat The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) by disqualification after The Harris Boys use one of the tag team title belts as a weapon. After the match, Torrie Wilson jumps on one of The Harris Boys only to be thrown off, and Kidman makes the save with a steel chair. The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
Backstage, The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito) demand that Disco Inferno give them a tag team title rematch, then decide to get it themselves as they feel Disco Inferno to be too unreliable.
Before the next match, The Total Package tells Vampiro that if he wants to step up to the major league, then tonight, he will go up against a 93 miles per hour fastball with a wiffle ball bat in his hands. He welcomes Vampiro to the major leagues, then tells him to "get [his] ass out here." When Vampiro shows up, however, he shows up from behind and sneak attacks The Total Package, getting the next match started.
The Total Package beats Vampiro. During the match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up and gets on the apron, but gets hit by a back elbow from Vampiro. As referee Mickey Jay is dealing with Flair, The Total Package hits Vampiro in the head with a bat and puts him in the Torture Rack for the win. After the match, Flair and The Total Package stomp Vampiro, then Sting runs in and makes the save for Vampiro, forcing Flair and The Total Package to run away.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett in The New World Order's dressing room. Jarrett says he has done it before and he will do it again, and after the night is over, he will walk out of the arena with a World title shot. He also says that if anyone thought last night was uncensored, then tonight will be truly uncensored. Scott Steiner says Okerlund is only happy becuase WCW tried to censor and suspend him, and says it is hard to keep a good man down and harder to keep a hard man down. He then tells Hogan that he only held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship while in The New World Order because he had guys like him watching his back. Scott Stiener then says that tonight, he will prove that he is the guy with the largest arms in the world and a genetic freak, and that he will kick Hogan's ass and that there is nothing Hogan can do about it.
We see more footage from over the weekend at A.J. Sports in Tallahassee, Florida as part of WCW Spring Break 2000. Riki Rachtmann announces that he will be on a webcast over at tnt.turner.com next Monday.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dustin Rhodes. Dustin says he stuck a stake through Terry Funk's "vampire suckin' heart," and says that it is time to be out with the old and in with the new. He says that Curt Hennig might not be as hold as Terry Funk, as disgusting as Diamond Dallas Page, as desperate as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper or as laughable as Hulk Hogan, but he has made his list, and he will learn what it means to come face-to-face with "The American Nightmare" and bite the dust.
We see footage of Sid Vicious at a press conference following Uncensored in Miami, Florida. Sid says he has been dealing with Jeff Jarrett for some time and that anything he does does not surprise him at all. Sid says he does not know what next, but suddenly, Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart show up to congratulate Sid and announce that Sid is going to stay the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Someone in the crowd then asks Hogan if he thought "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair would get the better of him, and Hogan answers "Not without [Sid] watchin' my back."
Hugh Morrus beats "Screamin'" Norman Smiley. Shortly before Hugh Morrus gets the win, The Demon's music plays and The Demons hows up to check on Smiley. Morrus attacks The Demon and hits him with a powerslam before leaving.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Curt Hennig. Hennig says he has a certain respect for Dustin Rhodes, but if Dustin thinks that he will put his name on a list and destroy him, he has a problem. He says respect has been lost in this business, and he will make sure to earn it and deserve it from Dustin, as he is unbeatable.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund announces that Sid Vicious is meeting with Hulk Hogan in the former's dressing room to perfect their gameplan for their tag team match against Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner. He announces that the will be interviewing both men after the next match.
Curt Hennig beats Dustin Rhodes by disqualification after Dustin repeatedly smashes Hennig's injured arm into the guardrail. After the match, Dustin punches out referee Nick Patrick before taking a steel chair and attacking Hennig's arm with it. Hulk Hogan runs out and punches Dustin before chasing Dustin out with the steel chair.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sid Vicious. Sid tells Jeff Jarrett that he is not that smart and that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is still around his waist. Jimmy Hart shows up, and Sid asks him to take every precaution to make sure nobody interferes in the match. Sid then says that Jarrett found out who the master and ruler of the world really is, and tells him to remember that for the rest of his life.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sting. Sting says he will split Team Package (The Total Package, Miss Elizabeth, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair) down the middle, and after taking down The Total Package last night, that leaves Flair for tonight. He says that Team Package are like two peas in a pod, but they do not have a prayer in stopping him once he got started, and he got started last night.
Meng is seen watching the next match backstage, saying that Tank Abbott does not have long at all.
Tank Abbott beats The Barbarian by knockout. Before the match begins, The Barbarian places referee Billy Silverman on the top rope, telling him not to move and to stay out of the match. Billy Silverman gets involved eventually, but The Barbarian puts Billy Silverman back in the corner before getting knocked out by Abbott.
We see even more footage from over the weekend at A.J. Sports in Tallahassee, Florida as part of WCW Spring Break 2000.
It is announced that an article on Sting is on the newest issue of WCW Magazine, which is available now.
Sting beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair by disqualification. During the match, The Total Package gets involved, but Sting is completely ready for him and both he and Flair eat Stinger Splashes before Sting puts Flair in the Scorpion Death Lock. Suddenly, The Total Package drags referee Charles Robinson out of the ring, ending the match. After the match, The Total Package attacks Sting, but Sting fights back. Flair hits Sting with two low blows from behind, then he and The Total Package take the boots to Sting until Vampiro runs in to chase The Total Package and Flair out of the ring.
Before the next match, Jeff Jarrett asks the nWo girls to warm up the jacuzzi for when he and Scott Steiner win tonight.
Sid Vicious and Hulk Hogan beat Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner after Sid turns on Hulk Hogan and choke slams him before telling referee Mickey Jay to count the pinfall. After the match, Sid tells Hogan that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Raw Deal - Raw recap for March 20, 2000
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Michael Cole interviews WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, who announces at the behest of Gerald Brisco that there will be a tag team elimination tournament where the winners will meet in a battle royal to decide the #1 contenders for the WWF Tag Team Championships. Pat Patterson tells Vince to talk about "the big one," and Vince says that if that match is made, it will rock the World Wrestling Federation down to its foundations tonight. Michael Cole then mentions that he loved Saturday Night Live over the weekend - which featured The Rock as special guest host and Vince McMahon, Triple H, Mick Foley and Big Show in the cold opening - and that gives Vince the idea to start the show in a style not unlike Saturday Night Live.
Before the next match, D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) come out to The Kings, a re-imagining of the DX theme by Run-DMC. The song is on the upcoming WWF Aggression, a compilation of original songs based on WWE entrance themes by hip-hop artists. The album will be available in stores tomorrow, and the song will continue to be DX's theme throughout the year.
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) to continue to the tag team battle royal after Kane and Paul Bearer show up to attack X-Pac. Tori attacks Kane to no avail, and when she gets in the ring after the match, The Hardys toss Tori into Kane, who proceeds to choke slam her.
Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley are seen approaching the ring.
Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up. Upon Stephanie asking for the fans' undivided attention, the crowd boos, and Triple H goes off on them, demanding respect for himself and Stephanie. Triple H then says at WrestleMania, the fans will have no choice but to bow down on their knees and respect him, as he will beat both The Rock and Big Show in a Triple Threat Match to retain the WWF Championship. He then says that WWF Chairman Vince McMahon clams to have a match that will rock the foundation of the World Wresting Federation, and says if the match is that big, it has to have him in it. He calls Vince McMahon to the ring, but Big Show and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon show up instead. Shane says he knows exactly what Vince meant by that announcement, and challenges Triple to defend the WWF Championship against Big Show tonight. Triple H says he would love to, but he declines, saying he does not have to defend the WWF Championship before WrestleMania, even though he could, and says "that big goof" Big Show does not deserve a title shot. Suddenly, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up and says what Shane has proposed is not a big idea, and says that Triple H is willing to defend the WWF Championship as that is exactly what is going to happen. He announces that the match will be Triple H vs. Big Show vs. The Rock. Vince knows that the Triple Threat Match is in two weeks, but eh asks why they should not have the match in Chicago, Illinois tonight. Shane says that Vince is making a smart business decision, and dares Triple H to take the challenge, as does Vince. Triple H accepts the challenge for tonight, on the ground that the match does not take place again and there will be no rematch, especially at WrestleMania. Vince then tells Triple H to take his lips, pucker them up, and instead of kissing his daughter or kissing his ass, he wants Triple H to kiss the WWF Championship goodbye.
The Rock is seen arriving to the arena.
The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan attack The Godfather before the next match can begin.
Backstage, "Road Dogg" Jesse James and X-Pac demand that Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley do something about Kane after losing a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championships. Triple H proposes putting Kane in a match with Rikishi so Kane can get his ass kicked.
Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) beat The Radicalz (Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko) to advance to the tag team battle royal later tonight. During the match, Eddie Guerrero trips Scotty 2 Hotty from outside of the ring, and Grandmaster Sexay hits Eddie with a right hand. Eddie gets back up, but when he gets on the apron, Grandmaster Sexay throws him into Perry Saturn, and both men end up on the outside. Malenko puts Scotty 2 Hotty in the Texas Cloverleaf, but Grandmaster Sexay hits Malenko with a superkick to give Too Cool the win. Backstage, Rikishi Phatu shows satisfaction with Too Cool's victory.
Members of the Chicago Bears football team are seen in the front row.
Kane beats Rikishi Phatu by disqualification after X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James attack Kane from behind. Rikishi gets back up after the choke slam and fights X-Pac and Road Dogg off, but the numbers game catches up and X-Pac hits Rikishi with the X Factor. X-Pac and Road Dogg run off after Kane gets back up.
Kevin Kelly interviews Chris Benoit backstage. Benoit says he does not have to explain his actions from SmackDown last week, and he says it disgusts him what Kurt Angle does with the gold around his waist. He hopes that Angle bears witness to what he does to Chris Jericho tonight.
Michael Cole is outside of The Rock's dressing room.
Michael Cole interviews The Rock backstage. The Rock tells Michael Cole to go suck on a monkey's nipple before taking the microphone and telling him to find a monkey. The Rock then states that he is okay with WrestleMania being brought to Raw, and that he is ready for Triple H and Big Show, and that tonight, the only two things they should be concerned about is knowing their roles and shutting their mouths.
WAR ZONE
Before the next match, Chris Jericho shows up before Kurt Angle can even speak and welcomes everyone to Raw Is Jericho. He tells Chris Benoit that he may take himself seriously, but he does too as he makes fun of Benoit's voice before telling Benoit that he will give him an "actual #1 Y2J beating" that he will never, ever forget. Jericho is suddenly attacked from behind as Kurt Angle guests on commentary for the next match.
Chris Jericho beats Chris Benoit. During the match, Chris Benoit hits Kurt Angle for telling him to get his hands off his belt, and Angle responds by hitting Benoit in the head with one of his championships and tossing him back in the ring as the referee is dealing with Jericho. After the match, Bob Backlund shows up, but Jericho beats him up when he gets in the ring. Jericho then turns around to get hit in the head with Angle's other championship.
Kurt Angle and Bob Backlund celebrate backstage.
Al Snow ties to get "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman to do something special for the people of Wisconsin tomorrow night, but Blackman wants none of it, even as a man dressed like Benjamin Franklin tries to get him to do it.
Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman beat The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) to advance to the tag team battle royal later tonight. During the match, Tazz shows up with referee Teddy Long and attacks Crash Holly in an attempt to win the WWF Hardcore Championship, and chases him into the crowd. This leaves Hardcore Holly on his own against Snow and Blackman as Crash Holly runs out of the arena with the Hardcore title.
We see part of the music video for The Kings by Run-DMC, on the upcoming album WWF Unforgiven, a collection of hip-hop interpretations of WWF entrance themes that will be available in stores tomorrow.
GTV is back after a lengthy absence, and we see black-and-white backstage footage where The Kat talks with Terri. Terri tells The Kat that she is in pain, but not in as much as The Kat is from not being on TV anymore. The Kat is furious as Terri leaves the room.
Edge and Christian beat The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) to advance to the tag team battle royal later tonight. During the match, Mideon shows up with a mop in his hands, and he tries to use it as a weapon against Edge only to accidentally hit Bradshaw, costing The Acolytes the match. After the match, Mideon tries to explain himself, but The Acolytes beat him up.
Test beats Val Venis. Before the match, it is announced that Trish Stratus and Tori can be seen in bikinis Thursday night on WWF.com. During the match, Trish Stratus gets on the apron and distracts Val Venis. Venis goes for a roll-up, but Test reverses it into a roll-up of his own and grabs the tights to get the win. Val Venis takes exception to this and attacks Test after the match only to be attacked by Prince Albert. Test then continues to attack Venis, then Trish Stratus tells Test and Albert to stop. Test throws Venis out of the ring, then Trish says that they know what everyone wants to see "T&A." She then says we are looking at just that: Test and Albert.
The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) guest on commentary for the next match.
The tag team battle royal ends with no winners and no #1 contenders for the WWF Tag Team Championships after The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) hit Dudley Death Drops on Edge and Jeff Hardy before powerbombing Matt Hardy onto Christian and putting them both through a table.
Triple H retains the WWF Championship against Big Show and The Rock. During the match, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon pulls the top rope down on The Rock during The People's Elbow. He is about to hit The Rock with a steel chair when WWF Chairman Vince McMahon takes a chair away and hits Shane with a hard right. Triple H then punches Vince, and Big Show then pulls Triple H back into the ring, all while WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon is distracting referee Earl Hebner on the apron. Triple H then hits the facebreaker knee smash followed by the Pedigree to retain. After the match, The Rock chases Shane into the crowd, but as Triple H and Stephanie leave, WWF co-owner Linda McMahon shows up. A fan gets up on the ramp, and Triple H tackles him so that security can deal with the guy, who is taken out of the shot. Linda congratulates Triple H on retaining, and while there will be no Triple Threat rematch for the WWF Championship, a special ingredient will be added at WrestleMania: a deserving individual whose dreams should come true, if for one night only. Therefore, she will make the final decision, and the main event at WrestleMania 2000 will be a Fatal Four-Way where Triple H will defend the WWF Championship against Big Show, The Rock...and Mick Foley, who has returned to the WWF. Mick Foley brawls with Triple H in the ring, and he hits both Triple H and Big Show with the WWF Championship to end the show.
Sunday, March 19, 2000
Uncensored 2000 - The Results
Team Package (Lex Luger, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Miss Elizabeth) are seen entering the arena. Meanwhile, Hulk Hogan tells Sid Vicious he has his back and that he has a bad feeling about Jeff Jarrett, but Sid tells Hogan not to worry about him and to worry about what Flair is going to do. Meanwhile, Jeff Jarrett is seen backstage with The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris), and Jarrett tells them that he has some surprises for tonight. A black limousine then pulls up to the back of the arena.
Before Psychosis vs. The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea gets started, Chris Candido shows up out of nowhere and guests on commentary for the next match. He announces that he is officially in World Championship Wrestling to become the new WCW Cruiserweight Champion. He also asks to be addressed as "Hard Knox" Chris Candido due to the struggles that he has had to go through to make it in the business.
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Psychosis after Paisley beats up Juventud Guerrera for kissing her on the lips before getting on the apron to distract Psychosis, allowing The Artist to hit the jumping DDT from the top rope for the win.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bam Bam Bigelow backstage. Bigelow says he does not know what is wrong with The Wall, and that it is making him sick that he is crushing and injuring people after he taught him to do the right thing. He taught him everything to know about wrestling, but he didn't teach him everything he knows, and it will all come to an end tonight.
Miss Hancock shows up before the next match. Rave makes it known that they are sick and tired of her chasing them down and that they are kicking her to the curb for the last time. Lane then tells Miss Hancock that she is not even close to being "rizzat material," (implying that she is a "ring rat," or a woman in the business who sleeps her way to the top). Miss Hancock says they need female companionship, and asks "Is it because they're extra small?" When The Demon's casket opens, it is revealed that "Screamin" Norman Smiley - in facepaint and gear similar to The Demon's - is in the casket when The Demon comes out down the ramp.
The Demon and "Screamin' Norman Smiley beat Lane and Rave - now known as XS - with a Norman Conquest to Rave. After the match, XS blame Miss Hancock on the loss - despite Miss Hancock not being involved in the match - and take her to the back. Norman and The Demon beat XS up and send them to the back, and bring Miss Hancock to the ring where Miss Hancock proceeds to do the spank move that is part of the Big Wiggle on Norman Smiley. Referee Billy Silverman does the Big Wiggle along with Norman and Miss Hancock, then Norman and The Demon dance for a few seconds before leaving the ring.
Backstage, Kidman tells Booker that he is sorry about what happened on Thunder. Booker tells Kidman to save the apology and be there to watch his back, or else he just might prove Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, Cash, J. Biggs) right.
Backstage, David Flair tells Daffney to stay backstage as The Wall is out there and it will be very dangerous. Daffney promises before David Flair and Crowbar walk off with crowbars and metal pipes in their hands.
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Wall ends after The Wall choke slams Bigelow through a table with two computers on it near the stage, causing the monitors on the table to explode. Afterwards, David Flair and Crowbar run in to fight The Wall as EMTs show up to put Bigelow on a stretcher. The Wall chases David Flair and Crowbar to the back. Daffney is then heard screaming, and we learn that Crowbar is brawling with The Wall on the scaffolding above the entrance to the back. The brawl ends with The Wall plunging Crowbar fifteen feet into some stage paneling below with a choke slam. Crowbar is then put on a stretcher and taken to an ambulance, which is heading to a local hospital. Wrestlers, WCW staff and EMTs alike are all at the ambulance as Crowbar is taken to the back.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Brian Knobbs, who says that Bam Bam Bigelo and Crowbar are two of the gutsiest guys he ever saw, and he is dedicating the next match for the WCW Hardcore Championship to them.
Before the next match, 3 Count thanks the fans for supporting "the best-looking Hardcore Champions in history," and tells the ladies that they will be "live at five all night on South Beach" before Brian Knobbs shows up. Shannon Moore is seen wearing a mask to protect his broken nose.
Brian Knobbs beats 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) to become the WCW Hardcore Champion for the second time after pinning all three men. 3 Count almost wins it, but when Shane Helms pins Knobbs, Knobbs has his foot on the bottom rope. Shane then tries to hand the WCW Hardcore Championship over to Knobbs, but Knobbs kicks the belt into Helms' face before hitting him with a trash can from the middle rope for the win.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, Cash, J. Biggs) backstage. Stevie Ray says it is about time Harlem Hear got Booker and Kidman in the ring so Harlem Heat can make quick work of them, and tells Kidman not to trust Booker. Big T tells Booker and Kidman to get ready because the heat is on.
The black limousine from earlier is still parked outside of the arena
We hear from Vampiro backstage. He says he sees thing everyday that horrifies him, and it makes him think about doing violent things. He also says he has Fit Finley telling him he has no respect and that he has to keep pushing his buttons. He says that he does not want to be a bad person, and asks if this is the calm before the storm or a moment of silence for all the sinners.
J. Biggs guests on commentary for the next match.
Booker and Kidman beat Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Big T) after Kidman goes for the top rope Sunset Flip, allowing Booker T to hit Big T with the Harlem Side Kick to get the win.
Vampiro beats Fit Finley in a match that goes out of the ring, into the concourse area, into the men's restroom and outside. Before the match, it is announced that Bam Bam Bigelow and Crowbar received concussions, and that Bigelow received a dislocated shoulder while Crowbar cracked several ribs and bruised his hip.
Backstage, Jeff Jarrett tells The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) not to break a sweat in their match tonight.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Disco Inferno and The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito). Disco says The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) have given them no respect, and tonight, The Mamalukes will have to beat it out of them. Big Vito says says The Mamalukes will leave as tag team champions, and Johnny The Bull says they will break their thumbs.
Disco Inferno guests on commentary for the next match.
The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) beat The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito) in a no-disqualification match to become the WCW World Tag Team Champions!
The black limousine outside of the arena is seen again.
Backstage, Fit Finley says he promised to beat respect out of Vampiro, and he did that tonight. He will be the first to admit the better man won, and that he lit a fire within him. He tells Vampiro to keep that fire burning, as he earned his respect tonight.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Team Package (The Total Package, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Miss Elizabeth). The Total Package says that the coward has finally arrived off the injured list, and that he will beat the crap out of Sting because he is The Total Package. Flair says Sting is going down, and that Hogan will bleed and sweat all night long.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dustin Rhodes. Rhodes says tonight will be Terry Funk's retirement match and that he will not get a watch. However, he will beat the hell out of him and split him in two with a cowbell before he admits that Rhodes is "the American nightmare" and that he just bit the dust.
Before the next match, Terry Funk says he sees a chicken in the ring and that the only difference between Dustin Rhosdes and "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes is that Dusty is faster than he is. He holds up a chicken with the word "Dusty" written on him and dares him to come on down. Suddenly, a man in a chicken suit gets in the ring and hits Dustin. Dustin chases the chicken suit man around only to be clocked with the raw chicken in the aisle, starting the next match.
Dustin Rhodes beats Terry Funk in a Texas Bullrope Match. During the match, Terry Funk tries to change the match to an "I Quit" Match, and when referee Billy Silverman says that can't happen, Terry Funk knocks him out with the cowbell and decides to make it an "I Quit" Match anyway. Funk makes Dustin says "I quit", but Silverman - who is back up - refuses to recognize Funk as the winner of the match, and the match continues. After the match, Dustin tells Terry Funk to get up or else he will ship him back to Texas in a box. Both men continue to fight briefly, then Dustin Rhodes runs to the back.
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Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sid Vicious. Sid says it is not his first time dealing with Jeff Jarrett, and he expects nothing but stupidity from him. He is not worried about Jarrett and is focused on bigger, better things, and he will watch his own back.
Before the next match, The Total Package says he has shown why he is The Total Package, and before the Lumberjack Cast Match, he wants to apologize to everyone at ringside of the next match for breaking their arms. He then says he is the the most intelligent wrestler, and brings out his own lumberjacks. The heels of the locker room show up with casts on their arms and show support for The Total Package.
Sting beats The Total Package in a Lumberjack Cast Match. During the match, Tank Abbott shows up and punches out head of WCW security Doug Dellinger, who is a lumberjack in the match. Soon after, the lumberjacks all fight each other and clear the ringside area, as they all take their brawl to the back except for Vampiro. Miss Elizabeth and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair show up with a baseball bat and a steel chair respectively, and Vampiro is attacked by Miss Elizabeth and Flair. Sting fights off Flair and hits The Total Package with the Stinger Splash before Miss Elizabeth hits Sting in the back with a baseball bat. Vampiro gets on the apron and takes the bat away, then Jimmy Hart comes back and grabs Miss Elizabeth with one arm while carrying Hulk Hogan's weight belt in the other as he takes Miss Elizabeth to the back. When The Total Package has Sting in the Torture Rack, Vampiro hits The Total Package in the back so that Sting can hit The Total Package with the Scorpion Death Drop for the win. After the match, Sting and Vampiro show a sign of respect towards each other.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Tank Abbott, who says he beat up head of WCW security Doug Dellinger because he could and because he would not allow him to take his money.
The back door of the limousine outside of the arena is opened, then the show cuts to Jeff Jarrett.
Before the next match, Jeff Jarrett says the time has come for the chosen to realize his destiny. He says he has made Sid Vicious' life for the last two month and knock down any obsctacle WCW has thrown in his path, and he has done it. Jarrett then promises that tonight, he wwill walk out WCW World Heavyweight Champion, as WCW has tried to screw him time and time again, and this time, he has one up his sleeve. He also promises that his female entourage will show some skin if he wins the title.
Sid Vicious retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett. During the match, Jarrett elbow referee Nick Patrick after hitting a low blow on Sid, then takes his guitar from The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) and knocks Sid unconscious. Jarrett then calls for somebody, and that somebody is referee Mark Johnson. Unbeknownst to Johnson, Hulk Hogan is right behind him, and he keeps Johnson from making the count before taking the right to Jarrett. and The Harris Boys. Hulk then gets Sid on top of Jarrett to help him retain. After the match, Scott Steiner shows up with a guitar, and he smashes a guitar into Hulk Hogan's back so that The Harris Boys can attack Hogan. Sid gets back up and fights off The Harris Boys. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair then shows up with a leather strap, and connects the strap to Hogan's wrist in an attempt to get the Yappapi Indian Strap Match started early.
Hulk Hogan beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair in a Yappapi Indian Strap Match after fighting off The Total Package.
Before Psychosis vs. The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea gets started, Chris Candido shows up out of nowhere and guests on commentary for the next match. He announces that he is officially in World Championship Wrestling to become the new WCW Cruiserweight Champion. He also asks to be addressed as "Hard Knox" Chris Candido due to the struggles that he has had to go through to make it in the business.
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Psychosis after Paisley beats up Juventud Guerrera for kissing her on the lips before getting on the apron to distract Psychosis, allowing The Artist to hit the jumping DDT from the top rope for the win.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bam Bam Bigelow backstage. Bigelow says he does not know what is wrong with The Wall, and that it is making him sick that he is crushing and injuring people after he taught him to do the right thing. He taught him everything to know about wrestling, but he didn't teach him everything he knows, and it will all come to an end tonight.
Miss Hancock shows up before the next match. Rave makes it known that they are sick and tired of her chasing them down and that they are kicking her to the curb for the last time. Lane then tells Miss Hancock that she is not even close to being "rizzat material," (implying that she is a "ring rat," or a woman in the business who sleeps her way to the top). Miss Hancock says they need female companionship, and asks "Is it because they're extra small?" When The Demon's casket opens, it is revealed that "Screamin" Norman Smiley - in facepaint and gear similar to The Demon's - is in the casket when The Demon comes out down the ramp.
The Demon and "Screamin' Norman Smiley beat Lane and Rave - now known as XS - with a Norman Conquest to Rave. After the match, XS blame Miss Hancock on the loss - despite Miss Hancock not being involved in the match - and take her to the back. Norman and The Demon beat XS up and send them to the back, and bring Miss Hancock to the ring where Miss Hancock proceeds to do the spank move that is part of the Big Wiggle on Norman Smiley. Referee Billy Silverman does the Big Wiggle along with Norman and Miss Hancock, then Norman and The Demon dance for a few seconds before leaving the ring.
Backstage, Kidman tells Booker that he is sorry about what happened on Thunder. Booker tells Kidman to save the apology and be there to watch his back, or else he just might prove Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, Cash, J. Biggs) right.
Backstage, David Flair tells Daffney to stay backstage as The Wall is out there and it will be very dangerous. Daffney promises before David Flair and Crowbar walk off with crowbars and metal pipes in their hands.
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Wall ends after The Wall choke slams Bigelow through a table with two computers on it near the stage, causing the monitors on the table to explode. Afterwards, David Flair and Crowbar run in to fight The Wall as EMTs show up to put Bigelow on a stretcher. The Wall chases David Flair and Crowbar to the back. Daffney is then heard screaming, and we learn that Crowbar is brawling with The Wall on the scaffolding above the entrance to the back. The brawl ends with The Wall plunging Crowbar fifteen feet into some stage paneling below with a choke slam. Crowbar is then put on a stretcher and taken to an ambulance, which is heading to a local hospital. Wrestlers, WCW staff and EMTs alike are all at the ambulance as Crowbar is taken to the back.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Brian Knobbs, who says that Bam Bam Bigelo and Crowbar are two of the gutsiest guys he ever saw, and he is dedicating the next match for the WCW Hardcore Championship to them.
Before the next match, 3 Count thanks the fans for supporting "the best-looking Hardcore Champions in history," and tells the ladies that they will be "live at five all night on South Beach" before Brian Knobbs shows up. Shannon Moore is seen wearing a mask to protect his broken nose.
Brian Knobbs beats 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) to become the WCW Hardcore Champion for the second time after pinning all three men. 3 Count almost wins it, but when Shane Helms pins Knobbs, Knobbs has his foot on the bottom rope. Shane then tries to hand the WCW Hardcore Championship over to Knobbs, but Knobbs kicks the belt into Helms' face before hitting him with a trash can from the middle rope for the win.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, Cash, J. Biggs) backstage. Stevie Ray says it is about time Harlem Hear got Booker and Kidman in the ring so Harlem Heat can make quick work of them, and tells Kidman not to trust Booker. Big T tells Booker and Kidman to get ready because the heat is on.
The black limousine from earlier is still parked outside of the arena
We hear from Vampiro backstage. He says he sees thing everyday that horrifies him, and it makes him think about doing violent things. He also says he has Fit Finley telling him he has no respect and that he has to keep pushing his buttons. He says that he does not want to be a bad person, and asks if this is the calm before the storm or a moment of silence for all the sinners.
J. Biggs guests on commentary for the next match.
Booker and Kidman beat Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Big T) after Kidman goes for the top rope Sunset Flip, allowing Booker T to hit Big T with the Harlem Side Kick to get the win.
Vampiro beats Fit Finley in a match that goes out of the ring, into the concourse area, into the men's restroom and outside. Before the match, it is announced that Bam Bam Bigelow and Crowbar received concussions, and that Bigelow received a dislocated shoulder while Crowbar cracked several ribs and bruised his hip.
Backstage, Jeff Jarrett tells The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) not to break a sweat in their match tonight.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Disco Inferno and The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito). Disco says The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) have given them no respect, and tonight, The Mamalukes will have to beat it out of them. Big Vito says says The Mamalukes will leave as tag team champions, and Johnny The Bull says they will break their thumbs.
Disco Inferno guests on commentary for the next match.
The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) beat The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito) in a no-disqualification match to become the WCW World Tag Team Champions!
The black limousine outside of the arena is seen again.
Backstage, Fit Finley says he promised to beat respect out of Vampiro, and he did that tonight. He will be the first to admit the better man won, and that he lit a fire within him. He tells Vampiro to keep that fire burning, as he earned his respect tonight.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Team Package (The Total Package, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Miss Elizabeth). The Total Package says that the coward has finally arrived off the injured list, and that he will beat the crap out of Sting because he is The Total Package. Flair says Sting is going down, and that Hogan will bleed and sweat all night long.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dustin Rhodes. Rhodes says tonight will be Terry Funk's retirement match and that he will not get a watch. However, he will beat the hell out of him and split him in two with a cowbell before he admits that Rhodes is "the American nightmare" and that he just bit the dust.
Before the next match, Terry Funk says he sees a chicken in the ring and that the only difference between Dustin Rhosdes and "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes is that Dusty is faster than he is. He holds up a chicken with the word "Dusty" written on him and dares him to come on down. Suddenly, a man in a chicken suit gets in the ring and hits Dustin. Dustin chases the chicken suit man around only to be clocked with the raw chicken in the aisle, starting the next match.
Dustin Rhodes beats Terry Funk in a Texas Bullrope Match. During the match, Terry Funk tries to change the match to an "I Quit" Match, and when referee Billy Silverman says that can't happen, Terry Funk knocks him out with the cowbell and decides to make it an "I Quit" Match anyway. Funk makes Dustin says "I quit", but Silverman - who is back up - refuses to recognize Funk as the winner of the match, and the match continues. After the match, Dustin tells Terry Funk to get up or else he will ship him back to Texas in a box. Both men continue to fight briefly, then Dustin Rhodes runs to the back.
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Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sid Vicious. Sid says it is not his first time dealing with Jeff Jarrett, and he expects nothing but stupidity from him. He is not worried about Jarrett and is focused on bigger, better things, and he will watch his own back.
Before the next match, The Total Package says he has shown why he is The Total Package, and before the Lumberjack Cast Match, he wants to apologize to everyone at ringside of the next match for breaking their arms. He then says he is the the most intelligent wrestler, and brings out his own lumberjacks. The heels of the locker room show up with casts on their arms and show support for The Total Package.
Sting beats The Total Package in a Lumberjack Cast Match. During the match, Tank Abbott shows up and punches out head of WCW security Doug Dellinger, who is a lumberjack in the match. Soon after, the lumberjacks all fight each other and clear the ringside area, as they all take their brawl to the back except for Vampiro. Miss Elizabeth and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair show up with a baseball bat and a steel chair respectively, and Vampiro is attacked by Miss Elizabeth and Flair. Sting fights off Flair and hits The Total Package with the Stinger Splash before Miss Elizabeth hits Sting in the back with a baseball bat. Vampiro gets on the apron and takes the bat away, then Jimmy Hart comes back and grabs Miss Elizabeth with one arm while carrying Hulk Hogan's weight belt in the other as he takes Miss Elizabeth to the back. When The Total Package has Sting in the Torture Rack, Vampiro hits The Total Package in the back so that Sting can hit The Total Package with the Scorpion Death Drop for the win. After the match, Sting and Vampiro show a sign of respect towards each other.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Tank Abbott, who says he beat up head of WCW security Doug Dellinger because he could and because he would not allow him to take his money.
The back door of the limousine outside of the arena is opened, then the show cuts to Jeff Jarrett.
Before the next match, Jeff Jarrett says the time has come for the chosen to realize his destiny. He says he has made Sid Vicious' life for the last two month and knock down any obsctacle WCW has thrown in his path, and he has done it. Jarrett then promises that tonight, he wwill walk out WCW World Heavyweight Champion, as WCW has tried to screw him time and time again, and this time, he has one up his sleeve. He also promises that his female entourage will show some skin if he wins the title.
Sid Vicious retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett. During the match, Jarrett elbow referee Nick Patrick after hitting a low blow on Sid, then takes his guitar from The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) and knocks Sid unconscious. Jarrett then calls for somebody, and that somebody is referee Mark Johnson. Unbeknownst to Johnson, Hulk Hogan is right behind him, and he keeps Johnson from making the count before taking the right to Jarrett. and The Harris Boys. Hulk then gets Sid on top of Jarrett to help him retain. After the match, Scott Steiner shows up with a guitar, and he smashes a guitar into Hulk Hogan's back so that The Harris Boys can attack Hogan. Sid gets back up and fights off The Harris Boys. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair then shows up with a leather strap, and connects the strap to Hogan's wrist in an attempt to get the Yappapi Indian Strap Match started early.
Hulk Hogan beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair in a Yappapi Indian Strap Match after fighting off The Total Package.
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