The Cornette Call: A Pro Wrestling Timeline
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I disagree, I think the ratings and profitability is secondary. The big reason WCW was sold was that Ted Turner was no longer able to protect it from the other corporate executives after the Time Warner and AOL mergers. They all looked down on wrestling and all the antics. The fact the ratings tanked and all the big contracts was just icing on the cake. Now a healthier WCW that can still sell PPVs and tickets might make it. Eric Bischoff had a group that supposedly was ready to buy, but the deal fell through because TBS cancelled all of WCW programming. The investors weren't willing to go in without a TV deal already in place. So ITTL, if the ratings are still high and TBS doesn't cancel, or Bischoff can get Fox or someone else to commit to a prime time TV slot, WCW might survive. If not they are still doomed to being picked apart by Vince McMahon for scraps.
The Great American Bash 2000
10000 in the Baltimore Arena for a special show, the last WCW show for five men on this card. Nine matches on the card.
So, why did they jump? Well, it's mainly due to the buyout creating a logjam of talent. Even without the ECW guys, you still had Goldberg, Nash, Triple H, Booker T, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Sting and Ric Flair all working there. I had originally hoped Heyman would be able to keep them on, but with how much talent there is in the company still and the current drop in main event talent in WWF (Bret, Bulldog, soon Owen's gonna go) I figured it would be better for them to move on up north. It's a risk for WCW to lose so much talent all at once, but I think that they'll be able to survive without them.
10000 in the Baltimore Arena for a special show, the last WCW show for five men on this card. Nine matches on the card.
- Dark: Shawn Stasiak d. The Wall.
- The Pitbulls d. Chris Chetti/Danny Doring. Another opening demolition by the Pitbulls.
- WCW Cruiserweight: Sean Waltman d. Eddie Guerrero d. Yoshihiro Tajiri d. Billy Kidman. We get a four-way elimination match for the Cruserweight title. Kidman goes out first thanks to a Buzzsaw Kick. Tajiri is soon sent out after with a Frog Splash. After a few more minutes, Waltman hits the Superkick to finish off Eddie's run in WCW.
- Tank Abbott d. Rick Steiner. Another fun, stiff brawl ending with the Phantom Right.
- WCW TV: Vampiro d. Dean Malenko. Malenko puts on a good match to get Vampiro over before he makes his leave. Nail in the Coffin ends it.
- Goldberg d. Bryan Clark. Spear. Jackhammer. It's big-on-big here. Just dudes tossing each other.
- Jeff Jarrett (w/Dustin Rhodes) d. Ric Flair (w/Sting) Just put on some classic Southern wrasslin' with Dustin and Sting on the outside. Dustin has a violent dislike of Sting's facepaint, reminding him too much of his past, so he's game to help with beating him down. Match ends with a Stroke.
- WCW/ECW Tag: Harlem Heat d. Raven/Perry Saturn. Dreamer and Sandman interfere in this match, paying Raven back for last month. Saturn takes the Big Apple Blast and gets destroyed by Raven post-match, sending him out of the company.
- WCW US/ECW TV: Rob Van Dam d. Chris Benoit. We wrap up Benoit's run with a match against RVD for the US and TV titles. Unlike the hardcore brawls that dominate the tag division, this is mostly workrate with some spots thrown in. Five Star Frog Splash wraps up Benoit.
- WCW/ECW World: Mike Awesome (w/Paul Heyman) d. Chris Jericho. And here's Jericho's last match in WCW, one shot at Awesome's WCW/ECW World Titles. Jericho's the underdog here, getting tossed around by the Gladiator before being hit with the Awesome Bomb. And that's the fifth man. All five will be heading for the WWF soon, being granted unconditional releases at the request of Paul Heyman.
So, why did they jump? Well, it's mainly due to the buyout creating a logjam of talent. Even without the ECW guys, you still had Goldberg, Nash, Triple H, Booker T, Scott Steiner, Jeff Jarrett, Sting and Ric Flair all working there. I had originally hoped Heyman would be able to keep them on, but with how much talent there is in the company still and the current drop in main event talent in WWF (Bret, Bulldog, soon Owen's gonna go) I figured it would be better for them to move on up north. It's a risk for WCW to lose so much talent all at once, but I think that they'll be able to survive without them.
IMO, Fox likely picks it up and puts it on FX (that's what happened, curiously enough, in a Rewriting the Book on Wrestlecrap when ECW bought WCW (long story--here's a link: http://wrestlecrap.com/more/rewriti...ope-during-their-attack-on-wcw-nitro/)--Nitro wound up on FX) ITTL; FX was trying to find its own identity as a channel, and WCW would fit right in with the beginning of their original programming (The Shield would premiere in 2001-2002, and it'd fit right in with programs like Nip/Tuck, Sons of Anarchy, etc.)…
At least FX wouldn't air Married...With Children reruns every chance it got on the channel at this time IOTL...
At least FX wouldn't air Married...With Children reruns every chance it got on the channel at this time IOTL...
King of the Ring First, Second and Quarterfinal Results
First Round
First Round
- Kurt Angle d. Bradshaw.
- Bubba Ray Dudley d. Big Boss Man.
- Lance Storm d. Test (w/Stephanie McMahon) Lance takes Jericho's spot in the tournament, beating Test. Test is angry about it, but Steph took note of their surprisingly good chemistry.
- Edge (w/Trish Stratus) d. Grandmaster Sexay. Edge gets a measure of revenge with a Spear to Grandmaster Sexay.
- Crash Holly d. Albert.
- Bob Holly d. Ron Simmons.
- Bull Buchanan d. Steve Blackman.
- Crush (w/Chainz) d. D-Von Dudley. You all forget about Deadman Inc? Good, because I did too until I needed to fill in Perry Saturn's spot in this tournament. Crush hits the big Chokeslam on D-Von to advance.
- Rikishi d. Shane McMahon. Poor Shane gets wrecked here.
- Scotty 2 Hotty d. D'Lo Brown.
- Tazz d. Road Dogg. Tazz takes Benoit's spot in the tournament, choking out the Road Dogg.
- Chris Candido d. Billy Gunn. This is the second time where Billy Gunn is working despite an OTL injury. Torn rotator cuff. I think it can be said that Billy just got lucky ITTL and avoided a few choice injuries, but not lucky enough to beat Candido. Blonde Bombshell secures it for Candido. Candido's in the Malenko spot here and Billy is subbing for X-Pac.
- Val Venis d. Al Snow.
- Jeff Hardy d. Christian (w/Trish Stratus)
- Rey Misterio Jr. d. Matt Hardy. And in place of Eddie, we have Lil Rey going in, putting on some good lucha thing with Matt and advancing with the West Coast Pop.
- Mark Henry d. The Godfather. We pull Henry out of OVW for a bit and have him demolish Godfather to end the first round. We needed to replace Chyna, so give it to big Mark.
- Kurt Angle (w/Shane McMahon) d. Bubba Ray Dudley.
- Lance Storm d. Edge (w/Trish Stratus) Lance gets this one with the Canadian Maple Leaf. Test and Steph watching from outside, Trish getting in Steph's face. Ooooh, I smell catfight~
- Crash Holly d. Bob Holly.
- Crush (w/Chainz) d. Bull Buchanan. Crush demolishes B2, taking him out of the tournament.
- Rikishi d. Scotty 2 Hotty. They shake hands after the match, there's not gonna be a heel Rikishi, so he's stays happy dancing Samoan babyface.
- Tazz d. Chris Candido. Tazz chokes Candido out, advancing to the Quarterfinals.
- Jeff Hardy d. Val Venis.
- Rey Misterio Jr d. Mark Henry. And Rey manages to outmaneuver the powerhouse Henry, rolling him up to finish off the second round.
- Kurt Angle (w/Shane McMahon) d. Lance Storm. Kurt ends Lance's run in the tournament with the Ankle Lock. Maybe he makes some sort of goofball bodybuilder pose to Steph as she and Test make their way to ringside for the match. Test helps Lance to the back, Steph making some sort of offer to Lance.
- Crush (w/Chainz) d. Crash Holly. Poor Crash gets crushed. It's a demolition for the underdog Holly cousin, taking the Chokeslam.
- Tazz d. Rikishi. Tazz puts a stop to Too Cool's hopes for a crown as he chokes Rikishi out.
- Rey Misterio Jr. d. Jeff Hardy. And Rey defeats the second Hardy brother to end the Quarterfinals. He'll be meeting Tazz in the Semis, while Kurt Angle will face off against Crush. Who will become the King of the Ring?
King of the Ring 2000
18000 in the Fleet Center in Boston for the 2000 King of the Ring tournament. Three champions are among the entrants, who's gonna win?
18000 in the Fleet Center in Boston for the 2000 King of the Ring tournament. Three champions are among the entrants, who's gonna win?
- The Dudley Boyz d. Val Venis/Crash Holly in a Tables Match. Just throw these two tag guys to eat table for the Dudleyz.
- KOTR Semifinal: Kurt Angle (w/Shane McMahon) d. Crush. Angle manages to overpower Crush, hitting the Angle Slam to advance to the finals.
- KOTR Semifinal: Tazz d. Rey Misterio Jr. And Tazz just tosses poor little Rey around with suplexes, grounding the high-flyer before slapping on the Tazzmission.
- The Rock d. Kane (w/Chainz) Try to picture Kane in full gear with a biker kutte. It's a great little mental image, but joining Deadman Inc. doesn't help. In fact, Chainz keeps screwing things up and Kane loses his temper with him after the match, giving him a Chokeslam and storming off.
- Steve Austin d. Steve Williams. Austin gets Williams back, hitting the Stunner to put the feud at 1-1.
- WWF Tag: Edge & Christian d. Lance Storm/Test d. The Hardy Boyz d. Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay/Scotty 2 Hotty) in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination Match. And we have the team-up of Test and Lance Storm! They rough, but they show some good work together by taking out the reigning tag champs first. E&C then send out the Hardy Boyz. While you'd think this would be the moment Test and Storm get the tag belts, they haven't gotten it fully together, so Edge and Christian reclaim the tag titles.
- KOTR Finals: Kurt Angle (w/Shane McMahon) d. Tazz. Just let the two go for over ten minutes, just suplexing the hell out of each other, trading submission attempts. Angle wins it after a desperate Angle Slam off the top rope. Kurt Angle is the 2000 King of the Ring, just like in OTL.
- WWF World: Owen Hart d. The Undertaker. Owen is the underdog here, going up against the power and brawling of the Undertaker by bringing his aerial and mat skills. The match is fairly even, then Undertaker takes the advantage, getting Old School, followed by a Chokeslam. He picks Owen up for a Tombstone when the Titantron suddenly starts playing footage of Kane being attacked by Crush and Chainz backstage. Taker pauses and in that time, Owen rolls the Deadman up to keep his title. Undertaker sits up after the bell and then the lights suddenly go out. When they come back, Owen is alone in the ring...
Bash at the Beach 2000
9000 in the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida as we're halfway into the new millennium. Nine matches on the card
9000 in the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida as we're halfway into the new millennium. Nine matches on the card
- The Pitbulls (w/Stevie Richards) d. the Blue Meanie/Norman Smiley. I realize one of the things that most likely didn't get as over was the bWo. Like, without the nWo name, the chances are the parody wouldn't have worked as well, so this might be Meanie's only appearance here, tagging with fellow comedy guy to get torn apart by the Pitbulls. The Pitbulls rejoin Raven's Nest and will be managed by Stevie, who acts as Raven's #2 guy until Raven can find a new one. Raven's not on the show, wanting to hide out to void potential attacks by Dreamer or Sandman.
- WCW Cruiserweight: Chavo Guerrero Jr d. Sean Waltman (w/Justin Credible) Chavo, now without the controlling influence of his uncle, just goes wild and wipes out Credible and Waltman to claim the Cruiserweight title. As soon as he gets the belt, the madness leaves Chavo's eyes for a bit, he seems calm.
- Devon Storm d. Nova. Just for more cruiserweight fun. Eye of the Storm victory.
- WCW TV: Rhino d. Vampiro. Rhino runs through Vampiro, just demolishing him and hitting the Gore to claim the Television title.
- Tank Abbott d. Big Vito. Big Vito may be big, put he still drops to the Phantom Right.
- Goldberg d. Buff Bagwell. Another one eats the Jackhammer as Goldberg continues his run of destruction. He'll get to Mike Awesome eventually, but Heyman keeps forcing him to beat others before he can even be considered for a title shot.
- WCW/ECW Tag: Harlem Heat d. Shawn Stasiak/Chuck Palumbo. We give a pair of young stars from the Power Plant a chance at the tag titles. You know, Palumbo and Stasiak. Big dudes, not great, but the use of some table spots can cover that up. They still can't beat the veteran tag champions, though.
- WCW US/ECW TV: Rob Van Dam d. Sabu. Because ECW may have been united against other companies, but they still hated each other. RVD and Sabu rekindle their old feud in a fun display of acrobatics and hardcore. Now, I know that RVD had suffered an ankle injury back in January in OTL, but let's say that things went differently. Different time, different place and all that. If that bothers you *shrugs shoulders* Sorry, I tend to not be as on the ball with injuries as I think. RVD still wins it with the Five-Star Frog Splash. Points to himself and all that.
- WCW/ECW World: Mike Awesome d. Sting. It's another display of destruction, Heyman double-checking his math and holding up six fingers after the Awesome Bomb finishes. Goldberg goes for him again, the two trading fists. Awesome goes for the Awesome Bomb, but gets stopped and Goldberg lays both of them out with the Spear while Heyman screams for security.
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Fully Loaded 2000
17000 in the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas as we make one more stop on the way to SummerSlam. Nine matches on the card.
17000 in the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas as we make one more stop on the way to SummerSlam. Nine matches on the card.
- The Radicalz (Dean Malenko/Perry Saturn) d. Lance Storm/Test (w/Stephanie McMahon) We get the arrival of the Radicalz, meeting against the team of Test and Lance Storm. It's a good mix of power guys and technicians on both sides, but Malenko and Saturn win here. Test and Storm are starting to gel, so while there's miscommunications, they've been getting better as a team. Not enough to get a win as Malenko gets Lance in the Texas Cloverleaf.
- WWF Light Heavyweight: Eddie Guerrero d. Rey Misterio Jr. And Eddie takes the Light Heavyweight title from Rey after a no doubt amazing performance between the two, hitting the Frog Splash to take the strap.
- WWF European: Kurt Angle (w/Shane McMahon) d. Albert. Albert is a big beast, but Angle continues his unstoppable run as the wrestling machine he is. Angle Slam to Albert as he keeps the European title.
- Crush d. Kane. We get the first of two matches of the Brothers of Destruction fighting the Disciples of Apocalypse. Crush goes full demolition on Kane, finishing him off with a Choke Backbreaker.
- The Undertaker d. Chainz. And Undertaker wipes out Chainz, wrapping up his run with a Tombstone. Crush comes in to finish the job he started with Kane, he and 'Taker brawling their way out of the ring.
- Steve Austin d. Steve Williams in a Steel Cage Match. Austin wraps up his feud with Dr. Death in the cage. Both men get color for this to really sell it. Austin finishes it with the Stunner.
- WWF Tag: Edge/Christian/Trish Stratus d. The Hardyz/Lita in an Intergender Tag Match. Because while Trish hasn't gotten to her best level, but we can cover that with being in a tag match. We get the Hardyz/E&C in another classic tag match, plus some fun catfighting from Lita and Trish. Can't go wrong with that. Edge spears Matt to keep the tag titles.
- WWF IC: Chris Benoit d. Tazz. And we get the arrival of Benoit, putting on a good wrestling performance with Tazz and beating him with the Wild Bomb to claim the Intercontinental Title. Two of the Radicalz (who are most likely tweeners) take belts tonight.
- WWF World: Owen Hart vs. Chris Jericho (No Contest) And we get a dream match. Earnest take-on-all-comers babyface champion Owen Hart vs. Cocky, rockstar heel Jericho for the title and it's a goddamn clinic. It's a potential match of the year candidate and it looks like Jericho might win it after a Lionsault when Tazz suddenly rushes the ring and tosses Jericho out, locking Owen in the Tazzmission and putting him out. Jericho gets pissed, starts yelling at Tazz and Tazz chokes him out too. Tazz is basically in prime "Fuck this!" mode which is the best kind of Tazz. Heading to SummerSlam, he's gonna be demanding a title shot and anyone who argues against him is gonna get choked out. Jericho wants a rematch for Tazz running in? Choke him out. Shane argues that Kurt is King of the Ring and has a rightful shot? Choke Shane out. Austin says he had a shot stolen by Dr. Death? Choke him out. The Rock says- "The Rock ain't saying sh*t while's he's on the mat, gasping for breath and flopping like a f*ckin' fish!" Tazz is gonna do what he should've done three years ago at SummerSlam 1997 and snap Owen's neck in that ring and he's not gonna stop choking people out until he gets what he wants.
The appropriate song for Tazz's intro at Summerslam if the network happens ittl.
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To be 100% honest, I think I just opted not to book Rocky just because I couldn't find a place for him. Maybe throw him into the main event and make it a triple threat, though that does fuck up the finish. Let's just say Rock decided to take the month off to rest.
WCW Heat Wave 2000
In place of New Blood Rising, 13000 load Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC for WCW adopting an ECW PPV for August. Nine matches on the card.
In place of New Blood Rising, 13000 load Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, BC for WCW adopting an ECW PPV for August. Nine matches on the card.
- Dark: Shawn Stasiak/Chuck Palumbo d. Sean O'Haire/Mark Jindrak.
- Dark: Bryan Clark d. Bill DeMott/Lash LeRoux.
- Shane Helms/Shannon Moore d. Jamie Noble/Jimmy Yang. We got some cruiserweight tag action to kick off the show. We got a more Rocker-styled team of Helms and Moore here in place of their current Three Count gimmick, haven't got a name for them yet but give it time. On the other end is the redneck team of Noble and Yang in place of pretending Noble is a Japanese dude, we've got cowboy Jimmy Yang. It's just good high-flying fun all around.
- WCW Cruiserweight: Chavo Guerrero Jr. d. Billy Kidman. Chavo continues his run, calm and serene before the bell and once the bell rings, he goes savage on Kidman and brutalizes him, ending the match with a Gory Bomb and once he gets the win, he's calm again.
- WCW TV: Rhino d. Chris Kanyon. This match could be pretty fun. Kanyon can take some good bumps for Rhino before taking the Gore.
- Raven (w/Stevie Richards) d. The Sandman (w/Tommy Dreamer) in a Raven's Rules Match. Raven continues tearing through his ECW rivals.
- Goldberg d. Tank Abbott. We've been building this one for months, so we wrap up Tank's run here with a stiff brawl between Goldberg and Abbott. Goldberg no-sells the Phantom Right and hits the Spear and Jackhammer.
- Shane Douglas d. Sting (w/Ric Flair) Flair isn't cleared to compete, so Sting fights in his honor, getting beaten out by Shane here with the Pittsburgh Plunge.
- WCW/ECW Tag: Harlem Heat d. Great Muta/Kaz Hayashi. Because if you've got Muta, you gotta have him fight for a title. Tag him up with future Wrestle-1 wrestler Hayashi and have them put on a good tag match with our reigning tag champs.
- WCW US/ECW TV: Rob Van Dam d. Vampiro. Coming off his TV title run, we give Vampiro a match with RVD. Don't know how well these two will mix, but it could be pretty good. Van Dam keeps again with the Five Star Frog Splash.
- WCW/ECW World: Mike Awesome (w/Paul Heyman) d. Scott Steiner. Power vs. Power here. Just two big dudes throwing each other. Awesome Bomb finishes, Heyman holding up seven fingers after the bell.
SummerSlam 2000
18000 fill the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena in North Carolina for the Biggest Party of the Summer. Nine matches tonight.
18000 fill the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena in North Carolina for the Biggest Party of the Summer. Nine matches tonight.
- Lance Storm/Test (w/Stephanie McMahon) d. Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay/Rikishi) Test and Storm finally get a big win here, beating out Too Cool after a Pumphandle to Rikishi. Test and Storm high-five after the match.
- Dean Malenko (w/Perry Saturn) d. Scotty 2 Hotty. Poor Scotty is doomed here, getting outwrestled by Malenko and whenever he escapes to the outside, Saturn beats down on him. He gets picked apart and taps in the Texas Cloverleaf.
- WWF Light Heavyweight: Eddie Guerrero d. Rey Misterio Jr. Rey looks to reclaim the Light Heavyweight title, but just as he prepares to hit a rana, three men jump the ramp and give him a beatdown, tossing him back in for the Frog Splash. The men soon enter to reveal Juventud Guerrera, Super Crazy and Psicosis! Eddie has a posse of luchadors to protect his title!
- WWF European: Kurt Angle (w/Shane McMahon) d. Jerry Lawler. Lawler challenges Angle here, saying he's not a real king and he needs to face a real king. It's a short match, Lawler tapping out to the Ankle Lock.
- The Undertaker (w/Kane) d. Crush. And the American Bad Ass wraps up the DoA with this match, which isn't good, and probably gonna be taking the Worst Match honors for the Observer this year. Chokeslam and Tombstone end it for Crush.
- Steve Austin d. The Rock. Austin and Rock meet up once again to determine a #1 contender, Austin winning with the Stunner. This is pretty much a palette cleanser for Undertaker/Crush and also, it's Austin/Rock, can't go wrong.
- WWF Tag: Edge & Christian d. Dudley Boyz d. The Hardy Boyz in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match. Same match as OTL.
- WWF IC: Chris Benoit d. Chris Jericho in a Two-out-of-Three Falls Match. Another OTL match, but with a belt on the line.
- WWF World: Owen Hart d. Tazz in a Submission Match. And we have the swansong of Tazz's WWF career. Three years ago, these two men met for the Intercontinental title and put on a good match. Here we see the return, now for the World Title. Tazz has never been submitted and he wanted to make sure that Owen got choked out in the Tazzmission, but Owen managed to fight his way out and locked him in the Sharpshooter, Tazz tapping out as Owen continues. I've got Owen deadlined for a possible WrestleMania retirement, but he's got plenty of people he needs to meet before that happens.
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Fall Brawl 2000
We've got WarGames again because why the fuck do you book Fall Brawl if you're not gonna do WarGames? 17000 in HSBC in Buffalo, New York with nine matches on the card.
We've got WarGames again because why the fuck do you book Fall Brawl if you're not gonna do WarGames? 17000 in HSBC in Buffalo, New York with nine matches on the card.
- Dark: Mark Jindrak d. Shawn Stasiak.
- The Outsiders (Sean Waltman/Justin Credible) d. Shane Helms/Shannon Moore. We get a reformation of the Outsiders, with Waltman and Credible teaming up against the hot new cruiserweight tag team. It's a bitter pill for the crowd to swallow as they're not enjoying Waltman or Credible's antics. It's a good opener, but a bad finish.
- WCW Cruiserweight: Chavo Guerrero Jr. d. Elix Skipper. Chavo continues his Cruiserweight title reign, destroying his opponents with wreckless abandon before returning to his calm state after the bell.
- WCW Television: Rhino d. Stevie Richards. Stevie gives a spirited effort against Rhino to try and claim a belt for the Nest, but gets demolished by Rhino. Gore, baby, Gore!
- Bryan Clark d. Chuck Palumbo (w/Sean O'Haire) Young Palumbo tries to outdo Clark, but he gets put away with a Powerbomb.
- WCW Hardcore: Raven d. Terry Funk. We get some classic ECW hardcore fun here, the Pitbulls running in to stop Dreamer and Sandman, Stevie charging in to hit a Stevie Kick before eating another Gore. It's utter chaos in the ring, but it's not the confusing "What's happening and why?" chaos of a Vince Russo match, it's the Paul Heyman bingo hall brand chaos. The Funker takes the Evenflow, Raven claiming the Hardcore title.
- The Southern Sons (Jeff Jarrett/Dustin Rhodes) d. Sting/Vampiro. The facepainted men meet up against the second generation Southerners and Dustin wins it with the Final Cut to Vampiro.
- Shane Douglas d. Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) Trips comes back in a weird tweener-face position as coming in to protect Ric's legacy. He refuses to let this little punk Douglas come in and trash talk the Nature Boy. We play on them having similar careers, going for the "Dean Douglas" shots from Trips followed by Douglas bringing up the "Connecticut Blueblood" to Hunter. Douglas wins after the Pittsburgh Plunge.
- Scott Steiner d. Kevin Nash. Big Daddy Cool, vs. Big Poppa Pump! Steiner wins here because he's got a 75% chance of winning and while he doesn't have the additional 66 2/3% chance of winning if this were a triple threat, he's still got the numbers on his side.
- WarGames: Team WCW (Goldberg/Billy Kidman/Harlem Heat) d. Team ECW (Mike Awesome/Rob Van Dam/The Pitbulls) This match determines whose titles will be absorbed into the other and control of the company between Paul Heyman and Dusty Rhodes. We get the exchanges you'd expect; Goldberg/Awesome, Van Dam/Kidman and Heat/Pitbulls, but it all culminates when Goldberg/Awesome turns into a three-on-one as the Pitbulls come in to wreck Goldberg with Mike Awesome. Goldberg shows great resilience here, but poor Van Dam gets the same treatment from Harlem Heat and Kidman and is less fortunate. A Big Apple Blast lays him out and a Shooting Star Press ends the match. Awesome is furious and starts wrecking any WCW guy he finds because he just had gotten Goldberg down with the Awesome Bomb. He Awesome Bombs Goldberg again, then Kidman, then Booker and he gives Stevie Ray an Awesome Bomb off the apron and onto the floor. Heyman keeps security at bay for as long as he can, but soon Awesome has to be taken away.
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Unforgiven 2000
18000 in the First Union Center coming off of SummerSlam. Eight matches on tonight's card.
18000 in the First Union Center coming off of SummerSlam. Eight matches on tonight's card.
- The Dudley Boyz d. Ron Simmons/Bradshaw. Just a nice little brawl to start things off, 3D to Simmons to kick things off.
- Rey Misterio Jr. d. Super Crazy. If Rey wants to get his title back, he's gotta go through all of Eddie's insurance policy, so he starts off by beating Super Crazy, hitting the West Coast Pop.
- WWF Light Heavyweight: Eddie Guerrero d. Sho Funaki. More high-flying action, but then Juvie and Psicosis get involved. Eddie throws Funaki to one of them while the other distracts the ref, doing the beatdown for a bit before throwing him back to Eddie to hit the Frog Splash.
- WWF European: Kurt Angle (w/Shane McMahon) d. Chris Jericho. Jericho, cocky bayface, tries for arrogant heel Angle's European title, but he doesn't get it, tapping out to the Ankle Lock.
- Perry Saturn (w/Dean Malenko) d. Tazz. Tazz's run on the top is wrapped up, so we'll have him feed other guys. Him and Saturn just throw each other around, Tazz taking the Death Valley Driver.
- WWF Tag: The Hardy Boyz (w/Lita) d. Edge & Christian (w/Trish Stratus) in a Steel Cage Match. Same match from OTL, though with Trish on the outside trying to help.
- WWF IC: Chris Benoit d. Al Snow. Al, crazy ass Al, argues for a chance at the Intercontinental title after half a year as European champion. Benoit refuses the idea, but Commissioner Foley agrees to the match. Benoit wins, though, putting Al away with the Crossface.
- WWF World: Owen Hart d. Steve Austin d. The Rock d. The Undertaker,. Just let the four men go at it, Owen keeping after Taker and Austin wipe each other out and leaving Rock prone for the Sharpshooter.
So where is Triple H with his look/gimmick? By this time OTL he had firmly left the goofy DX persona behind and 2000 was the start of the "McMahaon-Helmsley Era." The previous year OTL he built a reputation as a vicious heel, including starting to use a sledgehammer in attacks and the series of matches he had with Mick Foley. This could be an opportunity to build Triple H up as Flair takes him under his wing, only for Triple H in true scorpion fashion to betray him later on. Just my two cents, mainly because I think it would be a shame to waste all of Hunter's potential as a top heel.