Yeah that is why cena as the xpw/indie/mexican champion would be very big for the third party promotion and give them a massive draw
Too Sweet!: A WCW Survives Collaborative Timeline
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The best part is that, when Brock went to Danny Davis, the co-owner of OVW (alongside Cornette) to complain about what Cornette did (pulling a gun on him and then threatening to shoot him in the head instead of fighting him the next time he did something like that) Davis said "Well, what did you expect him to say?" They were trying to get through to Brock that, if he kept his bullying up (and it wasn't just what he did to Stacey; he was generally treating the ring crew like shit, berating the audience off-script, and throwing his weight around in the locker room) someone was going to shoot him...
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To be fair, the only one insane enough to get a gun and shoot someone in OVW at the time would be Cornette himself.
Yep, Kaitlyn is the oldest child of Dusty Rhodes second marriage. Cody is actually the baby of the rhodes children.
XPW had their own distribution system via founder Rob Black. Black was even offering to conduct distribution for ECW and had talks with them that Heyman seriously entertained because of the audience Black had (something like 40,000 sales a week). Heyman wound up saying no because he was courting TNN, and that started something of a fracas that led to the shenanigans at Heatwave 2000.
Sure, but having a distributor outside of Extreme Associates allows for better courting of the wrestling community than if the tapes were put up next to *checks notes* Whack Attack 2
You're making a logical argument on the behalf of a very illogical man. Black running XPW wasn't so much about making money as it was him flexing and getting to be the star of his own vanity promotion. He's not the type of person to get in bed with someone else and let them produce his stuff. And courting the wrestling community doesn't mean much via RF Videos when RF Videos pretty much ran on ECW and puro tapes until 2001. XPW was already using guys like Chris Candido and Shane Douglas in 2000 IRL with WCW's permission and they were of course feuding with ECW. Hell, Shane Douglas transplanted XPW to the East Coast after Black got his ass handed by the feds and started running opposition to CZW and other Tri-State feds.
Well, I finally have an answer to why RFVideo has been signed on: Demand increased. Remember, this isn't just any XPW. This is "Friday Nights at 8, Total Nonstop Action" XPW. This is "World Heavyweight Champion Kane" XPW. They've got television and a big name and now the demand is bigger and more tapes are gonna be needed, especially when the company finally takes the big step into PPV. XPW is a growing company and is gonna need helping hands.
(But more importantly, XPW is also company with a lot of dormant bombs ready to go off. Rob Black, at the end of the day, is a pornographer with future obscenity charges, Rob Feinstein is still gonna get busted like he did OTL and Vince Russo is Vince Russo. The deck is stacked for not only some impressive growth, but for complete collapse at any minute.)
In a way, a modern day TNA (honestly i'd have them be like TNA and just have them not die despite themselves).
The November ppv World War 3 and the nitros that built it up were in jolly ol England
Different Danny Davis (which would be a good gimmick for someone in late 80s WWF). "Nightmare" Danny Davis, the OVW founder, wrestled mostly in the Mid-South region. "Dangerous" Danny Davis is the ref-turned-heel ref-turned-heel wrestler-turned-reformed ref.
Wrestlemania 2000
The WWF has returned to southern Cali for the biggest show of them all. But for the first time, Wrestlemania hails from the newly opened Staples Center, setting the indoor attendence record of 20,345.
Heat:
The WWF has returned to southern Cali for the biggest show of them all. But for the first time, Wrestlemania hails from the newly opened Staples Center, setting the indoor attendence record of 20,345.
Heat:
- The Headbangers d. The Mean Street Posse. Another match to just keep the tag ranks cooking. The next two shows are going to be a rebuilding of the entire midcard.
- Bull Buchanan (w/Big Boss Man) d. Road Dogg. Road Dogg's just here to job, although a new tag team partner is coming into folds in the coming months.
- Main Card:
- Val Venis/Shawn Stasiak (w/The Godfather) d. The Holly Cousins. This might be the last hurrah for the holly's tag team aspirations as Supply and Demand continue on their run to get the next shot.
- WWF Hardcore: Rhyno d. Mark Henry. Rhyno thrashes Mark Henry with a gore off the stage into a set of table.
- The APA d. Too Cool. The APA started this feud because they think Too Cool a bunch of hip hop nimrods are a waste of time and dancing. Rikishi gets taken out with a chair by Bradshaw, which leads to a dominate on Grand Master Sexay.
- WWF Women's: Ivory (w/Fabulous Moolah) d. The Kat (w/Mae Young). With the Kat going on about how her sexual freedom helps draw the eyeballs to the project, Ivory takes um bridge as she feels that its because of her matches. Ivory takes the Kat down with a boston crab. After the match, Ivory is laid out with a spinning heel kick from Jacqueline.
- WWF Euro: William Regal d. D'Lo Brown d. Taka Michinoku (w/Funaki) d. Steve Blackman (w/Al Snow). All 3 men had been victims of the CREW smacking them around with conchairtos and brass knuckles. This chsnges nothing as while Funaki, So., and D'lo fight off the CREW, Regal clocks Take with the brass knucks and then puts him in the regal stretch for the tko win.
- Undertaker (w/Mr. McMahon) d. Paul Wight (w/Eric Bischoff). With this feud ending, Taker's moving onto the world title next while Paul Wight will be going up against another giant. Show doesn't give Taker a easy time as not only does he power out of the last ride, but also manages to chokeslam Taker through the spanish announce table. But it does very little to stop the American Badass. Old school, tombstone l. 1-2-3.
- WWF Tag: The CREW (Edge/Christian) d. The Kliq (Scott Hall/X-Pac) in a Ladder Tag Match. The Ladder Match is just there to pop the nostalgia of Shawn/Razor at Wrestlemania X, along with trying to outdo the Ladder War at Starrcade. This is easily the match of the night as all 4 take great risks to bring doen the belt. X-pac planchas Christian off thr 20 foot ladder, Scott gives Rhyno a Razor's Edge into a table when he and Regal try to interfere, Nash gives Regal a big boot for his troubles, and finally Edge Spears X-pac while he's hanging onto the tag belts. Christian unhooks the belts after the spear. CLRAN SWEEP FOR THE CREW!!!
- WWF IC: Kurt Angle d. Kevin Nash d. Scott Steiner. Scott's not finished with Kurt Angle and even better, he has no love for Kevin Nash at all. Nash just sees Kurt as another Vanilla Midget. Kurt wins after a angle slam to Steiner, a moonsault to Nash, followed up by an Ankle Lock for good measure.
- WWF World: Triple H or the Rock win. Hogan and Foley lose here. For the world title match, Hogan spends the entire month of RAW's spreading distrust among st his opponents, "telling them I'd rather be fighting you, Rocky" or "heh you know the Mick guy only got there because of sympathy from the Mcmahons, Tri." When the match finally happens, Hogan talks shit to his opponents and then turns to the crowd to rake in the boos. Trips, Rock, and Mick look at each other then look at Hogan once he turns around and promptly kick the living hell of him. DDT, Rock Bottom, Pedigree ( Because Triple H always gets the last word in on these). 1,2,3 Hogan's out of the match. Foley goes down thanks to a low blow from trips and a pedigree for good measure while Rock got a top rope elbow to the announce table. Finally, Rock endures everything Trips throws at him, running knee, Pedigree, chair shots. Only with a brutal shot between the eyes with a sledgehammer does Rock finally goes down. Trips raises the belt at the stage only for glass to shatter. Stone Cold's back and he's looking for two things: Hogan and the world title. Fade to Black.
So Triple H is champ, but Stone Cold wants Hogan in a title match. Looks like Wrestlemania's 2001 main event is set...
What a great timeline! As my username may tell you I'm a huge wrestling fan, looking forward to seeing how this turns out.
As far as Brock: Brock is the ultimate worker. I don't mean in-ring worker (although when he gives a shit he can be excellent [see last Survivor Series] but in that he will do whatever it takes to make as much money for the least amount of work. Look at OTL - he positioned himself as the rope in a tug of war between two huge egomaniacs in Vince and Dana White. Why wouldn't he play Vince vs Disney to make as much money as possible?
As far as Brock: Brock is the ultimate worker. I don't mean in-ring worker (although when he gives a shit he can be excellent [see last Survivor Series] but in that he will do whatever it takes to make as much money for the least amount of work. Look at OTL - he positioned himself as the rope in a tug of war between two huge egomaniacs in Vince and Dana White. Why wouldn't he play Vince vs Disney to make as much money as possible?
He Will, the thing is how get the more with best and avoid his washed up current self
Well guys ask and you will receive.
ESPN SPORTCENTER
March 31, 2000
Cindy Bruson: “Big news for the Olympics as the USA Wrestling Team has been finalized. Tony Schiavone has more on this story. Tony?
(Switches over to Tony)
Tony Schiavone: “Thank you Cindy, I am here at the New York Athletic Commission as Team USA has just finished their weigh-ins as the team has been finalized. Team USA is as follows:
Sammie Henson
Terry Brands
Brock Lesnar
Shelton Benjamin
Brandon Slay
Lincoln Mcallvry
“In fact here is one of the new members now, Shelton Benjamin. Shelton, congratulations on making the team.”
Shelton: “Thank you Tony, I'm glad that I was able to make the cut just for my division.
Tony: “Well what made you decide to join Team USA?”
Shelton: “Well, it was my love of wrestling and being able to serve my country by bringing the Gold home. Same thing with Brock. We wanted to be the best and to be on the Wheaties box.”
Tony: (chuckles) “Well if you do, is it possible you might go pro?”
Shelton: (looks off camera to someone then turns back) “Well never say never, there's only one person right now I'd like to wrestle in the big 3.”
Tony: “Well thank you for your time, young man.”
Shelton: “Any time, Sir.”
Tony: “Back to you Cindy.”
Nice update! Semi-random question...with a surviving WCW how do you all think Bullet Club gets impacted? Does it still form and if so what do you all think it is like?