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Post by johnnyboombatz on Apr 24, 2023 2:17:40 GMT 1
WCW World Heavyweight Championship 6-Man Elimination Match Goldberg vs "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock vs Diamond Dallas Page vs Chris Kanyon vs Sting vs Booker T
WCW United States Championship Chavo Guerrero vs "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair
WCW World Tag Team Championship Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire vs Bobby Heenan's Clients
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Jamie Noble's Open Challenge
WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship Rey Mysterio and Juventud Guerrera vs TAKA Michinoku and Tajiri vs Shannon Moore and Christopher Daniels
Lance Storm vs Chris Candido
Billy Kidman vs CM Punk
AJ Styles vs Air Paris
Black Reign (w/ James Mitchell) vs Glen Gilberti
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Post by Dimos on Apr 24, 2023 17:41:35 GMT 1
WCW Mayhem 2001 A video is playing, promoting tonight's main event, the most significant match in recent WCW history - Goldberg vs Ken Shamrock vs. Chris Kanyon vs DDP vs Sting vs Booker T. It's an elimination match with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the line. (74) Mike Tenay and Jerry Lawler welcome the audience to WCW Mayhem! We are at Cellular Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. WCW Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble opens the show. "I promised you'd see the title defense at Mayhem. I gonna keep my promise. Anyone who wants to try their hand and take that title from me can come out here and do it." Kaz Hayashi answers the challenge. Match 1, WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Noble vs Kaz Hayashi. Kaz Hayashi proved once again that he is underrated and worthy of a singles career in WCW. The wrestlers put on an amazing match with a lot of drama that you don't usually see in cruiserweight matches. Jamie Noble kicks out after Hayashi Cutter, one of the finishers from Kaz. Hayashi goes for Hurricanrana from the Top, but Noble avoids and does Powerbomb. Top-Rope Legdrop... only for two. Hayashi tries Hayashi Cutter again... but Noble blocks and performs Jumping Tombstone for the win. (14:13) (76) Match 2: AJ Styles vs Air Paris. A fight between former teammates and now enemies. Just a few months ago they were successful team with manager Torrie Wilson by their side. Air Paris used cheap tactics to give himself advantage. For example, Styles missed with a 450 Splash. Paris immideately rolls him up and puts feet on the rope. Only for two. Paris picks up his former partner, Styles blocks the punch and plants him with a Styles Clash for three. (14:23) (75) Post match, Torrie Wilson appears on the ramp. "Congratulations, AJ! With that kind of effort, you could have made it to the top of WCW, but unfortunately, you don't have a good manager by your side. You refused my offer. Well... Not everyone is such an idiot. Let me introduce my new client... The Future of that company. The Future of professional wrestling. "The Future"... Frankie Kazarian!" Frankie Kazarian jumps into the ring from behind and executes the Wave of the Future on Styles. AJ lies unconscious in the ring as Frankie Kazarian and his new manager leave the arena. (38) WCW World Tag Team Champions Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire pre-match promo. They boast about how they've been champions almost without a break since January 2001, and that no team in the world can stop them. Bobby Heenan interrupts. He agrees that there is no team in WCW right now that can stop the champions. But he has made some calls and brought someone from the outside... Lex Luger and Randy Savage! Match 3, WCW World Tag Team Championship: Chuck Palumbo and Sean O’Haire vs Lex Luger and Randy Savage (w/ Bobby Heenan). Mike Tenay points out that Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire are facing their most serious opponents yet. Between them, they have six WCW World Heavyweight Championships and numerous other titles. Plus Bobby Heenan, one of the most successful managers in wrestling history, is in their corner. Though Luger and Savage aren't in their prime, the audience still reacts well. Palumbo and O'Haire start off strong, but Heenan's intervention turns the match in Luger and Savage's favor. O’Haire gets a hot tag in the end. Bobby Heenan has a trick prepared… and takes out a baseball bat from under the ring. Luger strikes Palumbo with the bat, as the referee is distracted by Heenan. O’Haire kicks Luger out with big boot, picks up bat… and hits Savage in the head! One, two, three. Palumbo and O’Haire retain the titles. (13:41) (62) Match 4: Black Reign (w/ James Mitchell) vs Glen Gilberti. Gilberti focuses on attacking Black Reign's leg throughout the match. In the end Gilberti attempts to do a Chartbuster, but Black Reign moves it into a Blackout and wins the match. (11:40) (74) Video of Chris Candido attacking Lance Storm in his WCW debut a month before. Tonight, they will face off in a one-on-one match. Match 5: Lance Storm vs Chris Candido (w/ Tammy Sytch). Mike Tenay mentioned the long history between the wrestlers back in ECW. The match itself was pretty good, full of drama and interesting moves, typical of ECW style. Tammy repeatedly tried to interfere in the match, but it didn't bother Lance Storm much. At one point, Storm chases Tammy around the ring, and Chris Candido meets him halfway, planching from the ring into the steel barricades. Later Lance climbs onto the top rope, and Tammy Sytch tries to get in his way, but he shoves her off with his foot. This gives Candido the opportunity to attack Storm, but Lance manages to turn an attempted Powerbomb into a Top-Rope Hurricanrana. Storm then immediately grabs Candido into the Half-Boston Crab, and Chris gives up. (13:41) (72) Match 6: Billy Kidman vs CM Punk. Mike Tenay reminded that Punk had won the $100,000 Dusty Rhodes Invitational and had been one of the most promising young wrestlers in WCW ever since. The match was Kidman's attempt to get revenge for his loss in the finals. Kidman catches Punk up into Kid Krusher and it might be the end... but only for two counts. Shooting Star Press attempt... Punk attacks Kidman on the top rope and does Super Samoan Drop. CM Punk wastes no time and immediately grabs Kidman into the Anaconda Vice. Kidman endures and endures but eventually taps out. (13:58) (72) WCW US Champion Chavo Guerrero backstage interview. Chavo says that defeating Ric Flair will grace his championship journey and put him forever in the list of the best US champions in history. And no Horsemen, or whatever Flair calls them, can do anything about it. (64) Match 7, WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship: Rey Mysterio and Juventud Guerrera vs TAKA Michinoku and Tajiri vs Dark Society (Shannon Moore and Christopher Daniels) (w/ Vampiro). There was some risk in putting this match near the end of the card, but that risk paid off. There guys put on one of the best matches of the entire show. A lot of high-risk spots, quich interceptions, fast moves etc. In the end Michinoku plants Juvi with a Michinoku Driver. Moore knocks Michinoku out of the ring and follows him. Tajiri puts Rey down with the Chokeslam Power Bomb! Daniels breaks the pin. Daniels and Tajiri trade punches. Vampiro jumps on the apron and hits Tajiri with the championship belt to the head! Daniels immediately catches his opponent on the Angel Wings to win. And we have the NEW WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions! (13:53) (80) Match 8, WCW United States Championship: Chavo Guerrero vs Ric Flair. Both wrestlers broke the rules multiple times, but Ric Flair always managed to get away with it, while Chavo got reprimended by the ref and go his portion of boos. Chavo misses with a Frog Splash. LAX come to the ringside. Flair goes out of the ring and gets big boot from Hernandez. LAX place Flair back in the ring. Steve Corino and CW Anderson come here and attack LAX! Chavo goes for a second Frog Splash... While the referee tried to stop the fight outside the ring, Corino hits Chavo with the title belt to the head. Chavo flies down. And Flair immideately places him into a Figure-Four Leglock! Chavo's shoulders down... the referee counts to three... and we have the NEW WCW United States Champion! (15:33) (74) Post match, an exhausted Ric Flair received the championship belt from the ref, becoming the 7-time US Champion. Steve Corino enters the ring to congratulate him... and knocks him out with a Superkick! Old School Expulsion on Flair! Corino puts the championship belt on Flair's body and leaves the ring. (80) Match 9, WCW World Heavyweight Championship, Elimination Match: Goldberg vs Ken Shamrock vs Chris Kanyon vs Diamond Dallas Page vs Sting vs Booker T. The wrestlers quickly split into pairs: Goldberg and Shamrock, Sting and Booker, and DDP and Kanyon. They immediately move into their heavier moves and finishers. Sting catches Kanyon with the Scorpion Death Drop and gets a two-count. Goldberg takes down Sting with a Spear and gets a two-count as well. Shamrock breaks up the pin and tries to put Goldberg into an Ankle Lock, but Goldberg blocks and kicks him out of the ring. Meanwhile, Page and Kanyon trade blows outside the ring, and Page sends Kanyon into the steel steps. The wrestlers then begin to take apart the commentary table, and Kanyon tries to get a Flatliner through it. However, Page blocks and hits a Diamond Cutter. Both wrestlers are down, but DDP gets up first and rolls Kanyon back into the ring. Booker T sneaks here and finishes Kanyon with a Bookend for the three-count at 13:34. Chris Kanyon is eliminated. Diamond Dallas Page staggers back into the ring, but gets a Spear from Goldberg. 1... 2... 3... and DDP is eliminated at 14:01. Shamrock drops Sting with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex for a two-count. He then attempts an Ankle Lock, but Sting wriggles out and turns it into his Scorpion Deathlock attempt. Vampiro slowly walks to the ring, and Sting gets distracted. Shamrock takes advantage and turns things around with another Ankle Grab, causing Sting to tap out at 16:10. Vampiro leaves the arena. And we've got a classic triple threat with Goldberg, Shamrock and Booker T, with two wrestlers fighting while one rests. Booker T misses with the Harlem Sidekick and knocks the ref off his feet. Goldberg immediately Spears Booker. Shamrock attacks Goldberg from behind and puts him down with a German Suplex. He then puts an Ankle Lock on the WCW World Heavyweight Champion! Goldberg screams in pain... and... wait?!... Goldberg gives up! The referee is out cold. But undefeated Goldberg taps out for the first time in his career! Booker T gets back in the ring and hits Shamrock with his championship belt to the head. Pinfall. The referee gets back and slowly counts for three. Ken Shamrock is eliminated at 18:50. Both wrestlers are down. Booker T gets up first and walks out of the ring. Someone comes to the ringside... It's Mark Jindrak! Jindrak sends Booker into the steel steps. Side Belly-To-Belly Suplex on the steel chair! Jindrak rolls Booker back into the ring… Goldberg finishes him off with a Jackhammer. One, two… and three. Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. (20:04) (75) Post match, Goldberg gets the championship belt but struggles to stay on his feet and falls. He is exhausted from the crazy match, but he is still the champion, and that's all that matters to him. WCW Mayhem comes to an end, and the road to the biggest PPV of the year, WCW Starrcade, begins! Overall: 75
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Post by Dimos on Apr 24, 2023 17:49:34 GMT 1
I sort of painted myself into a corner with the booking before that PPV. Not only with the World Title, but also with a few other issues. The main mistake I made was making Goldberg undefeated and ultra-dangerous, and not having a real contender ready. This match was a way to have an exciting contest for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at that PPV and, secondary goal, set the stage for future storylines.
I feel myself bad as everybody was waiting someone good from Heenan, who could stop tag team champions domination... But for me it was only a placeholder and, again, stage for the future storyline for the champs (starting next Nitro).
I didn't plan it, but he has good grades on his in-ring work as well as at promos (that is weak side in WCW right now).
Well, let's say, Candido dissapointed... (more to come).
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Post by Dimos on Apr 26, 2023 14:22:43 GMT 1
WCW Monday Nitro Episode #28 Last Night: Goldberg retained the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in a crazy six-man elimination match. Mike Tenay and Jerry Lawler greet the viewers at WCW Monday Nitro from Metro Centre, Rockford, IL. WCW Commissioner Dusty Rhodes is here to introduce our WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Goldberg. Goldberg takes the mic and states that he is not into any championship speeches much. Yesterday he beat the top 5 WCW wrestlers. And now Rhodes must find him a new opponent. Until then he has no need to be here. Goldberg is about to leave... ... but Ken Shamrock interrupts. He reminds him of what happened at WCW Mayhem and shows a moment of the match when Shamrock grabbed Goldberg in the Ankle Lock. Goldberg endures the pain, but suddenly gives up. Goldberg is furious after the footage. Shamrock tells Goldberg that technically he can still be the world champion and terrify every professional athlete and fighter in the world with his athleticism, speed, ferocity, and ruthlessness. However, people will always remember that their champion gave up. Fans start chanting, "You tapped out" which angers Goldberg even more. Shamrock challenges Goldberg to a rematch, Goldberg-Shamrock, part II, tonight in Rockford!.. ... Jerry Lawler remarks that Shamrock must be an idiot for deciding to piss off Goldberg like that. Dusty Rhodes intervenes and reminds Shamrock that he doesn't set the matches there. Shamrock lost the last night's match, no matter what the circumstances were. But Shamrock is right about controversy, so that fact will put him at the top of the contenders race. If he can beat Sting next week, he will get a title match. If Sting wins, he will be the challenger. Nevertheless, the fans in Rockford deserve a great spectacle. So, tonight, Shamrock and Sting will fight as a team against Vampiro and Goldberg. (89) After the break, Torrie Wilson is here. "I'm excited to inform you that AJ Styles made some bad career decisions and, as a result, suffered a serious shoulder injury last night. Hopefully, he won't be able to step into the ring again. But don't worry... As I am here to introduce you to the future of professional wrestling - and my new client - Frankie Kazarian!"Match 1: ‘The Future’ Frankie Kazarian (w/ Torrie Wilson) vs Paul London. Paul London is known as one of the most talented and promising cruiserweights, and he shows it from the start. London blocks a Wave of the Future attempt and does forward twisting neckbreaker. Only for two. London goes for a 450 Splash, but misses. Kazarian quickly gets up and finishes the match with a Wave of the Future. (6:53) (23) Post match, AJ Styles is here with a bandaged shoulder! Despite having only one working arm, he attacks Kazarian. But Frankie quickly gains control and finishes Styles with the Wave of the Future, before leaving the ring with Torrie. (40) Backstage, Chavo Guerrero runs into Juventud Guerrera. Juventud mocks him, saying his championship reign ended yesterday and now the Guerrera name will be more popular than the Guerrero name. Chavo challenges Juventud to a match, right now after the commercial break. (50) Match 2: Chavo Guerrero vs Juventud Guerrera. Guerrero counters Juvi Driver and hits a Gory Bomb. After that he easily wins via Frog Splash. (6:37) (69) Post match, Chavo doesn't stop. He puts Juventud's leg into the chair and delivers another Frog Splash on it! Juvi screams in pain. Medics and Rey Mysterio rush to the ring to help. (43) Booker T in-ring promo. "Turn off the music! I want to say something important to every fan sitting here and watching on TV. I have felt your support throughout my career. Even when I was in a dark place a couple of weeks ago and was ready to leave my home - WCW - I still felt your support. I felt your support every time... When I became a US champion... When I became the TV champion... When I became a tag teamchampion. I felt tremendous support when I fulfilled my dream and became the WCW World Heavyweight Champion for the first time. And all four times after that. Even yesterday, I felt your support. Not all of you, it makes sense as there were five other tremendous athletes. But many of you supported me, and for your sake, I was very close to becoming the world champion again. But Mark Jindrak, at the behest of the rich rat Ted DiBiase, robbed me of that chance. Jindrak, I don't care what DiBiase whispered in your ears. I don't care that he messed with your head. You chose your own path and signed your own death warrant. I'll get you sooner or later, so don't make it hard for yourself. Come out here and get the beating you're due, sucka!"... (71) … … Ted DiBiase comes to the ramp. He smiles… and goes straight to the ring! Jerry Lawler: “It’s a suicide! Someone, stop him!”. Ted speaks: “First of all, Mark Jindrak will only fight when and where I tell him to. Jindrak works for me. Are you surprised to see me here in the ring, one step away from you? I ain't afraid of you, Booker. I'm not afraid of anybody in the world. Because I have the power in my hands. I have the truth in my hands. Believe it or not, deny it or not, the truth is in the money. If you'd joined me when I offered it to you, you'd have a WCW World Heavyweight Championship right now. You'd have the money. You'd have the fame and the best PR - I'd take care of that. You'd be the face of WCW. I still believe in you. I still see tremendous potential in you. That's why I did what I did at Mayhem. It was a business decision. You didn't become a champion, and your stock went down a lot. You won't get as good offers as you used to. But I'm still willing to offer you a million-dollar contract with my Corporation. Work for me. Do the right choice. Let's go to the top together."... (72)... … Booker T declines and grabs Ted. Mark Jindrak pops up from behind in the ring ... but this time Booker, having learned from his previous experience, turns around and meets him with a series of punches! Jindrak is ready for a Bookend... low blow from DiBiase! Jindrak takes Booker down with a Mark of Excellence. (65) After the break, Sting in-ring promo. He shares his frustration about Vampiro interfering in his business yet again last night and declares that he wants to put an end to it once and for all. Sting challenges Vampiro to a match, anytime and anywhere. Suddenly, the lights in the arena go out, and ominous music starts playing. Monks holding torches enter the ramp, and Vampiro's voice booms through the arena. "Sting... How these people love you. You're a legend to them, Sting. They all follow you. They buy your merch. People are sheep. They can't choose their own path. They have to follow someone. They have to have a leader. I don't have followers. I only have brothers and sisters who do my will. I am not a leader. I am their spiritual father. And you and all your people, Sting, you're pathetic. I'm ready to destroy the legend of Sting forever. You and me. Starrcade." (72) In pre-match promo returning Fit Finlay introduces his new mentee debuting in WCW, the man who just loves to fight, Ken Anderson. Match 3: Ken Anderson (w/ Fit Finlay) vs Diamond Dallas Page. Despite his mentor's guidance, Anderson lacks experience, so Page easily dominates the match. Just as DDP is about to finish Anderson off with a Diamond Cutter, Chris Kanyon enters the ring and attacks him, causing the match to end in DQ. (6:28) (52) Post match, Chris Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page brawl all over the arena, and it takes a lot of help from referees and officials to separate them. Steve Corino in-ring promo. “Are you people unhappy about something? Let me explain what happened just 24 hours ago at WCW Mayhem. When I came to WCW, I knew I could dominate here soon. I have a lot of experience and all the skills. This company needs some old school. That's when I met Arn Anderson. I thought it would be nice to have a veteran and legend by my side who could give me some pointers. But all I heard every day around Arn was how great Flair is and how Arn spent the best years of his career next to Flair. But now, your best years are gone, Arn. You spent your best years behind Flair in his shadow. And when Arn brought up the idea that we could be the new Horsemen, that's when Flair came into my life. We have to do what Flair pleases. We have to help his crumbling calf become champion again because he can't do it himself. What did I get in return? He wouldn't even consider us Horsemen! Oh we are not so good for him... He is better than us. Right? I don't want my best years to pass in the shadow of Ric Flair. I don't need his parties, his clubs, or his girls. I'm here to destroy my opponents. That's what I do. I'm here to dominate. I'm here to be the best in the world. I'm my own Horseman now, whether you like it or not!”... (69)... … Arn Anderson walks into the ring to his own music to answer. "Is that your explanation for what you did? Ric Flair put you in the shade, that's your excuse? I know what it's like to be around Ric Flair. I've been his partner for almost 20 years. No matter what city we went to or what ring we walked into, I was always compared to Ric Flair. Did it hurt me? No, it motivated me to be better every day. Because I was compared to the best in the business, Ric Flair. It made me what I became. Do you think you're unique? Let me tell you something about the old school times, 'Old School'. We had a lot kids like you. They did nothing but complain. Do you know where they are now? Nobody knows. They're gone. But everybody knows Ric Flair's name, everybody knows Arn Anderson's name, and everybody knows who the Four Horsemen are. And let me tell you, boy, you'll never be even half a Horseman.".... …. Steve Corino: "You know what, Arn... I may be old school, but you're just old." Corino slaps Arn! Anderson holds his face, then speaks into the mic, "Yes, I'm old. Yes, I'm not an enforcer anymore. Yes, I'm missing a few vertebrae in my neck. But that doesn't mean I won't be enough to throw one punch to your jaw." Corino smirks again and takes another slap, and this time, Arn Anderson pounces on him and starts to take the lead. Anderson hits a series of punches to the head. CW Anderson rushes to the ring. Corino and CW team up against Arn. Corino sends the veteran into the ropes, and CW Anderson delivers a powerful Spinebuster. Arn Anderson lies motionless and holds his neck; it seems to be a severe injury. Steve Corino and CW Anderson leave the ring while referees and medics appear in the arena. (68) WCW World Tag Team Champions Chuck Palumbo and Sean O’Haire backstage interview. They are perplexed as to why they have to defend their titles again today against Luger and Savage, even though they beat them yesterday. Tony recalls that the previous match was full of controversy, so Dusty Rhodes scheduled a rematch for tonight. (67) Backstage, the medics put Arn Anderson in an ambulance. Ric Flair goes with his friend. Match 4, WCW World Tag Team Championship: Chuck Palumbo and Sean O’Haire vs Lex Luger and Randy Savage (w/ Bobby Heenan). The match was even better than the one on Mayhem, probably because it was faster. In the end Randy Savage goes with O'Haire to the ringside. Luger puts Palumbo in the Torture Rack. The referee is distracted by the brawl at ringside. Bobby Heenan jumps on the apron and hits Luger with a baseball bat! The referee turns around and sees Palambo lying on Luger. One, two, three - and Palumbo and O'Haire retain the titles. (12:05) (69) Post match, Chuck Palumbo is puzzled about what happened. He grabs Heenan... but is immediately attacked by Sean O'Haire! O'Haire gives him a Widow Maker and leaves the ring with both championship belts and Heenan. Match 5: Ken Shamrock and Sting vs Vampiro and Goldberg. Both teams took the lead for an equal amount of time. Shamrock constantly provokes Goldberg to get in the ring and fight him, but Vampiro barely passes him the tag. Goldberg finally gets frustrated and enters the ring himself, tossing the ref aside. Vampiro tries to stop him but... ends up getting Spear! Goldberg attacks his own teammate! Goldberg then goes after Shamrock at ringside and attempts Spear... but misses and hits the steel steps. Shamrock grabs him in an Ankle Lock! Meanwhile, in the ring Sting finishes off Vampiro with a Scorpion Death Drop. One, two, three. The referee breaks Shamrock's hold on Goldberg, saving the champion, as he was looking ready to tap out for the second time. (14:56) (81) Post match, Goldberg lays on the ground holding his ankle, unaware of what was happening. Shamrock yells that he was going after Goldberg and his belt. And the show goes off the air at this point. Overall: 80 =================================== Memo 009: Wanna some insider news?
Let's get straight to business...
News:
* Juventud Guerrera, Chris Candido and Tammy Sitch officially left WCW. The reason was horrible behavior backstage and constant conflicts in the locker room. I liked them, but no. Candido did only one match and it was enough. Juventud took WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team belt, but I had to get him lose it. That's why Dark Society became the champions again at Mayhem and Juvi was 'injured' on last Nitro.
* AJ Styles's shoulder injury that was shown at last Nitro is real. It was sustained in a match against Air Paris at Mayhem. Styles was supposed to have a match at Nitro, but the plans had to be rewritten in a hurry due to the injury. He will return to regular appearances in two weeks.
* Also, Tajiri was injured at Mayhem. This injury will leave him out of the ring for the next month.
* I have no plans for Lex Luger and Randy Savage. They were only signed for two appearances and have now left WCW. Their return was due to a lack of worthwhile contenders for team titles at Mayhem, as well as to promote a solo storyline for Sean O'Haire.
* Due to the suspension of Kevin Nash and the firing of Chris Candido, the Band storyline was put on hold. Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli continue to perform in dark matches and will return to the ring after a little rebranding.
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Post by Dimos on Apr 29, 2023 9:59:18 GMT 1
WCW Monday Nitro Episode #29
Last Week: Ken Shamrock and Sting defeated Goldberg and Vampiro, with Shamrock once again trapping Goldberg in an Ankle Lock during the match (76) Mike Tenay and Jerry Lawler is here to start WCW Monday Nitro from Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, NE. Tonight - Ken Shamrock vs Sting for the right to fight for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at the main PPV of the year - Starrcade. Ken Shamrock opens the show. “Tonight I can make Goldberg-Shamrock part II at Starrcade a reality. But that's not what this is about right now. Now I want to show you a little video. Mostly because I would like to watch it myself...". Footage of Goldberg in Ankle Lock last week. "Look at that hand! Look at how the great and terrible Goldberg was ready to tap out again and beg for me to let him go. I remind you of this not to brag. You all deserve the truth here. And the truth is that I knew - in his heart Goldberg had already given up. I could feel it. I've felt it whenever I've faced guys scarier than Goldberg. Before a man gives up, you can feel him stop fighting. You can feel the fighting spirit leaving him. And I could feel that in Goldberg. I felt it at Mayhem, I felt it a week ago. But you know what the most important thing is? If a person has given up on that hold once, they're going to give up again and again and again. Because I not just break my opponent's ankle. I break his spirit. And after I defeat Sting today, I'll do it one more time - at Starrcade."... … WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg is here! No words. He just rushes to the ring to fight, but is stopped by referees and road agents. Goldberg scatters them like toys. WCW Security is here. One of them gets speared! Police come to help. One of them uses a stun gun on Goldberg. Goldberg is handcuffed. WCW Commissioner Dusty Rhodes shows up and orders Goldberg out of the building for the safety of the show and tonight's main event. (82) During the commercial, Goldberg was put into a police car and taken away from the arena (77). Match 1: CM Punk vs Ricky Reyes. Reyes gets a couple of good moves, but eventually CM Punk wins via Anaconda Vice. (5:09) (67) After the commercial break, CM Punk is greeted by Lance Storm backstage. Storm congratulates on a win and compliments his submission hold. Punk replies that he doesn't need congratulations for something that's too easy. He also remembers how Storm once almost gave up after this hold, but only a miracle helped him. (62) Match 2: ‘The Future’ Frankie Kazarian (w/ Torrie Wilson) vs Brian Kendrick. Brian Kendrick makes his WCW debut. Torrie Wilson distracts Kendrick, allowing Kazarian to hit him with a dropkick to the back. Kazarian then delivers the Wave of the Future, pinning Kendrick for a three. (5:03) (61) In the office, AJ Styles tells WCW Commissioner Dusty Rhodes that he has almost recovered from his injury and demands a match against Frankie Kazarian. Dusty has other plans for AJ: a shot at the WCW Cruiserweight Championship at Starrcade! (48) Last Week - Chavo Guerrero injured Juventud Guerrera's leg. Dusty Rhodes backstage promo. Goldberg will be fined for assaulting WCW employees and suspended for the rest of the night. Dusty personally asked the police to hold him for the safety of the Shamrock-Sting match. Rey Mysterio in-ring promo. He reveals that Juventud has been seriously injured by Chavo and may never be able to get in the ring again. Rey believes that Chavo should be punished for this, so he challenges Chavo to a match tonight. Chavo Guerrero and LAX are here. Chavo rejects the challenge, but if Rey can beat one of them, Guerrero promises to think about it. (54) Match 3: Rey Mysterio vs Homicide (w/ Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez). Rey Mysterio unleashes all his fury on Homicide. Chavo Guerrero distracts Rey, and that allows Homicide to grab the lead. Homicide prepares to end the match with the Gringo Killer, but Rey sends him into the ropes. He hits the 6-1-9 and follows up with a West Coast Pop and a pin for three. (6:36) (61) Post match, Rey Mysterio was attacked by Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero. Chavo again puts Rey's leg in the chair and goes for a Frog Splash... WCW Security come to save Mysterio. (46) Last Week: Bobby Heenan betrayed his clients Lex Luger and Randy Savage and joined Sean O'Haire, who attacked his tag team partner Chuck Palumbo and took both title belts. Sean O'Haire (with two WCW World Tag Team title belts and new entrance music) and Bobby Heenan in-ring promo. O'Haire talks: “It's hard to sit backstage at WCW knowing how much potential you have in you. It's hard to sit at the back of the bus that is called WCW, knowing that I can wipe out 99 percent... no, all 100% of that roster any day of the week. And what was I getting instead? I was forced to fight for tag team gold and was forced to do all the work for Palumbo while he stood there and took my glory. We were WCW World Tag Team Champions. But you want the truth? I was the WCW World Tag Team champion, while Palumbo was just wearing that belt. Now justice has been served. I'm taking what's always belonged to me. Now I'm a two-time WCW World Tag Team champion at the same time. The only one in WCW. I need no one to defend it. And now, when I met the greatest manager in the history of professional wrestling, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, it's my time to shine. Now it's my turn to be the best, the most pumped, and the most athletic giant in WCW. Now it's my turn to be the real face of WCW"... Chuck Palumbo rushes to the ring and attacks O'Haire. Bobby Heenan tries to help, but only distracts Chuck. Sean O'Haire uses it and does Widow's Maker on Palumbo. (70) Backstage, Fit Finlay approaches Diamond Dallas Page. Finlay likes a fair fight. Last week Page and his mentee Ken Anderson didn't finish what they started because of Kanyon. Finlay offers Ken's services as a tag team partner tonight. (61) Match 4: Diamond Dallas Page and Ken Anderson (w/ Fit Finlay) vs Chris Kanyon and Crowbar. Diamond Dallas Page tries to get to Kanyon, but he slips away. Finally DDP catches him at ringside. Meanwhile, Fit Finlay comes to the ring and hits Crowbar with the shillelagh. Anderson finishes him with a Reverse STO to win. (7:10) (66) Last Week: Steve Corino and CW Anderson attacked attacked Arn Anderson, causing his neck injury to worsen. Arn had to go to the hospital. WCW US Champion Ric Flair and Arn Anderson (in a wheelchair) in-ring promo. "A week ago Steve Corino stood in this very ring and talked about how I'm shadowing him, how I don't consider him a Horseman,, how I don't consider him... nobody, really! And that if I had handed him the torch of leadership, maybe nothing would have happened. Listen to me, buddy! You don't become great by accident. Nobody comes to you and makes you great. You become great when you're the best for a while. That's why the Flair and Anderson names will still be at the top of the list for the next 50 years. And you can't become a Horseman by crying. No one can come along and nominate you as a Horseman. It comes to you on its own. When the time comes. We could talk about this forever, but you made a huge mistake when you and your CW buddy hit my friend. You put him in a wheelchair! So - I will stop at nothing. Corino! I don't care about the terms of the match, I don't care about the time or the place. You and me, one on one. I don't care what will be on the line. You want the WCW US title?" Flair drops the belt and throws it in the ring. "It'll be on the line, no problem. I'll put it all on the line. My suit?" He takes off his jacket and tosses it to the title. "Take it! Rolex with diamonds?" He takes off his watch and throws it in the pile. "Take it! My house? My limo? My airplanes? Take it all. It could all be on the line. But you have to take the challenge."... … Steve Corino and CW Anderson at the ramp to answer. "After we shook your buddy a little bit, Ric, you're really willing to do a lot for our match. But you see, I was constantly being told by others what to do and how to do it. I was always doing the will of others. But now I'm my own boss. And if you want a match, just your championship belt isn't enough for me. Nor is your shabby suit or your watch. So I'm sorry, but no. But I can still kick your butt though.".. … Corino and Anderson rush to the ring and attack Ric Flair. Flair fights back, but the odds are uneven as Arn Anderson is unable to help. Flair and CW falls out of the ring. Meanwhile, Corino attacks Arn Anderson and slams him with an Old School Expulsion. Corino and CW leave while Flair tends to his friend. Arn again needs medical attention. Flair shouts, "Anything on the line! You hear me, anything!" Corino responds, "I'll let you know." (83) After the commercial break, Arn Anderson goes to the hospital again. Match 5: Mark Jindrak (w/ Ted DiBiase) vs Billy Kidman. Booker T comes to the ringside and goes after Ted DiBiase. Jindrak rushes to his manager's rescue, and he and Booker trade punches. Booker gains the upper hand and executes a Bookend onto the steel ramp. Billy Kidman wins by countout. (8:07) (63) Backstage, a police car pulls up to the building. Furious Goldberg emerges and storms into the arena. Match 6, #1 Contendership for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Ken Shamrock vs Sting. A great match by two masters. Both tries to put their opponent into a submission hold. Both were exhausted in the end. Sting misses with a clothesline and knocks out the referee. Scorpion Deathdrop on Shamrock. Goldberg comes to the ring... and takes Sting down with a Spear! Shamrock recovers and pins Sting as the referee counts to three. (16:10) (82) Post match, Goldberg immediately attacks Ken Shamrock with a Spear! He then puts him into his own Ankle Lock! Shamrock screams in pain, and the show ends at this point. Overall: 75 ======================================== Memo 010: Major superstar leaves World Championship Wrestling
I told you before, so it is not a secret:
Diamond Dallas Page was a real outcast in the WCW locker room. Nobody talked to him. Nobody wanted to do anything with him. And when Kevin Nash got suspended, he really was all alone.
The overall morale in the locker room had dropped below the plinth, which couldn't help but affect the wrestlers performance.
So...
Page officially asked to be released from his contract with WCW, threatening to openly sabotage his participation in the shows.
I had no other choice.
That's why Diamond Dallas Page now has nothing to do with WCW.
What now with the plans for Starrcade, where the final match between Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon was scheduled?
Well, maybe we'll see at the next Nitro.
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Post by Dimos on May 2, 2023 17:39:49 GMT 1
WCW Monday Nitro Episode #30 Mike Tenay and Jerry Lawler open WCW Monday Nitro from Centurytel Center, Bossier City, LA. Tonight - To ease the tension around the Goldberg/Ken Shamrock match, WCW Commissioner Dusty Rhodes decided that Goldberg will fight Shamrock's opponent of choice, and Ken in his turn will face the opponent of Goldberg's choosing, which is... Black Reign. Match 1: AJ Styles vs Christopher Daniels. We start the show off with an amazing match between two wrestlers. They put on an impressive performance for free TV. Towards the end, Styles breaks through a rolling lariat and executes a quebrada inverted DDt for two. Styles misses with a 450 Splash. Daniels goes for an Angel's Wings, but Styles blocks and rolls him up. Only for two. Samoan Drop from Daniels. Best Moonsault Ever... miss! AJ wins via Styles Clash right after that. (10:10) (73) Post match, 'The Future' Frankie Kazarian attacks exhausted Styles and performs Wave of the Future. Last Week: Goldberg attacked Ken Shamrock and put him in an Ankle Lock. Ken Shamrock in-ring promo. "It seems like over the last few months, Goldberg and I have developed a mutual self-loathing. That's why I'm excited to see how we handle it at Starrcade. I made Goldberg give up twice. He interferes in my matches. We pick each other's opponents. We try to mess with each other every chance we get. But you know what, Goldberg? I'm not hard to find when it comes to a fight. You can tackle me any way you want - I'm used to it. You can fight me as much as you want - I'm used to fighting the most dangerous fighters in the world. I'm ready to fight you anywhere because I'm the World's Most Dangerous Man. And at Starrcade, I'm going for your ankle and your title! As for tonight's opponent, I've chosen someone who's really tough to beat in the ring. I know that from experience. And who wants to get to you almost as much as I do. It's... STING!" (89) In the office, AJ Styles demands a match against Frankie Kazarian. WCW Commissioner Dusty Rhodes reminds that he has other plans for Styles. AJ will fight for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. At this point, Kazarian attacks Styles again! They brawl back-and-forth until WCW Security separate them. Dusty has had enough. He wants Styles in a title match, Styles wants Kazarian, Kazarian wants Styles... So be it! It will be a triple threat match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Noble vs AJ Styles vs Frankie Kazarian. (41) Last Week: Rey Mysterio defeated Homicide, but was attacked after the match by Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez. Rey was saved from serious injury only by WCW Security intervention. Match 2: Rey Mysterio vs Hernandez (w/ Chavo Guerrero and Homicide). The significant size difference between the wrestlers made the match even more intriguing. Chavo and Homicide interfered, but the referee noticed and sent them backstage. Hernandez lifted Rey up for the final Release Powerbomb, but Rey quickly turned it into a hurricanrana and pinned Hernandez for the win. (5:55) (64) Post match, Chavo and Homicide returned to the ring to attack Rey, but Billy Kidman is here to save! (53) After a commercial break, WCW Commissioner Dusty Rhodes confronts Chavo Guerrero and sets up a match between Chavo and Rey Mysterio at Starrcade. (63) Chris Kanyon in-ring promo. He announces that Diamond Dallas Page had left WCW and would not be participating in their scheduled match at Starrcade. Kanyon then complains about older wrestlers who could not accept change and states that he intends to stay here and continue to entertain the WCW crowd, even if they did not deserve it. (74) Backstage, Sean O’Haire (with two WCW World Tag Team Championship belts) and Bobby Heenan arrive at the arena. Dusty Rhodes is here to ask Sean to hand over the belts due not having a tag team partner to defend them. Sean refuses, stating that he is ready to defend the titles on his own. Dusty then advises to change his attire as his opponents are waiting for him in the ring. (74) Match 3, WCW World Tag Team Championship: Sean O’Haire (w/ Bobby Heenan) vs Paul London and Brian Kendrick. The young and talented duo of Kendrick and London got off to a sharp start, and for a moment, it looked like they might actually become the tag team champions tonight. But O'Haire caught Kendring from springboard crossbody and took him down with the Widow's Maker. London tried to interfere but was met with the same move. One, two, three and O'Haire retains the titles. (5:38) (59) Post match, Chuck Palumbo is at the ramp. He calls the such title defense a joke and challenges O'Haire to a match at Starrcade where both titles will be on the line. Heenan tries to protest, but O'Haire quickly accepts the challenge, much to his manager's displeasure. (70) Match 4: CM Punk, Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli vs Lance Storm, Jamie Noble and TAKA Michinoku. Each wrestler was able to showcase their skills, but the highlight of the match was when everyone was in the ring at the same time. Castagnoli and Noble falls out of the ring. Punk blocks Michinoku Driver and puts TAKA in Anaconda Vice, while Storm holds Hero in Half-Boston Crab at the same time. Punk and Storm turns up the pressure to make their opponents give up faster. But they tap out at the same time, resulting in a draw. (10:00) (66) Backstage, Bobby Heenan is not happy that his client accepted Palumbo's challenge. O'Haire: "In case you don't get it - I am the most dominant force in WCW. I'm the champion. And I'm ready to prove it anywhere, anytime. Against any opponent. Including Palumbo at Starrcade!" (60) Last Week: During the match between Mark Jindrak and Billy Kidman, Booker T attacked Mark's manager, Ted DiBiase. Ted DiBiase (w/ Mark Jindrak) in-ring promo. “For the past few weeks, I've been trying to recruit Booker T into my team because I see great potential and opportunity in him. Booker T is the kind of stock I'm willing to invest in without hesitation because I know the return will be substantial. I want him to become the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, but as part of my Corporation. So, my main weapon, Mark Jindrak, interfered in Booker's match at Mayhem to lower his stock price. However, something went wrong, and that led to Booker committing the biggest sin imaginable. He attacked me, millionaire Ted DiBiase. You see, Booker, America is built on certain values, and none of those values say you can punch a millionaire in the face, at least not with impunity. You want me? Or Jindrak? You'll have Jindrak... at Starrcade!"… Booker T at the ramp. He accepts the challenge and promises to make their stock collapse at Starrcade. Ted stops Booker and says he hasn't heard all the terms yet. "You see, neither I nor my clients fight just for fun. It doesn't make sense. It's shortsighted. That's why I propose we make it an exciting match. You get to face Jindrak, but you want me, right? If you win, you get five minutes in the ring with me, one-on-one. But if Mark wins, you become a Million Dollar Corporation employee and sign a contract with me. You'll be my property! Can you dig that?!" Booker T accepts the challenge and promises that Ted's five minutes with him will last forever. (81) Match 4: Ken Shamrock vs Black Reign (w/ James Mitchell). What a match! Both wrestlers showed that they were ready to headline, judging by the ratings. The fans became more and more excited as the match progressed. Ken Shamrock works mostly on the leg of his opponent. Towards the end, Black Reign's leg starts to hurt badly. Shamrock does a hurricanrana and goes for an Ankle Lock. James Mitchell distracts him, allowing Reign to do Blackout. Only for two as Ken puts foot on the rope. Black Reign goes for a second Blackout, Shamrock counters into Ankle Lock! Mitchell interferes again, attacking Ken, leading to a disqualification. (8:43) (86) Post match, Ken Shamrock catches James Mitchell and puts him in an Ankle Lock to the delight of the fans. WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg rushes out to the ring and speared Ken, leaving him lying on the mat. Last Week: Steve Corino and CW Anderson attacked Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, injuring Arn severely. Backstage, Ric Flair is getting ready to come out for a promo. He asks Arn Anderson to stay in the locker room this time. After a commercial break, WCW United States Champion Ric Flair is here for a promo. “WHOOOOOOO! I'm here to talk about serious stuff, Steve Corino! You're hiding behind your gorilla, Anderson, instead of facing Nature Boy. You may want to be a Horseman, but you never will be. It's eating you up inside, buddy. Your gorilla will never be Arn Anderson, and you'll never be the Nature Boy or a Horseman. To be great, it takes more than beating someone who's been out of the game for a long time. You want to be the best? Get in the ring 350 times a year for 20+ years, sleep with 3,000 women, party with other locker room guys, and win the love of all those people in every city and every state you visit. WHOOOOOOOO! But I'm tired of our unfinished business. I want a match with you at Starrcade. You want my WCw United States Championshipon the line? Done. My suits, my limousines, my Rolexes? Done! Take it all, but accept the challenge! WHOOOOOOO!”... … Steve Corino and CW Anderson at the ramp. Corino speaks: “WCW United States Championship? Okay. But I don't want your old man suits and everything. You come out here every week bragging. I don't have to. I show everything in the ring. While you're partying, I was winning people's love in smaller arenas and even basements. You never were there. You could never take it. You know what the difference between this and indy? In indy you really get beat up. If you can't take it, you disappear. I went through all of it. Now I want recognition. Recognition of who I am and what I've accomplished. That's why I accept the challenge. You and I at Starrcade. And I'll tell what I want on the line... I want two things, or this match won't happen. WCW United States Championship is one, and two: all rights to the Four Horsemen. Name rights, music rights, merchandise rights. I want to give these people the Horsemen they deserve. Real ones. You win, and I'm out of your life. If I win, neither you nor Arn have anything to do with the Horsemen. All rights belong to me." Ric Flair accepts the challenge, promising to erase all memory of Corino. (89) Match 6, Non-Title Match: Goldberg vs Sting. Sting is proving to be a dangerous opponent for Goldberg. Goldberg attempts a piledriver, but Sting reverses it into his own piledriver! Sting throws Goldberg into the corner and does a Stinger Splash, and then again into the other corner and another Stinger Splash. Spear from Goldberg out of nowhere! 1...2... NO! Jackhammer attempt... blocked. Chop block from Sting. And Scorpion Deathlock right after it! Suddenly arena goes dark... Vampiro promo is shown on the titantron, distracting Sting. Goldberg takes advantage and quickly switches the hold to an Ankle Lock. Sting gives up. (14:25) (80) Post match, Goldberg continues to keep Sting in the Ankle Lock. Referees and officials show up, but are hesitant to get into the ring. Ken Shamrock slowly walks to the ring... and that's where the show goes off the air. Overall: 82
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Post by Dimos on May 5, 2023 19:20:19 GMT 1
WCW Monday Nitro Episode #31 Mike Tenay and Jerry Lawler open the show. Tonight we are at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA. And WCW Starrcade is only six days away! (81) Tonight - Ric Flair and Lance Storm vs Steve Corino and CW Anderson. (54) Tonight - Goldberg and Mark Jindrak vs Ken Shamrock and Booker T. (73) Tonight - WCW President Eric Bischoff will return to Nitro for a special announcement! (72) Match 1: AJ Styles and Jamie Noble vs ‘The Future’ Frankie Kazarian (w/ Torrie Wilson) and Kaz Hayashi. Tenay reminds about triple threat for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship at Starrcade with Noble, Styles, and Kazarian competing. The teams have good chemistry in the ring. Noble jumps in with a springboard crossbody but misses and hits Styles instead. A misunderstanding between Styles and Noble leads to Kazarian taking advantage and pushing AJ into Noble before putting him down with Wave of the Future for the victory. (8:38) (77) Last Week: Lance Storm and CM Punk were comparing their submission holds in six-man match. As a result, there a match between them scheduled at Starrcade. Match 2: CM Punk vs Brian Kendrick. Kendrick goes for a Frog Splash, but runs into Punk's knees. Punk executes a spike DDT and puts Kendrick in Anaconda Vice for the win. (5:36) (70) CM Punk post-match promo. He proclaims that the Anakonda Vice is the most devastating submission hold in WCW, and he's willing to prove it to Lance Storm at Starrcade. (57) Match 3: Sting vs Christopher Daniels. There's nobody in Christopher's corner for the match. Daniels tries every move in his playbook, but turns the tables on him with a bulldog, a Stinger Splash. Then Scorpion Deathdrop, which is followed by the Scorpion Deathlock, forcing Daniels to surrender. (6:18) (76) Post match, lights go out, and a Vampiro promo appears on the titantron, announcing "Vampiro vs Sting, the final chapter. Starrcade." (58) Chris Kanyon in-ring promo. He reminds the audience that he doesn't have a match at Starrcade because Diamond Dallas Page was so scared of him that he ran away from WCW. Nevertheless, Kanyon promises to provide genuine entertainment to the WCW audience at Starrcade. He will be here... for a promo! The best entertainment promo ever. (70) Chavo Guerrero (w/ LAX) pre-match promo. He reminds everyone that Dusty Rhodes scheduled him for a match against Rey Mysterio at Starrcade, but Chavo doesn't think Rey is worthy of that match. As he is not worthy of representing the luchador tradition. Unlike Chavo, a man that all of Mexico is proud of. And he aims to prove it at Starrcade. (67) Match 4: Chavo Guerrero and Homicide (w/ Hernandez) vs Rey Mysterio and Billy Kidman. Kidman and Mysterio showed their excellent teamwork, reminding everyone of their Filthy Animals days. Rey Mysterio tags in and plants Homicide with a spinning DDT. 1...2. Chavo tries to break the hold but accidentally attacks Homicide instead. Mysterio sents Chavo out of the ring with a spinning kick. Hernandez catches Chavo. Kidman and Mysterio throws Homicide right into Hernandez and Chavo! All three fell to the ground. They started getting up... only to get a plancha from Rey and Shooting Star Press from Kidman! Back in the ring, Rey Mysterio executed a West Coast Pop on Homicide and made the pin for three. (7:39) (68) Match 5: Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli vs Chuck Palumbo and Hugh Morrus. Although Hero and Castagnoli had more team experience, Palumbo and Morris were more expierenced overall. By the way, Hero and Castagnoli are back. They weren't introduced as The Band this time. And their ring attire had changed a bit. Chris Hero kicks Palumbo out of the ring with a Discus Big Boot. Sean O'Haire is here! He hits Palumbo head first into a steel post. With Palumbo out of the way, Hero and Castagnoli double-teamed Morris, ending with a Helicopter Crash and pinning him for three. (4:54) (66) WCW United States Champion Ric Flair and Lance Storm backstage interview. Flair thanks Storm for agreeing to be his partner and calls him the future of WCW, unlike Corino. Flair vows to protect the legacy of the Four Horsemen and not let Corino's dirty paws touch it. (70) Match 6: Ric Flair and Lance Storm vs The Enforcers (Steve Corino and CW Anderson). Lance Storm showed his teammate great respect. Steve Corino avoided any direct conflict with Ric Flair. At the end Ric applied the Figure-Four Leglock to Anderson and Storm applied the Half-Boston Crab to Corino. CM Punk is here! Storm is distracted by him and lets Corino go. Anderson taps out, but he is not a legal man. The referee deals with Punk and orders him to leave the arena. Meanwhile, Corino hit Flair with a brass knuckle and pins him for three. (11:32) (77) Ken Shamrock and Booker T backstage interview. Ken Shamrock promised to make Goldberg give up on Starrcade, while Booker T anticipated getting five minutes with Ted DiBiase in the ring after beating Jindrak. (70) Backstage, WCW World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg is warming up, when he is approached by Ted DiBiase with an offer to join his Million Dollar Corporation. Goldberg stops it and threatens to shove Ted's million dollar up his millionaire ass if Jindrak will mess up tonight. (77) Backstage, WCW President Eric Bischoff arrives. His will address the fans… NEXT! (67) Eric Bischoff in-ring promo. “Thank you! I took a short break from all my bureaucratic business to come here because I have something important to tell you. It's been almost a year since I saw the press release with my own eyes. It said that WCW would continue to live on and that I would be responsible for its continued success. Then Monday Nitro appeared on Bravo TV. We were given only a couple of weeks or months at most to live, but look where we are now. No Hogans, Steiners, Pages, or Savages. We've got a whole cast of young stars: AJ Styles, CM Punk, Jamie Noble, Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero, Kanyon…. And in six days, we'll have our biggest pay-per-view of the year - WCW Starrcade. We'll celebrate the fact that we're still here and we're alive. And it won't be the season finale; it'll be a continuation of what we're building. Nne of this would be possible without you, the loyal WCW fans. Every one of you is important to us. Starrcade is our way of thanking you. I have a personal surprise for you. At Starrcade, I'm going to give you something that will make many of you happy. A man will show up whose appearance here just a couple of months ago seemed impossible. But now he's here, he believes in us, and we believe in him. He will come to WCW in just 6 days. So wait for Starrcade. We're turning over a new page in WCW history. In the meantime, enjoy the main event of tonight's Nitro. Thank you!" (64) Match 7: Goldberg and Mark Jindrak (w/ Ted DiBiase) vs Ken Shamrock and Booker T. Ken Shamrock tried to get to Goldberg, but WCW Champion didn't rush into the match. At the end Shamrock gets a hot tag. He dodges the Spear and tries to put Goldberg in an Ankle Lock. Goldberg quickly grabbed the ropes and rolled out of the ring. Jindrak attacks Ken, Shamrock quickly takes him down with a belly-to-belly suplex. Ankle Lock! Goldberg hesitates to get in the ring to save his partner. The commentators talk about the first time Goldberg had ever been afraid of anyone. Jindrak gives up. (12:38) (69) Ted DiBiase walks into the ring with a chair but is blocked by Booker T. Booker T throws him to Shamrock... right into an Ankle Lock! Ted is in excrutiating pain! Shamrock holds him for a few seconds and lets him go. Ken and Goldberg exchange glances... And Starrcade is in just six days! Overall: 70 ================================== World Championship Wrestling presents... The Biggest Show of the Year! WCW STARRCADE 2001 Final Card WCW World Heavyweight Championship Goldberg vs "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock
WCW United Stated Championship and All Rights for Four Horsemen on the line "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs Steve Corino
WCW World Tag Team Championship Chuck Palumbo vs Sean O'Haire (w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan)
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Jamie Noble vs AJ Styles vs "The Future" Frankie Kazarian (w/ Torrie Wilson)
"Booker T's Contract vs 5 Minute with Ted DiBiase" Booker T vs Mark Jindrak (w/ Ted DiBiase)
No DQ Match Sting vs Vampiro
Lance Storm vs CM Punk
Rey Mysterio vs Chavo Guerrero
PLUS…
“Personal Surprise from Eric Bischoff” will debut in WCW!
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Post by Asaemon on May 6, 2023 13:03:54 GMT 1
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Goldberg vs "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock
WCW United Stated Championship and All Rights for Four Horsemen on the line "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs Steve Corino
WCW World Tag Team Championship Chuck Palumbo vs Sean O'Haire (w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan)
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Jamie Noble vs AJ Styles vs "The Future" Frankie Kazarian (w/ Torrie Wilson)
"Booker T's Contract vs 5 Minute with Ted DiBiase" Booker T vs Mark Jindrak (w/ Ted DiBiase)
No DQ Match Sting vs Vampiro
Lance Storm vs CM Punk
Rey Mysterio vs Chavo Guerrero
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Post by Beejus on May 6, 2023 17:09:36 GMT 1
Goldberg Steve Corino Sean O'Haire AJ Styles Booker T Vampiro CM Punk Rey Mysterio
Excited for Starrcade!
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Post by Dimos on May 6, 2023 17:58:50 GMT 1
Thanks guys! No predictions for a new signing 'from Eric Bischoff'? Most interesting part
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