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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on Dec 24, 2022 7:12:21 GMT 1
Part XL: WWF SummerSlam 2000
WWF SummerSlam 2000August 27th, 2000 - Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena - Raleigh, North Carolina1.) WWF World Six-Man Tag Team Titles - The Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan, The Goodfather, & Stevie Richards) def. Rikishi & Too Cool (c)2.) WWF Intercontinental Title & WWF European Title - Chyna [IC] def. X-Pac [Euro]3.) Golden Ticket Challenge - Justin Credible def. Al Snow, Balls Mahoney, Brian Knobbs, British Bulldog, D-Lo Brown, Chris Candido, Jim Duggan, Kid Kash, Shane Douglas, Savio Vega, Super Loco, Taka Michinoku, Tiger Mask, & Too Cold Scorpio4.) WWF Hardcore Title - Steve Blackman def. Shane McMahon (c)5.) WWF World Tag Team Titles - Four-Way Tag Team Match - The Masters Of The Powerbomb (Psycho Sid & Vader) (c) def. The APA, The Holly Cousins, & The New Age Outlaws6.) Shawn Michaels def. Dustin Rhodes via DQ7.) Stinkface Match - The Kat def. Terri Runnels8.) #1 Contender's Ladder Match - Kane vs. The Undertaker - No Contest9.) Hollywood Hulk Hogan def. The Ultimate Warrior10.) WWF Title - Triple Threat Match - The Rock (c) def. Jeff Jarrett & Triple HOur next stop in this journey through an alternate timeline of WWF history (running parallel to my playthrough of WCW on EWR) takes us to SummerSlam 2000 in Raleigh, North Carolina. As you can see, this show does share some similar matches to the version of this PPV from OTL (mainly Shane McMahon vs. Steve Blackman and the Stinkface Match), that pretty much play out the exact same way. This includes the famous bump with Shane McMahon falling off the side of the stage. Other matches on this show are close to ones from the OTL version of this PPV, but with noticeable tweaks (such as Kane vs. The Undertaker and the main event), but more on those a little bit later.Out of the totally new matches on this card, the one that sticks out the most is Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior. If you'll recall, The Ultimate Warrior made his return to the WWF at the previous PPV, Fully Loaded, where he cost Hogan and Dennis Rodman their tag team match against Shawn Michaels and Karl Malone. Essentially, what I did is move the Hogan/Warrior feud from WCW in 1998 in OTL to the WWF in 2000. The buildup would follow some similar beats to that build up to Halloween Havoc 1998 (Hogan obviously playing the heel, Warrior kidnapping The Disciple who...in this version of events....is known as Brother Brutus), though some of the more wackier aspects wouldn't be there (for instance, no trap doors in the ring, no instances of Hogan seeing Warrior in the mirror, no endless in-ring promos from Warrior). I would think that, if Vince McMahon was actually booking this rematch in real life, the feud would be more....restrained, I guess you could say (but hey, what do I know). Anyway, the match itself plays out in a similar manner to the Halloween Havoc match, and by that, I mean the match is absolutely terrible. The hilarious botch with the flash paper still occurs, and in the end, Dennis Rodman helped Hogan win the match. Part of the buildup to this saw Hogan and Rodman have a "falling out" (Rodman was also selling an "arm/shoulder injury" that he supposedly suffered in the Fully Loaded match), and when Rodman came out during Hogan/Warrior, he revealed the injury was fake and hit Warrior with a chair. Rodman was essentially filling the Horace Hogan role, though the reveal in this case was that the Hogan/Rodman beef was all a ruse.
The main event of the PPV sees The Rock defending the WWF Title in a Triple Threat Match against Jeff Jarrett and Triple H. I believe I've mentioned this in previous posts, but Jeff Jarrett (at this stage) is essentially filling the Kurt Angle role in this version of events, from a broad standpoint. He and Triple H had just started feuding in the buildup to this match, though it's a more straightforward feud as opposed to what we saw in OTL with the Kurt Angle/Triple H/Stephanie McMahon triangle. The Rock would ultimately retain the title, while the Jeff Jarrett/Triple H feud would continue into the next PPV.Like the main event, another match that was similar to the OTL version of the PPV was Kane vs. The Undertaker. The difference in this case was that they're facing off in a Ladder Match, with the winner becoming the #1 Contender to the WWF Title. I'm sure it wouldn't be the flashiest Ladder Match in the world, but the main point of this story would occur late in the bout. At one point, The Undertaker would attempt to grab the briefcase above the ring....but it was mysteriously raised, and lowered back down once Undertaker had been knocked off the ladder. However, the exact same thing would happen a short time later to Kane. Then....out came The Dark Carnival, who attacked The Brothers Of Destruction and left them laying. Vampiro (who hadn't been seen in a number of weeks) made his way out to the ring while this was happening, and with both Kane and The Undertaker beaten down, Vampiro climbed the ladder and claimed the briefcase for himself. Thus, the match ended in a No Contest. Obviously a pretty controversial finish there, though it was mainly done to set things up for the next PPV (stay tuned for that one).A number of title matches took place on the undercard. Right To Censor (who came together over the last several weeks, just as they did in OTL) captured the WWF World Six-Man Tag Team Titles in their first PPV appearance against Rikishi and Too Cool. Chyna and X-Pac concluded their feud with a title vs. title match where both Chyna's WWF Intercontinental Title (which she won from Val Venis on the August 7th RAW Is WAR) and X-Pac's WWF European Title were on the line. Chyna would successfully defeat X-Pac to become a double champion. Finally, the team of Psycho Sid and Vader....aka The Masters Of The Powerbomb, managed to retain their WWF World Tag Team Titles in a Four-Way Tag Team Match against The APA, The Holly Cousins, and The New Age Outlaws.On the aforementioned RAW Is WAR from August 7th (which took place from Madison Square Garden in New York City), Shawn Michaels took part in an All-Star Ten-Man Tag that saw him team with The Ultimate Warrior, WWF Champion The Rock, and The APA against Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Jeff Jarrett, and three members of D-Generation X (Triple H & The New Age Outlaws). While there would be some miscommunication/arguing between Jeff Jarrett and Triple H (playing into their feud), a major turning point occurred midway through the bout when (after the referee had been inadvertently taken out) Dustin Rhodes showed up from out of nowhere and attacked Michaels. The brawl between the two would continue to the back (as the ten-man tag was still going on), and after gaining the upper hand with a suplex onto the concrete floor (aggravating the previously injured back of Michaels), Rhodes sent Michaels head first through a car window before slamming him onto the windshield. Rhodes would explain himself on the following SmackDown by saying that if he wanted to be taken more seriously, and if he wanted to get into the main event picture, he would have to go after one of the big guns in the WWF, and he decided to set his sights on none other than the Heartbreak Kid. Thus, a grudge match was set for SummerSlam. The match itself would see Michaels on the verge of winning with the Sweet Chin Music, but Rhodes countered by just kicking him straight in the nuts, causing a DQ. Michaels scored the victory, but Rhodes was the one who stood tall. No doubt Michaels will be looking for revenge as this rivalry continues into the Fall. This match was just the start.Finally, the PPV card is rounded out with a new concept called the Golden Ticket Challenge. Featuring fifteen participants, the first part of the match essentially acts a Royal Rumble, with two men starting, and another entrant coming out at fixed intervals (in this case, I'll say it's sixty seconds). Just like the Royal Rumble, eliminations occur when a wrestler gets tossed over the top rope and to the floor, but the twist is that once the fifteenth entrant comes out, it just becomes a straight one-fall-to-a-finish match with everyone who wasn't eliminated during the Rumble portion (if you've ever seen TNA's Ultimate X Gauntlet Match, it essentially works out like that, minus the Ultimate X part). The winner of the match gets a "golden ticket" that allows them to challenge for any title in the WWF outside of the WWF Title, so that's why the lineup of wrestlers is a mix of random mid-carders and guys from the light heavyweight division. Justin Credible would ultimately emerge victorious, and I'll talk more about what title he decides to go after in the next post.I do have a quick update on the WWF Light Heavyweight Title, which changed hands a couple of times since the last post. Taka Michinoku won the title from Mikey Whipwreck on the July 30th edition of Sunday Night Heat, but Taka himself would lose the title on the August 23rd SmackDown to fellow Japanese star Hayabusa, who's been making a number sporadic appearances in the WWF since shorty after WrestleMania. If you're wondering, I believe the weight limit for the WWF Light Heavyweight Title was 220 Ibs, and even though the Puroresu System and Pro Wrestling Wiki's have him placing around 224-225 Ibs, I would think that (in real life), Hayabusa would be able to lose a couple pounds to meet the required weight limit. As for Taka Michinoku, he was a late addition to the Golden Ticket Challenge based on this title loss.Well, that's all for SummerSlam 2000! I feel like this wasn't my best post, but hey, you can be the judge of that. Tune in next time for Unforgiven 2000. |
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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on Jan 31, 2023 6:49:05 GMT 1
Well....it's been awhile. Time to get back into this thread (and right before the end of the month too)!
Part XLI: WWF Unforgiven 2000
WWF Unforgiven 2000September 24th, 2000 - First Union Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1.) Eight-Man Tag - The Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan, The Goodfather, Stevie Richards, & Val Venis) def. The APA & The Nasty Boys2.) WWF Hardcore Title - Hardcore Invitational - Steve Blackman (c) def. Al Snow, Billy Gunn, Crash Holly, Hardcore Holly, & Road Dogg3.) WWF Light Heavyweight Title - Super Loco def. Hayabusa (c)4.) WWF World Tag Team Titles - X-Factor (Justin Credible & X-Pac with Albert) def. The Masters Of The Powerbomb (Psycho Sid & Vader) (c)5.) Steel Cage Match - Dustin Rhodes def. Shawn Michaels6.) Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman def. Rikishi & Scotty 2 Hotty7.) Special Guest Referee: WWF Intercontinental Champion Chyna - Jeff Jarrett def. Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) via DQ8.) WWF Title - Fatal Four-Way Match - The Rock (c) def. Kane, The Undertaker, & VampiroSo there were a number of unresolved issues coming out of SummerSlam 2000. One of those unresolved issues was the status of the #1 Contender to the WWF Title. As you'll recall, there was a Ladder Match between Kane and The Undertaker that was set to decide the #1 Contender. However, Vampiro and the rest of The Dark Carnival got involved, beating down The Brothers Of Destruction before Vampiro climbed the ladder and claimed the briefcase for himself (the same briefcase which had been mysteriously raised when both Kane and The Undertaker came close to claiming it. Vampiro would later declare that during his recent absence, he realized that he had lost his way, and forgotten just how dangerous he and his band of misfits could be, and he decided his first targets would be the two most powerful forces in the WWF, claiming that neither deserved to be champion. WWF Commissioner Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat was left in quite the predicament, but ultimately decided that the best way to resolve this was to give all three men a title shot. So at Unforgiven, The Rock would defend against Kane, The Undertaker, and Vampiro in a Fatal Four-Way Match. In the build to the PPV, all three of the babyfaces would be the victims of Vampiro's infamous bloodbath, including The Rock himself, who got absolutely showered with it in the aftermath of a Six-Man Tag (teaming with Kane and The Undertaker against Vampiro and two other members from The Dark Carnival) on the final RAW Is WAR before Unforgiven. The Rock would ultimately retain his title after pinning Vampiro, but the issues between The Dark Carnival and The Brothers Of Destruction would certainly continue beyond Unforgiven.After looking at my recap of SummerSlam 2000, I decided to flesh out the main event from that show, as it pertains to the Jeff Jarrett/Triple H feud. The big turning point in that match would take when Jeff Jarrett absolutely clobbered Stephanie McMahon with a guitar shot. A distraught Tripe H would carry Stephanie to the back, and Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler put over the fact that Jarrett took out Stephanie in that manner so that it would effectively eliminate Triple H from the match. The final moments of that Triple Threat essentially turned into a one-on-one match, with The Rock ultimately retaining his title. In the ensuing weeks on WWE television, "The Game" would be on the warpath, promising to destroy Jarrett for what he did. We would get various segments across both RAW Is WAR and SmackDown, with Triple H trying to chase down Jarrett, but to no avail. Finally, on the September 6th SmackDown, Triple H finally got his hands on Jarrett in a one-on-one match. He would get the clean victory, but he wasn't finished after that, and proceeded to beat Jarrett down afterwards. However, he would end up trying to go to far, and in the melee, he would take out several referees and other WWF officials. Following, Vince McMahon made his first appearance since King Of The Ring 2000 (though this would be a one-off for the moment) and told Triple H that although he was just as enraged as Jarrett's actions, Triple H crossed the line when he attacked referees and officials. He said that Hunter and Jarrett would meet again at Unforgiven, but with a Special Guest Referee this time.Vince left the decision on picking a guest referee to WWF Commissioner Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, and he made....a rather controversial choice in the form of Chyna, who came out of SummerSlam with both the WWF Intercontinental Title and the WWF European Title. Of course, Chyna has history with both Jeff Jarrett and Triple H, and the tension between all three parties would increase as the PPV approached. There was no love lost between Chyna and Jarrett, while things weren't exactly rosy between Chyna and Triple H, especially since Stephanie had married Hunter (in storyline). Stephanie would slap Chyna at one point, while on the final SmackDown before Unforgiven on September 20th, a skirmish at ringside between Jarrett and Triple H would inadvertently cost Chyna the WWF European Title in a match against Billy Gunn (to add some clarity, DX had quietly disbanded right around SummerSlam, with Triple H going on his own, The New Age Outlaws going back to doing their thing, and X-Pac would also go into a new venture, but more on that later). When it came time for the match, Chyna did everything she could to call it down the middle. However, at one point, Stephanie would distract Chyna so that Triple H could go for his sledgehammer. Jarrett, meanwhile, would go for his signature guitar. Hunter used the sledgehammer to the destroy the guitar, and as the two fought over the sledgehammer, Chyna turned around just in time to get him in the face with the sledgehammer (Jarrett let go of the hammer at that moment, and the force of the battle over it sent sledgehammer, held by Triple H, into Chyna....hopefully that makes sense, but the point was it wasn't intentional). The two would brawl for a few more minutes (most of it on the floor and in the crowd), and when they got back to the ring (with Chyna nearly recovered), Triple H would finally hit the Pedigree in the ring. However, as he went for the cover, Chyna would signal for the bell, and ruled that Triple H had been disqualified for hitting her with the sledgehammer. Jarrett would escape with a win on a technicality, while a new issue would be born out of this between Chyna and Triple H.Another feud that continued following SummerSlam was Shawn Michaels vs. Dustin Rhodes. Michaels would go radio silent for a few weeks following SummerSlam, and in the meantime, Dustin Rhodes decided to set his eyes on a bigger prize. He called out The Rock for a WWF Title bout, and The Rock (in the kind of promo only The Rock could cut) accepted his challenge. The match would take place on the September 4th RAW Is WAR. During the match, Shawn Michaels music would start playing, which distracted Dustin long enough for The Rock to hit the Rock Bottom for the win. Afterwards, Dustin got on the mic and demanded Michaels to come out....and he did....through the crowd, while Dustin wasn't looking. One Sweet Chin Music later, and Dustin was down and out. The two would face off in another singles match on RAW Is WAR the following week on September 11th, and Michaels returned the favor from SummerSlam by hitting Dustin with a low blow, intentionally getting himself disqualified in the process. It was decided that the two would face off in a Steel Cage Match at Unforgiven. It would be a bloody affair, but when the dust settled, Dustin would end up scoring a rather unearned win, as Shawn Michaels accidentally sent Dustin through the cage door and to the floor following a Sweet Chin Music. Once again, however, Michaels be the one getting the last laugh, as he set up Dustin on the announce table, and put him through it with an elbow from the top of the Steel Cage! A huge spot from HBK that certainly wouldn't be forgotten anytime soon.There would be three other titles defended at Unforgiven as well. Justin Credible, who won the Golden Ticket Challenge at SummerSlam, decided to cash in his golden ticket for a shot at the WWF World Tag Team Titles. Psycho Sid and Vader would certainly be formidable opponents, but on the September 6th SmackDown, Credible revealed that he had put together a new crew that would help him take those titles away from the two giants. Those new allies were revealed to be Albert and X-Pac, and thus....X-Factor was born. The team for the PPV would be Justin Credible and X-Pac, and they would end up capturing the WWF World Tag Team Titles from The Masters Of The Powerbomb, thanks to some timely involvement from Albert, who proved to be a true X-Factor for this new unit.Hayabusa would also be putting his WWF Light Heavyweight Title on the line against Super Loco. Since winning the title back in August, Hayabusa would make a few defenses in between his FMW dates, but his biggest test would be against the former champion from Mexico. It would be an exciting matchup when it went down at the PPV, but in the end, Super Loco would emerge victorious and regained the WWF Light Heavyweight Title.Finally, the WWF Hardcore Title would also be on line, as Steve Blackman would defend the title in a Six-Person Hardcore Invitational, with a Ten Minute Time Limit. This is essentially the same match stipulation from the OTL version of this PPV. The title could change hands at any time during the bout, but whoever held the title after the ten minutes were up would be the champion. The match would have an interesting dynamic, as one of the challengers would be Al Snow (Blackman's on-again/off-again tag team partner), while the other four challengers were two tag teams....The Holly Cousins and The New Age Outlaws. So you'd have instances where some guys would work together, though it would ultimately be every man for themselves. There would be a couple of pins within this time limit, but ultimately, Blackman would escape with the WWF Hardcore Title.Speaking of Steve Blackman, I should note that....before the main event....we got the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin, as he's now on the search for the person who ran him over with a car nearly a year ago at Survivor Series 1999. Essentially, the exact same segment that took place on this PPV in OTL happens here, featuring Austin, a returning Shane McMahon, and Steve Blackman.
There were two other bouts on this show that didn't involve championships. The first of those two sees Dennis Rodman teaming up with his pal Hollywood Hulk Hogan against the team of Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty. Wait, what happened to The Ultimate Warrior, you might ask? Well, after the absolutely abysmal match at SummerSlam (and the fact that Warrior was a general pain-in-the-ass to deal with), Vince McMahon fired him. As you might've guessed, this relationship was never going to last. Anyway, the issues between the two sides for this tag team match were pretty straightforward. Dennis Rodman is known as "The Worm", and he was annoyed with Scotty 2 Hotty because his finishing move is....The Worm. Pretty self-explanatory there lol. Things would get a bit more serious when Hogan and Rodman took out Grand Master Sexay, as they repeatedly slammed a car door into his arm on the September 6th SmackDown. This particular attack was so heinous that it garnered the attention of Jerry "The King" Lawler (of course, the real-life father of Brian Christopher aka Grand Master Sexay), and it would lead to Lawler challenging Hogan to singles match on the September 18th RAW Is WAR in Chicago, Illinois (from what I could tell on cagematch, Hogan and Lawler only had two singles matches together, which were in 1981, with one ending via DQ and one ending via Double Count Out). In this instance, Hogan would get the win via Dennis Rodman shenanigans, though Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty would make the save.As for the PPV opener, all four members of The Right To Censor (Val Venis joined their ranks after SummerSlam) would go up against the unlikely pairing of The APA and The Nasty Boys. Since losing the feud to The APA, The Nasty Boys had turned face after both teams showed mutual respect towards. In this instance, they've decided to team with The APA to take on The Right To Censor, given that the RTC are such natural foes of both teams.With no other title changes to go over, that pretty much wraps up the recap of Unforgiven 2000! Be sure to tune in next time as I dive into No Mercy 2000. Who will be revealed as the person who ran over Steve Austin? You'll just have to stay tuned to find out.
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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on Mar 1, 2023 4:56:10 GMT 1
Part XLII: WWF No Mercy 2000
WWF No Mercy 2000October 22nd, 2000 - Pepsi Arena - Albany, New York1.) WWF World Tag Team Titles - Tag Team Turmoil - X-Factor (Justin Credible & X-Pac with Albert) (c) def. The APA, The Right To Censor (Val Venis & The Goodfather), The Holly Cousins, The Nasty Boys, & Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty & Grand Master Sexay)2.) WWF European Title - Al Snow def. Billy Gunn (c)3.) WWF Light Heavyweight Title - Six-Pack Challenge - Kid Kash def. Super Loco (c), Julio Dinero, Super Calo, Taka Michinoku, & Tiger Mask4.) Bunkhouse Match - Shawn Michaels def. Dustin Rhodes5.) WWF Intercontinental Title - Triple H (with Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) def. Chyna (c)6.) Psycho Sid vs. Steve Austin - No Contest7.) Buried Alive Match - The Brothers Of Destruction (Kane & The Undertaker) & Hollywood Hulk Hogan def. The Dark Carnival (Vampiro, Jake Jeckel, PG-13, Ronnie Reese, & Sick Vick) 8.) WWF Title - Jeff Jarrett def. The Rock (c)For this particular recap, I'm going to handle things a little bit differently. I'm going to talk about the main event last (you'll see why later), and I'm going to start off with the reveal of who ran over Steve Austin. Much like OTL, Austin had been on the search for his attacker since his return at Unforgiven, and the reveal would take place on the exact same episode of RAW Is WAR on October 9th. Following the main event, which saw The Rock team up with Psycho Sid against Albert and X-Pac from X-Factor, WWF Commissioner Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat comes to the ring with a concerned look on this face. He took the mic and said earlier that night, he had received a mysterious envelope (which had been slipped under the door to his Commissioner's Office). Inside this envelope was a very threatening message, along with....a smaller envelope. The message ended with instructions directing Steamboat to reveal the identity of Steve Austin's attacker at the end of the show (the identity of the attacker was inside the second envelope), or else harm would come to those closest to him. Just as he was about to open this second envelope. Psycho Sid blasts Steamboat with a big boot, and goes after The Rock, taking him out with a Powerbomb. Sid took the mic and loudly proclaimed that he was the one who ran over Steve Austin. A few nights later on SmackDown, Sid would elaborate further, but it didn't really clear things up. He said maybe he did it because he knew his path back to the top of the WWF would become easier if Steve Austin was out of the way. Maybe he did it because he was just a crazy bastard who felt like hurting someone....anyone....just because he could. He basically gave multiple potential motives without setting on one, but Sid would follow up by saying that the bottom line is that he took away a year away from Steve Austin career, and he was proud of it. With the reveal, Austin would set his sights on Sid, and the two would have brawls leading up to their match at No Mercy, with pretty much went the exact same way as the Austin/Rikishi match from this same PPV in OTL. Austin drove into the arena in his truck after initially not showing up, and the two would have an intense brawl before Austin tossed Sid into the back of his truck and drove out of the arena. Austin then tried to run Sid over, but was stopped by police before he could do so.This PPV card would feature a couple of unique stipulation matches. The first of which would be part of the final chapter in the rivalry between Dustin Rhodes and Shawn Michaels. After the inconclusive finish to the Steel Cage Match at Unforgiven, the two would square off in a Falls Count Anywhere Match on the September 27th SmackDown, which Michaels won. They would then got at it again in a Tables Match on the aforementioned October 9th RAW Is WAR. The winner of this bout would get the pick the stipulation for their final encounter at No Mercy. Dustin would emerge victorious, and would announce that he and Michaels would do battle in a Bunkhouse Match at No Mercy. This bout would be the bloodiest and most violent affair between the two to date, and when the dust settled on this brutal war, the Heartbreak Kid scored the victory, and was finally able to put Dustin Rhodes behind him.The other notable stipulation match is one that WWF fans are very familiar. It's a Buried Alive Match, but it's the most....unique version of the stipulation we've seen yet. The feud between The Brothers Of Destruction and The Dark Carnival continued beyond Unforgiven, though another name would end up getting tangled in the mix.....Hollywood Hulk Hogan. On the October 4th edition of SmackDown, Hogan would face off with Jeff Jarrett in a No DQ #1 Contender's Match, with the winner facing The Rock at No Mercy for the WWF Title. Just as it looked like Hogan was going to win, he became the latest victim of Vampiro's bloodbath, and that allowed Jarrett to pick up the win. This would lead to Hogan joining forces with Kane and The Undertaker, with the challenge being issued by The Undertaker for a Buried Alive Match at No Mercy. He said they didn't care which members of The Dark Carnival they would face, so Vampiro decided that he would only accept if they allowed all six regular members of The Dark Carnival to be involved in the match. When it came time for the Buried Alive Match on the PPV, it ended up being a wild brawl, with Hogan, Kane, and Undertaker essentially pairing off with two different members of The Dark Carnival and brawling with them throughout the arena. They all eventually made their way to the grave site by the stage, and despite the odds being stacked against him, The Brothers Of Destruction and Hollywood Hulk Hogan would come away with the win, as they tossed all six men into the grave before covering them with dirt from the backhoe.All five remaining matches on this PPV are title matches. The first of those was the PPV opener, which saw X-Factor successfully defend their titles against a number of different tag teams in a Tag Team Turmoil Match. Right To Censor and The Nasty Boys would start off, with the former getting the win to advance. The Holly Cousins would come out next, but they would also get eliminated by Right To Censor. The APA were the fourth team out, and while they managed to eliminate RTC, the rest of the group beat them up after the fact. This allowed the champions (who were the 5th entrant) to pick the bones and eliminate The APA. Too Cool were the final entrants, and while they put up a good fight, X-Factor relied on heel shenanigans to get the pin and retain the titles. Following that was a singles bout for the WWF European Title, which Al Snow won from Billy Gunn. This would basically set up a similar situation to what we saw in OTL when Al Snow held this title, where he dressed up as someone from a different country in every match. Also up for grabs on this show was the WWF Light Heavyweight Title, as Super Loco would take on five other opponents in a Six-Pack Challenge. Those opponents were Kid Kash, Super Calo, Taka Michinoku, Tiger Mask, and Julio Dinero (who is a member of new undercard stable called Hot Commodity alongside Chris Hamrick and EZ Money). When the dust settled, Kid Kash would score the victory and capture the title. This would be the start of a focused push for Kid Kash, with him being the main focus of the Light Heavyweight division going forward. 
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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on Mar 31, 2023 4:44:55 GMT 1
So I wanted to provide a quick update on this thread. I had planned to get my Survivor Series post out before the end of March, but with all the insanity of WrestleMania Weekend kicking off, it's just cutting it too close. I'd prefer to give the post the proper time it deserves instead of trying to cram it in at the eleventh hour.
As a make good of sorts for missing for the month of March, I'm got to have AT LEAST two PPV posts in this thread for the month of April. Survivor Series will, of course, be first. That will be followed by Rebellion. It's very possible that I could end up doing three PPV posts in April, since Rebellion is only a week or so before Armageddon (a very quick turnaround by PPV standards). We'll see what happens though. I think I can get the Survivor Series post out around Thursday/Friday of next week, but we'll see how things go.
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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on Apr 14, 2023 5:27:14 GMT 1
Part XLIII: WWF Survivor Series 2000
WWF Survivor Series 2000November 19th, 2000 - Ice Palace - Tampa, Florida Sunday Night Heat1.) Tag Team Battle Royal - The Headshrinkers (Rikishi & Samu) def. WWF European Champion Al Snow & Steve Blackman, British Bulldog & Jim Neidhart, Chris Candido & Shane Douglas, Kai En Tai, Danny Doring & Roadkill, Hot Commodity (EZ Money & Julio Dinero with Chris Hamrick), Maximum Force (Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger), Lo-Down (Chaz & D-Lo Brown with Tiger Ali Singh), Genki Horiguchi & Magnum TOKYO, The Holly Cousins, The Mean Street Posse (Pete Gas & Rodney with Joey Abs), & The New Age Outlaws PPV 1.) WWF Hardcore Title - Mystery Box Challenge - Dennis Rodman def. Shane McMahon (c) 2.) WWF Light Heavyweight Title - Kid Kash (c) def. Super Loco 3.) WWF World Tag Team Titles - Triangle Ladder Match - Hakushi & Hayabusa (c) def. Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty & Grand Master Sexay) and X-Factor (Justin Credible & X-Pac with Albert) 4.) Tank Abbott def. The Rock via DQ 5.) Hollywood Hulk Hogan def. Kane 6.) Survivor Series Elimination Match - Chyna, Shawn Michaels, & The APA def. Right To Censor (Stevie Richards, Bull Buchanan, The Goodfather, & Val Venis) 7.) WWF Title - Steel Cage Match - Jeff Jarrett (c) def. The Undertaker 8.) Bra & Panties Match - Francine (with Shane Douglas) def. Sunny (with Chris Candido) 9.) Anything Goes Triple Threat Match - Psycho Sid def. Steve Austin & WWF Intercontinental Champion Triple H Coming out of No Mercy, the biggest news was that Jeff Jarrett had captured the WWF Title from The Rock....thanks in part to Vince Russo who, in the build up to that PPV, had an increased presence on WWE television. In a way, No Mercy was the coming out party for Vince Russo as a full-fledged television character, similar to the one we saw in WCW in OTL. The following night on RAW Is WAR, the show started off with Vince McMahon coming out to the ring, where he demanded that Russo come out and explain his actions. Russo would make his way out onto the stage, but he was accompanied by new WWF Champion Jeff Jarrett, Tank Abbott, and Harris Brothers Security (who had recently returned as Russo's bodyguards in the build to No Mercy). There were two reasons, Russo explained, why he did what he did. Firstly, he said that it pissed him off to see all the accolades and praise that people like Vince McMahon, Steve Austin, The Rock, DX (and so on) got for the resurgence of the WWF over the last few years. Russo declares that he's the one that was responsible for all of it, and that he should be lauded as the genius who saved the WWF and ushered in the Attitude Era, not McMahon. Secondly, Russo was angry that a guy like Jeff Jarrett (in his view) hadn't been given the proper opportunities to become the WWF's top star. Russo declared that Jarrett was his "Chosen One" and that, through hell or high water, he was going to make sure that Jarrett got to the top (which he did at No Mercy). While Russo was talking, Abbott and Harris Brother Security had surrounded the ring, and the Russo promo seemed as though it was going to conclude with an attack on Vince McMahon. However, this plot was soon thwarted when The Rock, Kane, and The Undertaker ran down to the ring to defend McMahon, and a brawl broke out (with even McMahon getting involved). Then, all three members of X-Factor appeared and joined the fray by attacking the babyfaces! Too Cool, Rikishi, and Super Loco came out to even the odds, but then The New Age Outlaws and Kid Kash ran down and added more numbers to the Jarrett/Russo side. Finally, Psycho Sid would emerge (he had no concerns about Steve Austin showing up, as he had been arrested the night before at No Mercy for trying to run him over), and helped the heels in their beatdown of the babyface. Going forward, the group consisting of Vince Russo, Jeff Jarrett, Tank Abbott, Harris Brothers Security, all three members of X-Factor, Kid Kash, The New Age Outlaws, and Psycho Sid are your new top heel faction in the WWF. They didn't have a name at first, but in the coming weeks, they would become known as Planet Jarrett. With Vince McMahon out of commission for the time being, that left a power vacuum that was quickly filled by Vince Russo. Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson were also taken out, leaving Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat as the only remaining babyface authority figure (and Russo made it clear that he had just a much backstage power as Steamboat, if not more). The formation of Planet Jarrett would help set up a number of matches at Survivor Series. In terms of a match for Jeff Jarrett, Russo noted that four different wrestlers (The Rock, Rikishi, Kane, & The Undertaker) had all staked claims to a shot at Jarrett's title. He decided to put all of them in a Fatal Four-Way Match on the November 1st SmackDown, with the added twist that the winner of that match would only get their title shot if they defeated The New Age Outlaws in a Handicap Match, which would take place immediately after the aforementioned four-way. Russo was so confident that the Fatal Four-Way winner wouldn't succeed in the Handicap Match that he also said that the person in question could pick the stipulation for his match with Jarrett if he survived. Well, The Undertaker ended up winning the Fatal Four-Way, and he managed to defeat The New Age Outlaws to earn his title shot against Jarrett at Survivor Series. In terms of the stipulation, The Undertaker decided that he would pick a match that could ensure Planet Jarrett couldn't get involved....a Steel Cage Match! So Jeff Jarrett vs. The Undertaker in a Steel Cage for the WWF Title was set for Survivor Series. The Steel Cage Match came down to a race between the two to see who could escape first, and just as it appeared that Undertaker would drop to the floor, The New Age Outlaws appeared and held him up from touching the ground. Undertaker did his best to fight them off from his precarious position, but this momentary delay gave Jarrett the few seconds he needed to escape the cage first. Jarrett retained, and The Undertaker destroyed The New Age Outlaws afterwards. While this new heel group was known as Planet Jarrett, one person who would be a major name in this group is Psycho Sid (Jeff Jarrett was Vince Russo's main guy, but Psycho Sid was a close 2nd). As a reward for being a critical part of their beatdown of WWF wrestlers earlier in the night, Russo awarded Sid a shot at the WWF Intercontinental Title in the main event, a title which Triple H had won the night before at No Mercy from Chyna. It was an back-and-forth affair, and just when it seemed as thought we might get a title change, Steve Austin ran down and attacked Sid, causing the match to get thrown out. This did not please Triple H at all, who argued with Austin about not needing his help as the show went off the air. In the following weeks, an interesting seed would get planted in the whole "Steve Austin hit-and-run" storyline. In an attempt to divide both Austin and Triple H (which also served as an attempt to prevent them from forming an alliance), Sid revealed that while he drove the car that ran over Austin, it was originally Triple H's idea, and the two had worked together to take out Austin. As evidence of Triple H's involvement, Sid pointed out how Triple H rose to prominence in Austin's absence. While Triple H clearly had distain for Austin, he denied being involved. As for Austin, he stood by his "don't trust anyone" motto, saying that he'd doesn't trust Triple H, and that had no problem whipping the ass of anyone who gets in his way of getting revenge on Sid. Thus, an Anything Goes Triple Threat Match was made for Survivor Series (Triple H's WWF Intercontinental Title was not on the line here, and it was implied that the winner would receive a future World Title shot). The match did go all over the building, and for most of it, it was just the three of them going at it. However, members of Planet Jarrett would eventually get involved, and the numbers were just too much for Austin and Triple H to overcome. Psycho Sid won, but just as Planet Jarrett was about to continue their beatdown, a returning Vince McMahon came out flanked by The Rock and The Undertaker, and they chased off the heels to close out the PPV. We did get one traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match on this card, as the team of Chyna, Shawn Michaels, and The APA battled all four members of Right To Censor. A pretty simple setup here, as Bradshaw and Faarooq were looking for revenge on the RTC after they cost their the Tag Team Turmoil for the WWF World Tag Team Titles at No Mercy, and they found some backup in the form of Chyna and Shawn Michaels (two people who would obviously be naturally opposed to the antics of the RTC). The match didn't go well for the babyfaces initially, as both Faarooq and Chyna (in that order) were eliminated from the bout via heel shenanigans. However, Bradshaw and Michaels were able to mount a miraculous comeback, and came back from being down four-to-two to win the match for their side. Also included on this card were two grudge matches. The first of those saw The Rock battle Tank Abbott, which mainly came about after Tank Abbott's role in costing The Rock the WWF Title back at No Mercy. This wouldn't be the prettiest bout in the world (as you can imagine), and tensions eventually boiled over as The Rock just went to town on Abbott with a chair. That led to Abbott getting the win by disqualification, but The Rock was the one standing tall when the dust settled. The other grudge match involved Hollywood Hulk Hogan and Kane. After being absent for a few weeks following No Mercy, Hogan reappeared on the November 6th RAW Is WAR in a backstage segment with The Brothers Of Destruction, and he questioned why they were put in a #1 Contender's Match before he was, especially since he was involved on the winning side of that Buried Alive Match. Kane retorted by asked why Hogan had decided to take a vacation after the PPV, and two hurled insults at each other before Hogan shoved Kane, leading to a pull-apart. This set up a first-time ever singles meeting at the PPV, which would ultimately be won by (surprise, surprise....Hogan). Elsewhere on the card, the show opened up with three title matches. The first of those saw the return of the Mystery Box Challenge (basically the San Francisco 49er Match from WCW in OTL), as Shane McMahon put his WWF Hardcore Title on the line against....yes....Dennis Rodman. How did we get here? Well, as you know, Shane McMahon has been having issues with Steve Blackman for a number of months. Shane wanted another crack at the WWF Hardcore Title, so he battled Blackman once again on the October 30th RAW Is WAR in a Trick-Or-Treat Street Fight. There were many people in various kinds of Halloween costumes at ringside, and one of them ended up jumping the barricade and attacking Blackman towards the end of the match. This person unmasked and revealed himself to be Dennis Rodman. This allowed Shane to capitalize and regain the WWF Hardcore Title. A week later, Shane asked Rodman why he helped him, and Rodman said that he had hoped that, in exchange for helping Shane win, he would grant him a title shot. Shane seemed bemused by this, but agreed, and the match was made. I see this basically unfolding as a comedy feud, and in a match like the Mystery Box Challenge, hijinks were bound to ensue. It came down to the final box, and Rodman was able to secure it to capture the WWF Hardcore Title. The other two title bouts would be more serious. Kid Kash (representing Planet Jarrett) would emerge victorious over Super Loco in a defense of his WWF Light Heavyweight Title. At No Mercy, Kid Kash won the title in a Six-Pack Challenge, and Super Loco was the former champion. Pretty straightforward buildup. Meanwhile, a Triangle Ladder Match would be held for the WWF World Tag Team Titles, with Hakushi and Hayabusa retaining their titles over Too Cool and X-Factor. While Justin Credible and X-Pac did retain their WWF World Tag Team Titles in the Tag Team Turmoil at No Mercy, their reign at the top of the tag team division wouldn't last much longer. In an unexpected moment, the Japanese team of Hakushi (who had recently made his return to the WWF on a semi-regular basis) and Hayabusa won the titles from X-Factor on the November 8th SmackDown. With X-Factor looking to get the titles back, and Too Cool still in the hunt, the match was signed for the PPV. Two more matches to go over. First, the final match on the PPV featured a Bra & Panties Match between Francine and Sunny. This was basically the culmination of ongoing issues that Francine and Sunny (who are the valets of Shane Douglas and Chris Candido respectively) had been having for well over a year now (they had been simmering, but things exploded between the two just recently). Nothing much to add, other than this is probably as....raunchy as you might expect. Finally, Sunday Night Heat would feature a tag team battle royal, with a number of mid-card and lower-card tag teams. There was a surprise mystery team entered, and it turned out to be The Headshrinkers, with Rikishi reuniting with his former team partner Samu. The duo emerged victorious, earning themselves a future shot at the WWF World Tag Team Titles. Well, that's a lot of stuff I just went over! Hopefully I didn't miss anything! If I did, I'll be sure to go back and do some edits. Anyway, I hope it was worth the wait, and be sure to tune in next time for Rebellion 2000! |
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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on Apr 26, 2023 2:45:50 GMT 1
Part XLIV: WWF Rebellion 2000
WWF Rebellion 2000December 2nd, 2000 - Sheffield Arena - Sheffield, England1.) WWF Light Heavyweight Title - Kid Kash (c) def. The Great Sasuke2.) Ten-Man Tag - British Bulldog, The APA, & The Holly Cousins def. Planet Jarrett (The New Age Outlaws & X-Factor [Albert, Justin Credible, & X-Pac])3.) Kane def. Chris Candido (with Sunny)4.) WWF European Title - Triple Threat Falls Count Anywhere Match - Steve Blackman def. Al Snow (c) & Steven Richards5.) WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament - First Round - Val Venis (with Dawn Marie) def. Chyna6.) WWF World Tag Team Titles - Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather with Steven Richards) def. Hakushi & Hayabusa (c)7.) WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament - First Round - Shawn Michaels def. Rikishi8.) The Undertaker def. Dustin Rhodes9.) WWF Title - Fatal Four-Way Match - Jeff Jarrett (c) def. Psycho Sid, The Rock, & Steve AustinSo this Rebellion PPV is a pretty weird show to talk about, purely from a scheduling standpoint. It's situated in between Survivor Series and Armageddon which....fair enough....but it's only eight days before Armageddon. That means I can talk about some things as it relates to Armageddon....but I also can't, or else I won't have much to talk about in that post. A bit awkward for sure, though I'm up for the challenge.At the end of the Survivor Series PPV, Vince McMahon made his return after being taken out by Vince Russo and Planet Jarrett a few weeks earlier. The following night on RAW Is WAR, McMahon came out to start the show, and it appeared that he was about to fire Russo, but Russo came out before he could, and revealed that he had purchased a controlling interest in RAW Is WAR. This would essentially set up a situation where Russo would control RAW Is WAR, while McMahon would control SmackDown. McMahon was understandably furious with this, but eventually he decided to agree to this, on the condition that he would decide who Jeff Jarrett would defend the WWF Title against at Armageddon. He would later reveal that Jarrett would defend his title against five other men....inside Hell In A Cell! A cool reversal from OTL where (if you'll recall), McMahon was firmly against the Six-Man Hell In A Cell. The five challengers would be Psycho Sid, The Rock, Steve Austin, Triple H, and The Undertaker. Three of those men would be involved in the main event of this show, as Jeff Jarrett defended the WWF Title in a Fatal Four-Way against Austin, Rock, and Sid. Not much too this main event other than the fact that it's mirroring the main event from this show in OTL.Speaking of those challengers, I have to talk about Triple H and the WWF Intercontinental Title. On the November 22nd SmackDown, there was a big brawl between some of the top babyfaces and Planet Jarrett. During the brawl, Triple H managed to smash Russo in the face with his Sledgehammer. The following Sunday on RAW Is WAR, the show started off with Russo having Triple H arrested for assault and the WWF Intercontinental Title confiscated. Russo would proclaim that the WWF Intercontinental Title was now vacant because Triple H had failed to made a title defense within a thirty day period (his last defense was in a match against Psycho Sid the night after No Mercy). A tournament would be set up to crown a new champion (some would later speculate that this was done because Triple H didn't want to do the j-o-b, if you catch my drift). Six former Intercontinental Champions (British Bulldog, Chyna, Kane, Road Dogg, Shawn Michaels, and Val Venis) would automatically be entered into the tournament. The final two spots would go to the winners of two Six-Pack Challenges. The first would take place on the aforementioned November 27th RAW Is WAR, and would see X-Pac defeat Bradshaw, Chris Candido, Crash Holly, Justin Credible, and Super Loco. Then, on the November 29th SmackDown, and would see Rikishi get the win over Albert, Billy Gunn, D-Lo Brown, Faarooq and Hardcore Holly. With those results, the tournament bracket would be as follows:Bracket AChyna vs. Val Venis / Rikishi vs. Shawn MichaelsBracket BKane vs. X-Pac / British Bulldog vs. Road DoggThe two Bracket B matches would take place on the aforementioned November 29th SmackDown, with X-Pac defeating Kane (thanks to some interference from Hollywood Hulk Hogan, who's still feuding with Kane), and British Bulldog defeating Road Dogg. On the actual Rebellion PPV, Val Venis would defeat Chyna thanks to some help from Dawn Marie (the newest member of Right To Censor, who's essentially filling the role of Ivory in the group), while Shawn Michaels would pick up the win over Rikishi. That would set the semi-finals as Shawn Michaels vs. Val Venis and British Bulldog vs. X-Pac. Rebellion would also feature some other title bouts throughout the card. Kid Kash would have a successful defense of the WWF Light Heavyweight Title against The Great Sasuke in the opener. Then, the WWF European Title would up for grabs in a Triple Threat Falls Count Anywhere Match. Al Snow has been the WWF European Champion since No Mercy, and he's come across a new challenger in the form of his on-again/off-again friend in Steve Blackman. To spice things up, Steven Richards from Right To Censor had interjected himself into the title picture, and thus, we have this match. In a match that went all over the Sheffield Arena, Blackman would ultimately emerge victorious to become the new WWF European Champion. Finally, the WWF World Tag Team Titles would be on the line as well, with Hakushi and Hayabusa defending against Right To Censor's Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather. While Rikishi and Samu had won a Battle Royal to earn a future title shot, Right To Censor challenged them to a match on the November 22nd SmackDown, and beat them (via shenanigans) to take away that title shot. They would go on to capitalize, as timely interference from Steven Richards would allow the RTC to secure the WWF World Tag Team Titles (they also still hold the WWF World Six-Man Tag Team Titles, so they're coming out of this show with lots of gold).The semi-main event on this show sees The Undertaker going one-on-one with Dustin Rhodes. Of course, back at Survivor Series, The Undertaker got screwed in his WWF Title Steel Cage Match against Jeff Jarrett when The New Age Outlaws got involved. After the announcement of the Six-Man Hell In A Cell, Vince Russo decided to put a bounty against The Undertaker. That bounty would end up being answered by none other than Dustin Rhodes (attacking The Undertaker on the November 27th RAW Is WAR), who hadn't been seen since losing to Shawn Michaels in a Bunkhouse Match at No Mercy. The match was set for Rebellion, and while The Undertaker picked up the victory, Dustin Rhodes got the last laugh as he attacked The Deadman afterwards, targeting his arm.Round out the card is Chris Candido vs. Kane (a bit of a rebound match for The Big Red Machine), and a Ten-Man Tag with an assortment of babyfaces (led by British Bulldog) against Planet Jarrett. It also serves as a bit of a teaser for the Intercontinental Title Tournament bout between Bulldog and X-Pac.Well....that's it for Rebellion 2000! I managed to get in two posts this month, so I'm happy about that. May is going to be a bit busy, so I'll see if I can fit the next PPV....Armageddon 2000....sometime in early May (hey....starting and ending the sentence with May....how about that?). |
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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on May 24, 2023 3:29:40 GMT 1
Part XLV: WWF Armageddon 2000
WWF Armageddon 2000
December 10th, 2000 - Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center - Birmingham, Alabama
Sunday Night Heat
1.) The Holly Cousins def. Lo-Down (Chaz & D-Lo Brown with Tiger Ali Singh)
PPV
1.) WWF Light Heavyweight Title - Kid Kash (c) def. Tiger Mask
2.) Handicap Match - Chyna def. Right To Censor (Val Venis & Dawn Marie)
3.) Knockouts Only - Tank Abbott def. Steve Blackman
4.) WWF Hardcore Title - Basketball Brawl - Shane McMahon def. Dennis Rodman (c)
5.) WWF World Tag Team Titles - Four-Way Tag Team Match - Right To Censor (Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather with Steven Richards) (c) def. Hakushi & Hayabusa, The APA, and The Headshrinkers (Rikishi & Samu)
6.) Last Man Standing Match - Kane def. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
7.) WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament - Finals - Shawn Michaels def. X-Pac
8.) WWF Title - Armageddon Hell In A Cell Match - Jeff Jarrett (c) def. Psycho Sid, Steve Austin, The Rock, The Undertaker, & Triple H
As I talked about in my previous post, the proximity of the Rebellion and Armageddon PPVs made it a little awkward to talk about one without talking about the other. I feel like this will be one of my shorter posts, but I'll do the best I can to go over all the matches.
So as I talked about already, the main event is an Armageddon Hell In A Cell Match for the WWF Title. It's the same main event that occurred on this PPV in OTL, with the only difference being that Jeff Jarrett and Psycho Sid are in the roles that Kurt Angle and Rikishi occupied. Something I also touched on in my previous post is that the role Vince McMahon played would be a bit reversed. He was the one that put this match together, while Vince Russo was the one who was trying to prevent it from happening. Well, when the match comes around, Russo is the one (along with some of his cronies from Planet Jarrett) who backed a flatbed truck out to the ring in an attempt to take the Hell In A Cell structure down. However, he was chased off by Vince McMahon himself (with some help from The Holly Cousins, among others). We would still get a chokeslam off the top of the structure onto the bed of the truck, but in this scenario, it's Psycho Sid taking that bump from The Undertaker instead of Rikishi. While this match would see a ton of chaos and close nearfalls, the outcome would be very similar to OTL. Jeff Jarrett would sneak out a victory to retain his WWF Title. Against all odds, Double J still holds the top prize in the WWF.
Four other title matches populated this card. In the Finals of the WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament, Shawn Michaels would defeat X-Pac to capture the title. Michaels defeated Val Venis on the December 4th RAW Is WAR to get to the Finals, while X-Pac defeated The British Bulldog on the December 6th SmackDown. While Michaels left the PPV as champion, it won't be the last time that he'll do battle with X-Pac. In the PPV opener, Kid Kash had another successful title defense as he defeated another top junior from Japan in the form of Tiger Mask (a pretty solid PPV opener if you ask me). Bull Buchanan and The Goodfather from Right To Censor proved their victory at Rebellion wasn't a fluke, as they retained their WWF World Tag Team Titles in a Four-Way Tag Team Match against the teams of Hakushi and Hayabusa, The APA, and The Headshrinkers of Rikishi and Samu. Now The Headshrinkers got their title shot they won at Survivor Series on the aforementioned December 6th SmackDown, but the match ended in a DQ when the rest of the RTC got involved, leading to The APA making the save. Hakushi and Hayabusa got their spot in this match by virtue of being the former title holders. Finally, the last championship bout on the card saw Shane McMahon regain the WWF Hardcore Title from Dennis Rodman in a Basketball Brawl. Basically, this is a Basketball-themed Street Fight, with all sorts of basketball themed objects and weapons involved.
The Basketball Brawl and the Armageddon Hell In A Cell aren't the only stipulation matches on this card. Hollywood Hulk Hogan would do battle with Kane in a Last Man Standing Match, which serves as the continuation of the feud that got started back in November. Kane would score the victory here in a manner similar to the Last Man Standing Match he had with Chris Jericho on this PPV in OTL (Hogan gets stuck under a bunch of barrels). This victory would make them 1-1 in their rivalry, and I'm sure a third encounter will happen down the line. Meanwhile, there's another unique stipulation bout on this card, as Steve Blackman battles Tank Abbott in a Knockouts Only Match. Back at Rebellion, Steve Blackman won the WWF European Title in a Triple Threat Falls Count Anywhere Match that involved then-champion Al Snow and Steven Richards. Well, Blackman had his first title defense on the December 4th RAW Is WAR against Dustin Rhodes and, thanks to interference from Tank Abbott, Rhodes won the match and became the newest member of Planet Jarrett. Incensed by what happened, Blackman would later challenge Abbott to a Knockouts Only Match for the PPV, which is a stipulation that definitely plays to both men's strengths.
Two more matches left to go over. First, Chyna took on both Val Venis and Dawn Marie in a Handicap Match. This stemmed from the match that Chyna and Venis had at Rebellion, which was part of the WWF Intercontinental Title Tournament. Involvement from Dawn Marie cost Chyna the bout, so Chyna decided to take both of them on at once, if Dawn insisted on getting involved in her matches. Finally, on Sunday Night Heat, The Holly Cousins picked up a win over Lo-Down. Pretty straightforward there.
So that about does it for Armageddon 2000, which means I've FINALLY finished covering 2000! Just have to go over the title histories and whatnot before going into 2001. I'm not sure how far into 2001 I'll go, but I'll keep this thread going as long as those creative juices are flowing! |
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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on Jun 5, 2023 4:10:43 GMT 1
Time to start title histories for the year 2000!
WWF Title Owen HartWWF Survivor Series 1999November 14th, 199950 DaysThis was a Four-Way Elimination Match also involving Ken Shamrock and The Rock.
Triple H (3)WWF RAW Is WARJanuary 3rd, 2000105 Days
The Rock (4)WWF RAW Is WARApril 17th, 200034 DaysShane McMahon was the Special Guest Referee.
Triple H (4)WWF Judgment Day 2000May 21st, 200035 DaysThis was a Sixty-Minute Iron-Man Match with Hollywood Hulk Hogan as the Special Guest Referee.
The Rock (5)WWF King Of The Ring 2000June 25th, 2000119 DaysThis was a Six-Man Tag with Kane, The Rock, and The Undertaker vs. Triple H, Shane McMahon, and Vince McMahon, with the stipulation for the match being that if the team of Kane, The Rock, and The Undertaker won, whoever scored the fall would win the title. The Rock pinned Vince McMahon to win the title from Triple H.
Jeff JarrettWWF No Mercy 2000October 22nd, 200070 Days +
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Post by rabbitman on Jun 5, 2023 5:01:11 GMT 1
Jarrett being champion in the WWF, is possibly about my favourite thing in this diary.
Irl I felt his ideal position was slightly higher than WWF were prepared to use him and slightly lower than WCW used him.
To be fair to WCW though, it was a throw things at the wall and see what stuck time and it was a legitimate thing to try.
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Post by dxvsnwo1994 on Jun 6, 2023 23:18:24 GMT 1
Jarrett being champion in the WWF, is possibly about my favourite thing in this diary. Irl I felt his ideal position was slightly higher than WWF were prepared to use him and slightly lower than WCW used him. To be fair to WCW though, it was a throw things at the wall and see what stuck time and it was a legitimate thing to try.
One thing that's made doing this from 2000 onward a little more challenging is the fact that I (as WCW) signed away a number of really solid (either solid in-ring or solid in terms of their popularity) guys, including Owen Hart, Taz, The Sandman....and maybe one or two others that I'm forgetting. Couple that with the fact that I both a) kept a lot of the guys who jumped to WWF in real life (The Giant, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, etc.) and b) signed a lot of guys to WCW right at the start of the game that were key in bolstering the mid-card of the WWE during 1999 and 2000 in OTL (Edge, Christian, The Hardys, Kurt Angle, Test), and you have the situation that I was presented with. WWF, by the end of 2000, has a SUPER strong main event scene, featuring The Rock, Steve Austin, Triple H, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, Psycho Sid, Kane, and Jeff Jarrett However, the midcard scene is VERY weak. There's a couple of guys there (Bradshaw, X-Pac, Rikishi, Vampiro, Dustin Rhodes among others), but there's a MUCH bigger gap between the main eventers and the rest of the card, with very few guys who could be elevated to that level. The mid-card has solid names, but if you compare them to my roster on the whole on the WCW side, my side just blows away their mid-card in terms of depth. |
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