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WPW Road To WrestleWar -==-==-==-==-==-==-==- The show opened
with a video package promo for 'WPW WrestleWar 2000' then we went backstage where Michael Cole and Michael
Hayes stood infront of a WrestleWar backdrop and a countdown clock appeared in
the upper right hand corner showing us that it's just under 30 minutes until
WrestleWar 2000 live on Pay-Per-View.
Cole said that in the next thirty minutes we will preview all the
matches for WrestleWar 2000. Hayes said
in addition to that we'll see Crash Holly in action and Stevie Richards &
The Blue Meanie take on The Mamalukes.
With that we started to preview our first matches... BOOKER T vs. CHRIS CANDIDO -This match was just added to the card after this past
WPW Sunday Night where Booker T accidently bumped into Tammy Lynn Sytch
backstage. During the Main Event, Chris
Candido came out in a rage and broke a bottle over the head of Booker T. Booker T has demanded to face Chris Candido
tonight and will get his wish... JEFF JARRETT vs. VAMPIRO -We went back to the Sunday Night where Vampiro defeated
Jeff Jarrett in the Intercontinental Title Tournament using Jarrett's own
guitar against him. Then, after Vampiro
was defeated by Chris Jericho, Jeff Jarrett came out and broke the guitar over
Vampiro's head. Will "The Chosen
One" come out on top or will "The Gothic Warrior" reign
victorious? 3COUNT vs. RIKISHI & TOO COOL -This feud began on the first ever WPW Sunday Night when
Rikishi and Too Cool interrupted a 'performance' of 'Can't Get You Out Of My
Heart' by 3Count. Since then, the six
men have been feuding and exchanging wins and loses. Tonight, it's Six Man Tag Team Warfare as
Evan Karagias, "Sugar" Shane Helms and "The Enigma" Shannon
Moore of 3Count take on Scottie Too Hottie and Grandmaster Sexy of Too Cool and
Rikishi... We returned to
Cole and Hayes as they gave some predictions on those matches then said the next preview will be for one of the
more anticipated matches on the show, Sting versus Diamond Dallas Page, which
will be a FALLS-COUNT-ANYWHERE match. STING vs. DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE -Earlier in the day, Sting and Diamond Dallas Page agreed
to make their match a Falls-Count-Anywhere match. This match came to be after Sting tried to help DDP out in his match with Triple H but a
miscommunication ended with DDP dropping Sting with a Diamond Cutter. It's been a war of words between the two
since then between the two fan favorites.
An interesting and unpredictable matchup to say the least... Michael Cole then
sent us to the ring for action... Opening Match: Neo v. Crash Holly. Neo, a masked competitor from Mexico was
already in the ring when we cut into the arena.
"Dirty Deeds" by AC/DC then started up over the loudspeakers
and soon, Crash Holly, a self-proclaimed "Super Heavyweight" headed
out to the ring with his scale in hand.
Before the match, Crash Holly would take the microphone and demand that
Neo weigh-in and Holly said Neo was not up to Super Heavyweight qualifications
but he'll still kick his ass anyways.
Neo would attack Crash and get some early offense until Crash came
back. This would be a surprisingly good
match as Holly showed he's a really good wrestler. The closing moments of the match would see Crash go for a DDT but Neo countered it
with a northern lights suplex. Neo
went up to the top rope and came off with his Flying Splash but Crash
moved. Crash hit a backspin DDT on Neo
then placed him on the top turnbuckle and hit the Crashcanrana. Crash made the cover on Neo for the
one-two-three. Crash Holly picks up the
win. WINNER: Crash Holly in 6:10. Rating: ** 1/4 We returned to
Michael Cole and Michael Hayes, who chuckled that Crash Holly can move pretty
well for someone 6'6" and 400 pounds.
Hayes would then send us to some more previews... AL SNOW & STEVE BLACKMAN vs. ROAD DOGG & X-PAC -The ongoing feud between The Four Horsemen and
D-Generation X continues tonight as Al Snow and Steve Blackman take on Road
Dogg and X-Pac. During the I-C Title
Tournament, Snow lost to X-Pac and Blackman lost to Road Dogg in typical DX
fashion. Then, Snow and Blackman got
revenge in the World Tag Team Tournament defeating DX. Tonight, the two teams collide again in what
should be an intense matchup. BILLY KIDMAN vs. KEN SHAMROCK -This will be a No Time Limit match between the two men
that was originally just slated as a rematch from their 15 Minute Draw in the
WPW Intercontinental Title Tournament but after two weeks ago on Sunday Night
when Kidman accidently nailed Shamrock with a chair which led to Triple H
beating Shamrock, this has become personal.
Shamrock and Kidman brawled to a double countout in the Triangle Tag
Team Elimination Match on the last Sunday Night and a good match can be expected
here tonight as we'll see who is the better wrestler. We went back to
Coles and Hayes, who were really looking forward to Kidman against Shamrock.
We then went to the ring for another match... Match #2: Stevie Richards & The Blue Meanie v. The
Mamalukes. "Blue" by Eifel 65
brought "Dancin'" Stevie Richards and The Blue Meanie out to the ring
first. Then, "Millennium" by
Killing Joke blared over the PA as Disco Inferno led The Mamalukes out to the
ring. This match was good for what it
was as Stevie and Meanie actually showed some skill and lasted longer then they
did with The Acolytes. However, in the
end, Big Vito would hit his Swinging Spike DDT on The Blue Meanie then Johnny
the Bull came off that top rope with his Spinning Flying Legdrop to put Meanie
down for the count. The Mamalukes are
victorious. WINNERS: The Mamalukes in 6:28. Rating: 1/4* We went back to
Cole and Hayes again who would then lead us into previews for two of the
tournament finals... THE HARDY BOYZ vs. THE ACOLYTES -The winners of this match will be crowned the first ever
WPW World Tag Team Champions.
The Hardy Boyz got to the Finals with wins over The Mamalukes and 3Count while The Acolytes beat Stevie
Richards & The Blue Meanie and Al Snow & Steve Blackman to get to the
finals. The Hardy Boyz will take a lot
of risks in this one and will have to, to offset the power of The
Acolytes. The new champions will have to
earn the titles in this one... EDDY GUERRERO vs. CHRIS JERICHO -This match is the finals of a 16 Man Tournament for the
vacant WPW Intercontinental Title.
Both men have endured a lot to make it to this point and the winner will rightfully be called a
champion. Guerrero defeated Chris
Candido, Booker T, and Rikishi to make it to the finals while Chris Jericho
defeated Norman Smiley, Road Dogg and Vampiro.
Will it be Y2J's night or will the Latino Heat prevail? We headed back to
Michael Cole and Michael Hayes for the final time as they hyped up the Main
Event and sent us to a preview for the match, after that the countdown will be
over... TRIPLE H vs. RIC FLAIR -For the WPW World Heavyweight Title, that is what this
one was supposed to be all about and what it is all about but Triple H made
things personal when he punked out David Flair.
Both men's wins to get here were marred with contreversay as Triple H
beat Diamond Dallas Page and Ric Flair defeated Sting. After weeks of back and forth confrontations,
finally Triple H and Ric Flair will go at it, one-on-one for the title. Triple H has DX to back him up but Flair has
the Four Horsemen to offset that threat which will make it an even playing
field. ALL THAT AND MORE
IN JUST A FEW SECONDS ON WPW WRESTLEWAR 2000! ORDER NOW! WPW WrestleWar 2000! - May 6 / 2000 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- We opened right up the offices of the aPa where Bradshaw
and Faarooq were enjoying a casual game of poker when there was a knock at the
door and in entered Road Dogg and X-Pac of D-Generation X. "You again?" piped Faarooq and
X-Pac said that they've got the green to which Bradshaw responded, "It's
gonna cost ya, A LOT!" From there
we cut to a montage set to Filter’s "Welcome to the Fold" that showed
clips hyping up the action then a big "WPW WrestleWar 2000" logo came
onto the screen and we entered through the second '0' into the arena, live on
pay-per-view, as fireworks blasted and the announcing crew welcomed us to the
show and quickly sent us to the ring to kick things off... Opening Match: Booker T v. Chris Candido. "Up In Here" by DMX blared over the
loudspeakers as Booker T made his way out to the ring for the first match here
on WrestleWar. Then, "Back In
Black" by AC/DC sounded as Tammy Lynn Sytch led "No Gimmicks
Needed" Chris Candido out to the ring to take on Booker T. The match started out with Booker T nailing
Candido then Candido kicking Booker then chopping him down a few times then did
a Fargo Strut. Candido raked the face of
Booker T then whipped him into the corner and charged in but Booker T flipped over
with a sunset flip out of the corner for a two count. Booker raised the roof then sent Candido into
the ropes and kicked Candido in the stomach then hit a scissor kick on
Candido. Booker T made the cover for a
two count. Booker T picked up Candido
but Candido nailed Booker in the stomach then nailed a DDT for a near
fall. Candido picked up Booker T and
sent him into the ropes but Booker T came off with a flying forearm for a two
count. Booker T pounded on Candido then
used a double leg takedown. Tammy Lynn
Sytch came up on the apron and diverted the attention of Booker T and Candido
came from behind and rolled up Booker for the one...two...NO! This match wore on back and forth between the
two men. The closing moments of the
match would see Candido take down Booker T with a running clothesline. Candido then placed Booker T on the top
turnbuckle then tried a belly-to-back suplex but Booker T countered it by
falling on top of Candido for the one, two, thr...NO! Booker T would spinarooni up then attempt a
Harlem Sidekick but Candido ducked but Booker T would switch directions and
nail a Harlem Sidekick on Candido.
Booker T headed up to the top rope as Candido staggered to his
feet. Booker T came off and hit the
Missile Dropkick for the one, two, and THREE!
Booker T is your winner! WINNER: Booker T in 6:45. Rating: ** 1/4 Match #2: Jeff Jarrett v. Vampiro. "Take It" by Insane Clown Posse
started up over the PA system as Vampiro headed out to the ring for our next
matchup here at WrestleWar 2000. Then,
"Cowboy" by Kid Rock sounded and the fans jeered as Jeff Jarrett made
his way out to the ring with his guitar in hand. Jarrett went into the ring and raised his
arms then went to go to the other side of the ring and bumped right into
Vampiro who stood face to face with Jarrett.
Jarrett backed away and put his guitar in the corner and took off his
glasses then went back at Vampiro.
Jarrett hit Vampiro with a double axehandle then stomped on
Vampiro. Jarrett posed and Vampiro came
from behind and hit a clothesline on Jarrett.
Jarrett got up and Vampiro nailed Jarrett with a superkick for a two
count. Jarrett begged off and Vampiro
kicked Jarrett then tried to send him into the ropes but Jarrett reversed it
and Vampiro came off with a spinning elbowsmash. Vampiro then tried an armlock
leglock submission but Jarrett grabbed the ropes. Jarrett then got up and kicked Vampiro the
stomach and hit an inverted atomic drop and a dropkick. Vampiro got up and Jarrett hit a swinging
neckbreaker. Jarrett then went for a
piledriver but Vampiro countered it with a slingshot. Jarrett hit the turnbuckle and staggered
around. Vampiro kicked him in the
midsection then used a jack-knife power bomb on Jarrett for the one...two...NO! This match wore on for a few minutes back and
forth until Vampiro connected with a spinning front kick then signalled for the
Nail in the Coffin but Jarrett raked the eyes in mid move and dropped
down. Jarrett then hit the Stroke on
Vampiro for the one...two...THREE! Jeff
Jarrett is your winner! WINNER: Jeff Jarrett in 6:20. Rating: ** Afterwards, Jarrett grabbed his guitar and as Vampiro got
up Jarrett blasted him with the guitar leaving Vampiro laying... Match #3: 3Count v. Rikishi & Too Cool. The instrumental music started as 3Count; Evan Karagias, Shane Helms and Shannon Moore
headed out to the ring, put down their green circles and began their
PPV performance of 'Can't Get You Out Of My Heart'. After about a minute, "This Is How We Do It" by Montel Jordan piped through the
loudspeakers as Too Cool and Rikishi came out of the entrance with Too Cool
working up the crowd. They made their
way into the ring for this six man tag team war! Shane Helms started out for 3Count against
Grandmaster Sexy. The two locked up and
exchanged punches with Grandmaster getting the better of Helms until Shannon
Moore came in to make it two-on-one but Scottie Too Hottie ran in and nailed
Moore. Too Cool then nailed a double
dropkick on Shane Helms then Scottie left the ring. Grandmaster sent Helms into the corner but
Helms sprung up and came off with a moonsault bodyblock for a two count. Helms then used a german suplex on
Grandmaster for a near fall. Helms then
tried a frankensteiner but Sexy countered it with a lyger bomb for the one,
two, kickout! Sexy snap mare'd Helms
over then tagged in Rikishi. Helms ran
and tagged in Shannon Moore. The two
double teamed Rikishi and took him down with a double spinning elbowsmash then
Helms left and Moore went for a ropeflip moonsault. Rikishi kicked out with authority. Shannon tried to whip Rikishi across the ring
but Rikishi reversed it then charged in and hit a big backsplash avalanche in the corner
squashing Shannon. Rikishi made the
cover but Evan Karagias came in to break it up.
This exciting match continued on for a few more minutes. The closing moments of the match would see
Grandmaster Sexy and Shannon Moore going at it.
They hit eachother with a double clothesline then both inched over to
their corners. Sexy tagged in Rikishi
and Shannon tagged in Evan Karagias. Evan backed off and Shane Helms came in
but Scottie Too Hottie ran at Helms and Helms backdropped him out. Helms then hit a slingshot somersault plancha
on Scottie. That diverted Rikishi and
allowed Evan Karagias to take him down with a missile dropkick. Grandmaster Sexy came over to jump onto Helms
but Shannon Moore shoved him off the turnbuckle to the floor. Moore then connected with a tope con hilo
onto Grandmaster! Evan Karagias
signalled for his Tidal Wave and went up but Rikishi moved out of the way. Rikishi got up and would grab Karagias and
spike him with the Rikishi Driver for the one...two...THREE! Rikishi and Too Cool take the win! WINNERS: Too Cool and Rikishi in 7:29. Rating: *** 1/2 After the match, Too Cool came back into the ring and
celebrated as the lighting changed and they got that look on their faces
and did some dancing for the crowd. We headed backstage where Michael Cole was with Diamond
Dallas Page, Cole asked DDP for some comments about his Falls Count Anywhere
Match with Sting... Diamond Dallas Page:
"Listen Cole, whether it be a Falls Count Anywhere match or not, I
am going to whip that face painting jackoff, Sting, all over this damn
arena. Whatever the match is, it doesn't
matter because I've worked harder then anyone to get here and I did it by
fighting so Sting, tonight you're in for the fight of your career and you're
... gonna ... get ... BANGED!" Match #4: Al Snow & Steve Blackman v. Road Dogg &
X-Pac. This was a big grudge match and a
continuation in the feud between The Four Horsemen and D-Generation X. "Keep Away" by Godsmack started up
over the loudspeakers as The Horsemen's Al Snow and Steve Blackman made their
way out to the ring for this tag team match.
Then, "The Kings" by Run DMC blasted over the PA as
D-Generation X's Road Dogg and X-Pac headed out to the ring. X-Pac would start
things off against Al Snow in this tag team match. They started off with a brawling seqeuence
before X-Pac hit a spinning heel kick on Snow.
Snow got up and X-Pac tried another spinning heel kick but Snow stepped
back. Snow dropped a leg on X-Pac then
sent him into the ropes and knocked him down with a shoulderblock, bounced off
the ropes as X-Pac got up and hit a crossbody for a one count. Steve Blackman came into the ring and would
nail and jumping shoulderblock on X-Pac then Snow came off the top with a
moonsault and held on for the pin but Road Dogg came in and broke up the
pin. Both Blackman and Road Dogg left
the ring. Snow would try a savate kick
but X-Pac countered it with a legsweep on Snow.
X-Pac then would bounce off the ropes and hit a sharp legdrop then a
second. X-Pac did a few crotch chops and
told the crowd to "SUCK IT!" X-Pac went back to work on Snow whipping
him into the ropes but Snow reversed it and caught X-Pac in a tilt-a-whirl
slam. Snow then made the tag to
Blackman. The two would try a double
superkick but X-Pac moved then made the tag to the Road Dogg. Road Dogg came in and went at it with
Blackman. That's when the crowd's attention
turned to the entrance as The Acolytes walked down to the ring putting on their
black gloves. The Acolytes would just stand outside of the ring
watching the match, have they been paid off by DX? The match wore on back and forth between the
two teams until X-Pac went for a german suplex on Snow but Snow countered it
with a go-behind then X-Pac hit a vicious back kick down low on Snow. Snow
backed off and X-Pac would try a frankensteiner but Snow held on going for
power bomb but they were close to the ropes and X-Pac frankensteiner'ed Snow
over the top and landed on the ring apron.
X-Pac rolled back into the ring and complained to the ref. That's when The Acolytes helped up Snow put
then Bradshaw took his head off with a Clothesline From Hell. Faarooq rolled him into the ring and The
Acolytes left. X-Pac pulled Snow to his
feet and drilled him with the X-Factor.
Steve Blackman came in but Road Dogg tied him up as the referee counted
... ONE ... TWO ... THREE! D-Generation
X takes the win over Snow and Blackman with the help of the aPa. WINNERS: D-Generation X (Road Dogg and X-Pac) in 7:03. Rating: * 1/2 We headed backstage where Michael Cole was standing by to
get comments with Sting about his match with DDP next... Sting:
"Diamond Dallas Page, tonight, in just a few short minutes the time for talking is done, all the smoke and all the
mirrors will be cleared as we get down to what this business is all about. Two men enter, one man exits victorious. Falls Count Anywhere? All that means to me is that I get to beat
your ass all over this arena for everyone to see! OWWWWWWWWW! It's
showtime!" Match #5: Sting v. Diamond Dallas Page. Falls Count Anywhere. "Seek And Destroy" by Metallica started up over the
loudspeakers and the fans erupted as Sting made his way out to the ring for this
next matchup here at WrestleWar 2000.
Then, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana played as Diamond
Dallas Page came out in jeans and a t-shirt prepared for battle as these two
popular wrestlers squared off. This
match started out in the ring as Page bounced off the ropes and nailed Sting
with a clothesline but Sting didn't move.
DDP then sent Sting into the corner but Sting came right out. DDP slugged Sting and Sting slugged
back. Sting would get the better of DDP
and use a suplex. Sting then sent DDP
into the ropes and caught him in a powerslam for two. Sting then sent DDP into the corner and went
for a Stinger Splash but DDP moved. DDP
then rolled to the outside and went under the ring and grabbed a table. Page pushed the table into the ring and came
back in. Sting was up and greeted Page
with chop and a kick then went for a clothesline but DDP ducked and backdropped
Sting out of the ring. Page then set up
the table in the ring and headed to the outside. DDP pounded on Sting on the outside smashing
his head on the announce table and around the ringside area. Page then went to whip Sting into the
guardrail but Sting reversed it and DDP went flying over. Sting yelled out to the crowd then went to
suplex Page over but DDP blocked it and suplexed Sting into the crowd. DDP and Sting fought through the crowd for a
few minutes and made their way over towards the entrance. They came over the guardrail and brawled in
the ring entrance area with Sting going for a piledriver but DDP backdropping
him. DDP then dragged Sting through the
curtain and into the backstage area.
They brawled and exchanged some moves, hit eachother with
weapons and would brawl over to a set of stairs and up the stairs to the
main concourse level where they destroyed a merchandising table and hot
dog stand exchanging several near falls.
The match finally made its way back into the crowd and down the stairs
and at about the 14 minute mark into the ringside area. At this point both men were bloody and
battered with Sting's facepaint almost all off.
In the ring Sting tried a DDT but DDP countered it with a northern
lights suplex for two. Diamond Dallas
Page then went for his facebuster Tombstone Piledriver but Sting reversed it
and nailed a Tombstone Piledriver of his own.
Sting picked up DDP and brought him ontop of the table in the ring and
hooked him up for the Scorpion Death Drop but NO! DIAMOND CUTTER BY DDP THROUGH
THE TABLE! Page covers Sting.. 1... 2... ...THREE! THREE!
DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE has defeated Sting here in a very intense, hard
fought, brawl. DDP escapes with the
narrow win. WINNER: Diamond Dallas Page in 18:23. Rating: **** 1/4 Match #6: Billy Kidman v. Ken Shamrock. No Time Limit. "Fuel" by Metallica came over the
loudspeakers as Billy Kidman headed out to the ring for our next match. Then, "Stress" by Godsmack blasted
over the loudspeakers as 'The Worlds Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock made his
way out to the ring psyching himself up.
These two men went to a 15 Minute time limit draw in the WPW I-C Title
Tournament then two weeks ago on WPWSN, a chairshot from Kidman meant for
Triple H connected with Shamrock costing him the match then last Sunday Night,
Shamrock and Kidman went to a double countout in the Main Event, Triangle
Elimination Tag Team Match. The two
locked up with Kidman sending Shamrock into the ropes and hitting a dropkick.
Kidman then went for a bulldog but Shamrock threw him off. Shamrock hit Kidman with a few shots then
nailed a headbutt sending Kidman to the mat. Shamrock then went for a takeover
suplex but Kidman countered it with a kneelift.
Kidman then tried a german suplex but Shamrock countered it with a back elbow and a go-behind then tried to drive Kidman
down with fujiwara armbar takedown but Kidman blocked it with a shot to the
face. Kidman chopped away on the chest
of Shamrock then sent him into the ropes.
Shamrock came off and nailed Kidman with a yakuza kick. Shamrock then quickly locked Kidman in an
STF. Kidman struggled and made it to the
ropes. Shamrock went to reapply the hold
but Kidman rolled him up for a two count.
Both men go to their feet and Kidman caught Shamrock in a spinebuster
bomb for two. Kidman then went to a
chinlock for a moment before Shamrock fought out of it then hit a succession of
arm wrinngers on Kidman followed by a belly-to-back suplex for two. Shamrock then tried a cobra clutch but Kidman
countered it with a jawbreaker. Kidman
bounced off the ropes and Shamrock nailed him with a leg lariat. Shamrock then locked Kidman in a guillotine chokehold for a few seconds until the
referee made him release the hold. This
incredible match of the submission style of Shamrock against the high flying
Kidman continued on for quite some time giving the fans lots to cheer
about. The closing moments of the match
would see Shamrock go for a clothesline but Kidman ducked and dropkicked
Shamrock in the back of the head. Kidman
then hit a swinging bulldog and made a cover for a 2 1/2 count. Kidman then went for an inverted suplex but
Shamrock flipped over then took down Kidman with a german suplex for a near
fall. That's when ROAD DOGG hit the ring
and distracted the referee! Shamrock hit
the belly-to-belly suplex on Kidman and signalled to the crowd. Kidman got up and Shamrock bounced off the
ropes but as he did X-Pac, who had snuck down to ringside, waffled him with a
steel chair. Shamrock staggered forward
and Kidman caught him in a spinebuster bomb.
Kidman went up top as DX fled and Kidman hit the Shooting Star Press on
Shamrock for the one, two, and THREE!
Kidman defeats Shamrock after DX stuck it to the Four Horsemen
again! Does DX hate The Horsemen so much
that they'd give Billy Kidman a win? WINNER: Billy Kidman in 16:49. Rating: *** 3/4 Kidman looked at
the big screen and saw the replay of DX hitting Shamrock with the chair and
jogged to the back where Michael Cole tried to get a word with Kidman... Kidman: "You
know something, Michael Cole? That was
pure bull! What D-Generation X did?
I didn't want to win that way and DX, if Billy Kidman has anything to
say about this, you will get yours." Road Dogg and
X-Pac came into the scene taunting Kidman and Kidman charged them but WPW
officials were in the way. Match #7: Eddy Guerrero v. Chris Jericho. WPW Intercontinental Title Match. After these
two men have fought through a sixteen man tournament, tonight they get a shot
to become the WPW I-C Champion!
"Prime Time" by The Alkaholiks blared over the PA speakers as
Eddy Guerrero walked out of the entrance and the chants of "EDDY
SUCKS!" soon started. Guerrero made
his way into the ring then the lights went out and we counted down to Y2J and
in a blast of pyro "Break Down The Walls" blasted through the
loudspeakers and out came 'Y2J' Chris Jericho with a microphone in hand... Chris Jericho:
"WELCOME TO WRESTLEWAR IS JERICHO!
Tonight, in just a few short seconds, in front of thousands of screaming
Jericholics in attendance and all those at home watching on
Pay-Per-View, I will defeat Eddy Guerrero and be crowned the World
Pro-Wrestling Intercontinental Champion!
Then I will re-christen the belt, the InterCHRISental Title. Eddy
Guerrero, you are not championship material for several reasons, you are not an
icon, a role model and a paragon virtue, like moi. Eddy, did you hear these people chanting,
'EDDY SUCKS! EDDY SUCKS!'? That must
really get to you, daddy-o but I'm here to say that Eddy Guerrero does NOT
suck. No, HE BLOWS! Now it's time for you, mullethead, to get a
Y2J beating that you will never eh...eh...ever forget, A-GAIN!" Chris Jericho
continued down into the ring and once he stepped through the ropes Guerrero
nailed him with a lariat and our match was underway! Guerrero sent Jericho into
the ropes and caught him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Guerrero slapped his chest then went for a
snap suplex but Jericho blocked it and hit a suplex of his own. Jericho peppered Guerrero with rights then
bounced off the ropes and nailed a flying forearm shot on Guerrero and let out
a "COME ON' BABY!" The fans
were getting behind Jericho as he chopped away on Guerrero. Jericho then went for a double underhook
backbreaker but Guerrero countered it with a backdrop. Guerrero then connected with a dropkick on
Jericho. Guerrero then went for a DDT
but Jericho countered it with a northern lights for two. Jericho then nailed a spin kick on Guerrero
sending hmi back into the corner.
Jericho charged in and Guerrero kicked him then caught Jericho with a
Swinging DDT for two. Guerrero slapped
and hit Jericho then took him down with a back suplex. Guerrero headed up to the top rope and came
off with a somersault splash onto Jericho.
Guerrero locked Jericho in the Gory Special!!! Jericho managed to power out of it but was
worse for the wear. Guerrero came at Jericho with a lariat but Jericho
backdropped him out of the ring.
Guerrero caught himself on the apron but Jericho punched him then sprung
off the turnbuckle and caught Guerrero with a dropkick sending him down to the
floor. Jericho then went for a baseball
slide but Guerrero pulled him out. The two brawled on the outside for a little
bit then back into the ring. This great
match continued back and forth for a little bit longer until Guerrero went for
a rana but Jericho countered it into a power bomb then picked up Guerrero for a
second but Guerrero rolled down the back with a sunset flip for a near
fall. Both men got up and Guerrero tried
a lariat but Jericho ducked then went for a german suplex but Guerrero hit a
back kick then a go-behind and tried a backslide but Jericho flipped over then
used a double leg takedown and held on to try and turn Guerrero over into the
WALLS OF JERICHO! Guerrero was in great
pain and reached into his tights and put something in his hand then clocked
Jericho in the head. Jericho went down
immediatly and was out cold. Guerrero
put the object back in his tights and pulled Jericho into the middle of the
ring and made the cover... ONE... TWO... ...THRE...NO!
NO! JERICHO KICKED OUT! JERICHO KICKED OUT!
Guerrero was shocked as his facial expressions showed. Guerrero picked up Jericho and hit a brain buster then
went up to the top and connected with the FROG SPLASH. Guerrero made the cover, hooked a handful of
tights... ONE... TWO... ...THREE!
THREE! EDDY GUERRERO has cheaten his way to the INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE! Match for the vacant WPW Intercontinental Title WINNER: Eddy Guerrero in 11:27. Rating: **** 1/4 (Eddy Guerrero won the WPW Intercontinental Title.) Match #8: The Hardy Boyz vs. The Acolytes. WPW World Tag Team Titles Match. With an
Intercontinental Champion crowned, it was time to crown World Tag Team
Champions in this tournament final.
"Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit blared over the loudspeakers and
out came Matt and Jeff, The Hardy Boyz to the cheers of the crowd. Then, "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath
sounded and out stalked The Acolytes, Faarooq and Bradshaw to the ring. A complete contrast in styles here with The
Hardyz against The Acolytes. Jeff Hardy
and Bradshaw started things off. Jeff
made the mistake of chopping Bradshaw and Bradshaw floored him with a punch but
Hardy got up quickly. Bradshaw pounded
on Jeff with punches and kicks before using a pumphandle suplex on Jeff. Bradshaw pounded on Jeff some more then used
a gutwrench suplex on Hardy and made a cover for two. Bradshaw then sent Hardy into the ropes and
picked him up and dropped him with a Hotshot!
Bradshaw was just dominating Jeff Hardy.
Bradshaw went for a short lariat but Jeff ducked and nailed a spinning
leg lariat. Jeff Hardy then made the tag
to Matt. They used a double suplex then
a double dropkick on the big man. Jeff left the ring and Matt went to work on
Bradshaw but Bradshaw threw him with a fallaway slam and tagged in
Faarooq. The Acolytes double teamed Matt
Hardy and tried a double clothesline but Matt ducked and came off the ropes but
The Acolytes caught him with a double flapjack. Bradshaw left the ring and
Faarooq pounded on Matt. Faarooq slammed
Matt down to the canvas and dropped an elbow then went for a kick to the head
but Matt countered it with a dropkick to the knee and a moonsault from the
second turnbuckle for a two count. This
war for the tag team titles wore on with the powerhouse Acolytes against the
risk taking, Hardy Boyz. The closing
moments of the match would see all four men in the ring going at it.
Bradshaw went for the Clothesline From Hell on Jeff but Jeff ducked then a dropkick sent Bradshaw to the
outside. Jeff bounced off the ropes and
would fly onto Bradshaw with a somersault backsplash! Matt Hardy charged at
Faarooq but Faarooq caught him in a vicious spinebuster then signalled for the
Dominator. Faarooq picked up Matt but
Matt fell down the back. Matt pulls
Faarooq around and TWIST OF FATE! PIN BY MATT... ONE... TWO... ...THREE!
THREE! THREE! THE HARDY BOYZ ARE THE WPW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! This would be classified as an upset of sorts over The Acolytes as The Hardy Boyz are the
champions! Match for the vacant WPW World Tag Team Titles WINNERS: The Hardy Boyz in 8:54. Rating: *** 1/4 (The Hardy Boyz won the WPW World Tag Team Titles.) MAIN EVENT: Triple H vs. Ric Flair. WPW World Heavyweight Title Match. It was Main Event time and time to crown the first ever
World Champion in WPW. "ONE!
TWO! ZIS ON?" was heard as the lights dimmed and out of the darkness came, 'The Game' Triple H. Triple H raised his head then walked down to the ring pooring water over his head. Triple H stood on the ring ropes and spat water into the crowd raising his
hand in the air to a chorus of jeers.
Triple H walked around the ring in anticipation as his music died out
and "Sprach Zarathustra" began over the loudspeakers and the fans
again rose to their feet and this time cheered as 'The Nature Boy' Ric Flair
walked out of the entrance with his game face on and his robe on. Once in the ring, Flair removed the robe. Head Referee, Nick Patrick held the WPW World
Heavyweight Title belt in the air then explained to both men that he's going to
let them fight but any outside interference that he sees will result in a DQ,
he'll be leiniant on the countouts but if one man is down on the outside, he
must count them out. He told both men to
go to their corners and when the bell rings, it's on. The bell rang and the two circled eachother
with Flair stretching a bit then Triple H trash talking Flair. Flair responded with a "WHOOOOOO!"
that echooed through the building. The
two then locked up with Triple H pushing Flair off then going for a forearm
smash but Flair blocked it then laid into The Game with chops as the crowd,
"WHOOO"'ed with each of them.
Flair went for a whip into the ropes but Triple H reversed it and Flair
flipped over and staggered on the apron and HHH came in but Flair knocked him
down with a clothesline. Flair came back
into the ring and punched HHH a few times until Triple H fired back and the
crowd chanted, "ASSHOLE!" at him.
Triple H told them to shut up and took down Flair with a headlock
takedown. HHH then went for a knee drop
but Flair moved. Flair got up and
pounded on Triple H as Helmsley begged off.
Flair then would hit a swinging neckbreaker on HHH. Flair then dropped a knee onto the face of
The Game. Flair then tried an inverted
atomic drop but Triple H raked the eyes of Flair and took him down with a
clothesline. Triple H then tried a
piledriver but Flair countered it with a backdrop then clotheslined Helmsley
out of the ring. Flair went to the
outside and the two brawled on the outside.
At one point, Flair would smash Triple H's head into a monitor on the
announcers table splitting Triple H open.
About midway through the match, Faarooq and Bradshaw of the aPa walked
out to ringside with their gloves on.
The Acolytes stood by aisle way watching the entrance. Who bought them? Flair or Triple H? This hellacious battle over the WPW World
Heavyweight Title wore on back and forth for quite some time between the two
men as they went all out. The closing
moments of the match would see Ric Flair kick the legs out from under a bloody
Triple H. Flair signalled to the crowd
then locked Triple H in the Figure Four Leg Lock!!! Triple H agonized in pain as he reached for
the ropes. After quite some time in the
hold, Triple H finally rolled over and grabbed the ropes! Flair got up first and went up to the top rope. Flair came off with a double axehandle but
Triple H countered it with a fist to the midsection! Triple H then hooked up Flair for the
Pedigree! NO! Reversal and SLINGSHOT by Flair and Triple H crushes Nick Patrick
in the corner! Flair rolls up Triple H!
ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! There's no referee! X-PAC AND ROAD DOGG HAVE HIT THE RING! Road Dogg and X-Pac nailed Flair then, here comes
Snow and Blackman for the save! NO! THE ACOLYTES STOP SNOW AND BLACKMAN! Faarooq and Bradshaw took out Snow and Blackman! They've been paid off by Triple H. Here comes Ken Shamrock and he's brawling
with The Acolytes in the aisle way.
BILLY KIDMAN races by with a steel chair in hand and rolls into the ring
and swings at Road Dogg, who backs up and quickly gets out of the ring. X-Pac tries to spin kick Kidman but Kidman
ducks and swings at X-Pac but Road Dogg pulls X-Pac out of the ring and the way. Kidman, Kidman, KIDMAN! NO! KIDMAN PLASTERED
FLAIR IN THE HEAD WITH THE CHAIR! WHY?
Triple H is up and he Pedigree's Flair!
Kidman revives the referee... ONE... TWO... ...THREE! TRIPLE H IS THE WPW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION and Kidman just sold his soul to D-Generation X! Match for the vacant WPW World Heavyweight Title WINNER: Triple H in 22:41. Rating: *** 1/2 (Triple H won the WPW World Heavyweight Title.) After the match,
Kidman and Triple H embraced in the ring as Kidman raised Triple H's arm in the air. Road Dogg and X-Pac rolled in and crotch chopped the crowd as Ken Shamrock stood in the
aisleway and just glared at DX in the ring... |