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WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 - June 11 / 2000 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- [The show opened with clips of last week where Triple H
challenged anyone to come after his World Heavyweight Title at Breakdown, the
challenge was accepted by GOLDBERG! We
saw clips of the verbal exchange between Goldberg and Triple H then Triple H
making the Main Event for later in the evening Goldberg against Kidman, Road
Dogg, and X-Pac. Fast forward to that
match, Goldberg took it to all three men but finally the numbers were too much,
STING helped out Goldberg then out came Chris Jericho and we had a Six Man
Tag. Goldberg won it by pinning Road
Dogg then Triple H tried to hit Goldberg with his crutch but Y2J stopped him
then Goldberg speared 'The Game' to end the show.] ("Spit It Out" by Slipknot played in the
background as the WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 graphic comes up on the screen then
fades away but not completely as a fast paced montage of WPW action including;
Jeff Jarrett KO'ing Rikishi with a guitar, The Acolytes Double Team Power
Bombing X-Pac, Sting hitting a Scorpion Death Drop on Ric Flair, Diamond Dallas
Page putting Sting through a table with a Diamond Cutter, Chris Jericho with
Eddy Guerrero in the Walls Of Jericho, a Swanton Bomb by Jeff Hardy on Shane
Helms, Ric Flair with Sting in the Figure Four Leglock, Triple H hitting the
Pedigree on Ken Shamrock, Billy Kidman plastering Ric Flair in the head with a
chair and much, much more. The WPW
Sunday Night on ESPN2 logo fades back into full then explodes...) 'Invasion' hit as he the fans rose to their feet and out
of the entrance emerged Goldberg.
Goldberg headed out to the ring and took a microphone... Goldberg: "Last week, I shocked the wrestling world
and Triple H by walking into World Professional Wrestling. Triple H, would you have expected anything
less? By your reaction, it seemed like
you did expect something less then Goldberg.
So you made a failed attempt to book me against three men. I didn't ask for any help but two men, Sting
and Chris Jericho stepped up to the plate and delievered. Now in just under three weeks, at Breakdown,
Triple H, HUNTER Hearst Helmsley, you become the hunted and I promise you this,
Triple H, your entire world as you know it will be broken down around you and a
spear and a Jackhammer later, your coveted World Heavyweight Championship will
be mine!" 'ONE! TWO! ZIS ON?!' Triple H limped out to the top of the stage with a
walking brace on his ankle and the World Heavyweight Title over his shoulder. Triple H had a live microphone... Triple H:
"How's it feel to be interrupted, Goldberg? I've listened to you ramble on for a few
minutes now and I couldn't resist the urge to come out here and set you straight. I agree with you and I commend Chris Jericho
and Sting for being brave enough to get their asses kicked by D-Generation X so
I am going to reward their efforts.
That's right, at WPW Breakdown, Chris Jericho and Sting will go
one-on-one with eachother with the winner to get a World Heavyweight Title shot
in August. Now moving to tonight,
Goldberg, you think you can just walk in here and get a title shot? I don't think so. Goldberg, if you want a shot at The Game and
the World Heavyweight Title at Breakdown then tonight you have to beat the man
that put Ric Flair on the mat for the one, two, there at Aggression,
KIDMAN! The match will be a NO HOLDS
BARRED match as well. And one last
thing, to make sure that a clear cut winner is declared there will be a special
guest referee and you're looking at him." Goldberg:
"You can stack the deck all you want, Triple H, but the fact of the
matter is, Kidman, YOUR NEXT!" 'Invasion' plays as Goldberg works up the fans while
Triple H is pissed off leaving the stage.
We head over to the announcers table where Scott Hudson and Terry Taylor
are seated. They go over tonights show
as we've got Semi-Final action in the WPW Television Tournament with Steve
Blackman against Dean Malenko and Jeff Jarrett versus Hardcore Holly. Papi Chulo takes on Shannon Moore. Chris Benoit teams with Ken Shamrock to face
Road Dogg and X-Pac of DX. Booker T
defends the WPW I-C Title against Diamond Dallas Page. The Hardy Boyz defend the World Tag Team
Titles against the team of Kurt Angle and Eddy Guerrero. Then in the Main Event it's Goldberg versus
Kidman, plus more.. Opening Match: Dean Malenko v. Steve Blackman - WPW
Television Title Tournament - Semi-Finals.
'Surfacing' by Slipknot brought out The Four Horsemen's 'Shooter' Dean
Malenko. Then, 'The Leathal Weapon'
Steve Blackman headed out with a pronounced limp but Blackman is gutting it out
for a shot to get into the finals.
Malenko went right after the knee of Blackman working over it but
Blackman came back on Malenko using his upper body strength and brawling. However, Malenko was just too good at working
over Blackman's knee and was able to lock Blackman in the Texas Cloverleaf for
the submission win. Dean Malenko heads
to the finals while Blackman really needs to take some time off the heal up his
knee. WINNER: Dean Malenko in 4:04. Rating: * After the match, an official came out to help Blackman to
the back because Blackman couldn't put weight on the ankle. The official then nailed Blackman with a
clothesline, ripped off his hat and jacket to reveal Al Snow. Snow slapped the Cross Knee Scissors on
Blackman like a madman before real WPW officials bolted out to tear Snow
off. Al Snow has lost his mind... Match #2: Papi Chulo v. Shannon Moore. This next match promised to be a high flying
affair as the newcomer, Papi Chulo along with the lovely Lita took on Shannon
Moore of 3Count. This match lived up to
its hype as both men busted out lots of innovative daredevil moves putting
their young bodies and careers on the line trying to get ahead. The closing moments of the match would see
Papi Chulo nail a ropeflip armdrag on Shannon then Evan Karagias and Shane
Helms came out but were cut off by THE ACOLYTES. This distracted Shannon Moore long enough for
Chulo to hit a side suplex then head up top and nail the 450 Splash on Shannon
Moore for the one ... two ... THREE!
Papi Chulo has pulled off a big win over Shannon Moore while The
Acolytes look for revenge against 3Count. WINNER: Papi Chulo in 5:07. Rating: *** We headed
backstage where Michael Cole got comments from Kidman... Kidman: "Ric
Flair, you said that I had to beat the man to be the man well at Aggression,
not only did I beat the man but I kicked his ass so I guess that makes me THE
MAN! Flair, I hear you asking, begging,
pleading for another match against Kidman.
Well, I'll give you a chance, old man.
At WPW Breakdown, Six Man Tag Team Match, Road Dogg, X-Pac and myself
against you, Flair and two of your Horsewomen.
If your team wins, you get another match against me but if my team wins
then you will never EVER get a match against me again! As for tonight, Goldberg, I'm next? Your right, I'm next in line to kick your ass
and just like I put down the Nature Boy, I'll put you down, too." Match #3: Jeff Jarrett v. Hardcore Holly - WPW Television
Title Tournament - Semi-Finals.
"Cowboy" by Kid Rock sounded over the loudspeakers as 'Double
J' Jeff Jarrett headed out to the ring yelling at fans at ringside and getting
a rise out of people. Then, Hardcore
Holly headed out promising to kick Jarrett's ass. Holly would brawl with Jarrett but would also
show some of his wrestling skill while Jarrett showed to be a capable
brawler. The closing moments of the
match would see Jarrett go for a dropkick but Holly moved. Holly then nailed a swinging neckbreaker on
Jarrett and signalled for the end. Holly
lifted up Jarrett for the Hollycaust but Jarrett floated over behind Holly and
nailed the Stroke and cradled up Holly for the one ... two ... THREE! Jeff Jarrett moves to the finals... WINNER: Jeff Jarrett in 5:51. Rating: * We went backstage
where Michael Cole got some comments from Sting concerning the announcement by
Triple H that he'll take on 'Y2J' Chris Jericho at Breakdown in a Top
Contenders Match... Sting: "You know
for the past month or so I've fought several battles alongside Chris
Jericho. We've even grown to be fairly
good friends and I know, Triple H, that you only made this match to try and
drive a wedge between us but from my end, this is all business. When it comes to the World Heavyweight Title,
there are no friends. This may sound
cliched but Chris Jericho, I wish the best of luck for Breakdown and may the
best man win." Match #4: Chris Benoit & Ken Shamrock v. Road Dogg
& X-Pac. "Stress" by Godsmack
blasted through the loudspeakers as The Horsemen's 'The Crippler' Chris Benoit
and 'The Worlds Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock headed out to the ring to a
good pop from the crowd. Then, Road Dogg
and X-Pac of D-Generation X headed out to the ring to the sounds of "The
Kings" by Run DMC. This would be a
very good match here on WPW Sunday Night as Benoit and X-Pac went at it for a
lengthly period of time before either man tagged out. The closing moments of the match would see
Chris Benoit hit his rolling german suplexes on X-Pac but Road Dogg broke up
the pin. Shamrock came across and nailed
Road Dogg then the referee tried to seperate them but as he did, KIDMAN came
out of the crowd with a chair then off the top rope and drove the chair into
Benoit's head. Kidman quickly escaped as
X-Pac nailed the X-Factor on Benoit and made the cover for the
one...two...THREE! DX has stolen a win
over Benoit and Shamrock. WINNERS: Road Dogg and X-Pac in 6:27. Rating: *** We headed
backstage again where Michael Cole caught up with Chris Jericho concerning his
upcoming match against Sting at Breakdown. Chris Jericho:
"Todd Pettengil the second, what kind of stupid question is
that? How do you think I feel? On one hand I'm thrown into a match meant to
drive a wedge between myself and Sting and on the other hand, it's a chance to
get a shot at the World Heavyweight Title.
Sting, I heard your comments before and I'm just going to leave you with
this, Chris Jericho will do whatever it takes to get my hands on the World
Heavyweight Championship, whatever it takes.
As for Triple H, if by some miracle you get past Goldberg at Breakdown,
you will NEVER eh..eh..EVER get past Y2J." Match #5: Booker T (c) v. Diamond Dallas Page - WPW
Intercontinental Title. We were back to
the ring as "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana came over the PA and
out came Diamond Dallas Page along with Kimberly. Then, "Up In Here" by DMX sounded
and out came the WPW IC Champion, Booker T to defend his gold. Booker T continued to be a fighting champion
putting his gold on the line against DDP.
Booker T and DDP went back and forth in an intense war that took a toll
on both men. The closing moments of the
match would see Booker T attempt a Harlem Sidekick but DDP ducked then would kick
Booker and nail a DIAMOND CUTTER! Booker
T was near the side of the ring and rolled out to the floor. DDP recovered to his feet, went out, rolled
Booker T in, came back in and made a cover.
ONE ... TWO ... THR! NO! Booker T
got a foot on the ropes! DDP was furious
and started bad mouthing the referee.
DDP picked Booker T up and went for another Diamond Cutter but Booker T
shoved DDP off into the ropes then caught him in a flapjack. Booker T headed up top and as DDP got to his
feet, Booker T nailed the Missile Dropkick.
Booker made the cover for the ONE! TWO! THREE! Booker T has retained the WPW IC Title over
DDP! WINNER: Booker T in 6:09. Rating: ** 3/4 (Booker T retained the WPW Intercontinental Title.) Match #6: The Hardy Boyz (c) v. Eddy Guerrero & Kurt
Angle - WPW World Tag Team Titles.
"Prime Time" by The Alkaholics brought out the former WPW IC
Champion Eddy Guerrero to the ring first where Guerrero promptly took the
microphone... Eddy Guerrero:
"I do not SUCK! You people suck!
Now onto business and my Intercontinental Title. Booker T, you got lucky at Aggression and won
MY belt but I want it back, damnit! Booker
T, we need to find out who is the best and I want my mandatory return match at
Breakdown, 2 out of 3 Falls just like in Lucha Libre. We're going to settle this and I will walk
out with my IC Title back around this sexy waist." "My Hero" by Foo Fighters then came over the
loudspeakers as 'The American Hero' Kurt Angle emerged from the entrance
pretending to embrace the crowd who booed him a lot. Angle also had a microphone as he walked
towards the ring... Kurt Angle:
"Ladies and gentlemen, before myself and Eddy Guerrero win the
World Tag Team Titles, I'd like to talk about Diamond Dallas Page for a
moment. Last week, your Olympic Hero was
on his way to capturing Intercontinental gold when once again the jealous,
egotistical, commoner, Diamond Dallas Page felt it neccessary to cost me
another match and I'm going to try and control my temper and not get mad in front
of my public because Kurt Angle is family friendly and a hero. Diamond Dallas Page, I've had enough of you
and when we step into the ring at Breakdown, I'm going to make that trashy wife
of yours Kimberly, a widow, it's true, it's true!" "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit blasted over the
loudspeakers and out came the young and popular WPW World Tag Team Champions,
The Hardy Boyz to the ring. It would be
hard for the champions to prepare for a team like Angle and Guerrero but this
is the first time that Angle and Guerrero have teamed up. They worked well as a team but not as crisp
as the champs. The closing moments of
the match would see Matt Hardy and Kurt Angle going at it. Hardy went for the Twist Of Fate but Angle
countered it with a northern lights suplex but Jeff Hardy broke up the
pin. Eddy came in and clotheslined Jeff
out of the ring. Angle would then pick
up Matt Hardy and hit the ANGLEPLEX!
Angle was going to go for the cover but Eddy demanded to be tagged
in. Eddy went up top for the Frog Splash
but something caught his attention and that was Booker T at the top of the
entrance. Eddy then went for the Frog
Splash but Matt rolled out of the way.
Eddy got up holding his midsection and Matt nailed the Twist Of
Fate! Matt with the cover! ONE! TWO!
THREE! The Hardy Boyz have retained the World Tag Team Titles! WINNERS: The Hardy Boyz in 8:02. Rating: *** 1/4 (The Hardy Boyz retained the WPW World Tag Team Titles.) After the match, Diamond Dallas Page ran out to the ring
and started pounding away on Kurt Angle.
The Hardy Boyz backed up the ramp but were nailed from behind by Too
Cool and they brawled as we headed to a break. Main Event: Goldberg v. Kidman. It was then time for our Main Event of the
evening and we heard 'ONE! TWO! ZIS ON?!' as the World Champion, Triple H
walked down to the ring in referee attire to ref this Main Event matchup. "The Kings" by Run DMC brought
Kidman out to the ring first with a confident look on his face as he saw Triple
H in the ring. Then 'INVASION' hit as
Goldberg stalked his way out to the ring to a big pop from the crowd. Kidman attacked Goldberg and the bell rang in
this No Holds Barred match. Kidman got
the early advantage until Goldberg caught him with a press slam into a
powerslam. Goldberg then took control on
Kidman working over him. Kidman went to
the eyes and would regain control. The
two went back and forth until Kidman went for an inverted suplex on Goldberg
but Goldberg blocked it, turned around Kidman then lifted him up and JACKHAMMER! Goldberg makes the cover but TRIPLE H turns
away and is consulting with the time keeper!
That bastard! Goldberg got up and
when Triple H turned around Goldberg speared him out of his boots. Kidman was up and went for a swinging bulldog
but Goldberg threw him off the killed Kidman with a SPEAR! Goldberg lifted up Kidman and hit another
Jackhammer! A second referee bolted in
and counted ONE! TWO! THREE! Goldberg is
your winner! Triple H got up and was
shaking his head NO! NO! Triple H then shoved the other referee and deamanded a
reversal and a DQ on Goldberg but the other referee said that it was NO DQ!
Just like HHH made it! Goldberg will
face Triple H at Breakdown! WINNER: Goldberg in 6:11. Rating: ** After the match, Road Dogg and X-Pac hit the ring and
along with Triple H and soon Kidman would assault Goldberg but here come The
Horsemen and they fight and run off DX!
The Horsemen and Goldberg stand tall in the ring as the show comes to a
close. ==-==-==-==-==-==-== WPW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -Before the show went on the air in this weeks Dark
Match, The Fabulous Moolah defeated Super Nova in 1:32 with the Moolah
Splash. Back to ECW for Nova and back to
the Retirement home for Moolah... -Next week on WPW Sunday Night the first ever WPW
Television Champion will be determined as 'Double J' Jeff Jarrett faces 'The
Shooter' Dean Malenko. Also, Ted Dibiase
has let word leak that the Main Event for the show will be a Triangle Tag Team
Match with Triple H & Kidman versus Sting & Chris Jericho versus
Goldberg & Ric Flair. This should be
an interesting match considering Sting and Jericho will be facing eachother at
Breakdown but are teaming, Goldberg teams with Flair for the first time. The most solid team looks to be the WPW World
Champion, Triple H and Kidman... -WPW has Breakdown on July 8th. The tentative lineup includes; WPW World Heavyweight Title Match-: Triple H (c) vs. Goldberg WPW World Tag Team Titles Match-: The Hardy Boyz (c) vs. Too Cool WPW Intercontinental Title 2/3 Falls Match-: Booker T (c) vs. Eddy Guerrero Number One Contenders Match-: Chris Jericho vs. Sting Ric Flair & Ken Shamrock & Chris Benoit vs.
Kidman & Road Dogg & X-Pac *If Horsemen win, Flair gets Kidman at next PPV *If DX wins, they never have to wrestle The Horsemen
again Kurt Angle vs. Diamond Dallas Page The Acolytes vs. 3Count |