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WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 - August 6 / 2000 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- The show opened
with a highlight package from last week's show where eight men advanced into
the King Of Kings Tournament by winning qualifying round matches; Jeff Hardy,
Kidman, Rikishi, Chris Benoit, Booker T, Sting, Papi Chulo, and Triple H. This week eight more men will advance to the
Sweet Sixteen of the King Of Kings Tournament.
We also saw clips of Chris Jericho saying that Goldberg will not get a
rematch because he's not championship material then Goldberg came out and
chased Chris Jericho out through the crowd 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, Kurt Angle hitting the Angleplex on DDP, 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, Goldberg spearing Triple H and much, much more. The WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 logo fades back
into full then explodes... 'INVASION' hit
right as we entered the arena and Goldberg stormed through his pyro and into
the ring where he took a microphone... Goldberg:
"Chris Jericho, the world knows that you couldn't defeat me at
International Incident without the help of Mike Awesome and we all know that
the reason you won't give me a rematch is that your scared ... running
scared. You can run from me, you can
hide from me but you see this [pulls a roll of paper from his back pocket] this
right here gives me your ass in the ring at King Of Kings with the World
Heavyweight Title on the line! However,
Jericho, I can't wait until then I want a piece of you right here ...
TONIGHT! Now show how much of a champion
you say you are and bring your prissy ass out to the ring right now!" Chris Jericho
comes on the big screen... Chris Jericho:
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold on a minute there Greenberg. Y2J is the World Heavyweight Champion and I
call the shots aronud here not you.
Normally, I'd come down there and give you the Y2J beating of your life
but tonight, I've got championship duties to attend to. Such as finding how the hell a bald headed
jackass like you got another shot at Y2J when you're simply not championship
material. I promise this to you and to
all my Jericholics, Greenberg, you will never Eh...eh...EVER be World Champion,
A-GAIN!" Goldberg:
"Jericho, wipe that yellow streak off your back because if you're
not gonna come out here then I'm coming back there to kick your ass because
YOU'RE NEXT!" Goldberg headed
up the entrance way towards the back while we went to the announcers
table. Scott Hudson informed us that
we'd be keeping a camera on Goldberg incase he catches up with Y2J. Hudson and Terry Taylor would run down the
show which includes eight KoK Tournament Qualifyers, a Television Title defense
by Dean Malenko against Booker T plus much, much more... Opening Match: Lash LeRoux v. Albert - King Of Kings
Qualifying Round. 'The Ragin' Cajun'
Lash LeRoux headed out to the ring first then "Shock" by Fear Factory
blared over the loudspeakers as Trish Stratus led Albert out to the ring. Albert would dominate LeRoux early on in the
match with some vicious powerhouse offense until LeRoux made a comeback. The closing moments of the match would see
LeRoux go for the Whiplash but Albert droppped out then nailed Lash with a big
boot. Albert followed that up with a
torture rack drop and went for a cover but 'Ironman' came over the loudspeakers
and Albert stood up looking at the entrance but no one walked out. LeRoux came from behind and rolled up Albert
hooking the tights for the one..two..THREE!
LeRoux upsets Albert! WINNER: Lash LeRoux in 3:29. Rating: 1/4* Afterwards, Albert got up and would go for another big
boot on LeRoux but LeRoux ducked and got out of the ring. The Acolytes then walked out of the entrance
laughing at Albert in the ring...
"Stress" by Godsmack blasted over the loudspeakers as 'The
Worlds Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock, 'The Canadian Crippler' Chris Benoit,
and 'The Shooter' Dean Malenko all headed out to the ring where Benoit took a
microphone... Chris Benoit:
"After that punk, Kidman, got lucky and retired 'The Nature Boy' it
left everyone wondering what would happen to The Four Horsemen. Well we're out here tonight to tell you
what's going to happen. We will continue
to fight together, we will continue to watch eachothers backs but there's no
Horsemen without Ric Flair so tonight, officialy, this version of The Four
Horsemen comes to an end. Now onto some
other business..." Dean Malenko:
"Last week, Booker T you narrowly defeated me to qualify for the
King Of Kings Tournament and when someone can beat me then I'm impressed and
tonight I want a chance to redeam myself and that comes in the form of a WPW
Television Title shot for you, Booker T." Ken Shamrock:
"Hardcore Holly, tonight you stand in my way to becoming the King
Of Kings and when someone gets in my way, they get hurt." 'Stress' started
up against as we headed to a commercial break... Match #2: Masato Tanaka v. Steve Blackman - King Of Kings
Qualifying Round. 'D A N G U N' brought
Masato Tanaka out to the ring first for our next matchup. Then, "Eye For An Eye" by Soulfly
blared over the loudspeakers as "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman
headed out to the ring. Tanaka debuted
at International Incident accepting the challenge of Mike Awesome then later in
the night helping out Goldberg. Steve
Blackman was injured over a month ago by Al Snow and only returned to gain his
revenge on Snow at I.I. This would be a
very rough and physical match which is the style of both men. The closing moments of the match would see Tanaka
go for a Swinging DDT but Blackman threw him off. Blackman then went for his Jumping Front Kick
but Tanaka ducked. Blackman landed on
his feet then tried a suplex on Tanaka but Tanaka dropped down the back and hit
a release german suplex. Tanaka waited
for Blackman to get up and connected with the ROARING ELBOW for the one ... two
... THREE! Masato Tanaka pulls out the
hard fought win over Steve Blackman to qualify for the tournament. WINNER: Masato Tanaka in 5:48. Rating: ** We cut backstage
where Goldberg was searching through the backstage area for Chris Jericho. Goldberg bullied a ring attendant demanding
to know where Jericho's locker room was and the attendant quickly showed
Goldberg. Goldberg busted open the door
but Y2J was nowhere to be found... Match #3: Grandmaster Sexay v. Steven Regal - King Of
Kings Qualifying Round. "Rump
Shaker" by WnE blasted through the loudspeakers as Grandmaster Sexay
danced out to the ring. Then,
"British Ballad" sounded as 'Lord' Steven Regal made his way out to
the ring with his nose up in the air.
This would be a solid mat wrestling match between the two men with Regal
showing that he's a veteran and very ring savvy. The closing moments of the match would see Regal working
over the neck of Grandmaster until Regal went for a european uppercut but Sexay
jumped back then hit some shots on Regal followed by a superkick. Sexay then headed up top and went for the Hip
Hop Drop but Regal rolled out of the way.
Regal then slapped on the Regal Stretch and Sexay would have to tap out
giving Regal the win. Steven Regal
advances to the tournament while Grandmaster Sexay was none too pleased with
himself. WINNER: Steven Regal in 6:07. Rating: *** 1/4 We cut backstage
where Commissioner Ted Dibiase was speaking with a road agent when Triple H and
Road Dogg walked up to him... Triple H:
"Dibiase, last week you tried to pit us against eachother and break
up D-Generation X but obiviously that didn't happen. We followed your instructions like the model
employees that we are and tonight I want a reward, I want a World Title
shot!" Dibiase: "So
you say you two are still the best of buddies?
You made it through that match and yes, you did follow my orders so I'm
going to reward both of you with a World Title shot tonight. You, Triple H, and you, Road Dogg will get a
shot at the World Tag Team Titles when you face The Acolytes here
tonight..." Triple H:
"You know that's not what I meant but fine, tonight, you've got
yourself new World Tag Team Champions..." Match #4: Mike Awesome v. Tommy Rogers - King Of Kings
Qualifying Round. We returned with Tommy
Rogers making his way out to the ring for our next matchup. Then, "Awesome" by Reckless Fortune
blasted through the loudspeakers as Mike Awesome stalked his way towards the
ring with a table. This match will be
contested under Street Fight Rules as all Awesome's matches are. This match would be all Mike Awesome as he
just killed poor Tommy Rogers. Awesome
would use a Running Awesome Bomb followed by an Awesome Splash to finish off
Tommy Rogers and advance into the King Of Kings Tournament. Mike Awesome is a dominant force and should
hard to stop in the tournament. WINNER: Mike Awesome in 3:48. Rating: 3/4* Match #5: Al Snow v. Erik Watts - King Of Kings
Qualifying Round. A new WPW wrestler,
Erik Watts headed out to the ring to make his WPW debut. Then, "What Is Fight Club?" by Dust
Brothers played as the psychotic Al Snow stalked his way out to the ring. Watts was impressive in this match but Snow
had a gameplan and that was to keep the bigger Watts down on the mat. The closing moments of the match would see
Watts go for an uranage but Snow countered it with a series of elbow smashes
followed by the Snow Plow. Snow would
make the cover for the one-two-three! Al
Snow advances into the King Of Kings Tournament... WINNER: Al Snow in 3:12. Rating: * Afterwards, Snow wasn't done as he locked Watts in a
Cross Knee Scissors refusing to release it as he ripped on Watts' knee until
Steve Blackman ran out and broke Snow off of Watts. We cut backstage
where Goldberg was still searching for Jericho through the back. We saw a figure with blond hair ahead and
Goldberg chased after him. The guy ran
until Goldberg tackled him only to see that it wasn't Y2J, instead it was Lenny
Lane. Lane begged Goldberg not to hurt
him, saying he was here talking to WPW officials about a contract... Match #6: Test v. Eddy Guerrero - King Of Kings
Qualifying Round. "Shock" by
Fear Factory blasted through the loudspeakers as Trish Stratus led Test out to
the ring. Then, "La Raza"
sounded as the leader of the LWO, Eddy Guerrero headed out to the ring. Guerrero would have to stay quick against the
bigger and more powerful Test. Test also
showed a lot of quickness in his own right in this one. The closing moments of the match would see
Eddy go for a frankensteiner but Test countered it with a diving
powerbomb. Test then headed up top for
his Flying Elbowdrop but Eddy grabbed the referee and hid behind him,
distracting him. Juvy and Papi then
bolted out and pulled Test to the outside and began beating on him until The
Acolytes ran out and took out Papi and Juvy then Bradshaw nailed Test with a
Clothesline From Hell and rolled him into the ring. Eddy Guerrero then connected with the Frog
Splash for the one...two...THREE! Eddy
Guerrero advances... WINNER: Eddy Guerrero in 5:15. Rating: ** 3/4 "My
Hero" by Foo Fighters sounded as the WPW Intercontinental Champion, 'The
American Hero' Kurt Angle walked out of the entrance with a microphone.. Kurt Angle:
"Thank you, thank you.
Please, hold your applause for a moment as your Olympic Hero and new
Intercontinental Champion has arrived.
At International Incident, I quite handily defeated Booker T to become
Intercontinental Champion and for some reason that must have angered a
higher-up in WPW because I was not booked for last weeks program. Now that is simply unacceptable. I stand here an Olympic Gold Medalist, an I-C
Champion and an American Hero and I simply am not booked for last weeks
program? I wish it wasn't but that's
true. But I do not hold any grudges and
I'm going to look forward to defending this championship against all credible
contenders and of course, beating them, it's true, it's true." Then from behind,
Booker T came out and nailed Angle with a Harlem Sidekick. Booker T pulled Angle up then planted him
with a Bookend on the stage. Booker T
would then pick up the microphone... Booker T:
"Consider that an open invitation for an Intercontinental Title
matchup, sucka. Anywhere, any place,
anytime, that belt is coming back around my waist, dig it!" Match #7: Ken Shamrock v. Hardcore Holly - King Of Kings
Qualifying Round. "Stress" by
Godsmack blasted over the loudspeakers as 'The Worlds Most Dangerous Man' Ken
Shamrock made his way out to the ring.
Then, "Dirty Deeds" by AC/DC brought Hardcore Holly out to the
ring. This would be a brawl between the
two men back and forth with Holly taking Shamrock to the outside. This was a close match but in the end
Shamrock was able to get Hardcore Holly in the Ankle Lock and as tough as Holly
is, he couldn't stand the pain and tapped out.
Shamrock qualifys for the King Of Kings Tournament.. WINNER: Ken Shamrock in 5:09. Rating: ** 1/2 We cut backstage
again where Chris Jericho was breathing heavy and getting water from the
cafeteria. We saw Goldberg sneak up
behind Jericho but Jericho didn't see him.
Jericho turned around and Goldberg grabbed him. Jericho would then grab his glass of water
and smash it over Goldberg's head.
Jericho then bolted and Goldberg soon gave chase. Jericho ran deep into the crowd and Goldberg
stopped as he lost track of Jericho... Match #8: X-Pac v. Juventud Guerrera - King Of Kings Qualifying
Round. "The Kings" by Run DMC
blared over the loudspeakers as X-Pac made his way out to the ring for our next
matchup. Then, "La Raza"
sounded as the Latino World Order's Juventud Guerrera headed out. This would be an awesome match between the two
high flyers. Lots of back and forth
action and high flying excitement. The
closing moments of the match would see X-Pac hit a series of kicks then go for
a roundhouse kick but Juvy ducked, kicked X-Pac then would drill him with a
running lyger bomb for a near fall!
Juventud then went up top for the 450 Splash but X-Pac caught up with
him and crotched him on the top. X-Pac
went up and would hit the X-FACTOR from the top! X-Pac made the cover for the
one...two...THREE! X-Pac advances in a
great match over Juventud Guerrera. WINNER: X-Pac in 7:11. Rating: *** 1/2 We headed
backstage where Michael Cole got comments from the WPW World Tag Team
Champions, The Acolytes... Bradshaw:
"Tonight we sent a message to T&A that no one tries to boss around
The Acolytes..." Faarooq: "As
for Triple H and Road Dogg, you two punkass DX bitches think it's going to be
real easy to take our World Tag Team Titles, I'll tell you this, it's gonna be
as tough as Road Dogg trying to walk through Compton without getting his ass
punked out to take our World Tag Team Titles." Match #9: Dean Malenko (c) v. Booker T - WPW Television
Title. We had our first of two
championship matches as "Party Up" by DMX blared over the PA and out
came Booker T. The former I-C Champion
is looking to capture the Television Title tonight after defeating the champion
last week in a Non-Title bout to Qualify for the KoK Tournament. Then, "Change" by Deftones brought
out the WPW Television Champion, 'The Shooter' Dean Malenko. Malenko admitted his loss to Booker T last
week and responded by giving Booker a TV Title shot tonight. This would be another great match much like
last week. The closing moments of the
match would see Malenko go for a suplex on Booker but Booker blocked it and hit
a spinebuster slam. Booker T then headed
up top for a Missile Dropkick but he saw KURT ANGLE running out which
distracted him. Malenko went up and
tried a superplex but Angle came into the ring and threw Malenko down onto the
mat then went up and hit a belly-to-belly superplex on Booker T. Angle followed that up with the Angleplex on
Booker T then left the ring as the referee threw out the match. Malenko wasn't pleased and went after Angle
but Angle ran away. WINNER: No Contest in 4:42. Rating: *** 1/2 (Dean Malenko retained the WPW Television Title.) Main Event: The Acolytes (c) v. Triple H & Road Dogg
- WPW World Tag Team Titles. "ONE!
TWO! ZIS ON?!" sounded and out came Triple H and Road Dogg of D-Generation
X, the challengers. Then,
"Ironman" by Black Sabbath blasted over the loudspeakers as the WPW
World Tag Team Champions, The Acolytes made their way out to the ring. Faarooq and Triple H started things off
locking up. Faarooq went to the
midsection of Triple H then pounded on him a bit before hitting a
faceslam. Road Dogg came in and hit
Faarooq with a dropkick then left.
Triple H then went for a back suplex on Faarooq but Faarooq countered it
with a lariat. Faarooq hit a few jabs
until Triple H blocked one then sent Faarooq into the ropes and hit a
kneelift. Triple H followed that up with
a piledriver on Faarooq for two. Triple
H gloated a bit and Faarooq was able to make the tag to Bradshaw. Triple H quickly tagged in Road Dogg. This championship match went back and forth for
several minutes. The closing moments of
the match would see T&A come out to ringside and distract The
Acolytes. Trish distracted the referee
while Albert threw Faarooq off the apron into the guardrail. Test then got in the ring and went for a big
boot on Bradshaw but Bradshaw moved and Test hit Road Dogg. Bradshaw then cleared Test out of the ring,
turned around and hit a Clothesline From Hell on Road Dogg for the
one...two...THREE! The Acolytes retain
the World Tag Team Titles! WINNERS: The Acolytes in 5:49. Rating: ** 3/4 (The Acolytes retained the WPW World Tag Team Titles.) We returned from
a commercial break and the lights went out then pyro exploded as 'Break Down
The Walls' played. The WPW World
Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho walked out to the ring still breathing
heavy. Jericho would grab a
microphone... Chris Jericho:
"Alright, Greenberg, I'm sick and tired of running. I beat you once now if you want a piece of
Y2J? Then come get one because I ain't
running no more..." 'INVASION' hit
and Goldberg walked out of the entrance and Jericho waved him to 'Bring
it'. Goldberg continued down the ramp
only to be jumped from behind by Mike Awesome and Al Snow. Awesome and Snow threw Goldberg into the ring
and the three men beat down Goldberg then Awesome and Snow held Goldberg while
Chris Jericho took the World Title and put it right in the face of Goldberg... Chris Jericho:
"You see this, Greenberg?
This is as close as your ever going to get to the World Heavyweight Title." Jericho then
started smacking around Goldberg as Goldberg got more and more pissed off then
Masato Tanaka and Sting hit the ring and helped Goldberg clean house to close
the show... ==-==-==-==-==-==-== WPW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -Lenny Lane was signed to a 20 card deal by WPW. -Kid Kash will begin with WPW in two weeks. -WPW has King Of Kings on September 9th. The tentative lineup includes; WPW World Heavyweight Title Return Match-: Chris Jericho (c) v. Goldberg King Of Kings Quarterfinals / Semi-Finals / Finals |