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WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 - August 13 / 2000 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- We opened in the
locker room of the Latino World Order with Juventud Guerrera and Papi Chulo
sitting on the bench while Eddy Guerrero was standing up... Eddy Guerrero:
"Tonight we continue to show the world that the Latino World Order
is the greatest collection of talent in the world and we deserve respect and
demand it. Papi, you've got that buck
toothed Canadian Chris Benoit in the King Of Kings Tournament. Now Benoit may be a great wrestler but what
you've got to do is out think him. That
won't be too hard since he *IS* Canadian.
Juvy, we've got Too Cool tonight in tag team action. These two fools are exactly whats wrong with
American wrestling, instead of showing off their wrestling talent they choose
to dress, act and dance like idiots.
Remember when in doubt, cheat to win." "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... We then headed to
the announcers table where Scott Hudson and Terry Taylor were seated. They ran down the lineup for tonight as in
King Of Kings Tournament action; Chris Benoit faces Papi Chulo, Kidman faces
Jeff Hardy, Triple H battles Rikishi and Sting goes against Booker T. Also tonight, in tag team action Too Cool
takes on Eddy Guerrero and Juventud Guerrera of the LWO and in Non-Title action
it's The Acolytes against T&A. All
that plus our special tag team main event as Goldberg teams up with Masato
Tanaka to take on "Y2J" Chris Jericho and Mike Awesome!!! All that and more tonight on WPW Sunday
Night... Opening Match: Chris Benoit v. Papi Chulo - King Of Kings
First Round. "Surfacing" by
Slipknot blasted over the loudspeakers as 'The Crippler' Chris Benoit made his
way out to the ring first. Then,
"La Raza" brought out Papi Chulo of the Latino World Order. The winner of this match will go on to the
Quarterfinals at the PPV. Benoit and
Chulo locked up with Benoit throwing Chulo into the ropes then hitting a
dropkick. Benoit then scooped up Chulo
but Chulo dropped down and hit an armdrag.
Chulo kicked Benoit in the back then played to the crowd a bit. Chulo tried to send Benoit into the ropes but
Benoit reversed it and nailed a lariat.
Benoit continued with his rough snug style to wear down Chulo while
Chulo countered that with his lucha libre high flying style. The ending would see Benoit go for a german
suplex but Chulo flipped out then went on the apron and hit a springboard
dropkick on Benoit. Chulo then headed up
top and waited on Benoit and tried a flying frankensteiner but Benoit caught
Chulo and drilled him with a hard powerbomb.
Benoit then quickly locked Chulo in the Crippler Crossface. Chulo had no choice but to tap out to the
pain. 'The Crippler' advances into the
Quarterfinals... WINNER: Chris Benoit in 4:43. Rating: *** 3/4
"Change" by Deftones played over the loudspeakers and out of
the entrance stormed the WPW Television Champion, 'The Shooter' Dean
Malenko. Malenko got into the ring and
took a microphone... Dean Malenko:
"Kurt Angle, last week you stuck your Olympic ass in my business
and robbed these fans of seeing a clear winner between myself and Booker
T. I've been watching you for awhile
Angle and for all your amateur maneuvers, there's a counter and counterhold so
bring your ass out here, no titles on the line, man to man, and I'll show you
that they don't call me the Man Of 1,000 Holds for nothing..." "My
Hero" by Foo Fighters sounded as the WPW Intercontinental Champion, Kurt
Angle emerged from the entrance with a microphone... Kurt Angle:
"Dean, don't get yourself all worked up because yes, being the
Olympic Gold Medalist that I am, I'm going to accept your challenge and you
don't stand a chance against me and that is true." Match #2: WPW Intercontinental Champion, Kurt Angle v.
WPW Television Champion, Dean Malenko - Double Non-Title. Angle headed to the ring with a cocky grin on
his face but Malenko quickly wiped it off with a right hand. Malenko then sent Angle into the ropes and went
for a leg lariat but Angle held onto the ropes then hit Malenko with a clothesline. Angle hit some right hands then a fireman's
carry on Malenko for two. Angle then
went for a full nelson but Malenko countered it with a rolling cradle for two. Angle got up and kicked Malenko then went for
a suplex but Malenko dropped down the back and hit a back suplex on Angle. This would be a very mat oriented match and
technical wrestling match. There was
little brawling in this one. The closing
moments of the match would see Angle go for a DDT but Malenko countered it with
a northern lights suplex. Malenko then
signalled for the Texas Cloverleaf and locked Angle in!!! Angle struggled then finally made it to the
ropes. Angle then reached into the
corner and loaded up his fist with a gold medal. Malenko came in and Angle cranked him with
the loaded fist. Angle then hit the
Angleplex on Malenko for the one-two-three!
Kurt Angle has stolen a win over Dean Malenko. WINNER: Kurt Angle in 5:32. Rating: ** 3/4 Afterwards, Booker T hit the ring and would kick Angle a
few times then drill him with the Neckwrecker (Bookend). Angle's antics have pushed the former IC
Champion, Booker T to his limit. Booker
T grabbed the mic... Booker T:
"Kurt Angle ... It's on like a neckbone now, sucka and save the
drama for your mama cause it ain't gonna stop until that Intercontinental Title
is back around my waist." We cut backstage
where Goldberg was arriving and walking towards the reason when all of a sudden
Chris Jericho got in his face then from behind Mike Awesome jumped
Goldberg. Jericho and Awesome pounded on
Goldberg before WPW officials and Masato Tanaka broke them away... Match #3: Kidman v. Jeff Hardy - King Of Kings First
Round. "The Kings" by Run DMC
brought Kidman out to the ring. Kidman
reminded us that he is 'The Man' because he retired 'The Man' on his way to the
ring. Then, "Break Stuff" by
Limp Bizkit blared over the PA as Jeff Hardy of The Hardy Boyz made his way out
to the ring. Hardy and Kidman locked up
with Kidman sending Hardy into the ropes.
Hardy would leapfrog over Kidman then go for a clothesline but Kidman
ducked then caught Hardy coming off the ropes in a spinebuster bomb for an
early near fall. Kidman then hit a
backbreaker on Hardy for another two count.
Kidman then would lay into Hardy with some chops but Hardy came out with
punches then sent Kidman across the ring, ran in and nailed Kidman with a leg
lariat. Hardy followed that up with a
rocker dropper then went for a ropeflip moonsault but Kidman rolled to the
outside and out of the way. Kidman then
lept onto Hardy with a plancha. This
high flying contest went back and forth with many near falls. The closing moments of the match would see
Hardy hit Kidman with a snap suplex then went up top but Kidman got to his feet
and climbed up top for a superplex but Hardy shoved Kidman down to the canvas
and lept off with the Swanton Bomb but Kidman rolled out of the way. Kidman then nailed a spinebuster bomb on
Hardy but didn't hold on for the cover.
Instead, Kidman headed up top and nailed the Shooting Star Press for the
one-two-three! Kidman scores a win in an
amazing match over Jeff Hardy. Kidman
will face Chris Benoit in the Quarterfinals... WINNER: Billy Kidman in 5:21. Rating: *** 1/2 Match #4: Too Cool v. Latino World Order. "Rump Shaker" by W-n-E brought Too
Cool out to the ring first. Scottie Too
Hottie and Grandmaster Sexay have been in a slump ever since Rikishi turned his
back on them and there has been tension between Scottie and Grandmaster. Then, "La Raza" sounded over the
loudspeakers as Eddy Guerrero and Juventud Guerrera of the Latino World Order
headed out to the ring. This would be a
solid fast paced match between the two teams.
The closing moments of the match would see Juventud go for a springboard
spinning leg lariat on Sexay but Sexay moved.
Sexay then tried a forward russian legsweep but Juventud countered it
with a side suplex. Juvy then signalled
for the Juvy Driver but out of the back came 'Double J' Jeff Jarrett with a
guitar. Jarrett lined up Juvy but Juvy
moved and Jarrett hit Grandmaster Sexay by accident. Eddy Guerrero threw Jarrett out of the ring
as Juventud hit the Juvy Driver on Grandmaster for the three count! The LWO takes the win with an inadvertant
assist by Jarrett. WINNERS: Latino World Order in 4:50. Rating: *** 1/4 Afterwards, Jarrett tried to apoligize to Grandmaster
Sexay but Sexay was pissed off and wouldn't accept the apology and went off on
Jarrett until Scottie stepped in between them and said they all need to work
together to take care of the LWO. We headed
backstage where Michael Cole was with Trish Stratus and T&A... Trish: "The
Acolytes may appear to be tough but they've proven themselves to be cowards by
only accepting a Non-Title match with my men.
Acolytes, you know that you can't beat my men, Test and Albert, and
after they beat you, I want a title match and when I want something I get
it." Match #5: Triple H v. Rikishi - King Of Kings First
Round. "ONE! TWO! ZIS ON?!"
sounded as 'The Game' Triple H emerged from the entrance and made his way to
the ring. Then, "L.A. L.A.
[Inst.]" by C.N.N. blared over the loudspeakers as Rikishi headed out to
the ring. The fans didn't like either
man but seemed to hate Triple H more.
The two locked up with Triple H sending Rikishi into the ropes but
Rikishi came off with a big avalanche splash sending Triple H to the mat. Rikishi then hit a savate kick on Triple
H. Rikishi went for a butt splash but
Triple H rolled out of the way. Triple H
then went into the offensive as he brawled and worked over Rikishi. The match went back and forth with several
near falls. The closing moments of the
match would see Triple H go for the Pedigree but Rikishi countered it with a
backdrop. HHH pulled himself up in the
corner and Rikishi came in with a big backsplash then went for the Rikishi
Driver but Triple H fell down the back of Rikishi and hit a low blow. Triple H then hit the Pedigree for the one
... two ... THREE! Triple H moves on to
the Quarterfinals... WINNER: Triple H in 5:18. Rating: * Match #6: WPW World Tag Team Champions, The Acolytes v.
T&A - Non-Title. "Iron
Man" by Black Sabbath blasted over the loudspeakers as the WPW World Tag
Team Champions, The Acolytes headed out to the ring to a good pop. "Shock" by Fear Factory would then
bring out Trish Stratus and her team of T&A, Test and Albert. This match would be all power between the two
teams as they jockied for position. This
one wasn't pretty at all as the two teams just beat the hell out of eachother
and seemed to enjoy the fight. The
closing moments of the match would see Faarooq hit the Dominator on
Albert. Trish then got up on the apron
and distracted the referee. Test came in
from behind with a chair and cranked Faarooq in the back of the head. Albert then hit a Double Chokeslam on Faarooq
and Test came off the top with his Diving Elbowdrop. Albert nailed Bradshaw off the apron as the
referee came over and counted Faarooq down ... one ... two ... THREE! T&A have upset the World Tag Team
Champions! T&A quickly left as The
Acolytes were none too pleased... WINNERS: T&A in 3:56. Rating: 1/2* We returned with
a shot of a $ sign as "Money, Cash, Hoes" was heard in the
background. We pulled back to see a man
with his head down wearing a green shirt, hat and a pair of shades. The man then began speaking... "I am the
fastest rising, most exciting, talented prospect in the sport of wrestling
today. I am the future of this industry
and the one true shining star of this sport.
Unfortunatly for my previous employers they realized that too late and
that is why I have come here to WPW where I will not let anyone hold me
back. Next week, the premiere debut in
WPW will happen when I defeat Jeff Jarrett and show the world just how great I
am. I'm everything that I say I am and
more and the world will find out [turns around showing his face] that Kid Kash
is MONEY." Match #7: Sting v. Booker T - King Of Kings First
Round. The winner of this next matchup
will go onto the Quarterfinals to face Triple H. "Seek And Destroy" sounded as Sting
made his way out to the ring to a big pop from the crowd. Then, "Party Up" by DMX blared over
the loudspeakers as Booker T headed out.
We saw Booker T earlier in the evening when he laid out Kurt Angle. Sting and Booker T locked up with Booker
whipping Sting into the ropes then missing an elbow smash but connecting with a
savate kick. Booker T then tried to whip
Sting into the ropes again but Sting reversed it and caught Booker with an
inverted atomic drop. Sting worked over
Booker a bit then tried a vertical suplex but Booker T blocked it then took
down Sting with a clothesline. Booker T
sent Sting into the ropes and hit a powerslam for two. Booker T then went up top and tried a Missile
Dropkick but Sting moved. Sting hit some
chops and punches followed by a big gorilla press slam for a two count. This would be a really good and intense match
between two of the more popular wrestlers in the WPW. The closing moments of the match would see
Booker T go for the Neckwrecker but Sting hit some elbows and shoved Booker T
into the ropes but Booker T came off with a Harlem Sidekick but Sting ducked
then knocked Booker to the outside with a clothesline. The ref started counting but Sting didn't
want the referee to count Booker T out.
Then, Kurt Angle snuck out to ringside and would quickly hit the
Angleplex on Booker T and run out through the crowd. Sting saw this and was upset that Angle
interfered but shook his head as to say, "What am I gonna do?" then
went to the outside and rolled Booker T in.
Sting made the cover for the one ... two ... THR ... NO! Booker kicked out! Sting picked up Booker T and drilled him with
the Scorpion Death Drop for the win.
Sting will face Triple H in the Quarterfinals... WINNER: Sting in 5:35. Rating: ** 3/4 We cut to a split
screen with Goldberg and Masato Tanaka walking through the halls on one side
and Chris Jericho and Mike Awesome leaving their dressing room on the other
side. Our Main Event tag team match is
next... Main Event: Goldberg & Masato Tanaka v. Chris Jericho
& Mike Awesome. 'D A N G U N'
brought Masato Tanaka out to the ring first.
Ever since joining WPW a few weeks ago, Masato Tanaka has established
himself as a premier player in the WPW and his alignment with wrestlers such as
Goldberg and Sting has catipulted the young mans career. Then, 'INVASION' hit as Goldberg stalked his
way to the ring. Finally, 'Break Down
The Walls' hit without the countdown and out came the WPW World Heavyweight
Champion, "Y2J" Chris Jericho and his 'Insurance Policy' Mike
Awesome. Goldberg and Tanaka were ready
for a fight but Jericho and Awesome abstained until the bell rang. Tanaka and Jericho started things out but
Jericho quickly tagged in Mike Awesome.
This would be a solid main event with Jericho evading Goldberg for the
majority of the match not wanting to hook up with 'Da Man' anymore while Mike
Awesome and Masato Tanaka were as rough and hard hitting as always. The closing moments of the match would see
Goldberg and Jericho going at it.
Goldberg would attempt a press slam but Jericho dropped down and hit a
faceslam. Jericho then went for the
Lionsault but Goldberg rolled out of the way.
Goldberg sprung up then nailed Jericho with the SPEAR! Jericho fell back into his corner and tagged
in Awesome. Awesome came in but Goldberg
drilled him with a spear then would tag in Masato Tanaka and head to the
outside to continue punishing Jericho.
Tanaka pulled Awesome up to his feet and nailed the ROARING ELBOW on
Awesome then cradled him up for the pin ... 1... 2... ...3!
3! Masato Tanaka has scored the pinfall
on Mike Awesome to win this tag team contest! WINNERS: Goldberg and Masato Tanaka in 8:08. Rating: ** After the match, Goldberg press slam Jericho onto the
announcers table then grab the World Heavyweight Title belt. Goldberg got back into the ring and held it
over his head as the show came to a close... ==-==-==-==-==-==-== WPW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -Too Cool's contracts run out in five cards and The
Mamalukes contracts are up after the next card. -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 |