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WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 - August 27 / 2000 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- "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... "My
Hero" by Foo Fighters kicked things off again this week as the WPW
Intercontinental Champion, 'The American Hero' Kurt Angle made his way out to
the ring and took a microphone... Kurt Angle:
"Last week was the biggest miscarriage of justice that has ever
been perpitrated on an American Hero in modern history when Chris Jericho left
me high and dry to take on two men.
Chris Jericho, I've had my eye on your World Heavyweight Title for some
time and tonight I want more gold, I want your gold. As for Booker T, you've got your I-C Title
shot at King Of Kings and if you EVER talk about my mother again, so help me, I
won't be responsible for my actions!!!
Chris Jericho, I'm going to become a dual champion tonight, that is if
you have the integrity to give me a title shot tonight..." The lights went
out and pyro shot as 'Break Down The Walls' came over the loudspeakers and out
of the entrance came the WPW World Heavyweight Champion, 'Y2J' Chris Jericho... Chris Jericho:
"Kirk Angel, you have the audacity to come out here and call the
Heavyweight Champion of the World, a coward?
Last week, I did you a favor and saved your Olympic ass from
Goldberg. My work was done, it was your
fight and you dropped the ball, jackass.
To prove to you that Y2J is not a coward, Kirk Angel, it's your lucky
day because tonight, you get a shot at Y2J and the World Heavyweight Title but
you won't be too lucky because this World Heavyweight Title is staying around
the waist of Y2J until I decide to retire from the sport of wrestling." "Money,
Money, Money..." sounded as both men looked puzzled and out of the
entrance came the WPW Commissioner, Ted Dibiase with a mic... Ted Dibiase:
"Isn't this lovely? A mutual
agreement on a World Heavyweight Title match tonight. The World Champion versus the I-C Champion. Well, this is all fine and well but I was
sitting back there with two men that had an idea and I agreed with it so we're
going to make this match a TOWEL MATCH and in your corner Kurt Angle will be
BOOKER T!!! And Chris Jericho ... Your
cornerman will be GOLDBERG! I wish you
two the best of luck.." Ted Dibiase:
"Oh and one more thing, Chris Jericho, should you retain your title
tonight. This Saturday at King Of Kings
in your match against Goldberg all contracted WPW wrestlers will be banned from
interfering in the match or else they will be FIRED." We then went to
the announcers table where Scott Hudson was with new color commentator, Jerry
"The King" Lawler. Hudson and
Lawler ran down the show as Road Dogg and X-Pac will face The Mamalukes, Mike
Awesome goes up against Hardcore Holly, Dean Malenko defends the WPW Television
Title against Kid Kash, Jeff Jarrett teams with Too Cool to face the LWO,
Masato Tanaka battles Al Snow, Chris Benoit and Ken Shamrock team up against
Triple H and Kidman, then in the Main Event for the WPW World Heavyweight Title
in a Towel Match it will be Chris Jericho with Goldberg in his corner defending
against Kurt Angle with Booker T in his corner.
We're just six days away from King Of Kings live on Pay-Per-View... Opening Match: Road Dogg & X-Pac v. The
Mamalukes. "The Kings" by Run
DMC brought D-Generation X's Road Dogg and X-Pac out to the ring for our first
match of the evening. Their opponents,
The Mamalukes were already in the ring.
This match was a joke it was so one sided as Road Dogg and X-Pac just
squashed The Mamalukes. DX is serious
about reclaiming their spots on top the promotion and it showed as they were
all business. The closing of the match
would see X-Pac catch Big Vito in the X-Factor for the win. WINNERS: Road Dogg and X-Pac in 1:43. Rating: * Backstage,
Michael Cole got some comments from Goldberg... Goldberg:
"Chris Jericho, tonight I'm going to sit back and enjoy you and
Kurt Angle beat the living hell out of eachother because I'm not going to throw
the towel in. Come Saturday, the World
Title, and your ass is mine because Y2J, I've said it before and I'll say it
again, YOU'RE NEXT!" Match #2: Mike Awesome v. Hardcore Holly. "Awesome" by Reckless Fortune
blasted through the loudspeakers as Mike Awesome stalked his way out to the
ring. Then, Hardcore Holly made his way
out and took the fight right to Awesome.
Holly held nothing back against Awesome and showed his toughness before
Awesome hit a knee then a power bomb.
Awesome dominated from there as he set up a table and would send Holly
through the table with an Awesome Bomb off the ring apron. Awesome rolled Holly into the ring and hit an
Awesome Splash for the one .. two .. THREE!
Mike Awesome remains strong heading into the King Of Kings Tournament. WINNER: Mike Awesome in 2:41. Rating: * 1/2 Backstage,
Michael Cole got some comments from Booker T... Booker T:
"What a marvelous night this has turned out to be, Kurt Angle,
Chris Jericho, the two of you are getting what you deserve and I heard Goldberg
say that he won't throw in the towel, well neither will I so I guess it's gonna
be a fight to the death and I've got a front row seat, sucka. Kurt Angle, enjoy your reign as
Intercontinental Champion is coming to an end, now can you dig it?" Match #3: Dean Malenko (c) v. Kid Kash - WPW Television
Title. "Money, Cash, Hoes"
brought the self-proclaimed 'Money In The Bank' Kid Kash out to the ring. Once in the ring, Kash would take a
microphone... Kid Kash:
"After last weeks minor setback, the greatest talent to ever grace
the sports entertainment, the future of sports entertainment, the diamond in
the rough, money the bank, put stock in me I'm so hot, Kid Kash is going to be
your next Television Champion because Kid Kash is MONEY." "Change" by Deftones then sounded as the
reigning WPW Television Champion, 'The Shooter' Dean Malenko made his way out
to the ring for this title match.
Malenko and Kash locked up with Malenko going for a forearm smash but
Kash ducked, kicked Malenko and hit a DDT.
Kash went out to the apron and hit a slingshot splash. Kash then went for a dropkick but Malenko
moved. Malenko then dropped a knee on
Kash's forehead. Malenko would ground
Kash and work over him on the mat for a bit while Kash would go to the air and
be very impressive with his arial assault.
This would be a very good match as Kash more then held his own against a
veteran in Dean Malenko. The closing
moments of the match would see Malenko go for a gutbuster but Kash dropped down
on his feet then hit a fisherman buster on Malenko. Kash took Malenko to the to rope and went for
a top-rope frankensteiner but NO!
Malenko turns it into a tiger driver in mid-air! Malenko folds up Kash for the cover ... ONE!
TWO! THREE! Malenko has pulled the win
out of nowhere in a great match with Kid Kash. WINNER: Dean Malenko in 9:36. Rating: *** 3/4 (Dean Malenko retained the WPW Television Title.) Afterwards, Dean Malenko was impressed with Kid Kash and
offered him a handshake but Kid Kash turned his back on Malenko and walked away
from the ring cursing... Match #4: Jeff Jarrett & Too Cool v. Latino World
Order. "Cowboy" by Kid Rock
brought the team of 'Double J' Jeff Jarrett and Too Cool out to the ring. Too Cool were serious and not dancing tonight
which pleased Jarrett. Then, 'La Raza'
hit as the Latino World Order of Eddy Guerrero, Juventud Guerrera and Papi
Chulo made their way out into the ring.
This would be an action packed six man match while the LWO working more
as a unit then Jarrett and Too Cool. The
closing moments of the match would see Jarrett hit the Stroke on Papi Chulo but
Grandmaster Sexay wanted to come in and hit the Hip Hop Drop but Jarrett
disagreed with him. Papi tagged in
Juventud Guerrera. Juvy would use a
reverse leg cradle on Jarrett from behind for the quick one, two, three! LWO steals the win as Jarrett and Too Cool
can't get along. WINNERS: Latino World Order in 5:01. Rating: ** Afterwards, Jarrett went and grabbed his guitar and was
going to hit Grandmaster but Scottie stopped him. Jarrett cooled off and extended a hand to
Sexay. They shook hands then Jarrett
cranked Sexay over the head with the guitar.
Jarrett yelled at him then left the ring pointing at Scottie Too Hottie
saying, "DON'T PISS ME OFF!" "Break
Stuff" by Limp Bizkit blasted over the loudspeakers as The Hardy Boyz made
their way out to the ring and took a microphone... Matt Hardy:
"In just a few short days we're going to step into a Double Tables
Match with The Acolytes. Acolytes, we've
met two times in the past, once we came out with the gold, and last month you
came out with gold so what a better way to figure who's the better team then
one of the most violent matches in wrestling, the Double Tables match." Jeff Hardy:
"Faarooq, Bradshaw, you may bigger then us but for our entire
careers we've fought against the odds and won.
King OF Kings, will be no different and our World Tag Team Titles are
coming back where they belong." "Iron
Man" by Black Sabbath hit and The Acolytes charged the ring and the four
men brawled for a little while until The Acolytes got the better of The Hardy
Boyz. Faarooq and Bradshaw brought two
tables into the ring and set them up.
The two then set up Matt Hardy for a double team power bomb but Jeff
Hardy broke it up. The two knocked
Bradshaw out of the ring with a double clothesline then Matt hit the Twist Of
Fate on Faarooq and placed him on the table while Jeff went up top and drove
Faarooq through the table with the Swanton Bomb. Bradshaw re-entered the ring and knocked out
Matt with a Clothesline From Hell.
Bradshaw then knocked Jeff Hardy out of the ring with a big boot. Bradshaw set up Matt Hardy and put him
through the other table with a power bomb.
Jeff Hardy rolled back into the ring and went toe-to-toe with Bradshaw
but WPW officials flooded the ring to break things up. Match #5: Masato Tanaka v. Al Snow. 'D A N G U N' blared over the loudspeakers as
Masato Tanaka made his way out to the ring for our next matchup. Then, "What Is Fight Club?" by Dust
Brothers brought his opponenet, Al Snow out to the ring. The two would lock up with Tanaka going for a
slam but Snow countered with a small package.
Snow then used a fireman's carry into a jujigatame but Tanaka quickly
got to the ropes. Snow kicked Tanaka as
he was getting up then nailed him with some right hands then went for the Snow
Plow but Tanaka countered it with an inside cradle for two. Tanaka would then connect with a
shoulderblock on Snow followed by a reverse neckbreaker for two. This match continued on back and forth with
Snow using his submission style while Tanaka hit Snow with everything he
had. The closing moments of the match
would see Tanaka go for a swinging DDT but Snow threw him off. Snow then hit a superkick on Tanaka and went
for a jujigatame but Tanaka rolled up Snow for two. Both men got up and Tanaka went for a forearm
smash but Snow moved and sent Tanaka into the ropes and went for a clotheslien
but Tanaka ducked, bounced off the ropes and naield Snow with the ROARING
ELBOW! Tanaka made the cover on Snow for
the one ... two ... THREE! Masato Tanaka
picks up the win over Al Snow. WINNER: Masato Tanaka in 5:23. Rating: ** 1/2 After the match, Mike Awesome walked out of the entrance
and caught Tanaka's attention long enough for Snow to get the ring bell and
nail Tanaka in the arm. Snow work over
Tanaka's arm and locked him in a jujigatame until WPW officials tore him off
but the damage had been done. We cut to a video
package previewing the eight participants in the King Of Kings Tournament; Chris Benoit vs. Kidman : Benoit went through Johnny The
Bull and Papi Chulo to advance to the Quarterfinals while Kidman defeated Crash
Holly and Jeff Hardy. Both these men
have the endurance to last in the tournament.
There is also a lingering rivalry here from the Horsemen-DX rivalry and
the fact that Kidman retired Ric Flair. Triple H vs. Sting : Triple H defeated Road Dogg and
Rikishi on his way to the Quarterfinals while Sting went through Big Vito and
Booker T to make it. Surprisingly enough
this will be the first ever meeting of these two men in a wrestling ring. Triple H is a former WPW World Champion and
these two men are the most high profile wrestlers in the tournament. Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome : Masato Tanaka defeated
Steve Blackman and Test to advance to the Quarterfinals while Mike Awesome
defeated Tommy Rogers and Steven Regal.
This is an interesting matchup as Masato Tanaka debuted in WPW last
month at International Incident to accept a challenge from Mike Awesome. These two men have fought for years all over
the world. Tanaka became the first man
to pin Awesome in WPW last week in a tag team match. Ken Shamrock vs. Eddy Guerrero : Ken Shamrock went
through Hardcore Holly and X-Pac to make it to the Quarterfinals while Eddy
Guerrero defeated Albert and Al Snow to get in.
These two are considered underdogs in the tournmant and this should be
an interesting matchup of Shamrock's submission style against the lucha style
of Eddy Guerrero. Will the LWO be far
behind? From a field of 32 wrestlers, these eight men remain,
which one will withstand three grueling matches in one night to be crowned the
King Of Kings... Match #6: Chris Benoit & Ken Shamrock v. Triple H
& Kidman. "Surfacing" by
Slipknot blared over the loudspeakers as 'The Crippler' Chris Benoit and 'The
Worlds Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock made their way out to the ring for our
next match. Then, "ONE! TWO! ZIS
ON?!" sounded and out came 'The Game' Triple H and Kidman. As the match began, Sting made his way out to
the announce position and joined the team.
There's a lot of history here as DX and the former Horsemen have battled
on numerous occasions and now under a different set of circumstances meet
again. This would be a good tag team
match until Triple H and Kidman got in trouble and out of the back came Road
Dogg and X-Pac. Sting got up from the
announcers table and took care of Road Dogg and X-Pac then pointed down Triple
H. Benoit would then hit a german
suplex, followed by a second, then a third which was a release suplex. Benoit quickly went up top and came off with
the Swandive Headbutt on Triple H.
Benoit made the cover for the one ... two ... THREE! Chris Benoit has regained a pinfall over Triple
H! Sting walked away with a smirk on his
face, he's got Triple H this Saturday. WINNERS: Chris Benoit and Ken Shamrock in 5:51. Rating: *** 1/2 Main Event: Chris Jericho (c) v. Kurt Angle - WPW World
Heavyweight Title Towel Match. It was
then time for one of our most intriguing matches in WPW history as "My
Hero" by Foo Fighters brought the challenger and WPW Intercontinental
Champion, 'The American Hero' Kurt Angle out to the ring. Then, 'Break Down The Walls' sounded as the
WPW World Champion, 'Y2J' Chris Jericho made his way out to the ring. "Party Up" by DMX was then heard as
Booker T came out with a towel and stood in Kurt Angle's corner. 'INVASION...' hit and the place erupted for
Goldberg. Goldberg came out with a
chair, set it up and took a seat in Jericho's corner. The bell sounded and it was time for action. Jericho would control the action to start
then they went back and forth with punches until Angle would drop toe hold
Jericho. Angle then tried to suplex
Jericho but Jericho suplex Angle out to the apron. Jericho hit a springboard dropkick knocking
Angle to the floor. Jericho went to the
outside and they brawled back and forth as Goldberg and Booker T looked
on. Jericho would slam Angle down on the
floor then hit a lionsault off the steps.
Jericho rolled Angle and went up top but Angle crotched Jericho on top
and hit a belly-to-belly superplex and looked at Goldberg but Goldberg didn't
throw in the towel so Angle hit a suplex on Jericho. Angle continued to work over Jericho until
Jericho kicked Angle in the midsection and hit a double-arm backbreaker. Jericho tried a german suplex but Angle
countered it with a go behind and release german suplex of his own followed by
a single arm DDT. Angle worked over
Jericho's arm then sent him into the corner and Angle charged in but Jericho
got the legs up and hit a face buster.
Jericho followed that up with a flying forearm shot and told Booker T to
throw in the towel but Booker T told him to keep fighting. Angle would get up and try a rana but Jericho
turned it into a power bomb, held on and hit a second power bomb. Jericho continued to ask Booker T to throw in
the towel. Angle chopblocked the legs of
Jericho then put him in a cross armbreaker but Jericho got to the ropes and Goldberg
didn't even flinch. The two then went
back and forth with punches until Jericho got the better and went for a
clothesline but Angle ducked and went for the Angleplex but Jericho dropped
down and used a double leg takedown into the Walls Of Jericho! Angle tapped out and gave up but Booker T
refused to throw in the towel. Jericho
released Angle and demanded that Booker T throw in the towel. Booker went under the ring and pulled out a
trash can then a small can. Booker
poured something over his towel then took out a lighter and torched his towel
and dropped it into the trash can.
Booker T has torched his towel!
Angle got to his feet and would catch Jericho with the Angleplex. Angle demanded that Goldberg throw in the
towel but Goldberg went around the ring and would TORCH HIS TOWEL as well! (No Contest? 11:45 ***) Goldberg and Booker T
looked at eachother then jumped into the ring and laid out both Angle and
Jericho. Mike Awesome would then hit the
rnig with a kendo stick and started wearing out both men until Masato Tanaka
hit the ring and started brawling with Awesome.
Out of nowhere, Triple H and Kidman ran into the ring and cleared the
ring then Chris Benoit, Sting and Ken Shamrock ran out and started brawling
with Kidman and Triple H. Next thing we
know Eddy Guerrero is in attacking Ken Shamrock. ALL HELL HAS BROKEN LOOSE! We'll see you Saturday for the King Of Kings! ==-==-==-==-==-==-== WPW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -Before the show in a Dark Match, it was a fight as Frank
Shamrock went against Tsuyoshi Kohsaka.
These two men are more known for their shoot fighting background rather
then professional wrestling. Shamrock
would take the win with a guillotine choke.
No word on whether either will stick around. -WPW has King Of Kings on September 2nd. The tentative lineup includes; WPW World Heavyweight Title Return Match-: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Goldberg WPW World Tag Team Titles Double Tables Match-: The Acolytes (c) vs. The Hardy Boyz WPW Intercontinental Title Match-: Kurt Angle (c) vs. Booker T King Of Kings Quarterfinals: Chris Benoit vs. Kidman Triple H vs. Sting Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome Ken Shamrock vs. Eddy Guerrero Also the Semi-Finals and Finals... |