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WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 - September 17 / 2000 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- Last week on WPW
Sunday Night; 'The Elite' gave an interview in full force to open the
show. T&A beat The Unholy
Alliance. Masato Tanaka beat Al Snow
then Steve Blackman turned on Masato Tanaka to re-join Al Snow. The F.B.I. of Guido Maritato and Tony
Mamaluke debuted in a loss to Juventud Guerrera and Papi Chulo of the LWO. Sting challenged Kidman then destroyed Kid
Kash as an example. Jung Dragons got another
big win over Too Cool. The Hardy Boyz
wanted challengers and got some in the form of a brawl with T&A and The
Unholy Alliance. Booker T got a win over
Eddy Guerrero then Guerrero issued a challenge to Booker T and The Acolytes for
a Six Man at Battle Ground, which was accepted.
Mike Awesome laid out Ken Shamrock during an I-C Title Match between
Kurt Angle and Shamrock. Awesome
explained his actions as payback for King Of Kings. In the Main Event, Chris Jericho faced Chris
Benoit in a Non-Title match and it was a great match ending with Foley
distracting the referee while Triple H laid out Benoit for Jericho to steal the
win over the 2000 King Of Kings. Tonight
we continue to move forward into WPW Battle Ground, Goldberg's still missing,
The Elite is still controlling the WPW, who will step up this week to try and
break down The Elite? "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; Masato Tanaka hitting the Roaring Elbow
on Mike Awesome, Al Snow smashing away at Sting's arm with a chair, Booker T
drilling Kurt Angle with a Neckwrecker, The Acolytes putting Jeff Hardy through
a table, the LWO beating down an opponent, Ken Shamrock with the Ankle Lock on
Triple H, Mike Awesome with an Over-The-Top-Rope Awesome Bomb, Kidman pinning
Ric Flair, Sting hitting the Scorpion Death Drop on Al Snow, Kurt Angle with
all his gold, Chris Benoit raising the King Of Kings trophy, The Hardy Boyz
with the Twist Of Fate and Swanton Bomb, Triple H hitting the Pedigree on
Goldberg, Chris Jericho hitting a Lionsault on Goldberg, Goldberg spearing
Jericho, Mick Foley hitting Goldberg in the head with a chair and much, much
more. The WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 logo
fades back into full then explodes... We would pan
across the crowd as fireworks went off that then we went to Scott Hudson and
Jerry "The King" Lawler at ringside.
Hudson announced the big Main Event for tonight as the WPW World
Heavyweight Champion, "Y2J" Chris Jericho will take on STING in a
Non-Title Match. Also tonight, the Jung
Dragons against The F.B.I., Masato Tanaka faces Steve Blackman, The Unholy
Alliance take on T&A, Scottie Too Hottie faces Kaz Hayashi, the WPW World
Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz defend against Juventud Guerrera and Papi
Chulo, Eddy Guerrero battles Bradshaw, plus more... Opening Match: Jung Dragons v. The F.B.I. "Somebody Someone" by KoRn blared
over the loudspeakers as the Jung Dragons' Jamie-San and Yung Yang made their
way out to the ring. Then, "Stayin'
Alive [Remix]" by N-Trance brought out The Full Blooded Italians' Guido
Maritato and Tony Mamaluke to the ring.
This tag team match would feature a lot of great and innovate high
flying maneuvers. The end would come
when Yang hit a series of palm thrusts on Tony Mamlauke then went up top for a
Flying Crossbody but Mamaluke countered it with a dropkick then crawled over to
tag in Guido. Yang was trying to tag in
Jamie-San but Guido came over and flung Jamie off the apron into the
guardrail. Yang tried a spin kick on
Guido but Guido ducked then locked up Yang and drilled him with the Kiss Of
Death! Guido makes the cover on Yang for
the one-two-three! The F.B.I. have
defeated the Jung Dragons here in tag team action! WINNERS: The F.B.I. in 6:31. Rating: ** 1/2 "My
Hero" by Foo Fighters sounded as the WPW Intercontinental Champion, Kurt
Angle emerged from the entrance with a microphone... Kurt Angle: "Ladies and gentlemen, your Olympic Hero
and Intercontinental Champion has arrived!
From the day I stepped into the WPW and defeated Sting to when I put out
Booker T for the Intercontinental Title, I haven't seen or heard anything as
ludicrous as Chris Benoit's shot at Intercontinental gold. Chris Benoit, what makes you think you
deserve a title shot? Sure, you won the
King Of Kings Tournament but that was only because your Olympic Hero was not
involved, a ludicrous judgement in it's own right. Chris Benoit, I've heard Scott Hudson call
you the greatest technical wrestler in the sport today and maybe you are really
good but you're not an Olympic Gold Medalist and you're NOT in the same caliber
as Kurt Angle. Benoit, I see no reason
in giving you a title shot..."
"Surfacing" by Slipknot blasted through the loudspeakers and
cut off Kurt Angle as "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit walked out
onto the stage with a microphone... Chris Benoit:
"Kurt Angle, Kurt Angle, Kurt Angle, I think I can speak for these
people when I ask you to please shut your mouth. Kurt Angle, all you do is talk. All I hear about is your gold medals. Well guess what, Kurt? This isn't the Olympics, this isn't amateur
wrestling, this is WORLD PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING and when you step through those
ropes, you step into my domain, you step into The Crippler's ring where you and
I will meet at Battle Ground. You don't
think I'm a worthy contender? Well, the
Commissioner thinks I'm a worthy contender and I think you'd be hard pressed to
find anyone in this building that doesn't think I'm a worthy contender but
whether you like it or not, at Battle Ground, that Intercontinental Title will
be on the line and unlike with Booker T, you're not going to get away that
easy. If you want to remain
Intercontinental Champion then you're going to have to prove to the world that
you can beat The Crippler. It's as easy
as one-two-three, it's that easy, Kurt but then again, Crippler Crossface, your
neck is snapped, your career is over at the hands of The Crippler, it's that
easy, Kurt..." Kurt Angle:
"Chris Benoit, being the true fighting American Hero that I am, I
cannot for the life of me figure out why you fans cheer for a CANADIAN in Chris
Benoit over an AMERICAN HERO in myself..." Chris Benoit:
"They don't boo you because your American, Kurt, they boo you
because you're a jackass..." Kurt Angle:
"THAT'S IT, BENOIT! Tonight,
go grab yourself a tag team partner and meet myself and a partner of my
choosing tonight in this very ring!
Tonight, you will go down at the hands of the Intercontinental Champion
and that is true!" Match #2: Masato Tanaka v. Steve Blackman. 'D A N G U N' brought Masato Tanaka out to
the ring first. Then, "Eye For An
Eye" by Soulfly blared over the PA as "The Lethal Weapon" Steve
Blackman stalked his way out to the ring.
It was just last week that Blackman appeared to save Tanaka from a
post-match attack by Al Snow but instead, Blackman stuck it to Tanaka and
walked out with Snow, the same man that put Blackman on the shelf. Blackman has refused comment on the
issue. Tanaka was extra fired up in this
one and it showed as he and Blackman fought back and forth for several minutes
of hard hitting action. The end would
see Blackman hit a clothesline on Tanaka.
Blackman waited on Tanaka to get up then went for the Jumping Front Kick
but Tanaka ducked out of the way then cranked Blackman with the ROARING ELBOW
for the one...two...THREE! Masato Tanaka
has gained revenge over Steve Blackman. WINNER: Masato Tanaka in 3:12. Rating: * 3/4 Afterwards, Al Snow hit the ring with Blackman's kendo
stick and laid out Masato Tanaka with several shots on various body parts. Blackman would then take a microphone... Steve Blackman:
"It's been asked, why are you aligning yourself with the man that
put you out of commission? Well the fact
of the matter is I've had the opportunity to see the transformation of Al
Snow. Snow is more focused, more
violent, and more lethal then at anypoint in his career. Wins? Losses?
What're are they? Nothing to
us. Look at Masato Tanaka and tell me
who's more dangerous?" We then went
backstage to the locker room area where Sinister Minister stood in front of The
Unholy Alliance of Mikey Whipwreck and Tajiri... Sinister Minister:
"Once every twenty two seconds a man sins as he fantasizes about a
gratifiying pleasure and for many men, Trish Stratus, you are the cause of
their sin but not Tajiri and not Whipwreck because during the match tonight
against Test and Albert, they will sin over and over again but the gratifying
pleasure will not be the thought of you, Trish, it will be the action of them
kicking the hell out of Test and Albert..." Match #3: The Unholy Alliance v. T&A. "Bombtrack" by Rage Against The
Machine blasted over the loudspeakers as The Unholy Alliance of Mikey Whipwreck
and Tajiri soon emerged from the entrance and made their way out to the ring
with Sinister Minister close behind.
Then, "Shock" by Fear Factory blared over the PA as Trish
Stratus led T&A out to the ring.
Last week, T&A defeated The Unholy Alliance then later in the night
the two teams brawled along with the World Tag Team Champions. This week a rematch between T&A and The
Unholy Alliance. This would be another
good match between the two teams. During
the match, the WPW World Tag Team Champions, The Hardy Boyz walked out to the
stage and watched the match. The end
would see Albert nailed a big boot on Tajiri then tag in Test. Albert rammed Tajiri's head into the foot on
Test. Test then picked up Tajiri with a
power bomb but Tajiri dropped out and right kicked Test's knee then left kicked
the other. Tajiri kicked twice more then
tagged in Whipwreck. The two tied Test
to the tree of woe and Tajiri nailed a baseball slide dropkick into Test's
face. Albert came in and nailed them
with a double clothesline. Albert
grabbed Whipwreck and drilled him with a double hand chokeslam. Tajiri kicked Albert in the back a few times
then tried to kick him in the back of the head but Albert ducked and pulled
himself up with the ropes. Tajiri ran at
him with a clothesline which took both men to the outside. Meanwhile, Test headed up top for the Flying
Elbowdrop on Whipwreck but on the outside, Sinister Minister was eyeing down
Trish Stratus and advancing towards her which distracted Test allowing
Whipwreck to climb up top and deliever a WHIPPERSNAPPER! Whipwreck covers Test for the
one-two-three! The Unholy Alliance has
scored the win over T&A! WINNERS: The Unholy Alliance in 4:49. Rating: ** 1/2 Afterwards, The Hardy Boyz charged into the ring and
started brawling with The Unholy Alliance.
Soon, T&A joined in and the three teams had to again be broken up by
WPW officials... Backstage, Michael Cole got some comments from Sting... Sting:
"Tonight, Chris Jericho, not the exact member of the so-called
'Elite' that I wanted but I'll take it nonetheless. Chris Jericho, much like last week against
Chris Benoit you don't have the guts to put the World Heavyweight Title on the
line. As for Kidman, I don't care what
or who I have to go through but sooner or later you will have to face the
Stinger and you will not survive but tonight, Y2Joke it's SHOWTIME!" Match #4: Scottie Too Hottie v. Kaz Hayashi. "Rump Shaker" by WnE brought Scottie
Too Hottie of Too Cool out to the ring along with Grandmaster Sexay to watch
his back. Then, "Somebody
Someone" by KoRn brought the Jung Dragons' Kaz Hayashi out to the ring. This is a continuation of the mini-feud
between the Jung Dragons and Too Cool and it would be a really good and high
flying match between Scottie and Kaz Hayashi.
The closing moments of the match would see Scottie hit a double
underhook suplex on Kaz. Scottie then
sent Kaz into the ropes and tried a clothesline but Kaz ducked it then came off
with a spinning heel kick on Scottie.
Kaz then went out to the apron for his Slingshot DDT but Scottie turned
it into a powerslam! Scottie then got
that look on his face as he got ready to deliver the WORM! W ... O ... R ... GRANDMASTER SEXAY IS IN THE
RING! SUPERKICK! SUPERKICK ON SCOTTIE TOO HOTTIE! WHAT THE HELL?! Grandmaster Sexay just interuppted the Worm
with a Superkick on his partner and now he's walking out of the ring to the
back! The referee doesn't know what to
make of this and neither do the fans.
Kaz Hayashi is up and out on the apron.
Kaz waits on Scottie and SLINGSHOT DDT!
ONE! TWO! THREE! Kaz has taken
the win over Scottie Too Hottie but more importantly it appears as if TOO COOL
HAS SPLIT UP! WINNER: Kaz Hayashi in 5:22. Rating: *** Afterwards, Scottie Too Hottie got his wits together and
was irate storming to the back looking for Grandmaster Sexay... Match #5: The Hardy Boyz (c) v. Latino World Order - WPW
World Tag Team Titles. "La
Raza" sounded over the PA as 'The Juice' Juventud Guerrera and 'Pimp
Daddy' Papi Chulo of the Latino World Order made their way out to the ring for
our next matchup. Then, "Break
Stuff" by Limp Bizkit blasted through the loudspeakers as the WPW World
Tag Team Champions, The Hardy Boyz came out to the ring. This would be an absolutely awesome match,
probably one of the best matches ever on WPW Sunday Night. These two teams went all out with the
daredevil moves, the only complaint that it was too short. The closing moments of the match would see
The Hardy Boyz hit a flying splash, flying legdrop combonation on Juventud
Guerrera. That brought Eddy Guerrero
down the ramp but Guerrero was chased by Booker T and the two brawled on the outside. Papi Chulo went and joined the brawl and
double teamed on Booker T but unfortunatly that left Juvy all alone with Matt
and Jeff Hardy. Matt went for the Twist
Of Fate but Juvy counters it with a northern lights suplex ... ONE! TWO!
THR...NO! Juvy picked up Matt and JUVY
DRIVER! Juvy hit the Juvy Driver! Juvy makes the cover for the one ... two ...
THR ... JEFF BREAKS IT UP! Jeff pounded
on Juvy and drilled him with a DDT then went out to the apron. Matt crawled over and made the tag. Matt then dove onto Papi, Eddy and The
Acolytes with an Asai Moonsault! Jeff
hit a snap suplex on Juvy then tried a ropeflip moonsault but Juvy got the
knees up. Juvy then headed up top for
the 450 Splash but Hardy rolled out of the way.
Jeff quickly went up top and nailed the SWANTON BOMB! ONE! TWO! THREE! The Hardy Boyz retain the World Tag Team
Titles! What a great match! WINNERS: The Hardy Boyz in 5:54. Rating: *** 3/4 (The Hardy Boyz retained the WPW World Tag Team Titles.) "Welcome To
The Fold" by Filter blared over the PA speakers as the Owner of the WPW,
Mick Foley made his way out to the ring... Mick Foley:
"Shut that music off!
Tonight some business needs to be taken care off in the form of
Sting. Sting, you've had your face paint
taken away and you said you were a new man but I still see the same old
Sting. The Sting that just isn't quite
good enough and tonight Y2J is going to prove that you just quite aren't good
enough to be considered for 'The Elite'.
As for Chris Benoit, Benoit, last week I think you found out first hand
what happens when you cross this boss and when you climb to high on the ladder
in WPW. You stepped up to 'The Elite',
Benoit and you got knocked down and out.
Now many people are wondering what the Main Event for Battle Ground will
be and as of this moment, it is still undetermined. As the Owner, I am going to try and determine
a worthy contender for Chris Jericho's World Heavyweight Title and as of now, I
can't find one but I will, trust me and if there's one man that you can put
your trust in, it's Mick Foley. Now have
a nice day!" Match #6: Bradshaw v. Eddy Guerrero. "Ironman" by Black Sabbath blared
over the PA as Bradshaw made his way out to the ring for our next match here on
WPW Sunday Night. Then, "La
Raza" hit as the leader of the LWO, Eddy Guerrero made his way out to the
ring. Guerrero had to keep it quick in
this match to offset the overwhelming power of Bradshaw. Bradshaw would mow through Guerrero at points
of this match just killing him with power moves while Guerrero seemed to
frustrate Bradshaw at points with his quickness. The end would come when Guerrero went for a
Brain Buster on Bradshaw but Bradshaw countered it with a suplex of his
own. Bradshaw waited on Guerrero to get
up and went for the Clothesline From Hell but Guerrero rolled underneath then
chopblocked Bradshaw and rolled him up with a handfull of tights for the
one...two...three! Eddy Guerrero has
defeated Bradshaw here on Sunday Night. WINNER: Eddy Guerrero in 3:51. Rating: * 1/2 After the match, Guerrero wisely backed out of the ring
not wanting anymore of Bradshaw but out of the entrance walked Faarooq and
Booker T. Guerrero backed into the them
and they grabbed Guerrero and threw him into the ring and began the assault
until Juvy and Papi hit the ring with chairs and laid out The Acolytes and
Booker T. Match #7: Kurt Angle & ??? v. Chris Benoit &
???. "My Hero" by Foo Fighters
came over the PA as the WPW I-C Champion, 'The Olympic Gold Medalist' Kurt
Angle emerged from the entrance and made his way into the ring for this tag
team bout. Then, "AWESOME" BY
RECKLESS FORTUNE blared over the loudspeakers as MIKE AWESOME walked out as the
partner for Kurt Angle! Angle has done
himself well and grabbed Mike Awesome as a partner for this match. Then, "Surfacing" by Slipknot
brought "The Crippler" Chris Benoit out. Benoit walked down to the ring then slid into
the ring going after Angle. Benoit
worked over Angle until Awesome jumped him and the two beat down on Benoit two
on one until "STRESS" BY GODSMACK blared over the PA and Ken Shamrock
raced from the back and evened up the odds against Mike Awesome and Kurt
Angle. The four men brawled for a little
bit until it settled down into a tag team matchup. This would be a really good tag team match as
we've seen a lot of good wrestling here tonight on WPW Sunday Night. The closing moments of this match would see
Benoit and Angle going at it. Benoit hit
chops on Angle then a german suplex bridge that Awesome broke up. Shamrock came in and threw Awesome out of the
ring. Shamrock went outside and brawled
with Awesome. Benoit would hit a power
bomb on Angle then go up to the top rope for the Swandive Headbutt. Shamrock rammed Awesome's head into the
guardrail but it caused Benoit to lose his balance. Kurt Angle quickly went up top and hit a
belly-to-belly superplex on Benoit then the ANGLEPLEX! Angle then used a magistral cradle for the
one...two...three! Kurt Angle has pinned
Chris Benoit! WINNERS: Kurt Angle and Mike Awesome in 5:05. Rating: *** Afterwards, Angle continued to put the boots to Benoit
while Awesome would hit Shamrock with a crushing lariat on the outside then
roll him into the ring and hit the Running Awesome Bomb. Awesome stalked his way to the back while
Angle celebrated. Main Event: WPW World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho
v. Sting - Non-Title. "Seek And
Destroy" blared over the loudspeakers as Sting made his way out to the
ring first for our Main Event. Then,
"Break Down The Walls" followed some pyro as the WPW World
Heavyweight Champion, "Y2J" Chris Jericho came out along with the
Owner of the WPW, Mick Foley. Sting and
Jericho locked up with Sting sending Jericho into the ropes but Jericho came
off with a spinning leg lariat. Jericho
played to the crowd mocking Sting then stomped and chopped Sting. Sting reversed the tide throwing rights and
chops at Jericho then slamming him down to the canvas. The match went back and forth with brawling
and technical wrestling. The closing
moments of the match would see Sting hit a gorilla press slam on Jericho. Sting then went up top and came off with a
flying splash but Jericho rolled out of the way. Jericho then drilled Sting with a bulldog and
went for the Walls Of Jericho but Sting kicked Jericho off! Sting sent Jericho into the corner and nailed
a Stinger Splash! Mick Foley got worried
and distracted the referee as Sting hit a second Stinger Splash. TRIPLE H ran out with a chair and as Sting
went for the Scorpion Death Drop, Triple H swung at Sting but Sting saw it at
the last second and moved causing Triple H to knock out Jericho with the
chair. Sting then kicked Triple H and
threw him out of the ring. Sting would
grab the referee and cover Jericho... ONE... TWO... ...THREE! Sting has defeated the World Heavyweight
Champion! WINNER: Sting in 7:53. Rating: ** 1/4 After the match, Mick Foley helped up Jericho and once
Jericho realized what had happened he got in the face of Triple H but Kidman
ran out and along with Foley calmed the two down and they shook hands... ==-==-==-==-==-==-== WPW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -In this week's Tryout Match we had two smaller
competitors as Cuerno De Chivo faced Stoker Ichikawa. This was a passable match with Ichikawa
taking the win with his Magistral Cradle.
WPW is undecided on both these men sticking around. -No contracts are up this week and no new wrestlers have
been signed... -WPW has Battle Ground on October 14th, 2000. The tentative lineup includes; WPW Intercontinental Title Match-: Kurt Angle (c) vs. Chris Benoit Ken Shamrock vs. Mike Awesome Six Man Tag Team Warfare! Booker T & The Acolytes vs. Latino World Order More TBA... |