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WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 - October 1 / 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; 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... "Sprach
Zarathustra..." After a few moments, the new Commissioner of WPW, 'The
Nature Boy' Ric Flair walked out of the entrance to a big reaction. Flair was clad in an expensive suit as walked
to the ring. Flair got into the ring and
took a microphone... Ric Flair:
"WHOOOOOOOOO! Let me tell
you that when I signed a contract with World Professional Wrestling six months
ago, I *NEVER* expected any of this to be happening and how could anyone
predict what's going on? The Owner of
the WPW is ... MICK FOLEY?! Now, anyone
that knows Ric Flair knows that I ain't gonna be politically correct and dodge
this issue, I'm going to take this time to comment on Mr. Foley so set the VCRs
because this my friends is going to be some candid comments. Mick, as everyone has read your book knows,
you don't hold 'The Nature Boy' in the highest regard. You think I overlooked you back some
seven-eight years ago and you think I couldn't be bothered with you. The fact of the matter is, I held that
company together for YEARS and all of a sudden, when no one had any competency
or common sense, in addition to being the workhorse of WCW they put me in
charge of the whole damn wrestling operation.
I was in way over my head and you think that I overlooked you? Your damn right I did. You're damn right all I saw was some fat guy
that can brawl and fall on his ass and that's all you are. Sure you're one of the best damn brawlers in
this business but I'm going to go back to the interview you did a few weeks ago
where you ripped on these fans for wanting to see you put your body on the
line. Mick Foley, you're in the shape
you are now because you allowed it to happen and you have no one to blame but
yourself. You're right, no one cared
about you until you took those big bumps and if you hadn't, you'd still
probably be just another guy because simply you didn't have what it took to
hang with someone the caliber of the Nature Boy. You want to rip on me? You want to rip on the legacy that I built
for myself? Go right ahead but the proof
that you're wrong is there in black and white, Mick and that's why it doesn't
bother me the least. One more thing,
you're right, I can't carry Terry Funk's jockstrap when it comes to being a
locker room leader but you know what, Mick?
Neither can you and neither can anyone.
NOW that I've got that off my chest, WHOOOO! As the Commissioner of WPW, I've got some
business to take care of..."
"Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit interrupted 'The Nature Boy' Ric
Flair as out of the entrance swaggered Kidman wearing his 'I BEAT THE MAN'
T-Shirt. Kidman had a microphone... Kidman: "Well
look who's back, none other then the former 'Man' , 'The Denture Boy' Dick
Flair. As great as it is to have you
back, Ric, it's not. Why don't you make
our lives a whole lot better and take your ass back to the Retirement Center
where it belongs?" Ric Flair:
"You know, Kidman, as much as I'd like to run up that ramp and beat
the living snot out of you, pal, it just ain't gonna happen because like it or
not, I'm retired, thanks to you, punk.
However, I've been handed this responsibility of being the WPW
Commissioner and I think I owe it to you to be fair and hold no grudges so at WPW
Battle Ground, I think it's only fair that you, Kidman, a great rising star in
WPW step into the ring and go one-on-one with ... STING! And to be even more fair since Mick Foley is
desperatley trying to hold 'The Elite' together and since you three are so damn
good I think you all would just love to have tune-up matches tonight. I knew you'd be too shy to ask so I signed
each member of 'The Elite' up to a tune up match. Chris Jericho will defend the WPW World
Heavyweight Title against Masato Tanaka.
Triple H will face off against Sting.
And you Kidman, I've decided to re-ignite an old rivalry when you face
off against KEN SHAMROCK here tonight!
Now you definately cannot say that Flair ain't fair ...
WHOOOOOOOO!" Flair's music played as he smiled at Kidman, we cut to a
shot of Kidman who was bursting with anger as he'll have to face Sting at
Battle Ground and Ken Shamrock here tonight.
Also tonight, Test faces Mikey Whipwreck, Al Snow and Steve Blackman go
up against the Jung Dragons, Jeff Hardy takes on Tajiri, and our Triple Main
Event of Kidman versus Shamrock, Jericho against Masato Tanaka and Triple
against Sting. All that and more tonight
on WPW Sunday Night, just under two weeks away from Battle Ground... Opening Match: Test v. Mikey Whipwreck. "Shock" by Fear Factory blared over
the PA as Trish Stratus led Test out to the ring for our first match of the
evening. Then, "Bombtrack" by
Rage Against The Machine started over the loudspeakers as Mikey Whipwreck made
his way out to the ring along with the Sinister Minister. At WPW Battle Ground, T&A and The Unholy
Alliance will challenge The Hardy Boyz for the WPW World Tag Team Titles in a
Three Way Dance. Whipwreck got a few
near falls on Test in this one as he tried to counter Test's power. The end would see Whipwreck go for a
Whippersnapper on Test but Test blocked it and nailed Whipwreck with a full
nelson slam. Test then headed to the top
rope and came off with the Flying Elbowdrop.
Test made the cover on Whipwreck for the one, two, and three. Test has taken the victory over Mikey
Whipwreck. WINNER: Test in 3:52. Rating: * 1/2 Match #2: Jung Dragons vs. Al Snow & Steve
Blackman. "Somebody Someone"
by KoRn brought Jamie-San and Yung Yang of the Jung Dragons out to the ring first. Then, "What Is Fight Club?" by Dust
Brothers sounded as Al Snow and 'The Lethal Weapon' Steve Blackman walked out
to the ring. This would be the ground
attack of Snow and Blackman against the high flying of Jamie-San and Yang. The end of this match would see Snow hit an
ocean cyclone suplex on Jamie-San. Snow
then rolled out of the ring and was going under the ring for a weapon. Yang was in and trying to warn the referee but
the ref was telling Yang to get back to his corner. Suddenly, Masato Tanaka came out of the crowd
and nailed Snow with the ROARING ELBOW on the outside. Tanaka rolled Snow into the ring and took
off. Jamie-San headed up top and as Snow
got up, Jamie-San nailed his Flying Dropkick for the one-two-three! A big win for the Jung Dragons! WINNERS: Jamie-San and Yung Yang in 5:39. Rating: 3/4* Afterwards, Blackman grabbed his kendo stick and came at
the Jung Dragons but Jamie-San and Yung Yang cleared out of the ring avoiding
the attack... Match #3: Mike Awesome v. Scotty Taylor. "Awesome" by Reckless Fortune
sounded as Mike Awesome stalked his way out to the ring for our next
matchup. Awesome will face off against
Ken Shamrock coming up at Battle Ground, Awesome felt cheated out of the King
Of Kings with Shamrock's victory over him in the Semi-Finals. Then, "Country Grammar" by Nelly
brought Scotty "2 Hotty" Taylor out to the ring. Taylor is embarking on a singles career
starting out with revenge on his former tag team partner, Brian
Christopher. The two men that made Too
Cool a success will face off at Battle Ground but tonight, Taylor had a big
opponent in Mike Awesome. Taylor held
his own in this match and showed that he can be an effective singles wrestler. The end would see Awesome go for a Running
Awesome Bomb but Taylor dropped down the back and hit a faceslam. Taylor then went for the WORM but Awesome
rolled out of the ring. Brian
Christopher would then walk out of the entrance which distracted Taylor. Awesome set up a table on the outside of the
ring then rolled back in and nailed Taylor from behind and hit a release german
suplex. Awesome followed that up by
going for the Running Awesome Bomb.
Awesome teased throwing Taylor to the outside but the referee threatened
a DQ and Awesome just planted Taylor in the ring for the three count. Mike Awesome takes a hard fought win over
Scotty Taylor. WINNER: Mike Awesome in 4:13. Rating: ** After the match, Brian Christopher rolled in and started
stomping away on Scotty Taylor.
Christopher then patted Awesome on the back and called for the Awesome
Bomb. Awesome agreed then kicked
CHRISTOPHER in the gut and would throw him over the top rope and through the
table with a RUNNING AWESOME BOMB!
Awesome rolled out of the ring and grabbed a microphone... Awesome: "Ken
Shamrock! You're looking at the real
World's Most DANGEROUS Man!"
"Surfacing" by Slipknot blasted through the loudspeakers as
'The Crippler' Chris Benoit walked out to the ring in his wrestling gear and
took a microphone... Chris Benoit:
"Kurt Angle, these back and forth attacks between us end tonight
because The Crippler is calling your Olympic ass out. I don't give a damn about the I-C Title
tonight, this is man on man and I can't wait until Battle Ground to take you
out, Angle. The question is does our
'Hero' have the integrity to accept my challenge?" "My
Hero" by Foo Fighters sounded as Kurt Angle emerged from the entrance with
the WPW Intercontinental Title aroudn his waist and a microphone in hand... Kurt Angle:
"Hold up, Benoit. How dare
you question my integrity? Your Olympic
Hero is a man of the 3 I's, Integrity, Intelligence and Intensity. Your challenge seems to lack all three but
Benoit last week when you disregarded my Olympic achievements and hero status
in this country, you insulted me. So
tonight, I'm going to accept your challenge to a match right now..." Chris Benoit:
"Then shut up and bring it on..." Kurt Angle:
"Wait a minute, Benoit. I
haven't finished yet. This match will
not be for the WPW Intercontinental Title but it *WILL* be contested under a
variation of OLYMPIC RULES. That means,
Benoit that there will be no *STRIKING*.
Punches, kicks, chops, especially chops, will result in a
disqualification. There are also no rope
breaks on pinfalls or submissions. So
Chris Benoit, I'm going to come down there and expose you as the worst wrestler
in WPW and that is true!" Match #4: Chris Benoit v. Kurt Angle - 'Olympic
Rules'. Angle walked down into the ring
handing his I-C Title belt to the referee.
Angle and Benoit circled eachother then locked up with Benoit using a
single-leg takedown on Angle. Benoit
stepped back allowing Angle to get up.
Angle seemed a little embarrased that Benoit took him down. The two locked back up and Angle used an
armwringer on Benoit into a hammerlock then tripped up Benoit. Angle kept the hammerlock on Benoit on the
mat but Benoit rolled out and reversed the hammerlock, followed that with a
side headlock and a bulldog takedown.
Angle complained to the referee but Benoit said it wasn't a
'strike'. They locked up again with
Benoit shoving Angle into the corner and Angle begged Benoit to chop him but
instead Benoit went to whip Angle across the ring but held on and pulled Angle
back in and hit a northern lights suplex for two. Benoit picked up Angle and tried a snap
suplex but Angle blocked it and hit an overhead belly-to-belly on Benoit for
two. This technical wrestling continued
back and forth between the two men and it was certainly something
different. The closing moments of this
match would see Angle attempt the Angleplex on Benoit but Benoit countered it
with a headbutt then drove Angle down into the Crippler Crossface. Angle was tapping out and the referee called
for the bell! The ring announcer then made
this call, 'The winner of this match as a result of a DISQUALIFICATION, KURT
ANGLE!' WINNER: Kurt Angle via DQ in 5:19. Rating: *** 1/4 Benoit was enraged and the referee said the headbutt was
a strike. Benoit then headbutted the
referee, grabbed Angle and hit his rolling german suplexes. Benoit followed that up with a Swandive
Headbutt on Angle. Benoit rolled out of
the ring and grabbed Angle's I-C Title belt and a microphone then came back
in. Benoit stood over Angle holding the
I-C Title... Benoit: "Kurt
Angle, we all saw you tap out to the Crossface here tonight and you'll do the
same at Battle Ground. Wake up, Kurt,
open your eyes and look at the next Intercontinental Champion, the Crippler,
Chris Benoit." Match #5: Jeff Hardy v. Tajiri. "Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit
brought 1/2 of the WPW World Tag Team Champions, Jeff Hardy out to the ring
first. Then, "Bombtrack" by
Rage Against The Machine sounded as Sinister Minister led 1/2 of the Unholy
Alliance, Tajiri out to the ring. This
would be a preview of sorts for Battle Ground as The Hardy Boyz defend the
World Tag Team Titles against the Unholy Alliance and T&A in a Three Way
Dance. Tajiri countered Jeff's
aerobatics and daredevil moves with hard kicks and stiff suplexes along with
some arial attacks of his own. The end
would see Jeff send Tajiri into the ropes and hit a spinning leg lariat. Jeff then went up top and tried a Twisting
Moonsault on Tajiri but Tajiri moved.
Tajiri then kicked Jeff hard in the back. Tajiri tied Jeff to the tree of woe and went
for the baseball slide dropkick but Jeff pulled himself up at the last
second. Jeff fell down off the ropes
then picked up Tajiri and slammed him down to the canvas. Jeff headed up top and nailed the SWANTON
BOMB for the one ... two ... THREE! Jeff Hardy takes the win over Tajiri in a
great match. WINNER: Jeff Hardy in 6:07. Rating: *** We returned to a
local tavern where Booker T, Faarooq and Bradshaw were shown having a few
drinks around a table and having a good time, we picked up on some of the
conversation... Faarooq:
"Man, Booker, wasn't it great last week when you pinned the World
Heavyweight Champion then the whole 'Elite' fell apart? That was somethin' man..." Booker T:
"Damn it was something, I think it proved to all the people out
there that Booker T's a player. That's
why tonight the drinks are on me, bros.
Can you dig that?" Bradshaw:
"Yeah, I can definately dig that but don't blame me when I drink
you into welfare. [Laughter]. Booker, I gotta say you've got some of the
best damn catchphrases in WPW. Like save
the drama for yo' mama and that other one about the bone..." Booker T:
"It's gonna be on like a neckbone?" [We see Juventud Guerrera enter the tavern...] Faarooq: "Speaking
of bones, skin and bones, look who it is..." Bradshaw:
"Well if it isn't that little punkass Juvy..." [Juventud walks up to the table...] Juvy: "Hey
guys, what's up? You know over the past
few weeks we've had some misunderstandings and on behalf of the LWO, I want to
clear it up so BARTENDER six CORONAS for my boys." Bradshaw:
"You want to come in here and try to make peace with cheap Mexican
piss beer? You gotta do better,
man." Juvy: "Fine,
make it six Bud-weis-er's!" Faarooq:
"That's more like it..." Juvy: "Can I
have a sip of your beer?" Booker T:
"Ok..." [Booker T hands Juvy his beer bottle. Two waiters walked up each with a tray of
drinks. They placed the trays down then
each picked up a beer then BROKE them over the heads of Faarooq and Bradshaw
while Juvy broke his over the head of Booker T!
The waiters took off their hats to reveal EDDY GUERRERO and PAPI
CHULO. Guerrero stomped on Booker T...] Eddy Guerrero:
"Don't MESS with US!" We returned backstage where we saw Mick Foley giving
Kidman a peptalk of sorts... Match #6: Ken Shamrock v. Kidman. "Stress" by Godsmack blared over
the loudspeakers as 'The Worlds Most Dangerous Man' Ken Shamrock headed out to
the ring first. Then,
"Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit sounded as Kidman walked out to the
ring. It didn't take long for Kidman and
Shamrock to renew their old rivalry as they started trading fists. This would be a solid match for the two as
they head into big matches at Battle Ground with Shamrock against Awesome and
Kidman versus Sting. The end would see
Shamrock hit a huracanrana on Kidman then "Awesome" by Reckless
Fortune blared over the loudspeakers.
Shamrock looked around the crowd and the entrance for Mike Awesome. This allowed Kidman to nail Shamrock with a
low blow. Kidman followed that up with a
swinging bulldog on Shamrock. Kidman
headed up top and nailed the Shooting Star Press for the one...two...THREE! Kidman has scored a win over Ken Shamrock! WINNER: Ken Shamrock in 6:02. Rating: ** After the match, Mike Awesome would now come out to the
ring and start pounding away on Shamrock.
Awesome set up Shamrock for an Awesome Bomb but Shamrock countered it
with a huracanrana then locked Awesome in the Ankle Lock. Awesome yelled in pain before referees came
out to make Shamrock release the hold. We went backstage where Mick Foley was shown talking to
"Y2J" Chris Jericho... Match #7: Masato Tanaka v. Chris Jericho (c) - WPW World
Heavyweight Title. 'D A N G U N' sounded
over the PA as Masato Tanaka made his way out to the ring. Tanaka got put into a very lucky position
this week with a rare shot at the World Heavyweight Title with the champion
coming off of two straight non-title loses.
Then, "Break Down The Walls" came over the PA as the WPW World
Heavyweight Champion, "Y2J" Chris Jericho made his way out to the
ring. Jericho showed more toughness in
this match much like he did against Benoit.
Jericho looked to be out to prove a point as he went fullstop against
Masato Tanaka. Tanaka would go blow for
blow with Jericho matching him at every turn and showing he had it in him to
become World Heavyweight Champion. The
closing moments of the match would see Jericho hit a power bomb on Tanaka then
held on, lifted Tanaka back up and drilled him with a second power bomb. Jericho headed up to the top rope and waited
on Tanaka. Jericho came off with a
missile dropkick but Tanaka dodged it.
Tanaka pulled Jericho into the corner and nailed the Diamond Dust and
followed it up with a cover for the one ... two ... THR .. NO! NO!
Jericho kicked out! Tanaka waited
on Jericho to get up and ROARING ELBOW! NO! JERICHO ducks down and double leg
takedown into the WALLS OF JERICHO!
Jericho kneels down driving his knee into the back of Tanaka's
head! Tanaka is shaking his head, no!
no! no! YES! Tanaka taps out! Tanaka
tried to hold on but couldn't withstand the pain of the Walls Of Jericho. Chris Jericho has retained the WPW World
Heavyweight Title in impressive fashion. WINNER: Chris Jericho in 7:17. Rating: **** 1/4 (Chris Jericho retained the WPW World Heavyweight Title.) Backstage, Mick Foley was this time giving a peptalk to
Triple H but Triple H pretty much brushed Foley off... Main Event: Sting v. Triple H. "Seek And Destroy" blared over the
loudspeakers as Sting made his way out to the ring first for our Main Event
match here on WPW Sunday Night. Sting
was granted his wish earlier tonight as Ric Flair signed Sting to face Kidman
at Battle Ground. Then, "ONE! TWO!
ZIS ON?!" sounded as 'The Game' Triple H emerged from the entrance and
headed out into the ring. Triple H and
Sting went face to face with Triple H shoving Sting. Sting came back with a right hand. Helmsley kneed Sting in the midsection then
hit blows to the back of Sting. Triple H
whipped Sting into the ropes but Sting came off with a clothesline. Sting and Triple H fought back and forth in a
really solid match with lots of near falls that had the crowd on the edge of
their seats. The closing moments of the
match would see Triple H go for the Pedigree but Sting countered it with a
slingshot but Triple H caught the referee.
Sting nailed a Stinger Splash on Triple H. Kidman came out of the entrance with a chair
running towards the ring but Chris Jericho ran out and grabbed Kidman stopping
and telling him not to help Triple H.
Kidman said he's not helping Triple H, he's going to hurt Sting. Kidman turned towards the ring and Jericho
sucker punched Kidman knocking him down.
Jericho grabbed the chair. Sting
went for another Stinger Splash as Jericho went to nail Triple H with the chair
but Triple H ducked out and Jericho nailed Sting by mistake! Triple H then drilled Sting with the
Pedigree. Kidman got up and started a
shoving match with Jericho while the referee counted Sting's shoulders down
one...two...three! WINNER: Triple H in 7:06. Rating: ** 1/2 Meanwhile, Mick Foley had come out and was getting
inbetween Kidman and Jericho trying to break them up. Foley was holding back Kidman when Triple H came
from behind and nailed Jericho. Triple H
pounded on Jericho while Foley cursed at Triple H telling him that he's ruining
everything. Triple H shoved Foley and
told him to shut up as Kidman then stood in between Foley and Triple H as the
show came to a close... ==-==-==-==-==-==-== WPW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -In the Dark Match, 'The Freight Train' Rufus R. Jones
took on 'The Nature Boy' Buddy Landell.
Rufus R. Jones won this match with his Headbutt To The Head. -WPW has Battle Ground on October 14th, 2000. The tentative lineup includes; WPW World Heavyweight Title Match-: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Triple H *With Special Guest Referee - Mick Foley (WPW Owner) WPW World Tag Team Titles Three Way Dance-: The Hardy Boyz (c) vs. T&A vs. The Unholy Alliance WPW Intercontinental Title Match-: Kurt Angle (c) vs. Chris Benoit Kidman vs. Sting Ken Shamrock vs. Mike Awesome Six Man Tag Team Warfare! Booker T & The Acolytes vs. Latino World Order Scotty "Too Hotty" Taylor vs. Brian Christopher Handicap Match-: Al Snow & Steve Blackman vs. Masato Tanaka More TBA... |