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WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 - November 5 / 2000 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- In the back, Mick Foley gives a short speech to Triple H
telling him that while Goldberg may have gotten through the rest of The Elite
it was time for him to show the world that he is that damn good and take out
Goldberg for good tonight... "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...
"INVASION..." hit right as we entered the arena and Goldberg
made his way into the ring in his wrestling gear. Goldberg grabbed the microphone... Goldberg:
"Triple H, you gutless champion, I've beaten you before and I'll do
it again tonight. Are you really as good
as you say you are? If you are then
you'll come out here right now and face me like a man!" "ONE! TWO!
ZIS ON?!" blared over the PA as the WPW World Heavyweight Champion, Triple
H stormed out of the entrance and down to ringside ready for the match... Goldberg:
"Ahhh, Triple H, I've got to hand it to you, I didn't think you'd
come out here and face me but if you really want to prove how damn good you are
then you'll put that World Heavyweight Title on the line right now! That is of course, if you're not a GUTLESS
coward of a champion..." Goldberg throws
the microphone down to Triple H... Triple H:
"You want my World Heavyweight Title on the line, Goldberg? You got it!
I'm going to prove to the world that I am the GAME and I am that DAMN
GOOD!" Match #1: Triple H (c) v. Goldberg - WPW World
Heavyweight Title. 'The Game' Triple H
walked into the ring and handed the belt to the referee, who rang the bell and
we're underway in a BIG way here on WPW Sunday Night just one week away from
MANCHESTER MASSACRE! Goldberg pounding
on Triple H backing him into the corner.
Goldberg whipped HHH across the ring but HHH reversed it. Triple H missed a clothesline and Goldberg
took him down with a spinebuster.
Goldberg followed that with a lariat on The Game. Goldberg mounted on top of Triple H and
pounded on him with more punches then sent Triple H into the ropes and
backdropped him over the top to the floor!
Triple H would grab the legs of Goldberg and pull him to the
outside. Triple H knocked Goldberg into
the ringpost then whipped him into the ring steps. HHH worked over Goldberg then rolled him back
into the ring. Triple H kept punching
and choking Goldberg. Triple H suplexed
Goldberg then hit a kneedrop for two.
Triple H went back to the right hands but Goldberg fired back and sent
Triple H into the ropes. Goldberg ducked
down to hit a backdrop but The Game hit a DDT.
HHH uncharacteristicly went up top but Goldberg cut him off and lifted
him off with a gorilla press into a shoulderslam! Goldberg now worked over Triple H for a bit
then caught him with a savate kick! ONE! TWO! THR .. KICKOUT! Goldberg whipped HHH into the ropes and
ducked down. Triple H went for the
Pedigree but Goldberg countered it with a backdrop. Goldberg then went for the Jackhammer but HHH
countered it with elbows then went for another Pedigree but Goldberg countered
this one with a slingshot ... right into the referee! Goldberg then caught Triple H with his
pumphandle suplex! Foley passed the belt
in to Triple H and Triple H tried to hit Goldberg but Goldberg blocks it! Goldberg grabbed the belt and nailed Triple H
with it! The referee makes the count... ONE... TWO... ...THR
... KICKOUT BY TRIPLE H! TRIPLE H GOT A
SHOULDER UP! Goldberg whipped Triple H
into the ropes but Triple H caught Goldberg with a facebuster! Foley handed Triple H a chair this time but
when Triple H turned around ... SPEAR~!
Goldberg caught Triple H with the SPEAR!
Goldberg sets up Triple H and ... JACKHAMMER! Goldberg makes the cover... ONE... TWO... ...THR
... FOLEY PULLS THE REFEREE OUT! FOLEY
DECKS THE REFEREE! Goldberg looks down
at Foley and yells at him! THE ELITE
HAVE HIT THE RING! Shamrock, Angle and
Kidman triple teamed on Goldberg until ... STING! BENOIT! JERICHO! The three ran into the even the odds as the
eight men that will meet at Manchester Massacre brawled. Meanwhile, the referee DQ'ed Triple H. WINNER: Goldberg via DQ in 7:15. Rating: *** 1/2 Then ... "SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA" came over the
loudspeakers as the WPW Commissioner, 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair walked out at the
top of the ramp with a microphone... Ric Flair:
"It's become obvious to me that the eight of you cannot wait until
Manchester Massacre and the Ultimate Survival Match so being the fair
commissioner that I am, I'm not going to make you wait until the
Pay-Per-View. Since it seems that the
eight of you are going to fight anyways, later tonight in the Main Event, I'm
booking a TEN MAN SUDDEN DEATH BATTLE ROYAL!
The eight of you along with Booker T and Mike Awesome will get a chance
to unleash your aggressions here tonight within the confines of a match. WHOOOOOOO!
As for the Pay-Per-View, Mick Foley, get ready for your five minutes
with Goldberg because I agree, I'll put the Commissioner power on the line for
the match because I'm confident that Goldberg, Chris Benoit, Sting and Chris
Jericho will walk out victorious. As for
you, Foley, I'm gonna enjoy you're five minutes to hell, jack. WHOOOOOOO!
WHOOOOOOO!" We went to a
commercial break as the melee in the ring was broken up. We returned to Scott Hudson and Jerry
"The King" Lawler at the announce position. Hudson said that tonight Al Snow, Steve
Blackman and Dean Malenko will face Scotty Taylor and The Unholy Alliance. Masato Tanaka has apparently brought in a tag
team to face Juventud Guerrera and Papi Chulo of the Latino World Order
tonight. Jung Dragons will face Brian
Christopher and T&A. The Hardy Boyz
defend the WPW World Tag Team Titles against The Acolytes. Then in the Main Event, it'll be a 10 Man
Sudden Death Battle Royal with Booker T, Mike Awesome, Chris Benoit, Chris
Jericho, Sting, Goldberg, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Ken Shamrock and Kidman. All that aand more as we head into Manchester
Massacre live on PAY-PER-VIEW! Match #2: Al Snow & Steve Blackman & Dean Malenko
v. Scotty Taylor & The Unholy Alliance.
"What Is Fight Club?" by Dust Brothers sounded over the PA as
the team of Al Snow, 'The Lethal Weapon' Steve Blackman and 'The Shooter' Dean
Malenko headed out to the ring. Then,
"Country Grammar" by Nelly brought Scotty "Too Hotty"
Taylor out to ringside. Taylor waited as
"Bombtrack" by Rage Against The Machine blasted over the PA and The
Unholy Alliance along with Sinister Minister made their way out to the ring to
team with Taylor. Whipwreck and Tajiri
were sober after last week's intoxicating experience. Apparently, Commissioner Flair made them take
breathalyzer tests before they came out to the ring. This was a solid but unspectacular match
between the two teams, very even and back and forth. The ending would see Taylor and Malenko going
at it. Taylor hit a face slam and went
for the WORM but BRIAN CHRISTOPHER came out of the crowd and hit Taylor in the
back with a chair out of the referee's view.
Malenko hit a tiger driver and locked Taylor in the Texas Cloverleaf for
the win! Snow, Blackman and Malenko get
a tainted win heading into their match with the Jung Dragons at Manchester
Massacre. WINNERS: Al Snow, Steve Blackman and Dean Malenko in
4:49. Rating: ** 1/2 Backstage: -Michael Cole was standing by with Goldberg, Chris
Benoit, Chris Jericho and Sting.
Goldberg said that the four of them are a unit and will beat the living
hell out of The Elite tonight and whichever one of them wins the Battle Royal
it's ok because they'll still be a unit going into England. Jericho said that in England the match is
dubbed the 'Ultimate Survival' and that's what it will be, they will survive
but The Elite will not... Match #3: Latino World Order v. ???. "La Raza" brought Juventud Guerrera
and Papi Chulo of the Latino World Order along with Eddy Guerrero out to the
ring for our next match. Then, Masato
Tanaka walked out onto the stage and pointed towards the entrance as "Hip
Hop" by Dead Prez blasted through the loudspeakers as D'Lo Brown and Chaz,
The Lowdown walked out of the entrance.
They high fived Tanaka then headed into the ring for their WPW debut
against Juvy and Papi. This was a good
match with Brown and Chaz showing to be a good team and getting many near
falls. D'Lo showed that he's got a lot
of agility that with his size makes him dangerous. The closing moments of the match would see
Juvy try a running power bomb on Chaz but Chaz countered it with a backdrop
then an Inverted DVD. Chaz tagged in
D'Lo Brown and took Juvy up top for the Real Deal (Superplex/Lo Down combo) but
as Chaz hit the Superplex, Guerrera hooked Chaz's legs with his feet for the
quick three count! The LWO win the match
out of nowhere! WINNERS: Latino World Order in 6:47. Rating: *** 1/2 Afterwards, Eddy entered and nailed D'Lo Brown. This brought Masato Tanaka in. Tanaka hit Guerrero then caught Guerrera with
a Roaring Elbow. Papi came from behind
but Tanaka hit him with an elbow then a DDT!
Guerrero caught Tanaka with a brain buster and went up top! Guerrero came off with the Frog Splash but
Tanaka got the knees up then took Guerrero into the corner and drilled him with
a DIAMOND DUST! Tanaka and The Lowdown
left the ring together with the LWO laying for once... Backstage: -Michael Cole was standing by with The Elite. Triple H said that Goldberg wouldn't and
couldn't beat him earlier tonight because Triple H is that damn good. Foley said that later tonight they'll take
everyone out then the best man of The Elite will win. Foley guaranteed wins for The Elite here
tonight and at Manchester Massacre... Match #4: Brian Christopher & T&A v. Jung
Dragons. "Shock" by Fear
Factory blared over the loudspeakers as Trish Stratus led Brian Christopher and
T&A out to the ring for our next match.
Then, "Somebody Someone" by KoRn sounded over the PA as the
Jung Dragons of Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Jinsei Shinzaki and the WPW Television
Champion, Kaz Hayashi made their way out to the ring. While Takaiwa and Shinzaki are smaller
wrestlers they're around the size of Brian Christopher and pack a lot of power
into their frames but they couldn't match power with T&A so they had to
keep the match fast. The ending would
see Hayashi go for a brain buster but Christopher countered it suplexing
Hayashi out of the ring. Christopher
then mocked Scotty Taylor and Taylor came out of the crowd with a chair. The referee was distracted counting Hayashi
out and Taylor nailed Christopher with a chair.
Kaz got up on the apron and hit the Slingshot DDT on Christopher for the
one, two, THREE! The Jung Dragons take
the six man tag as the war between the former Too Cool continues... WINNERS: Jung Dragons in 4:51. Rating: ** 1/4 Backstage: -Michael Cole got comments from the WPW World Tag Team
Champions, The Hardy Boyz. Matt said
they've been thrown an unexpected challenge here tonight in the form of The Acolytes. Matt said they've always been the underdogs
but they always find a way to win and tonight will be no different... Match #5: The Hardy Boyz (c) v. The Acolytes - WPW World
Tag Team Titles. "Ironman" by
Black Sabbath blasted over the loudspeakers as the challengers, The Acolytes
headed out to the ring. Then,
"Break Stuff" by Limp Bizkit brought out the WPW World Tag Team
Champions, The Hardy Boyz. This was
another good match in the series over the months here in WPW between these two
teams. The only two teams that have held
tag team gold in WPW. The closing
moments of the match would see Matt Hardy and Bradshaw going at it. Hardy went for a suplex but Bradshaw blocked
it then went for the Clothesline From Hell.
Hardy ducked and dropkicked Bradshaw.
Bradshaw stumbled back into his corner and Faarooq tagged in. Faarooq came in and went to work on Hardy
until Whipwreck came out of the entrance with Sinister Minister trying to hold
him back. This distracted the referee as
Tajiri snuck around and nailed Bradshaw with a chair. Faarooq came over and Tajiri hit him in the
head. Matt Hardy got up and hit the
TWIST OF FATE on Faarooq for the three count.
The Hardy Boyz retain thanks to some unasked interference from The
Unholy Alliance. WINNERS: The Hardy Boyz in 5:10. Rating: ** 3/4 (The Hardy Boyz retained the WPW World Tag Team Titles.) Afterwards, The Acolytes chased after The Unholy Alliance
while the Latino World Order hit the ring and started brawling with The Hardy
Boyz until officials broke it up. Main Event: 10 Man Sudden Death Battle Royal. The rules of this match are normal
over-the-top-rope battle royal regulations.
Two men will start it out then every minute after one man will enter
until all ten have entered. The last man
standing in the ring is the winner.
"Stress" by Godsmack blasted over the loudspeakers as Ken
Shamrock came out first then we waited for the second man and
"Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit sounded as KIDMAN headed out. The two Elite members didn't lock up and
instead just took the minute to rip on the crowd. Then the time expired and "SEEK AND
DESTROY" blared over the PA as Sting ran down into the ring. Sting was in control on the two men when the
next man entered, "ONE! TWO! ZIS ON?!" Triple H ran down into the ring and the
triple team on Sting began. Then,
"Surfacing" by Slipknot sounded as the next man to enter would be
'The Crippler' Chris Benoit. Benoit
helped out Sting but it was still 3-on-2 for The Elite. "One More Road" by DMX blared over
the PA as Booker T charged in and cleared house on The Elite with Harlem
Sidekicks. Then as he celebrated Triple
H decked him from behind eliminating him!
(BOOKER T has been eliminated).
The next man in was .. "My Hero" by Foo Fighters as Kurt Angle
came in making it 4-on-2! Triple H,
Kidman, Shamrock and Angle, The Elite were working over Sting and Benoit. Then, "Awesome" by Reckless Fortune
brought the next entry, MIKE AWESOME.
Awesome just went off on The Elite and he was in control. The next man in would be .. "Break Down
The Walls" sounded as CHRIS JERICHO ran into the ring making it
'4-on-4'. Then the final man made his
entrance as "INVASION..." blared over the PA and GOLDBERG headed into
the ring. The next elimination would see
Mike Awesome and Sting double teaming on Kurt Angle. Awesome went for a big boot but Angle moved
and Awesome hit Sting knocking Sting out.
Then Angle dumped Sting out of the ring.
That left us with Angle, Kidman, HHH, Shamrock, Benoit, Jericho and
Goldberg. The next one out would be
Kidman as Goldberg tossed him out. Kurt
Angle came at Goldberg but Jericho got him from behind and the two tossed Angle
out leaving Triple H, Shamrock, Benoit, Jericho and Goldberg. The non-Elite guys were in control when
Benoit tried to eliminate Shamrock but Shamrock countered a suplex and suplexed
Benoit out. Jericho then managed to
eliminate Shamrock with the help of Benoit on the outside. Goldberg and Chris Jericho double teamed on
Triple H. Jericho hit a Lionsault on
Triple H but then Goldberg clotheslined Jericho out of the ring. Goldberg looked at Jericho and shrugged. Jericho wasn't happy but smiled and walked to
the back. Mick Foley tried to come into
the ring but Goldberg knocked him off the apron. Triple H low blowed Goldberg and threw him
over the top to the outside! TRIPLE H
has won the Battle Royal! WINNER: Triple H in 14:03. Rating: ** Afterwards, Goldberg re-entered the ring and speared
Triple H! Foley came in from behind with
a chair and nailed Goldberg once then twice!
Triple H got up and would Pedigree Goldberg on the chair as we ran out
of time! BUY THE PPV! BUY THE PPV! ==-==-==-==-==-==-== WPW News & Notes-: ==-==-==-==-==-==-== -WPW has signed The Lowdown to 30 card contracts. -On November 9th, WPW will be at the Earl's Court in
London, England for a big tune-up show for Manchester Massacre. Apparently we have learned that this event
will be shown live on UK Only Sky Sports PPV! -On November 12th, WPW Sunday Night will be live from the
National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England wrapping up the tour. -WPW has Manchester Massacre on November 11th, 2000 at
the MEN Arena in Manchester, England.
The tentative lineup includes; Ultimate Survival Main Event-: Triple H & Kidman & Ken Shamrock & Kurt Angle
vs. Goldberg & Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit & Sting *If Goldberg's team wins he gets 5 minutes alone with
Mick Foley. *If The Elite win, Ric Flair loses his Commissioner power Winner Referees The Main Event-: Booker T vs. Mike Awesome WPW World Tag Team Titles Match-: The Hardy Boyz (c) vs. Latino World Order Manchester Death Match-: Scotty Taylor vs. Brian Christopher Masato Tanaka vs. Eddy Guerrero Al Snow & Dean Malenko & Steve Blackman vs. Jung
Dragons The Acolytes vs. The Unholy Alliance |