- Mike I. writes in with:
I was just watching Thunder (as you are no doubt doing), and I think I just heard Lenny Lane and Lodi talk about going to a club and "chasing some rats." Well being as they were in Binghamton, NY and I went to school at SUNY there I can tell you that they were probably making a reference to the bar half a block down State Street called the "Rathskeller."
Not that big a deal since probably every college town has a bar called the "Rathskeller," but I still think it's neat that they threw a bone to the local crowd. - JW Washburn, Sr. makes comparisons to soft drinks:
I watched Thunder.
My take is this: Either Busch, et al are idiots or they just don't care. They have to care though, big money is on the line.
I liken the decisions being made to New Coke. Remember about 15 years ago? I was at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium when they unveiled that crap. They were GIVING it away and people still would not drink it (it was 98 degrees in the shade that day, too.) How could ANYbody be stupid enough to think that Coke drinkers wanted some Pepsi tasting crap?
Same thing here. How could anybody ever think Sullivan could be a good booker? He has already proven in the past that he sucks at the job.
It is mind-boggling.
- Mike G. speaks about blackjack:
Basic strategy of Blackjack differs depending upon what book you may read. However, I know of NONE that says to hit a hard 18, EVER.
In addition to this letter, Big Grouchy, SkrtchPlyr, TorySan and DDT Digest's own Bill chimed in with similar thoughts.
- Our final letter features this little ditty from someone who thinks I hate Hulk Hogan (who, me?!):
Enjoy every second of Hogan in the ring and in interviews...i hope he comes out for three different blocks on thursday just to piss off ur sorry ass...
No matter what you say, Hogan is still one of the biggest draws in wrestling. As can bee seen by the results of three months withouthim, look what happend...sucks for u and great for me...no extra pay for you to cover hogan
Interesting tidbit: I was reading The Torch and The Wrestling Observer a few days ago and learned that last week's Thunder did a 2.3 rating. (Hogan's segment got a 2.5 rating.) In comparison, the week before popped a 2.7 rating. I'll refrain from the obvious comment for the sake of good this time.
- Three Count make their way out with the GREEN CIRCLES OF DOOM.
- Evan tells production to hit the music as David Penzer and referee Charles Robinson stand around.
- We go to the letterbox for Three Count's "performance."
- Thankfully, Lash LeRoux's music interrupts this.
- Lash gives Heenan some Mardi Gras beads at the booth.
- Lash gets sent out of the ring early.
- Lash pulls Evan out of the ring and gets doubleteamed.
- This allows Shannon to hit a moonsault on Lash.
- Shannon gets a quick cover for two.
- Shannon slams Lash and drops a leg for two.
- Lash reverses a whip and grabs Shannon on a heel kick but gets rolled up for two.
- Lash sends Shannon to the corner.
- Shannon tries a body scissors but gets planted on the turnbuckle.
- Lash with a dropkick for two.
- Lash whips Shannon.
- Shannon tries to block but eats an elbow.
- Lash picks up Shannon in a fireman's carry and plants him.
- Lash tries a cover but the referee is distracted by Evan.
- This allows a Shannon/Shane doubleteam, but Lash hits a double clothesline.
- Lash dropkicks Evan off the apron.
- Lash shortly rolls up Shannon for the win after a whip to the corner.
- YOUR WINNER: Lash LeRoux via pinfall in 2:06.
- Post-match, Three Count gang up on Lash and hit an assisted face plant on the green circle.
- During this, Norman Smiley clears the ring.
- Smiley calls Three Count "The Spice Girls" and says he's going to take the group on at SuperBrawl.
- WCW Hardcore Champion Bam Bam Bigelow faces The Demon.
- Booker takes on Big T in a "Bury Booker's Career" Match.
- Lane and Idol will wrestle WCW World Tag Team Champions The Mamalukes.
- Tonight, it's just Jarrett and the Harris Brothers.
- Jarrett addresses the crowd with a hearty "Slapnuts."
- Jarrett tells the crowd to stand up and show him proper respect, otherwise he's going to rattle off names and kick some asses.
- Jarrett talks about people asking why he cracked a six-string on Scott Hall.
- Jarrett says that Hall was trying to take his title shot.
- Jarrett says that Sid will limp into his SuperBrawl match.
- Jarrett claims that he will be the new WCW Champion.
- Jarrett says he will put Sid Vicious in a tag match with the Harrises.
- Sid's partner will be Terry Funk, says The Chosen One.
- Jarrett claims that at SuperBrawl, the people will get out of their seats and show respect to him.
- Wolfpac music brings out Scott Hall.
- Hall opens up his script and says "Hey, yo."
- Hall calls Jarrett a bleach-blond country bumpkin.
- Hall refers to Jarrett's claim as The Chosen One.
- Hall doesn't remember choosing Jarrett.
- Hall says Jarrett has forgotten who has the stroke around the company.
- Hall says he and Jarrett had a history from up north.
- Hall says the nWo welcomed Jarrett into their clique and now Jarrett thinks he runs the show.
- Jarrett rebutts and says SuperBrawl is his title shot.
- Jarrett says that Hall is talking to the commissioner.
- Hall says that Jarrett was the acting commissioner until the real deal came back.
- Jarrett calls out Kevin Nash, who appears on the video screen.
- Nash (w/a couple women) says Jarrett has made some big mistakes.
- Nash says he left his turndown service because "he can't let you kids alone for five minutes."
- Nash strips Jarrett of his acting commissioner power.
- Nash tells Jarrett that being commissioner is a tough job, then quotes something from a comic book saying "With great power comes great responsibility."
- Nash says that Jarrett screwed Hall over.
- Nash says that his first option of punishment was to pour BBQ sauce on Jarrett and put him in a cell with Meng.
- Option #2 was to strand Jarrett on an island with Larry Zbyszko, who will tell him stories about his run at the top of the territory.
- Nash decides on making a match between Scott Hall and Jeff Jarrett tonight, with the winner facing Sid Vicious at the pay-per-view.
- Hall asks Nash if he's allowed to talk or will he get in trouble again.
- Hall says for old-time's sake, he wants to take a survey.
- The Outsiders get a nice pop, whereas Jarrett gets boos.
- Say, can we decide if the Outsiders are going to be faces or heels, please?
- It's time for another lame, cookie-cutter WCW Hardcore match!
- Bigelow brings out some plundah and throws some of it into the ring.
- Out of the coffin pops The Demon, who could be a real MVP if he plays his cards right. :-)
- Bigelow pops Demon with a crutch on the entryway and pins him in what could be record time.
- YOUR WINNER: Bam Bam Bigelow via pinfall in 0:03.
- Post-match, Brian Knobbs jumps Bigelow from behind.
- Bigelow gets the upper hand and beats on Knobbs' arm, slamming it into the rail and taking him out.
- This avoids the Iron Eyes Cody treatment since it was Demon taking the fall.
DUD
- Apparently, Booker posted bail and is able to wrestle tonight.
- We see footage of Booker manhandling J. Biggs, who tonight has donned a neck brace and arm cast.
- The faux Leave It To Beaver music brings out Booker and Midnight.
- This music is pretty funny.
- Booker sends Midnight to the back.
- Booker says to cut that damn music.
- Booker says he doesn't want to fight Stevie Ray.
- Booker motions towards Biggs and gets blindsided.
- Booker comes back with a whip and some kicks.
- Booker goes outside and roughs up Biggs.
- Booker grabs a chair and brains his brother with it.
- Booker stalks to the back, having said his message.
- No match took place, thus no rating. At least we didn't see old MushMouth get into this mess.
- Flair puts himself over in this interview.
- Flair says there is nobody else in wrestling but him and gripes about the cross-hairs being on Hogan.
- Flair says he has problems with people who don't like reality.
- Flair says at SuperBrawl he will kick Terry Funk's cowboy ass.
- Kidman and Torrie make their way out.
- The laughter brings out Crowbar and Daffney.
- Crowbar charges the ring and gets beat like a red-headed stepchild.
- Crowbar throws a couple dropkicks in the air to taunt Kidman and gets popped.
- Real dropkicks from Kidman send Crowbar out of the ring.
- Crowbar takes Kidman out of the ring and throws him into the rail.
- Crowbar drags Kidman next to the steps.
- Crowbar moves the steps, floats onto the rail and hits a body splash.
- Back inside, Crowbar slams Kidman and goes up top.
- Kidman counters a crossbody with a dropkick.
- Kidman with his turnbuckle bulldog for two.
- Crowbar with a DDT for two.
- Crowbar tries a slam but Kidman slips out and hits the Rydeen Bomb for two.
- Crowbar reverses a whip to the corner.
- Kidman floats over but gets kicked in the gut.
- Crowbar does a reverse sitdown powerbomb.
- Crowbar heads to the apron and hits a somersault legdrop for two.
- Northern Lights Suplex by Crowbar, but the referee is distracted by Torrie.
- Crowbar grabs his crowbar and goes up top but Kidman intercepts and beans Crowbar with his own weapon.
- A frankensteiner follows for the win.
- YOUR WINNER: Kidman via frankensteiner from the top turnbuckle in 3:50.
- Post-match, Crowbar throws himself into the steel steps.
- Just curious, since when does the champion come out first?
- Wee see footage of Scott Hall pinning Sid on Nitro.
- I guess Terry Funk is a face this week.
- Random question: When will that belt Jarrett is wearing be defended?
- Jarrett hits the announcing booth and rants.
- It's going to be Sid and a Harris to start. I cannot distinguish Ron and Don apart.
- The Harrises take control by getting Funk to enter the ring so the referee can be distracted.
- Doubleteams follows but Sid comes back with a big boot and punches in the corner.
- A clothesline sends a Harris off the apron.
- Sid sends the other brother out of the ring.
- Funk joins the fun on the former DOA.
- Funk covers a Harris for two in the ring.
- Funk gets a DDT but the Harrises' escape thanks to a save.
- Tag is made to a Harris.
- Swinging neckbreaker gets two.
- Jarrett is just beyond annoying. And not in a "he's a bad guy" way.
- A Harris does a chinlock before tagging in.
- Funk blocks a punch and hits a backdrop suplex.
- Funk with a shoulderblock off a whip.
- Tag is made to Sid, who cleans house after Funk gets thrown out.
- Chokeslam by Sid.
- Funk pulls up the safety mat.
- Sid with a cobra clutch slam on a Harris as Funk piledrives the other Harris on the concrete.
- A low-blow turns the tide on Sid.
- Funk pulls out a table and sets it between the rail and ring.
- Funk with a weak headbutt before putting a Harris on the table.
- We see Sid walking to the back, supposedly in pursuit of someone.
- As Funk sets up for a moonsault, Jarrett enters the ring and brains Funk with a guitar.
- Funk falls on top of the table, breaking it.
- Funk gets rolled in and pinned.
- YOUR WINNERS: The Harris Brothers via pinfall in 5:20.
DUD
- I still don't see what is so different about TP vs. the old Lex Luger.
- TP talks about taking out Hogan and Funk with Flair and even going as far to say Ric Flair is his protege.
- Finlay makes his way out.
- As Finlay whips TP, we see a sign that is whited-out for our protection.
- TP hits a shoulderblock.
- Finlay works on TP's arm.
- Finlay wraps TP's arm around the ringpost.
- Back inside, TP reverses a whip but telegraphs a bodydrop.
- Finlay gets a kick in before Liz hits him in the leg with a baseball bat.
- YOUR WINNER: Fit Finlay via DQ in 1:03.
- TP assaults Finlay with the bat.
- Liz brings in the chair so TP can break Finlay's arm.
- More bat-shots follow until the referee brigade makes the save.
- Brian Knobbs comes out and slams Finlay's arm into the ring.
DUD
- The tag champs get jumped from behind to start.
- In the ring, Vito gets sent to the corner.
- Idol lies down so Lane can use him for a springboard heel kick.
- Double suplex follows on Vito.
- As Lane goes up top, Miss Hancock comes out, pulls off her hair-bun (she should do that more often) and brings some papers to the booth.
- Vito blocks a dive by Lane with a clothesline.
- Vito with a backdrop suplex for two.
- Now all four men are in the ring.
- Idol kicks Johnny The Bull and lands a DDT.
- Disco interferes in the Idol pinfall.
- Lane tries to cover Vito but Johnny saves.
- Idol gets whipped to the rope, ducks a clothesline, but runs into Disco Inferno on the apron.
- Vito hits the Implant DDT for the win.
- YOUR WINNERS: The Mamalukes via Implant DDT in 2:36.
- We see Crowbar and Daffney hiding on the entryway.
- Crowbar then beans Disco with the pipe as Daffney steals the tag titles.
- According to The Cubs Fan, during the tapings, Ms. Hancock started to strip after the match until Lodi and Crowbar stopped her.
- Flair walks out with a copy of WCW MagazineTM.
- Gene talks about Flair being a controversial figure in WCW.
- Flair says that nothing has changed and that he remains the greatest athlete, lover, etc. alive.
- Flair talks about things that insulted him.
- Flair says that ESPN didn't name him one of the greatest athletes of all time and runs down Stuart Scott.
- The biggest travesty, according to Flair, was in the copy of WCW he holds. Apparently, Ric Flair was named #2 in a "Best of" rankings while Hogan was #1.
- Flair drops an elbow on the magazine.
- As Flair rants, Dustin Rhodes comes out with a bone to pick.
- Rhodes is mad over Flair's abandonment of his son during Monday Nitro.
- Rhodes says that David wanted to take Ric's spot on Nitro to impress his father.
- Rhodes airs his dirty laundry and tells Ric to grow up because David is more grown up than him.
- Rhodes says he's going to kick Ric's ass.
- Flair runs down Rhodes, which responds in Rhodes striking back and a bell ringing for...
- Dustin beats down Ric and hits a suplex.
- Ric whips Dustin into the corner.
- Dustin comes back with a clothesline, but Charles Robinson gets bumped.
- Dustin with a bulldog but no ref to count, so he counts his own pin.
- Flair gets a low blow in.
- Flair goes for a kneedrop but Dustin blocks and does the Figure Four.
- Flair hits Dustin with the Rolex to break free and gets the pin.
- YOUR WINNER: Ric Flair via pinfall in 1:16.
- Flair decks Robinson but Funk makes the save and beats up Flair.
- TP enters and beats down Funk with a bat.
- TP puts The Torture Rack on Funk as Flair starts taunting.
- Crack security enters the ring to break up the melee.
DUD
- Jarrett and his cronies enter first.
- Wolfpac music brings out Hall.
- Guess we're taking it back to 1998 tonight.
- Hall with the TOOTHPICK OF DEATH!
- Hall ducks a running clothesline and takes out Jarrett.
- Jarrett gets sent to the corner.
- Jarrett tries a floatover but gets decked.
- Hall clotheslines Jarrett out of the ring.
- The Harris Brothers distract Hall so Jarrett can come from behind...
- But Hall turns out and regains the advantage.
- Hall tries the Edge near the ropes but gets back bodydropped out of the ring.
- The Harrises beat up Hall and bring him back inside.
- Jarrett chokes Hall on the ropes.
- Hall mounts a comeback but Jarrett distracts Mickey Jay so the Harrises can get a shot in.
- Jarrett with a sleeperhold.
- Hall slumps to the mat as Jarrett has a chinlock applied.
- Hall comes back with elbows and a backdrop suplex.
- Hall is getting a good pop tonight, I must say.
- Both men are down as Mickey Jay (and crowd) count along.
- At six, Jarrett covers for two.
- Hall blocks Jarrett's rights and hits a few of his own.
- Hall with a discus punch.
- Jarrett tries a crossbody off the ropes but Hall turns it into a fallaway slam.
- Hall sets up for the Edge but Mickey Jay gets bumped.
- Hall hits the Edge and covers but no ref can make the count.
- Hall kicks Mickey Jay and tells him to get up.
- Jarrett turns Hall around, kicks him and applies The Stroke.
- Mark Johnson runs in and counts to three.
- But Mickey Jay, the man in charge, overrules Johnson's decision.
- Hall beats on Jarrett and takes out a Harris Brother.
- Jarrett sneaks up from behind and hits Hall with a microphone.
- Jarrett covers... and gets two.
- A Harris holds Hall on the apron as Jarrett hits the ropes.
- Jarrett tries a clothesline but Hall moves out of the way.
- Jarrett stops just short of hitting Harris.
- Hall decks Jarrett and Harris.
- Jarrett comes at Hall from behind with the U. S. belt but Hall ducks.
- Hall gets the belt and beans Jarrett.
- Hall covers and gets two when Johnson pulls Mickey Jay out.
- Now Sid Vicious makes his way out and scares Johnson into the ring.
- As Hall applies the Edge on Johnson, Mickey Jay calls for the bell at 6:23, signaling a NO CONTEST.
- Sid powerbombs Jarrett for good measure.
- As Hall decks a Harris off the apron, we fade...
- What an overbooked pile of dog shit. This is the biggest insult of a main event I have seen in months.
- One Cody for each person not named Jeff Jarrett, Scott Hall or Mickey Jay gives this:
- And as an added bonus, I also give this match the following:
- F*** You, WCW©.