WCW Spring Stampede, 4/16/2000
WCW Spring Stampede - Sunday, 4/16/2000
- Howdy once again, everyone. I am Big Mike, and it's time for the first PPV of the McMahon/Helmsley, errrr, I mean Bischoff/Russo era, Spring Stampede.
- It appears that the little Nitro experiment got ripped to shreds here in DDT Digest. I always considered myself cynical during the previous Bischoff era, but I actually liked that show on Monday. Yeah, the wrestling sucked. But, for the first time in a long time, I found myself not automatically turning to Raw at 8 PM CST. Nitro actually had some suspense. That, and Hogan getting carried out on a stretcher goes a long way. One big thing that could have been played better, I thought, was the Mike Awesome spot. I understand it was a last minute deal, but that wasn't played up very well. I did think the Hummer spot was funny. I think it was sort of an acknowledgment of the suckiness of that whole angle. I think they were trying to be funny. The best line I heard afterward was someone saying, "Well, I see Bischoff is still giving Hogan his Hummers."
- The high points of Nitro (in my opinion): the Hogan beatdown (always a good thing), the whole cutting off of Flexy Lexy's music (though the continuity was not there), Shane Douglas's interview with Mean Gene (which no one mentioned, but what I thought was one of the best interviews in WCW in a long time), Steiner's impersonation of Flair (I can't stand Steiner, but that was pretty damn funny), the aforementioned rehashing of the infamous Hummer bit, and building up some heat for the World Title match with Jarrett KO'ing Kimberly.
- The low points: Mike Awesome's underwhelming debut, Mark Madden shirtless (My eyes!), the discontinuity of the entrance music angle, no Booker T involved in the show.
- The one major thing with the "New Blood" angle that I was disappointed with was the fact that Jarrett was the one of the "New Blood" that they chose to push for the World Title early. Why not someone that had never been pushed at all before, but with some talent, like a Stasiak or a Chris Candido, or like a Vampiro or a Booker T. Benoit would have been perfect for that angle, but oh well. All in all, it was a hell of a lot better than anything else they've put on lately, and it was a lot better, in my opinion, than Raw on Monday night for the first time in ages. Even WWF fans have to admit that Raw sucked on Monday.
- By the way, what the hell is Candido's deal? I really like his wrestling ability. If he could stay clean for five minutes, that guy could be a hell of a wrestler. A team of he and Michael Modest would be great. It would almost be like the Bobby Fulton/Tommy Rogers Fantastics in their heyday. Little guys who can move and fly. And Candido already has the perfect manager if she can stay straight.
- Thunder on Wednesday was a different story. Thunder brought back all kinds of bad memories. It was the nWo angle that has been rehashed so many, many times in WCW that happened on Wednesday. And it ended with a spray painting. Come on, Uncle Eric and Uncle Vince. You guys aren't dumb. You should be able to think of something more original than a @%*#&!* heel beatdown/spray painting to end the show!! That made me sick, to be honest. I'd rather watch another Vince McMahon heel turn than to be subjected to that crap again.
- I'm done. And now, with a cold Shiner Bock in hand, on to the show............
- We start with a montage of the events of the past week. Basically, everything without the words being bleeped. So we get to hear Russo call Flair a piece of s-t. We go live backstage, where Bischoff is ranting to Kidman, Torrie, and Russo about Hogan checking himself out of the hospital. I see a damn Hogan run-in coming. Crap.
- We are live from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
- Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson, and Mark Madden (sporting a nice black eye) commentating. Wow, new PPV announce team.
- Vampiro did a really good interview in the pre-show that no one probably got to see about Sting, and other things. No face paint, either
- Tony states that Bischoff and Russo have asked the referees to relax the disqualification rule. That is, not throw a match out so quick.
- We go to the first match in the tag team tournament
- The Marmalukes w/ Disco Inferno vs. Team Package w/ Miss (Mrs?) Elizabeth
- Backstage with Flair and Luger. Flair is still wrestling in street clothes, apparently.
- Team Package comes out to separate entrance themes. Luger's entrance takes like ten friggin' minutes.
- Some jabrone is wearing a Flair robe with a sign that says, "Finally Ric Flair has come back to Chicago!"
- Both teams are in the ring. More entrance music. It's Russo. Russo calls Luger "Very Small Package." Russo says it's not even because the Marmalukes are rookies against two veterans, it's not an even playing field. Out come the Harris Boys. So it's four on two here.
- Well, basically the Marmalukes start beating the crap out of Flair and the Hairless Boys start in on Luger.
- Finally, Team Package starts to clear the ring. Luger and the Harrises go outside, and Flair gets the upper hand on the Marmalukes and puts a Figure Four on Johnny the Bull. Big Vito comes back with a BIG kick to Flair's chops.
- Looks like they are going to try to make it a tag team match. Flair is getting beat on by the Harrises and kicks out of a couple of pin attempts. Nice Flair flop thrown in too.
- Flair hits an elbow and goes up to, but of course, he gets thrown off by a Harris.
- They've got the ol' ref didn't see the tag thing going' with Flair and Luger. Disco works over Luger outside, while Flair is getting quadruple-teamed inside.
- Two anonymous guys take Disco Inferno to the back. They looked like mob guys.
- Fast-paced, good match so far.
- All of the men are outside now except for Johnny the Bull and the Package. Johnny the Bull comes off the top while Luger stands there waiting for him for like ten seconds. Bad spot.
- Flair is getting beat on outside. Meanwhile, Luger puts Johnny the Bull in the Torture Rack. It's all over!! Luger and Flair win!
- WHEW! Great first match! That one surprised me.
- Backstage interview with the eighth man in the US Title tournament....Mike Awesome!!! He is ranting, when Bam Bam Bigelow comes back and calls out Awesome. Awesome attacks Bigelow!
- Replay of the Jimmy Hart/Mancow situation. Yuck. I guess Eric couldn't get out of this match.
- Jimmy Hart w/ a huge dude who Tony calls "Hale" vs. Mancow w/ his entourage (Al Roker Jr., the Whipping Boy, and Turd) and about four hotties!
- Mancow has some great entrance music!
- Jimmy Hart is wearing a Howard Stern t-shirt
- Mancow calls Jimmy Hart a piece of s-t. He's pretty damn funny, and good at giving a promo.
- Mancow attacks Jimmy Hart. Hale, who is HUGE, comes up on the apron and Mancow flips him off. Hart gets a nutter on Mancow. The crowd is popping HUGE for Mancow.
- Hart comes off the top rope, but Mancow pulls the referee in the way.
- Hale comes in and gorilla press slams Mancow onto the Whipping Boy, Al Roker, Jr. and Turd. Madden yells "He wiped out Turd."
- The ref is still down, and Mancow brains Jimmy Hart with the chair. 1-2-3!! Mancow wins it a pretty damn entertaining match. That didn't suck at all like I thought it would.
- Here comes Kidman, who hits the ring and attacks Jimmy Hart!
- Backstage, Russo is livid with the Marmalukes and the Hairlesses.
- The Wall vs. Scott Steiner in the first match of the US Title Tournament
- The Wall has great entrance music. He looks a lot more like a wrestler since he stopped wearing that stupid suit.
- This match should suck too.
- And it is pretty slow. Steiner does nail a nice belly to belly suplex.
- At least this match gives me time to eat.
- They're outside, and the Wall pulls a table out. Steiner tries a suplex, but the Wall fights him off. Steiner pokes the Wall in the eyes and the Wall ends up putting the referee through the table.
- Another referee comes out and DQ's the Wall.
- I hate to see Steiner win. He is actually breathing hard, though. Looks like he worked a little.
- Scheme Gene is interviewing the Cat who will face Mike Awesome. Bam Bam Bigelow Pearl Harbors the Cat!
- Mike Awesome vs. Bam Bam Bigelow in the U.S. Title Tournament
- Bigelow attacks Awesome coming to the ring, and I guess Bigelow is in the tournament now!
- Short "ECW" chant by the crowd.
- Awesome puts Bigelow outside and flies over the ropes onto Bigelow!
- Awesome puts Bigelow over the guard rail and flies over the guardrail onto Bigelow!!!!
- Back in the ring, Awesome goes up top. Flying lariat! Two count.
- Awesome is showing himself well. Bigelow gets the upper hand and slams Awesome. Bigelow up top now, with a flying headbutt.
- Bigelow goes for Greetings from Asbury Park, but the Cat comes in and super kicks Bigelow!
- The Cat says he's gonna dance as Awesome and Bigelow are down. The match is still going on. Awesome gets to his feet and hits a running clothesline. He goes up top and hits a Frog Splash. Awesome wins!!!
- Awesome looked tremendous! An unbelievably stellar PPV so far.
- We go backstage, and Bischoff is still worrying about Hogan. Russo and Kidman are telling him not to worry.
- Interview with Douglas and Buff. Douglas gives a great interview as usual.
- Buff Bagwell and "the Franchise" Shane Douglas vs. Harlem Heat 2000 w/ J. Biggs and Cash in the World Tag Team title Tournament
- Separate entrance themes for the New Blood.
- All four men hit the ring at the same time!
- Buff is in against Big T. Nice flying elbow by Buff. Double hot tag, and Douglas is hammering both men, as Cash works over Buff outside.
- Dougals hits a version of the Pittsburgh plunge on Stevie Ray. It's over!
- Harlem Heat are having words in the ring. Douglas and Buff will face Team Package for the titles.
- Interview with Booker T.
- Booker T vs. Sting in the US Title Tournament
- Sting's got great new music too!. The production is tons better tonight. The crowd is popping huge for Sting.
- You know, it looks like they're setting up Booker to have a feud with Bischoff's group, but not be associated with the Millionaires' Club. I think there is a reason they booked him against Sting in the first round. Everyone knows Sting will be in the finals or there won't be any of the Millionaires' Club in the finals.
- Outside the ring, Booker is getting wiped out by Sting. Booker comes back and puts Sting into the announcers' table.
- Back in the ring, Booker hits an elbow and gets a two count on Sting.
- Booker has Sting in a sleeper, but Sting powers out. Booker comes back with the axe kick.
- Cover attempt by Booker, but Sting kicks out at two. Booker with a nice slam. Spinarooni! Booker goes for the Harlem Sidekick and misses. DDT by Sting. Two count!
- Stinger Splash. Goes for another, but Booker catches Sting with a Harlem Sidekick.
- Sting reverses a suplex and hits the Scorpion Death Drop. It's over! Sting wins.
- Another tremendous, well-worked match. Booker bows up to Sting as they are leaving the ring. Both men go back into the ring. Booker offers Sting his hand and Sting takes it. Here comes Booker's push, hopefully. Based on that match alone, he deserved it.
- Mean Gene with Torrie Wilson, Billy Kidman, and Bischoff. Bischoff keeps looking over his shoulder for Hogan, who they keep stressing has checked out of the hospital. Great promo.
- Vampiro vs. Billy Kidman w/ Torrie Wilson in the U.S. Title Tournament
- You know, this show is so much more fast paced than anything WCW has done in a long time. It's hard to keep up for me trying to type. I like it though.
- Vampiro working over Kidman. They're really playing up the fact that Kidman is getting distracted by Torrie.
- Vampiro with a great toss power bomb on Kidman!
- Kidman comes back on Vampiro. Guillotine leg drop by Kidman. Madden: "We could have been seeing matches like this years ago if the Millionaires' Club would have gotten out of the way." He speaks the truth, man.
- Hard vertical suplex by Vampiro. Vampiro hits the one hand chokeslam (Rock Bottom for WWF fans). Vampiro goes for the Nail in the Coffin, but Kidman reverses.
- Kidman throws Vampiro out. Vampiro back in with a spinning front kick on Kidman.
- Kidman comes back with a couple of elbows. They cut to the back and a sweet blue Dodge Charger pulls in and Hogan gets out. Here he comes to the ring.
- Madden says Hogan's here to collect his Pay Per View Bonus.
- Hogan hits the ring and attacks Kidman while Vampiro sits back and watches.
- Schiavone said ass! Schiavone said ass! He said this isn't the Real American Hulk Hogan, this isn't the nWo Hulk Hogan. This is Hulk Hogan coming out to kick somebody's ass!
- Hogan is a madman on the outside, working over Kidman. Holy s-t!!!! Hogan double handed chokeslammed Kidman off the ring steps (which were pulled toward the table) onto the announcers table, but the table didn't break! Now Hogan body slams Kidman through the table, and it breaks!!
- Hogan throws Kidman into the ring and tells Vampiro to pin him. Vampiro pins him.
- Hogan: "Bischoff, I hope you're watching you son of a b---h! I'm coming to kick your ass next."
- Cut to the back and Bischoff is wetting himself. Cut to Hogan, who is cussing like a freakin' sailor. He gets a jab in about "draggin' Bischoff around Chicago behind his car until he stinks like Rodman!" Nice.
- Bill, I hate to say it, but Hogan is great like this! Hogan finds Bischoff and is coming after him Russo brings back about six cops! Holy s-t! Those (fake?) cops pulled guns on Hogan. Hogan gets cuffed and stuffed. This friggin' rules!
- As Hogan gets led off, Terry Taylor walks by with Terry Funk and directs the Funker to catering to find Smiley. Smiley's in the restroom screaming and hiding!
- Terry Funk vs. Norman Smiley in the Catering Room (and everywhere else) for the Hardcore Title.
- Funk pulls Smiley out of the crapper and the bell rings!! Funk uses the fire extinguisher back in the catering room.
- Funk empties the Coke machine onto Smiley! And then puts him into the coffee! They're in the damn kitchen now.
- Norman hits Funk with a trash can, a table, and a cookie sheet! Smiley of course in full catcher's gear and a Cubs jersey.
- Smiley puts Funk upside down into the trash can.
- Funk is smashing a laptop computer onto Smiley! Smiley goes onto a ladder, which Funk takes away. Smiley is hanging on the plumbing in the ceiling. Funk puts a table underneath and brains Smiley with a chair who promptly falls into the table.
- They're in the hall somewhere, and Smiley takes the chair to Funk. They're out toward the ring now back by the Internet location. Smiley is waffling Funk with the chair all the way to the ring.
- Smiley is doing the Wiggle as both men are in the ring now.
- Smiley gets behind Funk and is dancing. Funk picks up the chair and smashes Smiley.
- Funk goes under the ring for......a ladder!!!!
- Funk sets it up under the ropes. Here comes Dustin Rhodes! The Jr. Dream takes Funk in the ring and pile drives Funk into the chair. The ladder point is sticking into the ring. Rhodes comes off the rope with the chair, but Funk kicks him into the ladder point!!
- Funk hits Smiley, who is on the floor, with the ladder from the ring! Funk wins.
- Funk's best match in WCW, easily.
- Russo is berating Booker backstage. Russo says he'll give Booker another chance if he does him "a favor."
- Mike Awesome vs. Scott Steiner in the US Title Tournament.
- Can Awesome carry Big Poppa Pump to a good match?
- Steiner with a stiff, stiff clothesline on Awesome.
- Awesome gets thrown out. Awesome on the apron and a flying shoulder block on Steiner!! Awesome goes up top with a flying lariat. Two count.
- Belly to belly by Steiner. Awesome comes back after being thrown into the turnbuckle with a back elbow.
- Awesome goes up top. Here comes Kevin Nash, who pops Awesome with his crutch!!!
- Steiner puts Awesome in the Steiner Recliner. It's over.
- I guess Steiner is in the finals.
- Russo is in the back, and fires Dustin Rhodes for letting Funk win! Russo said he made Dustin Rhodes as Golddust. Booker says something to Dustin. Hmmmm.
- Sting vs. Vampiro in the semi-finals of the US Heavyweight Title Tournament
- Vampiro attacks Sting as Sting comes into the ring.
- Both men are outside, and Sting has the upper hand.
- They come back in, and Sting goes up top for the big splash! Two count.
- Back outside, Sting goes for the Stinger Splash, but misses and hits the railing.
- Vampiro has the upper hand as the men come back in the ring. Vampiro is up top, but comes down. Vampiro hits a shoulder block and then a leg drop. Two count.
- I have to say, Schiavone, Madden, and Hudson are doing an excellent job of focusing on the action tonight instead of other things. Schiavone actually sounds good. They're selling matches very well.
- Vampiro comes off the top rope with a hurricanrana attempt, but Sting swats him away.
- Scorpion Death Drop by Sting. Now he puts Vampiro into the Scorpion Death Lock. It's over! It'll be Sting and Steiner in the finals.
- Pretty good match.
- Cut to the back with DDP and Kimberly. I know this is hard to believe, but Kim looks better than usual. Page says Kim is going to get her shot at revenge at Jarrett. Madden calls him "DD-Me"
- Three Count is out. They are dancing. Just Shannon and Shane are out. They cut to the crowd, and people are just laughing at them. Nice. What was a fast-paced show just got shot down. Hudson asks if we're running short or something. Schiavone wishes aloud that Three Count would have been in the middle of a Funk chair shot. That's pretty good. At least their not trying to sell these guys.
- Crowbar w/ Daffney, Shannon Moore w/ Shane Helms, Juventud Guerrera, Chris Candido, Lash Leroux, and The Artist in a suicide match for the Cruiserweight Title
- Crowbar, Iaukea, and Lash hit the ring and take out Three Count.
- Candido and Crowbar are in the ring. Apparently anyone can tag anyone, but there can only be two men in the ring at once.
- Lash Leroux with a slam on Crowbar. Now Air Juvy is in the ring
- Juvy hits a Juvy Driver on Lash, but the Artist breaks it up
- Daffney is up top and accidentally hits a Frankensteiner on Crowbar!
- Juvy pops Daffney and knocks her into Crowbar on the outside. Lash comes over the ropes onto Crowbar and Daffney. Now here comes the Artist to knock out Lash and Crowbar! Juvy gets a shot in!
- David Flair comes in and attacks Three Count, and everyone except the Artist and Candido are fighting outside.
- The Artist and Candido are up top. Candido throws the Artist off and misses the diving headbutt. Great Samoan Drop by the Artist! The Artist goes up top and has a chair down below! Here comes Tammy Sytch!!! It's freakin' Tammy (Sunny) Sytch!!!!!!!!!! She looks tremendous! She's wearing a see-through robe and a thong bikini!
- The Artist is distracted and Candido slams him off the top rope and gets the three count!!! Candido is the Cruiserweight Champ.
- Paisley confronts Tammy in the ring. Paisley and Tammy Sytch are going at it now!! Three Count pulls Tammy off, and she grips Shannon's cohones like a vice. Ouch!!! Paisley and Tammy go back at it. Finally, Paisley escapes, and Candido and Tammy embrace and celebrate.
- In the back with Jarrett and Mean Gene. Jarrett again threatens to "slap the liver spots" off Mean Gene's head.
- Team Package vs. Buff Bagwell and "the Franchise" Shane Douglas w/ Vince Russo for the World Tag Team Championships
- Flair's in street clothes still.
- Russo joins Schiavone, Hudson, and Madden at the announcers' table.
- Bagwell and Luger are in first. Bagwell slams Luger and is now posing. Luger comes up behind and mocks Buff's strutting.
- Now Shane Douglas is in and working over Luger.
- Gorilla press slam by Luger on Douglas, who goes out of the ring. Flair starts working over Douglas. Hudson calls Douglas "the Dynamic Dude." Wow. That's an old one.
- Buff comes in and is working over Flair. Yes!!! Tony calls "bulls-t!" on Madden. Tony must be having fun with the new, liberal PPV censors.
- Buff and Shane are now working over Flair pretty good. Madden says that Flair and Package aren't used to actually having to fight for what they want.
- Flair over into the ropes into a Tree of Woe.
- Ha! The microphone catches a distinct, "F--- you Flair!" from Douglas and Schiavone's reply was, "That said it all right there."
- Hot tag to Luger finally. Luger with a double clothesline. Flair puts Douglas in the Figure Four. Russo goes to the ring. Meanwhile, Buff drops and elbow on Flair. He goes for the Blockbuster, but hits Douglas. Flair goes for the cover on Douglas. But Russo pulls the Nick Patrick out as he is counting. Russo and Nick Patrick have a shoving match. In come Brian Adams and Bryan Clarke!!!! They wipe out Luger and Flair! Russo takes Nick Patrick's shirt off (yuck) and counts the three count by Buff on Luger. Bagwell and Shane Douglas are the new tag team champs!
- Interview with Big Poppa Pump and then later with Sting. Sting with a great "attitude" interview. That was one of the best promos he has cut in a while. Sting seems to have a new energy coming from somewhere
- Scott Steiner vs. Sting for the U.S. Heavyweight Championship
- The match starts, and Steiner is jawing with one of the fans. Sting is trying to get the crowd to pop, and Steiner flips the crowd off.
- Steiner with some stiff shots to Sting.
- Steiner goes for the clothesline, but Sting comes back with the dropkick. Steiner goes out and tries to call time out, but Sting comes over the top rope with a splash!
- Steiner slides back in. Sting goes up top for a Frog Splash, but Steiner gets the knees up. Steiner hits a Gorilla press Slam.
- Now a Steiner Line. Two count by Billy Silverman.
- They keep harping on the relaxed DQ rule. We've had nothing but pinfall finishes at least, except for the Wall, who put a referee through the table.
- Steiner takes Sting up top, but Sting throws Steiner off the ropes. Two big clotheslines by Sting. Stinger Splash. Sting goes for another, but sandwiches the referee! Here comes Vampiro from under the ring. He comes up through the ring!!!!! He grabs Sting's leg as he goes for another Stinger splash. Sting gets pulled down into the hole! Silverman is still down. Vampiro comes back in with a beaten up and bloody Sting.
- Steiner wakes the referee up and puts the Steiner Recliner on Sting, who is bleeding profusely from the mouth, or maybe the neck!!!! Scott Steiner is the new US Heavyweight Champion.
- Maybe they're going to try to explain Vampiro's character or something. That was weird.
- Montage of the Page/Jarrett situation. It is fifteen minutes after nine, Central time. A thirty minute match?
- Diamond Dallas Page w/ Kimberly vs. Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
- Jarrett comes out first with the guitar.
- Page starts in on Jarrett. Atomic drop. Nice flying DDT by Page. Jarrett goes out and Page flies over the top rope onto Jarrett!! Nice agility. Page holds Jarrett so Kimberly can slap him.
- Page and Jarrett go into the crowd. Jarrett's got a trash can! The camera can barely pick them up, as they're surrounded by people Now Page has the trash can. He runs Jarrett into the bleachers Page takes a drink of someone's beer, and Jarrett gets the upper hand and pops Page.
- Back into the ring now. DDP comes over the ropes and tries for a sunset flip, but a two count. Jarrett is down, and Page goes up top. Jarrett hits the ropes and crotches Page.
- Jarrett has Page up to and hits a monstrous Superplex. Jarrett goes for the chair outside the ring and slams DDP with it twice. He goes for it a third time, but Charles Robinson (the referee) takes it away.
- Jarrett with a double axe handle on Page's back off the second rope. Now another, as Schiavone comments on Page's back injury.
- Page comes back with a powerbomb on Jarrett. Two count. Bischoff comes out and is standing in the aisle.
- Ironically, Page and Jarrett are now fighting up the aisle toward Bischoff. Jarrett steals someone's snack tray and pops DDP.
- Back around the ring. Jarrett got a copy of Page's book from one of the fans and is ripping it apart.
- Jarrett puts Page around the ring post and crotches him. He goes for it again, and Kimberly grabs Jarrett's hair.
- Jarrett fights her off and goes back to Page, but Page pulls Jarrett into the ring post.
- Back in the ring now. Bischoff is still on the ramp looking on. Page comes back and starts working over Jarrett. Now Page crotches Jarrett on the ring post.
- Page makes the Diamond Cutter sign, but Jarrett hold the ropes and Charles Robinson gets hit.
- Jarrett comes in with the World Title belt and brains Page, but Page kicks out at two!!!
- Figure Four Leglock now by Jarrett on Page. Bischoff is coming up the aisle, and Kimberly's got the guitar as Page is trying to reverse the Figure Four. Kimberly turning heel?
- Page is trying to fight out of the Figure Four. Page gets to the ropes and Jarrett tries to put another Figure Four on. Small package by DDP. Two count.
- Page catches Jarrett with a one armed slam (Rock Bottom). Two count. Kim just took her heels off.
- Jarrett puts Page in the sleeper hold. Page fights out. Bischoff is on the apron. Now Page hits a bulldog. Bischoff is distracting Robinson as Page hits the Diamond Cutter. Kimberly has the guitar and nails her husband!! Jarrett hits The Stroke and it's all over. Bischoff is grinning like a possum eating...well, never mind. Jeff Jarrett is your new WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and WCW has just put on a first-rate pay-per-view!
- Bischoff and Kimberly embrace! The New Blood hits the ring.
- Tony Schiavone sums it up by saying, "What a hell of a show this was!" and we fade to black.
- Wow! I hope I'm not exaggerating too much (as I've been known to do), but since I've been covering WCW pay-per-views for Bill, this was by far the best. There was not a stinker match in the bunch. Even the ones that had the potential to suck, like the Funk-Smiley and the match were great. Even the Mancow-Jimmy Hart match was well done and pretty funny. Mike Awesome was simply incredible in his WCW debut. Hogan actually did something I liked. Tammy Sytch showed up. Tony Schiavone said "bulls-t." Overall, the show was fast-paced, as were the matches, and I haven't seen the "Millionaires' Club" work their butt off like this in a long time. The thing that fired me up most is that it looks like they're setting up Booker for a huge run. The only weird thing was the whole Vampiro/Sting thing. It was interesting, but weird. This one will be hard to follow up tomorrow night. One thing's for sure, I wanna see Nitro tomorrow night, and that's the first time I can honestly say that in a long time.
- Well, adios everyone, I am Big Mike, and I am out.