WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 4/29/00

I just don't care, so I fast forward. Okay? Okay.
For the one time in wrestling history, a promotion wants us to check the 'net...
To figure out who Bret hit.
Wouldn't that kinda' ruin the surprise?

I still don't get why they didn't just announce that it was going to be Steiner to begin with.
I mean, we knew it had to be part of the New Blood, so it wasn't going be some shocking surprise person we didn't expect to see on this show.

While I'm only figuratively phoning it in this week, Jimmy Baron physically does it: The 1-800-Road Report.

Could you please ask Bobby "The Brian" Heenan who is the best wrestler, pound for pound, that he has ever managed?

The great thing about this is Scott Hudson says the card, while a video ad plays, showing random WCW guys, and having little to do with what Scott Hudson is saying
Nothing you don't already know here.

This is taping on the WCWSN set, which means it around four weeks old at the earliest, since they haven't had a taping in some time.
Plus, they clip out to intros, to where Duggan's already in the ring, and that TV Belt is waaaaaay out of sight.

We start with Duggan fooling around with the 2x4, and ref Mickey Jay trying to get the 2x4 out of his hands.
Tony "Maybe Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff think Hacksaw is still cleaning up bathrooms somewhere."

Duggan with the clapping, punching the air in Barry's general direction.
Barry escapes from this fearsome onslaught to the ropes.
I get overtime pay for every Duggan match I watch, I want you to know.
Lockup, to the corner, Barry with a clean break, pat on the back, shoulder thrust and now a punch.
Punch, forearm, forearm, whip, reversed by Duggan, hip toss (a wrestling move!), clothesline, clothesline.
Barry rolls out. Duggan screams for hos.
"USA" Chant irks Barry, who's from Barry-land, apparently.
Tony and Mike talk about how great each other is in Ready to Rumble.

Barry with a kick, Duggan catches it, turns him around, atomic drop (another wrestling move!)

Barry goes outside, Duggan follows him, punches, head to the apron.
Barry rolls in, and all the way out
Barry with a cheap shot, then elbow shots on the apron.
Barry in, stomps, cover, 2 count.
Barry with a chinlock, USA chant.
Barry with a turnbuckle shot, blocked, Duggan smashes him into the turnbuckle, then the opposite one, then another one.
Duggan with a slam, then punches in the corner.

Barry ends up sitting with his head on the turnbuckle, and for a second, I wonder if we'll see a bronco buster.
That'd be scary.

What actually happens is that Alan Funk (in a outfit stolen from the Danny Doring collection, it seems) is up on the apron.

Duggan decides to take out Funk, then kicks Barry and drops him with a clothesline.
Three point stance, Old Glory kneedrop, and that's three.
Your Winner: Jim Duggan (4:03)
Yep, we clip out of there quick so no one sees Duggan hold up the TV Title.

Who did Sierra know to get that mini-push he got on WCWSN?
You may know Sierra as one half of the famous Barrio Brothers.
You may know Sonny Siaki as the cousin of "that really sucky wrestler with the finisher he can't hit and the stupid gimmick, formerly known as Prince Iaukea."
I think Sonny and Kid Romeo have an ongoing contest on who can look more like the Rock, but I'm not positive
They circle, then circle some more.
Lockup, break, Fidel accuses a hair pull.

You know, when you have a whole four minutes to wrestle, why waste the first 30 seconds stalling?

Headlock by Fidel, into a wristlock, reversed by Sonny.
Fidel elbows out, off the ropes, shoulderblock, off the ropes, arm drag by Sonny, and another, and one more, putting on armbar.
Both up to their feet, the armbar still on, Fidel reverses, Sonny with a roll into a reversal, taking Fidel back down.
Fidel with a knee, punch to the head, punch, punch (2 minutes in), choke on the ropes, whip, sunset flip by Sonny, 2 count.
Fidel with a chop, punch, punch, punch, cross corner whip, running elbow misses.
Sonny with a slap, another (3 minutes), another, punch, punch, punch, whip, back elbow, a lariat or something, whip, backdrop.
Fidel with a shot low, whip, slam, but Sonny reverses, a really bad looking backslide DDT, and that's it.

Your Winner: Sonny Siaki (3:36)
That match sure was something.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind mat wrestling and slow builds.
But, if you're doing a 3, 4 minute match, you ought not to do the slow start thing like you would a 12 minute match.
Tony: "This is one of the biggest wins Sonny can get, not only because it's on Worldwide, but because it's in the face of the resurgence of the New Blood."