WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 6/17/00

By The Cubs Fan
(JPGs By Greg of GreatWrestling.Com)

Normal announcers this week.

Funny time killer to start.

See, they can't tell us what happened what happened at Great American Bash, but they supposedly know.
At the same time, though, they're oh so happy about Goldberg being back.

Coming up later

Vampiro vs Crowbar
Christopher Daniels vs Chris Candido
and a tag team match

Mean Gene talks to Vampiro

Vampiro goes into his normal spasms, then fakes choking Gene.
Mean Gene talks about Crowbar being a worthy opponent
Vampiro: "Yeah Gene, he is. I remember when he was still working at a gas station, and I pulled up one day and I (pause) guess the beating I gave him that night when I tried to light him on fire, he didn't learn, so once again, I'm going beat him down like a red headed step child."
Mean Gene hypes Vampiro: "I'm not blowing smoke either. (Pause) Did I say that?"
Vampiro: "I certainly didn't feel it."
Vampiro: "There's just to many prima donnas here in WCW, I don't like anyone here. I really don't care about the win and loss record, I want to get into some good fights, break some rules and set a good example."
Mean Gene asks Vampiro to name names, as far as prima donnas are concerned.
Vampiro: "I don't - How much time we got?"
Gene: "I don't think we've got quite that much time."
Vampiro fakes choking Gene again as he sends it back.
Vampiro rules.

The announcers put over Daniels some, then back to the studio.

Everyone's talking about Goldberg.

Not for the reasons these two are.
Boy, Scott and Bobby really get to look dumb this week.
Back to Nitro, and a lot of Eric and Vince talking and not a lot of Goldberg.
Nice to see New South on Nitro.
It'd be better to see them wrestling, of course.
You know, someday I might do a Nitro report, just so I can go point out when Ashley and Corey getting speared.
And the other guys, as soon as I learn their names.

We've got a new Cruiserweight champion.

They talk about how Daffney won the title fair and square.
Bobby: "Everything in WCW is great entertainment"'
Back to Thunder.
For once, most of the footage is actually the wrestling. That's good.
Bobby talks about Major Guns.

New Hardcore Champion

I'm shocked that this wasn't the lead story.
Bobby sells it as Eric was the only one man enough to beat Terry Funk for his title.
Hudson: "That's disgusting."

It's Ask WCW.com time

Alfred Parsard asks Shawn Stasiak where he began training and why he became a wrestler?
Shawn thrills us by cutting a heel promo on Alfred, without really answering the question.

Chris Candido vs Christopher Daniels

Hmm. Daniels has a new haircut, at least since the last time I saw him.
You know what his outfit needs? A robe.
Anyway, I remember when he was just the tackling dummy for Bret Hart on Later.
I don't know WHY I remember, but I do.
Lockup, headlock by Candido into an arm bar.
Daniels flips his way to a reversal, and puts on a headlock.
Off the ropes, shoulderblock, off the ropes, Candido drops down, Daniels off the ropes and under the leapfrog...
Candido off the ropes, avoids the clothesline, Daniels off the ropes, jumps at Candido, Candido catches him, but Daniels reverses to a snap mare.
Daniels holds on to the headlock while they're on the ground, but Candido hooks in leg scissors, causing Daniels to let go.
Both up, Daniels takes Candido back down with a headlock.
Holding onto the headlock, Daniels gets a two count.
Daniels to his feet with the headlock, Candido moves him towards the corner, and attacks when Daniels makes the clean break.
Daniels with a hard chop, punches, chop, corner whip reversed, and Candido ends up flying out of the ring.
Daniels tries for a baseball slide, but Candido ducks down.
Daniels ends up outside, and slams Chris' head into the mat.
Daniels goes to the apron, and then hits a rope flip moonsault to Candido.

Rope Flip Moonsault - he drops his body on the top rope to bounce into a moonsault.
Jeff Hardy has used it a lot in the past.
It's a really cool move.

Candido takes back control with a low blow and a punch, then goes for a chair.
Chair shot is ducked by Daniels, who kicks Candido and then grabs the chair for himself.
Chair shot to Chris (straight to the head) and Daniels throws him back in.
Daniels with punches, whip, Candido ducks under the clothesline, but gets hit with a back elbow
Daniels off the ropes, right into a short powerbomb. Candido covers, 2 count.
Candido stalls, then gives Daniels an extended half hour (full hour) vertical suplex
Candido off the second rope with a legdrop, cover, 2 count.
Candido with a whip, duck under a clothesline, Daniels grabs an arm on the second try and uses it to ram Candido into the corner.
Candido put up on the second turnbuckle, Daniels with an uppercut to keep him there, then a top rope 'rana.
Daniels quickly to the opposite corner, bounces off the second rope, lands on the top rope and this a moonsault.
Daniels can't cover though, as Candido got a hand up at the last second to deflect the blow.
Both up at the same time, exchange of punches, with Daniels eventually winning and hitting a backdrop out of it.
Daniels with a whip, and a heel kick.
Candido into the corner, Daniels throws a really bad punch, corner whip is reversed, Candido runs into Daniels' boot.
Daniels goes to the second rope, Tornado DDT attempt reversed into a Northern Lights Suplex by Candido. 2 count.
Candido goes for the enziguri kick, but Daniels ducks under.
Daniels with a kick of his own, then hits a double underhook piledriver/faceslam.

Not a Pedigree...Daniels lifted Candido up straight up like he was going to drop him face first, but then flattened him out as Candido went down.
That'd be Daniel's "Angel's Wings" move

Daniels does his crucifix pose, then a simple throat slash.
Daniels lifts up Candido in reverse DDT position, then spins around like a swinging neckbreaker.

That's technically a Inverted Facelock Swinging Bulldog, if you need to know.
And, it's Daniel's "Last Rights" move.

Daniels covers, but Candido has a foot under the ropes.
Daniels picks up Candido, whip, Candido with a go behind, turns him around and hits his partner's finisher.

That'd be a Greetings From Asbury Park, or just a plain sit down piledriver

Chris with his won thumb across the throat, and a top rope headbutt...

Hey, that Bigelow guy does that too...
Though I keep thinking about Benoit every time I see Candido do that.

Your Winner: Chris Candido (6:06)
Kinda long match for Worldwide.
I liked it.

Allen Funk and Mike Sanders vs New South

Allen Funk gets uninterrupted microphone time this week.

"You people listen up! I am "Angry" Allen Funk, this is "Average-
Funk stops, as Sanders whispers something in his ear
"This is "Above Average" Mike Sanders. We are the new, Double A Team. The Re-Enforcers. We do for what four guys couldn't do (as they make the Horseman signal), and we don't even need a horse! New South, we know you're scared...and to all you tag teams in the back: Better start getting really scared!"

Mike and Tony wonder what Arn thinks about all this.

So do I.
But then, I wonder what Disco thinks off people stealing his gimmick (of stealing Arn's gimmick.)

Everyone makes fun of Funk's orange skirt/sarong that he's wearing.
Hudson and Williams attack before the bell, but the Re-Enforcers get the better of them, till a double whip backfires into a double clothesline.
Funk and Sanders decide to talk this over on the outside, while New South taunts them from the turnbuckles.
New South has new outfits again this week.
Cory and Mike start off, or at least they do for a few seconds, as Cory takes him down with a drop toe hold and tags to Ashley.
Double elbow drops by New South
Quite like Flash Funk, the announcers are quick to point out that Terry and Allen are not related.
Ashley pushes Mike into the corner, and gets in some shots.
Corner whip, but Ashley charges right into a side kick.
Tag to Funk. Ashley is whipped, Sanders with a punch low, Funk with a high knee.
Funk covers, 2 count.
Funk with mad stomping, cover, 2 count.
Funk picks him up, slams Hudson, covers him, 2 count.
Funk picks him up, tag to Sanders, snap mare by Funk, who follows with Sanders' hard kick to the chest.
Mike hits a juking knee drop, then puts on a chinlock.
Ashley isn't really ever in it, getting back to his feet, only to get a back elbow.
Mike tries for a short clothesline, but Ashley escapes, off the ropes, and connects with the flying forearm.
Both men down, Hudson with the hot tag to Williams
Clothesline for Funk, clothesline for Sanders, dropkick for Funk, spinning heel kick for Sanders.
Hudson and Williams assault their opponents in opposite corners.
Double corner whip, double reversal by the Re-Enforcers, spin around reversal by New South, but Funk and Sanders take them down with dropkicks.
Funk clotheslines Hudson out of the ring.
Sanders hits Lash LeRoux's Whiplash 2000 move (sorta reverse stunner) on Williams
Funk follows with a piledriver, and that's good enough for the win.
Your Winners: the Re-Enforcers (2:53)

Crowbar vs Vampiro

Crowbar catapults himself into the ring, drops his metal pipe in a corner, then drops a couple elbows for no reason.
Vampiro slowly walks to the ring. Really slowly.
Crowbar watches as Vampiro stretches on the ropes, then imitates him seconds later.
They circle.
Lockup, no one getting the edge, but Vampiro ends up in the corner.
Clean break.
Tony starts talking about how Crowbar needs drugs.

Ritalin.
Not other kinds that you may be thinking off.

Lockup, clean break again, but some pushing.
Vampiro with a headlock, off the ropes, shoulderblock. Crowbar no-sells.
Crowbar off the ropes, shoulderblock, Vampiro no sells.
They push and argue, then Crowbar goes off the ropes, over Vampiro's duck down, under his leapfrog, but right into a spinning heel kick.
Vampiro with a corner whip, Crowbar reverses and hits a monkey flip, but Vampiro lands on his feet.
Vampiro charges with a clothesline.
Vampiro with a chop, and Crowbar answers back with his own.
This annoys Vampiro, so he takes off his shirt and chops back. And they exchange more chops.
Vampiro backs off, gets himself set, and tries again, but Crowbar answers back wit a kick, and then a chop.
Crowbar off the ropes, right into the urinage.
Vampiro covers for 2.
Vampiro throws Crowbar to the outside, but he manages to hold on the rope, and give Vamp a headscissors to the outside.
Crowbar picks up a chair, and throws/drops it at Vampiro on the ground.
Crowbar sets up the chair, and puts Vampiro in it, weakening him with a sleeper.
Crowbar goes back in, and hits the pescado onto the seated Vampiro.
Crowbar with punches on the outside, then grabs a new chair, goes to the apron, and tosses it off into Vamp's back.
Crowbar celebrates with his lead pipe, looking to use it on Vampiro, but Mickey Jay stops him for some reason.
Crowbar runs back over to the side of the ring where Vampiro is outside, but ends up getting a chair shot to the head for his trouble.
Vamp with a spin kick to the stomach, then hits a snap suplex.
Vampiro goes to the top rope, flying clothesline, 2 count.
Vamp with a whip, head down too soon and he gets a clothesline for his trouble.
Crowbar picks him up in a fireman's carry...Death Valley Driver!
Crowbar's slow to cover, so that's only 2.
Crowbar with a whip, dropkick. Cover, 2 count.
Crowbar with a scoop and slam, then goes out side for the slingshot legdrop.
Crowbar drags him into the middle of the ring, then bounces off the ropes and comes up with a Y2JSault, but Vamp moves.
Vamp grabs the chair, tosses it to Crowbar (who catches it) and hits a Vampdaminator.
Vamp picks him up, Nail in the Coffin, and that's it.
Your Winner: Vampiro (6:50)
Replays.

The announcers wrap up

Hyping how great the Great American Bash was.
Bobby: "They were going to change the face of sports entertainment...and it has been changed."
That's it...

Hey, 16 minutes of wrestling (more that Nitro? ;) ), and Tony and Tenay were amazingly focused on the wrestling in front of them instead of trying to get over the lame-o normal angles. Now, if we can just cut the first half of the show, no recaps, this show would rule the world even more.

Still, the Re-Enforcers alone make this the best show on WCW TV.

WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 6/17/00

By The Cubs Fan (JPGs By Greg of GreatWrestling.Com)

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