WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 8/5/00

By The Cubs Fan
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• Again, we play musical chairs with announcers
  • While Scott and Larry (for now) do the studio gig, Mike Tenay has replaced Bobby Heenan with Tony "at ringside."
  • There's a rule against keeping the same people for more than a month, I think.

• Mean Gene talks to Shane Douglas and Torrie Wilson. 
  • If there's something I've been looking for on Worldwide, it's more Shane Douglas.
  • Wait...no.
  • As is standing rule, Shane doesn't get transcribed. By association, Torrie doesn't either.
  • Torrie's mad that her image is being ruined by Kidman, and says that she made him into a superstar.
  • Shane talks a lot without saying anything.

• Booker T's still WCW Champion.
  • But, barely, after a tough week. (7/23 to 7/31)
  • Back to Nitro 7/23 
    • Goldberg does what he does best, talk.
    • Then the Cat talks, and announces the on-line poll.
    • The clip job make Booker T look like a mute.
    • Sting talks about maybe getting a shot.
      • WCW creates a lot of laughs for me sometimes.
      • For years, WCW did "fake Sting" angles to death.
      • After the first one, the only people who went along with the angles were those working for WCW.
      • Every fan learned than a Sting outfit, a Stinger Splash or any trademarks didn't mean it was really Sting.
      • So, WCW puts Sting under a mask.
      • Leaving him with only those trademarks...and the fans believing that it wasn't really him, as they've been trained.
    • Goldberg talks about beating up people.
    • Sting gets beat up by Goldberg.
      • Nice job by the crack WCW Production Crew to miss the superkick to the head that was supposed to be the center of the attack.
    • Clips from the match, for how long it lasted.
    • The Cat and Booker T talk.
    • Goldberg's entrance, and attack from behind by Booker T.
    • And then we skip ahead to Jarrett hitting Booker with a chair, to the end of the match.
      • The clip ends quickly after the pin, not showing Goldberg getting back up right after.
      • Is it just me, or does the nickname "human cyborg" make no sense?
  • To Thunder 7/25
    • Jarrett hitting Booker T's knee with a guitar.
    • Booker T passing out from the pain of the figure four is NOT shown.

• Lance Storm, Canadian Champion, now Hardcore Champion, and soon to be the Western Heritage champion
  • Larry's a huge fan of Lance, 'cause he's a wrestler.
  • Back to Nitro
    • We only get quick snippets of Lance's speech, because he's a wrestler.
    • Of course, we get even less of the match, because this is WCW.
  • To Thunder
    • Vito challenges for a rematch.
    • And we watch him lose again.
    • And there's Mike Awesome, who gets more offense in his 3 second appearance than anyone else did in this package.

• It's AskWCW.com time!
  • That address is askwcw@wcw.com.
    • Go ask them where Crowbar disappeared to.
  • Larry pulls his "the great Carnac act"
    • Larry: "Dizzy Brutus Bolder and Andy Kaufman"
  • The Question Is:

    
    

  • Jimmy:

    Well Steven, that's a pretty good question. Being "The Mouth Of The South" Jimmy Hart, I've managed some greatest wrestlers of all time, from Hulk Hogan to Bret "the Hitman" Hart to Randy "the Macho Man" Savage. The list goes on and on. But I guess my two favorites would have to be, Bret Hart of course, what a great technician. Seeing him in the ring, it was just like music to me, because he was all right on the money, he was always so dependable and we won a lot of matches together. And of course, the one, the only, Hulk Hogan. The legend. It was great being with the Hulkster because, number one, we traveled all over the world together, it was fun kinda' doing the movies, it was great doing Thunder In Paradise but you know when he was on around the kids from all the charities and everything, I really learned a lot from Hulk Hogan. So, Steven, once again, I guess my two favorites Bret Hart and the one and only Hulk Hogan.
    

  • Scott: Needless to say, "Dizzy Brutus Barber Boulder" whatever his name is -
  • Larry: It's hermetically sealed, the secret answer!
  • Scott: Dizzy? He's hermetically sealed?
  • Larry: By now...

• Scott Overhosen vs Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie)
  • This is Overhosen's debut.
  • I'm thinking that's not his normal ring name.
  • Shane brought a microphone to the ring...
  • but WCW apparently cut out.
    • It's kinda weird...
    • Shane stepped into the ring, holding the ropes for Torrie to walk in, and then came in himself, with his coat on a microphone in hand.
    • Then we cut to the crowd for 2 seconds.
    • When the camera goes back to the ring, Shane's coat and microphone have disappeared, and Torrie's outside the ring.
  • Lockup, Shane with a knee, forearm, forearm, right, right, whip, Overhosen with a shoulderblock.
  • Scott off the ropes, over Shane's drop down, off the ropes, under the leapfrog, off the ropes, and right into a Shane press slam.
  • Shane knocks him down with a clothesline, whip, side backbreaker.
  • Shane with a stomp, whip, duck under clothesline, duck under elbow, and Scott hits a flying forearm.
  • Off the ropes and another flying forearm.
  • Scott with a kick, charge, backdropped but lands on the apron, and hits a springboard dropkick. 2 count.
  • Whip, Shane starts to reverse, but Scott just kinda dives out of the ring on Torrie's side for no real reason.
  • Scott quickly tries to go back in, but Torrie grabs him by the tights.
  • Scott turns to go after her, changes his mind, and gets hit by a baseball slide dropkick from Shane.
  • Shane tries for a double ax-handle off the apron, but only connects with Scott's fist.
  • Scott with a right, a right, a shot into the apron, a punch misses.
  • Shane takes advantage by picking up Scott in a back suplex, and crouching him on the ring post.
  • Shane with a punch, and tries for a running powerslam into the post, but Scott falls behind and pushes Shane into the post.
  • Scott throws Shane in, springboard clothesline gets 2.
  • Whip, jumping back elbow gets 2.
  • Whip, backdrop by Scott, dropkick, cover, 2 count.
  • Kicks in the corner, corner whip, rebound bulldog by Scott.
  • Scott walks around, looks at the fans, and picks Shane up.
  • Whip, reversed by Shane, tilt-a-whirl...um, landing.
    • Scott ended on one foot and one knee, so that didn't end up right.
  • Scott off the ropes, right into the Franchizer.
    • We get a really close up view, which makes it hard to believe that the move hurts anyone.
  • Your Winner: Shane Douglas (3:42)

• New Blood Rising lineup:
  • Booker T/Jeff Jarrett
  • Sting/The Demon
  • Kronic vs Perfect Event vs MIA vs O'Haire/Jindrak (graphic this week)
  • Steiner/Nash/Goldberg
    • Larry talks about how Vancouver's a really nice place, so he's sad how it'll end up looking when these three are done.
  • Kidman/Douglas
  • Major Gunns/Miss Hancock (graphic this week)
  • 3 Count vs Jung Dragons, ladder match
    • Scott: "Just added!"
  • "Positively" Kanyon vs Buff Bagwell
  • Lance Storm vs Mike Awesome

• Chris Harris/Mike Rapada vs Mark Jindrak/Sean O'Hare
  • No "i" this week.
  • No "i" on the listing on NWA Worldwide's show this week, either.
    • One of the four guys here main evented their live show Saturday night.
    • Guess which one.
    • Harris and Rapada are wearing similar tights, so I'm guessing they're allied in that universe.
  • Harris and O'Hare start off.
  • Headlock by Harris, off the ropes, shoulderblock, O'Hare no sells.
  • Clothesline misses, O'Hare's doesn't.
  • Tag to Jindrak, kick, kick, armdrag takedown.
  • Tag to O'Hare, off the ropes, Jindrak gives O'Hare a reverse powerbomb onto Harris.
  • Rapada's in to break the pin up before the count even starts.
  • O'Hare yells at Rapada, allowing Harris to hit a running knee to his back. Rapada adds a forearm of his own.
  • Kick, tag to Rapada, double whip, double clothesline.
  • Stomp, stomp, tag to Harris, whip by Harris, drop toe hold by him, and Rapada comes off the second rope with a knee drop.
  • Cover, 2 count.
  • Right, stomp, O'Hare with punches but Rapada pounds him back down.
  • Turnbuckle shot, O'Hare thrown out.
  • While Rapada distracts referee Mickey J and Jindrak in the ring, Harris beats O'Hare out of the ring.
  • O"Hare comes back with a punch, but Rapada is out to help, double chuck into the stairs.
  • Double whip into to the guardrail.
  • O'Hare recovers quickly with a punch, but Harris chokes him out side the ring.
    • O'Hare's not doing a good job selling much of the beating he's getting.
  • O'Hare thrown in, Rapada covers for 2.
  • Rapada with a knee shot to the head, one to the back, and a cover of 2.
  • Punch, corner whip, O'Hare with the "run up the turnbuckle and flip behind his opponent" and hits Rapada with a spin kick.
  • Tag to Harris, tag to Jindrak.
  • Harris' clothesline misses, Jindrak's doesn't. One for Rapada too.
  • Slam for Harris, dropkick for Rapada.
  • Double whip on Harris, double leapfrog, drop down by Harris so Jindrak can dropkick him.
  • Jindrak puts Rapada on the top turnbuckle, tag to O'Hare.
  • Jindrak with top 'rope rana, O'Hare with the Seanton Bomb
    • Tenay: "The Top Rope Frankensteiner"
  • Your Winner: Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Hare (3:53)

• Disco Inferno (w/Rey Mysterio Jr.) vs Buff Bagwell
  • Rey's got devil horns glued onto his forehead for some reason.
  • Disco and Rey take turns say "Wazzup!"
  • I'm happy to see that Disco's the only who has accompaniment.
  • Buff imitates Disco and Rey's bad imitation, and then mentions the town's name
  • Disco charges Buff to start, but gets a kick and punch for his trouble.
  • Buff with a headlock, off the ropes, shoulderblock.
  • Buff off the ropes, hip toss, pose.
  • Disco charges, clothesline misses, Buff's knee doesn't, double arm DDT by Buff.
  • Buff does his strut.
  • Buff tries to attack Disco from behind, but he gets in a low kick.
  • Buff's thrown to the outside, and Rey stomps him and drops a leg while Disco distracts the ref
  • Disco with stomps as Buff's thrown back in.
  • Whip, atomic drop, clothesline, 2 count by Disco.
  • Disco throws Buff out again, for Rey to stomp some more while Disco distracts the ref.
  • Disco with more stomping, then pushes Buff in the corner so he can stomp some more.
  • Disco distracts ref Mark Johnson some more, apparently complaining about the announcing crew, as Rey sneaks in the ring.
  • Rey sets up for the Bronco Buster, but Buff gets up and clotheslines Rey instead.
  • Buff not with punches for Disco, whip, backdrop, clothesline, clothesline.
    • Buff's got the laziest clothesline possible.
    • Seems like Rey's the hardest working guy in this match...
  • Buff with a shot to the turnbuckle, whip, Disco reverses to a Russian legsweep. Buff kicks out at 2.
  • Disco with a corner whip, reversed, but Disco gets a boot up when Buff charges in.
  • Disco runs out of the corner, right into a powerslam.
  • Rey gets up on the apron, and gets knocked back down.
  • Buff with the Buff Blockbuster (which again doesn't come close to hitting right) and gets the win.
  • Your Winner: Buff Bagwell (3:03)
  • Since they came short of the normal 4 minute allotment, we get multiple replays.

• That's it.

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