WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 9/16/00

By The Cubs Fan

• The matches are really abbreviated here
  • I lost all the PBP I did on them, and I'd have to wait another day before I could do it.

• Scott Hudson hypes a few things, but focuses on Russo's Revenge 
  • Bobby Heenan: "Kevin Nash has earned his way!"
  • He said that seriously, too.

• To ringside
  • Konnan's still with Tony and Mike
  • They spend more time hyping Fall Brawl then tonight's matches
  • Oh, we do get Lash versus Elix for the Cruiserweight 100 Kilo and Under Title

• Mean Gene talks to Cpl. Cajun
  • Lash points out his shirt says "100% American", and promises victory.
  • The General tells Lash that his mission is to get the belt, and hypes Fall Brawl.

• Back to ringside
  • General hype for that match, and we go back to ringside.

• Back to Russo's Revenge
  • Unlike usual, Scott Hudson actually gives a date (Nitro 9/4) for the match.
  • Hudson explains how they got there.
  • Heenan's going to call Scott Steiner.
  • Hudson hints that Scott's actually in jail right now. Why?
  • The same video package you've seen elsewhere airs.
    • That was sure a funky choice in background music.
    • Too happy.
  • Talk about Bret costing Goldberg the title, in revenge for Goldberg injuring him.

• Ask WCW
  • This week, a fan asks if the Demon is a big fan of KISS.
  • Dale Torborg (w/Asya) talks about how he's a big KISS fan, and has seen many of their shows on the last tour.
  • Heenan rightfully makes fun of the e-mailer for asking such an obvious question

• Crowbar (w/Daffney and Ozzie) vs Ruben Cruz
  • All the jobbers this week are from Shawn Michaels' TWA promotion, although that's never explicitly said by the announcers.
  • Konnan does take time to make another "jobber works at a fast food place" joke.
  • Crowbar's well over with the Worldwide crowd, getting a crowd chant.
  • Daffney and Ozzie show up late, and accidentally distract Crowbar a couple times.
  • That allows Cruz to get in some nice offense.
  • Crowbar hits the Mindbender, but doesn't cover for the pin.
  • Instead, he gets a Dragon Sleeper, and after Cruz escapes the three hand drop, Crowbar hits a sleeper neckbreaker for the pin.
  • Your Winner: Crowbar
  • Fun match. Crowbar always works hard on Worldwide, and Cruz looked good on offense.

• Disqo vs Jeremy Sage
  • Sage looks like he should be on Jakked, beating jobbers with an Implant DDT.
  • Disqo with his usual stuff, though adding in a Lash's Whiplash 2000.
  • Sage has okay offense, but looks great at one point, going up top and doing the best missed splash ever.
    • He did a perfect belly flop on the canvas.
    • Must have hurt like heck, but looked great.
  • Disqo hit the Last Dance, and that was it.
  • Your Winner: Disqo
  • Konnan complained about hating the finisher name.

• 3 Count vs Michael Shane/Chris Kruger/Robert Diggs
  • The TWA guys rushed the ring, and the announcers didn't take time to ID which guy matched up with which name, so it was hard to follow.
    • At least from a recapping "who did what" perspective.
    • Doesn't help that I still get Shane and Shannon confused.
  • Anyway, this was a fast paced match, though it didn't blow me away.
    • Just a good 3 Count squash, if that makes sense
  • Shane and Shannon hit their great Fallaway Slam/Reverse Neckbreaker combo move at one point.
  • After the battle spilled outside, 3 Count took control in the ring with the Triple Facebuster.
  • Your Winner: 3 Count

• Elix Skipper vs Cpl. Cajun - 100 Kilo (and under) Title
  • Konnan: "Captain Crunch"
  • Back and forth match, with the fans really getting into it.
  • Lash hit the Bourbon Street Blues, and seemed on the road to a title victory on Worldwide
  • Elix, knowing that there can't be any title changes, went for the Grey Cup ring
  • Lash still managed to get him up for the Whiplash (1999), but Elix popped him in the head and escaped.
  • It was then when ref Mark Johnson noticed the ring on Elix's finger, and started arguing about it with Elix.
  • Lash, having recovered, snuck up behind Elix and rolled him up...
  • The crowd went NUTS.
  • But Elix still kicked out, because this is Worldwide.
    • The Crowd TOTALLY was into that nearfall.
    • I swear, they must do something AWFUL to the crowd between Worldwide and Thunder, because people are way into the show when it gets to me.
  • A few moments later, (a better than usual) Overdrive finished it for Elix.
  • Your Winner: Elix Skipper
  • Fun match.
  • Good show, really. Crusierweight hours ROCK!

• Bobby and Scott wrap it up
  • Bobby said, to Bret Hart, that there's no crying in wrestling.
  • Bobby and Scott then debated if there was any crying in roller derby.
    • Only when I have to watch the bad episodes.
  • That's it for this week.

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