WCW Monday Nitro - October 30, 2000

But that's not important right now. Let's check out some mail, shall we?

• Noel M. has some comments about last week's show that I forgot to add:

  I was at the Melbourne Nitro but I haven't yet seen it on TV. The crowd would have been edited out around three times because the three biggest chants of the night were inappropriate for television. When the Franchise was talking the was a HUGE chant of 'YOU ARE A WANKER' that probably went for over 60 seconds. He just stopped talking and stood there. It was a great moment. Another thing the Melbourne crowd did was, instead of chanting 'BORING', they chant 'SHOW US YOUR TITS' at the female valets. This happened twice and one of them was the biggest chant of the night. Even bigger than the 'GOLDBERG' chant. It was a good show, I guess.

• Matt H. notes:

  After Clarke's comment he is treading on truly sacred ground. If I remember correctly isn't our Patron Saint's second favorite activity "snappin' necks and cashin' checks". We all know his first is "gettin' all up in your butt" so maybe it's not as big a deal as I'm making it.

  Great report as always. I might have to start watching again. Keep up the good work.

  Actually, it's breakin' necks and cashin' checks. Just thought I'd correct ya for all the fruit booties out there.

• A. C. makes his long-awaited return to the mailbag with his idea for a DDT Digest Theme Month:

  I think DDT Digest should sponsor a "Be David Flair for a Month Contest". Requirements are:

  1. No talent whatsoever in your given profession;
  2. Complete inability to embarrass oneself, and;
  3. Have a relative who is willing to call in 30 years worth of favors to keep you working.

  Imagine — Walk down an aisle, stand in a ring, assume the "deer in headlights" look, allow a large man to perform two wrestling moves on you, lay dead like a dog and get paid what it probably takes me six months to earn. Are we sure David doesn't have a Bollea somewhere in his family tree?

  Check the hairline in five years and you'll get an answer to your last question.

And while I'm on that subject, R. I. P., Yokozuna. While his legend wasn't as high as someone like Ric Flair, he did contribute to wrestling history by winning the WWF World Title twice and the WWF Tag Team Titles once with (the late) Owen Hart. He also ended Hulkamania upon winning his second WWF Title, but that's semantics. :-)

• The tag champs do opening match duty for the second night in a row.
• Not that it's a bad thing. These two have rapidly improved since their debut.
• They'll be facing two men from the Animal contingent.
• Oh, Scott Hudson is playing the analyst role instead of Stevie Ray.
• Konnan makes his way to commentary as usual.
• Jindrak just towers over Rey.
• Rey slaps Jindrak and gets clotheslined for his trouble.
• Jindrak with a suplex.
• Jindrak whips Rey, who ducks a clothesline and peppers Mark with some punches.
• Rey counters a tilt-a-whirl with a headscissors.
• Rey with his Tiger Mask Fake Out and a tag to Kidman.
• Kidman with some stomps and kicks.
• Jindrak whips Kidman to the corner and holds onto him as he hits an armdrag.
• Tag to O'Haire.
• O'Haire tries a slam as Kidman exits the ropes.
• Kidman breaks free and hits a dropkick.
• O'Haire grabs Kidman again but Kidman wiggles out of a spinebuster.
• Rey with a sunset flip out of nowhere for two.
• O'Haire takes control again.
• O'Haire lifts Rey and drops him into a Michnioku Driver-variant.
• O'Haire with a slingshot powerbomb off the ropes for two as Kidman saves.
• Tag to Jindrak.
• Jindrak with a cover but Rey gets an arm on the rope.
• Jindrak whips Rey but runs into boot.
• And again.
• Jindrak charges one more time and gets headscissored for his trouble.
• Rey makes the hot tag and Kidman comes off with a flying elbow.
• Dropkicks galore!
• Kidman punches away on O'Haire until Jindrak interrupts.
• Samoan Drop gets two.
• Rey with a guillotine legdrop.
• Jindrak ends up going outside.
• O'Haire somersaults away from a double-charge and nails a double-clothesline on the faces.
• Jindrak goes up top and misses a flying fist.
• Short powerbomb by Kidman on Jindrak.
• Rey goes up top and hits the Nutcracker.
• The referee (Scott Armstrong?) has to hesitate during his two-count to give the tardy Boogie Knights time to interfere.
• And interfere they do. Disqo hits the Chartbuster on Kidman.
• The pinfall is academic from here.
• YOUR WINNERS: Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire via heel chicanery in 5:58.
• Konnan makes the save during the heel beatdown.
• Acceptable opening match.
    

• Kwee-Wee is decked out in glitter and pastel colors, as is his choice of weaponry.
• Hey, Reno. You wouldn't like the Kwee-Wee when he's angry.
• Kwee-Wee echoes my thoughts by calling the NBT "Natural Born Ratings Killers."
• Reno comes out to generic techno music.
• Sign: "Steiner Was Robbed."
• Kwee meets Reno outside with a trashcan.
• Kwee stomps.
• At ringside, Kwee tips a set of stairs upside-down.
• Another can lid shot.
• Kwee with a sunset flip for two, because falls count anywhere.
• Kwee hits Reno with THE PINK GARBAGE CAN OF DEATH!
• Kwee tries a piledriver but gets back bodydropped.
• Some stomps by Reno.
• Reno sends Kwee to the apron.
• The crowd chants for some guy named "Table." Man, he must be real over. :-)
• Back in the ring (in a hardcore match?!) Reno dishes out the punishment.
• Reno gives Kwee-Wee the Mr. Perfect catapult into a trashcan lodged on the turnbuckle.
• Kwee ends up going outside.
• Reno dives from the apron with a kendo stick (not to be confused with a Kendo Nagasaki stick).
• Kwee comes back and sends Reno into a trash can near the post.
• Reno gets shot into the safety rail.
• Trash can! Nagasaki Stick! Stick choke!
• They end up going backstage, but the Natural Born Thrillers interrupt this.
• The tag champs combine on a whip/backbreaker.
• Palumbo with a kneelift.
• NICE double-biel by the tag champs into the ring.
• Roll The Dice on the trash can lid finishes it.
• YOUR WINNER: Reno via Roll The Dice in 5:19.
• Palumbo gets one last kick in before we fade...
• How sad is it that it took five men to defeat KWEE-WEE of all people?
  

• For the #2 titleholder, Hugh gets quite an anemic pop.
• Hugh interrupts Gene and calls out his troops.
• I can tell you two reasons as to why the rest of Morrus' team gets a bigger pop than he does.
• Madden says he's not high on Jim Duggan right now. Possible face turn?
• Morrus takes off the Canadian sticker on the belt.
• "U. S. A." chants from the crowd.
• Hugh, in no uncertain terms, says last night's victory represents the midcarders in WCW.
• Gene Okerlund gets the crowd to applaud for Hugh Morrus.
• In addition, wrestlers, referees and valets from the back walk out to offer their applause.
• Now, THAT is a nice touch.
• Goldberg walks out!
• Goldberg tells Morrus not to think anything he's ever done was in vain.
• Goldberg: "Don't forget this — Goldberg's streak had to start somewhere, my friend!" Nice.
• Lance Storm appears on the TurnerTron.
• Storm says Morrus got the belt and the girl, but he didn't beat him.
• Storm challenges Morrus to put "his" belt on the line one more time.
• Morrus says he's one step ahead and had a match made for Mayhem versus Storm.
• Goldberg asks Morrus to shut Storm's mouth up.
• Morrus tells Storm to kiss his red-white-and-blue ass.
• The talent walks to ringside for a mass fellowship.
• An effective segment, although it may appear to some watching that Lance Storm is a part of the problem, which isn't true.
• Nevertheless, it was a nice way to honor Hugh Morrus for his efforts.

• Random note: According to reports elsewhere, Tony Schiavone mentioned last night that David Flair's blood might have contaminated Buff's sample.
• According to the paper David reads, there is a 99.9% chance that Buff Bagwell...
• Is not the father of the baby. Makes that Buff/David Flair classic last night all that more of an epic encounter.
• "Not Smooth Operator" brings out TAFKA Ice Train.
• Apparently, Smooth has a bone to pick with David.
• Smooth said that he never told David that Buff was the father.
• You can hear a pindrop through Train's speech.
• Smooth takes off his pants (he has trunks on, get your mind out of the gutter, you perv!) and enters the ring.

• David tries to duck the ensuing match but gets clocked.
• David with a brief comeback but Smooth gets some power offense in.
• David with a Flair Flip to the apron but he gets knocked off.
• Back inside, David gets two off a sunset flip.
• Smooth with a slam and a big splash off the ropes.
• Smooth with a full-nelson powerbomb for the win.
• YOUR WINNER: M. I. Smooth via full-nelson powerbomb in 1:43.
• Wasn't the world just waiting for that? Well, maybe not.
  

• Basically, Hart challenges disc jockeys nationwide to wrestling matches on Nitro. And this is supposed to draw?

• Apparently, the Knights have something special planned for him from Mike Sanders.
• Disqo brings up their near-victory at Havoc.
• Disqo puts over his abdominal development. Maybe a bottle of Lenny Lane's Ab Solution?
• "Theme From Goldberg" brings out... well, you know.
• Goldberg dumps the heels from the ring.
• Disqo holds Wright back as Goldberg tells the two to hit the bricks.
• Goldberg says he didn't understand who he is until a short time ago.
• Goldberg quotes some Arn Anderson.
• Goldberg says he understands himself, as does Kronic.
• Goldberg says the record was a damn number and he plans to break it.
• Goldberg tells the boys in the back that they all are next.
• Uhm, a match would have been nice here. I'm sure Disqo or Alex would have been willing to job.

• Sanders puts himself over.
• Sanders plans to take care of an order of business.
• Sanders says the crowd knows who got beat in the title match last night.
• Sanders announces the title match: Booker T. vs. Mike Awesome vs. Scott Steiner.
• Sanders says he will do the right thing.
• Sanders brings up the new CEO.
• Sanders says the only thing the CEO will run is coffee runs.
• Sanders says the CEO has never stepped foot in the ring.
• "Also Spratch Zarathursa" brings out Ric Flair, to no surprise of astute viewers five minutes ago.
• Ric introduces himself to Sanders and says he's retired.
• Ric says last Friday in Atlanta they made him CEO.
• Ric puts Sanders' work over but says he's been breaking every rule.
• Ric says that he's going to be telling Sanders what to do.
• Sanders says he does what is right.
• Ric points out that Sanders is 28 years old.
• Ric tells Sanders that Sanders was 10 when Ric wrestled for the world title for the first time.
• Basically, everyone will go by the rules under Ric's tenure.
• Ric tells Sanders to leave, but stops him for one more bit.
• Ric says Sanders that he watched his match and since he broke the rules, he will wrestle The Cat tonight.
• Ric says there will be no outside interference during Sanders' match.
• Ric says he's not here to be Nature Boy and puts over WCW.
• Ric says WCW has problems but plans to help make WCW &1 again.
• Ric brings up Lex Luger.
• Ric asked Luger to watch out for David Flair last night.
• Ric said Luger took it a little too far and apologizes to Buff.
• Ric says this company will be run like a business.
• This brings out former Flair protege Jeff Jarrett.
• Jarrett has a bad mic and Ric comments.
• Jarrett calls the new CEO a joke.
• Jarrett asks Ric if he ever goes away.
• Ric says he is retired.
• Jarrett: "If, and when civilization ends, only cockroaches and Ric Flair will roam the earth."
• Ric says he is the boss and Jarrett can do nothing about it.
• Jarrett says he took care of one legend last night [Sting].
• Ric reiterates that he is retired and the boss.
• Ric puts over Jarrett, who walks to the back with a disturbed look on his face.
• They put this at the top of the 9 o'clock hour?

• Luger says the crossing roads (sic) in WCW has finally arrived.
• Luger says the true superstars are ready to regain their position.
• Luger says Ric promised him reinstatement for looking out after David Flair.
• Luger says he is 6' 4", 280 pounds and has 5% body fat. He gained weight and fat!
• Luger says Buff was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
• I'm nodding off here...
• Luger tells Goldberg that he'll be next.
• Buff Bagwell comes out.
• Short story says that Buff plans to kick Luger's ass.
• Luger tells Buff that he can get a match sanctioned.
• Buff brings out a referee.

• Well, I guess it's a match, at least.
• Swinging neckbreaker. Double-arm DDT.
• Buff goes for the Blockbuster but Luger pushes the ref (Mark Johnson) in the way.
• Clothesline by Luger.
• They go outside.
• Luger jabs Buff with a chair.
• Chair shot to the back.
• Back inside, Luger signals for the bird dance.
• Torture Rack, and Buff jobs.
• YOUR WINNER: Lex Luger via Torture Rack in 1:42.
• Luger gets the mic and tells Goldberg he's next.
• A ringside tech hands Luger a towel. FOR WHAT?!?
  

• Kronic comes out first, followed by the Thriller contingent.
• Nash hits the commentary booth.
• Stasiak starts with some punches and a headsmash to the turnbuckle on Adams.
• Adams reverses a whip to the corner and nails a clothesline.
• The crowd chants for Palumbo.
• Stasiak tags Palumbo during a whip.
• Standing sidekick by Chuck.
• The Thrillers work over Adams, including a flying elbow by Stasiak.
• Adams counters punches with an eye rake.
• Tag to Clarke.
• Vicious chops in the corner.
• Followed by some not-so-vicious stomps.
• Palumbo with a dropkick for two.
• Adams snapmares Palumbo in the ring.
• Meanwhile, Stasiak and Clarke battle outside.
• Meanwhile a pinfall attempt has occurred in the ring.
• Stasiak takes Nash's advice of "walk it off" too literally, as he heads to the back.
• This leads to a full-nelson slam on Palumbo by Adams.
• Double shoulderblock.
• As Kronic hits High Times, Nash says Stasiak is no longer a Thriller.
• Kronic wins, duh.
• YOUR WINNERS: Kronic via High Times in 4:16.
• I guess this is leading to a Shawn Stasiak face turn. It would helped if WCW gave us a reason to care about him.
  

• Sanders ducks out of the ring as Cat enters the ring.
• Cat says he saw the worst thing ever — Madden in the shower buck-naked. His ass has so many dimples it looks like it's smiling at Cat.
• Sanders tries to reason with Cat.
• Cat: "I'll tell you what, you stupid son-of-a-bitch, I've come out here to kick your ass!"
• And so Cat does.
• Cat with ten punches in the turnbuckle.
• Sanders neuters The Cat with a ballshot.
• Sanders sends Cat outside.
• Cat with the SODA CUP OF DAMNATION!
• Cat re-enters the ring and eggs Sanders on.
• Sanders with an eyerake upon re-entry.
• Sanders with a sleeper takedown.
• Cat gets a second win and hits a kick to the midsection.
• Sanders tries a sunset flip but Cat counters.
• Cat with an elbowdrop as the announcers question where Ms. Jones is.
• Cat with the Feliner for the win.
• YOUR WINNER: The Cat via Feliner in 2:54.
• Shane Douglas appears on the TurnerTron.
• Douglas has kidnapped Ms. Jones.
• Ms. Jones slaps Douglas, who counters with a backbreaker.
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• Big Poppa Pump enters first.
• Steiner grabs the "Steiner Was Robbed" sign I referenced earlier.
• You can see the lights during Steiner's entrance die after six rows or so.
• Steiner says he punked Booker out last night.
• Steiner says he doesn't need a world title to legitimize himself.
• Commercials.
• We come back to "Don't Hate The Player, Hate The Game."
• Why is Awesome getting the final entrance?
• Booker raises his hand to Midajah, pissing Steiner off.
• Steiner stomps away on Booker, and the bell sounds.
• Charles Robinson is your referee.
• Steiner whips Booker, who ducks and gets some punches in.
• Steiner ducks one Harlem Sidekick, but not another.
• Booker pounds away on Steiner.
• Booker with a kick and a whip.
• Steiner with a clubbing blow to the back.
• Steiner with a powerbomb.
• Assorted offense in the corner.
• Madden says the reason why Awesome is late is because he's watching a Hogan's Heroes re-run.
• Speak of the Awesome and he charges the ring.
• Awesome backdrops Steiner as he goes up the turnbuckle.
• Booker with a missile dropkick.
• Awesome clotheslines Steiner out of the ring.
• The faces then attack each other.
• Booker hits a spinebuster into a bridge for two.
• Steiner covers both men getting two each time.
• Steiner dumps Awesome.
• Steiner with a belly-to-belly suplex for two.
• Steiner forgoes another pin for some push-ups.
• This allows Awesome to get in a top-rope clothesline.
• And another in the corner.
• Awesome goes up top and lands the frog splash for two.
• Awesome sets up for a powerbomb but Booker gets the axe kick.
• After 4½ minutes, all three men are doing the Ricky Steamboat sell.
• Spinerooni.
• Steiner suplexes Awesome.
• Steiner batters Booker outside the ring.
• Awesome nails Steiner with a chairshot to the head.
• Awesome has his way with Steiner.
• Again, the crowd chants for this mysterious "Table" guy. Sign him, WCW!
• In the ring, Awesome covers Steiner for two.
• Steiner with one of the weakest ballshots I've ever seen.
• Steiner blocks Booker's offense and sets Awesome on the turnbuckle.
• Super Samoan Drop!
• It gets two when Booker saves.
• Booker with a sidekick on Steiner.
• Cover gets two.
• Awesome levels both men with clotheslines.
• Steiner gives Awesome an inverted atomic drop.
• Steiner with an exploder on Awesome.
• Steiner goes for the submission but Booker saves with a series of kicks.
• Booker then gives Awesome the Book-End for the win!
• YOUR WINNER: Booker T. via Book-End in 8:07.
• Post-match, Steiner levels some security members before the Almighty Doug Dillenger tells him to go to the back.
• Booker and Awesome do the face mutual respect thing.
• As Dillenger helps the security, you can see one of the workers laughing.
• Booker tells Steiner to come out to finish what he started.
• Booker hits his catchphrase, and Steiner walks out.
• But, before we can find out what happened, we fade to black.
• Bleh.