WCW Thunder - Wednesday, June 7, 2000

By Greg of GreatWrestling.com

Before I start the report I've got quite a few things to say. First off, I got 20+ e-mails saying that the daytime scene was actually live and everything. Sorry about that and I guess I'll take that as my one, "I make an ass out of myself" time.
I'm running a contest here with the winner of this getting three weeks advertisement on the front page of MY SITE (Not DDT Digest). I need someone to write an extra four stanzas to the Billy Joel song, "We didn't start the fire." These four stanzas need to rhyme and go to the same beat. These four stanzas also need to go in basic order of the events that have happened in the years 1990 to 2000. And they're not supposed to be about wrestling and just about what's happened in the past ten years like the song goes (A lot of people on Napster have the song so you can get it). Please e-mail it to me ASAP as it's very important that I get it soon.
Here's a plus about watching Thunder. I don't have to see Britney Spears' performance tonight on Fox.
BTW, these damn Mrs. Jones commercials for Nike are really annoying. She complains that women athletes don't get paid as much and all this BS. Bill Maher (From Politically Incorrect) made the point that women athletes don't get the ratings that men's sports get. So please, SHUT UP!
And you're all probably telling me to shut up right now so I'll get to the report.
The show starts off with clips from Nitro.
A limo pulls up and out of it comes Eric Bischoff and THREE LAWYERS OF DOOM!
Welcome to Knoxville. Welcome to World Championship Wrestling (Hey, Tony said it).
The WCW Hardcore Champion Eric Bischoff (w/o belt) and the THREE LAWYERS OF DOOM slowly make their way down to the ring.

Bischoff talks about feeling a lot of love in the arena.
Eric introduces his legal staff and says that the surprise will be the biggest damn move he's ever made.
Eric says that he was fair with Goldberg and says that as of now Bill is suspended without pay for a period of ninety days.
Bischoff quickly moves to a "serious note" and says that because of what happened in the match with Sting, Jarrett won't be able to participate in the main event of GAB against Nash.
He introduces Jeff Jarrett who's music now has a dark voice saying "Chosen One" before his music.
Jarrett has a neck brace on, his arm in a sling, one of his legs in a cast, and is using a cane type instrument to get down to the ring.
With him are two hot nurses and R&B Security.
Jeff takes the mic and speaks softly.
Jarrett: "I know all my millions of slapnuts are going to be disappointed."
Jarrett says that they can all blame it on Sting.
He talks about how Sting challenged Vampiro to a Human Torch Match.
He apologizes to everyone including Kevin Nash.
This brings out the man who may be Big, but he sure ain't Sexy, Kevin Nash (w/baseball bat and microphone).
Jarrett says that he's sorry again.
Nash says that he's sorry because he was looking forward to kicking his ass at the PPV.
Nash says he brought the bat down to the ring because he wants to take his temperature.
Bobby: "That bat won't fit in his mouth."
Nash whacks the bat into his injured arm and Nash pulls off the neck brace.
He sets him up for the Jackknife and Bischoff goes to hit Nash with the bat.
Nash blocks it and Jarrett as Jarrett pulls some of the stuff off as Nash beats on the lawyers.
Nash knocks Jarrett out of the ring and runs away.
Nash says that he'll see him on Sunday.

In the back, Captain Rection talks to the troops about something. Chavo: "Any of you punks mess with the Captain, I'll kill you." Rection says that tonight is their biggest mission as Corporal Cajun repeats what Rection says. They fall out and walk in a straight line out.
In the back Vince Russo and David Flair have brought a bus full of senior citizens to the arena. Russo calls them old bags as we go to break.
Daffney enters the arena wearing the Cruiserweight belt and approaches David Flair. She tells him that he hasn't called for weeks and David says that they have to get ready for the party later. Daffney: "Who, you and that ex-Hoota bimbo Miss Peacock?"
In the back Kim complains to Bischoff as Jarrett comes in and yells at Bischoff. At the same time The Cat is yelling at Jarrett and Kim is complaining in a whiny voice. Jarrett tells everyone to get out and The Cat yells at them thinking he's supposed to stay. Jarrett kicks The Cat out also.
Three Way Cruiserweight Title Match: Disco Inferno (w/Filthy Animals and Tygress) vs. WCW Cruiserweight Champion Daffney (w/Crowbar) vs. Lieutenant Loco (w/MIA and Major Guns)

Jesus. Look at Disco Inferno's choice of clothes for tonight.
Konnan: "Whoop te whoop, jegga wha?"
What the hell was that?
Konnan: "You wanna come out here and copy our stee low."
What?
Disco says "Oh Yeah" and Konnan continues.
Konnan says that after Disco wins the Cruiserweight Title that the FA are really going to give her something to scream about.
At least I could comprehend what he said there.
Konnan says the "Ariba La Pasta" stuff and Disco adds in, "Word to your Mother."
I gotta admit. That was funny.
Tygress looks odd to say the least wearing hood clothes.
The MIA's music is pretty cool. In the background they're yelling "Misfits... In Action!"
Tygress in joining them at the announce table. Hopefully she's better on the microphone then AC Jazz was last year.
Yes! Crowbar!
Daffney screams into a megaphone on the way to the ring.
Tygress is the girlfriend of Rey Mysterio Jr apparently.
To start the match off Disco knocks Loco down and rolls Daffney up but Loco breaks up.
Disco goes for another pin but Loco breaks it up.
Loco and Disco brawl in the corner and Daffney then hits a not-off-the-top-rope Frankenscreamer onto Disco.
That was nice.
Crowbar is up on the apron drooling or something like that.
Loco screams at Daffney and she falls back and over Disco. Loco goes for the pin but Disco breaks it up.
Disco with a headlock and Loco hits a back suplex and goes for the pin. At a one count Konnan pulls Loco's leg.
Daffney goes for the pin as Loco looks at Konnan but only gets a two.
That nut Crowbar runs into the ring randomly and jumps over the top rope and onto the MIA besides Major Stash.
Another great move by Crowbar!
The Nitro Girls music comes on and Miss Hancock comes down to the ring. Daffney argues with Miss Hancock because she stole his man.
Kim comes out and shoves Miss Hancock into Daffney and they both go down.
Isn't there wrestling going on in the ring that's probably good when you consider the participants?
Major Guns runs down and argues with Kim. Corporal Cajun comes and holds her back from attacking Kimberly.
Tygress is selling the fact that she's from the hood or something.
Back to the ring we go and Rey executes a bronco buster on Loco.
I really hate that move.
The rest of the FA beat on him in the corner until GI Bro runs in.
This scares the FA away besides Disco who gets a clothesline and then a Rock Bottom from Booker T.
He throws Loco on top of Disco and we have a new Cruiserweight Champion at around three minutes!
I said in my Nitro report where Daffney won the title that if she lost the title by the GAB that I'd be happy. And she did, so I'm happy about that and that Loco is the new champion.
The MIA celebrate as Chavo is out on the mat.
They put the belt over his chest and it seems Major Guns is going to revive him.
She gives mouth to mouth to Chavo and it wakes him up!
He celebrates in the ring as we cut to...

Kidman tells Torrie that what happened on Monday won't happen again and asks Torrie to be there when he gets back after his match.
The Cat's pacing around his best friend's office as Russo comes up to him. He tells him that Russo is going to make his day and tells The Cat to come with him.
We then go to clips from moments ago where The Cat comes down and tells the MIA that he's going to throw them out if they get involved in anymore matches that they aren't involved in. All the MIA besides Major Stash have been kicked out of the arena or something.
Billy Kidman (w/Horace) vs. Major Stash

Clips from Monday where Torrie gives Kidman a low blow.
Kidman takes the microphone and says that he just needed to know if he could trust Horace.
He says that by the stitches on Horace's head, he knows that he can trust him.
Kidman jumps Major Stash but he retaliates and throws Horace out of the ring.
Big atomic drop and then a boot to the chest.
Stash throws him into the corner and catches him when he comes up and throws him down.
Horace trips Stash and brings him out of the ring where they brawl.
Plancha by Kidman. He goes into the ring and argues with the ref as Horace throws Stash into the ring steps.
Kidman goes to the top rope but Major Stash crotches him.
Major Stash hits a pretty nice superplex from the top rope.
Horace jumps in the ring and executes a DVD onto Stash.
Kidman goes to the top now and executes a top rope elbow for the win in about two and a half minutes.
That match really seemed off key.
Kidman calls Torrie out.
Torrie, looking hot as usual, comes down to the ring.
Kidman says that they always talked about their first fight and how fun it would be to make up.
He says they should do some making up and Torrie slaps Kidman and walks away.

LOL! The Cat is teaching the senior citizens how to dance! A woman interrupts him and The Cat tells her he's not afraid to hit an old woman.. Old woman: "I'll knock that bleach out of your hair." The music comes on again and The Cat tries to get them to "shake it."
Vince Russo, David Flair, and the old people make their way to the ring.

Balloons and confetti come down from the ceiling
There's a cake in the ring that says "Goodbye. Good Riddance. Happy Retirement."
David Flair speaks and says that he's glad everyone's come to his Dad's early retirement party.
David says that Ric was never there for anything and does a "whoo" of his own.
Russo takes the microphone and says that for those keeping score tonight, his record as a pro wrestler his record is 2-0-0.
He says that the doctor's say he shouldn't even be standing there because he suffered a severe concussion, torn ligaments, and then shows his reddened chest.
He tells the old people to shut up and says that he'd never miss Ric Flair's retirement party.
Russo says that all these people are Flair's friends and then asks which one is passing the gas because someone stinks.
He gets the old people to sing "For he's a jolly good fellow" and out walks another old guy with a huge, white, fake cake.
He goes to the ramp and pulls open the fake cake thinking Ric's inside and at this time Ric sneaks up from under the ring and attacks his son.
Vince is still looking and Ric pulls him off then says that he's going to kick his ass once again.
Reid is there also. Ric puts Russo's head into the cake and attacks David.
The old people, Flair, and Reid leave the ring.
When Russo gets up he throws cake at the crowd and his face is covered in it.

A white car pulls up and Tank and Rick Steiner are here. They then go back and the Goldberg monster truck is there.
In the back Eric talks with someone on his cell phone. He says that if Goldberg steps one foot in the building, he wants him arrested.
Hardcore Title Match: The Mamalukes vs. The Wall

The Mamalukes music plays but they're in the back admiring some fine paintings and other things on the wall.
The Wall comes back and pounds on the both of them.
Johnny The Bull though hits him with the BIG CARDBOARD BOX OF CRAFT CHEESY MACARONI OF DEATH!
The Wall actually sold it.
Apparently Big Vito is defending the title for Bischoff.
That's actually smart. That way we don't have to see another Bischoff hardcore match.
I must also note that The Wall has a new look as he's wearing a black shirt and has a black goatee.
They brawl into the parking lot where Vito hits him with a trashcan and other objects.
They're brawling all over the place and finally into the fans as both Mamalukes are pounding on him.
The Wall throws Johnny The Bull over the guardrail but The Wall throws Big Vito over.
Into the ring The Wall goes for a double hand over the head choke on Johnny but Vito breaks it up.
Johnny The Bull goes for the pin and only gets a two.
They go for a double hiptoss and when they're about to drop him they drop him down with a nice move.
Two count only once again.
Off the ropes they send The Wall and he clotheslines them.
Big boot by the Wall and he executes a big Choke Slam to Johnny The Bull.
The Wall goes to the outside of the ring and grabs a table.
The Wall drops Johnny onto the top rope.
The Wall sets the table up as Johnny The Bull goes up to the top rope.
The Wall catches him and goes to throws him off the top ropes but Shane Douglas hits him with a chair.
Running Lyger Bomb by Douglas through the table!
Johnny The Bull goes of the top rope with a big splash and gets the pinfall at around five minutes.
I guess Johnny The Bull is the official champion now and this was just a Handicap Match or something.
They continue to put the boots to him after the match and The Wall rises up as they retreat.
Shane escapes through the crowd and The Wall chases after him.
Tank Abbott comes down to the ring and takes out both Mamalukes.
Tank tells the crowd to shut up and says that he and Goldberg and far from done.
Tank wants a re-match anywhere, anytime.
The crowd's chants Goldberg loudly in the back.
Tank says that in the Asylum, Scott Steiner will be his freak.
For tonight Tank wants "somebody sexy."
Is that a man or a woman that you want Tank?
He calls out Nash and then does the old cheap heat routine by calling the fans hillbilly idiots.
I'll have to agree with you Tank...
They plug some movie coming on TNT in a world premiere movie. They cut back to Tank.
In the back Nash is looking on.
Tank taunts the crowd and makes fun of Nash some more.
He passes the announcers and asks everyone if they want some.
He takes some of Tony Schiavone son's popcorn and the kid responds by throwing soda onto Tank!
Nash's music plays and he makes his way down to the ring.
They brawl and Rick Steiner runs down and attacks Nash.
Nash fights back and Scott Steiner comes down to the ring.
They retreat as Nash and Steiner celebrate.
Eric Bischoff is out now with the shooters (Tank and Rick).
Bischoff says that Steiner will get to be in the New Blood gauntlet and that if Nash interferes he loses his shot. Also, Goldberg will be arrested if he interferes.

In the back Goldberg is shown walking around in black and white.
The cops arrive and The Cat yells at them for being late. One of the cops tells him to shut up and we then cut to Mike Awesome pulling up in the ambulance.
"The Career Killer" Mike Awesome vs. Corporal Cajun

When we go to the ring Mike Awesome stalks down and immediately goes to work on Corporal Cajun.
Cajun slides under Awesome but runs right into a boot to the chest.
Awesome picks him up for a slam he goes behind and Cajun ends up getting clotheslined. Corporal Cajun ducks a clothesline but Awesome hits a power bomb and then follows it up with a splash.
Awesome Splash by guess who.
Awesome grabs a table and throws it into the ring.
Judge Jeff Jones was really good at that.
Running clothesline by Awesome and he sets the table up.
Awesome sets him up for the Awesome Bomb but DDP runs in and attacks him. No bell rung so I'm guessing a no contest at two and a half minutes.
Awesome gets up and hits him with the halo.
And Awesome plants him through the table with the Awesome Bomb.
Awesome puts the halo on him and leaves as we cut to Hollywood Hogan arriving.
I liked that segment. Mike Awesome is showing me why he's "Awesome".

In the back Eric Bischoff is talking to the cops about Goldberg. The cops are too concerned with looking at Kimberly.
GI Bro and Captain Rection (w/Major Guns) vs. Tag Team Champions Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo

They stall for a little bit and Stasiak and Hugh start.
They go back and forth for a half a little bit until Hugh hits a clothesline and gets a two count.
Tag to GI Bro and they execute a double elbow to Stasiak.
Two count.
Tag to Rection and they execute a double clothesline.
Nice spinning kick by Rection and he gets a two count.
Stasiak tags to Palumbo and after reverses and ducking some moves Chuck Palumbo hits the move that used to be known as the Jungle Kick (a basic superkick).
It's Rection's insane father!!!!!!!
And I thought that was a dead angle.
Stasiak goes off the top rope with a clothesline and gets a two count.
No tag but...whatever.
Tag out to Palumbo and then he tags to Stasiak.
Stasiak hits a jumping back elbow or something like that for a two count.
Stasiak throws his head into the turnbuckle as the old man comes up behind Major Guns and stares at her ass. They shake hands.
The announcers say they recognize the old man.
Hugh's Dad certainly has a last name of his kid.
Palumbo beats on his son in the corner as the announcers now know who he is.
Tag to Stasiak and he executes a suplex.
Two count only.
GI Bro runs in and hits Stasiak but the ref backs him up and they double team him.
Stasiak tags out to Palumbo and Rection hits a powerslam onto Palumbo.
Rection makes the tag and GI Bro beats on the both of them and hits a sideslam onto Palumbo.
Tag to Captain Rection who hits a top rope elbow for a two count when Stasiak interferes.
Bro throws him out of the ring and jumps off with an elbow.
Palumbo sends Hugh into the corner and he bounces off and executes a clothesline.
This is actually a nice match.
Hugh goes to the top for the No Laughing Matter and his Dad comes into the ring as Palumbo runs out.
The Dad distracts the ref and Palumbo hits him with the Lex Flexxer and scores the pin at around SEVEN minutes.
Wow! Seven minutes of pretty damn good action.
Kronic makes there way out and attacks the World Tag Team Champions.
Adams throws Stasiak over his head and into the ring and Clark hurls him over the top rope.
GI Bro and Rection attack Stasiak as Kronic hits The High Time onto Palumbo and leave.
Very nice match and post-match stuff.

The Cat vs. Sting

The Cat tells all the rednecks to sit their asses down.
The Cat: "Before I kick this man ass."

He didn't add the "s" to the end of man.

The Cat dances to his music and Sting makes his way down to the ring.
Sting gets on the top rope but from out of nowhere Vampiro sprays a fire extinguisher into's Sting face and continues to pound on him.
The Cat walks away so this is a no contest.
Vampiro throws Sting into the corner and executes a Stinger Splash of his own.
Scorpion Death Drop by Vampiro onto Sting.
And who ever said that Vampiro never got the upper hand on Sting?
He throws Sting to the outside of the ring and gets his gasoline and blowtorch from under the ring announcing table.
Vampiro pours gas onto the announce table and takes the blowtorch and sets the announce table on fire!
Sting though gets up and sprays Vampiro with the fire extinguisher and saves the day by putting the fire out.
Sting throws Vampiro into the guardrail and goes for a Stinger Splash but misses.
Vampiro gives him a Rock Bottom through the announce table and takes the microphone.
He lays next to a fallen Sting and says that someday it will be his flesh burning.

They replay what happened moments ago and the announcers are standing up saying that Vampiro needs to be taken care of.
Gene Okerlund calls out Hollywood Hogan

I never thought I'd have to sit through a Hollywood Hogan interview.
Hogan says Hall taught him to be back in black or something.
He says that with the GAB coming up he says that this stuff with the NB is getting boring.
This interview is really boring.
Hogan says that on Sunday Kidman will lose.
Hogan says that Kidman will always be branded a flea market champion and that there's always one bad apple at the bottom of the barrel and that's Horace.
Hogan says that if he wins he'll get a Heavyweight Title shot at the July PPV.
NO NO NO
Hogan does a muscle pose and then says that the NB will be history soon.
He starts the "so whatcha gonna do" thing but changes it to saying he's just going to kick his ass.
He poses some more and then rips off his shirt.

Gauntlet Match: Scott Steiner (w/two freaks)

Scott Steiner takes the mic and addresses a few things and says nothing special.
Bischoff comes out and his first opposition is Chris Candido.
Steiner pounds on him and hits a sweet belly-to-back suplex from the top rope for the pinfall on Candido at 30 seconds.
"Perfection" Shawn Stasiak runs and pounds on Steiner.
Steiner puts up a boot in the corner and pins him with a belly-to-belly at 50 seconds.
Palumbo comes in with the Lex Flexxer and hits him with it as Nash gets up, then sits down in the locker room.
He had one of Steiner's freaks in his arms but Steiner low blows him and executes the Steiner Recliner for the submission at a minute and a half.
The Cat is in now and chokes him with his scarf but Big Poppa Bump executes a belly-to-back suplex and executes the Steiner Recliner and The Cat doesn't give up.
Because Mike Awesome went off the top rope with a clothesline.
Douglas executes a neck snap as they beat him in the corner.
Nash leaves his locker room in the back but Jarrett hits him with the guitar.
The heels are in the ring and they wrap Steiner in a straight jacket. The match is declared a no contest at my best guess at two minutes.
Body bag! Body bag! Body bag!
They throw him into the body bag but Goldberg's music plays and he runs down to the ring and they all attack him.
Tank leaves with Steiner as Goldberg beats on them all.
The Cat does a karate pose and Goldberg knocks him out.
Franchise begs off and Goldberg gives him a powerslam.
Bischoff and the cops comes out and that role model Goldberg is ready to spear the cops.
Bischoff says that he should consider himself arrested and the come down to the ring as we leave the show.

The Good: Overall a very strong show. Giving Big Vito the Hardcore Title was smart. Hugh's insane Dad is back. The Cat has great comedy skills.
The Bad: The Gauntlet was once again disappointing. The Kidman match wasn't that good. The Wall can no sell going through a table but when he gets hit with a box of macaroni, he sells.
The Ugly: The Wall's new look. He looks like a cross between The Big Show and someone that I can't put my finger on.

Everyone, I'm looking to buy some six hour tapes of shoot interviews, CZW, XPW, and best of tapes. If you sell them for $8 or less each (Meaning I can put like two or three events on one tape) please e-mail me with your lists and references. You need references though and they must check out before we do business. Thanks.

Charlie of DDT Digest Legends: Chan and Charlie and Matt sends the following arena report:

The unofficial start to the evening began at 12:45 p.m. when I finished my eight hour shift at the station. From there I drove by the Civic Coliseum and the Hyatt Regency to scope out the parking scene since there has been major construction over the past two years. To my pleasure...the crap had been completed. I noticed several cars in the parking lot with Clayton, Georgia license plates. Assuming that is probably a small suburb of Atlanta, I realized the "sports entertainers" were already in town.
After going by the Hyatt, I headed back towards my house and stopped at Walgreen's to get Kodak Gold 400 speed film (for fast action in well lit settings) and 2 sheets of posterboard to make signs for the evening.

4 ideas for the signs...
- "I Farted"
- "The Oz-man Cometh"...making the connection between Kevin Nash and Ozzy Osbourne.
- "Where's Waldo"...my friend Luke who joined along for the excitement, oddly looks like Waldo.
- and "Eat My Shorts"...this brought back memories of my sign that got confiscated at the February 26, 1996 Nitro that read "Hogan Can Eat My Shorts." At that same Nitro I had a sign which read "Bring Back the Steiners." That sign was taken and the very next week...they returned to Nitro on their Harleys.
I had originally thought about bringing a "Pee-Wee fears balls" sign in reference to an incident at the December 1, 1998 Nitro in Knoxville where he took a golfball to the forehead during a DDP/Curt Hennig bout. That and his bout with testicular cancer, but since his whereabouts are unknown and it would be completely tasteless (even for me)...I withdrew that idea. If anyone knows where Randy "Pee-Wee" Anderson is (or if you know what high school he went to), email Chan.

Upon arriving home, I prepared four waffles with mounds of butter and maple syrup in hopes of making my sign come true.

Much to my dismay...I had no gas to pass.

I picked up Luke at 5:30 so we could make it through afternoon traffic to the arena with a little time to spare before the 7:00 belltime.
We parked at the Hyatt as usual and as we headed to the walkway over Coliseum "It took too damn long for construction around the God-Awful Women's Basketball Hall of Fame" Drive, we spotted Sting heading that way. He was very cordial in taking a photo with us.
- I say this because he looked to be in a hurry. I told him that if he didn't have time and needed to get to the arena, then that was cool and I didn't mean to bother him. He said, "No man, I've got a second..." and took the photograph.
  - Note to other WCW wrestlers: This is a very cool thing to do and makes the fans feel important and that you appreaciate their support all these years.
We continued out trek to the Coliseum and made it safely to our seats. Around 7:10 or 7:15, Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, and Bobby Heenan finally made their way to the broadcast table. Schiavone and Tenay were very cordial in signing autographs and taking pictures with the fans.

I had my picture taken with Mike Tenay and told him, "I enjoy your commentating because you have talent and you are one of the few announcers around who knows their sh*t." He walked back over, shook my hand and told me that he appreciated it very much.

Now I know you're saying, "Oh you know there's just a little bit of bullsh*t in that!" Well, yeah...but he is a good announcer and even though he misnames a few moves (not the obvious ones like a backbreaker ala Schiavone), he truly knows more about each wrestler than any person should ever know.

For you sick people out there like Chan...Penzer told the crowd that Schiavone's son would be attending the University of Tennessee next fall.

What Penzer doesn't realize is that he just set "Little Schiavone" up as a pariah for the millions and millions of DDT Digest groupies that are appalled by Tony's commentating.

Dave Penzer did his schtick about having people hold up their signs if they wanted to get on TV. As he scoured the arena, he noticed mine and said, "That's nice." For the first time since December of 1996, he did not go through "WCW's 3 Rule Policy."
At 7:40, three matches for WorldWide were taped.

The first match pitted Vampiro against Crowbar, and as you can imagine, it had a tremendous work rate. Lots of aerial assaults with Vampiro winning via the Nail in the Coffin.
The second match scored a victory for Chris Candido over indy worker Chris McDaniel. I don't know a whole lot about this guy, but he is an extraordinary talent. From my view, it appeared that McDaniel worked the match and put on an aerial show. McDaniel would be a wise investment for WCW...he just needs to lose the Kaz Hayashi "Fruity Tie Thing" from his neck. Chan knows more about McDaniel so email him if you'd like info.
The final match was tag team bout, indies I believe, but my mind is failing me at the moment as to who they were or how their match was.

The new Nitro Girls did a little striptease dance to jack up the crowd...no, not in that way. To get them excited for the show...DOH!!! Is there a way to say this without sounding like a perv? No, I don't think so.

If so, it just wouldn't be Charlie writing this report

I will refrain from writing the results of the show since Greg did an excellent job with the report, and it would just take up too much damn space on Bill's page. I'll just make some notes of interest from the crowd perspective.
Charlie and Luke were on a closeup of the opening sequence of the show as the camera operator on the floor panned down the rail. I was leaning over some kid waving my "I Farted" sign.

This was edited out for unexplained, but assumed, reasons to be touched on later in the report.

Screw it, I'll touch on them right now....
- About fifteen minutes into the program, someone from the production truck came out and said something to the cop standing a few feet in front of me. The cop pointed at my blue posterboard and I thought myself, "You doughnut eating, trigger-happy rat bastard."
- The crew member looked at my sign, said he had to take it, and walked away without an explanation.
- Luke decided it was time to ditch the "Eat My Shorts" sign. I agreed. I was afraid we would be sued for promoting the funniest damn animation on television.
Eric Bischoff, Jeff Jarrett, and Vic Venom himself drew the most heat. I was surprised that Ernest Miller didn't draw a lot of heat, but now that I think about it...his segments were extremely funny.
I know Greg made a mistake about this in a recent Thunder report, but the backstage segments where light is evident...is a continuity error. It has been getting dark in Knoxville at around 7:45 or 8:00 EST. When the Thunder tape was played, without my sign...DAMN PRODUCTION CREW...at 9:05 EST, it would already be completely dark outside.

That outta show'em for taking away my sign.
They'll learn....

On a sad note I think Beulah, Knoxville's Rignside Old Woman, is very ill or may have passed. She wasn't at the show tonight and hasn't been to a show since the November 29, 1998 Brian Hildebrand Tribute house show in which Flair presented "Shooter" with a replica of the World Title. That means she has missed:

January 11, 1999 WCW Nitro
February 17, 1999 WWF house show
May 23, 1999 WCW house show...the same night of Owen's tragedy.
February 19, 2000 WWF house show
And of course the June 6, 2000 WCW Thunder taping.
Unlike her to miss these since we once reported her statement that she has attended every show for over 60 years.

You may remember her from the December 1, 1997 WCW Nitro as the old lady who leaned over the guard rail, clenched her fists, made faces, and took a swing at Hollywood Hogan. This was much to the delight of all wrestling fans worldwide and obviously made Tenay laugh his @$$ off at the booth because production had to kill audio on his microphone.
Nothing else really to comment about the show. It seemed to be very solid from our standpoint and from what Greg said in the report the aired version was solid.

Not as solid as it could have been if they aired an "I Farted" sign
I know you all agree...Damn production crew.
This is the time for us fans to rally together and protest to WCW.

God knows they're used to it

Join myself and Chan as we let WCW know how we feel. They're in-ring product is improving, but their choice of signs that receive airtime is still on a rapid fall.

After the show we headed to the Hyatt where we saw:
- Chris Candido; Ric, Beth, and Reid Flair; Tank Abbott getting tanked in the bar with Gene Okerlund; Sting; Steiner's ho's; the new Nitro Girls; The "K-town Daddy" Terry Landel; Booker "GI Bro" T.; and Vampiro.
- Candido didn't do a whole lot of socializing as he was obviously in a hurry to get to his room since he was still in his gear, with a towel around his waist, and dragging his luggage behind him.
- Flair was eating with his family, so in respect I didn't bother him. I can't say the same for some other fans, but he didn't pay attention to them...which I don't blame him for. There's a time for autograph hounds and that just wasn't it.
- I didn't go in the bar, so I'm not sure how receptive Tank and Gene were to their fellow binging fans.
- Sting seemed to be fairly respectful to his fans, but I didn't pay much attention to him either since I had already met him.
- Steiner's ho's took a few pictures, but were in a hurry. They left with some dude who the production crew has brought to the security rail right next to me near the end of the show. After a physical description, Chan believes he is an indy wrestler who is married to Adasia. Any questions, email Chan.
- The Nitro Girls were very receptive with taking pictures and giving autographs to the fans. I got a picture with them and I think they liked me. :-) I didn't have a flash mounted on my manual Pentax K-1000 single lens reflex camera. I had slowed down the shutter and opened the aperture for just enough light. When Luke took the picture...the foxy red head said, "Do you need another one, the flash didn't go off?" I told her that it was OK b/c I had set the settings properly and she said "Oh, OK" in a rather disappointed manner. I promise....
- GI Bro was getting a lot of attention, but obliged to requests until 10:30 when he said that he had to go to his room and order food because the restaurant stopped taking orders at 11:00. He did promise that he would return to sign any autographs that he missed. We left right after that, so whether he held true to his word is beyond me.
- I must say that Ian, Vampiro, was the kindest of them all. He signed autographs and took pictures with every fan that requested one, even though he was complaining of an ankle injury suffered during the show. In my constant respect, I told him if he would like to sit down before I got a picture with him I wouldn't be offended. He said, "Thanks man, but that's alright because there aren't many people left."
- He was extremely funny because this one kid kept giving him every reason that he wanted to try out for pro wrestling. Vampiro's every single response was, "no you don't" or "no it's not."
All in all, a great night and an excellent show. One that will never be forgotten...probably because of the DAMN PRODUCTION CREW.
Thank you for checking this out, and good night.

WCW Thunder - Wednesday, June 7, 2000

By Greg of GreatWrestling.com

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