WCW Thunder - Thursday, December 23, 1999

By Aldo

Welcome to the post-Starrcade edition of WCW Thunder. Let's take care of some mail before going into the report.
- John wonders:
  Is it possible that McMahon has pulled his most brilliant move ever by planting The Powers That Be in WCW to assist in making a bad product even worse? Could Russo and Ferrara be in on the greatest move in the history of the Monday/Thursday night wars? Could Vinnie Mac really be this good? Thunder was godawful horrible to go with a piss-poor Nitro on Monday. I'm beginning to long for WCW '93 again.
- Perry A. takes a similar stance:
  I feel sorry for us. Watching WCW is sheer torture anymore.
  At least you only have to watch WCW for TWO hours (then again, watching it for two MINUTES is an endurance test in itself). I do a Nitro report for a couple of pages, and let me tell you, I damn near quit after seeing Monday's steaming landfill of liquid manure. Not since the Hogan/Bischoff fiascoes have I seen a more terribly produced show.
  The problem with WCW is not just that the wrestling is horrible, the matches are two-minute screwjob laden gimmick-fests and the personas they give to the young talent are downright STUPID (TAFKA Prince, The Maestro and Kanyon's Godfather rip-off come to mind). I think the glaring reason that WCW is so unwatchable is that they're trying to put on a WWF-type entertainment show with characters that couldn't entertain you if their lives depended on it. Besides Goldberg, Sting and Benoit, is there really any reason to CARE about any of the characters on that show?
  I have a theory anyway that Russo and Ferrara are being sent by Vinnie Mac to ruin WCW, because there's no way they can watch their awful product and with all seriousness tell us that it's great. You don't build an entertaining program with the likes of Jeff Jarrett, DOA, Bertha Faye and Vincent. And when Jim Duggan is getting bigger pops than your main event guys, there's something SERIOUSLY wrong with the booking. Keep up the great work, by the way.
- Richard H. gives more insight on the unknown attacker:
  Hello. I was reading the Thunder report on DDT Digest and noticed you commenting that you believe it was Van Hammer who has been attacking people when the lights go out and the stobe goes on. I was at the Nitro in New Orleans, having received some complimentary tickets from the hospital my mother works at. Being comp seats, they weren't great, I was behind the stage and could not see the jumbo-tron monitors. I could, however, see the total area behind the entrance way. When the man who attacks during the strobe light ran away from ring after his attack, the lights came on after he got behind the stage but before he got behind the curtain. I saw that he was a big guy with semi-long blond hair, and he did resemble Van Hammer, so it may be him. It may also intrest you to learn that DJ Ran was at the show doing his now non-televised duties. I thought they had fired him. Anyway, I love the site, and read your reports every week. Keep up the good work, and thanks.
- Allen E. requests:
  Hey man, cut Hacksaw some slack.
  Name another big man in WCW (other than Goldberg and Nash) who has better mic skills, more ring charisma, better ring skills and more popularity with the fans. Certainly not Sid, Stevie Ray, Meng, Barbarian, Hogan, Luger, etc.
  I'm not saying he should be a Nitro or PPV main eventer, but no other WCW wrestler can start a show off better than Duggan. Despite being an 1980's style of wrestler (low-flying, no high risk manuveurs) and limited by age and injuries, he can get a crowd going unlike anyone else.
  I'd like to see him as a heel (briefly), siding with the Revolution before turning his back on them and "redeeming" himself to the fans.
  But, please, for the love of Pete, let him go back using a real 2x4!
  
  I'll make this short and sweet.
  I won't deny that Duggan is probably one of the five most over wrestlers in WCW.
  But I also think Duggan could stand to improve his wrestling arsenal and sell more for his opponents. And I'm not counting post-match beatdowns.
- BFPisBuff points out:
  Hey guys, I was going through DDT Digest as my source to label my old tapes, and I noticed something. Until this week (I've heard tonight is Bret vs. Benoit) the last time the world title was defended on Thunder was APRIL, Diamond Dallas Page against Stevie Ray!! Perhaps the fact that nothing truly important happens is a reason why the ratings are horrid. I may be wrong, but if there was another World title defense between now and April on Thunder, I can't think of it. That's EIGHT months.
  
  According to the archives, the last World Title match on Thunder occured on the April 29^th, 1999 show. Diamond Dallas Page successfully defended the WCW World Title against Bam Bam Bigelow in a Hardcore Rules match. DDP scored the pin in 12:09 after Randy Savage interfered with his flying elbowdrop on Bigelow.
  What I should do one of these days is make a table of all the world title defenses that occured on Thunder for no real reason other than to see how valuable Thunder is/was in regards to WCW's highest prize.
- Finally, Rob F. offers a correction:
  Schiavone's "Two Minute Main Event" thing was 16 months ago around August 24th, 1998.
With the reformation of The Varsity Club and the nWo on Starrcade and Nitro, respectively, you can expect the following to happen soon:
1. Larry Zbyzsko and Bobby Eaton reform The Dangerous Alliance with Arn Anderson as their manager in an attempt to dominate WCW before the nWo does. Their plan is fruitless, however, as Zbyzsko and Eaton end up wrestling pointless #1 Contender matches for the tag team titles versus Harlem Heat and the reunited Steiner Brothers until both of their contracts run out.
2. The Revolution gets tired of Shane Douglas' ranting so he gets turfed. To retaliate, Douglas makes amends with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan and they become The New Dynamic Dudes. The only footnote this babyface team would leave on wrestling is giving Duggan (unwarranted) heel heat for the first time in over a decade.
3. The Powers That Be sign two guys, Chris Champion and Sean Royal, and put them together as The New Breed. The team's only claim to fame is convincing Dusty Rhodes to run for the U. S. Presidency in 2000 and then rig the voting boxes so Rhodes would win the election. Unfortunately, this duo disappears without a trace in 2002.
4. The Powers re-sign Scotty Riggs and team him with Buff Bagwell in order to recreate The American Males. With the envelope for edgy televsion being pushed further and further, Riggs and Bagwell will break up just in time for Starrcade 2000, where they will wrestle a match in which the loser must do a nude lap dance on Rhonda Singh.
5. Remembering the overwhelming success of musical acts like KISS and Master P, The Powers sign The Backstreet Boys and 'NSync to WCW. The two pop bands are put into a feud that culminates into a War Games match at Fall Brawl 2000. As the pop bands stare each other down outside the caged double-ring, the entire WCW locker room empties into the ring area, brings both bands into the cage and stomps a mudhole on both boy bands. Such violence is not seen since the '80s, when heel wrestlers had to battle through the occasional crowd riot to access their dressing room.
6. Roddy Piper returns to WCW -- as manager of a team called The Hunchbacks. These two men, with large humps on their back, dominate the tag scene like no other due to their inability of getting pinned. They win the tag team belts and hold them for nearly a year until losing their titles to Barry Darsow and Brian Adams (in a WCW version of Demolition) when Darsow makes a Hunchback submit to his Barely Legal armbar.
WCW Logo.
We see some clips from last Monday's Nitro, complete with profanity protection.
Tonight's show is from Salisbury, MD. Mike Tenay, Tony Schiavone and Scott Hudson man the booth tonight.
Familiar music bring out the nWo. Sigh.
- Schiavone gets in his custom "nWo is stronger than ever" line.
- Bret Hart gets the mic and some boos.
- Hart says there's a lot of gold and it's sweet.
- Scott Hall corrects the world champ by saying it's too sweet.
- Hart says this was planned for a whole month at the fan's expense.
- Hart makes fun of the fans.
- Hart tells the fans to take a good look at themselves and laughs.
- Hart points to the video screen for some "magic moments" during the last two months. Kevin Nash and Hall provide additional commentary as Hart makes smart-ass comments.
- On the screwjob at Starrcade, Hart says "that was better than Shawn Michaels." Dude, get OVER it.
- Hart yells that the nWo did all this in front of the fans and Goldberg.
- Nash says since he and Hall's relationship with the fans have been hot and cold.
- Nash says the reason the fans wanted to cheer the Outsiders is because they wanted to be hip.
- Nash asks how the fans could think they were hip if they were so gullible.
- Nash (to a fan giving the finger): "Yeah, I know I'm number one, buddy."
- Nash says he never needed the fans.
- We cut to the crowd for an extended period of time while Hall rants on the mic. Probably not "family hour" material.
- Jeff Jarrett declares this the first annual Slapnuts Convention because he's never seen as many idiots at one time.
- Jarrett offers to use subtitles next time.
- Jarrett says this nWo will be different -- no bastardizing or watering down, only the elite.
- As Jarrett finishes up his speech, Goldberg hits the entryway.
- Goldberg tells the nWo to listen to him.
- While Goldberg speaks about the passion and nWo being dead, the crowd chants "Goldberg Sucks."
- Goldberg offers to rip the hearts of the nWo members out and stick them down their damn throat.
- Goldberg says it's not who's next, but who's left.
We go to the announcer booth. It feels pretty good to see Tenay as the lead announcer over Schiavone. :-) Anyway, Tenay runs down tonight's card. The WCW World Title is defended for the first time since April 29^th when Bret Hart fights Chris Benoit.
Leia Meow (Laya-Me-Out, get it? That's supposed to be funny.) performs stretching exercises.
WCW Mayhem: The Music.
Two guys in motorcycles arrive.
Mean Gene speaks to Chris Benoit backstage. Benoit talks about being true to himself and how Bret Hart was a role model. Benoit says the love he had for Bret ended on Monday when his heart was ripped out. Benoit offers to do the same later on.
Match #1: PG-13 vs. Rick Steiner and Mike Rotunda (w/ Kevin Sullivan and Leia Meow)
- Coming out to ICP's "Take It:" PG-13 in their Thunder debut.
- Wolfie-D does some horrid rap while JC-Ice tries to act cool.
- JC-Ice follows with some more uninspired stuff.
- ~~Kimona~~ Leia Meow brings out the Viagra Club.
- Rick Steiner makes Leia do some exercises, including a set of jumping jacks and push-ups.
- Kevin Sullivan joins the booth.
- JC and Mike Rotunda start us off.
- Rotunda grapples JC at the ropes, but Wolfie-D tries to interfere.
- Rotunda gets a clothesline in and tags Steiner.
- Steiner with a suplex and a whip.
- Forearm by Steiner.
- Tag to Wolfie.
- Steiner with a German suplex.
- The Varsities stomp on PG-13.
- Steiner lifts Wolfie up and rams him into the turnbuckle.
- More punishment is administered to JC.
- As PG-13 gets the crap kicked out of them, Mickey Jay calls for the bell at 1:43 for a DOUBLE-DQ, according to the announcers. Umm, PG-13 offered no offense, so why are they penalized? Crackheads.
- Post-match, Wolfie is put into a Tree of Woe.
- Steiner whips Leia into the corner for a weak ballshot.
- The Varsities pick up JC and bring him to mid-ring.
- Leia then puts a lai on JC and kisses him before the Varsities throw him out of the ring.
- Pointless.
- Question: If PG-13 is a rapper gimmick, why is their theme music alternative rock?
The two bikers walk.
David Flair and Daphne order take-out. David goes nuts when the clerk screws up his order as Daphne laughs uncontrollably.
Russo tells Curt Hennig that someone had to be used to reform the nWo. While Curt rambles, the bikers give a kneelift to Hennig and reveal themselves as Creative Control. CC then threatens Russo before walking out.
The Filthy Animals, sans Torrie, make their way out.
- As the Animals hit the ring, patriotic music brings out "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.
- Talk about a contrast in workrates.
- Duggan gets a "U. S. A." chant started.
- Eddie Guerrero tells the crowd to take a look at this motley crew.
- Eddie says the Filthy Animals are Americans.
- Eddie gives the Revolution credit in putting the Animals down, but they did not kill them off.
- Eddie says the Revolution left the Animals for the vultures, but they knocked the vultures on their ass.
- Kidman says he and Eddie had their problems but they were around the wrong [BLEEP].
- Kidman says the Animals will get up into the Revolution and beat them like [bitches].
- Konnan with the CATCHPHRASES OF CRANIAL CORROSION.
- Rey Mysterio, Jr. tells the Revolution that the Animals will [hump] them like the dogs they are.
- Duggan gets another U. S. A. chant going.
- Duggan says he won't use the salty language the Animals do.
- Duggan says he will make the Revolution his personal (covers mouth).
- Revolution music brings out... take a guess.
- Dean Malenko tells the crowd to pledge allegiance to the flag of the Revolution.
- More U. S. A. chants, courtesy of Duggan.
- Saturn asks the Animals how many times they need to be put in the hospital.
- Saturn then asks how many times Fred Flintstone is going to tip his car before he realizes the rack of ribs is too big.
- Douglas says he's going to make Duggan denounce his country.
- Douglas tells the crowd to shut the hell up. Man, if this were Memphis, he'd probably yell at an old lady next.
- Douglas calls the Animals a bunch of lowlifes like the rest of the Americans.
- Douglas says the crowd [bitches] and moans when the government takes out tax money.
- More U. S. A. chants as Saturn covers Douglas' ears.
- Douglas challenges the Animals and Duggan and offers one more "shut the hell up."
Russo asks Hennig why people want to get physical with him. He tells Hennig to take care of CC with Jarrett while he rests in his car.
Match #2: Tank Abbott vs. La Parka (w/ chair)
- Tank Abbott comes out. About five people in the audience care.
- Next out: The Chairman!
- Abbott's one of the few shaved guys that still has all his hair follicles.
- Abbott roughs up Parka in the corner.
- Abbott lifts up Parka and slams him down.
- Both men go outside.
- Abbott no-sells a chair shot as he continues to punish La Parka.
- As La Parka is laid out, Billy Silverman calls for the bell at 0:54.
- Oh, great, another NO CONTEST.
- Security comes in to protect Parka, but Abbott takes out Doug Dillenger before leaving.
Norman Smiley prays backstage about his match with Fit Finlay and hides when Goldberg walks by. As much as I like Smiley, this gimmick's one-joke has already outlived its usefulness.
1-800-ROAD-REPORT. Probably the most exciting thing so far tonight.
Clip of The Artist's Recording Session #2. Some guy says The Artist's lyrics don't make sense and Paisley rebutts. Why, oh why, do they bother?
Match #3: WCW Hardcore Champion Screamin' Norman Smiley vs. Fit Finlay
- We see from last Monday where Smiley got the Kevin Sullivan bathroom treatment.
- Smiley brings various objects into the ring.
- As Finlay hits the ring, Smiley bails, but gets kicked into the dumpster.
- Finlay nails Smiley with the football helmet and a broomstick as Smiley wails.
- Smiley gets tossed over the rail and the two fight into the crowd.
- Now, Smiley flees into the arena as Finlay gives chase.
- Smiley tries to leave the kitchen and runs into Brian Knobbs.
- Knobbs slams the refridgerator door on Smiley.
- Smiley tries to flee through the window but the heels beat on him with the COOKIE SHEET OF SEVERE AGGRAVATION.
- Finlay lowers a steel door as Knobbs tosses Smiley into said door.
- The heels try to squash Smiley's head with the door but Meng makes the save.
- Meng dominates for a minute or so and even no-sells a trash can shot by Finlay.
- The heels do a miscommunication spot with a cookie sheet, knocking out Knobbs.
- Meng takes out Finlay with a big boot and drags Smiley onto his opponent for the pin.
- YOUR WINNER: Screamin' Norman Smiley via pinfall in 2:43.
- Meng then locks the Tongan Death Grip on Smiley as we cut the segment.
- And this proved...?
Jeff Jarrett finds a note backstage.
More Mayhem Music shilling.
Interesting note: tonight's first hour had less than six minutes of bell-to-bell "wrestling."
As Jarrett walks in TPTB's office, Goldberg chokes Jarrett and tells him to give Bret Hart a message. Okay, so Goldberg's so pissed at the nWo, why not just put Jarrett out?
Match #4: Ron Harris and Don Harris vs. Curt Hennig and Jeff Jarrett
- The ex-CC point out in the ring that they want to be known by their real names.
- A Harris brother makes threats to Russo.
- Curt Hennig comes out next.
- nWo music plays, but no Jarrett comes out.
- In a nice bit of detail, David Penzer has a neck brace on.
- Hennig gets forearmed off the apron before the match starts.
- Hennig flies it solo and does alright for himself until a Harris brother pulls him out.
- Hennig gets sent to the rail.
- Back inside, Don clotheslines Hennig in the corner after tagging in Ron.
- Ron with a couple of punches.
- The twins doubleteam Hennig with some devastating punches and chokes.
- This is as exciting as it sounds.
- A double-whip leads into a side slam for the win.
- YOUR WINNERS: Ron Harris and Don Harris via side slam in 1:45.
- Post-match, the nWo hit the ring and play home run derby with the Harris brothers.
- Nash brings out the spraypaint and writes nWo on the brothers.
- Great, we've gone back to 1996.
- Tenay: "Wow, what a wild Thunder this has been!" Oh, f*** you.
We take a look at moments ago.
The Brothers Harris get loaded into ambulences.
Match #5: Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Maestro (w/ Symphony)
- Chris "Champagne" Kanyon comes out with his entourage.
- We see the Maestro play his piano with Symphony.
- Kanyon hits the booth and makes fun of the announcers.
- Maestro and Symphony head to the ring.
- Kanyon says he'd like it if Symphony would put her roses on his organ.
- As the bell rings, Bam Bam Bigelow comes out.
- Bigelow opens up on Maestro to start.
- Bigelow no sells a couple shoulderblocks but eats a boot.
- Bigelow slams Maestro off the ropes.
- In the corner, Bigelow charges at Maestro but eats a booth.
- Bigelow slams Maestro and drops a headbutt.
- Bigelow goes up top and hits a diving headbutt, despite the fact that Symphony tried to protect her man.
- Biggs hits the ring as the women distract the referee.
- Bigelow grabs Biggs and uses the bottle of champagne against him.
- Kanyon then hits the ring and nails Bigelow from behind with a belt.
- Maestro covers Bigelow and hooks the leg for the win.
- YOUR WINNER: The Maestro via pinfall in 1:55.
- A clean finish one of these days would be nice, y'know.
Diamond Dallas Page speaks to Mean Gene about Buff Bagwell's adventures with Kimberly. DDP says that WCW is making an angle out of it. *sigh* Anyway, DDP is supposed to wrestle The Wall, but won't until a match with Buff is signed.
WCW Music Promo.
We see clips of Evan Karagias' misadventures with the women of WCW. Note that WCW did not air the clip of Spice hitting Evan below the belt.
Evan Karagias and two other guys are in the ring.
- Evan's sick of women playing him for a fool.
- Evan introduces the crowd to Shannon Moore and Shane Helms.
- Evan calls his group the Three Count.
- Evan says he will charm the pants of the girlfriends in the audience and then drop them like the skanks they are.
- What follows is Three Count performing a song with music video overlapping.
- Kill me now.
- During the song, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. hits the ring and takes out Evan with an elbow.
- Chavo sends Shane out of the ring.
- Chavo then back bodydrops Shannon out of the ring into Shane!
- YES!
We go to a gas station, where David bitches out an employee who calls himself Crowbar.
- I believe that it's Devon Storm playing the role of Crowbar.
- Well, it could have been worse. Erik Watts could have put David in an STF out of nowhere, causing David to "respect" Watts next week.
David and Daphne are checking out their car as Vampiro and the Misfits lay waste to David. Crowbar makes the save as David Penzer looks at the screen.
Match #6: Konnan, Kidman and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (with Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio, Jr.) vs. Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko and Asya (w/ Shane Douglas)
- Schiavone informs us that Kevin Nash is replacing DDP in his match with The Wall.
- The Animals and Duggan get separate entrances.
- Malenko tries to send Konnan to the corner to start, but Konnan counters with punches.
- Konnan with his spinning bulldog out of the ropes.
- Rolling clothesline.
- Tag to Kidman, who comes in with a springboard legdrop.
- Back bodydrop on Malenko before he tags to Saturn.
- Kidman with the tornado bulldog.
- Kidman goes up top and punches Malenko off the apron.
- Kidman with a crossbody for two.
- Asya gets hit by Kidman as she tries to interfere.
- Saturn hits a T-Bopne suplex.
- Tag to Malenko.
- The heels hit a double elbow for two.
- Malenko with a suplex for two when Konnan saves.
- Tag to Saturn.
- Malenko holds Kidman on his knee while Saturn dives off the top with a knee.
- Saturn with a scoop slam.
- Saturn goes up top and hits an elbow for two.
- Saturn tries to powerbomb Kidman. You guess the result.
- Kidman goes to the wrong corner but manages to tag Duggan.
- Duggan with his usual offense.
- Duggan whips Saturn into a spinning bodyslam.
- Duggan hits Malenko on the apron.
- Duggan grabs Asya but gets lowblowed by Saturn.
- As Saturn chokes out Duggan on the ropes, Douglas points a mic to Duggan and asks him to renounce his country.
- Duggan goes outside to chase Duggan.
- Saturn and Malenko knock Konnan and Kidman off the apron.
- The Animals are outside, but Rey, Jr. is in the ring with his crutches.
- Rey low-blows Saturn and Malenko with the crutches.
- Konnan and Kidman do stereo sunset flips off the ropes for the win!
- YOUR WINNERS: Konnan, Kidman and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan via susnet flip in 4:35.
- Post-match, the Revolution beat down the Animals with Rey's crutches.
- Decent match, and it ended clean! Woo hoo!
Post-match, the nWo walk.
Match #7: WCW World Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (w/ Scott Hall) vs. The Wall
- The Outsiders make their way out.
- Hall takes a seat at the announcer's booth.
- The Wall comes out to new music.
- This should be a stunning affair of technical prowess.
- We see Sid Vicious making the save on The Wall from Nitro.
- Nash with a knees and punches in the corner.
- Nash backs up and hits the elbow. But, he didn't frame it! I'm disappointed.
- Nash with the extended boot choke.
- Nash drives Wall into the ropes for an earth-shattering punch to the back.
- Wall with some devastating punches and kicks in the corner.
- Wall with a fiercesome choke.
- Wall whips Nash into the corner and delivers a lethal clothesline.
- Wall with a thunderous slap to the face.
- Wall with another exciting whip to the corner, but he runs into a boot.
- Wall comes back with a big clothesline.
- Wall signals for THE CHOKESLAM OF INSTANT DEATH, but Scott Hall comes in with a bat and takes a home run swing.
- Mark Johnson calls for the bell, signaling the end of this match of the year candidate.
- YOUR WINNER: The Wall via DQ in 2:12.
- Bret Hart and Jeff Jarrett come in for another nWo love-fest.
- Bret goes to the middle rope and drives a bat into Wall's back.
- More spraypainting schenanigans follow.
- Hopefully, Russo will realize that this time around, WCW is supposed to defeat the nWo in the end, not the other way around.
The Wall fights his way out of a stretcher and screams real loud.
We go backstage for some more fun.
- Scott Hall talks to Kevin Nash in the shower and walks into another room, asking for a coach.
- Said coach turns out to be Bill Goldberg, who grabs Hall.
- Immediately, we cut back to Nash, who thinks he is talking to Hall, but needs to turn around.
- As Goldberg grabs Nash, we cut to an image of Hall laid out, then an image of Nash's arm on the shower room floor.
Match #8: Chris Benoit vs. WCW World Heavyweight Titleholder Bret Hart
- As Benoit walks out, I look at my watch and it shows 9:59 P.M. EST.
- Hart comes out to virtually no heat.
- Anyone think this will end clean?
- Lockup, Benoit hits a chop and some kicks in the corner.
- Benoit shoves aside Charles Robinson as he goes to work on Hart.
- Hart goes outside and Benoit follows, continuing the punishment.
- Hart drives Benoit into the rail.
- Hart sends Benoit into the ring.
- Hart with an inverted atomic drop.
- Hart drives a boot into Benoit's face.
- Hart whips Benoit into a slam.
- Hart whips Benoit into a punch to the gut.
- Hart jaws with the fans and drops a knee.
- Hart applies a double-arm DDT for two.
- Hart with the backbreaker.
- Hart bites Benoit's face in the corner.
- Benoit hits a couple chops.
- Benoit whips Hart into an elbow for two.
- Benoit applies his snap suplex for two.
- Benoit grabs Hart in the ropes but gets hit with a mule kick.
- Hart drives Benoit's nose into the top rope.
- A right sends Benoit down.
- Hart with a shot below the belt.
- Hart applies a blatant choke in the corner.
- Hart lands some rights.
- Benoit reverses a whip to the corner.
- Hart counters a whip and tries a Russian legsweep but Benoit turns it into the Crossface!
- As Hart tries to reach the ropes, Jeff Jarrett comes in and beans Benoit with a bat.
- YOUR WINNER: Chris Benoit via DQ in 4:54.
- As Benoit gets spraypainted, Goldberg hits the ring and spears Jarrett!
- Hart runs like hell to the back and escapes in a limo.
- Goldberg breaks the driver's side window of a second limo and tosses the driver out.
- Goldberg breaks various more windows and damages the vehicle further as we fade.
- Apparently, Goldberg cut his arm while smashing the windows of the Powers That Be limo.
The Good: The Animals/Duggan/Revolution match was alright and it ended clean. Benoit/Hart was decent, but too short. Best of all, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. is kicking ass and taking names again.
The Bad: The first hour of this show really dragged. WCW did improve the ratio of clean finishes to cop-out endings, but there is still work to be done in this category.
The Ugly: I leave you with a rhetorical question to ask yourself. Which is worse, being in an angle where you get dumped and beat down by two women, or getting thrown into a boy band gimmick?
Have a happy and safe holiday.

WCW Thunder - Thursday, December 23, 1999

By Aldo

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