WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 3/25/00

By The Cubs Fan

So, WCW's finally added a Worldwide section to www.wcw.com...

And, even more importantly, they want you (or someone like you) to send in your questions to askwcw@wcw.com.

You must include your name, age and address.
Or someone's name, age and address. Maybe not your own.

One of them will be read and answered on the air, and you get a lovely WCW T-Shirt.
Now, far be it from me to suggest you all send in silly questions just to annoy them.
Or try get this site mentioned on Worldwide.
I'd never ever instigate trouble like that.
But I wouldn't stop you from doing it either ;)
Of course, the likelihood of them not just working the questions, or only picking softballs is quite high, but it's nice to dream.

Scott Hudson and Bobby Heenan are the announcers this week.

Hmm. This is dead week, where they can't hype the next PPV, because they don't know what happened at the last one yet.

Wonder what they use as filler?

Because of a VCR screwup, I miss the first few minutes of the show.

Using my powers as a psychic, I'll guess that they spent this time with 'pushing' Vampiro.
Go to Nitro 3/13 (vs w/Sid against the Harris Boys) or Thunder 3/15 (vs Hugh Morrus) for relevant clips.

When I pick up, we go back to Thunder 3/15, for La Parka/Chavo Guerrero vs Los Faboulosos

This is good filler.
If similar to something last week ;)
We get the entire match, because WCW has no Hogan clips to show us this week.
Watching them now, I realize:

La Parka's in yellow here; why didn't I notice that he was in white in the other match?
They do repeat a lot of spots, but there are some differences. It's about a 60% repeated/40% different.
I should've just done PBP anyway. Sorry 'bout that.

Anyway, we also see the Miss Hancock skit.
And back to the studio, where Heenan's laughing at a phone call, while Hudson promises us more on Bam Bam and the Wall next.
Then, for some reason, we get bumper of Lane and Rave coming to the ring, with no explanation. Okay.

Spring Stampede PPV ad.

The Wall...

I'm sorry, I have problems paying attention when the Wall's involved.
I'm willing to tell you that we're going back to Thunder 3/15 again.
And, maybe this:

"Never a dull moment on Thunder." - Tenay
Hey, go ask Aldo if there's any dull moments :)

But no more.
Instead, while David Flair is being beaten, I'll surf WCW.com to get the right spelling for Dandy/King's tag team.

Did you know that La Parka is a slender 240 pounds?
Skeleton costumes make you look fifty pounds heavier, I swear.
Hey, Kid Romeo got his own bio!
Good for him.
Now, if he hadn't disappeared for no reason...

Whoa, we're going to the ring already.
That's quick.
I like dead weeks.

Jeff Jarrett wants you to buy his T-Shirt.

Road Report only gets mentioned because it hypes the 4/4 Nitro.

According to reports around the 'net, the 4/4 Nitro and the 4/5 Thunder will be canceled this week.
Worldwide's one week delay makes it all the more fun.
Actually, it's nice to enough not to have to hear the announcers kiss up to the new bosses for at least one week.

Eh, not to the ring yet.

Per usual, they kill time before we can get to the match.
But I get to hear Hudson say "Superstar" Billy Kidman, so it works out.

Chuck Palumbo vs Lane (w/Rave)

Ring side announcers are Mike Tenay and Tony S.
I guess that's why we saw Lane and Rave before.
Tony: "Lane, of course, a former Cruiserweight champion."
At least this week.
They hype the guy with the big arms.
Like I care.
Anyway, there's the bell.
Lockup, Palumbo with the push down. Lane backs off
~~Lodi~~ Rave's got his 'Jericho tribute' shiny silver shirt on.
Lane with a surprise push down I guess. Stomps, then he puts Palumbo in the corner for kicks.
Referee Charles Robinson backs him out, so Rave can get in his shots.
Lane with a whip, hip toss blocked, Palumbo with a hip toss slam?

Chuck grabbed Lane in hiptoss position, but then slammed him to the mat.

Miss Hancock walks to the ring, which is far more important the match that's going on.
When we do, Lane's on the mat and Palumbo's happy for some reason.
And, the long walk is all for naught, as Rave sends Miss Hancock to the back, and she listens.
Palumbo with punches in bunches, a second rope dance, a few more punches, and then gets whipped into the corner.
Lane charges in, but Palumbo movies out of the way of the split legged splash (I guess, Lane took an odd bump.)
Lane off the ropes, powerslam by Chuck, 2 count.
Lane with a whip, head down too soon, DDT by Palumbo/
Palumbo pauses, covers, 2 count.
Palumbo with punches, cross whip, reverses kip up, ducks Lane's clothesline, the Jungle Kick (not called as such) connects.
Palumbo covers, Rave up to argue, Palumbo with a springboard dropkick on Rave.
Lane back up, and he hits the Memory Lane!
Your Winner: Lane
Wow, Tenay remembered it was called the Memory Lane.
They haven't called it that since before the whole relationship with Lodi started.
Lane and Rave mug for the camera.

More like Rave talks, while Lane has trouble keeping from collapsing.

Hmm, looks like 3 Count vs Jung Dragons is next.

Spring Stampede PPV ad.

I apologize for the city of Chicago, on buying 4000 first day tickets to this show.
We have no way of killing 3 hours of time when the Cubs aren't playing.
Of course, I'll go...if someone can find a free way for me to get there.

2 Count (wo/Shane Helms) vs Jung Dragons (wo/Kaz Hayashi)

Jamiesan. That's SO dumb.
I've seen this match before, too.
And I liked it then, too.
I'm thinking 3 Count vs Jung Dragons is supposed to turn into WCW's version of the Hardys vs the Suicide Blonds.

Which is good, because it'll mean these guys will fight 1000 more times.

Jamie and Evan start out.
Evan with an Armbar, Jamie flips out to reverse, Evan flips around to reverse.
They both take turns using legsweeps for 1 counts.
Lockup, Jamie with a headlock, off the ropes, shoulderblock
Jamie off the ropes, under a leapfrog, hiptoss takes Jamie down, but he uses a double leg kip-up into Evan to back him off.
Lockup, Jamie with a headlock, tag to Yang, snapmare takedown, setting up Jamie for a dropkick to the chest
Yang with a head to the turnbuckle, corner whip, reversed, Yang flips out of the way of Evan charging in, and hits a chop to take him down.
Yang with a whip, duck under clothesline, Evan hits that wacky bulldog Mysterio was using for a while.

The one that's hard to describe, yep.
I'm shocked and amazed that Evan Karagias pulled that off.
Could he actually be turning into a decent wrestler?

Shannon in, assisted senton on Yang. Cover, 2 count.
Shannon with a pickup, slam, and dancing legdrop, for 2.
Shannon picks up Yang, slam, springboard body splash for 2.
Shannon picks up Yang, forearm, tag to Evan and they hit vertical suplex/missile dropkick combo.

That was fun.

Evan with a little dance, whip, reversed, and Yang with a dropkick.
Hot tag to Jamie. Shannon gets tagged back in too.
Jamie with a punch for Shannon, punch for Evan, dropkick for Shannon, dropkick for Evan.
Jamie with a headlock on Evan, Shannon grabs him by the legs...

...and they try that head scissors/snap mare spot that Kidman and Rey use, but they have problems.
So, after a pause, Jamie just rolls up Shannon in a 'rana for a 2 count.

All four in now, and Shannon gets 'rana-ed to the outside by Jamie.
Evan dropkicks Jamie over the ropes.
While we watch those two struggle to their feet, Yang apparently clotheslines Evan (and himself) over the ropes.
And now you can actually hear the ref count them out, so we know where this is going.
Yang takes a fierce whip into the rails from Evan.
There's the ten.
Your Winner: No one. (DCO)
The fans aren't happy with that decision.
But it was a good match, anyway.
The two teams fight back to entrance way, with no one getting an advantage.

Local ad for Spring Stampede

"The Chosen One, Jeff Jarrett"
Exactly who is he chosen by, if he's fighting with WCW?

Lash LeRoux vs TAFKAPI

Tenay: "The Cruiserweight ranks are so deep"
The announcers peg this as a rematch from the Cruiserweight Title Tournament.
Tony seems upset that Prince put glitter on the Cruiserweight belt.
Who else did that?
I bet Tony doesn't remember.
Stall, stall, stall some more.
Lockup, headlock, mat moves by Prince that lead to front face lock, then out to a wristlock, then to a snap mare for a .5 count.
Prince stalls, so Lash gives him a right.
Prince backs up, lock up, headlock by Lash, into a drop toe hold. Off the ropes, dropkick.
Prince to the outside, stall.
Prince with a kick, punch, knee, and puts Lash into the tree of woe. Running knee to the midsection.
Lash to the outside, Prince rolls him back in.
Snap mare, hair pull on Lash. Ref makes him break, so Prince does, then grabs back on for a hair pull slam.
Prince with a whip, reversed, right hand from Lash.
Prince begs off, but ends up throwing Lash through the ropes.
Paisley with a kick and a back rake on the outside. And a slap.
Lash starts to go after Paisley, but Prince attacks him from behind and throws Lash back in.
Prince with a punch, whip, reversed, Lash with the Bourbon Street Blues.
Lash with a whip, backdrop, 1 count.
Lash with something that got reversed into a Samoan drop. 2 count for the Prince.
Prince with a cross whip, Lash reverses and charges in after a delay, only to get a boot to the face.
Second Rope DDT connects!
Your Winner: TAFKAPI
It actually hit.
I can't believe it.

Scott and Bobby wrap up the show.

Hudson: "A night of changes, it's been a week of changes."
He's talking about Uncensored, but it's still interesting.

WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 3/25/00

By The Cubs Fan

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