WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 9/23/00

By The Cubs Fan

The announcers talk about the big story, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan retiring.
- Ooops.
- Scott throws it to the ring.

This week, the MIA wrestles (twice)
- The announcers talk more about Duggan's retirement.

Mean Gene talks to 3 of the Thrillers (Reno, Palumbo and Mike Sanders)
- Mike puts over the Roll of The Dice.
- Reno does the Roll The Dice hand signal
- Reno points out that there are now 7 thrillers, with Johnny the Bull.
- Reno: "Vito. He hits like a girl."
- Gene says that they're facing three grads from the Power Plant

Back to Hacksaw retiring.
- Hudson: "From the UWF to the WWF to WCW..."
  - That's odd.
- Anyway, this is all kinda pointless now.
- But let's watch clips, from Nitro 9/11
  - Duggan announces his retirement.
  - He hands over the flag to General Rection.
  - We get no announcers through this, as usual.
  - That's always nice.
  - Lance Storm interrupts.
  - There's the match.
  - And Rection wins.
- Thunder 9/13
  - The Lava Lamp Lounge.
  - And other assorted fun.
  - There's a tag match, and the finish.
- Hudson: "Hacksaw says he's retired, but as we just saw, he's all to eager to jump back in the ring..."
- Bobby says that Major Gunns has eyes for Lance Storm
- Scott manages disbelief.

Local Ad promos a WCW Nitro and Thunder taping together.
- That's Monday 11/6
- There's no kinda soul who can get me a comp, is there?

It's time for Ask WCW.com
- The computer works correct this week.
- It's from Andrew Smith, from McCalla, Alabama.
- And it's for the Brain
  Brain, you've been involved in the wrestling business longer than I've been a fan, yet you're my all time favorite wrestling personality. I would like to know if you've ever considered writing a book about your life in and out of wrestling?
- Bobby questions if people in Alabama could actually read a book.
- And all the sudden, Chad Damiani of WCW.com stumbles on the set.
- Insert WCW.com plugs here.
  - Chad: "It's got all new features."
  - But it's still not in the same league as the WWF's.
- Chad kisses up to Bobby, and asks why he lets Scott treat him so bad.
- This is quite odd and pointless.
- The only saving thing is Scott mocking Bobby talking.

Halloween Havoc promo
- They're hinting a big surprise.
- I bet they don't even know what it is yet.

The Frog and Marty Garner vs Corporal Cajun & Sgt. A-Wall.
- You may know Marty as Cham Pain.
- Hey, the Frog's back.
  - He's grown a normal (relative) colored goatee in his time away.
  - Konnan's right; he could use to lose some weight.
- Lockup, headlock by Lash.
- Arm bar by Lash, Marty tries to rolls out, but Marty with a punch.
- Marty uses the ropes to flip out, but that doesn't work.
- Elbow by Lash, tag to Wall.
- Wall with a forearm, whip, kick is ducked under by Garner.
- Garner tags to Frog, who does get the big boot.
- Whip, duck under by Frog.
- Frog with a chop chop, kick, off the ropes, spinebuster by Wall.
- Wall picks up Frog, but Garner's in to beat Wall, double whip, double clothesline - by Wall.
- Wall throws Marty outside.
- Wall tries a Gorilla Press (which works on the second try) and throws Frog to Marty on the floor.
- Lash tagged in and starts the "USA" chant.
- Eventually, Lash walks out and throws Frog in to get things going.
- Lash with a kick, a chop, corner whip, Frog moves out, and hits a bulldog into a face buster. 2 count.
  - Konnan complains about his move being borrowed.
- Tag to Marty, double whip, double back elbow, 2 count.
  - Konnan: " Every member of MIA is just a good wrestler."
  - When you see Wall, think "Good Wrestler"
  - And try not to laugh.
- Marty with a legdrop, and then goes up top.
- Marty with a top rope spinning cross body.
  - Konnan brings up Hector Garza, and his plancha version of the same move.
  - Tenay acknowledged the "no longer working for us luchador" ref this time.
- Marty with a chinlock, Lash elbows out.
- Lash up, Bourbon Street Blues.
- Lash with a whip, backdrop, tag to Wall.
- Whip by lash, right into Wall's big boot.
- Wall sets up for the chokeslam,
- Frog goes to the top, so the Wall just drops Marty, turns around, and catches Frog by the neck.
- Chokeslam there. Chokeslam for Marty. Pin, and win.
- Your Winners: MIA (5:21)
- Marty didn't look all that impressive.
  - At least compared to the hype he's been given.
  - But he didn't really get to do all that much.

Shannon Moore (w/3 Count and Alex Wright's jacket) vs Lt. Loco
- Konnan: "I hope no one interrupts them."
- Someone's playing it too low to make out the lyrics.
- Konnan: "I'd like to say that Mickey Jay is the worst referee in WCW and the most out of shape."
- The announcers talk college football.
  - What fed is this again?
  - They're talking about Miami and Washington, not Oklahoma.
- They battle over holds, with Chavo finally landing a kick, and then a set of hard chops.
- Chavo with a whip, and a reverse powerbomb lift into a stun gun.
- Chavo dropkicks Shannon out of the ring.
- The announcers talk about Guerreros...
  - Konnan sneaks in a mention of Eddie, in between making up a few names.
- Shane back in (eventually), Chavo with a shoulder thrust, whip, clothesline.
  - Konnan says "Sugar" Shane Helms looks like the middle brother from the BeeGees.
  - You need to know, that's why.
- Corner whip, reversed, kip up, landing on the apron, Shannon pulls Chavo down by the hair to stun him, then hits a top rope 'rana.
- Evan gets a shot on Chavo while the ref checks on Shannon.
- Shannon with a right, right, forearm, corner whip, delay, flying hipblock.
- Shannon with a choke, off at 3.
- Chavo throws him in the corner, chop, chop, corner whip, reversed, Shannon's flying hipblock misses, as Chavo ducks out of the corrner.
- Chavo picks him up, but gets eye poked and thrown out of the ring.
- Double team beatdown by 3 Count and Loco is thrown back in.
- Shannon with a punch, whip held on to hit the knee.
- Shannon goes for a Rocker Dropper, but Chavo turns in to a hard powerbomb.
- Shane distracts the ref from a count, so he gets knocked down by Chavo.
- Same for Evan.
- But Chavo gets ambushed by Shannon as he turns around.
- Corner whip, Shannon eats boot.
- Chavo with the Tornado DDT, and that's good for 3.
- Your Winner: Lt. Loco (3:40)
- 3 Count dives in the ring after, but it's too late.
- Chavo escapes to the floor with a win.

Randy Rage, Keith Northcutt, Steven Sharpe vs Mike Sanders, Chuck Palumbo vs Reno (w/Sean O'Haire)
- The Return of the High Voltage. Hmm.
- The three guys on the left are all Power Plant guys, according to the announcers.
  - Northcutt and ??? work in NWA Worldwide.
  - Konnan puts over Randy Rage.
  - Now I know he's working drunk.
- It may just be me, but if you want to (eventually) establish all seven guys as individuals...
  - Why randomly match them up like this?
  - Wouldn't it make sense to do a set team with one added person?
- The PP guys (which ones?) dominate to start, with Robby (who's added some tattoos) getting a belly to belly suplex in, as Reno takes too long leaving the ring.
- O'Haire threatens to steal Konnan's shirt.
  - Oooh, that's mean.
- Sean and Konnan talk.
  - Sean: "...the KFC that Mike Rapada was serving you last week."
  - Konnan: "Mike Rapada? Who's that?"
  - Who indeed.
  - Someone ask Aldo.
- Sharpe and Palumbo lock up.
- Palumbo with a right, right, right, headlock.
- O'Haire describes the guys for me:
  - "It looks like they're wrestling the 2000 version of the Village People. You've got the genie [Sharpe], the biker [Northcutt] and an inline skater [Rage?]"
- Palumbo off the ropes, over Sharpe, over Sanders (huh? why's he in?), over them both again, over Sharpe a third time, but runs right into Sanders.
  - That was odd.
  - And pointless.
- Sharpe with a double clothesline.
- Konnan, describing the NBT:
  - "If you look at the Natural Born Thrillers, you've got a surfer, a bum, and a punk."
- Reno in, and he gets high kick.
- Sharpe throws Reno out.
- Sharpe covers Palumbo, but Sanders pulls him out.
- Sharpe with a headlock on Palumbo, tag to Rage.
- Rage with a high kick, chop, chop.
  - O'Haire: "Robby Rage is a bad man, and I look forward to getting a piece of him in the ring."
  - Konnan talks about his (and Kaos's) time in NJPW.
- Rage with a snap suplex, float over cover for 2.
- Rage goes for another suplex, but Palumbo reverses into a Fujiwara armbar.
  - That's the armbar part of the Crippler Crossface.
- Rage won't quit, so Chuck lets go.
- Chuck with a turnbuckle shot in the Thrillers corner.
- Rage's teammates distract the ref so the NBT can do a triple beatdown.
- Chuck with a tag to Reno, who comes in with punches.
- Reno with a kick, reverse, Rage with an ugly looking kick.
  - From the way everyone looks at Reno, I think he might have caught him good.
  - Konnan: "I don't respect Paul Orndorff either. But I do respect Robby Rage."
  - Konnan says Orndorff's over the hill.
- Rage with a takedown into an arm bar.
- Tag to Northcutt, who gets a kick in.
- Northcutt with an arm bar, side kick.
- Northcutt with a whip into the corner, but walks right into a boot.
- Reno with a clothesline, pulls Northcutt by the head, and tag to Palumbo.
- Everyone then remembers that Sanders hasn't been legally in this thing, so he's tagged in instead.
- Sanders comes in, grabs Northcutt for Reno to pound, and tags in Palumbo.
- Chuck tries to hit a top rope shoulderblock on Northcutt (who's being held by Reno and Sanders), but Northcutt moves and Chuck just hits his own men...
  - They would have been hit regardless if Northcutt was there or not.
- Race to tag. Palumbo grabs Northcutt by his boot, but he still makes the tag to Sharpe.
- Kicks and a punch for Reno.
- Just punches for Palumbo.
- And an awkward looking punch for Sanders.
- Sharpe gets it right the second time thru, knocking down each Thriller with a single right.
- Whip on Palumbo, powerslam, with Sanders breaking up the pin with a sliding dropkick.
- All six men are fighting in and around the ring.
- Double whip by Sanders and Reno, but Sharpe ducks the clothesline.
- Reno and Sanders are pulled out by Northcutt and Rage.
- That leaves Palumbo facing the crowd and Sharpe standing behind him.
- Sharpe with a spinebuster. Cover, and Sanders makes the save at the last second.
- Sharpe with a (slow) right, (slow) chop, (slow) whip...
  - Someone's blown up or got lost or something.
- That whip is reversed, Sanders trips up Sharpe, and Palumbo hits a piledriver into a facebuster.
  - The way Palumbo did it...Sharpe wasn't very protected from falling straight on his head.
  - Palumbo's going to hurt someone if he doesn't do that right.
- Your Winners: Natural Born Thrillers (5:06)
- Konnan: "Good move, Jindrak. Look forward to seeing you in the ring."
- O'Haire: "Look forward to it. And it's O'Haire."
- Konnan: "Whatever."
- O'Haire: "Bring your kids with you, too."

Bobby and Scott wrap up.
- Scott hypes Fall Brawl results for next week.
- Bobby and Scott talk about Chad some more.

WCW Worldwide - Saturday, 9/23/00

By The Cubs Fan

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