WCW Tuesday Nitro - December 12, 2000

WCW Monday Tuesday Nitro - December 12, 2000

By Aldo

Because of TNT showing a movie named after a modern-day magician (or is it the other way around?), WCW Nitro airs this week on Tuesday. Keep in mind that I have not read any spoilers, although there was a headline on The Wrestling Observer that gave away one angle and a criticism.
This week's Jeff Jarrett Guitar Bash involves a faux cooking show.
WCW Logo.
Some happenings from last week air.
Opening Nitro footage.
We are NOT LIVE from Bossier City, LA. Our announcers are Schiavone, Stevie Ray and Hudson.
Backstage, Mike Sanders made a match for Lex Luger.
Theme From 2001 brings out C. E. O. Ric Flair.
- Ric says that "we are live from Shreveport tonight." Que?
- Ric addresses the Scott Steiner/Sid Vicious situation.
- Ric says Steiner and Sid cannot come in contact with each other in this arena.
- The crowd boos this stipulation.
- If Steiner and Sid don't follow this rule, suspensions and a title loss (for Steiner) will occur.
- Ric says Arn Anderson saved Steiner's job.
- Ric namedrops Sting and says he might be here with a baseball bat.
- Ric says the same thing about Booker T.
- Ric tells Steiner not to turn his back because Arn might be here, too.
- Ric orders Steiner to defend his title against Sgt. A-Wall.
- WCW Commissioner "Above Average" Mike Sanders makes his way out.
- Sanders says Ric has one of the biggest mad-ons for Scott Steiner that he's ever seen.
- Sanders says he wants to make a match.
- Production filters the crowd's remarks for Sanders. You can tell because Ric makes reference to this, as well as abrupt changes in tone.
- Sanders runs down the crowd.
- Sanders talks about a three-way dance — Perfect Event vs. Jindrak/O'Haire vs. The Insiders.
- Ric takes his jacket off, hits the ropes and does his strut.
- Ric promised Sid Vicious something big — a match with Mike Sanders.
- If Sanders doesn't wrestle, he loses his commissionership. Furthermore, if any of the NBT interfere, they're fired.
- Ric says the crowd can smell something. Not excitement, but Sanders' underwear.
Earlier Today, Scott Steiner punks out Cpl. Cajun (Lash LeRoux). Sgt. A-Wall makes the save, prompting Ric Flair's decision just now. Why not open the show with this footage?
Gene Okerlund interviews Sid Vicious. Just want I wanted to see — the worst interviewer with the worst interviewee.
Jindrak and O'Haire steal a monitor from Goldberg's locker room.
Disqo makes fun of The Sarge and gets mouthed off to.
Match #1: Lance Storm and Major Gunns vs. The Cat and Ms. Jones
- It takes two tries for production to get Team Canada's music right.
- Storm alludes to his mixed tag match for this segment.
- Storm challenges Cat, saying that if he loses he will sing the Canadian National Anthem on Thunder.
- All rise for the Anthem!
- We see Xanta Claus (or a reasonable facsimile) in the stands.
- The Cat and Ms. Jones make their way out.
- Cat says if Storm loses, he will sing the American National Anthem on Thunder.
- Storm says he has no problem, because he doesn't lose.
- The men start off. Hopefully neither guy tags out.
- Cat does what he does best — stall.
- The men tag the women in. Shit.
- Storm distracts Jones, allowing a dropkick.
- Some lame catfighting and slapping follows.
- Cat gets a "USA" chant going.
- Gunns whips Jones, who ducks a clothesline and hits a kick for two when Storm saves.
- Gunns goes outside and tags in Storm.
- Jones tags in Cat.
- Storm hammers Cat from behind.
- Storm whips Cat.
- They both duck clotheslines, and Storm tries a sunset flip but Cat counters.
- Cat with The Feline's Elbow.
- Cat hits the Feliner for two when Gunns puts Storm's leg on the ropes.
- Yakfight outside the ring.
- We see Elix Skipper in the ring, but Cat grabs the loaded fists and kicks away on Skipper.
- Jim Duggan throws a 2x4 in the ring but Cat intercepts and uses it on Storm.
- Cat covers for the win.
- YOUR WINNER: The Cat and Ms. Jones via pinfall in 3:08.
- Post-match, Duggan walks away like he wants nothing to do with the situation.
- For those who look for the bit of sunshine on a rainy day, I'll say this doesn't get a negative score.
The Following Is A Paid Announcement From Jimmy Hart. Thankfully, they get the graphic right this week. Tony Schiavone righteously gets in an "Oh, no...."
In the M. I. A. room, Gen. Rection yells at Cajun for talking to Chavo on a cell phone. Rection gives his troops a pep talk.
Mike Sanders complains about his match with Sid. Sanders decides to make the three-way match a four-corners match with Kronic. (Sanders paid them off)
We go to the three-shot. Crowbar and Daffney join us for commentary. Crowbar talks about his commentary from Thunder last week (which RULED, thankyouverymuch).
Match #2: Norman Smiley vs. Meng (w/ Paisley)
- YES! Smiley!
- Smiley still gets a good pop despite being buried.
- Crowbar channels Gordon Solie in his spiel.
- Smiley gets the mic!
- Smiley realizes his speciality in WCW is hardcore wrestling.
- Smiley plans to get back to his roots in hardcore wrestling.
- Smiley issues an open challenge and asks Crowbar to give him the next title shot.
- Smiley's opponent...
- MENG!
- Smiley tries to hide under his shoulderpads.
- Meng clubbers away to start, and Smiley devolves to his Screamin' gimmick.
- Meng gets sent into the trash can head-first.
- Crowbar: "We might get a crimson mask, people can we get a face shot?"
- Smiley goes outside but Meng follows.
- Smiley cowers and gets sent to the rail.
- Smiley sends Meng to the rail.
- Smiley hits a headbutt but it hurts him instead.
- They go to the DJ Ran position.
- Smiley takes a bag from a guy dressed as Santa Claus.
- More clubberin'.
- Meng chops Smiley.
- Crowd chants for Norman. Say, wouldn't it be a good idea to, y'know, MOVE SMILEY UP?
- They go to ringside and Norman fights back but a Meng headbutt staggers him.
- In the ring, Smiley throws toys at Meng.
- Santa hits the ring and throws Evil Powder at both men for the DQ.
- YOUR WINNER: Good question. Bell rang at 3:27.
- Meng gives Paisley the Tongan Death Grip by mistake.
- Kwee-Wee runs in and gets a Goozle.
- Meanwhile, Santa unmasks as TERRY FUNK!
- Chair shots for Smiley and Kwee-Wee.
- Funk batters Meng with a chair but it takes about six shots to go down.
- Funk says he's the real Santa Claus.
- More beatings on Kwee-Wee.
- Funk rambles some more.
- Funk asks Crowbar to put the hardcore title on the line at Starrcade.
- Crowbar hits the ring and agrees.
- Funk thanks him with a chairshot to the noggin.
- Good idea to have Terry Funk return, but this was poor execution. Couldn't this happen AFTER the match?
The Sarge demands a match for Lex Luger. Mike Sanders says he can't make the match tonight. Sanders will give the match to Sarge for Thunder if he will do a favor....
The Harris Brothers are ooh'ing and aah'ing over hoagies before consuming them. The Filthy Animals laugh on the monitor because they put laxatives in the sandwiches. Wasn't that done last year with Luger and Duggan?
Gene Okerlund interviews the world champ.
Pamela interviews M. I. A. Kind of odd for the lower-ranked Sgt. A-Wall to go for a higher status title than Rection. Cpl. Cajun acts like Chavo and gets reamed out.
Match #3: "Above Average" Mike Sanders vs. Sid Vicious
- Sanders comes out in non-wrestling gear.
- Sanders tries to use the Medical Evalution Note Excuse to escape his match.
- That doesn't stop Sid (in street clothes, too) from walking to the ring.
- Sid no-sells Sanders' attempt to kiss ass and levels him with a clothesline.
- Big boot followed by a spinebuster.
- Sid gets a hell of a pop, I'll admit that.
- Chokeslam. Powerbomb. Cover with one foot. Goodnight, Irene.
- YOUR WINNER: Sid Vicious via powerbomb in 0:59.
- Sid does some micwork, then walks off.
The Insiders are walking.
Sid assaults a police officer and rants at Scott Steiner. Basically, Sid wants the keys to some cars in the lot.
Reno attacks Kronic from behind, but they no-sell. Kronic lays a world of hurt on Reno until Big Vito and the Thrillers make the save. Kronic says the deal is off. Vito and Reno finally embrace as Maria looks on.
Match #4: Diamond Dallas Page and Kevin Nash vs. WCW World Tag Team Champions Perfect Event vs. Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire
- The Insiders get separate entrances because the thought of one coming out to the other's music is foreign to them.
- The NBT contingent enter.
- Since Kronic bailed, this will be a three-way dance.
- Nash, O'Haire and Palumbo start off.
- Nash holds his own during the starting thirty seconds until Palumbo hits the Jungle Kick.
- The Thrillers double-team Nash (legally) and suplex him.
- Palumbo covers for two.
- Double-whip leads to a Nash clothesline on the heels.
- Tag to DDP.
- Tags to Stasiak and Jindrak, but DDP takes them out.
- DDP nails Jindrak with a discus lariat for two.
- DDP eats a DDT.
- The heels work over DDP in the corner.
- Jindrak holds DDP as Stasiak goes to the ropes.
- DDP escapes and locks a sleeper on Stasiak.
- Jindrak goes for a sleeper but a jawbreaker fells all three.
- The particpants all tag out, with Nash the proverbial House O' Fire.
- Nash powerbombs Palumbo, but gets nailed by a Jindrak flying clothesline.
- SeanTon Bomb on Nash, but no cover.
- DDP gives O'Haire the Diamond Cutter.
- Stasiak levels DDP with the belt as Jindrak has the ref occupied.
- Stasiak rolls Palumbo onto DDP for the pin.
- YOUR WINNERS: Perfect Event via heel chicanery in 4:23.
- The heels plan more bad things for The Insiders as we fade...
During the Break, the Thrillers did evil things to Nash's knee.
Sid gets out of a minivan.
Nash hobbles around in the back.
Match #5: "Sarge" Dewayne Bruce vs. ?????
- True to form, the Sarge gets his old music from his days on the {Pro}.
- We see Goldberg walking out, thinking he's just going to get another squash (the Thrillers stole his monitor earlier).
- The pyro blocks Goldberg's view of the ring.
- Goldberg glimpses at the ring and realizes what he must do.
- Sarge says they gotta do this match, but Goldberg doesn't want it.
- Sarge goes into drill sargeant mode until Lex Luger hits the entryway.
- Luger says Sarge must wrestle Goldberg to face Luger on Thunder.
- Goldberg leaves the ring until Sarge lays some punches to his back.
- Goldberg actually sells Sarge's offense.
- Sarge flails away and tells Bill to fight back.
- Goldberg reverses a whip and gets the spear.
- Goldberg shakes his head, saying he doesn't want to do the Jackhammer.
- Sarge grabs Goldberg's leg, prompting the Jackhammer.
- YOUR WINNER: Goldberg via Jackhammer in 2:50.
- Goldberg hoists Sarge on his back and carries him from the ring.
- The usual Goldberg match, but I liked the storyline here with Goldberg not wanting to hurt his mentor.
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Jamie Knoble speaks to Meng, Kwee-Wee, Crowbar and Daffney for advice. Evan Karagias interrupts the scene and tells the group to check out Sid in the parking lot.
Match #6: The Franchise vs. Corporal Cajun
- Shane Douglas makes his way out.
- Douglas points out that Torrie isn't here, but cannot mention her by name.
- Douglas plans to take out Cpl. Cajun.
- Speak of the Cajun and he will come.
- Cajun channels some of the old Lash by pointing to his sideburns.
- Cajun ducks a punch and gets in a single-leg takedown off a kick.
- Cajun whips Douglas into a back bodydrop.
- Scoop slams galore for two.
- Cajun with a snap suplex for two.
- In the corner, Cajun with rights and chops.
- Douglas whips Cajun to the corner.
- Cajun floats over and blows a headscissors, but Douglas sells it and goes outside anyway.
- Cajun with a suicide dive to the outside.
- Cajun sends Douglas to the announcer's booth.
- Cajun sends Douglas inside and goes to the ropes.
- Douglas answers with a powerslam.
- Douglas reverses a whip and gets in an inverted atomic drop.
- Cajun does Bourbon Street Blues to duck a clothesline and we get the double clothesline spot.
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. brings a chair for Cajun.
- Cajun thinks it over as Douglas readies his chain.
- Cajun grabs the chair and accidentally jabs Douglas in the gut for the DQ.
- YOUR WINNER: The Franchise via DQ in 2:58.
- Post-match, Douglas decks Cajun.
- Gen. Rection makes the save and bitches out Chavo.
Jeff Jarrett tells the Harris Boys that they have a match, but the Harrises have stomach problems.
Now Sid Vicious has a black SUV.
Pamela interviews Mike Awesome. Awesome says The Career Killer is just itching to come back out and offers Bigelow to make their match an Ambulence Match. I need not remind you that Pamela is a horrible interviewer, but I'm glad they're finally getting rid of That 70's Guy, I hope.
Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett and the Harris Brothers, the latter of which needing a bathroom break.
Match #7: The Filthy Animals (w/ Tygress) vs. Jeff Jarrett and the Harris Brothers in an Elimination Match
- The faces come out first.
- Jarrett makes his way out next.
- Jarrett waits on the ramp for his teammates.
- Here comes the Harrises, who sell "stomach pains."
- Ron Harris runs to the back.
- As Jarrett hits the ring, Don needs some relief and runs backstage.
- Jarrett tries to go it solo, then.
- Konnan with a facebuster off the ropes.
- Rolling clothesline.
- Kidman and Rey hit the ring for a double team.
- Jarrett back bodydrops Kidman out of the ring.
- With Rey distracting the ref, Jarrett eliminates Konnan after the Stroke in 0:53.
- Kidman jawbreaks Jarrett on the ropes, allowing a Rey gullotine legdrop for two.
- Jarrett with a suplex.
- Jarrett whips Rey to the corner, who takes it chest-first.
- Jarrett whips Rey into a kick to the gut.
- Jarrett goes for a powerbomb, but Rey punches away and tags in Kidman before the move is completed.
- Headscissors by Kidman, followed by a DDT.
- Kidman goes up top and hits a splash for two.
- Jarrett gets sent to the corner and Kidman dropkicks him in the groin.
- Rey with the Bronco Buster.
- Kidman whips Rey into Jarrett.
- Jarrett crotches Rey onto the ropes and bumps the ref.
- Jarrett reverses Kidman's bulldog and gives him a guitar to the noggin.
- Afterward, Rey gets a springboard roll-up for the win!
- YOUR WINNERS: The Filthy Animals via pinfall in 3:52. Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr. are your survivors.
- Decent enough, but why not make THIS match one-fall and the match at Starrcade elimination?
Clips promoting the upper card matches at Starrcade. Notable is the fact that production edited out Goldberg's temporary no-sell of Luger's chairshot.
Sid finishes parking cars into a makeshift ring, saying he wants to take out Steiner outside.
Match #8: WCW World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) vs. Sgt. A-Wall (w/ table)
- Champ enters first for no reason at all.
- Apparently, the January PPV has been renamed "Sin." Hopefully, the feed won't be like the PC game of the same name and lock up midway through the program.
- Steiner makes some threats on the mic.
- A-Wall comes out with a table.
- Billy Silverman gets to referee this world title match.
- Steiner with the usual in the corner.
- Steiner rips off Wall's shirt and unloads with chops.
- Wall turns it around and hits punches of his own.
- Wall with some chops.
- Wall whips Steiner into a big boot.
- Punch, punch, kick, whip, clothesline.
- Cover for two.
- Wall with a corner whip but he eats boot.
- Steiner with a belly-to-belly suplex for two.
- Steiner whips Wall into a clothesline.
- Elbowdrop. Push-ups.
- Steiner throws Wall over the top rope. Were this mid-90s WCW we'd be out of here, but this is 2000, so the suffering continues.
- Steiner whips Wall to the rail.
- Steiner with a chair to the face.
- And a chair to the back.
- Wall turns it around with a chairshot.
- Wall picks up Steiner and drops him on the rail.
- Wall puts a table in the ring but takes too much time and gets pummeled.
- In the ring we go.
- Kick, corner whip, Wall gets elbow up on a charge.
- Wall powerslams Steiner for two.
- Wall chokeslams Steiner but instead of covering, he stupidly sets up the table.
- And sure enough, Steiner catches his second wind and suplexes Wall through the table.
- Steiner Recliner, and y'all know what happens.
- YOUR WINNER: Scott Steiner via Steiner Recliner in 5:46.
- Post-match, Steiner puts another Recliner on, using a pipe for leverage. Before Wall falls, a big wad of spit dribbles from his mouth. Just thought you'd like to know. :-)
- On the TurnerTron, Sid challenges Steiner to an impromptu fight outside of the arena.
- Steiner and Midajah run to the back...
Backstage, Steiner runs outside...
- And Steiner walks to the sea of cars, breaking windows with his pipe.
- Sid charges but gets a pipe to the stomach.
- Sid evades a pipe shot and takes over.
- On the hood of the car, Steiner blocks a powerbomb.
- Steiner pummels Sid on the roof of the car as we fade early for the second week in a row.
The Good: Crowbar's commentary and Terry Funk returning as a heel Special Attraction. In addition, there was actually a point to Goldberg's match tonight, which makes his Second Coming of the Streak angle a bit fresher.
The Bad: Norman Smiley vs. Meng. Even before the run-in, the match was pretty goofy.
The Ugly: While we're on the subject, may I ask why Smiley is still stuck in the dead-end comedy gimmick when he gets bigger pops than most of the locker room?

WCW Monday Tuesday Nitro - December 12, 2000

By Aldo

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