Thunder – November 11, 1999: By Jove They’re Getting Better!
Thunder
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November 11, 1999
Location: Allen County War Memorial, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Attendance: 3,283
Commentators: Scott Hudson, Larry Zbyszko
Opening sequence.
Lash Leroux vs. Evan Karagias
Gene asks Berlyn why he stopped dancing, earning him a hand over his mouth and a threat. Were we really not supposed to realize that was Wright until now?
Sid is looking for Rick Steiner.
Berlyn vs. Curly Bill
My goodness. Of all the things in WCW, THIS is the thing that gets a blowoff??? Curly is announced from South Pittsburgh, Texas. Berlyn hammers him in the corner as you would expect but Curly slips out of an attempt at a slam. Cue one of the Misfits to tell Berlyn to come out back for a fight, but the Bodyguard goes instead. Not that it matters as Vampiro comes in to jump Berlyn for the DQ. See, this is one of those things where a simple tweak would have been fine. Why not have Berlyn get a quick pin on Bill and THEN do the angle? Would that have really hurt anything?
Post match, Curly covers Berlyn and counts his own three, so the Bodyguard comes in and throws him out. Thanks for wasting that extra bit of time guys.
La Parka/Silver King vs. Lizmark Jr./Villano V
Post match La Parka chairs Lizmark and Villano.
Berlyn and the Bodyguard beat up Curly Bill in the back. This thing is continuing???
Chavo sells a childless Kaz Hayashi a bunch of diapers. I think this speaks for itself.
Recap of Nitro.
TV Title: Rick Steiner vs. Booker T.
Rating: D+. And never mind as this happens.
Curt Hennig vs. Dean Malenko
Malenko bails to the floor before heading back inside, only to get punched in the face to send him back outside. Back in again and Dean grabs a quick belly to back before putting on a chinlock. Curt comes back with his usual but Dean hits a very unusual (for him anyway) low blow but gets small packaged to counter the Cloverleaf. Back up and Malenko misses a charge in the corner, only to have Asya distract the referee so Shane can hit Hennig with the cast.
This brings out Disco Inferno as Malenko covers off a suplex. Disco shoves Malenko off and covers Hennig but Curt gets up and hits Inferno. Dean suplexes Hennig again for two but Benoit runs out for the Swan Dive on Malenko as Disco keeps everyone else at bay, giving Hennig the pin.
Rick Steiner and Sid fight.
Maestro vs. Brian Knobbs
We look at Malenko beating Mysterio on Nitro.
Tag Team Titles: Kidman/Konnan vs. Barbarian/Jerry Flynn
Luger says he meant to mace Goldberg on Monday and promises to make it up to Sting. The fact that these two are in a feud in 1999 tells you almost everything you need to know about where this company is heading.
Video on the Nitro Girls civil war. They really think we remember which of these are which?
Total Package vs. Kaz Hayashi
Sid Vicious vs. Perry Saturn
After being dropped on the barricade, Saturn grabs a quick t-bone suplex back inside, followed by a springboard leg for two. A springboard forearm staggers Sid again but he kicks Saturn in the face to take over. Saturn kicks him low to break up the chokeslam, only to jump into it a second later. Powerbomb is good for the pin.
Sid teases powerbombs on Malenko and Asya but has to fight off an invading Rick Steiner to end the show.
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