Thunder – December 16, 1999: The Storm Before The Big Storm
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December 16, 1999
Location: Mobile Civic Center, Mobile, Alabama
Attendance: 3,889
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Scott Hudson, Juventud Guerrera
Sting jumps Diamond Dallas Page for the attack on Monday. Page looks for Sting after a break.
Vampiro vs. Buff Bagwell
Vampiro gets covered in barbecue sauce to continue the unfunny joke.
The Artist Form of Prince Iaukea vs. Evan Karagias
Madusa slaps Evan post match so he leaves with Spice.
Jim Duggan/Midnight vs. Asya/Perry Saturn
The Revolution beats down Duggan but Aaron Neville and Booker T. make the save. Was Neville really necessary there? WWF had Mike Tyson the year before this, but WCW has some country singer in his late 50s at this point.
David Flair screams at Gene Okerlund for no logical reason.
Sting swings his ball bat and looks for Luger.
Hardcore Title: Norman Smiley vs. David Flair
Smiley runs from the arena.
Luger drives away. Bye.
The Wall vs. Steve Williams
Wall and Berlyn argue.
Nitro recap.
Curt Hennig vs. Dustin Rhodes
Before the match, Dustin calls Jeff Jarrett slap happy and promises to be his daddy Sunday night. Hennig jumps him to start but Dustin slams him right back down. This brings Shane inside but he gets caught in the corner for Shattered Dreams. Curt hammers away again and there go the lights. JUST LET THEM WRESTLE! Some guy dressed like Seven flies to the ring with a guitar and nails Dustin for the DQ. My goodness. You have Curt Hennig and Dustin Rhodes and think they need a screwy finish? Those two could wrestle a passable match in their sleep but they get two and a half minutes and a run-in? Really?
Jarrett (like it was going to be anyone else) and Hennig destroy Dustin post match.
After a break and some ads, Jeff Jarrett calls the Rhodes Family a bunch of slapnuts.
Chris Benoit/Sid Vicious vs. Creative Control/Curt Hennig/Shane/La Parka
Sid and Benoit get beaten down. What this has to do with or makes me want to see Sid vs. Nash and Benoit vs. Hall is beyond me. But at least the heels get to look strong and heels are cool right?
Piper is going to be the gatekeeper for the cage match tonight. Oh yay.
Kanyon vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Rating: D+. Not a horrible match but the run-in continues to screw with whatever good stuff this show could have going for it. At least Kanyon has a new character which works well enough for him, but what has happened to Diamond Dallas Page recently? The guy has gone from World Champion to just there in about eight months.
Bam Bam Bigelow runs in but gets laid out by a champagne bottle.
Piper beats up Creative Control with a pipe.
Bret walks to the ring until the director yells CUT.
Starrcade ad.
Tag Team Titles: Outsiders vs. Goldberg/Bret Hart
Goldberg rips the cage door off so he and Piper (now with the lead pipe) can come in. Jeff follows them in with guitars for Goldberg and Piper but Goldberg shrugs it off and spears Jeff down. Nash gets the pipe and hits Goldberg, allowing Jeff (fine ten seconds after the spear) to help chain Goldberg and Hart to the cage, presumably retaining the titles. Piper gets chained as well and Nash and Jarrett attack with the pipe before leaving. Goldberg rips the handcuffs from the cage to end the show.
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