Monday Nitro – January 3, 2000: Taking the Wrestling Out of Wrestling
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Nitro #221
Date: January 3, 2000
Location: BiLo Center, Greenville, South Carolina
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Bobby Heenan, Tony Schiavone
We open with a recap of last week. Why must I be forced to think of that mess again?
Tag Team Title Tournament Quarterfinals: Harris Brothers vs. Buzzkill/Mike Rotundo
A motorcade is leaving the airport.
Nash thinks Tom Zenk is getting the job.
Bret arrives and gets beaten down by Sid, wearing a neck brace.
Tag Team Title Tournament Quarterfinals: PG-13 vs. Scott Steiner/Kevin Nash
The motorcade arrives.
Tag Team Title Tournament Quarterfinals: David Flair/Crowbar vs. Lash Leroux/Midnight
Lash yells at Disco in the back but Disco says he has to deal with the Family, who come in and attack Lash as Disco has to look on.
Total Package vs. Tank Abbott
Stalling by Luger leads into the mace from Liz for the DQ in less than a minute. But remember, Luger is a veteran and therefore still a draw.
Jerry Flynn comes out and beats up Abbott with less than no one caring.
The NWO takes their ball bats to the limo.
Tag Team Title Tournament Quarterfinals: Buff Bagwell/Chris Kanyon vs. Norman Smiley/Asya
The Revolution comes in to beat up Buff, drawing down Duggan for a failed save attempt. The Filthy Animals come out for the real save.
The old guys and the NWO look for David.
Funk and Anderson find Daffney in the boiler room.
Tag Team Title Tournament Semifinals: Kevin Nash/Scott Steiner vs. Harris Brothers
You know, in a decent company, this could be a watchable power match. Again Steiner sits in on commentary and lets Nash do the match himself. The twins double team Nash until he gets a ball bat. They obviously run away from the combined force of the bat and the hair, only to have the Varsity Club come in and chair them down. Sullivan throws Don back in and Nash pins him in less than a minute and a half.
Jarrett kidnaps Daffney.
Tag Team Title Tournament Semifinals: Buff Bagwell/Chris Kanyon vs. David Flair/Crowbar
The NWO drags Daffney out so Steiner can call her ugly.
US Title: Jeff Jarrett vs. Sid Vicious
Powerbomb match and Sid is in a neck brace. He shoves Jeff away to start and kicks away, only to have Jarrett go right for the neck. A backdrop puts the big guy on the floor and Jeff rams him into the barricade. Back in and a high cross body gets two for Jeff but Sid powers out and nails a big boot, followed by the chokeslam. The champ shoves the referee down of course and Sid hits the powerbomb, only to have Bret come in with the ball bat for the DQ.
Standard beatdown and spray painting follows.
Tag Team Titles: Kevin Nash/Scott Steiner vs. David Flair/Crowbar
Post match Jeff Jarrett drags Daffney to the ring as David hits Anderson with the crowbar. The new champs stumble away and the NWO swarms Funk. Bret and Jeff kidnap Anderson and throw him in the trunk of a car to end the show. The new champs were complete afterthoughts here.
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