Thunder – February 16, 2000: Split Personality Hogan
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February 16, 2000
Location: First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 5,586
Commentators: Bobby Heenan, Mike Tenay
Card rundown.
Cruiserweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals: The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea vs. Kaz Hayashi
Norman Smiley vs. The Wall
Smiley is rocking the Flyers gear this week. Wall no sells some clotheslines and kicks Norman square in the jaw, putting him out to the floor. That would be a better finisher than yet another person using a chokeslam. Norman whips him into the barricade but Wall shrugs it off again and plants him with a backbreaker. He may be a comedy guy but Norman can sell this power offense very well. Wall misses a sitdown splash and Norman comes back with his usual, only to dive off the middle rope into the chokeslam for the pin.
Norman gets chokeslammed through a table and EMTs come out to check on him.
Tank Abbott vs. Van Hammer
Tank wins with the usual in 45 seconds. Are they trying to recreate Goldberg?
Kidman yells at Vampiro backstage.
DDP book plug.
Nash hits on his nurses.
After some bragging about hurting Funk, here are Terry and Dustin Rhodes to say this is hardcore country. Ah yes, it had been a few weeks since they had used ECW to get their boring shows over. Funk says Dustin is better than his daddy and a challenge for a tag match is thrown down. Even the promos to set up the main events are boring.
Harris Brothers vs. Kidman/Vampiro
Big Vito vs. Crowbar
Nash continues to hit on the nurses.
This Week In WCW Motorsports.
Mark Johnson vs. Mickie Jay
Fit Finlay vs. Brian Knobbs
Jarrett is ticked off. As always.
Dustin Rhodes/Terry Funk vs. Ric Flair/Total Package
The heels finally start cutting the ring off and take over as I try to fathom who thought letting Terry Funk work the majority of the match was the right idea. Terry and Lex clothesline each other and Dustin comes in off the hot tag. Everything breaks down again and Liz hits Dustin with the ball bat, allowing Flair to Figure Four him for the pin.
Funk saves Dustin from more beatings.
Nash bans the Twins from SuperBrawl and gets guitared to end the show.
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