Monday Nitro – April 10, 2000: Kevin Nash Said It Best
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Nitro #235
Date: April 10, 2000
Location: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 9,074
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Mark Madden, Scott Hudson
Opening sequence.
The Long Island accent with a Russo attached talks about making the WWF what it was before coming here to beat Vince McMahon at his own game. Within a few weeks, the new blood of WCW was making a change, but then the good old boy network kicked in. All the political BS in the back brought Russo down and all those people are sitting at home watching him now.
Hogan arrives.
During the break, all the wrestlers in the ring left.
WCW World Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Total Package
Rating: D-. Oh man this show is going to SUCK. They had a four and a half minute match between two veterans who have to prove themselves and it took two distractions and a no sold low blow to put Luger down. This is going to be the old Russo idea of running an angle or three in every match because the fans are too stupid to just watch a match without some bonus entertainment to carry them through. Oh and great: we might even get Luger vs. Bagwell out of this. Again. For like the dozenth time.
Jarrett tells Russo that it better be good.
Kidman tells Torrie he wants to do this.
Hogan finds Bischoff and they talk in an office.
They fight to the floor with Hogan getting the better of it (expected) and beating Kidman up even more back inside. Cue Bischoff with a chair. Hogan runs his hand over his eyebrow and gets hit with the chair, drawing blood right where his hand went over the eyebrow. I remember seeing that as a kid and yelling at my TV how fake it looked. Kidman gets a cover and pin with Bischoff counting the three, in what is probably the only time Hogan lays down for him, or anyone for that matter.
Ric Flair arrives.
Hogan wants Bischoff and Kidman and swears a lot.
Kevin Nash returns on crutches.
Bret Hart is in the crowd.
Flair is looking for Douglas.
WCW World Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Sid Vicious vs. Sting
Hogan is still on a rampage.
Back from a break and Hogan is still on a rampage and beats up Shannon Moore and Shane Helms for not knowing where Kidman is.
Clip of the Ready to Rumble premiere.
WCW World Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Jeff Jarrett vs. Curt Hennig
Hogan is storming through sky boxes to find Bischoff.
Nash tells someone to get here if they can.
Ric Flair vs. Shane Douglas
Hogan is on the phone in his limo and demanding Kidman soon. The Hummer (from last summer, now white instead of black) comes up and crushes the limo. Bischoff and Kidman get out and celebrate.
WCW World Title Tournament Final: Diamond Dallas Page vs. Sting
The winner gets Jarrett on Sunday so Jeff is on commentary. Page is thrown outside to start before a pair of Stinger Splashes put him down again. The Deathlock is broken up by an arm in the ropes and Page gets two off a belly to belly. Jarrett goes after Kimberly so Page head outside, allowing Vampiro to run in give Sting the Nail in the Coffin. A Diamond Cutter sends Page to Spring Stampede.
Jarrett swings the guitar at Page but hits Kimberly instead.
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