Slamboree 2000 (2015 Redo): Yes, This Is An Improvement
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2000
Date: May 7, 2000
Location: Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 7,165
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Mark Madden, Scott Hudson
Cruiserweight Title: Chris Candido vs. The Artist
The announcers explain the cage for the first time.
Video of Terry Funk getting beaten up a lot. Now you get to see him defend a title.
Hardcore Title: Terry Funk vs. Norman Smiley/???
Shawn Stasiak vs. Curt Hennig
Hennig throws his back out while trying a slam and Shawn puts on a sleeper back inside. As usual, Stasiak is really dull in the ring. Totally adequate and not bad by any stretch, but dull. Hennig breaks it up after two arm drops and punches Shawn out of the air to take over. Not that it matters as Stasiak catapults him into the post and puts on the HennigPlex for the pin.
US Title: Scott Steiner vs. Hugh Morrus
We hit the bearhug (and Madden misses the squeezing jokes) for a bit before a belly to belly knocks Rection even sillier. Steiner stops to pose, giving us some of the only unique heel work of the night. Rection makes his comeback with splashes in the corner and an Owen Hart-style tombstone, only to mostly miss the moonsault. His feet smack Steiner in the head but the Recliner retains the title a few seconds later.
Booker T. comes out to save Rection from the Recliner.
Mike Awesome vs. Chris Kanyon
Total Package vs. Buff Bagwell
Ric Flair vs. Shane Douglas
We recap Vampiro vs. Sting, which is about both of them being creepy and Vampiro wanting to be what he thinks Sting should be. This would be the third iteration of the exact same idea on this show alone.
Vampiro vs. Sting
Sting hits Vampiro in the head with the pipe again.
Nash is looking for Russo. Again, this should be on a TV show.
Kidman and Bischoff are ready for Hogan. Again, Bischoff went from being terrified of Hogan to volunteering to be guest referee for their match.
You can get a BUFF BAGWELL pennant for purchasing this show. Who thought that was a piece of merchandise that needed to be made?
Kidman vs. Hulk Hogan
At least Kimberly and Torrie are looking great here. Hogan brings out Horace with him for reinforcement. Kidman small packages Hogan on a slam attempt to start but Hogan picks him up by the throat for a crotching on top. Hogan gets a chair and drops Kidman onto it face first, only to have Kidman come back with a hurricanrana.
Russo and Liz run away from Nash.
WCW World Title: David Arquette vs. Diamond Dallas Page vs. Jeff Jarrett
Arquette grabs a guitar as Page Diamond Cuts Mike. They both head up and Arquette misses a guitar shot, only to have both of them fall down to the roof of the hardcore cage. Both guys get back up and, say it with me, Arquette turns on Page to give Jarrett the title back.
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