Monday Nitro – July 18, 2000: The Way To Make Russo Work
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Nitro #249
Date: July 18, 2000
Location: Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Commentators: Mark Madden, Stevie Ray, Tony Schiavone
We see the Steiners ripping up everything in the back on the way to the ring, sending the Girls running off. Here are Rick and Scott (who walk past the Girls, whose hiding place was RIGHT NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE) with Scott choking Cat and demanding a title shot. Booker hits the ring so here are Rick and Stevie to follow, triggering a huge brawl. Security breaks it up and Cat makes Scott vs. Goldberg for tonight.
The announcers talk until Jeff Jarrett jumps the barricade and guitars Stevie. Jeff calls that a warning shot.
US Title Tournament First Round: Positively Kanyon vs. Mike Awesome
Post match some large underwear are thrown into the ring for Awesome. This is sad. So sad.
Pamela Paulshock hits on Lance Storm but he is too focused on the tournament.
US Title Tournament First Round: Buff Bagwell vs. Lance Storm
Buff limps to the back as we hear screaming, despite the video not airing on the video screen.
We see security footage of Kanyon Cutting Judy Bagwell in the parking lot. Well grabbing her and dragging her off camera but you get the idea.
Scott Steiner is sitting by the door with a pipe in his hand.
US Title Tournament First Round: Great Muta vs. Vampiro
Scott beats up Norman Smiley and Ralphus. Steiner: “TAKE IT LIKE A MAN!”
US Title Tournament First Round: Shane Douglas vs. Billy Kidman
Here are the updated brackets:
Mike Awesome
Great Muta
Lance Storm
Shane Douglas
Torrie and Shane make out in the ring but we cut to 3 Count carrying a ladder, followed by cutting to Goldberg arriving. This happened in the span of ten seconds.
Steiner is still waiting for Goldberg.
3 Count vs. Jung Dragons
Yeah remember the ladder match announced for the pay per view? Well here it is almost a month before the show. 3 Count puts the ladder on the top rope but Yang dropkicks it out from under Shannon for a big crash. Shannon gets superplexed off the ladder, setting up a top rope splash from Jamie.
Goldberg comes into the building and Steiner misses a pipe swing. The fight is on until security and wrestlers break it up.
Back from a break and Scott is ticked off with Rick trying to calm him down.
US Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Mike Awesome vs. Great Muta
Madden wobbles off to change his shirt.
Bagwell goes after Smooth for helping with the attack on his mom but Kanyon jumps him from behind.
Madden tries to get Kiwi to clean his shirt but Kiwi is too busy. Paisley comes in and tries to get her skirt repaired but again Kiwi is too busy.
US Title Tournament Semi-Finals: Shane Douglas vs. Lance Storm
Jeff Jarrett vs. Stevie Ray
Booker comes out to save his brother. Now in a smart world, we would get Steiners vs. Harlem Heat one more time out of this.
US Title: Lance Storm vs. Mike Awesome
Goldberg vs. Scott Steiner
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