Mayhem 2000: A New Way To Suck
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2000
Date: November 26, 2000
Location: Wisconsin Center Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 3,800
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Stevie Ray, Mark Madden
We open with Booker arriving and being mobbed by the fans that are always allowed backstage near where the wrestlers enter the building.
Steiner arrived and destroyed a table for no logical reason.
The opening video focuses on Booker vs. Steiner (with the latter in a straitjacket), Goldberg vs. Luger and Nash/Page vs. the Perfect Event.
Cruiserweight Title: Kwee Wee vs. Mike Sanders
Ric Flair brings out security to pull Meng off as the match continues to be completely ignored while this goes on. We actually pay attention again with Sanders dropping a dancing knee for two. Off to a chinlock as Madden says Paisley is out here because of the size of her chest. Kwee Wee springboards into a sunset flip for two as we hit the lame comeback. Madden: “This never happens to Paul Tagliabue.”
Crowbar arrives with two women and sings some Bee Gees. Someone has sent him flowers and promises to be watching. No word on why the Hardcore Title was in his dressing room before he arrived.
Noble and Karagias vs. 3 Count vs. Jung Dragons
The announcer suggest that 3 Count deserves a Tag Team Title shot (they do but of course that would never happen) but instead we cut away to Bam Bam Bigelow beating down Mike Awesome.
Mancow vs. Jimmy Hart
Mike Awesome is taken away by medics.
The Misfits want to help General Rection tonight but he says Flair has banned them. They do however get new shirts as a consolation gift. Flair comes in and asks to talk to Sgt. AWALL.
Bam Bam Bigelow and Lance Storm are talking about something.
Hardcore Title: Crowbar vs. Big Vito vs. Reno
Buff Bagwell arrives. For some reason this is a big deal.
Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page actually explain what SOL means.
Rey Mysterio/Kidman vs. Alex Wright/Kronik
Mike Sanders has a plan for the Tag Team Title match.
The Cat vs. Shane Douglas
Shane gets kicked to the floor to start and goes after Ms. Jones, who kicks him in the head to save herself. Cat goes after Madden to continue their ridiculous feud, allowing Shane to slam Cat back inside to take over. We hit the choking and the neck crank for a bit before Cat comes back with his weak variety of strikes.
I kid you not: we get a GLACIER promo. Tony: “Oh no not again.” Madden: “What are we thinking doing that crap again? Then again we keep Disco around.”
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Sgt. AWALL
After that, Bagwell laughs off Jarrett not having a guitar to use tonight.
Bigelow is stretchered out as this is still treated as a big deal.
We recap Lance Storm vs. General Rection which is mainly about Major Gunns changing sides and becoming Canadian by her own free will. Unfortunately people stopped caring months ago but the feud is FINALLY wrapping up here.
US Title: Lance Storm vs. General Rection
Storm starts fast as you would expect him to and goes after the knee which is wrapped around the post. Rection kicks him away but has to get to the ropes to avoid a Mapleleaf. Storm gets crotched against the post and Rection powerslams him but Gunns breaks up the moonsault. And never mind as Rection elbows Storm off the top and “hits” the moonsault to get the title back.
The announcers promise that the main events are still to come.
Ad for Starrcade in three weeks. Can you imagine Wrestlemania getting anything less than five weeks?
Jeff Jarrett vs. Buff Bagwell
Lex Luger vs. Goldberg
Quick recap of Booker T. vs. Scott Steiner, which is a rematch from Halloween Havoc where Steiner got disqualified for being too brutal.
WCW World Title: Scott Steiner vs. Booker T.
Hart vs. Mancow
Hardcore Title
Wright/Kronik vs. Filthy Animals
Cat vs. Douglas
Bigelow vs. AWALL
Jarrett vs. Bagwell
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