Monday Nitro – March 12, 2001: Best Left Forgotten
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Nitro #281
Date: March 12, 2001
Location: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson
A security camera shows most of the Magnificent Seven arriving. Buff Bagwell has a camcorder to really hammer home the NWO overtones.
We look back at Dustin beating Jarrett down, all those minutes ago.
The announcers make sure to point out that Midajah is back with the Magnificent Seven.
The new owners might be at ringside tonight.
Recap of the first round of the Cruiserweight Tag Team Title tournament.
Tony tells us something has happened in the back and spends the next fifteen seconds asking if we have the video.
Midajah has been laid out. I really hope this becomes something soon enough as otherwise that would be yet another name brought back while people like Crowbar are rapidly released as cost cutting measures.
Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Tournament Semifinals: Jung Dragons vs. Elix Skipper/Kid Romeo
Lance Storm/Mike Awesome vs. Mamalukes
Johnny gets beaten down until Hugh Morrus and Konnan make the save.
The Magnificent Seven look at the footage. The tape shows all the guys leaving for some reason and a hand moving the camera before Midajah screams. Scott is furious.
Booker T. vs. Lex Luger
Post match Rick Steiner comes in for the beatdown, only to have the Cat make the save. That save is cut off by Kanyon and the good guys are beaten down until Page makes the real save with a chair. The post match stuff was more interesting than the match.
Evan Karagias vs. Shane Helms
Chavo Guerrero Jr. comes in to plant Shane with a brainbuster post match.
Smooth punches out Disco and takes his match with Kanyon.
We recap the Rhodes Family vs. Flair/Jarrett match.
Kanyon vs. M.I. Smooth
Rick Steiner vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Rating: D+. This is a great example of one guy not being able to carry a match. Page was trying to have a good match but Steiner was just there, doing his normal stuff and barking without even being able to get the Diamond Cutter spot right. It gets really annoying watching people like Rick (or Luger earlier) clinging to these spots because of their names and absolutely nothing more.
The Seven run in but we cut to the back to see Cat and Booker T. on stretchers. Back in the arena, Page is destroyed with a pipe shot to the back and the Recliner to end the show.
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