Chyna Reportedly Dead At 45
Assuming this is true, this is another tragedy in a long list of them this year. As I said about Mahoney, that’s WAY too young no matter who it is.
NXT – April 20, 2016: All In A Day’s Work
NXT
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April 20, 2016
Location: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas, Texas
Commentators: Tom Phillips, Corey Graves
Opening sequence.
Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady vs. American Alpha
No Way Jose vs. Alexander Wolf
Elias Samson is playing guitar when William Regal comes in to say Samson will be facing Shinsuke Nakamura soon.
Nia Jax vs. Deonna Purrazzo
Apollo Crews vs. Samoa Joe
Rating: B-. This was a hard hitting back and forth match with Crews being an interesting opponent for Joe. Balor is the kind of guy who can get by Joe with pure skill but Crews is someone who can match the power, requiring Joe to just beat Crews even harder for the win. Fun stuff here and a good TV main event.
Results
American Alpha b. Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady – Grand Amplitude to Amore
No Way Jose b. Alexander Wolf – Baseball punch
Nia Jax b. Deonna Purrazzo – Legdrop
Samoa Joe b. Apollo Crews – Koquina Clutch
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New Column: There’s More To It Than That
Looking at how Raw has been better lately despite a lot of things being the same.
http://wrestlingrumors.net/kbs-review-theres-more-to-it-than-that/
Monday Nitro – November 27, 2000: They Can’t Even Get This Right
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Nitro #268
Date: November 27, 2000
Location: Metro Center, Rockford, Illinois
Attendance: 3,800
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Mark Madden, Scott Hudson
3 Count vs. Corporal Cajun/Lieutenant Loco
The announcers talk about Steiner winning the World Title last night and think Sting deserves a title shot for retaining the King of Europe Cup at one of the German shows. For those keeping track, he won it back in like 1994 and defended it six years later. Now he gets a title shot out of the thing. Such is life in WCW, as usual.
Hugh Morrus is ready for Bam Bam Bigelow tonight.
Yang vs. Lance Storm
A Rock Bottom gets two for Yang and he fires off some kicks at the ribs before elbowing Storm in the face. Yang hits a moonsault for two more but walks into a piledriver, only to have the women get into a fight on the floor. Cue the Cat to hit Storm with a chair, giving the unconscious Yang the big upset win.
Post break Storm yells at Jim Duggan for not having his back.
A limo arrives.
Jeff Jarrett is talking to Gene when the Filthy Animals come up and throw eggs at him. Those boys need a role model.
Big Vito is making sure Marie is ok before she leaves. He leaves and Reno comes up to leave with her.
Jamie Noble/Evan Karagias vs. Boogie Knights
Jamie Noble/Evan Karagias vs. Alex Wright/Ron Harris
Stevie Ray calls Scott Steiner a sad sack cracker jack.
Reno vs. Goldberg
The announcers basically say Reno can only win on a miracle. This one actually gets some time as Goldberg knocks Reno across the ring and gorilla presses him into a drop. A quick Roll of the Dice attempt is countered into a powerslam, followed by the two moves to make Goldberg 26-0.
US Title: General Rection vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
Jeff Jarrett vs. Rey Mysterio
Post break Jarrett challenges the Animals to a six man on Thunder.
WCW World Title: Stevie Ray vs. Scott Steiner
Steiner takes it inside for the big pounding before cutting off a comeback with a shot to the ribs. After a quick trip outside to yell at some fans, Steiner plants him with a belly to belly for two. Stevie kicks him in the face and grabs a bad DDT, only to have Midajah offer a distraction.
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Impact Wrestling – April 19, 2016: Stretching Instead Of Entertaining
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Wrestling
Date: April 19, 2016
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
We open with a recap of the Hardyz feud and how big tonight is.
Knockouts Ladder Match
Gail gets pulled down and slapped by Maria, sending them up the ramp in a chase. Cue Rosemary and the Decay to blast Gail with a kendo stick and kidnap her, even further guaranteeing the winner here. The rest of the match stays broken down with Jade clearing out the ring but getting powerbombed off the ladder by Marti. Maria kendo sticks Velvet down and goes up for the contract to win control at 5:13.
Drew Galloway is going to call out Lashley right now.
Maria and Mike Bennett are happy.
Decay has Gail in the rafters.
Reby Hardy is holding a camera to film Matt, who promises to make Jeff quit once and for all.
The Decay still has Gail, who Rosemary calls a pawn.
X-Division Title: DJZ vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trevor Lee
Everett gives Edwards a 630 post match.
Post break Shane and company says that Andrew Everett is the newest member of the Helms Dynasty.
Gail wakes up and calls Decay insane.
Al Snow vs. Mahabali Shera
Al jumps Shera during the entrance and stomps him down before grabbing the mic and calling fans into the ring for a fight. Shera makes his comeback and knocks Snow outside, only to have Al crawl under the ring and come out the other side to deck Shera again. Back in and Snow shrugs off another comeback by hitting Shera in the head with a foreign object. Snow takes forever and covers for the pin at 5:35, giving us a great overhyped cover and celebrating.
Decay says Gail might be sacrificed.
Eli Drake will have his own talk show next week called Fact of Life.
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
Results
Maria Kanellis won a ladder match by pulling down the contract
Al Snow b. Mahabali Shera – Foreign object to the head
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy went to a no contest
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Monday Night Raw – April 18, 2016: What’s The English Word For Good Show?
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Night Raw
Date: April 18, 2016
Location: 02 Arena, London, England
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Byron Saxton
Opening sequence.
Chris Jericho vs. Sami Zayn
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Finals: Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady vs. Dudley Boyz
Baron Corbin vs. Fandango
Baron kicks Ziggler in the face and gives him End of Days on the floor.
Greetings from Puerto Rico.
Rusev vs. Cesaro
League of Nations/Miz vs. Cesaro/New Day
Rating: C+. This got better at the end but again it was a lot of standing around before we got to the entertaining stuff. New Day and Cesaro is a very fun combination though and beating up the League is an easy layup win. The League needs to go somewhere soon or just split up because you can only beat them so many times before it stops meaning anything.
Natalya/Becky Lynch/Paige/Sasha Banks vs. Tamina/Charlotte/Summer Rae/Naomi
Summer comes back in and chokes in the corner for a bit before handing it off to Naomi for some kicks (thankfully minus the dancing). Becky finally sends Naomi through the ropes, setting up the diving tag off to Natalya. The basement dropkick puts Summer down but she gets in a quick spinning kick to the face. Charlotte comes in as everything breaks down with Natalya getting the Sharpshooter on Charlotte for the submission at 10:45.
We recap Anderson and Gallows laying out Reigns earlier and AJ saying he had nothing to do with it.
Styles is with Gallows and Anderson again.
Greetings From Puerto Rico.
Tag Team Tournament Semi-Finals: Vaudevillains vs. Usos
Video on Apollo Crews.
Heath Slater vs. Apollo Crews
Kevin Owens vs. Dean Ambrose
Rating: B-. Pretty strong main event style match here with both guys trading big shots near the end. I could go without Owens losing another big match as he should definitely lose to Sami at Payback but at least he can bounce back from losses faster than almost anyone else on the roster.
Post match Jericho comes in and gives Dean a Codebreaker to end the show.
Results
Chris Jericho b. Sami Zayn – Codebreaker
Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady b. Dudley Boyz – Rocket Launcher to Bubba
Baron Corbin b. Fandango – End of Days
Cesaro/New Day b. League of Nations/Miz – Neutralizer to Sheamus
Natalya/Becky Lynch/Sasha Banks/Paige b. Charlotte/Tamina/Naomi/Summer Rae – Sharpshooter to Charlotte
Vaudevillains b. Usos – Whirling Dervish to Jimmy
Apollo Crews b. Heath Slater – Lifting powerbomb
Dean Ambrose b. Kevin Owens – Dirty Deeds
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Ring of Honor TV – April 13, 2016: If You Build It, The Fans Will Stay Through The Taping
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of Honor
Date: April 13, 2016
Location: Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nevada
Commentators: Kevin Kelly, Mr. Wrestling 3
Tag Team Titles: War Machine vs. Roppangi Vice
Dalton Castle says his goal is different again tonight because this time he wants to hurt Silas Young.
ACH vs. Kenny Omega
Feeling out process to start with ACH doing all his flips as the announcers explain the latest issues in New Japan. An elbow to the head drops Omega and a dropkick puts him out on the floor. Naturally the numbers become an issue though as Omega distracts the referee, allowing a superkick to put ACH down. In a funny bit, Matt throws out a banana peel to offer an explanation.
We take a break (and get a promo from Adam Cole about how he created the Kingdom, meaning Matt Taven has no right to reform the team) and come back with ACH holding Omega in a headlock, only to be countered into what looked like a one man More Bang For Your Buck. That goes nowhere and ACH gets up a boot in the corner, followed by another kick to the face to put Omega on the floor.
Dalton Castle vs. Silas Young
Back up and Castle chops the post by mistake to give Young his first target. Castle tries another chop but fakes Young out and sends him into the barricade for a smart move. We take a break and come back with Young setting up a table on the floor to go with the ladder already in the ring. Neither of those are good enough for him though as he powerbombs Castle onto two open chairs instead.
Back in and the Bang A Rang is countered so Dalton throws him over the top and down through the table for a YOU JUST KILLED HIM chant. Somehow that only gets two, followed by Silas hitting him low for the same. Not that it matters as the Bang A Rang onto the chairs gives Dalton the pin at 16:42.
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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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Thunder – November 22, 2000: The Clouds Are Back Again
Thunder
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November 22, 2000
Location: Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center, Augusta, Georgia
Attendance: 3,800
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Stevie Ray, Tony Schiavone
Opening Nitro recap.
Nash and Page make the save and Sanders is ticked. Mike wants Page to fight a Thriller tonight and Stasiak volunteers, with Sanders making it a lumberjack match for no logical reason.
Scott Steiner is here.
Yang vs. Shannon Moore vs. Evan Karagias
Rating: C. As usual this needed more time and some more polish but at least it was entertaining while it lasted. I still have almost no idea why these teams are still fighting but they can do some fun big matches. Unfortunately this was nowhere near long enough and the match was a bit sloppy, which dragged it down too much.
Alex Wright tries to buy Kronik for later tonight but apparently can only afford half. Adams seems to have an idea.
Rey Mysterio/Kidman vs. Bryan Clark
Rating: D. Why does WCW hate cruiserweights so much? They just had former Tag Team Champions lose to Bryan Clarke in a glorified squash match for the sake of pushing a feud with the Boogie Knights. I know they might not have been the biggest things in the world but it would have been nice to see them not treated as cannon fodder.
Page and Nash are ready for the Thrillers.
Vito rambles a bit until Sanders comes in to give him a match tonight. Vito calls him Parmesan face.
Recaps of Steiner vs. Booker and DDP/Nash vs. the Thrillers.
Video on Sanders vs. Goldberg. Feel free to have a match anytime here.
The Cat and Buff Bagwell are ready for their match tonight. Is that match happening ANYTIME SOON???
Buff Bagwell/The Cat vs. Jeff Jarrett/Shane Douglas
Scott Steiner vs. Big Vito
Mike Awesome/Crowbar vs. Bam Bam Bigelow/Reno
Bigelow and Reno are laid onto tables and Crowbar is nice enough to let Awesome powerbomb him over the top and through Reno for the big crash. Bigelow gets up and kind of sends Awesome through another able (kind of as in Awesome jumped WAY harder than Bigelow threw him) as Reno covers Crowbar for the pin o the floor.
Shawn Stasiak vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Nash powerbombs the referee to end the show, which the announcers find funny for whatever reason.
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Smackdown – April 14, 2016: Split The Roster More Often
Smackdown
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April 13, 2016
Location: Valley View Casino, San Diego, California
Commentators: Mauro Ranallo, Jerry Lawler, Byron Saxton
Opening sequence.
Del Rio vs. Styles and Jericho vs. Zayn tonight, both for the first time ever.
Zack Ryder vs. Baron Corbin
Emma vs. Paige
We recap the first two tournament matches and the debut of Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows.
Tag Team Tournament First Round: Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady vs. Ascension
AJ Styles vs. Alberto Del Rio
Tag Team Tournament First Round: Vaudevillains vs. Goldust/Fandango
We look back at Dean Ambrose taking over the Highlight Reel and laying Jericho out.
Greetings From Puerto Rico video.
Sami Zayn vs. Chris Jericho
Back with Owens on commentary as well and actually complimenting Dean on the new show. Jericho knocks Zayn outside and poses a bit before a top rope back elbow gets two. We hit the ASK HIM chinlock as Dean and Owens get in a mini argument, resulting in Owens throwing away his flier. Sami gets a quick two off a high cross body and the climb up the corner tornado DDT gets the same. The Helluva Kick misses though and the Walls go on to put Sami in real trouble.
Sami and Dean clean house to end the show and likely set up a tag match.
Results
Baron Corbin b. Zack Ryder – End of Days
Emma b. Paige – Emma pinned Paige after dropping her onto the top turnbuckle
Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady b. Ascension – Rocket Launcher to Viktor
AJ Styles b. Alberto Del Rio – Rollup
Vaudevillains b. Goldust/Fandango – Whirling Dervish to Fandango
Sami Zayn b. Chris Jericho via DQ when Kevin Owens interfered
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