Monday Nitro – February 19, 2001: One More Funeral
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Nitro #278
Date: February 19, 2001
Location: Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, Alabama
Commentators: Scott Hudson, Tony Schiavone
We open with the pay per view recap.
Jamie Knoble vs. Shannon Moore
Evan Karagias is here with Knoble. They start fast with some quick headscissors until Shannon misses a charge in the corner. Jamie gets two off a northern lights suplex as the announcers actually talk about the match for a change of pace. A running leg lariat in the corner staggers Jamie and knocks him out to the floor for a big flip dive. Shannon dropkicks him into Evan, who is knocked into the steps. Like almost any wrestler would, Evan blames Knoble and decks him from behind, allowing Shannon to hit Bottoms Up for the pin.
Rating: C. More of the same here but at least they might be mixing up the teams a little bit. I can go for the idea of some new teams going into the tournament but it would be nice if they had some new talent instead of the same six guys fighting over and over again. Shannon has been growing on me in the last few weeks and his ring work has been making him stand out, which says a lot given who he has around him.
Mike Awesome vs. Bryan Clarke
Team Canada beats Bryan down until Brian Adams comes out for the save.
Kid Romeo is coming. Or coming back as he was around a little over a year ago.
Chavo Guerrero Jr./Animal vs. Konnan/Billy Kidman
Animal and Konnan start fighting in the back after Chavo has come to the ring. Kidman, in a black shirt for a change, runs in from behind to jump Chavo and we take a break with no bell. We come back to see Chavo and Kidman brawling with referees not being able to break it up. Konnan and Animal come down the ramp and the match actually starts with Chavo hitting a tornado DDT on Kidman.
Buff Bagwell vs. The Cat
Post break Jones is taken away in an ambulance.
US Title: Rick Steiner vs. Lash Leroux
Lash is checked out by medics post break.
Hugh Morrus wants to fight Rick Steiner for personal revenge but his match with Storm tonight is about pleasure.
Lance Storm vs. Hugh Morrus
Rating: D+. The feud had lost any of its heat at this point but it was nice to see them actually stick with Morrus as a big deal who can win matches on his own for a change. Storm is in a really weird place at the moment as he was Commissioner for six days but is now losing most of his matches without putting up much of a fight. It could have been a worse match but Morrus winning made more sense.
The announcers pay tribute to Dale Earnhardt, who passed away the day before.
Kanyon vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Post match Scott Steiner leads the troops out but Page is smart enough to bail into the crowd to end the show.
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