New Column: Classic Cruiserweights
Looking at what the new cruiserweight division should and shouldn’t do while actually looking to WCW and TNA for guidance.
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Monday Nitro – March 26, 2001 (2016 Redo, Final Episode, Final Thoughts On Nitro): Everybody Have Fun Tonight
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Nitro #288
Date: March 26, 2001
Location: Boardwalk Beach Resort, Panama City, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson
Opening sequence.
The outside sets are still really cool and look so different than anything else most companies would do.
WCW World Title/US Title: Scott Steiner vs. Booker T.
Vince is on the phone with his attorney and laughs at the idea of WCW holding its last show in the Florida panhandle.
Jung Dragons vs. 3 Count vs. Kidman/Rey Mysterio
Winner gets a Cruiserweight Tag Team Title match later tonight. Kidman headscissors Yang to start but everything breaks down in the first thirty seconds. Everyone heads outside with Shannon hitting a big corkscrew dive, leaving Yang to hit Yang Time for two on Rey as Kidman makes the save. Bottoms Up plants Kidman with Kaz making the save this time. Karagias hits a 450 on Kaz for two more but Kidman knocks him out to the floor. Back in and Rey hits a quick springboard legdrop to pin Moore and get the title shot.
Trish Stratus comes in to see Vince and I think you can guess what happens.
Cruiserweight Title: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Shane Helms
Shawn Stasiak vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
William Regal tries to talk Vince out of buying WCW. I still love that Wrestlemania X7 baseball jersey.
Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles: Kidman/Rey Mysterio vs. Kid Romeo/Elix Skipper
Another Spring Break video.
Vince struts down the hall.
Ric Flair vs. Sting
Now on to the final thoughts on the show as a whole, which are probably going to ramble a lot.
Unfortunately, that was the peak of the show. Sting chasing Hogan and the build towards Starrcade 1997 was great but there was nothing after that. Goldberg winning the title was a great moment for one night but the show overall was turning into a mess as WCW scrambled to figure out what they could do to get back into the fight with Raw. By early 1999, Nitro was basically done as a real challenge and it only got worse after that.
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Thunder – March 21, 2001 (Final Episode): How Many Times???
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March 21, 2001
Location: O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay
Air Raid vs. Jung Dragons
We recap the Rhodes Family beating Jeff Jarrett/Ric Flair on Sunday.
Jason Jett vs. Cash
That would be Kid Kash. They trade arm holds to start and then flip each other around a bit with Jett being set out to the floor. A good looking slingshot hurricanrana has Jason in trouble but he dropkicks Cash out of the air to take over. Thankfully the announcers stop previewing Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Shawn Stasiak to talk about this match.
Kash sends him outside for a big flip dive off the top and an ECW chant. Back in and a double clothesline (with Kash coming off the middle rope and Jeff flipping into his) puts both of them down. Jett grabs a reverse kneeling piledriver but Kash runs the corner for a bad looking hurricanrana. The Crash Landing is broken up and the Moneymaker (double underhook lifting piledriver) gets two. Jett pops right back up and hits the Crash Landing for the pin.
Rating: C-. And so ends the Jason Jett story. There was potential but he was a far cry from what people like Guerrero and Helms were doing at the time. It could have gone somewhere with more time but alas Jett was another victim of the curse that was WCW going out of business for not knowing how to push people like Jason Jett. Among many other reasons of course.
Flair tries to calm Rick Steiner down after the team accused him of being the attacker.
Cat gives M.I. Smooth a pep talk.
The Cat/M.I. Smooth vs. Animal/Kanyon
Rick Steiner vs. Hugh Morrus
That earns him a Steiner Line but Morrus comes back with a spinwheel kick. Steiner kicks him low (referee is fine with it) and gets in a chair shot (no complaints from the referee). He loads up some Pillmanizing (this referee is incompetent) but calls out Shane Douglas. Shane comes out for the brawl (HOW IS NONE OF THIS A DQ???) and hits Rick in the head with his cast, knocking him into a German suplex to give Morrus the pin.
Kid Romeo/Elix Skipper/Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Rey Mysterio/Kidman/Shane Helms
Chuck Palumbo tells Lance Storm to stay out of this match.
Mike Awesome vs. Chuck Palumbo
Dustin Rhodes vs. Scott Steiner/Jeff Jarrett
A group shot of the Thunder production crew ends the show.
World Title:
Nitro – 15, Thunder – 4 (Two of which were Kevin Nash awarding himself the title and losing it in the same night, a third being David Arquette and the final one being Nash winning the title, only to give it to Flair the following week on Nitro.). Now to be fair, maybe the bigger problem is that there are nineteen World Title changes on TV alone in just over less than three and a half years.
TV Title:
Nitro – 5, Thunder – 1
United States Title:
Nitro – 15, Thunder – 1
Tag Team Titles:
Nitro – 14, Thunder – 5 (Two of which were on a single show)
Cruiserweight Title:
Nitro – 11, Thunder – 5
Hardcore Title:
Nitro – 9, Thunder – 4
http://cgi.superstation.com/sports/thunder/index.htm
I know TBS saw WCW as a long term investment but this is a bit much.
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Monday Nitro – March 19, 2001: The Series Finale (Pretty Much)
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Nitro #282
Date: March 19, 2001
Location: O’Connell Center, Gainesville, Florida
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson
We open with an In Memorium tribute to Diamond Dallas Page, complete with Taps and a shot of a flag at half mast over video of a trailer park.
Buff Bagwell and Animal are in the back with Buff accusing Lex Luger of being the attacker. The cameraman is told to follow Luger around all night.
Jason Jett vs. Disco Inferno
A facebuster sets up more dancing and a delayed near fall before Disco starts in on the knee. Yet another distraction allows Sanders to come in and be quickly dispatched so Jett can slam Disco down, setting up a standing moonsault for two. Sanders tries to come in but hits Disco by mistake, allowing Jett to hit the Crash Landing for the pin.
Cruiserweight Title: Shane Helms vs. Kidman
Post match Chavo Guerrero Jr. comes out for the brawl until Kid Romeo and Elix Skipper run down to help Guerrero. Rey Mysterio makes the save and the good guys (including Helms) clear the ring.
Lex Luger has been laid out so the cameraman goes to find Buff or Animal to help.
Bam Bam Bigelow has been granted a rematch with Shawn Stasiak. For the love of all things good and made of pickle flavored ice cream, WHY?
Buff and Animal ask if Luger saw anything. Animal freaks out because this needs to stop and Rick Steiner is the next suspect.
Shawn Stasiak vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
The replays shows a virtually empty upper deck, which is only the fourth section away from the ring.
Steiner signs the contract for next week as Booker has made it to the ring. Scott jumps him before Booker can sign and beats him down with the pipe. Security comes in and gets laid out as well but Booker pops up and hits the ax kick on Scott. Booker gets the pipe but Steiner bails with Flair and Midajah, leaving Booker to say his catchphrase, which is then played again at the start of his theme song.
M.I. Smooth vs. Kanyon
Kanyon jumps Smooth (in wrestling gear here) during his entrance but gets powerslammed down. Smooth has to keep pulling his straps up as they head outside with Kanyon getting chopped around the ring. Back in and Smooth splashes him in the corner but Kanyon gets a Russian legsweep for two.
Cat makes a tag match for Thunder.
Dusty Rhodes eats more burritos.
Rick Steiner vs. Konnan
Rick is back up ten seconds later to be knocked outside by Hugh Morrus.
Bagwell, Luger and Animal accuse Rick of being the attacker and are thrown out after an argument.
Team Canada is ready to win a non-title match and earn a Tag Team Title shot.
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Greed (2016 Redo): From A Flair For The Gold To Burritos
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March 18, 2001
Location: Jacksonville Municipal Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida
Attendance: 5,030
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson
The opening video focuses on Diamond Dallas Page, who is still standing after everything Scott Steiner has thrown at him.
Jason Jett vs. Kwee Wee
We recap the Cruiserweight Tag Team Title tournament.
Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles: Elix Skipper/Kid Romeo vs. Kidman/Rey Mysterio
Elix takes him to the top until Kidman takes him down with a sitout powerbomb and a round of applause. The hot tag brings in Rey to clean house and send Elix shoulder first into the post. Kidman hits a top rope shooting star to the floor to take out both Romeo and Skipper. Back in and a reverse suplex gets two on Romeo with Skipper making the save. Skipper dragon suplexes Rey into a guillotine legdrop from Romeo with Kidman diving in for a save.
Shawn Stasiak vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
A shove sends Stasiak outside and that means we need a timeout. Bigelow knocks him to the floor again as this is already horrible. Shawn comes back in with a high cross body and some posing, only to have Bigelow destroy him again for the top rope headbutt. This brings Stacy to the apron for the hair down distraction, allowing Shawn to spray Bigelow in the eyes with some perfume. The neckbreaker puts Bigelow away.
Shawn and Stacy kiss post match.
Romeo and Skipper put the belts on each other.
We recap Hugh Morrus/Konnan vs. Team Canada which is basically I hit you, you hit me.
Team Canada vs. Hugh Morrus/Konnan
Cruiserweight Tag Team Titles: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Shane Helms
Cruiserweight Title: Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Shane Helms
The Sugar Smack knocks Chavo off the apron but he comes right back with a sitout reverse inverted DDT. Helms grabs the Nightmare on Helms Street for two but Chavo crotches him on top, only to pick Shane up instead of cover. Ever the overconfident one, Chavo tries his own Vertebreaker and is promptly reversed into the real thing to give Shane the title.
Scott Steiner yells about beating Page tonight.
We recap The Cat vs. Kanyon which started when over Kanyon laying out Miss Jones, attacking her in a hospital and then not being able to stop the angry limo driver, who came off as looking like the big star out of all this thing.
Buff is still down in the ring but gets up pointing at his neck.
The Cat vs. Kanyon
Kanyon goes after Jones again and is sent into the barricade a few times. Apparently Kanyon broke his hand on Monday night (not Tuesday Tony). They head inside for the first time with cat electric chair dropping Kanyon off the ropes but Kanyon starts hitting him with the cast.
Post match Kanyon gives Cat the Flatliner but Smooth comes out to save Jones.
Totally Buff argues over the loss.
We recap Booker T. vs. Rick Steiner which is really just to give Booker something to do before he can fight Scott for the World Title.
US Title: Rick Steiner vs. Booker T.
Buff has been laid out and Lex accuses Animal.
Jeff Jarrett/Ric Flair vs. Dustin Rhodes/Dusty Rhodes
Ric bails so Jeff has to take a very weak Stinkface from Dusty.
We recap Scott Steiner vs. Diamond Dallas Page with the idea of Page being the last hero standing. Well save for Booker who came back after this match was made.
WCW World Title: Scott Steiner vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Page is challenging, anything goes, and this is falls count anywhere, which was announced less than three hours ago. Midajah is here with Steiner, making her attack on Monday seem a bit pointless. Steiner knocks him outside to start but Page comes back in with a top rope clothesline for two. The champ takes over on the floor and gets in some yelling at fans.
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Thunder – March 14, 2001: That’s So Thunder
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March 14, 2001
Location: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay
Nitro montage.
Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Tournament Semifinals: 3 Count vs. Rey Mysterio/Billy Kidman
Karagias puts him down and a 450 gets two on Rey. Bottoms Up plants Kidman (illegal) for two with Mysterio making the save, followed by a Bronco Buster to Shannon. A middle rope seated senton (not Thesz Press Mike) drops Evan and Kidman dives onto everyone. Back in and Kidman holds Moore up in a wheelbarrow suplex for a springboard missile dropkick to give Rey the pin and the spot in the finals.
Skipper and Romeo come out but are quickly dispatched.
Jason Jett vs. Alex Wright
Wright is ticked off and hammers away before getting two off a powerslam. Jett sends him into the corner and gets two of his own with an enziguri. A standing moonsault lets Jett show off even more but he misses a charge in the corner. Wright gets two of his own off a good looking spinwheel kick and a top rope superplex for the same.
Rating: C+. Jett had some potential and looked like a new star in the making but unfortunately time caught up with him. You would think he would have gotten some time in the WWF but for some reason it never went anywhere. At least someone like Wright is putting him over here so they were kind of trying.
Video on Booker T. vs. Rick Steiner.
Shawn Stasiak vs. Reno
Stacy dances to brighten things up a bit as Stasiak autographs a picture for Reno. Bam Bam Bigelow comes out to chase Stasiak off.
Totally Buff gets chased to the back.
Video on the Rhodes Family vs. Jarrett/Flair.
Kwee Wee vs. Shane Helms
Back in and another crossbody puts Kwee Wee down, followed by a northern lights suplex for two. The Vertebreaker is countered into a rollup for two and Kwee Wee goes back to the slam. He tries to go a bit too high though and a top rope legdrop only hits the mat, setting up the Vertebreaker to give Shane the pin.
We look back at the post match shenanigans from the four way.
Hugh Morrus/Konnan vs. Mike Sanders/Disco Inferno
I guess this is a warmup for Morrus/Konnan, who are described as locker room leaders. No wonder the company went under. The bad guys jump them from behind to take over but Disco stops to dance. Disco and Konnan fight on the floor (aftermath of that music video feud), leaving Morrus to clothesline Mike over the top. We settle back into a regular tag match with Sanders elbowing Morrus off the apron to keep Konnan in trouble.
Team Canada attacks post match.
Video on Scott Steiner vs. Diamond Dallas Page.
Diamond Dallas Page/Dustin Rhodes vs. Jeff Jarrett/Rick Steiner
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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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Thunder – March 7, 2001: Take WCW Out Back And Shoot It
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March 7, 2001
Location: Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, South Carolina
Commentators: Tony Schaivone, Mike Tenay
We get some post show footage from Nitro with Scott Steiner beating down Diamond Dallas Page.
Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Tournament First Round: Scotty O./Jason B. vs. 3 Count
Scott Steiner wants the Cat.
Shawn Stasiak vs. Norman Smiley
We head outside as Tony lets us know that Shawn wants to be called the Mecca of Manhood. The beating slowly continues until Shawn dives into a boot back inside. A few atomic drops are about all Norman can do, save for the Big Wiggle of course. Stasiak comes right back with a neckbreaker and something like a chokeslam/spinebuster for the quick pin.
Elix Skipper vs. Shane Helms
Back in and Helms takes over with a backbreaker before tying Skipper in the ropes for a guillotine legdrop. Skipper comes right back with a pair of belly to belly suplexes (the Steiner madness is spreading) and a good looking missile dropkick. They trade some suplexes before Helms kicks him in the face and grabs the Nightmare on Helm Street and the Vertebreaker for the pin.
Post match Kid Romeo runs out but Kidman and Mysterio make the save to set up a tournament match.
Rick Steiner vs. Hugh Morrus
Non-title. Steiner hides behind the referee so he can kick Morrus low. A lot of stalling sets up an elbow drop for two before going outside to yell at the fans. As much as I get on him for all his faults, Rick knows how to be really mean to a crowd. Steiner very slowly works the leg though, negating that whole thing with the crowd.
Konnan saves Morrus from the Team Canada beatdown.
Chuck Palumbo vs. Lex Luger
Post break Luger is furious.
Konnan rants about being held back.
Long video on Greed.
Konnan vs. Lance Storm
Morrus saves Konnan from the beatdown. Post break we get a challenge for a tag match at Greed.
Booker T. is ready to go through Rick to get to Scott.
Scott Steiner vs. The Cat
Page comes in for the brawl with the Steiners taking over to end the show.
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Monday Nitro – March 5, 2001: And Down The Stretch They Come
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Nitro #280
Date: March 5, 2001
Location: Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, South Carolina
Commentators: Tony Schaivone, Scott Hudson
Rick Steiner vs. Booker T.
Non-title I believe. Booker starts in with his kicks but Rick no sells most of them (of course) and does his brawling punches in the corner. Some right hands to the head actually stagger Rick but he gets caught in a belly to belly for two. A tiger bomb gets two more on Booker, who escapes the Steiner Driver by pulling Rick down in what looked like a botch. Not that it matters as Scott comes in for the DQ.
Diamond Dallas Page comes out for the save and clears the ring. Insults are exchanged and a tag match is made for later.
We recap the Cruiserweight Tag Team Title tournament.
Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Tournament First Round: Elix Skipper/??? vs. AJ Styles/Air Paris
The hot tag brings in AJ as everything breaks down and we hit the big dives to the floor. The announcers would rather talk about an upcoming (as in on Thunder) Mike Awesome vs. Lance Storm match which really puts these titles in context. Romeo powerslams Paris off the apron as Chavo Guerrero comes out to watch. Back in and Skipper dropkicks Air into a Snow Plow for the pin.
Chavo thinks Shane Helms should be the one who is scared.
Team Canada beats Konnan down but Hugh Morrus makes the save.
Jeff Jarrett vs. Dusty Rhodes
Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Shane Helms
Spring Breakout video.
Hugh Morrus vs. Mike Awesome
Konnan comes out to save Morrus from a post match beatdown.
Booker T./Diamond Dallas Page vs. Steiner Brothers
Page bails from the Seven but Scott jumps him in the crowd to end the show.
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Thunder – February 28, 2001: You Can Feel The Cold
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February 28, 2001
Location: Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay
Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Tournament First Round: Kwee Wee/Mike Sanders vs. Jung Dragons
We settle down to Kwee Wee suplexing Kaz into the corner for two with Yang making the save. Sanders comes in and immediately loses control by walking into a neckbreaker. Some former boss. A quick pumphandle slam drops Yang allows a tag back to Kwee Wee, somehow the best option on the team. Yang quickly takes him down with a tornado DDT to put both guys. That means a double tag so Kaz takes Sanders down with an enziguri as everything breaks down.
Shawn Stasiak gives Smooth the Limo Driver (Of all the people, they kept him?) an autographed picture, which Smooth crumples up as soon as Shawn leaves.
Chavo Guerrero tells Johnny Swinger and Jason Lee to hurt Shane Helms tonight.
Shawn Stasiak vs. Johnny the Bull
Stasiak pulls out a picture of himself and autographs it before laying the picture on Johnny.
Security breaks up Rick and Vito, who will be fighting later tonight.
Helms promises to win the title at Greed.
Palumbo comes up to Disco and a match is made for later.
We look at Konnan beating Mike Awesome down on Monday.
Johnny Swinger vs. Shane Helms
Post match Chavo comes out to attack Shane but gets knocked to the floor. Chavo beats up Lee and Swinger to let off some steam.
Konnan vs. Mike Awesome
Disco tries to get Totally Buff to help him against Palumbo tonight.
Video on Booker T. for a little refresher course.
Disco Inferno vs. Chuck Palumbo
Rick Steiner vs. Big Vito
Video on Cat vs. Kanyon with Miss Jones being the main casualty.
Booker T. vs. Scott Steiner
DDP comes in for some Diamond Cutters on the Steiners before he has to run from the rest of the Magnificent Seven to end the show.
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