Week of March 5, 2001
Nitro
Cut to Rick Steiner in the ring telling Booker T he's never been anything without Stevie, and as a champion he was nothing, and has never beaten Rick. He says Booker doesn't scare him and he doesn't give a damn about Booker, then calls him out. Booker wastes no time coming out and says there's lots of bad blood with Scott and him, which hell deal with, but for Rick, he'll go to the ring for the fans, and not only will he go to the ring he'll whip Rick's ass all over the place. At the end of the night he'll be US Champion before calling for a referee. Rick meets him in the aisle but Booker quickly takes control, dropping Rick on the guard rail and the bell finally rings to start this.
Booker T vs Rick Steiner (WCW US Heavyweight Champion)
Clothesline by Booker on the floor, then Steiner face first off the steps. In the ring now, Booker's almost low blowed but gets nailed in the thigh, then booted down and sent face first into the corner. Steiner with some rapid rights drops him for two, then a rear chinlock. Booker sent off the ropes into a Steinerline for two. Booker driven into the corner with a right, then the ref gets shoved, Booker sent across the ring, gets Steiner with a back elbow and delivers some rights. Mounted rights now in the corner by Booker, then Steiner sent across the ring, gets a boot up. Booker sent to the corner, floats over, caught with a back elbow and a belly to belly for two.
Steiner sent off the ropes into a sleeper, Steiner tries to counter with a back suplex, Booker counters and falls on top for two. Booker tries to come off the ropes but he's caught with a clothesline for two. Steiner with a double-underhook powerbomb for two. Steiner to the top rope only to be crotched taking too long. Booker joins him with something resembling a jackhammer for two.
Ax kick connects followed by a spinaroonie and the Harlem Side Kick. Booker tries the Book End, then Steiner tries a Steiner Driver but they just kind of fall, Booker covers for two. Booker tries the Book End again, I think Rick gets him with a low blow? Or maybe just a knee. Then Scott runs out and the ref calls for the DQ. (5:24) Even Booker couldn't get a good match out of Rick Steiner.
Steiners attack until DDP comes out to even things up. Scott sends Page off the ropes only to get low bridged to the floor. Security are here to take control of things. Booker says he knew Steiner would run out eventually but isn't done with him. Page says that he's not the hunted, but the hunter, and by the time Scott's muscled up, genetic freak, pea-brained mind figures it out, it'll be too late. Page and Scott both want each other so Page challenges the Steiners to a tag match for later.
Commercial
Commentary tell us that Flair booked Jarrett vs Dusty (yes, not Dustin) Rhodes for tonight, and we're reminded of Dusty's appearance a month ago fighting with Flair and Animal. Hudson then says Dusty's not under contract, which begs the question of how Flair booked this match.
Reminders of Filthy Animals beating Swinger & Lee, and Dragons beating Sanders and Kwee-Wee last week to advance in the tournament.
Pre-Match: Elix reminds us this is his house and he built it. He's going to show the rednecks in the crowd something they've never seen, and are looking at half of the first-ever Cruiserweight Tag Team Champions, before introducing Kid Romeo.
Romeo and Styles start the match. Quick takeover by Romeo followed by some jumping jacks, then Styles with a quick takeover. Romeo with a cheap shot to take control, sends AJ off the ropes only to be dumped to the floor. Romeo catches him on a baseball slide attempt and sends him face first off the announce table. Paris tries a suicide dive onto Romeo but his feet catches the rope and botches it. Elix takes out Paris with a corkscrew crossbody. Elix sends Styles towards the guard rail who back flips off it and over Elix, clubs him down. Styles get Elix in some kind of Romero hold on the floor for Paris to nail him with a running dropkick. Romeo off the steps with a clothesline on Paris.
Back in the ring, Paris sent off the ropes, avoids a slam, sends Romeo off the ropes as Styles comes in with a double inverted slam. Styles covers and Elix saves it. Styles sent off the ropes while Paris makes the save, Styles ducks a spinning heel kick, Elix caught with a double leg sweep. Elix sent off the ropes for a drop toe hold and senton for one. Paris sent off the ropes, floats over Elix and nails a superkick as he turns around.
Styles gets the hot tag and in comes Romeo. Rights to Romeo and Elix, then a pair of scoop slams. Paris back in with double dropkicks on Elix, then on Romeo, sending him to the floor. Paris with a somersault from the top onto Romeo. Elix nails Styles from behind, then hits an Asai moonsault onto Paris and Romeo on the floor. Styles hits a springboard crossbody onto all three. Back in the ring, Elix comes off the ropes into a dropkick from Styles, then tries to come off the ropes but gets low bridged by Romeo, before being thrown into the steps.
Romeo sent into the apron, who pops Paris onto it, for Elix to springboard dropkick into a powerslam by Romeo on the floor. Chavo comes out while Style gets caught by a dive from Elix from the ring. Back in the ring, slingshot dropkick by Elix sets Paris up for the Snow Plow from Romeo for the win. (5:28) Excellent match.
Cut somewhere backstage to Palumbo and O'Haire. O'Haire says they're prepared to defend their titles against Totally Buff at Greed, but he's got Luger tonight. He says that when he was told he had a match with Lex, he told them that Lex has a fight with him. He says he'll make sure to get payback for what they did to Palumbo the week before. He says Luger will leave knowing he's been in a real fight.
Commercial
Lex Luger vs Sean O'Haire (WCW World Tag Team Champion)
Luger misses a clothesline but gets O'Haire down with a cheap shot, stomping him and kneeing him down. Luger sent off the ropes into a fireman's slam for two. Luger gets him with a jawbreaker, then an inverted atomic drop, off the ropes with a clothesline. Luger very slow to cover for two. Luger dropping some weak looking elbows, then leaps up to miss another. O'Haire with some lariats gets two. O'Haire with rights and lefts in the corner, then chokes Luger twice, dropping him to the mat. Luger sent across the ring, gets a boot up, then nails a running forearm. Luger poses a lot before covering for two.
O'Haire taken to the corner for more boots, then sent across the ring, flips over Luger but his knee gives out landing on his feet. Luger capiitalizes with stomps to the knee. Palumbo runs out and pulls Luger from the ring for some rights. Buff comes out with a chair to nail O'Haire in the back and knee, before putting his knee in the chair. Ref finally sees this, after doing nothing about the blatant interference from Palumbo, and takes the chair away, while Buff drops Palumbo from the apron. Luger caught with a small package for two.
Ref also tried to eject Buff, then is doing the same with Palumbo allowing Buff to return. Luger sets O'Haire up for the Blockbuster but he gets it instead as O'Haire moves out of the way. Seanton Bomb connects as Palumbo pulls Buff out for the win. (6:09) Bad match and an ending sequence that made no sense. But at least Luger lost I guesss?
Buff returns to get O'Haire with the Blockbuster. Palumbo finally runs in to chase off Buff and Luger.
Also should be noted that commentary announced Konnan vs Storm for Thunderr.
Commercial
A limo arrives with an "UPSTATE" license plate, and cut inside to Kanyon and Stasiak. It's Stasiak's limo who was more than happy to give Kanyon a ride. Kanyon is going to visit Ms. Jones in the hospital and has his own camera crew to catch it. He even has a hospital gown. Stasiak gives him an autographed 8x10 to give her as a gift.
Chavo is elsewhere to say he's not scared of Helms and that Helms should be scared and running from him. He says he's the champion and Helms should be gunning his way, he's beaten Helms before, and will prove tonight he can do it again. He says when he leaves Helms in a pool of his own blood at Greed, he'll walk away with the belt. He tells Shane to get a good look as it'll be the closest he gets to the title.
Cut elsewhere and Storm leads Konnan into a trap, he and Awesome toss him into some crates. Morrus comes by for the save before security split them, and Awesome wants Morrus tonight.
Commercial
Jarrett makes his way out for his match with Dusty and I suspect shenanigans. We're reminded of Jarrett beating Dustin last week with help from Flair. Jarrett says he's finally achieved his destiny in putting the Rhodes name and legacy to rest. He says Flair didn't want this match to happen, but Jarrett told him he'd beat Dusty right in the middle of the ring, like he did to good-for-nothing Dustin. He calls Dusty out so he can finally put his big, fat, white ass to rest.
Out comes "Dusty". Hudson compares him to Fat Bastard from Austin Powers, and Schiavone says he looks like Dusty's great-grandaddy. Jarrett says he can tell "Dusty" came to fight because he didn't bring his bucket of fried chicken.
Jeff Jarrett vs "Dusty Rhodes"
Jarrett is sent off the ropes off a lock up, hooks the rope to avoid a Bionic Elbow, then struts. Dusty poses, then Jarrett teases a Bionic Elbow, but Dusty begs him off. Knee by Jarrett and a right, then a double chop and a low blow, followed by the Bionic Elbow. Then an elbow drop for the win. (0:56)
Jarrett says he's going to seal this with a kiss because the Dream will finally kiss the Chosen One's ass. Dustin finally runs out to put an end to this, dropping Jarrett with rights, then Jarrett sent off the ropes into an atomic drop and a clothesline. Dustin with mounted rights in the corner, then a clothesline sends Jarrett to the floor. Jarrett sent into the guard rail, then again before they return to the ring. Dustin sent off the ropes but gets Jarrett with a bulldog.
Meanwhile, "Dusty" gets up from the corner to remove his makeup to reveal it's Flair donning the disguise. Flair gets dropped allowing Jarrett to capitalize and a double team ensues. Jarrett grabs a chair and nails Dustin in the back repeatedly. The real Dusty's here now, Bionic Elbows and rights and double chops around send Flair and Jarrett packing. Flair calls Dusty a dead man and calls for security as he's not under contract.
Dusty's got a mic now. He talks about Jerry Jarrett, and kind of rambles a bit about Jerry and calls Flair "fat boy" getting all giddy about it. He talks about imitation and flattery, and once said Arn Anderson was a walk-behinder and Flair was a megastar, but now Flair is nothing but an extra. Jarrett and Flair return to the ring, Flair is dropped with more elbows and Dustin drops Jarrett, sending them packing a second time.
Flair gets a mic again and says Dusty would get his ass kicked if he worked for WCW, and Dustin reminds them that he does though, but Flair screams that he doesn't. Flair challenges them to a tag match for Greed so they can beat the living hell out of the Rhodeses, and Dustin has to win to keep his job. Dusty says he'll drag his big fat ass to Greed and make Flair kiss it. That was messy.
Commercial
Replay of what just happened.
Chavo Guerrero Jr. (WCW Cruiserweight Champion) vs Shane Helms
Pre-Match: Shane now has the Nitro Girls for his entrance. I don't know why we're getting this match two weeks out from the PPV, but alright.
Chavo attacks from behind mid-entrance and sends Shane shoulder first into the ring post. Chavo with a back suplex. Then a quick exchange with Chavo getting caught with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, before being clotheslined to the floor. Shane off the top with a crossbody. Shane driven into the apron, then face first off it before they return to the ring. Shane sends Chavo face first off the turnbuckle from the apron, then Romeo and Skipper are here to pull him off it for some reason allowing Chavo to hit a baseball slide, following with a crossbody of his own.
Back in the ring, Chavo stomps him down in the corner before some face washing, then a chop drops Shane to the mat. Shane sent off the ropes into a clothesline. Shane starts to fight back, then off the ropes only to be tripped by Skipper. Chavo tries to capitalize but he's caught with a backslide for two. Shane rolled up for two. Shane sent to the corner, gets the boots up, but caught with a jawbreaker, before getting Chavo with a superkick for two. Shane sent off the ropes, gets Chavo with a kick, then dives onto Romeo and Skipper.
Shane gets caught on the apron by Chavo only to pull his throat across the rope. Shane with a crossbody off the top, then Romeo comes in just to be tossed out. Skipper comes in to hit a variation of a Hart Attack with Chavo while the ref deals with Romeo. Brainbuster by Chavo gets the win. I continue to question why this match happened.
Commercial
Plug for Spring Breakout.
Cut to the hospital where Kanyon is looming over Ms. Jones who reminds the camera crew to get everything because he paid them good money. Kanyon pulls the curtain as Ms. Jones wakes up, he muffles her screams. Kanyon says Cat cares for her, but he doesn't get it, he sees nothing, so to get to Cat, he has to get through her. He says it's nothing personal.
Cat is here to make the save and they fight on the nearby room while she calls for help. Cat slams his head into some metal box before checking on her, then Kanyon hits him in the back with something before throwing him onto the bed to choke him. Kanyon lays him out with a bedpan before grabbing a crutch, but Cat comes to to attack him with it, choking Kanyon with the crutch. Cat gets low blowed trying to use the nurse as Ms. Jones keeps screaming for the nurse. Cat is thrown into a medical table and smashes Kanyon in the head with a glass bottle, before using the defibrillator on his ass to end things.
Commercial
"Canadian Killer" Mike Awesome vs Hugh Morrus
Morrus pulls Awesome out of the ring only to slide in and do nothing but call him in. Then a quick exchange that ends with a boot to the face of Morrus and an elbow drop. Morrus taken to the corner for rights before Awesome's sent across the ring for a splash, then back across for another, but he's caught with a clothesline. More rights by Awesome followed by a leg drop for two. Morrus sent off the ropes into a flying clothesline, then tossed out to the floor.
Morrus sent into the guard rail, then dumps Awesome into the crowd. Awesome leaps off the rail with a clothesline. Back in the ring, Awesome slingshots with a splash for two. Awesome sent off the ropes, blocks a hip toss, hits a sitout powerbomb for two. Awesome goes up top but he's cut off briefly. Awesome gets him with headbutts before flying off with a clothesline for two. Morrus sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline top hit a German suplex. Morrus misses a spear though in the corner and nails the ring post.
Awesome Bomb is countered with a back drop and out comes Storm to pull Morrus out of the ring. Storm gets sent into the guard rail and into a clothesline, then is hit with a slingshot shoulder block by Awesome back in the ring. Awesome up top, takes forever and misses a splash. DDT by Morrus who goes up top to hit the moonsault for the win. (6:17)
Storm immediately attacks and puts Morrus in the Maple Leaf until Konnan runs out for the save, nails Storm with the rolling thunder lariat to send them packing.
Commercial
Rick Steiner (WCW US Heavyweight Champion) & Scott Steiner (WCW World Heavyweight Champion) vs Booker T & Diamond Dallas Page
Pre-Match: Rick gets a mic and says Booker makes him sick, and Stevie isn't here to save him. He challenges Booker for Greed. Scott says he watched Nitro from last week back over and over, particularly the part where Page said he's outthink him, but every time he said something, his lips weren't moving, because he was talking out of his ass. He says no one has ever out thought him, especially white trash like Page. He gives him credit though, as he can't find Page when he runs out into the crowd, like a chameleon, all the white trash look the same to him. From the hair, to the rotten teeth and the smell, like finding a needle in a haystack. He says he's going to question Page's manhood and show why he's no match for the genetic freak. Booker accepts Rick's challenge as he and Page come out, on the condition it's for the US Title, and promises they'll both walk out champions.
Fight between the four to start, with Page and Booker taking early control, Scott gets clotheslined to the floor and caught with a crossbody by Page. Booker with a side kick sends Rick to the floor. Steiner back in to knock Page to the floor, then caught with a clothesline from Page off the top. Page sent off the ropes, tripped up by Rick, then slammed into the corner by Scott, dropped into a tree of woe. Scott cranks on the neck from the floor, leaving Rick as the legal man, sent off the ropes caught with the discus lariat.
Booker and Scott tag in, clothesline by Booker to the Steiners, then a suplex on Rick gets two. Booker sent off the ropes gets low bridged by Steiner, who sends him into the guard rail. Chair to the ribs and back of Booker behind the ref's back before being tossed back in, Rick covers for two. Booker sent off the ropes into a Steinerline, then goads Page into distracting the ref. Scott just comes in without a tag, the ref doesn't care, belly to belly on Booker for two. Booker sent off the ropes into another Steinerline, then an elbow and some pushups, before tossing Booker to the floor. Rick sends him into the guard rail, then another clothesline before slowly tossing him back in. Scott with a surfboard, Booker fights out and gets in some rights, sending Steiner off the ropes but avoids a back drop, hitting a t-bone suplex for two. Rick back in to rake the face and eyes, then an elbow for two. Booker sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline and hits a forearm.
Page gets the hot tag, rights and lefts and a discus lariat, then rights for Scott. Rick sent off the ropes into a clothesline. Page with a DDT and a cover but Scott saves, then hits his spinning helly to belly before going after Booker on the floor. Scott sent into the guard rail as Page is caught with a clothesline from Rick. Booker and Scott fighting up the ramp as Rick chokes Page. Page takes Rick into the corner as Booker and Scott fight into the fans and to the back. Rick to the middle rope with the bulldog. Cut to Booker getting beaten up by the Seven now backstage as Page kicks out of a pin attempt. Page avoids the Steiner Driver, tries the Diamond Cutter but gets countered with a German suplex. Rick mocks Page and gets him up for the Driver again, Page slips out, they lock for backslide attempts but Page nails a low blow. Diamond Cutter gets the win. (9:03) It was... meh unfortunately.
Page makes a quick escape through through the crowd. He's about to tell Scott he's still standing as the Seven come out, but Scott nails him from behind. They start fighting toward the back to end the show.
Thunder
Nitro recap.
Footage from after Nitro, directly after we saw Steiner attack Page in the crowd and drag him backstage. Page is thrown into a door, then some cases, until Cat nails Steiner in the back with a chair to make the save.
Broadcasting from the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina, welcomed by Schiavone and Tenay before moving to the first match.
Pre-Match: Scotty spent some time in NWA and OVW, winning the tag titles from the latter, and had some matches on Smackdown and Heat. He was apparently supposed to team with Noble, but music cranks up to like 100 while commentary tries to explain, so I have no idea what happened. Jason is the former and future EZ Money from ECW and TNA's X Division in the early days.
Jason and Evan start the match with a quick exchange, Jason is caught with a neckbreaker for two. Jason sent to the corner caught with a clothesline, then some chops from Evan before Evan's sent across the ring, off the middle rope into a dropkick from Jason. Evan with one of his own, then Jason sent off the ropes, catches Evan with a springboard back elbow.
Shannon tags in, counters a powerbomb with an arm drag, then delivers a headscissor. Shannon with another headscissor from the corner, then Scotty tags in as Shannon's sent off the ropes for a double hip toss, then a double back suplex. Shannon sent to the corner, elevates Scott to the apron, who springboards into a crossbody for two. Scoop slam by Scott, then misses a springboard moonsault. Evan back in, Scotty sent to the corner into a powerslam. Shannon back in, off the ropes,, hip tossed onto Scotty by Evan for two.
Scotty sent off the ropes into a lariat, then Evan's back in. Jaosn tags back in with a buckshot lariat into Shannon, then Evan springboards onto Scotty on the floor. Jason onto Evan, then Shannon off the top with a corkscrew onto Jason. Scotty with an Asai moonsault takes out 3 Count. Back in the ring, Scotty sent off the ropes, avoids a clothesline, gets Evan up for an F5 and a cover, Shannon saves it. Scotty caught with the stepup fameasser by Shannon and covers, Jason saves..
Shannon tries a sunset flip but caught with a deadeye, Evan saves the pin, DDT by Evan to Jason, then goes up to hit the 450 but Scotty saves the pin. Evan sent off the ropes, avoids a double back drop, then sent to the corner by Jason, only to be backdropped out to the floor. Scotty tries a wheelbarrow but he's caught and held up by Evan, while Shannon comes off the top with the leg drop for the win. (6:59) Good opener.
Scott Steiner throws a trash can backstage.
Commercial
Steiner makes his way out. He says that Page just runs from him because he fears him, and has felt the power of the genetic freak. He calls Page white trash and says his path of destruction will continue, joining Sting, Nash, Goldberg and Sid, and there's nothing he can do. He says he'll solidify and people will recognize he's the greatest world champion of all time. He finally found Page on Nitro among the rest of the white trash, and was about to take him out until Cat stuck his nose in his business, and for every action there's a reaction. He says he's going to use Cat as a warmup, so he's giving Cat a chance to face him tonight, and he'll find out there's nothing finer than Scott Steiner.
Out comes Cat. He says he was about to go home, but he says he'll beat Steiner all over the place, and he's going to call it a drive-by ass whooping. Cat accepts the challenge. Steiner says it'll be a cold day in hell when Cat beats him, he's nothing. Cat says he's not coming alone, and Page's music hits, appearing among the fans as per usual. He says it's killing Steiner that he can't put him down, that he's still standing.
While Page is talking, Rick Steiner is stalking behind him ready to attack, but Morrus is immediately behind him to intercept. Page joins in as they make their way toward the ring. Page shouts that he's getting in Scott's mind as Steiner goes chasing after them.
Commercial
Screamin' Norman Smiley vs Shawn Stasiak
Pre-Match: We learn from commentary that Morrus vs Rick Steiner has also been made for later.
Stasiak tries to give Norman some 8x10s, only to have them kicked out of his hands. Norman tries a sunset flip while Stasiak scrambles to pick them up but only gets two. Stasiak sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline, walks into a back elbow and avoids a Big Wiggle and retreats to the floor. Stasiak lures him back into the ring only to run back out, and deck Norman with a right as he pokes his head through the ropes. Norman face first in the corner for boots and a choke, before he's ent across the ring, floats over into a rollup for two.
Norman gets in the Norman Conquest but Stasiak forces a quick break, then goes off the ropes to avoid a dropkick. Norman is catapulted into the ropes to drop onto Stasiak's knees. Norman sent to the corner and caught with a backbreaker for two. Norman face first in the corner, then a suplex by Stasiak. Hip drop to the back of Norman, who tries to fight back only to have his eyes raked. Stasiak hammers on Norman in the corner with rights, then sends him off the ropes, Norman avoids a clothesline into a rollup for two.
Windup slam by Norman, then sent off the ropes into a back elbow for two. Trade of chops until Stasiak gets him with a scoop slam before going up top only to eat a boot to the face. Stasiak sent off the ropes but their heads collide and Norman falls head first into his groin. Noraman ducks a lariat to deliver an atomic drop, then an inverted one, before sending Stasiak off the ropes into a drop toe hold, draping him over the middle rope for the Big Wiggle.
Norman sent to the corner for a clothesline then a bulldog. Stasiak with a swinging neckbreaker off the ropes Stasiak hits either a Uranagi or a chokeslam for the win. (6:45) Several sloppy spots in this one, I don' tknow what was up.
Stasiak signs an 8x10 for Norman then gets a mic. He says that was our brush with greatness for the evening, and that we should appreciate him more, for taking time out of his schedule like this. He realizes the fans are nothing but fat, bald, tattooed losers, and could kick their asses without breaking a sweat.
Kanyon confronts MI Smooth in the parking lot, because he thinks he tipped Cat off on his hospital visit on Nitro. Smooth brings him to his knees and Kanyon runs off before Smooth gets in his limo. Kanyon uses a forklift to tip the limo over with Smooth inside.
Commercial
Crew and doctors are seen tending to Smooth and we get a replay of what just happened.
"Primetime" Elix Skipper vs Shane Helms
Pre-Match: The audio levels are all over the place on this show. Last match the crowd mics or the crowd sweetening were louder then the ring mics and now the theme music is louder than commentary..
Elix trips up Shane to start the match, then Shane does the same for two. Elix sends him off the ropes, misses a spin kick, then Elix sent off the ropes into a Thesz Press and some rights. Shane sent off the ropes, avoids a hip toss and hits a face buster, followed by a running neckbreaker sends Elix to the floor. Back in the ring, Elix misses an elbow and Shane pulls him back out for some rights, only to be sent into the guard rail. Elix sent into and over the guard rail. Shane hip tosses him back to ring side before coming off the railo with a crossbody. Back in the ring, Shane covers for two. Gutwrench suplex by Shane for two. Backbreaker by Shane before going to the middle rope to deliver a fist drop for two.
Elix face first in the corner, then avoids an Irish whip to deliver an inverted suplex across the top rope, Shane rolling out to the floor. Elix with a corkscrew crossbody before returning to the ring, then chokes Shane over the middle rope. Elix off the opposite ropes misses a dropkick, hanging Elix atop the middle rope before being thrown back. Leg drop from the middle rope by Shane get s a near fall.
Elix avoids a suplex to hit a double-underhook belly to belly. Elix with a scoop slam, then a headstand off the top rope into an elbow drop for two. Shane pulled into a clothesline after trying a comeback, then more stomps by Elix. Belly to belly by Elix, then goes up top with a missile dropkick for two. Shane avoids a butterfly suplex and hits a Northern Lights suplex for two. Elix with a bridging German for a near fall.
Exchange of rights and Shane gets back control, sent to the corner but avoids a splash to hit the Sugar Smack superkick for two. Shane up top with the frog splash for two. Elix sent off the ropes, ducks a pair of clotheslines, doing the Matrix to avoid the second only to be pulled up into the Nightmare on Helms Street. Vertebreaker gets the win. (9:18) Excellent match.
Romeo's out with some clotheslines on Shane, laying in stomps until the Filthy Animals run out to make the save.
Commercial
Rick wastes time trying to goad Morrus to the floor, then is real slow getting into the ring. Rick uses the ref as a shield in the corner before delivering a low blow. Elbow drop to the back of the head, then some trash talk and a kick to the ribs and another. Hugh sent off the ropes into a body block, then Rick taunts the crowd. Elbow drop gets him two, followed by a rear chinlock. Morrus escapes with a jawbreaker, then some rights, but Rick avoids an Irish whip before dropping him with a right. Kicks to the back of the knee by Rick, then wrenches it around the bottom rope, putting his weight on it. Then he kicks the knee out as Morrus tries to stand before another kick. Then kicks out the knee again as he tries to stand.
Rick has some awful looking version of a figure 4, or maybe an Indian deathlock, but Morrus fights out of it. Morrus gets some shots in until the knee it kicked out again, then Rick applies a half-crab before stoming the knee into the mat. More stomps to the knee by Rick. Rick holds him back as Morrus swings at him just to have his knee kicked out again. Another chinlock by Steiner. Morrus starts to fight back but Rick drops a series of knees into his back. DDT by Steiner and slow to cover for two.
Morrus face first in the corner, then mounts a comeback until his eyes are raked, then delivers a clothesline for two. Steiner sent off the ropes into a spinning knee for two. Steiner splashed in the corner, then sent across the ring only to nail Morrus with a Steinerline for two. Morrus hits a clothesline now before going up top, but now Storm is here for some reason. Awesome decks Morrus while Storm distracts the ref, Steiner hits the Steiner Driver for the win. (9:50) God that was awful. Who's bright idea was it to have this go 10 minutes?
Storm and Awesome continue the beatdown and Steiner leaves. Konnan runs out for the save.
Commercial
Luger comes out to the ring. He says it's tough living up to being the only Total Package in pro sports, but of course he's genetically, intellectually, and materially superior, he's won hundreds of big matches, world titles, US Titles and Tag Titles, his list of accomplishments goes on and on. He, along with Buff, eliminated the monster of pro wrestling, Goldberg, forever. He says in spite of all that, sometimes as a perfectionist, those couple things bother you, like a loss, such a rare occurrence. He says he was beaten by an undermatched, undertalented, inexperienced rookie in "Chuckie" Palumbo, who pulled off the biggest upset he'll have in his career. He says O'Haire is nursing a sore leg from getting beat on Nitro, but knows Palumbo is here. He says Palumbo will never beat him again even if he tries a hundred times, so he calls him out to have his ass spanked and beat by the Total Package.
Lex Luger vs Chuck Palumbo (WCW World Tag Team Champion)
Palumbo rushes in and immediately stomped into by Luger. Punt to the ribs of Palumbo before he's sent face first in the corner, then avoids it a second time and sends Luger face first in the corner. Rights by Palumbo, then Luger sent off the ropes into a dropkick to the face. Palumbo takes him down with something like a Flatliner for two, then another cover for two. Luger gets him with a jawbreaker, then a forearm, before he uses the ropes to deliver some forearms to the lower back. Palumbo bounces off with a right to send Luger off the ropes, only to be caught with a boot and a clothesline, then tosses Palumbo out to the floor.
Palumbo sent into the guard rail. Palumbo tries to mount a comeback but gets his eyes raked before getting tossed back in the ring. Palumbo with a small package for two, then dropped with clothesline. Series of elbows by Luger gets two. Palumbo sent to the corner, floats over and decks Luger with some rights. Luger sent across the ring, gets a boot up and nails Palumbo with a forearm. Palumbo sent off the roeps into a powerslam. Luger calls for the Rack and gets him up, but Palumbo slips off to roll him up for the win. (4:24) It was fine.
Commercial
Luger throws a tantrum backstage.
Konnan is talking to someone in the locker room off-screen to talk about soldiers again and says his business with Team Canada isn't over.
Hype video for Greed, running down the card so far with some highlights of the build.
Commercial
Lance Storm vs Konnan
Pre-Match: Storm wants to be serious for a minute. He says that though the fans think he hates Americans, Konnan has caused him to hate wannabe Americans just as much. He tells Konnan to prepare for a wrestling lesson from the man from Calgary, and he was born to wrestle and bred to win, before calling for the anthem. Konnan makes his way out through the crowd to attack from behind.
Konnan sent to the corner, floats over and delivers a hip toss, then avoids a slam with an inverted DDT for one. Konnan avoids a clothesline and hits a DDT for two. Storm tosses Konnan out to the floor avoiding a wristlock, before sending him face first off a chair, then a second time. Konnan sent into the guard rail before returning to the ring. Kicks to the ribs by Storm, then grinds his face into the mat. Konnan caught with a snapmare and a leg drop for two. Rear chinlock by Storm. Storm releases the hold to deliver knees to the sides and back, then an elbow for two.
Another rear chinlock by Storm. Konnan fights out this time only to get his eyes raked and caught in a scoop slam. Storm up top to eat a boot to the face. Konnan with some rights, Storm sent off the ropes into a rolling thunder clothesline. Storm sent off the ropes into the facejam. Konnan applies the Tequila Sunsire, or at least I think he does? Camera cuts to a fan shot just as Konnan's about to lock it in, and when it cuts back to the ring Storm is suddenly getting sent off the ropes and eats a back kick. Storm avoids a second facejam to apply the Maple Leaf for the win. (4:10)
Awesome runs out immediately as Storm refuses to let go of the hold. Morrus is back but barely standing on the bad leg to make the save.
Commercial
Footage from during the break shows Morrus and Konnan challenging Team Canada for Greed.
Cut to footage from earlier in the day presumably, Booker sitting in the stands of an empty arena talking to someone off-screen. He says Steiner put him out of the game back at Mayhem, cracked his sternum with a freaky move and he went home to nurse. He also got his knee scoped after the numerous attacks and vows to get Steiner. He said he went through grueling rehab and could only think of Steiner. He says he'll deal with Steiner but Page has a date with destiny. He says he has no issue taking out Rick first, and he's still missing some gold, and he'll be bringing the US Title with him when he gets Scott.
Commercial
Scott Steiner (WCW World Heavyweight Champion) vs The Cat
Steiner attacks Cat as he tries to enter the ring, taking him right to the corner for rights, chops and boots. Cat avoids a snake eyes and delivers some kicks, knocking Steiner down with a spin kick. Mounted rights by Cat in the corner until Steiner delivers an inverted atomic drop, then takes Cat back to the corner. Rolling belly to belly by Steiner, then Cat sent off the ropes into a Steinerline, followed by an elbow and some pushups. Cat tries to mount a comeback but he's tossed to the floor instead.
Cat sent into the guard rail, then Steiner with a chair to the ribs and arm of Cat. Cat into the guard rail again before taking it back to the ring. Backbreaker by Steiner, then some posing. Knee to the face of Cat, then Steiner no-sells some kicks to chop Cat in the corner. Steiner catches a kick and trips up Cat to stomp the sternum. Scoop slam by Steiner before taking Cat to the corner for more chops and clubs. Cat sent across the ring, gets Steiner with an elbow and a kick to the face, then chokes Steiner instead of trying a pin. Cat avoids an Irish whip with a knee to the gut to deliver an uppercut, then an elbow for two.
Steiner with a jawbreaker, then Cat avoids a slam to deliver a throat shot, followed by some kicks to the chest, but Steiner gets him with a belly to belly, Cat retreating to the floor. Back in the ring, Steiner sent to rhe corner, avoids one kick but caught with an enziguri. Rick is here, kicked off the apron, then Scott delivers a t-bone while Booker comes out to take care of Rick. Booker sent into the guard rail as they fight. Steiner Recliner gets the win. (5:38)
Booker and Page are here to save Cat from further punishment, but Page gets low blowed by Scott. The rest of the Seven run out to join in , and Steiner gets Page in the Recliner to close out the show.
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