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| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | September 17, 2000 | ||
| City | Buffalo, New York | ||
| Venue | HSBC Arena | ||
| Attendance | 8,638 | ||
| Buy rate | 75,000[1] | ||
| Tagline | Unedited. Unpredictable. Unbelievable. | ||
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The 2000Fall Brawl was the eighth and finalFall Brawlprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event produced byWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on September 17, 2000 from theHSBC Arena inBuffalo, New York.[2] It would be the final Fall Brawl event before the company folded and was purchased by rival promotionWorld Wrestling Federation (WWF; now WWE) in March 2001.
The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds andstorylines. Wrestlers portrayedvillains,heroes, orless distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Tony Schiavone |
| Scott Hudson | |
| Mark Madden | |
| Interviewers | Gene Okerlund |
| Pamela Paulshock | |
| Referees | Mickie Jay |
| Mark Johnson | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Billy Silverman | |
| Ring announcers | Michael Buffer |
| David Penzer |
Themain event was aCaged Heat match, in whichKevin Nash defended the title againstBooker T. Booker defeated Nash to win the title. Notable matches on theundercard wereScott Steiner versusGoldberg in ano disqualification match,Mike Awesome versusJeff Jarrett in aBunkhouse Brawl andSting versusThe Great Muta andVampiro in aTriangle match and aten-person elimination match betweenFilthy Animals andNatural Born Thrillers, which was stopped when Animals' teammatePaul Orndorff was injured during the match. The next night onNitro, the elimination match was resumed with the remaining competitors,Rey Misterio, Jr. andTygress ofThe Filthy Animals andMike Sanders,Chuck Palumbo,Sean O'Haire,Mark Jindrak andShawn Stasiak ofThe Natural Born Thrillers in which the Filthy Animals won by pinfall after Tygress hit a facebuster on Mike Sanders.
In 2019, Thomas Hall of Wrestling Rumors gave the event a rating of C−, stating, "Overall, this is the best pay per view they’ve done in a long time because they’re getting closer to having a balance between the insanity and an actual show. The show is still far from actually good, but at least they’re not making me spend an hour going on about how horrible the show was or how it broke the rules of wrestling. Somehow, that’s a major step forward for them, which is really sad to think about."[4]
| Elimination no. | Wrestler | Team | Eliminated by | Elimination move | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konnan | Filthy Animals | Sean O'Haire | Chartbuster by Disqo | 06:00 |
| 2 | Disqo | Filthy Animals | Reno | Snake Eyes | 06:53 |
| 3 | Big Vito | Filthy Animals | Reno | Snake Eyes | 08:43 |
| 4 | Reno | Natural Born Thrillers | Rey Misterio, Jr. | Diving leg drop low blow with Guerrera | 10:45 |
| 5 | Juventud Guerrera | Filthy Animals | Sean O'Haire | Seanton Bomb | 12:08 |
| 6 | Johnny the Bull | Natural Born Thrillers | Paul Orndorff | Spike piledriver | 13:28 |
| 7 | Paul Orndorff | Filthy Animals | Sean O'Haire | Pinned after Orndorff suffered astinger while piledriving Jindrak | 16:34 |
| 8 | Rey Mysterio, Jr., Tygress | Filthy Animals and Natural Born Thrillers | N/A | The match was cancelled due to Orndorff's injury | N/A |
| Mike Sanders, Chuck Palumbo, Sean O'Haire, Mark Jindrak, Shawn Stasiak | |||||
| Survivor: | None | ||||
Scott Steiner's high-profile win over Goldberg at Fall Brawl catapulted him intomain event status and he became a top contender for theWCW World Heavyweight Championship. Steiner faced the champion Booker T for the title at the following month's pay-per-viewHalloween Havoc, where he lost bydisqualification.
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