- AJM10 writes in:
- Steven H. offers a couple points:
- Pat L. chants "You f***ed up! You f***ed up!" while writing this:
In my defense, they tried the restraining order angle a week ago in Salt Lake City, Utah. But, you have a point.
- Bischoff brags about his "surprise."
- Bischoff says that Goldberg and the New Blood have something in common.
- Bischoff talks about how the Millionaires said that they got their spots back while Goldberg was injured.
- Bischoff says that Goldberg proved last night that he is the team player to end all team players.
- Bischoff says that Goldberg is sick of the fans.
- Bischoff calls Goldberg out.
- Goldberg walks out to the ring.
- The early verdict shows that the fans don't approve.
- Goldberg: "Don't ask me why... the question is, why the hell not."
- Goldberg talks about people in the back wanting to knife him.
- Goldberg says the fans did nothing but cheer everyone else.
- Goldberg holds the fans responsible for what happened to him.
- Goldberg signed a deal with the devil, he says.
- Goldberg has two words for the fans: Fear This.
- Wolfpac music brings out "Top Face" Kevin Nash.
- Nash gets the mic and says something that gets muted.
- Nash says the fans are tired of listening to his [shit].
- Nash calls Goldberg a stupid son of a bitch and says he doesn't even know who made him.
- Nash says that the company gave Goldberg everything on a silver platter.
- Nash says that Sting, Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Kevin Nash made Goldberg.
- Goldberg is denying this in the ring, of course.
- Nash says he had plans tonight, but won't leave the building without Goldberg's blood on his hands.
- Nash charges the ring, but Richmond's finest intercept and handcuff him.
- Russo says he doesn't want Nash arrested but released in his custody.
- Russo says Nash and Goldberg will face off tonight.
- The cops drag Nash off, despite not being "arrested."
- Either Russo is very impatient about the blowoff, or we will have a non-match for the main event.
- Vince Russo will face Ric Flair inanother retirement match.
- The Jarrett/Hollywood title match will be at the top of the hour.
- We see the Hardcore title switch from last Monday. The Mamalukes are now the titleholders.
- In the back, Big Vito locks Johnny The Bull in his dressing room and walks towards the ring.
- Funk interrupts Vito with a trash can.
- Some brawling takes place.
- Vito rams Funk into a large steel door.
- Funk does the same and lowers the door on Vito.
- Funk then smashes Vito with a chair.
- Uhh, if Vito was pinned under the door, wouldn't the smart thing be to cover him?
- Anyway, Funk brains a security guy with the chair.
- The wrestlers are walking into another area of the back.
- Funk hits Vito with a water bottle, sending him into a table which breaks.
- As they arrive in the arena area, Vito takes control with a trash can.
- Funk flees into one of the Nitro Girls cages, and Vito follows with punches.
- Vito decks Funk as he holds onto the cage.
- Funk finally falls onto a set of tables in a completely non-contrived spot. Yeah.
- Vito jabs Funk with a chair and brings him to the aisle.
- Vito decks Funk and brings a table from under the ring.
- Funk with a scientific move -- the ballshot.
- The table is placed along the ring apron, and Funk is rammed into it.
- Vito rolls Funk into the ring.
- Vito sets up the table outside the ring.
- A chair is set up in the ring, and Vito does his Impaler on it.
- Vito punches Funk in the midsection and chairs him.
- With Funk draped over the rope, Vito piledrives him onto the table for the win.
- YOUR WINNER: Big Vito via piledriver in 6:13.
- Post-match, Funk grabs the Hardcore Title from referee Jamie Tucker.
- Funk gives the title to Vito and shakes his hand.
- Vito raises Funk's arm and gives him a thumbs-up.
- As Funk turns to leave the ring, Vito brains him with the belt and beats on him some more.
- That was the proper way to do a post-match beating by the way.
- Vampiro tells Strange, Hooded Guy that he did his job, but Hooded Guy says otherwise.
- Didn't WCW learn their lesson with the Dungeon of Doom about these type of angles?!?
- They show us Douglas beating The Wall from last night.
- Douglas: "Franchises do not make excuses!" So, why is the Whopper better than the Big Mac, then?
- Douglas talks about how he fulfilled a guarantee in beating The Wall.
- Douglas talks about his partner, who was away from WCW for "reasons that suck."
- Douglas brings out Buff Bagwell.
- Buff goes for the face pop.
- Buff says he has unsettled business with a pain in the ass called "Colonic."
- Kronic walks out.
- It's a brawl to start.
- Buff gets dumped and now it's Douglas and Adams in the ring.
- Adams with a kick as Douglas comes off the ropes.
- Adams with a gorilla press slam.
- Adams pummels Douglas in the corner and follows with a biel.
- Tag to Clarke.
- Clarke throws Douglas into the corner and kicks away on him.
- Clarke with a pair of chops.
- Clarke hits a back elbow off the ropes.
- Clarke kicks Douglas and goes for the Meltdown, but Buff makes the save.
- Douglas gets out of a slam and gives Clarke a Russian Legsweep.
- Douglas with his rolling necksnap and a tag to Buff.
- Buff's a heel-on-fire, despite the fact that Buff gets a face pop.
- Buff hits the Blockbuster on Clarke.
- Douglas tags Buff in for no reason.
- Douglas goes for the Pittsburgh Plunge but Adams makes the save.
- Buff comes in to help but gets killed.
- Kronic hits High Times on Douglas for the win.
- YOUR WINNERS: Kronic via High Times in 3:16.
- Post-match, Douglas and Buff get into a war of words.
- Douglas and Buff slap hands, and Douglas blindsides his partner.
- Douglas rants at Buff and stomps on him.
- Heel turnz r001! * sigh *
- Cat tells Doug Dillenger that he's got to cut down on those donut rings because Dillenger needs a diet.
- Cat says he's going to sit in a chair nearby until Hogan arrives.
- Gene talks about Hollywood's title shot tonight.
- Kidman says the match might need a special referee.
- Apparently, TAFKA Prince Iaukea is now The Artist.
- Paisley feels something under the table and drags out someone hidden underneath, who happens to be Pops Morrus.
- Pops tells Paisley that he just wants some pie (while holding a pie in his hand).
- Paisley slaps the pie in his hand in his face, and Artist follows with a stomp.
- That was so not funny.
- Hugh Morrus talks about how The Artist messed with his grandfather.
- As The Artist comes out, Paisley challenges Chavo, Jr. to a Cruiserweight Title match.
- It's a slugfest to start.
- Chavo controls for a short time, but Artist comes back.
- Artist with some punches in the corner but Chavo counters.
- Chavo goes up top and hits a missile dropkick for two.
- Artist with a low-blow headbutt.
- Artist with some punches.
- Chavo reverses a whip and sets Artist up for the Shattered Dreams.
- Chavo with a nice somersault kick.
- Chavo calls in Major Gunns for the usual.
- Before the field goal can be kicked, Paisley runs in.
- Gunns kicks Paisley in the nether regions.
- Artist with a dropkick from behind for two.
- Artist charges at Chavo in the corner but eats boot.
- Tornado DDT finishes off The Artist.
- YOUR WINNER: Chavo Guerrero, Jr. via Tornado DDT in 2:26.
- Post-match, Pops goes for mouth-to-mouth on Paisley but the MIA pull him off.
- I'm going with a full point for the clean finish alone.
- From last Monday, Vince Russo earns his pay by getting chopped on by Ric Flair.
- Russo also gets beat up at the PPV.
- Russo tells David that he is proud of his son's performance.
- Russo tells the crowd to show David some respect for his work last night.
- The crowd boos.
- Russo says he is tired of being everyone's punching bag everyday.
- Russo says he's from New York, damnit.
- Russo shows off his arms and says he isn't taking it anymore.
- Russo says the abuse will end tonight in Richmond with Ric Flair.
- Russo says that he is not a damn lamb chop and that Ric will not chop him again.
- Russo says he's going to have a stroke or a heart attack before this ends.
- Russo says that he is going to retire Ric.
- Ric Flair walks out.
- Ric says this isn't New York, but Richmond, VA.
- Ric says he's got all the cards and that he's a free man.
- Ric tells Russo to jump on someone else.
- Russo tells Ric that he hates him and breaks down.
- Ric tells Russo that his wife looked at him and said to him that he isn't Space Mountain.
- Ric tells David to go home because it's over.
- Russo says he wants Ric, to which Ric responds.
- Ric says if he beats Russo, Russo retires, Ric gets his son back as well as Russo's job, and Russo gets his head shaved.
- Ric says if he dies tonight, he retires.
- Russo asks if Ric's talking about a little trim off the top.
- Ric says that he's talking about retirement, taking Russo's job and shaving his head and ass.
- Russo accepts, but on one condition: father-and-son style.
- Ric accepts and says he'll bring Reid out.
- * sigh * There hadbetter be a shaving tonight.
- Billy Kidman is your special guest referee.
- Dear God, I hope this doesn't end up with Kidman turning on Jarrett.
- Why is Jarrett coming out first?
- Jarrett tells the timekeeper to ring the bell and count to ten so he can win by countout.
- Jarrett wants a new opponent at BATB.
- Before Kidman can call for the bell, nWo music brings out Hollywood.
- We see stills of Hollywood beating Kidman from last night.
- Hogan slugs Jarrett to start.
- Hogan whips Jarrett into a clothesline.
- Hogan puts his do-rag in Jarrett's mouth and punches away.
- Hogan whips Jarrett to the corner and follows with a clothesline.
- Hogan chokes Jarrett in the corner.
- Hogan with a couple punches before sending Jarrett outside.
- Apparently, Hogan was busted open by the guitar shot earlier.
- Hogan slaps Jarrett with the weightlifter's belt and chokes him with it.
- By the rail, Hogan with more punishment.
- Hogan send Jarrett into the steel steps.
- Hogan punches away and sends Jarrett into the ring.
- Jarrett begins to stomp away and land punches in the corner.
- Jarrett with four punches in the corner before he gets shrugged off by Kidman.
- Hogan feels the blood on his forehead and gets pissed off.
- Hogan clotheslines Jarrett out of the ring.
- Jarrett whips Hogan into the rail.
- Jarrett jabs Hogan with the chair.
- Jarrett goes for a chairshot but Kidman grabs it, kicks Jarrett and throws the chair to Hogan. Aww, shit.
- Hogan with some chairshots.
- Vince Russo and Goldberg walk out.
- Back inside, Hogan with some punches.
- As Hogan hits the big boot, Goldberg walks to the ring.
- Hogan gets the leg drop.
- Goldberg comes in after the three count, but Kidman lets the match continue.
- Kidman tries to get in front of Hogan to defend against Goldberg's spear but Kidman gets taken out.
- Spear for Hogan.
- Kidman gets tossed out of the ring.
- A table gets set up in the middle of the ring.
- Goldberg Jackhammers Hogan on the table.
- Jarrett spraypaints Hogan on his chest.
- G. I. Bro makes the save and the heels flee.
- Bro tends to Hogan just before the 7:00 mark.
- Bro waves in paramedics as we fade...
- Well, we're setting up a feud here, but I think Goldberg missed his cue for the run-in.
- Let me guess, he's going to take credit for "making Kanyon" here.
- DDP is holding a lemon in his hand, mainly because he likes lemons and is going to have a beer with his lemon.
- DDP does his "I shouldn't have happened" pretend-shoot schtick.
- DDP talks about a friend in the back who half-hearted believed in him as a wrestler.
- Madden shares my sentiments by saying that DDP was starting to ramble.
- Bischoff, Kimberly and Kanyon walk out.
- DDP says he didn't do this alone and had help from his wife.
- DDP says his wife didn't believe in him the wrestler, but DDP the person.
- DDP relates a story from his past to Kimberly.
- DDP says he took Kanyon under his wing.
- DDP says he taught Kanyon what his mentors taught him.
- DDP talks about how he taught Kanyon about how it's not how many times you get knocked down but how many times you get up.
- DDP says he doesn't feel like getting up.
- DDP says his job has cost him his life, his friends and his wife.
- DDP says that when it comes down to working with people like Bischoff, "screw it, it's not worth it."
- DDP walks out of the ring into the sea of fans.
- Nice to see Vampiro finally get a win last night.
- Vampiro says he ruined Sting's life and that he has no remorse.
- Vampiro says that Sting will remember him.
- Vampiro says that the nightmare is just beginning.
- Vampiro says he is going to hell and that he's cool with that.
- Vampiro asks who has the balls to come down with him.
- The coffin brings out The Demon, who waves a torch.
- Oh, my God. Theyare going through with this.
- If you don't know what I am talking about, click thislink fromXavier Doom's Slayground.
- It's not quite what Xavier wrote, but the parallels are frighteningly similar.
- Vamp with some brawling.
- Demon whips Vamp into a lariat.
- Nice dropkick by Demon.
- Demon sends Vamp outside.
- Vamp with an eye rake.
- Vamp sends Demon into the rail.
- Vamp brings Demon into the entryway set and rams him into the girders.
- Vamp climbs up the girders and does a pose, causing some fire to come from the set. What the hell?
- Vamp dives down on Demon with an axehandle and lands on his feeton the metal walkway.
- The bell rings at 2:05, and Vampiro looks like he has legit injured himself.
- We immediately cut the segment right as Vampiro gets up and runs towards the ring.
- What the f**k was that shit? That was the most utterly pointless segment I have ever seen since the"Hookers vs. Outsiders Match", and a career could have ended there.
- Please, find something else for Vampiro to do, ye f**kheads of the booking committee.
- Kanyon comes out to "Self High Five"
- Lose Kim, and this gimmick could work.
- Kim says she is broken up about DDP leaving the arena.
- Five seconds later, Kim says she's over it because she has her own officially licensed product -- some cologne called "Positively Me."
- Kim markets the product at $395 a bottle and says no one in the crowd can afford it.
- Kim mutters "At Target and everyplace else." That was kind of funny.
- Kim calls the crowd pathetic.
- Kanyon says he was recovering from a spinal cord injury (then winks).
- Kanyon asks the crowd if they feel dumb.
- Kanyon says that Bischoff offered him a spot if he would take DDP out.
- Kanyon says he wants to take over his life.
- Kanyon says he'll use DDP's music and his wife.
- Kanyon also has a new book -- Positively Kanyon, with a picture of him on the cover and the word "Page" taped up with "Kanyon." Ha!
- Kanyon says he's going to use the move he taught DDP -- the Diamond Cutter.
- Steiner says Kanyon acts like it's a big deal that he's out with Kim.
- Steiner then says "who hasn't been with that bitch." Nice.
- Steiner then pummels Kanyon and gives him a clothesline.
- The taping on Kanyon's ribs is a nice touch.
- Steiner with a belly-to-belly suplex.
- Steiner goes for a running powerslam, but Kanyon shoves him into the corner.
- Kanyon with a sitout powerbomb for two.
- Kanyon Diamond Cuts Charles Robinson and gives the DC signal. This is great.
- As Kim runs to the back, Steiner takes over.
- Steiner with a gorilla press slam.
- Steiner belly-to-bellies Kanyon and sets up for the Recliner.
- Mike Awesome runs in for the two-on-one beatdown.
- Kronic makes the save.
- Adams gives his cobra clutch slam on Awesome.
- Clarke kicks Kanyon out of the ring.
- The heels flee into the crowd as Kronic gives chase.
- Kim watches the action until Ms. Hancock comes from the crowd.
- The ladies enter the ring and Kim begs off.
- Hancock takes the glasses off and grabs Kim.
- Kim sprays the cologne and Hancock sells it, despite Kimspraying it in the wrong direction.
- That was so f**king sad.
- Kim then crushes Hancock's glasses with her shoe.
- Match sucked, but Kanyon's portrayal of DDP is priceless.
- That being said, why is Kimberly still employed?
- This will be a handicap match.
- Ric brings out a gym bag with a hair clipper.
- Ric kicks and chops David to the mat.
- Ric brings David to the corner, pulls off his shirt and chops away at him.
- Russo is wincing in the corner for that nice touch.
- David gets whipped to the corner and tries a Flair Flip but totally botches it.
- Russo comes in and gets kicked.
- Russo poses at Ric in the corner.
- Ric tries a chop but Russo no-sells.
- Ric pulls off Russo's clothes revealing a chest protector. Brilliant.
- Ric finally gets Russo's protector off and chops him to hell.
- David's back in the ring but Ric is on a roll here.
- Ric with a delayed vertical suplex.
- Ric puts on the figure-four.
- Russo comes in with a bat and wails away.
- Russo chokes out Ric but Reid runs in for the save.
- David pulls Reid off as Russo continues the offense.
- Russo tells Beth to bring her "cute little ass" in here.
- R&B security rush in as Russo tells Beth to hit her husband with the statue.
- Beth refuses, so Russo does the job for her.
- Russo chokes away as security fends off Ashley Flair.
- David puts on the figure-four.
- Megan Flair throws the towel in for the heel victory.
- YOUR WINNERS: Vince Russo and David Flair in 4:02.
- With Flair's family held at bay, the heels shave some of Ric's blond hair.
- David then works on Reid's hair, getting some strokes in before Ric pulls him off.
- A fan nails Russo with a water bottle (* sigh *) as we cut.
- I guess this is how they write Ric out of the storylines while he goes in for shoulder surgery.
- But, wouldn't a David Flair victory at GAB have accomplished this better and put David over as a singles wrestler?
- Between the high of the chest protector bit and the low of the over-humiliation of the Flair Family, I'm going:
- Case in point from what I said in the last match: Mark Madden is calling Ric Flair's retirement a victory forVince Russo and not wrestler David Flair.
- Goldberg comes out with backup in the form of wrestlers.
- Goldberg and Nash slug away to start.
- Goldberg with kneelifts in the corner.
- Nash whips Goldberg into a big boot.
- Goldberg retreats to the outside.
- Goldberg comes back in, ducks a punch and hits a sidekick.
- Goldberg with more boots.
- Goldberg chokes out Nash as the heels cheer outside.
- Billy Silverman runs away from Goldberg as he tells him to break the chokehold.
- More punches in the corner.
- Goldberg looks pissed off at the "Goldberg Sucks" chants from the crowd.
- Goldberg goes to pick Nash up but gets thrown into the turnbuckle.
- Let the clusterf**k begin, as the New Blood runs in Black Ninja style.
- Goldberg breaks the momentum with a steel chair shot.
- Goldberg takes his gloves off and punches away.
- We see Hunter on the apron watching the beating.
- Russo holds onto Hunter and makes him watch his uncle get beat down.
- Nash is.
- Scott Steiner runs out but gets beat down and arrested by cops.
- The Cat gets a cheap shot in and hauled out.
- Hunter hits the ring and tends to Nash as Russo and Goldberg celebrate.
- Hey, you know what would be an innovative touch to a main event? A finish!