| Millennium Final | |||
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 Promotional poster featuringSting andKevin Nash | |||
| Promotion | World Championship Wrestling | ||
| Date | November 16, 2000[1] | ||
| City | Oberhausen, Germany | ||
| Venue | Arena Oberhausen | ||
| Attendance | 9,000[1] | ||
| Pay-per-view chronology | |||
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Millennium Final was a Germany-onlyprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view (PPV)event fromWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on November 16, 2000 from theArena Oberhausen inOberhausen, Germany,[1] marking the finale of WCW's "Millennium Tour". The rights to Millennium Final now belong toWWE after their purchase of WCW in 2001. Sting's European Cup defense against Kevin Nash is included as part of theSting: The Icon Defined collection on theWWE Network.[2][3]
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.[4]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Mike Ritter |
| Lenz Retzer | |
| Interviewer | David Kemp |
| Referee | Mark Johnson |
| Mickie Jay | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Ring announcer | David Penzer |
The opening bout was atag team match pittingThe Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman andRey Mysterio Jr.) againstKroniK (Brian Adams andBryan Clark). The bout was won by Kronik, with Kidman being pinned after receivingHigh Times from Kronik.
The second bout was an 18-manRoyal Rumble-stylebattle royal with the stipulation that the winner would take part in atriple threat match to determine who would faceSting for the WCW European Cup. The battle royal was won byMike Awesome, who last eliminatedAlex Wright.
The third bout was asingles match betweenElix Skipper andKwee Wee. Kwee Wee won the bout by pinfall using aroll-up.
The fourth bout was a singles match betweenErnest Miller andMike Sanders with the stipulation that the winner would be named Commissioner of WCW. Miller won the bout by pinfall following aspin kick.
The fifth bout sawWCW United States Heavyweight ChampionLance Storm defend his title againstGeneral Rection. Rection won the bout by disqualification, meaning Storm retained his title.
The sixth bout was an "Octoberfest hardcore match" betweenFit Finlay andNorman Smiley. Smiley won the bout by pinfall after driving Finlay through a table.
The seventh bout sawWCW World Tag Team ChampionsThe Natural Born Thrillers (Mark Jindrak andSean O'Haire) defend their titles againstAlex Wright and General Rection (substituting forDisco Inferno). Wright won the bout by pinning Jindrak following amissile dropkick, winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship for himself and Disco Inferno.
The eighth bout was atriple threat match between Alex Wright,Kevin Nash, and Mike Awesome, with the winner facing Sting for the WCW European Cup. Nash won the match by pinning both other men.
The ninth bout sawWCW World Heavyweight ChampionBooker T defend his title againstScott Steiner. Booker T won the match by pinfall following ascissor kick.
The main event saw Kevin Nash and Sting face one another for the WCW European Cup, with the German boxerAxel Schulz asspecial guest referee. Sting won the match by submission.
In 2011, Thomas Hall of KB's Wrestling Reviews gave the event a rating of D+, stating, "This was just not that good. To be fair though, most European shows aren’t. The fans were kind of there but this had nothing on an English crowd. The guys on the lower half of the card worked very hard and the guys on the main event didn’t, so it fits very well. There’s a lot of house show stuff in here and it’s just not that interesting. If you can actually find this, don’t bother watching it unless you speak German or just REALLY like WCW."[5]
| No. | Results[6] | Stipulations | Times[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KroniK (Brian Adams andBryan Clark) defeatedThe Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman andRey Mysterio Jr.) (withTygress) by pinfall | Tag team match | 10:15 | ||
| 2 | Mike Awesome won by last eliminatingAlex Wright[note 1] | Battle Royal | 19:07 | ||
| 3 | Kwee Wee (withPaisley) defeatedElix Skipper by pinfall | Singles match | 10:28 | ||
| 4 | Ernest Miller defeatedMike Sanders (withMs. Jones) by pinfall | Singles match for the WCW Commissionership | 05:32 | ||
| 5 | Gen. Rection defeatedLance Storm (c) (withMajor Gunns) by disqualification | Singles match for theWCW United States Heavyweight Championship | 07:34 | ||
| 6 | Norman Smiley defeatedFit Finlay by pinfall | Octoberfest Hardcore match | 10:27 | ||
| 7 | Alex Wright and Gen. Rection defeatedThe Natural Born Thrillers (Mark Jindrak andSean O'Haire) (c) by pinfall^ | Tag team match for theWCW World Tag Team Championship | 11:26 | ||
| 8 | Kevin Nash defeatedAlex Wright andMike Awesome by pinfall | Three-way WCW European Cup qualifying match | 07:24 | ||
| 9 | Booker T (c) defeatedScott Steiner (withMidajah) by pinfall | Singles match for theWCW World Heavyweight Championship | 11:34 | ||
| 10 | Sting defeatedKevin Nash by submission | Singles match for the WCW European Cup withAxel Schulz asspecial guest referee | 05:45 | ||
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^General Rection replacedDisqo (who was injured) asAlex Wright's tag team partner in theWCW World Tag Team Championship match againstThe Natural Born Thrillers (Mark Jindrak andSean O'Haire) who were theWCW World Tag Team Champions at the time,Disqo is recognized byWWE as one-half of the WCW World Tag Team Champions with Alex Wright.
