WCW New Blood Rising

[cawthon777 0]

I finally got around to watching this for the first time this morning. I now have a headache

 

What did you think of it? Personally, I think the only worthwhile match on the card was the main event.

 

WCW New Blood Rising

August 13, 2000

Vancouver, British Columbia

PNE

 

Included Tony Schiavone, Scott Hudson, & Mark Madden on commentary; featured Jeff Jarrett attacking Booker T outside the arena, upon Booker’s arrival, in which he repeatedly slammed Booker’s car door into the champion’s already injured knee

 

Shannon Moore, Shane Helms, & Evan Karagious (w/ Tank Abbott) defeated Yang, Kaz Hayashi, & Jamie-san in a ladder match at 11:31; both 3 Count’s recording contract and gold record were on the line; the Young Dragons claimed the record at 9:03 but Abbott soon grabbed it away; Karagious grabbed the recording contract to win the match

 

Ernest Miller pinned the Great Muta at 6:47 with the Feliner; mid-way through the match, Tygress came ringside in an attempt to ensure a victory for the Cat; during the closing moments of the contest, Tygress came off the top behind the referee’s back with a steel chair, hitting Muta in the head

 

Buff Bagwell pinned Kanyon at 6:46 in a Judy Bagwell on a Forklift match after Bagwell hit a double Buff Blockbuster on both Kanyon and an interfering David Arquette; after the bout, Kanyon and Arquette hugged before Kanyon dropped him with the Kanyon Cutter

 

WCW Tag Team Champions Kronik defeated Capt. Rection & Lash Laroux, Mark Jindrak & Sean O’Haire, Shawn Stasiak & Chuck Palumbo at 12:21 when Bryan Clarke pinned Palumbo following the double chokeslam; prior to the bout, Disco Inferno was named the special referee, with Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera, and Tygress as the ringside enforcers; Konnan did guest commentary for the bout; late in the bout, the Great Muta & Vampiro interfered but were quickly thrown out of the ring; moments later, Lt. Loco interfered, stole the referee’s shirt from Disco, and made the pinfall; due to pre-match stipulations, the Filthy Animals would challenge the champions the following night on Nitro

 

Billy Kidman pinned Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie Wilson) in a leather strap match at 8:24 with the Kid Krusher after sending Douglas into Torrie on the ring apron; after the bout, Kidman briefly spanked Torrie with the strap before Douglas attacked him from behind and hung him with the strap before Big Vito made the save; moments later, Reno attacked Vito from behind, with Vito eventually clearing the ring

 

Major Gunns pinned Mrs. Hancock at 6:45 in a ROTC match with a roll up in the mud pit; after the bout, David Flair came out to check on Mrs. Hancock when she doubled over in pain, holding her stomach; moments later, she was taken backstage on a stretcher; Major Gunns was visibly worried during the segment

 

Sting pinned the Demon with the reverse DDT at the 54-second mark; prior to the bout, Sting propelled from the top of the arena down to the aisle way; after the bout, Sting was attacked by Vampiro and the Great Muta, where they attempted to hang Sting by the cable he was lowered down by before Kronik made the save; Brian Adams then challenged Vampiro & Muta to a tag team title match for later in the night

 

WCW Canadian (US), Cruiserweight, and Hardcore Champion Lance Storm defeated Mike Awesome at 11:24; prior to the bout, Storm was escorted to the entrance by an entourage of security; upon his entrance, Storm announced that Jacques Rougeau would be the second referee for the bout to make sure the Canadian rules would be followed; only the Canadian (US) title was on the line; Awesome originally won the match and title by blocking a hurricanrana attempt into a sit-down powerbomb at 4:09 but Rougeau argued that the Canadian rules state that it must be a 5-count, not 3; Awesome again appeared to have won the match and title at 5:49 via submission with a dragon sleeper but Rougeau nullified the decision by stating submissions don’t count; after both men crashed through a table set up in the ring, Rougeau said the winner would be the first man to get to his feet within the standing 10 count; as the regular referee counted Storm, Rougeau punched Awesome to the mat which resulted in Storm’s victory; after the bout, Bret Hart made a surprise appearance and hugged Storm and Rougeau in the ring

 

Vampiro & the Great Muta defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Kronik to win the titles at 9:05 when Muta pinned Brian Clarke with the moonsault after the Harris Brothers came out of the crowd and hit a double sidewalk slam on Clarke

 

Kevin Nash defeated Scott Steiner and Bill Goldberg at 10:50 by pinning Steiner with a kick to the midsection and the powerbomb; Goldberg didn’t show up until a minute into the match, with his ribs taped up; at just around the 5-minute mark, Nash set up Goldberg for the powerbomb but Goldberg shoved him off and walked out of the match, even confronting Vince Russo who came out in an attempt to get Goldberg back inside the ring; Madajah came out to support Steiner at around the 8 minute mark; due to pre-match stipulations, Nash earned a world title shot at Fall Brawl

 

WCW World Champion Booker T pinned Jeff Jarrett with the Book End at 14:31

[King Cucaracha 0]

Storm vs. Awesome was a pure abomination. That has to be one of the worst booked PPVs in WCW history, which is saying something. And the Awesome/Storm match was the worst offender.

 

Only worth watching for some of Konnan's commentary in the tag match, where he blatantly runs down pretty much everyone in the match, before someone obviously told him to tone it down.

[tbondrage99 0]

A Judy Bagwell on a Forklift match?

[Guest LooneyTune]

Sting vs. The DEMON? Any explanation on that, or did they just throw Sting on the show for a squash because he had nothing else to do.

[Mystery Eskimo 0]

I hope Muta got a nice paycheck for having to job to the bloody Cat.

[BUTT 0]

Sting vs. The DEMON? Any explanation on that, or did they just throw Sting on the show for a squash because he had nothing else to do.

Demon was part of Vampiro's stable at the time, and Sting and Vampiro were feuding.

[cawthon777 0]

A Judy Bagwell on a Forklift match?

It was supposed to be Judy Bagwell on a Pole but Positively Kanyon explained before the match that he couldn't find a pole big enough in Canada to support her.

[Jericholic82 0]

ah gotta love the worked shoot triple threat match, where the announcers "break kayfaybe" and talk about how theyw ill have to improvise a new finish, then the next match go back to kayfabe mode. and they wonder why wcw lost so much money in 2000?

[Guest LooneyTune]

Sting vs. The DEMON? Any explanation on that, or did they just throw Sting on the show for a squash because he had nothing else to do.

Demon was part of Vampiro's stable at the time, and Sting and Vampiro were feuding.

I'm guessing this was before the Graveyard match with Demon and Vampiro, and why have Sting squash the poor schmuck in 54 seconds on a PPV? (remembers it was 2000 WCW) Nevermind

[Jericholic82 0]

Sting vs. The DEMON? Any explanation on that, or did they just throw Sting on the show for a squash because he had nothing else to do.

Demon was part of Vampiro's stable at the time, and Sting and Vampiro were feuding.

I'm guessing this was before the Graveyard match with Demon and Vampiro, and why have Sting squash the poor schmuck in 54 seconds on a PPV? (remembers it was 2000 WCW) Nevermind

the graveyard match was before at bash at the beach in july, demon joined vampiro after that

[BUTT 0]

For those wondering why Muta and Vampiro beat Kronik in that impromptu match, WCW wanted to pass the titles along to Mysterio and Juventud, but Kronik refused to job to the small guys. I believe they did lose to them a few weeks later, though.

[Just John 0]

I think this just kind of sums up a good chunk of WCW's booking problems. Stupid swerves, matches that don't make sense, ridiculous gimmicks, horrible angles, worked shoots, you name it. It's almost as if this show were a self-parody by WCW.

[geniusMoment 0]

It really is amazing how Russo, who had a major hand in booking the WWF from October of 1996 to September of 1999, booked such absolute crap. Only a complete moron would book such a stupid event. That is not even Bischoff bad, its worse. At least Bischoff was somewhat competent. That event is so bad it's almost like Russo did it on purpose.

[Guest Shadow]

russo was always a complete idiot. he just got lucky with one great angle that he ended up botching at the end anyways.

[tbondrage99 0]

A Judy Bagwell on a Forklift match?

It was supposed to be Judy Bagwell on a Pole but Positively Kanyon explained before the match that he couldn't find a pole big enough in Canada to support her.

Even so, any gimmick match with the words "Judy Bagwell on a" is still quite awful...hell the fact that Buffs mommy was ever around is awful in itself.

[cawthon777 0]

For those wondering why Muta and Vampiro beat Kronik in that impromptu match, WCW wanted to pass the titles along to Mysterio and Juventud, but Kronik refused to job to the small guys. I believe they did lose to them a few weeks later, though.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it was actually the next night on Nitro.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

It really is amazing how Russo, who had a major hand in booking the WWF from October of 1996 to September of 1999, booked such absolute crap.  Only a complete moron would book such a stupid event.  That is not even Bischoff bad, its worse.  At least Bischoff was somewhat competent.  That event is so bad it's almost like Russo did it on purpose.

Russo became a major factor in booking in March of 1997, after the Raw that featured the Owen Hart v Davey Boy European Title tournament final got a terrible rating, 1.9, and the rating for the quarter hour with the Sid v Mankind WWF Title match got tripled by Nitro.

 

I'm actually rewatching most of the WCW PPV's from 2000 right now. I've seen Spring Stampede and I am just finishing Slamboree, and both of them are overloaded on gimmickry, overbooking, and run-in's.

[geniusMoment 0]

Russo said he began booking certain characters (like Goldust) in 1996. And the worked shoot style of promos they did (exposing the Austin-Pillman relationship, as well as the Pillman gun angle) have also been attributed to Russo. Same with the worked shoot style promos they did with Dustin and Mick during 97. I am not sure what Russo's official position was in '96, but I have always heard he had a hand in booking after vince looked at the WWF magazine and wondered why that sort of thing was not on television.

 

As an aside, the other day I was reading the first issue of the WWF magazine where Russo was the editor. In the magazine he writes a letter to the fans, letting them know his plans. He says he is going to take fans behind the scenes, into the locker rooms, and expose real-life issues between wrestlers. Its weird, reading that and thinking what became of his plans, and how big everything got.

[Der Kommissar 0]

What was Russo's obsession with "object on a pole" matches anyway? I remember they had like 3 of these kinds of matches in the span of a month around this time: The Judy Bagwell on a Pole match, the Viagra on a pole match, and Sting vs. Scott Steiner in a lead pipe on a pole match. That just seems like a bit much to me.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Russo said he began booking certain characters (like Goldust) in 1996. And the worked shoot style of promos they did (exposing the Austin-Pillman relationship, as well as the Pillman gun angle) have also been attributed to Russo. Same with the worked shoot style promos they did with Dustin and Mick during 97. I am not sure what Russo's official position was in '96, but I have always heard he had a hand in booking after vince looked at the WWF magazine and wondered why that sort of thing was not on television.

Russo had very little, if any, serious input on Goldust, and didn't become a serious part of the booking until March of 1997. The Austin-Pillman gun angle was the brainchild of Jake Roberts.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

What was Russo's obsession with "object on a pole" matches anyway? I remember they had like 3 of these kinds of matches in the span of a month around this time: The Judy Bagwell on a Pole match, the Viagra on a pole match, and Sting vs. Scott Steiner in a lead pipe on a pole match. That just seems like a bit much to me.

Russo has no grasp of the concept of "less means more." His thinking is that if one big tittied bimbo gets a big pop, then 10 more of them would get 10 times the pop. Russo would book stips that had no reason to happen, for no reason other than to have a stipulation.

[geniusMoment 0]

What was Russo's obsession with "object on a pole" matches anyway? I remember they had like 3 of these kinds of matches in the span of a month around this time: The Judy Bagwell on a Pole match, the Viagra on a pole match, and Sting vs. Scott Steiner in a lead pipe on a pole match. That just seems like a bit much to me.

Didn't they also have a pinata on a pole match where Oklahoma did commentary. I will admit to laughing at the Oklahoma character.

[MikeJordan23 0]

The Worst offender of this is Holloween Havoc 1999. That whole PPV is

[Jericholic82 0]

What was Russo's obsession with "object on a pole" matches anyway?  I remember they had like 3 of these kinds of matches in the span of a month around this time: The Judy Bagwell on a Pole match, the Viagra on a pole match, and Sting vs. Scott Steiner in a lead pipe on a pole match.  That just seems like a bit much to me.

Didn't they also have a pinata on a pole match where Oklahoma did commentary. I will admit to laughing at the Oklahoma character.

yep, yea I too kinda enjoyed oklahoma

 

"pinata pinata pinata!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I cant belive steve williams actually went along with that

[Guest LooneyTune]

I'm so glad Jim Cornette spat in Ferrara's fat face for that when he tried to shake his hand a few years later.

[BUTT 0]

For those wondering why Muta and Vampiro beat Kronik in that impromptu match, WCW wanted to pass the titles along to Mysterio and Juventud, but Kronik refused to job to the small guys.  I believe they did lose to them a few weeks later, though.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it was actually the next night on Nitro.

I know Mysterio and Juventud beat Muta and Vampiro for the titles the next night. I meant Kronik jobbed to them a few weeks later, but initially they didn't want to.

 

 

Sadly, New Blood Rising looked before hand like it could have been a pretty good show on paper. Everyone knew that the ladder match was going to be a good spotfest, but it seemed like Storm/Awesome had the potential to be really good (and it could have if not for the dumbass booking) and so did Booker/Jarrett, which wasn't too bad but wasn't amything special.

[Guest MikeSC]

I thought the opening ladder match was solid.

-=Mike

[The Czech Republic 0]

The name is cool.

[Guest LooneyTune]

I think Kronik probably didn't mind jobbing a few weeks later because they were no longer the champions. As if Brian Adams has the right to refuse to job to anyone... he feuded with Doink the fucking Clown for half of 1993, when he was over the most.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

I actually liked this show upon first viewing way back in 2000. Watching again now though, I must've been on crack or SOMETHING, because it is truly one of the worst 'wrestling' shows I've ever seen.

 

Like Mike said, the opening ladder match is decent, but there isn't really anything in there you haven't seen before, other than maybe Tank Abbott's dancing moves. Potentially it could of been more, had ANYONE in the company taken any of the guys involved seriously for just a split second. Unfortunately, it looked as though even the wrestlers themselves in the match had no fucking clue how to win the thing, due to it being overbooked as all hell.

 

Jarrett & Booker tried to save the show, but by that point it was beyond salvation.