WCW Thunder 9/13/2000

WCW Thunder 9/13/2000

Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarret and Scott Steiner come out with Ms. Jones. Nash asks who is more gullible? The people, Goldberg, Booker T or The Cat? They talk about playing the fans. He says he will beat Booker T easy at Fall Brawl. He calls Steiner "Sir Pump-a-Lot". Steiner says his freaks tell him that size does matter. Steiner says Goldberg has 4 days until he proves Goldberg is just a boy and Steiner is a man.

Jeff Jarrett asks Ms. Jones to lay down and does a 5-count pin on her. The Cat arrives in the parking lot during this. Jarrett says he lied to her and says the next time she gets in his face, she's paying the consequences. Jarrett tells her to get up for a guitar shot. Booker T's music hits and he's with The Cat. Booker tells Nash "your @ss is mine".

Booker says he is taking his title back against Nash at Fall Brawl. He then tells Nash's crew to "save the drama for your mama". The Cat says what they are doing is no way to treat a lady. Cat says he is booking Steiner and Nash in a match against himself and Booker T. Cat says he has someone for Jeff Jarrett then Sting's music hits and Sting is in the stands pointing at Jarrett. The heels grab David Penzer (the announcer) and hit him with a guitar.

The Filthy Animals are talking in the back. Disqo says he has set up Juvi/Rey vs The Harris Brothers vs Kronik. Disqo says it is a non-title match and if Rey and Juvi win this, they can "become the #1 contender's in WOW Magazine". The Filthy Animals don't like this idea and call him stupid.

We cut to a preview of Ric Flair talking about the Stacy Keibler/David Flair situation.

Mike Awesome arrives in his 70's bus. Mike is mad about his bus getting destroyed.

The Filthy Animals are interviewed. Disqo says he knows they are mad at him but he booked himself and Konnan vs Jindrak and O'Haire. Konnan says he isn't medically cleared and neither Rey or Juvi want to team with him. Gene Okerlund gets asked and he says he plays golf. Tygress is free though and Disqo says she will be his partner.

Pamela Paulshock is now the announcer since Penzer took the guitar shot.

Mike Sanders said he was suspended for leading the beat down on Paul Orndorff. He said he warmed up the ladies and had champagne for The Natural Born Thrillers though so they weren't mad he wasn't there. Johnny the Bull is introduced as an official member. Johnny is asked about beating down Vito. He said it felt good and can't wait to do it again.

Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire vs Disqo and Tygress

Disqo gets some shots on Jindrak then takes a tilt-a-whirl sideslam. Disqo then gets a double beal throw. O'Haire superkicks him for 2 and tags Jindrak with his foot. Jindrak misses a springboard crossbody then Disqo gets an atomic drop in. Disqo then neckbreakers O'Haire and tags in Tygress. Tygress hits her opponents with forearms and is then thrown around back and forth.

Disqo runs to the back as Tygress evades a bronco buster. Tygress then gives Jindrak one. Jindrak catches her though and hits a sitout powerbomb into an O'Haire swanton for the win.

This was stupid.

The Filthy Animals all then come out and the Natural Born Thrillers follow. The Animals get beat up and stomped.

David Flair asks a ref if he is the father of Stacy's baby. The ref said if it was him, he'd tell everyone. David hits him with a mop.

Lance Storm and Elix Skipper talk in the back. Major Gunns asks to go out there and is forced to say it in a Canadian accent.

Mike Awesome is walking in the back.

We go to The Cat's office with Booker, Sting, Miss Jones and The Cat. Booker and Sting want to take someone out. Sting tells Booker he wants the first title shot if Booker beats Nash at Fall Brawl.

The Filthy Animals are arguing and Disqo is called stupid.  Disqo won't take blame for Tygress getting beat up.

The Lava Lamp Lounge with Mike Awesome

He brings out Major Gunns. Mike asks her to give him a high five then he says on the backside and she spanks him. Gunns says Lance Storm is driving her crazy as she has to ask him before doing anything. Mike says he wants to show her "love, American style". He calls her Canadian, and she says she isn't and doesn't want to be. Mike asks to massage her. Gunns agrees and seems to really enjoy it then Team Canada comes out.

Storm says he is shutting this down. Storm tells Skipper to shut it down. Mike then gorilla presses Elix over the couch. The Misfits in Action the come out and surround Storm. Rection says Gunns is not nor ever will be Canadian. Rection says she is an American and a Misfit. Storm says he has to win her back in a tag match between Storm/Skipper and Rection/Duggan. Rection agrees and tells Gunns to get ready to come home. Mike says "you never know what will happen at the Lava Lounge". Jeff Jarrett then pops up in a crew outfit and hits the stroke on Mike through a table. He said next week will have the premiere of "Slapnuts Theatre".

Jim Duggan is in the back with The Misfits. Duggan doesn't want to wrestle with them until he hears Storm wants a piece of the "old man". Duggan then pumps up and agrees.

A kid wants a photo with Steiner and Nash. Nash tells him to pay up for it and says $40 is not enough. He ups it to $60. Nash says its a bargain for him. Steiner then covers the kids face with his muscle in the photo. The dad protests but they leave. This is a classic and very funny segment.

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas and Torrie Wilson come out. Shane has words for Billy Kidman. He said we are four days away from Fall Brawl and says he gaurantees that Kidman or Medusa are falling off the scaffold or else he will refund everyone.

Kidman and Medusa come out.

Handicap Match - Medusa and Billy Kidman vs Shane Douglas

Shane gets beat up on early then Kidman runs up the buckles and bulldogs him. Shane takes a sitout bomb then Billy back elbows him off the top. Medusa top rope crossbodies Shane but he rolls through it as Kidman chases Torrie outside. Torrie heads up the stands as shane has Medusa in the STF. Kidman gets hold of Torrie in the stands but is slapped. Torrie almost falls off the stands.

Douglas gets in the stands and bumps into Torrie. She hangs from the stands but he saves her and seemingly is counted out.

This was short and had a bad finish. Torrie hanging from the stands was wild though, even if they likely did something to make it safer than it seemed.

Kidman and Medusa are interviewed. Kidman says scaffold matches haven't been done for 9 years because they are too dangerous. Kidman said he saved Torrie from falling, but Medusa won't be so nice. Medusa says Torrie and Kidman will see what gravity is all about and says it will be a b!tch just like she is.

We get a WCW Mastercard commercial with Buff Bagwell.

Mike Tenay interviews Ric Flair about the wedding and Stacy Keibler. Ric says the past 5 years have been one long run of mixed emotions. He said the wedding fell apart and he doesn't know what to make of it. He said his son is in the middle of real emotional problems. He said his son will have to stand up to the plate, but it's all part of pro sports.

Tenay asks what Ric is doing here, and Ric says it is because he asked him to be here. They talk about people Ric has wrestled and Ric said he wrestled anybody and everybody in wrestling. Ric says he lost a retirement match and is out of the business and blames Russo for it. He said he'll hook up with him somewhere down the road. Tenay talks about the issues the two had particularly involving Ric's family. Ric blames himself for bringing his family to shows and on trips. Flair puts over all the things Russo did to him and says he has no excuses.

Tenay asks Ric about rumors of him being Stacy Keibler's baby daddy. He says Tenay is just the product of Russo and says comments like that causes people to get hurt. He said he's trying to make a buck off him and leaves.

David Flair asks Fit Finlay if he's the father of Stacy's baby. Fit says he doesn't need his "beanpole bride". He tells him to calm down before he gets hurt.

2/3 Falls - #1 Contender's Match - Jeff Jarrett vs Sting

Jeff Jarrett then Sting come out. Jeff said Nash will beat Booker at Fall Brawl then give him a title shot, so he doesn't have to worry about asking Booker for one. Sting says the winner of their match should get a title shot regardless of who wins. Sting calls him "slappy" and starts a chant over it. Jeff seems to agree.

1st Fall - Sting shoulders him over early and hits a few more shoulders. Jeff kicks the ropes in frustration. Sting then lariats him over the top. He then bangs his head off the commentator's desk and spills water on him. Sting walks Jeff up the stage then suplexes him on it. They head back to the ring where Jeff gets more shots in. Sting misses a splash but hits some clotheslines. Sting then top rope clotheslines him. Sting then hits a nice frogsplash for 2. Jeff pulls the ref into Sting then low blows him and hits the stroke to win the first fall.

2nd Fall - The next fall begins with Sting down and Sting getting booted out of the ring. Sting goes into the rails and gets banged off the commentators table. Sting sunset flips him in and gets the surprise win. Jarrett had punched him on the landing but Sting pulled again and got the pin.

3rd Fall - We are tied at one fall a piece and the next fall wins it. Jeff puts him in the sleeper and Sting naturally powers up and escapes. Sting then puts him in the sleeper but is backdropped. They collide and Sting falls down and lands his head on his crotch. Jeff tries to bang Sting's head off the buckle but Sting just powers up. Sting goes for the splash but Jeff pulls the ref in the way. Another ref comes down and Sting hits the stinger splash. Jeff tries to pull the ref in the way again then Sting just splashes both. Sting then scorpion deathlocks Jeff. Sting says to ring the bell and lets go of the hold and then apparently wins it according to the announcers even though there was no ref.

The match wasn't bad at all, but Jeff pulling the ref in to get hit with moves and Sting purposely splashing the ref should have been a DQ. And how Sting wins a match with no ref is beyond me.

Jim Duggan and the Misfits in Action are interviewed. Jim says he was going to retire but said there's things a man has to do and that's doing something about Storm stealing Major Gunns. He said Gunns belongs in the USA and they all do the "hooo" taunt together.

The Filthy Animals vs The Harris Brothers vs Kronik

The Bros and Kronik fight outside to start. One of the Bros hits Clark with a chain then the other Bro low blows Wrath. Wrath double lariats both brothers then Juvi and Rey join up to double dropkick a Harris Bro. Kronik then double chokeslams a Harris Bro and wins it.

I guess this was No DQ? Who knows. Rey and Juvi ran like idiots and cost themselves the match. one of the Harris Bros then nails Wrath in the head with a bat wrapped in a chain.

David Flair comes out. He said he can't deal with what happened with Stacy and said he won't leave the ring until he finds out.

Stacy Keibler comes out. Stacy won't look at him and David grabs her. David said he deserves the truth and wants to know who the father is. Arn Anderson comes out and tells him it is not his. He says there is nothing David can do about it. David asks if he's the father. Arn says, "Women are like buses. One comes along every 20 minutes. Get over it".

Arn tells Stacy that she knows who the daddy is, or hopes she does. Stacy then looks upset.

We go to the back and Duggan is down and buried under the US flag.

Winner gets Major Gunns - Misfits in Action banned from ringside -  Lance Storm and Elix Skipper vs General Rection

Storm gets on the mic. He tells Gunns she isn't going anywhere yet. He then tells everyone to rise for the Canadian national anthem. General Rection interrupts. Rection fights off a 2v1 and suplexes Storm on Elix. Rection splashes both in the corner and throws Elix out. Storm leg lariats him.

Elix springboard leg lariats Rection then Rection takes a double clothesline. Storm dropkicks him and Elix slips in a flag shot from behind. Storm then puts a single leg crab on Rection but Duggan crawls to ringside as Rection taps out.

If you accept that Duggan was out and could not be replaced, maybe this worked. This was short.

The Misfits in Action are interviewed. Rection says that was cheap. Rection says he and Storm should fight in a match with the US Title vs Major Gunns on the line at Fall Brawl.

Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner vs Booker T and The Cat

Booker hits a harlem sidekick on Steiner early. Cat and Nash then fight outside. Steiner suplexes Booker then hits Cat with the belt on the outside. Nash sideslams Booker for 2. Nash and Steiner double clothesline Booker as Cat still cn't get in the ring. Cat gets thrown over the rails.

Steiner belly to belly suplexes Booker then puts him in the steiner recliner. Someone drives a motorcycle down to ringside and it turns out to be Goldberg. Goldberg spears Steiner then jackhammers him.

The show then ends. Was Booker's team DQ'd? Did they just run out of time? Who knows.

The match was short and there wasn't really much to speak of with Cat only being in the ring briefly and Booker getting beaten up on.

Overall thoughts: Not a good one. Most of the matches were short and had interference or other shenanigans. Sting somehow won a match without a ref available and the main just ended out of nowhere.