wcw: Reborn...2009

[Denny Crane]

WCW Reborn...2009​

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In the fall of 2008, WWE was faced with it's biggest challenge and that was a hostile takeover by billionaire, Mark Cuban.a life-long wrestling fan, was looking for new programs to go along with his HDFights on his new HDNEt channel. Vince McMahon, in a last effort to save his beloved WWE offered a proposal to stop the takeover instead. Vince gave Cuban the option to take the contract of any tweleve WWE's superstars who have never won a WWE or World Heavyweight championship. This would give Cuban a strong base of well-known stars to start the promotion. Cuban liked the idea but made a counter-offer to the WWE Chairman that would allow him to use the WCW name and licensed names associated with the brand, he would let Vince keep the precious WCW video library. Vince agreed to the deal instead of taking the chance of losing everything.

Mark Cuban quickly established his brain trust, hiring former ROH head booker,Gabe Sabolsky and shockingly wrestling journalist, Dave Metzler to organize the talent roster and run the shows. The two went to work scouting wrestlers from WWE, TNA and all over the world.Cuban added his own flair for making news by signing a famous fighter from outside the pro wrestling world but hired respected veteran Dean Malenko to train him.WCW built what they wanted an exciting roster filled with people who hadn't yet reached the top of the business but who would do anything to get there.

The three also decided they wanted this promotion to be more fan and wrestling friendly. They decided to broadcast the two WCW weekly shows out of Dallas, Texas to save costs and for less traveling for the talent. The two shows will be an hour long each as Nitro will air at 9pm on Tuesday nights and Thunder will be on Thursday nights at 9pm, both on HDNet. They then planned a North American Eight Week Summer Tour to help create a fan base as well as two week tours of Japan and Europe in the winter months. Cuban also decided to host only four pay per views and to show 8 Supercards on cable. The four pay per view shows were announced as Starrcade (January, Dallas), SuperBrawl (April, Chicago), Great American Bash (the finale of the Summer Tour in July, Atlanta) and Halloween Havoc (October, Los Angeles). The "free" supercards will be hailed as various "Clash of the Champions" in non-ppv months to come from various cities (Houston, Charlotte, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Toronto, Tokoyo, and London).

The hirings were finalized and it was announced that the WCW would make it's comeback on June 2, 2009. The official WCW roster was posted on it's website today and quickly fans were excited by the young,international flavored roster and the announcement of the promotion's titles.
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WCW INFO

Titles & Contenders

WCW World Heavweight Title-TBD

WCW United States Title-TBD

WCW Television Title-TBD

WCW World Tag Team Titles-TBD


Roster

"The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz

Montell Vontavious Porter

Mr. Kennedy

Santino Morella

Johnny Nitro

"Hot Stuff" Shawn Hernandez

"The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson

The Great Muta

Mistico

"The All American" Jake Hager

Hiroshi Tanahashi

"The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels

"The Jamaician Senstaion" Kofi Kingston

"Carribbean Cool" Carlito Colon

"The Natural" Ted Dibiase Jr.

Alex Shelley

Chris Sabin

Tyler Black

Homicide

Evan "Air" Bourne

Low Ki

"The Miz" Mike Mizanin

Nigel McGuinness

Sir William Regal

"Marvelous" Mark Jindrak

"The Golden Standard" Shelton Benjamin

Kenny Omega

Colt Cabana

Teddy Hart

"Maple Leaf Muscle" Petey Williams

Mike Quackenbush

Erick Stevens

Rene Dupree

Daniel Puder

CIMA

KENTA

Prine Devitt


Other On-Air Talent


Joey Styles-play by play

"Mr. Wrestling" Steve Corino-color

Ric Flair-General Manager

Disco Inferno-interviewer/ring announcer

"Mean" Gene Okerlund-backstage interviewer

Larry Sweeney-manager

Armando Estrada-manager

Ted Dibiase Sr.-manager

Shelly Martinez-valet

Angelina Love-valet

Lacey Von Erich-valet

Ashley Massaro-valet

Sylvester Terkay-bodyguard​

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(This is my first BTB, so hopefully I will catch on quickly, my older brother (LAURINAITIS33) is doing this and thought I would like doing this while I stayed with him this summer.)

 

[Axis]

Back story is pretty weak. Vince wouldn't just hand over some wrestlers and the licensing to WCW because a rich guy wanted to start a promotion. Also, you pretty much raped ROH's roster. We'll see how this works out though.

 

[Denny Crane]

WCW Reborn...2009​

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Today on the official website of WCW, it was announced that the WCW World Championship will be settled in a 32 man tournament but due to the "Swine Flu" epidemic, WCW wrestlers, The Great Muta, Tanahashi, CIMA, KENTA and Mistico aren't able to enter the United States, so they will not be able to compete in the tournament. The debuts of these stars will now be delayed into at least after the tournament completes.

The tournament will be broacasted in it's entirity by the combination of the Nitro and Thunder shows and on the WCW website. Three first round matches will be shown on each Nitro and Thunder while two matchups will be shown on the WCW website on days the show's aren't broadcasted. After that every other matchup will be televisied on Nitro and Thunder. Mark Cuban and the rest of the WCW Board thinks this revoultionary idea of providing matches everyday will be a hit with their fans and maybe become the future for all of pro wrestling.
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WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament Schedule


Tuesday, 6/2/09, Tuesday Night Nitro on HDNet 9pm EST

Johnny Nitro VS Rene Dupree
Homcide VS Shelton Benjamin
Tyler Black VS Evan Bourne

Wednesday 6/3/09 on WCW website 7pm EST

Mr. Kennedy Vs Nigel McGuinness
Christopheer Daniels VS Prince Devitt

Thursday 6/4/09, Thursday Thunder on HDNet 9pm EST

Tito Oritz VS Colt Cabana
Kofi Kingston VS The Miz
Ted Dibiase Jr. VS Petey Williams

Friday 6/5/09 on WCW website 7pm EST

Chris Sabin VS Teddy Hart
Jake Hager VS Mark Jindrak

Saturday 6/6/09 on WCW Website 7pm EST

MVP VS Mike Quackenbush
Alex Shelley VS Kenny Omega

Sunday 6/7/09 on WCW Website 7pm EST

Santino VS Erick Stevens
Carlito VS Low Ki

Monday 6/8/09 on WCW Website 7pm EST

Hernandez VS Daniel Puder
Bryan Danielson VS William Regal

 

[the hibee wwe fan]

Hows it going to work. Are you going to write all those meatches?

 

[CT Styles]

What do you think?

 

[the hibee wwe fan]

He will write the ones on HD but do a summary for the web shows

 

[Denny Crane]

Tuesday Night Nitro



The return of Nitro started off with WCW legend and the current WCW General Manager, Ric Flair in the ring. Flair pumped up the crowd with his usual antics and said he is now where he belongs and that WCW is the only place that really fills like home. He tells the crowd about the WCW World Heavyweight Tournament and puts over the roster having no former World Champions at all. He states the WCW will judge wrestlers on talent not "who they are" With that Flair calls for the first tournament match.

Johnny Nitro VS Rene Dupree


Dupree made a strong return but after a brief lapse of concentration, he got caught by a Super Kick from Nitro. It was reported earlier in the week that Nitro was telling anybody that would listen that he is the "Next Shawn Michaels" and would show everybody this Tuesday and after the perfect kick, who is doubting him?


Winner-Johnny Nitro

We come back from commercial as we an upset Rene Dupree in the back, who can't believe he lost in the opening round to start his comeback. A man walks over and hands Dupree a card and tells him, he could help his with his situation. The man walks off as Dupree reads the card out loud.."Larry Sweeney....Manager of the Stars..". Dupree looks down the hall and puts the card in his jacket



We get a reminder of two first round matches being shown on the WCW website tomorrow as Mr. Kenendy will face off against Nigel McGuinness and Christopher Daniels takes on Prince Devitt. Hightlights are shown of all four men.

Shelton Benjamin VS Homicide


The contrast of two styles were in full effects as Homicide's brawling versus Shelton's techinical skills was a delight to watch. Shelton was stunned as Homicide kept up with him during the match and started to get frustrated when he couldn't put him away after a T-Bone Suplex. Homicide's friends Hernandez and Shelly Martinez came down to ringside to root Cide on and saw an opportunity to help as Hernandez grabbed a chair and hit Shelton right when the referee turned around. The ref called for the DQ and Shelton picked up the win.


Winner-Shelton Benjamin

We come back from break and Mean Gene is trying to get the bottom of what we just saw as Homicide and Hernadez are arguing as Shelly tries to calm them down. After an exchange of shoves, Homicide takes off the LAX shirt and throws in the face of Hernandez and storms off leaving him and Shelly behind.




We get a video of Tito Ortiz training with Dean Malenko. We are shown a chain wrestling session as Tito gets the best of Malenko and then deems him ready for Thursday night and Colt Cabana in the first round.



We got to the GM's office where we see Ric Flair partying with WCW's hottest women, Angelina Love, Lacey Von Erich,and Ashley Massaro. He then puts over the main event tonight of Tyler Black VS Evan Bourne. He tells the crowd again how great it is back in WCW and gives the crowd one last WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! for the night as the girls dance and we go to commercial

Tyler Black VS Evan Bourne


The two put on an athletic showcase as the crowd goes wild as they keep on one-upping each other with high-risk moves. Styles and Corino goes off about their age and that WCW has the best young talent anywhere in the world. After missing a springboard forearm, Black catches Bourne and hits a devastating belly to back suplex. The referee counts to three and Black celebrates as the crowd cheers for the great match. But then the ref pulls his hands down and raises the hand of Evan Bourne. He tells Black that his shoulders were down while Evan got one up in time. He points to the Nitro Tron and the replay shows that referee is correct. Black can't believe it, and looks devilishy at Bourne. He walks over to Bourne who offers him a handshake. The crowd cheers for Black as he finally shakes Evan's hand.


Winner-Evan Bourne

As Bourne celebrates, Johnny Nitro and Shelton Benjamin appear on the ramp. The three winners stare each other down as the show ends.





Round One Action from WCW's website.....Tuesday, June 3rd

Mr. Kennedy VS Nigel McGuinness


Kennedy is attacked on his way to ringside by Sylvester Terkay and beaten up badly before the match even starts. Finally Terkay takes him down to the ring as they start the match. Kennedy puts up a valiant effort, nearly getting the win before Nigel stops Kennedy's momentum with a "Jawbreaker Clothesline" for the win.

Winner=Nigel McGuinness




Christopher Daniels VS Prince Devitt


One of the lesser known names on the roster, Prince Devitt proved to be ready for Daniels as he gave him everything he had. Connecting with a DDT, Devitt climbed to the top for a "Swan Dive Headbutt" but found Daniels gone. Daniels then quickly hit "The Angel Wings" for the win. Although Devitt came out as the loser many fans were comparing him to Chris Benoit afterwards.


Winner-Christopher Daniels

 

[Denny Crane]

WCW THUNDER 6-4-09

It's the first Thursday of June and every wrestling fan is curiously awaiting the return of WCW Thunder where UFC legend, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz will be making his wrestling debut in the WCW World Heavyweight Championship Tournament. They are wondering what will happen since Tito has took on the services of a wrestling genius in Dean Malenko as his trainer. Quickly channels get turned to HDNET as 9 pm approaches. People go wild as you the guitar of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" kick on and a WCW Thunder logo appears on the screen. A couple of thousand are packed into the WCW's Dallas Studio but they sound like ten thousand as the WCW General Manager, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair comes down the ramp escorted by the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders.


WCW THUNDER IS BACK!!!!


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!WOOOOOOOO!", yells the pumped up Ric Flair as he dances with a hot red-haired beauty.



The crowd responds to each WOOOOO! with one of their own, as a group of gentlemen in the first row to the symbolic bowing to the legend in the ring.



"WCW IS BACK, BABY,,,AND BETTER THEN EVER!!! WOOOOOOOO!!", yells Flair at the top of his lungs as his face turns red and some people secretly worry about him having a heart attack in the ring.


"I know why everybody is pumped up here tonight, that is to either Tito Ortiz whip Colt Cabana's ass or see Tito Ortiz kick his ass kicked," Flair states as he tries to calm down as two of the cheerleaders rub him on his back.


"I don't know what will happen here tonight, but I know one thing it's going to be historic, one way or the other. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"yells Flair.



The crowd echoes it back again as music hits and The Miz shows up on the entrance ramp. Miz is joined by the lovely Angelina Love, who looks like they are a couple or at least have a managerial relationship. Miz yells for a mic as a fat man to the side hustles one up the ramp to him as the crowd chants "Run Fat Boy! Run". The man turns around out of breath as The Miz shakes his head in disgust before he begins to speak.



"Now listen right here, Naitch. I know you are getting old and maybe growing a little senile but let's get one thing straight, RIGHT NOW. NOBODY AND I MEAN NOBODY!! turned in here tonight to see some washed up fighter try his hand in pro wrestling because he is getting his ass handed to him in his sport. These people came to see ME!!! THE MIZ!!! BECAUSE I"M AWESSSSSSSSOME!!" ,brags Mizanin.



He holds his arm up as the crowd boos him loudly. He looks dumbfounded at the crowd's response as Angelina applauds him in the background and comes up and assures him of his greatness with a rub of the shoulders. Flair is laughing in the ring as The Miz mocks him with using his signature strut.



"Laugh it up, Laugh it up, Boy. You better get a grip on really who you are. Because the real truth is NOBODY even knew you were wrestling here tonight." jokes Flair, as the crowd starts a "MIZ SUCKS" chants.



"That's because everybody here wants Tito to succeed. It's been "Tito This" and "Tito That" all week and who is paying for it. ME!. You and the front office want Tito to be "THE MAN" so bad, you are holding "THE MIZ" down. It's just like what WCW did before they went out of business, pushing older, bigger names and ignoring the future even when it was staring them in the face." Miz says, as his face grows more serious.




"Well, Miz when you become a legend like me, you can talk about anyone you want..If I want to sit out here and talk about GOD DAMN, AMERICAN IDOL, I WILL. This is my show and I will do what I want." yells Flair as he starts unloosing his tie and the cheerleaders looks a little freaked out.



"Calm down their old man, nobody wants to see Grandpa getting naked, but maybe those SKANKS you are in the ring with might..I mean, everybody knows what kind of girls the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are.", Miz pauses as he gets great heat from the Dallas crowd, "See Ric, I know you had to pay these ladies to come down with you tonight but look what is COMING down with THE MIZ here tonight."



Angelina Love walks around The Miz caressing his shoulder and does a little grinding motion on him as The Miz soaks up the attention. Half the crowd is booing as the other Half is going wild about the sexy, Ms. Love. Finally they are interrupted.



"I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU,,(Miz takes his eye off of Love's ass and turns his attention back to "The Natich. " You think your lady is so classy and The Nature Boy is so pathetic, HUH. Why don't you ask her, who she was with after Nitro Tuesday Night? WOOOOOOOOO!" Flair yells.


Flair starts dancing around the ring as Love looks guilty as hell as The Miz turns around. The crowd goes wild with the image of Flair getting it on with Love.




"TRUST ME, MIZ, SHE KNOWS THAT "SPACE MOUNTAIN" IS STILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS....WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" taunts Flair.



Miz has had enough as he throws his signature hat into the crowd and leaves Angelina Love in the dust as he charges in the ring. The cheerleaders quickly scatter as Miz rolls in but Flair stands his ground. Flair laughs at the youngster as The Miz chomps on his piece of gum as he debates on what to do. All of a sudden pyros hit and "BOOM...BOOM...BOOM" is echoed as Kofi Kingston appears. The crowd goes wild for the "Jamaican Sensation. Miz looks confused as Kofi makes his way to the ring. Kofi gets in and does a series of "Thunderclaps" atop the turnbuckles as the crowd is cheering him on. The Miz looks at Kofi and doesn't notice Flair has slipped out of the ring. Flair goes over and rings the bell as Miz turns around and gets a standing dropkick from Kingston sending him to the floor and right at the feet of the "Nature Boy"



Flair kneels down with the mic in his hand..."By they way, Miz, your match is right now. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!"


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WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT---ROUND ONE

The Miz VS Kofi Kingston


We come back from commercial and The Miz is still reeling from the effects of the early start by Kingston. We already see that the chest of Miz is reddened from crisp chops from Kingston. Kofi leans him up against the barricade and chops him once more as the crowd "WOOOS" in honor of Flair. Kofi takes Miz by the back of the head and leads him back under the bottom rope into the ring. As Kofi gets on the apron, Angelina Love runs over but Kofi catches her first. They lock eyes as Kofi waves a finger at her, Love backs up pleading her innocence as Kofi gets back in the ring.



Kofi keeps up the momentum, garnering a series of near falls, with his unorthodox array of high-flying maneuvers. He whips Miz in the corner and runs it with a knee to the face, he quickly climbs up in the corner and pounds away with right hands on the Miz's unprotected face. Kofi stops the onslaught for a couple of "Thunderclaps" playing to the crowd but Miz takes advantage and dumps Kingston over the top in peer desperation.



Kingston falls hard out of the ring as an exhausted Miz yells for the ref to start counting. The Miz is alright with surviving in the tournament with a count out. The crowd gets loud as they start stomping the feet and chant for Kingston to get up. Kofi pulls himself together enough to roll under the bottom rope at the 9 count. The Miz, who was celebrating prematurely, turns around as is disgusted that Kingston is still in this.



Miz attacks with a fury as he viciously connects with a series of boots and punches as he has slowed down the pace of the match to one of his liking. He has determined that he is the better brawler of the two and his fortunes in the tournament lays in that fact. He hits a solid DDT but only gets a two and complains to the ref. The ref yells its a two count as Miz is getting upset. He unleashes a flurry of 8 repeated elbows to the defenseless Kingston and covers him again but it's the same result as Kingston survives with the crowd's approval. Miz is beside himself as he goes over and complains in the ref's face. The ref points to the WCW logo on his shirt and warns Miz of a DQ if he touches him. The Miz cools down and decides to leave the ref alone.



He turns around and catches a hurricarana from Kingston. Kingston then calls for the crowd and comes off the ropes...BOOM...BOOM...BOOM.. yells Kofi as he drops the blow on The Miz. He pumps his knees up in the air as he runs around the ring as the crowd cheers him on. The Miz gets to his feet finally and then "TROUBLE IN PARADISE!!!!"



The Miz is out as Kofi hits the finisher and makes the cover.....1......2........The ref doesn't see Angelina Love run over and pulls Miz's leg under the bottom rope. She yells at the ref who sees the foot before the 3 count. Kingston is mad now as he argues with the ref too. Love jumps on the apron and yells at Kofi. Kofi turns his attention to her and walks over, Angelina slaps Kofi in the face and the ref is ready to call for the bell but Kingston tells him no. He snatches Love up by the hair as the crowd urges him to do something. Kofi is debating on knocking her around or not.



Kofi finally lets her go after she pleads her innocence and begs for mercy. Kingston refocuses on the match and turns around and then "REALITY CHECK". The Miz rolls over and makes the cover...1......2......3!!!


Winner

The Miz

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The Miz celebrates as he rolls out of the ring and is struggling to make it to the back. Love runs over and gives him hug and a kiss as sudden it looks like Miz is feeling better. He has enough left in him to hold up his arms and yells.



"I AM THE MIZ AND I AM AWESSSSSSSOME!!!



The crowd boos as Miz and Love vanish to the back and we go to commercial with about 40 minutes left in the show.


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We come back as millions tune and wonder if they have missed Tito but Styles quickly stops their's worrying but announcing that is tonight's main event. A video recap of the opening Flair/Miz promo and The Miz's victory is shown. We also get a taped response from Flair shaking his head as he watches on a monitor as The Miz pulled out the win[



We go to the locker room area where we Ted DiBiase Jr and his father, Ted DiBiase Sr. discussing tonight's game plan for the tournament match against "Maple Leaf Muscle" Petey Williams.



"Tonight is the first step in finally a DiBiase securing Word Title gold.", snarls Senior.as Teddy listens closely, "I have experience in these tournaments. I was in the biggest one ever at Wrestlemania 4."



"I know Dad", Teddy responds, visibly annoyed. " I have heard the story a million times but I want to know, what do you have planned to secure that I will win this one and become WCW World Champion."



"Teddy, haven't I always taken care of you," answered Senior, "Right now, you have my total attention, I'm making an investment in you and it won't pay off until that Gold is around your waist."



"So, you're are saying, that we have an insurance plan." Junior, trying to get to the point.



"Yes, we do. He passed his audition and don't worry he is ready to do his part." chuckles Senior.



"Well, let's get to it." replies Junior as he jumps out of his chair and gets ready to go to the ring.




The crowd starts booing as we here the familiar song of "The Million Dollar Man" as father and son appear on the ramp and make their way to the ring. Junior is decked out tonight in a full fancy robe as his father flashes money in the front of the capacity crowd only to jerk it away when they reach for it. He does his famous laugh in a fans face and rolls in to the ring. He walks over and helps his son take off the robe as they wait for Petey Williams.



Petey William's music hits as the physical specimen appears out of the back. The crowd gives him a decent ovation as it's their guess he is supposed to be a fan favorite. He seems worried about the presence of DiBiase Sr. at ringside as he questions the ref about it before he enters the ring.



WHAAAAAAM!!! Williams go down in a heap as we all of sudden see "The Predator" Sylvester Terkay standing over him with a steel chair. The Dibiases celebrate in the ring as Senior pats Junior on the back and yells at the ref to ring the damn bell. The startled ref finally does as Terkay deposits the helpless Williams through the ropes.

WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT---ROUND ONE

Ted DiBiase Jr. VS Petey Williams

DiBiase runs over and makes the cover as the referee counts to three.


Winner

Ted DiBiase Jr.​

Senior gets back in the ring and the two celebrate as if they have won the title already. Terkay enters the ring and stands behind them without any emotion at all. Senior pulls out a wad of cash and hands to Terkay, who counts it and stuffs in his pocket and calmly leaves the ring to the two celebrating. The celebration is short lived as Terkay walks up the ramp and all of sudden.....



KENNEDY! blares through the p.a. system and Mr. Kennedy calms running out of the back with a chair and waylays Terkay over the head. A couple of more fierce shots render Terkay useless as the DiBiases are frantic in the ring. Kennedy has put two and two together and has figured out that the DiBiases sent Terkay on the attack and cost him his match the day before eliminating him from the tournament. The same fat guy from earlier appears from the back and hands Kennedy a mic as he turns his attention to the DiBiases in the ring.



"In case you have figured it out by now, my name is MISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTER KENNEDY!" shouts Kennedy as the crowd goes wild, he waits for them to simmer down before continuing..."KENNEDY!"



The DiBiases are visibly upset as Junior talks to his father, who is trying to calm his son down as they wait to see what Kennedy's next move is.



"Now don't ya worry, I'm not going down there right now and kick your asses." boasts Kennedy." So quit shaking up there like two cowards." The crowd bursts in laughter as Junior isn't happy with those words.



"The way I see it", Kennedy continues."Is that you and your daddy there, cost me my chance at the WCW World Title so you better have one eye out for me from here on out because I GUARANTEE I"M GONNA COST YOU YOURS!!"



Kennedy chomps on his gum and slams down the mic and smiles as the crowd cheers. He looks one more time proudly to the chaos in the ring between the father and son combo, steps over the fallen body of Terkay and heads back to where he came from as we go to commercial.

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Everybody is getting anxious as the debut of Ortiz is upcoming as the show is in the final fifteen minutes. Then the crowd erupts as a camera shot is shown of Tito Ortiz walking out of his locker room with his mentor, Dean Malenko by his side. They turn the corner and come face to face with The Miz and Angelina Love. The Miz postures himself in front of Ortiz blocking hall as a show of intimidation but it is short lived as Ortiz pie faces him back into the wall without breaking stride. Miz doesn't figure out what has happened until Ortiz is gone. Love looks impressed by the bravado of Tito Ortiz and Miz notices. He tells her to come on as she glances at Tito walking away one more time and fans herself.



The Colt Cabana fan base gives out a little cheer as "Coca Cabana" plays through the arena. Cabana appears with a pink feather boa, sunglasses and a bandanna on as he dances his way to ringside, ignoring the fans offers of high fives on the way. The crowd boos as Cabana dances in the ring and poses for them as they await for Tito Ortiz.



A remake of "Bad to the Bone" hits the arena as the crowd and people across the world go wild as pyros go off and Tito Ortiz steps through them with a look of intensity that isn't seen often. Malenko appears behind in a tailor made suit as he looks like a proud father at his protégé. As Tito walks down, you can tell he is wearing one of his trademark shirts with a message about his opponent on it. After reading it, you discover it's Colt Cabana's birth date on the front and today's date on the back as the day he dies. Tito takes it off and gives to a fan at ringside as he gets last minute advice from Malenko before Dean walks over and joins for commentary on the match.

WCW WORLD TITLE TOURNAMENT-ROUND ONE


Tito Ortiz VS Colt Cabana


Cabana looks a little in awe of the spectacle of Ortiz's entrance and the intense look of Ortiz in the ring. The bell rings and Cabana is quickly backed up into the corner by a charging Tito and catches a series of elbows to the ribs and punches to the face before the referee can get in there and break it up. As the ref, is trying to get in the middle of the two wrestlers, Cabana shows Tito the tricks of the trade with a sneaky poke to the eyes.



Tito is blinded as Cabana tries to finish it quick with a small package roll up and almost gets the win before Tito gets a shoulder up. The confidence grows a bit for Cabana as he connects with a series of kicks and tries a quick backslide pin attempt for another near fall on the rookie. Malenko is telling the people at home not to worry as Cabana performs a sunset flip pin attempt and getting another near pin fall. Tito looks a little winded from the constant pressure of kicking out from the frequent pin attempts by Cabana as Cabana flips him over with a headlock and starts grinding away on the side of the head.



Tito is looking for a way to escape as the crowd starts rallying behind him. He starts pounding his fist on the mat as he garners strength and gets on his knees. He connects with a couple of elbows and after a real stiff one he breaks the hold. Cabana tries to get back on the offense but and tries to connect on a European uppercut but quickly finds himself in a Fujiwara Arm bar from Ortiz. Cabana yells out in pain as Tito cranks on the pressure. The crowd and Malenko on commentary is going wild as Cabana struggles for the ropes. He tries desperately to catch the bottom of the rope with his free arm but can't get there as he screams constantly from the pressure of the hold. Almost with a peer luck, Cabana's foot catches the bottom rope as legs flop wild from the pain. The referee calls for the break and Tito obliges as major damage has been done.



Cabana tries to shake his arm to get some feeling back in as Tito sneaks in and throws him back wards with a belly to back. He holds on connects on not one more, not two more, not three more but four more belly to back suplexes in succession. Cabana can barely stand up as Tito connects on a surprisingly well drop kick to the face and then calls to the crowd as they cheer Tito on with enthusiasm. Tito stalks Cabana as he tries to stand up and as Cabana stands up, Tito runs over and catches him with the "CROSS FACE CHICKEN WING". With the damage already done to the arm earlier Cabana taps out in record time as Malenko plays Ortiz's performance up to the fans at home.


Winner


Tito Ortiz

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Ortiz walks over proudly to Malenko as Dean enters the ring. The two look at Cabana as he lays on the mat holding his arm in pain. They don't celebrate but exit the ring like it is just another day at work.


"TITO! TITO!TITO!TITO!" echoes throughout the arena from the crowd as Ortiz and Malenko walk up the ramp, Ortiz pumps up one fist as he turns around for the crowd. The camera zooms in on Ortiz as we go off the air.
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END OF THUNDER

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THE REST OF THE WCW WORLD TITLE FIRST ROUND TOURNAMENT


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Already Qualified for Round Two (earlier in the week)


Evan Bourne over Tyler Black

Christopher Daniels over Prince Devitt

Johnny Nitro over Rene Dupree

Nigel McGuinness over Mr. Kennedy

Shelton Benjamin over Homicide




FRIDAY 6/5/09


Chris Sabin defeats Teddy Hart

A highly contest battle of two of the best innovators in the business ended in a surprise fashion as Sabin catches Hart with arguably the oldest move in the biz, the small package, for the win


Jake Hager defeats Mark Jindrak

Jindrak returned to American wrestling and almost pulled off a big upset but a reversal by Hager saw Jindrak get hit by The Hager Bomb and suffer the defeat. As a defeated Jindrak was walking up the ramp, Larry Sweeney appeared and offered him his business card much like when Dupree lost his opening match on Nitro.



SATURDAY 6/6/09


MVP defeats Mike Quackenbush

An unknown to many fans, Quackenbush showed off some spectacular moves and made sure fans remember who he is now but it was all for naught as MVP came out with "The Drive by Kick" from out of nowhere to pick up the win.


Alex Shelley defeats Kenny Omega


Omega was said to remind many Dallas fans of the Von Erich's with his hair and bare feet appearance but still came out on the losing end after Shelley connected with a Missile Dropkick from the top rope for the win. Afterward the Dallas crowd goes wild as Lacey Von Erich shows up to ringside and checks on Omega to make sure he is alright. The two leave the ring together as rumors about them being a couple start to spread.



SUNDAY 6/7/09


Santino defeats Erick Stevens


A new, focused Santino appears in WCW and shows a solid arsenal of moves as he negates the powerful Stevens with a ground game before connecting on a "Snake Eyes" move he calls "A Taste of Italy". Santino is making sure people take him a little more serious then his time in the WEE.


Carlito defeats Low Ki

A back and forth match up sees Carlito connect on a Backstabber to get the win after Carlito lands on his feet after a backdrop attempt by Low Ki. Low Ki shows a temper after recovering and beating down Carlito while he was celebrating in the ring.



MONDAY 6/8/09


Daniel Puder defeats Hernandez


The former Tough Enough winner picks up the win by DQ after Homicide purposely causes Hernandez loss with a chair shot to Puder in front of the ref. Hernandez is in shock as Homicide smiles at his former partner as they start to jaw between each other.


William Regal defeats Bryan Danielson

A clinic of wrestling was decided by brass knuckles by Regal after a constant one-upping from Danielson on wrestling exchanges. The fans were happy to see Mike Quackenbush come down on check on Danielson's condition as he gets up woozy from the illegal blow.


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[-TJ-]

Ok here we go this should be fun.....

WCW Title Tournament Round 1 Review:

Ok first match, i guess it helps develop Morrison's in ring ability, which will resemble Michaels i guess. Homicide and Benjamin I think will start a feud with the LAX'ers which will be fun. Bourne and Black seemed alright and has a wtf finish that i think you might make Black a heel because in the near future.

Terkay and Kennedy? lolwut? Well i guess it might start a feud. That Prince guy vs. Daniels, might be you trying to build him up bit by bit and making him resemble a long lost wrestler people know and love.

Space Mountain FTW. The Miz/Niatch promo was good and it might build up for a future match. Miz vs. Kingston was good and it showed what you plan on doing with Miz and Love. I like this little "relationship" these two have and I expect good things for this little group. Oooooo a mystery. The Million Dollar father son dou seemed to be pushing their money around..... Terkay >.> Well I guess it puts DiBiase Jr. On as somewhat of a big time player. Tito Ortiz returns to kill Colt. Just like some writers did with MMA fighters in BTBs is you made him do submissions and suplexs and punches, but It was good nonetheless. This Thuder was well writen other then your Nitro no offense.

Umm for your next matches i guess I will do bad and goods. (As in do i think he shoulda won or no)

Teddy Hart lost? Awwwwtz I do not agree with that to be honest. Jindrak has no "Swagger" lol. You're obviously making Mike out like that Prince guy. But MVP is the more vet of the two and he shoulda won and he did. Another little "relationship" as i said before Shelly seemed more known and shoulda got the win to lack luster the tournament. Santino serious? No way! But Carlito and Low Ki would've been great to watch if I had the chance. To bad you didn't write this out. Like i said LAX Civil war feud. Regal vs. Bryan seemed to only be described by one phrase. Wrestling clinic, and then regal brass knuck's Bryan. But Regal seems like one of the only true vets you have on your roster, so moving him up only seems right.

This seems very interesting and i expect good things from this.

 

[Denny Crane]

WCW Tuesday Night Nitro live from the "WCWarZone" in Dallas, Texas
　
After WCW Thunder last week, the wrestling world is still talking about the debut of Tito Ortiz in the world of professional wrestling, His victory over wrestling veteran, Colt Cabana showcased his mutiple forms of submission holds. There are rumors in the back that many wrestlers aren't very impressed yet and some seem to agree with what The Miz said about "special treatment" towards Tito Ortiz by the WCW front office. Owner Mark Cuban and WCW General Manager, Ric Flair has both denied the allegations.
　
　
The newly named WCW WARZONE is filled to capacity as the show starts. The camera scans the four thousand capacity studio as we see fans holding up signs for fan favorties as MVP, Kennedy and Tito Ortiz as well as signs ripping on villians The Miz, Ted Dibiase Jr and Johnny Nito. The crowd erupts as the camera shows Dallas Cowboy quarterback, Tony Romo in the crowd but then they turn too boos as his girlfiend, Jessica Simpson is shown as his date. The crowd erupts as the famouse entrance music of General Manager, Ric Flair fills the arena and he struts down to ringside. The usual theatrical entrance is being scrapped as Flair is mnused the beautiful women and looks dead serious as he enters the ring.
　
　
"How are we doing this week this week Big D ? " screams Flair.
　
　
(The crowd responds with a roar for the obivious pop).
　
　
"I'm glad to hear it, " Flair smiles, "But I have to say this has been a bad week for The Nature Boy."
　
　
(The crowd grows silent, watching Flair visibly upset,)
　
　
"It seems that certain wrestlers are upset. Upset over the treatment by the WCW front office and upset over the treatment you fans have gaven Tito Ortiz so far." Flair says disgustly.
　
　
(The crowd boos the announcement that they are wrong.)
　
　
" On any other day, I would tell these wrestlers, to go to hell but this is only the second week of the new WCW and we can't have this kind of conterversory all ready," explains Flair.
　
　
"So to show that we aren't biased toward Ortiz in this World Title Tournament, I have thought of a twist to the tournament, that will change everybody's position in it, " Flair says as he is getting excited.
　
　
" We had planned to have 8 second round one on one matches as round two that would be starting tonight but instead of that we are going to have the final sixteen wrestlers compete in tag matches tonight and on Thunder on Thursday. " shouts Flair,
　
(The crowd is silent as they listen to Flair)
　
　
　
"So when I had all sixteen wrestlers, draw names this past weekend, it wasn't for you opponent as you thought but now that person is going to be your partner." explains Flair.
　
　
(The crowd goes wild for the unique matchup stipulations as fans start buzzing on the potential partnerships for the night's proceedings.)
　
　
　
"They better get on the ball becasue the second round starts tonight and we will have two of the matches after the Fatal Four-Way to crown the United States Champion. So everybody has close to fifteen minutes to find their partner and get ready." warns Flair.
　
　
(The crowd cheers again with not only two World Title tournament matches tonight but also a match to crown the United States Champion just announced. Flair looks to leave the ring as the arena is buzzing but stops and returns to the center of the ring.)
　
　
　
"I almost forgot something", Flair says rubbing his chin, "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
　
　
　
(The crowd WOOOOOOOOOOOOOS back as Flair laughs and leaves the ring as we go to commercial.)
　
　
(We come back from commerical as we Low Ki already in the ring as he was announced as the first competitor in the US Title Foru Way.)
　
　
(The crowd starts booing as Jay Z's "99 Problems" hits as Homicide strolls out as the second challenger. His actions towards his former friend and partner, Hernandez last week was one of the most shocking turn of events in WCW's first week. The breakup of LAX was a huge surprise to everybody. He enters the ring as the crowd boos and he taunts the crowd as he shows mutual respect to Low Ki as they await the next two opponents.)
　
　
　
(The crowd erupts as "BoJangles" by Pitbull blares in the arena and the Dallas women in the crowd start dancing as "Hot Stuff" Hernandez appears on the ramp along with the hot-looking Salinas. The two start dancing on the stage as Salinas grinds with Hernandez as he looks like he is really enjoying it and they finally make their way to the ring. The two aren't happy to see former stable mate, Homicide, in the ring as they all start mouthing each other as the referee steps between the three trying to keep things civil before the match starts. Finally the crowd is treated to some more dancing by Salinas in the ring as they go wild before she finally exits to a roar)
　
　
("Pour Some Sugar on Me" by Def Leppard plays and the crowd erupts as the now match favorite, Mr. Kennedy appears on the ramp. He high fives the fans on his run down to the ring. He flies under the bottom rope as the other three wrestlers vacate the ring. Kennedy looks at all three as they circle around on the outside as they are size each other up. Kennedy calls for the mic as it drops from the arena's ceiling, He makes his own trademark name-call and the crowd goes wild for it. Finally everything is ready as all four men go to the corners as the referee calls for the bell)
　
　
　

Fatal Four-Way for the United States Championship
　
Hotstuff Hernandez VS Low Ki VS Mr. Kennedy VS Homicide
Beginning
The start of the match saw the two former LAX members trying to settle their score as Hernandez used his obvious power advantage by cornering Homicide and unleashing powerful shots to his mid-section. He followed hit by hip tossing Cide across the ring as he then rolled out of the ring to end the momentum. In the meanwhile, Kennedy started off hot with getting the best of Low Ki with a reversal of a headlock into a back suplex and then whipping him hard into the corner and following it up with boots to the whole body of Low Ki as he slumped into the corner and out of the ring. Hernandez and Kennedy then stared down each other before Hernandez ran across the ring and leapt over the top and took out both Low Ki and Homicide on the floor.
　
Mid-Way
　
Homicide and Low Ki had made comebacks as Homicide caught a rampaging Hernandez with a boot shot in the corner and took control from there using illegal tactics but obeying the referee's warnings. A choke using the bottom rope and then leg dropping the throat of Hernandez across it almost got him the win before Low Ki broke it up. Low Ki took control of Kennedy with a reverse Irish whip on the outside sending Kennedy into the ring post and injuring his shoulder. From there he went to work on the shoulder with a serious of submission moves and shoulder breakers almost getting near falls numerous times. Kennedy finally regained the upper hand again by sidestepping a leaping Low Ki on a cross body attempt and dumping him over the top. After falling up, Kennedy was distracted as Ted Dibiase Sr and bodyguard, Sylvester Terkay appeared on the entrance ramp. Before Terkay or Dibiase could do anything, Kennedy ran up the ramp and attacked. The two brawled into the back to the delight of the crowd leaving just three left in the contest.
　
Outcome
An alliance was made as Homicide and Low Ki ageed to take out the bigger man, Hernandez ,first then leaving the title to them two to fight for. The constant double team manuevers took their toll on Hernandez as after a double suplex, he was hit by a Frog Splash from Homicide followed by the Warrior Stomp from Low Ki. After a pin attempt by Low Ki that was broken up by Homicide the alliance was severed as the two started going at it. Hernandez rolled out the ring as Salinas tried to nurse him back to health. The two remaining went at it reversing each manuever without either gaining a distinct advantage until Homicide countered a belly to back suplex attempt by Low Ki into the Gringo Killer. Homicide was on his way to victory until the pin attempt was interrupted by a recovered Hernandez. Hernandez then dodged a clothesline attempt by Homicde and turned it into a Border Toss. He covered a wounded Homicide for the victory making him the new United States Champion.
　
Aftermath
Salinas comes running in with the title and jumps into Hernandez's arms as he holds her up. The crowd goes wild as the two celebrate joyfully in the ring as a jealous Homicide watches from the ring floor in disgust. Salinas fastens the belt around Hernandez's waist as he raises his one arm in victory as we hear the crowd roar again before we go to commercial.
　
Winner and NEW United States Champion
"Hot Stuff" Hernandez
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(We come back from commercial to the locker room of Ted Dibiase Jr as it looks like he will be one of the wrestlers taking part in the tournament as he is dressed in wrestling gear, He perks up as his father comes into the picture, looking happy)
　
"I got some good news son," shouts Senior, "I just found out that they have barred Kennedy and Terkay from the building after their altercation earlier, so you don't have to worry about him costing you, your match tonight."
　
"That's good news, BUT have you talked to my parnter tonight, to make sure that we are on the same page." asks Junior.
　
"I tried too son, but I couldn't find him. Somebody told me they saw him earlier with some girls but nobody has seen him since, " Senior says calmly.
　
"Thats just GREAT, we are getting ready to wrestle in like 5 minutes and YOU can't find my partner. DAD GO AND FIND HIM NOW!!!" shouts Junior.
　
(Ted DiBiase Sr. stares at his son's outburst and shakes his head but listens to him as he backs up and leaves the room. Junior looks digusted with his father as he grabs his towel and heads to the ring)
　
(The crowd is going wild as it is announced that the next match in the evening with be a WCW World Title Tournament Match. A sound of a machine gun goes off as we see Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin appear on the ramp together. They make their way as the crowd cheers them as it looks like they got the luck of the draw being able to tag team up with someone they know)
　
("Money" by Pink Floyd plays as Ted Dibiase Jr. appears on the ramp by himself. He walks down slowly as the crowd gives him hell, looking behind him for his partner or his father every few steps. He finally gets into the ring as the referee comes to ask him about his missing partner. Dibiase explains the circumstances and begs for the match to be postponed to later but the referee won't have any of it as he calls for the bell to start the match)
　

WCW World Title Tournament-Round Two
　
Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin VS Ted Dibiase Jr. & ?????
　
　
Beginning
　
The match starts with Dibiase still pleading with the ref as Shelley laughs at him. Shelley gets lured in by Ted as gets a poke in the eye as he gains control. Dibiase shows better technical skills as he grounds Shelley with an array of headlocks, hoping to the wear down the smaller man. Shelley's agility comes into play when Dibiase goes for a suplex attempt only to have Alex wiggle free and drop behind him on his feet and counter with a Codebreaker type of move for a near fall. He tags in Sabin as they take control of the match with double team manuevers and Dibiase takes refuge on the outside as he still waits fro some help
　
Mid-Way
Dibiase looks like he is on his last legs as his parnter nor his father has shown up yet. The Guns have gone for a couple of near-falls but Dibiase has been resilent with getting his shoulder up in the nick of time. The Guns whip Ted into the corner and Sabin elbows him in the face after jumping off Shelley's back. Dibiase staggers out of the corner and his hit by a kick from Sabin knocking him through the ropes thankfully as the crowd starts to boo. The camera shoots up the ramp as we see finally Ted Dibiase Sr. making his way to ringside. He goes over to help his son back in ther ring. As Ted tries to climb back in Sabin runs over to suplex him over the ropes and back into the ring but as he picks up Dibiase, good ole dad grabs Sabin legs as Dibiase comes crashing down on top of Sabin. The referee springs into action but Sabin gets his shoulder up after kicking Senior in the face relinquishing his hold on his leg. Dibiase though goes to work on Sabin with a series of European Uppercuts and picks him up and positions him on the top rope. He comes off with a superplex and goes for the pin only to have Alex Shelley come in and break it up. Dibiase looks frustrated as he yells at his dad about the wherabouts of his parnter,
　
Outcome
After an onslaught from Dibiase, Sabin in total desperation hits an enzuiguri and gets the tag to Shelley. Shelly comes in on fire and levels Dibiase with a couple of punches and hits a perfect dropkick. He keeps going at a frantic pace as Sabin rolls out of the ring to recover. You here a murmur in the crowd as it looks like someone is trying to get through to the ring and people start cheering. Shelley hits a flying forearm shot and heads to the top as Dibiase is motionless in the ring. Quickly, Senior jumps up on the ring apron as the referee runs over to get him down as Shelley flys through the air and hits Dibiase cleanly and awaits the ref for the pin. Finally Shelley uncovers Dibiase and heads to the ref who is still arguing with Senior when all of a sudden Johnny Nitro appears in the ring. He taps Shelley on the shoulder and Shelley turns around right into a SUPERKICK. Nitro pulls Dibiase over and puts him on top of Shelley as Senior drops off the apron and the referee sees the pin attempt and goes running over to make the count. Sabin sees what happening and tries to get in the ring but Nitro grabs his feet enabling him to enter. Sabin watches helplessy as the refree counts Shelley out.
　
Aftermatch
Junior comes around and realizes that they won and looks up and see Nitro over him offering his hand to help him up. Ted slaps it away as his father comes in and tries to calm him down. Junior won't have any of it as he gets in the face of Nitro, who just smiles in return. Dibiase Jr. is just getting madder and then suddenly slaps Nitro in the face. The smile goes away as Nitro looks ready to go but Senior points at something and all of sudden father and son high tail it out of the ring. Nitro is proud of himself thinking he scared him off but turns around and BOOOOM!! He gets hit by a steel chair as we Mr. Kennedy in the ring standing over him. Kennedy points at the Dibiases outside as security runs to ringside. They get hold of Kennedy and get him out of the ring as he exchanges words with the two as we go to commerical.
　
Winners and advancing to Round Three
　
Ted Dibiase Jr & Johnny Nitro
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(We come back from break and the crowd is lost as "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor hits the arena as the ring announcers proclaims "The Italian Stallion" is here. The crowd cheers thinking Sly Stallone will walk out but soon laughter is heard as Santino appears on the ramp. Following him we see Carlito appear as the two make the way to ringside as they are announced as the next team in the tournament. The two look focused as Carlito stops Santino from messing around as they talk stratgety as they await to see who their opponents will be.)
("La Grange" by ZZ Top is heard in the arena as we Jake Hager appear on the ramp. The crowd boos the cocky youngster as he heads to the ring but Carlito and Santino look a little worried about facing the talented youngster. Hager flashes his goofy smile as he looks happy about who his partner is.)
　
("We Fly High" by Jim Jones hits as Montavious Vontell Porter appears to a loud ovation from the capacity crowd. He hits his signature basketball pose as he makes his way to the ring. The crowd is digging the music as MVP looks at his parnter Hager in the ring. He finally gets in and looks over at Carlito and Santino in the corner. Hager comes over to talk him but MVP doesnt' want to talk and tells the ref to ring the bell as he is ready to get this show on the road.)
　
　

WCW World Heavyweight Tournament Round Two
　
Santino & Carlito VS MVP & Jake Hager
　
Beginning
　
MVP comes out hot, sending Carlito crashing down with a hip toss and then hitting a body slam, He tries to end it early with a Drive By Kick but Santino sees it and rolls out the ring. MVP though follows him out and with the roar of the crowd sends Santino crashing into the barricade. MVP isn't done as he rams Santino into the steel steps as he rolls him back in the ring., MVP stops on the apron and shouts "BALLIN" to crowd before entering. As he enters, Hager slaps him on the back and enters the ring. MVP looks mad as the two start to argue as the ref tells Porter to exit the ring. Hager runs over to get Santino but Santino hits a Drop Toe Hold sending Hager face down into the mat and tags in Carlito. Carlito catapults over the ropes and hits Hager with a splash. He goes for the cover but MVP runs in and breaks it up as Hager looked like he wasn't going to kick out in time. MPV looks disgusted as his partner as Carlito goes to work.
　
Mid-Way
　
Hager has taken a aurprise beating from the hands of Carlito and Santion who is working very well as a team. The crowd is in a state of shock as Santino picks up Hager and hits a Samoan Drop on the big man. Santino goes for the cover but only gets a two count. Santino then keeps on showing his more focused style as he goes to work on the neck and back of Hager. Santino hits a painful looking Backbreaker and waits for Hager to get up before scooping him up on his shoulder. Santino goes over to the corner looking ot hit his Snake-Eyes finisher he calls "A Taste of Italy" but Hager gets loose and drops off of Santino's back and sends the Italian face first into the corner. Hager finally gets to the corner of MVP and looks for a tag. He sticks out his arm but MVP won't tag him. Hager starts yelling as Santino is geting closer to tagging in Carlito. Hager gets in MVP's face and all of a sudden MVP slaps him hard across the cheek. Hager is angry as MVP steps through the ropes and ducks the charging Carlito and then counters back off the rope with Spine Buster. The crowd gets into it as he drops his "Ballin" elbow and looks in total control
　
Outcome
　
MVP is in total control of Santino, who entered the ring after a backdrop to Carlito. He whips Santino into the corner and runs in and connects with a huge boot to his face. Santino is out of it as MVP celebrates in the ring, playing to his fans. He turns around though too close to Hager, as he returns the favor and slaps MVP across the face. The two are hot as they start arguing between each other and the crowd goes crazy. The ref is trying to calm the two down and to get MVP out of the ring. Hager mocks MVP as he exits the ring, waving good-bye as he backs up. Then "BACKSTABBER" Hager is down as Carlito goes for the pin and the ref counts to three before MVP realizes what has gone down.
　
　
Aftermatch
MVP is in shock as replays shows Santino making the tag as MVP and Hager argued in the corner. MVP is upset as he collects his bling only to have Hager shove him from behind. MVP turns around as the two start blaming each other for their eliminations. Finally MVP has had enough as he hits Hager square on the chin, knocking him out of the ring. Hager thinks about going back in but decides to wait another day as he walks backwards up the ramp regaining that goofy smile as he looks at MVP. MVP turns around to see Santino and Carlito still there and offers his hand. They shake hands as MVP leaves the two celebrate their victory as we go to commercial.
　
Winners-Advancing to Round Three
Santino & Carlito​

　
(When we come back we see an advertisement for WCW's website weekly match as it is billed as Do Or Die Wednesday, as Ric Flair has invited 10 former wrestling superstars to compete in a Battle Royal. The winner will get a one-year WCW wrestling contract while the other nine will never be able to appear in WCW ever)
　
(We come back from commercial and we see Ric Flair leaving the arena talking on his cellphone to someone. As he talks we realize he is talking to Tito Ortiz. Flair hangs up the phone as we hear screeching tires. All of a sudden, a yellow Mustang appears and hits Flair and sends him flying in the air as it speeds off. Flair is down as security and medical personel appear quickly. The crowd is silent as the paramedics yell at Flair to wake up as we go off the air.)