Dynamite vs. Nitro (and RAW, and SmackDown, and Impact)

[Leon TrotSky]

Last night's Dynamite was 256

Nitro 256​

Nitro episode 256 took place from the Sky Reach Palace in Kelowna, BC and aired on August 14, 2000. It was the fallout show from New Blood Rising 2000. I should have refused to follow the script and just not made this post.

• Billy Kidman/Big Vito beat Shane Douglas/Reno (w/ Torrie)
• Lance Storm beat Mike Awesome to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Title (they did another screwy finish with the Canadian winning. In Canada. How is this company not dead already)
• Jeff Jarrett beat Booker T by DQ, failing to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (Goldberg interfered)
• Norman Smiley beat Carl Ouellet to win the WCW Hardcore Title
• Rey Misterio Jr./Juventud Guerrera (w/ Filthy Animalz) beat Vampiro/The Great Muta (w/ Demon) to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles
• Elix Skipper beat Kwee Wee (w/ Papaya) to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Title
• Sting beat Vampiro, the Great Muta, and the KISS Demon
• Kevin Nash vs. Scott Steiner never started (hoo boy. So Nash came out with a giant box, and it was filled with a Scott Hall cardboard cut-out. He challenged Booker T, who came out, but Steiner attacked Booker. Goldberg then came up on the screen and put Midajah through a table. The camera cut off before we saw the table bump, though)

RAW 256​

RAW episode 256 took place from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY and aired on April 20, 1998. It was the go-home show for Unforgiven: In Your House.

• Faarooq beat Kama Mustafa in a Long Island Street Fight (refs had to clear the rest of the Nation away from the ring, and also stop Shamrock and Blackman from attacking)
• Dan Severn (w/ Cornette) beat Mosh (w/ Thrasher)
• Bradshaw beat The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust (w/ Luna) by DQ (Kai En Tai interfered)
• Terry Funk/2 Cold Scorpio beat the New Midnight Express (w/ Cornette and Severn)
• Triple H/Billy Gunn/Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac and Chyna) beat Owen Hart/LoD (w/ Sunny)
• Dude Love beat Steve Blackman (after Vince screwjobbed him into a win)

SmackDown 256​

SmackDown episode 256 took place from the Winnipeg Arena in Winnipeg, MB and aired on July 8, 2004.

• Rob Van Dam beat Mark Jindrak
• Billy Kidman/Paul London beat the Dudley Boyz to win the WWE Tag Team Titles
• John Cena vs. Booker T for the WWE United States Title never started (Kenzo Suzuki and Luther Reigns both attacked Cena)
• El Gran Luchadore beat JBL by count-out (Gran Luchadore this week was Shannon Moore. He switched out for a second Gran Luchadore played by Eddie Guerrero who made JBL look stupid)
• Rey Mysterio/Spike Dudley/Scotty 2 Hotty beat Chavo Guerrero/Jamie Noble/Akio (an actual fun cruiserweight division match! Also almost a Jung Dragons reunion, just a shame they couldn't get Kaz Hayashi in)
• John Cena beat Booker T by DQ to retain the WWE United States Title (Kurt Angle and Luther Reigns both interfered, then Angle stripped Cena of the US Title for knocking Angle over)

NXT 256​

NXT episode 256 took place from Full Sail University and aired on February 18, 2015. It was the fallout show from NXT TakeOver: Rival.

• Rhyno beat Elias Samson
• Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady (w/ Carmella) beat the Vaudevillains
• Sasha Banks beat Blue Pants
• Kevin Owens beat Adrian Neville

Impact 256​

Impact episode 256 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on May 21, 2009. It was the go-home show for Sacrifice 2009.

• Christopher Daniels/Suicide beat the Motor City Machine Guns and Lethal Consequences
• Sting beat Eric Young
• Kurt Angle beat Matt Morgan
• Jeff Jarrett beat Samoa Joe by DQ (Joe bumped a ref)
• Mick Foley beat a cardboard cut-out of Rocky Balboa (yes, this happened. Jarrett's pissed at Foley for making a mockery of TNA, and Angle's pissed at Jarrett for the usual reasons. Sting was playing peacemaker)

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Last night's Dynamite was 257

Nitro 257​

Nitro episode 257 took place from the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita, KS and aired on August 21, 2000. This is also the one where Scott Steiner was involved in a WORKED SHOOT where he threatened to RAPE GOLDBERG'S GIRLFRIEND. I'm not saying Russo has issues with women...

• Elix Skipper (w/ Storm) beat Lt. Loco (w/ Gen. Rection) to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Title
• Cpl. Cajun/Major Gunns beat Kwee Wee/Paisley
• Mark Jindrak/Sean O'Haire/Mike Sanders (w/ Stasiak) beat Rey Misterio Jr./Juventud Guerrera/Disco Inferno (w/ Konnan)
• Booker T beat Chuck Palumbo to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title (the Natural Born Thrillers attacked Booker and Palumbo got a pin, but special ref Cat reversed the decision)
• Vampiro vs. Tank Abbott for the JCW Heavyweight Title ended in a no contest (3 Count and Dark Carnival all interfered)
• Norman Smiley beat KroniK to retain the WCW Hardcore Title (the Harris boys attacked KroniK)
• Kevin Nash beat Big Vito by DQ (Booker T interfered)
• Lance Storm/Jeff Jarrett beat Mike Awesome/General Hugh G. Rection so Storm retained his WCW United States Title

RAW 257​

RAW episode 257 took place from the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA and aired on April 27, 1998. It was the fallout show from Unforgiven: In Your House. This was also the one where DX got a "tank" and "invaded" WCW. Which I'm told by the WWE Network, was the reason WCW went out of business! Not... whatever that episode above is.

• Ken Shamrock/Owen Hart vs. The Rock/Mark Henry (w/ D'Lo and Kama) ended in a no contest (Owen turned out to be working with the Nation)
• The Headbangers vs. Terry Funk/2 Cold Scorpio ended in a double DQ
• Bradshaw beat Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) by DQ (Kai En Tai interfered)
• 8-Ball/Skull (w/ Chainz and LoD 2000) beat the New Age Outlaws (w/ DX)
• The Undertaker beat Barry Windham (w/ Cornette)
• Steve Austin vs. The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust (w/ Luna) ended in a no contest (special ref Gerald Brisco wouldn't make the count, then Dude Love attacked Austin. Out of six matches, four had no finish and one was a squash. And the other featured the Harris boys winning)

SmackDown 257​

SmackDown episode 257 took place from the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI and aired on July 15, 2004.

• Rey Mysterio/Spike Dudley beat Chavo Guerrero/Jamie Noble (the Dudley Boyz interfered on Spike's behalf without him noticitng)
• Booker T/Rene Dupree/Kenzo Suzuki beat John Cena in a Handicap Gauntlet match (Luther Reigns interfered)
• Paul London (w/ Kidman) beat D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray)
• JBL beat Eddie Guerrero in a Steel Cage match to retain the WWE Title (El Gran Luchadore thwarted Eddie; this time it was Kurt Angle)

NXT 257​

NXT 257 took place from Full Sail University and aired on February 25, 2015.

• Hideo Itami beat Bull Dempsey
• The Lucha Dragons beat Tye Dillinger/Jason Jordan
• Baron Corbin beat Tye Dillinger
• Becky Lynch beat Bayley
• Finn Balor beat Brian Kendrick

Impact 257​

Impact episode 257 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on May 28, 2009. It was the fallout show from Sacrifice 2009.

• Suicide beat Amazing Red to retain the TNA X Division Title
• Doug Williams (w/ Magnus and Terry) beat Cody Deaner (w/ ODB) in a Ladder match for the Feast or Fired Briefcase
• Angelina Love (w/ the Beautiful People) beat Sojo Bolt to retain the TNA Knockouts Title (then Tara debuted!)
• Jeff Jarrett beat Eric Young to qualify for King of the Mountain at Slammiversary VII
• AJ Styles beat Christopher Daniels to qualify for King of the Mountain at Slammiversary VII

 

[Chris]

Finally a SmackDown episode that isn't absolute trash

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's AEW Dynamite is number 258. We're in the home stretch of this thread. Only... 29 Nitros to go.

Nitro 258​

Nitro episode 258 took place from the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, NM and aired on August 28, 2000.

• Vampiro/ICP (w/ Muta) beat 3 Count (Muta went on commentary and was dubbed over with racial stereotypes because Vince Russo. Also post-match Tank Abbott came in and was attacked by everyone until the Demon and Sting made the save)
• Tygress vs. Major Gunns vs. Paisley ended in a no contest (so, uh... Tygress got the win after Paisley kicked Gunns in the back and pinned her for a clear three in 20 seconds. The ref said it was only two though, so Paisley and Tygress double-teamed Gunns some more and just... left? Vince Russo)
• KroniK vs. the Harris Brothers in a House of Pain match ended in a no contest (they broke through the cage and one of the Harris' beat up a fan for no reason. This happened in sub-3 minutes. Vince Russo)
• Lance Storm (w/ Skipper) beat Sgt. AWOL (w/ MIA) in a Prisoner of War Tables match (this match lasted about a minute and post-match Storm stole Major Gunns. Vince Russo)
• Rick Steiner beat Mike Awesome in a Bunkhouse Brawl (Jeff Jarrett interfered to hand Rick the win in two minutes. This was also the debut of the That 70's Guy gimmick. Vince Russo)
• Kevin Nash (w/ Russo) beat Booker T to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner were the special refs. This is basically just the We Hate Goldberg group and they're going to screw everyone. Also, World Title in the midcard again. World Title CHANGE in the midcard. Vince Russo)
• Jeff Jarrett beat Big Vito (a CLEAN WIN in a non-gimmick match? WHAAAAAAAA?? That isn't Vince Russo at all! Oh wait, it's pushing Jeff Jarrett, so... Vince Russo)
• The Natural Born Thrillers beat the Filthy Animalz in an Elimination match (eight men got counted out at once then Mike Sanders pinned Tygress. Vince Russo. I'm not saying Russo has issues with women...)
• Sting vs. The Great Muta never started (they were just brawling in the aisles until Vampiro and the clowns attacked Sting)

The final shot of this show was Bret Hart handing Goldberg a shovel and promising to help him... then hitting him with it because Goldberg killed his career. In-character for Bret, at least.

RAW 258​

RAW episode 258 took place from the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, VA and aired on May 4, 1998.

• The Rock/Owen Hart (w/ the Nation) beat Faarooq/Steve Blackman
• Dan Severn beat Savio Vega
• Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) vs. Marc Mero never started (Steve Blackman attacked Jarrett)
• D-Generation X beat LoD 2000/Harris Boys (w/ Sunny) by count-out (the two non-DX teams clashed and brawled to the outside)
• Kane (w/ Bearer) vs. The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust ended in a no contest (the Undertaker attacked Kane)
• Mick Foley beat Terry Funk in a Falls Count Anywhere match (Foley would get a title shot if he tried hard against Funk. He sure did. Then he accidentally put Pat Patterson in the Mandible Claw too)

SmackDown 258​

SmackDown episode 258 took place from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA and aired on July 22, 2004.

• Spike Dudley beat Chavo Guerrero and Jamie Noble in a WWE Cruiserweight Title #1 Contender's match
• Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von) beat Billy Kidman (w/ Paul London)
• JBL beat Michael Mayo in a Rocky Challenge (that's future WWE developmental guy Mike Kruel, for the record. Also a "Rocky Challenge" is if the plant in the crowd wins they get a SummerSlam title shot. Post-match Undertaker attacked JBL)
• Torrie Wilson vs. Sable vs. Jacqueline vs. Dawn Marie in a Lingerie match never started (Kurt Angle made this match earlier in the show, and after they'd all stripped, decided no one wanted to see them wrestle, and fired them all on the spot)
• Rey Mysterio beat D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray)
• John Cena beat Luther Reigns (Booker T tried to interfere against Cena but missed)

NXT 258​

NXT episode 258 took place from Full Sail University and aired on March 4, 2015.

• Tyler Breeze beat Adam Rose
• Wesley Blake/Buddy Murphy beat Angelo Dawkins/Sawyer Fulton
• Baron Corbin beat Tony Briggs
• Solomon Crowe beat Bull Dempsey
• Sasha Banks beat Charlotte to retain the NXT Women's Title

Impact 258​

Impact episode 258 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on June 4, 2009.

• Sheik Abdul Bashir/Kiyoshi beat Christopher Daniels/Suicide (MCMG, Lethal Consequences, and Shane Douglas all interfered)
• Beer Money, Inc. beat Chris Sabin/Consequences Creed (w/ Shelley and Lethal)
• Daffney beat Taylor Wilde (Stevie Richards distracted Taylor)
• Matt Morgan beat Jesse Neal (w/ Rhino)
• Samoa Joe beat Kevin Nash in a Lethal Lockdown Cage match to qualify for King of the Mountain at Slammiversary VII (it was a regular roofed cage match but weapons were dangling from the ceiling like Lethal Lockdown)

 

[Chris]

The Jarrett/Vito match was Russo's piss break, he let Johnny Ace book that one

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's Dynamite is number 259. Only 28 Nitros to go.

Nitro 259​

Nitro episode 259 took place from the Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX and aired on September 4, 2000. It was Nitro's 5-year anniversary.

• Rey Misterio Jr./Juventud Guerrera (w/ Filthy Animalz) beat Insane Clown Posse to retain the WCW World Tag Team Title
• Sting beat Vampiro/The Great Muta in a Handicap match to qualify for WarGames 2000
• Booker T beat Stevie Ray to qualify for WarGames 2000
• KroniK beat Ernest "The Cat" Miller (w/ Ms. Jones) in a Handicap match to qualify for WarGames 2000
• Goldberg beat Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie) to qualify for WarGames 2000 (after ALL of the Natural Born Thrillers interfered)
• The Natural Born Thrillers beat Big Vito in a Handicap match (yes this was 6-on-1)
• Team Russo (Nash/Russo/Jarrett/Steiner) beat Team Goldberg (Goldberg/Booker/KroniK/Sting) in Russo's Revenge: WarGames 2000 to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title (just read my write-up on this, it's so stupid)

RAW 259​

RAW episode 259 took place from the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, MD and aired on May 11, 1998.

• Vader beat Barry Windham (w/ Cornette and New Midnights) (this was an attempt to heat up Vader before Kane unmasked him and revealed himself as JUST A FAT PIECE'A SHIT)
• Skull (w/ 8-Ball) beat Hawk (w/ Animal and Sunny) (thanks to the power of Twin Magic!)
• Faarooq (w/ Blackman) beat Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) by DQ (the Nation attacked Faarooq)
• Owen Hart (w/ the Nation) vs. Triple H (w/ DX) ended in a no contest (big brawly fuckfest)
• Kai En Tai (w/ Yamaguchi-san) beat Terry Funk/Scorpio by DQ in a Handicap match (TAKA and Bradshaw interfered)
• Steve Austin/Vince McMahon (w/ the Stooges) vs. the Rock/D'Lo Brown ended in a no contest (Vince attacked Austin)

SmackDown 259​

SmackDown episode 259 took place from the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH and aired on July 29, 2004.

• Spike Dudley beat Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title (the Dudley Boyz interfered)
• Billy Kidman/Paul London beat the Dudley Boyz to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles (Rey Mysterio interfered)
• Booker T won an Eight-Man Elimination match to win the vacant WWE United States Title (order of elimination: Charlie Haas, Rene Dupree, Kenzo Suzuki by DQ, Billy Gunn, Luther Reigns, John Cena, and finally RVD)

NXT 259​

NXT episode 259 took place from Full Sail University and aired on March 11, 2015.

• Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady beat the Lucha Dragons
• Alexa Bliss beat Carmella
• Alex Riley beat CJ Parker
• Tyler Breeze beat Hideo Itami

Impact 259​

Impact episode 259 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on June 11, 2009.

• Alex Shelley/Jay Lethal (w/ Sabin and Creed) beat Team 3D
• Samoa Joe beat Kevin Nash/Booker T in a First Blood Handicap Gauntlet match (by making both guys bleed)
• AJ Styles beat Shane Douglas
• Tara beat Madison Rayne (w/ the BPs)
• Kurt Angle beat Sting to qualify for King of the Mountain at Slammiversary VII (Matt Morgan interfered)

 

[Chris]

NXT the only show that didn't actively do harm to the business lmao

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's Dynamite is 260. Only 27 Nitros to go.

Nitro 260​

Nitro episode 260 took place from the Independence Arena in Charlotte, NC and aired on September 11, 2000. It therefore held the record for Worst Thing To Happen On September 11 for a period of exactly 1 year. Also, go-home for Fall Brawl 2000.

• Rey Misterio Jr./Juventud Guerrera (w/ Filthy Animalz) beat KroniK to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles (the Harris Boys interfered)
• Reno (w/ Palumbo) beat Big Vito in a Stickball Bat on a Pole match (Johnny the Bull betrayed Vito)
• Madusa beat Torrie Wilson by DQ (Shane Douglas interfered)
• Jeff Jarrett beat Ms. Jones (w/ Cat) (then Mike Awesome attacked Jarrett)
• General Hugh G. Rection (w/ Duggan) beat Lance Storm (w/ Gunns)
• Sting beat the Harris Brothers (KroniK interfered)
• Kevin Nash vs. Scott Steiner for the WCW World Heavyweight Title... was a match (okay, so. Booker T was special ref. Both guys tried a Fingerpoke of Doom. Goldberg, Cat, the Thrillers, and Jarrett interfered and they took away Goldberg on the Partridge Family bus. No finish)

RAW 260​

RAW episode 260 took place from the Nashville Arena in Nashville, TN and aired on May 18, 1998.

• Val Venis beat Scorpio
• Terry Funk beat Marc Mero (w/ Sable)
• Chainz/Skull beat LoD 2000 (after the other Harris boy switched in with Twin Magic)
• Dude Love (w/ Stooges) beat Dustin Runnels (since Dustin lost he forfeited the next month's pay and had to work for free)
• Dick Togo/MEN's Teioh (w/ Funaki and Yamaguchi) beat the Headbangers by DQ (Bradshaw and TAKA drove Kai En Tai off)
• The New Age Outlaws (w/ DX) beat The Rock/Owen Hart (w/ the Nation) to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles (Faarooq attacked Rock)
• Steve Austin vs. the Stooges in a Street Fight... was a match (Dude Love got involved and they never showed a finish)

SmackDown 260​

SmackDown episode 260 took place from the Toyota Center in Houston, TX and aired on August 5, 2004.

• John Cena beat Rob Van Dam in a WWE United States Title #1 Contender's match
• Orlando Jordan beat Rene Dupree
• Kurt Angle (w/ Luther Reigns) beat Charlie Haas (w/ Jackie)
• Billy Kidman/Paul London beat the Basham Brothers to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles
• The Dudley Boyz beat Rey Mysterio/Spike Dudley (then Spike turned on Rey because he's THE BOSS)

NXT 260​

NXT episode 260 took place from the LC Pavilion in Columbus, OH and aired on March 18, 2015. Wait, not Full Sail? That's right, NXT was at the Arnold Sports Festival and was therefore on the road for the first time since the game show days.

• Tyler Breeze beat Kalisto
• Wesley Blake (w/ Murphy) beat Colin Cassady (w/ Enzo and Carmella)
• Alexa Bliss beat Sasha Banks by count-out
• Kevin Owens beat Alex Riley

Impact 260​

Impact episode 260 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on June 18, 2009. It was the go-home show for Slammiversary VII.

• Daniels beat Amazing Red
• Raven (w/ Dr. Stevie) beat Jethro Holliday in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun match
• Awesome Kong/Taylor Wilde (w/ Raisha) best Angelina Love/Daffney (w/ Velvet and Madison)
• Team 3D/Beer Money, Inc. beat Motor City Machine Guns/Lethal Consequences (non-match, all the teams brawled, Suicide attacked, Shelley took a 3D)
• AJ Styles/Samoa Joe beat Mick Foley/Jeff Jarrett and Sting/Kurt Angle

 

[Chris]

That BOSS reveal

 

[Roy Mustang]

What do you mean BOTH tried a finger poke of doom?

 

[Leon TrotSky]

What do you mean BOTH tried a finger poke of doom?

They were both on the same pro-Russo faction and had a segment backstage earlier in the show deciding who'd lie down for the other. Evidently they still hadn't decided

 

[Roy Mustang]

They were both on the same pro-Russo faction and had a segment backstage earlier in the show deciding who'd lie down for the other. Evidently they still hadn't decided

I'm starting to hate Russo as much as Cornette does

 

[Chairman Jay]

I'm starting to hate Russo as much as Cornette does

About time. Russo is a shit booker that thought wrestling should be like Jerry Springer. He's an absolute div , Russo says bro more than I've ever heard one guy say ever. He's an absolute idiot and he's done WCW and TNA into the ground . Luckily TNA is back with bang it's doing so well.

 

[Chris]

That one actually sounds hilarious

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Oh my god that was also the fucking episode where David Flair and Stacey Keibler was also supposed to get married.