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

[Grimoire Lenin]

ALSO the Episode where the infamous "Vince Russo Has Struck Again" gif comes from specifically because during the wedding the cops come out and arrest Ric Flair because Russo put out a restraining order against him...

Despite having "brain surgery" because of his concussions from the last few weeks. And Ric Flair was never told of this restraining order so he was hauled out. Russo wasn't even in the building lmfao

 

[Leon TrotSky]

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

And we're only 2 weeks away from Russo winning the belt

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

And we're only 2 weeks away from Russo winning the belt

Fucking kill me now

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's Dynamite is number 261. Only 26 Nitros to go!

Nitro 261​

Nitro episode 261 took place from the Dom Cardillo Arena in Kitchener, ON and aired on September 18, 2000. It was the fallout show from Fall Brawl 2000.

• Rey Misterio Jr./Tygress beat Palumbo/Jindrak/Stasiak/O'Haire/Sanders in a Handicap Elimination match (this was the restart of the big elimination match that started at Fall Brawl but didn't finish because Paul Orndorff got legit hurt)
• Shane Douglas/Torrie Wilson beat Kwee Wee/Paisley (Douglas over Paisley, btw. Not saying Russo has problems with women)
• Ernest "The Cat" Miller beat Disco Inferno (with one kick; as a result, Rey and Juvi were stripped of the World Tag Team Titles)
• Sting beat Booker T by DQ, failing to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner interfered)
• Storm/Skipper/Duggan (w/ Gunns) beat Gen. Rection/Cpl. Cajun/Lt. Loco (w/ Sgt. AWOL)
• Jeff Jarrett/Scott Steiner beat KroniK (after Nash sent all of the Natural Born Thrillers out to die vs. KroniK)
• Mike Awesome beat Vampiro in a Hardcore match
• Sting/Vince Russo beat Jeff Jarrett/Scott Steiner (w/ Midajah) (uhhhhhh. Booker T replaced Russo for no reason, then gave Russo the pin. Which leads to... next week. Booker T vs. Vince Russo. The dumbest moment in wrestling history)

RAW 261​

RAW episode 261 took place from the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, TN and aired on May 25, 1998. It was the go-home show for Over the Edge: In Your House.

• LoD 2000 beat Disciples of Apocalypse (a six-man, with the debuting Droz on the Road Warriors' side!)
• Dan Severn beat Owen Hart by DQ (the Nation attacked Severn)
• Golga (w/ Oddities and Howard Stern's Wack Pack) beat Thrasher (w/ Mosh)
• Vader beat Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) by DQ (Kane attacked Vader)
• TAKA Michinoku beat Dick Togo (w/ Yamaguchi-san) to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Title
• Faarooq beat Marc Mero (w/ Sable) (Sable sabotaged Mero, leading to Mero challenging her to find a wrestler who can beat him without help, with Sable's contract on the line)
• The Rock (w/ Mark Henry) vs. Triple H (w/ Chyna) ended in a double count-out
• Steve Austin vs. the Undertaker ended in a no contest (Mr. McMahon was special referee. This was just one of these matches that ended in chaos)

SmackDown 261​

SmackDown episode 261 took place from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI and aired on August 12, 2004. It was the SmackDown go-home show for SummerSlam 2004.

• Spike Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray and D-Von) beat Paul London to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title
• Nunzio (w/ Johnny Stamboli) beat Chavo Guerrero
• The Undertaker beat Orlando Jordan (w/ JBL) by DQ
• John Cena/Rob Van Dam/Charlie Haas beat Booker T/Rene Dupree/Luther Reigns in a Summer Games Relay match (different pairing out of these three for 5 minutes at a time)

NXT 261​

NXT episode 261 took place from Full Sail University and aired on March 25, 2015.

• Sasha Banks beat Alexa Bliss to retain the NXT Women's Title
• Kevin Owens beat Finn Balor to retain the NXT Title

Impact 261​

Impact episode 261 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on June 25, 2009. It was the fallout show from Slammiversary VII.

• Brother Ray vs. Brutus Magnus in a New York City Street Fight ended in a no contest (devolved into a Team 3D vs. World Elite brawl)
• Kevin Nash beat Abyss (with the help of Dr. Stevie and a taser)
• Taylor Wilde beat Daffney in a Match of 10,000 Tacks
• Scott Steiner beat Robert Roode
• James Storm beat Booker T (w/ Sharmell) by DQ (beer bottle handed to Booker by Sharmell)

 

[Roy Mustang]

• Ernest "The Cat" Miller beat Disco Inferno (with one kick; as a result, Rey and Juvi were stripped of the World Tag Team Titles)

Even more reason to hate Disco Inferno

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Forgot Dynamite is on Tuesday this week, so... Yesterday's Dynamite was number 262.

Nitro 262​

Nitro episode 262 took place from the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY and aired on September 25, 2000... you know what's coming.

• Johnny the Bull beat Big Vito in a Kendo Stick vs. Stickball Bat match (this was apparently I Quit rules, and Vito's "sister" Maria coming in to shield Vito was apparently counted as quitting? Somehow not the weirdest thing this show!)
• Mark Jindrak/Sean O'Haire won a Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Tag Team Titles, last eliminating Rey/Juvi (order of eliminations: Jung Dragons, 3-Count, Harris Boys, Misfits in Action, Rey/Juvi)
• Mike Awesome beat the Insane Clown Posse in a Handicap Hardcore match (this is the one with the spot where one of the clowns falls off the bus and eats shit on concrete)
• Goldberg beat Scott Steiner in a Caged Heat match (in four minutes, after a sportsball guy blocked Steiner from leaving)
• Jeff Jarrett beat General Hugh G. Rection (Team Canada interfered)
• Sting beat Lance Storm
• Vince Russo took a giant shit all over the WCW business, wiped his ass with the concept of wrestling, and then flushed it all down the toilet of bankruptcy by beating Booker T in a Caged Heat match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Title (just... read my post on it in the Bad Matches thread. Stupidest moment in wrestling history)

RAW 262​

RAW episode 262 took place from the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, IL and aired on June 1, 1998. It was the fallout show from Over the Edge: In Your House.

• LoD 2000 (w/ Sunny) vs. Disciples of Apocalypse in a Chicago Street Fight ended in a no contest (Undertaker attacked everyone)
• Val Venis beat Papi Chulo
• Marc Mero beat Steve Blackman in a King of the Ring 1998 qualifying round match
• The Rock/D'Lo Brown/Owen Hart (w/ Henry and Kama) beat Triple H/Road Dogg/Billy Gunn (w/ X-Pac and Chyna) by DQ in a Tag Team Elimination match (we were down to HHH vs. Owen, when Ken Shamrock attacked Owen)
• Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee and Southern Justice) beat Faarooq in a King of the Ring 1998 qualifying round match (this was the re-debut of the Godwinns as Southern Justice, who were Jarrett's bodyguards)
• TAKA Michinoku (w/ Bradshaw) beat Funaki (w/ Kai En Tai) to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Title (Al Snow and Head were on the outside doing a Chinese impression. Yikes)
• Mark Henry beat Terry Funk in a King of the Ring 1998 qualifying round match
• Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) beat the Undertaker in a WWF Championship #1 Contender's match (Mankind attacked Taker)

SmackDown 262​

SmackDown episode 262 took place from the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, ON and aired on August 19, 2004. It was the SmackDown fallout show from SummerSlam 2004.

• Spike Dudley (w/ the Dudley Boyz) beat Scotty 2 Hotty to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title
• Chavo Guerrero/Jamie Noble beat Billy Kidman/Paul London
• John Cena beat D-Von Dudley
• Rob Van Dam beat Rene Dupree
• Eddie Guerrero/Rey Mysterio beat Kurt Angle/Luther Reigns

NXT 262​

NXT episode 262 took place from Full Sail University and aired on April 1, 2015.

• Rhyno beat Jesus De Leon (this is the first of four NXT jobber appearances for the man now known as Mecha Wolf)
• Bayley beat Emma
• Wesley Blake/Buddy Murphy beat the Lucha Dragons
• Jason Jordan beat Tye Dillinger
• Tyler Breeze beat Hideo Itami in a 2/3 Falls match

Impact 262​

Impact episode 262 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on July 2, 2009.

• Amazing Red beat Cody Deaner (w/ ODB)
• Eric Young beat Rhino (w/ Jesse Neal)
• Awesome Kong/Tara (w/ Raisha) beat the Beautiful People (w/ Madison)
• Scott Steiner/Booker T (w/ Sharmell) beat Team 3D in a TNA World Tag Team Title #1 Contender's match
• Jay Lethal vs. Jethro Holliday never started (Lethal got attacked by Abyss)
• Kurt Angle/Samoa Joe beat AJ Styles/Jeff Jarrett to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Title (yep, it's a tag match where the belt is on the line. Kurt retained though)

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Last night's Dynamite was number 263. How can we recover from Russo winning the title?

Nitro 263​

Nitro episode 263 took place from the Cow Palace in San Francisco, CA and aired on October 2, 2000.

• Konnan/Rey Misterio Jr. (w/ Tygress) beat the Boogie Knights in a Disco Duck Ladder Match
• Sgt. AWOL beat Reno in a match that was for the vacant WCW Hardcore Title (but Commissioner Sanders showed up and reversed the decision, saying Reno was champ due to outside interference by Vito)
• Shane Douglas (w/ Torrie) beat Mike Awesome
• Goldberg beat Meng (then KroniK attacked Goldberg)
• Booker T/Jeff Jarrett beat Sting/Scott Steiner in a WCW World Heavyweight Title #1 Contender's Match
• Mike Sanders/Kevin Nash beat Elix Skipper in a Handicap Powerbomb match for the WCW Cruiserweight Title
• Goldberg beat the Harris Brothers
• Booker T beat Jeff Jarrett in a San Francisco 49ers match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title

RAW 263​

RAW episode 263 took place from the Metro Center in Rockford, IL and aired on June 8, 1998.

• Ken Shamrock beat Kama Mustafa in a King of the Ring 1998 qualifying round match
• Faarooq/Steve Blackman beat Marc Mero/Jeff Jarrett (w/ Jacqueline and Tennessee Lee)
• Owen Hart beat Scorpio in a King of the Ring 1998 qualifying round match
• Chainz beat Droz (then Undertaker attacked both men)
• Vader vs. Mark Henry ended in a no contest (Undertaker attacked both men)
• Dan Severn beat D'Lo Brown in a King of the Ring 1998 qualifying round match (then Owen Hart attacked but Ken Shamrock made the save)
• Val Venis vs. Dustin Runnels ended in a no contest (Undertaker attacked both men)
• The New Age Outlaws beat LoD 2000 and Disciples of Apocalypse for the WWF World Tag Team Titles (ah yes, this is the match where the Outlaws tag to face each other, then pin each other to technically win and keep their titles. So stupid. Vince Russo)

SmackDown 263​

SmackDown episode 263 took place from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA and aired on August 26, 2004.

• Rob Van Dam beat Kenzo Suzuki (despite interference from Rene Dupree)
• Billy Kidman (w/ London) beat Chavo Guerrero (w/ Noble)
• Booker T [1] beat John Cena [1] in the second match of their Best of 5 Series
• Kurt Angle beat Rey Mysterio
• The Undertaker beat Orlando Jordan by DQ, failing to win the WWE Title (JBL nominated OJ to defend in his place, but then pulled the ref away for the DQ)

NXT 263​

NXT episode 263 took place from the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA and aired on April 8, 2015. It consisted of the NXT matches at WrestleMania Axxess for the recent WrestleMania 31.

• Hideo Itami beat Adrian Neville
• Finn Balor beat Tyler Breeze
• Hideo Itami beat Finn Balor to qualify for the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31 (of course, when this aired, Mania 31 had already happened, and Itami had already gone out before Los Matadores or Heath Slater)

Impact 263​

Impact episode 263 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on July 9, 2009.

• Homicide beat Doug Williams (w/ Magnus and Terry) in a Ladder match for the X Division Title Feast or Fired Briefcase
• Beer Money, Inc. beat the Motor City Machine Guns
• Tara beat Velvet Sky (w/ Angelina and Madison)
• Tara beat Angelina Love (w/ Madison) to win the TNA Knockouts Title (Angelina agreed to an immediate title match if Tara wouldn't use her spider to murder Velvet)
• AJ Styles/Daniels beat Kevin Nash/Matt Morgan
• Kurt Angle beat Mick Foley and Jeff Jarrett (Eric Young was special ref, called a submission for Foley when there wasn't one, then the Main Event Mafia attacked Foley)

 

[Chris]

Ha I wonder if Vic knew when he references that 49ers match Tuesday it'd be relevant to us today

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Last night's Dynamite was number 264

Nitro 264​

Nitro episode 264 took place from the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia and aired on October 9, 2000.

• Elix Skipper beat Rey Misterio Jr. (w/ Tygress) (Torrie Wilson came out for a distraction)
• Mark Jindrak/Sean O'Haire beat the Boogie Knights to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles (oh, where to begin here? Disco thought he'd won the belts but out came Commissioner Mike Sanders to say it didn't count because the ref had been bumped. Out came the rest of the Natural Born Thrillers for the DQ. Then Sanders reversed the DQ so the champs could pin the Boogie Knights easily)
• Tygress beat Torrie Wilson in a Down Underwear match (= Bra and Panties match, but the women start in stereotypical Halloween-costume Australian outfits. Then Shane Douglas tried to get Tygress but Konnan made the save)
• Booker T/Ernest "The Cat" Miller beat Kevin Nash/Mike Sanders
• Goldberg beat Big Vito (then Johnny the Bull attacked Vito, Goldberg made the save, and attacked Johnny too. Not beating the Steve Austin allegations here)
• Mike Awesome beat David Flair
• Lance Storm (w/ Team Canada) beat Konnan (w/ Rey and Tygress) to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Title (Shane Douglas attacked Konnan in plain sight of the referee)
• Sting beat Scott Steiner (Jeff Jarrett was guest referee, and he attacked Sting along with Steiner, then Booker and Cat came out in ref shirts too. This company)

RAW 264​

RAW episode 264 took place from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, TX and aired on June 15, 1998.

• The Rock beat Vader in a King of the Ring 1998 qualifying round match
• Darren Drozdov beat Jeff Jarrett (w/ Tennessee Lee) (Marc Mero w/ Jacqueline on commentary. There was an argument between Lee and Jacqueline and in the fracas Jarrett got hit in the cock by Mero)
• Val Venis beat Chainz
• Dustin Runnels beat Marc Mero (w/ Jacqueline) (Jarrett, Lee, and Southern Justice were all out for this match; so was Sable, who distracted Mero)
• Triple H beat X-Pac by count-out in a King of the Ring 1998 qualifying round match (Rock distracted HHH while Owen Hart attacked X-Pac and made him unable to get back in the ring)
• Owen Hart/Mark Henry beat Ken Shamrock/Dan Severn by DQ (DX attacked the Nation members)
• Kane/Mankind won a WWF World Tag Team Title #1 Contender's Royal Rumble (in case you care about the other teams... LoD 2000, New Midnights, Headbangers, DoA, Oddities, Too Much, Faarooq/Blackman, Bradshaw/TAKA, and Funk/Scorpio)
• Steve Austin/The Undertaker vs. Kane/Mankind in a Hell in a Cell match.... was a match (there really wasn't a finish here, it was just SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT)

SmackDown 264​

SmackDown episode 264 took place from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA and aired on September 2, 2004.

• John Cena/Rey Mysterio/Rob Van Dam beat Booker T/Kenzo Suzuki/Rene Dupree
• The FBI beat Billy Kidman/Paul London (for those keeping count, this is the second time in three weeks that the current tag champs have lost on TV)
• Orlando Jordan beat Charlie Haas (w/ Jackie)
• The Dudley Boyz (w/ Spike) beat Billy Gunn/Hardcore Holly (this is the last WWE appearance of singles Mr. Ass; it's not until 2012 he shows up again as part of the DX reunion for RAW 1000)
• Kurt Angle beat Eddie Guerrero in a 2/3 Falls match (Luther Reigns attacked Eddie for the third fall)

NXT 264​

NXT episode 264 took place from Full Sail University and aired on April 15, 2015.

• Solomon Crowe beat CJ Parker
• Baron Corbin beat Steve Cutler
• Enzo Amore/Colin Cassady (w/ Carmella) beat Angelo Dawkins/Sawyer Fulton (despite Blake and Murphy showing up to give Carmella flowers)
• Dana Brooke beat Blue Pants
• Sami Zayn beat Rhino

Impact 264​

Impact episode 264 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on July 16, 2009. It was the go-home show for Victory Road 2009. Get hyped for Jenna/Sharmell!

• Amazing Red beat Samoa Joe by DQ (Joe was DQ'd for kicking too much ass and also attacking the ref I guess)
• Suicide beat Chris Sabin (w/ Shelley)
• Homicide beat Suicide (this was the Feast or Fired cash-in)
• Sarita beat Alissa Flash
• Kevin Nash/Booker T/Scott Steiner (w/ Jenna and Sharmell) beat AJ Styles/Robert Roode/James Storm in a Tag Team Elimination match (and then the women started fighting! Get hyped for Jenna/Sharmell!)
• Kurt Angle vs. Sting in a Steel Cage match ended in a no contest (Samoa Joe broke into the cage, Taz's debut was teased, Jeff Jarrett and Mick Foley both got murdered by the MEM, what more do you want?)

 

[Chris]

Is that Dana's debut where she kicked Blue Pants in the vagina as hard as she could

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Is that Dana's debut where she kicked Blue Pants in the vagina as hard as she could

I forgot to mention that yeah, Dana was making her debut. It's weird because the official YT upload of that match hard cuts away from the punt. But you can see it at 2:36 here



Hoofs her, and the Full Sail audience notices this

 

[Chris]

I'll never forget that for as long as I live

 

[Rosie]

• Kevin Nash/Booker T/Scott Steiner (w/ Jenna and Sharmell) beat AJ Styles/Robert Roode/James Storm in a Tag Team Elimination match (and then the women started fighting! Get hyped for Jenna/Sharmell!)

 

[Comrade Khan]

that was hillarious and a horrible match lol - i was expecting a harder kick tho

 

[Chris]

that was hillarious and a horrible match lol - i was expecting a harder kick tho

I've probably exaggerated it as harder in my mind a lot in the last decade so me too