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

[Finishline]

We're going to look back and say WOW... Impact and Dynamite put out bangers. No days off for them.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite (Title Tuesday) is number 210.

Nitro 210​

Nitro episode 210 took place from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA and aired on September 27, 1999.

• Chris Benoit beat Ernest "The Cat" Miller (w/ Sonny Onoo) to retain the WCW Television Title
• Buff Bagwell beat Vampiro (thankfully ICP have fucked off for a while to focus on the future JCW)
• Rey Misterio Jr. (w/ Filthy Animals) beat Dean Malenko (w/ Revolution)
• Goldberg beat Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart) (the 173-match streak started 2 years before... time changes a wrestler)
• Berlyn (w/ Wall) beat Evan Karagias
• Harlem Heat beat Barry/Kendall Windham (w/ Hennig and Curly Bill) to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles (we've seen the last of Bobby Duncum Jr., sadly)
• Rick Steiner beat Van Hammer (this was meant to be Hammer vs. Sid but I guess Rick is the "fuck you, no title shot for you" guy)
• Konnan beat Perry Saturn by DQ (interfering luchador stampede against Konnan)
• Billy Kidman beat Psicosis in a Hair vs. Mask Match
• Bret Hart/Ric Flair beat Sting/DDP/Lex Luger (Hogan was meant to be in this but Sting injured him)

This is also the show where Lex Luger regimmicked to The Total Package (literally the same just without the wrist tape). I'll still call him Luger though. It's also the episode where Dustin Rhodes as Seven was first teased. And no Sid interference! Truly a banner show.

RAW 210​

RAW episode 210 took place from the Mobile Civic Center and aired on May 19, 1997.

• Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) beat Crush (w/ the Nation) in the first round of King of the Ring 1997
• Bob Holly beat Owen Hart (w/ Neidhart and Bulldog)
• Scott Taylor beat Leif Cassidy
• Rockabilly (w/ Honky Tonk Man) beat Goldust (w/ Marlena and his daughter Dakota) by DQ
• Faarooq (w/ the Nation) beat Rocky Maivia
• Steve Austin beat Jim Neidhart by DQ

There was meant to be a Godwinns match but it was cut for time.

SmackDown 210​

SmackDown episode 210 took place from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, MI and aired on August 21, 2003. It was the SmackDown side go-home show for SummerSlam 2003.

• Rey Mysterio (w/ Billy Kidman) beat Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) (Zach Gowen interfered)
• The Basham Brothers (w/ Shaniqua) beat Billy Gunn/Jamie Noble (w/ Torrie and Nidia)
• Zach Gowen beat Brock Lesnar by DQ (yep, this is the show where Lesnar pretty much murdered the one-legged man)
• John Cena/A-Train beat Undertaker/Orlando Jordan
• Eddie Guerrero/Rhyno beat Chris Benoit/Tajiri
• Kurt Angle beat Big Show in a Street Fight

NXT 210​

NXT episode 210 took place from Full Sail University and aired on March 6, 2014. It was the fallout show from NXT ArRIVAL.

• Adrian Neville beat Camacho
• Charlotte (w/ Sasha Banks) beat Emma
• Corey Graves beat Yoshi Tatsu by count-out (Graves continued to attack Tatsu until Sami Zayn made the save)
• Adam Rose beat Wesley Blake (Adam Rose's debut!)
• Sami Zayn beat Corey Graves

Impact 210​

Impact episode 210 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on July 3, 2008.

• Motor City Machine Guns beat Beer Money, Inc. (w/ Jacqueline) (afterward, Beer Money attacked MCMG until Jim Cornette set them up for another match tonight)
• Moose beat Roxxi in a Bimbo Brawl
• Rey Bucanero beat Alex Koslov (w/ Daivari) in the second round of the 2008 World X Cup (Mexico vs. International)
• Milano Collection AT (w/ Masato Yoshino) beat Curry Man (w/ Kaz) in the second round of the 2008 World X Cup (Japan vs. TNA)
• Taylor beat Raisha Saeed (Taylor now gets a second shot at Awesome Kong)
• Kevin Nash/Samoa Joe beat Beer Money, Inc. (w/ Jacqueline)

Also featured on this show was Kurt Angle's blind date series, which was just awful.

 

[Finishline]

I can't even find a "Moose" as a knockout in Impact... someone help me out with this haha


And again, Dynamite 210 might beat all these in quality

 

[Chris]

I can't even find a "Moose" as a knockout in Impact... someone help me out with this haha


And again, Dynamite 210 might beat all these in quality

Mickie Knuckles

 

[Finishline]

Mickie Knuckles

Oh man, I don't even remember her. And I was watching back in 2008 lol

And while I'm on the subject, Impact should 1000% bring back the World X Cup.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 211.

Nitro 211​

Nitro episode 211 took place from the Kemper Arena and aired on October 4, 1999. This also happens to be the beginning of Vince Russo's run, so... it's going to get worse!

• Dean Malenko beat Rey Misterio Jr.
• Disco Inferno beat Psicosis to win the WCW Cruiserweight Title (yep, it's THIS series of Cruiserweight Title runs. Also, for those checking, the previous champion was Lenny, Psicosis never actually won the title off him, WCW stripped it because Turner didn't want the gay gimmick on their TV anymore)
• Sid Vicious beat Brian Adams to retain the WCW United States Title (Rick Steiner helped Sid, and yet no DQs)
• Goldberg beat Jerry Flynn
• Curt Hennig (w/ Kendall and Curly Bill) beat Brad Armstrong (who got killed by not only the West Texas Rednecks, but Berlyn and the Wall, to whom Armstrong was racist in a prior segment)
• Juventud Guerrera beat Kidman
• Bret Hart beat Chris Benoit (yep, it's the Owen Hart tribute match, a.k.a. the last truly great thing in WCW ever)
• Diamond Dallas Page beat Buff Bagwell
• Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair beat Sting/Lex Luger (I'm not fucking calling him the Total Package. Also Luger gave the Torture Rack to DDP by mistake.)

RAW 211​

RAW episode 211 took place from the Roberts Municipal Stadium in Evansville, IN and aired on May 26, 1997.

• The Legion of Doom beat Brian Pillman/Jim Neidhart by DQ (somehow this was Pillman's first in-ring appearance on a RAW. This wasn't his debut in-ring, as they spunked that away on Shotgun Saturday Night 2 days earlier. Also the Foundation interfered, obviously)
• D'Lo Brown (w/ the Nation) beat Bob Holly
• Jerry Lawler beat Goldust (w/ Marlena) in the first round of King of the Ring 1997
• Rocky Maivia beat Flash Funk
• Ahmed Johnson beat Vader to keep his spot in King of the Ring 1997
• Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) beat Rockabilly (w/ HTM)
• Steve Austin/Shawn Michaels beat Owen Hart/British Bulldog to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles

SmackDown 211​

SmackDown episode 211 took place from the Haskins Center in El Paso, TX and aired on August 28, 2003. It was the SmackDown side fallout show from SummerSlam 2003.

• Rey Mysterio beat Nunzio to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title
• Chris Benoit beat A-Train (w/ Sable)
• Eddie Guerrero beat John Cena by DQ to retain the WWE United States Title (this was a one-night story involving Cena stealing one of Eddie's tyres)
• The Undertaker beat Brock Lesnar and Big Show in a WWE World Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Steel Cage match

NXT 211​

NXT episode 211 took place from Full Sail University and aired on March 13, 2014.

• Paige beat Sasha Banks (w/ Charlotte)
• The Ascension beat Cal Bishop/Travis Tyler
• Mason Ryan beat Wesley Blake
• Alexander Rusev (w/ Lana) beat Xavier Woods
• Bo Dallas beat Colin Cassady

Impact 211​

Impact episode 211 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on July 10, 2008. It was the go-home show for Victory Road 2008.

• Homicide vs. Robert Roode in a Street Fight ended in a no contest (James Storm came in, attacked Homicide, handcuffed him, and beat the shit out of him. Hernandez came in and got beat up too. Hector Guerrero was the saviour. Also this was a literal street fight, in that it started in the car park.)
• Doug Williams beat Masato Yoshino in the second round of the 2008 World X Cup (International vs. Japan)
• Kip James/Tomko/Petey Williams (w/ Rhaka Khan) beat BG James/Matt Morgan/Eric Young
• Taylor Wilde beat Awesome Kong to win the TNA Knockouts Title
• Kaz beat Ultimo Guerrero in the second round of the 2008 World X Cup (TNA vs. Mexico)
• AJ Styles/Gail Kim/ODB beat Kurt Angle/Angelina Love/Velvet Sky

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 212.

Nitro 212​

Nitro episode 212 took place from the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and aired on October 11, 1999.

• Perry Saturn beat Rey Misterio Jr. by DQ (Kidman interfered)
• Disco Inferno beat Kaz Hayashi to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Title
• Meng beat Konnan
• Goldberg beat Horace Hogan
• Brian Knobbs (w/ Morrus and Jimmy Hart) beat Stevie Ray (w/ Booker T)
• Brad Armstrong beat La Parka (Berlyn and the Wall attacked both men but gave Armstrong the win)
• Berlyn (w/ Wall) beat Norman Smiley
• Dean Malenko/Perry Saturn (w/ Shane Douglas) beat Rey Misterio Jr,/Billy Kidman
• Sid Vicious beat Van Hammer to retain the WCW United States Title (with a bit of help from Rick Steiner)
• Ric Flair beat Curt Hennig (w/ Curly Bill)
• Bret Hart/Chris Benoit beat Lex Luger/Rick Steiner (w/ Elizabeth) by DQ (Sid interfered)

A very Russo show.

RAW 212​

RAW episode 212 took place from the Huntingdon Civic Arena and aired on June 2, 1997. It was the go-home show for King of the Ring 1997.

• Faarooq (w/ the Nation) beat Ahmed Johnson
• Owen Hart beat Bob Holly to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title
• Goldust (w/ Marlena) beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna)
• The Legion of Doom beat Shawn Michaels/Steve Austin by count-out, failing to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
• Mankind beat Savio Vega (w/ the Nation) in the first round of King of the Ring 1997
• Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) beat Sycho Sid

SmackDown 212​

SmackDown episode 212 took place from the New Orleans Arena and aired on September 4, 2003.

• The World's Greatest Tag Team beat the APA to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles
• Chris Benoit beat A-Train
• Kurt Angle vs, the Undertaker for the WWE Championship ended in a no contest (Brock Lesnar attacked both men)
• Rey Mysterio beat Tajiri to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title

Also Lesnar murdered Zach Gowen again to end the show.

NXT 212​

NXT episode 212 took place from Full Sail University and aired on March 20, 2014.

• Mojo Rawley beat Bull Dempsey
• Adam Rose beat Camacho
• Bayley (w/ Natalya) beat Sasha Banks (w/ Charlotte)
• Sheamus beat Aiden English

Impact 212​

Impact episode 212 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on July 17, 2008. It was the fallout show from Victory Road 2008.

• Petey Williams (w/ Rhaka Khan) beat Kaz to retain the TNA X Division Title
• Matt Morgan beat Jimmy Rave (w/ Christy Hemme)
• Matt Morgan beat Lance Hoyt (w/ Christy Hemme)
• Velvet Sky won a 10-woman battle royal
• Sonjay Dutt beat Eric Young and Johnny Devine
• Booker T (w/ Sharmell) beat Consequences Creed in a Stretcher match

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 213.

Nitro 213​

Nitro episode 213 took place from the First Union Center and aired on October 18, 1999. It was the go-home show for Halloween Havoc 1999. This is the first episode where Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara had full control... get ready!

• Juventud Guerrera vs. Evan Karagias went to a no contest (Bret Hart came into the ring and started a promo segment and then the match was just over)
• Disco Inferno beat Vampiro (and was then attacked by Lash LeRoux)
• Rey Misterio Jr./Konnan beat Harlem Heat to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles
• Meng beat Hugh Morrus (w/ Jimmy Hart)
• Berlyn (w/ Wall) beat Rick Steiner (Brad Armstrong came out to attack Berlyn, the Wall swung a chair, and hit Rick Steiner)
• Kidman (w/ Torrie) beat David Flair
• Madusa beat Mona in a New York Evening Gown match
• Sting beat Bret Hart to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Title (Lex Luger and Elizabeth interfered)
• La Parka beat Buff Bagwell (Buff told Parka to beat him, which he did, then the roster came out to celebrate Bagwell losing and we got a weird shooty promo... I'm just reading about this and I think I've got some material for my other theead)
• Chavo Guerrero Jr. beat Eddie Guerrero and Perry Saturn in an Elimination match
• Norman Smiley beat Horace Hogan in a Hardcore match
• Goldberg beat Lex Luger

RAW 213​

RAW episode 213 took place from the Hartford Civic Center and aired on June 9, 1997. It was the fallout show from King of the Ring 1997. There won't be any Bret Hart or Shawn Michaels on this show - they were sent home for a legit fight.

• Ahmed Johnson/Legion of Doom beat the Nation of Domination (post-match Crush and Savio Vega both abandoned Faarooq... let the Gang Warz begin!)
• The British Bulldog vs. Goldust (w/ Marlena) for the WWF European Title went to a no contest
• The Headbangers beat the Can-Am Express
• Rob Van Dam (w/ Jerry Lawler) beat Flash Funk
• Sycho Sid beat Owen Hart (w/ Jim Neidhart) (Ken Shamrock came out to neutralise Neidhart)
• Rockabilly (w/ Honky Tonk Man) beat Bart Gunn
• Mankind beat Brian Pillman by DQ (this was meant to be Austin/Pillman but Austin got attacked by the Hart Foundation. Mankind was then attacked by the Hart Foundation. Austin and Shamrock came out for the save but then Austin attacked Shamrock and flipped everyone off.)

SmackDown 213​

SmackDown episode 213 took place from the Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, AL and aired on September 11, 2003. This episode notably ran short because UPN wanted to draw WWE fans to the premiere episode of the awful sit"com" The Mullets (which happened to be wrestling themed).

• Tajiri/Nunzio beat Rey Mysterio/Billy Kidman
• Dawn Marie vs. Shaniqua went to a no contest (Torrie Wilson and Nidia came in to wipe out Shaniqua)
• Chris Benoit beat Rhyno
• Eddie Guerrero beat John Cena in a Latino Street Fight (a brawl in a car park surrounded by cars. Chavo interfered to help Eddie)
• The APA beat Matt Hardy/Shannon Moore
• Brock Lesnar vs. Stephanie McMahon never started (Kurt Angle saved Stephanie, thank FUUUUUUCK)

NXT 213​

NXT episode 213 took place from Full Sail University and aired on March 27, 2014. It was Vengeance week, themed around old rivalries and rematches.

• Mojo Rawley beat CJ Parker
• Tyler Breeze beat Xavier Woods
• Corey Graves beat Yoshi Tatsu
• Natalya (w/ Bret Hart) beat Charlotte (w/ Sasha) by DQ
• Adrian Neville beat Bo Dallas to retain the NXT Championship

Impact 213​

Impact episode 213 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on July 24, 2008.

• Consequences Creed beat Eric Young, Jimmy Rave (w/ Lance Hoyt) and Johnny Devine
• Matt Morgan beat Trevor Chavis
• Beer Money, Inc. (w/ Jacqueline) beat the Motor City Machine Guns in a Strap match
• Taylor Wilde beat Velvet Sky (quick roll-up)
• Taylor Wilde beat Velvet Sky (another quick roll-up)
• Taylor Wilde beat Velvet Sky by DQ (Angelina Love interfered)
• Kurt Angle/Team 3D beat AJ Styles/Christian Cage/Rhino in an Elimination Tables match (Frank Trigg screwed AJ)

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 214.

Nitro 214​

Nitro episode 214 took place from the America West Arena in Phoenix, AZ and aired on October 25, 1999. It was the fallout show from Halloween Havoc 1999. And Sting's just been stripped of the title so... 32 person tournament season baby!

• Norman Smiley beat Bam Bam Bigelow in a Hardcore match in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Lash LeRoux beat Curt Hennig by DQ (in a match where if Hennig were pinned or submitted, he'd be fired)
• Perry Saturn beat Eddie Guerrero (w/ Kidman and Torrie) in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (David Flair interfered)
• Meng beat Madusa in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Lex Luger (w/ Elizabeth) beat Rick Steiner by count-out in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Jeff Jarrett interfered but hit Steiner by mistake)
• Billy Kidman beat Konnan in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Harlem Heat attacked both men)
• Chris Benoit beat Dean Malenko in a Last Man Standing match
• Sting beat Brian Knobbs (w/ Hugh Morrus and Jimmy Hart) in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Billy Kidman/Konnan beat Harlem Heat to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship
• Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) vs. David Flair never started (Flair attacked DDP and he was stretchered off)
• A few porn stars beat the Outsiders (yes, this really happened)
• Bret Hart beat Goldberg in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament to win the WCW United States Title

RAW 214​

RAW episode 214 took place from the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY and aired on June 16, 1999. The tag titles are vacant due to the Bret/Shawn fight, so you know what that means... another tournament!

• Owen Hart/British Bulldog beat the New Blackjacks in the first round of a WWF World Tag Team Title tournament
• Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) beat Phineas I. Godwinn
• Chris Candido beat Brian Christopher by DQ (Jerry Lawler interfered, after JR and Paul Heyman on commentary became the first people in kayfabe to acknowledge Brian Christopher as Lawler's son)
• Goldust (w/ Marlena) beat Jim Neidhart
• Steve Austin beat Brian Pillman (w/ the Hart Foundation) by DQ
• Tommy Rogers beat Bobby Fulton
• The Headbangers beat Jerry Lawler/Rob Van Dam in the first round of a WWF World Tag Team Title tournament
• Faarooq/Kama Mustafa (w/ D'Lo Brown) beat Ahmed Johnson/Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) (and then Ahmed betrayed Taker for the Nation)

SmackDown 214​

SmackDown episode 214 took place from the RBC Center in Raleigh, NC and aired on September 18, 2003.

• Chris Benoit/Rey Mysterio beat Rhyno/Tajiri
• Shaniqua (w/ the Bashams) beat Torrie Wilson/Nidia (w/ Dawn Marie)
• Eddie/Chavo Guerrero beat the World's Greatest Tag Team to win the WWE Tag Team Titles
• Brock Lesnar beat Kurt Angle in a 60-minute Iron Man match to win the WWE Title

NXT 214​

NXT episode 214 took place from Full Sail University and aired on April 3, 2014.

• Emma beat Sasha Banks (w/ Charlotte)
• The Ascension beat Jack Hurley/Johnny Vandal
• Brodus Clay beat Xavier Woods
• Tyler Breeze beat Yoshi Tatsu
• Corey Graves beat Sami Zayn

Impact 214​

Impact episode 214 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on July 31, 2008.

• Beer Money, Inc. (w/ Jacqueline) beat Christian Cage/Rhino in a TNA World Tag Team Title #1 Contender match
• Jay Lethal/Curry Man/Shark Boy (w/ SoCal Val) beat Johnny Devine/Rock and Rave Infection (w/ Christy Hemme)
• Consequences Creed beat Petey Williams (w/ Rhaka Khan)
• Matt Morgan beat Sal Rinauro
• Gail Kim/Taylor Wilde beat the Beautiful People

 

[Dubb]

Ooh I was at that Smackdown live. Nice.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 215.

Nitro 215​

Nitro episode 215 took place from the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN and aired on November 1, 1999.

• Vampiro beat Berlyn (w/ Wall) in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Lash LeRoux beat Ernest "The Cat" Miller in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Buff Bagwell beat Stevie Ray by DQ in a Strap match in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Creative Control interfered against Buff. So he won by DQ. In a strap match. Mind-boggling stuff.)
• Curt Hennig beat Disco Inferno by count-out in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Norman Smiley beat Meng and the Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) in a Hardcore match
• Eddie Guerrero (w/ the Filthy Animalz) beat Perry Saturn (w/ the Revolution) in a Key to Torrie Wilson's Cage on a Pole Match (I must resist the urge to watch this entire show for my bad matches thread again... PLEASE)
• Sting/Lex Luger (w/ Elizabeth) beat Konnan/Billy Kidman (w/Torrie) by DQ, failing to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles
• Jeff Jarrett beat Booker T in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Madusa beat Evan Karagias in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (they put her back in despite losing to Meng because it wasn't a fair fight, apparently. This spot was meant for La Parka. Sad.)
• Chris Benoit beat Dean Malenko in a Steel Cage match in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Scott Hall beat Sid Vicious in the first round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament

Fuck me running

RAW 215​

RAW episode 215 took place from the Cobo Hall in Detroit, MI and aired on June 23, 1997.

• Ken Shamrock beat Rockabilly (w/ Honky Tonk Man)
• The Legion of Doom beat the Godwinns in the first round of a WWF World Tag Team Title tournament
• Flash Funk vs. Sabu (w/ Bill Alfonso) went to a double count-out (double down after a moonsault onto a table)
• Mankind beat the British Bulldog by DQ (Bulldog hit Mankind with a chair)
• Owen Hart (w/ Brian Pillman) beat Goldust (w/ Melina) and Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna) to retain the WWF Intercontinental Title (Pat Patterson was special referee)
• Brian Christopher beat Scott Taylor
• Faarooq/D'Lo Brown (w/ Kama) beat Undertaker/Vader (w/ Paul Bearer) in the first round of a WWF World Tag Team Title tournament

SmackDown 215​

SmackDown episode 215 took place from the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA and aired on September 25, 2003.

• Los Guerreros beat Matt Hardy/Shannon Moore to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles
• Tajiri beat Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Cruiserweight Title
• Bradshaw/Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) beat the Basham Brothers (w/ Shaniqua) by DQ
• Eddie Guerrero beat Charlie Haas to retain the WWE United States Title

NXT 215​

NXT episode 215 took place from Full Sail University and aired on April 10, 2014.

• Adam Rose beat Danny Burch
• Bayley beat Sasha Banks (w/ Charlotte)
• Mojo Rawley beat Sylvester Lefort
• Bo Dallas beat Justin Gabriel

Impact 215​

Impact episode 215 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on August 7, 2008. It was the go-home show for Hard Justice 2008.

• Roxxi beat Jacqueline in a Knockouts Bimbo Brawl (Traci Brooks was special guest referee)
• Sonjay Dutt beat Curry Man
• Lethal Consequences beat the Motor City Machine Guns
• Christian Cage/Rhino/Hernandez/Homicide (w/ Hector Guerrero) beat Brother Ray/Brother Devon/Robert Roode/James Storm in a No Disqualification match
• Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha and the Beautiful People) beat Salinas
• Weapons Gauntlet Battle Royal: Samoa Joe last eliminated Tomko

 

[Chris]

Why do I remember this Impact so vividly

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tomorrow's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 216.

Nitro 216​

Nitro episode 216 took place from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN and aired on November 8th, 1999.

• Billy Kidman (w/ the Filthy Animalz) beat Norman Smiley in a Hardcore match in the second round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Brian Knobbs interfered)
• Chris Benoit beat Madusa by DQ in the second round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Jeff Jarrett interfered)
• Rick Steiner beat Disco Inferno to retain the WCW Television Title (Tony Marinara brought a bucket that Steiner used)
• Goldberg beat Sting
• Buff Bagwell beat Vampiro (w/ the Misfits) in the second round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Berlyn interfered)
• Bret Hart beat Perry Saturn (w/ Douglas and Asya) in the second round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Booker T vs. Jeff Jarrett/Creative Control in a Handicap Harlem Street Fight ended in a no contest (Midnight debuted, got hit by a guitar, then the match just randomly ended)
• Dean Malenko/Asya beat Rey Misterio Jr./Torrie Wilson
• Sid Vicious vs. Lex Luger (w/ Elizabeth) ended in a no contest (Goldberg attacked both men)
• Brian Knobbs beat Bam Bam Bigelow by count-out in a Hardcore match (I repeat, by count-out, in a Hardcore match)
• Scott Hall (w/ Kevin Nash) beat Lash LeRoux in the second round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Jeff Jarrett beat Curt Hennig by count-out in the second round of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Creative Control put Hennig through a table)
• Scott Hall beat Bret Hart, Goldberg, and Sid Vicious in a Texas Tornado Ladder match (as opposed to other ladder matches, that have tags. Also Kevin Nash helped Hall)

RAW 216​

RAW episode 216 took place from the Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, IA and aired on June 30, 1997. It was the go-home show for Canadian Stampede: In Your House.

• Ken Shamrock beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna)
• Faarooq/D'Lo Brown (w/ Kama) beat the Legion of Doom in the semi-final of a WWF World Tag Team Title tournament
• Brian Christopher beat Scott Putski
• Brian Pillman beat Mankind by count-out (HHH interfered and Mankind chased him off)
• Owen Hart/British Bulldog beat the Headbangers in the semi-final of a WWF World Tag Team Title tournament
• Vader vs. Rockabilly (w/ Honky Tonk Man) never started (Vader no-sold a guitar shot and Undertaker ran in)
• Steve Austin beat Jim Neidhart (Hart Foundation interfered)

SmackDown 216​

SmackDown episode 216 took place from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI and aired on October 2, 2003.

• Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chavo) beat Matt Hardy (w/ Shannon Moore) to retain the WWE United States Title
• The Basham Brothers (w/ Shaniqua) beat the APA
• Chris Benoit beat Charlie Haas by DQ (A-Train interfered)
• Tajiri beat Billy Kidman to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Title
• Orlando Jordan beat Big Show by count-out (Big Show left because Eddie Guerrero's burritos gave him the shits)
• Brock Lesnar/John Cena beat Undertaker/Kurt Angle

NXT 216​

NXT episode 216 took place from Full Sail University and aired on April 17, 2014.

• Aiden English beat Colin Cassady
• Camacho beat Oliver Grey
• The Ascension beat Wesley Blake/Cal Bishop
• The Great Khali beat CJ Parker
• Tye Dillinger/Jason Jordan beat Baron Corbin/Sawyer Fulton
• Adrian Neville beat Brodus Clay by count-out (Brodus missed a splash on the outside)

Impact 216​

Impact episode 216 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on August 14, 2008. It was the fallout show from Hard Justice 2008.

• Christian Cage/Rhino beat the Rock and Rave Infection (w/ Christy Hemme)
• Matt Morgan beat Johnny Devine
• Sheik Abdul Bashir beat Jay Lethal
• Team 3D beat Samoa Joe/Kevin Nash (Joe/Nash won the match, but Joe attacked Devon with a chair and then punched the referee so the decision was reversed)
• Taylor Wilde beat Christy Hemme
• Hernandez (w/ Salinas) beat Robert Roode (w/ Storm and Jacqueline)
• AJ Styles beat Kurt Angle in a No Ropes Gold Medal Challenge for Angle's gold medals

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tonight's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 217.

Nitro 217​

Nitro episode 217 took place from the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock, AR and aired on November 15, 1999. It was the go-home show for Mayhem 1999.

• Norman Smiley beat Jimmy Hart in a Hardcore match
• Creative Control beat Booker T (Midnight came to lay out the Harris brothers after the match)
• Evan Karagias (w/ Madusa) beat Johnny Boone (yes, the referee Johnny Boone)
• Juventud Guerrera vs. Psicosis vs. Silver King vs. El Dandy vs. Villano V in a Pinata on a Pole match ended in a no contest ("Dr. Death" Steve Williams attacked everyone. Also Oklahoma was on commentary for this match)
• Goldberg beat Curt Hennig (this was in a weird angle where if Hennig got pinned he lost his job. However, he lost by submission. So, he kept his job. Vince Russo)
• Berlyn/The Wall beat Vampiro/Jerry Only/Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (yes, the members of the Misfits actually wrestled. For a certain value of "wrestled")
• Rick Steiner vs. Sid Vicious for the WCW Television Championship ended in a no contest (they brawled on the outside and just never got into the ring)
• Jerry Flynn beat The Barbarian in a Boiler Room Brawl (this actually happened, it's technically not a match, it's just a shot at when WWF did the Boiler Room Brawl. God, this show looks awful)
• Asya vs. Kimberly Page with Torrie Wilson as special guest referee ended in a no contest (no idea what happened here, the Animalz took Torrie away, David Flair came out with a crowbar in a ref shirt, David and Asya started fighting, the Revolution interfered, what the fuck)
• Chris Benoit (w/ Bret) beat Scott Hall (w/ Nash) in the quarter-finals of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Sid interfered but that wasn't the finish)
• Bret Hart beat Billy Kidman (w/ the Filthy Animalz) in the quarter-finals of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament
• Jeff Jarrett beat Buff Bagwell in the quarter-finals of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (the ref tied his shoelace, which led to Creative Control interference)
• Perry Saturn/Dean Malenko (w/ Douglas and Asya) beat Eddie Guerrero/Konnan in a House of Pain match (or at least I think they did????)
• Sting beat Lex Luger in the quarter-finals of the WCW Mayhem World Title Tournament (Meng interfered. Also Luger planned to sabotage Sting by giving him laxative-filled brownies. They got eaten by Jim Duggan instead. Vince Russo)
• Kevin Nash vs. Sid Vicious in a Street Fight ended in a no contest (Goldberg attacked both men)

SIXTEEN MATCHES. So many of them look awful. This is going to be a positive boon for my thread.

RAW 217​

RAW episode 217 took place from the Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and aired on July 7, 1997. It was the fallout show from Canadian Stampede: In Your House.

• The Great Sasuke beat TAKA Michinoku (this was actually Sasuke's last match, as he claimed he would refuse to defend the WWF Light Heavyweight Title in the US if he won it. He was meant to win it. Wow, the more I learn about this Sasuke guy...)
• Crush (w/ DoA) vs. Savio Vega (w/ Boricuas) went to a no contest (big old Gang Warz brawl)
• Owen Hart/British Bulldog (w/ Neidhart and Pillman) beat Faarooq/D-Lo Brown (w/ Kama) by count-out in the final of a WWF World Tag Team Title tournament (they'll face Steve Austin/??? next week)
• Steve Austin beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley (w/ Chyna)
• Brian Christopher beat Eric Shelley
• Bret Hart beat Goldust

SmackDown 217​

SmackDown episode 217 took place from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, CT and aired on October 9, 2003.

• Tajiri beat Ultimo Dragon
• The Undertaker beat Chuck Palumbo (w/ Stamboli and Nunzio)
• Big Show beat Orlando Jordan
• Shannon Moore (w/ Matt Hardy) beat Zach Gowen (at 4:33, this was the LONGEST match on the show)
• A-Train/Basham Brothers beat Chris Benoit/APA
• Brock Lesnar beat Paul London to retain the WWE Title
• Big Show beat Chavo Guerrero by count-out (which was a setup to spray Big Show with sewage from a sewage truck, in case the shit references with Big Show didn't pop you last week. This show was sewage overall)

NXT 217​

NXT episode 217 took place from Full Sail University and aired on April 24, 2014.

• Alexander Rusev (w/ Lana) beat Travis Tyler
• Charlotte/Sasha Banks beat Paige/Emma
• Tyson Kidd beat Mason Ryan
• Tyler Breeze beat Angelo Dawkins
• Sami Zayn/Usos beat Corey Graves/Ascension (holy shit, this is a Bloodline match)

Impact 217​

Impact episode 217 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on August 21, 2008.

• Hernandez (w/ Hector Guerrero and Salinas) beat Robert Roode (w/ Storm and Jacqueline)
• Eric Young/BG James beat the Motor City Machine Guns
• Matt Morgan beat Frankie Capone
• Booker T (w/ Sharmell) beat Rhino
• Consequences Creed beat Petey Williams (w/ Rhaka Khan) by DQ, failing to win the TNA X Division Title
• Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha) beat Gail Kim in a Street Fight
• AJ Styles (w/ Samoa Joe) beat Kurt Angle (w/ Booker T) in a Ladder Match to retain Angle's gold medal

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Tomorrow's episode of AEW Dynamite is number 218.

Nitro 218​

Nitro episode 218 took place from the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI and aired on November 22, 1999. It was the fallout show from Mayhem 1999.

• Creative Control beat Rey Misterio Jr./Billy Kidman to win the WCW World Tag Team Titles (God has left this place)
• Perry Saturn (w/ Asya) beat Evan Karagias (w/ Madusa) (Brad Armstrong as Buzzkill was on commentary for this match)
• Vampiro (w/ the Misfits) beat the Wall (w/ Berlyn) by DQ (Oklahoma was on commentary)
• Bret Hart beat Jeff Jarrett (w/ Creative Control) to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship (Dustin Rhodes interfered)
• Eddie Guerrero (w/ Konnan) beat Billy Kidman (w/ Torrie Wilson)
• Meng beat Elizabeth (in a shark cage, w/ Lex Luger) by DQ (Sting attacked Meng)
• Lash LeRoux beat Disco Inferno
• Tygress vs. Spice ended in a no contest (Skye interfered)
• Booker T vs. Buff Bagwell ended when one of Creative Control pinned Bagwell (Curt Hennig was also involved in this, somehow. This is why people self harm)
• Asya (w/ Perry Saturn) beat Madusa (w/ Evan Karagias)
• Dean Malenko beat Chris Benoit in a Flag match
• Meng beat Sting in a No Disqualification match
• The Outsiders beat Goldberg/Sid Vicious

RAW 218​

RAW episode 218 took place from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, TX and aired on July 14, 1997.

• Ivan Putski/Scott Putski beat Jerry Lawler/Brian Christopher
• TAKA Michinoku beat Yoshihiro Tajiri
• Miguel Perez Jr./Jose Estrada Jr. (w/ Vega and Castillo) beat the Headbangers
• Ken Shamrock beat Jim Neidhart
• Vader (w/ Paul Bearer) beat Flash Funk
• Steve Austin/Dude Love beat Owen Hart/British Bulldog to win the vacant WWF World Tag Team Titles

SmackDown 218​

SmackDown episode 218 took place from the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH and aired on October 16, 2003. It was the go-home show for No Mercy 2003.

• Chris Benoit beat Doug Basham (w/ Danny)
• Tajiri vs. Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) for the WWE Cruiserweight Title ended in a no contest (Nidia got misted and that was so traumatising they forgot to have a finish)
• Eddie Guerrero beat Rhyno
• Rey Mysterio beat Johnny Stamboli

NXT 218​

NXT episode 218 took place from Full Sail University and aired on May 1, 2014.

• Tyson Kidd beat Bo Dallas
• Sasha Banks (w/ Charlotte) beat Bayley in the quarter-finals of an NXT Women's Title tournament
• Adam Rose beat Danny Burch
• Natalya beat Layla in the quarter-finals of an NXT Women's Title tournament
• Mojo Rawley beat Oliver Grey
• Adrian Neville beat Brodus Clay in a No Disqualification match to retain the NXT Championship

Impact 218​

Impact episode 218 took place from the Impact Zone and aired on August 28, 2008.

• Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha) beat Sojo Bolt
• Lethal Consequences beat Petey Williams/Sheik Abdul Bashir (w/ Rhaka Khan)
• Curry Man beat Jimmy Rave (w/ Christy Hemme)
• Kurt Angle beat Kevin Nash
• The Beautiful People (w/ Kip James) beat Taylor Wilde/Roxxi