The show kicks off as the familiar voices of WCW welcome everybody to the rebirth of World Championship Wrestling: Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, and "American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. The set for WCW is a brand new look (Editor's Note: for those visualizing it: It's the 2003 SmackDown set but Thunder).
Out comes Booker T, to his new theme, holding both the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW United States Championship. He enters the ring and says how proud he is to be holding both titles here on the revival of WCW. He mentions that he has a WCW Desire tribute video for all the WCW fans from him and shows it, called "Lonely Road of Faith".
Once the tribute video finished Booker T says he plans on carrying WCW into the future as a double champion, when suddenly...
Out comes Triple H, who interrupts Booker and flat out tells him he doesn't give a damn about the old WCW. Hunter says it's a whole new ball game now that Trips runs the show. Booker has a small chuckle. Booker T: Well, Sucka, I get that you married the boss's daughter, or rather, the boss now, but tell you what, Hunter. I got friends in high places too. JJ Dillon: Booker, Hunter, I got here as fast as I could. Now I know what you're wondering Hunter, what the hell am I doing here? The answer's simple. I'm the representative of Turner Network. They sent me to keep, as it were... the balance of power in check. So Triple H, I'm gonna have to ask you to slow your role, son. TBS is, as it stands, worried about the powers that be for WCW and will have me make sure your biases will not run this show into the ground as long as it is on Turner Network. Booker T tells Hunter if he's feeling "froggy", Booker isn't doing anything tonight "sucka". Triple H retorts that he would, but unfortunately for him, he's busy... Triple H: But, you know what? I ran into an old friend the other day who's looking to kick the crap out of somebody from Houston. I think he'd be interested in giving you a good beatdown. Trips starts to leave as Dillon announces the match is official, to which Booker T tells Triple H, "Don't hate the playa, hate the game, sucka." Triple H mouths the words "I am the Game."
Rating: 66 |