WCW Monday Nitro
December 11th, 2000
Bossier City, Louisiana
December 11th, 2000
Bossier City, Louisiana
The show begins with our commentary team promoting tonight’s Starrcade Rewind match. Tonight’s Starrcade Rewind will be the main event, and it will be Diamond Dallas Page vs. Vader in a No Disqualification match.
Chris Benoit defeated William Regal. Regal is epic and held his own here, however he opted to try and use his WCW Television Title to gain an unfair advantage. Regal’s challenger for said title at Starrcade, D’Lo Brown ran down and prevented Regal from cheating. As Regal was distracted, he then turned into the Crossface and had no choice but to submit.
Post match, somewhat out of character, Chris Benoit opted to grab a microphone. He says that an ending he’s been trying to avoid for a long time now has become inevitable. He understands Ric Flair is ‘The Man’, and ‘The Nature Boy’, and sometimes that’s just Ric, but enough is enough. Last week and World War 3 were too much, and now it has to happen, AND BENOIT OFFICIALLY CHALLENGES RIC FLAIR TO A MATCH AT STARRCADE~!
WCW Tag Team Champions Edge and Christian teamed with Kurt Angle and defeated the makeshift team of Booker T, Matt Hardy and Val Venis. Finally, the unlikely tandem of Booker and Venis broke down, as they accidentally hit each other throughout the match. With tensions building, they started fighting each other, with left Hardy alone to be hit with the Angle Slam and pinned by Kurt.
After the match, with Booker and Venis preoccupied, the tag champs stalks Hardy for the Conchairto, but they are interrupted by Lita running down. As this happening, Val and Booker managed to team up again fighting Angle to the back, meaning there’s nobody to intervene. As Lita pleads with them not to hurt Matt, EDGE RUNS THROUGH LITA WITH A SPEAR!!! After that heinous act, with Lita out of the equation, they line up the Conchairto again, but Jeff Hardy runs down, armed with a LADDER… AND HE RUNS THROUGH EDGE AND CHRISTIAN WITH THE LADDER!!! The tag champs hurry to the back to lick their wounds, as Jeff checks on his brother and Lita.
Chris Jericho defeated Billy Kidman VIA DQ therefore Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. Interestingly enough considering their history, Jericho seemed to be determined to prove the myth wrong and Powerbomb Kidman but was unable to do so. Due to growing frustration, in a repeat from last week, Jericho brought a steel chair into the ring, however Kidman was able to snatch the chair away and nail Jericho with it.
After the DQ had been called, Kidman goes nuts on Jericho with the steel chair!!! The Cruiserweight champion loses it, until a bunch of officials and security come down to break it up. As things are being calmed down, WCW President Jim Cornette makes his way onto the stage. Cornette says he has given these guys multiple opportunities to sort out their issues, but this is enough. They’ve forced his hand, and he REALLY didn’t want to do this. This issue will be done one way or another, because at Starrcade, they’ll meet one last time. This ends FOR GOOD. Chris Jericho vs. Billy Kidman. WCW United States title vs. WCW Cruiserweight title. TITLE VS. TITLE. NO DISQUALIFICATIONS. LOSER LEAVES TOWN~!
Dean Malenko defeated Perry Saturn via submission. Sensing Saturn was in trouble, fellow Flock member Buff Bagwell attempted to interfere with a steel chair, but Bagwell was intercepted by Horseman, Jamie Noble. Noble snatches the chair away and as the referee tries to get rid of Bagwell, Noble shows the Horsemen can play just as dirty, as Noble hits Saturn in the back with the steel chair as he bounces off the ropes. Saturn crumbled to the canvas and Malenko was able to lock in the Cloverleaf.
Post match, all four men continue to brawl, until Curt Hennig runs down to give The Flock the numbers advantage… But then Diamond Dallas Page runs down to even the odds, and The Flock are forced to retreat.
Backstage, The Hardy Boyz are having a discussion about Starrcade, when they are attacked from behind by Edge and Christian. The Hardyz are quick to fight back, but then Kurt Angle gets involved and helps give Edge and Christian the advantage. This continues until Booker T and Val Venis intervene. They both fight Angle, but then Booker and Venis start fighting each other again. It’s complete mayhem in the back, and once again, Jim Cornette is forced to have security and officials split up a brawl. Getting increasingly frustrated, Cornette announces that it will be Booker T vs. Kurt Angle vs Val Venis in a Triple Threat Match at Starrcade. On top of that, the already booked WCW Tag Team Championship match between Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz will now be a LADDER MATCH~!
D'Lo Brown defeated Kaz Hayashi via pinfall. Brown finishes off Hayashi with the Lo Down. After the match, Brown celebrates and then exits the ring. He stops at the top of the ramp and turns back to face the fans, allowing William Regal to nail him from behind with the TV Title.
Next up we get an in ring promo from Ric Flair, who responds to the challenge made by Chris Benoit earlier tonight. Flair accepts Benoit’s challenge to a match at Starrcade. He talks about how he took Benoit from a nothing with big potential and made him into the man who held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Flair says he can tell that Benoit wants to be ‘The Man’, but just like the saying goes; in order to be the man, you have to beat the man.
Vader defeated Diamond Dallas Page via pinfall in a No Disqualification Match. The ending came about after Vader Powerbombed DDP through two chairs.
After the match, Vader gets no time to celebrate as Scott Norton runs down to brawl with him. It isn’t long before Goldberg and Scott Steiner join the fray as well. As these behemoths battle it out, The Flock sneak to the ring and focus their attentions on attacking Diamond Dallas Page. The beatdown continues until Sting repels down from the rafters. Sting cleans house, removing The Flock from the ring with only Hollywood Hogan and WCW World Heavyweight Champion Raven escaping unscathed. As the dastardly duo back up the ramp, Jim Cornette makes one last appearance and announces next week’s final Starrcade Rewind match. IT WILL BE HOGAN VS. STING NEXT WEEK ON NITRO~!
END OF SHOW
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WCW Starrcade
December 24th, 2000
Washington, D.C.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Raven (c) defends against Sting
Chris Benoit vs. Ric Flair
Fatal Four Way Match:
Goldberg vs. Scott Norton vs. Scott Steiner vs. Vader
WCW Tag Team Championship;
Ladder Match:
Edge and Christian (c) defend against The Hardy Boyz
WCW United States Championship vs. WCW Cruiserweight Championship;
Loser Leaves Town;
No Disqualification Match:
Billy Kidman (c) vs. Chris Jericho (c)
WCW Television Championship Match:
William Regal (c) defends against D’Lo Brown
Triple Threat Match:
Booker T vs. Kurt Angle vs. Val Venis
Six Man Tag Team Match:
Buff Bagwell, Curt Hennig and Perry Saturn vs. Dean Malenko, Diamond Dallas Page and Jamie Noble
Bonus Battle Royal
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WCW Starrcade
December 24th, 2000
Washington, D.C.
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match:
Raven (c) defends against Sting
Chris Benoit vs. Ric Flair
Fatal Four Way Match:
Goldberg vs. Scott Norton vs. Scott Steiner vs. Vader
WCW Tag Team Championship;
Ladder Match:
Edge and Christian (c) defend against The Hardy Boyz
WCW United States Championship vs. WCW Cruiserweight Championship;
Loser Leaves Town;
No Disqualification Match:
Billy Kidman (c) vs. Chris Jericho (c)
WCW Television Championship Match:
William Regal (c) defends against D’Lo Brown
Triple Threat Match:
Booker T vs. Kurt Angle vs. Val Venis
Six Man Tag Team Match:
Buff Bagwell, Curt Hennig and Perry Saturn vs. Dean Malenko, Diamond Dallas Page and Jamie Noble
Bonus Battle Royal