January 10, 2000
The show began with one of the coller things I've seen in awhile. Every Superstar in the WWF came to the ring, by onesies, twosies, and whole stables. Two major omitions however. DX, and The Rock. The Rock's music hit and he made his way down to a ring surrounded by superstars. He announced that they have elected him to be their speaker, and called out Triple H and Stephanie. The Rock threatened that if Triple H didn't meet their demands, every superstar is planning on walking out and joining the World Rock Federation (WRF). First on the list, Reinstate MICK FOLEY! Triple H agreed, but said that he was planning on it anyway. Secondly, no more "You're Fired" or Pink Slip Matches. Once again, they buckled. Lastly, no unjustified firings. Again, they agreed. What's this? Screeching tires? MANKIND IS BACK! Mick Foley made his way through the crowd, and into the ring to thank The Rock. He set up the Main Event for the Royal Rumble, with a few stipulations to be added later. Mick Foley vs. Triple H at Madison Square Garden! The Rock then got the stick again, and threw his name into the Royal Rumble. Mick and The Rock then put together one hell of a card for tonight. Road Dogg vs. Billy Gunn Now that was a cool beginning ;D During the break, the remaining members of DX became really hostile with Triple H and walked out on him. Road Dogg vs. Mr. Ass After the match, Road Dogg extended his hand but Mr. Ass just shoved him and left the ring. Uh oh. Backstage, The Hardy Boyz with Terri are shown signing up for a match later tonight. The Hardy Boyz vs. Kurt Angle and Steve Blackman Mankind shown with the fake Mankind (Mideon) tied up in a room as he taunts him. European Title Match Edge is engaged to Val Venis' sister, and Edge announced that Val wouldn't be the best man because Christian would be. He seemed quietly pissed off, but didn't express it in anyway. Backstage, the problems between DX continued as Road Dogg and Mr. Ass continued to fight. Chris Jericho and Chyna vs. The Holly Cousins Backstage Mankind threw hot coffee in the face of Faux-Mankind. Non-Title Match 6 Man Tag Match Backstage Mick Foley warned the fake Mankind that if he didn't cooperate, he's have to watch an hour of Al Snow matches! MWAHAHAHAHA! After much deliberation, he finally agreed to untie the poor guy. D'Lo Brown and Godfather vs. The Dudley Boyz HAHAHA! Backstage Mankind went up to Tori and said that they never got a chance to talk anymore. He said "I've always wanted to tell you how much I admire your .. sweaty, heavy, voluptious breasts!" HAHA! "I've always told you that I'm a good kisser, but in addition to that I've compiled a list of 17 other things I'd like to do to those bad boys." Sorry, I have to wipe a tear from my eyes now. ;) He said that he'd be in room 3, waiting for her. After the break, Tori brought Kane to room 3 to destroy Mankind but found the faux-Mankind and started beating. Kane administered one royal beating to poor Mideon as he ran out of the building. Test and The Big Show vs. Bossman and Prince Albert After the match, Albert knocked down Bossman and Big Show did a DOUBLE Chokeslam to both men! DX vs. The Acolytes and The Rock 'n' Sock Connection After the match, Triple H continued the assault on Mankind. Mankind is busted wide open. Mankind taking control again! Picks up the steel steps and almost takes off Triple H's head. Pieces of the Announce Table are flying everywhere! Hip Toss through the table! I could've sworn I just saw Mankind give the "Bang Bang!" hand thingy. Shivers, absolute shivers.
Hosted by Jim Ross and Michael Hayes
Live from St. Louis, MO
Triple H vs. X-Pac
DX vs. The Acolytes and The Rock 'n' Sock Connection
Both men started out with a strong grapple, and had it broken up by the ref. Mr. Ass attacked Road Dogg with a clothsline from behind after another broken grapple. Gunn took advantage with several right hands to the face and began choking Road Dogg. Snapmare takover and a knee drop. Near fall, but Road Dogg kicks out. Road Dogg began to fight back, but Mr. Ass lifted a knee and knocked the wind out of the Dogg. RD thrown over the toprope, and to the outside. After dropping him face-first on the guird rail, both men went back in the ring. RD taking advantage again with the Rockin' Punches and Knee Drop. Jackhammer by Gunn! Mr. Ass attempts the Fame-Asser, but Road Dogg reverses it into a slam for the pin.
Winner: Road Dogg
Fireman's carry by Angle on Matt to begin the match. Matt Hardy with a Back Body Drop and a Neckbreaker before tagging in Jeff Hardy. After the Springboard Leg to the Throat, Angle retaliated and tagged in Blackman. Blackman slid to the outside, and was hit with an Asai Moonsault by Jeff. Jeff followed up with an attempted Hurricanrana off the guird rail, but Blackman caught him and swung him into the steel steps. Angle back in, but gets a Flipping Dropkick that knocks him off the apron. Matt Hardy back in, but Blackman coming after him with the Kendo Stick. Missile Dropkick off the turnbuckle by Jeff Hardy, followed up by a Swinging Neckbreaker by Matt, and the Hardy Boyz win!
Winner: The Hardy Boyz
Val Venis (c) vs. Edge
Tazz's symbol appeared on the Titantron as Edge's music was playing before the match. Edge started off with a fast elbow, but Venis came rich back. Inverted Headscissors by Edge, but couldn't get the 3. Spinebuster by Val, and another failed cover. Sleeper by Edge, but Venis reverses it into a beautiful Powerbomb. Edge dropped face first on the turnbuckle, followed by another cover. Spinning Neckbreaker reversed into a DDT by Edge. Clothsline by Edge followed by a Back Body Drop and a Missile Dropkick. DOWNWARD SPIRAL! Venis' foot on the ropes for the count though. Fisherman's Suplex by Venis, for the 3 count.
Winner: Val Venis to retain
Jericho and Hardcore began the match with Jericho taking the advantage early on. A tag to Chyna and the doubleteam with a Double Backbody Drop. Crash tagged in and Jericho helped Chyna fight him off. Hard clothsline by Chyna, but Crash manages to tag in Hardcore. Spike Spinebuster maneuver, and Hardcore has the advantage. Scoop Slam, and a tag to Crash who goes up top. Crash lands rather harshly on his Supercruiserweights when Chyna raises her leg up. Hardcore tagged in and prevents Chyna from tagging Jericho. Jericho left the ring with the IC Belt in hand as Chyna was pinned.
Winners: The Holly Cousins
Triple H (c) vs. X-Pac
Both men started off with a few strong grapples, but Triple H refused to make a clean break and hit X-Pac with a strong right hand. X-Pac came back with two Spinning Heel Kicks, followed by a clothsline over the toprope. Baseball slide into the guard rail by X-Pac! Triple H regained himself and dropped X-Pac headfirst on the Announce Table and threw hi m into the steps. Back in the ring, Triple H continued the assault with a Knee to the face. Triple H went for the Pedigree, but X-Pac hit him with a low blow and follows it up with another SPinning Heel Kick. Bronco Buster! X-Pac goes up top, but Stephanie knocks him off and Triple H follows up with the Pedigree for the win.
Winner: Triple H
Too Cool and Rakishi Phatu vs. The Headbangers and Al Snow
Triple team on Christopher to begin the match, and all 3 men take turns beating on him. G'Master finally comes back with a Powerslam and tags in Rakishi. Superkick! Belly to Belly Suplex! Banzai Drop! Fire Thunder Driver by Phatu and he picks up the pin. Damn this man is popular, and boy can he dance ;)
Winners: Too Cool and Rakishi Phatu
The Dudley Boyz came in swinging, but when the smoke finally cleared the Godfather took over with a Hip Toss. D'Lo in with a Scoop Slam and a missed Legdrop. Powerbomb by Buh Buh Ray Dudley, followed by the Toprope Headbutt maneuver. D-Von in. Vertical Suplex on D'Lo, followed by a 2 count. Buh Buh back in, but D'Lo comes back with the Sky High! Both men out! Godfather and D-Von in. Godfather with two Back Body Drops on the Dudleys. Ho Train on D-Von! D'Lo up to the top, but Buh BUh pulls D-Von out of harm's way. The Dudley Boyz try to steal the Hoes, but both teams get DQed as they brawl on the aisle.
Bossman and Albert stormed the ring, but lost control quickly. Both men thrown into each other for a hard beginning. Bossman accidently nailed Albert with the nightstick early on, which allowed Test to hit the Elbow Drop for the pin.
Winners: Big Show and Test
This match was slow to start, but when it finally did The Rock came out swinging on Mr. Ass. Gunn counters a clothsline attempt into a Neckbreaker and takes control. The Rock fought his way back up, but kept getting nailed by Gunn. Samoan Drop on Billy Gunn! Spinebuster on Road Dogg! Rock Bottom on Ass, but X-Pac breaks up the pin attempt. Bradshaw and Road Dogg in. Road Dogg comes back with a kick to the face, but is leveled by a high boot. X-Pac in, and meets Bradshaw's knee. High Heel Kick by X-Pac. X-Pac with a Crossbody attempt, but Bradhsaw catches him into a Fallaway Slam. Faarooq in with a quick voer, but only a two count. Spinning Heel Kick! Faarooq with a HUGE Powerslam counter on X-Pac and tags in The Rock. Faarooq back in. Faarooq gives the DX chops to a huge ovation and attempts the Dominator. X-Pac reversed it into a DDT, and Mankind and Triple H in! Hundreds of right hands to Triple H! Huge knee! Facebuster by Triple H as he regains control. Triple H goes to his corner, but no one will take the tag! DX abandons Triple H! The Rock and The Acolytes follow DX out of the ring, leaving Triple H and Mankind alone! DOUBLE ARM DDT! Mankind attempts to put Socko on Stephanie as she interferes, but Triple H regains his momentum. Mankind into the steel steps! HARD shot with the Ring Bell to Mick's head. Pedigree through the Announce Table! Back in the ring, ANOTHER PEDIGREE and a 3 count.
Winner: Triple H (and DX).
January 10, 2000
The show started off as Terry Funk arrived in a limousine with Arn Anderson, Larry Zbyszko, and Paul Orndorff.
WCW World Tag Team Title Match
Backstage, the nWo arrived and the band gave Scott Steiner a car full of beautiful women for his birthday.
Backstage, Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Paul Orndorff, and Larry Zbyszko sat watching the monitor.
Backstage, Scott Steiner was shown entering a room with his birthday girls.
Interview: Oklahoma said women belong in the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant. He stated that he would take the Cruiserweight Title from Madusa at Souled Out. He then challenged any women in the building to come out and get their ass kicked. The music played and out walked Asya. Oklahoma, with no time to change his pants, took his beating from the Revolution bodyguard as Madusa made her way to the ring. He broke the BBQ sauce bottle over Asya's head as Madusa entered the ring. Before she could do anything, he cracked her in the head with a broom and broke it over her back.
Backstage, Terry Funk and company made their way to the ring.
Backstage, the nWo stood outside Scott Steiner's door calling his name.
Interview: Terry Funk, Arn Anderson, Paul Orndorff and Larry Zbyszko
Backstage, The Old Age Outlaws discussed their plans for the nWo.
Backstage, Buff Bagwell and DDP were shown making their way to the ring.
Outside, Arn Anderson approached a limousine but after opening the door, realized he had the wrong one.
Backstage, Kimberly was shown walking into the arena.
Backstage, when Kevin Nash told Bret he would just lay down for him, Hart said he didn't want to win like that. Nash then said he would take the belt from Hart.
Interview: Buff Bagwell and Diamond Dallas Page
Bunkhouse Brawl Match
Backstage, Scott Steiner let the first round of girls out of the room and brought the next round in.
Backstage, Jeff Jarrett told Nash to kick Bret out of the nWo. Nash said they would after he took his title.
Backstage, the Old Age Outlaws congratulated George Steele as Funk told Arn to go get the next guy.
Interview: Stevie Ray
Backstage, Jeff Jarrett told Bret Hart that he thought Nash was jealous because he didn't have a belt. Hart said Nash disrespected him.
Dungeon Match
Interview: Tank Abbot came to the ring and ran down WCW Head of Security Doug Dillinger. He told Del linger he would give him a free shot if he came to the ring. Dillinger came out and tried to calm Tank down. As Abbot grabbed Dillinger by the tie, Doug took his shot and both men went to the canvas. Security immediately hit the ring and cuffed Tank. Jerry Flynn ran in and got his revenge on Abbot, kicking him in the head, as he was handcuffed and defenseless.
Outside, Arn Anderson greeted the next opponent for Jarrett, "Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
Backstage, Bret Hart and Kevin Nash were shown preparing for their match.
Backstage, Chris Benoit was shown lying on the ground, a victim of an attack.
Steel Cage Match
Backstage, Zbyszko and Orndorff tied a drunk Scott Steiner to the wall as Funk gave him his birthday present, putting a bar of soap in Big Poppa Pump's mouth.
WCW World Heavyweight Title Match
Report by Bill Johnson & WCW.com
Hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan, and Mike Tenay
Live from Buffalo, NY
Falls Count Anywhere Match
David Flair and Crowbar with Daffney Unger d. The Filthy Animals with Rey Mysterio, Jr. and The Revolution with Asya
The Filthy Animals and The Revolution started the fight before the champions even came to the ring. Once they came out, all six remained inside, each team trying to annihilate one another. Daffney Unger screamed at the top of her lungs for no reason. Malenko attacked Mysterio outside the ring as Perry Saturn headed into the crowd. Douglas and Malenko put Mysterio onto a table by the stage. Saturn appeared from above on the first tier of the balcony where he jumped down, crashing through the table with Rey on it. Both men were injured in the jump, but David Flair seized the moment and covered Saturn for the win, retaining the tag team titles. Rey Mysterio was wheeled out on a stretcher.
Funk carried a branding iron from his infamous Double Cross Ranch. Funk named his group the Old Age Outlaws. Arn said he would get revenge on the nWo sometime in the night. Zbyszko said that tradition still rules and legends never die. Orndorff pointed out the Power Plant Elite at ringside. The nWo music played and the band hit the stage with their bevy of beauties. Nash berated Funk's attire. Funk told Jarrett he would be in three matches - a wrestling match, a bunkhouse match, and a steel cage match. Funk told Jarrett he would be facing three of Terry's very close friends and the referee would be Chris Benoit. Bret said that wasn't fair, so Funk told him his match for the night. Bret would be defending the WCW Title against fellow nWo member Kevin Nash. The Funker said if they took it easy on each other, they would be suspended for a year without pay and Bret would be stripped of the title. In closing, the commish told Scott Steiner that he would get his mouth washed out with soap.
This was a five-minute face to face interview to try to get some of their problems out in the air. They were told that if they lost their tempers and came to blows, they would be fined $50,000. DDP tried to antagonize Buff, but Bagwell said he and Kimberly were just friends. Page accused Buff of hitting on his wife at a bar in Little Rock, but Bagwell once again said he and Kim were only friends. Backstage, Kimberly watched on a monitor. Bagwell said he would take a lie detector test. DDP said the boys tell him that Buff brags about Kim's birthmark. When Buff said all the boys have seen it, DDP punched him twice in the face but, as he turned to leave, Bagwell attacked Page with a police baton and slapped his face, all the while still proclaiming his innocence.
George "The Animal" Steele d. Jeff Jarrett
Benoit was the special referee. Jarrett came to the ring with a wheelbarrow full of plunder. The Old Age Outlaws came out and introduced George "The Animal" Steele as Jarrett's first opponent. Steele came to the ring with a bucket of trash cans, which he threw into the ring. As Steele ripped open a turnbuckle, Jarrett blasted him with a guitar shot. The Chosen One turned around and was caught with a spinebuster courtesy of Anderson. Benoit rolled Steele on top of Jarrett and counted the three count, giving The Animal the win.
Ray put down the entire announcing team and the people of Buffalo. Ray said that Harlem Heat never got a chance until Booker T went solo and won the TV Title. Booker and Midnight came to the ring. Booker asked his brother what the problem was. Booker said he would never wrestle his brother, but as he walked away, Ray spun him around and slapped him across the face. Booker then said he would wrestle Stevie at Souled Out.
Tito Santana d. Jeff Jarrett
Funk came to the ring and introduced Tito Santana as the next opponent for Jeff Jarrett. The Chosen One pushed the Buffalo Bills' Ted Washington at ringside. Once inside, Jarrett and Santana hooked it up, with the US champion getting the better of the fight. Jarrett and Benoit shoved each other, allowing Tito to take control. As Zbyszko "distracted" Benoit, Washington came from the crowd and up onto the apron. He shoved Jarrett into an awaiting Paul Orndorff piledriver. "Mr. Wonderful" put Tito on top and Benoit counted the fall, making Jarrett's record for the night 0-2 so far.
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka d. Jeff Jarrett
Jarrett beat on Snuka, running him again and again into the steel cage. Benoit came down the aisle and entered the ring. Once inside, Benoit fought Jarrett, taking him to the canvas. The Crippler started to the top, but Jarrett stopped him. Orndorff and Zbyszko entered the ring and took Jarrett down. As Snuka turned around and noticed Jarrett out on the mat, He started is ascent to the top of the cage on one side, as Benoit did the same on the other. Snuka rewrote history, delivering his patented splash from the top of the cage, followed by a Benoit diving headbutt from the same level. Superfly covered Jarrett and The Crippler counted the 1-2-3 for the win.
No Contest - Kevin Nash vs. Bret Hart
Nash started strong against The Hitman, but Hart pounded back on his fellow nWo mate. Bret connected with a headbutt that slowed both men down. Hart went to work on the left knee of Big Sexy, wearing him down for the patented Sharpshooter. Nash recovered and maneuvered Bret into the corner, delivering a series of stinging elbows to the head. A low blow brought The Hitman to the canvas. Hart returned the favor, catching Nash with a back kick between the legs. Nash retrieved a chair from ringside, but was leveled by Arn Anderson with a lead pipe. Anderson took over as the referee as Sid made his way to the ring. The cage lowered from the ceiling, locking Sid, Bret, and Arn inside. Vicious delivered two powerbombs to the world champion and Anderson counted a three count, foreshadowing what may very well happen at Souled Out on Sunday. The commish came down the aisle with a flaming branding iron in hand and proceeded to "brand" Kevin Nash on the stomach as Nitro went off the air.
