Introduction:
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Event Center right here at CrazyMax. Last time you saw us we were going down that long winding road that started us on the path to SummerSlam 1990. We reviewed the Saturday Night’s Main Event from July 1990. We saw some great action there and I am hoping we some great action here. This time we are going back to 2000 and hitting up our very first ECW Pay Per View on the Event Center. It follows our Summer Review Series so we are doing none other than Heat Wave 2000. We get the returning Rob Van Dam vs. his best friend Scotty Anton. We also get a Stairway to Hell match featuring Justin Credible and Tommy Dreamer. Obviously ECW was on the down side and near folding but there is still some pretty good action to be had here so lets get this thing going.

Event Information:
Date: July 16th, 2000
Location: Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 5,700
Main Event: Stairway To Hell Match for ECW Heavyweight Title: Justin Credible (c) vs. Tommy Dreamer

Blue Boy/Jasmine St. Clair/Father Mitchell/Mikey Whipwreck Segment

The show opens up with a shot of Jasmine St. Claire’s wonderful ass on the beach. She is with the Blue Meanie and he is cutting a promo. Blue Boy asks Jasmine how she ever got involved with a guy like the Blue Boy. He says he is fit, firm, and looking good. They come up on some bum who is laying out and they call him a fat piece of shit. Dude is pretty jacked himself but they are calling him a fat ass. Blue Boy asks if he has any pride, self esteem, or motivation. The guy pulls up his glasses as the Blue Boy calls him a fat bastard and a lard ass. Blue Boy says the guy couldn’t handle a woman like Jasmine St. Claire. Jasmine then hits him with a low blow and the Blue Boy pushes him down. They then make out as the Blue Boy gets a handful of ass.

Father Mitchell then shows up and says that the Blue Boy sold his soul and now he is reaping the benefits. He says here we are in sunny Los Angeles California. He says this is no city of angels but the devils playground. Mitchell says every time there is a heat wave in LA we have riots, burning, looting, and blackouts. Mitchell says that wrestling fans are way to smart to deal in reindeer games so he presents us to Extreme Championship Wrestling Heat Wave 2000. Mitchell says this show is definitely Fully Loaded and could be called Rodney King of the Ring. Mitchell then goes over the Stairway To Hell Main Event. Mitchell then says that both guys, Dreamer and Credible, are up to their necks in hot water. Mitchell then asks if Mikey agrees and they show him completely buried in the sand except his head and he is near the water. Mitchell laughs it up as they head inside.

Show Opening:

Joey welcomes us all to ECW’s debut in Los Angeles. Joey Styles introduces himself then hands the mic over to Joel Gertner. Gertner starts us off with his signature opening. He says “now that Styles is done boring ya, let me warn ya that girls get hornier and hornier when he comes to California. Because he is the quintessential stud muffin.” He says he is Joel “I’m California dreamin and I leave the girls screamin, because I’m a pussy licking demon with vanilla flavored semen.” Gertner.

Gertner says that Don has been stealing his heat and thunder and that Gertner saves his ass. Cyrus says he’s full of shit and Gertner is gutless. Cyrus says that Gertner has heat of with Cyrus and everyone in the back because he is a gutless piece of shit. Gertner said he is tired of it. Gertner says he hasn’t paid his dues and that he is done with it. Gertner says Cyrus doesn’t have to write him off because Gertner is going to leave. Gertner says he has an IQ over 140 and he went to an Ivy League school so he doesn’t need Cyrus’s bullshit. Gertner calls Cyrus an asshole and then says its been a pleasure to work with Styles and then he walks off. Cyrus starts talking shit and then Gertner takes off his neck brace and jumps on the back of Cyrus. They brawl in the ring as security jump in and break it up.

Match 1: Sal E. Graziano vs. Balls Mahoney

Thankfully that opening segment is done and it’s time for some action. Balls comes in and just drops Mamaluke with a right hand. Balls then picks up his chair as he has a stare down with Big Sal. Balls ends up turning his back to Sal and he nails him from behind. Balls ends up doing his left hand gimmick as the crowd chants balls and then he winds up and kicks Sal in the nuts. Balls then picks up the chair and blasts Big Sal right in the head with the unprotected chair shot. The chair is destroyed but Big Sal doesn’t go down.

Big Sal then picks up Balls and drops him with a one handed choke slam. Big Sal then drops an elbow to the nuts. Big Sal picks up Balls and hits him with the belly to belly suplex for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Sal E. Graziano!

Recap:
Welp, there wasn’t much to this match at all. The chair shot was brutal and Big Sal had no business wrestling. Dude could only do 2-3 things and he didn’t look very good doing it. All in all this is just a dud of an opener and not worth checking out. You can skip the first 20 minutes of this show to be honest unless you are a fan of the feud between Cyrus and Gertner. Other than that, total shit.

Promo by: Rob Van Dam & Bill Alfonso

Alfonso starts the promo by saying that RVD is going to carry Anton to a 5 star match and a 5 star ass whooping. RVD asks Anton if he has heard any of the hype around the Van Terminator. RVD says there is a reason Scotty will be the first one to receive the Van Terminator because he deserves it. RVD says it is dangerous and it can rattle your brain but Anton deserves what he has coming to him. RVD says when Anton turned his back on him and almost broke his leg it prevented RVD from telling the fans that he is unbeatable. RVD says that it comes with a price and he is coming to collect. RVD says he is going to kick Scotty’s ass with the Van Terminator because he is the Whole Fuckin’ Show!

They show Bobby Eaton returning to ECW and attacking Diamond and Swinger from the ECW Arena.

Match 2: Kid Kash/Danny Doring/Roadkill vs. Simon Diamond/Johnny Swinger/CW Anderson

Before the match gets started Diamond gets on the mic. He says Simon and Swinger have a problem. Simon says the solution to the problem has arrived and it is CW Anderson. This 6 man tag starts with Kid Kash and Simon Diamond. We get some quick wrestling and grappling for the momentum but neither guy gets it for very long. They exchange some arm drags until Kash lays in a vicious chop in the corner on Diamond. They got back and forth with some hip tosses and kick offs until we get a stand off by both guys and the crowd applauds the action.

CW gets the tag and he gets dropped with a drop toe hold and then Doring comes off with an elbow off the middle rope on to CW. Swinger and Diamond try and come in but Roadkill and Doring get the upper hand and they whip both guys into the corner. Roadkill then comes in and nails both with a big ass splash in the corner. Doring drops Diamond with a clothesline as Roadkill sends Swinger to the outside with a clothesline. Kid Kash ends up going up and over to the outside with a hurricanrana on to CW Anderson. Diamond ends up getting whipped into the guard rail as Kash throws CW back into the ring and then nails him with a spring board clothesline half way across the ring.

Simon and Anderson try to double team Kash but he gets out of it after CW throws him up and over his shoulders into a hurricanrana on to Diamond. Kash goes for a spring board clothesline again but CW catches him and hits him with his Ferris wheel suplex for a 2 count. Swinger gets the tag and he comes in and drops Kash with a belly to back suplex. He gets the tag into CW and he comes in and lays in a brutal chop to Kash. Kash ends up hitting a moonsault on CW Anderson and his knee nails him right in the head. That looked pretty bad.

Kash gets the tag to Doring as CW tags in Swinger. Doring then drops CW with the Stroke and then hits Bareback on Diamond. Doring was just standing there waiting and waiting for Swinger to attack him but he missed his spot. Swinger hits the Swing Thing on Doring for a 2 count. Diamond and Swinger then hit a double face drop on Doring for another 2 count. Diamond then picks up Doring and hits him with the 2 straight snap suplexes and then a third suplex but its a front suplex and we get another 2 count for Diamond.

Diamond tags in CW and he comes in and chops the hell out of Doring. This gets Doring hot and they just start exchanging chops and rights until CW just drops Doring with the Anderson left hand. Doring drives Anderson face first into the canvas with a fameasser move. Doring tags in Roadkill as Anderson tags in Swinger. Roadkill comes in and drops all of them with clotheslines.

Roadkill then nails Swinger with a side slam and then goes after Diamond and hits him with the Dirt Road Slam. Roadkill picks up CW and drops him with the TKO. Roadkill gets down on all fours and then Doring runs hits a running flip on all three guys. Kid Kash ends up doing the same thing with a spring board flip onto all four guys. Roadkill then climbs up to the middle rope and he comes off with a big ass splash on all 5 guys. Roadkill is the last man standing. What an awesome looking spot by the big guy.

Roadkill picks up Swinger and throws him back into the ring. Doring comes off the top rope with a leg drop, or the Anaconda, on Swinger and Diamond ends up breaking up the pin. Roadkill goes up stairs but he ends up getting racked. Diamond and Swinger get rid of Doring and then double suplex Roadkill off the middle rope. This match is nothing but big spots but they are pretty damn awesome. Kash ends up in the ring and he leap frogs Diamond only to get caught by Anderson and dropped with the Anderson Spine Buster.

Diamond and Swinger are going for the Problem Solver but Kash ends up kicking Swinger in the nuts to break it up. Doring then drops Diamond with Wham Bam Thank You Man. Kash then hits Swinger with a double under hook piledriver, or the Money Maker, and gets the 1-2-3. Your winners by pinfall….Kid Kash, Danny Doring, and Roadkill!

Recap:
This a pretty damn good match here. The spots were awesome but they built up to them and just didn’t do spot after spot until the end of the match. Most of the guys got their moves in and were able to get their moment. They let Kash get the pin because they were building him up. It all made sense and it was pretty good entertainment. Definitely better than the first match. I’d recommend checking this one out.

Promo by: Rhino

Rhino says you know what he likes the most? Thats putting the Sandman’s wife in the fuckin hospital. Rhino says he likes to hear how Sandman’s kids stood of her in the hospital with her neck contraption and her laying in the hospital reeking of the rotten stench of her gash. Rhino tells Sandman to keep coming after him and tells him to bring everything he can to the ring because it doesn’t matter what he brings. Rhino says he is not laying down and he is not giving up his belt because it is meaning in life. Rhino says he is not giving it up because he is the big fuckin deal, the ECW World Television Champion Rhino. Rhino tells him to come on and take it.

Match 3: Jerry Lynn vs. Steve Corino

This one starts off fast and furious as Lynn comes in and drops Corino with a shoulder block and then a drop kick on Jack Victory. Lynn hits a clothesline on Corino in the corner and then drops him with a bulldog off the middle rope. Lynn then sends Corino to the outside with a clothesline. Lynn goes to the top rope and hits a splash on both Corino and Jack Victory. Lynn drops Corino with a nice back breaker as he continues to control the match. Corino goes for a shoulder block with Lynn on the apron but Lynn jumps up and hits a nice leg drop on the back of Corino’s head. That was a pretty awesome spot there.

Lynn whips Corino into the guard rail and then goes for a clothesline but Corino ducks and picks up Lynn and drapes him over the guard rail. Lynn then kicks a chair right into the head of Corino and then hits him with a tornado DDT off the guard rail to the floor. Corino is now busted wide open. Nobody bled better than Corino to be honest. The blonde hair getting covered in the blood, ala Ric Flair, is awesome. Lynn is going after the cut with right hands in the corner but Corino ends up picking him up and dropping him with a sit down power bomb on to a chair in the middle of the ring.

Corino keeps control of the match with right hands and chops until he does the Dusty spot with left hands and then the elbow for a 2 count. Corino whips Lynn into the corner but Lynn goes up and over and gets a body scissor pin on Corino for a 2. Lynn then hits the ropes but Corino catches him and drops him with a nice power slam for a 2 count. Corino distracts the ref as Victory takes Lynn outside and drops him across the guard rail. Corino goes out after Lynn and starts getting into it with a fan. First he tells the fan to “shut up bitch” and then he takes the hand of Jerry Lynn and starts moving it in a jerking motion as he tells the fan “your mom jerked me off like this.” Hilarious.

Corino gets the action back into the ring as Lynn is hitting him with right hands but Corino catches him and drops him with a t-bone suplex for another near fall. Lynn reverses a go behind but he gets hit with a low blow for his troubles. Victory throws a chair to Corino but when Corino turns around, Lynn kicks it into the face of Corino. Corino ends up going to the top rope but Lynn trips him up and racks him on the top rope. Lynn then grabs a chair and he lays it on the ground as Lynn drops him with a DDT off the top rope on to the chair. Lynn goes for the cover and gets a 2 count.

Lynn then picks up Corino and takes his blood and puts it on his face like war paint. Lynn then takes some more blood and ends up spelling die across his chest in Corino’s blood. Corino throws Lynn down and when Lynn gets up Corino drops him with the super kick for another near fall. Corino goes to the middle rope but Lynn ends up getting to him, before he can do anything, and drops him with an inverted DDT off the middle rope. Corino hits Lynn with the Old School Expulsion for a 2 count.

Lynn hits Corino with a low blow. Victory had a handful of powder but Lynn hits it out of the hands of Victory and it goes into the refs face. Lynn hits Corino with a belly to back suplex but the ref is knocked out. Lynn checks on the ref so Corino takes off his boot and nails Jerry Lynn with it. Lynn gets a roll up on Corino and when Corino pushes Lynn off, Victory nails him with the cow bell. Corino goes for the cover and Lynn gets the right shoulder up at 2 2/3.

They exchanging punches on their knees until they get up and Lynn goes for his cradle pile driver. They then exchange 5-6 different pitfalls until they finally separate. Corino goes for the backslide but Lynn reverses it and drops Corino with the Cradle piledriver for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Jerry Lynn!

Recap:
This match was pretty damn awesome. Corino was still finding his way but he was in some good programs leading up to this and he really got better by this point. Lynn was Lynn and delivered like he always did during this stretch here. There are some comedy spots and then there is some really good back and forth action. Also, Corino just looks awesome busted open. The bleach blonde hair stained crimson red was always an awesome look. He really got cut good on this night but it looked great and enhanced the match if you ask me. Just a really good match here and one worth checking out.

They show highlights of what happened between the Sandman and Rhino at Hardcore Heaven 2000.

Promo by: The Sandman

They go to Sandman and Lori in some dump of a locker room. Sandman is smoking and drinking as he cuts his promo. Sandman says that Rhino speared his wife through a table. He also tells us that Rhino pile drove his wife off the apron through a table to the floor. Sandman said it put his wife into the hospital. Sandman asks Rhino how he thinks it made him feel having to take his kids to see their mom at the hospital for 7 straight weeks. Sandman said he had a tear in his eyes every time he went to the hospital. Sandman asks Rhino what he thinks that makes him want to do to him. Sandman said every time he took his kids to bed they always asked him when is mommy coming home. Sandman then says that he is going to take Rhino to a new level of extreme.

Rhino then shows up out of no where and nails the Sandman in the back of the head with a kendo stick. That looked brutal and painful. Rhino then grabs Lori and drags her into the bath room and is about to give her a swirly before the Sandman attacks Rhino and stops him.

They go to Joey and Cyrus up at the commentary table. They discuss the match between Sandman and Rhino. Cyrus says that Rhino will give it to the Sandman and to his wife. Joey then brings out Dawn Marie as she joins the commentary table. Cyrus marks out and calls her tremendous. Dawn says she is going to help with commentary tonight. Dawn then asks Cyrus for help and asks if he is going to do all the work.

Match 4: Chris Chetti/Nova vs. Da Baldies

New Jack comes out on some crutches and is checking out the crowd when the Da Baldies attack him from behind and beat the brakes off him. Angel then takes a staple gun and staples him right in the head with it. Nova and Chetti come out and make the save for New Jack as we get this match under way.

Chetti climbs to the top and goes for a side kick off the top but Angel moves out of the way. Angel goes for a running kick in the corner but Chetti moves out of the way. Chetti drops Angel with the Amityville Horror. Nova and Chetti then come off the top rope with the Tidal Wave (a splash and leg drop at the same time) for the 1-2-3. Your winners by pinfall….Nova and Chris Chetti!

Recap:
This match was the shits. Da Baldies were garbage and Chetti looked terrible. His kicks looked like garbage and it just felt like he was going to fall whenever he delivered one. Nova looked pretty good and thats about it. Just garbage and worth skipping here.

Promo by: Tommy Dreamer

Dreamer says before he got into the wrestling business he worked at a pizza joint. Dreamer said he would be on his feet 12 hours a day in front of a hot oven for his big pay off which was his paycheck and it was never enough. Dreamer said he had to go get a weekend job to supplement his other job. Dreamer said he was fortunate enough to get into the wrestling business, a business that he loves. Dreamer said it is at the expense of losing all of his friends because he can’t attend their events. He said it also caused him to get heat with his family because he can never attend their family function.

Dreamer says that he is sick and tired of being on a network that doesn’t appreciate them. Dreamer says he is sick and tired of the wrestling business stealing all of the ideas that ECW had. Dreamer says he is sick and tired of Justin Credible. Dreamer says if Credible wants his blood then he can have it. Dreamer then says that Credible can have his flesh as well. Dreamer says he will get his big pay off and when it is all over, Credible’s mind, body, and spirit will be just like Dreamers silence…..broken.

Match 5: 4 Way Dance: Tajiri vs. Mikey Whipwreck vs. Little Guido vs. Psicosis

Guido charges at Whipwreck but gets hit with a knee to the face. Tajiri then nails Whipwreck with a brutal kick to the head. Guido then drops Tajiri with a basement drop kick. We got Mikey and Guido in the ring and Whipwreck hits a hurricanrana on Guido. Whipwreck then hits a Whipper Snapper on Tajiri. 3 guys are on the outside as Whipwreck does a front flip over the top rope to the outside on all 3 guys. Tony Mamaluke comes out of no where and gets dropped by Whipwreck. Whipwreck tries a plunga to the outside on Big Sal but Sal rams him into the steel post. Whipwreck gets thrown back into the ring and Psicosis hits him with a leg drop off the top rope. Guido then pulls Psicosis off of Whipwreck so he can get the 1-2-3. Mikey Whipwreck is eliminated.

Tajiri picks up the chair again and this time is charging into the corner but Guido gets the boots up and sends the chair into Tajiri’s face. Guido then hits the leg drop off the middle rope into the chair that sends Tajiri to the outside. Tajiri gets back in the ring and Guido lays in some chops before an irish whip. Tajiri goes up and over but Guido catches him and drops him on his face for a near fall. Guido goes for the Kiss of Death on a steel chair but Tajiri blocks it and they start exchanging rights and kicks. Tajiri then hits the green mist on Guido and then drops him with a brain buster on to the steel chair for the 1-2-3. Your winner of the match….Yoshihiro Tajiri!

Recap:
This was a pretty good match and it made me miss some Tajiri. He was just awesome and entertaining as hell to watch. Whipwreck was good for the 2-3 minutes he was out there and Psicosis got his normal moves in so not bad there. Tajiri looked the best and showed why he was one of the upper echelon guys in ECW at this time. A pretty entertaining match here and worth checking out if you get the chance.

Promo by: Justin Credible & Francine

Credible says that for years the pay per view industry has tried to hold ECW down. Credible says tonight we take our gloves off and we introduce barbwire to pay per view. Credible says he doesn’t like it one bit because he is a trained professional wrestler. Credible says he doesn’t jump into barbwire but if that is what he has to do to beat Tommy Dreamer then so be it.

Match 6: ECW Television Title Match: Rhino (c) vs. The Sandman

Rhino gets right in the face of the Sandman to get this one started. Sandman then takes his cane and nails Rhino right in the head with it. The cane is already splintering after 2-3 shots but Rhino just takes them as if it’s nothing and then drops Sandman with a clothesline. Sandman gets control with right hands and then dumps Rhino to the outside. Sandman then whips Rhino into the guard rail. Sandman actually finds a piece of guard rail and throws it into the ring.

Rhino picks up a chair and nails Sandman in the back with it. Sandman has the guard rail laid up against the ropes but then sets it up by the ropes. Sandman then whips Rhino into the guard rail in the ring. Sandman then drives the head of Rhino into the guard rail. Sandman then picks up Rhino and puts him on the top rope and hits him with a hurricanrana onto the guard rail. Sandman then hits a running bulldog on Rhino onto the guard rail for another 2 count.

Rhino then hits Sandman with a suplex on to the guard rail. Rhino sets up the guard rail in the ring. Sandman then picks up Rhino and drops him with a power slam. Sandman then lays the guard rail on top of Rhino as he hits a front flip off the top rope onto the guard rail and Rhino for another 2 count. Sandman then sets up the guard rail in the corner and he irish whips Rhino into it. Victory and Corino come in and attack the ref and Sandman. Little Spike Dudley comes out of no where and drops Victory with the Singapore cane. Spike and Sandman then drop Corino with 3-D. Rhino then attacks Spike Dudley. Rhino goes for a Gore on Sandman but he moves out of the way and Rhino ends up hitting Spike. Rhino then picks up Spike and drops him with a pile driver through a table on the outside.

Sandman gets Rhino back into the ring and nails him with his cane. He goes for the White Russian leg sweet but Rhino trips him up and sends him crashing into the guard rail himself. Rhino then picks up the Sandman and drops him with a pile driver on to the guard rail. Your winner of the match and still ECW World Television Champion….Rhino!

Recap:
This match was kind of shit if you ask me. It’s hard to believe the storyline here because Sandman just comes across as a dude who doesn’t give a shit so his empathy for his wife just seems forced and trash. They are trying to recreate the drama of the Raven and Sandman feud and it just didn’t work here with me. I was never really a fan of Rhino in ECW because, again, it felt forced and wasn’t really natural. He was pushed to the moon to early and I was never really a fan. You can skip this stinker of a match because you aren’t really missing anything.

They head up to the commentary booth where Cyrus, Joey, and Dawn are standing by. Cyrus is going crazy over how well the Network is doing vs. ECW. Cyrus then tries to get Dawn to jump up and down to celebrate. Joey tells them to calm down as they send it back down to the ring. They go back to the booth where they talk about the match between RVD and Scotty Anton.

Match 7: Rob Van Dam vs. Scotty Anton

Before we get to this match I must say I loved the gimmick they gave Scotty Anton. With Cyrus constantly telling Scotty to give them the clap. That is a phenomenal play on words and it cracks me up every time. Scotty tries to get the advantage at the start of the match by attacking RVD from behind but RVD was waiting for it. RVD ends up dropping Anton with a nice spinning leg kick as we get this thing going. RVD catches a kick and drops Anton with a spinning wheel kick again. RVD hits a body slam and then a rolling frog splash for a 2 count. Anton rolls to the outside to catch a breather.

RVD hits a moonsault off the guard rail on to Anton on the outside. RVD then suplexes and drapes Anton on the guard rail. RVD then hits a spinning leg kick off the apron on to the back of Anton while Fonzie held a chair over the back of Anton. That was a pretty sweet looking spot there. RVD picks up Anton into a gorilla press and he just drops Anton and then right into a back flip. What a sweet ass spot that was. RVD was so damn awesome in ECW.

RVD drops Anton with a rolling samoan drop right into a moonsault off the middle rope onto Anton for a 2 count. RVD racks Anton on to the top rope. Fonzie holds a chair in Antons face but Anton nails him in the face with the chair. Anton then throws the chair at RVD and he goes crashing into the guard rail on the outside. RVD gets on the apron and Anton nails him in the head with the chair as Scotty gives the crowd the clap. Anton gets on the apron and he hits a bulldog on RVD on to the guard rail. That looked painful there. What a sweet ass move that was.

Anton ends up whipping RVD into the guard rail and then drops him with a clothesline. It looks like RVD hit his head on the chair on the way down. RVD goes for an up and over move but Anton catches him and gets him in the Alabama stampede and then hangs RVD in the tree of woe. Anton goes outside and stretches the neck back of RVD. Anton ends up nailing RVD with a belly to back suplex off the middle rope for another near fall. Anton then gets RVD in a surf board manuever in the middle of the ring. RVD breaks free but ends up getting dropped with a DDT for another 2 count.

Anton then drops RVD on the top rope and drapes him there so he can hit him with a drop kick. RVD rolls to the outside and Anton goes out after him. Anton racks RVD on to the guard rail and then hits him with a clothesline off the apron. We get back in the ring and Anton hangs RVD in the tree of woe again. Scotty goes to nail RVD with the chair but RVD gets his foot up and sends it right into the face of Anton. RVD goes off the top with a drop kick but Anton catches him and puts him in the Clap Trap (Boston crab). Anton goes for a suplex but RVD blocks it and gets a body scissors pin for a 2 count. RVD gets control of the match and hits Anton with an atomic drop that sends Anton down in the corner. RVD then hits the basement drop kick in front of a chair on to Anton for another 2 count.

RVD hits the split legged moonsault on Anton for another 2 count. Fonzie gets on the top rope and falls back and lays a chair on Anton as RVD hits a rolling back splash on to Anton. Anton picks up a chair and nails RVD in the knee with it. Anton goes for his version of the Sharpshooter known as the Clapper. RVD grabs a chair as Anton breaks the move. Anton then goes over and picks up Fonzie and drops him in the ring. Anton puts Fonzie in the Clapper and when he turns around RVD ends up hitting him with the Van Daminator. RVD then goes to the top rope and hits the 5-Star Frog Splash half way across the ring. That distance was crazy. Fonzie holds the chair up in front of Anton as RVD nails Anton with the Van Terminator for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Rob Van Dam!

Recap:
This match kind of sucked. Anton was terrible and had no business being in this spot with RVD. RVD did his part and looked awesome when he had control but Anton’s part of the match just dragged and dragged and dragged. It felt like forever when he had control and it sucked the heat dry from this one. The Van Terminator was so damn sweet and such a Rob Van Dam move. Shane’s is trash compared to RVD’s but thats another story for another time. It’s good to see RVD back but they should have done better than Scotty Anton here.

They show highlights of the feud between Tommy Dreamer and Justin Credible.

They head up to the commentary table where Joey and Cyrus discuss the main event.

Match 8: ECW World Heavyweight Title Match: Justin Credible (c) vs. Tommy Dreamer

Dreamer gets to the ring then he waves out someone else and out comes George. Dreamer and Credible are staring each other down and then Dreamer just walks away and heads outside. It appears that the crew from XPW were in the front row and were starting shit with Francine. Security gets in the crowd and gets the guys out of there as a bunch of ECW guys come out from the back to get in XPW’s face. Meanwhile, in the ring Credible is having a seat in the middle of the ring drinking some water. XPW gets escorted out of the building as Dreamer gets on the mic and says EC Fuckin W.

They go for a tie up but Credible ducks under neath and then flips Dreamer off. We get a tie up and they circle around the ring until they get in the corner. We get some back and forth wrestling here until they keep reversing hip tosses until they get caught in the ropes. Credible goes up and over and then drops Dreamer with a super kick. Dreamer ends up hitting Credible with a power slam and he follows that up with a clothesline that sends both guys up and over to the outside.

Both guys then brawl through the fans and you really can’t see anything thats going on. They finally get back ringside where Dreamer ends up whipping Credible into the guard rail. Dreamer ends up taking it back to the fans behind the entrance area. Dreamer then sets up a ladder and Credible ends up tipping it over and Dreamer completely misses the table as he goes and crashes down to the ground. Classic ECW there. They bring it back ringside as Credible picks up Dreamer and drapes him across the guard rail and racks him. Dreamer reverses an irish whip and sends Credible flying into the ladder that is setup on the ring apron and the guard rail.

The ladder gets set up on the top rope and Credible ends up whipping Dreamer into it head first. Credible then lays the chair on the top rope and then sets up the ladder on the bottom rope. Dreamer ends up doing a sling shot on Credible right into the ladder. Dreamer is about to climb the ladder to get the barb wire but Francine comes in and grabs his leg. Dreamer ends up falling back and lands right on Francine.

George and Jazz end up getting in the ring to go after Francine. Jazz is about to go after Francine but George grabs her by the hair and drops her as Francine and George embrace. Francine went for the bronco buster on Jazz but Jazz gets the boot up and drops Francine. Jazz then drops George and rubs her face on the mat. Jazz then goes after Francine and ends up ripping the top off of Francine. Francine grabs her tits and rolls out of the ring and heads out of town.

Credible ends up picking up Jazz and hits her with Thats Incredible. Dreamer gets in the ring and hits Credible with the Tommy Hawk for a 2 count. Dreamer climbs up the ladder and releases the barb wire. Dreamer wraps the top rope with barbwire. Dreamer goes to the top rope and Credible goes up after him but Dreamer ends up draping him on the top rope and racks him right on the barbwire. Dreamer was going for an inverted DDT off the top rope but Credible ends up turning it into Thats Incredible right on the barb wire for a 2 count.

Dreamer reverses an irish whip as Francine ends up hitting Credible with the Singapore cane in the back. Dreamer then goes for the Tommy Hawk again on the barb wire but Credible ends up blocking that and hitting Dreamer with Thats Incredible on the barbwire again for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall and still ECW Heavyweight Champion….Justin Credible!

Recap:
Well this one kind of sucked as well. These brawls throughout the arena and stupid spots just don’t hold up over time. There were some decent spots but nothing special at all. Just a stinker of a main event and it kind of sums up this whole show outside of a couple of matches. XPW getting involved at the start of the match was interesting and really added something to it but other than that just not a lot here.

Show Recap:
Well that thankfully wraps this one up. The opening segment ran 20 minutes and was a complete waste of time. The first match was a squash and sucked as well. Big Sal really had no business wrestling a match but it is ECW and the year was 2000 so they were stretched thin. The second match was pretty damn awesome and one of the better matches on the card. Kash, Doring, and Roadkill all stood out and put on a really good match.

After that we got the best match of the night between Jerry Lynn and Steve Corino. Corino did a great job of improving from 99 to 00 and it really showed here. He held his own against one of ECW’s best in Jerry Lynn and that says something. He bled like a champ and just looked awesome with his head all busted open.

We follow that really good match up with another crap fest between Chetti/Nova vs. Da Baldies. Chetti looked horrible and Da Baldies just sucked so you can only imagine how this match turned out. Nova did a great spot where he hit two straight pile drivers and then a sit down power bomb that looked pretty damn awesome but that was really the only good thing in the match. After that we got a pretty sweet 4 way dance with Tajiri, Guido, Psicosis, and Whipwreck. Whipwreck didn’t last long but his offense was pretty good for when he was in there. Tajiri looked like the best guy in the match and looked dominant throughout. Makes sense so overall good job with this one.

I never really believed the sincerity in the feud between the Sandman and Rhino. I understand it is Sandman’s wife but it just doesn’t seem believable in 2000. Sandman also looked way to drunk for this match because he was barely laying things in. He just looked off for some reason and this feud just didn’t work for me. I was never really a fan of Rhino so seeing him just destroy everyone was never really entertaining to me.

RVD vs. Anton was a dud because of Anton. RVD did what he does and thats hitting all of his spots and whatnot. However, Anton controlled to much of this match and it just made it drag and drag and drag and not even RVD can overcome that. They missed some spots and things just looked off with Anton doing a lot of stalling. Just a bad match and these two just didn’t mesh well with me.

We got the main event next between Dreamer and Credible. The opening was thrown off a little bit by the ringside shit with XPW. It was pretty sweet to see even though it lead to absolutely nothing. These brawls throughout the arena and little to no wrestling matches just don’t hold up anymore. I remember the first time I watched this show I really enjoyed it. Now that I have watched it again it just doesn’t come across as the same. Just a dud of a main event and really not worth checking out unless you want to see Francine topless.

This show just isn’t as good as I remembered it being. A lot of the matches failed to deliver and the only two worth checking out are the 6 man and then the Jerry Lynn vs. Steve Corino match. Other than that there are some things in each match worth seeing but they are hard to get through and make this card really not worth checking out. I’m usually positive when it comes to overall cards but theres really no way to slice this one in a positive light. I love ECW but this show just sucked.

So that does it for this episode of the Event Center. Next time you see us we will be going back to the Summer of 1990 and continuing the build up to WWF SummerSlam 1990. We are going to be doing the SummerSlam Fever 1990 to get us hyped for our next Event Center, SummerSlam 1990. I hope you enjoyed this show and I hope you continue to stick with us here at CrazyMax and the Event Center. Remember if you wanna hit me up on twitter I am @xstat32x. Thanks again for reading and until next time, I will catch you all later!

Introduction:
Hello and welcome back to CrazyMax’s Event Center. We are starting out our trilogy of SummerSlam 1990 shows with Saturday Night Main Event XXVII. This is the show from July 28th, 1990. We get a preview of the main event at SummerSlam when the Ultimate Warrior squares off against Rick Rude in a singles match for the WWF Title. We also get an Intercontinental Title match as well as a debut match on Saturday Night’s Main Event of the Texas Tornado. I always enjoy doing a Saturday Night’s Main Event and this one is no different so lets get this show on the road.

Event Information:
Date: July 28th, 1990
Location: Omaha Civic Center in Omaha, Nebraska
Attendance: 10,303
Main Event: WWF Title Match: Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Ravishing Rick Rude

Show Opening:

Lord Alfred welcomes us all to Mutual of Omaha’s Animal Kingdom but Vince interrupts him right away and says no no this is the World Wrestling Federation’s Wild Kingdom on Saturday Night’s Main Event. We then go to the commentators table with Jesse and Vince. Vince says this is the wildest kingdom of them all the World Wrestling Federation. Vince says Jesse is joining him in this Rumble in the Jungle. Jesse says if we are looking for animals then its right here on Saturday Night Main Event.

Vince says that Tito is cheetah like and Jesse calls Perfect a perfect animal, perfect champion, and perfect everything and Chico has no chance. Vince lets us know that Hogan will be back on Saturday Night’s Main Event as we cut to the opening video where they run down the card.

Promo by: Rick Rude & Bobby Heenan

Heenan says that everyone knows needs food to survive. Heenan says tonight is survival of the fittest and that the Warrior will be just another link in the food chain of this hungry beast. Rude says he has devoured Warrior and now history has to repeat itself. Rude says that Warrior is a guppie in the ocean of life and that the waters that Warrior swims is inhabited by the deadliest predator of them all, Ravishing Rick Rude, the next WWF Champion!

Promo by: Ultimate Warrior

Warrior says that he is going to give Rick Rude a lesson in evolution. Warrior says in the food chain the bigger animals devour the smaller ones. Warrior says animals battle for territorial ground but he knows no boundaries. The Ultimate Warrior fears no predator and tonight the Warrior will prove that he is the ultimate animal.

Match 1: WWF Championship Match: Ultimate Warrior (c) vs. Rick Rude

Aww man no promo at the start of the match by Rude trashing the fans. Thats unfortunate. Warrior is about to hand the belt to the ref when Rude attacks him from behind. Rude is laying in the forearms but when he goes to throw him head first into the turnbuckle the Warrior blocks it and rams Rude into the turnbuckle 7-8 times. Warrior then whips Rude into the corner and then picks him up and throws him back into the corner. One of Rude’s favorite spots. Warrior lays in the boots as the fans count to 10 for him.

Warrior drops Rude with an atomic drop and then a clothesline up and out to the outside. It’s all Warrior early on here. Warrior then goes over and rams Rude head first into Bobby Heenan. Warrior gets Rude back into the ring and Warrior ends up dropping him with a clothesline. Warrior then goes to the top rope and comes off with a double ax handle to Rude. Warrior goes for his big splash but Rude rolls out of the way and Warrior misses. Warrior rolls to the outside and Rude goes out after him and grabs the WWF title and nails the Warrior with it on the side of the head.

Rude throws the Warrior back into the ring and Rude goes to the top rope but Warrior ends up hitting him in the gut and then an atomic drop. Rude regains control with a knee to the face and then a clothesline to Warrior. Rude goes for a body slam but Warrior blocks it and hits Rude with a body slam of his own. Warrior goes for another one but Rude goes up and over and gets the Warrior in a sleeper hold right in the middle of the ring. Warrior gets back to his feet and drops down with a jaw breaker on Rude to break the hold.

Rude keeps control and nails the Warrior with some right hands but the Warrior is fighting through it here. Rude goes for the Rude Awakening on Warrior but the Warrior grabs the hands of Rude and breaks free before he can deliver the move. Warrior goes for a clothesline but Rude blocks it and kicks the Warrior in the gut and then drops him with the Rude Awakening anyways. Rude goes for the cover and he gets a 2 1/2 count. Warrior starts hulking up and no selling for Rude.

Warrior hits multiple clotheslines on Rude as the crowd goes crazy for him. Warrior hits a flying shoulder block and then a splash for a 2 count before Heenan interferes and pulls Warrior off of Rude. Warrior goes out after Heenan but Rude attacks him from behind. They are brawling on the outside until Warrior picks up Rude and gets him in a gorilla press and is about to throw him back into the ring but Heenan knees the Warrior in the back and Warrior ends up dropping Rude. Warrior gets in the ring with Heenan and rams him into the turnbuckles and then throws Heenan out of the ring to the outside. The referee then calls for the bell as this one is over. Your winner of the match by disqualification….The Ultimate Warrior!

Recap:
There was nothing to this match and it was no where near as good as their SummerSlam 89 match or their Wrestlemania 5 match. However, they are scheduled to have a pay per view main event a few weeks after this show so I understand why they didn’t give much away here. I feel like it is stupid to give away a pay per view main event 3-4 weeks before the actual pay per view and expect somebody the caliber of the Warrior to be able to deliver. The guy was limited in the ring, obviously, so having him work his pay per view opponent 3-4 weeks before the pay per view was just dumb. The only redeeming quality of this match is it did setup the fact that Heenan interfered to much so in order for the Warrior to get a fair fight at SummerSlam they would need a cage to keep Heenan out. That is what this match was for and it delivered on that front but not much else.

They go to a promo featuring Lord Alfred Hayes and Gene Okerlund.

They show a highlight video on Hulk Hogan.

In Ring Interview: Hulk Hogan

Hogan gets in the ring and takes a sign from a fan that said “Earthquake Made a Big Mistake.” Vince asks Hogan for a few comments. Hogan says he is here for one reason and that is to say thank you to each and every one of the Hulkamaniacs in the building and all over the world watching Saturday Night’s Main Event. Hogan says he also thanks all the fans for a prayer and writing a card or note to him. Hogan says each and one of those cards and letters will be responded to by himself. Vince then asks Hogan about SummerSlam. Hogan said that Earthquake made a mistake and he is going to show him just how big of a mistake he made.

Hogan says he has someone special watching his back and it will be the almost 500 pound Tugboat in his corner. Hogan says with Tugboat in his corner, it will leave this thing between he and Earthquake. Hogan says that Hulkamania is still the strongest force and then Earthquake, Dino Bravo, and Jimmy Hart come out and corner Hogan. Earthquake and Bravo are about to get into the ring but Tugboat comes out of no where and stands back to back with Hogan as quake and Bravo run scared.

They show Hayes and Gene going through the jungle looking for animals. Hayes go off on Gene for no reason and then Koko B. Ware shows up out of no where. Koko says he is trying to find a mate for Frankie. Gene was then looking up at the trees when he trips over a log and ends up landing on some brush where a snake is slithering around.

Jake Roberts then shows up this is a nice little play friend for Damien and one more reason why Bad News can’t sleep at night. They cross some rail road tracks and then the Bushwhackers show up doing there arm dance as Hayes and Gene continue further into the jungle.

Match 2: WWF Tag Team Title Match: Demolition (c) vs. The Rockers

Looks like we are going to get Smash and Crush in this tag match. Smash and Marty are starting this one off. Smash gets the advantage early and just clubs Marty down to the mat with some ax handles. Marty hits Smash with a hip toss, clothesline, a trip, and then a drop kick that sends Smash to the outside and regrouping. Smash and Crush get in the ring as the Rockers both hit a head scissors take down and then a double drop kick on Demolition that sends them out of the ring and regrouping once again.

Marty gets a tag to Shawn and they totally botch a spot there and I have no idea what the hell they were trying to do. Shawn ends up jumping on Smash and then Marty drop kicks Smash and Shawn takes him over for a hurricanrana. Crush gets tired of it and just nails Marty with a nice looking clothesline. Crush gets the tag and he comes in and gets the control of the match on Shawn with some punches until Marty comes in and they hit Crush with a double hip toss and then a double elbow drop.

Crush picks up Marty and puts him on the top rope and starts choking him. Marty ends up hitting Crush with a shitty looking sunset flip for a 2 count. Rockers are being pretty damn sloppy here and it’s taking away from the match. Shawn and Marty are doing quick tags as they continue to work the arm of Crush. Smash is trying to cheat and hit Marty but Marty sees it coming and baseball slides through the legs of Smash. However, when Marty gets to the outside Ax ends up dropping him with a clothesline as we head to commercial break.

We come back with Smash working over Marty and then tossing him to the outside. Crush then picks up Marty and just throws back into the ring over the top rope out of a gorilla press. Smash tags in Crush and he comes in off the top rope with a double ax handle to the lower back of Marty. Crush drops Marty with a tilt a whirl back breaker. Crush’s strength was ridiculous. Crush gets a one handed choke slam off the ropes and just floors Marty. Crush tags in Smash and he continues to work the lower back of Marty. Smash gets a bear hug on Marty in the middle of the ring.

Marty breaks free and hits Smash with a sunset flip but he can’t get Smash over so Smash punches him in the face as Smash tags in Crush. Crush whips Marty into the corner and he goes in sternum first like Bret Hart did. Marty ends up slamming Crush down by his hair as Crush makes the tag to Smash and Marty tags in Shawn. Shawn comes in a house of fire as he drops Smash with a flying tackle and then a drop kick to Crush.

Shawn whips Smash into Crush and then double drop kick Crush and Smash. They hit a double side kick on Smash as they head to the top rope and hit Smash with a double fist drop. They go for the cover but Crush breaks it up at 2. Shawn gets a roll up on Smash but Ax comes in, as the ref is distracted, and nails Shawn with a clothesline and then pins Shawn for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall and still WWF Tag Team champions….Demolition!

After the match the Hart Foundation and the Legion of Doom come out and tell the refs that all three guys were involved in the match and they are going off on the ref. The names here is just insane.

Recap:
This was a pretty good match here. The Rockers looked pretty damn awesome outside of a couple of missed spots. Their tag team offense looked really good and Demolition sold really well for them. The finish was expected but I enjoyed the match as a whole. Also, at the end of the match you have a ring full of Demolition, Hart Foundation, the Rockers, and Legion of Doom? Those are 4 of the best tag teams of all time and here they are all in the same ring at the same time. What a time for the tag team division in the WWF.

They go back to the jungle with Hayes and Gene still looking for animals. Gene just started “hallucinating” as he started acting like a monkey and then crawling around on the ground but Alfred “saved” him before it’s too late.

Backstage Interview: Mr. Perfect & Bobby Heenan

Heenan starts us off by saying that he will be feeling the affects of the Mr. Perfect but it will be from the champagne from the victory party. Heenan says that Tito is a former Intercontinental Champion and he is going to stay that way. Perfect then says that people are saying Tito has the same likeness of a cheetah. Perfect says there is one only perfect animal in the world and we are looking at him. Perfect says he has the perfect mane, the perfect 20×20 vision, and the perfect teeth with no cavities. Perfect says that what we are looking at is what champions are made of. Perfect says it is Saturday Night and he is at his best with Bobby Heenan in his corner he says nobody, no where, stopping this force at this time.

Match 3: WWF Intercontinental Title Match: Mr. Perfect (c) vs. Tito Santana

We start this one off with Perfect getting control early until Tito reverses an irish whip and then hip tosses Perfect 2-3 times followed by a drop kick that sends Perfect flying over the top rope. Tito goes out after Perfect but Perfect gets back in the ring and then back outside as Tito continues to follow him. Tito hits Perfect with a big ass chop on the outside and then throws Perfect back into the ring. They keep reversing arm wringers until Perfect gets reversed on an Irish whip but Tito ends up ducking early and Perfect kicks him in the chest and then clubs him in the face.

Heenan is telling Perfect to pace himself from the outside. Perfect then hits an awesome looking knee lift on Tito to keep control of the match. Perfect picks up Tito and hits him with a chop and then a standing drop kick. Tito tries to get back into it but Perfect stops him and hits him with a body slam. Perfect gets Tito in a chin lock. However, Heenan distracts the ref so Perfect can choke out Tito without the ref seeing it. Tito grabs the hair of Perfect and then he nails him with a left hand that stuns Perfect. Both guys get up but Perfect gets control with punches and chops until he whips Tito into the corner but Tito gets the boot up. Tito drops Perfect with a big ass clothesline that sends Perfect flipping over. That was awesome.

Tito grabs Perfect up by the hair and nails him with a wind up left hand that drops Perfect but he falls on to the ref’s leg and it takes out of the ref. Tito then kicks Perfect in the leg and Perfect does another flip as he sells the kick. Tito then gets Perfect in the figure four leg lock as Perfect taps out but the ref is knocked out. Tito ends up breaking the hold and wakes up the ref. Tito then hits his flying forearm on Perfect as he goes for the cover but the ref is selling his leg like a million bucks. The ref finally starts counting but Perfect kicks out at 2 2/3.

Tito goes up to the middle rope and hits another clothesline on Perfect. Tito goes for the cover again and the ref is continuing to sell the leg as we get another 2 1/2 count. Tito is pissed off at the ref so Tito calls for another ref and one comes at as we head to commercial break. Tito hits a nice cross body on Perfect but again Perfect gets out at 2. Perfect snaps Tito over and then hits the rolling neck snap on Tito. Perfect then gets his face wiped off by Heenan. What a great heel combo these two were. I bet they are having some sort of fun wherever the hell they are at.

They start exchanging lefts and rights as Tito gets back to his feet. Perfect then picks up Tito and he wrenches the neck of Tito. Perfect is laying in the rights and chops in the corner until Tito reverses it and sends Perfect flying over the top rope with a right hand. Tito then grabs Perfect by the hair and throws him into the steel post nut first. Perfects face there was awesome. Tito then hits two straight atomic drops and on the second one Perfect goes flying head first into the turnbuckle. Man Perfect is so damn awesome.

Tito goes for an irish whip and ducks early but Perfect comes in and goes for the Perfect Plex but Tito reverses it into a small package. Perfect then reverses the small package and ends up getting the 1-2-3. Your winner and still WWF Intercontinental Champion….Mr. Perfect!

Recap:
This match was so damn good. Perfect was just awesome and was selling like a million bucks for Tito Santana. The difference between Perfect overselling like this and what Shawn did at Slam 05 is that Perfect did this every match for every worker. Hell he would sell like this for a jobber some times. This was just how Perfect was and it was way of making himself and his opponent look good. I also have no idea what the hell it was but it was as if Mr. Perfect had springs in his feet and he only weighed about 75 pounds. He moved so freely in the ring and it looked effortless. The guy was truly remarkable and I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves these days for how great of a talent he really was. This match is definitely worth checking out and you will know exactly what I am talking about when the match is over. Two of my favorites and they put on a classic here that is pretty damn awesome.

Backstage Interview: Earthquake, Dino Bravo, & Jimmy Hart

Jesse admitted that he heard a roar from the crowd that was deafening to his ears but that roar could come to an end at SummerSlam. Jimmy says thats right and that Hogan has been carried out before and he will be carried out again at SummerSlam. Earthquake says there is only one way for Hogan to leave the arena and that is on a stretcher to the ambulance and back to the hospital. Bravo says there will be no interference by Tugboat because he will make sure of that. Jesse wraps it up by saying that no animal can survive an Earthquake.

We head back to the jungle with Hayes and Gene. They then see Jimmy Snuka running up a hill. They arrive at a caldron of soup it appears. They then run into Akeem and Slick. Slick asked if Hayes is lost. They ask where the river is and Slick tells them it is a different way. They arrive at a river and Hayes ends up throwing Gene into the river. Hayes says he has saved Gene again but at what cost. This shit is dumb.

Match 4: Texas Tornado vs. Buddy Rose

Kerry is making his debut here in the WWF. Rose pushes Kerry into the corner and then slaps him right in the face. Rose takes off running and heads to the outside because he has pissed off the Tornado. Rose goes for a hip toss but Kerry blocks it and hits a hip toss of his own on Rose. We do the same thing but this time we do a body slam and it ends with Kerry hitting Rose with two straight body slams. Kerry whips Rose into the corner and Rose goes in upside down and to the mat. Kerry hits a nice drop kick on Rose as this one is just about over.

Kerry then lays in a right hand and gets Rose locked into the rope. Kerry lays in some big time right hands while Rose is stuck in the ropes. Rose gets free and then he falls out to the floor on his ass. That was a funny looking spot there. Rose racks the eyes of Kerry and then drops a knee to him. Rose goes to the outside and heads to the top rope but Kerry ends up on his feet and body slams Rose off. Kerry then hits the spinning discuss punch for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Texas Tornado Kerry Von Erich!

Recap:
This was just a glorified squash match so they could get Kerry on a national broadcast to make his debut. Rose sold really well for Kerry and thats all you can really ask for. Kerry got over all of his moves that would make him famous going forward so I would say job well done with this one.

Backstage Interview: Rick Rude & Bobby Heenan

Jesse says that Warrior is the king of the jungle but what happens when you put an animal in a cage. Rude says that when you put an animal in a cage it becomes a scared animal. The reason they are scared is because they are out of their element. Heenan says that Warrior may rule the wild kingdom as he knows but inside the steel cage Rick Rude rules it and Warrior is going to know it. Rude says it is not going to be a heavy action scene from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom but its going to be SummerSlam 1990. Rude says that it will be Rude vs. Warrior inside the steel cage and that he will climb to the top of the cage but not to escape but to come down on the head of the Warrior. Rude then says that the Warrior will be singed by his burning desire to become the new World Wrestling Federation champion.

Backstage Interview: Ultimate Warrior

Mooney says that the king of the jungle in the WWF is the WWF Champion Ultimate Warrior. Warrior says that Rude asked him to take his power and those that he commands into a 15 foot steel cage. Warrior says it is a combat field but a jungle to rude. Warrior says the circumstances that surround this steel cage have no reason for the forces that he commands, his Warriors, to contain his Warriors to the fuel that they give him. Warrior says they shouldn’t confine them or subject them to one last challenge by Rick Rude. Warrior says he gets to control the most awesome force in the WWF and that is to walk as the WWF Champion. Warrior says he walks in the champion and leaves the same and that is the Ultimate Animal!

Show Closing:

Vince thanks everyone for joining them and hoping we have enjoyed the WWF’s answer to the wild kingdom. Jesse tells McMahon that there are two species that might go instinct and he is talking about Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior as he laughs. Vince then sends us back to the lodge where Gene and Hayes are back. Hayes says that they have made it back and that they have gained some knowledge as well as a friend. Gene is petting a monkey. Gene says he enjoyed his search as they looked for the mouth of the river. Hayes then sends is off until their next safari. Vince says that we have a new season of Saturday Night’s Main Event coming this fall as the show goes off the air.

Show Recap:

This was a pretty good show top to bottom. There was a lot of great action, even though we only had 4 matches. The opening match between the Ultimate Warrior and Rick Rude was a little bit of a head scratcher. This was their pay per view main event in 3-4 weeks and they gave it away on free tv? That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Adding a cage isn’t going to move the needle on people paying for something if you ask me. They say the Warrior’s title run didn’t make money and it wasn’t very good but I would say they did him no favors during his run. They gave away his pay per view match on free tv. Then they had him run house shows against an aging and irrelevant Demolition team in 6 man tags. Thats not going to get anyone over as a champion. Terrible booking doomed the Warrior’s run, not him.

After that we got Demolition vs. The Rockers in another really solid title match. There was not really special and the Rockers were a little sloppy but the match was pretty fun and entertaining. The end when the Harts and LOD came out and got in the ring with the Rockers and Demolition on the outside. That is one hell of a list of tag teams together in one spot. Pretty surreal and awesome to see. Just goes to show how deep the WWF’s roster was at the time, as far as tag teams go.

The match after that was the match of the night and one that is definitely worth checking out. It was the Mr. Perfect vs. Tito Santana IC Title match. Both guys put on a show and just put on a great match. Perfect was at his peak as far as how good he was and Tito was no slouch either. He may have been an elevated enhancement wrestler at this time but he came to work on this night. Perfect’s selling was awesome and you really had no clue where this one was going to go until the end. Just a top notch performance by two hall of famers that is highly recommended by this guy.

Last we got the debut of the Texas Tornado. They put him in the ring with a nimble Buddy Rose and it worked if you ask me. Rose sold like a champ for Kerry and thats all you can really ask for in a debut. Kerry got his moves over and the crowd was pretty hot for him. It was a short match but it was good and recommended if you are a fan of either guy.

So that does it for this one. It was a quick show to get through but one that was highly entertaining and definitely worth checking out. The in between segments with Gene and Lord Alfred were dumb as hell and a waste of time but don’t let that distract from the great action that was on this card. Welp that puts a bow on another episode of the Event Center. I really enjoy doing the Saturday Night’s Main Event so I hope you enjoy reading them. Next up on the list will be our first endeavor into the world of Extreme. Thats right we are going back to the year 2000, man we must really like 2000 wrestling, and we are going to Heat Wave 2000. Not the greatest of cards but definitely entertaining. I hope you tune in for that one and I hope you have enjoyed this one. Until next time, stay safe and I will catch you all later!

Introduction:
We are back here on the Event Center. Last time you saw us we were going down memory lane and hitting up WWE from 2005. We did the infamous match between Hulk Hogan and that tool Shawn Michaels. This time we are going back to another memorable night involving Hulk Hogan. Thats right we are going back to WCW 2000 and we are going to the beach. Russo has his hands all over this show so hard telling what the hell is going to happen. So lets stop waiting and lets get this thing going.

Event Information:
Date: July 9th, 2000
Location: Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida
Attendance: 6,572
Main Event: WCW World Heavyweight Title Match: Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Booker T

Ernest Miller Arrives to the Building:


The show opens up with Ice Train being a chauffeur driving a long black limo. He gets out an opens the door for Ernest Miller. Miller tells Smooth to go get the Filthy Animals and the MIA and to tell them not to interfere in the Cruiserweight title match. Some Japanese music starts playing and the Jung Dragons show up out of no where as they confront Miller outside. They attack Miller but he ends up taking all of them out and walks into the building.

Show Opening:

We get the opening video where they run through the card. We got Kevin Nash vs. Goldberg battling it out for Scott Hall’s contract. They also show Jeff Jarrett and Hogan highlights. They bring it inside where the pyro goes off and Tony brings is in to Bash at the Beach. Tony says for the next 3 hours we are locked in to some compelling action. We get right to the action as the Filthy Animal’s music hits.

Match 1: WCW Cruiserweight Title Match: Juventud Guerrera (c) vs. Lt. Loco

Konnan gets on the mic and does his normal gimmick. Disco is following up what Konnan is saying. He says they got things to see and people to get filthy on as Loco’s music hits. The Animals and the Misfits were supposed to be banned from ringside but they are all out there. Rection is stealing Loco’s heat early on here. Refs come out and get the stable mates out of here as we get this one going. Loco gets the control early with some atomic drops and then a clothesline over the top rope.

Juvi climbs up the ramp and says that Loco hit him in his balls so he is taking a breather. Loco goes out after Juvi but Juvi slips into the ring and tries to suplex Loco back into the ring but he blocks it and Loco suplexes Juvi to the outside. Loco then does a spring board maneuver on to Juvi and ends up throwing him back in the ring. Juvi grabs Loco and drives him into the corner to get control of the match.

Juvi walks away from Loco and Loco ends up dropping him with multiple clotheslines and then a backbreaker for a 2 count. Loco slows it down with an arm bar in the middle of the ring. Loco hits a head scissors take over and then a power slam for another 2 count. Juvi goes for a big splash in the corner but Loco moves out of the way. They both hit the ropes and they hit a double clothesline and take each other out.

Both guys get up at an 8 count and they exchange right hands. Juvi gets a go behind but Loco sends him flying to the outside. Loco quickly goes to the top and hits a cross body to the outside on top of Juvi. The animals then come out wearing masks and it distracts Loco so Juvi gets a roll up for a 2 count. Juvi ends up nailing a sling shot leg drop to the outside on top of Loco. That was pretty damn awesome there.

Juvi gets Loco back in the ring and he drops him with a press slam. Juvi then does a sling shot splash for a 2 count. Juvi goes to the top rope but Loco gets up and stops him. Juvi goes for a sunset flip and ends up dropping Loco with a running power bomb for a 2 count. Juvi botches a front suplex type move and he ends up going for a peoples elbow and hits it for a 2 count.

The Misfits come out in masks this time around and it distracts the refs. Major Gunns ends up coming out and distracts Juvi by ripping off her shit. Loco ends up racking Juvi on the top rope. We get a couple of reversals and Loco hits a reverse suplex for a near 3 count. Loco then picks up Juvi and we get some more reversals into Juvi hits the Juvi driver but Loco gets his foot on the ropes at 2 1/2. Loco hits the spinning tornado DDT off the middle rope and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner and new WCW Cruiserweight Champion….Lt. Loco!

Recap:
This was a pretty solid opener. Both guys busted their ass and put on a pretty entertaining match. The mask shit between MIA and the Animals was stupid as hell but whatever it’s Russo. Nothing really sticks out about this match but it was a good opener and a good way to open up the show. Can’t complain so far.

Backstage Segment: Ernest Miller & Jung Dragons Talk. Jeff Jarrett interrupts

Miller says that this is over. Miller says that they are great and that they did a good job. Jeff Jarrett then interrupts this and asks where the hell Hogan is at. Jarrett says he came here to cripple and finish Hogan and not to lay on the bench. Miller says that he isn’t here yet but he will be and that Miller can promise him that.

They show Vito attacking Terry Funk from Thunder.

Match 2: WCW Hardcore Title Match: Big Vito vs. Norman Smiley/Ralphus

Vito says that the fans now have an Italian champion to cheer for. Vito says he was supposed to fight Johnny the Bull and then Terry Funk. Vito says they beat the hell out of each other on Thunder so they aren’t here. Vito then tells them to send the guys out. It is none other than Norman Smiley and Ralphus. Vito then asks Norman if they want a shot at the title. Vito says that he is the champion and he is a fighting champion so that he will make it a handicap match and he is going to kick their stank asses.

Vito ends up bringing out the table and he puts it in the ring. Vito sets it up in the ring and he lays Ralphus on the table. Vito then goes to the top rope and hits a splash off the top rope to Ralphus. Vito goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner and still WCW Hardcore Champion….Big Vito!

Recap:
This was your typical hardcore match. Just a bunch of lazy maneuvers that didn’t really amount to anything. There was no heat and nothing else really. Ralphus was disgusting and a waste of money if you ask me. Vito was a pretty damn good Hardcore champion and they were actually building him up as a bad ass. But like most things WCW they overbooked the shit out of it and ruined one of the better things they had going on their shows. Anyways, thats neither here nor there but this match kind of sucked and it is a waste of time if you ask me.

They show Goldberg arriving at the building and he has Scott Hall’s contract in his pocket.

Backstage Interview: Kevin Nash

Gene says that the career of Scott Hall is in the hands of Nash. Nash says that it is no secret that he hasn’t been himself lately, or his wise ass self he should say, because there is a bald headed prick named Goldberg running around with his best friends contract over his head. Nash said last week when they aired the footage of the time they had together and he realized how much fun they had. Nash says there is no way he is going to let that end. Nash says that he is Goldbergs only real defeat and Goldberg knows that he can do it again. Nash says that when he Jackhammers Goldberg’s ass in the middle of the ring he may have to do a survey. Nash says we all know how much those things piss you off as Nash walks off.

They show a highlight vide of the feud between Ms. Hancock and Daffney.

Match 3: Wedding Gown Match: Ms. Hancock vs. Daffney

This match starts with David Flair and Hancock kissing and Flair copping a feel of that ass. Daffney gets in the ring and she is devastated. Daffney then drops Flair with a low blow. Daffney gets on top of Hancock and rams her head into the mat. Flair ends up grabbing the head of Daffney as Hancock lays in the boots to Daffney. Hancock does her handspring back elbow into the corner. Hancock then shakes her ass right in the face of Daffney. Daffney then snap mares Hancock over twice.

David and the ref separate both of them. They tie up then the ref and Flair separate them again. Hancock then takes off the pants of Mark Johnson as Daffney drops the drawers of David Flair. Daffney punches Flair right in the nuts and drops him again. Daffney then takes the head of Hancock and drops it right in the nuts of David Flair. Hancock then grabs the gown of Daffney as they run around the ring.

David gets in the ring again and grabs Daffney as they are about to shave her head. Crowbar comes out of no where and drops David Flair with a belly to back suplex. Crowbar sees everyone else pant less so he decides to take his pants off as well. Crowbar then hits Flair with a nice front suplex that finishes off David Flair. Hancock ends up grabbing a microphone and tells everyone to wait. She says she knows what everyone wants to see. Hancock then takes off her skirt and starts dancing. And man she is looking hot as hell. However, since Hancock took her skirt off on her own Daffney is the winner of this match.

Hancock is still dancing when Daffney gets some of the cake and ends up throwing it in the face of Ms. Hancock. Crowbar and Flair then get into the wedding cake. Hancock grabs a big piece of the cake and ends up throwing it on Daffney. All four people are brawling over the wedding cake until Flair and Hancock head out.

Recap:
There really is nothing to say about this shit fest of a segment. This is Russo getting his jolly’s off in the back and nothing more. Sex sells for Russo and thats all this is. Nothing really to see here except the hotness of Stacy Keibler.

They show the Cat walking through the hall way when the Japanese music starts again as the Jung Dragons show up as they are hiding in dumpsters, behind brooms, and in a laundry cart. What the hell is going on?

Match 4: WCW Tag Team Title Match: Perfect Event (c) vs. Kronik

Adams and Palumbo start this one off. Adams ends up throwing Palumbo to the outside. Stasiak comes in and he gets bench pressed and thrown over the top on to Palumbo. He just tossed him like he was 50 pounds. My goodness Brian Adams was impressive. We get back in the ring and Clarke and Stasiak are in the ring this time around. Clarke ends up flipping Palumbo off and pissing him off and that was great. Clarke grabs Stasiak by the throat and throws him into the corner and starts laying in the kicks and chops to get control of the match.

Stasiak goes to the middle rope and goes for a move but Clarke catches him and gets him in a uranage suplex. Clarke tags in Adams and they hit Stasiak with a double shoulder block. Stasiak is able to tag in Palumbo and he comes in charging at Adams and he ends up catching him with a full nelson slam. These guys are just awesome. Stasiak ends up whipping Adams into the ropes but Palumbo is holding on to it and Adams goes up and over to the outside. Palumbo whips Adams into Stasiak and he hits him with a clothesline. Palumbo then picks up a chair and nails Adams in the back with it. The Perfect Event have control of this one.

Stasiak tags in Palumbo and he comes off the top rope with a big time shoulder block on to Adams. Palumbo ends up getting Adams into a sleeper hold in the middle of the ring. Stasiak gets the tag and he hits a spinning back elbow for a 2 count. Stasiak ends up getting Adams into a sleeper hold of his own. Adams breaks free and they end up head butting each other and knocking each other down in the middle of the ring. Both guys tag in their partners and Clarke comes in a house of fire.

Clarke whips Palumbo into the corner and he slips when he goes for his first clothesline so he ends up doing it again in the opposite corner. Adams then dumps Stasiak to the outside with a clothesline. Clarke goes for the Melt Down but Palumbo drops down and drops Clarke with a DDT. Stasiak gets in and he drops Clarke and Adams with clotheslines and drop kicks. Stasiak hits a nice clothesline off the apron to Clarke on the outside. They get back in the ring as Palumbo and Stasiak double team Clarke.

They hit Clarke with a flap jack for a 2 count but Adams gets in the ring and tosses Palumbo out of the ring. Adams ends up hitting Stasiak with a TKO type move to get him laid out. Adams gets tagged in and he ends up dropping Palumbo off the apron. They then hit Stasiak with a double boot in the corner. Clarke and Adams end up hitting High Times on Stasiak and they go for the cover but Palumbo breaks it up. They then get High Times on Palumbo. Stasiak gets the Lex Flexer but they block that. Adams then picks up Stasiak in a power bomb position as Clarke clothesline him off the top rope. Stasiak lands right on the back of his neck as Adams goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winners and new WCW Tag Team Champions….Kronik!

Recap:
This match was nothing special but man Kronik was freakin awesome. Some of the moves they did to these guys was ridiculous and their power was insane. Adams could gorilla press anyone with ease and its remarkable. That power bomb at the end of the match was just crazy as well and Stasiak sold it like a champ. One thing about Kronik was they were super over by the crowds. They could do anything and the crowd would pop for them and thats pretty remarkable. Really not a classic match here but some of the moves and just the crowd reaction to Kronik is worth checking out here.

We get the Japanese music again with the Cat in his office on the phone. Jeff Jarrett shows up again and says that Hogan better show or he is going to start screwing with the Cat’s show. The Cat gets on the phone as the Japanese music starts again. This time they are attacking the cat with a kendo stick, nunchucks, and other weapons as the Cat gets laid out.

Match 5: Booker T vs. Chris Kanyon

The crowd is going nuts for Booker T as this one gets started. Kanyon blocks a hip toss and goes for a clothesline but Booker ducks and ends up hitting Kanyon with a nice spinning leg kick. Kanyon gets control with a shoulder block as he hits the ropes some more only to get floored with a nice drop kick by Booker. Booker then drops Kanyon with a nice looking clothesline. Booker then rips the DDP shirt off of Kanyon and throws him over the top rope to the outside. Booker then grabs the book that Kanyon brought to the ring and he opens it up and a brick falls out of it.

Booker does the spinarooni and ends up hitting Kanyon with a Harlem side kick. Booker hits the ax kick followed by the Book End but Kanyon kicks out. Booker heads up to the top rope but Kanyon grabs the ref and distracts him. Jeff Jarrett comes out of no where and nails Booker with his guitar and knocks him out. Kanyon then puts Booker on the top rope and hits him with a Kanyon Cutter off the top rope. Kanyon goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Chris Kanyon!

Recap:
This was a pretty good match here. Booker was super over with this crowd and it was pretty awesome to see. Kanyon did his typical offense that was off the wall but it really worked. Booker looked a lot more aggressive than he normally was and again it made this match pretty damn good. The outside interference by Jeff Jarrett kind of sucked but I’m sure this one be the last time we see this two on this card. I would recommend checking this one out because it is a damn good match.

Backstage Interview: Mike Awesome

Awesome is hitting on the fat woman that is there to sing away the career of Hulk Hogan. Pamela Paulshock ends up showing up and causes the fat lady to leave much to the chagrin of Mike Awesome. Paulshock wants to know what Awesome thinks about his US Title match. Awesome says that he has beat Steiner twice already and tonight he will make it a trifecta. Awesome then tells Paulshock that just because she can’t be as hot as the fat lady that doesn’t mean she has to be jealous of her.

Match 6: WCW United States Title Match: Scott Steiner (c) vs. Mike Awesome

Steiner jumps off the apron and nails Awesome with an ax handle as he is coming down to the ring. Steiner then throws Awesome into the guard rail and comes charging at Awesome but Awesome hits Steiner with a back drop over the guard rail. Awesome then hits a running splash over the guard rail. Both guys then brawl through the fans and end up in the back of the building. Awesome grabs a trash can and nails Steiner with it 2-3 times. Awesome then body slams Steiner on the concrete floor.

They then brawl and end up back on the outside of the ring. Steiner rams Awesome head first into the steel steps and then he picks him up and throws him back into the ring. Steiner drops Awesome with a clothesline and then an elbow drop for a 2 count. Steiner goes charging into Mike Awesome in the corner but Awesome gets the boot up and drops Steiner right on his ass. Awesome climbs to the top rope but Steiner goes up and meets him and hits a belly to belly off the middle rope. That was freakin awesome. Scott Steiners strength was ridiculous as well.

Steiner picks up Awesome and hits him with a back breaker. Steiner picks him up again and goes for a suplex but Awesome reverses it and ends up dropping Steiner stomach first on the top rope. Awesome then hits an elbow off the apron on to Steiner. Awesome picks up a chair and nails him 2-3 times with it. Awesome then picks up the ring bell and nails Steiner with it in the head. Awesome then picks up a steel chair and nails Steiner in the back with it. Awesome is taking Steiner and ramming his lower back into the apron and into the guard rail. Awesome throws Steiner back into the ring and then goes for a sling shot splash for a 2 count.

Awesome then climbs to the top rope and hits a clothesline off the top rope for a 2 count. The Cat then comes out and stands at the entrance to watch the match. Steiner reverses a suplex and ends up dropping Mike Awesome with one of his own. Awesome gets caught on a clothesline and Steiner drops him with a over head belly to belly. The Cat says that no Steiner won’t do the Steiner Recliner. Steiner ends up decking the Cat. Awesome hits Steiner with a low blow and then hits a spine buster into a roll up for a 2 count.

Awesome ends up going to the top rope and hits a frog splash on to Steiner for a 2 count. Awesome then picks up Steiner and is going for a power bomb but Steiner falls down and then drives Awesome back into the corner. Awesome gets Steiner in a go behind but Steiner nails Awesome and the ref with a back elbow. The Cat gets into the ring and goes for a kick on Steiner but Steiner ducks out of the way and he hits Awesome instead. Steiner then drops the Cat with a belly to belly suplex.

Steiner picks up Mike Awesome and hits the spinning belly to belly suplex. Steiner then goes for the Steiner Recliner again and the Cat tells him that he better not do it. The Cat says he will strip Steiner of his title if he puts him in the move. Steiner then puts Mike Awesome in the Steiner Recliner. The Cat tells the ref to call for the bell and that Steiner is stripped of the title. Your winner by disqualification….Mike Awesome!

After the match Steiner attacks the Cat from behind and drops him with a forearm. Steiner then goes into the ring and drops Mike Awesome with a brutal looking t-bone suplex.

Recap:
This was another good match here. Mike Awesome had some pretty good offense and the suplexes that Steiner threw on the bigger Mike Awesome were just ridiculous as well. That T-Bone after the match was just brutal and could have really done some damage. The Cat stripping Steiner of the title kind of sucked but I get what they were trying to do. I loved the loose cannon type feel of this version of Scott Steiner. It was really built that he was capable of doing anything and he didn’t give a shit for the repercussions. Just a great gimmick and this was a really good match here.

Match 7: Graveyard Match: Vampiro vs. The Demon

They show the Demon showing up at the grave yard where he is holding some sort of torch and is looking for Vampiro. Demon shows up to a casket band they open it up but nobody was in there. Vampiro comes jumping off a tree but misses the Demon. The Demon ends up picking up Vampiro and dropping him with a choke slam on the floor. Demon then picks up a stick and nails Vampiro in the back with it. Vampiro ends up getting control with 2 kicks to the chest and then a spinning kick.

He finds Asya laid out on the ground. Demon checks on Asya as Vampiro opens up the casket and sprays mist in his face. Vampiro then asks the Demon if he is going to live or die and if he is going to join him. The Demon says never. Vampiro then picks up a concrete block and says if you can’t beat me you should have joined me and then Vampiro nails him with the concrete block. Vampiro then stuffs the Demon into a casket and then dumps him in a burial site. Vampiro then takes the torch and throws it into the open grave as he spits on the casket and walks off. Your winner of the match….Vampiro!

Recap:
Well, the streak is over with after that one. What a stupid ass concept and a stupid ass match. It was nothing more than the Demon chasing down Vampiro and thats about it. They did nothing out there and was a complete waste of time. Therefore, I am not going to waste my time talking about it. Skip that shit at all costs.

Backstage Interview: Shane Douglas

Gene says tonight we are going to find out who carried who and who has the upper hand. Douglas says that in this sport there are few guarantees and there are few things you can chuck down and say at the end of the night things will be exactly as you guaranteed them to be or expect them to be. Douglas says he has made few guarantees in this sport but he will make this one and that is the fact that Buff is a good wrestler but he is not better than a Franchise. Douglas says tonight they will get in the ring and they will fight like two gladiators. Douglas says they can mark down on their calendars and mark it down as a guarantee by the Franchise. Douglas says he can do that because he is the Franchise and he is that damn good. Guaranteed.

Match 8: Shane Douglas vs. Buff Bagwell

They start the match off with a stare down as both guys talk shit to each other. Shane slaps Buff but Buff retaliates with some right hands and then a drop kick that sends Shane to the outside. Buff goes out after Shane and he ends up throwing him into the guard rail and follows that up with some boots to the side of Douglas. Douglas ends up getting the control by hitting Buff with a low blow and then dropping him throat first on the guard rail.

Douglas then picks up the padded mats and goes for a pile driver on the outside but Buff blocks it and hits a back drop on Douglas. We get back in the ring and Buff ends up hitting Douglas with a boot and then a swinging neck breaker. Douglas ends up rolling to the outside to get a little bit of a rest. Buff gets to close to the ropes as Douglas grabs him and pulls him to the outside. They exchange right hands until Shane ends up catching Buff and driving him ass first into the steel post.

Douglas picks up a chair and goes for a shot but Buff kicks him in the gut. Buff picks up the chair and turns around only for Douglas to punch the chair right into the face of Buff. Douglas picks up Buff and throws him back into the ring. Douglas snap mares Buff over and then hits the rolling neck snap. Douglas then wrenches the neck of Buff. Buff starts getting to his feet as they show Torrie Wilson coming down to the ring. My goodness she is smoking hot on this show.

Douglas is checking her out as Torrie slaps him in the face and Buff rolls him up for a 2 count. Buff drops Douglas with a back elbow, a clothesline, and then a cross body. Torrie ends up on the apron again. Buff hits a back elbow and then a splash off the middle rope for a 2 count. Torrie is checking out Buff as she gets in the ring and they start kissing. Buff turns around and poses as Torrie kicks him right in the nuts. Shane then picks up Buff and drops him with the Pittsburgh Plunge for a 2 count.

Douglas goes for another movie but Buff goes up and over and then drops Shane with a double arm DDT for a 2 count. Buff goes up to the middle rope and is going for the block buster but Torrie ends up getting on the apron and grabbing the leg of Buff. Buff pushes Torrie off the apron as Douglas grabs Buff and drops him with an atomic drop and then a jaw breaker move. Douglas goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Shane Douglas!

After the match Torrie Wilson gets in the ring and joins Shane Douglas. They kiss and then leave the ring together as Mark Madden marks out on commentary.

Recap:
This match was decent and part of that is because there wasn’t enough time in the match for it to start sucking. Torrie coming out and joining the Franchise was pretty good and added a nice element to the end of the match. Douglas bringing out his jaw breaker finish for the first time was pretty sweet as well. This was a pretty good match here and one that I enjoyed. However, that could be because i am a big fan of Shane Douglas. If you take that out of it this match is probably just okay but I would give it a shot if you get the chance.

They show Hulk Hogan in the building walking out for his match with Jeff Jarrett. He doesn’t look to happy and I wonder why.

Backstage Interview: Jeff Jarrett

Gene says Hogan is here and he told Jarrett that he would be here. Jarrett says listen up good jurassic slap ass. Jarrett says Hogan is here but big deal. Jeff says plan A is in full effect. Jeff says that Hogan has made a lot of enemies over the years so finding allies wont be a problem. Gene asks what that means and Jeff asks him if he has ever seen the Usual Suspects? Jeff then says wait and see slappy.

They show a highlight video of the feud between Hulk Hogan and Jeff Jarrett.

Match 9: WCW World Heavyweight Title Match: Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Hollywood Hogan

I guarantee Michael Buffer’s introductions are going to be longer than this one. Russo ends up coming out with Jeff Jarrett, hmm I wonder what that is all about. Hogan grabs the mic from Buffer and cuts a promo on Jarrett. Hogan says that Jarrett is the Chosen One because Hogan chose him to get his ass power bombed for his boy Kevin Nash. Hogan then tells Hogan to get Jarretts ass down here. Jarrett is standing up at the entrance ramp. Jarrett walks down and is about to get into the ring but Hogan keeps him away.

After the match they quickly cut to ringside where Tony says we just saw a slice of real life. They are pushing the fact that this wasn’t a part of the show. Tony says they don’t know what to say or how to explain what is going on. Tony says there are swerves and then there are swerves and we have all been swerved.

Recap:
I mean there isn’t really much to recap here but Russo doing his typical bullshit. I understand the thought process here but the execution was just bad. Settle the shit in the back and not air out your dirty laundry. It’s just a bad look and makes you look cheap and second rate, which is exactly what WCW was during this time. Just terrible all around.

Graveyard Match Continued:

They go to the back and they show Vampiro walking through the building. He walks right by Hogan and he just no sells it. Vampiro makes his way to the ring and starts cutting a promo. Vampiro says the dark circle has now been completed. Vampiro says the Demon is dead. Vampiro says he promised the whole world that he would destroy the pain in the ass Dale Torberg and Sting. Vampiro said that Dale decided to work on the dark side and he got buried alive. The crowd is chanting we want Sting and this makes Vampiro irate.

Druids then show up wearing a Sting mask and holding bats as they carry out the coffin that Vampiro buried the Demon in. Crowd starts chanting we want Sting and Vampiro says that he killed Sting and finished him off. Vampiro goes to the outside and opens up the casket and Sting gets out of the casket and bashes Vampiro in the back with a baseball bat. Sting then dumps Vampiro into the casket as the druids all point bats at Vampiro. They show Vampiro laid out in the casket as the druids just point their bats at him.

Backstage Interview: Goldberg

Gene says that Goldbergs personal vendetta against the Outsiders is going to come to an end. Gene says Goldberg has to meet and defeat Kevin Nash. Goldberg doesn’t even talk. Goldberg says its taken every bit of professional decency not to rip up Hall’s contract. Goldberg says the person standing in front of Gene is a more pissed off than he has ever been in his entire life. Goldberg says he wants Nash to suffer and then bash Nash from ring post to ring post. Goldberg says he will rip up the contract right in Nash’s face. Goldberg says that tonight he ends Scott Hall’s career and there is nothing Hall or Nash can do about it.

In Ring Promo: Vince Russo

Russo comes out and cuts a promo on Hogan and what we just saw. Russo says there is only one way for him to do this and thats to tell it like it is. He says 3 weeks ago he left WCW and quite frankly he didn’t know if he was going to come back. Russo said the reason he didn’t know if he was going to come back or not was because from day 1 he has been here he has done nothing but deal with the bullshit of the politics behind the curtain. Russo says that he has a wife and 3 kids at home and he doesn’t need this shit.

Russo says Jarrett is still the official WCW champion. Russo says Jarrett will defend his belt in the ring and he will go against a guy who has busted his ass for 14 years but can’t get a title shot because of pieces of shit like Hogan. Russo says he is talking about Booker T. Russo says Jarrett and Booker T is the reason he is in this stinking business. Russo then tells Hogan to kiss his ass as he walks off.

They show a highlight video of the feud between Goldberg and Kevin Nash.

Match 10: Scott Hall’s Contract On the Line: Goldberg vs. Kevin Nash

They show Nash coming out to the ring and he asks Scott Steiner to watch his back but Scott Says he is busy with his lady. Nash tells him to get into the game and Scott says he is in his game and this is his game. Before they get going Nash goes to the outside and double checks the contract of Scott Hall. They tie this one up and get it going here. Goldberg drives Nash into the corner and lays in some big right hands to get control early.

Nash gets out of it with a knee lift and then a nice elbow to the back of the head. We get some knees to the gut of Goldberg and then a nice back elbow from Nash. Nash chokes out Goldberg with his boot but Goldberg ends up holding on and bringing Nash out to the middle of the ring and trips him. Goldberg then hits a nice suplex on Nash for a two count. Goldberg ends up hitting a nice side kick on Nash and then Goldberg looks at the hard camera and says fuck you.

Nash ends up picking up Goldberg and dropping him with a choke slam. Scott Steiner ends up coming to the outside and is cheering on Nash. Goldberg gets a head lock on Nash as Scott puts the contract of Hall in the face of Nash. Goldberg gets hit with a big boot and then a side slam by Nash for a 2 count. Goldberg gets up and goes for a spear but Nash gets out of the way and Goldberg crashes into the middle turnbuckle.

Nash drops the singlets and is about to drop Goldberg with a power bomb but Scott Steiner gets in the ring and attacks Nash. Nash ends up hitting a big boot on Steiner and then Goldberg drops Nash with a spear. Goldberg then picks up Nash and nails him with a jackhammer for the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Goldberg!

After the match Scott Steiner and Goldberg embrace and then Goldberg rips up Hall’s contract right in Nash’s face as Scott Steiner gets Nash in the Steiner Recliner.

Recap:
This match was garbage and sucked. The Steiner swerve at the end was typical and expected because it’s Russo. Speaking of that he did this exact same ending 2-3 matches again during the Buff Bagwell/Shane Douglas match. Then you turn around and do it again. What an idiot Russo was. The more you do something the less effective it is. Nobody cares about the swerve anymore when you do it 5-6 time a night. All in all this sucked and definitely worth skipping.

Backstage Interview: Booker T

Gene says this is one of the most emotional evenings he has experienced in WCW. Booker says this all comes to a surprise to him. Booker says opportunity has knocked and he will be damned if he doesn’t answer. Booker says he will do what he has to do to take that WCW belt home with him now can you dig that?

Match 11: WCW Heavyweight Title Match: Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Booker T

Michael Buffer is back for those 5 minute entrances. Anyways, we start this one off with a tie up. We get a feeling out period more than anything as this one has yet to really get going. Jarrett ends up getting hit with a nice drop kick by Booker and this sends Jarrett to the outside to get a breather as Booker keeps reversing everything he is trying to do. Jarrett fakes a test of strength and then starts laying in the right hands to Booker T to get control of the match.

Jarrett drops Booker with a low blow and then heads to the outside to grab a chair. Jarrett wedges it into the middle and top rope in the corner. Jarrett goes to ram Booker head first into the chair but Booker blocks it and sends Jarrett into the chair. Booker goes for the pin and gets a 2 count. Jarrett then goes over and drops the referee with the Stroke and knocks him out again. What the hell for? Jarrett then kicks Booker in the nuts as he goes out and grabs his guitar. Jarrett climbs to the top rope with the guitar and he comes off but Booker catches him and drops Jarrett with the Book End. Mark Johnson comes out of no where and counts the 1-2-3. Your winner and new WCW World Heavyweight Champion….Booker T!

Recap:
This match was all right. Nothing special going on here but it was good to see somebody like Booker T get a chance. It was pretty awesome seeing him win the title after going through some of the shit he went through later on in WCW. They spent most of the match in amongst the fans doing nothing and that kind of takes away from the match because these two could really go if they wanted to. The only reason to check out this one is to see Booker T finally get the strap, other than that just not a lot here to warrant watching.

Show Recap:
Well this show kind of sucked for the most part. Just to much swerve action going on for my liking and some of these matches just really stunk up the joint. The opener was a pretty good match between Juvi and Chavo but really nothing special going on. They had a couple of stupid ass moments there with the Animals and MIA coming out in masks to try and get out to help out their partner. The hardcore match that went on second wasn’t very good either. It was just your typical hardcore match that doesn’t really hold up very well over time. The more you see them the less appealing they are. Just garbage if you ask me.

The wedding gown match was a comedy bit that is definitely a waste of time and not worth checking out unless you want to see a young Stacy Keibler dancing, which isn’t all that bad. We finally get a pretty decent match with Kronik vs. The Perfect Event. Kronik were a little sloppy but they were freakin awesome and some of the moves they were doing were just ridiculous. The strength and power the guys had was amazing and a sight to see to be honest. They were just awesome to me and still are.

We got a Kanyon vs. Booker T match that was pretty good but the screw job finish kind of sucked. It’s kind of crazy seeing Booker do the job here but end up champ by the end of the night. Thats typical Russo bullshit if you ask me. Mike Awesome vs. Scott Steiner was pretty good as well but it could have been better. It was booked to make Scott look head and shoulders better than Mike Awesome and that shouldn’t have been the case. Steiner dominated and made Awesome look weak but these two should have been on the same plain if you ask me. The finish was kind of shit with Steiner losing by DQ for using the Steiner Recliner. That took away from the match but it was pretty good leading up to that point.

The Graveyard match was terrible and a waste of time. The fact that they had to come back to the arena to get the W was stupid and was again typical Russo bullshit. What kind of bright idea is this? Start in a grave yard then decimate your opponent enough to be able to return to the arena and get in the ring? Right that sounds like a great idea lets do it. I mean really nobody had the balls to tell Russo that this was a dumb idea? Baffles my mind he lasted as long as he did.

Next up was a pretty good match between Buff and Shane Douglas that had a swerve ending with Torrie coming out. She made it look like she was with Buff only to turn on him later on and join Shane. This is all fine and well but when you have plans to do this same shit 2 matches later it doesn’t really make sense. Why waste this shit on Torrie Wilson, of all people, when you are going to have a guy trade on one of his best friends? Makes absolutely no sense and totally defeats the purpose of a swerve. Anyways, this was a decent match that went the right amount of time and didn’t go to long for it to start dragging along.

After that we got the Hogan/Jarrett/Russo stuff that was completely ridiculous. Take care of the shit in the back instead of bringing this out in front of everyone. Like I stated before, it makes you look cheap and second rate and does nothing but harm to you as a company. If Hogan isn’t going to do business then send his ass home and say the card has changed. If people paid to see Hogan then so be it but at least you don’t have to air this shit out. Makes no sense to me that they ran with this on a live pay per view. If somebody bought this show, I would leave it never wanting to buy another one again.

Also, they just did this shit at Halloween Havoc 99 so what good does it to do this again when people probably think its just a work anyway? Russo lives in a world where he thinks people forget shit that happened the week before and that each show is it’s own canvas and you can just start over whenever you want. It doesn’t work that way. You have to long term vision and continuity to your shows and when you don’t get you cluster fucks all over the place and that is the epitome of WCW in 2000. Russo had no vision and was just trying to pop a rating and when he couldn’t do that he just sucked. What a shit bag.

Goldberg and Nash said f this shit and didn’t care at all about going out and doing anything worth while. We got a shitty match with a shitty finish and thats about it for this one. Goldberg did the bare minimum and you could clearly see that Nash just didn’t give a shit. His promo was trash and his work just wasn’t there. I am not saying Nash was the best but he could have done a lot better if he wanted to and he just didn’t care and neither did Goldberg. After what happened to Hogan I don’t think I’d give a shit either.

The main event was a change of pace and refreshing with the guys involved but the match itself just didn’t deliver. They would have a better match at New Blood Rising but for some reason these guys just didn’t mesh very well. Not sure what it was but it just doesn’t work for me. Booker deserved the spot he was in but I am not so sure Jarrett did. The guy never really could go and just lived off a storyline driven program to really enhance his work. If you can get a feud with Jarrett that leads to a gimmick pay off then it works. If you expect him to go out and put on classic matches then its never going to happen. This match was only good because you finally get to see Booker T win the big one and thats great to see.

So that about does it for this episode and thank goodness for that. I usually don’t mind WCW 2000 but for some reason this show just pisses me off. Russo had his hands all over it and it just sucked. Normally there are 2-3 good things during a WCW 2000 show but this really didn’t have any of that. The stuff with Hogan was a joke and should have never happened but, like Macho Man always said, what it is is what it is. Theres really no reason whatsoever to check this show out unless you want to see Russo talk shit on Hogan or see Booker win the big one for the first time. Other than that just skip this garbage.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Event Center. Next time we are going to July 1990 and hitting up Saturday Night Main Event prior to SummerSlam. Going forward we are going to continue our Summer Series and hit the trilogy that leads to and concludes with SummerSlam 1990. We will be doing the Saturday Night Main Event, the SummerSlam Fever, and then SummerSlam 1990. There will be some other shows mixed in from WCW and we will be going to our first ECW show when we hit up Heat Wave 2000. There is a lot more to come this summer so I hope you stick with us and enjoy all of the content. Until next time, thanks for reading and I will catch you guys later!

Introduction:
Hello everyone and welcome back to the Event Center, right here on CrazyMax. Last time we saw each other we were checking out Clash of the Champions from August of 1993. We got a solid main event between Vader and Davey Boy Smith but I have a feeling it is going to pale to comparison of our main event on this episode. We are right in the middle of our Summer Review Series so we of course need to get in some more SummerSlams. We are heading back to a time that doesn’t get a lot of love on this site because well it’s just not very entertaining as a whole. Doing the one off show here and there isn’t terrible but it’s almost impossible to go back and re-watch a complete year of this shit. Anyways, we are heading back to the summer of 2005 and we are going to be doing SummerSlam 2005. Thats right, Hogan vs. Michaels in the race to see who’s backstage stroke will get the upper hand last. I haven’t seen this show since the PPV so I am unsure of how good or bad this show was so let’s get this thing going.

Event Information:
Date: August 21st, 2005
Location: MCI Center in Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,176
Main Event: Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels

Show Opening:

The show opens up right away in the arena where the Navy color guard is presenting our colors so Lilian Garcia can sing us the National Anthem. She was looking hot as hell on this show and she really belted one out here. We get the opening video showcasing the matches that are going to be taking place right here on SummerSlam.

Match 1: WWE United States Title Match: Orlando Jordan (c) vs. Chris Benoit

The bell rings and we get a tie up here in our opener. Benoit drives Jordan into the corner but Jordan decks Benoit with a right hand. Benoit then hits Jordan with one German suplex and then puts him in the crippler cross face immediately and Jordan taps out. Your winner and new WWE United States Champion….Chris Benoit!

Recap:
Welp, it came, it went, and that was all she wrote. Can’t really get into anything Benoit so I am glad this only lasted about 25 seconds. This wasn’t really a match and was just a squash so lets just move on and not even focus on this one.

Backstage Segment: Eddie Guerrero & Vicki Guerrero

Vickie says they need to talk and Eddie says that we are done talking. Vickie says that Eddie may be done talking but she isn’t. Vickie says this isn’t about Dominic but its more about Eddie wanting to get a win over Rey and being better than him. Eddie says that is true to. Eddie says the main thing is his love for Dominic. Vickie says that Eddie can care less about Dominic or if he came home with them. Vickie says this is about hurting Rey and trying to be the better man. Eddie says he needs someone to carry on the Guerrero legacy and that if Vickie is accusing him of hurting Rey or his family then she is gone.

Eddie says that Vickie is crazier than he is and he doesn’t need that from her. Vickie says that she loves Eddie more than anything. She says the man she married years ago has a heart of gold, and Eddie starts grinning. Vickie says this person will not allow him to hurt Rey or his family. Eddie takes this as Vickie saying he can’t beat Rey. Eddie says that he will show everyone in the locker room, the fans, and especially to Vickie that he can beat Rey. Eddie says if she can’t support that then she can get out. Eddie then kicks her out of the locker room.

They show a highlight video of the feud between Matt Hardy and Edge.

Match 2: Edge vs. Matt Hardy

Edge and Lita are standing in the ring waiting for Matt and Coach makes a comment of “I don’t think Lita wants to be between these two tonight.” JR then drops this dime “Lita not wanting to be in the middle of two men huh?” Matt runs to the ring and they end up brawling on the outside to get this one started. They get back in the ring and this one officially starts. Matt is on top of Edge and just laying in the right hands. Matt jumps on the back of Edge and he tries to choke him out.

Matt just laying in the rights and lefts to Edge in the corner until Edge breaks it up with a head butt to Matt. Edge starts laying in the rights of his own. Edge then drops Matt Hardy with a spear through the ropes to the outside. Such a dangerous spot that was. Edge could of have really injured his neck on that one but thankfully he didn’t.

Edge gets back in the ring and Matt ends up nailing him with big ass lefts and rights. Matt gets to the top rope and is driving in the right hands but Edge picks up Matt and drops him face first on the steel post. Matt then falls to the outside and appears to be knocked out here. Edge goes out after him and throws him back into the ring as he lays in the right hands. Matt is busted wide open right in the forehead. Edge starts laying in the rights and knees to the head of Matt but Matt keeps calling for some more. Edge then kicks Matt in the head 3-4 times and Matt just falls down in the ring. Edge lays in one more boot and this causes the ref to stop the match. Your winner by knockout….Edge!

Recap:
This match was nothing but vicious right hand and forearms. The only real wrestling move was the spear off the apron to the outside. Other than that it was nothing but rights, lefts, boots, and forearms from both guys. I didn’t expect anything less considering the feud these two were trying to have. It made perfect sense so I am not mad at the outcome or how this match went. I can’t go without saying how hot Lita was during this time frame. You will be hard pressed to find someone hotter in wrestling than Lita when she was with Edge. All in all, a pretty good match here for the feud that these two were having.

They show a highlight video of the feud between Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio Jr.

Match 3: Ladder Match for Dominic: Rey Mysterio vs. Eddie Guerrero

They jaw with each other until Eddie drops Rey with a knee to the gut and this one is off and going. Eddie drops Rey with a nice belly to back suplex. Rey does a nice leap frog and then a big time monkey flip that sends Eddie to the outside of the ring. Rey goes out after him but Eddie ends up throwing Rey into the steel steps and into the ladder that is set up on the entrance ramp. Eddie starts dragging the ladder back to the ring and starts to climb it but Rey hits a springboard drop kick and knocks Eddie off of the ladder.

Eddie goes outside and gets another ladder and drives it into the face of Rey to keep control of the match. Rey throws Eddie to the outside and ends up hitting him with a drop kick into the ladder right into the face fo Eddie. Rey then jumps and hits a senton on Eddie to the outside. That looked bad there. Rey gets inside and climbs the ladder and so does Eddie. They are on top of the ladder going punch for punch until Eddie goes for a sunset flip power bomb but Eddie slipped and Rey ends up falling back and both men are laid out.

Eddie picks up the ladder and runs it into Rey in the corner and just squashes him. Eddie then drop kicks the ladder into Rey again. Eddie body slams Rey on a ladder and then he puts another ladder on top of him. Eddie then hit his hilo move on top of the ladder and both men are laid out. There isn’t a lot of high flying going on with the ladders but the match itself has been pretty damn awesome. Eddie nearly gets the briefcase but Rey ends up climbing up to the top of the ladder. Rey laid the ladder on one of the rungs of another ladder to set up a ramp. Rey then gets to Eddie and ends up hitting him with a back drop on to the ladder and the whole damn contraption collapses. That didn’t look good at all.

Rey gets up to his feet first as he sets up the ladder and goes up for the briefcase. Eddie gets up to his feet and drop kicks the ladder down and sends Rey crashing to the mat. Eddie picks up a ladder and lays it on the top rope. Rey comes charging at Eddie and Eddie grabs him and ends up flipping him around sends him rib first into the ladder. That looked painful as hell but it was pretty damn sweet.

Eddie sets up the ladder and is near the top but Dominic comes in to the ring and tries to stop him from climbing up the ladder but he can’t move the ladder. Eddie climbs back down and starts yelling at Dominic. Eddie tells him to give him a hug but Dominic says no. Eddie says that Dominic better love him because he is going to be his new daddy. Eddie is about to slap Dominic but Rey stops him and and ends up hitting Eddie with a back drop.

Rey ends up hitting Eddie with a drop toe hold into the ladder and then he hits him with a 619 into the ladder but it sends the ladder back and lands on top of Eddie. Rey then hits a slingshot leg drop on top of the ladder on top of Eddie. Rey sets up the ladder and nearly gets the briefcase but Eddie climbs up the ladder behind Rey and puts Rey on his shoulders. Rey ends up spinning around and drops Eddie with a power bomb off of the ladder. Rey gets to the top and grabs the briefcase but Eddie kicks the ladder out from under him and Rey is just hanging there. Rey ends up letting go and Eddie drops him with a power bomb right in the middle of the ring. That was freakin awesome.

Eddie then pins the ladder on top of Rey as he climbs up the ladder to get the briefcase. Eddie has the briefcase but he can’t get it unhooked and Rey ends up moving the ladder all around until he knocks it down. Eddie is now hanging on to the briefcase and Rey ends up pulling the leg of Eddie and pulls him off and Eddie comes down on his ankle and it didn’t look good. Eddie ends up getting up and hits the three amigos on Rey and on the third suplex, he suplexes him on to the ladder. This match is just brutal.

Eddie ends up going for the briefcase again. This time Vickie Guerrero comes out and starts yelling at Eddie. Eddie has the briefcase but Vickie pushes it over and knocks Eddie off the ladder as he clotheslines himself on to the top rope. Rey sets up the ladder and climbs up the ladder and gets the briefcase as Vickie pulls Eddie and sits on him so he can’t get up the ladder. Rey Mysterio is the winner of the ladder match!

After the match Eddie is throwing ladders around in the ring until Rey gets in the ring and just nails him with the briefcase.

Recap:
I’m not a fan of this angle at all but man this match delivered. Both guys did some crazy ass bumps and left everything out in the ring. The power bomb after falling off the briefcase was insane. Also the back drop on Eddie that sent both ladders crashing was insane as well. The ending was pretty good with Vickie coming out and doing the right thing but again this storyline was the shits and should have never been done. Take that part out of it and we got a nice 4-4.25 star match here.

Backstage Interview: Chris Jericho

Todd says Jericho is in for the match of his career and wants to know what Jericho’s mindset is going in to the match with Cena for the WWE Title. Jericho says his mindset is that the time is now for him to become the WWE Champion. Jericho says everyone can smell it, taste it, and feel it. Jericho says that all of Cena’s fans that he fights for and mocks his chain gang. He says that when he beats Cena for the belt his fans will just disregard him and throw him out as the flavor of the month. Just like David Cassidy and the New Kids on the Block. Jericho says that he is forgetting who he is messing with. Jericho says he put the Rock and Stone Cold in the same night to become the first ever WWE Undisputed Champion. Jericho says Cena doesn’t compare to either one of those guys because they are legendary figures and are hall of famers just like Chris Jericho.

Jericho said Cena had a great run and it’s time to move over rover and let Jericho take over. Jericho says after he straps the belt around his gorgeous waste that all of his fans, including his boss Eric Bischoff, will have a champion that they can be proud of.

Match 4: Kurt Angle vs. Eugene

Angle gets in the ring, as Eugene extends a handshake, and just slaps the shit out of him. Angle starts beating the brakes off Eugene with European uppercuts as well as punches and stomps. Angle drops Eugene with a short arm clothesline as he continues to dominate this match up. Eugene ends up hitting Angle with a nice spine buster. Eugene tries to do the peoples elbow but Angle gets up and just floors Eugene with a big time clothesline.

Angle picks up Eugene and gets him in 2 straight German suplexes and on the second one he releases it and drops Eugene right on his neck. Eugene goes for a splash in the corner but Angle moves out of the way and Angle nails him with another big time German suplex that threw him across the ring. Angle rams Eugene’s head into the corner but Eugene starts hulking up and he lays in lefts and rights to Angle. Eugene then drops Angle with a rock bottom for a 2 count. Eugene goes for a stunner but Angle blocks it and Angle goes for an olympic slam but Eugene reverses that and ends up hitting Angle with the Stunner for a 2 count.

Eugene then gets Angle in the ankle lock but Angle reverses it and sends Eugene head first into the turnbuckle. Angle then picks up Eugene and nails him with the Olympic Slam. Angle then gets Eugene in the ankle lock and Eugene taps out. Your winner by submission….Kurt Angle!

After the match Angle goes outside and gets the chair but Christy comes in and lays on Eugene to save him. Angle then picks up Eugene and just throws him to the outside. Angle then makes them play his music as he stands on a chair and he has the ref put the gold medal around the neck of Angle as he stands in the ring and celebrates.

Recap:
This was a glorified squash. I forgot how hated Eugene was by the fans because every time he got some offense in the crowd would boo the shit out of him. Angle’s aggression was awesome and really enhanced this match if you ask me. He was taking no prisoners and he just destroyed Eugene and it was awesome. The post match stuff was great as well with him having the ref put the medal around his neck again. All around good stuff and a nice little match here to break up some of these longer matches.

They go outside where some of the divas are cleaning a limousine. They end up cleaning each other and looking pretty hot doing it. They show a president of the United States logo on the side of the door. Vince then rolls down the window and says “Hey why not?”

Match 5: The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton

Taker is trying to catch up to Orton but Orton uses his speed to get away as he ends up getting Taker in a head lock. Orton ends up hitting Taker with a nice hip toss and clothesline but ends up getting floored by a big ass boot by Undertaker. Taker then starts working the arm of Orton and he ends up going up for Old School on Orton but Orton grabs him and arm drags Taker off the top rope. Orton with some pretty damn good offense early on. Taker ends up picking up Orton and throws him into the corner and he just starts laying in the rights and lefts on Orton. Orton ends up hitting Taker with a boot when he comes charging into the corner. Orton then runs out of the corner to do a move on Taker but Taker floors him with a giant big boot. That looked like it hurt a little bit.

Taker ends up hitting his flying clothesline on Orton and nearly gets the 3 but Orton gets the shoulder up at 2 1/2. Taker continues to work over Orton in the corner and he ends up charging at Orton with a big knee to the gut. Taker goes for a big knee in the corner but Orton gets out of the way and Taker gets caught on the top rope. Orton then goes over and nails Taker with a big time kick. Taker is getting back into the ring and Orton drops him with his DDT off the middle rope.

Orton then starts working over the leg but dropping his weight on it and then draping it across the apron. Orton then wraps the knee of Taker on to the steel post. Orton gets a leg lock on Taker in the middle of the ring but Taker just starts laying in the right hands to Orton but Orton drops him with a back elbow. Orton continues to work over the knee of Taker by wrapping it around the middle rope. Orton nails Taker with a big time power slam for a 2 count. Orton goes right back to the leg with a spinning toe hold.

Taker ends up reversing the leg lock and ends up dropping the knee of Orton to the mat. Orton ends up getting control again by chop blocking Taker and back to the leg lock we go. Orton goes for a butt drop on the knee but Taker uses his other leg and sends Orton flying over the top rope. Taker goes out after him and throws him head first into the steel steps. Taker then drops the big leg across the throat of Orton who is laid out on the apron. Taker ends up going for Old School again and this time he nails Orton with it but his knee is still giving him some trouble. Taker drops Orton with an STO for a 2 count.

Taker drops Orton with some Snake Eyes and he goes for his big boot but Orton gets up and drops him with a beautiful looking drop kick. Orton goes for the RKO but Taker just throws him off of him. Taker then picks up Orton for the Tombstone but Orton reverses it and then Undertaker reverses it again but Orton drops down and hits Taker with a neck breaker across his back and gets a 2 1/2 count. Orton ends up climbing to the top rope and hits Taker with a flying cross body but Taker rolls through and grabs Orton by the throat and picks him up for a choke slam. That was freakin awesome.

Taker is calling for the Tombstone but a “fan” comes running into the ring and tries to shake the hand of Undertaker. It’s some older guy wearing a white suit with a red hat. Security comes out and gets the guy out of the ring. Taker goes to pick up Orton but Orton drops him with an RKO out of no where and he gets the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Randy Orton!

After the match Orton goes out and gets with the fan as he takes off his disguise and reveals himself to be Bob Orton. They then do a double Orton pose on the ramp as Taker comes after them and chases them down.

Recap:
This match kind of sucked until the last 4-5 minutes. Orton worked the leg for most of the match and got his rest hold city in. There was some good spots here and there but nothing special until the end. The reversals and the RKO out of no where was pretty damn sweet. The spot with Bob and Randy on the ramp was pretty sweet as well. Other than the last 4-5 minutes there really is nothing work while during this match. I was surprised by the clean finish and no kick out after 1 RKO. It really got Orton and the move over.

They show a highlight video of the feud between John Cena and Chris Jericho.

Match 6: WWE Title Match: John Cena (c) vs. Chris Jericho

This one starts off with a face to face show down as they talk shit to each other. They start exchanging chops and right hands until Jericho gets the advantage as he hits Cena with a clothesline out of an irish whip. Jericho then drops Cena with a suplex. Jericho hits Cena with a nice spinning wheel kick that sends Cena outside to the apron. Jericho goes for his spring board drop kick off the apron but Cena ducks and Jericho goes flying to the outside. Cena then spears Jericho and lays in some right hands on the outside.

Jericho goes to the outside but Cena ends up catching him and damn near hits him with an F-U off the top rope but Jericho slides down and hits Cena with a belly to back suplex for a 2 count. Jericho gets caught in a tilt a whirl and Cena turns it into the F-U for the 1-2-3. Your winner and still WWE Champion….John Cena!

Recap:
This match was pretty solid and the crowd was hot as hell for it. The back and forth chant between Cena chants and Jericho chants was pretty awesome. The finish with the tilt a whirl into the F-U was pretty damn sweet as well. Again I am surprised it only took one F-U to win this match compared to how many he has to hit these days to get a win. All in all not a bad match but this was before Cena got really good at delivering in his main events. Not a bad match though and definitely one worth checking out.

They show a highlight video of the feud between Batista and John Bradshaw Layfield.

Match 7: WWE World Heavyweight Title Match No Holds Barred: Batista (c) vs. JBL

Batista is in the middle of his entrance when JBL tries to attack him. Batista rams JBL head first into an equipment box. Batista picks up a fire extinguisher and ends up hitting JBL in the back with it. Batista is just laying in the right hands to JBL right next to the entrance ramp. JBL reveres a whip and sends Batista into an equipment box again. JBL picks up a chair but Batista ends up hitting him with a spear right through the barricade.

JBL gets to his feet and pushes Batista right into the steel post. JBL drops Batista with a nice short arm clothesline that sends Batista crashing to the mat. JBL then hits a nice forearm to the back of Batista and he starts laying in the boots to him. JBL goes out and steals a belt from a ring attendant and just lays it into the back of Batista. JBL then takes the belt and wraps it around the neck of Batista and starts to choke him out with it. Batista gets up to his feet and drops JBL with a nice belly to back suplex.

Batista gets up and grabs the leather belt and starts laying it in to JBL. Batista then nails JBL with multiple shoulder blocks in the corner. JBL nails Batista with a big boot out of the corner and he follows that up with a big ass clothesline from hell but Batista kicks out at 2 2/3. JBL goes out and grabs the steel steps and puts them into the ring. JBL is about to go for a piledriver but Batista ends up hitting him with a back drop to reverse the move.

JBL goes for the clothesline from hell again but Batista ends up catching him with a spine buster. Batista then picks up JBL and gets him in the Batista Bomb. Batista is about to go for the cover but he stops and picks up JBL again. This time he goes for the Batista Bomb again and he drops him on the steel steps. Batista goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner and still WWE World Heavyweight Champion….Batista!

Recap:
This match was decent but nothing special. Both guys benefited from the no holds barred rules because a traditional wrestling match wouldn’t have done these guys any favors. JBL got his clothesline in and it was awesome. Batista looked good and ended up showing the Animal at the end of the match by not pinning him when he could. Not a terrible match but it was fun and entertaining so i would give it a peek at least once.

They show a highlight video of the feud between Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels.

Match 8: Hulk Hogan vs. Shawn Michaels

When Hogan is walking to the ring they show Shawn in the ring doing a shoveling gimmick as if he is getting buried. What a tool. Shawn just looks totally uninterested as Hogan is doing his posing and shit that he does to start a match. The music finally stops and the crowd is going nuts for both guys. It is still pretty awesome seeing these two in the ring together. They tie up and Hogan just throws Shawn down like a piece of trash. They tie up again and again Hogan throws Shawn down to the mat. Shawn gets back in his face and Hogan just pushes him down as we are getting through the feeling out process.

Hogan ends up hitting Shawn with a shoulder block that sends Shawn flying to the outside over the bottom rope. Shawn gets control with a knee to the gut and then some vicious sounding chops in the corner. Shawn gets whipped into the corner and he lays on the top rope. Hogan comes over and lays in 2-3 kicks to Shawn and then he ends up in the bronco buster on the top rope. Again the over selling by Shawn is just stupid. Shawn gets slammed into the turnbuckle and he does a front flip for no reason.

Shawn gets hit with a nice back body drop and then a clothesline to the outside. Shawn lands on his feet then flips over, jumps up to his feet, and falls back down to sell it. Way to be a cry baby bitch because he didn’t get his way. Hogan ends up flipping Shawn back into the ring and he starts to lay in some more right hands. Hogan then drops Shawn with a nice clothesline. Shawn goes to ram Hogan head first into the turnbuckle but Hogan holds on so Shawn just slaps him in the face. Hogan reverses an irish whip and Shawn goes in upside down to the corner but when Hogan comes in Shawn slaps him in the face again. Hogan gets tired of it and just nails Shawn with a right hand to send him down to the floor.

Hogan goes out after Shawn and body slams him on to the table. Hogan then picks up Shawn and is about to ram him shoulder first into the turnbuckle but Shawn drops down and sends Hogan face first into the post. Shawn then rams Hogan face first into the steel post again. Shawn gets on the apron and just lays in the left hands to Hogan. Both guys get back in the ring and Shawn lays in the right hands off the middle rope until Hogan throws him off. Shawn gets back up and goes back to it but Hogan pushes him off again after 4 punches.

Shawn charges in again and is trying to bust open Hogan with some right hands right above the eye of Hogan. Hogan does the blade job and is gushing blood. I honestly feel like Shawn said to himself that he isn’t going to do business with Hogan because he has done nothing but chops and punches. Shawn gets Hogan in a sleeper hold and blood just covers the arm of Shawn. It looks pretty disgusting. Hogan gets out of the hold with a belly to back suplex that leaves both men down and out.

Shawn ends up hitting Hogan with a flying forearm. Shawn then climbs to the outside and goes for his flying elbow but Hogan moves out of the way. Hogan goes for the big boot but Shawn ends up hitting the flying forearm again but he ends up taking out Hogan and the ref. Shawn climbs to the top rope and is about to go for a move but he then mouths “you want Bret?” So he gets back in the ring and gets the Sharpshooter on Hogan. By the way this is the worst Sharpshooter I have ever seen. Hogan gets to the ropes to break the hold.

Shawn goes for it again but Hogan kicks Shawn off him and they take out another referee. Hogan goes after Shawn but Shawn ends up hitting him with a low blow. Shawn grabs a steel chair and nails Hogan with the unprotected chair shot to the head. Shawn then climbs to the top rope and hits the big elbow on Hogan. Shawn goes to the corner and is calling for some Sweet Chin Music. Shawn ends up hitting the Sweet Chin Music but Hogan kicks out with authority at 2. Hogan hulks up and ends up hitting the big boot that Shawn jumps up for and then spins around and falls back down. Hogan then drops the leg drop and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner by pinfall….Hulk Hogan!

After the match Hogan is posing in the ring when Shawn gets back in the ring. Shawn says he wanted to know and he found out and then they shake hands. Hogan continues to pose as this one goes to a close.

Recap:
What to say about this match that hasn’t already been said. Shawn acted like a little cry baby bitch and went into business for himself. He didn’t get his way with the trilogy or the win so he decided he was going to do his best to make this match either suck or be all about him. Mission accomplished on both fronts. The over selling was ridiculous and just goes to show what kind of person Shawn has been to deal with once he was able to get a little bit of power in the company. You take away the overselling and you get a guy who did nothing but chops and punches for the entire match. Shawn made sure that the match would suck and if people talked about it then they were going to talk about him and not Hogan. Plain and simple. The after the match stuff was odd because I have no idea what it meant in correlation to all the stories that were going on at that time. Really just a bad way to end a pretty decent show. Thanks Shawn.

Show Recap:
So this card had some good things but it also had its bad stuff. There was nothing spectacular and nothing that stood out as memorable outside of the ladder match. The opener wasn’t even really a match and just Benoit destroying Jordan. Really nothing to say about that one. The second match was pretty brutal and just a brawl and I liked it because of the feud that was involved. Matt took a brutal spot on the steel post and Edge doing the spear through the ropes just looked dangerous but job well done by both guys.

The ladder match was the best match on the card and really delivered on all fronts. The storyline itself was stupid but it really added some emotion to this match and helped enhance it that much more. Some of the spots were just brutal and probably took a couple years off each guy but it looked good and props to them for being willing to do some of them. Just a really good match start to finish and again it was the best match on the card.

Angle vs. Eugene was a glorified squash but Angles aggression and intensity throughout the match was pretty damn awesome. Also, the crowd shitting on the Eugene gimmick is a good enough reason to go in and watch this match. After that we got some stinkers that started with Orton and Taker. Orton controlled the match so we got a ton of rest holds until the last 4-5 minutes where the match got actually good. The return of Bob Orton was interesting and cool to see but not much else good during the match.

The Cena vs. Jericho match wasn’t that great either. Cena did punches and 2-3 moves and thats about it while Jericho controlled the majority of the match. The finish was cool and one F-U actually ending a match is different compared to what we get these days. The world title match between JBL and Batista was solid but nothing special really. The brawling aspects were nice and the spots were sweet. I liked the ending with the power bomb on the steps and Batista unleashing his animal side.

Lastly, we got the Hogan vs. Shawn Match. I am not going to go on about this but Shawn really did the company and this match a disservice by acting like the baby that he was known to be. He didn’t want to do business with Hogan and you can see it throughout the entire match. It’s a shame because these two should have put on a pretty solid match that is remembered for the right reasons instead of all of the wrong reasons.

So, there you have it SummerSlam 2005. This card wasn’t loaded to begin with and the majority of the big matches just came across as flat or boring. The ladder match stole the show but thats to be expected with the two guys involved. I hope you have enjoyed this edition of the Event Center right here on Crazy Max. Next up we are going back to, what seems to be, our favorite era of WCW and thats the year 2000. We are going to continue with the Summer series reviews and we are going to hit up Bash at the Beach. This is a memorable show because of, guess who, Hulk Hogan and the shoot by Vince Russo. I hope you join us for that one but until then enjoy the reading material and thanks for visiting.