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Rebellion 11/3/01 @ Manchester, UK InterContinental Title / Steel Cage Match: Christian vs Edge (c) this was the 8' high black bar cage, for those keeping score at home. was this the last use of it? good match. it lacked some of the heat from previous encounters, but definitely a good way to kick off the show. a solid 13 minutes that saw some good cage play. fun finish as Edge catches Christian's legs in between the bars of the cage and ties them together so he can't escape, then climbs over the top himself. 155-182 Scotty 2 Hotty vs Hurricane Helms this match picked up steam as it went and really got quite good by the end. fast-paced action that didn't see much down time. highlight was Hurricane attempting his own WORM, Scotty interrupting it, then Helms going for his ridiculous chokeslam. This leads into.... Scotty hitting the WORM, the crowd coming unglued, and Scotty picking up the win at 8 1/2 min. 155-183 DDP vs Big Show at under 4 minutes, this is a glorified squash, but it was a good one. DDP with a surprise Diamond Cutter (RKO outta nowhere!), but can't make the cover. Show recovers first and lands a big Chokeslam for the 3 count. 155-184 WCW Tag Team Titles / Elimination Match: Dudley Boyz (c) vs APA vs Hardy Boys great action in the opening stanza. the tags come quick and it all feels fresh. 5 minutes in and Faarooq gets a Twist of Fate to eliminate the APA Dudleyz dominate the next 5-6 minutes with their excellent teamwork. Hot tag to Matt and we go up another notch. Right at the 12 minute mark, Matt can't lock on the Twist of Fate and the Dudleyz with the 3D to retain. 156-184 William Regal vs Tajiri started off a bit rough, with their styles not meshing well. But after a minute or so, they had it figured out and the match was pretty decent. Felt like your average Raw match. Regal made Tajiri submit to the Regal Stretch for the semi-surprising win. 157-184 WCW Title: Kurt Angle vs Chris Jericho (c) this was a pretty decent match but again felt like they were holding something back. Jericho has really turned it up a notch since being slotted into the main event role, but i didn't really feel that here. Angle was also lacking his usual intensity, although that could be the heel turn. Angle attempts the Olympic Slam, but Y2J counters with a roll-up for the win, reminiscent of the Angle-Kane SD match. 157-185 Mighty Molly & Stacy Keibler vs Torrie Wilson & Lita Trish Stratus is the special referee for this. match goes less than 5 minutes. Torrie and Stacy are terrible, as per usual. Lita is presented as the best, by far. She Twist of Fates Molly for the win. 157-186 WWF Title: Steve Austin (c) vs the Rock match gets a jump start early on as they brawl around ringside and to the top of the entrance ramp. Austin keeps control for a lot of this. He also uses a lot of middle fingers, which is more blatant than we usually see on TV. they trade Sharpshooters. ref bump. typical overbooked finish. Angle hits Rock with a chair. Jericho makes the save, but Rock thinks Jericho hit him. Rock Bottom to Austin. still no ref. Angle hits Rock with the title belt. Stone Cold Stunner. 1-2-3. 158-186 this match was more fun than this writeup would imply, but there's a lot of brawling and not much to specifically call out. fun to watch, crowd was hot. i guess i viewed this show as a pay per view and expected more. Nothing was outright bad (except the women's match) but nothing really stood out as being amazing either. After match #3 i started to get worried that the faces would win every match (WWE did this last time they ran a house show in my town and it really took me out of the whole thing). Luckily that was not the case. No Booker T or RVD surprised me. was this the event that was "voluntary" for the wrestlers, but when RVD turned it down he got heat?

HeAT 10/28/01 X-Pac & Albert vs Raven & Justin Credible X-Factor gets another win that nobody cares about. 146-171 European Title: Kanyon vs Bradshaw (c) Bradshaw's Clothesline wins again. 146-172 WCW Crusierweight Title: Hurricane Helms vs Tajiri (c) solid fun match. Tajiri via Buzzsaw Kick. 146-173 Test vs Edge actually a decent match. too bad we end in a double countout. Raw 10/29/01 @ Louisville, KY Vince announces his Survivor Series team: Undertaker, Kane, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Rock Shane says that one of those guys will join the Alliance...tonight! InterContinental Title: Rob Van Dam vs Edge (c) solid match but not amazing. Both of these guys have looked better recently. RVD misses the 5* and Edge with the DDT to retain. 146-174 Hurricane & Mighty Molly vs Tajiri & Torrie great action when Helms and Tajiri were in the ring. not so much otherwise. Molly holds the tights and steals a win over Torrie. 147-174 WWF Tag Team Titles: Booker T & Test vs Chris Jericho & Rock (c) Jericho and Rock take turns attacking each other, then breaking up pinfall attempts. they still manage to win, with a Rock Bottom to Booker and a Walls of Jericho on Test. 147-175 Stacy Keibler vs Lita this was not so good. Matt accidentally elbows Lita in the face, but she still picks up the win with a Twist of Fate. 147-176 US Title: William Regal vs Kurt Angle (c) decent match, but JR and Heyman arguing largely detracted from it. Angle makes Regal tap out to the Ankle Lock. 147-177 WCW Tag Team Titles: Dudley Boyz (c) vs Undertaker & Kane this was fine but didn't seem to have much meat to it. Kane gets blasted in the face with a title belt and then 3D. 148-177 Street Fight: Shane McMahon vs Vince McMahon WrestleMania Rematch! Vince has total advantage the first 4 minutes. Shane attempts (and misses) a sloppy Shooting Star Press. more brawling. Shane with a top rope elbow drop on Vince through the announce table. tons of interference. Long story short, Angle hits both Jericho and Rock with a steel chair. Austin Stunners Vince and Shane wins. 149-177 so yeah, Angle joined the Alliance. that's the most illogical heel turn since..... Austin? SmackDown! 11/1/01 @ Cincinnati, OH Angle explains why he joined the Alliance: he "wanted to be on the winning team come Survivor Series" WWF Tag Team Titles: Rock & Jericho (c) vs Test & Booker T i guess since the match on Raw wasn't close at all, T&T get a rematch? this match is pretty decent. the animosity between the champs is largely absent here, until Jericho inadvertently missile dropkicks Rock. Test follows up with the Big Kick and we've got new tag champs. 150-177 Hardy Boys & Lita vs Dudley Boyz & Stacy good match. Matt gets 3D'd for the finish. More dissention in the Team Extreme camp. 151-177 US Title: Kurt Angle (c) vs Kane decent brawl for a while. Austin attacks Kane with a chair. Kane fights back and embraces his inner monster and takes the lead. Cool finish as Kane has Angle up for the Tombstone, but Angle crawls down his leg and secures the Ankle Lock, forcing Kane to tap out. 152-177 Hardcore Title: Edge vs Rob Van Dam (c) this was fine but never really got out of first gear. RVD's 5* Frog Splash nets him the pin after Test interferes with a Big Kick. 153-177 William Regal vs Tajiri short but sweet. Regal gets a surprisingly clean victory after the Regal Cutter. 154-177 WWF Title: Undertaker vs Steve Austin (c) Austin jumps Taker on the ramp. they brawl at ringside for awhile. back inside, more brawling. Taker has the most output, but Austin will land sporadic big shots that seems to even the odds. Crowd is loving this. ref bump. Taker nails Austin with a chair. Chokeslam. Kurt Angle runs down, causing a DQ. Austin & Angle beat on Taker. 154-178 Metal 11/3/01 Coach announces that Christian beat Bradshaw for the European title before SmackDown went on the air. Gee, if only there was a TV show where they showed matches from the SD tapings. Guess we really needed to see the third Albert-Morrus match. Shawn Stasiak vs Billy Gunn Stasiak on offense for most of this match- it wasn't pretty. Gunn by Fame-Ass-Er. 154-179 Spike Dudley & Crash Holly vs Chavo Guerrero, Jr. & Justin Credible decent enough. Has to win some kind of award for weirdest pairings. Spike with the Dudley Dog, but Chavo off the top rope, and Credible scores the upset. 155-179 Hugh Morrus vs Albert ugh. 3rd time's the charm i guess? pretty nothing match. Albert by Baldo Bomb. 155-180 Billy Kidman vs Jeff Hardy good match, lots of fast paced action. Jeff Hardy wins with the Swanton Bomb. 155-181 they spent all of SmackDown hyping up that the Alliance was unified but Team WWF is in shambles. i mean, i can see what they're going for. Team WCW can only win when Team WWF self destructs. Obviously, Team WWF will not be able to coexist at Survivor Series and will cease to exist for the rest of time. i said this last week, but where's all the WCW guys? Lance Storm and Kanyon are both solid workers. Rhyno was at least upper mid card and we haven't seen him in a while. On another note, what a downgrade for Spike Dudley. he was set to team with Big Show on the last PPV and here he is losing on Metal.

finally broke down and bought a Switch. Mario Odyssey will be taking up all my time for the forseeable future. and let the Smash Bros hype begin!

yeah, if Sijara won this in anything other than terrible fashion, i could have easily seen her getting the next shot at the belt. but with missing weight.......nah.

not nearly enough....

Raw 10/22/01 @ Kansas City, MO Vince & Linda opening promo. Shane & Steph interrupt and get lyrically spanked. Survivor Series, 5-on-5, Winner Take All. Lita & Trish vs Ivory & Mighty Molly this was not good. Nobody was on cue and nothing looked crisp. the WWF women basically dominate and win when Lita Twist of Fate/Moonsaults Ivory. 141-159 WCW Cruiserweight Title: Tajiri vs Kidman (c) very good match. tajiri has most of the offense, but it looks great. Kidman has a noticeable limp but it doesn't slow him down. Tajiri becomes the champ after a fantastic Buzzsaw Kick. 141-160 DDP promo. He's still doing the motivational speaker deal. Kane interrupts and Chokeslams him. US Title: Rhyno (c) vs Kurt Angle man this match is REALLY good. Rhyno's offense looks believable and the crowd bites on every false finish. Rhyno with a GORE! but but men tumble to the outside Rhyno drags Angle back in for a 2 count. Ankle Lock! Rhyno taps out! New US Champ! 141-161 European Title: Bradshaw vs Hurricane Helms (c) Bradshaw is no-nonsense here Bradshaw completely dominates and wins with the Clothesline From Hell. 141-162 Multiple Commissioners Foley/Regal segments. Foley ridicules Regal at every turn. Undertaker & Kane vs Booker T & Test not bad. lots of brawling but solid action. cool finish as Test gets Kane up for the Pumphandle Slam, but Taker Big Boots him and Kane reverses it into a Tombstone Piledriver. 141-163 Hardcore Title: Rob Van Dam (c) vs Big Show match is all Big Show. he looks super dominant. RVD is able to get flashes of offense, but it looks like wasted effort. RVD sprays a fire extinguisher, but Show gets a chair up to block it. RVD capitalizes on that opportunity to connect with the Van Daminator and a Five Star Frog Splash for the win. 142-163 WWF Tag Team Titles: Dudley Boyz (c) vs Rock & Chris Jericho pretty decent match. good tag work by the Dudleyz. Rock is ridiculously over. a competitive contest ends with a Rock Bottom on D-Von! New champs! But how will they co-exist? 142-164 SmackDown! 10/25/01 @ Omaha, NE Shane/Alliance promo time. He berates his employees independent contractors for losing so many titles Monday, then instructs over Alliance members to attack their own. Chuck Palumbo speaks up (the only wrestler to get mic time) and Stephanie fires him. Austin comes out to unite the troops. #1 WCW Title Contender Alliance Battle Royal JIP. really? Mike Awesome AwesomeBombs Tommy Dreamer to the outside through a table. ouch. comes down to Dudley Boyz - Booker T & Test - RVD. Dudleyz out. T&T eliminate RVD. Booker eliminates Test from behind as he's celebrating. Trish Stratus vs Mighty Molly pretty good match here. Trish wins after a bulldog (precursor to the Stratusfaction?). When's the rematch? 142-165 US Title: Christian vs Kurt Angle (c) very solid match here. Angle's suplexes and technical prowess vs Christian's underhanded tactics. Angle rolls into an Ankle Lock for the submission win. 142-165 WCW Title: Booker T vs Chris Jericho (c) this was good but went under 5 minutes. crowd was hot for this. Jericho wins with a roll-up bridge pin that the camera inexplicably cut away from. 142-167 Tazz vs Al Snow because Tazz was mean to the Tough Enough kids. Al Snow wins in a meh match. 142-168 WCW Tag Titles: Dudley Boyz vs Hardy Boys (c) this was ok but once again way too short. we only get like 3 minutes. ending was out of whack as multiple people were out of place. i wonder if the match got cut short for some reason. Dudleyz with the 3D to Jeff off the top rope to become the new champs! 143-168 Hardcore Title: Rob Van Dam (c) vs Rock this was good. they brawled on the entrance ramp early. fun use of plundah in the ring. Rock has RVD in the Sharpshooter. Enter Shane attacking the Rock. Vince chases him off. Five Star Frog Splash, but the Rock kicks out. Test with a Pumphandle Slam, but Jericho makes the save. Booker T hits Rock with a garbage can, and RVD rolls him up for the successful title defense. 144-168 Metal 10/27 Lance Storm vs Crash Holly decent enough. Storm counters a hurracanrana attempt into the Single Leg Crab. 145-168 Mike Awesome & Tommy Dreamer vs X-Pac & Albert Heyman was JUST talking about Dreamer & Awesome's issues during SD's battle royal. now they're partners. Awesome looks good, but Albert dominates and Baldo Bombs Dreamer for the win. 145-169 Hardy Boys vs Hugh Morrus & Justin Credible Hardys win in a match that was much more even than i imagined. 145-170 Chavo Guerrero, Jr. vs Funaki this is our main event? ok match. Chavo via Brainbuster. 146-170 wow, what a one-sided week. at least we got some good matches out of it. i AM interested in seeing if anything happens with Chuck Palumbo (not likely, i know). it's a damn shame that basically every WCW and ECW wrestler have disappeared from the main shows. seriously. where's Lance Storm? Mike Awesome? Kanyon? even Stasiak is MIA.

bought and scanned the four issue Primal Rage comic book from the early or mid 90s. you know, for a comic about a fighting game featuring dinosaurs and giant beasts, there is a serious lack of dinosaurs fighting. lots of exposition and setup.

OSJ, i haven't looked into this at all, so forgive me if these questions are common knowledge. hardcover or paperback? and where are the covers pulled from: actual comic covers or homemade images? what's the paper quality and how well are the scans transferred over? also, do they do custom comps?

today kicks off day 1 of my 3-day birthday party. it is a shit-ton of work getting all of this planned and prepared, and it always happens during busy season at work. But man, once people start rolling in, it is so much fun. various activities planned throughout the weekend, we usually have people filtering in and out all three days. it's the only time a year that i see some of these friends, and that alone makes it worth it. feel free to stop by if you're in the area.

oh man, as i explained in the intro, i was so totally sold on this movie before i ever watched it. unfortunately, i later watched it (not in theaters tho). while not outright BAD, it certainly isn't GOOD. maybe i just built it up so much in my head, but man, this movie was a hell of a let down. i have never seen Demons. i will be watching that immediately.

hey, i just read that Vitaly Minakov re-signed with Bellator back in August. that's pretty exciting. Him facing the GP winner would be something and add some (more) legitimacy to the title.

this was my question as well. When Askren signed with ONE five years ago, UFC had zero interest. why would that have possibly changed? and if Eddie found big money somewhere, good on him. i also can't imagine someone giving him $10Mil, but hey, gotta fill out that Chuck-Tito card right? edit: i just saw Eddie signed with ONE, and then i saw the unofficial Chuck-Tito card. i actually expected worse.

re: Sergio Pettis, i 100% agree. didn't know he was moving up in weight tho. it just seems like UFC has singled him out as this huge star, future of the division, etc. he's definitely shown a ton of improvements, but he's a long way from what they hype him as.

that would be a terrible trade and i call bullshit on that. ufc had lots of chance to sign Askren and never gave him a look. what's changed to make them release the only flyweight that matters? (at least until sergio wins the belt)

they finally got Roman over with the fans. in all seriousness, i hope he fights and wins against this ordeal.

WWF No Mercy 10/21/01 @ St. Louis, MO HeAT Match: Kanyon & Hugh Morrus vs APA APA dominates this 3 1/2 minute match and Bradshaw clotheslines Kanyon to win. 137-154 HeAT Match: WCW Cruiserweight Title: Scotty 2 Hotty vs Billy Kidman (c) a 2 minute match that sees Kidman retain with a backslide and his feet on the ropes. 138-154 WCW Tag Team Titles: Hardy Boys (c) vs Hurricane Helms & Lance Storm good match, as we've come to expect from these teams. we see 6 1/2 minutes of solid action. Plus interference from Ivory, Molly, and Lita. Hardys retain after a Twist of Swanton on Helms. 138-155 I hope this rivalry is about over. the matches are good but it's the same thing every single time. Test vs Kane total brawl early. Test and Kane are going toe-to-toe Test uses a ring bell right in front of referee Nick Patrick and does not get DQ'd, much to JR's chagrin Kane kicks out of Test's Pumphandle Slam. And a top rope elbow drop. Test attempts to use a chair but it gets dropkicked into his own face. Kane goes for the chair, but Nick Patrick distracts him. Test's Big Kick ends the match. 139-155 post-match, Kane chokeslams Patrick. twice. and powerbombs him for good measure, too. Lingerie Match: Stacy Keibler vs Torrie Wilson i don't remember it ever being explicitly stated, but i believe Torrie is not with the Alliance anymore. this 'match' is exactly what you'd expect. Torrie pins Stacy. 139-156 InterContinental Title / Ladder Match: Christian (c) vs Edge they start off brawling around ringside. finally making it into the ring and we see the standard ladder spots. then we start seeing the really crazy stuff. bumps ON ladders, bumps OFF ladders, these two have to both be in a world of hurt. Christian is climbing between two ladders when Edge low blows him with a chair. Nice callback to Unforgiven. Edge delivers a one man Con-Chair-To with Christian lying on top of the ladders, then snatches the belt to once again become the IC Champ. crazy 22 minutes. 139-157 WWF Tag Team Titles: Dudley Boyz (c) vs Big Show & Tajiri very good match with a bit of a messy finish. Dudleyz isolate Tajiri for a good portion of the match, but Big Show has his moments as well. the Referee gets Green Misted by mistake, which opens up the opportunity for Rhyno to GORE! Big Show. A Buzzsaw Kick to D-Von, but the ref is still out of it. Dudleyz come back with a 3D to retain the titles. 140-157 Booker T vs Undertaker JR has taken to calling 'Taker "Booger Red", whatever that means. Booker gets things started by attacking Taker on the ramp. match gets a lot more time than i expected and was actually competitive to boot. Book seemingly has the match in hand but gets overconfident and gets Last Ride Powerbombed for his mistake. 140-158 WCW World Title: Chris Jericho vs the Rock (c) this is an excellent match. I know Jericho praises this feud, and this match in particular, and for good reason. the storyline going in is that Jericho is a 'choke artist' who 'can't win the big one' this goes about 24 minutes of pure action with very little downtime. Jericho pulls out all the stops and really busts his ass here. Rock is no slouch either. He's been on a roll lately, particularly this and the RVD matches. Maybe it's the variety in opponents. Jericho with a Rock Bottom and a Lionsault, but only gets a two count Rock puts Y2J through the Spanish Announce Table with a Rock Bottom Jericho counters the People's Elbow into the Walls of Jericho in a nice sequence. Stephanie, chair in hand, distracts both Jericho and then Rock Jericho takes advantage with a full nelson facebuster on the chair to WIN the title! a long time coming for Jericho to finally become a world champion. WWF World Title / No DQ: Kurt Angle vs Rob Van Dam vs Steve Austin (c) Angle takes both men to Suplex City early. they work together to beat down Angle, but that teamwork breaks down quickly. this match falls into the trap of only ever really having two men in the ring at any given time. we do get a sequence of finisher, pinfall attempt, break by participant #3 from each guy. Vince makes his way down at about 11 minutes and hits Austin with a chair (first time the No DQ rule has had an effect). Shane runs down after 14 and attacks Angle. Vince and Shane brawl, which allows Austin to Stunner RVD and remain WWF champ. 141-158. the ending came pretty abruptly on this one, but i guess it worked. overall a pretty strong showing here. Jericho/Rock easily gets Match of the Night. The Ladder Match was also fantastic. i could do without more McMahon involvement in BOTH of the main events. somebody should check on the Undertaker. he's sold more in the last month than he has in the previous 4 combined. i continue to be befuddled by Test's nonstop push. With this event, we now enter the final month of the InVasion. the countdown has begun!

HeAT 10/14 US Title: Rhyno (c) vs Tajiri solid match. Tajiri's kicks were especially on point tonight. Tajiri avoids the GORE! and locks on the Tarantula. He refuses to let go, leading to a DQ. 127-145 Lance Storm vs Saturn very good match. i could watch this all day. Storm with a surprise superkick for the win. 128-145 WCW Tag Team Titles: Raven & Justin Credible vs Hardy Boys (c) this time it's Raven on the receiving end of the Team Extreme Trifecta for a successful Hardys retention. 128-146 Booker T vs Edge very good match and super hot crowd. Christian interferes, leaving Edge open for a Scissor Kick and the pinfall. 129-146 Raw 10/15/01 @ Ottawa, ON i found some pre-show dark matches online for this event, so here's a bonus! -Steven Richards vs Crash Holly- decent match, good comedy bits. Crash by Bulldog. -Chuck Palumbo vs Perry Saturn- this was...... OK at best. Saturn by Credunza. -Tommy Dreamer vs Albert- not bad. Baldo Bomb for the finish to give WWF three straight victories that don't count! Dudley Boyz vs Big Show Big Show is dominant. Stacy distracts Big Show and Bubba clocks him with a title belt for the win. 130-146 post-match, Tajiri makes the save and Show chokeslams Bubba through a table. Hurricane, Lance Storm, & Mighty Molly vs APA & Jacquelyn i don't think Team APA took a single bump. APA dominates and Bradshaw clotheslines Helms for the win. 130-147 WCW World Title: Rob Van Dam vs the Rock (c) surprisingly, Chris Jericho on commentary adds very little. match is very solid, but i think i liked their match 2 weeks ago better. RVD grabs a chair. Rhyno GORES! the Rock behind the referee's back. As Van Dam sets up the 5 Star Frog Splash, Jericho shoves him off the top rope a causes a DQ. 131-147 Tazz vs Billy Kidman Tazz gets a lot of screen time for having no significant role. Kidman gets the win here in a match nobody cares about. Non-US Title Match: Rhyno (c) vs Chris Jericho another good match between these two. picks up steam leading to the finish, which sees Jericho put Rhyno in the Walls of Jericho..... ....and then the Alliance attacks, causing a DQ. 131-148 Rock makes the save, then Rock Bottoms Jericho. Edge vs X-Pac this had a couple moments but overall was just OK. Edge wins clean with a DDT. Christian officially joins the Alliance. a pretty decent swerve with JR telling Edge that his mother was in an accident. It was all a ruse for Christian and his new buddies to attack him. Booker T & Steve Austin vs Kurt Angle & Undertaker match itself was solid but nothing to write home about. ref bump, interference from Test, a shot from a title belt, a 2nd ref bump, and finally RVD's Frog Splash to Angle nets Steve Austin the pin. 132-148 SmackDown! 10/18/18 @ Montreal, QB Hurricane, Lance Storm, & Mighty Molly vs Hardy Boys & Lita decent enough. Ivory interferes, allowing Helms to pin Jeff after the Eye of the Hurricane. 133-148 APA steal the HurriCycle. Faarooq has to ride in the sidecar, for those keeping score at home. Tazz vs Maven third week in a row. Tazz dominates, gets distracted by Nidia, and Maven wins by roll-up. who cares? Kane & Undertaker vs Booker T & Test this wasn't bad. went longer than i expected. Taker has Booker up for the Last Ride, but Test Big Kicks him for the finish. 134-148 D-Von Dudley vs Tajiri fine but unmemorable. Tajiri gets 3D'd but D-Von eats a Big Show Chokeslam. Tajiri is able to make the cover for the win. 134-149 Jericho & Rock vs Raven & Justin Credible they've been hyping up if Jericho and Rock can co-exist in this match tonight, but never mentioned their opponents. Now i see why. Jericho takes out all 3 with a chair. match never gets started. Rob Van Dam vs Kurt Angle good solid match with a hot crowd fairly evenly matched. Kurt catches a foot in the face and gets busted open (seems to happen to a lot of RVD's opponents) Angle with a couple German Suplexes, the Olympic Slam, and locks on the Ankle Lock. Steve Austin runs down a Stunners Angle, presumably causing a DQ. 134-150. Then he tosses RVD out of the ring. Angle fights back, both men down. RVD with the Frog Splash to Steve Austin as Vince McMahon cheers him on. Metal 10/20 Raven & Credible vs Kaientai TAKA pins Raven after a roll-up in a quick fun one. 134-151 Mike Awesome vs Scotty 2 Hotty Awesome catches Scotty coming off the top rope with a powerslam for a big finish. 135-151 Test vs Billy Gunn better than i expected. Test by Big Kick. 136-151 WCW Tag Team Titles: Kanyon & Hugh Morrus vs Hardy Boys (c) started off by-the-numbers, turned into a pretty good match by the end. Hardys retain with the Twist of Swanton combo on Kanyon. 136-152 HeAT 10/21 (international version) once again, footage isn't available, so results courtesy The History of WWE: Final Score leading in to No Mercy: Team WCW 137 - Team WWF 153

sorry Billy. WWE is not in the wrestling business. they are in the "sports entertainment" business. totally different.

yeah, i guess that's cool if you want a hard copy, but like Exec said, all of this is from scans that are available for free from DCM. That being said, quality will vary. personally, i'll take the digital scans (and yes, i do have all of the MLJ stuff).

made my wife talk me out of taking a 10 hour trip to Nashville for this show. but man, if it was closer.....

somewhere in this #2 promotion question, there is a solid discussion. unfortunately, it's buried by failure to listen/comprehend, blindness to arguments, and outright stubbornness.

Harley Race. can somebody name five matches that really showcase what Race was all about? i'm only really familiar with his late career stuff (from Starrcade '83 forward). classic matches and promos are more than welcome.

they got it back from the printers the week of Baltimore CC and had sent a few out, but that was really its debut. #ThereIsNoSectionZero

HeAT 10/7 Chuck Palumbo vs Billy Gunn rematch from Metal, 9/23. Insert another "BillY & Chuck" joke here. decent enough. Gunn sets up for the Fame-Ass-Er, but Palumbo with the Jungle Kick to score the upset. 120-134 Tommy Dreamer vs Tajiri rematch from HeAT, 9/9 entertaining but meaningless. Tajiri via Buzzsaw Kick. 120-135 Perry Saturn & Scotty 2 Hotty vs Raven & Justin Credible Scotty has a gift for Saturn.......Moppy 2 Hotty! pretty basic stuff. Scotty pins Credible. 120-136 Kanyon, Lance Storm, & Ivory vs Lita & Hardy Boys Hardys by Twist of Fate/Swanton Bomb combination. As if that was ever in doubt. 120-137 Raw 10/8/01 @ Indianapolis, IN Good Ol' JR pulls a Schiavone and tells us this is the biggest night in Raw history Dudley Boyz & Tazz vs Tajiri, Big Show, & Spike match goes like a minute. Tajiri Buzzsaw Kicks Tazz for the win. 120-138 Stacy, now the Duchess of Dudleyville, instructs the Dudleyz to SuperBomb Torrie through a table. this was all to hype up Torrie vs Stacy at the next PPV. WCW Tag Team Titles: Booker T & Test (c) vs Hardy Boys Hardys pretty much dominate. Undertaker powerbombs Booker T and the Hardys win the titles! 120-139 US Title: Rhyno (c) vs Edge Edge has the match well in hand. Christian interferes, causing a DQ. 120-140 Edge chases both men away. RVD & Shane McMahon vs Jericho & the Rock crowd is insane for the entirety of this one. good match, too. Jericho accidentally nails the Rock with a chair, and RVD pins Rock for the win. 121-140 Can Jericho and the Rock ever co-exist again? Lita vs Mighty Molly Molly looks good here. and she scores a win with a rolling bridge pin. 122-140 WWF World Title: Steve Austin vs Kurt Angle (c) the Alliance is barred from ringside. match starts out very quick. A couple nice callbacks (catching the Stunner setup kick, working the ringpost, pulling back the floor mats) really make this a continuation of a feud rather than just a random match. match gets REALLY good about 10 minutes in. Just great work from both men. Commissioner Regal clocks Angle with the title belt, but Angle kicks out at 2! But he doesn't kick out of a Stunner. Austin is the new champ! 123-140 SmackDown! 10/11/18 @ Moline, IL hey, i was at this show! i have zero memories of it. Linda McMahon fires William Regal as the WWF Commissioner WWF Tag Team Titles: Dudley Boyz (c) vs Big Show & Spike Dudley pretty decent match. Dudleyz isolate Spike and score a 3d for the win. 124-140 WCW CruiserWeight Title: Billy Kidman vs X-Pac (c) this match was quite good. fast paced and exciting Kidman gets a big win and captures the gold after a sort of top rope pancake. 125-140 I can't help but think this would've meant a lot more if X-Pac wasn't treated like a jobber lately, or if Kidman (returning after a knee injury 2 months ago) had any sort of build up. #1 WCW Title Contender: Chris Jericho vs Rob Van Dam another very enjoyable match. good back-and-forth action. Austin runs down and clocks RVD with a chair, allowing Jericho to pick up the win. But did he mean to, or was he aiming for Jericho? Mick Foley, new WWF Commish, books Angle vs Austin vs RVD at No Mercy European Title: Hurricane Helms (c) vs Kane fun match. Kane dominates until Booker T & Test interfere, causing a DQ. 125-142 Tazz vs Maven rematch from last week's Thunder. Maven does better, but still loses via Tazzmission. William Regal vs Kurt Angle fun while it lasted. Angle mostly dominates. Alliance b-team interference, but Angle takes them all out. No Contest. post-match (not on TV, legitimately my only memory from the show): the Rock helps Angle fight off the Alliance, and Rock convinces Angle to do the "strudel" gesture. why i remember this, i have no idea. Metal 10/13 Hugh Morrus vs Crash Holly hey, a face-off of guys who wrestled under the name "Crash" at some point. not a bad match. Morrus misses the moonsault, then kicks out of a Tornado DDT. Crash off the top rope, but Morrus rolls through and holds the tights to steal one. 126-142 Kanyon vs Billy Gunn pretty decent. some good counters, but Gunn with a pinfall after the Fame-Ass-Er. 126-143 Steven Richards vs Albert exactly what you'd expect. Albert by Baldo Bomb. 126-144 Mike Awesome & Chuck Palumbo vs APA fun enough match. not as one-sided as i expected. Clothesline From Hell to Awesome finishes this week. 126-145

apologies, all. apparently i forgot to post last week's results/thoughts/insights. Well, here goes the first of a double helping: HeAT 9/30 Lance Storm vs Billy Gunn decent match. Storm works over the leg for a good portion of it. Storm avoids the Fame-Ass-Er and immediately lockson the Maple Leaf Crab for the win. 112-124 Mike Awesome vs Spike Dudley Awesome totally dominates Spike. He goes for a top rope Awesome Bomb, but gets Hurracanrana'd and Spike scores the upset. 112-125 Raven vs Saturn good enough match, but a definite step down from their previous encounters. Raven via Evenflow after Terri distracts Saturn 113-125 Tazz & Stacy vs Tajiri & Torrie Tajiri superkicks Tazz for the win. 113-126 Raw 10/1/18 @ Baton Rouge, LA European Title: Spike Dudley vs Hurricane Helms (c) ok match. Mike Awesome interferes which leads to Helms retaining. 114-126 Molly is now Hurricane's sidekick. I feel like this is underplayed. Booker T, Test, & RVD vs Chris Jericho, Undertaker, & Kane this was all over the place and felt very disjointed. Taker with a huge Last Ride powerbomb on Test and Jericho puts Booker in the Walls, but RVD pins Jericho after a top rope sidekick and a roll-through. 115-126 WCW World Title / Handicap Tables Match: Dudley Boyz vs the Rock (c) you may not believe this, but the Rock overcame a biased referee, the tag team champs, interference from Shane McMahon, and being driven through a table illegally to Rock Bottom Bubba through a table to retain. 115-127 Tajiri & Torrie vs Tazz & Stacy just as bad as it was last night on HeAT. this time, Ivory DDTs Torrie and the Alliance picks up the win. 116-127 Lance Storm vs William Regal only goes a couple minutes and Storm taps out to the Regal Stretch. what a waste. 116-128 WWF World Title: Shane McMahon vs Kurt Angle (c) not that great and went on too long. i say this as a huge fan of their KotR match. Angle makes Shane tap out. 116-129 SmackDown! 10/4/01 @ Mobile, AL Christian, X-Pac, & Albert vs Edge & APA decent enough. Edge DDTs Albert to score the pinfall. Big Show & Spike vs Hurricane & Mike Awesome pretty fun. Big Show dominates both men. Spike with a splash from Show's shoulders for the win. 116-130 Rob Van Dam vs Kurt Angle -if RVD wins, Steve Austin vs Angle on Raw for the WWF Title if Angle wins, Angle vs the Rock on Raw for WCW Title Angle gets busted in the face and is bleeding from the mouth. decent match until the shenanigans at the end. Angle gets a visible pin after the Olympic Slam, but the ref is pulled outside. Angle makes RVD tap to the Ankle Lock, but there's no ref. Shane McMahon hits Angle with a chair and RVD steals one. 117.130 Tazz vs Maven tazz beats the hell out of maven. maven has a good dropkick, but a Tazzmission ends it. Kane vs Booker T pretty good hard-hitting match-up between these two. Test nails Kane on the outside, setting him up for the Scissor Kick and a Booker T win. 118-130 Dudley Boyz & Nick Patrick vs Mike Chioda, Jericho, & the Rock this started out OK and got progressively worse. the Dudleyz isolate Jericho. hot tag to the Rock and he cleans house. Our closing moment is Chioda doing the People's Elbow to Nick Patrick for the pin. 118-131 Jakked 10/6 Tommy Dreamer vs Billy Gunn pretty nothing match. Gunn by Fame-Ass-Er 118-132 Scotty 2 Hotty vs Justin Credible Scotty won this one with ease. His shitty leaping DDT ends it. 118-133 Crash Holly vs Raven Raven by Evenflow DDT. more comedic and even than i expected. 119-133 Kanyon & Chuck Palumbo vs Hardy Boys Hardys dominate this match. Kanyon abandons Palumbo and heads to the back. Palumbo loses after the trifects: Litacanrana, Twist of Fate, Swanton Bomb. 119-134