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| Scrooge Leftovers: WWF TV Taping, 10/15/2001; Dark Matches and Metal, YAY! | |
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| Scrooge McSuck | Apr 7 2016, 08:59 PM Post #1 |
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I'll get you next time, toilet!
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[Note: Yet another recap I did where I was mostly through with it, but felt it wasn't enough to justify adding to Da Site, so it just sat in my collection of Word Files for a while. At one point, there was a YouTube channel where someone was uploading footage from WWF's satellite feed, typically dark matches from 2001-2003. One or two videos were "full length" videos that were everything shown to the live audience before Raw went on the air. Really cool stuff, if you're into that kind of thing.] WWF @ Ottawa, Ontario - October 15th, 2001 - A quick explanation: I honestly wouldn't know what to classify this. Part of what I'm about to sit through is stuff taped for television (Jakked/Metal, or whatever the show was called), and other matches were just "dark" before the taping officially began. This is a satellite feed from that night's episode of Monday Night Raw, and seemed like an interesting video to watch, and see the stages of how the production crew adjusts as the night goes on. Stuff taped for television has no commentary, but the camera-work is done as if we're watching it on TV. Non-TV matches are only recorded via the main camera facing the ring. - We're coming to you from the Corel Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, less than a week away from the 2001 edition of No Mercy. Howard Finkel announces a special give-away of several Nintendo Gameboy Advances and copies of Mario Kart Super Circuit. Odd give-away, since it has nothing to do with wrestling. - Crash Holly vs. Steven Richards: I practically forgot Richards was still on the active roster. He was taken off television immediately after WrestleMania X-Seven once the plug was finally pulled on Right To Censor. He came back in the weeks leading up to Unforgiven, managing KroniK of all teams, and we all know what happened to them. Crash has done pretty much nothing since his big run at the Hardcore Championship during the majority of 2000. Richards starts with a headlock, followed by a shoulder tackle and a premature celebration. Crash retaliates with dropkicks, the look-up and stomp the toe comedy spot, and a clothesline. Crash with a fist from the top rope. Richards comes back with a crescent kick that misses by a good distance, then hits the chinlock. Richards to the top, and he takes a fist to the midsection on the way down. Crash with a head scissors and stomping in the corner. He drops Richards across the top rope, and finishes with Spike Dudley's Dudley-Dog at 3:32. Crash won a match! Against Steven Richards. Nothing match. 1/2* - The Fink reminds the fans in attendance that WrestleMania 18 will be held at the Skydome in Toronto, Ontario on March 17th, 2002. Thinking of where the company was at this time, with the Invasion coming to an end, what could've been at WrestleMania 18 had Vince not brought Hulk Hogan back into the fold? Or Ric Flair... or Scott Hall... I could still easily see Jericho vs. Triple H headlining for the WWF Title, but what else? Austin vs. Rock, again? Rock vs. Undertaker? Austin vs. Undertaker? - Perry Saturn vs. Chuck Palumbo: While Richards recieved genuine heel reactions during the first match of the night, Palumbo comes out to crickets. To be fair, I'm sure most of the WWF audience had little idea who Palumbo was (I saw him twice on Nitro in the final weeks, and that's it), and was immediately used more as enhancement talent than being established as a "new blood" from WCW. Saturn recently lost Moppy to a wood-chipper, courtesy of Raven. The crowd still chants for Moppy. It's always a good sign when your inatimate object gets better reactions than you. Just ask Al Snow. Lockup and a clean break. Saturn with a fireman's carry. They chain wrestle a bit until Saturn takes him over with another. Then a third to really annoy Palumbo, followed by a dropkick. Palumbo takes control with an elbow, followed by a running knee. Palumbo targets the back and takes Saturn down with a back suplex for two. Scoop slam and elbow drops for another two count. Saturn comes back, hits a head scissors to make it 2 for 2 tonight, and the Moss-Covered-Three-Handled-Family-Gredunza finishes at 5:05. If you must know, it's best described as a twisting fisherman suplex. Dull match. * - The Fink shills some WWF Merchandise: Kane's mask, and a poster of Lita. Just think: You can wear the mask while punching the one-eye wonder weasel, recreating an angle that won't take place for another three years! [I must've just watched Death to Smoochy for that masturbation joke, and now I'm officially ripping off Scott Keith.] - Albert vs. Tommy Dreamer: This might be the first match actually taped for television, as they're using more than the hard camera to capture everything. HOLY CRAP, I keep forgeting just how awful that X-Factor stable. Thankfully, they ditched the really bad theme for the generic instrumental version. You'd think Albert would ditch it, what with X-Pac gone MIA and Justin Credible joining the Alliance months ago. Nice of a WCW/ECW guy to wear the WWF No Mercy t-shirt as part of his ring attire. Albert over-powers to start, pounding away in the corner, but misses a second rope Vader-Bomb. Dreamer clips the knee and works the leg. Albert blocks a suplex, countering with his own, but misses a leg drop. Dreamer goes back to the leg, but eats a Bicycle Kick (think Brogue Kick). Albert with a shoulder tackle, but misses a charge to the corner. Dreamer with a DDT for two. Albert shrugs him off and easily finishes with the Baldo Bomb at 3:52. Dreamer got better face reactions than Albert. 1/2* - Kaientai vs. Raven & Justin Credible (w/ Terri): I completely forgot Raven being paired up with Terri at this point. I guess everything that it stems from made as much sense as Raven's theme music having actual bird noises. I'm sorry, but in what universe does Johnny Polo and Aldo Montoya teaming up make sense? Who knew Kaientai was still teaming up? So many questions nobody cares to have answered... Raven and Funaki start. Funaki knocks Credible off the apron with an enziguri, and takes Raven over with a flying head scissors. Raven comes back with a body press, taking both to the floor. Back in the ring, a knee to the back of the head takes Funaki down for a two count. Raven with his clothesline and bulldog combo for two. Funaki dropkicks Raven to the floor, but TAKA gets pulled off the apron to prevent a tag. Credible grabs a sleeper, broken with a jawbuster. TAKA gets the hot tag. Spinning heel kick to Raven, drop toe hold and basement dropkick to Credible. TAKA with the Michinoku Driver, but there's no referee to count. We get heel miscommunication, allowing TAKA to roll Raven up for the three count at 4:44. Weird finish, and odd for WWF to put TAKA over, making his final WWF appearance. Match was OK. *1/2 [Is there a reason I kept putting TAKA in all caps? Seems like there's a reason, but damn if I remember.] - Scotty Too Hotty vs. Mike Awesome: This seems like it should be an easy victory for Mike Awesome, but remember, bottom of the card guys for the Alliance were jobbing just as much, if not more, than undercard WWF guys. Scotty fires up the crowd early by getting clap-happy. He tries to use his speed advantage to avoid Awesome, then runs right into a shoulder block. Scotty takes him down with a head scissors, a move apparantly done by everyone. Awesome quickly takes over with clubberin' blows. He connects with a slingshot shoulder tackle for two. Clothesline and a splash gets another two count. Scotty fights out of a Powerbomb attempt and takes Awesome down with a swinging neck breaker. Superkick gets a two count. Scotty teases going for the Worm, but eats a clothesline. Scotty avoids the Awesome Bomb, takes him down with a bulldog, and W-O-R-M gets two! Scotty with mounted punches, goes to the top, and leaps into a Powerslam, good enough for three at 5:16. Wow, Awesome won? Match was nothing until the last minute or so. 3/4* - "The One" Billy Gunn vs. Test: The parade of undercard continues! You could argue having too many WWF guys joining "The Alliance", but Test's previous alliance with Shane McMahon, through various face and heel turns, at least made sense. We'll ignore how he got along with Stephanie McMahon, though. If you think about it, Gunn's WWF career was pretty much done after he was kicked out of DX in February of 2000, and he still managed to hang around for another FOUR years. Lockup into the corner, and Test with a cheap shot. Gunn connects with a dropkick, barely getting a one count. He connects with a diving forearm into the corner, followed by a clothesline for two. Test comes back with a Full Nelson Slam, then pounds away. He connects with a Canadian leg sweep, but the Pumphandle Slam is countered with a neck breaker. SLUGFEST TIME! Gunn with a tilt-o-whirl slam for two. Test misses the big boot. Gunn sets up for the Fame-Asser, but Test fights out of it and a second attempt at the boot connects, and it's good for three at 4:28. Decent sequence to another match with little meat to it. *1/2 - WCW Tag Team Championship Match: The Hardy Boyz © (w/ Lita) vs. Kanyon & Hugh Morrus: I had no idea Kanyon was still on the active roster. Hugh Morrus would make the rare appearance on Raw or Smackdown, but I don't recall seeing much of Kanyon after the SummerSlam Burial(tm). When the crowd is chanting for the person at ringside, it's not a good sign for how much they care about the match. Even with the Hardys involved, the result is nowhere near in doubt. Kanyon and Matt start. Kanyon with rights and a headlock. Matt comes back with a hip toss and clothesline. Kanyon misses a second rope leg drop, because he's a goober. Jeff tags in, takes him over with a flying head scissors, and follows with a dropkick. Morrus runs right into an arm drag, and Jeff connects with a diving clothesline. Morrus with a powerslam for two. Jeff tricks him into playing cat-and-mouse, allowing the babyface Hardys to double team. They connect with Poetry in Motion. Matt with a clothesline and second rope leg drop. The heels finally get the upperhand, making Matt the face-in-peril. They get a few near falls until Morrus misses his signature moonsault. Jeff with the hot tag, unloading with rights, a clothesline, and jawbuster for a two count. Jeff sweeps the leg and drops his legs across the nuts. He goes to the top, only to get crotched along the turnbuckle. Kanyon with a Northern Lights Suplex for two. Poetry in Motion Part 2 is interrupted, and Kanyon cradles Matt (the illegal brother) for two. Morrus tries to take out Jeff, but gets taken out by a Lita-canrana, instead. Matt with the Twist of Fate on Kanyon, and the Swanton Bomb finishes at 6:16. Decent action that kept a fairly fast pace. Nothing to complain about except that maybe the Hardys could've toned down the double teaming, and given a little more to Kanyon and Hugh Morrus. **1/4 |
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| Infinite Devil Machine | Apr 8 2016, 10:47 AM Post #2 |
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A Very Cunning Linguist
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Funny to look back at how awfully the Alliance guys were treated back then. Just a few interesting facts this post reminded me of; Kanyon would never work another pay-per-view after Survivor Series 2001 and he'd be pushed way, way down the card. His "biggest" match post-Invasion would probably be his loss on Sunday Night Heat to, of all people, The Ultimo Dragon as the lead-in to a Smackdown! brand exclusive pay-per-view. Hugh Morrus would cut his hair and wrestle under his real name, Bill DeMott. He was the first victim of Nathan Jones, lost to the Undertaker in short order on an episode of Smackdown!, and began a feud with Rikishi that abruptly ended off of television. There's also a couple of really solid big man/big man matches from Heat circa-2001 between Morrus and Albert. You should check those out. Raven and Justin Credible own a victory over the super-team of The Rock and Chris Jericho. Granted, its by forfeit, as Rock and Jericho were feuding at the time and fought each other instead of wrestling the match. But a win's a win, right? |
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