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THE MONTH IN QUOTES: APRIL 2000

Only a few days have passed since WWF Insurrextion from the sold-out Earl's Court in London. Those with a keen eye for detail may remember that I had intended to review the previous UK-only PPVs in a Netcop inspired buildup to this next UK event. I *DID* begin this, but a combination of being too busy with exam revision, not to mention finding the act of doing play-by-play waaay more tough than I had expected meant that this had to be abandoned. I had gotten about two/thirds through One Night Only, but felt that in order to get finished, I may have ended up clearly haif-assing it the rest of the way. Perhaps I may resurrect the idea nearer the next UK PPV, slated to emanate from the magnificent Sheffield Arena in December.

Anyway, it was a great month for CRZ quotes, so I will do my best to find the best ones. Those of you who read last month's collection may be aware that CRZ 'fired' me for missing what he felt was his quote of the month. I stand before you on the grounds that if no wrestler ever honours a 'fired' or 'retired' stipulation, why should I be any different!! Seriously though, I pledge to make more effort to to skim over the play-by-play, for there are clearly some gems to be found in there...

WWF

WE ARE LIVE from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA 3.4.2K and one question is on everyone's mind - why did Mr. McMahon screw the Rock? Well, that and why was that Kat fight longer than two minutes?
Raw is War 03/04/00

Vince gives a "c'mere" smile and he and Stephanie are all hugs. Vince turns to Triple H - stares - and there's a handshake. Now looking to Shane - more of the puppy eyes - Shane offers HIS hand...and Vince takes it. Hugs! Hooray! RESET BUTTON!! WHO CARES ABOUT PLOT HOLES YOU CAN DRIVE A MACK TRUCK THROUGH? THIS IS THE WWF!!
Raw is War 03/04/00

THAT SLUT CHYNA comes out with her C-2000. Don't eat her like a woman!
Raw is War 03/04/00

Stephanie turns to a heartfelt plea for Triple H to get the match with the Rock tonight - beside the fact that he's her husband and the WWF Champion, it only seems right that her husband be the one to fight on her behalf. "That's not your job anymore, Dad. I love you. Will you - will you think about it?" "Yeah, I'll think about it." Eww, right on the LIPS!
Raw is War 03/04/00

At 7:20, ring announcer TONY CHIMEL arrived to a "hey, I know who that guy is!" pop from the crowd.
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

At this point they turned out the clocks in the Arena - an attempt to make time stand still (and probably also not give away that the time doesn't match the TV time when they start...)
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

The Rock manages to work in "monkey's nipple," "anus" and "slut" to ensure that SOMETHING gets bleeped tonight.
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

Caryn Mower makes her second appearance: I can best describe her as "Sally Struthers meets Sally Field" but that assumes my audience is at least as old as I am, if not older. Tough noogies for you fifteen year olds, I guess.
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

Chimel shills the Tazz T during the "ad break" - he's starting to draw some boos for his relentless pleas for commerce
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

The Dudleyz have officially crossed over into the land of the face, as the crowd BEGS them to produce a table and put Stratus through it. Such shocking endorsement of violence towards women is incredibly depressing - I mean impressive! IMPRESSIVE!
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

EDDIE GUERRERO & CHYNA have new music and entrance video - "Mama Cita" -hey I guess the C-2000 is gone, oh damn, I'll SURE miss it. Taste the sarcasm!
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

Stephanie appears to be trying to show off her breasts, which will probably cause several of you to go wild despite the fact that she's HORRENDOUSLY UNATTRACTIVE.
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

Stephanie & Vince share a tender moment with all of us - Hey, it's not incest if they're not fucking!
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

Show called over that one ho - planted one on her AND copped a feel on her ass! Show's THE MACK! He carried her off over his shoulder - will she be a recurring character? She definitely had the giant breasts that all WWF women seem to need...
Smackdown!/HeAT taping 04/04/00

*Given the size of Paul Wight, I wonder if CRZ regrets talking about the future Mrs Wight in this fashion?!!

Commentators sell a controversy: just who is the WWF Champion? Was that REALLY in doubt? Apparently so!
Smackdown! 06/04/00

T&A (with Trish Stratus - the fitness model) v. THOSE DAMN DUDLEYZ - the lads lift Stratus up over the ropes so we don't get a "walking through the ropes shot" - oh well.
Smackdown! 06/04/00

Chyna and Eddie Guerrero arrive in a car, complete with hydraulics and War cassette. Lotsa Espanol all around - hey, on the SAP, do they speak English?
Smackdown! 06/04/00

No! Noooooo, not YOU too, Seal! Will NO ONE remain un-co-opted by the evils of Sonicnet.com ad appearances? Well, haven't seen the Kraftwerk robots there yet...I guess...
Smackdown! 06/04/00

Hey Stephanie, work on the arms if you're not gonna wear sleeves.
Smackdown! 06/04/00

*God, CRZ *hates* Stephanie, doesn't he?!!

Hardcore Holly walks by. Hey, do these guys ALWAYS just walk around dressed to wrestle? I mean, it's COLD outside - you can't just WALK AROUND in tights and no shirt, Bob!
Smackdown! 06/04/00

"I tell you what, ladies- everything goes right tonight, you might get a chance to get with a Big Show - wrapped in leathahhhh..." we get a mostly waist-up view, missing his pelvic thrusts - hey this IS a TV-PG show!
Smackdown! 06/04/00

Show invites the ho into the ring and then dramatically plants one on her - being sure to check out her ass while he's at it. She's got some giant breasts, yup. Show puts her over his shoulder and walks off with her...does his fiancee know about this?
Smackdown! 06/04/00

*CRZ positively *goads* people to send him letters saying the ho *was* his fiancee...

HALF HOUR SUPLEX!
Smackdown! 06/04/00

Hey Steph, hit the gym.
Smackdown! 06/04/00

TONIGHT: Jim Ross has a feeling the Rock will have some words for us right at the beginning of the show - so don't get caught listening to Flair at 9PM!
Raw is War 10/04/00

FEEL THE LIVENESS - holy cow that pyro's coming RIGHT AT ME! It's the National Car Rental Arena (if you don't have it back by 8, you pay for another day)
Raw is War 10/04/00

I think you really are fixated and infatuated with what comes out of the rectal cavity. 'cause I'm talking about - feces [he said "feeshes," but I don't think he meant fishies].
Raw is War 10/04/00

"Earlier Today," Terri tells Kat she wants to treat her to "a day of beauty" by way of saying sorry. Hey, who smells a rat? Oh, that's fish, I apologise.
Raw is War 10/04/00

"Grab your bitches?" Somebody alert the media!
Raw is War 10/04/00

Terri introduces Kat to Francois, then offers to get her a spiked drink. Ooooooooooh! I can't WAIT to see how THIS turns out! (Well, maybe a *little* bit.)
Raw is War 10/04/00

TREBLE H (with Skippy & Stephy) v. ? for the WWF Championship - Champion enters first because it's a MYSTERY opponent already.
Raw is War 10/04/00

The WWF Champion is thrown in the ring where Funaki is perched on the top - missile dropkick! Michinoku in position for a moonsault kick - 1, 2, KICKOUT!! EVERYBODY in the building thought he had it. Damn, that's just CRAZAY.
Raw is War 10/04/00

Faarooq gets a field goal kick from Vince! Wotta RACIST!
Raw is War 10/04/00

And now, the Castrol GTX Slam of the Week! From Heat last night, Eddie Guerrero helps Viscera get an upset victory over Chris Jericho in VISCERA'S BEST MATCH EVER - you know what's funny? Even though I was JOKING about it, Meltzer DID actually say the EXACT same thing in HIS report! Yahoo!
Raw is War 10/04/00

Stephanie's wearing a boob tube, which not only gives us a view of her headlights, but her notoriously flabby upper arms. Also, she's wearing a pair of jeans that remind me of the "Jordache look" ads when I was in junior high - all she needs are some roller skates to complete the look, for crying out loud.
Smackdown! 13/04/00

Triple H, not only am I proud that you're the World Wrestling Federation champion, but I'm PROUD that you are...my brother-in-law." Well, that ties up THAT loose end in a big bow of NO LOGIC, doesn't it?
Smackdown! 13/04/00

HARDY BOYZ v. VANILLA MIDGETS - you think that the sight of Malenko and Benoit walking down the ramp, each man with a title belt over his shoulder, isn't some kind of karmic, giant "fuck you" to Nash?
Smackdown! 13/04/00

How come Sizzler is calling it "all-you-care-to-eat shrimp" now? Are they worried that if they call it "all-you-can-eat" we'll develop some sort of gastrointestinal thing because we'll be unable to stop from going too far or something?
Smackdown! 13/04/00

Wait, a voice from the crowd! "You stink, black man!" Hey, that's kinda racist...
Smackdown! 13/04/00

Backstage, Jericho asks the backs of two women "excuse me ladies, have you seen the Godfather around here anywhere?" Stephanie turns around and gives an "excuse me?" and Jericho's all "ooooooooh" and Tori is like "did he think we were ho's?" and Stephanie was all "don't go THERE, girlfriend," and I'm all "cover those upper arms already! It's just NOT attractive on you!"
Smackdown! 13/04/00

Two things about THIS commercial: I love it when that guy grabs the "Runkles" potato chips. I just love saying "Runkles" over and over. Hahahahahaha. "Runkles." Second, why is Tony Gwynn demolishing that guy's boombox just because it's playing country music? Is that a BLACK thing so I can't possibly understand?
Smackdown! 13/04/00

Damn, that kid sees A LOT of dead people
Smackdown! 13/04/00

TONIGHT: ...the show will BEGIN with a nontitle match between Triple H and Chris Jericho! What? Loading up the first quarter hour? Sounds like the free ride ENDS - TONIGHT!
Raw is War 17/04/00

Apparently, Eddie's GED test is tomorrow -Damn, did Guerrero get REALLY ethnic over the past few weeks or what?
Raw is War 17/04/00

Moments Ago - Hebner is fired. Let's face it - they REALLY couldn't afford eight referees anyway, right? Might as well prune the tree - oldest branches first...
Raw is War 17/04/00

Meanwhile, in an office, Linda's working on her laptop (no, she's TYPING - you pervert)
Raw is War 17/04/00

What's Linda got to say about the Rock? Stephanie tries to send Shane to pump her for some more information - wait, I think I just made a poor choice of words when talking about some McMahons...
Raw is War 17/04/00

"Earlier Today," Kurt Angle was visiting the Penn State campus, preaching the joys of abstinence. "The best sex is no sex - it's true, it's true!" Damn, he must have some REALLY AWFUL sex to believe *that!*
Raw is War 17/04/00

LINDA McMAHON is in the ring. "...it's with great pleasure tonight that I announce to you that in his [The Rock's] corner is going be none other...................than STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN!" Ross has six simultaneous orgasms - yes, he IS overselling it JUST a touch.
Raw is War 17/04/00

So a quick count of the previous paragraph shows Jim Ross with a dozen orgasms. Hey! Shouldn't he have keeled over in that last segment? Is it too late to replace him on a long-term basis with Michael Cole? Do the WCW fans realise I'm *complaining* about something here or do I have to spell it out for them? Oops
Raw is War 17/04/00

Your hosts are a pair of kings, LARRY KING & JERRY LAWLER. Ross says "Stone Cold" fifteen times in ten seconds.
Raw is War 17/04/00

I will give Ross A MILLION DOLLARS if he'd SHUT THE HELL UP ABOUT AUSTIN AND CALL THE DAMN MATCH. Oy.
Raw is War 17/04/00

Bossman throws Christian out to Buchanan, who drops him on the barricade. Back in the ring. Cover - 2. "Count, Dick!" No, no, TEDDY.
Raw is War 17/04/00 (see: I read play-by-play for this one!)

Ross calls Edge "Christian" because he's thinking about Austin, I think.
Raw is War 17/04/00

Boy, if I didn't know better, I'd say they were trying to DELIBERATELY put on a show with no "WALKING!" bumpers, just to prove that they could do it...even if it's just once. Hey, guys - I DID notice. And I appreciate it. Thanks.
Raw is War 17/04/00

If Lawler says "Mamacita" one more time, I will have to kill him.
Smackdown! 20/04/00

What is an "A to Z" personality? I only took two psych courses in college, but I missed that one.
Smackdown! 20/04/00

Hey, Kes is gonna be back on Voyager for sweeps? I may have to watch it! Oh boy, Dr. Zimmerman's back! Oh boy, Counselour Troi! NOW I'm starting to think it's GIMMICK MONTH ON STAR TREK! Woo hoo! The FREAKIN' BORG QUEEN?? Shrug.
Smackdown! 20/04/00

Staredown - they try to give a friendly camera angle so you don't think "MAN Tazz is SHORT" but it doesn't quite come off.
Smackdown! 20/04/00

ROAD DOGG is running down the entryway - EDGE appears behind him (what was HE doing anywhere NEAR the entrance? They come out through the crowd!)
Smackdown! 20/04/00

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM WE ARE LIVE 24.4.2K from the Entertainment & Sports Arena (c'mon, is it REALLY called that?) in RAWleigh, NC, broadcast on USA and maybe TSN and oh, by the way, I'm writing this report NAKED
Raw is War 24/04/00

TRISH STRATUS - THE FITNESS MODEL has a few words via tape...Well, she still can't act, but she's hardly wearin' nothin' and I'm REALLY lonely
Raw is War 24/04/00

Trish has a new outfit - and some new words.Hey, why's she polishing tables when she could be POLISHING MY KNOB
Raw is War 24/04/00

[After Vince provides lengthy exposition about the previous week's episode]...WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" Did Vince think we didn't watch the show last week? This isn't "Mystery" on PBS, here!
Raw is War 24/04/00

HOLD THE PHONE! I CAN SEE ALMOST ALL OF THAT HO'S ASS!
Raw is War 24/04/00

Insurrextion is 6 May in the UK! (WHAT! They mentioned InsurreXtion over the air in the States? says I)
Raw is War 24/04/00

The WWF Divas are appearing in RAW Magazine! They're all greased up, bikini'd up and ready for your money! Be sure and - Heeeeeeeeeeey, that's the OLD RAW logo! Boo hiss! Discontinuity! I mean - WOW! LOOKIT ALL THEM *BREASTESSES!*
Raw is War 24/04/00

MICHAEL KING COLE (what the HELL did he do to his hair? Is it YELLOW now?)
Raw is War 24/04/00

Ross expresses his desire for Stone Cold Steve Austin to be here right now - a thought he silently expresses EVERY WAKING MOMENT.
Raw is War 24/04/00 (has Stephanie been supplanted by JR as far as CRZ's undying hatred is concerned?) :)

Tomorrow, "the WWF's Greatest Hits 2!" ONLY ON WHATEVER NETWORK WE'RE WATCHING NOW
Smackdown! 27/04/00

Michael King Cole has officially started taking whatever drugs Jim Ross is on, by the way.
Smackdown! 27/04/00 (You should have heard him and Kavin 'Nailz' Kelly on the UK version of Heat last weekend. When Jericho put Benoit in the Walls of Jericho in the tech area, they both lost it: not only did they mock JR by screaming 'Walls of Jericho' three times-each, mind you- but they kept shouting "Oh My God!" *really* seriously as if Mick Foley had bumped through a table from the ceiling of the arena. Also they managed to scream "Backlash" at least SEVEN times in the space of 90 seconds...)

Cole: "OH MY GOD!! I'M MINI ROSS!"
Smackdown! 27/04/00

Cole screams some more. Does Austin blow ALL the commentators?
Smackdown! 27/04/00

Stomp, stomp, stomp, kick, head to the buckle, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right. ELEVEN punches in a row?
Smackdown! 27/04/00

Let Us Take You Back To Selected Highlights of Trish's Comments to Buh-Buh Ray Dudley - you know, she still isn't much of a talker...WHOA! LOOKIT THEM HOOTERS!!!
Smackdown! 27/04/00

Trish assumes the position on the shoulders of the burly white half of the Dudleyville Duo, but just before he puts the "super" in superbomb, she starts putting her lips all over Buh-Buh Ray's head. The crowd boos while D-Von says "aw, man, I set up this table and you're gonna get some nookie instead?"
Smackdown! 27/04/00

I have spared you an AWFUL lot of Cole speculating on Austin being around tonight - and I do mean "awful."
Smackdown! 27/04/00

"WWF's Greatest Hits 2" is on TOMORROW! "WWF's Greatest Hits 2" is on TOMORROW! Starting to get the feeling that this thing is being overpromoted? *I* sure am!
Smackdown! 27/04/00

Jeff reverses the whip and ALL OF MATT'S TEETH FALL OUT. Oh, I guess that's just the sparkly bits on his belt. Hey, who wears a BELT to the ring? Answer: a guy with loose pants.
Smackdown! 27/04/00

Hey, how about another look at that UPN Fan Cam - this time, we get a...hey, I already SAW this damn Worm impersonation!! What, you ran out of bumpers IN THE FIRST WEEK?!? NO *WONDER* NOBODY THINKS YOU'RE A **REAL** NETWORK!
Smackdown! 27/04/00

Austin drops the barricade on top of the DX Express, triggering a giant explosion. Can something be spectacular AND cheesy at the same time?
Smackdown! 27/04/00

WCW

This leads into a Special Video Look at Hulk Hogan - he's American made! Is THIS your idea of holding onto viewers?
Nitro 03/04/00

The ORIGINAL Nitro opening credits - THAT takes me back. Check out that clip of Vader that was hastily removed when the man kinda got fired for fighting with Orndorff!
Nitro 03/04/00

It only takes McMichael all of eight seconds to earn him the wrath and scorn of rec.sport.pro-wrestling as one of the worst colour men EVER.
Nitro 03/04/00

Here's a Special Video Look at Nitro: Episode One - you know, it's INCREDIBLY unfair of me to even be THINKING this way, much less share it with you, but watching this package, I can't help but think of "WrestleMania All Day Long." It's just LIKE WCW to have the bad timing to end up looking like a "copycat" 24 hours after a WWF presentation, isn't it?
Nitro 03/04/00

Spring Stampede is less than two weeks away! Don't let the fact that NO matches have been announced keep you from making that call!
Nitro 03/04/00

And now here IS a Special Video Look at GOLDBERG- they fail to play that one clip where the "Goldberg" chant tape skips, though - that was funny.
Nitro 03/04/00

Tony talks about how "Vince Russo, even then, was definitely a fan of Eric Bischoff," even going to the effort of stealing from Bischoff and using his own ideas against him. And that was how the WWF became #1. Wow, can't argue with THAT.
Nitro 03/04/00

Clips of Halloween Havoc - technically, not Nitro, but...
Nitro 03/04/00

Jesus... They're REALLY deluded. Can there be any other conclusion?
Nitro 03/04/00

Tonight, a look back at WCW and Thunder...and a whole lotta ass-kissing! Because, let's face it - why highlight wrestlers when you can talk about *bookers* for two hours?
Thunder 05/04/00

Here's another Special Video Look at the first Thunder - This show was trounced on r.s.p-w at the time, both for it's high recycled content, high "Saturday Night" calibre content AND the lack of decisive finishes. No less notable luminaries than WrestleLine's very own mdb and Scott Keith gave words to the effect of "THIS is why they shouldn't expand Nitro to three hours." God bless 'em, it's STILL on Deja if you don't believe me.
Thunder 05/04/00

Our hosts talk about that first ever main event which "had Bischoff's fingerprints all over it" - Kevin Nash vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the US title - Nash brought in by Bischoff, Page living next door - well, they don't SAY that but I think it's implied.
Thunder 05/04/00

Has anyone yet dared to utter aloud the thought that perhaps our new permanent commentary team on all shows will be.....Bischoff (play-by-play) and Russo (colour?)
Thunder 05/04/00

>From Florence, 6.1.2K: BRET HART v. TERRY FUNK - I think when Hart chaired Funk, he was saying "you told me you were retiring! You dragged my ass to Tejas!"
Thunder 05/04/00

Tenay does an interesting bit of spin-doctoring with "...it was almost as if, as soon as Vince Russo came in and got things headed in the right direction, he was gone from WCW - just like that!" By "the right direction," did Tenay possibly mean "into the crapper, numbers-wise?"
Thunder 05/04/00

WOW! VH-1 DIVAS 2000 LIVE is next Tuesday! I bet Whitney Houston won't make it this year, aw shucks!
Thunder 05/04/00

This segment is notable because it was the last one Keith wrote up as
Thunder recapper of record for WrestleManiacs before his resignation. And don't think I haven't thanked him EVERY WEEK THEREAFTER for doing so.
Thunder 05/04/00

"So without further ado, the man who once was Vince McMahon's best kept secret, who will once again change the game - the Power IS...VINCE RUSSO!" "Iron Man" plays... and out he comes. He got "Iron Man" as his theme? Steady on....
Nitro 10/04/00

Lookit the Mark catching flies - c'mon, buddy, try CLOSING the mouth! Breathe through the nose! You can do it!
Nitro 10/04/00

Abbott leaves the ring and looks for a target. He spies the commentary table. Hudson gets muted with "holy geez," but Abbott has other ideas. Yup - ol' roly poly is pounded on, relieved of his shirt (sweet merciful CRAP!), then put in the ring - Abbot strikes away. Security pulls him off a little too early - I mean, a little too late...
Nitro 10/04/00

Hogan actually *blades* for Bischoff's mighty swing...now THERE'S some symbolism of some sort...
Nitro 10/04/00

Moments Ago, two angles - do we actually see Hogan run the blade across his forehead just before taking the chair from Bischoff? In plain sight and slow motion? Oh well.
Nitro 10/04/00

Well, lookee here. It's AWESOME MIKE AWESOME come out to beat down Nash. The interesting thing about this appearance is the fact that to most of the people who would have been shocked by this, it had already been leaked thanks to Bubba the Love Sponge - to most of the rest of the world, it's "huh? Who the heck is this guy?"
Nitro 10/04/00

Tony says TNT cleared them to go until 10:30 - aww geez, there's ANOTHER half hour of this show?
Nitro 10/04/00

Ohhhh, so when I thought Tony said they were cleared to ten THIRTY, I must have misheard and it was really ten THIRTEEN!
Nitro 10/04/00

WOW! DAVID ARQUETTE is in the front row! HE'S not a wrestler either!
Thunder 12/04/00

Stasiak is apparently calling himself "the Perfect one," now. And YOU thought Russo and Bischoff didn't bring any new ideas to the dance!
Thunder 12/04/00

CRACKA EAZY-E powerwalks to the ring. People flipping him the bird are airbrushed out (oh, so we're still doing THAT, are we?)
Thunder 12/04/00

Here's a Special Video Look from a camera inside the limousine, which begs two questions - why's there a camera inside the limousine, and where would Hogan be in this picture?Tony says it was a "security camera." I guess there's a lot of those in limousines all around the country.
Thunder 12/04/00

Let Us Take You Back - err, Ahead? - to a replay one of the Villanos kabonging Sting with a gee-tar and removing his mask to reveal that he's Jeff Jarrett! Errr.......
Thunder 12/04/00

(THIS IS) STING v. LOS TRES VILLANOS - Now, let me look into my crystal ball and speculate that the non-stocky Villano is really Jeff Jarrett, and he'll break a gee-tar over Sting's head.
Thunder 12/04/00

Slowly, the mask is coming off - why, that's JEDOUBLEF JADOUBLEREDOUBLET! That's - that's TOTALLY SURPRISING!
Thunder 12/04/00

Hey WCW - over and over, you were promising us better production and YOU HAD AN ENTIRE DAY OF POST-PRODUCTION TO DEVOTE TO THIS SHOW (and obviously, from all the airbrushing of middle fingers and "offensive" signs and audio tweaks and the hey hey hey) AND YOU CAN'T EVEN BE BOTHERED TO PUT THE SEGMENTS IN THE CORRECT ORDER? Well surely *THIS* is the new WCW!
Thunder 12/04/00

Let Us Take You Back to Earlier Tonight and segment one (I *believe* they actually MEANT it to be segment one, as well - but who can say for sure)
Thunder 12/04/00

If you learn nothing else from this report, note well that **it is a GREVIOUS display of the GROSSEST sort of incompetence and laxity to let two segments air out of order** and that overshadows EVERYTHING else about this show.
Thunder 12/04/00

Let me tell you how great my car is. I left the keys in it for THE ENTIRE DAY at my work's parking lot and NOBODY wanted to drive it away!
Nitro 17/04/00

Quick impressions: Tammy's aged - and not particularly well - she's AWFULLY...umm...curvy? Is that the kind way to put it?
Nitro 17/04/00

Your hosts are TONY SCHIAVONE, SCOTT HUDSON and MOBY MARK, THE WHITE WHALE. I heard I was called a "jabrone" on WCW Live last week - is that a step up from "jackass?"
Nitro 17/04/00

Hennig borrows the Mark's water - douses the Mark (why? Don't know - DON'T CARE! GO GO HENNIG)
Nitro 17/04/00

"God damn" just misses the mute - "son of a bitch" doesn't even get a "howdy neighbour" from the censor.
Nitro 17/04/00

Sign in crowd: "TANK U 4 SHUTTING UP MADDEN"
Nitro 17/04/00

Meanwhile, we take a look at the open contract on the door - wait - someone's signing it! But...damn! All we see is a hand!
Nitro 17/04/00

- as Package comes out to music and lighting (see...oh never mind) commentators speculate that maybe it's someone from another promotion - hey, it's not Chyna, is it? Naah.
Nitro 17/04/00

Ask yourself: was this the kind of payoff for an entire show's worth of Hogan walking around looking for Kidman you wanted to see? Does this seem more palatable because they keep saying "Terry Bollea" over and over? Is Hogan REALLY in the Millionaire's Club if we never see him interacting with ANY of them, save for a scant few seconds with Sting on last week's Nitro? And finally, despite the fact that all of these are rhetorical questions, how many of you will STILL attempt to write me with answers to these questions?
Nitro 17/04/00

Bischoff stops by a monitor and asks it "what the hell is Kidman up to? Is he out of his mind?" Kim asks how she looks and Eric suggests she lose the jacket - or was that me just daydreaming?
Nitro 24/04/00

Kimberly carries some giant breasts - I mean, papers - with her. She's bustier - I mean, wearing a bustier... Bischoff is wearing a mic on his lapel, because he's TOO COOL to have to carry a mic in his hands.
Nitro 24/04/00

HERE'S YOUR SOUNDBITE, LARRY: "Ready to Rumble," the movie on which WCW is placing a major chunk of storyline action, earned a rather paltry $994,671 over its third weekend in release - earning it *18th* place on the earnings list. In WCW, this is what they call "striking while the iron is hot."
Nitro 24/04/00

By the way, I didn't get to it during the "action" of the previous match, but it was announced that Arquette/Bischoff is going to lead off the second hour. Arquette/Bischoff is going to be on when RAW starts. Arquette/Bischoff is going to air at the top of the hour. When the opposition's program starts, the counterprogramming will be the match between David Arquette and Eric Bischoff. Hoo boy...
Nitro 24/04/00

TEAM PACKAGE (with Liz) v. KRONIC - Yep, they're gonna spell it THAT way - remember, friends, you can TRADEMARK misspellings!
Nitro 24/04/00

Bischoff announces that at Slamboree, there'll be a special guest referee in the Kidman/Hogan match: namely, himself. "Do you hear that? Do you hear that sound? Da ya hear it? It's the sound of your career coming to an end - BROTHER!" Funny, I thought it was the sound of the Slamboree buyrate NOT going up.
Nitro 24/04/00

Kidman over with a WHACK of the chair. Let's give Hogan credit - he bladed off camera this time.
Nitro 24/04/00

Jarrett gets in the ring with his gee-tar while Arquette looks on. Pulling up Bischoff (to use as a shield?) but Bischoff gets an open shot in on his Cox.
Nitro 24/04/00

Thunder ad - guess I don't get out of it this week...
Nitro 24/04/00

I GET LETTERS: Hey, remember back two weeks when they decided to air two segments out of order? Michael Sparkman has an explanation: The out of order segments aren't bad production, it's part of the "New and Improved" WCW. It's called, "Pulp Fiction Booking". They meant to do it. Ohhhhhhh! NOW I "get it!"
Thunder 26/04/00

Jarrett proclaims tonight the Revenge of the New Blood - now THERE'S a horror flick title if I ever heard it.
Thunder 26/04/00

Kimberly is kept in the ring. Hey, I can see the backs of her boobies!
Thunder 26/04/00

Abbott in, but before he can take him out, Mero is in and giving him the old stick and move - great, THIS is the guy that'll provide competition for Tank Abbott? Holy crap, the sound guy has the old Johnny B. Badd theme? And he's PLAYING it?
Thunder 26/04/00

Sting - is - WALKING! And still covered in red stuff....geez, who does he think he is...Al Snow?
Thunder 26/04/00

Let Us Take You Back To Nitro Where Red Stuff Happened Thanks to Vampiro And Whoever Was Helping Him High Above the Ring.
Thunder 26/04/00

Vampiro T-shirt ad - wear it when you feel like LOSING REPEATEDLY
Thunder 26/04/00

It's time now for "This Week in WCW Motorsports!" At Talladega, Blaise Alexander got support from Tygress and Spice and drove to an "inevitable restrictor plate racing tragedy" (translation: he crashed real good).
Thunder 26/04/00

Tammy comes to the ring to a ripoff of David Rose's "the Stripper" - just like she used to do in the WWF, when she was a LOT hotter.
Thunder 26/04/00

"I bet each and every one of you are wondering what I'm wearing under this robe - or more important, what I'm NOT wearing. Well unlike that little tease Paisley, I know what the men COME to see, and right now, boys, I'm gonna give it to ya!" And the robe is removed, and perhaps it's apropos that with THOSE thighs, she'd appear on *Thunder.* Oops, sorry.
Thunder 26/04/00

Anyway, she wisely wears an outfit to focus attention on her breast implants as opposed to other areas that her demons appear have taken residence in - I mean, taken over. Oh, geez, I'm SORRY. I SWEAR I'll go easier on Tammy from now on. Crackwhore-- JESUS, that JUST slipped out and I'm REALLY REALLY SORRY.
Thunder 26/04/00

Tammy attempts chain wrestling - making her the FIRST PERSON ALL NIGHT to attempt such a manoeuvre.
Thunder 26/04/00

Paisley manages to come back with - a Golota? Does that REALLY hurt a woman the way it hurts a man?
Thunder 26/04/00

The "NWO Monday Nitro" theme plays...and out walks KIMBRRLY as the special guest breasts - REFEREE!
Thunder 26/04/00

*N.B. CRZ didn't comment directly on the Arquette title win in this recap, so tune in a couple of weeks for the May quotes to see if he explored the issue in the following week's Nitro or Thunder reports...

Richard Craig
(A Scotsman living in)
Bedfordshire, England, UK
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