May 6, 2001
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The show begins with a video package that highlights two angles poorly and ignores everything else going on in the company
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WCW uses more pyro than a mid sized city on the 4th of July
And will somehow cost $400,000
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Scott Norton vs. Super Calo ended in a no contest after the referee realized the futility of life and simply walked out.
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Vince Russo comes out and shouts something about Goldberg, gets attacked by Terry Funk, then ends up doing a dance off with Ernest Miller for control of WCW. Miller wins but Russo remains the boss because “I’m writing the show, bro”
Pic related
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The Gambler faces Joey Maggs to a 10 minute draw in front of a crowd who can’t believe they paid to see this.
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The Natural Born Thrillers have a 7 on 1 handicap match against Tank Abbot with zero build. They are summarily beaten after Abbot hits Palumbo over the head with the limp body of Mike Sanders.
Above Average Weapon
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Rey Mysterio continues to look like a 12 year old.
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Lance Storm, who is just doing random Canadian things at this point, stands in the ring serenading a picture of Robert Goulet. This is the highest rated segment of the night.
Oh yes
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Haku, despite working for the WWF at the time, shows up on WCW Nitro and headbutts 4 referees, 2 fans, and Mark Madden. No one in either company dares to say anything to him about it.
Would you?
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“That’s So” Mike Awesome, a surfer bro from “the Shore” faces off against Brad Armstrong in the semi-main. The match goes 14 minutes and should have gone 4.
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In the main event, Booker T loses by DQ in a no-DQ Loser Leaves WCW match. This happens after the nWo, who have not been a group in over a year, somehow manages to interfere and attack Scott Steiner. Fans are confused and also worried that this means Booker T will actually leave WCW, but then they remember that stipulations don’t matter and this will all be undone by next week.
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