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Post by chaz on Aug 24, 2014 9:38:12 GMT -5
As of February 19, 2001 | | Faces | Heels | Air Paris AJ Styles Apollo Billy Kidman Booker T Brian Adams Brian Kendrick Bryan Clarke Chad Collyer Christian York Curt Hennig Diamond Dallas Page Evan Karagias Frankie Kazarian General Rection Goldberg Hotstuff Hernandez Jamie Knoble Jason Jett Joey Matthews Karl Anderson Konnan Low Ki Luke Hawx M.I. Smooth Nathan Jones Rey Mysterio, Jr. Rick Steiner Rob Van Dam Sonny Siaki Sting Super Crazy Super Dragon Volador, Jr. Yoshihiro Tajiri | Adam Pearce Big V Buff Bagwell Cash Christopher Daniels Chuck Palumbo Claudio Castagnoli Dallas Doug Williams Ekmo Elix Skipper El Mesias Homicide Jeff Jarrett Justice Kanyon Kazuhiro Kid Romeo Lance Storm Mark Jindrak Mike Awesome Monty Brown Onyx Rhino Ric Flair Rocky Romero Sakoda Scott Steiner Sean O'Haire Shane Douglas Shane Helms Shawn Stasiak Steve Corino Vampiro Venom The Wall Yang |
Non-Wrestlers | Cyrus The Virus {Colour Commentator, Manager - n/a} Daffney {Valet - n/a} David Penzer {Ring announcer} Dusty Rhodes {On-air talent} Eric Bischoff {WCW President} "Mean" Gene Okerlund {Interviewer} Midajah {Valet - Scott Steiner} Scott Hudson {Colour Commentator} Stacey Keibler {Valet - Mark Jindrak, Shawn Stasiak} Tony Schiavone {Lead announcer} Torrie Wilson {Valet - Shane Douglas} |
World Championship Wrestling on pay-per-view | The Big Bang 06/05/2001 | Las Vegas, NV | Thomas & Mack Center {logo/poster} Main Event: TBA Results (n/a) Greed 10/06/2001 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center {logo/poster} Main Event: TBA Results (n/a) The Great American Bash 15/07/2001 | Worcester's Centrum Centre | Worcester, MA {logo/poster COMING SOON} Main Event: TBA Results (n/a) Bash at the Beach 19/08/2001| Cox Arena | San Diego, CA {logo/poster COMING SOON} Main Event: TBA Results (n/a) Redemption 16/09/2001| Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Winston-Salem, NC {logo/poster COMING SOON} Main Event: TBA Results (n/a) Halloween Havoc 21/10/2001 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, MI {logo/poster COMING SOON} Main Event: TBA Results (n/a) Undeniable 18/11/2001| Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC {logo/poster COMING SOON} Main Event: TBA Results (n/a) Starrcade 2001 16/12/2001 | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, GA {logo/poster COMING SOON} Main Event: TBA Results (n/a) |
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Post by chaz on Aug 24, 2014 9:38:25 GMT -5
WCW sold to Fusient Media Ventures Eric Bischoff firmly in charge again January 11, 2001 | SLAM! Wrestling | Finally. The drama that has been going on over the sale of World Championship Wrestling has come to an end.
The winner? Meet Fusient Media Ventures. The boss? Same as the old boss, Eric Bischoff.
According to the press release, Fusient has entered into an agreement with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. to acquire WCW. TBS, Inc. will retain a minority interest in the company and retain the rights to the broadcast Nitro every week, with Thunder and all other programming being removed from production.
Classic Sports Network founders Brian Bedol and Stephen Greenberg are behind Fusient Media Ventures. ESPN acquired Classic Sports Network a while back.
Bedol will be the new CEO of WCW. Bischoff will assume the role of president. The partnership of Bedol, Greenberg and Bischoff brings together more than 50 years of combined experience in the entertainment, television and sports industries.
"We're going to reestablish the WCW as the champion of professional wrestling entertainment," said Brian Bedol in the release. "There is huge untapped potential for the franchise and with Eric Bischoff on board we will crank everything up to make the WCW franchise even bigger, better, stronger and more entertaining than anything wrestling fans have ever experienced before."
"We are pleased to have reached an agreement with Fusient Media Ventures that truly represents a win for all parties," said Bradley J. Siegel, president of general entertainment networks, TBS, Inc. "The Fusient management team's experience in programming, production and marketing at Classic Sports Network lends itself perfectly to the WCW business. Their entrepreneurial business-building expertise, combined with the powerhouse brands and distribution that TBS Superstation and TNT provide, will be a winning combination."
"Wrestling fans can rest assured that we will give the WCW the adrenaline shot it needs to once again become the most exciting brand of wrestling in the world," said Eric Bischoff.
Fusient Media Ventures is focused on identifying, funding, developing and distributing next generation content and converged media brands. The company is headquartered in New York, with offices in Los Angeles. |
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Post by ✖ AJ on Aug 24, 2014 9:48:44 GMT -5
I'm intrigued.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2014 10:17:03 GMT -5
This diary better feature Scott Steiner suplexing people or I'm gonna be reaaaaaal sad.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Aug 24, 2014 11:45:31 GMT -5
Should be fun. I'll be reading.
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Post by snickelodeon on Aug 25, 2014 2:49:12 GMT -5
Big fan of fixing WCW diaries I'll be reading. Good luck
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Post by DTP. on Aug 25, 2014 9:46:11 GMT -5
Very cool. Anticipating more.
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Post by Jord on Aug 25, 2014 15:00:37 GMT -5
This should be great! Hopefully you stick this out because your WCW 2001 diaries are always alot of fun to read.
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Post by chaz on Aug 25, 2014 16:14:49 GMT -5
WCW Sin January 14, 2001 | Indianapolis, IN | 1. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Shane Helms to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 2. Reno defeated Big Vito 3. The Jung Dragons (with Leia Meow) defeated Evan Karagias and Jamie Knoble 4. Ernest Miller (with Ms. Jones) defated Mike Sanders to win the WCW Commissionership and retain Ms. Jones' services 5. Team Canada (with Major Gunns) defeated The Filthy Animals (with Tygress) in a Penalty Box Match; Jim Duggan served as Special Guest Referee 6. Meng defeated Terry Funk and Crowbar (with Daffney) to win the WCW Hardcore Championship 7. The Natural Born Thrillers (with Mike Sanders) defeated The Insiders to win the WCW Tag Team Championship 8. Shane Douglas defeated General Rection in a First Blood Chain Match to win the WCW U.S Heavyweight Championship 9. Totally Buffed defeated Goldberg and DeWayne Bruce in a No Disqualification Match; Goldberg must now retire 10. Scott Steiner (with Midajah) defeated Sid Vicious, Jeff Jarrett and Animal to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship - Eric Bischoff returned to the company to close the show and announce that following next month's SuperBrawl Revenge event WCW will go dark, until May 6 when the company will reboot live on pay-per-view. |
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Post by chaz on Aug 25, 2014 16:57:17 GMT -5
WCW Buyout Rumours - Wrestling Observer Newsletter | January 15, 2001 | It is reported Eric Bischoff concluded last-night's pay-per-view event Sin with a full staff briefing backstage, where everyone was given the details on the plan moving forward. Sources say that Bischoff promised a different company that the staff know now and that moving forward there are clear plans. That being said, the roster has the chance to prove themselves but those who want out can negotiate out of their current deals.
As we understand, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. has opted to join the World Wrestling Federation after much leaning on management from his uncle, Eddie. Haku has also joined the WWF following the expiration of his contract. Among talent told that they will be let go are Disco Inferno, Bam Bam Bigelow, Dustin Rhodes, Animal, Crowbar, Terry Funk, Ernest Miller, Mike Sanders, Shannon Moore, Kwee Wee, Norman Smiley, Ron & Don Harris, Vito and Johnny the Bull.
The only other talent to opt out was Kevin Nash. Though their is no offer from the WWF as of yet, one is expected to come through. Nash is expected to sit out his current deal until November. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2014 17:09:28 GMT -5
You got rid of a couple of good talents (Bigelow, Rhodes, Crowbar, Sanders and Smiley) which is kind of surprising because they all fit a spot that WCW needed filled at the time. It'll be interesting to see who you pick to replace them, if anyone.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Aug 25, 2014 18:13:57 GMT -5
Noo! Not Norman Smiley!
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Post by underjohngrohs on Aug 26, 2014 0:15:37 GMT -5
this diary should be good. It's nice to see you back Chaz. Note: Drop a reply to my WWF 1994 as well.
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Post by chaz on Aug 26, 2014 16:58:10 GMT -5
WCW SuperBrawl Revenge February 18, 2001 | Nashville, TN | 1. Shane Helms defeated Shannon Moore, Kaz Hayashi, Yang, Jamie Knoble, and Evan Karagias in a Six-Way Elimination Match 2. Hugh Morrus defeated The Wall 3. Sean O'Haire and Chuck Palumbo defeated Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak to retain the WCW World Tag Team Championship 4. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. defeated Rey Mysterio, Jr. to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship 5. Rick Steiner defeated Dustin Rhodes to retain the WCW U.S Heavyweight Championship 6. Totally Buffed defeated Brian Adams in a Handicap Match 7. Ernest Miller defeated Lance Storm to become WCW Commissioner 8. Kanyon defeated Diamond Dallas Page 9. Scott Steiner (with Midajah and Ric Flair) defeated Kevin Nash in a Falls Count Anywhere Two-out-of-Three Falls Retirement Match to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship - Eric Bischoff once again closed the show, hitting the ring with all the WCW title belts in tow. He demanded Steiner relinquish the WCW World Title before the reboot! Steiner is livid as we go dark! |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Aug 26, 2014 20:33:07 GMT -5
That roster tho.
AJ Styles. Christopher Daniels. Claudio Castagnoli. Adam Pearce. Christian York. Joey Matthews. Doug Williams. Kaz. Jamie Noble. Karl Anderson. Monty Brown. Low Ki. Rocky Romero. Rob Van Dam. Super Crazy. Tajiri. Super Dragon.
I am anxiously awaiting the first show.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 20:53:56 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever left a reply this long without it being in response to a particular show but here we go.
Not in love with the additions to the roster. Claudio was only a couple of months in and nowhere what he'd become even three or four years later, he's realistically not ready. Same with Rocky Romero in that he wasn't quite ready at that point to be in a major promotion. Who is Kazuhiro? Super Dragon in 2001 is an interesting pick. He'll round out a Cruiserweight division okay but I can't imagine dude would be happy working the WCW style. Karl Anderson hadn't even debuted yet, if memory serves he got injured early on in training and missed a lot of 2001. Even without the injury, no way would he have been done training by this point in 2001. Not sure I'd take the gamble on Lance Hoyt this early, or Mesias. I think this roster works a lot better if you shift time forward about three years but it is not the roster I'd use to rebuild WCW in 2001.
I do like Low Ki being added, he's a good pick but without American Dragon (I know, MCW had him at the time but liberties can be taken in this case) he's kind of just there. Those two really made each other and on a stage like this could have propelled WCW's Cruiser division out of the ho-hum same old sh-t it had been into what would eventually become the ROH style. Super Crazy and Van Dam add to the undercard and main event scene respectively and that's good. Doug Williams is a good pick but I'm not sure what you do with him, maybe put him against Low Ki in the Cruiser division? That could be pretty good.
Like I said, I'm not wild about the roster at all but that's where booking comes in. I've got the utmost confidence you'll book pretty much everything right but there are some hurdles you're going to have to climb, like pushing guys like RVD over the longtime WCW stars like Scott Steiner and rebuilding the Cruiserweight Division and repairing years of damage done to the undercard. This should be fun to read.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2014 21:52:10 GMT -5
Aaaand with the release of Mike Sanders, you have released KvE as a reader.
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Post by chaz on Aug 27, 2014 12:11:46 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever left a reply this long without it being in response to a particular show but here we go. Not in love with the additions to the roster. Claudio was only a couple of months in and nowhere what he'd become even three or four years later, he's realistically not ready. Same with Rocky Romero in that he wasn't quite ready at that point to be in a major promotion. Who is Kazuhiro? Super Dragon in 2001 is an interesting pick. He'll round out a Cruiserweight division okay but I can't imagine dude would be happy working the WCW style. Karl Anderson hadn't even debuted yet, if memory serves he got injured early on in training and missed a lot of 2001. Even without the injury, no way would he have been done training by this point in 2001. Not sure I'd take the gamble on Lance Hoyt this early, or Mesias. I think this roster works a lot better if you shift time forward about three years but it is not the roster I'd use to rebuild WCW in 2001. I do like Low Ki being added, he's a good pick but without American Dragon (I know, MCW had him at the time but liberties can be taken in this case) he's kind of just there. Those two really made each other and on a stage like this could have propelled WCW's Cruiser division out of the ho-hum same old sh-t it had been into what would eventually become the ROH style. Super Crazy and Van Dam add to the undercard and main event scene respectively and that's good. Doug Williams is a good pick but I'm not sure what you do with him, maybe put him against Low Ki in the Cruiser division? That could be pretty good. Like I said, I'm not wild about the roster at all but that's where booking comes in. I've got the utmost confidence you'll book pretty much everything right but there are some hurdles you're going to have to climb, like pushing guys like RVD over the longtime WCW stars like Scott Steiner and rebuilding the Cruiserweight Division and repairing years of damage done to the undercard. This should be fun to read. Rebuilding the roster has been the biggest bitch of all, because there's a severe lack of mid-card guys and bigger guys. Just to address some of the things you mentioned.. - Claudio was only a couple of months in but had been touring Europe. He's probably my most unrealistic of picks but, hey-ho. I feel as though he would fit in this era. - Kazuhiro is Kaz Hayashi. - Anderson hadn't debuted no, but was in training. WCW can still sign him up. - Hoyt and Mesias, again, lack of bigger guys in 2001! - From what I've heard, Super Crazy, RVD and Super Dragon were all signed up, whereas guys like York, Matthews, Daniels, Corino and Cash were all widely known to have signed. I tried to add some realism at least!
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Post by DTP. on Aug 27, 2014 15:17:05 GMT -5
Rhino was a sly addition.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 18:28:49 GMT -5
I don't think I've ever left a reply this long without it being in response to a particular show but here we go. Not in love with the additions to the roster. Claudio was only a couple of months in and nowhere what he'd become even three or four years later, he's realistically not ready. Same with Rocky Romero in that he wasn't quite ready at that point to be in a major promotion. Who is Kazuhiro? Super Dragon in 2001 is an interesting pick. He'll round out a Cruiserweight division okay but I can't imagine dude would be happy working the WCW style. Karl Anderson hadn't even debuted yet, if memory serves he got injured early on in training and missed a lot of 2001. Even without the injury, no way would he have been done training by this point in 2001. Not sure I'd take the gamble on Lance Hoyt this early, or Mesias. I think this roster works a lot better if you shift time forward about three years but it is not the roster I'd use to rebuild WCW in 2001. I do like Low Ki being added, he's a good pick but without American Dragon (I know, MCW had him at the time but liberties can be taken in this case) he's kind of just there. Those two really made each other and on a stage like this could have propelled WCW's Cruiser division out of the ho-hum same old sh-t it had been into what would eventually become the ROH style. Super Crazy and Van Dam add to the undercard and main event scene respectively and that's good. Doug Williams is a good pick but I'm not sure what you do with him, maybe put him against Low Ki in the Cruiser division? That could be pretty good. Like I said, I'm not wild about the roster at all but that's where booking comes in. I've got the utmost confidence you'll book pretty much everything right but there are some hurdles you're going to have to climb, like pushing guys like RVD over the longtime WCW stars like Scott Steiner and rebuilding the Cruiserweight Division and repairing years of damage done to the undercard. This should be fun to read. Rebuilding the roster has been the biggest bitch of all, because there's a severe lack of mid-card guys and bigger guys. Just to address some of the things you mentioned.. - Claudio was only a couple of months in but had been touring Europe. He's probably my most unrealistic of picks but, hey-ho. I feel as though he would fit in this era. - Kazuhiro is Kaz Hayashi. - Anderson hadn't debuted no, but was in training. WCW can still sign him up. - Hoyt and Mesias, again, lack of bigger guys in 2001! - From what I've heard, Super Crazy, RVD and Super Dragon were all signed up, whereas guys like York, Matthews, Daniels, Corino and Cash were all widely known to have signed. I tried to add some realism at least! Still think it's waaaaay too early for Claudio and Machine Gun, especially a Machine Gun that wasn't anywhere near finished training. WCW did some silly sh-t when it came to signing wrestling school students, but I don't think they'd sign a guy who wasn't finished training. Yeah, it dawned on me who Kazuhiro was about five seconds after I replied. Mesias isn't a bigger guy, though. He's like 6'1 and was working more of a cruiserweight style around this time. He didn't really evolve into a heavyweight worker for a couple of years. Bob Sapp was at the Power Plant around that time, he would be a pretty good pick for a big heel. Abyss was working around this point too, could have easily brought him in as Prince Justice. There's also guys like Bison Smith who you could build up as being a big deal. Doesn't have the height (I think he's the same height as Mesias) but he's much bulkier than Mesias. Scott Norton was still capable at this point, as was Vader and the latter had more than enough name value to make him worth the time in 2001. Rasche Brown is another relatively big guy you could bring in as well. As far as midcard guys go - there were a ton of ECW guys that would fill the midcard well. Tommy Dreamer, CW Anderson, Justin Credible (though by this point he was probably headed for the WWF), Jerry Lynn, Danny Doring, Roadkill and Chris Chetti just off the top of my head. If you wanted bigger dudes you could also go with Balls and Axl. I wasn't criticizing dudes like Corino, Kid Kash, York, Matthews, Daniels, etc. They're guys that actually had deals or were in the process of getting deals before WCW got bought out. All that said, give Steiner his World Title back and push Low Ki.
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