The Great Simulation Do-over (Updated through WWF Royal Rumble Results: January 23, 2000)

[Sancty]

WWF NO MERCY RESULTS - OCTOBER 17, 1999

• Ken Shamrock (c) def. Vader & Mankind to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship by submitting Vader
• The Rock (c) def. Owen Hart to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
• Jeff Jarrett def. Ravishing Rick Rude
• Val Venis def. Billy Gunn
• The Godfather (c) def. Davey Boy Smith to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship
• Jim Neidhart def. Test
• The Unholy Alliance def. D’Lo Brown & Mark Henry (c) to regain the WWF Tag Team Championships
• The Hollys def. The Legion of Doom when Hardcore pinned Hawk
• Edge & Christian def. The Hardy Boyz (w/ Michael Hayes) when Christian pinned Jeff

NOTES

• After losing the tag titles, Mark Henry turned on D’Lo Brown, blaming him for the loss

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Ken Shamrock - 21 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Rock - 77 days
Tag Team Champions: The Unholy Alliance (2) - 0 days
Hardcore Champion: The Godfather - 21 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Meng - 35 days
United States Champion: Chris Benoit - 35 days
Tag Team Champions: The Spoils of War - 154 days

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[Sancty]

WCW HALLOWEEN HAVOC PREVIEW - OCTOBER 24, 1999

WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Meng (c) vs. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart

WCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Spoils of War (c) vs. Psicosis & La Parka

Prince Iaukea vs. ‘The Lone Gunman’ Bart Gunn

Billy Gunn vs. Val Venis

Buff Bagwell vs. Steve McMichael

WCW HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Z-Gangsta (c) vs. Goldberg

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Brian Adams

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Chris Benoit (c) vs. Sid

The West Hollywood Blondes vs. The Revolution (Douglas & Saturn)

Rick Steiner vs. Billy Kidman

Disco Inferno vs. Vincent

NOTES

• Booker T no-showed Nitro this week. It’s said that Stevie Ray isn’t on the same page as his brother and whatever Booker’s issues are don’t apply to Stevie Ray. We will have to see how this plays out.

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Ken Shamrock - 28 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Rock - 84 days
Tag Team Champions: The Unholy Alliance (2) - 7 days
Hardcore Champion: The Godfather - 28 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Meng - 42 days
United States Champion: Chris Benoit - 42 days
Tag Team Champions: The Spoils of War - 161 days
Hardcore Champion Z-Gangsta - 10 days

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[RedRaider07]

The simulation is certainly being inspired by real life and all the crazy title changes in both WWF and WCW in 1999.

WWF:
Champions in 99 IRL: Rock, Mankind, Austin, Undertaker, Triple H, Vince, Big Show (and vacant)
Champions in the Sim: Animal, Mankind, Austin, Undertaker, Vader, Shamrock (and vacant)

WCW:
Champions in 99 IRL: Bret Hart, Hogan, Flair, DDP, Sting, Randy Savage, Kevin Nash
Champions in the Sim: Bret Hart, Hogan, Barbarian, Brian Adams, Piper, Meng (and vacant)

Is this the year with the most championship changes in the Simulation so far?

[Sancty]

@RedRaider07

Is this the year with the most championship changes in the Simulation so far?

Yeah. We’re at 13 for the year already and the next closest was 1998 with 10.

[Sancty]

WWF SEEMINGLY PUNISHING ACOLYTES

• The WWF seem to be publicly punishing Faarooq & Bradshaw for their participation in the now infamous ‘Acolyte Test’ by placing the Acolytes in a heterosexual cheating type storyline where Faarooq has dumped Bradshaw as his partner for someone a little more fun. Bradshaw has joined Grandmaster Sexay in a combination of the jilted former partners.
• The former Acolytes have been in a plethora of comedy type vignettes as they try to adapt to their respective new partners.

Producer’s Note: I didn’t do this. The sim did. I’ve just added the creative to it. The timing couldn’t be better.

[Sancty]

WCW HALLOWEEN HAVOC RESULTS - OCTOBER 24, 1999

• Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart def. Meng (c) to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
• Psicosis & La Parka def. The Spoils of War (c) via countout but failed to win the WCW Tag Team Titles
• ‘The Lone Gunman’ Bart Gunn def. Prince Iaukea
• Steve McMichael def. Buff Bagwell
• Z-Gangsta (c) ran through Goldberg to retain the WCW Hardcore Championship
• Brian Adams def. Diamond Dallas Page
• Chris Benoit (c) def. Sid to retain the WCW United States Championship
• The Revolution (Douglas & Saturn) def. The West Hollywood Blondes
• Rick Steiner def. Billy Kidman
• Disco Inferno def. Vincent

NOTES

• Bret Hart vs. Meng was the Match of the Night but it was a fairly underwhelming card
• Bret Hart is now a 4 time WCW World Champion. Ric Flair & Nikita Koloff have both won 7 titles in the sim

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Ken Shamrock - 21 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Rock - 77 days
Tag Team Champions: D’Lo Brown & Mark Henry - 21 days
Hardcore Champion: The Godfather - 21 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (4) - 0 days
United States Champion: Chris Benoit - 35 days
Tag Team Champions: The Spoils of War - 154 days
Hardcore Champion Z-Gangsta - 10 days

Listen to Sancty’s Film Podcast here

[Sancty]

WWF SURVIVOR SERIES PREVIEW - NOVEMBER 14, 1999

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ken Shamrock (c) vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Rock (c) vs. The Godfather

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Unholy Alliance (c) vs. The Legion of Doom

Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart vs. Test

TRADITIONAL 4 VS 4 SURVIVOR SERIES MATCH
Mankind, Owen Hart, Kane & A Mystery Partner vs. Vader, Triple H, Road Dogg & Billy Gunn

KENNEL FROM HELL MATCH
Al Snow vs. The Big Boss Man

WWF HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
X-Pac (c) vs. Crash Holly

TRADITIONAL 4 VS 4 SURVIVOR SERIES MATCH
The Legends (Larry Zbyszko, Magnum T.A., Rick Rude & Michael P.S. Hayes) vs. The Corporate Ministry (Faarooq, Scotty 2 Hotty, Viscera & Mideon)

TRADITIONAL 4 VS 4 SURVIVOR SERIES MATCH
Team Canada (The Lionharts and Edge & Christian) vs. Bradshaw, Grandmaster Sexay, and The Hardy Boyz

WWF DEBUT
Kurt Angle vs. Stevie Richards

NOTES

• Scotty 2 Hotty has been brought into the Ministry as their Head of Youth Recruitment. Faarooq is trying to teach him how to be meaner. This has been offset by vignettes in which Grandmaster Sexay has been trying to teach Bradshaw to be less mean and angry and find joy, as well as dancing lessons.

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Ken Shamrock - 49 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Rock - 105 days
Tag Team Champions: The Unholy Alliance (2) - 28 days
Hardcore Champion: X-Pac - 6 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (4) - 21 days
United States Champion: Chris Benoit - 63 days
Tag Team Champions: The Spoils of War - 182 days
Hardcore Champion Z-Gangsta - 10 days

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[Sancty]

WWF SURVIVOR SERIES RESULTS - NOVEMBER 14, 1999

• Ken Shamrock (c) def. 2 Cold Scorpio to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
• The Godfather def. The Rock (c) to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship
• The Legion of Doom def. The Unholy Alliance (c) to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
• Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart squashed Test who is now being accompanied to the ring by Stephanie McMahon
• Vader, Triple H, Road Dogg & Billy Gunn def. Mankind, Owen Hart, Kane & a returning Stone Cold Steve Austin in a clean sweep. Austin was the last man eliminated
• The Big Boss Man def. Al Snow in the Kennel from Hell Match
• Crash Holly def. X-Pac (c) to win the WWF Hardcore Championship
• The Legends (Larry Zbyszko, Magnum T.A., Rick Rude & Michael P.S. Hayes) def. The Corporate Ministry (Faarooq, Scotty 2 Hotty, Viscera & Mideon) with Zbyszko, Magnum & Rude surviving
• Team Canada (The Lionharts and Edge & Christian) def. Bradshaw, Grandmaster Sexay, and The Hardy Boyz in a clean sweep
• Kurt Angle def. Stevie Richards in Angle’s WWF debut

NOTES

• Undertaker has been announcing something about a Higher Power in recent weeks and said post-match he will need to see the will of the higher power regarding his future as a tag wrestler with Big Show. Show didn’t seem to have a clue what he was on about
• The finish to the main event has gained a lot of praise as 2 Cold Scorpio went for a 450 degree splash but crashed and burned when Shamrock moved. The WWF Champion then applied the ankle lock and it was all said and done
• Match of the night was Angle vs. Stevie Richards which is remarkable for 2 talents making their WWF PPV debuts…
• Crash Holly has said that he has some big plans for the WWF Hardcore Championship
• Mick Foley was doing a backstage interview late in the night when The Rock walked by and Foley ran after him saying he had an idea he wanted to run by The Great One. Rock didn’t seem too impressed. Foley did tell Michael Cole that he hopes he has a nice day before running after The Brahma Bull
• Steve Austin grabbed the microphone after his loss in the Survivor Series match and said his number one mission moving forward is to find out who ran him down and he doesn’t trust anyone. If you wanna see Stone Cold search for clues and drink some brews, give him a hell yeah? (Hell yeah!)

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Ken Shamrock - 49 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 0 days
Tag Team Champions: The Legion of Doom (2) - 0 days
Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly - 0 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (4) - 21 days
United States Champion: Chris Benoit - 63 days
Tag Team Champions: The Spoils of War - 182 days
Hardcore Champion Z-Gangsta - 10 days

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[Sancty]

WCW CHAMPIONS SURRENDER TITLES

• WCW Tag Team Champion, Wrath tore his bicep on Nitro this week and as a result The Spoils of War will be surrendering the tag titles. The Powers that be have announced a tournament to crown a new pair of Tag Team Champions.

President Flair & Vice President Piper will be representing the Executive, Shane Douglas & Perry Saturn will be representing The Revolution, Brian Knobbs & Hugh Morris will be representing The First Family.

The tournament will start on Nitro, continue on Thunder with the finals occurring at Mayhem.

[Sancty]

WCW MAYHEM PREVIEW - NOVEMBER 21, 1999

WCW WORL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Bret Hart (c) vs. Hollywood Hogan

WCW TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT FINAL
The Executive vs. The Filthy Animals (Rey & Konnan)

Jeff Jarrett vs. Nikita Koloff

Disco Inferno vs. Vincent

Sid vs. Van Hammer

Prince Iaukea vs. The Lone Gunman Bart Gunn

WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Chris Benoit (c) vs. Macho Man Randy Savage

I QUIT MATCH
Goldberg vs. Berlyn

Rick Steiner vs. Billy Kidman

STREET FIGHT
Curt Hennig vs. Scott Hall

WCW HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Diamond Dallas Page (c) vs. Brian Adams

Buff Bagwell vs. Steve McMichael

NOTES

• This Hart vs. Hogan feud is taking over talk of the wrestling landscape as one of the best of all-time. Comparisons are being made to Koloff vs. Magnum from the 1980s. This is the 4th WCW Pay Per View to be headlined by the 2 men and Hogan holds a 2-1 lead to this point but Bret has won the most recent matchup.

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Ken Shamrock - 56 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 7 days
Tag Team Champions: The Legion of Doom (2) - 7 days
Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly - 7 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (4) - 28 days
United States Champion: Chris Benoit - 70 days
Tag Team Champions: Vacant
Hardcore Champion Diamond Dallas Page - 7 days

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[Sancty]

WCW MAYHEM PREVIEW - NOVEMBER 21, 1999

• Bret Hart def. Hollywood Hogan to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
• The Executive def… The Filthy Animals to win the vacant WCW World Tag Team Titles
• Nikita Koloff def. Jeff Jarrett
• Disco Inferno def. Vincent
• Sid def. Van Hammer
• The Lone Gunman Bart Gunn def. Prince Iaukea
• Macho Man Randy Savage def. Chris Benoit (c) to win the WCW United States Championship
• Berlyn def. Goldberg in an I Quit match
• Rick Steiner def. Billy Kidman
• Curt Hennig def. Scott Hall in a Street Fight
• Diamond Dallas Page (c) def. Brian Adams to retain the WCW Hardcore Championship
• Steve McMichael def. Buff Bagwell

NOTES

• The rocket appears strapped to the back of Berlyn. Can’t say the same for Goldberg however
• Bret and Hogan have now main evented 4 pay per view matches, all for the world title and split the matches 2-2.
• The Toronto crowd saw some very good wrestling with Hennig/Hall & Sid/Hammer both reaching 4 star ratings while Goldberg/Berlyn and Savage/Benoit both hitting 4.5 stars by Dave Meltzer with Benoit/Savage earning Match of the Night honours

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Ken Shamrock - 56 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 7 days
Tag Team Champions: The Legion of Doom (2) - 7 days
Hardcore Champion: Crash Holly - 7 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (4) - 28 days
United States Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage (2) - 0 days
Tag Team Champions: The Executive - 0 days
Hardcore Champion Diamond Dallas Page - 7 days

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[Sancty]

BULLDOG BACK ON THE LEASH

• Davey Boy Smith has picked up a back injury at the worst possible time. He might have been on the run of his career and there were those within Titan Tower that were pushing for him to go 1 on 1 with The Godfather at Armageddon but a new challenger will have to be found.

[Sancty]

THE HIGHER POWER REVEALED

• Undertaker informed Big Show that the higher power revealed that they should remain a tag team for the time being.
• Big Show wanted to know who the higher power is
• Taker said he would reveal himself tonight
• It was me Austin. It was me all along. Vince McMahon revealed himself to be the head of the Corporate Ministry
• Austin came down to the ring but with Taker, Big Show, Mideon, Viscera, Shane, Boss Man, Faarooq and Scotty 2 Hotty (who just looks like an emo Youth Pastor and is oddly out of place), Vince was able to get away to safety. McMahon says he needed Stone Cold distracted for just a moment and he could ensure Stone Cold was out of sight and out of mind from the WWF. He did, however, tell Austin (from an increasingly great distance that he doesn’t even know who was driving the car that night
• They replayed Austin rescuing Stephanie that night back in late April when Austin put Stephanie back in the car. Vince is clearly in the car still and drives off long before he’s hit by the second vehicle with McMahon clearly pushing by Test and Mankind to get out of the limo and check on Austin
• Vince says that the truth is, he doesn’t know who ran down Stone Cold Steve Austin but he sure wish he would
• Austin stands in the ring looking at the grainy footage on the Titantron what he’s set upon by Vader (where did he come from?, JR ponders)
• Backstage Foley tells Austin that he was in the car that night and can vouch that Vince couldn’t have driven the car but he’s got a few ideas. He wants to ask some questions though.
• Austin tells Foley he can do whatever he wants but right now he’s going to worry about kicking Vader’s sorry ass at Armageddon and then he’ll kick all the ass he needs to until he finds out who ran him down with a car.
• Another backstage segment with Undertaker telling Vince that now this is all in the clear he wants something and that’s to take out those Canadian pissant dissenters, Edge and Christian at Armageddon. Vince agrees. As Taker is leaving, Stephanie and Test barge into Vince McMahon office. It’s clear that they weren’t in on the ruse. Stephanie says that from this point forward, she has no father. Vince seems legitimately distraught and tells Patterson/Briscoe that his ego might have run away with him on this one

[Sancty]

WWF ARMAGEDDON PREVIEW - DECEMBER 12, 1999

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ken Shamrock (c) vs. Larry Zybyszko

Chris Jericho vs. Steve Blackman

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Godfather (c) vs. Owen Hart

Kane vs. X-Pac

Billy Gunn vs. Val Venis

Kurt Angle vs. Test

WWF HARCORE CHAMPIONSHIP
Michael Hayes (c) vs. Triple H

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Legion of Doom (c) vs. The Rock n’ Sock Connection

The Unholy Alliance vs. Edge & Christian

NOTES

• Nothing really extra to add this week

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Ken Shamrock - 77 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 28 days
Tag Team Champions: The Legion of Doom (2) - 28 days
Hardcore Champion: Michael P.S. Hayes - 13 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (4) - 49 days
United States Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage - 21 days
Tag Team Champions: The Executive - 21 days
Hardcore Champion Raven - 10 days

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[Sancty]

WWF ARMAGEDDON RESULTS - DECEMBER 12, 1999

• Larry Zybyszko def. Ken Shamrock (c) to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
• Chris Jericho def. Steve Blackman
• The Godfather (c) def. Owen Hart to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship
• X-Pac def. Kane
• Billy Gunn def. Val Venis
• Test def. Kurt Angle to give the Olympic gold medallist his first loss in the WWF
• Michael Hayes (c) def. Triple H to retain the WWF Hardcore Championship
• The Rock & Sock Connection def. The Legion of Doom (c) to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles
• The Unholy Alliance def. Edge & Christian

NOTES

• Add Larry Zybyszko to those that have held world titles in both major promotions
• Stephanie McMahon celebrated with Test after his victory to a major pop while Kurt looked shaken by the setback

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Larry Zybyszko - 0 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 28 days
Tag Team Champions: The Rock & Sock Connection - 0 days
Hardcore Champion: Michael P.S. Hayes - 13 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (4) - 49 days
United States Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage - 21 days
Tag Team Champions: The Executive - 21 days
Hardcore Champion Raven - 10 days

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[Sancty]

WCW STARRCADE '99 PREVIEW - DECEMBER 19, 1999

WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart vs. ‘The Total Package’ Lex Luger

Sting vs. Ted DiBiase

WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH & FLAIR’S PRESIDENCY ON THE LINE
The Executive (c) vs. The Outsiders

FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE
Kokina Maximum vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan

Prince Iaukea vs. ‘The Lone Gunman’ Bart Gunn

WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage (c) vs. Disco Inferno

Goldberg vs. Vampiro

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Brian Adams

WCW HARCORE CHAMPIONSHIP
David Flair (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr

Rick Steiner vs. Billy Kidman

‘The Crippler’ Chris Benoit vs. ‘The Chosen One’ Jeff Jarrett

Sid vs. Van Hammer

Buff Bagwell vs. Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael

NOTES

• The Turner Executive came to Nitro and challenged Ric Flair about his ability to be objective after scheduling David Flair vs. Chavo Guerrero for the Hardcore Title at Starrcade
• Flair said he can be objective but the Turner executive said that he couldn’t help notice that The Executive weren’t defending their titles at Starrcade
• After a prompt from Roddy Piper, Flair challenged that the card was full. The Turner executive said that this is what he was talking about… so he’s been authorised by Billionaire Ted to make a match under his jurisdiction
• Flair quickly said ‘no Hogan’ and Piper chipped in ‘or Meng’ - The executive said that wouldn’t be an issue. Flair argued that these belts have a legacy and that legacy necessitates a proper tag team challenging, not some frankenstein’s monster thrown together team. He said he doesn’t see anyone inside WCW that are at the level required
• The Turner exec said that he agreed with Flair’s assertions but this tag team aren’t from inside WCW. In fact, I think history shows that they’re very much from not from the inside at all but that’s because they’re Outsiders
• The Outsiders music plays and they walk on out to the ring, flanked by Eric Bischoff
• The fans cheer as Flair went “he’s retired. He’s retired!” in reference to Kevin Nash’s loss to Hogan a few months back
• The exec simply says ‘he was retired, now he’s re-hired’ before telling Flair that his presidency is back on the line as a retirement match between Flair and Hogan was simply a stupid thing to do when they’re 2 of your most valuable assets

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Larry Zybyszko - 7 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 35 days
Tag Team Champions: The Rock & Sock Connection - 7 days
Hardcore Champion: Michael P.S. Hayes - 20 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (4) - 56 days
United States Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage - 28 days
Tag Team Champions: The Executive - 28 days
Hardcore Champion David Flair - 3 days

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[Sancty]

WCW STARRCADE '99 RESULTS - DECEMBER 19, 1999

• Lex Luger def. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart (c) to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
• Sting def. Ted DiBiase
• The Executive (c) def. The Outsiders to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles & Ric Flair’s presidency
• Hacksaw Jim Duggan def. Kokina Maximum
• Prince Iaukea def. ‘The Lone Gunman’ Bart Gunn
  *‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage (c) squashed Disco Inferno to retain the WCW United States Championship
• Vampiro def. Goldberg
• Brian Adams def. Diamond Dallas Page
• Chavo Guerrero def. David Flair (c) to win the WCW Hardcore Championship
• Rick Steiner def. Billy Kidman
• ‘The Crippler’ Chris Benoit def. ‘The Chosen One’ Jeff Jarrett
• Van Hammer def. Sid
• Steve McMichael def. Buff Bagwell

NOTES

• Match of the night belongs to the Main Event although Kokina v Duggan had its fans
• Lex Luger has finally won a world title

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Larry Zybyszko - 7 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 35 days
Tag Team Champions: The Rock & Sock Connection - 7 days
Hardcore Champion: Michael P.S. Hayes - 20 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Lex Luger - 0 days
United States Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage - 28 days
Tag Team Champions: The Executive - 28 days
Hardcore Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr - 0 days

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[Sancty]

WCW SOULED OUT PREVIEW - JANUARY 16, 2000

REMATCH FOR THE WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
‘The Total Package’ Lex Luger (c) vs. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart vs.

Sting vs. Ted DiBiase

WCW HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Scott Steiner (c) vs. Z-Gangsta

Eddie Guerrero vs. The Barbarian

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Macho Man Randy Savage (c) vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Kokina Maximus vs. Nikita Koloff

FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE
Chavo Guerrero Jr vs. Chris Kanyon

Chris Benoit vs. Sid

Rick Steiner vs. Billy Kidman

WCW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Executive (c) vs. La Parka & Psicosis

Rick Steiner vs. Billy Kidman

Prince Iaukea vs. Bart Gunn

Buff Bagwell vs. Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael

NOTES

• It is rumoured that The Headbangers tried to strongarm Eric Bischoff into more money and he just gave them their release

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Larry Zybyszko - 35 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 63 days
Tag Team Champions: The Rock & Sock Connection - 35 days
Hardcore Champion: Kurt Angle - 3 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Lex Luger - 28 days
United States Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage - 56 days
Tag Team Champions: The Executive - 56 days
Hardcore Champion Scott Steiner - 6 days

Listen to Sancty’s Film Podcast here

[Sancty]

WCW SOULED OUT PREVIEW - JANUARY 16, 2000

Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart def. 'The Total Package’ Lex Luger (c) to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship for a 5th time
Sting def. Ted DiBiase

• Scott Steiner (c) def. Z-Gangsta to retain the WCW Hardcore Championship
• Eddie Guerrero def. The Barbarian
• Macho Man Randy Savage (c) def. Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW United States Championship
• Nikita Koloff def. Kokina Maximus
• Chris Kanyon def. Chavo Guerrero Jr in a Falls Count Anywhere match
• Sid def. Chris Benoit
• Rick Steiner def. Billy Kidman
• The Executive (c) def. La Parka & Psicosis to retain the WCW Tag Team Titles
• Bart Gunn def. Prince Iaukea in a squash
• Steve McMichael def. Buff Bagwell

NOTES

• Bret has now won 7 world titles across the two companies, tying him with Magnum T.A. (3 WWF, 4 WCW/NWA) for most titles by those who have won in both companies
• Word is getting out that a contingent of wrestlers are ready to jump from WCW feeling there’s no movement at the top of the card and pointing out the success that WCW wrestlers like Magnum T.A., Larry Zybyszko, 2 Cold Scorpio, Jeff Jarrett, and others have had when jumping to the WWF. It’s assumed that Chris Benoit is one of these as WCW have been jobbing him out hard after pushing him to the precipice of the Main Event

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Larry Zybyszko - 35 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 63 days
Tag Team Champions: The Rock & Sock Connection - 35 days
Hardcore Champion: Kurt Angle - 3 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret Hart (5) - 0 days
United States Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage (2) - 56 days
Tag Team Champions: The Executive - 56 days
Hardcore Champion Scott Steiner - 6 days

Listen to Sancty’s Film Podcast here

[Sancty]

WWF ROYAL RUMBLE PREVIEW - JANUARY 16, 2000

30 MAN ROYAL RUMBLE - WINNER GOES ON TO WRESTLEMANIA
Some of the competitors include: Animal, Big Boss Man, Big Show, Billy Gunn, Chris Jericho, D’Lo Brown, Faarooq, Hardcore Holly, Kane, Magnum T.A., Mankind, Mark Henry, Michael P.S. Hayes, Owen Hart, Ravishing Rick Rude, Road Dogg Jesse James, Steve Blackman, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Test, The Godfather, The Rock, Triple H, Undertaker, Vader, and X-Pac

TRIPLE THREAT MATCH FOR THE WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Larry Zybyszko (c) vs. Ken Shamrock vs. 2 Cold Scorpio

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Rock & Sock Connection (c) vs. The Unholy Alliance

WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Godfather (c) vs. Gangrel

WWF HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Test (c) vs. Al Snow

KURT’S AMERICAN HERO OPEN CHALLENGE
Kurt Angle vs. Any wrestler of American birth

NOTES

• Angle argues that he can take on any American wrestler and come away with the win. He’s lost twice to Test but Angle is arguing that Canadians don’t fight with honour or legitimacy. It’s still yet to be seen who will take up Angle’s challenge
• Test and Stephanie are now engaged with a wedding lined up in the road to WrestleMania window

WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
World Heavyweight Champion: ‘Larry Zybyszko - 42 days
Intercontinental Champion: The Godfather - 70 days
Tag Team Champions: The Rock & Sock Connection - 42 days
Hardcore Champion: Test - 6 days

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING
World Heavyweight Champion: Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart (5) - 7 days
United States Champion: Macho Man Randy Savage - 63 days
Tag Team Champions: The Executive - 63 days
Hardcore Champion Scott Steiner - 13 days

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