Tony and Larry talk about how he should get the shot because of winning World War 3 as Harlem Heat is in control. Eric and Hogan talk about how there was no contract so thereвЂ™s no match. Off to Rage who hits a slingshot legdropвЂ¦and then itвЂ™s off to the back where Giant charges at the NWO again, this time calling them monkies. Even I wouldnвЂ™t hit Duggan.вЂќ Tony: вЂњYeah you would.вЂќ Larry: вЂњWell not from behind.вЂќ Booker and Kaos start with Booker dominating. Larry and Tony have the following discussion during the entrances. Anyway this lasts like a minute and Jericho wins with a missile dropkick. We could save so much time on going to see the GM saying that so and so is facing so and so. ThatвЂ™s something that would save a ton of time in wrestling: a never seen matchmaker who makes matches just because matches need to be made to fill a show. They cover the guys being in gear by saying this is a match scheduled for later.

Sting comes out and drops Duggan because he doesnвЂ™t want to watch this match. WCW is awesome and Sting needs to pick a side. This was a good choice for an opener as the crowd was getting into this pretty strong at the end which is always a good sign. ItвЂ™s got nothing on Rey or Dragon or anything like that but itвЂ™s not supposed to. Pretty fun little match here as the Cruiserweights get to go out and show off a little bit. Guerrero knocks him down and hits a moonsault press for the pin. Chavo goes up but gets chopped down and JL hits a rana for one. Back in JL misses a slingshot splash and Chavo hammers away.

JL gets in a shot and misses a dive off the top to the floor. Chavo hits a pescado to the floor and thereвЂ™s an ECW chant for some reason. They trade headscissors and Chavo dropkicks him to the floor. Giant non-match with Larry seemingly referencing Showdown at Shea. Giant calls him a coward which Tony and Larry immediately say means Hogan isnвЂ™t defending the title. Giant: вЂњYouвЂ™re a four legged feline.вЂќ What kind of anвЂ¦.never mind.

We open with Giant trying to get at Hogan in the NWO locker room. Anyway other than that, weвЂ™re getting the PPV main event to close the showвЂ¦.kind of. Tonight sees one of the most interesting (and unsuccessful) marketing gimmicks ever but it wasnвЂ™t as bad as a lot of things they tried. This is another step towards Souled Out but we have another show after this before we get to the Saturday PPV. Location: Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LouisianaД¬ommentators: Mike Tenay, Bobby Heenan, Tony Schiavone, Larry Zbyzsko

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