Spring Stampede (2000)

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Spring Stampede (2000)
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VHS cover featuring Vampiro, Sting, Scott Steiner, The Wall, Jeff Jarrett and Diamond Dallas Page
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateApril 16, 2000
CityChicago, Illinois
VenueUnited Center
Attendance12,556
Tagline(s)Stomp Of Approval
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Spring Stampede (2000) was the fifth and final Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 16, 2000 from the United Center in Chicago.

The event was notable due to the creation of a new WCW after Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo rebooted the company by vacating all the championships and refreshing the WCW roster. Many tournaments occurred during the event for the vacated championships. The main event was the tournament final for the vacated WCW World Heavyweight Championship between Diamond Dallas Page and Jeff Jarrett. During the match, Page's wife Kimberly Page turned on her husband, allowing Jarrett to win the title.

The undercard featured tournaments to crown the new World Tag Team and United States Heavyweight Champions. Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell defeated Ric Flair and The Total Package to win the vacated World Tag Team Championship and Scott Steiner defeated Sting to win the vacated United States Heavyweight Championship. Chris Candido won a Six-Way match for the vacant Cruiserweight Championship and Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley in a Hardcore match for the vacant Hardcore Championship.

The events of this event would lead to the beginning of an angle, in which the WCW roster was divided into two factions: New Blood and Millionaire's Club. New Blood was the villainous group of young wrestlers and Millionaire's Club was the heroic group of veterans of the industry.

Storylines[]

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[1]

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Tony Schiavone
Scott Hudson
Mark Madden
Interviewer Gene Okerlund
Referee Mark Johnson
Nick Patrick
Charles Robinson
Billy Silverman
Ring announcer Michael Buffer
David Penzer

Results[]

No. Results Stipulations Times
1 Ric Flair and The Total Package (with Elizabeth) defeated The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don) and The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Big Vito) (with Disco Inferno) WCW World Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal match 06:11
2 Mancow (with Al Roker Jr., Turd the Bartender, and Freak) defeated Jimmy Hart Singles match 02:48
3 Scott Steiner defeated The Wall by disqualification WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal match 03:53
4 Mike Awesome defeated Ernest Miller WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal match 04:00
5 Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell defeated Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray and Big T) (with J. Biggs and Kash) WCW World Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal match 02:41
6 Sting defeated Booker T WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal match 06:34
7 Vampiro defeated Billy Kidman (with Torrie Wilson) WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal match 08:28
8 Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley Hardcore match for the vacant WCW Hardcore Championship 08:02
9 Scott Steiner defeated Mike Awesome by submission WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament semifinal match 03:14
10 Sting defeated Vampiro by submission WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament semifinal match 05:59
11 Chris Candido (with Tammy Lynn Sytch) defeated The Artist (with Paisley), Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore (with Shane Helms), Lash LeRoux and Crowbar (with Daffney) Six-Way match for the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship 05:12
12 Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell (with Vince Russo) defeated Ric Flair and The Total Package (with Elizabeth) Tournament final for the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championship 08:29
13 Scott Steiner defeated Sting by submission Tournament final for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 05:33
14 Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page) Singles match for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship 15:02
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Tournament brackets[]

World Heavyweight Championship Tournament[]

  Qualification matches (TV) Semifinals (TV) Final (PPV)
                           
    The Total Package 5:00   Diamond Dallas Page 9:01  
    Diamond Dallas Page Pin   Sting Pin    
        Diamond Dallas Page 15:02
        Jeff Jarrett Pin
    Sid Eudy 5:00   Curt Hennig 8:52    
    Sting CO   Jeff Jarrett Pin  

World Tag Team Championship Tournament[]

Semifinals (PPV) Final (PPV)
      
1 Ric Flair and The Total Package 6:11
4 The Harris Brothers (Ron Harris and Don Harris)
The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Vito) 		Pin
Ric Flair and Total Package 8:29
Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell Pin
3 Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray and Big T) 2:41
2 Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell Pin

United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament[]

Quarterfinals (PPV) Semifinals (PPV) Final (PPV)
         
Scott Steiner 3:53
The Wall DQ
Scott Steiner 3:14
Mike Awesome Sub
Mike Awesome 4:00
Ernest Miller Pin
Scott Steiner 5:33
Sting Sub
Booker T 6:34
Sting Pin
Vampiro 5:59
Sting Sub
Vampiro 8:28
Billy Kidman Pin

References[]

  1. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

External links[]

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