WCW Worldwide & Saturday Night - B-Show Taping Report - Week 1, August 2001

 

Tapings held in front of a crowd of 350 at the Nitro Club in Las Vegas! Catch the shows below the break.

Commentary by Mike Tenay and Lanny Poffo

1. Las Parkas (La Parka & La Parka II) defeated Takashi Sugiura & Naomichi Marufuji in 5:47 with an aided sunset flip powerbomb. La Parka II sustained a blown ear drum in this match. (51)

 2. D'Lo Brown is in the Nitro Club mingling with the fans. He says that he's gonna make it all the way to the end of the US title tournament, and he's gonna be the one with the belt at the end. (70)

3. Carl Ouelett defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi in 4:22 with a Lariat. (45)

 4. An ad airs, advertising designer clothing. The model featured is a Japanese man, dressed in an extremely expensive looking suit, with a beautiful woman on each shoulder, in a high-rise penthouse. At the end, he says "Dress smart. Dress Milano." (57)

5.  Shark Boy defeated Simon Diamond by disqualification in 3:45 after Glenn Gilbertti interfered and attacked him. (17)

6. Gilbertti tells Shark Boy that he's not a shark, he's a man, and he'll never make it anywhere in professional wrestling if he doesn't act like one. (55)

7. Jim Duggan defeated Stevie Richards in 3:50 after a 3 Point Stance clothesline. (49)

8. Jeremy Borash is here with Men of War, who cut a promo about their dominance in the tag team division. (71)

9. Kidman & Helms defeated Los Cowboys (El Texano & Silver King) in 6:20 when Helms pinned Silver King with a Vertebreaker. (58)

 10. After the match, Borash interviews Kidman & Helms, who announce their involvement in a #1 Contender's eliminator for the tag team titles at Slamboree. (60)

 11. Jeff Hardy defeated Tyler Cash in 5:46 with the Swanton Bomb. (74)

 

 Commentary by Mike Tenay and Jeremy Borash

1. Darkside (Hayabusa & Gannosuke) defeated Joey Matthews & Paul London in 5:19 after Gannosuke hit a Fire Thunder Driver on London. (42)

2. Curt Hennig is in the Nitro Club! He says that all the talent better be on their best game, because he watches these shows very closely, and any one of them might end up being his Perfect apprentice. (74)

 
3. Norman Smiley & The Haas Brothers defeated Ricky Marvin, Kevin Northcutt, & Jose Estrada Jr. in 5:49 after Charlie pinned Marvin with a German suplex. (35)

3. BG James cut a hot promo to rile the crowd up before his match. (72)

 4. BG James defeated Doug Gilbert with a pumphandle slam in 4:50. (54)

5. Ray Traylor defeated Manabu Nakanishi in 6:33 with a spinning side slam. (62)