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In January of 2000, Vince Russo was unceremoniously sent

home by WCW. In April, he was brought back and things seemed interesting for

all of a couple of months with the New Blood storyline. But sadly, in October

of 2000 we see the last of Vince Russo once again in WCW, and this time it is

for good. With that, we bring you Russo Review Part 2 where we go through the

April to October months in review and see what worked and what didn’t work in

this micro era of WCW.  Subscribe

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It’s October of 2000, which means sadly it is the final

Halloween Havoc in the history of WCW. But it’s not going out without a few

laughs, even if they might be unintentional. Sting battles himself…literally…

as well as Jeff Jarrett and in the main event, it’s Scott Steiner challenging

World Champion Booker T. Will Goldberg show up? Kronik says no. All of that

including “Disapproving Taker” on this episode of the New Blood Rising Podcast!

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On September 5, 1995, it was history before the eyes of the

wrestling world. It was the debut of WCW’s Monday Nitro, and honestly, nothing

was the same ever again. Of course this podcast, on the cusp of the end of WCW

as a company had to break out the champagne and celebrate. Sure there are

plenty of low points in the history of WCW and Nitro, but there are also plenty

of high points. Plenty of amazingly fun, nostalgic moments at that. WWE might

not be talking about this anniversary, but we are. Join us as we go round and

round about our memories of the other wrestling program that ran on Monday

nights; a program that for a brief window was THE wrestling show on Monday

nights. Subscribe to us through iTunes and listen to our show as

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Fall Brawl 2000 brings us to Buffalo,

NY where two big matches headline. Scott Steiner and Goldberg have each

attacked each other’s freak/girlfriend and are going to settle things in a No

DQ match. Booker T looks to avenge his World Title loss to Kevin Nash on Nitro

with a rematch in a steel cage. Mayhem Jeff Jarrett goes for nuclear heat in

Buffalo in a Bunkhouse Brawl match while wearing a Tennessee Titans jersey. All

of that and much more! Please follow the podcast on Twitter, @newbloodpod as

well as check out some of the other episodes of the New Blood Rising Podcast on

piledriverwrestling.net as part of the OSW Podcast Network. Don't forget about

our friends at the Spanish Announce Table podcast, @SATPOD as well as our

friends at 4crwrestling.com as well as wrestlinginformant.com!

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Following the meta experience of reviewing New Blood Rising, we had to come down from a fairly entertaining cloud to talk about another sad moment in the summer of 2015. The passing of Roddy Piper shook everyone who has or had been a fan of professional wrestling. This podcast isn't going to bring anything new to light in that regard, but we do take a show to talk about Piper and how he has affected each of us and the wrestling business as a whole. Please follow the podcast on Twitter, @newbloodpod as well as check out some of the other episodes of the New Blood Rising Podcast on piledriverwrestling.net as part of the OSW Podcast Network. Don't forget about our friends at the Spanish Announce Table podcast, @SATPOD as well as our friends at 4crwrestling.com as well as @pwinformant!

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We’ve waited awhile for this brief,

interesting moment in time. It’s New Blood Rising 2000 reviewed by the New

Blood Rising Podcast! The rematch of the year takes place in Vancouver as Mayhem

Jeff Jarrett gets his rematch against WCW World Champion, Booker T. Also, it’s

a very personal 3-way dance between Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner and Goldberg. The

worked shoot is in full effect! Not to mention, we cover the infamous “Judy

Bagwell on a Forklift” match which has quite possibly the best storyline build

we have ever come across. Subscribe to us through iTunes and listen to our show

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are on Twitter, @newbloodpod! Enjoy this one, folks…

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It was timely that we would tackle this subject, but current

events not withstanding, it’s time to look at the Hulk Hogan era of WCW since

Vince Russo declared at Bash at the Beach that we would “never see that piece

of sh*t” again.  We go back to 1994 when

Hulk Hogan took on Ric Flair in his first match in the company for the WCW

World Title, venture through the evolution into Hollywood Hogan, and finally

into the hybrid that was left for the last couple of years. It’s an interesting

roundtable of discussion. Ultimately, was Hulk Hogan as responsible for WCW’s

rise as he was its fall? Follow us on Twitter, @newbloodpod, and listen to more

of our episodes at piledriverwrestling.net as part of the OSW Podcast Network!

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We have been eagerly awaiting this moment. The most infamous

of WCW pay-per-views, at least in some circles. Some label this the lowest

point in the history of WCW. Either way, it’s time for Bash at the Beach 2000.

At least on paper, we were supposed to get Hulk Hogan challenging Jeff Jarrett

for the World Title. What we got instead however, was definitely more

historical. Outside of the main event, Vampiro continues his supernatural

terror through WCW when he faces The Demon in a graveyard match as well as

Kevin Nash fighting for Scott Hall’s WCW contract against Goldberg. Lots to

talk about on this episode, folks! Please, follow the podcast on Twitter,

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This week we have a little roundtable discussion about the year 2000 for both companies from January to June. Obviously we just finished up the train wreck that was Great American Bash 2000, but we pose a fun question: did WCW have a brief window in 2000 to turn things around to at least gather some momentum in the wake of Steve Austin's absence in WWF? Obviously we know what happened, but it's an interesting discussion over some programs we would have liked to see. Follow the podcast on Twitter, @newbloodpod and be sure to listen to other programs a part of the OSW Podcast Network through piledriverwrestling.net!

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A time-honored tradition in WCW, it’s The Great American

Bash set here in the year 2000! And for the sake of even more history to talk

about, what better place than Baltimore, Maryland, the site of Sting’s first

World Title win vs. Ric Flair at this same pay-per-view as well as the site of

Ron Simmons defeating Vader to become the first African American to hold the

World Title…We preface with this because nothing on GAB 2000 comes close to

either one of those events. There is some infamy here, folks, and many of you

know without listening what we’re talking about. Pretty big show: Kevin Nash

challenges “The Man with the STROKE!” Jeff Jarrett as well as two

possible career-ending matches (yeah, right) for Ric Flair (battling his son

David) and Hulk Hogan (taking on Billy Kidman with a World Title shot at stake

as well). Of course, this wouldn’t be complete without someone getting set on

fire as Sting battles Vamprio in a Human Torch match. Please, follow the

podcast on Twitter, @newbloodpod and check out some of the other shows on the

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