Tag: 2000
New Japan World Gems #5: Wild Pegasus vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
In this next installment of the NJPW World Gems series, we turn the clocks back to January of 2000. In one of the final WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING and NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING crossovers, Chris Benoit (widely known in Japan as Wild Pegasus) took on one of the promotions most beloved in Hiroyoshi Tenzan at the biggest show of the year held at the Tokyo Dome! With Benoit’s hands firmly in the WCW World Championship picture stateside and Tenzan tearing it up in the heavyweight ranks of NJPW, I was interested in how the former junior wrestler in Benoit had evolved in the main eventer he had become against a tried and true Japanese talent! Why was it worth the watch? Find out now!
2000 Super J-Cup Tournament: A Breakdown and Review
In a stroke of luck, someone has uploaded the 2000 edition of the Super J-Cup tournament onto YouTube. So, being something I had never seen before, I had to jump to watch it, adding to my previous J-Cup review lineup! What did I think of the 3rd Stage, hosted by Michinoku Pro this time around? Read on to find out!
Kayfabe! Jeff Jarrett Leads New Era For WCW
Nearly twenty-four hours prior, Jeff Jarrett was battling Diamond Dallas Page for the vacant WCW World Championship at the United Center in Chicago, IL. After a fifteen minute battle that…
The Good & The Bad: WCW 2000 Part Two
Finishing off the year 2000 for WCW in this series. Do you agree with my assessment of what was good and bad during the year? Part one of the series…