Actually, russo was never announced as the winner during the nitro broadcast. Jul 08, 2019 during his time with wwe he won multiple world titles, with one of those world title wins coming at the expense of booker t. The rock challenges booker t to a wcw championship match at summerslam. Stone cold vs kurt angle wcw vs wwe summerslam 2001 full match. Nov 29, 2019 this list will feature plenty of matches that include more than just the rock and steve austin. Vince russo wins the wcw world title cageside seats. Between wwe, wcw and tna, nash has won a total of 21 championships, including being a fivetime world champion fourtime wcw world heavyweight champion and onetime wwf champion and a 12time world tag team champion between the three promotions. Team wwf vs team alliance wwf survivor series 2001. He still has a place in the wrestling industry after retirement which usually is the best sign of creating a lasting legacy. This being because i was there, but way way up at the top. At the uk exclusive payperview rebellion, rock and austin, along with rikishi, challenged for kurt angles wwe championship in the evenings main event. Mar 14, 2020 our main event is next, the sixty minute iron man match for the wcw world heavyweight championship. The rock c wwe championship title change wwe elimination chamber feb 17th 20.
The final wcw world heavyweight championship match for the show and the company saw wcw united states heavyweight champion booker t defeat scott steiner to win the wcw world heavyweight championship. You just pick up on things more, there was triple h chant during the rock booker t and shane mcmahon match. The rock has high praise for booker t after posting great. Yeah, it had a wwe championship match between mankind and the rock slated for the main event, but wcw had kevin nash vs. The invasion was the most botched storyline in wwe history. He is also the owner and founder of the independent promotion reality of wrestling row in texas city, texas booker is best known for his time in world championship wrestling wcw, the world. Bill goldberg vs rick steiner wwe wcw full match goldberg fan. After the referee gets bumped, booker t interferes and hits the axe kick on rock enabling stone cold to retain. The rock vs booker t lights out match 8162001 youtube.
Booker t vs lance storm wcw thunder 11152000 youtube. As it turns out, he was a pretty big fan of the match in question. All of this led to a winner take all match at survivor series 2001, which pitted team wwf the rock, chris jericho, the undertaker, kane, and the big show against team alliance steve austin, kurt angle, booker t, rob van dam, and shane mcmahon. Today in wrestling history via wwe network 09172019. Wwe summerslam 2001 booker t c vs the rock wcw championship official promo. Anyway, a few beatdowns and rock bottombook ends later including a nifty one by booker t through a table and we were all set. It consists of video archives and intellectual property of the nowdefunct world championship wrestling wcw promotion, acquired from aol time warner in march 2001. The finish of benoits win over sid vicious saw sids legs accidentally under the ropes during the submission finish. The history of the world heavyweight championship at. Im not sure if this ppv was as cool as i thought it was. He is the first nonmixed race african american to become a world champion in wwe,and was voted the greatest world heavyweight champion in a wwe viewer poll.
The angle match wasn t really a surprise but still a good match. Wwf summerslam 2001 wwf championship match steve austin vs. Benoit wouldn t get swayed by a title win and still wanted to leave for a bigger opportunity in wwe. The final three men in the match were the rock and jericho vs. It was one of two top championships in wwe from 2002 to 2006 and from 2010 to 20, complementing the wwe championship, and one of three top championships from 2006 to 2010 with the addition of the ecw world heavyweight championship. The 10 shortest wcw championship reigns in history, ranked. Chris jericho, wwf intercontinental title ladder match. Champion big poppa pump took an early lead following a series of suplexes, while booker t would come back with a well timed small package.
Kittle just couldn t believe it, but hell always remember the slap on the bicep. The match and show ended with goldberg spearing russo out of the cage. Sep 25, 2016 16 years ago today on nitro from uniondale, new york wwe network link, vince russo defeated booker t in a caged heat match to win the wcw championship. He only talked to the rock for like 30 seconds, but his heart was racing. The dirty dawg darsie dives into the wwf championship match at wwf king of the ring 1999 between champion the undertaker vs. Sep 23, 2001 im not sure if this ppv was as cool as i thought it was. The undertaker was joined by kane in his quest for vengeance against ddp and kanyon inside a steel cage, while highflyers jeff hardy. Rob van dam, wcw cruiserwieghtwwf light heavywieght championship. During his time with wwe he won multiple world titles, with one of those world title wins coming at the expense of booker t. Buff bagwell vents about why his raw wcw main event match with booker t didn t work harlem heats wwe hall of fame class of 2019 video package harlem heat announced for the 2019 wwe hall of fame. Booker s long career featured many standout moments and accomplishments that made him a legend. The rock vs booker t lights out match wrestling nations duration.
Y2j call out fake stone cold on wwe smackdown 720p hd duration. Sep 17, 2019 today in wrestling history via wwe network 09172019. Apr 22, 2016 wwe smackdown february 3 2015 wwe smackdown 322015 john cena vs big show full match hd by mondaynightraw. The broken skull sessions wwe network exclusive 01. The rock vs booker t epic battle wcw title subscribe. Chris jericho vs booker t wcw championship youtube.
Intercontinental champion albert loses a nontitle match with ric flair after a distraction from lance storm. Mini booker t vs the rock on raw full segment, 20 august 2001. Wwes greatest superstars of the 21st century update. With steve austin, kurt angle, rob van dam, dwayne johnson. The undertaker helps motivate team wwf against the. Every wednesday, wwe classics and greatest matches team up with wwe superstars for the fivestar match of the week. Kevin nash in a cage match at wcw fall brawl 2000 posted on september 17, 2019 by steve coulson as a daily feature, wwe network news posts a comprehensive list of everything that took place on this day in wrestling history.
Aug 22, 2009 1998 starts volume three of the summerslam anthology, and it is a great way to start this dvd set as it is littered with some awesome matches and fun times. Renee brings up rob gronkowski, a fellow te, win the wwe 247 championship. Nov 19, 2019 booker t is one of the few wrestlers to reach the top of the mountain of both wcw and wwe. The two feuded over the wcw championship, and before long, rock was. Booker t believes ronda rousey should apologize for her. Since returning from an extensive medical hiatus in 20, booker makes occasional appearances on wwe programs. The undertaker vs booker t, wcw championship match, smackdown, 2 august 2001. Booker is a sixtime world champion, having won the wcw world heavyweight championship five times four times in wcw, and once in the wwf and wwe s world heavyweight championship once. Nashs 358day wwf championship reign is the longest of the 1990s. Robert booker tio huffman born march 1, 1965, better known by his ring name booker t, is an american professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator signed with wwe.
Jim ross discusses the rock possibly running for president of the us. The main event featured sting defeating ric flair with the scorpion deathlock as a culmination of their trademark feud, then both men embraced one. Sep 20, 20 can booker t become a five time wcw champion. Title holder, and 10time tag title champion thus a wcw triple crown champ. Shawn michaels went up against the big red machine kane in a no disqualification match, while randy orton defended the world heavyweight championship against his former evolution cohort triple h. Ranking the 15 matches that defined wwes attitude era. Booker was inducted into the wwe hall of fame on april 6, 20. Additionally, he was the winner of the king of the ring tournament in 2006, the sixteenth triple crown champion, and the eighth grand slam champion under original format in wwe history.
Rick martel gets a shot at booker t s television title on nitro. John cena looks to score the decisive victory in his best of 5 series with booker. Booker t credits 4time wwe intercontinental champion for. In 2001, he debuted in wwe at the 2001 king of the ring, when he attacks stone cold steve austin, during the triple threat wwe title match wrestlemania xix 2003 edit on the february 24, 2003 episode of raw, booker won a 20man battle royal by last eliminating the. Edge, wcw wwf tag team championship steel cage match. Booker t responded with a challenge to the rock at summerslam. The team achieved their greatest success in world championship wrestling wcw, where they won the wcw world tag team championship a record ten times. The wcw world heavyweight championship is the original world title of wcw and it remained as such until march 2001, when wcw was purchased by the world wrestling federation wwf, now known as wwe and the championship was defended as the wcw championship as part of the invasion storyline, with the wcw initials being dropped from the titles. Feb 12, 2016 wwf summerslam 2001 wwf championship match steve austin vs kurt angle. Jul 06, 2017 chris jericho vs booker t wcw championship attitudepop ii.
Wcw made a horrible choice by having chris benoit win the wcw championship despite planning to leave for wwe the next night. The dirty dawg discusses some hits from 1999, vince mcmahon making rounds on tv in the aftermath of owen harts tragedy, chris jerichos wcw contract status, discussed the ministry of darkness, and so much more. Hulk hogan and a huge audience at the georgia dome. Booker t has been on the wwe payroll since he defected from wcw in 2001, aside from a fouryear hiatus from 20072011 where he spent time in tna. The rock and stone cold clashed with the title on the line. During that hiatus he was busy with tna, so commenting on wwe and his views on the infamous feud with triple h wasn t something that popped up during that time. Despite being advertised for the raw after wrestlemania, where it was stated by then smackdown general manager booker t that the rock was still entitled a re match for the wwe championship, the rock did not appear due to a legitimate injury sustained during wrestlemania, in which his abdominal and adductor tendons tore from his pelvis. Booker is a 15time world tag team champion between wcw 10 times, wwfe four times, and tna once.
The two feuded over the wcw championship, and before long, rock was able to dethrone booker and claim the belt as his own. Robert booker tio huffman march 1, 1965, better known as booker t is a semiretired american professional wrestler, professional wrestling promoter and color commentator, currently signed to world wrestling entertainment wwe. The world heavyweight championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by wwe. Sure, booker t experienced tremendous success in wcw as a fourtime world champion, sixtime t. The invasion was a professional wrestling storyline in the world wrestling federation wwf, now known as wwe that ran from marchnovember 2001 and involved stables of wrestlers purporting to represent world championship wrestling wcw and extreme championship wrestling ecwwhich merged to form the allianceplaced against a stable of wrestlers. Aug 05, 2014 booker t responded with a challenge to the rock at summerslam. Instead of feuding for booker t s wcw championship, the two should have feuded for the right to use a modified uranage as their finisher. Wwe youtube booker t was also a part of chris jerichos rock n wrestling rager cruise, where he held a special live show of reality of. The next month, the rock defeated booker t, at summerslam, to win the wcw championship for the first time. Harlem heat was a professional wrestling tag team composed of two brothers, booker and lash huffman better known as booker t and stevie ray.
Wwe smackdown february 3 2015 wwe smackdown 322015 john cena vs big show full match hd by mondaynightraw. They were on stage together, the rock gave him an introduction and then they brohugged. This week, smackdown general manager booker t selects a clinic in tag team wrestling from the early days of wcw. Jim ross reveals the rock wanted dream match with wcw. Booker t news, pictures, videos and biography wrestling inc. Booker t is one of the few wrestlers to reach the top of the mountain of both wcw and wwe booker s long career featured many standout moments and accomplishments that made him a legend. The 2001 edition of summerslam was purely focused on the intense rivalry between wwe and the alliance of wcw and ecw. During the height of the 19952001 monday night war, between the wwf and wcw, fans openly debated who would win interbrand matches.
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