WCW Greed
| WCW Greed | |
|---|---|
| information | |
| date | March 18, 2001 |
| Venue | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum |
| city | Jacksonville , Florida |
| Number of visitors | 5030 |
| Event chronology | |
| ← SuperBrwal Revenge | |
| WWE chronology | |
WCW Greed was the final pay-per-view (PPV) of the wrestling promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on March 18, 2001 at the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville , Florida . With a PPV buy rate of just 0.10, it represented a low point in the history of WCW. Greed replaced the PPV Uncensored, which was always held in March from 1995 to 2000.
background
WCW Greed was to be the final PPV of World Championship Wrestling as a stand-alone promotion. After years of fighting with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), the then market leader bought up the promotion. Only three days after the PPV the last broadcast of WCW Thunder took place, eight days later the last WCW Monday Nitro edition, in which this was announced to the public.
prehistory
WCW was in serious financial trouble prior to the JPA. Bischoff himself tried to buy the company and had suggested various financing options. The original plan was a fresh start based on making Scott Steiner the top heel of the promotion and then taking one baby face at a time off the show. Only Diamond Dallas Page should be left at WCW Greed . The next day the new owners of the WCW should introduce themselves and bring back all baby faces. This should bring about the necessary U-turn for the doctorate. But things turned out differently, Bischoff's financing plan was too uncertain for Turner Broadcasting System , and some investors jumped out after they had inspected the books. Jamie Kellner became the new CEO of Turner Broadcasting and shortly thereafter announced that he would want to end wrestling on Turner's programs.
Matches
From the original plan, the main event was retained, in which WCW World Heavyweight Championship Scott Steiner took on Diamond Dallas Page. The tournament final for the newly introduced WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship was also prepared .
| number | Result | Match type | Length of the match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Jett def.Kwee Wee | Single match | 12:17 |
| 2 | Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo def. The Filthy Animals ( Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr. ) | Tag Team Match for the WCW Cruiserweight Tag Team Championship | 13:46 |
| 3 | Shawn Stasiak (with Stacy Keibler ) defeated Bam Bam Bigelow | Single match | 5:55 |
| 4th | Team Canada ( Lance Storm and Mike Awesome ) defeated Hugh Morrus and Konnan | Tag team match | 11:28 |
| 5 | Shane Helms defeated Chavo Jr. (c) | Individual match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship | 13:57 |
| 6th | The Natural Born Thrillers ( Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire) (c) defeated Totally Buffed ( Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger | Tag Team Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship | 0:54 |
| 7th | Ernest Miller (with Ms. Jones) defeated Kanyon | Single match | 10:31 |
| 8th | Booker T def. Rick Steiner (c) | Individual match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship | 7:51 |
| 9 | Dustin Rhodes and Dusty Rhodes defeated Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett | 9:58 | |
| 10 | Scott Steiner (c) (with Midajah) defeated Diamond Dallas Page | If Count Anywhere for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship | 14:14 |
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(c) - These are the champions before WCW Greed. |
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reception
Despite the low buy rate of only 0.1 (around 50,000 viewers), there are at least three outstanding matches on the card. Dave Meltzer rated three of the ten matches with 3 to 4 points (recommended). John Bills from What Culture put it similarly, who viewed the event critically in the aftermath. According to him, WCW Greed was to be noted that the WCW was coming to an end.
Web links
- WCW Greed on Cagematch.net
Individual evidence
- ^ Bryan Alvarez, RD Reynolds: The Death of WCW . ECW Press, Toronto, Ontario 2004, ISBN 1-55022-661-4 , pp. 308-313 .
- ^ Bryan Alvarez, RD Reynolds: The Death of WCW . ECW Press, Toronto, Ontario 2004, ISBN 1-55022-661-4 , pp. 303-307 .
- ↑ Throwback Thursday: Looking back at WCW Greed . In: Philly.com . ( philly.com [accessed May 3, 2018]).
- ↑ Deciphering WCW Buyrates. Retrieved May 3, 2018 .
- ^ World Championship Wrestling: WCW Greed. Cagematch.net, accessed May 4, 2018 .
- ↑ 9 Things I Learned From Watching WCW Greed . In: WhatCulture.com . July 23, 2016 ( whatculture.com [accessed May 3, 2018]).