Slamboree (2000)

Slamboree (2000) was the eighth and final Slamboree professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on May 7, 2000 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. As of 2014 the event is available on the WWE Network.[1]

Slamboree (2000)
Promotional poster featuring Buff Bagwell
Promotion	World Championship Wrestling
Date	May 7, 2000
City	Kansas City, Missouri
Venue	Kemper Arena
Attendance	7,165
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous Spring Stampede Next → The Great American Bash
Slamboree chronology
← Previous 1999 Next → Final

Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Professional wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

Event

Other on-screen personnel

Role:	Name:
Commentator	Tony Schiavone
	Scott Hudson
	Mark Madden
Interviewer	Gene Okerlund
	Mike Tenay
Referee	Mark Johnson
	Nick Patrick
	Charles Robinson
	Billy Silverman
Ring announcer	Michael Buffer
	David Penzer

During the opening match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, Chris Candido defeated The Artist. Candido's manager Tammy Lynn Sytch attempted to hit The Artists manager Paisley with a chair, but hit The Artist instead. This enabled Candido to hit a piledriver and pick up the victory via pinfall.

During the next match for the WCW Hardcore Championship, Terry Funk successfully defended his title against Norman Smiley. Shawn Stasiak next defeated Curt Hennig via pinfall.

Prior to the following match, Captain Rection (until then known as Hugh Morrus) stated that his gimmick was given to him by Eric Bischoff and he wanted to go by his real name Hugh G. Rection, or Captain Rection for short. Scott Steiner then successfully retained the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Captain Rection. Captain Rection attempted to hit Steiner with a moonsault, but Steiner moved out of the way and picked up the victor via submission with the Steiner Recliner.

The next match between Mike Awesome and Chris Kanyon ended in a no contest decision. Kevin Nash came to the ring initially to attack Awesome, but was attacked by Billy Kidman, Shane Douglas, Vampiro and Chris Candido. Ric Flair and Sting then came to the ring to help Nash.

The Total Package next defeated Buff Bagwell. Elizabeth attacked Vince Russo backstage and then hit Bagwell with a baseball bat, enabling Luger to pick up the victory via submission to the Torture Rack. Following the match, Chuck Palumbo came out and attacked Luger, applying Luger's own Torture Rack on him while Bagwell stopped Elizabeth from interfering.

Following this match, Shane Douglas defeated Ric Flair. Prior to the match, it was announced the if Vince Russo would interfere in the match, Flair would get five minutes in the ring with Russo. During the match, a man wearing a Sting mask attacked Flair, which Flair believed to be Russo and demanded his five minutes. Luger returned in order to force the masked man into the ring, but Russo attacked Luger from behind while the masked man attacked Flair with a miniature Statue of Liberty. Russo demanded the five minutes start and the masked man revealed himself to be David Flair.

Sting next defeated Vampiro via pinfall after hitting the Scorpion Death Drop twice. The next match saw Hulk Hogan defeat Billy Kidman with guest referee Eric Bischoff.

The main event was a Ready to Rumble cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship based on the movie Ready to Rumble's triple cage match, which was a hybrid of a cage match, a hardcore match, and a ladder match, with the first tier a cage match, the second tier hardcore with weapons, and the third tier cage a ladder match. Jeff Jarrett defeated both David Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page to win the title. Toward the end of the match, as Page was about to escape, both Arquette and Jarrett broke guitars over Page's head, enabling Jarrett to grab the belt for the victory. Following the match in which Mike Awesome and Chris Kanyon both attempted to interfere, Awesome threw Kanyon off the 20 foot high second tier of the cage onto the entrance ramp.

Results

No.	Results[3]	Stipulations	Times
1	Chris Candido (c) (with Tammy Lynn Sytch) defeated The Artist (with Paisley)	Singles match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship	07:59
2	Terry Funk (c) defeated Norman Smiley and Ralphus	Hardcore match for the WCW Hardcore Championship	10:03
3	Shawn Stasiak defeated Curt Hennig	Singles match	07:54
4	Scott Steiner (c) (with Midajah and Shakira) defeated Captain Hugh G. Rection by submission	Singles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship	09:24
5	Mike Awesome vs. Chris Kanyon ended in a no contest	Singles match	12:11
6	The Total Package (with Elizabeth) defeated Buff Bagwell by submission	Singles match	09:30
7	Shane Douglas defeated Ric Flair	Singles match	08:46
8	Sting defeated Vampiro	Singles match	06:49
9	Hulk Hogan defeated Billy Kidman (with Torrie Wilson)	Singles match with Eric Bischoff as special guest referee	13:31
10	Jeff Jarrett defeated David Arquette (c) and Diamond Dallas Page	Ready to Rumble Cage match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship	15:29
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References

1. "Every pay-per-view available on WWE Network". WWE. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
2. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
3. "WCW Slamboree". The history of WWE. Retrieved September 4, 2015.