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WCW T2 Cup
Wednesday, Week 1, September 2001
Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 18,776
--The show opens with Tony Schiavone running down the bracket with Joey Styles and Jerry Lawler. (71)
--Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett are backstage with Mean Gene as they hype their match with DDP and Sting, saying that they hope to please Mr. Commissioner Bret Hart with their tag team prowess following Hart’s comments about Double J on Nitro. (86)
T2 Quarterfinal, Match #1
--Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam def. Bam Bam Bigelow and The Sandman in 10:39 by pinfall after RVD’s Five Star Splash on The Sandman. (78) Rey and RVD advance to the semifinals.
--Backstage, the WCW World Tag Team champions, Norman Smiley and Ernest Miller, are seen hyping each other up in preparation for their quarterfinal match versus Team Canada. (54)
T2 Quarterfinal, Match #2
--Team Canada def. Norman Smiley and Ernest Miller in 16:09 with a quick pin when Storm pinned Smiley after his Big Wiggle on Awesome went awry with a Storm Superkick. (83) Team Canada advances to the quarterfinals to face Mysterio and Van Dam. After the match, Storm takes a mic and promises that Team Canada will win the T2 Cup and the world tag team titles will soon be back around their waists. (65)
T2 Cup Quarterfinal, Match #3
--DDP and Sting def. Ric Flair and Jeff Jarrett in 12:11 by pinfall after Double J’s accidental chair shot on Flair led to Jarrett receiving the Scorpion Deathdrop. (89)
--Backstage, Rey Mysterio and RVD are interviewed by Mean Gene. Rey and RVD say that Flair and Jarrett got what they deserve while hyping their semifinal match versus Team Canada. (68)
T2 Cup Quarterfinal, Match 4
--Shane Douglas and The Total Package def. Kevin Nash and Sean O’Haire in 11:41 by pinfall after Luger hit Nash with a foreign object. (75) After the match, Nash has to get assistance from the ring by O’Haire and some backstage officials. (72) Luger and Douglas advance to the semifinals to face Page and Sting.
T2 Cup Semifinal #1
--Team Canada def. Rey Mysterio Jr and RVD in 17:01 by pinfall with an Awesome Bomb on Rey. (76) Storm and Awesome advance to the finals.
--Before their semifinal match, DDP and Sting cut a backstage promo saying that they will do whatever it takes to win the T2 Cup and get their chance to win WCW gold once again. (100)
T2 Cup Semifinal #2
--DDP and Sting def. The Total Package and Shane Douglas in 10:27 by pinfall following a Page Diamond Cutter on Douglas as he was distracted by Sean O’Haire. (85) Page and Sting advance to the finals to face Team Canada.
--Backstage, Ric Flair is seen bandaged backstage and arguing with Jeff Jarrett after their tag team loss earlier in the show. Flair tells Jarrett to make it right on Nitro. (87)
WCW T2 Cup Finals
--Diamond Dallas Page and Sting def. Team Canada in 16:08 by submission following Sting’s two-minute Scorpion Deathlock on Lance Storm after Page Diamond Cut Awesome on the floor. (85) Page and Sting win the T2 Cup. They may challenge for any tag team title or individually challenge for any singles title.
Show Rating: 87
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