[2000-11-08-WCW-Thunder] Goldberg vs Lex Luger vs Bam Bam Bigelow

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A retread of the Nitro match but this time with Luger actually involved. I love Lex but he is shot here and delivering his clubbing axe handles feels extremely painful for him. Goldberg does have that aura still and is getting as good a reaction as anyone as they rehab his streak leading to what should have been an inevitable showdown with Steiner. The commentary is also so much better on Thunder than Nitro at this point and Stevie has become quite a bit of a guilty pleasure. Bam Bam gets sacrificed and pinned as Lex retrieves getting heat for the upcoming Mayhem match. *1/4

 

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Luger looks older here than he did on Monday night.  We join the footage with Lex making his entrance while the commentators talk about Bob Sapp who there has just been a video piece on.  Big things are expected of him it seems now that he’s a part of WCW.  Kronik head out after Bam Bam and as they’re not a part of this match, everyone is at a bit of a loss as to why.  They give referee Scott Armstrong the ‘High Times’ (double chokeslam) and then just up and leave.  It turns out that the Boogie Knights paid them off as they were angry with Armstrong for what they considered ‘fast counting’ them earlier in the evening.  So Kronik are now doing the APA’s gimmick then. 

Goldberg vaults over the top rope, ducks a Luger clothesline before dropping Bam Bam and then Lex with one of his own.  Luger blocks the double underhook suplex, grabbing hold of the ropes and Bigelow pulls him to the outside as the plan, even though this is a triple threat match, is clearly for them to work together.  Lex with a running lariat in the corner followed by a Bam Bam ‘Avalanche splash’ as their double teaming slowly begins to pay off.  The action spills to the floor where Bigelow holds Goldberg so Lex can get some more shots in.  He blocks having his head slammed into the apron and starts to exact a bit of revenge, whipping Bam Bam into a seated chair at ringside.  Luger gets the same treatment but is in no hurry to get up out of his making Stevie Ray wonder if he’s blown up already and taking a breather!  Bigelow rams Goldberg’s head into the ring steps before they return inside.  Suplex by Lex, diving head butt off the top and just like on Monday Goldberg kicks out of the cover.  They whip him into the ropes for a double clothesline but Goldberg lands his first, felling them both.  Spear to Bam Bam however Luger has had enough and bails rather than carry on the fight causing Schiavone to call him a coward.  Again Goldberg gets Bigelow up for the jackhammer (which is impressive as considering his size) and the streak moves to 16-0.

Not sure how we’re meant to think that Luger stands any chance whatsoever at Mayhem after what we saw here.