[2000-11-11-WOW] Beckie the Farmer's Daughter vs Thug

[soup23]

Thug throws Becky around like a ragdog and Becky does a huge bump being turned inside out. Marshall and McLane are brutal on commentary. Thug doesn’t have much regard for Becky’s body as she hurls her to the outside. Becky hits a splash as we go to break. Back from the break, Becky splashes all three members of Harley’s Angels and Becky gets a flurry of offense. An errant cane shot and another big splash from Becky gives her the big upset win. After the match, David takes a phone call from Kathie Lee who wants to co host, but David turns her down. That ends the show. WTF. ½*

 

[GSR]

Thug has got her ‘gang’ in the shape of Charlie Davidson and E.Z. Rider accompanying her down to ringside so expect a fair bit of shenanigans from them.  Whoa, a great start as Thug reverses the whip to the turnbuckles, only for Beckie to run up them and come off with a reverse crossbody for a two count.  A dropkick sends Thug tumbling through the ropes to the outside, however Beckie gets carried away in the excitement, running into a kick and getting her neck snapped across the top rope when Thug climbs back up onto the apron.  Beckie takes a 360 degree flip bump off a clothesline, but then ducks under a second and dumps Thug on her backside with a full nelson bomb which she transitions into a farmer’s roll for a near fall.  Thug recklessly tosses Beckie to the floor so her gang can put the boots in, although the camera would rather focus on some chap in the crowd than the action at ringside.  After blocking having her head slammed into the top turnbuckle, she does exactly that to Thug before coming off the top with another crossbody just as they go to a commercial break.  We return to see Thug talking tactics on the outside with Charlie and E.Z. when Beckie wipes all three of them out with a plancha from the apron.  Beckie flips Thug back into the ring, whips her into the turnbuckles but runs into an elbow.  Russian leg sweep followed by a chokeslam and the ref is standing too close to the action as he checks on Beckie.  Yup, he gets taken out by a Thug flying clothesline.  With the official down, Charlie goes to hit Beckie with her pool cue, however ends up accidentally hitting Thug instead.  One big top rope splash later, the second match in a row that has been used as the finish, sees Beckie pick up a rather popular victory.  Harley’s Angels attack her post-match and again the referee takes another outrageous bump to the concrete when Thug tosses him from the ring.  Selina Majors runs out for the save, clocking each of the Angel’s over the head with a chair as the show goes off the air...or so I thought.  We’ve cut from that to watch some skit of David McCain, overacting to high heaven, as he apparently receives a phone call from Kathy Lee wanting to be his co-host for WOW.  Huh?

The expectations were low going in after last month’s tag, but I enjoyed this more than the Jungle Grrrl match and probably all down to Beckie.  The opening reverse crossbody caught me off guard and she then takes this quality bump off the clothesline.  Considering Thug is the veteran, and by a good fifteen years, she didn’t show anything to make her stand out over her opponent.  Not sure what that ridiculous skit involving McClain was all about and why it took precedence over Majors’ run in and save.