[2001-01-08-WCW-Nitro] Billy Kidman vs Lance Storm

[GSR]

Serious Lance was hoping to start 2001 in a good mood, but after the act of vandalism perpetrated by the Filthy Animals last week on Thunder that’s out the window.  He challenges them to a ‘Canadian Penalty Box’ match at the PPV, which means that if someone breaks the rules at any point during the match they get locked in the box and the other team gets a one man advantage.  A fast paced opening here that sees Storm gain the early advantage after blocking a suplex and countering with a face first variety where he dumps Kidman over the top rope.  As Skipper distracts the referee, Lance then wedges a chair in the corner between the turnbuckles.  Kidman escapes the abdominal stretch and hip tosses Storm over the top rope, however he lands on the apron and then snaps his neck across it.  Springboard plancha back inside but Kidman catches him with a dropkick as both men go down.  Storm ducks the clothesline and floors Kidman with a standing side kick.  Kidman kicks out of the roll up and in doing so sends Lance crashing into the chair that he’d positioned earlier.  He rolls him up, but at the count of two Mike Awesome and Major Gunns reach into the ring and pull Kidman off their man.  A big old brawl between the Filthy Animals and Team Canada follows as the action continues in the ring, Kidman picking up the win after a ‘Kid Crusher’.

This only goes about four minutes but is a good short TV match that adds a bit more fire to the Team Canada/Filthy Animals feud.

[soup23]

Two of the better WCW workers in 2000 mix it up here. Before hand, Lance lays out the stipulation for the penalty box match at Sin. Like Helms before, Konnan jumps on commentary and him and Disco jab at each other making the announcing overall pretty unbearable. Storm continues to get good heat with a USA chant breaking out as he is on offense. Disco sucks saying Kidman needs to find a gym, how does that help anyone? Quick match but good action throughout. The chair was propped into a corner and played into the finish when Lance went into it. Major Gunns breaks up the pin and the two factions battle. Back inside, Kidman hits the Kid Krusher and picks up the win. **1/2