Millennium Final was a Germany-only professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event from World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on November 16, 2000 from the Arena Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany,[1] marking the finale of WCW's "Millennium Tour". The rights to Millennium Final now belong to WWE after their purchase of WCW in 2001. Sting's European Cup defense against Kevin Nash is included as part of the Sting: The Icon Defined collection on WWE Network.[2][3]

Millennium Final
Promotional poster featuring Sting and Kevin Nash
PromotionWorld Championship Wrestling
DateNovember 16, 2000[1]
CityOberhausen, Germany
VenueArena Oberhausen
Attendance9,000[1]
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Storylines

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The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]

Event

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The Arena Oberhausen.
Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentator Mike Ritter
Lenz Retzer
Interviewer David Kemp
Referee Mark Johnson
Mickie Jay
Charles Robinson
Ring announcer David Penzer

The opening bout was a tag team match pitting The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr.) against KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark). The bout was won by Kronik, with Kidman being pinned after receiving High Times from Kronik.

The second bout was an 18-man Royal Rumble-style battle royal with the stipulation that the winner would take part in a triple threat match to determine who would face Sting for the WCW European Cup. The battle royal was won by Mike Awesome, who last eliminated Alex Wright.

The third bout was a singles match between Elix Skipper and Kwee Wee. Kwee Wee won the bout by pinfall using a roll-up.

The fourth bout was a singles match between Ernest Miller and Mike Sanders with the stipulation that the winner would be named Commissioner of WCW. Miller won the bout by pinfall following a spin kick.

The fifth bout saw WCW United States Heavyweight Champion Lance Storm defend his title against General Rection. Rection won the bout by disqualification, meaning Storm retained his title.

The sixth bout was an "Octoberfest hardcore match" between Fit Finlay and Norman Smiley. Smiley won the bout by pinfall after driving Finlay through a table.

The seventh bout saw WCW World Tag Team Champions The Natural Born Thrillers (Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire) defend their titles against Alex Wright and General Rection (substituting for Disco Inferno). Wright won the bout by pinning Jindrak following a missile dropkick, winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship for himself and Disco Inferno.

The eighth bout was a triple threat match between Alex Wright, Kevin Nash, and Mike Awesome, with the winner facing Sting for the WCW European Cup. Nash won the match by pinning both other men.

The ninth bout saw WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T defend his title against Scott Steiner. Booker T won the match by pinfall following a scissor kick.

The main event saw Kevin Nash and Sting face one another for the WCW European Cup, with the German boxer Axel Schulz as special guest referee. Sting won the match by submission.

Reception

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In 2011, Thomas Hall of KB's Wrestling Reviews gave the event a rating of D+, stating, "This was just not that good. To be fair though, most European shows aren’t. The fans were kind of there but this had nothing on an English crowd. The guys on the lower half of the card worked very hard and the guys on the main event didn’t, so it fits very well. There’s a lot of house show stuff in here and it’s just not that interesting. If you can actually find this, don’t bother watching it unless you speak German or just REALLY like WCW."[5]

Results

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No.Results[6]StipulationsTimes[6]
1KroniK (Brian Adams and Bryan Clark) defeated The Filthy Animals (Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr.) (with Tygress) by pinfallTag team match10:15
2Mike Awesome won by last eliminating Alex Wright[note 1]Battle Royal19:07
3Kwee Wee (with Paisley) defeated Elix Skipper by pinfallSingles match10:28
4Ernest Miller defeated Mike Sanders (with Ms. Jones) by pinfallSingles match for the WCW Commissionership05:32
5Gen. Rection defeated Lance Storm (c) (with Major Gunns) by disqualificationSingles match for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship07:34
6Norman Smiley defeated Fit Finlay by pinfallOctoberfest Hardcore match10:27
7Alex Wright and Gen. Rection defeated The Natural Born Thrillers (Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire) (c) by pinfall^Tag team match for the WCW World Tag Team Championship11:26
8Kevin Nash defeated Alex Wright and Mike Awesome by pinfallThree-way WCW European Cup qualifying match07:24
9Booker T (c) defeated Scott Steiner (with Midajah) by pinfallSingles match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship11:34
10Sting defeated Kevin Nash by submissionSingles match for the WCW European Cup with Axel Schulz as special guest referee05:45
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

^ General Rection replaced Disqo (who was injured) as Alex Wright's tag team partner in the WCW World Tag Team Championship match against The Natural Born Thrillers (Mark Jindrak and Sean O'Haire) who were the WCW World Tag Team Champions at the time, Disqo is recognized by WWE as one-half of the WCW World Tag Team Champions with Alex Wright.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Millennium Final". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  2. ^ "What are the features and benefits of having a WWE Network Subscription". help.wwe.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ Scarpa, Douglas (17 July 2014). "16 PPVs not on the WWE Network". What Culture?. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
  5. ^ "WCW Millennium Final – Here's One I Bet You Haven't Heard of". 5 May 2011.
  6. ^ a b "WCW 2000-01". The History of WWE.com. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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