​As always wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. These two are very different talent and had two very different careers while they worked in this great business. Sometimes we encounter those that deserve to be remembered and acknowledged. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to the one featured below.​

Nerd Note: Prior to debuting in WWF as everyone's favorite PIG farmer Phineas Godwin the future Mideon had a stay in WCW with his long time tag team partner Mark Canterbury. Working under the name Tex Slazenger and teaming with Shanghai Pierce. The main difference between this team and them coming together as The Godwins is that Shanghai worked under a mask. 

​As always wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. These two are very different talent and had two very different careers while they worked in this great business. Sometimes we encounter those that deserve to be remembered and acknowledged. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to the one featured below.​

You can probably count on two hands the amount of people on this show that fans lost track of after WCW went out of business around a year and a half later. Using that way of thinking it forces you to ignore plenty of underrated talent that never really got a chance to break out, because well WCW went out of business. I have long been a fan of late WCW underrated performers like Mark Jindrak, Sean O' Haire, Kidman, Vampiro, and various others. Looking at this event one thing that I can see as a problem is that there is far to much going on to allow a group of people to gain the spotlight. I know that promotions like to place as many talent as they can on the biggest shows as a reward, but in some cases a battle royal is a better idea then another short match. 

Even though I am an avid supporter of pallet cleansing matches in between two great show stealing matches, but there is a difference between those cleansing matches and matches that completely are a waste of time or feel very rushed. In my opinion, this show would've been a lot better cutting out half of the segments thinking that seven matches would've made for a lot better event then it was at this time, because it would've given certain feuds more of a chance to shine and spotlight talent that are figured into future high spots in booking. In many ways this allows fans to get hints on who will be factored into a top spot on the card depending on how they are spotlighted on events. 

The next event on WCW's PPV calendar would be Sold Out 2000 and is an article in itself which is a story I might tell someday, but not right now. To re-tell a shorter version of the story is that Vince Russo had just come in two months before taking over the creative direction of WCW from Eric Bischoff. Instead of really taking a step back and having a blackboard moment where he plans out his universe in WCW he tried to design it straight from the hip. Right also this is Bret Hart's last match as an active wrestler effectively ending his uneventful WCW run. 

I have a lot to say about this event and World Championship Wrestling in general based on what I've been learning about story writing and wrestling. The Bret Hart story has been told many times over the years and I don't really need to tell it again, but it is disappointing seeing that this event was only remembered for being the end of a legend with no other redeeming qualities about this show to think of and being a hard pass from me. 

WCW Starrcade 1999

​Big Vito & Johnny The Bull Def. (Pin) Disco Inferno & Lash LeRoux
Madusa Def. (Pin) Evan Karagias (C) WCW Cruiserweight Championship
Norman Smiley Def. (Pin) Meng WCW United States Title & WCW World Television Title
Asya & Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn & Shane Douglas Def. (Pin) Jim Duggan & Kevin Sullivan & Mike Rotunda & Rick Steiner Commentator: Shane Douglas 8-Person Tag
Vampiro Def. (DQ) Steve Williams
Vampiro Def. (Pin) Oklahoma
Curt Hennig & Gerald & Patrick Def. (Pin) Booker T. & Midnight & Stevie Ray 6-Person Tag
Jeff Jarrett Def. (Pin) Dustin Rhodes "Bunkhouse Brawl"
Diamond Dallas Page Def. (Pin) David Flair "Crowbar"
Sting Def. (DQ) Lex Luger 
Kevin Nash Def. Sid Vicious Powerbomb
Chris Benoit Def. Jeff Jarrett Ladder WCW United States Title
Bret Hart Def. (Sub) Goldberg No Disqualification WCW World Heavyweight Title

It's always fun to take a trip down memory lane to a bygone era from WWE's past. Seeing how many names are currently still active and how many others are retired. One thing that's worth noting is The Miz is competing with Morrison on the pre-show as this early on in their run as a team and only a little more than a year after Miz made his debut. It is hard to believe that Miz has been with WWE for the last 13 years without a major gap at any time with an injury which is a testament to his resilience. One of the major feuds at this time was Edge vs Batista vs Undertaker who had been trading the World Title between each other for the better part of two years and Edge had re-entered the feud back at Summerslam when he interrupted a brutal Hell in a Cell match. 

Another talking point from this show was the recently returned Chris Jericho. Jericho had returned shortly after Survivor Series that year following his cryptic computer code vignettes. Jericho tried to "Save Us" in his first attempt at reinventing his character as he had been gone for two years at this point and needed to be something different then he was the last time we saw him. This run would lay the ground work for his heel turn next summer in 2008 which lead to an amazing/legendary rivalry with Shawn Michaels. 

Armageddon 2007

Festus & Jesse Def. John Morrison & The Miz Dark
Rey Mysterio Def. (CO) Montel Vontavious Porter (C) WWE United States Championship
Big Daddy V & Mark Henry Def. (Pin) C. M. Punk & Kane
Shawn Michaels Def. (Pin) Mr. Kennedy
Jeff Hardy Def. (Pin) Triple H
Finlay Def. (Pin) The Great Khali
Chris Jericho Def. (DQ) Randy Orton (C) WWE Championship
Beth Phoenix (C) Def. (Pin) Mickie James WWE Women's Championship (Original)
Edge Def. (Pin) Batista (C), The Undertaker Triple-Threat World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)

​​As always wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. These two are very different talent and had two very different careers while they worked in this great business. Sometimes we encounter those that deserve to be remembered and acknowledged. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to the one featured below.​

Nerd Note: Prior to his time in WWE Umaga had stints in All Japan Pro-Wrestling and early on in NWA-TNA. Eddie actually would be teaming with his cousin Rosey for a time & Sonny Siaki prior to returning WWE in late 2005 as Umaga. In his first run with the company Eddie's name was Jamal as one half of 3 minute warning.