Kris and David are back to discuss the week-plus that was December 17-24, 2000. Topics of discussion include:

• Raw and Smackdown featuring a TON of Vince McMahon soap opera with neither show having much wrestling of note, all while ratings are declining.
• The Rock and The Undertaker becoming WWF Tag Team hampions for a one day title change that nobody remembers.
• Road Dogg being extremely thin ice due to his personal issues.
• New Japan and all of their political issues with both Shinya Hashimoto and Motoko Baba.
• NOAH having its best match to date in the form of Jun Akiyama vs. Kenta Kobashi at Ariake Colosseum.
• Just how “Bangable” was Survival Tobita?
• The greatness of Toryumon.
• Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ryan Gracie headlining a newsworthy PRIDE card.
• Akira Maeda attacking a female RINGS employee.
• The final ECW Arena show for ECW.
• Dave Meltzer talking about the future of “The Prototype” John Cena in UPW.
• A completely insane WCW section featuring the final Starrcade, DDP and Scott Steiner getting into a backstage fight, Kevin Nash being political as hell, and some wacky clips.

This was a tremendous show, so we hope you enjoy it. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 WWF

1:02:44 Int’l: NJPW, NOAH, BattlARTS, Survival Tobita, Toryumon, PRIDE, Tokyo Sports Awards, AJW, Arsion, GAEA, NEO Ladies,CMLL, IWRG, Neza, Tijuana,& Puerto Rico

2:15:57 Classic Commercial Break

2:21:51 Halftime with Mark Wolf tribute

3:00:28 Other USA: ECW, NWA Wildside, NWA Worldwide, Memphis Power Pro, UPW, & UrbanWA

3:37:09 WCW

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