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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |VHS cover featuring [[Ken <!--Richard (1999 pg. 86)--> Holmlund|Vampiro]], [[Kevin Borden (wrestler)|Sting]], [[Scott Hunter]], [[Jerry <!--Jerome(Reg)-->Hageman-Tuite<!--(1999 pg. 197)-->|The Wall]], [[Benjamin Moss|Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Dallas CageDiamond Dallas Page]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |VHS cover featuring [[Ken<!--Richard (1999, pg. 86)--> Holmlund|Vampiro]], [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg. 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]], [[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]], [[Jerry<!--Jerome(Reg)-->Hageman-Tuite<!--(1999, pg. 197)-->|The Wall]], [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]] and [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Professional Wrestling Promotion|Promotion]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[World Championship Wrestling]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[World Championship Wrestling]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Date'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |April 16, 2000
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |April 16, 2000
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''City'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Chicago, Illinois]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[Chicago, Illinois]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Venue'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[United Center]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |[[United Center]]
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Attendance'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Taglines]](s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[Pay-Per-View|Buy rate]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" style="font-size: 115%;" |''The New Blood and Millionaires'<br>Club in a Savage Shoot-Out for<br>Gold!<br>
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |115,000
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" style="font-size: 115%;" |''Stomp Of Approval<br>The New Blood And The Millionaires' Club In A Savage Shoot-Out For Gold!''
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Pay-per-view chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[WCW Uncensored (2000)|Uncensored]]
| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[WCW Uncensored (2000)|Uncensored]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>[[WCW Slamboree (2000)|Slamboree]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Next'''<br>[[WCW Slamboree (2000)|Slamboree]]
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| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[WCW Spring Stampede|Spring Stampede]] chronology'''
| bgcolor=#BDBDBD align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''[[WCW Spring Stampede|Spring Stampede]] chronology'''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[WCW Spring Stampede (1999)|Spring Stampede]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Previous'''<br>[[WCW Spring Stampede (1999)|1999]]
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''Next →'''<br>''Final''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="1" style="font-size: 115%;" |'''← Next'''<br>Final
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'''Spring Stampede (2000)''' was the fifth and final [[WCW Spring Stampede|Spring Stampede]] [[Pay-Per-View|pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|event]] produced by [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW). The event took place on April 16, 2000 from the [[United Center]] in [[Chicago]].
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The 2000 '''Spring Stampede''' was the fifth and final [[Spring Stampede]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of NWA/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events|event]] produced by [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW). The event took place on April 16, 2000 from the [[United Center]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. Spring Stampede would be the final wrestling pay-per-view to be held at this venue until [[AEW Forbidden Door (2022)|Forbidden Door]] in 2022.
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The event was notable due to the creation of a new WCW after [[Eric Bischoff]] and [[Vince Russo]] [[Reboot (Fiction)|rebooted]] the company by vacating all the championships and refreshing the WCW roster. Many tournaments occurred during the event for the vacated championships. The [[Card (Sports)#Main event|main event]] was the tournament final for the vacated [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] between [[Dallas Page|Diamond Dallas Page]] and [[Benjamin Moss|Jeff Jarrett]]. During the match, Page's wife [[Kimberly Cage|Kimberly Page]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Turn|turned]] on her husband, allowing Jarrett to win the title.
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The event was notable due to the creation of a new WCW after [[Eric Bischoff]] and [[Vince Russo]] [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]] the company by vacating all the championships and refreshing the WCW roster. Many tournaments occurred during the event for the vacated championships. The [[Card (sports)#Main event|main event]] was the tournament final for the vacated [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] between [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] and [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]. During the match, Page's wife [[Kimberly Cage<!--Kerry Burkhardt (1972, pg. 153)-->|Kimberly Page]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Turn|turned]] on her husband, allowing Jarrett to win the title.
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The [[Card (Sports)#Undercard|undercard]] featured tournaments to crown the new [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team]] and [[IWE United States Championship|United States Heavyweight Champions]]. [[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]] and [[Jeffery <!--Mahana--> Bagwell|Buff Bagwell]] defeated [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]] and [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley|The Total Package]] to win the vacated World Tag Team Championship and [[Scott Hunter]] defeated [[Kevin Borden (wrestler)|Sting]] to win the vacated United States Heavyweight Championship. [[Phil <!--Legg (2007 pg. 32)--> Candido|Chris Candido]] won a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Six-Way match]] for the vacant [[WCW Cruiserweight Championship|Cruiserweight Championship]] and [[Terry <!--Ray--> Fuller|Terry Funk]] defeated [[<!--Norman--> Tony DeFliron Smiley<!--(1969 pg. 165)-->|Norman Smiley]] in a [[Hardcore Wrestling|Hardcore match]] for the vacant [[WCW Hardcore Championship|Hardcore Championship]].
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The [[Card (sports)#Undercard|undercard]] featured tournaments to crown the new [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|World Tag Team]] and [[IWE United States Championship|United States Heavyweight Champions]]. [[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]] and [[Jeffery <!--Mahana (2006, pg. 33)--> Bagwell|Buff Bagwell]] defeated [[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]] and [[<!--Larry-->Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|The Total Package]] to win the vacated World Tag Team Championship and [[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]] defeated [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg. 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] to win the vacated United States Heavyweight Championship. [[Phil <!--Legg (2007, pg. 32)--> Candido|Chris Candido]] won a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Six-Way match]] for the vacant [[WCW Cruiserweight Championship|Cruiserweight Championship]] and [[Terry<!--Ray--> Fuller<!--(1972, pg. 107)-->|Terry Funk]] defeated [[<!--Norman-->Tony DeFliron Smiley<!--(1969, pg. 165)-->|Norman Smiley]] in a [[Hardcore wrestling|Hardcore match]] for the vacant [[WCW Hardcore Championship|Hardcore Championship]].
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The events of this event would lead to the beginning of an [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle|angle]], in which the WCW roster was divided into two [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable|factions]]: [[The New Blood|New Blood]] and [[The Millionaire's Club|Millionaire's Club]]. New Blood was the [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villainous]] group of young wrestlers and Millionaire's Club was the [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroic]] group of veterans of the industry.
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The events of Spring Stampede 2000 would lead to the beginning of an [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Angle|angle]], in which the WCW roster was divided into two [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Stable|factions]]: [[The New Blood|New Blood]] and [[The Millionaire's Club|Millionaire's Club]]. New Blood was the [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villainous]] group of young wrestlers and Millionaire's Club was the [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroic]] group of veterans of the industry.
==Storylines==
==Storylines==
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The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and [[Narrative Thread|storylines]]. Wrestlers portrayed [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], or [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Tweener|less distinguishable characters]] in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and [[Narrative thread|storylines]]. Wrestlers portrayed [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], or [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Tweener|less distinguishable characters]] in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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|[[Tony Schiavone]]
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|[[Gene Okerlund]]
|[[Gene Okerlund]]
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|[[Mark "Slick" Johnson|Mark Johnson]]
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|[[Mickie Timothy Heitman<!--Henson (1968, pg. 60)-->|Mickey Jay]]  
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|[[Nick Hamilton|Nick Patrick]]
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|[[Mark Johnson (referee)|Mark Johnson]]
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|[[Charles Robinson (wrestling referee)|Charles Robinson]]
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|[[Nick Patrick (referee)|Nick Patrick]]
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|[[Charles Robinson (referee)|Charles Robinson]]
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|[[Billy Silverman]]
|[[Billy Silverman]]
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|[[Michael Buffer]]
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|[[David Penzer]]
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==Reception==
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In 2015, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 3.5 [Bad], stating, "Surprisingly, this is the highest score I’ve given WCW in 2000. Nothing on this show is must see at all, but I managed to see a near three star effort. With the exception of the Mancow/Hart match, everything is at the very least watchable. The fact that there are fourteen matches means that things move by rather quickly, which helps. There was potential here, but everything is so overdone by shenanigans that [it] ends up ruining it."
==Results==
==Results==
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|1
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|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]] and [[<!--Larry-->Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|The Total Package]] (with [[Miss Elizabeth<!--'Elizabeth' FayAnn Howes (1969, pg. 120)-->|Elizabeth]]) defeated [[The Holden Brothers<!--(1965 pg. 50)-->|The Holden Brothers]] (Ron and Don) and [[The Mamalukes]] ([[Vito James Lyman<!---LoGrasso (1999, pg. 60)-->|Big Vito]] and [[Jeffery Horton-Hugger<!---(2001, pg. 39)-->|Johnny the Bull]]) (with [[Glenn<!--Johnny--> Gasperecz<!--(1965, pg. 22)--> (wrestler)|Disco Inferno]])
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|[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] tournament semifinal
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|06:11
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|2
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|[[Mancow Muller|Mancow]] (with Al Roker Jr., Turd the Bartender, and [[Mancow's Morning Madhouse|Freak]]) defeated [[Jimmy Heart]]
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|[[Professional wrestling match types#Variations of singles matches|Singles match]]
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|02:48
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|3
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|[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]] defeated [[Jerry<!--Jerome(Reg)-->Hageman-Tuite<!--(1999, pg. 197)-->|The Wall]] by disqualification
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|[[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] tournament quarterfinal
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|03:53
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|4
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|[[Strider Michael Lee Anderson<!---Alfonso (1999, pg. 196)-->|Mike Awesome]] defeated [[Derrick<!--Reintjes (2006, pg. 58)--> Bigelow|Bam Bam Bigelow]]
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|[[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] tournament quarterfinal
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|04:00
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|5
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|[[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]] and [[Jeffery <!--Mahana (2006, pg. 33)--> Bagwell|Buff Bagwell]] defeated [[Harlem Heat|Harlem Heat 2000]] ([[Robert Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)-->|Stevie Ray]] and [[Anthony <!--Pete (2006, pg. 53)--> Damrow|Big T]]) (with [[Adam Dejarlais, Jr.<!--(1999, pg. 96)-->|J. Biggs]] and [[Teddy James Pullen<!--(2000, pg. 100)-->|Kash]])
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|[[WCW World Tag Team Championship]] tournament semifinal
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|02:41
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|6
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|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg. 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] defeated [[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker]]
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|[[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] tournament quarterfinal
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|06:34
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|7
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|[[Ken<!--Richard (1999, pg. 86)--> Holmlund|Vampiro]] defeated [[Peter Hollis Gueldner<!--, Jr. (1965, pg. 38)-->|Billy Kidman]] (with [[Jessica<!--Anderson (2000, pg. 104)--> Wilson|Torrie Wilson]])
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|[[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] tournament quarterfinal
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|08:28
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|-
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|8
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|[[Terry<!--Ray--> Fuller<!--(1972, pg. 107)-->|Terry Funk]] defeated [[<!--Norman-->Tony DeFliron Smiley<!--(1969, pg. 165)-->|Norman Smiley]]
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|[[Hardcore Wrestling|Hardcore match]] for the vacant [[WCW Hardcore Championship]]
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|08:02
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|9
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|[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]] defeated [[Strider Michael Lee Anderson<!---Alfonso (1999, pg. 196)-->|Mike Awesome]] by submission
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|[[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] tournament semifinal
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|03:14
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|10
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|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg. 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] defeated [[Ken<!--Richard (1999, pg. 86)--> Holmlund|Vampiro]] by submission
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|[[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]] tournament semifinal
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|05:59
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|11
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|[[Phil <!--Legg (2007, pg. 32)--> Candido|Chris Candido]] (with [[Kaycee Lynn Sytch<!--Shires (2006, pg. 41)-->|Tammy Lynn Sytch]]) defeated [[Michael <!--James--> Hayden <!--III (1969, pg. 161)-->|The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea]] (with [[<!--Sharmell-->Ivy Richardson-Layne<!--Huffman (1966, pg. 166)-->|Paisley]]), [[Anibal Mike<!--Gonzales--> Henderson-Hernandez<!--(1965, pg. 132)-->|Juventud Guerrera]], [[Shannon David Moore<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Shannon Moore]] (with [[Gregory Brandon Hall<!---Helms (1999 pg. 56)-->|Shane Helms]]), [[Mark Frank LaPier<!--(1972, pg. 141)-->|Lash LeRoux]] and [[Christopher Kermit Griffin<!--(1965, pg.137)--> (wrestler)|Crowbar]] (with [[Allison Claire Skalsky <!--(1999, pg 105)-->|Daffney]])
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|[[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Six-Way match]] for the vacant [[WCW Cruiserweight Championship]]
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|05:12
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|-
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|12
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|[[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]] and [[Jeffery <!--Mahana (2006, pg. 33)--> Bagwell|Buff Bagwell]] (with [[Vince Russo]]) defeated [[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]] and [[<!--Larry-->Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|The Total Package]] (with [[Miss Elizabeth<!--'Elizabeth' FayAnn Howes (1969, pg. 120)-->|Elizabeth]])
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|Tournament final for the vacant [[WCW World Tag Team Championship]]
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|08:29
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|-
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|13
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|[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]] defeated [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg. 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] by technical submission
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|Tournament final for the vacant [[IWE United States Championship|WCW United States Heavyweight Championship]]
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|05:33
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|-
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|14
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|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]] defeated [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] (with [[Kimberly Cage<!--Kerry Burkhardt (1972, pg. 153)-->|Kimberly Page]])
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|Tournament final for the vacant [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|15:02
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===Tournament brackets===
===Tournament brackets===
====World Heavyweight Championship Tournament====
====World Heavyweight Championship Tournament====
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{{6TeamBracket|RD1-RD2-path=0
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| RD1=Qualification matches (TV)
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| RD2=Semifinals (TV)
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| RD3=Final (PPV)
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| RD1-team1 =[[<!--Larry-->Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|The Total Package]]
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| RD1-team2 ='''[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]'''
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| RD1-score1 =5:00
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| RD1-score2 =Pin
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| RD1-team3 = [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]]
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| RD1-team4 ='''[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg. 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]'''
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| RD1-score3 =5:00
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| RD1-score4 =CO
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| RD2-team1 ='''Diamond Dallas Page'''
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| RD2-team2 =Sting
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| RD2-score1 =Pin
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| RD2-score2 = 9:01
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| RD2-team3 =[[Billy McAlmond<!--(Father of Kooper McAlmond)-->|Curt Hennig]]
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| RD2-team4 ='''[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]'''
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| RD2-score3 =8:52
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| RD2-score4 =Pin
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| RD3-team1 =Diamond Dallas Page
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| RD3-team2 ='''Jeff Jarrett'''
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| RD3-score1 =15:02
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| RD3-score2 =Pin
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}}
====World Tag Team Championship Tournament====
====World Tag Team Championship Tournament====
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{{4TeamBracket
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| RD1=Semifinals (PPV)
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| RD2=Final (PPV)
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| RD1-team5 = '''[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]] and [[<!--Larry-->Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|The Total Package]]'''
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| RD1-team6 =[[The Holden Brothers<!--(1965 pg. 50)-->|The Holden Brothers]] (Ron Harris and Don Harris) <br> [[The Mamalukes]] ([[Jeffery Horton-Hugger<!---(2001, pg. 39)-->|Johnny the Bull]] and [[Vito James Lyman<!---LoGrasso (1999, pg. 60)-->|Vito]])
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| RD1-score5 = Pin
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| RD1-score6 = 6:11
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| RD1-team7 = [[Harlem Heat#Harlem Heat 2000|Harlem Heat 2000]] ([[Robert Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)-->|Stevie Ray]] and [[Anthony <!--Pete (2006, pg. 53)--> Damrow|Big T]])
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| RD1-team8 = '''[[Tony Martin<!--(1967, pg. 105)-->|Shane Douglas]] and [[Jeffery <!--Mahana (2006, pg. 33)--> Bagwell|Buff Bagwell]]'''
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| RD1-score7 = 2:41
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| RD1-score8 = Pin
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| RD2-team3 = Ric Flair and Total Package
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| RD2-team4 = '''Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell'''
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| RD2-score3 = 8:29
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| RD2-score4 = Pin
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}}
====United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament====
====United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament====
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{{8TeamBracket-NoSeeds
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| RD1=Quarterfinals (PPV)
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| RD2=Semifinals (PPV)
 +
| RD3=Final (PPV)
 +
| RD1-team01 = '''[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]'''
 +
| RD1-team02 =[[Jerry<!--Jerome(Reg)-->Hageman-Tuite<!--(1999, pg. 197)-->|The Wall]]
 +
| RD1-score01 = DQ
 +
| RD1-score02 =3:53
 +
| RD1-team03 = '''[[Strider Michael Lee Anderson<!---Alfonso (1999, pg. 196)-->|Mike Awesome]]'''
 +
| RD1-team04 = [[Joseph<!--Joe Wayne--> LeBourgeois<!---(1966, pg. 39) Miller-->|Ernest Miller]]
 +
| RD1-score03 = Pin
 +
| RD1-score04 = 4:00
 +
| RD1-team05 = [[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]]
 +
| RD1-team06 = '''[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg. 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]'''
 +
| RD1-score05 =6:34
 +
| RD1-score06 = Pin
 +
| RD1-team07 ='''[[Ken<!--Richard (1999, pg. 86)--> Holmlund|Vampiro]]'''
 +
| RD1-team08 = [[Peter Hollis Gueldner<!--, Jr. (1965, pg. 38)-->|Billy Kidman]]
 +
| RD1-score07 = Pin
 +
| RD1-score08 = 8:28
 +
| RD2-team01 = '''Scott Steiner'''
 +
| RD2-team02 = Mike Awesome
 +
| RD2-score01 = Sub
 +
| RD2-score02 = 3:14
 +
| RD2-team03 = Vampiro
 +
| RD2-team04 = '''Sting'''
 +
| RD2-score03 = 5:59
 +
| RD2-score04 = Sub
 +
| RD3-team01 = '''Scott Steiner'''
 +
| RD3-team02 = Sting
 +
| RD3-score01 = Sub
 +
| RD3-score02 = 5:33
 +
}}
==References==
==References==

Current revision as of 09:42, 17 April 2026

Spring Stampede (2000)
VHS cover featuring Vampiro, Sting, Scott Steiner, The Wall, Jeff Jarrett and Diamond Dallas Page
Promotion World Championship Wrestling
Date April 16, 2000
City Chicago, Illinois
Venue United Center
Attendance 12,556
Buy rate 115,000
Tagline(s) Stomp Of Approval
The New Blood And The Millionaires' Club In A Savage Shoot-Out For Gold!
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The 2000 Spring Stampede was the fifth and final Spring Stampede pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on April 16, 2000 from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Spring Stampede would be the final wrestling pay-per-view to be held at this venue until Forbidden Door in 2022.

The event was notable due to the creation of a new WCW after Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo rebooted the company by vacating all the championships and refreshing the WCW roster. Many tournaments occurred during the event for the vacated championships. The main event was the tournament final for the vacated WCW World Heavyweight Championship between Diamond Dallas Page and Jeff Jarrett. During the match, Page's wife Kimberly Page turned on her husband, allowing Jarrett to win the title.

The undercard featured tournaments to crown the new World Tag Team and United States Heavyweight Champions. Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell defeated Ric Flair and The Total Package to win the vacated World Tag Team Championship and Scott Steiner defeated Sting to win the vacated United States Heavyweight Championship. Chris Candido won a Six-Way match for the vacant Cruiserweight Championship and Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley in a Hardcore match for the vacant Hardcore Championship.

The events of Spring Stampede 2000 would lead to the beginning of an angle, in which the WCW roster was divided into two factions: New Blood and Millionaire's Club. New Blood was the villainous group of young wrestlers and Millionaire's Club was the heroic group of veterans of the industry.

Contents

[edit] Storylines

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.

Other on-screen talent:
Role: Name:
Commentators Tony Schiavone
Scott Hudson
Mark Madden
Interviewer Gene Okerlund
Referees Mickey Jay
Mark Johnson
Nick Patrick
Charles Robinson
Billy Silverman
Ring announcers Michael Buffer
David Penzer

[edit] Reception

In 2015, Kevin Pantoja of 411Mania gave the event a rating of 3.5 [Bad], stating, "Surprisingly, this is the highest score I’ve given WCW in 2000. Nothing on this show is must see at all, but I managed to see a near three star effort. With the exception of the Mancow/Hart match, everything is at the very least watchable. The fact that there are fourteen matches means that things move by rather quickly, which helps. There was potential here, but everything is so overdone by shenanigans that [it] ends up ruining it."

[edit] Results

No. Results Stipulations Times
1 Ric Flair and The Total Package (with Elizabeth) defeated The Holden Brothers (Ron and Don) and The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) (with Disco Inferno) WCW World Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal 06:11
2 Mancow (with Al Roker Jr., Turd the Bartender, and Freak) defeated Jimmy Heart Singles match 02:48
3 Scott Steiner defeated The Wall by disqualification WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal 03:53
4 Mike Awesome defeated Bam Bam Bigelow WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal 04:00
5 Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell defeated Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray and Big T) (with J. Biggs and Kash) WCW World Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal 02:41
6 Sting defeated Booker WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal 06:34
7 Vampiro defeated Billy Kidman (with Torrie Wilson) WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal 08:28
8 Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley Hardcore match for the vacant WCW Hardcore Championship 08:02
9 Scott Steiner defeated Mike Awesome by submission WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament semifinal 03:14
10 Sting defeated Vampiro by submission WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament semifinal 05:59
11 Chris Candido (with Tammy Lynn Sytch) defeated The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea (with Paisley), Juventud Guerrera, Shannon Moore (with Shane Helms), Lash LeRoux and Crowbar (with Daffney) Six-Way match for the vacant WCW Cruiserweight Championship 05:12
12 Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell (with Vince Russo) defeated Ric Flair and The Total Package (with Elizabeth) Tournament final for the vacant WCW World Tag Team Championship 08:29
13 Scott Steiner defeated Sting by technical submission Tournament final for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship 05:33
14 Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page) Tournament final for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship 15:02
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

[edit] Tournament brackets

[edit] World Heavyweight Championship Tournament

Template:6TeamBracket

[edit] World Tag Team Championship Tournament

Semifinals Finals
                           
  1  Ric Flair and The Total Package Pin  
4  The Holden Brothers (Ron Harris and Don Harris)
The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Vito) 		6:11  
     Ric Flair and Total Package 8:29
     Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell Pin
3  Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray and Big T) 2:41
  2  Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell Pin  

[edit] United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament

  Quarterfinals (PPV) Semifinals (PPV) Final (PPV)
                           
   Scott Steiner DQ  
 The Wall 3:53  
     Scott Steiner Sub  
     Mike Awesome 3:14  
 Mike Awesome Pin
   Ernest Miller 4:00  
       Scott Steiner Sub
     Sting 5:33
   Booker T 6:34  
 Sting Pin  
     Vampiro 5:59
     Sting Sub  
 Vampiro Pin
   Billy Kidman 8:28  

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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