Millennium Final was a Germany-only

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(PPV)

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from

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(WCW). It took place on November 16, 2000 from the

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, marking the finale of WCW's "Millennium Tour". The rights to Millennium Final now belong to

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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.

Storylines

The event featured wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Event

The opening bout was a

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pitting

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(

Billy Kidman Peter Alan Gruner Jr. (born May 11, 1974) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Billy Kidman. He is currently employed by WWE as a producer. As a wrestler, Kidman is best known for his work with World Cham ...

and

Rey Mysterio Jr. Óscar Gutiérrez (born December 11, 1974), better known by his ring name Rey Mysterio, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. Widely regarded as one of the greatest profes ...

) against

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( Brian Adams and

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). The bout was won by Kronik, with Kidman being pinned after receiving ''

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'' from Kronik. The second bout was an 18-man Royal Rumble-style

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with the stipulation that the winner would take part in a

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to determine who would face

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for the WCW European Cup. The battle royal was won by

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, who last eliminated

Alex Wright Alexander Wright (born May 17, 1975) is a German former professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter. He wrestled professionally in Germany and Japan before signing with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1994. He remained a p ...

. The third bout was a singles match between

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

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and Mike Sanders with the stipulation that the winner would be named Commissioner of WCW. Miller won the bout by pinfall following a

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. The fifth bout saw WCW United States Heavyweight Champion

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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

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and

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. Smiley won the bout by pinfall after driving Finlay through a table. The seventh bout saw

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(

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and

Sean O'Haire Sean Christopher Haire (February 25, 1971 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer, better known by his ring name Sean O'Haire. Haire was best known for his appearances with the profes ...

) defend their titles against

and General Rection (substituting for

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). Wright won the bout by pinning Jindrak following a

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, winning the WCW World Tag Team Championship for himself and Disco Inferno. The eighth bout was a

between Alex Wright,

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, 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

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defend his title against

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. 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

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. Sting won the match by submission.

Reception

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."

Results

General Rection replaced Disqo (who was injured) as

's tag team partner in the

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match against

(

and

) who were the

at the time, Disqo is recognized by

as one-half of the WCW World Tag Team Champions with Alex Wright.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Millennium Final 2000 in Germany 2000 World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events Entertainment events in Germany November 2000 events in Europe Professional wrestling in Germany World Championship Wrestling pay-per-view events