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.

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 personnel
Role:Name:
CommentatorsTony Schiavone
Scott Hudson
Mark Madden
InterviewerGene Okerlund
RefereesMickie Jay
Mark Johnson
Nick Patrick
Charles Robinson
Billy Silverman
Ring announcersMichael Buffer
David Penzer

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."

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Ric Flair and The Total Package (with Elizabeth) defeated The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don) and The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny the Bull) (with Disco Inferno)WCW World Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal06:11
2Mancow (with Al Roker Jr., Turd the Bartender, and Freak) defeated Jimmy HartSingles match02:48
3Scott Steiner defeated The Wall by disqualificationWCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal03:53
4Mike Awesome defeated Bam Bam BigelowWCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal04:00
5Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell defeated Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray and Big T) (with J. Biggs and Kash)WCW World Tag Team Championship tournament semifinal02:41
6Sting defeated BookerWCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal06:34
7Vampiro defeated Billy Kidman (with Torrie Wilson)WCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament quarterfinal08:28
8Terry Funk defeated Norman SmileyHardcore match for the vacant WCW Hardcore Championship08:02
9Scott Steiner defeated Mike Awesome by submissionWCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament semifinal03:14
10Sting defeated Vampiro by submissionWCW United States Heavyweight Championship tournament semifinal05:59
11Chris 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 Championship05:12
12Shane 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 Championship08:29
13Scott Steiner defeated Sting by technical submissionTournament final for the vacant WCW United States Heavyweight Championship05:33
14Jeff Jarrett defeated Diamond Dallas Page (with Kimberly Page)Tournament final for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship15:02

Tournament brackets

World Heavyweight Championship Tournament

Qualification matches (TV)Semifinals (TV)Final (PPV)
1Diamond Dallas PagePin
4The Total Package5:00Sting9:01
5Diamond Dallas PagePinDiamond Dallas Page15:02
Jeff JarrettPin
2Curt Hennig8:52
3Sid Vicious5:00Jeff JarrettPin
6StingCO

World Tag Team Championship Tournament

Semifinals (PPV)Final (PPV)
1Ric Flair and The Total PackagePin
4The Harris Brothers (Ron Harris and Don Harris) The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Vito)6:11
Ric Flair and Total Package8:29
Shane Douglas and Buff BagwellPin
3Harlem Heat 2000 (Stevie Ray and Big T)2:41
2Shane Douglas and Buff BagwellPin

United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament

Quarterfinals (PPV)Semifinals (PPV)Final (PPV)
Scott SteinerDQ
The Wall3:53
Scott SteinerSub
Mike Awesome3:14
Mike AwesomePin
Ernest Miller4:00
Scott SteinerSub
Sting5:33
Booker T6:34
StingPin
Vampiro5:59
StingSub
VampiroPin
Billy Kidman8:28

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