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WWF: King of the Ring 2000 [VHS]

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I don't see how so many people could enjoy watching this crap! This is the second worst ppv of 2000 behind No Mercy! I know if it was just me, but it seemed like the tournament was so predictable that Kurt would prevail. In the tourament, Y2J and Benoit were elimanated before Crash Holly! What kind of crap is this?!?! The finals between Angle and Rikishi was decent. The hardcore evening gown match between Patterson and Brisco was horrible, this was an absolute waste of time and I was so happy crash came in and stopped the match when he did!!! The table-dumpster match was boring too! If you want to see a real dumpster match, get wrestlemania 14 and watch Mic Foley as Catcus Jack and Terry Funk vs The new age outlaws! The only highlight to this dumpster match was seeing Tori get wood. The main event was absolutely pointless! It was a six man tag and whoever pin the other guy on the opposing team was the heavyweight champion. The only highlight in this match was seeing Undertaker chokeslam shane thru the table from the top rope. Say what you want to about the 1999 King of the ring main event where Stone Cold fought the McMahons for complete ownership of the company, but at least that match made sense where this one obviously did not! I thought 1999's KOTR was way better than this!!! If you want to buy a 2000 ppv, get SummerSlam or Royal Rumble, if you want to get a KOTR ppv, get 1998 or 1999's but please not this!!! However, it is your money.

King of the Ring 2000 was nothing special, but then again, this event has a history of failing to deliver. The tournament itself was poorly booked. Despite Jericho/Angle and Guerrero/Venis delivering the goods, we got less than five minutes of Chris Benoit, and the final match between Angle and Rikishi was also very short. Had the brackets been arranged better, we might have gotten a five-star match between Jericho and Benoit. The main event was solid at best, with lots of brawling, with the only real highlight being the insane bump by Shane at the end of the match. Probably the second or third best King of the Ring since it's conception in 1993. Ranks right up there with 1997 and 1994.

This PPV exemplifies an event that's not bad, but not good --- it's stuck in a joyless void. There is some fun to be had, but the talent in this PPV should've brought more of it.

NOTE - Because this PPV happened 5 years ago, I will reveal match outcomes.

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King of the Ring Quarter-Finals
Rikishi vs. Chris Benoit
---This was actually getting really good before Benoit decided he was too good for the Tournament and got DQ'd. Sure, the royalty aspect was silly, but now Rikishi is an underdog. Only one underdog has won the KOTR (Bret Hart in 1993). Savio Vega lost in '95, Jake Roberts in '96, and Rikishi probably will lose here. Let's see later if I'm right.
"5.0 out of 10" (a good 4 minutes while it lasted)

Eddie Guerrero vs. Val Venis
---I'm surprised how much I liked this one. Guerrero and Venis had great in-ring chemistry here. The match was well-paced, and features some nice suplexes and reversals. Interference from Chyna and Trish Stratus was good fun too. My favorite match of the PPV.
"8.0 out of 10"

Crash Holly vs. Bull Buchanan
---This match didn't do it for me. I never bought Crash Holly as a performer, and I probably never will. He's gutsy and resilient, but that's not enough for me. Buchanan was much better than he ever got credit for, but he didn't get to do much here. Mediocre at best.
"4.0 out of 10"

Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho
---Everyone was anticipating this one, since these two had great matches at NO WAY OUT and WRESTLEMANIA. I thought this was a downgraded version of what we'd seen before, but it's still a very solid technical showdown.
"7.5 out of 10"
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Elimination Match for the Tag Team Championships
Edge & Christian vs. T&A vs.
The Hardy Boyz vs. Too Cool (champions)
---After E/C delivered another hilarious 5-second pose, we got to see one of the night's best matches. T&A were good as the powerhouses they were, while The Hardyz and E/C were resilient and risk-takers as usual. Too Cool, a team I rarely liked, actually weren't too bad here. My only problem is that hey didn't do anything until it was down to 2 teams. Still, a very solid fast-paced Elimination Match.
"7.5 out of 10"

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King of the Ring Semi-Finals
Rikishi vs. Val Venis
---Easily the better of the two Semi-Final matches. Venis and Rikishi always fought very stiff, just like their FULLY LOADED Steel Cage Match the next month. Too bad Venis ruined the ending like Benoit did by ambushes Rikishi after their good match. Well, let's see if underdog Rikishi still has a shot.
"7.0 out of 10"

Crash Holly vs. Kurt Angle
---Angle was in good form here, as he always is, and Crash was a little better here. His wily tactics weren't enough for the Gold Medalist, but at least Angle was refined enough to give us as good a show as possible.
"5.0 out of 10"
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Evening Gown Match for the Hardcore Championship
Gerald Brisco vs. Pat Patterson (champion)
---This is one of the most bizarre matches in WWF/WWE history, especially for a Hardcore Title match. I'm not sure who's idea it was, but I actually found this one to be very funny. It's not a good match, but one had to admire the balls (or stupidity) of veterans Brisco and Patterson. Crash Holly kind of ruined the ending for me, but his 24/7 advantage was a nice twist.
"6.0 out of 10" (most will rate it lower)

3-On-2 Handicap Table/Dumpster Match
D-Generation X vs. The Dudley Boyz
---DX had to win a Dumpster Match, while The Dudleyz were wrestling a Table Match. Whoever could get the job done first would be the victors. This a good match with some nice moves, plus nothing feels fake here, except for maybe Tori's finish. What's missing was a classic spot or two. The overall match was very good, but it could've used an "Oh My God" moment.
"7.0 out of 10"

King of the Ring Finals Match
Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi
---Well, did Rikishi pull it off? No, unfortunately he maintains that underdogs rarely win Tournaments. However, he did put up one hell of a fight! I actually thought he won with his sit-down pin, but Angle kicked out of nowhere. Surprise moments like false finish made this a very good KOTR Finals Match. I wish the coronation ceremony would've occurred tonight, instead of the following RAW. After all, we did sit through an 8-Man Tournament. Regardless, Rikishi and Angle did themselves proud tonight.
"7.5 out of 10"

WWF Championship
Shane and Vince McMahon & Triple H (champion)
vs. Kane, The Undertaker, & The Rock
---Now this is a huge disappointment! What a slow Tag Team match! Not to mention that The Rock and Triple H were competing for the WWF Title for the 4th PPV in a row! And the title switched for the 3rd month in a row...without Triple H actually being pinned. Vince McMahon was pinned...how hard was that? Kane was not in good form here, and could've been better. The Undertaker was fine but didn't have much to work with except his new image (which only goes so far). The Rock was up to his usual antics, which rarely entertained me back in 1999-2000. Shane McMahon and Vince cheated a lot, but big surprise there! Yes, I get the joke that they're not great wrestlers, but it's only so funny for so long. Now the final minutes of the match are chaotic and very good, but the 20-minute buildup brought so many yawn-inducing situations that I just stopped caring. What a dull main event!
"3.0 out of 10"

The DVD Extras include the same "match backgrounds" that you see in the PPV. However, it also gives a good background on when the King of the Ring Tournament started with 16 wrestlers. But seeing how the end turned out, I gotta say that I narrowed the winner to 3 of them advanced to the Semi-Finals.
I felt this PPV kept toying with me and saying "It's gonna get better, we're giving you a little taste for now..." Well, there was some good stuff, but it ultimately made no difference in WWF/WWE history. I'm giving this 3 stars because there's no 2.5, and what's here is good enough...just not for a purchase.

This Pay-Per-View was OK. Not it's a good rainy day PPV good. Just OK Saturday night good.

KOR Quarterfinals:

Chris Benoit vs. Rikishi---2/10
Val Venis vs. Eddie Guerrero---7/10
Crash vs. Bull Buchanan---6/10
Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho---8/10

Fatal Four-Way Elimination Match For WWF Tag Team Titles:

Too Cool vs. Edge & Christian vs. the Hardy Boyz vs. T&A---8.5/10

King of the Ring Semifinals:

Rikishi vs. Val Venis---4/10
Crash vs. Kurt Angle---5/10

Evening-Gown Match For Hardcore Title:
Pat Patterson vs. Gerald Brisco---1.5/10

Handicap Table Dumpster Match:

Road Dogg & X-Pac & Tori vs. the Dudley Boyz---7/10

King of the Ring Finals:

Rikishi vs. Kurt Angle---6/10

Three-on-three Tag-Team Match for the WWF Title:

Triple H & Vince McMahon & Shane McMahon vs. The Rock & Undertaker & Kane---7.5/10

KING OF THE RING QUATERFINAL
CHRIS BENOIT
AWFUL ENDING. RIKKISHI WINS BY DQ.
MATCH RATING: 4/10

KING OF THE RING QUATER FINAL
EDDIE GUERRO(R.I.P.) VS VAL VENIS
IT WAS ACUTALLY GOOD AND MUTCH BETTER THAN I EXPECTED. VENIS WINS.
MATCH RATING: 7.5/10
KING OF THE RING QUATERFINALS

KING OF THE RING QUATERFINAL
CRASH HOLLY VS BULL BUCHANAN
IT WAS NOT A GOOD MATCH. CRASH WINS.
MATCH RATING: 3/10

KING OF THE RING QUATERFINAL
CHRIS JEHRICO VS KURT ANGLE
NICE!!!! ANGLE WINS.
MATCH RATING: 8/10

WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
TOO COOL(CHAMPIONS) VS TEST AND ALBERT VS THE HARDY BOYS VS EDGE AND CHRISTAN.
IT WAS A GOOD TAG MATCH. EDGE AND CHRISTAN WIN.
MATCH RATING: 7/10

RIKKISHI VS VAL VENIS
DECENT MATCH. RIKKISHI WINS.
MATCH RATING: 6/10

KURT ANGLE VS CRASH HOLLY
SHORT AND OK ANGLE WINS.
MATCH RATING: 4/10

EVENING GOWN MATCH FOR THE HARCORE CHAMPIONSHIP
PAT PATERSON(CHAMPION) VS GEARLD BRISCO
STUPID MATCH!!!!! CRASH HOLLY WINS.
MATCH RATING: O/10


DUMPSTER TABLES MATCH
THE DUDLEY BOYS VS X-PAC, THE ROAD DOG, AND TORI
NICE MATCH BUT THEY DIDNT USE ENOUGH WEAPONS. X-PAC, TORI, AND ROAD DOG WIN.
MATCH RATING: 8.5/10

KING OF THE RING FINALS
KURT ANGLE VS RIKKISHI
GOOD BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER. ANGLE WINS.
MATCH RATING: 7/10

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
THE ROCK, THE UNDERTAKER, AND KANE VS HHH(CHAMPION),VINCE MCHMAON, AND SHANE MCMAHON
AWSOME MATCH!!! THE ROCK WINS.
MATCH RATING: 9/10

A DECENT PPV WITH SOME GOOD MATCHES. IT IS WORTH WATCHING.

The King of the Ring was an okay PPV to watch, but bellow average in overall quality. The KOTR tourney matches are very average, when they could have been unpredictable. With great wresters like Beniot, Jericho, and Angle it could have gone down to the wire with loads of scientific masterpieces. Instead we got a boring predictable tourney, because of the three that had a chance, two are eliminated in the first round. Good tourney matches include: Angle vs. Jericho (possibly the match of the night) and Guerrero vs. Venis. The rest were average and predictable, if not boring.
The rest of the card was rather lame. The four corners Tag Title match was a standard affair, nothing special. It was above a RAW match, but not great. The Hardcore evening gown match was gross and so so so stupid. What a waste of real fan's time. The tag team table/dumpster match was okay, an average match with good spots, which included Tori getting wood. The main event may have been one of the worst in WWF history. Okay it wasn't that bad, but other that a Shane McMahon bump it was soooo lame!
Overall a bellow average PPV, not a good example of what the WWF can do. Not recomended.

The only memorable thing I can recall from this King of the Ring was Kurt Angle becoming the new King of the Ring. Everything else just turned out to be decent or below average. To include this being the first and only time at a King of the Ring event that the WWE title was contested in a Six Man Tag Team match.

King of the Ring Quarter-Final Matches
Rikishi vs. Chris Benoit
3 days earlier on Smackdown, Rikishi and Benoit had a match where Rikishi won the Intercontinental title from Benoit. And ironically that match was far better then this one. After about 4 or 5 minutes of wrestling Benoit gets himself DQ'ed. This is a bad match. Which you rarely say about any Benoit match. 2.25/5

Val Venis vs. Eddie Guerrero
Best match of the Quarter-Finals. Val and Eddie performed very well. Some good quality action from this match. One of the better matches of the night. 4.25/5

Crash Holly vs. Bull Buchanan
This match did nothing for me. Crash gets the slick roll up on Bull for the win. 2.5/5

Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho
Not their best confrontation. You would see better matches from these two later on in their careers. But this is still one of the better matches of the night. A very good quarter-final match. The ending with Stephanie McMahon would only continue the feud between Triple H & Chris Jericho. 4/5

WWE Tag Team Championship
Too Cool vs. Edge & Christian vs. T&A vs. Hardy Boys
Much better match then I anticipated it to be. The Hardys and E&C in my view kept this match fun and interesting to watch. The last two teams has a good match showing too. Certainly better then what you think it will be. 4/5

King of the Ring Semi-Final Matches
Rikishi vs. Val Venis
These two had a feud going on already that would eventually end next month at Fully Loaded in a Steel Cage match. The match got physical at times but really nothing special. Rikishi takes a hard shot with the steel steps after the match. And also a chair shot to his already injured arm. 3/5

Kurt Angle vs. Crash Holly
Even though I'm a huge fan of Kurt's, this match didn't cut it for me either. A decent match at best. 2.5/5

Evening Gown Match for the Hardcore Championship
Pat Patterson vs. Gerald Brisco
I really have nothing to say about this match. That's how bad this match is. You even get some BORING chants in this one. Wrestlecrap at its best. Not even Crash Holly coming out to recapture his Hardcore title could save this one. 0.5/5

Table/Dumpster Match
Dudley Boyz vs. Road Dogg, Tori, & X-Pac
The rules to this match was that the Dudleys had to put all 3 members of DX through a table and for DX to win they had to put the Dudley boys into the dumpster and close the lid. I didn't find this match all that good. A couple of good table spots and thats about it. 3.5/5

King of the Ring Finals
Kurt Angle vs. Rikishi
Some very nice slams in this match. Rikishi for sure was selling his injured arm. I found this match pretty enjoyable to watch. The belly to belly from the top rope to Rikishi was pretty impressive. With this victory, everybody knew that Kurt Angle was the real deal. 4/5

WWE Championship
The Rock, Undertaker, & Kane vs. Triple H, Mr. McMahon, & Shane McMahon
Nothing much was happening here. Of course the team of Rock, Taker, & Kane turned on each other. Kane even chokeslamming the Rock at one point, tombstoning Triple H, then taking a chair shot by Taker. Shane takes a chokeslam from the top rope through the announce table by the Undertaker which was the real highlight of the match. A dull main event to say the least but it's worth seeing. 4/5

If you can find this somewhere to rent or even at a low price to purchase, then I recommend getting this. But take it into recognition that this isn't the best King of the Ring event.

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Rikkishi vs Cris Benoit
Not very good and a bad ending. 3/10

Eddie Gurreo vs Val Venis
Pretty good better than I expeccted. 8/10

Bull vs Crash Holly
Not that good. 2/10

Chris Jherico vs Kurt Angle
Good but the ending was a little weak. 8/10

Tag Team championship
Too Cool(champions) vs Test and Albert vs The Hardy Boys.
Pretty good tag match. 7/10

Rikkishi vs val venis
A decnt match. 6/10

Kurt Angle vs Crash Holly
This match wasnt that good. 3/10

Evening Gown Match for the harcore title
Pat Patreson(champion) vs Gerlad Brisco
Funny but not very good. 1/10

Dumpster tables match
The dudley boys vs X-pac,Te rhode dogg and Tori
Good brutal match!!! 8/10

King of the ring finals
Kurt Angle vs Rikkishi
Good but could have been better. 7/10

6 man tag match for the WWE title
The rock,The Undertaker and Kane vs HHH(champion),Mr. Mchman and Shane Mchman
A classic match!!! 10/10

WWF King of the Ring 2000 was an 11 match event with not one of those matches being anything more then a bit over average. Below is a review of all the matches, the overall extra features and the overall DVD, hopefully it will help you decide if you should buy this DVD or not. This review will give away who wins the quarter and semi final king of the ring matches. It will not directly give away who wins any of the other matches but the winner may seem pretty obvious by my explanations of the matches.

( Match Reviews )

--- King of the Ring Tournament Quarterfinals Match - Chris Benoit Vs Rikishi ---

Well Benoit gave Rikish an impressive german suplex and that's basically all you need to know about this match as it was cut short because Benoit turned into a chair swinging maniac and got disqualified. The after math also contained a cool headbutt over a bunch of referee's. (2/10)

--- King of the Ring Tournament Quarterfinals Match - Val Venis Vs Eddie Guerrero ---

This match contained some high impact, a couple of submissions, good wrestling, a little bit of high flying and a quite a lot of kick outs. A overall good match however the ending seemed rushed and came out of nowhere. (5.5/10)

--- King of the Ring Tournament Quarterfinals Match - Crash Vs Bull Buchanan ---

Bull gave Crash some high impact moves as Buchanan was in control of this match for more then 90 percent of the time, Crash still somehow won this match with an upset victory. (1.5/10)

--- King of the Ring Tournament Quarterfinals Match - Kurt Angle Vs Chris Jericho ---

A good paced match complete with suplexes, top rope maneuvers and just overall good action. The match went into the crowd for a short period of time as well. (5.5/10)

--- Four-Team Elimination Match for the WWF Tag Team Championships - Too Cool Vs Edge and Christian Vs T&A Vs The Hardy Boyz ---

A greatly paced and entertaining match-up. The actions stays consistently well in this match, the first two falls are pretty cool and well done however the third and deciding fall is very poor. (6/10)

--- King of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Match - Rikishi Vs Val Venis ---

This is a short , slow paced and boring match. Rikishi gets another after match beating. (1/10)

--- King of the Ring Tournament Semifinals Match - Crash Vs Kurt Angle ---

This was an ok, semi-fast paced match with a clean ending, however like all the king of the ring matches in this pay per view(ppv) it was to short. If the lengths of these king of the ring matches where longer the rating probably would be quite a bit higher. (3.5/10)

--- Evening Gown Match for the WWF Hardcore Championship - Pat Patterson Vs Gerald Brisco ---

This was a disgusting, non-hardcore, terrible match. I was so relieved when Crash interfered and ended this match when he did. This was a waste of time that could've been used to make the king of the ring matches a bit longer. If The King did not laugh threw out this match it would've seemed even stupider and less entertaining then it was. This is wrestling at its worst people. (0.5/10)

--- Handicap Table Dumpster Match - Road Dogg, X-Pac and Tori Vs The Dudley Boyz ---

This match was pretty boring and slow paced but was saved from being completely awful by a few tables. The match contained three tables, there was some good after match stuff that included an extra table. The dumpster used in this match had cool side doors however it was used very poorly. (4/10)

--- King of the Ring Tournament Finals Match - Kurt Angle Vs Rikishi ---

The final bout of this mediocre tournament was also bad. It was just about as short as the other tournament matches. The ending was pretty good and clean but the finish didn't save this match from just being overall bad. (2.5/10)

--- Six-Man Tag Team Match for the WWF Championship - Triple H, Vince McMahon and Shane McMahon Vs The Rock, Undertaker and Kane ---

This match starts off just all right but then goes downhill from there until it suddenly picks up during the last minute with a crazy bump by Shane as he got chokeslammed off the top rope threw the announce table. This was a bad main event with a stupid stipulation. The match gives no credibility to the WWF title. (3/10)

( Extra Features )

The special features on this DVD are horrible, most of the extras can be found on the ppv itself, the only thing that cannot be found on the ppv is the 5 minute exclusive wrap up show which basically goes threw the event and talks about what you just saw. The wrap up contains 5 backstage interviews with Edge and Christian, Kurt Angle, Crash, Gerald Briso and The Rock. The wrestlers are unfortunately still in character when doing these interviews. I don't know if anyone cares but the exclusive wrap up also quickly shows a third angle to the Shane McMahon bump.Very bad extra features. (1.5/10)

( Overall DVD )

Now you can do whatever you choose with your own money, however let me make a strong recommendation that you do not purchase this event unless you've got nothing else to buy or where at this event. Most of the matches where mediocre and as I stated before not one of the 11 matches are anything but a bit over average. The extra features do not help this DVD from being anything but bad. I recommend you spend your money on something else.

This one isn't bad, but it isn't the best one of the year, then again, the KOTR rarely delivers excellent matches, The tournament itself was not set up right in my opinion, and some of the matches were too short. Main event was lackluster, but I enjoyed seeing the McMahons get the stuffing beat outta them. The Jericho/Angle quarterfinal match was the best of the KOTR matches, it shoulda been a semifinal or final match, not Qtr. Final. The 4 way tag titles match and the Tables/dumpsters match were both good in my opinion. See it, but try renting.