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10/02/00 Monday Nitro - The Franchise Shane Douglas with Torrie Wilson d. That '70s Guy Mike Awesome
Douglas talked smack about Konnan, challenging him and Tygress to a match against The Franchise and Torrie Wilson at Halloween Havoc. Shane also challenged Mike Awesome to a match right there on Nitro. That '70s Guy came out and the bout was underway. Lex Luger was shown in the crowd as Awesome pulled a table from underneath the ring. Mike went for the Awesome Bomb, but became distracted when Wilson ripped open her top. Douglas spun Awesome around and delivered The Franchiser for the win. Tygress ran in after Torrie, but Shane grabbed her. Just before Douglas could deliver his move, Konnan ran in for the save. [wcw.com]

10/09/00 Monday Nitro - Primetime Elix Skipper d. Rey Mysterio, Jr. with Tygress
Primetime came to the ring ready for a big match against the more experienced Rey Mysterio, Jr. As the two former Cruiserweight Champions squared off, tempers flared, leading to an early exchange of highflying maneuvers that brought the Aussies to their feet. Mysterio came from the top with a legdrop, but only got a two-count on the Team Canada member. After a somersault plancha over the ropes, Rey moved in for the Bronco Buster, but was distracted when Torrie Wilson attacked Tygress at the announcers' table. Wilson's interference enabled Skipper to take the advantage and score the win just before Douglas could deliver his move, Konnan ran in for the save.

Down Underwear Match - Tygress d. Torrie Wilson
As Torrie finished applying her makeup, Tygress took the compact away and threw it to the crowd. Wilson shoved Tygress to the mat and the match was underway. The two went at it hard and heavy, with Tygress delivering a face jam, followed by a "face full of stuff." In the end, the former Nitro Girl tore the clothes from Wilson's body, taking the victory. Shane Douglas ran in and set Tygress up for The Franchiser, but Konnan slid in for the rescue, running Shane and Torrie from the ring.  [wcw.com]

10/11/00 Wednesday Thunder - General Rection/ Konnan with Tygress d. Lance Storm with Major Gunns and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas with Torrie Wilson
Douglas told Konnan that he was ready for him at Halloween Havoc. As Torrie started to put down the Aussies, Storm and Gunns came to the ring, challenging the crowd to respect the playing of the Canadian national anthem. Konnan and Rection charged the ring, sending Douglas and Storm to the floor. K-Dogg and The Franchise exchanged a series of chops, with The Filthy Animal ending up getting the double team on the wrong side of the ring. When Major Gunns tripped Storm in the corner, Torrie pulled her to the floor by her hair, prompting Tygress to tear into Wilson, all to the delight of the Sydney crowd. Rection tagged into the action, but was stopped by Douglas. Billy Kidman ran in and delivered the Kid Crusher to Shane, leaving him prone for Rection's No Laughing Matter moonsault for the win. [wcw.com]

10/16/00 Monday Nitro - Handicapped Match No Contest - The Franchise Shane Douglas with Torrie Wilson vs. The Filthy Animals
Douglas bragged to the crowd that the United States defeated the Australians in every event in the Olympics. He challenged Konnan and the rest of The Animals to come to the ring for a handicapped match. The Filthy Animals came out and accepted, with Konnan promising to show Torrie what a real man was all about. In the ring, The Animals brutalized Shane as Tygress and Rey gave him a dual "face full of stuff." The Franchise pulled out mace and sprayed Konnan and Mysterio in the eyes before he and Torrie ran Tygress into the metal guardrail. With Konnan handcuffed to the ropes, Rey was destroyed, with only Charles Robinson there to try and cover him from more punishment. [wcw.com]

WCW World Title Match Booker T. d. The Franchise Shane Douglas with Torrie Wilson
Scott Steiner joined the announcers at ringside and put Torrie Wilson down. Backstage, Konnan told Tygress to wait in the back, while he took care of something. Booker started off on the offense, dropping Douglas to the mat twice with two big sidekicks. T brought Shane to the outside, but was reversed on a whip to the guardrail, slamming into it himself. Douglas focused on Booker's upper body and neck, slowing down the champion. Booker fired back with a scissors kick, a sidekick and a spinarooni. Kidman came out and grabbed Douglas, but was knocked off the apron and into Midajah at ringside. Steiner blasted Kidman from behind. Konnan and Jarrett joined the brawl outside the ring, as Booker hit the Bookend for the win over Douglas. [wcw.com]

The Chosen One Jeff Jarrett d. Konnan with Tygress
As Konnan went through his pre-match ritual on the mic, Jarrett attacked, getting the challenge match underway. The Chosen One brought a chair across Konnan's back several times outside, before heading back into the ring. Tygress set up to deliver a "face full of stuff" to Jarrett, but Douglas came out and grabbed her by the hair. She slapped Torrie and Shane across the face, before getting blasted by Jarrett's guitar after Konnan ducked out of the way from Jeff's attack. The Chosen One brought K-Dogg down with The Stroke to get the 1-2-3. [wcw.com]

10/18/00 Wednesday Thunder - Rey Mysterio, Jr. with Tygress d. Above Average Mike Sanders
Tygress came to the ring wearing a neck brace as a result of Jeff Jarrett's guitar smash over her head at Nitro. Rey Mysterio attacked Sanders from behind, sending him reeling, as Miller and Jones joined the announcers at ringside. After a big BroncoBuster, Rey went to the top, but the Cruiserweight Champion brought him down hard. Sanders got mouthy with The Cat at ringside; Mike got a low blow for his trouble. Sanders was thrown back into the ring where Mysterio, much to the delight of the Australian crowd, swiftly pinned him. [wcw.com]

The Chosen One Jeff Jarrett and Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner with Midajah d. Billy Kidman and Konnan with Tygress
Steiner tore into Kidman right away, easily hoisting him above his head with a press slam. Konnan caught Steiner with a shot, allowing Billy to connect with a big dropkick from the top. K-Dogg tagged in and dropped Jarrett with a rolling clothesline, followed by a face jam for a close two-count. Torrie walked down to ringside and pulled Tygress by her neck. Big Poppa brought Kidman down with a Samoan drop from the top and applied the Steiner Recliner for the second submission win over Kidman in 48 hours. [wcw.com]

10/23/00 Monday Nitro - The Franchise Shane Douglas with Torrie Wilson d. Konnan with Tygress
The Franchise came out wearing a sling, telling Konnan he was injured last week and could not compete. Konnan backed Shane into the corner and told him he would see him at Havoc. Douglas attempted to attack from behind, but Konnan countered, getting the match underway. K-Dogg worked on the injured arm, before Torrie threw her man a chain. Shane used the weapon on Konnan, brought him down with The Franchiser and got the tainted win. Tygress and Torrie went at it outside the ring after the bell. [wcw.com]

10/29/00 Halloween Havoc PPV - Konnan and Tygress d. The Franchise Shane Douglas and Torrie Wilson
Douglas got on the mic and talked smack about Konnan, as Torrie, wearing a Wonder Woman suit, stood by his side. Tygress came down the aisle to confront Shane and Torrie, telling them she was ready to take them out by herself. After a low blow on The Franchise, Tygress went after Torrie, setting her up for the face full of stuff. Douglas stopped the Filthy Animals' second and joined Torrie as they set up for a double team attack. Konnan finally made his way into the match, and all four fought out onto the floor. Once order was restored, Tygress and K-Dogg made quick tags while working over Douglas' left arm in their corner. The Franchise dropped Tygress to the mat hard with a right fist to the head before tagging in Torrie. Wilson kicked out of a pin attempt after a facebuster, rolling over to tag Shane back in. Douglas locked Tygress into a hammerlock cross face, but she swung out of the hold, sending him to the outside. Torrie pulled Charles Robinson in the way as Tygress came in for a face full of stuff. Torrie gave Konnan The Franchiser, but Tygress pulled her off at two and a half. The Filthy Animals fought back and, after a brief struggle, K-Dogg scored the pinfall. [wcw.com] For pics - Click Here.

11/08/00 Wednesday Thunder - Rey Mysterio Jr. with Tygress d. David Flair
David called Rey Mysterio Jr. to the ring for questioning in the ongoing investigation of the father of Stacy's baby. Mysterio said he was not the father as Tygress slapped Flair across the face. Rey was all over David, but the larger Flair used his weight and strength advantage to throw Rey around the ring. After Tygress landed a forearm to David's head, she entered the ring to deliver a "face full of stuff" on Flair in the corner. Rey put the icing on the cake with a legdrop from the top to win the match. [wcw.com]

11/15/00 Wednesday Thunder - Cruiserweight Title #1 Contenders Match - Kwee-Wee with Paisley d. Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr. with Tygress, Lieutenant Loco, Corporal Cajun, and Primetime Elix Skipper with Major Gunns

Loco and Skipper started out the match. The fans got behind the MIA member as he battled against the cocky "Canadian." Outside, Major Gunns smacked the back of Tygress' head and blamed it on Paisley, starting a scuffle between the former Nitro Girls. Sgt. A-WALL came out to set things straight, but Doug Dellinger sent the three ladies and A-WALL backstage. Cajun and Loco doubled up on Primetime, but when they shoved referee Charles Robinson, he threw them both out of the contest. Kwee-Wee was the victim of a baseball slide to the groin by Kidman, followed by a BroncoBuster by Rey. Robinson eliminated Kidman, bringing the match down to three. Kwee-Wee almost immediately eliminated Mysterio, but Skipper jumped on him, trying to gain the deciding fall to become the number one contender. Jim Duggan attempted to enter with his 2x4, but Meng stopped him. Amid the chaos, Kwee-Wee rolled Skipper up for the pin, becoming the next in line for a Cruiserweight title shot. [wcw.com]

11/27/00 Monday Nitro - Disqualification - Rey Mysterio Jr. with The Filthy Animals d. The Chosen One Jeff Jarrett
Jarrett told Konnan he had something special for him after he was done with Rey Mysterio. Tygress tripped Jarrett on the ropes to open Rey for a bulldog which set the tone of the match. Konnan distracted Jeff on the apron, allowing Billy Kidman to knock Jeff to the mat for a Mysterio legdrop from the top. The Chosen One put a foot up on the Broncobuster attempt, sending Rey to the mat in pain. The Animals came back again, with Tygress and Mysterio delivering a double "face full of stuff" in the corner. Finally, Jeff could take no more and smashed his guitar over Rey's head, causing the referee to call for the disqualification. [wcw.com]

01/14/01 Sin PPV Penalty Box Match - Special Referee - Hacksaw Jim Duggan Team Canada with Major Gunns d. The Filthy Animals with Tygress
Team Canada arrived on its official bus, which was cleaned up from the graffiti attack one week ago. Storm said he would make sure Canadian justice reigned. Duggan got on the mic and explained the rules to both teams, saying if they were broken, the offenders would go to the penalty box. Storm and Mysterio started off, flying hard from rope to rope until Primetime Elix Skipper interfered, earning himself a trip to the box. Awesome came in and bumped into Duggan, prompting Hacksaw to send him in as well. The Animals took advantage of the three-on-one, working over the team leader. After serving his penalty, Primetime tagged in and immediately put the boots to Billy Kidman. Awesome pulled Kidman's hair from outside and Storm grabbed Billy's shirt, causing Duggan to again send two members of the Canadian squad to the box. K-Dogg applied a submission hold on Skipper before making quick tags with his Animal partners. Elix hit a missile dropkick from the top and tagged big Mike Awesome into the battle. As Duggan broke up a battle between Major Gunns and Tygress outside, he turned around in time to see Kidman and Rey attempting the BroncoBuster double team. They were both sent to the box, as were Gunns and Tygress after another brawl broke out between the two. Konnan hit a face jam on Storm before tagging Billy into the match, who rocked the former Canadian champion with a huge sit out powerbomb. Tygress got another trip into the box after following up on Rey's BroncoBuster on Awesome. In the end, it was Duggan who was forced to call the match in favor of Team Canada as Kidman tapped out to Storm's single leg crab. [wcw.com]

01/26/01 Internet News
Scott Steiner is on the front cover of the February issue of WCW Magazine. A big pictorial of Tygress is included in the magazine. [Mike Franey]

02/02/01 Internet Rumor
WCW has released five of their top women performers. Those who are said to be gone are Daffney, Paisley, Leia Meow, Major Gunns, and Tygress. Sources within the other two companies (WWF and ECW) have reported that at least two of the women have reportedly called them asking for work.

Eric Bischoff didn't like the profanity and all the women on WCW shows and it was expected that when Fusient Media and Bischoff took over the company, women, etc would be scaled back. Women were given prominent roles under Russo's rule as head of the creative team in WCW. It now appears that the expanded roles of women are WCW are gone. [Nick Moore]

WebMaster's Note: Oh goody. Two of the main reasons I watch (Daffney & the delectable Major Gunns) are going to be gone?  Great, I can get Dustin and Dusty Rhoades instead I suppose.  Their appearance Monday makes me think that we're going to slide backwards in time with the WCW once again.

06/29/01 Internet News
According to the official site of Tygress, she is currently accepting Indie Bookings. [Amish Patel]

09/07/01 Internet Rumor
Former WCW Nitro Girl Tygress (Vanessa Sanchez) is set to make her big screen debut, with a supporting role in the movie "Pandora's Box", released in February. [Daniel Elder]

----- The WWF is currently negotiating with Vanessa Sanchez (aka Tygress) mainly due to the fact she is a good talker (as displayed during her time in the Filthy Animals, she helped color commentate on various occasions), and that is supposedly the last female the WWF will bring in for some time. Names such as Midajah have popped up recently, but there is currently no interest in valets who just act as 'eye candy', and are restricted when it comes to in-ring action. [Jon Farrer]

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