Sixteen years ago todayon WCW Nitro, Vince Russo defeated Booker T in a Caged Heat match to win the WCW Championship.Actually, Russo was never announced as the winner during theNitrobroadcast. The match and show ended with Goldberg spearing Russo out of the cage. Russo then showed up on Thunderwith the WCW Championship belt in his possession declaring himself the champion. He then retired from in-ring competition.Russo officially vacates the title the following Monday onNitrothe ninth time the title was vacated since Russo came aboard, and the seventh in 2000 aloneto put that in perspective, the WCW world

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