On August 13, 2000 WCW’s New Blood Rising took place from the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia. The name is a reference to the New Blood faction within WCW (which dissolved before the pay-per-view even aired). The event replaced WCW's August PPV event Road Wild held from 1996 to 1999. Despite never being announced before or during the show, every match on the card was contested under no disqualification rules. In the main event, WCW World Heavyweight Champion Booker T put his titl