another episode of Nitro *inside*

[Guest Eagan469]

*link down*

Edited April 27, 2003 by Eagan469

[Guest tpww7]

Woot, Eagan = Poster of the day once again.

[Guest Retro Rob]

Once I get the first ep tomorrow from tpww, I'll get them up on Kazaa, so even when you take the links down people will be able to get them at least for however long I keep them on my hard drive.

[Guest HartFan86]

Awesome..Thanks.

[Guest DR PHIL]

Thank god, what's your username on kazaa?

[Guest BifEverchad]

Eagan! You Magnificant Bastard!!

[Guest tpww7]

Teddy Long managed Ice Train? *Has no recolection of this*

[Guest Stunt Granny]

Ugh...I hated this era in WCW. Every week "There is tension in the nWo" follow by those boring ass nWo interveiw tht went nowhere. Thank God for undercard wrestling.

[Guest DR PHIL]

HELP!

I'm using the freshdownload accelerator and it gets up to 1 meg before resetting itself WTF!?

[Guest DR PHIL]

I've just downloaded dap on the advice of downhome and it appears to be working.

 

thus far...

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

As a guy who never got to see the WCW version of the NWO with the exception of the occasional bore-ass PPV, thanks.

[Guest BifEverchad]

Here's the Recap of that Nitro:

 

 

WCW Monday Nitro: Live.

HOUR ONE: Hosted by Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko.

- They start off with footage of Savage manhandling Kimberly, Bischoff's

attempts to stop him, Eric getting shoved down, and the rest of the NWO

coming in to break them up. After the opening they show still photos from

the Savage/Diamond Dallas Page match.

 

- KONAN/HUGH MORRUS vs. ALEX WRIGHT/PSYCHOSIS

Pretty much a squash. Psychosis wrestles most of the match on his side.

Only a couple of highspots: a corkscrew plancha off the top to the floor

being the biggest. Alex is tagged in for a brief flurry, but he ends up a

victim to Hugh Morrus' moonsault.

 

During the match they show us DDP arriving at the arena (footage from

before the show started). He's got all kinds of bumps and bruises, and

his shoulder is in some kind of sling.

 

After the match they show stills from the Madusa/Akira Hokuto match.

 

- LORD STEVEN REGAL vs. REY MYSTERIO JR.

A less than stellar effort this time out, particularly on Mysterio's

behalf. He trise his huracanrana roll-up, but Regal escapes.

 

The match is then more-or-less interrupted as they cut away to

"Hollywood" Hogan, Bischoff, and Ted DiBiase arriving via limo. Hogan

mutters some Godfather type stuff about getting the "family" back the way

it should be.

 

Regal hits a reverse suplex. He then applies the Regal Stretch. He has

the match won, but he refuses to release the hold. The ref calls for the

bell, DQ'ing him. Prince Iaukea runs in for the save and Regal slaps the

Regal Stretch on him too. Regal stomps on both unconscious cruiserweights

as several refs try to remove him from the ring.

 

The rest of the NWO arrive. Nash gripes to the cameraman about them

following him everywhere. They go to break showing stills from the Regal/

Iaukea match at Spring Stampede.

 

- They show stills of the altercation between Scott Steiner and Kevin Nash,

and Scott's subsequent arrest. They also have a few shots from the Nash/

Rick Steiner match.

 

- CHRIS BENOIT (w/ Woman) vs. ICETRAIN (w/ Teddy Long)

The match is virtually ignored as they cut to a shot of the two NWO camps

squaring off in the back. Hogan drops the World Title belt, saying it

means nothing without unity. He asks Nash if he has a problem with him.

Savage and Bischoff get in each others face. As some of the NWO members

each have their say, Nash can be seen stalking off from the back of the

group.

 

Benoit and Icetrain, meanwhile, are doing their best to kill a few

minutes. Teddy Long is up on the apron and gets knocked down, landing

like he may actually have taken a shot to the head. Benoit DDT's Icetrain

and gets the pin.

 

- They run a clip of Hogan with Dennis Rodman at the premiere in Chicago of

his new movie, "Double Team" with Jean Claude Van Damme. Some fans do a

spontaneously rehearsed "NWO" chant. Rodman then does a terrible, brief

interview, hyping his arrival in the NWO, set for July 13th (scheduled by

WCW as "Summer Stampede", but it may be the Great American Bash. The

"Bash" was the original name, but WCW is advertising it by the "Summer"

name on their website). For the record, "Double Team" opened miserably

in 5th place over the weekend, pulling in only about 5 million dollars.

As a rule of thumb, a movie usually only makes between two and five times

what it earned on it's opening weekend. It will most likely have to go

overseas (where Van Damme does well) to make any money.

 

- KEVIN SULLIVAN (w/ Jacquelyn & Jimmy Hart) vs. HECTOR GUERRERO

Man, Eddie sure looks bad! Wait ... that his older, haggard looking

brother, Hector. Hector does the job, letting Jacquelyn beat up on him,

then succumbing to the "Tree of Woe" and Sullivan's stomp to the belly.

Before the match they showed stills from the Benoit/Malenko match, and

Eddie being "kidnapped" by the Dungeon of Doom. They also mention (later)

that they had taken Malenko's U.S. Title belt, but it was later returned

to Dean by WCW officials. Tony asks the pertinent question "where's

Eddie?" as his brother Hector is being tossed around by Jacquelyn.

 

They go to commercial showing still from the Public Enemy/Horsemen match.

 

- The New World Order comes out in two groups: Hogan, DiBiase, Bischoff,

NWO Sting, Vincent, and Scott Norton in the first ... Nash, Syxx,

Bagwell, and Wallstreet in the second. Savage and Elizabeth (Savage on

crutches) bring up the rear.

 

Once in the ring Hogan essentially replays the little scene they did in

the back. He tosses down the belt. He asks Nash if there's a problem? He

asks where Scott hall is? Nash replies that he has no problem with Dennis

Rodman, and that he and Syxx were all alone last week and that contibuted

to his bitterness. Hogan suggests that next year Nash will be part of the

NWO Easter Egg hunt, which doesn't go down well with Nash. Nash then says

that Hall is "NWO 4 Life", and that no one need worry about him. He

finishes by saying that his going around hyping the NWO isn't just a

catch phrase, and that he's committed to the team. Hogan says perhaps

they ought to get it on right there, teasing a fight. The crowd starts to

go wild as the other NWO members make room for the two. Nash reaffirms

that he's "NWO 4 Life", and a fight is avoided (much to the chagrin of

the paying audience).

 

Attention then turns to Savage and Bischoff. Time running short, they

quickly agree to put each other on "probation", and leave it at that.

 

Nick Patrick was nowhere to be seen. Schiavone speculated he might be in

the hospital following Nash's jacknife.

 

HOUR TWO: Hosted by Tony Schiavone, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Mike Tenay.

 

- Mean Gene Okerlund interviews Ric Flair. Flair brings out "Rowdy" Roddy

Piper. After some crass jokes about the girl they had in the ring last

week, they agree that Kevin Greene would be a worthy addition to their

team. Greene pops up from nowhere, calls Piper "the Freakin' I.C.O.N.",

and all three go into a spastic fit. Greene drops in place (like 'dem

football players do). Piper hops about, and Flair does his alzheimer's

jig. Wait a minute ... didn't Greene hate Flair when we last saw him?

 

DEAN MALENKO vs. CHRIS JERICHO

An unusual match. It starts of and maintains a really fast pace until

Jericho gets whacked in the nose. I didn't see any blood, but the

announcers, wrestlers, and referee all act like Jericho is bleeding.

Jericho holds his hand over his nose and mouth. Malenko points to

Jericho, as if to indicate to the ref that he's injured. Malenko bends

over to take a look, then lays in a kick to Jericho's head and covers for

the quick pin. The ref helps Jericho out of the ring, but the camera

never gets a clear shot of whether he's bleeding or not. Weird. Too short

to say much either way about it.

 

- PUBLIC ENEMY vs. HIGH VOLTAGE

Let's jump ahead to the ugly part, shall we? Grunge places Chaos on the

table and dives, but Chaos moves and Grunge goes through the table. Rage

then hits Rocco with a Northern Lights Suplex and covers for the pin.

Rock and Grunge then are interviewed by Okerlund and demand a

"Philadelphia Street Fight" rematch next week on Nitro (which just

happens to be from Philadelphia. Wow ... what a co-inky-dink!). Rocco

says it's time to get "extreme".

 

- A shot of Prince Iaukea in the back getting his ribs taped. The poor bum

still has to wrestle Ultimo Dragon tonight. I begin to contemplate the

changes that will be necessary for my "Current Titleholders" gallery.

 

- HARLEM HEAT (w/ Sherri) vs. JEFF JARRETT/STEVE MCMICHAEL (w/ Debra)

McMichael doesn't come to the ring with Jarrett. Jarret wrestles the

whole match, and does all he can to keep from being pinned. Mongo finally

comes out, tags in, and cleans house. He then tags the near unconscious

Jarrett back in and tells him to finish up. Jarret goes back in and gets

laid out by a high kick from Booker T. The Heat get the win. Mean Gene

then interviews the Horsemen. Jarrett asks Mongo where he was. Debra

starts to talk and Mongo silences her. He then goes on to say that it's

time WCW wrestlers started to keep their eyes on Mongo, because he'll

get his due. Jarrett says that doesn't answer his question and they go to

break.

 

- Lee Marshall phones in from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

 

- ULTIMO DRAGON (w/ Sonny Onoo) vs. PRINCE IAUKEA

The long dark night is over, as Ultimo quickly takes advantage of the

ribs and pins Iaukea to become the new World Television Champion.

 

They go to break showing still from the Luger/Giant/Harlem Heat match.

 

- THE GIANT vs. SCOTT STEINER

No match. The Giant comes out first, then Scott, who's jumped from behind

by Konan and Hugh Morrus. Yet another Nitro main event doesn't take

place, and no replacement is scheduled. They go to break with stills from

Nash vs. Rick Steiner.

 

- Diamond Dallas Page comes out wearing an icepack on his shoulder. He

tells of how he learned about Savage's attack on Kimberly (he was

unconscious at the time) and how the feud between he and Savage has just

begun. He calls Savage out. Savage comes out limping halfway to the ring.

"Hollywood" Hogan catches up to him and says "this one is on me!". Before

he can enter the ring, though, Sting drops from the ceiling with a pair

of baseball bats. He tosses one to Page and the two of them hold off the

NWO as the show ends.

 

-otherarena.com

[Guest bob_barron]

Does anyone elses Nitro cut off after Dragon v. Iaukea?

[Guest Eagan469]

Giant vs. Scott Steiner is cut out

[Guest bob_barron]

You cut out that 5* MOTYC??

 

Thanks for putting this stuff up Eagen- it's pretty awesome

[Guest Retro Rob]

FYI, I didn't get the first episode yet, but this afternoon I'll go on to Kazaa. My username is just Rob@kazaa, but if you search out Nitro, not too many results come up, so it should be fairly easy to locate.

[Guest El Gigante]

Awesome! Thanks alot.

[Guest Retro Rob]

Also, when you search it out, be sure to only video files. I'm on right now, but I'm not sure for how long, so you could give it a shot.

[Guest tpww7]

I'm up on Kazaa now too if you want the first show.

[Guest Galactic Gigolo]

This is so great.

[Guest Stunt Granny]

What was with the ending of the Jericho/Malenko match?

[Guest Coffey]

Does anyone elses Nitro cut off after Dragon v. Iaukea?

Yup..and the Sting run-in is what I wanted to see the most.

[Guest geniusMoment]

I forgot how cool Malenko's and Benoit's music was. I think Dean should have used that music in the WWF. Also how much have Piper, Flair and Hogan aged in the last 6 years. Despite being old back then they still looked like a threat in the ring, which goes a long way because if you look like crap no one will buy you as a big star, just as a side show act.

[Guest LatinoHeat]

Crap..I missed this. Could you pm me the link or something?

 

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