The Nitro Review 8/31 - 9/6

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This week its the eighth anniversary of the very first Nitro.

 

September 4, 1995

Brian Pillman def. Jushin Liger

Ric Flair def. Sting by DQ; U.S. Title Match

Hulk Hogan def. Big Bubba Rogers; WCW Title Match

 

September 2, 1996

Diamond Dallas Page def. Alex Wright

Harlem Heat def. Greg Valentine & Buddy Valentino

Chris Jericho def. Dean Malenko

The Giant def. Brad Armstrong

Randy Savage def. Ron Studd

The Steiner Brothers def. Sting & Lex Luger by DQ

The Four Horsemen def. The Dungeon of Doom

 

September 1, 1997

Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael def. Jeff Jarrett & Eddy Guerrero

Mortis def. Silver King

Yuji Nagata def. Dean Malenko

Ultimo Dragon def. La Parka

Buff Bagwell def. Glacier

Lizmark Jr. def. Villano IV

Alex Wright def. Hugh Morrus

Stevie Richards def. Damien

Ray Traylor def. Prince Iaukea

Scott Hall & Randy Savage def. Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page

 

August 31, 1998

Wrath def. Jim Powers

Scott Norton def. Norman Smiley

Brian Adams def. Eddy Guerrero

The Cat def. Riggs

Konnan def. Marty Jannety

Saturn & Lodi def. High Voltage

Juventud Guerrera def. Evan Karagias; CW Title Match

Chris Jericho def. Disco Inferno; TV Title Match

Goldberg def. Al Green; WCW Title Match

Sting & Lex Luger def. Hollywood Hogan & Bret Hart by count out

 

September 6, 1999

Lodi def. Evan Karagias

Barry Horowitz NC Al Green

Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko win a battle royal

Prince Iaukea def. Johnny Swinger

Buff Bagwell def. Steven Regal

Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Kidman def. Juventud Guerrera, Psychosis, & Blitzkrieg

Shane Douglas def. Kendall Windham

Barry Windham def. Jerry Flynn

Perry Saturn def. Hugh Morrus

Chris Benoit NC Dean Malenko

Goldberg & Hulk Hogan def. Sid Vicious, Diamond Dallas Page, & Rick Steiner in a Steel Cage Handicap Match

 

September 4, 2000

Rey Mysterio Jr. & Juventud Guerrera def. Insane Clown Posse; Tag Title Match

Sting def. Vampiro & The Great Muta in a handicap match

Booker T def. Stevie Ray

Kronic def. The Cat in a handicap match

Goldberg def. Shane Douglas

The Natural Born Thrillers def. Big Vito in a Gauntlet Match

Kevin Nash won “WarGames 2000” for the WCW Title

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"Hulk Hogan def. Big Bubba Rogers; WCW Title Match"

 

Good Lord, that was a main event title match!?!?

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"Hulk Hogan def. Big Bubba Rogers; WCW Title Match"

 

Good Lord, that was a main event title match!?!?

Well it was Hogan so he got to be in the main event no matter what. After the match did feature the return of Lex Luger to WCW which was notable at the time. The only old recap I can find to the first show is off something called the "Ring Report" on the RSPW message boards:

 

"in the main event THAT HH GUY had an easy time with BIG BUBBA ROGERS,

got the pin with the legdrop of doom, and then -- as usual -- KEVIN

SULLIVAN, KAMALA, THE SHARK, & ZODIAC crashed the ring. That's when LEX

LUGER made the save. Typically, the two cleared the ring then ran into

each other and almost came to blows. Sting & Randy Savage came in and

separated them. After a commercial they came back with Sting, Savage, HH

& Luger in the ring with Gene Okerlund. Luger and HH trash talked and

Luger said that he was "tired of playing around with kids" and that he

"traveled the same roads as (HH) did" and that he wanted HH in the ring

for the title. HH said okay -- and the match was signed for next week"

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Yikes.

[Guest The Real Nosferatu]

whats link to RSPW board?

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whats link to RSPW board?

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&...t.pro-wrestling

 

Its not nearly as relevant as it was in the 90s but its interesting digging up old stuff.

[Guest Boo_Bradley]

Buddy Valentino

 

Kevin Nash won “WarGames 2000” for the WCW Title

*hint hint*

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Buddy Valentino

 

Kevin Nash won “WarGames 2000” for the WCW Title

*hint hint*

Valentino match recap by John Petrie (www.otherarena.com) and Nash match recap by CRZ (www.slashwrestling.com):

 

HARLEM HEAT vs. GREG "THE HAMMER" VALENTINE/BUDDY VALENTINO

Valentine is a wily veteran, while Valentino is a really fat guy with

white hair. The referee, new to WCW, is Mark Curtis, meaning more of the

dust has settled from the explosion that was the end of Smoky Mountain

Wrestling. (Well, not really an explosion.) The majority of the match

consisted of the Heat beating the unholy crap out of Valentino. El Super

Porky De Lucha Turner succumbs to the Harlem Hangover. The Heat then talk

to Mean Gene, dissin' the Nasty Boys. Out comes said Nasty persons and

they politely retort by slamming Booker T. into the railing and Stevie

Ray into the steps. They then drag Booker T. inside the ring and spike

piledrive him. In case you're having trouble remembering which Heat is

which, remember this: Booker T. is the one that can actually wrestle,

therefore "Stevie Ray - go away... Booker T.'s alright with me!"

 

 

WAR GAMES 2000 - RUSSO'S REVENGE for the World Heavyweight Championship - Here we go. Sting and Jarrett meet in the center of the bottom cage - Sting blocks, right, chop, right, dropkick, off the ropes with a clothesline that takes Jarrett outside. Sting follows and runs Jarrett's head into the side of the cage - and into THAT side of the cage. Right to the gut, right, head to a THIRD side of the cage. Sting stomps on the hands. Head to the STEEL steps. Back in the ring - Sting's bringing a ladder back in with him. He sets it up in the corner - but Jarrett is back up, right, right, right, right, right, right, head to the buckle, into the ladder is reversed and *Jarrett* hits it. Sting whips Jarrett into the ladder again as the ten second clock pops up. That was pretty much two minutes exactly. Sting stomps away on Jarrett as WHITE THUNDER comes out...wearing Virgil's face guard (those of you who thought I'd say "Test's face guard" aren't old school enough) from the injury Goldberg gave him last time they wrestled. Sting was trying to climb to the second cage without a ladder, but Steiner pulls him off the top rope - he hangs from the ceiling a while - Jarrett and Steiner ram the ladder into Sting's ribs until he lets go. Steiner directs Jarrett - then presses Sting - and drops him. The big red ladder is in and Steiner sets it up directly beneath the trapdoor to the second level. Jarrett whips Sting into the first ladder, set up in another corner. Steiner takes Sting and puts him in the ropes - shoulderblock. Elbowdrop. Jarrett stomps. Steiner stomps. Clock is up. Sting whipped into the ladder again - it's KRONYKK as Steiner climbs the ladder - and Jarrett tries to follow...but not quick enough. Steiner grabs bolt cutters from the wall of the second cage and undoes the chain keeping the door of the second cage closed. Meanwhile, Jarrett's getting worked over. Double shoulderblock. High Time for Jarrett. Adams climbs to the second level just as Steiner has managed to open the door of the second cage and toss the bolt cutters onto the roof - Adams with an uppernut. Clark up on the second level as well. Adams with a right. Clark with a clubbing blow. There are weapons all over this cage, and yet they're not using them....They press Steiner into the roof of the cage - three times. Dropped into a gutbuster. Next man out is VIC VENOM & THE HARRIS BROTHYRZ. If you're wondering how that isn't *three* men, well, you just don't get WCW. In the bottom ring, Jarrett and Sting are back on their feet - whip into the opposite corner by Sting, but Jarrett sidesteps the Stinget splash. Sting with a clothesline, clothesline, Scorpion Deathlock - as Russo watches from the apron. Meanwhile, the Harrisses are climbing up the outside of the cage as Clark is taking a kendo stick to Steiner - then to the Harrisses. Adams has one as well. Clark brings a garbage can - Heavy D with a garbage can - while these four garbage it up, let's go back to the bottom cage, where Sting has his sights set on Russo - Stinger splash! Sting gets Russo in a Scorpion Deathlock - and getting an assist from the ropes! Steiner is down to break that up as we take another look at the garbage taking place in the second cage. KEVIN NASH is out next. Into the ring...looking at Sting...then picking up Steiner...but Sting hits a Stinger splash on both of them! The next Stinger splash finds nobody as Steiner and Nash both pull away. Nash with a choke...and a chokeslam on Sting. Russo raises a hand in a high five...but Nash has *Russo* in a choke! Steiner tells him not to do it - Jarrett tells him not to do it - Nash lets go. While Russo begs for his life, Steiner tries to direct Nash over to Sting. Nash makes the international sign of ahhhhhhTHECHOKESLAAAAAM (or possibly Ze Claw) while we look out in the audience, where, somehow, the Harrisses and Kronic have ended up brawling away. Nash has Russo in the choke - Jarrett protests so Nash drops him and puts *Jarrett* in the choke. Steiner tries to get him to let go...Nash drops him and puts *Steiner* in the choke. Jarrett asks him to let go, and he does. Clock has ticked away and BOOKA T. comes out. Nash decides to lay out while Booker hits the ring - ducks a clothesline from Jarrett, gutshot, off the ropes with the axe kick. Steiner (who had been checking on Russo, lunges for T - T heads him off with a right, right, into the ropes, reversed, holding on, knee to the gut, and off the ropes with an axe kick for him! Russo tries a forearm - no effect - T dramatically turns around and Russo begs off. Gutshot for Russo - axekick to the helmet! T breakdances up...but Nash is in and he's got a big boot. Steiner stomps on T while Jarrett tells Nash it's time to go up! Russo, having apparently forged a tenuous alliance with Nash, points to Sting. As Jarrett sets up the ladder, Russo throws a loaded fist to Sting, then stomps on T. Jarrett points to the ladder, then joins in the stomping. The clock ticks down - Nash has Russo in the powerbomb position?? Too late to hit that, COLD BEER is trotting down to the ring - Nash leaves the ring *again* to let it play out. Elbow for Jarrett - one for Steiner. He grabs Russo - and Jarrett and Steiner beat on him from behind before he can do anything. Into the ropes, Goldberg with a double clothesline. Russo with the bat. Jarrett tosses Sting. Meanwhile, Booker T. has snuck up to the second cage unnoticed. Nash gives an evil eye to Sting on the outside. Russo, Jarrett and Steiner have shackled Goldberg to the ropes - Booker T is ready to climb up to the THIRD cage, but Steiner is finally up after him - Sting is behind him, and Jarrett's behind HIM. Steiner closes the door on T, and slams it on him again. Gutshot for Sting - rammed into the cage. Steiner with the foor. Crowd chanting "Goldberg" - as we look at Goldberg - dude is handcuffed to the ropes, he ain't movin'. Jarrett with a garbage can to T's head. Nash is content to stand out on the floor watching all this - his strategy is apparently to guard the door and mug whoever approaches it with the title belt. Sting getting the better of Jarrett and Steiner (thanks to a trashcan) - while this goes on, T has made it to the TOP cage. Steiner has his bat - and puts Sting down. T climbing the top cage - I guess there's nothing cool in it - the title belt is ABOVE the top cage. T on top...and he's got the belt. Good thing they didn't ALL just stand on the floor and wait for the belt to come to them, eh? T starts to climb down...punches for Jarrett - but he dropped the belt. T makes it to the roof of the second cage, grabs the belt - and waffles Jarrett with it. T hits Steiner right in the mask with the belt. T in the second cage and walking right by Sting - we all apparently missed when Sting was handcuffed to THIS cage. Steiner puts T down from behind - and now waffles *T* with the belt. Jarrett finds a gee-tar and breaks it over Booker T. Steiner has the belt...and drops it to the ring. Jarrett works on handcuffing Booker T. Russo has the belt - taunt for Goldberg. THE CAT is out for no apparent reason - Feliner to the helmet! Russo goes down and Cat picks up the belt...but now Nash has decided to get involved...knee to the gut - Truckstop Drop. Nash grabs the belt, strikes a pose. Goldberg decides, "hey, wait, maybe I can just break this handcuff if I YANK REALLY HARD" ... and does. Thrust kick for Nash. Big boot for Steiner. Right for Jarrett. He catches Russo's bat - and Russo catches a big right hand. Russo picks up Russo...but drops him to pick up the title. Goldberg poses...you know, you REALLY should save that pose for when you're outside the ring and have won the match. Goldberg through the ropes...and just as he reaches the door...well lookee there, it's BRET HART slamming the cage door on Goldberg *just* before he can leave the cage. Steiner pulls Goldberg's carcass out of there while Jarrett puts the belt in the ring. Russo grabs it...but Nash is up behind him and got him in a choke. Russo forks the belt over...and raises both his arms high. Steiner Recliner on Goldberg. Jarrett on the ropes with the bat, ready to strike...oh, but Nash hugs Russo. Gee whiz, it was another shocking swerve. They fooled us all. Nash leads the - well, whatever they are - not the NWO, mind you - no sir - in a count of three...and he crosses the threshhold. Diddly squat. Nash retains. (18:56) Credits are up and we're out.

[Guest Boo_Bradley]

I thought that Goldburg speared Russo through the cage and Russo won the belt.... must've been something else...

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I thought that Goldburg speared Russo through the cage and Russo won the belt.... must've been something else...

Yes that happens a few weeks later.

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I thought that Goldburg speared Russo through the cage and Russo won the belt.... must've been something else...

Yes that happens a few weeks later.

The horror, the horror.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

Nash's participation in War Games 2000 was classic. He legitimately did NOTHING the entire time, and he was in the role of champion.

 

I mean, even now he does the odd knee lift and all that, but this was a perfect example of Nash's laziness.

 

What a role model.

 

UYI

[TheFranchise 0]

Nash's participation in War Games 2000 was classic. He legitimately did NOTHING the entire time, and he was in the role of champion.

 

I mean, even now he does the odd knee lift and all that, but this was a perfect example of Nash's laziness.

 

What a role model.

 

UYI

Thought you were talking about HHH in the EC 03 match

 

Who was lazier? Bear in mind HHH did about two things...

[Guest Mulatto Heat]

Nash's participation in War Games 2000 was classic. He legitimately did NOTHING the entire time, and he was in the role of champion.

 

I mean, even now he does the odd knee lift and all that, but this was a perfect example of Nash's laziness.

 

What a role model.

 

UYI

And earlier that night he said to Russo, and I quote directly from CRZ's report:

 

"My belt is not on the line unless *I* say so. We've been over this - I told you, I'm not some fighting champion. I've got to defend it once a month...on the twenty-ninth day, at the eleventh hour of that day, maybe I'll do it - I'm not doing it every night!"

 

His whole schtick at that time was that he was a lazy fuck! And people get MAD when he gets slammed?

 

Fun Fact: the quarter-hour with the "War Games 2000" match beat out RAW's QH, which had the Chyna/Eddie/Angle IC title match where Eddie won with the Greco-Roman hug-pin.

 

And that Nitro had someone in the crowd with a "Where's Benoit?" sign. Classic.

[Use Your Illusion 0]

Nash's participation in War Games 2000 was classic. He legitimately did NOTHING the entire time, and he was in the role of champion.

 

I mean, even now he does the odd knee lift and all that, but this was a perfect example of Nash's laziness.

 

What a role model.

 

UYI

And earlier that night he said to Russo, and I quote directly from CRZ's report:

 

"My belt is not on the line unless *I* say so. We've been over this - I told you, I'm not some fighting champion. I've got to defend it once a month...on the twenty-ninth day, at the eleventh hour of that day, maybe I'll do it - I'm not doing it every night!"

 

His whole schtick at that time was that he was a lazy fuck! And people get MAD when he gets slammed?

 

Fun Fact: the quarter-hour with the "War Games 2000" match beat out RAW's QH, which had the Chyna/Eddie/Angle IC title match where Eddie won with the Greco-Roman hug-pin.

 

And that Nitro had someone in the crowd with a "Where's Benoit?" sign. Classic.

Scott Keith would of had a field day on this show.

 

You know, if Russo had really hyped the War Games 2000 match and blown it off on PPV he might of actually made that thing you spend with, oh yeah - MONEY.

 

Alas, 'tis the case with everything WCW-related, could of been, should of been....but wasn't.

 

UYI