The Nitro Review 9/21 - 9/27

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September 25, 1995

Alex Wright def. Disco Inferno

Kurasawa def. Sgt. Craig Pittman

Kevin Sullivan def. Randy Savage by DQ

Meng def. Lex Luger

 

September 23, 1996

Kevin Sullivan & Konnan def. Juventud Guerrera & Brad Armstrong

Chris Jericho def. Mike Enos

Glacier def. Pat Tanaka

The Public Enemy def. Harlem Heat to win the Tag Team Titles

Greg Valentine def. Randy Savage by DQ

The Giant def. Jim Powers

Syxx def. Jim Duggan

n.W.o. Sting def. Bo LeDeoux

Scott Hall & Kevin Nash def. High Voltage

 

September 22, 1997

Rey Mysterio Jr. def. Silver King

Bill Goldberg def. Hugh Morrus

Disco Inferno def. Alex Wright to win the Television Title

Hector Garza def. Scott Hall

Juventud Guerrera, Ultimo Dragon, Ciclope, & Lizmark Jr. def. La Parka, Psychosis, & Los Villanos

The Faces of Fear def. The Steiner Brothers

Randy Savage def. Stevie Richards

Booker T def. Scott Norton & Konnan by DQ in a handicap match

Curt Hennig def. Jeff Jarrett; U.S. Title Match

 

September 21, 1998

Fit Finlay def. Barry Darsow

Wrath def. Nick Dinsmore

Rick Steiner def. Rick Fuller

Raven & Kanyon def. Los Villanos

Diamond Dallas Page def. Alex Wright

The Cat def. Lenny Lane

Saturn def. Jerry Flynn

Kidman def. Disco Inferno; CW Title Match

Konnan def. Chavo Guerrero Jr.

Kevin Nash & Lex Luger NC The Giant & Stevie Ray

 

September 27, 1999

Chris Benoit def. The Cat; TV Title Match

Buff Bagwell def. Vampiro

Rey Mysterio Jr. def. Dean Malenko

Godlberg def. Hugh Morrus

Byrlyn def. Evan Karagias

Harlem Heat def. The Windham Brothers; Tag Title Match

Rick Steiner def. Van Hammer

Konnan def. Saturn by DQ

Kidman def. Juventud Guerrera

Ric Flair & Bret Hart def. Sting, Lex Luger, & Diamond Dallas Page by DQ in a handicap match

 

September 25, 2000

Bit Vito def. Johnny the Bull by DQ in a Stickball vs. Kendo Stick Match

Mark Jindrak & Sean O’Haire win a Tag Team Battle Royal to win the Tag Team Titles

Mike Awesome def. The Insane Clown Posse in a Hardcore Handicap match

Goldberg def. Scott Steiner in a Caged Heat Match

Jeff Jarrett def. Gen. Rection

Sting def. Lance Storm

Vince Russo def. Booker T in a Caged Heat Match to win the WCW World Title

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September 27, 1999

Chris Benoit def. The Cat; TV Title Match

Buff Bagwell def. Vampiro

Rey Mysterio Jr. def. Dean Malenko

Goldlberg def. Hugh Morrus

Berlyn def. Evan Karagias

Harlem Heat def. The Windham Brothers; Tag Title Match

Rick Steiner def. Van Hammer

Konnan def. Saturn by DQ

Kidman def. Juventud Guerrera

Ric Flair & Bret Hart def. Sting, Lex Luger, & Diamond Dallas Page by DQ in a handicap match

 

September 25, 2000

 

Vince Russo def. Booker T in a Caged Heat Match to win the WCW World Title

Man that 99 Nitro sounds really damned good with a few exceptions and I have the Booker T- Vince Russo cage match on tape *shudders&

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September 27, 1999

Chris Benoit def. The Cat; TV Title Match

Buff Bagwell def. Vampiro

Rey Mysterio Jr. def. Dean Malenko

Goldlberg def. Hugh Morrus

Berlyn def. Evan Karagias

Harlem Heat def. The Windham Brothers; Tag Title Match

Rick Steiner def. Van Hammer

Konnan def. Saturn by DQ

Kidman def. Juventud Guerrera

Ric Flair & Bret Hart def. Sting, Lex Luger, & Diamond Dallas Page by DQ in a handicap match

 

September 25, 2000

 

Vince Russo def. Booker T in a Caged Heat Match to win the WCW World Title

Man that 99 Nitro sounds really damned good with a few exceptions and I have the Booker T- Vince Russo cage match on tape *shudders&

Recap of the Booker/Russo match by CRZ:

 

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: VIC VENOM v. BOOKA T. in caged heat - JEREMY BORASH must have won another bet - he's taken fourth headset for this match. Booker takes a lap around the cage, slapping hands with the fans. You didn't think they'd fill out this last ten minutes with WRESTLING didja? Out comes THAT 70'S MULLET, THE FILTHY ANIMALS, MIA, THE KWEE-WEE with PAISLEY, and the JUNG DRAGONS...to watch, I guess. Russo pulls a baseball bat out of his pants and starts whacking Booker. How referee "Blind" Mickie Jay missed that, I'll never know. Anyway, Russo tries to slip out the door, but the folks outside the ring block the door. Russo back in the ring and swinging the bat. Russo outside for a ladder. Another whack with the bat. Russo puts the ladder down in the ring and climbs up to the roof...where a panel snaps open. As Russo pulls himself onto the roof of the cage, the other wrestlers are climbing the cage on the outside. Awesome is waiting for Russo. T pulls the ladder away and Russo swings from the top of the cage as we look up and (THIS IS) STING is rappelling down to the roof of the cage. (I AM OUTRAGED!) Somehow, Russo ended up back in the ring...the crack WCW direction missed it, go figure. T with a slam. T wisely decides to remove the football helmet before punching him. Right hand and down he goes. Stomp. Stomp. T with a superkick. Right hand. A vocal portion of the crowd is actually trying to get a "Russo" chant going. T putting Russo's head into the fence. Right hand. Right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, why eleven? Who knows. Jay pulls T off of him. Oh, look, it's LEX LUGER come out from the crowd in street clothes and passing Russo a pipe. Russo with the pipe, pipe, choke with the pipe. Pipe. What, he lost his basbell bat? Russo ready to go outside...no, he just wanted to put his helmet back on. Mickie Jay gets the pipe. T gets the pipe. Pipe. Mark Johnson, Jamie Tucker and some EMT's come out to help out Jay, who is apparently bleeding ('cause if Russo isn't gonna bleed, SOMEBODY'S gonna) - Russo takes the pipe and whacks two EMT's and Tucker, but another EMT removes his cap to reveal that he's really THE MAN. Ric Flair don't care about a helmet - he goes ahead and pops him one on the chin anyway. Flair stomps him in the groin. Figure four coming up...but Russo rolls over. High five for T. Woooo! Instead of turning on him, Flair leaves as we look back to see the NATURYL BORN THRYLLYRZ come out. "You won't see cluster finishes on Nitro!" Everybody brawls up the aisle. In the ring, gutshot, axe kick. Russo's helmet is still on but apparently having no effect. T waits for Russo to get up...when he doesn't, T stands him up so he can deliver the Harlem sidekick. "Hey Vince, like I told you before, don't hate the player, hate the game!" T is ready to leave...but he stops in front of the cage door as COLD BEER's music fires up. Five seconds - ten - fifteen - LEAVE THE DAMN CAGE ALREADY, BOOKER!!!! Scott Hudson seems to be the only one smart enough to mention this. T and Goldberg share a hand slap and Goldberg comes into the cage to get him some of Russo. Meanwhile, WHITE THUNDER has appeared - and slams the cage door on Booker. T throws a kick to the door, putting Steiner down. Russo runs over to try to stop T from leaving, but Goldberg spears HIM...through the cage. Booker steps out of the cage a moment later. Goldberg and Booker slap a high five as the commentators wonder who just won the championship. Credits are up - hell, isn't it better to end the show early than actually announce a winner? (? 8:33)

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Syxx vs Duggan sounds...really really bad

 

 

BTW... The local indy workers have been telling me that Duggan is rumored to live only 35 miles or so from my house... He lives in manitowoc, Wisconsin part time, and accepts midwest indy bookings frequently *rumor*

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Syxx vs Duggan sounds...really really bad

This was the first Nitro that the n.W.o. took over. Recap by Michael T. Tyler:

 

Six (Giant chokeslam Duggan on the floor.) pinned Jim Duggan. THE

MATCH: Bischoff exclaims "WCW held hostage! Day 1?" Hall says, "If you

can't beat em, join em!" As Ron Studd comes to the ring, Hogan shakes his

hand and pulverizes Studd. Six is his replacement. Duggan beats Six to a

pulp. Finally, Six distracts the referee while the Giant chokeslams Duggan

on the floor. After the Giant tosses him back in, Six covers for the

victory. Eric Bischoff wants out. but Vir.... uh I mean, Vince takes care of

that situation. However, "Just like Vince said, we're inVINCEble."

COMMENTS: I've been to the bathroom once. I don't need to go again. Is

this hilarious or what? By the way, I was just kidding about running to the

restroom.

[Guest Memphis]

September 27, 1999

Chris Benoit def. The Cat; TV Title Match

Buff Bagwell def. Vampiro

Rey Mysterio Jr. def. Dean Malenko

Goldlberg def. Hugh Morrus

Berlyn def. Evan Karagias

Harlem Heat def. The Windham Brothers; Tag Title Match

Rick Steiner def. Van Hammer

Konnan def. Saturn by DQ

Kidman def. Juventud Guerrera

Ric Flair & Bret Hart def. Sting, Lex Luger, & Diamond Dallas Page by DQ in a handicap match

 

September 25, 2000

 

Vince Russo def. Booker T in a Caged Heat Match to win the WCW World Title

Man that 99 Nitro sounds really damned good with a few exceptions and I have the Booker T- Vince Russo cage match on tape *shudders&

Recap of the Booker/Russo match by CRZ:

 

WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: VIC VENOM v. BOOKA T. in caged heat - JEREMY BORASH must have won another bet - he's taken fourth headset for this match. Booker takes a lap around the cage, slapping hands with the fans. You didn't think they'd fill out this last ten minutes with WRESTLING didja? Out comes THAT 70'S MULLET, THE FILTHY ANIMALS, MIA, THE KWEE-WEE with PAISLEY, and the JUNG DRAGONS...to watch, I guess. Russo pulls a baseball bat out of his pants and starts whacking Booker. How referee "Blind" Mickie Jay missed that, I'll never know. Anyway, Russo tries to slip out the door, but the folks outside the ring block the door. Russo back in the ring and swinging the bat. Russo outside for a ladder. Another whack with the bat. Russo puts the ladder down in the ring and climbs up to the roof...where a panel snaps open. As Russo pulls himself onto the roof of the cage, the other wrestlers are climbing the cage on the outside. Awesome is waiting for Russo. T pulls the ladder away and Russo swings from the top of the cage as we look up and (THIS IS) STING is rappelling down to the roof of the cage. (I AM OUTRAGED!) Somehow, Russo ended up back in the ring...the crack WCW direction missed it, go figure. T with a slam. T wisely decides to remove the football helmet before punching him. Right hand and down he goes. Stomp. Stomp. T with a superkick. Right hand. A vocal portion of the crowd is actually trying to get a "Russo" chant going. T putting Russo's head into the fence. Right hand. Right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, right, why eleven? Who knows. Jay pulls T off of him. Oh, look, it's LEX LUGER come out from the crowd in street clothes and passing Russo a pipe. Russo with the pipe, pipe, choke with the pipe. Pipe. What, he lost his basbell bat? Russo ready to go outside...no, he just wanted to put his helmet back on. Mickie Jay gets the pipe. T gets the pipe. Pipe. Mark Johnson, Jamie Tucker and some EMT's come out to help out Jay, who is apparently bleeding ('cause if Russo isn't gonna bleed, SOMEBODY'S gonna) - Russo takes the pipe and whacks two EMT's and Tucker, but another EMT removes his cap to reveal that he's really THE MAN. Ric Flair don't care about a helmet - he goes ahead and pops him one on the chin anyway. Flair stomps him in the groin. Figure four coming up...but Russo rolls over. High five for T. Woooo! Instead of turning on him, Flair leaves as we look back to see the NATURYL BORN THRYLLYRZ come out. "You won't see cluster finishes on Nitro!" Everybody brawls up the aisle. In the ring, gutshot, axe kick. Russo's helmet is still on but apparently having no effect. T waits for Russo to get up...when he doesn't, T stands him up so he can deliver the Harlem sidekick. "Hey Vince, like I told you before, don't hate the player, hate the game!" T is ready to leave...but he stops in front of the cage door as COLD BEER's music fires up. Five seconds - ten - fifteen - LEAVE THE DAMN CAGE ALREADY, BOOKER!!!! Scott Hudson seems to be the only one smart enough to mention this. T and Goldberg share a hand slap and Goldberg comes into the cage to get him some of Russo. Meanwhile, WHITE THUNDER has appeared - and slams the cage door on Booker. T throws a kick to the door, putting Steiner down. Russo runs over to try to stop T from leaving, but Goldberg spears HIM...through the cage. Booker steps out of the cage a moment later. Goldberg and Booker slap a high five as the commentators wonder who just won the championship. Credits are up - hell, isn't it better to end the show early than actually announce a winner? (? 8:33)

I'm ashamed to admit I was a huge mark for this crapulence in its hey-day.

 

So Russo was actually awarded the title? I cannot seem to remember what happend afterwards. Did he forfeit the title? How did it get to Nash?

 

Ah, so many questions so little Bored.

 

Make love to me.

 

TAFKA 'M'

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So Russo was actually awarded the title? I cannot seem to remember what happend afterwards. Did he forfeit the title? How did it get to Nash?

Answer the last question first as Nash had lost the title to Booker T at Fall Brawl the week before this and Nash never held the title again. Yes Russo was awarded the title and did a sit down interview with Mike Tenay on Thunder that week where he said his in ring days were over and essentially he'd be forfeiting the title on Nitro the next week. On Nitro eventually a tag match between Booker T & Jeff Jarrett vs. Scott Steiner & Sting was set up and the winners would face off in the main event in another stupid Russo gimmick match for the title in which Beetlejuice, the weird midget with small head from the Howard Stern show, would be involved in the finish. Yup...Beetlejuice.

 

Check out the Nitro Review on Sunday to find out who won! Or just look it up online.

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Curt Hennig def. Jeff Jarrett; U.S. Title Match

 

Heel / heel match?

 

Chris Benoit def. The Cat; TV Title Match

 

Holy shit, Benoit actually won that title?

 

*remembers the long Benoit / Booker feud from 98

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Curt Hennig def. Jeff Jarrett; U.S. Title Match

 

Heel / heel match?

I think Jarrett was a tweener at the time. Recap by John Petrie:

 

JEFF JARRETT (w/ Debra McMichael) vs. CURT HENNIG (w/ Elizabeth)

Jarrett comes out to a smattering of applause and boos, but little else.

Hennig gets a better reaction, though that's probably due in part to his

coming out to the NWO music. They cut to a commercial.

 

This was, dare I say it, a fairly good match. A nice mix of mat wrestling

and brawling. The crowd even got into, though at an energy level well

below that usually generated by the likes of DDP, Flair, Lex Luger, Hogan

and Sting. Hennig concentrates on softening Jarrett up for a submission

hold like the sleeper, while Jarrett goes to work on Hennig's legs in

preparation for the Figure Four-which Jarrett is eventually able to slap

on. Liz then distracts the ref as Randy Savage comes running in to hand

Hennig the U.S. Title belt. Hennig nails Jarrett, freeing himself from

the hold. Jarrett sells it likes he's been hit by a bus. Hennig hauls up

Jarrett's lifeless form and puts him in the Hennig-Plex, getting the

three count and the win.

 

Chris Benoit def. The Cat; TV Title Match

 

Holy shit, Benoit actually won that title?

 

*remembers the long Benoit / Booker feud from 98

Actually he had two one day stints as champ in which he and Booker were dropping the title back and forth which eventually led to the best of seven series. This reign in '99 lasted a little less than a month. Recap by CRZ:

 

CHRIS BENOIT v. THREE TIME WORLD KARATE CHAMPION AND THE GODFATHER OF SOUL THE CAT (with Sonny Onoo) for the World Television Championship - Heenan goes onto a tirade here: "I'm tired of people telling me me what I can say and what I can't say, and how Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan should and shouldn't be. I don't care about you or the Corporate people up there at WCW - you ever walked through the offices there? People sittin' there with receding hairlines, they've got thick glasses on, bow ties and suspenders. Looks like a bookworm convention. No one's ever gonna tell me what to do anymore, Schiavone - the Brain's back...you usually say 'Don't say that - why would you do that? Why do you say that?' Because I can and I will." Is this...a new capital "a" Attitude? Or a desperate attempt to placate us smart folk? Cat is wearing a lovely leopard ensemble with matching Kango and ascot. Cat demands a title shot, despite the fact that Tony already told us Benoit is taking him on tonight - see, now that's just bad planning! Benoit's a three time champion in his own right - three time TV champion, you know. Didn't you know? Cat tries to attack before the bell but Benoit ducks it. Cat quickly outside to avoid a whuppin'. Chase is on - we're both back in. As part of Heenan's rediscovery of his heel roots, he now no longer likes Benoit. Cat begging off and now offering the Hand of Friendship. Benoit wisely stomps him. Cat slumped in the corner following the whip - but that WAS a suckering-in and Cat drops him on the turnbuckle. Nice kick from the laying position to Benoit's head. Cat up - off the ropes - Benoit tries to reverse, but Cat ducks and hits a savat kick. Blatant choke. Benoit wants to take on Rick Steiner again. Head to the buckle, Cat stands on the neck. Beal out of the corner. Cat poses. "I want the belt" motion from the Cat. Knee on the throat for 4. Into the ropes, head down, Sunset flip attempt - no, double pelvic thrust and punch to the head. But he was too busy showing off - Sunset flip COMPLETED for 2. Superkick from Cat to take us back to square one. Benoit with the elbow, Benoit to the gut, now with rights, face rake from Cat, and the pummeling is on. Cat showing his karate skills - now a bodyslam. Time now for the breakdance flourish elbowdrop. That cover's arrogant - you only get 2. Cat throws Benoit through the ropes, where Onoo gets some (alleged) kicks in behind the back of referee "Blind" Mickey J. Cat outside - but the whip into the barricade is reversed and hard. Cat slow to get up - but he's got a water bottle! That water REALLY STINGS!! Back in the ring, blatant choke by the Cat. Now to the chinlock, complete with Devious Leverage from the bottom rope - and Onoo. Benoit manages to get up - elbowing out, knife-edge chop, but Cat back to the eyes. Scoop - and a slam. Another breakdancing elbowdrop. Whip into the opposite corner - Benoit hits sternium first, but ducks the kick and hits a lariat. Thumb crosses throat - but Onoo is in. Cat has the shoe - but hits Onoo, natch. German suplex! Swandive headbutt! Crippler crossface! Will he give up? Well it takes a bit, but yes. (6:14)

[Guest Memphis]

Oh yes, I remember Beatlejuice's feud with Jeff Jarrett all too well.

 

I believe he was involved in that weird 'climb the turnbuckle, smash the box and hope the world title is inside' matches that fuckwit Russo booked. However, that may be the gimmick match you were referring to, Bored.

 

Christ, WCW in 2000 was so very, very bad.

 

Very bad.

 

M