RAW
- Bob Holly vs The British Bulldog with Jim Cornette-We kick off the show with Sparky Plugg taking on the British Bulldog. The two lock up before the Bulldog throws Holly to the ground. Holly hops over Bulldog before hitting an arm drag, a body slam, and two clotheslines before Bulldog rolls out of the ring. Back in the ring, Holly hits a powerslam for a near fall before locking in an armbar off an arm drag. Bulldog powers out and drops Holly dick-first with a Gorilla press slam. Holly almost gets the three count off a roll up but Bulldog keeps control, hitting a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. Holly gets another near fall off a sunset flip, but Bulldog knocks him back down with a knee to the gut. Bulldog hits a bodyslam and a leg drop before Holly gets back up and dropkicks Bulldog. Holly gets some offense in before doing the 10 punches in the corner for a near fall. Holly tries to hop over Bulldog in the corner, but Bulldog catches him and hits the running powerslam for the win. Fine little match, nothing special.
- Jerry Lawler interviews Bob Backlund at ringside. Lawler tells him that he has a non-title match with WWF Champion Bret Hart, which makes Backlund freak out. Backlund proceeds to cut (for the lack of a better term) a completely bonkers promo. He only stops when the camera guy tells Lawler they have to go to break and his mic gets cut off.
- Fatu vs The Brooklyn Brawler-The Brawler attacks Fatu before the match and hits him with a knee strike. Fatu quickly turns the tables and hits a backbreaker. Fatu wins with a running cutter followed by a top rope splash.
- Out in the crowd, Bob Backlund beats up the sound guy and locks in the Crossface Chickenwing on him.
- Dok Hendrix hypes up In Your House, announcing that Owen Hart's open challenge has been answered by Diesel.
- Razor Ramon (c) vs Dean Douglas-Intercontinental Championship-Douglas smacks the toothpick out of Razor's mouth, so Razor picks it up and throws it at him. Douglas then attacks Razor when he turns his back. Douglas takes off Razor's Intercontinental Championship and tries to hit him with it, but the referee stops him. Douglas continues to beat down on Razor until Razor catches him off a crossbody attempt and hits a fallaway slam. Razor clotheslines Douglas out of the ring and throws his vest at him. Back in the ring, Razor hip tosses Douglas and locks in an armbar. Douglas fights out and hits a second rope bulldog, to which Razor does just about the safest sell he could. His head does not come within a foot of the ground. Douglas hits a bodyslam before going for a corner splash. The camera cuts at the worst time possible, just as Douglas jumps off the corner. We come back to Douglas locking in an abdominal stretch, grabbing the ropes for leverage. I'm not exactly sure how that provides extra leverage, but alright. Razor breaks free and locks in an abdominal stretch of his own, but Douglas reverses it with a hip toss. Douglas hits a top rope cross body, but Razor rolls through and gets a near fall. Razor then clotheslines Douglas and calls for the Razor's Edge, which he connects with for the three to retain his championship. Alright match, nothing really worth watching.
- It's time for the Brother Love Show. He brings out his guest King Mabel, who is wearing Kama's chain made out of the Undertaker's urn. Mabel barely gets his one line out when Brother Love asks him if he's missing anyone. "As if-As if it's any of your mizness, I'm missing Sir Mo." Ahmed Johnson-esque. He says that he was the first man to ever pin the Undertaker (not true, Hulk Hogan pinned him at This Tuesday in Texas) and he's the first person to put him out of action (also not true, Yokozuna took him out of action at the Royal Rumble 1994). Brother Love then has a druid bring out a big casket with a cover on top of it. Love pulls off the druid's hood to reveal Mo, and pulls the cover off to reveal a casket with "KING" spray-painted on it.
- Backstage, Marty Jannetty asks Razor Ramon to watch out for the 1-2-3 Kid during his match with Sycho Sid.
- Sycho Sid with Ted Dibiase vs Marty Jannetty-"You made a big mistake my friend. YOU'RE THE ONE TO CHOOSE TO PLAY THE GAME WITH THE MASTER (pause) AND THE GAME WE PLAY (pause) I AM THE MASTER! I AM THE RULER OF THE WORLD!" Sid says as he makes his entrance. Jannetty goes right after Sid before the bell rings.Jannetty hits a cross body and slams Sid's head into the mat. Jannetty goes for another crossbody, but Sid catches him and slams him down. Sid beats down Jannetty before choking him in the corner. Jannetty fights back and hits a corner somersault stunner before hitting a fist drop for a near fall before the commercial break. We come back to Sid turning Jannetty inside out with a clothesline. Sid blocks a sunset flip and clotheslines Jannetty back down for a near fall. Jannetty fights out of a chinlock, but Sid throws him out of the ring, where Dibiase hits Jannetty while the referee is focused on Sid. Jannetty goes after Dibiase, only for the 1-2-3 Kid to run down and attack Jannetty. This brings out Razor, who chases the Kid into the ring or a DQ. Razor punches Sid to the outside before chasing the Kid into the stands. Back in the ring, Sid hits a powerbomb on Jannetty.
- We close out the show with an interview with Shawn Michaels' personal physician. He says that he's not sure when Michaels can come back and that he would need to be 100% sure he wouldn't be hurt again. He says that while Michaels is resilient, his brain isn't and anymore blows to the head can be life threatening. He concludes by saying that Michaels may never return to the ring.
Nitro
- We kick off the show with Eric Bischoff revealing that Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and the Giant have been put on probation by WCW Management.
- American Males vs Harlem Heat with Sister Sherri-Stevie Ray & Scotty Riggs start off with Stevie battering Riggs in the corner. Riggs slides through Stevie's legs and dropkicks him to the ground for a one count. Stevie hits a sidewalk slam before tagging in Booker T. Riggs dodges a jumping calf kick and hits a flying forearm before tagging in Marcus Bagwell for a slingshot shoulder tackle. The American Males take ou Stevie before hitting a double back body drop on Booker. Bagwell gets a near fall off a sunset flip before hitting an arm drag into an armbar. We then see Col. Rob Parker standing at the entrance way with a little red present. We go back to Riggs dropkick Booker before Booker sends him shoulder-first into the ring post. Stevie tags in and slams Riggs as Parker gives Sherri the gift on the outside. The two kiss as Booker gets a near fall. In an awesome spot, Booker misses an elbow drop, but recovers with a Spin-a-roonie and hits a jumping calf kick. Booker T is great. We see Sherri & Parker leave ringside as Harlem Heat continues to beat down on Riggs. Booker T hits a spinning bicycle kick simply because it looks cool before he argues with, and I'm not kidding, AC Green of the Phoenix Suns.And oddly enough, Green isn't the only former Phoenix Sun to appear on this episode of Nitro. Riggs almost gets the win off a jackknife cover and then a sunset flip, but Stevie tags in and Harlem Heat hits a double front suplex. Riggs blocks a slingshot corner splash with his knees and makes the hot tag to Bagwell. Bagwell runs wild on Harlem Heat, turning Booker inside out with a clothesline and hitting a fisherman suplex on Stevie, but Booker breaks up the pin. Stevie catches Bagwell off a dropkick and after I guess trying to lift him up and failing-
he drags him over to Harlem Heat's corner, allowing Booker to hit the Harlem Hangover for the win. Fine match, nothing special.
- Mean Gene interviews Sting & Lex Luger on the entrance ramp. Sting says that he wanted Luger to come out tonight without Jimmy Hart. He says he doesn't like that Luger has Hart by his side, but says he thinks he can become the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tonight. He then says he'll win the triple threat at Starrcade between him, Flair, and either Luger or Savage and get a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, and he won't let their friendship get in the way of that. Luger says that he will become the World Heavyweight Championship and the same thing about the triple threat that Sting said. The two go back up the ramp, only for Sting to turn back as his match is next.
- Sting vs Kurasawa-The two lock up after a long time before Sting dropkicks Kurasawa and clotheslines him out of the ring. Kurasawa drags Sting to the outside and beats up Sting for a bit before rolling him back in. Kurasawa hits a knee strike before targeting Sting's left arm. Sting fights back, hits a Stinger Splash, and locks in the Scorpion Death Lock for the quick win.
- Scott Norton vs The Giant with Kevin Sullivan & Jimmy Hart-Scott Norton is basically just killing time until Ice Train shows up and we can get a few dope Fire & Ice/Steiner Brother matches. The two lock up a few times before the Giant knocks Norton off his feet with a shoulder tackle. The Giant continues to beat down on Norton until Norton hits a very impressive delayed atomic drop. Norton goes on the offensive for a bit, trying to knock Giant off his feet with clotheslines, before going to the top rope. Norton goes for a diving clothesline, but the Giant catches him and chokeslams him for the win.
- Mean Gene brings out Ric Flair for an interview in the ring. Flair comes out with NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns (at the time). Barkley says that Flair is his man no matter what the crowd thinks. Flair says that him & Barkley are going to tear Phoenix down. Barkley says Phoenix has the best basketball & wrestling fans and they better appreciate Ric Flair. Flair warns Hulk Hogan, Sting, Luger, and Randy Savage better not mess with him anymore or Barkley will leave the NBA and join the Four Horsemen. I don't really know what the purpose of this was. Get Charles Barkley over?
- Randy Savage (c) vs Lex Luger with Jimmy Hart-WCW World Heavyweight Championship-Mongo says "Get to the bathroom and flush that remote, you do not want to miss this!" What is it with Mongo and bathrooms? Luger offers a handshake, but Savage is having none of it. He drags Luger's face across the top rope before choking him in the corner. Luger clotheslines Savage, who rolls out of the ring. Luger goes for a double ax handle off the apron, but Savage catches him with a punch to the stomach, which Luger sells with an "AHH!" Back in the ring, Savage hits a top rope double ax handle for a near fall before Luger backs him into the corner. Savage hits a back elbow for a near fall before Luger hits a suplex. Luger tries for an elbow drop, but Savage dodges and works over Luger's left arm in the corner before the commercial break. We come back to Savage beating down Luger on the outside. This continues until Savage rolls Luger back in the ring and locks in an armbar. Luger gets to the ropes to break the hold before Savage rams his arm into the ring post. Savage gets a near fall with a small package before going back to the arm. Back out of the ring they go as Savage throws Luger into the ring post before hopping up on the apron. Savage goes for a double ax handle, but Luger dodges and sends Savage into the steel barricade. Back in the ring, Savage out of nowhere clocks the referee before Luger clotheslines him for a near fall. Luger gives Savage three elbow drops before hitting a running knee strike. Luger delivers three more elbow drops for a near fall before Savage springs back up. Both men go down off a double shoulder tackle spot, with Savage getting to his feet first for a near fall. Brawl to the outside #4, as Savage whips Luger into the barricade before rolling him back in the ring. Savage clotheslines Luger to the ground as the commentators realize Jimmy Hart took off one of the turnbuckles. Luger tries to ram Savage's head into it, but Savage reverses it and rams Luger's head into it. Luger falls back into the referee, who gets knocked out of the ring, as Savage goes to the top and hits the elbow drop. Savage gets the visual three before pulling Jimmy Hart into the ring. Suddenly, Ric Flair runs down and punches Savage with brass knuckles. Hart pulls Luger onto Savage for the cover as Hogan comes down and tries to attack Flair before noticing the referee try to count the pin. Hogan stops the referee from counting, resulting in a DQ win for Luger. Hogan gives Luger & Hart a double noggin-knocker before trying to punch Luger. Sting runs down and pushes Luger out of the way, only for Sting to take the punch himself. Sting & Hogan argue before being broken up & separated by Savage.
- After the match, Mean Gene interviews Hogan, Savage, and Sting. Hogan says he's not worried about his probation and wonders what side Sting is on. Sting says he's on Hogan's side, but Hogan questions his friendship with Luger. Sting says he's trying to straighten Luger out and he doesn't like his association with Jimmy Hart. Savage said he was right about Luger being a bad guy. Sting says that he & Hogan need to get everything straight if they want to beat Flair & Arn Anderson next week. Hogan requests that Luger stays away, so Sting says that he'll try to keep Luger out of Savage & Hogan's business
RAW: 4
Nitro: 9
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