RAW
- Jake Roberts vs The Sultan with Bob Backlund & The Iron Sheik-We kick off the show with the debut of Rikishi's newest gimmick, the Sultan. His schtick is that he had his tongue cut out. That's about it. Before the match, Roberts chases Jerry Lawler away from the commentary table and up the ramp. The Sultan takes Roberts to the corner to start, only for Roberts to almost get a quick DDT. The Sultan rolls out of the ring to avoid it. Back in the ring, the two trade holds before Roberts hits a hip toss. The Sultan responds by forcing Roberts to the corner before headbutting Roberts' cut. The Sultan throws Roberts around the ring before Roberts tries for the DDT. However, Lawler distracts him by throwing a little bottle of alcohol at Roberts, allowing the Sultan to lock in the camel clutch for the submission win.
- Backstage, Brian Pillman & Owen Hart talk about how Hart & Bret Hart have reunited and that Bret will make an announcement at Mind Games. Suddenly, Stone Cold shows up and talks trash to Bret Hart. Well...that was kind of lame.
- The Smoking Gunns with Sunny vs Bob Holly & Alex Porteau-Now, you might not be familiar with Alex "The Pug" Porteau. He's an amateur wrestler...thats about it. Holly & Billy Gunn start off with Holly hitting a shoulder block, a hip toss, and a clothesline before Gunn rolls out of the ring. Suddenly, Camp Cornette comes down to ringside with chairs. Also at this time, Jim Ross says on commentary that Diesel & Razor Ramon will be in the ring next week. Meanwhile, Bart Gunn tags in for a gorilla press slam but misses an elbow drop. Porteau tags in and Gunn forces him into the corner. Gunn follows up with a clothesline before tagging in Billy for a Poetry in Motion type move. The Gunns control the match until Porteau dodges a corner splash and tags in Holly, who runs through the Gunns before hitting a hurricanrana on Billy for a near fall. Holly goes to the top rope, but Sunny shakes it to knock him off. The Gunns hit the Sidewinder, only for Owen Hart to hop up on the apron to distract them. Billy walks over to get him down, which allows Holly to pretty much no sell the Sidewinder and roll up Billy for the win. Not really anything to talk about other than a lame finish.
- Gorilla Monsoon appears on the screen and, going against JR's claim that Diesel & Razor Ramon are coming back to the WWF, says that Kevin Nash & Scott Hall are contracted to another company.
- In the ring, Jim Cornette holds a public workout, preparing for his match at Mind Games against Jose Lothario. He says the WWF is trying to embarrass him by putting him in the ring, but Vader's been training him, and he'll showcase the things he's been taught on jobber Tony Williams. Cornette puts on some holds, only for Williams to reverse them. This happens until Vader knocks him off of Cornette. Cornette ties Williams up in the ropes before slapping him around. Cornette then calls Jose Lothario a racial slur I'd rather not repeat here.
- Owen Hart vs Marc Mero with Sable-Intercontinental Championship Tournament Semifinal Match-Up-The two trade holds before Mero hits two arm drags before slapping on an arm bar. The two go back and forth before Mero hits a hip toss followed by an arm drag. Hart comes back with a spinning heel kick followed by a butterfly suplex for a near fall. During this time, JR stands by his claim that Diesel & Razor Ramon are returning to the WWF. Gorilla Monsoon pops back up in a picture in picture and says that Diesel & Razor are not coming back. Meanwhile, Hart hits a neckbreaker followed by a missile dropkick for a near fall. Hart slaps on a headlock, which Mero breaks with a side suplex. Hart responds by throwing Mero out of the ring, clocking Mero with his cast in the process before the commercial break. We come back to see Mero hit an inverted atomic drop. Mero follows up with a back body drop and a dropkick. Hart leaves the ring, leaving him open to a somersault plancha. Back in the ring, Mero hits a slingshot splash before both men collide and go down. Hart takes off his cast and clocks Mero with it, but Mero kicks out. Hart argues with the referee, allowing Mero to take his cast and clock Hart with it for the three and the win. Fine match, nothing special.
- We get a clip of Bret Hart during a tour of South Africa. He says Pillman & Hart are lying about him being at Mind Games before saying he hasn't made any decisions on his WWF career.
- Faarooq with Sunny vs Sycho Sid-Intercontinental Championship Tournament Semifinal Match-Up-The two try to knock eachother down before Faarooq floors Sid with a knee. Faarooq follows up with a powerslam, but Sid pops right back and hits a big boot. Sid beats down Faarooq in the corner, but Faarooq comes back with a belly-to-back suplex and a leg drop for a near fall. Faarooq follows up with a shot to Sid's back for a near fall before we get a picture-in-picture promo from Ahmed Johnson. He says all Faarooq & Sunny did was light a forest fire and he'll burn them up. Faarooq controls the match as he goes to the top rope. However, Sid catches him off a dive with a powerslam for a near fall. Both men go down off a double clothesline spot, after which Sid dodges a seated senton. Faarooq continues to target Sid's back with forearms before the commercial break. We come back to Faarooq hitting a second rope diving headbutt. Faarooq goes for the Dominator, but Sid rolls through and hits a chokeslam. Sunny hops up on the apron to distract the referee, allowing Faarooq to grab a chair. Faarooq hits Sid with the chair, but Sid kicks out. Sid grabs the chair and uses it on Faarooq, getting himself disqualified. Sid hits Faarooq a few more times with the chair.
- We get a backstage promo from the Undertaker. He says at Mind Games, he says Goldust will be the first on his list of people to destroy on his way to Mankind & Paul Bearer.
- We close out the show with a backstage promo from Paul Bearer & Mankind. He says Shawn Michaels will be sweating when he steps in the ring with Mankind and Mankind says when he wins the title, it'll be a nice day.
But first, a quick recap of Fall Brawl, which happened the day before this episode of Nitro.
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. after hitting the Diamond Cutter
- Ice Train defeated Scott Norton in a submission match with a full nelson
- Konnan retained the Mexican Heavyweight Championship (the AAA Heavyweight Championship) against Juventud Guerrera after hitting a top rope Splash Mountian
- Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho after hitting a back superplex
- Rey Mysterio Jr. retained the Cruiserweight Championship against Super Calo. Mysterio won after hitting a double jump West Coast Pop.
- Harlem Heat retained the WCW World Tag Team Championships against the Nasty Boys. The Nastys had the match won after a splash by Brian Knobbs on Booker T, but Col. Rob Parker distracted the referee, allowing Sister Sherri to hit Knobbs with a cane. Booker T rolled over and made the cover for the win.
- Randy Savage faced the Giant in a match. Savage hit the elbow drop, only for Hulk Hogan to lure him back to the entrance way. There, Hall & Nash attacked Savage, with Nash hitting Savage with a chair. All of this while Nick Patrick was refereeing and checking on the Giant, missing the entire thing. The nWo brought Savage back to the ring for the Giant to make the cover.
- It's WCW vs the nWo in WarGames. The team of Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Lex Luger, and who was supposed to be Sting facing off against the team of Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and a mystery man. Before the match, team WCW gets interviewed when Sting comes in and says he wasn't the man who attacked Luger. However, Luger doesn't believe him. During the introductions, Michael Buffer reveals that WCW may not have a fourth man on their team. The match goes on before the nWo's fourth man comes out...it's Sting. Sting enters the cage, and nWo beats down Luger, Flair, and Anderson. As the time counts down, the commentators speculate who WCW's fourth man will be. And it is...STING!...wait, what? Well...the nWo's Sting is fake. That's actually Jeff Farmer...
Not that Jeff Farmer. You might remember this Jeff Farmer as Cobra from getting squashed by the Giant. Sting confronts the nWo Sting before beating down the nWo. However, he then yells at Luger, asking him if that was good enough for him before leaving the cage. Down 4-to-3, team WCW is outmatched. The fake Sting locks in the Scorpion Death Lock on Luger as Hogan puts him in a front facelock. Luger submits, giving the nWo the win. The nWo continues the beatdown as Luger crawls to the back, yelling for Sting. Randy Savage runs out and brings Hogan back to the rings, only for the Giant to come out and attack Savage before chokeslamming him. Miss Elizabeth runs down to the ring and pleads with Hogan to stop. She lays across Savage to make them stop, only for Hogan to spray paint "nWo" across her back. Hogan grabs a mic, calling Savage & Elizabeth losers before spitting on Elizabeth. They then spray paint "nWo" across Savage's back before the Giant chokeslams him one last time. The nWo goes up to the commentary table and Hogan holds up a sign saying that this is nWo country. DiBiase says they want all of their demands honored tomorrow on Nitro. Will they be answered? Find out in...the five seconds it takes you to read this sentence...
Oh, and by the way, the nWo's fake Sting counts as an nWo member.
nWo members: 6
Nitro
- Rey Mysterio Jr. (c) vs Juventud Guerrera-WCW Cruiserweight Championship-Guerrera starts off with a quick takedown, which Mysterio responds to with a bow & arrow rack. Juvi is able to break the hold and hits a DDT for a near fall before hitting a fallaway slam for another near fall. Mysterio comes back with two knee drops to Juvi's knee, only for Juvi to floor him with a back elbow. Mysterio responds with a spinning heel kick before the two trade chops. Juvi goes for a springboard, but Mysterio catches him with a dropkick. Juvi rolls out of the ring, only for Mysterio to dive onto Juvi and hit a hurricanrana before the commercial break. We come back to Juvi hitting a dropkick. Mysterio drops Juvi onto the apron, only for Juvi to hit a springboard spinning heel kick. Mysterio rolls out of the ring, leaving him open to a baseball slide followed by a springboard moonsault by Juvi. Back in the ring, Juvi hits a springboard 450 splash for a near fall before taking Mysterio to the top rope for a Super Frankensteiner for a near fall. We cut to the outside, where nWo fans are celebrating...OK. Cut back to the match, where Mysterio counters a top rope powerbomb with a hurricanrana for the three and the win. Why cut away to pretty much nothing? Anyway, this match was pretty dope, as a WCW cruiserweight match tends to be.
- Mike Tenay interviews Chris Benoit, Mongo, and Debra. Mongo tells Luger to beg Sting to help him and Debra says that Sting & Luger better watch out. Benoit says that Sting & Luger crossed the Horsemen and now they're going to pay the price. Mongo screams before we go to commercial break.
- Glacier talks about how his power comes from the elements and Bruce Lee and training in Japan you can't really take it seriously because they just show footage of him doing karate stuff, and all you can focus on is the Asylum version of Sub-Zero doing shadow kung-fu in a giant ice temple place. It also doesn't help that when Glacier talks, he sounds less like a karate master and more like some Southern dude. I actually just watched the Table for 3 with Eric Bischoff, Jim Cornette, and Michael PS Hayes and one of the things that Bischoff said was that he tried to make stories more realistic instead of cartoony like WWF was at the time. All I could think when he said that was "What about Glacier?"
- Ice Train with Teddy Long vs Diamond Dallas Page-The two lock up before Ice Train throws DDP to the mat. Ice Train goes to the headlock before flooring DDP with a shoulder block. The two trade holds before Ice Train knocks DDP out of the ring. DDP is able to hot shot Ice Train on the top rope before going to the top rope for a diving clothesline. DDP stomps away at Ice Train before hitting a swinging neckbreaker for a near fall. DDP controls the match until Ice Train blocks the Diamond Cutter and hits a belly-to-belly suplex. Ice Train heats up before hitting a delayed spinebuster and a powerslam for a near fall. Ice Train follows up with a splash for a near fall before we cut away again to MORE NWO FANS! Cool...why? They are blocking off the WCW merchandise table with police tape as we hear the bell sound. "They wouldn't" I tell myself in my mind. They did. THEY CUT AWAY FROM THE FINISH OF THE MATCH TO SHOW THIS! PISS OFF! It's only fitting that as soon as the bell sounds, we see an nWo fan holding up a sign reading "Who wants this crap?"Could there be anything more fitting? Who booked this crap? We have to hear Larry Zbyszko explain what happened because sure, that's much better than ACTUALLY SHOWING THE FINISH! We see it on a replay, but no, that's not good enough.
- Before the next match, we get a shot of a kid in the crowd.The 1-2-3 Kid, to be exact! Yep, it's Sean Waltman aka X-Pac. Why's he here?...To be in the nWo, of course! That's not me spoiling it, Zbyszko actually says that's X-Pac is here to be in the nWo. Why spoil it?
- Super Calo vs Konnan with Jimmy Hart-Sorry, I mean "Konan." Konnan clotheslines Calo to start before Calo almost gets the win off a crucifix pin. The two go back and forth before Calo hits a wheelbarrow arm drag that sends Konnan out of the ring. Calo follows up with a somersault suicide dive before rolling Konnan back in the ring. Calo goes to the top rope, but Konnan meets him there and hits a butterfly superplex for a near fall. Konnan puts Calo in a bow & arrow before hitting a powerbomb for a near fall. Calo comes back with a headscissor takedown before sending Konnan out of the ring with an arm drag. Calo follows up with a springboard crossbody block before taking Konnan back to the ring. Konnan dropkicks Calo's leg out from under him before hitting an inverted DDT for a near fall. Konnan follows up with a clothesline before locking in "a cute little submission" as Zbyszko calls it. Konnan controls the match until he goes to the top rope, where Calo dropkicks him and hits a headscissor takeover off the top rope, inadvertently causing Konnan to land on top of him.
That must've sucked. Calo follows up with a dropkick, sending Konnan to the outside so he can floor him with a wrecking ball dropkick. Calo follows up with a slingshot senton bomb to the outside before going to the top rope for a missile dropkick to the outside, landing face down on the ground. Calo brings Konnan back in the ring, but Konnan dodges a corner dropkick before hitting a cradle DDT for a near fall. Konnan follows up with an Alabama Jam followed by a jackknife cover for a near fall before hitting Splash Mountian for the three and the win. Another good match from the luchadors on the show.
- Mike Tenay leaves the commentary table to ask Sean Waltman why he's here. He says he thought he'd come check out the hottest wrestling show in the world, saying that he wanted to be there for WarGames and feigns disapproval when he finds out the nWo won.
- Hugh Morrus vs Brad Armstrong-Morrus overpowers Armstrong to start before sending him out of the ring off a shoulder block. Morrus controls the match before Armstrong hits a hip toss and a dropkick that sends Morrus out of the ring. Back in the ring, Morrus forces Armstrong into the corner before hitting a corner clothesline. Morrus goes for another, but Armstrong dodges it and hits a hip toss. Morrus pops right up and hits a clothesline. Armstrong gets a near fall off a roll up before Morrus hits a powerslam. Morrus goes to the top rope and hits No Laughing Matter, a moonsault, but gloats before making a lazy cover. This allows Armstrong to turn it over and pin Morrus with a crucifix for the three and the win right before the beginning of hour 2. Cue the unnecessary pyro.
- Mike Tenay interviews Randy Savage. He says he's a million miles below rock bottom but says that for Hogan, things are about to get scary.
- Backstage, we see the nWo celebrating in the parking lot.
- Randy Savage vs Scott Norton-Instant brawl in the entrance way to start the match before the two brawl to the ring. Savage hits a back body drop before kneeing Norton out of the ring. Savage hits a double axe handle off the top rope before going back in the ring. Savage knocks Norton off the apron...just to bring him back into the ring. Norton comes back with a Samoan drop for a near fall before targeting Savage's back with forearms. Norton hits a backbreaker for a near fall before continuing to strike away at Savage. Norton controls the match until Savage clotheslines Norton and throws him out of the ring. Savage throws Norton around into the barricades before throwing him back into the ring. Savage throws Norton out the other side and bodyslams him on the outside. Back in the ring, Norton hits a DDT for a near fall before hitting an inverted shoulder breaker. Savage rolls out of the ring and Norton follows him out. Norton tries to ram Savage into the ring post, but Savage shoves Norton into it before smacking Norton over the head with a chair. Savage delivers two more headshots and gets DQ'd. Nick Patrick comes down to the ring, so Savage shoves him into the ring before walking off.
- Glacier vs Big Bubba-AHHH! HE'S FINALLY HERE! GLACIER MAKES HIS NITRO DEBUT! Glacier comes out and with blue lighting and snow falling from the ceiling. For two minutes, Glacier does some martial arts on the stage, down the aisle, and in the ring. And to top it off...he wrestles with the blue lights still on.He got the Sin Cara-treatment. Big Bubba does not get an entrance. So as you can probably guess, karate lover Eric Bischoff can barely contain himself with all the karate Glacier is doing. He throws one kick, a kick which doesn't even connect, by the way, and two moves later he's still talking about how he had perfect control and had his hips rolled over. Glacier does a lot of kicks and strikes and karate things before Bubba hits a spinebuster. Bubba mocks Glacier by doing the Karate Kid crane pose.
Glacier, however, quickly gets to his feet before flooring Bubba with a leg sweep and striking away at him. More kicks from Glacier before he finally connects with a spinning thrust kick for the three and the win.
- Sting comes down to the ring without entrance music. He stands with his back to the hard camera the entire time as he explains that everyone in WCW turned on him after the nWo Sting attacked Lex Luger. He says he tried to plead his case at Fall Brawl, but nobody believed him. He says he trusted Luger about a thousand times over the last year when everyone thought he was untrustworthy before thanking everyone who stood by him through all this. However, for all the people who turned on him, they can stick it. He says he considers himself a free agent but says we'll still see the Stinger from time to time. Sting walks off as the commentators to theorize what he meant.
- Chris Jericho & Marcus Bagwell vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson with Woman-Unfortunately, we're still about a year away from Jericho's awesome run as a heel, so for now, we have to deal with white meat babyface Chris Jericho. Flair & Anderson don't come out at first before we cut backstage, to see Flair & Anderson trying to convince Miss Elizabeth to come down with them. She's scared of the nWo, so they leave her backstage. After Flair & Anderson make their entrance, Sean Waltman pops up to reveal (big surprise) he's in the nWo!
He stands up and pulls out big remote before pressing it, sending nWo flyers down from the ceiling.
So, with that reveal, Sean Waltman is the newest member of the nWo.
- Chris Jericho & Marcus Bagwell vs Ric Flair & Arn Anderson with Woman-For real, now! Jericho & Anderson start off going back and forth before Jericho hits a spinning heel kick. Flair & Bagwell tag in as Bischoff reveals on commentary that the because of their win at Fall Brawl, the nWo will get their own show. Flair & Bagwell go back and forth before Flair chops Bagwell in the corner. Bagwell comes back with punches in the corner before hitting a back body drop. Bagwell follows up with a dropkick, only for Flair to throw Bagwell out of the ring. Anderson tries to get a few cheap shots in on Bagwell, but Bagwell fends him off. Back in the ring, Bagwell gets a near fall off a sunset flip before getting two more near falls off of roll ups. Bagwell clotheslines Flair out of the ring, prompting Flair to walk up the ramp. Despite no tag, Anderson gets in the ring with Jericho and hits a spinebuster after a cheap shot by Flair. Bagwell dropkicks Anderson out of the ring as Flair gets back in the ring to beat down Jericho. Anderson tags back in to stomp away at Jericho before slingshotting him into the bottom rope. The Horsemen control the match as we cut to the parking lot, where the nWo, along with Sean Waltman, comes out of a limo and celebrates tricking WCW with the fake Sting. We go back to the match where Jericho makes the hot tag to Bagwell. Bagwell punches away at Flair as Anderson hits a DDT on Jericho outside the ring. Bagwell hits a back body drop before bringing Anderson into the ring. Bagwell hits a fisherman's suplex on Anderson, but he's not the legal man. Bagwell rolls up Flair and gets a visual three, but Nick Patrick is distracted with Anderson. This allows Woman to rake Bagwell's eyes. Anderson hits the DDT on Bagwell, allowing Flair to lock in the figure four. Bagwell keeps his shoulders down as Patrick counts the three and gives the win to the Horsemen. Fine match, nothing special.
- Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael with Debra vs Lex Luger-In the main event, the team of Chris Benoit & Mongo is supposed to face the team of Lex Luger & Sting. However, after Sting literally turned his back on WCW, he's nowhere to be found, leaving Luger to fight the Horsemen on his own. Luger starts off with Benoit as Luger hits a back body drop and a knee lift. Benoit fires back with stiff punches before tagging in Mongo. Mongo goes for a quick Mongo Spike, but Luger blocks it and back body drops Mongo before clotheslining him. Benoit tags back in and stomps a mudhole in Luger in the corner. Luger is able to turn the tables and stomps away at Benoit in the corner before clotheslining him. However, a cheap shot from Mongo allows Benoit to hit a suplex. Mongo tags in for an elbow drop before beating down Luger. The Horsemen control the match until Luger mounts a comeback and hits a powerslam. Luger locks in the Torture Rack on Benoit, only for Ric Flair & Arn Anderson to run down for a DQ. Luger tries to fend off the Horsemen, but Mongo catches him with a chop block. The Horsemen beatdown as Bischoff reveals that Sean Waltman's new name is "Syxx." They say it's because he's the sixth member, but...No. He's the seventh member. His name should be "Seven."
On second thought, Syxx is fine. Cut to the outside, where the nWo watches Nitro in a limo. They gloat about how Savage will be all alone next week while the other top wrestlers are in Japan.
RAW: 18
Nitro: 30
That's it for this edition of RAW vs Nitro. If you liked what you read, feel free to share this around and as always, stay tuned for the next one!
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