So with that out of the way, let's get into it, this is RAW vs Nitro #50.
RAW
- Steve Austin vs Jake Roberts-The two lock up and fight into the corner before the referee breaks them up. They repeat that spot before Austin punches Roberts. Austin goes to the headlock, but Roberts fights out and punches Austin to the ground. Austin rolls out of the ring before getting back in the ring, where the two go back and forth. Roberts catches Austin with a knee before going for the DDT, but Austin is able to avoid it and roll out of the ring. Roberts leaves the ring and approaches Jerry Lawler and is able to stop a sneak attack by Austin. However, Austin is able to take control of the match back in the ring before hitting an elbow drop from the second rope. Austin controls the match until Roberts is able to throw Austin's head into the turnbuckle. Austin goes to the top rope, but Roberts pulls his leg out from under him and crotches him on the top rope. Roberts hits the short-arm clothesline and calls for the DDT, but Austin blocks it by grabbing the ropes. Austin tries to pin Roberts with his feet on the ropes, but the referee catches him. Roberts is able to hit the DDT as Lawler leaves the commentary table with a bottle of booze. Roberts makes the cover, but Austin gets his foot on the ropes for a break. Lawler takes the opportunity to spit booze in Roberts' eyes, which allows Stone Cold to hit the Stunner for the three and the win. Man, this was bad. A slow & plodding match with an overbooked finish. After the match, Austin & Lawler beat down Roberts until Savio Vega runs down with a leather strap, sending the two running.
- In a cemetery, Mankind tries to dig a grave with his bare hands, saying that if he digs it, the Undertaker will come. Paul Bearer tells him he doesn't have to do that because the Undertaker will dig his own grave and Mankind will bury him in it.
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley comes down to the ring without ring music. He challenges Mr. Perfect to a fight before taking a seat at commentary.
- The Grimm Twins vs The Godwinns with Hillbilly Jim-Oh hey, it's the Harris Brothers! You might remember Ron & Don Harris as the Blu Brothers...or the Bruise Brothers...or 8-Ball & Skull from the Disciples of Apocolypse...or as Creative Control...or not at all. Yeah, these guys are basically the 90s versions of Primo & Epico; a team of family members who can't get over no matter what gimmick you give them. The only difference is that Primo & Epico are smaller & Puerto Rican...and don't have poorly disguised Nazi tattoos.The two teams go back and forth before on of the Grimms hits a terrible facebuster on Henry Godwinn for a near fall. The Grimms control the match as Mr. Perfect appears on the screen and accepts Helmsley's challenge for a match in a few weeks. Henry ends up making the hot tag and sends one of the Grimms out of the ring, allowing the other Grimm to get into the ring without the referee seeing. That Grimm hits a sidewalk slam for a near fall, but Phineas counters the second one and hits the Slop Drop for the three and the win.
- So after last week's EXPOSING of Jeff Jarrett as a lip-syncing phony, we find out who the "real Double J" is. It's actually Jesse James, who used to be Jarrett's manager the Roadie. As proof, they show footage of Jame rehearsing "With My Baby Tonight" in front of the In Your House 2 set.How they didn't notice the camera, I'll never know. And speaking of imposters...
- "Razor Ramon" vs Savio Vega-Gorilla Monsoon comes down to the ring to argue with Jim Ross about the authenticity of the Razor Ramon in the ring and his new attitude...for the entire match. Vega runs down to the ring and rushes Razor in the ring. Razor manages to hit a facebuster before beating down Vega in the corner as the crowd chants "FAKE!" Vega fights back, but Razor catches him on a crossbody attempt and hits a fallaway slam. Razor controls the match until Vega dodges an elbow drop and cradles Razor for a near fall. Razor goes back on the offensive, beating down Vega in the corner before the commercial break. We come back to Razor working over Vega with a half camel clutch. Razor brings Vega to his feet, only to get caught with a spinning heel kick. Vega follows up with a clothesline before hitting the Caribbean Kick, only for "Diesel" to show up.And as you probably know already, that's not Kevin Nash...it's Kane. Vega runs over and punches "Diesel" off the apron before running the ropes, only for Diesel to pull the ropes down, causing a DQ. The fake Diesel & Razor beat down before Razor hits a Razor's Edge and Diesel hits a Jackknife. Or, since they're imposter wrestlers, the Blade Outskirt and the Swallow Dive...hey, Thesarus.com said that's a synonym for "jackknife".
- At the cemetery again, the Undertaker says he will dig Mankind's grave and bury him alive.
- Vader & Jim Cornette vs Shawn Michaels & Jose Lothario-Michaels & Vader start off going back and forth before Vader floors Michaels with a body block. Vader follows up with a corner splash before clotheslining him down. Vader controls the match until Michaels counters a powerbomb with a hurricanrana before sliding out of the ring and pull Vader into the ring post crotch-first. Back in the ring, Michaels hits a seated senton from the top rope but goes flying out of the ring when Vader dodges a crossbody. Back in the ring, Vader floors Michaels with a body block before beating him down in the corner. Vader floors Michaels with another body block before tagging in Cornette. Before Cornette goes over to Michaels, he gets some sparring in with Vader in the corner.Jim Cornette is great. However, the sparring allows Michaels to tag out to Lothario, who punches away at Cornette until Cornette rakes his eyes. Cornette tags in Vader, who grabs Lothario...only to throw him right to Michaels to tag out. Michaels comes in and hits a flying forearm before hitting a top rope elbow drop. Michaels tunes up the band, but Vader dodges Sweet Chin Music and clotheslines Michaels for a near fall before the commercial break. We come back to Vader preparing to hit the Vader Bomb on Michaels. However, Michaels blocks it with his knees before clotheslining Vader down. Michaels bodyslams Vader and tunes up the band again, but a distraction from Cornette allows Vader to recover. Michaels dodges a corner splash and tries to bodyslam Vader again, but he collapses under Vader's weight. Vader hits a powerbomb before hitting the Vader Bomb for the three and the win. This was pretty enjoyable, I liked this match. After the match, Vader tries to hit the Vader Bomb again, but Sycho Sid runs down to stop him. Goldust also runs down to try to double team Sid with Vader, but Michaels recovers and the four brawl to close the show.
Nitro
- We kick off the show with Eric Bischoff delivering a statement. He says the history of WCW might not mean anything to the nWo, but it does to a lot of people and what the nWo is doing is going to stop. He says nobody is entertained by what they're doing. He must not have looked at the ratings lately. He ends by saying the biggest mistake he's ever made was bringing Hulk Hogan to WCW.
- El Technico & Juventud Guerrera vs The Public Enemy-OK...this might be the laziest gimmick wrestling gear I've ever seen. This is El Technico.It's Billy Kidman in what looks like red onesie pajamas and a mask. I'd give WCW an A for effort, but they didn't try. As soon as Rocco Rock gets in the ring, Juvi runs up and does a phantom spinning heel kick in his face. Rock just brushes him off for being a geek.
Juvi starts off the match with a wheelbarrow arm drag followed by a springboard hurricanrana, sending Rock to the outside. Juvi goes for a baseball slide, but Rock dodges it and throws him into the guardrail. Back in the ring, Technico tags in and instantly eats a sidewalk slam/elbow drop combo, but Juvi breaks up the fall. Grunge sends Juvi out of the ring before clotheslining Technico. Grunge follows up with a bodyslam before holding Rock up for a senton bomb off the top rope for the three and the win. After the match, Public Enemy puts Technico through a table because why not?
- Mike Tenay interviews Chris Benoit, Mongo, and Debra. Tenay points out that Mongo isn't scheduled to wrestle tonight, but Mongo says that what happened last week & at WarGames won't happen again and when you see one Horseman, you're going to see other Horsemen. Debra says Mongo is a team player and he'll be supporting the Four Horsemen tonight. Benoit puts over his opponent tonight Rick Steiner, but he says he is the best.
- It's an announcement paid for the nWo, the nWo celebrate taking over Nitro last week, along with Hogan's son Nick.Ted DiBiase brags that WCW has to pay for this announcement instead of the nWo before Kevin Nash calls nWo Sting "the best imposter in wrestling." Subtle. Nash then says Debra wants him before saying Kyle Petty is on the way.
- Dean Malenko vs Alex Wright-Malenko comes down to the ring with Rey Mysterio Jr's mask, which he stole from Mysterio on WCW Saturday Night. The two trade holds and takedowns until Malenko hits a back suplex for a near fall. Malenko follows up with a snapmare and stomps before the commercial break. We come back to Wright hitting an arm drag, but Malenko blocks an abdominal stretch attempt by Wright and throws him out of the ring. Malenko throws Wright into the guardrail before heading back into the ring. Wright tries for a sunset flip, but Malenko blocks it before locking in a heel hook. Wright fights out and the two trade blows in the corner before Wright hits a backdrop. Wright follows up with uppercuts before hitting a single leg dropkick. Malenko tries to come back with a top rope crossbody, but Wright dodges it and cradles Malenko for the three and the win. Fine match, nothing special.
- Mike Tenay interviews Randy Savage on the entrance ramp...except nope. Savage doesn't come out for his interview, so Tenay sends it to commercial. During this commercial, Randy Savage hypes up a Slim Jim contest that goes on for over TWO MINUTES!
- Jim Powers with Teddy Long vs Eddie Guerrero-Nick Patrick, who may or may not but obviously is in the nWo, is refereeing this match in a neck brace due to him being attacked by Randy Savage on WCW Saturday Night.The two trade holds to start before Powers hits a shoulder block. Guerrero responds with a corkscrew uppercut and a bodyslam before hitting a slingshot senton for a near fall. The two trade reversals before punching Guerrero down. Guerrero comes back with a takedown before the two brawl on the mat. Powers hits a nice belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall before whipping him around the ring and clotheslining Guerrero for another near fall. Powers locks in a chin lock before hitting a knee lift. Powers controls the match until Guerrero hits a side suplex. Guerrero goes to the top rope, but Powers meets him there and hits a suplex for a near fall. Powers cradles Guerrero for a near fall before going for a powerslam. Guerrero slips out, rolls up Powers and hits a German suplex. This leads to one of the most botched finishes I've ever seen. So Guerrero hits the German and sort of bridges, leaving both men's shoulders down.
Alright, basically all Jim Powers has to do is keep his shoulders down and they can just ignore the fact that Eddie's shoulders were down. Guess what?
He doesn't do that. Powers kicks out at two and Patrick counts three, so you think that Powers got the win because Eddie's shoulders were down. Guess what...that's not what happens. Instead, Eddie gets the win because "reasons" and the commentators brush it off as "he made the right call." Poor. This whole match was poor. It was a boring, sluggish affair. After the match, Teddy Long & Nick Patrick argue.
- Back to the nWo we go, as the Nasty Boys arrive at the party. Everybody yells the entire time and you can barely hear anything.
- Mike Tenay interviews Arn Anderson, Woman, and Miss Elizabeth. Anderson questions Elizabeth on why she stayed back while the rest of the Horsemen went to Japan. Woman also questions her and says she's not using her head. Elizabeth says it's complicated before Anderson tells her to figure out if she is in with the Horsemen or she if she's not.
- Hugh Morrus vs Brad Armstrong-The two take forever to lock up before Morrus beats down Armstrong in the corner. Armstrong comes back with a hip toss and a dropkick, but Morrus dodges the second one as we hit hour two of Nitro. Cue the unnecessary pyro.Back to the match, Armstrong hits a dropkick, but Morrus comes back, catching Armstrong off a leapfrog with a powerslam. Morrus follows up with a leg drop before headbutting him in the stomach. Morrus controls the match until Armstrong hits a step-up enziguri before pinning Morrus with a backslide for a near fall. Armstrong cradles Morrus for another near fall before Morrus clotheslines him down. Morrus goes for a bodyslam, but Armstrong slips out and goes for a Russian leg sweep, but Morrus blocks it by holding the ropes. Morrus hits a bodyslam before hitting No Laughing Matter twice for the three and the win. An uneventful match, nothing really worth watching.
- Backstage, Arn Anderson, Woman, and Miss Elizabeth argue about whether or not Elizabeth will accompany Anderson to ringside with Woman and if she's still on the Horsemen's side. After a commercial break, Bischoff leaves the commentary table before Tony Schiavone replaces him.
- Chris Jericho vs Arn Anderson with Woman-The two lock up before Anderson takes down Jericho with a fireman's carry takeover. The two trade holds before Jericho takes down Anderson with a drop toe hold. The two trade holds again as we cut to backstage, where Elizabeth is sitting and watching the match on a monitor. Meanwhile, Jericho connects with a superkick, sending Anderson out of the ring. Jericho follows up with a diving shoulder tackle off the apron before Anderson retreats behind Woman. Woman slaps Jericho (not a DQ for some reason) before Anderson punches him. Anderson throws Jericho into the ring steps before throwing him back in the ring and dropping a knee on him. Cut back to backstage, where Elizabeth walks off. Meanwhile, Anderson controls the match until Jericho catches a diving Anderson with a dropkick. Jericho comes back with a jumping spin kick for a near fall before back body dropping Anderson. Anderson rolls onto the apron, so Jericho hits a nice springboard shoulder block before hitting a diving back elbow off the top rope for a near fall. Jericho goes for the Lionsault, but Anderson dodges it. Jericho lands on his knees, leaving him prone for a DDT by Anderson for the three and the win. Fine match with a nice finish.
- Backstage, we see Miss Elizabeth leaving the building with two bags and a piece of paper in hand.
- M. Wallstreet vs Lex Luger-So yeah, VK Wallstreet is just "M. Wallstreet" now for some reason. The two trade holds to start before Luger drops a leg on Wallstreet's arm. Luger follows up with a hip toss, a body slam, and an elbow drop for a near fall before slapping on a headlock. Wallstreet fights out and throws Luger out of the ring through the middle ropes before leaving the ring and throwing him into the barricade. Back in the ring, Wallstreet locks in the dreaded abdominal stretch while using the ropes for leverage. Has that move ever won a match? Luger comes back with a sunset flip for a near fall, but Wallstreet beats him down and bodyslams him. Wallstreet controls the match until Luger hits a jumping elbow for a near fall. Wallstreet comes back with a clothesline and goes for a suplex, but Luger lands on his feet and puts him in the Torture Rack and gets the submission win. This was really, really...really boring.
- The Faces of Fear with Jimmy Hart vs The Rock 'n' Roll Express-Ricky Morton & Meng start off with Meng beating down Morton in the corner. Morton locks in a sleeper hold, but Meng breaks it and throws Morton down. Morton goes back to the sleeper...and then Meng breaks it...and then Morton applies it again...and then Meng breaks it again. Something different finally happens and the Barbarian tags in. Morton goes for a crossbody, but Barbarian catches him, only for Gibson to dropkick Barbarian down. Both Morton & Gibson try to pin him, even though only one of them is legal, and the referee counts both men trying to pin him at the same time because "reasons." Despite no tag being made, Gibson is the legal man now and locks up with Barbarian, who beats him down in the corner. Gibson comes back and gets a near fall off a sunset flip before the commercial break. We come back to Barbarian trying to block a sunset flip attempt by Morton. He grabs the rope, only for the referee to kick his hand away.Why? He's not breaking the rules. If anything, Morton should have to stop trying to roll him up. Morton is finally able to roll Barbarian up for a near fall before rolling him up again while Barbarian argues with the referee for another near fall. Barbarian floors Morton with a clothesline before tagging in Meng, who spits at Gibson. Meng hits a piledriver, but Gibson breaks up the fall. The Faces of Fear get the heat on Morton until Morton dodges a diving headbutt by the Barbarian. Gibson gets the hot tag and runs wild on Barbarian, hitting a knee lift and an enziguri before the 10 punches in the corner. Morton & Gibson take out Meng with a double dropkick before Jimmy Hart hops up on the apron. Gibson grabs him, only to get booted in the back by Barbarian, who gets the three and the win. Pretty decent match. The Faces of Fear continue to beat down the Rock 'n' Roll Express before Public Enemy run down to make the save. However, the Faces of Fear get the better of them, with Meng hurting Johnny Grunge's knee as Barbarian back drops Rocco Rock out of the ring. The Faces of Fear continue to target Grunge's leg.
- nWo time again as Brian Knobbs stuffs his face with food before we see Kyle Petty has arrived at the party. That's pretty much it.
- Chris Benoit with Steve McMichael & Debra vs Rick Steiner-The two lock up before the two trade blows. Steiner hits a huge German suplex, prompting Benoit to roll out of the ring. Back in the ring, Benoit stomps away at Steiner before clotheslining him for a near fall. Steiner comes back with strikes of his own before a snapmare takeover into a headlock. Benoit dodges an elbow drop before chopping & head-butting Steiner and flooring him with a back elbow. Benoit follows up with a suplex before continuing to chop away at Steiner. Steiner comes back with a clothesline before catching a leapfrogging Benoit and power-slamming him for a near fall. Steiner sets up Benoit on the top rope as Debra hops up on the apron to distract Nick Patrick. Steiner goes for a belly-to-belly superplex, only for Mongo to smash his briefcase across his back. Steiner & Benoit fall down to the mat and Benoit makes the cover, gets the three and the win. Pretty good match.
- We close out the show with an announcement paid for by the nWo. We see that Miss Elizabeth is with them and apparently working with them so she can make it in Hollywood, with Hogan's help. I know they're playing it up that Hogan's this big movie star...but in reality, Hulk Hogan is not the person you go to if you want to land big movie roles. Unless Miss Elizabeth's idea of a big movie role is starring in Mr. Nanny 2: Electric Boogaloo. Elizabeth leaves as Vincent brings a present over. The camera follows Elizabeth as we see Macho Man come sprinting down the hall to Elizabeth, who yells that Elizabeth is setting him up again and yells at her and keeps calling her a son of a bitch. It's...kind of uncomfortable. And that's how the show ends...no really, that's how the show ends. With the top babyface screaming at his ex-wife and calling her a son of a bitch.
And that's about it. Man...this Nitro was bad. Not as bad as the last Nitro, but still bad. Lots of boring, nothing matches and meaningless nWo segments. RAW wasn't that good either, but at least that show was half the length. Point to RAW.
RAW: 20
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 in like, a year and a half.
RAW: 20
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 in like, a year and a half.
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