WCW Monday Night Nitro - Monday, November 6th, 1995
- This week's Nitro is an interactive type of show. Where the fans will "vote" for the main event that they want to see. With there being a group of wrestles being in two separate rooms. Like, Sting and Flair, either way, rigged or real... You'd think people are/would have voted for them... We shall see...... Not to mention, Flair did challenge him to a match for this Nitro, last week... let's begin the review.
- We are live from Jacksonville, FL, with Eric, Mongo and Bobby.
- As mentioned before, interactive night, you have pay 99 cents to vote... or per minute.
- In the Red room: Flair, Meng, DDP, Blue Bloods, Shark and Norton.
- In the Blue Room: Sting, Duggan, Johnny B. Badd, Nasty Boys, Dave Sullivan, Alex Wright, MR. JL.
- In other words, they're really setting up for Sting Vs. Flair tonight.
- Bobby wants to see Tony Schiavone face Gene Okerlund.
- For the WCW World Title: ("champion") Giant w/ Jimmy Hart Vs Cobra
- How is Cobra getting a title shot?
- Cobra charges towards Giant, Giant simply grabs Cobra by the neck, and choke slams Cobra down... 1-2-3.
- That was literally all that occurred.
- Your Winner: And STILL "World Champion" Giant via pinfall following a choke slam and nothing else.
- Gene is backstage with the heels in the red locker room and Norton/Shark are shoving each other.
- Tony is in the blue locker room with the faces... Sting wants Nature Boy "BADDD".
- Commercials.
- Hogan has gone back to his roots in Venice Beach.. With Randy Savage and some guy who is agreeing with everything both men are saying.
- Savage will stick with Hogan forever, brother.
- Some homeless guy in front of them is still agreeing with him. The "Dark Side" seemed like if they got some people to stand in the back.
- Kevin Sullivan Vs The Renegade
- Renegade with two clotheslines, which look terrible. Renegade sends Sullivan to the outside. Hart distracts Renegade and that allows Sullivan to drop Renegade groin first onto the guard rail.
- Renegade goes head first into the ring steps a few times.
- Sullivan double stomps a few times. Knee lift. Chops in the corner.
- Hart continues to say to Renegade "You could have been the next Hulk Hogan".
- Sullivan is on the apron and looks for a back splash but Renegade gets the knees up and connects with a power slam.
- Renegade with a cartwheel back splash in the corner. Renegade charges again but Sullivan moves and Renegade flips in the corner.
- Sullivan with a running knee to the midsection. Sullivan connects with a double stomp off the middle rope. 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: Kevin Sullivan via pinfall following a double stomp off the middle rope.
- Jimmy Hart has water and he splashes Renegade in the face to take off his paint. Jimmy calls Renegade by his real name "Rick".
- Back to Gene who is back with the heels, including Shark/Norton who are still fighting.
- The lights go out and Flair cuts his promo, that Sting may have the chance later tonight to do something about what was done to him at Havoc.
- Coming up next: Chris Benoit Vs Eddie Guerrero.
- Chris Benoit Vs Eddie Guerrero
- Benoit with a running forearm shot, and a snap suplex. Benoit with a high angle back suplex.
- Benoit with a whiplash take down, and he places Guerrero into a Boston Crab with a high arch.
- Some Japanese Wrestlers are seen (Jushin Liger being one of them).
- Guerrero reverses a power bomb with an arm drag. Guerrero springboards off the middle rope for another arm drag.
- Guerrero with a tilt a whirl back breaker.
- Guerrero with a spinning back elbow which sends Benoit to the outside.
- Guerrero is on the top and he connects with a nice cross body into the aisle way.
- Guerrero with a nice brain buster. Guerrero goes to the top, but Benoit stops him and connects with a top rope SUPERPLEX. Both men are down.
- Benoit goes for the cover win...1-2-nope
- Benoit with a vicious looking power bomb... 2 count
- Benoit with a short clothesline. Guerrero is sent into the ropes and connects with a body scissors rollup. 2 count.
- Guerrero reverses a knee to the gut for a cover... 2 count.
- Benoit with a German suplex... 2 count.
- Benoit with a fisherman suplex... 2 count.
- Benoit goes for a full nelson suplex but Guerrero reverses.
- Benoit lifts Guerrero into the air and drops him gut first on the ropes. Both men begin to deliver right hands on the each other. Benoit tries to suplex Guerrero into the ring, but Guerrero reverses into a cross body.
- 1-2-3.... though Benoit's legs are under the ropes.
- Your Winner: Eddie Guerrero via pinfall following a cross-body block.
- Tony is talking with Sting.. Sting says that Flair used little kids... how?
- Sting doesn't like Flair, he hates him, he is going to leave him dead.
- Its really obvious that Sting/Flair are going to win the voting... as they got the separate interviews.
- Commercials.
- We come back and Eric announces that it will indeed be Sting Vs Flair.
- Sting Vs Ric Flair
- Sting with right hands and boots...he mounts Flair in the ring. Sting with his first gorilla press slam of the evening.
- Sting with ten punches in the corner. Flair Flip in the corner and a clothesline by Sting.
- On the outside, Sting sends him into the rail, Sting no sells some chops.
- Flair comes back with a vertical suplex on the floor, Sting no sells, Sting looks for a Stinger Splash onto Flair, but he goes hard into the guard rail instead.
- Commercials
- Flair begins to deliver chops, and a running kick to the ribs of Sting.
- Flair with a back suplex, and looks for the Figure Four and has it hooked on.
- Flair uses the ropes for leverage... Sting shoulders go down a few times... 2 counts.
- Sting manages now to pull Flair to the middle of the ring and he is pumped up. Sting reverses the hold... Flair lets go.
- Flair with a running kick to the knee and chops... Sting no sells,
- Sting with his second gorilla press slam of the night, hip toss and dropkick.
- Flair pokes Sting in the eyes.
- Flair sends Sting to the outside. Flair is on the apron and connects with a double axe handle... Rakes the eyes of Sting.
- Flair grabs a chair but the referee takes it away. Flair with a closed fist.
- Flair goes for the cover using the ropes for leverage... Gets numerous 2 counts.
- Sting comes back with a back slide...2 count.
- Flair goes to the top rope and Sting catches him and slams Flair down.
- Sting with right hands in the corner. Flair grabs brass knuckles and hits Sting right on the chin...
- Flair with an elbow drop... 2 count.
- Sting no sells another chop, and Flair continues with more rights...
- Sting with his third gorilla press slam.
- Sting goes to the top rope with Flair and connects with a SUPERPLEX... Sting places Flair into the Scorpion Death lock and Flair taps.
- Your Winner: Sting via submission with the Scorpion Death Lock
- Sting will not let go of the hold, JL and Guerrero come down to try and get Sting to let go of the hold. As does Dave Sullivan.
- Duggan and Johnny B. Badd get Sting to break the hold... Sting is going to the back and then he places Flair back into the hold.
- Here is Lex Luger, and he tells Sting something that causes Sting to let go of the hold.
- Sting and Luger leave together. Luger is smirking.
- Commercials
- Giant, Jimmy Hart and Sullivan are in the ring, with some papers.
- Hart was here taking care of business on behalf of Hogan.
- Hart seems to be jealous of Hogan's popularity.
- Hart signed the contract for the match, on behalf of Hogan.
- Their was a stipulation, where if Hogan were to get disqualified then Giant would win the World Title, thus Giant is the champion
- Some attorney comes out, and says that Hart is partially correct, however, he says that Giant is not the champion.
- WCW officials have a statement, which includes that the title is now vacated, and that the winner of World War III will become the champion.
- Giant is pissed off. Sullivan says that no one can beat Giant at World War III... he gives the attorney the title.
- Eric calls that "earth shattering news".
- Next week: Savage/Meng, Guerrero/Johnny B. Badd for the TV Title... Sting defends the US Heavyweight Title against Dean Malenko.
- The Good: Benoit/Guerrero was the match of the night, and Flair/Sting was fairly good.
- The Bad: The internet voting deal. That was a dumb way to get 99 cents per minute, I wonder how many people actually voted... as we never did get a % of votes for each guy.
- The Ugly: Giant/Cobra, Sullivan/Renegade
Overall: Decent show, that if in 1995, I would have watched and not switched over to the other company... 'cause usually Eric spoils those results anyway.