WCW Monday Night Nitro - Monday, January 15th, 1996
- This week is a star studded show for sure.
- Luger and Savage will go to battle for about the 100th time since Luger has debuted.
- Sting gets a World Title shot against Ric Flair!
- And Hulk Hogan will be in the main event against the Golden Spike... Meng!!
- Let's get this show on the road.
- We are live from Miami, Florida!
- Pyro goes off and Eric welcomes us to the ever-popular Mongo, and the actually popular Bobby Heenan.
- Hype for the Sting/Flair World Title match.
- Eric acts like we DON'T know whom Hogan is facing tonight.
- Too bad on Saturday Night that Tony announced that it was Meng.
- Uh, Oh... Luger music hits and Mr. Over Seller is starting the show.
- Lex "Ouch" Luger Vs Randy Savage
- Savage has lost the last three times they have competed... Will he actually win for once?
- Luger runs to the floor as Savage comes out and does taunts on the middle turnbuckle.
- Luger has a chair and throws the chair into the ring. Luger quickly rolls in and throws Savage over the top rope to the floor.
- Luger sends Savage into the ring post and into the ring steps.
- Luger taunts to the camera.
- Savage gets to the apron only to be knocked off shortly by Luger.
- Savage pulls Luger to the floor and sends Luger into the guard rail and into the ring steps.
- Savage goes up top and connects with a double axe handle.. 2 count.
- Savage chokes Luger on the top rope.
- A "Luger" chant has actually began. Luger delivers a few forearms in the corner.
- Savage comes back with a back elbow and gets a 2 count.
- Luger backs up into a corner begging off. Savage with a few boots and he chokes Luger.
- Savage goes to the outside and delivers an elbow to the throat of Luger.
- Right hand from Savage and he gets a two count.
- Savage kicks the arm of Luger. Luger comes back with right hands and a kick to the arm of Savage.
- Luger begins to deliver a few elbow drops and gets a two count.
- Savage comes back with a boot and drops Luger throat first onto the top rope.
- Savage goes up top for an elbow drop, and got really good air, but misses.
- Luger takes advantage and places Savage into the Torture Rack!!
- Savage gives up... Four times in a row!!!
- Your Winner: Lex Luger via submission with the Torture Rack
- Another clean victory, Luger wants a title shot.
- Commercials .
- We come back with the Dungeon of Doom and Horsemen grabbing Gene and heading to the ring.
- This was supposed to be Sullivan/Morrus against Arn/Pillman..
- Gene asks what's going on. Arn puts over Flair as being the flagship of the Horsemen.
- Arn says its pointless to fight each other when there is nothing to gain from it.
- Sullivan again puts over Flair.
- Sullivan literally repeats what Arn said.
- Sullivan appears to have a problem with Brian Pillman.
- Pillman is a lunatic saying he doesn't fear anyone..
- Arn SLAPS Pillman right across the face...
- Pillman is pissed.
- Eric, Bobby and Mongo discuss what just happened.
- They tease trouble among the Horsemen.
- Time for a "new tag team".
- Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock) Vs American Males (Riggs/Bagwell)
- Public Enemy are a known tag team from the Philly based wrestling promotion, ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling).
- Males take the early advantage with right hands and connect with a double back body drop.
- PE is clotheslined over the top. PE drag the Males to the floor and Bagwell is sent to the guard railing.
- Bagwell with a cross body onto both men off the top rope.
- PE again both roll to the floor. Riggs and Grunge legally in the ring.
- Riggs with a sunset flip cover.. 2 count
- Dropkick by Riggs, Grunge gets and takes Riggs down with a right hand.
- Riggs comes back with a hair take down.
- Bagwell gets the tag and works away on Grunge. Connects with a back body drop on both members of PE.
- Bagwell with a power slam on Rock.
- Bagwell with a roll up on Grunge. Rock with a forearm shot on Bagwell.. Grunge rolls up Bagwell.. 1-2-3
- Your Winners: Public Enemy via pinfall
- That was a ridiculous match.
- Afterwards, PE have a table, and Bagwell is in trouble.
- Grunge has grabbed a second table and places on top of the first one.
- Bagwell is placed onto the top table.
- Rocco Rock comes off the top and CONNECTS with a senton splash onto Bagwell..
- That was sick.
- That just perhaps made up for the terrible match I just witnessed.
- Commercials
- For the WCW World Title: Sting Vs (champion) Ric Flair w/ Jimmy Hart
- Commercials
- Sting quickly takes the champ down twice. Flair "Whoo's" at Sting..
- Flair takes Sting down but Sting quickly gets up and does the same thing Flair just did... how creative.
- Flair with a knee and a few right hands. Flair sends Sting to the floor.
- Sting rolls in and begins to deliver eight punches in the corner, hip toss and dropkick.
- Sting with his ever popular gorilla press slam. Flair flip, Sting clotheslines Flair on the apron.
- Sting begins to choke Flair. Sting with a vertical suplex back into the ring..1 count.
- Flair with a poke to the eyes and Flair delivers a chop and Sting goes down.
- Flair backs Sting into a corner and delivers a few chops and a right hand.
- Flair with some more chops and a few right hands. Flair with a boot to the gut.
- Apparently Jim Belushi will be on Saturday Night.. Wonderful.
- Sting places Flair onto the top turnbuckle and connects with a superplex off the top turnbuckle!
- Sting goes for a big splash but Flair gets his knees up.
- Commercials.
- Sting reverses a back suplex and looks for a Stinger splash but misses into the ropes.
- Flair with a knee drop and goes for a cover using the ropes.. 2 count.
- Flair sends Sting over the top to the floor. Hart comes over and puts the boots to Sting.
- Sting gets back into the ring and Flair chops Sting down.
- Sting powers out of a pin attempt. Sting comes storming back with a running clothesline!
- Flair with a right hand, Sting comes back with a sleeper hold. Flair takes Sting down with a back suplex.
- Sting and Flair begin to trade right hands and chops. Sting gains the advantage with right hands.
- Sting goes for a dropkick, Flair hangs on to the ropes... Flair goes for the figure four.. Sting reverses into a cradle.. 2 count.
- Backslide by Sting and gets a... 2 count.
- Flair again sends Sting to the floor.. Sting with a sunset flip and pulls Flair's trunks down.
- Flair misses a punch, Sting with another gorilla press slam!
- Flair with a back elbow in the corner.
- Flair goes to the top rope but Sting catches him and slams him off!
- Flair with a chop which now doesn't affect Sting.
- Sting with ANOTHER gorilla press slam.
- Luger has come out to the ring.. And Sting goes for the Stinger Splash..
- Luger grabs the microphone and apparently accidentally hit Sting..
- Flair places Sting into the figure four... and gets the three count.
- Hogan comes out as does Savage to protect Sting.
- Gene is coming into the ring for a pointless interview.
- Your Winner: and Still the WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair via pinfall
- Hogan is hoping that sense got knocked into Sting's head here tonight.
- Savage says that he has said from the beginning to not trust Luger.
- Sting is delusional. Sting doesn't remember what just happened..
- Sting is going to talk to Luger..
- Hogan says they have more than one problem..
- Hogan has a problem with Savage.
- Hogan has been on a "roll".. Hogan points out it has been four times in a row that Luger defeated Savage.
- Savage says to back off. WCW gave him a title shot because he deserved it..
- Same fellow who has lost to Luger four times, and lost to the World Champ on Saturday Night.... Makes sense for a title shot?
- Hogan and Meng... Coming up next!
- Commercials
- Harlem Heat Vs Sting/Luger on Saturday Night this week!
- Meng w/Kevin Sullivan Vs Hulk Hogan
- Meng and Sullivan beat up some camera guy on their way to the ring..
- Hogan comes out, even though he might as well have stayed in the ring after the interview.
- His pop has seemingly diminished a lot since five minutes ago.
- Meng with a rake to the eyes, forearm shots and head butts.
- Hogan is sent to the floor and Sullivan attacks Hogan.
- Hogan comes back into the ring and Meng rubs his face into the mat.
- Meng with chops and over hand blows to the back.
- Meng with more right hands and forearm shots.
- A choke from Meng. Sullivan gets a cheap shot in.
- Meng with blows to the neck and applies a nerve hold.
- Hogan will "never give up" so he says...
- More like "I will never job cleanly".
- Meng with a throat thrust.
- More clubbing blows and choking onto Hogan.
- Scoop slam by Meng. Meng goes to the top rope and misses a flying head butt.
- Hogan comes fighting back with right hands. Clothesline into the corner.
- Hogan with more right hands.
- Meng with the spike hits Hogan...2 count.
- Hogan "Hulks Up".. and delivers his ever powerful right hands..
- Hogan with the big boot..
- Savage comes down to brawl with Sullivan.
- Hogan with the Golden Spike onto Meng.. 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: Hulk Hogan via pinfall after the Golden Spike.
- Mongo, Eric, and Bobby discuss what just happened.
- More hype for the Dungeon of Doom/Horsemen/Hogan/Sting/Luger/Savage saga.
- Good Night, everyone!
- The Good: Sting and Flair was better than expected... The after-match activities by Public Enemy. Didn't see the leg drop.
- The Bad: Public Enemy and American Males actual match.
- The Ugly: The main event.