WCW Monday Nitro - Monday, April 29th, 1996
- Tonight's show looks to be fairly promising in the entertainment category.
- We get the 49595th match up between Sting/Luger defending the Tag Team Titles against Harlem Heat.
- What promises to be a very, very stiff match in a parking lot between Belfast Bruiser and Lord Steven Regal.
- And two heels in the main event going for the World Title when Ric Flair defends against The Giant.
- I wouldn't be surprised to see a No Contest in the main event. This whole Flair and Savage feud kind of revolves around the World Title and Elizabeth.
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- On with the show.
- Nitro opening video
- Eric Bischoff, Mongo, and Bobby Heenan hype up the World Title match.
- Mongo obviously doesn't believe Flair will win. Bobby actually AGREES?
- What the heck. Heenan is usually a Flair fan and always takes his side.
- Mongo hypes up the parking lot brawl match, for a second.
- For the WCW World Tag Team Championships: Harlem Heat Vs ©Sting/Lex Luger
- Booker with a nice standing side kick on Sting, early on.
- Sting comes back with some offense. Luger gets a tag, to a mixed reaction.
- Almost on cue, the beating of Luger begins.
- Announcers are really hyping up Luger and that he will at some time turn on Sting.
- A few moments later, Booker with a nice leaping sidekick on Sting for a near fall. Booker played to the crowd for a few moments.
- Double clothesline spot by Sting and Booker.
- Heat with a power bomb/elbow drop on Luger.
- Jimmy Hart throws in the towel, but Booker catches it. Heat have Hart.
- Sting comes from behind to roll up Booker to win the match.
- Your Winners: And Still WCW Tag Team Champions, Sting and Lex Luger via pinfall.
- Didn't Sting give Harlem Heat a rematch because of Jimmy Hart? So, Sting uses the interference to his benefit?
- Commercials
- Fire & Ice (Scott Norton & Ice Train) Vs The Steiner Brothers
- Train with a big power slam on Rick early on.
- Rick with a nice German suplex on Train. Norton and Scott come in.
- Exploder suplex by Scott Steiner on Norton. Belly-to-belly by Scott Steiner.
- Train with a gorilla press slam on Scott Steiner.
- Norton takes his sweet time to clothesline Scott who was going for a power bomb.
- Rick with a simple clothesline on Train to win the match.
- Your Winners: Steiner Brothers via pinfall
- A decent match, but a terrible ending.
- Commercials
- Gene introduces the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Ric Flair.
- Flair says that The Giant is not half the man Flair is.
- Women calls Giant a "little man". Elizabeth says the same.
- Commercials
- Parking Lot Brawl: Lord Steven Regal Vs Belfast Bruiser
- Regal is sending Bruiser into a few cars. Bruiser has a rock.
- Bruiser with a tire and he drops the tire onto Regal.
- Bruiser with a bumper and he hits Regal. Scoop slam on the hood of a car.
- Regal drops a elbow on the hood of the car. Bruiser chokes Regal with a seat belt.
- Bruiser drops Regal chest first on the guard railing.
- Regal sends Bruiser through a window! Regal with a bumper to the gut.
- Bruiser backdrops Regal on the roof of the car.
- Regal with a pile driver on the roof of the car. Regal gets the pin.
- Your Winner: Lord Steven Regal via pinfall
- That was a fun brawl.
- Commercials
- For the WCW World Heavyweight Title: The Giant Vs © Ric Flair
- Flair is trying to mess with Mongo McMichael's wife, Debra before the match.
- Flair has left the "Savage" name plate on the World Title.
- Giant with a gorilla press slam early on.
- Flair with some chops which have zero affect. Giant misses a back splash in the corner.
- Giant power slams Flair off the top rope. Vertical suplex by Giant.
- Giant goes for the choke slam, but Flair is holding on the ropes, and low blows Giant.
- Flair hit Giant with brass knuckles and Giant is knocked out.
- Flair has the figure four locked in, but Giant sits up and grabs Flair and CHOKE SLAMS FLAIR!
- Giant goes for the cover and picks up the win and title.
- Holy crap.
- Your Winner: And NEW WCW World Heavyweight Champion, The Giant via pinfall.
- Gene is with the new WCW Champion.
- Giant says that the belt has his since Halloween Havoc.
- Giant calls out the top three baby faces and tells them to bring it on.
- Bischoff, Bobby and Steve wonder if Flair took Giant too lightly.
- Bischoff mentions that Sting/Giant is now for the WCW World Heavyweight Title at Slamboree.
- That's it for this week
- The Good: Giant winning the strap, cleanly. Parking lot brawl was fun to watch.
- The Bad: The power tag team of Fire & Ice losing to a clothesline.
- The Ugly: WCW forgetting that Sting, gave Harlem Heat a rematch because what Jimmy Hart did on Saturday Night, only to this time use the interference to his advantage.