WCW Monday Nitro - Monday, June 10th, 1996
- WCW Nitro opening video.
- Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbysko welcome everyone to the show.
- They hype up Renegade and Joe Gomez taking on Ric Flair and Arn Anderson in Hour Two.
- They also promote The Giant and Scott Norton.
- Tony mentions Razor Ramon and his interruptions.
- Video from last week where Ramon was slapped by Sting is shown.
- Ramon has a big surprise for tonight's edition of Nitro
- Booker T vs. Scott Steiner
- This could be a good one.
- Steiner with the first big move connecting with a double underhook power bomb.
- Booker battles back with a scissor kick for a near fall. Cross body off the top by Booker for another near fall.
- Steiner reverses a vertical suplex into a reverse DDT and follows up with a backdrop.
- Belly-to-belly suplex by Steiner. Booker avoids the Frankensteiner and nails Steiner with a spin kick for a near win.
- Booker misses a top rope flying head butt. Overhead belly-to-belly suplex by Steiner for the win.
- Your Winner: Scott Steiner via pinfall
- Commercials
- Gene is standing with Scott Steiner. Steiner says there will be a winner at the GAB. He is of course referring to the Steiner Brothers taking on Fire and Ice.
- Debra McMichael comes over and says she needs to talk about her husband.
- Steiner bails.
- Debra is upset that her husband may really hurt someone.
- She feels guilty and wants to have a meeting with Flair and Anderson to get the match called off.
- As if that is really going to happen. Considering it's the most promoted match on the card.
- Jim Powers vs. Diamond Dallas Page
- Powers nearly wins early on with a roll up. Powers with a cross body for a near fall, again.
- Page with a gut wrench gut buster. Powers comes back ramming Page's head ten times into the turnbuckle padding.
- Page with a back elbow and plants Powers with the Diamond Cutter for the win.
- Your Winner: Diamond Dallas Page via pinfall
- Video promoting the Chris Benoit/Kevin Sullivan feud is shown.
- Commercials
- Video promoting the WCW United States Champion Konnan is shown.
- Gene is standing with Konnan backstage. Konnan puts over El Gato and says he will win this Sunday.
- Meng vs. Sting
- Late in the match, Meng climbs to the top rope but is crotched on the ropes.
- Meng falls down and falls victim to the Scorpion Death Lock and is forced to tap out.
- Your Winner: Sting via submission
- Video promoting Dave Taylor versus Jim Duggan tonight is shown.
- Commercials
- Backstage, Gene is with Debra and Bobby Heenan.
- They go into Flair's locker room. The door shuts. Screaming is heard.
- Debra comes out crying.
- The Horsemen walk out and attack their opponents for tonighter, Renegade and Joe Gomez. Renegade is placed in the figure four.
- Dave Taylor w/ Jeeves vs. Jim Duggan
- During the contest, Tony announces that Renegade and Gomez will not be able to compete against the Horsemen. Thus, the Horsemen will face Sting and Lex Luger for the WCW World Tag Team Championship.
- So, you sneak attack someone and get rewarded? Interesting.
- Oh, as for the match. Duggan wraps up his fist with tape and nails Taylor for the win.
- Your Winner: Jim Duggan via pinfall
- Video promoting Dean Malenko/Rey Mysterio Jr. Cruiserweight Title match at the GAB is shown.
- Backstage, Gene is with Big Bubba and Jimmy Hart. They have John Tenta's hair.
- Video of the hair shaving incident is shown. Tenta is changing his name to Big John Tenta.
- Hart says that Tenta wasn't holding his weight in the Dungeon of Doom.
- Bubba is going to lay Tenta out like a fish at GAB.
- Commercials
- Gene introduces Scott Norton for a interview. Norton says he doesn't care, and isn't afraid of The Giant and his choke slam.
- For the WCW World Heavyweight Championship: Scott Norton vs. © The Giant
- Norton with a few running big splashes early on.
- Norton clotheslines the ring post on the floor.
- Giant with a choke slam on the floor. Giant rolls Norton into the ring and wins.
- Your Winner: And STILL WCW World Heavyweight Champion, The Giant via pinfall
- Lex Luger runs down to the ring but Giant sends Luger to the floor. Giant gets Flair's dining table.
- Luger with a low blow and he nails Giant with a bucket.
- Giant isn't happy. He wants Luger.
- Luger heads over to the announcers table. Luger says he has a surprise for the Giant at the Great American Bash this Sunday.
- Video of the Nasty Boys with Dennis Rodman. Rodman is given a Nasty Boys shirt.
- Video of Kevin Greene on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
- Leno suggests that Greene get a nickname.
- Commercials
- Billy Kidman vs. Lord Steven Regal w/ Jeeves
- Kidman misses a 450 splash. Overhead belly-to-belly suplex by Regal.
- Regal with a Boston Crab for the submission win.
- Your Winner: Lord Steven Regal via submission
- After the match, Sting runs down and backhands Regal.
- Commercials
- Nasty Boys vs. Public Enemy
- All four men brawl before the bell.
- Order is restored but the match is just a typical brawl between these guys.
- This match had a commercial which included a Glacier promo video.
- Knobbs hits Rock with a trash can several times and the referee calls for the bell.
- Your Winners: Public Enemy via disqualification
- Hulk Hogan video package is shown.
- Commercials
- Video of Mongo and Greene training with Randy Savage.
- Which also includes hype for the tag team match at GAB
- For the WCW World Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: © Sting/Lex Luger vs. Ric Flair/Arn Anderson w/ Elizabeth and Woman
- A fairly long main event that has two commercial breaks.
- Also a competitive contest throughout.
- Late in the match, Luger cleans house until the Giant makes his way down to the ring.
- Scott Steiner runs down and nails Giant with a wooden chair.
- Your Winners: And STILL WCW World Tag Team Champions, Sting and Lex Luger via disqualification
- Gene interviews Giant. Giant says he likes no rules. Giant promises Luger that he will leave GAB on a stretcher.
- Eric and Bobby hype up the Great American Bash.
- Bobby bails as he sees Razor Ramon coming over to the booth. Bischoff doesn't want any trouble.
- Bischoff wants to know the surprise.
- Bischoff turns around and DIESEL is the big surprise.
- Diesel rips on the show, Nitro. He threatens Bischoff. He wants to know who's WCW best three wrestlers are. He wants to know where Savage and Hogan are.
- Bischoff says he will try to find his three guys.
- Bischoff invites Ramon and Diesel to the PPV this Sunday.
- They will be there.
- End of show.
- The Good: Booker T/Scott Steiner was good, even with a odd finish. Main event was long and good with a weak finish.
- The Bad: PE/Nasty Boys, Meng made out to be weak losing that quickly and submitting. Way too much Sting on this show.
- The Ugly: Luger and his five gorilla press slams within a five minute time frame.