- Mickey talks about why we won't see the real "Franchise" in WCW:
Fans in WCW will NEVER see the Shane Douglas in ECW because Shane can't cut the same interviews he did in ECW.
Think about it. All of Shane's "good" interviews in ECW involved him swearing 400 times over, or running down WCW or the WWF. Now that he's in WCW, he can't do any of that, so he's stuck using crappy catchphrases. So don't expect to see the fans care about Shane, because minus the ECW-ish interviews, he's just another crappy wrestler with average mic skills.
- Hart gets a good face pop walking out to the ring.
- Hart had a crazy idea just to come down to Miami.
- Hart says this is a great place to make a big surprise and is glad to be here.
- Hart says he's been sitting at home and thinking too much.
- Hart realized that he came to WCW to make a big difference.
- Hart talks about the one thing that has eluded him in WCW.
- Hart says this isn't about titles.
- Hart wants the promoters to let him fight Hulk Hogan.
- Hart doesn't care if his match against Hogan was for the title.
- Hart says he won't or can't come back until he can get this one match.
- With that, he leaves the ring.
- Rachman's role is to bring out women on Nitro for the Nitro Girl search.
- Rachman calls out the current Nitro Girl team.
- Rachman talks about the format for this search.
- Rachman introduces Kimberly to the crowd.
- Kimberly gets some cheap heat going.
- They show us our first of two finalists for the Miami try-out, Zuli Mertz.
- The second finalist is Erica White-Marcantonio.
- Kimberly talks about what it takes to be a Nitro Girl.
- Zzzz...
- Rachman brings out the two finalists.
- Rachman talks about picking the winner on WCW.com.
- Rachman turns it over to his "illegitimate stepfather," Tony Schiavone.
- That was quite sad.
- The Lambda Brothers make their way out in our curtain-jerker.
- Lodi will be facing Evan Karagias tonight.
- They show us Vampiro assaulting Evan from last week.
- Hey, Chan and Charlie. Lodi's birthday is in two days.
- Your referee is Mickey Jay.
- Evan takes a swing at Lenny, which allows Lodi to dump him out of the ring.
- Some fan tries to grab at Lenny's sign and gets taken out by security to a loud pop.
- Back in, Lodi whips Evan, who ducks a clothesline and hits a dropkick.
- Evan comes off the ropes with a shoulderblock.
- Evan hits a Rydeen Bomb for two off the ropes.
- Evan does a cross corner whip, charges in and does ten punches in the corner.
- Lenny gets on the apron and Evan takes a swing.
- Evan whips Lodi into a powerslam.
- Evan applies a neckbreaker.
- Evan goes from the opposite ropes and hits a springboard plancha on Lenny!
- As Evan and Lenny brawl outside, Lodi dives from the ring but Evan moves out of the way.
- Vampiro and the ICP make their way out.
- Back inside, the Dead Pool get on the apron.
- This allows Lodi to get the advantage.
- Lodi mounts Evan on the top turnbuckle and hits a bulldog.
- Lodi hits a DDT and gets the pin.
- YOUR WINNER: Lodi via DDT in 3:30.
- Damn you, Wade.
- Hogan's getting a good pop coming out.
- Okerlund calls this a homecoming for Hogan.
- Hogan talks about the sea of red and yellow in the crowd.
- Okerlund runs down the names of Sting, Luger, Randy Savage and Gorgeous George.
- Hogan didn't know that Savage was in his dressing room.
- Hogan says he doesn't know what Flexi-Lexi's agenda is.
- Hogan tells Luger to stay out of his face because it's between Sting and himself.
- As long as Hogan is red-and-yellow, he is true to the cause.
- Okerlund talks about the picture that was shown last week about Hogan with a Hummer.
- Hogan talks about him driving a black Hummer, when the vehicle that injured Nash was white.
- Hogan wants to get into the six-man tag match in a cage tonight with Sting and Goldberg.
- To close this off, Okerlund does Hogan's ear-cup along with him. If there is a ray of light in this world, WCW will not resign Okerlund when his contract expires.
- Schiavone says that next week the WCW viewers have a chance to become a millionaire.
- This match-up just SCREAMS Sid run-in.
- Lockup, Greene goes behind Horowitz.
- Greene comes off the ropes with a shoulderblock.
- Lockup, Horowitz with a headlock and an eye rake.
- Horowitz claims he's the baddest wrestler alive.
- Greene gets some token offense, but Horowitz counters with an armdrag and a dropkick.
- Greene with a clothesline for two.
- Greene fires away with a boot.
- Greene chokes Horowitz on the ropes.
- Horowitz gets the BACK RAKE OF DEATH in the corner.
- Schiavone talks about a battle royale tonight in which the winner gets a world title shot next Monday.
- Some loud piano music appears over the PA.
- F***. Sid Vicious and Lil' Squeegee come out.
- Squeegee's sign says that Sid is "77-0."
- We go to a shot of a blonde guy playing piano. This is supposed to be "The Maestro."
- From what I understand, The Maestro used to be known as Gorgeous George III. If the JPG of The Maestro doesn't give you clear picture of what he looks like, think "Buddy Landel with piano ability".
- Sid chokeslams Greene.
- Horowitz wants to shake Sid's hand for that show of violence.
- As Sid extends his hand, he kicks Horowitz in the gut and powerbombs him.
- At 3:23, the lights dim.
- Sid rambles on the mic.
- Sid says he will have the best win record in WCW.
- Schiavone says (with a serious tone) that Sid's record is 77-0. Uhh, being employed in WCW, I assume that Schiavone has seen last week's Thunder broadcast.
- Match was a NO CONTEST, by the way.
- We go to a shot of a blonde guy playing piano. This is supposed to be "The Maestro."
- Stevie yells about a fruit-booty in the camera.
- Okerlund talks about the Heat's PPV match this Sunday.
- Booker says he came here to turn this mother out.
- Booker says he's gonna raise the roof, knocking the mic out of Gene's hand.
- Booker tells Gene to just hand him the mic.
- Stevie says he's got a score to settle with three fruit-booties.
- Stevie says he and his brother wants their belts back.
- Stevie says Harlem Heat will be the nine-time (says this seven times) tag team champs.
- Booker compares his team to nitrous oxide.
- Booker plans to burn this mother up.
- Well, tonight's fruit-booty count stands at two.
- Your participants: Jerry Flynn, Hugh Morrus, Brian Knobbs, Barbarian (first four seconded by Jimmy Hart), Shane Douglas, Perry Saturn, Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Curt Hennig, Barry Windham, Kendell Windham and Vincent.
- Douglas hits the CATCHPHRASES OF DEATH as the Revolution comes out.
- This is gonna be a train wreck for a while, so I'm only calling the high spots and eliminations.
- Bell rings, and it's pandemonium.
- Benoit beats on Flynn, while Saturn fights Barbarian.
- Malenko kicks on Vincent in the corner.
- Saturn chokes Barry Windham with his knee in the corner.
- Benoit tries to get Knobbs out of the ring but Flynn makes the save.
- The Rednecks try to dump Barbarian to no avail.
- Brian Knobbs is the first man eliminated at ~2:35.
- Vincent is the next to go.
- Barbarian gets crotched on the top rope and eliminated with a Saturn dropkick.
- Windham tries to bring Saturn out.
- Looking at the ring, it appears that Hennig was eliminated off-camera, so eight remain.
- Benoit and Saturn work on Morrus in the corner.
- Benoit chops Morrus in the corner.
- Curt Hennig is walking outside the ring.
- Windham beats on Benoit in the corner.
- Douglas eliminates Kendell Windham, who in turn eliminates Douglas by grabbing his arm and flinging him out. Six left.
- Barry Windham is the next to go, eliminating the Redneck contingent.
- Flynn goes next. Four left.
- Morrus hoists Saturn and tosses him out.
- Benoit and Malenko then double-clothesline Morrus out of the ring at 7:21!
- Benoit and Malenko will face off tonight for a title shot!
- Saturn comes in to celebrate.
- YOUR WINNERS: Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko.
- Swinger comes out in Hour #2 to face...
- Well, if it isn't my second least favorite WCW worker, Prince Iaukea!
- Sid run-in match, I bet.
- Sign: "I'm Missing RAW"
- Swinger teases a lockup, but cowers out at the last minute.
- Swinger does it again and gets attacked from behind.
- Iaukea comes off the ropes with a shoulderblock.
- Iaukea drops an elbow.
- Iaukea with a dropkick.
- Iaukea lands punches in the corner, ten of them in fact.
- Iaukea tries a cross-corner whip but it's reversed.
- Iaukea elbows Swinger on the charge, goes up top and somersaults over Swinger into a roll-up for two.
- Swinger takes over and hits some punches and knees in the corner.
- Schiavone talks about millions of households watching Nitro. And if WCW keeps showing shit like this, it will be million-singular.
- Swinger does a snapmare and lands some more... punches.
- Crowd: "We Want Sid!" Glad to see this is going over well.
- Iaukea with a scoop slam.
- Iaukea whips Swinger, who holds the ropes as Iaukea tries a dropkick.
- Swinger covers for two.
- Iaukea gets some shots in, goes to the ropes, but Swinger applies a sleeper.
- Iaukea counters with a backdrop suplex.
- Iaukea hits a back bodydrop.
- Iaukea lands an enziguri.
- Vampiro and the ICP make their way out.
- Swinger sets up for a powerbomb and ends up hot-shotting Iaukea on the top rope.
- Swinger goes up top but Violent J clips his leg.
- Vampiro then hits the Spike on Swinger.
- This allows Iaukea to score the pinfall victory.
- YOUR WINNER: Prince Iaukea via pinfall in 4:34.
- Post-match, Vampiro acts menancing towards Iaukea as the ICP laughs hysterically.
- Finally. We might get some real wrestling tonight.
- He'll be facing StallMaster 5000.
- Buff gets a "U.S.A." chant going.
- Lockup, Buff gets a side headlock.
- They trade holds for a bit.
- Regal gets in a back elbow and a shoulderblock.
- Regal comes off the ropes, leapfrogs Bagwell and eats a back bodydrop.
- Buff hits a clothesline, causing Regal to bail.
- Back in, Regal whips Buff, who lands a shoulderblock.
- Regal comes back with some European uppercuts.
- They trade punches, until Regal gets in a kneelift.
- Regal whips Buff cross-corner, but runs into a boot.
- Buff lands a couple clotheslines and a dropkick.
- Regal grabs ahold of Buff and brings him to the apron.
- Taylor takes a swing with the Union Jack and hits Regal.
- Buff goes up top and hits the Blockbuster for the win.
- YOUR WINNER: Buff Bagwell via Blockbuster in 2:32.
- Buff gets a mic and gets some cheap heat flowing.
- Buff says he loves Miami because it's part of the United States of America.
- Buff talks about Berlyn wanting to step on his toes.
- Buff decides to go all-patriotic in this interview, saying Berlyn will be fighting the United States at Fall Brawl.
- Well, at least it's not Jim Duggan saying this.
- Juvi and Psychosis make their way out.
- Already in the ring, Blitzkrieg.
- Their opponents are Kidman, Eddie and Chavo.
- This is gonna be too fast for me. If I miss some stuff, I apologize in advance.
- Lil' Squeegee is your referee.
- Big brawl to start.
- Psychosis tosses Chavo out.
- We're left with Juvi and Eddie.
- Juvi gets a powerbomb in.
- Tag to Psychosis.
- Juvi stays in the ring and kicks Eddie to the heel corner.
- Interference allows the heels to triple-team Eddie.
- Psychosis comes in now.
- Psychosis crotches Eddie on the rope.
- Psychosis goes up top and hits a corkscrew heel kick, called a plancha by Schiavone.
- Psychosis runs Eddie to the heel corner, which allows a triple-team.
- Psychosis whips Eddie, who runs to the heel corner and gets kicked.
- Eddie mounts a comeback.
- Eddie goes to the top rope holding Psychosis' hand and does a headscissors takeover on Juvi (who entered the ring earlier). Psychosis ends up flipping over as well.
- Tags to Kidman and Chavo.
- The faces clear house.
- Kidman hits a gullotine legdrop on Blitz.
- Kidman whips Blitz, who counters with some kicks.
- Tag to Juvi.
- Juvi applies a body scissors and hits a bulldog.
- Juvi beats on Kidman in the corner.
- Juvi charges with a splash but misses.
- Kidman beats the hell out of Juvi.
- Juvi comes off the ropes and slides under Kidman.
- Juvi rises up and puts Kidman on his shoulders.
- Psychosis follows up with a missile dropkick.
- Juvi tags Blitz.
- Blitz whips Kidman to the corner and hits a spinning heel kick.
- Blitz whips Kidman to the other corner and hits his reverse somersault elbowsmash.
- Blitz tags Juvi.
- Juvi goes for his finisher, but pushes Kidman to the corner.
- They trade holds, and Kidman hits the Rydeen Bomb.
- We see the Dead Pool on the entry way.
- Chavo and Psychosis gets tagged.
- Pandemonium in the ring as Eddie hits a backbreaker, while Chavo gets a headscissors in.
- Chavo tosses Juvi over the top rope.
- Blitz whips Chavo, who gets tripped by Juvi.
- Juvi holds Chavo as Blitz does a tope can hilo! It hits Juvi, though.
- Chavo goes airborne outside.
- Eddie gets dumped outside.
- Psychosis and Kidman remain in the ring.
- Psychosis tries a powerbomb. You idiot!
- Eddie then goes up top and hits the frog splash for the win!
- YOUR WINNERS: Kidman, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Eddie Guerrero with Eddie's frog splash in 8:11.
- This is the first of the three elimination battle royale matches.
- As Douglas comes out, he asks the crowd if they are ready for a revolution.
- This should be really bad.
- Lockup, Kendell gets some offense in.
- Kendell whips Douglas cross-corner and hits a running elbowsmash.
- Douglas hits a gourdbuster followed by a rolling snapmare.
- Douglas covers for two.
- Douglas with a snapmare and a seated dropkick.
- Kendell pushes Douglas to the corner and gets some boots in.
- Kendell whips Douglas into a clothesline.
- Kendell drops a knee for two.
- Kendell shoves Douglas to the second rope and hits a jawbreaker using the ropes for leverage.
- Kendell whips Douglas into the rail.
- Kendell rams Douglas head-first on the steps.
- Back inside, Kendell drops a leg for two.
- Kendell goes for a slam, but Douglas counters with an inside cradle for two.
- Kendell whips Douglas, who hits a flying forearm.
- Douglas applies a delayed vertical suplex.
- Douglas with an inverted atomic drop.
- Douglas hits seven weak punches in the corner before getting atomic dropped.
- Curt Hennig comes out and whacks Douglas in the head as the referee is distracted.
- We go to the split screen, with the Revolution watching on one screen and the match on another.
- Harlem Heat come out and beat the hell out of Hennig.
- Stevie Ray goes to the apron and "hits" Kendell with the blackjack, sending him into Douglas. If you watch the replay, you can see the blackjack not even connecting.
- Douglas then hits the Pittsburgh Plunge for the win. Again, you can see on the replay that Douglas' shoulders were also down, meaning that would have been a double-pinfall. Lousy ending.
- YOUR WINNER: Shane Douglas via Pittsburgh Plunge in 4:16.
- Post-match, Hennig consoles Kendell inside the ring.
- Stevie Ray mugs for the camera on the way out.
- WCW's Karate Fighter makes his way out.
- "Good Old Boys" brings out Barry Windham and Vincent.
- Flynn attacks Barry upon entry, pummeling him with punches and kicks.
- FLynn gets in a boot choke in the corner.
- Barry gets in a scoop slam.
- Flynn whips Barry into a roundhouse kick.
- Flynn lands a chop as Barry goes to the corner.
- Flynn chokes Barry in the corner with his boot.
- Barry regains control and rakes Flynn's face on the top rope.
- Barry gets five punches in the corner then biels Flynn.
- Flynn reverses a whip and hits a kick and a high knee.
- This match is as exciting as it sounds.
- As Barry gets whipped to the ropes, Jimmy Hart holds Barry's legs.
- Vincent chokes out Hart.
- Barry tosses Flynn out of the ring.
- Vincent beans Flynn with the tag team belt.
- Vincent brings Flynn back in the ring.
- Barry ends the match with a DDT.
- YOUR WINNER: Barry Windham via DDT in 2:46.
- What a wretched match.
- One of Berlyn's goons frisks Okerlund.
- Berlyn comes out with Uda Lundendorf.
- Uda: "If you were listening, Berlyn challenged Bagwell backstage to meet him at Fall Brawl before Bagwell challenged him in the ring." You bimbo, Bagwell challenged Berlyn in the outside concourse.
- Uda: "All Americans should learn to speak German. It would improve your mind and keep you from making so many mistakes."
- Uda: "The strength of Germany comes from its people, its culture, its mentality. Berlyn is the master of the German machine."
- Uda: "It's not a theory, it's a fact. He will destroy Bagwell and the American myth of greatness at Fall Brawl... He will demonstrate to the American people that they are no longer the world leader."
- Uda: "The German invasion has landed and Bagwell will be the first victim as the German machine sweeps over WCW."
- Uda: "Losing is unacceptable."
- The Scorpions rip-off music brings out Morrus and Hart.
- Perry Saturn will be the opposition.
- Sign: "Berlyn Can't Dance."
- Former Saturn-hater Scott Dickinson is the referee.
- Schiavone wishes good will to Brian Hildebrand, whom you know as Mark Curtis.
- Morrus rams Saturn in the corner with his head.
- Morrus with some punches.
- Morrus whips Saturn, who ducks under Morrus and lands a chop.
- Saturn tries a sunset flip.
- Morrus goes for a butt splash but misses.
- Saturn goes to the second rope and hits a crossbody.
- Morrus gets whipped to the ropes and bails outside.
- After some strategy talk, Morrus re-enters the ring.
- Morrus calls for a test of strength, but Saturn answers with some punches in the corner.
- Morrus whips Saturn into a clothesline.
- Morrus lands some boots to Saturn's gut.
- Morrus applies a boot choke in the corner.
- Morrus tries a cross-corner whip, Saturn floatovers but lands on Morrus' shoulders.
- Morrus tries an Oklahoma Slam, but Saturn pushes him into the corner.
- Saturn goes for the ten punches in the corner, but Morrus slams him off.
- Morrus drops two elbows and a leg for two.
- Morrus with a scoop slam.
- Morrus goes up top and hits an elbowsmash for two.
- Saturn tries a comeback but a face rake aborts that.
- Morrus grapples with Saturn on the ropes.
- Morrus applies a vertical suplex for two.
- Saturn lands some kicks from the lying position.
- Saturn gets up and goes down again from a clothesline.
- Morrus covers for two.
- Morrus applies a chinlock.
- Saturn can't seem to get a break in this match.
- Morrus covers for two.
- They trade blows, with Morrus getting the upper hand.
- Morrus bites on Saturn's face.
- Morrus whips Saturn and does a gorilla-press slam.
- Morrus goes up top. Momentum shift coming up.
- The splash missed. Did I call that or what? :-)
- Morrus charges at Saturn in the corner and runs into double-boots.
- Morrus charges again and hits the turnbuckle.
- Saturn hits a release suplex followed by a crossbody from the second rope for two.
- Saturn hits the T-Bone suplex.
- Saturn signals for the DVD, causing Hart to get on the apron.
- Saturn grabs Hart, allowing Morrus to lariat him from behind.
- Morrus whips Saturn to the corner and charges into him.
- Morrus goes up top and misses the moonsault.
- Saturn applies an armwhip takeover and locks on the Rings of Saturn for the win.
- YOUR WINNER: Perry Saturn via Rings of Saturn in 10:04.
- Glad to see they forgot about the issue Scott Dickinson had with Saturn. Of course, it did involve that Jericho guy.
- This match decides who gets a title shot on next Monday's Nitro.
- Chris Benoit, U.S. AND World champ? I can dig it.
- Lil' Squeegee is the ref.
- We get the handshake of death to start.
- They grapple near the corner.
- Benoit takes Malenko down.
- Malenko follows with a takedown of his own.
- Lockup, Malenko comes off the ropes with a shoulderblock.
- Obvious feeling out process here.
- Test of strength follows, with Malenko taking Benoit down.
- Benoit manages to get a monkeyflip for two.
- Many near falls take place within the next few seconds.
- Malenko goes behind, but Benoit lands an elbow.
- Malenko and Benoit grapple to the ropes and Benoit goes to the apron.
- Malenko hurls Benoit back inside.
- Benoit with a right and a chop.
- Benoit rams Malenko to the turnbuckle head-first.
- Malenko fires back with punches.
- Now, it's a slugfest, with Benoit getting the one-up.
- Benoit hits an elbowsmash for one.
- Benoit applies a chinlock.
- Benoit whips Malenko into an attempted tombstone.
- Both men attempt tombstones, but Benoit gets the nod here.
- Sid comes to the entryway.
- Benoit goes up top and misses the headbutt.
- Sid enters the ring and tries a powerbomb on Benoit, but Malenko makes the save.
- Sid powerbombs Malenko and turns his attention to Benoit.
- Benoit and Sid fight, with Benoit sending Sid out of the ring.
- Sid runs his mouth as he backtracks to the dressing rooms.
- We then go to break at 5:43.
- Suck it, WCW.
- NO CONTEST, by the way.
- Rick Steiner and My Least Favorite Wrestler© make their way out.
- Diamond Dallas Page follows.
- "American Made" brings out Hogan.
- Bell rings as Goldberg walks out.
- Hogan is getting his ass handed to him in the ring.
- Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon cut Goldberg off and beat the hell out of him. Oh great, it's Uncensored '96 all over again.
- Kanyon and Bigelow bring Goldberg in.
- Goldberg ducks a clothesline and side kicks DDP.
- Goldberg blocks a Sid powerbomb and takes him down.
- Goldberg blocks a Diamond Cutter and pushes DDP to the ropes.
- Goldberg gets a double clothesline on Steiner and Sid.
- DDP comes off the top with a clothesline.
- Hogan comes to and cleans house.
- Hogan sends Sid and Steiner to the cage head-first.
- Meanwhile, DDP beats on Goldberg.
- Sid lands some axehandles on Goldberg.
- The crowd begins popping for something.
- Luger and Sting are on the entryway.
- Sting makes his way to the ring!
- Sting kicks on Bigelow and enters the cage!
- Sting beats on DDP and gets his licks on Steiner as well.
- Stinger Splash on DDP.
- And another.
- Goldberg spears Steiner.
- Hogan scoop slams Sid.
- DDP runs into a Hogan boot, which allows Hogan to nail the Leg Drop of Doom on Page for the win.
- YOUR WINNERS: Hulk Hogan, Goldberg and Sting via Hogan's Leg Drop of Doom in 4:43.
- Post-match, Luger comes in and yells at Sting.
- Sting tells Luger to get off his case as the cage raises up.
- Luger punches Sting in the gut!
- Sting fires back as we fade to black...