WCW Monday Nitro - September 27^th, 1999

By Wade

• Wow! Two weeks in a row!

• We see a black limo pulling up to the Phillips Arena in Atlanta
  • Hogan is in the limo.
  • Lord. A bunch of little kids in Hulkamania gear come up to ask for autographs.
  • Hogan talks to one little kid.
  • Sting sneaks around the limo and says, in a little-kid voice, "Can I have your autograph too?"
  • Sting kicks Hogan a few times in the knee.
  • Hogan is down as Sting leaves.

• A look back at last week.

• And we're LIVE from Atlanta!
  • Tonight: Benoit vs. The Cat, Goldberg, Psychosis vs. Kidman in a hair-vs-mask match, and the six-man main event of Sting/DDP/Luger vs. Flair/Hogan/Hart.

• Mike Tenay is out with Hogan The Gimp
  • Hogan brushes off Tenay's questions to go into the building.

• We see Sting in the back, saying "It looks like I didn't get the job done."

• Match 1: Earnest Miller (w/Sonny Oono) vs. WCW World Television Champion Chris Benoit
  • Kitty B. Badd makes his way out in a new pimp-suit.
  • I swear, if they job Benoit to this fool....
  • Heenan's commentary gets a bit more old-school as he says "The Brain is back."
  • Kitty dances.
  • Sign: "The Cat lives in my neighborhood (no, really)"
  • Kitty gets on the stick.
  • Kitty does his usual schtick.
  • Sign: "Cat-Bo saved my life"
  • Kitty tells a fat girl to block for the Falcons.
  • Kitty wants a title shot.
  • The crowd pops as Benoit makes his way out.
  • Kitty says he wanted to start at the top, but since they sent Benoit out, he'll start with Benoit.
  • Benoit chops Kitty down to start.
  • Kitty quickly bails.
  • Kitty begs off.
  • Kitty has "Godfather" on his tights.
  • Benoit whips Kitty into the corner, but Kitty sends Benoit into the buckles and kicks him down.
  • Superkick from Kitty.
  • Kitty chokes Benoit in the corner, and hiptosses him out.
  • Benoit tries a sunset flip, but Kitty blocks it.
  • Benoit recovers to complete the move for two.
  • Kitty with another superkick as they get up.
  • Kitty stops another Benoit comeback.
  • Kitty continues the offense.
  • Oono gets some kicks in on the floor.
  • Benoit reverses a whip, sending Kitty into the guardrail.
  • The advantage is short-lived.
  • Benoit with another brief comeback.
  • Benoit ducks the Feliner and hits a clothesline.
  • The thumb goes across the throat.
  • Oono jumps on Benoit's back.
  • Kitty goes to hit Benoit with the loaded shoe, but Benoit ducks, and Oono eats the footwear.
  • Benoit with a German suplex!
  • Benoit hits the swandive!
  • Benoit picks Kitty up, and locks on the Crossface!
  • Kitty holds on briefly, but taps! Benoit wins!

• Sid promo.

• Match 2: Vampiro vs. Buff Bagwell
  • Apparently, Vampiro cronies ICP have been let go by WCW.
  • His opponent: Buff Bagwell.
  • Buff's shaved off his moustache, leaving just the pencil-thin goatee. An interesting look.
  • Buff works the hometown heat.
  • They shove each other to start.
  • Spin kick from Vamp.
  • Vamp kicks Bagwell down in the corner.
  • Vamp hits a rope-bounce bulldog.
  • Vampiro goes up top, and hits a spinwheel kick for one.
  • Buff reverses a corner whip into a monkey flip.
  • They trade some reversals, and Buff flips Vampiro with a clothesline.
  • Vamp goes for a frankensteiner, but Buff turns it into a powerbomb.
  • Backdrop from Buff.
  • They go to the floor, and Vamp introduces Buff to the steps.
  • The ref in this match looks like it's the same guy who used to be Scott Steiner's personal nWo referee.
  • Bagwell fights out of a chinlock.
  • They trade punches, and Vampiro hits the Nail in the Coffin.
  • Vamp goes up top, and hits a top-rope clothesline. Bagwell kicks out at two!
  • Vamp goes back up top again, and misses a guillotine legdrop.
  • Inverted atomic drop by Buff, followed by a regular one.
  • Cross-body off the ropes from Buff, but Vampiro gets an enzuigiri.
  • Vamp signals to the crowd.
  • Vamp puts Buff up top, but Buff blocks the top-rope superplex.
  • Buff hits the Blockbuster for the pin.

• Tony and Brain chat for a bit
  • A demonic voice calls Tony's name.
  • We see a picture of a window with clouds going by as the voice says "This is the beginning of the darkness that will befall you."
  • We fade to black.
  • Uh.....WTF?

• We see some crazy funeral thing, Lex Luger's ghost and a woman in black.
  • Luger's "ghost" says "He lies Lex Luger. A fine man and great champion, but he's no longer with us."
  • The woman in black is then at a graveyard, with Lex's ghost, and tosses some flowers in the grave.
    
  • Smells like Sports Entertainment to me.
  • The woman in black comes down the aisle, and takes off her veil and dress to reveal Miss Elizabeth.
  • Tony says that they can't refer to Luger as Lex Luger anymore, but rather as The Total Package.
  • Luger is kneeling in the ring, and flexes as the lights come on.
  • He looks like the same Luger to me.
    
  • Luger flexes as the announcers talk about "the new Luger"
  • This is absurd beyond words. Who do they find to write this crap?

• In the back, the doctor is working on Hogan's knee
  • Hogan says he can't bend his knee, so the doctor should just cut his pants off.
  • Sting runs in and hits another bat-shot to the knee.
  • Yes!
  • Cubs Fan - But, bat shots to Hogan should be like Lay's Potato Chips...you can't have just one!

• Match 3: Rey Mysterio Jr. (w/Kidman, Konnan, and Eddy Guerrero) vs. Dean Malenko (w/Shane Douglas, Saturn, and WCW World Television Champion Chris Benoit)
  • Rey-Rey makes his way out with the rest of the Filthy Animals.
  • His opponent: Dean Malenko.
  • Shane Douglas gets the city right asking if Atlanta is ready for a revolution.
  • The two factions jaw at each other before the match.
  • Douglas tells Malenko that he's got his back. Malenko says he doesn't want the help.
  • Malenko sends the Revolution back to the dressing room.
  • Mysterio sends the Filthy Animals back as well.
  • This is a battle of former Cruiserweight champions.
  • Lots of trip-ups and reversals to start, ending with an exchange of armdrags.
  • The crowd applauds the effort.
  • They fight on the turnbuckles, and both men fall to the floor.
  • Malenko goes for a powerbomb, but it's reversed a few times into a rollup.
  • Rey gets out of an inverted suplex.
  • Rey goes for the springboard hurricanrana, but Dean turns it into a NICE Ligerbomb for two.
  • Malenko with a torture-rack setup into a pendulum backbreaker.
  • Rey rolls Malenko up, but Malenko turns it into the Cloverleaf. Mysterio escapes to the ropes.
  • Sid and Rick Steiner arrive to the arena in a split-screen.
  • Sid parallel parks his car nicely. He's got 'roid rage, but not road rage.
  • Rey manages to catch Malenko in a crucifix for the pin!
  • The crowd applauds both men, and they both shake hands.

• Match 4: Hugh Morrus (w/Jimmy Hart) vs. Bill Goldberg
  • We immediately go to the next match.
  • Jimmy Hart brings out Hugh Morrus.
  • Hart calls out Goldberg.
  • This will be a rematch of Goldberg's first televised WCW match.
  • Goldberg with the five-hour entrance.
  • Goldberg starts off with a NICE dropkick.
  • Superkick from the former champ.
  • They go to the floor.
  • Morrus gets introduced to the ring steps.
  • Goldberg with the over-the-shoulder powerslam on Morrus back in the ring.
  • Goldberg swats at Jimmy Hart.
  • Morrus dumps Goldberg to the floor, and Sid chairs him.
  • Morrus tries to take the advantage.
  • Morrus slams Goldberg, and goes up top.
  • Morrus hits a top-rope elbow.
  • Morrus is dazed from the move.
  • Morrus continues to beat on Goldberg.
  • Morrus stomps on Goldberg's face.
  • Goldberg's shin is bleeding.
  • Goldberg starts the comeback.
  • Another slam from Morrus.
  • Morrus signals for the No Laughing Matter.
  • Morrus connects with the moonsault. Just like Win #1, Goldberg kicks out.
  • Morrus with an avalanche in the corner.
  • Goldberg immediately Hulks up and spears Morrus.
  • Jackhammer. Splat. Win.
  • Goldberg gets on the mic.
  • Goldberg calls Sid out right then.
  • Goldberg: "I've never been so serious about kicking one man's ass in my life."

• We see an ambulance leave.

• Nitro Girls thingy.

• Match 5: Evan Karagias vs. Beryln (w/Bodyguard)
  • Evan hails from Charlotte, NC.
  • His opponent: Berlyn.
  • We see the Berlyn/Armstrongs confrontation from last week.
  • Berlyn and the bodyguard make their way out.
  • "USA" chant starts off early.
  • David Penzer relays the message that Beryln demands total silence during his match.
  • Tony: "A sure-fire way to not get it is to ask for it."
  • Berlyn opens up early on Evan.
  • Evan gets out of an armdrag and hits a dropkick to the gut.
  • Headscissors from Evan.
  • Berlyn begs off, but goes to the eyes.
  • European uppercuts from the European.
  • Running knee from Berlyn.
  • Overhead belly-to-belly from Berlyn.
  • Berlyn goes up top, but gets caught and crotched on the top rope.
  • Evan goes up top, and hits a cross-body for two.
  • Evan avoids a dropkick, and drops an elbow.
  • Evan goes for a springboard moonsault, but gets hit in the head by the bodyguard.
  • Berlyn finishes it with the neckbreaker.
  • Post-match, Berlyn applies a chinlock to Evan.
  • Brad Armstrong runs in to kick Berlyn off.
  • The bodyguard hits Armstrong in the back of the head.
  • The Germans beat up Armstrong.

• In the back, Goldberg kicks Sid's dressing room door in.
  • The guy in there says that Sid gave him his keys to pull his car around, but wasn't there.
  • Goldberg takes the keys and leaves.

• In the back, David Flair is on the phone.
  • He's calling for Torrie.
  • He asks for "The number," then looks upset.

• Match 6: Barry Windham and Kendall Windham (w/Curt Hennig and Vincent) vs. WCW World Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat
  • The West Texas Rednecks come down.
  • This will be a return match for the World Tag Team titles.
  • The Patron Saint has a stylin' headband on tonight.
  • Stevie mugs for the camera.
    
  • Booker and Kendall start out.
  • Booker hits a sidekick on Kendall, and then continues to dish out the pain.
  • Barry and Stevie tag in, and it's still the Heat in control.
  • Commercial.
  • As we come back, Hennig is beating on Booker on the outside.
  • He rolls Booker back in to Kendall.
  • Booker eats a DDT from Barry.
  • It's a donnybrook as everyone's in the ring.
  • Something happens as Stevie Ray takes out Barry's knee with the tag title belt.
  • Booker pins him.
  • I think I must have missed something in that match - it was weird.

• We see Goldberg calling a towing company in the back.

• Match 7: Rick Steiner vs. Van Hammer
  • Dogface Gay Biker makes his way out.
  • Uninspired mic work.
  • Steiner is out to accept Van Hammer's challenge to Sid.
  • Hammer comes out.
  • Steiner jaws at him.
  • Steiner beats on Hammer, then hits a Steinerline.
  • They take it outside, and Steiner continues to beat on Hammer, having a good time in the process.
    
  • Hammer's gotten no offense in.
    
  • Hammer tries a comeback, and hits the Flashback.
  • Hammer tries for the Cobra Clutch Slam, but Charles Robinson grabs his arm in a wristlock.
  • Steiner tells Robionson to look away, and kicks Hammer in the jewels.
  • Steiner then hits the SBOD for the win.

• Footage from Bret Hart eating a baseball bat two weeks ago.

• Mean Gene calls out Bret Hart
  • Hart makes his way out.
  • Hart looks fine from the "bat shot."
  • Hart says he took a couple of stitches, but he tells Luger that it will take a hell of a lot more than that to stop him.
  • Hart says he's back in wrestling.
  • He talks about the history of wrestling, and calls Hogan the "Elvis Presley of Wrestling."
  • Ric Flair makes his way down in a suit.
  • Hart says he has more respect for Ric Flair than anyone else.
  • He calls Flair the best there is, etc., etc.
  • Flair: "Let's get something straight, my friend."
  • Flair proposes that no matter what's happened in the past, tonight they kick Sting, Page, and Luger's ass.
  • Flair goes spastic.
  • Flair: "Liz, you want to get in the ring, I'll ride you too."

• We see David Flair talking to Torrie Wilson on a split-screen
  • She's in the locker room with the Filthy Animals
  • David gets suspicious, and hangs up.

• Sid is in the back looking for his car. The guy tells him that Goldberg took the keys.

• Match 8: Konnan vs. Perry Saturn
  • Gonnad.
  • Catchphrases.
  • His opponent: Perry Saturn.
  • Konnan starts off with a hiptoss.
  • Saturn with a takedown into an armbar.
  • Konnan with a dropkick.
  • Saturn hits a superkick, but Konnan blocks a suplex.
  • Konnan tries the rolling clothesline, but Saturn turns it into a head-and-arm suplex.
  • Saturn takes Konnan down with a falling armbar, then applies another armlock.
  • Belly-to-belly from Saturn, who locks on a cross-armbreaker. Konnan gets to the ropes.
  • Double-clothesline spot.
  • As we come back, Saturn is packing above the prone Konnan.
  • Saturn locks on another armlock.
  • Saturn goes up top, and hits a big elbow.
  • Konnan kicks out at two.
  • Konnan powerbombs Saturn coming out of the corner, and rolls him up for two.
  • Suplex from Saturn for two.
  • Konnan takes Saturn off the top with a type of inverted Razor's Edge.
  • The rolling clothesline connects.
  • Mule kick into the carpetmuncher.
  • Chavo, Psychosis, Silver King, and and Juventud run out to beat on Konnan.
  • The Filthy Animals run out to brawl with Chavo's crew.
  • Saturn and Eddy beat on each other.
  • Shane Douglas runs out to pull Saturn out of the ring. He and the rest of the Revolution have words.

• Sid comes out to his car, looking for his keys
  • Sid goes back inside as a tow truck pulls up.

• Promo for Flair/DDP.

• We see Goldberg talking to the tow truck driver, who takes Sid's car away.

• Gene calls out DDP
  • Gene introduces DDP as a three-time World Champion.
  • Gene wonders where DDP's cohorts are tonight. Well, we've seen both Sting and Luger.
  • DDP says that the crowd loves him because he's married to the most beautiful woman in the world.
  • They also hate him for the same reason.
  • They'll never forget him, not because of Kim, but because DDP delivers the goods.
  • DDP has trouble remembering to call Luger "The Total Package."

• Jesse Tuggle of the Falcons, Ricky Medlocke of Lynrd Skynrd, Dusty Hill of ZZ Top, and John Popper of Blues Traveler are in the crowd tonight.

• Background on the Psychosis/Kidman match.

• Match 9: Hair-vs-Mask Match: Psychosis vs. Billy Kidman
  • Psychosis has scissors and shaving cream with him.
  • Kidman comes out next, and says hello to a guy in a barber chair up on the ramp.
  • Psychosis plays to the crowd, gets some boos, and attacks Kidman.
  • Psychosis whips Kidman into the guardrail.
  • Kidman with some headscissors and a dropkick.
  • Psychosis ducks, sending Kidman to the floor.
  • Split-legged Asai moonsault from Psychosis to the floor.
  • Psychosis comes off the top back in the ring, and gets dropkicked in the gut on his way down.
  • Kidman goes for the mask.
  • Chavo Jr. and Juvi come down and distract Kidman.
  • Psychosis PLANTS Kidman with the DDT.
  • Kidman comes off the ropes with a clothesline.
  • Psychosis avoids a backdrop, and dropkicks Kidman in the head.
  • Psychosis puts Kidman up top, and frankensteiners him off the top for two.
  • Kidman fights back, but Psychosis sends him to the floor, where Chavo gets his kicks in.
  • Psychosis atomic-drops Kidman crotch-first over the top rope, goes up top, and spinwheel kicks him to the mat. Only two, though.
  • Psychosis avoids a dropkick.
  • Kidman hits the Rydeen Bomb for two.
  • Psychosis dropkicks Kidman in the knee.
  • Psychosis goes up top, but Kidman catches him.
  • Psychosis with a split-legged gourdbuster from the second turnbuckle. Only two again.
  • Heenan: "Psychosis has some long hair. That could be Cher!"
  • Kidman with a powerslam, and he goes up top.
  • Juvi drags Psychosis out of the ring.
  • Chavo runs in and delivers the Tornado DDT to Kidman.
  • Psychosis covers, but Kidman kicks out at two!
  • Kidman with a rollup for two.
  • Kidman flips out of a backdrop suplex.
  • Juvi runs in and delivers the JuviDriver to Kidman.
  • Psychosis covers! Only two again!
  • Oh no! Psychosis tries to powerbomb Kidman!
  • Facebuster. Kidman nails Chavo and Juvi, and goes up top.
  • Kidman hits the Shooting Star Press for the win!
  • Kidman tries to remove the mask, and gets it halfway off, before Chavo and Juvi attack.
  • Kidman hits the tornado bulldog on Psychosis, ripping the mask off in the process!
    
  • The rest of the Animals run down to celebrate with Kidman.
  • Good match!

• We see Sting walking with Total Package, DDP, and Liz.

• We see, in another area, Flair walking to the ring.

• Match 10: WCW World Heavyweight Champion Sting, The Total Package, and Diamond Dallas Page (w/Miss Elizabeth) vs. Ric Flair and Bret Hart
  • Michael Buffer does the honors
  • Buffer announces it as a handicap match.
  • The heels make their way out first.
  • Ric Flair's music brings out Flair and Hart.
  • Buffer gets Hart's name right.
  • I guess I'll have to shorten The Total Package's name to "TP"
  • Sting and Flair lock up.
  • Sting shoulderblock Flair down, and press-slams him.
  • Flair avoids the Stinger Splash, and chops Sting.
  • Sting no-sells the chops.
  • Flair goes to the nads.
  • He does it again.
  • Sting goes to the eyes, and tags in TP.
  • TP has a new design on his trunks.
  • Flair tags Hart.
  • Hart with an inverted atomic drop, clothesline, atomic headbutt, gutshot, Russian legsweep, diving forearm, and he goes for the Sharpshooter.
  • DDP breaks up the Sharpshooter.
  • DDP tags in and beats on Hart.
  • Sting tags in to continue the beating on Hart.
  • TP tags in.
  • Hart tries the comeback, but TP goes to the eyes.
  • Hart with a small package that DDP breaks up.
  • Hart gets triple-teamed in the corner.
  • Sting with a NICE standing dropkick.
  • Flair deals with Sting, allowing TP and DDP to beat on Hart.
  • TP's new tights look like the London Monarchs logo from NFL-Europe.
  • Double-clothesline spot.
  • Hart tags Flair.
  • Flair takes on the heels.
  • Flair takes all three down, and chops Sting.
  • Sting gets sent over the top rope.
  • Backdrop suplex from Flair.
  • Flair grabs the leg as Hart takes care of the other two heels.
  • Flair drops the Figure Four, then applies it again.
  • Elizabeth gives the baseball bat to Luger, who chokes Hart with it.
  • Luger enters the ring, and hits Flair with the bat. Billy Silverman calls for the DQ.
  • David Flair comes in to attack the heels, but he gets beaten down.
  • We see an empty ambulance in the back.
  • DDP diamond-cuts David Flair, TP racks Ric Flair, and Sting puts the Scorpion Deathlock on Hart.
  • The heels celebrate in the ring by batting Hart around a bit more.
  • Hogan gimps down the aisle.
  • Hogan rolls into the ring and, of course, takes out all three heels with a bad leg.
  • Hogan delivers bat shots to DDP and TP. Sigh.
  • Sting bails before getting batted.

• We see Sid going out to the parking lot to find his car flattened. He hollers for Goldberg as we fade to black....
  

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