WCW Monday Nitro (April.Week 2)

WCW Monday Nitro

April, Week 2, Year 1

Miami, FL

Lord Steven Regal comes out to the ring and talks about his upset victory over the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, Ric Flair ’91 last week on Nitro. As a result, Regal has been inserted into the WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match at WCW Spring Stampede, thus making it a Triple Threat Match. Regal calls out Bam Bam Bigelow and suggests that if they team up tonight and soften up Flair before Sunday then that WCW World Heavyweight Championship is as good as theirs to fight over. Bigelow notes Flair’s unstoppable reign last season on Nitro and says that he’s on board with weakening Flair tonight. They then call Flair’s courage into question as “The Nature Boy” finally appears on the stage. Flair accepts their challenge but says that he’s not coming alone to this fight. Flair has made a little phone call to The Horsemen and has found back up in a man known as Sycho Sid!

Backstage, Bret “The Hitman” Hart ’98 is shown speaking with WCW Hardcore Champion, The British Bulldog and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart. Since the Nitro premiere, they’ve been making bee-lines toward WCW gold. Bulldog already has Hardcore gold and tonight Bret is competing for an opportunity at the WCW United States Championship while Bulldog and Neidhart are competing for an opportunity at the WCW World Tag Team Championships at WCW Spring Stampede.

Match #1

#1 Contender’s Match for the WCW World Tag Team Championships

Tag Team

The Outsiders (Kevin Nash & Scott Hall)(w/Ted DiBiase) vs The Hart Foundation (British Bulldog & Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart)

Winners and #1 Contenders: The Outsiders

Match #2

Normal

Rick “The Model” Martel vs Dean Malenko

Winner: Rick Martel (2 ½ * Good)

Match #3

Normal

Lex Luger vs Disco Inferno

Winner by submission: Lex Luger (Torture Rack)(3* Very Good)

Post: Disco offers a handshake and Luger mulls it over. Lex goes to shake it and is low blowed by Disco who storms off as Luger is hunched over in pain.

Match #4

Normal

DDP ’98 vs Chris Jericho

Winner by pinfall: Chris Jericho (Codebreaker)

WCW United States Champion and Nitro Superstar, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat ’94 is interviewed and talks about how everyone thinks that taking the United States Championship from him is going to be easy but he’s got bad news for them. Steamboat is fired up because he took a look at his Nitro ranking number and he’s the second to last ranked guy here. Why? Because he comes from WCW Saturday Night? It doesn’t matter because he’s looking forward to facing the biggest and baddest guy here so he can prove to the world that he has what it takes as a fighting United States Champion!

Match #5

#1 Contender’s Match for the WCW United States Championship

Triple Threat

Sting ’99 vs Bret “The Hitman” Hart ’98 vs Booker T

Winner by submission and #1 Contender: Bret Hart (Sharpshooter on Sting)

Match #6

Normal

Big Show vs Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake”

Winner by by submission: Brutus Beefcake! (Sleeper Hold)

Match #7

Tag Team

The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair ’91 & Sycho Sid) vs Bam Bam Bigelow & Lord Steven Regal

Winners: The Four Horsemen

NEWS

INJURY REPORT

Booker T has suffered a minor back injury during his match, although doctors have cleared him to continue competing.