1997 Monday Night Nitro Results



WCW @ Monroe, LA - Civic Center - January 6, 1997 ''Monday Nitro - featured Gene Okerlund conducting a backstage interview with Kevin Sullivan regarding his feud with Chris Benoit, with Sullivan walking off after Okerlund said he had video comments from someone on the matter other than Benoit and Woman; included Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Steve McMichael, and Debra with Debra running down Benoit and Woman for not appearing; moments later, Jeff Jarrett appeared and questioned whether Flair wanted him in the group, with Anderson attacking Jarrett after Jarrett referred to him as "the horse's rear;" Anderson then assaulted Jarrett into the ring, with the other Horsemen surrounding the ring, until Jarrett hit a neckbreaker on Anderson and put his feet on the ropes for leverage while Randy Anderson made a pinfall; moments later, Debra got between the Horsemen and Jarrett, with McMichael shoving Flair away when Flair put his hands on Debra; Flair eventually said Jarrett was okay with him if he was okay with McMichael, with Anderson then storming off; Benoit was advertised earlier in the show to face Jarrett but the match didn't take place; featured the announcement that Rey Mysterio Jr., Psychosis, WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal, Diamond Dallas Page, Jacques Rougeau & Carl Oulette would be part of WCW Saturday Night; included a pre-taped promo by Lex Luger regarding his upcoming match against Meng; featured footage from the previous week of Roddy Piper being taken from ringside on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance backstage, during which Piper was heard screaming in another language; included footage of Sting's appearance during the Luger vs. Giant match at Starrcade and the finish of the match; featured a closing with the nWo - WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash, Big Bubba, nWo Sting, Syxx, Buff Bagwell, Nick Patrick, Vincent, Michael Wallstreet, and Scott Norton - in which Hogan and Bischoff cut an in-ring promo on Hogan allegedly beating Piper at Starrcade and then beating down Piper and the Giant the previous week; moments later, the Giant appeared, took out all the nWo wrestlers and press slammed Patrick to the floor; the Giant then went after Hogan and then Bischoff until Hogan attacked Giant from behind with a steel chair, with the other nWo wrestlers holding the Giant as Hogan landed several shots with the weapon; eventually, Bischoff landed a kick to the Giant before the nWo left ringside; Hogan, Bischoff, and Nash then took the commentary headsets as Sting came out, said something to the Giant, and then used his baseball bat to point to the nWo; after Sting left ringside, Vincent was told to get the bat in the ring and land a few shots in on him; the Giant then came to, hit the chokeslam on Vincent, and fended off the nWo with the ball bat to close the broadcast'': Glacier pinned Bobby Eaton at 1:56 with the Cryonic Kick Konnan (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Big Bubba in a Mexican strap match at 5:52 when Bubba knocked Konnan into the fourth and final corner with an uppercut; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Konnan and Bubba's altercations over the previous three weeks; it was announced prior to the match that the Giant would face WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan at Souled Out; after the contest, Bubba attacked Konnan and dropped him with the sidewalk slam WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal fought Jim Duggan (sub. for Diamond Dallas Page) to a time-limit draw at 8:27 after Duggan knocked the champion out with a taped fist punch; during the bout, Eric Bischoff, Syxx, and WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash came out to the commentary table, with Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyzsko giving them their headsets and leaving; moments later, Bischoff implied Page had joined the nWo and was meeting with WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall; Bischoff then gave information on how women can enter the Miss nWo Contest, said he had signed the ideal candidate for the nWo and would release that information soon, and told Randy Savage to stop calling him; after the contest, Duggan waved a WCW flag inside the ring (Regal's first appearance with new theme music) Hugh Morrus pinned Jim Powers (w/ Teddy Long) with the moonsault at 1:40 after catching Powers in mid-air and hitting a powerslam; prior to the bout, Schiavone & Zbyzsko returned to the broadcast booth Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Psychosis with the springboard hurricanrana at 6:43; during the bout, it was announced Jushin Liger defeated J-Cup Champion the Ultimo Dragon the previous week at the Tokyo Dome but Dragon was still the WCW Cruiserweight Champion; it was also announced Dragon would defend the Cruiserweight Title at the Clash of the Champions against Liger and that Rick & Scott Steiner would face WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall at Souled Out Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart) pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 2:17 with the Tree of Woe and double stomp; during the match, it was announced Sullivan would face Chris Benoit in a falls count anywhere match at the Clash of the Champions WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Alex Wright at 9:05 with a superplex and the frog splash; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Guerrero being attacked at Starrcade by Syxx; during the contest, it was announced Guerrero would face Syxx in a ladder match at Souled Out and that Chris Jericho would face Masahiro Chono; late in the match, Syxx appeared in the aisle, climbed a ladder, and showed off the stolen US title belt around his waist, distracting Guerrero; immediately after the contest, Guerrero chased Syxx backstage Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Jacques Rougeau & Carl Ouelette (w/ Col. Rob Parker) at 4:06 when Booker pinned Rougeau with the Heat Bomb after Oulette accidentally hit Rougeau with the flagpole behind the referee's back Lex Luger defeated Meng at 4:51 when a dazed referee Mark Curtis called for the bell after Luger put an interfering Barbarian in the Torture Rack

WCW @ New Orleans, LA - Superdome - January 13, 1997 (10,034) Monday Nitro - featured an opening backstage segment in which the Giant stormed into the nWo dressing room, in an attempt to get at WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, until he was forced out of the room by police and nWo members; during the segment, the Giant yelled "Coward" at Hogan after learning Hogan wasn't going to face him as scheduled at Souled Out; included the announcement that Arn Anderson would face the Barbarian, Lex Luger would face Scott Norton, and WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal would be in action on WCW Saturday night; featured the announcement that the WCW Executive Committee, in town for the NAPTE Convention, would make a ruling on the claim Hogan would not face the Giant at Souled Out; moments later, Eric Bischoff, Ted Dibiase, and Vincent came out, with Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyzsko leaving the broadcast booth while the nWo members took their seats; during the incident, Zbyzsko told Bischoff that if he kept making bad decisions then he would be mowing Verne Gagne's lawn again; included a vignette on Sting attacking Jeff Jarrett and Rick Steiner after both spoke badly about him; featured an nWo vignette in which WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash cut a promo on facing Rick & Scott Steiner at Souled Out; Aaron Neville was shown in attendance: Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Mr. JL at 4:17 with a moonsault onto a standing JL Jim Duggan fought Super Calo to a no contest when Sting attacked Duggan before Calo's entrance and dropped him with the Scorpion Death Drop; prior to the contest, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview in the aisle with Duggan in which he discussed his standing up against the nWo and called out Sting for not siding with either WCW or the nWo Chris Jericho pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman with a missile dropkick at 1:07; the match was said to be a stand-by match, subbing for Duggan vs. Calo Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated High Voltage at 4:06 when Booker T pinned Kenny Kaos following the Heat Seeker; during the bout, the Giant was shown again barging into the nWo dressing room, claiming Hogan gave him his word he would defend the title at Souled Out; moments later, after security again pulled the Giant out of the room, Hogan and Eric Bischoff made fun of the Giant for thinking he had a match without first having a contract Diamond Dallas Page pinned Mark Starr with the Diamond Dallas Page at the 54-second mark; Eric Bischoff & Ted Dibiase did guest commentary for the match, with both claiming DDP was now a part of the nWo; after the contest, WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash came out and handed Page an nWo t-shirt; after putting on the shirt, Page dropped Hall with the Diamond Cutter and caused Nash to fall over the top to the floor before then celebrating in the crowd Dean Malenko pinned WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match at around the 12:15 mark with a powerbomb as Guerrero stood on the middle turnbuckle, distracted by Syxx who appeared on a ladder in the crowd mid-way through the match; prior to the bout, Schiavone & Zbyzsko returned to the commentary table; during the ring entrances, Schiavone announced the WCW Executive Committee was on their way to the arena, from the NAPTE Convention, to make a ruling in the Hogan vs. Giant match; during the contest, Schiavone said what Roddy Piper said following the attack by the nWo weeks earlier was Gaelic; moments later, it was announced the committee had ruled not only would Hogan face the Giant at Souled Out but the two would also wrestle later in the show; the finish was not show due to a technical glitch in the final seconds of the bout Konnan (w/ Jimmy Hart) (sub. for Jim Duggan) pinned Super Calo at 2:59 with the cradle DDT; during the bout, it was announced a 6-man lucha libre match would take place at the Clash of the Champions Jeff Jarrett pinned Chris Benoit (w/ Woman) at 3:33 when Steve McMichael accidentally hit Benoit in the back with the haliburton during a struggle over the weapon with Debra; prior to the bout, Kevin Sullivan cut a promo in front of a chess set in which he said he was going to take "the (chess) board" back the following week in Chicago, then slapped the chess pieces off the boat; during the match, it was announced the match later in the show between the Giant and Hogan would be a non-title match because you have to give the champion 48 hours notice before a title match; mid-way through the contest, McMichael, Debra, and Arn Anderson appeared ringside; after the contest, Michael and Anderson were upset over the loss while Debra was happy; moments later, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview in the aisle with Benoit, Woman, Anderson, McMichael, and Debra in which Benoit claimed McMichael "fumbled the ball" and then said he didn't care if Debra badmouthed him or the Horsemen but badmouthing Woman would get her in trouble; McMichael then apologized for his actions, with Benoit then asking Anderson where Ric Flair was; Anderson then said Flair wanted them to work it out on their own, with Benoit telling McMichael to shape up; moments later, Anderson stepped between Benoit and McMichael before McMichael and Debra went backstage; Benoit and Woman then left after Benoit said he had pulled his weight and expected the rest of the group to do the same Scotty Riggs pinned Billy Kidman with a fishermans suplex at 2:16 after avoiding Kidman's Shooting Star Press, moments after Marcus Alexander Bagwell appeared at the entranceway to watch the contest; during the match, it was announced Riggs would face Bagwell at Souled Out Lex Luger defeated Rick Fuller via submission with the Torture Rack at 2:57; after the bout, the Giant appeared in the entranceway, with he and Luger circling one another before Luger went backstage and the Giant went out to the ring; moments later, Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with the Giant regarding his match later in the show against Hogan Rick Steiner (w/ Scott Steiner) defeated Arn Anderson via count-out at 2:59 when Anderson walked backstage after he couldn't get any members of the Horsemen to come out and help him; during the bout, it was announced TNT would air the remainder of the Hogan vs. Giant match during the commercial breaks of "The New Adventures of Robin Hood" immediately after Nitro goes off the air; Anderson motioned to the dressing room for the other Horsemen to come out with the commentary team saying there was a shouting match backstage involving the Horsemen; after the bout, Okerlund conducted an in-ring interview with the Steiners regarding their title shot against Hall & Nash at Souled Out (Scott's first appearance after a 5-month absence) The Giant defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan (w/ Ted Dibiase) via disqualification in a non-title match when the nWo interfered as the Giant set Hogan up for the chokeslam, with the Giant easily clearing the ring; only the opening minute aired during Nitro, with the remainder of the match being shown, on tape delay, during the first two commercial breaks of the premiere episode of "The New Adventures of Robin Hood"

WCW @ Chicago, IL - United Center - January 20, 1997 Monday Nitro: Chris Jericho defeated Alex Wright Scotty Riggs defeated nWo Sting via disqualification Arn Anderson & Steve McMichael defeated WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero & Jeff Jarrett WCW Cruiserweight Champion the Ultimo Dragon defeated Dean Malenko WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Jacques Rougeau via disqualification Kevin Sullivan defeated Chris Benoit Jim Duggan defeated Carl Oulette Masahiro Chono defeated Dave Taylor WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall defeated Booker T Lex Luger defeated Stevie Ray

WCW @ Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - January 27, 1997 Monday Nitro: Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Meng & the Barbarian The Giant defeated Roadblock Jeff Jarrett defeated WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification The Ultimo Dragon defeated Billy Pearl Lex Luger defeated Ron Powers Arn Anderson & Steve McMichael defeated Jacques Rougeau & Carl Ouelette WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash defeated Ace Darling & Devon Storm Kevin Sullivan defeated Joe Gomez Dean Malenko defeated Jerry Flynn Hugh Morrus defeated Chris Benoit The Giant defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification

WCW @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - February 3, 1997 Monday Nitro: The Ultimo Dragon defeated Rey Mendoza Jr. Glacier defeated Billy Kidman Ice Train defeated La Parka Harlem Heat fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a double disqualification WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Mike Enos Diamond Dallas Page pinned the Renegade at 2:03 with a Diamond Cutter from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall appeared at the entranceway with lead pipes in their hands; moments later, Sting and Randy Savage were shown in the crowd; Page then grabbed a steel chair to protect himself from possibly all four men; Hall and Nash eventually went backstage, with Savage disappearing as well Alex Wright defeated Super Calo Konnan defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification Jeff Jarrett defeated Steve McMichael via disqualification

WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - February 10, 1997 Monday Nitro: WCW Cruiserweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero via count-out after Guerrero became distracted by Syxx at ringside The Giant pinned Ron Powers Rick & Scott Steiner defeated High Voltage when Scott pinned Rage WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash defeated the Extreme Rey Mysterio Jr. fought WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal to a time-limit draw Kevin Sullivan pinned Maverick Wild Hugh Morrus pinned Alex Wright Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated Jeff Jarrett & Chavo Guerrero Jr.

WCW @ Tampa, FL - Fairgrounds - February 17, 1997 Monday Nitro - included the announcement that Jeff Jarrett would face Konnan, Ice Train would face Super Calo, and Rey Mysterio Jr. would face Villano IV the following weekend on WCW Saturday Night: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Super Calo Steve McMichael defeated Hugh Morrus Public Enemy defeated Jacques Rougeau & Carl Oulette Prince Iaukea pinned WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal to win the title with a crucifix at 3:30 after Regal became distracted by Rey Mysterio Jr. at ringside; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Regal in the aisle regarding his upcoming title defense Sunday at SuperBrawl against Mysterio, during which Regal said Mysterio should stay at home with the other six dwarfs; Mysterio appeared ringside during the closing moments after Regal repeatedly gestured for him to appear; after the bout, Iaukea celebrated in the aisle with Teddy Long, Public Enemy, and WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero Randy Anderson defeated Nick Patrick; pre-match stipulations stated Anderson would regain his referee job if he won the match Chris Benoit defeated Roadblock Kevin Sullivan defeated Doc Dean WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Konnan via disqualification at 6:04 when Meng & the Barbarian interfered and attacked the champion after he knocked Konnan off the top and landed the frog splash; after the bout, Chris Jericho helped make the save, with Guerrero and Jericho shaking hands before the two left ringside The Giant defeated Top Gun & Johnny Swinger Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Jarrett

WCW @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - February 24, 1997 Monday Nitro: Public Enemy defeated Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael Jim Duggan defeated Galaxy Hugh Morrus defeated Joe Gomez Ice Train defeated La Parka The Barbarian & Meng defeated WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chris Jericho Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera WCW TV Champion Prince Iaukea defeated Pat Tanaka The Ultimo Dragon defeated Dean Malenko via disqualification Diamond Dallas Page defeated Dave Taylor via count-out

WCW @ Atlanta, GA - Omni - March 3, 1997 The last WCW event held at the venue Monday Nitro: Konnan & Hugh Morrus defeated Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael (w/ Debra) when Konnan pinned McMichael after Jarrett accidentally hit his partner with the steel briefcase Diamond Dallas Page pinned Rick Fuller with the Diamond Cutter Juventud Guerrera pinned Ray Mendoza Jr. with the 450 splash Dean Malenko pinned Mike Enos with a small package WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned the Ultimo Dragon with a crossbody Scotty Riggs defeated Michael Wallstreet via disqualification when Buff Bagwell attacked Riggs as he had Wallstreet covered following the flying forearm Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned JL with the hurricanrana Lex Luger & the Giant fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a no contest when the nWo interfered

WCW @ Panama City, FL - Club La Vela - March 10, 1997 Monday Nitro: Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael defeated High Voltage when McMichael pinned Rage with the tombstone WCW TV Champion Prince Iaukea pinned Dave Taylor when Taylor fell backwards while atempting a bodyslam WCW US Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Jim Powers Diamond Dallas Page pinned Sgt. Craig Pittman with the Diamond Cutter Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Galaxy with the springboard hurricanrana Lex Luger, the Giant, Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Greg Valentine, Roadblock, Jacques Rougeau & Pierre Oulette when the Giant pinned Roadblock The Ultimo Dragon pinned Juventud Guerrera with a tiger suplex into a bridge Scotty Riggs defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification when Buff Bagwell attacked Riggs and began whipping him as Riggs covered Jericho after hitting the flying forearm Kevin Sullivan fought Hardbody Harrison to a no contest when Sullivan attacked Harrison into the beach, then dragged him back to the club and threw Harrison in one of the pools

WCW @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - March 17, 1997 Monday Nitro: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Psychosis Diamond Dallas Page defeated Maxx Konnan & Hugh Morrus defeated the Renegade & Joe Gomez WCW US Champion Dean Malenko defeated Scotty Riggs Lex Luger & the Giant defeated Knuckles Nelson & Tarantula The Ultimo Dragon defeated Bobby Eaton Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael defeated Alex Wright & Mark Starr Scott Norton defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall defeated Bunkhouse Buck & Mike Enos Chris Benoit defeated Billy Kidman Rick & Scott Steiner fought Harlem Heat to a no contest

WCW @ Duluth, MN - Convention Center - March 24, 1997 Monday Nitro: WCW US Champion Dean Malenko defeated Konnan via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf Mortis defeated Jerry Flynn La Parka defeated Juventud Guerrera High Voltage defeated Public Enemy when Johnny Grunge was pinned after Jeff Jarrett came out, with Debra, and Jarrett hit Grunge in the back with the Halliburton Psychosis defeated Super Calo Hugh Morrus defeated Chris Benoit Harlem Heat defeated Meng & the Barbarian Madusa defeated Malia Hosaka Jim Duggan defeated the Renegade Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jacques Rougeau & Carl Oulette WCW TV Champion Prince Iaukea fought Randy Savage to a no contest

WCW @ Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Civic Center - April 7, 1997 Monday Nitro - included an opening segment showing the closing moments of Spring Stampede in which Randy Savage knocked Eric Bischoff to the mat, with the rest of the nWo coming out to calm down Savage; featured footage from the "Double Team" premiere in Chicago, with a nWo promo by WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman; included an in-ring segment with the nWo - a group led by Hogan and a group led by Kevin Nash - in which Hogan and Nash teased a fight but eventually made up, however Randy Savage was still angry at Eric Bischoff; after Hogan intervened, Savage told Bischoff he was on probation with both Ted Turner and Savage and Savage himself was on probation with Bischoff - with Bischoff agreeing; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Ric Flair in which Flair brought out Roddy Piper and later Kevin Greene and challenged the nWo; included a closing in-ring promo by DDP, with an ice pack on his shoulder, in which he called himself an anomoly - something that wasn't supposed to happen - and then challenged Savage to face him then and there; Savage then came out on his crutches, with Hogan stepping in-between and saying he would take down DDP for Savage; moments later, Sting dropped from the rafters into the aisle, blocking Hogan, Savage, and the rest of the nWo to DDP, throwing a baseball bat to Page, and then staring down the nWo alongside Page to close the show: Konnan & Hugh Morrus defeated Alex Wright & Psychosis at 5:04 when Morrus pinned Wright with a swinging neckbreaker and the moonsault after Konnan hit Wright from behind; during the bout, footage was shown from earlier in the day of Diamond Dallas Page arriving to the arena with a black eye following his match the previous night against Randy Savage, with DDP saying he wasn't done with Savage; after the match, Konnan hit a cradle DDT on Psychosis and demanded the referee give him a 3-count as well Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Lord Steven Regal via disqualification at 4:32 when Regal refused to break the Regal Stretch after Mysterio reached the ropes; during the bout, WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Ted Dibiase, & Vincent were shown arriving to the arena; after the bout, WCW TV Champion Prince Iaukea attempted to make the save but was also locked in the Regal Stretch for several moments until several referees came out to break the hold, with Regal then getting more shots in on both men; moments later, Randy Savage - on crutches - Elizabeth, Syxx, fake Sting, Kevin Nash, Michael Wallstreet, and Buff Bagwell arrived to the arena in a second limo Chris Benoit (w/ Woman) pinned Ice Train (w/ Teddy Long) at 3:08 with a DDT after knocking Long off the apron; during the bout, backstage footage showed Hogan arguing with Kevin Nash and Randy Savage until Nash walked off Kevin Sullivan (w/ Jimmy Hart & Jacquiline) pinned Hector Guerrero at 2:47 with the Tree of Woe and the double stomp WCW US Champion Dean Malenko pinned Chris Jericho at 3:01 with a kick to the face after ramming Jericho face-first into the steel ringpost; moments later, the trainer came out to check on Jericho High Voltage defeated Public Enemy at 3:06 when Rage pinned Rocco Rock with a Northern Lights suplex after Johnny Grunge fell through a table set up at ringside; during the bout, Tony Schiavone announced Slamboree tickets would be on sale the following Saturday in Charlotte and DDP and Kimberly would be on hand at the Independence Arena; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Public Enemy in the ring in which they challenged High Voltage to a Philadelphia streetfight the following week and said they "might have to get a little bit extreme" Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) defeated Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael (w/ Debra) at 9:02 when Booker T pinned Jarrett with a Harlem Side Kick after Jarrett was pushed into the ring by McMichael; Jarrett wrestled the majority of the match alone since McMichael didn't come ringside until the 7:30 mark; after the bout, Okerlund interviewed Jarrett, McMichael, and Debra in the ring in which McMichael avoided Jarrett's questions about where he was but McMichael did warn everyone in WCW to be afraid of him The Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned WCW TV Champion Prince Iaukea to win the title at 2:03 after a series of kicks to the champion's injured ribs; Iaukea's ribs were heavily taped for the match following the attack he sustained earlier in the show from Lord Steven Regal The Giant fought Scott Steiner to a no contest when Hugh Morrus & Konnan attacked Steiner from behind as he made his way to the ring, with the Giant help making the save; moments later, Steiner and the Giant shook hands and went backstage together as the crowd booed the non-match

WCW @ Philadelphia, PA - Corestates Spectrum - April 14, 1997 Monday Nitro - included an opening segment highlighting the altercation the previous week between WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash as well as the closing segment involving Sting & Diamond Dallas Page facing off against the nWo; featured the nWo taking over the announce table, with Kevin Nash saying Lex Luger would have go to through him if he wanted a shot against Hogan later in the show; Eric Bischoff wore a nWo Dennis Rodman t-shirt during the segment; included a clip from the upcoming film "Volcano," in theatres April 25; featured Gene Okerlund interviewing Luna Vachon in which she said she was the #1 contender to the WCW Women's Title and said she would take the title from Madusa's waist, forgetting Madusa wasn't the champion; included Okerlund interviewing Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, and Kevin Greene in the ring in which it was announced Flair, Piper, & Greene would face the nWo at Slamboree, with Piper saying guys like he and Flair made Starrcade and WrestleMania and paved the way for the guys in the nWo; moments later, Greene said he was betrayed by Hulk Hogan and wanted revenge; Flair then gave a brief timeline of his career - 1973 with Verne Gagne, 1983 against Dick the Bruiser, and 1993 against Randy Savage at the Hoosier Dome (it was actually 92); Ray Rhodes, coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, was in attendance for the show: Chris Benoit pinned the Barbarian (w/ Jimmy Hart) at 2:35 with the diving headbutt after avoiding one from the Barbarian; after the bout, Kevin Sullivan, Konnan, Hugh Morrus, and Jacquline joined the Barbarian in attacking Benoit until Jeff Jarrett and Steve McMichael, wielding his Halliburton, cleared the ring; moments later, Gene Okerlund interviewed Benoit in the ring and said he knew he had to destroy Sullivan or Sullivan would destroy him WCW US Champion Dean Malenko defeated Hector Guerrero at 2:54 via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf; prior to the bout, it was said there would be an announcement made the following week regarding Eric Bischoff's involvement in WCW; after the match, Eddie Guerrero - his arm in a sling - came out and confronted Malenko in the aisle after Malenko refused to break the hold after the bell before Eddie tended to his older brother Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Juventud Guerrera at 3:24 with the hurricanrana into a roll up; prior to the bout, Reggie White was shown sitting in the crowd and it was announced White had signed to wrestle Steve McMichael WCW TV Champion the Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Lane Carlson (Lenny Lane) at 3:44 with a dragon suplex (Carlson's debut) WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx defeated Prince Iaukea via submission with the Buzzkiller at 5:41; during the match, Tony Schiavone announced Nick Patrick was petitioning to be reinstated as a referee (the debut of the Buzzkiller finisher) Public Enemy defeated High Voltage in a streetfight at 4:37 when Rocco Rock pinned Chaos following a Drive By through two tables stacked on each other outside the ring; PE wore Philadelphia Flyers jerseys for the match The Giant pinned Big Al (911) with the chokeslam at the 59-second mark Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) pinned Konnan at 2:08 with the Diamond Cutter; after the match, Randy Savage and Elizabeth appeared in the crowd with Savage cutting a promo telling DDP to stop his wife fantasizing about Savage and calling him, with Page then running through the crowd to get at Savage Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael (w/ Debra) defeated Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) via disqualification at 7:06 after Sherri pinned Debra in the corner and tried to hit McMichael with the Halliburton; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Jarrett, McMichael, and Debra about the fact McMichael would face White at Slamboree, with McMichael praising White's football accomplishments before saying he left Philadelphia for the money; moments later, White jumped the railing, McMichael spat at him, and the two were pulled apart by officials Lex Luger defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash (w/ WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx, Scott NOrton, Michael Wallstreet, Vincent, Buff Bagwell, nWo Sting, and Ted Dibiase) via disqualification at 4:06 when the nWo interfered after Luger knocked Nash to the mat; after the bout, DDP attempted to make the save but was beaten down as well; moments later, the Giant came out, with Sting following moments later and tossing baseball bats to Luger, DDP, and the Giant as they surrounded the ring; Sting then dropped Nash with his bat, with the nWo escaping to the floor

WCW @ Saginaw, MI - Civic Center - April 21, 1997 ''Monday Nitro - included an opening shot of JJ Dillon arriving to the arena, making his debut as the new chairman of the WCW Executive Committee (Dillon's TV return after a 7-year absence); featured footage from last week's Nitro of Sting coming ringside and tossing baseball bats to Lex Luger, the Giant, and Diamond Dallas Page to rid the nWo from the ring; Nick Patrick then interrupted the segment by coming out and saying he was petitioning to be reinstated as a referee, apologized for his actions since joining the nWo, but there were people he would not apologize to such as Eric Bischoff and Randy Savage, with Larry Zbyzsko arguing with Patrick that he wasn't trustworthy; included a vignette of Chris Benoit, promoting his match with Meng at Slamboree; featured Okerlund interviewing Dillon in which Dillon said Patrick's petition for reinstatement had been taken under advisement, Eric Bischoff now has no authority within WCW, but Bischoff has an iron-clad contract as executive vice-president; Bischoff then walked out and, after Dillon said the nWo contracts of Big Bubba and Michael Wallstreet were not valid because they didn't jump ship within the alloted 30-day window, Bischoff replied by saying "Bite me;" Bischoff then said no one could stop him from doing whatever he wanted with the nWo, with Dillon saying Bischoff was the most powerful man in wrestling but he didn't do it alone and he betrayed everyone's trust; he then finished by saying he didn't want to fill Bischoff's shoes, he wanted to walk in his own; included footage of last week's in-ring pull-apart brawl between Reggie White and Steve McMichael; featured a Lex Luger vignette; included an nWo vignette of WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan on the set of his new movie "McGinsey's Island," co-staring Robert Vaughn and Grace Jones with appearances from both; featured an in-ring promo from the nWo - Kevin Nash, WCW Cruiserweight Chamion Syxx, fake Sting, Buff Bagwell, Vincent, and Scott Norton - in which Syxx replied to recent comments from Ric Flair and said he had no respect for Flair or Roddy Piper; Nash then said the "legends" like Flair and Piper left the young guys nothing and WCW used to be a place where a bunch of guys only pushed their sons; he said Scott Hall was on the verge of becoming a superstar but WCW cut his salary so he went to New York; Nash then said he was from the south side of Detroit, which popped the crowd, and said respect wasn't given but beaten out of someone and that it was the new generation's time to shine; he then said his generation was having to patch the potholes left behind by guys like Flair and Piper; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Flair, Piper, & Kevin Greene about their match against the nWo at Slamboree, with the three challenging their opponents to come out then and there and "pave the highway;" moments later, the nWo appeared and brought out WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall - who had been off TV several weeks - with the WCW team and nWo group brawling to end the show'': WCW US Champion Dean Malenko defeated Yuji Nagata via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 6:01; the Green Bay Packers' Reggie White, who would face Steve McMichael at Slamboree, was shown sitting ringside during the match Glacier pinned Ciclope at the 33-second mark with the superkick; during the bout, the crowd chanted "Glacier sucks;" after the match, the man (Bryan Clarke) that helped Mortis double team Glacier at Uncensored came out, distracting Glacier as Mortis came in behind him and dropped him with a kick; Glacier was then double teamed and had his eye injured as James Vandenburg stole his helmet WCW TV Champion the Ultimo Dragon (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Bobby Eaton at 2:48 via submission with the Dragon Sleeper; after the match, Gene Okerlund interviewed Lord Steven Regal in the aisle, with Regal saying spending time with Sarah Ferguson "was like spending the night with a ripped-out bloody fireplace;" Regal then cut a promo on facing the Dragon for the title at Slamboree Meng (w/ Jimmy Hart) defeated Chris Jericho via KO at 3:19 with the Tongan Death Grip after catching Jericho coming off the top and hitting a modified Stun Gun; prior to the bout, it was announced the following week's show would be 1-hour and would air at 7 p.m. due to the NBA playoffs; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Meng and Hart in the aisle about Meng's match with Chris Benoit at Slamboree; moments later, Kevin Sullivan appeared, with Jacquiline, and said he let Nancy and his son leave him but was upset with his daughter Shannon for her comments Rick & Scott Steiner fought Public Enemy to a no contest at 3:12 when Konnan & Hugh Morrus attacked the Steiners, with Public Enemy helping the Steiners fight them off; prior to the bout, the Steiners' music played but they didn't appear; moments later, they were seen fighting off an attack from Konnan & Morrus - their opponents for Slamboree - backstage until security broke the four men apart, with the Steiners then coming out for the match; members of the Steiners' family were shown at ringside prior to the match Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) defeated Scotty Riggs at 3:53 via submission with the figure-4 after knocking Riggs off the top, with Riggs hurting his leg as he fell; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous Saturday's WCW Saturday Night of Riggs beating Jarrett and Jarrett attacking Riggs after the bout; late in the match, Steve McMichael attempted to interfere but Reggie White jumped out of the crowd, stole away McMichael's Halliburton, and scared him backstage WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx (w/ WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash) defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. at 5:53 via KO with the Buzzkiller after Nash interfered and hit the powerbomb on the challenger; after the bout, JJ Dillon came out and ordered Syxx to break the hold, with security keeping Syxx back as Mysterio was taken backstage on a stretcher and taken away in an ambulance; moments later, Dillon yelled at Nash & Syxx and told them their behavior wouldn't be tolerated any longer, with both replying "Bite me" Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) pinned Psychosis at the 50-second mark with a Diamond Cutter off the top; after the bout, Randy Savage - on crutches - and Elizabeth were shown in the crowd, with Savage cutting a promo on DDP and Kim; moments later, DDP said he wasn't going to fall for chasing after Savage and instead challenged Savage to come down to the ring which he did not

WCW @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - April 28, 1997 Monday Nitro: WCW US Champion Dean Malenko defeated Prince Iaukea WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx defeated Juventud Guerrera Chris Benoit defeated Lord Steven Regal via disqualification when Kevin Sullivan interfered Lex Luger & the Giant defeated the Amazing French Canadians Steve McMichael defeated the Barbarian

WCW @ Lakeland, FL - Jenkins Arena - May 5, 1997 MOnday Nitro: Hugh Morrus & Konnan defeated Public Enemy WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. Meng fought Lord Steven Regal to a no contest Jeff Jarrett defeated Alex Wright Glacier defeated Lizmark Jr. The Giant & Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Randy Savage via disqualification

WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - May 12, 1997 Monday Nitro: WCW TV Champion the Ultimo Dragon defeated Juventud Guerrera WCW US Champion Dean Malenko pinned Steve McMichael Wrath pinned Scotty Riggs Konnan & Hugh Morrus defeated Alex Wright & Ice Train

WCW @ Asheville, NC - Civic Center - May 19, 1997 Monday Nitro: WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal defeated Prince Iaukea Masahiro Chono defeated Dave Taylor Scotty Riggs defeated Michael Wallstreet Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael Ric Flair defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx via disqualification when the nWo interfered

WCW @ Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium - May 26, 1997 Monday Nitro - included a segment where Madusa challenged Sonny Onoo for a WCW Women's Title shot against Akira Hokuto at the Great American Bash, with Onoo agreeing but demanding Madusa put her career on the line as well: Juventud Guerrera, Hector Garza, & Super Calo defeated La Parka, Damien, & Ciclope at 6:25 when Garza pinned Ciclope with a powerbomb and reverse somersault splash Psychosis pinned Alex Wright at 4:09 with a legdrop off the top Wrath pinned Mark Starr at 2:34 with a uranage Konnan defeated Villano IV via submission with the Tequilla Sunrise at 3:10 The Great Muta (w/ Sonny Onoo) fought Masahiro Chono to a no contest when Muta sprayed mist into Onoo's face and revealed he had joined the nWo The Barbarian pinned Jim Powers at 3:18; after the bout, Chris Benoit appeared and challenged Barbarian to a match the following week The Giant defeated Rick Fuller, Jerry Flynn, & Johnny Swinger in a handicap match at 2:16 after hitting the chokeslam on all three Harlem Heat defeated Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael (w/ Debra) at 10:07 when Jarrett was pinned after McMichael, seeing Kevin Greene was commentating the match, walked out

WCW @ Dayton, OH - Hara Arena - June 2, 1997 Monday Nitro: Glacier defeated Alex Wright Buff Bagwell defeated Joe Gomez Prince Iaukea defeated Hugh Morrus Masahiro Chono & the Great Muta defeated Rick & Scott Steiner WCW US Champion Dean Malenko defeated Michael Wallstreet Ciclope & Damien defeated Harlem Heat Chris Benoit defeated the Barbarian Ric Flair defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall via disqualification

WCW @ Boston, MA - FleetCenter - June 9, 1997 Monday Nitro: The Ultimo Dragon, Super Calo, & Juventud Guerrera defeated Psychosis, Silver King, & La Parka Alex Wright pinned Chris Jericho at 8:39 with his feet on the middle ropes for leverage after a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle by Jericho put Wright on top for the cover WCW Women's Champion Akira Hokuto defeated Malia Hosaka Konnan fought Steve McMichael to a no contest Lex Luger defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan in a non-title match via submission with the Torture Rack at around the 5:30 mark after fighting off an interfering Syxx, WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash; prior to the match, Hogan and Eric Bischoff came out, with Hogan saying he only wrestled or put his title up when he wanted to and he didn't want to wrestle because he wouldn't want to bore the crowd with how easily he beat Luger; moments later, Luger came out, with Bischoff insulting him until Luger shoved him to the mat and knocked down Hogan to start the match; Bobby Heenan joined the commentary team late in the contest; after the match, Luger was beaten down by Hall, Nash, Hogan, and Syxx Jeff Jarrett pinned WCW US Champion Dean Malenko to win the title after Eddie Guerrero interfered and hit a frog splash on the champion Ric Flair & Roddy Piper defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Chicago, IL - United Center - June 16, 1997 Monday Nitro: Glacier defeated Mortis Dean Malenko defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via submission Super Calo defeated La Parka Harlem Heat defeated the Amazing French Canadians WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. via submission The Ultimo Dragon defeated Chris Jericho Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton defeated WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett & Steve McMichael after McMichael turned on Jarrett

WCW @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - June 23, 1997 Monday Nitro: La Parka & Damien defeated Public Enemy Chris Jericho defeated Alex Wright Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Harlem Heat Hector Garza defeated Villano IV WCW Cruiserweight Champion Syxx defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. Steve McMichael defeated Konnan Glacier & Ernest Miller defeated High Voltage Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall via disqualification when Randy Savage interfered

WCW @ Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena - June 30, 1997 Monday Nitro - featured an opening in-ring promo by Ric Flair conducted by Gene Okerlund in which had two women bring out a mannequin dressed as Roddy Piper and then cut a promo on Piper; included Okerlund interviewing Rey Mysterio Jr. in the aisle in which Mysterio - after the attack he sustained weeks before from Kevin Nash - challenged Nash to a match later in the show, with Nash then coming out to accept the challenge; featured an in-ring promo by WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff in which Hogan cut a promo on he and Dennis Rodman's match at Bash at the Beach against Lex Luger & the Giant, said Nash would destroy Mysterio, and Luger, the Giant, and Diamond Dallas Page would suffer later in the show; included the announcement Public Enemy would face Harlem Heat on WCW Saturday Night; featured Okerlund conducting an interview with Rick & Scott Steiner in which they said they worked to earn the #1 contender spot to face the Outsiders for the WCW Tag Team Titles, with the Outsiders and Syxx then appearing flanked by Scott Norton, Vincent, Buff Bagwell, and Masahiro Chono; Hall then offered the Steiners a contract which they signed and then left, with Hall revealing they signed for a tag match but it would be against Chono & the Great Muta; included a Kevin Sullivan vignette promoting his career vs. career match against Chris Benoit at Bash at the Beach; featured an outside shot of a white limo arriving to the arena, with the commentary team speculating it was the "impact player" promised to debut during the show; included Mike Tenay conducting an interview in the crowd with Raven in which Raven ignored each of Tenay's questions: WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Juventud Guerrera via submission with the Liontamer at 6:48 after a hurricanrana off the top; prior to the bout, it was announced Jericho won the title two days before at the Great Western Forum during WCW's Saturday Nitro Internet audio broadcast; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Jericho in the ring about his title win over the nWo Saturday until Syxx interrupted and said Jericho didn't beat anything until he got back to his hotel room that night and then slapped Jericho across the face; after the commercial break, security pulled the two men apart as they fought in the ring, with Alex Wright then coming out and cutting a heel promo while talking with Okerlund, saying he had been held back because he's German Eddie Guerrero pinned Dean Malenko at 3:59 with the brainbuster and Frog Splash after ramming Malenko into Chavo Guerrero Jr. on the apron, knocking Chavo to the floor; after the bout, Eddie and Chavo left ringside together WCW TV Champion Steve Regal defeated Hector Garza at 3:36 via submission with the Regal Stretch after lifting his knees to block a moonsault off the middle turnbuckle Psychosis (w/ Sonny Onoo) pinned Super Calo at 2:40 when Onoo tripped Calo as he attempted to suplex Psychosis into the ring; after the bout, La Parka ran in the ring behind Calo as he attacked Psychosis and broke a wooden chair across his back, with Juventud Guerrera coming out moments later to make the save Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, & Steve McMichael (w/ Debra) defeated Masahiro Chono, Buff Bagwell, & Scott Norton via disqualification at 3:31 when Vincent interfered and hit McMichael from behind; after the bout, McMichael knocked Vincent to the floor after hitting him in the back with his Halliburton; during the bout, it was said WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett was still on probation with the Horsemen, explaining his not being ringside High Voltage defeated Mortis & Wrath (w/ James Vandenberg) at 1:15 when Rage pinned Mortis after Ernest Miller, who came ringside moments earlier with Glacier, hit a top rope Feliner as Glacier distracted Wrath on the floor WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett defeated Konnan via submission with the figure-4 at 4:11 while grabbing onto Ric Flair outside the ring for added leverage, moments after Flair and Chris Benoit came ringside; prior to the bout, Raven was shown sitting in the crowd; after the match, Okerlund interviewed Jarrett and the remainder of the Horsemen in the ring with Flair telling Jarrett he was no longer a Horseman and Debra telling Jarrett he stinks; moments later, Jarrett said he would put Flair out to pasture and then left ringside (Raven's surprise debut) WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. at 1:48 by placing one foot on his chest after hitting the powerbomb; after the bout, Nash dropped Mysterio twice more with the powerbomb and knocked out the referee before Konnan came out to the ring; after a brief staredown, Nash left ringside as Konnan attacked Mysterio's knee; after the commercial break, Mysterio was placed on a stretcher and taken backstage Lex Luger, the Giant, & Diamond Dallas Page (w/ Kimberly) fought Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth), WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall to a no contest at around the 4-minute mark after WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan attacked the Giant and Luger on the floor as DDP was triple teamed in the ring, with other members of the nWo coming out to beat down Luger & the Giant; several moments later, a fake Sting appeared in the crowd before the real Sting dropped from the rafters and cleared the ring; Curt Hennig then appeared and walked toward the ring just as Raven jumped the guard rail and the show ended (Hennig's surprise debut)

WCW @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - July 7, 1997 Monday Nitro: Public Enemy defeated Harlem Heat (w/ Sister Sherri) at 4:55; after the bout, the Heat fired Sherri (Sherri's last appearance) Konnan defeated Joe Gomez via submission at 3:11 Juventud Guerrera & Hector Garza defeated Villano IV & V at 6:16 when Guerrera pinned Villano V with the 450 splash Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 8:01 when Bagwell pinned Chavo with the Buff Blockbuster; after the bout, Eddie and Chavo argued backstage over the loss La Parka (Diamond Dallas Page under a mask) pinned Randy Savage at 3:10 with the Diamond Cutter; after the bout, La Parka took off his mask to reveal himself as DDP Psychosis & Silver King fought Glacier & Ernest Miller to a no contest at 2:17 when Mortis & Wrath interfered Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael at 9:16 when Rick pinned Benoit after Kevin Sullivan interfered and hit Benoit with a chair

WCW @ Orlando, FL - Arena - July 14, 1997 Monday Nitro - featured an opening in-ring introduction by Michael Buffer; included Kimberly introducing the Nitro Girls - Spice, Chae, AC Jazz, Fyre, and Tayo - who then performed an in-ring dance routine with chairs (the Nitro Girls' debut); featured still images of a fake Sting appearing the previous night at Bash at the Beach, with the commentary team alluding to the fact it was Kevin Nash; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with Diamond Dallas Page & Kimberly regarding Curt Hennig turning on Page the night before, with Page saying he met up with Hennig six months ago after a show in Minneapolis and realized they had a lot in common; Page then said he doesn't get mad, he gets even; featured a Nitro Girls dance routine at the entrance stage; included Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with the Harlem Heat regarding WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash costing them title shots by sending Vincent out to interfere in their matches and the fact they would face Hall & Nash later in the show in a non-title match; featured Okerlund introducing footage from the previous night of Raven, with Stevie Richards, giving a vague answer as to why he was in WCW; moments later, Okerlund conducted an interview with Raven, with Richards, sitting ringside in which he said there was no announcement, after claiming he would make one; Richards then spoke up, questioning Raven's answer, with Raven then shoving him to the floor; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; included the announcement that Nitro would air live the following Tuesday but would be preempted Monday; featured Okerlund conducting a closing interview with Lex Luger regarding he and the Giant's win the previous night over WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman, with Luger then challenging Hogan to a title match for Road Wild; moments later, Bagwell, Chono, Norton, Konnan, Muta, Bagwell, Syxx, Hall, and Vincent came out and surrounded the ring; a man wearing a wig and Sting mask then appeared, climbed into the ring, and then took the wig and mask off to reveal himself as the real Sting as the show came to a close: Alex Wright fought Prince Iaukea to a no contest at around the 2-minute mark when the Giant appeared, hit a chokeslam on the referee, Iaukea, and several members of security as Wright left the ring; prior to the bout, Wright cut an insert promo claiming the fans were jealous of him because of his body and the fact he gets so many girls; after the bout, the Giant cut an in-ring promo saying he wanted Kevin Nash after realizing Nash was the fake Sting the night before; as the segment ended, Doug Dillinger and other members of security came out to calm the Giant down Eddie Guerrero pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 4:15 with a powerbomb and the frog splash after raising his knees to block Chavo's own frog splash; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous week of Eddie walking out of his tag team match with Chavo against Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell; after the contest, Eddie hit the move a second time, with Hector Guerrero then appearing and standing over Chavo; moments later, Eddie shoved Hector to the mat and left the ring Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell (w/ Vincent) via disqualification at 6:45 when the Great Muta & Masahiro Chono attacked the Steiners as the Steiners attempted the bulldog off the top double team on Bagwell; early in the contest, it was announced the Steiners would face WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash at Road Wild; during the contest, Konnan, Syxx, Hall, and Nash were shown arriving to the arena in a limo; after the contest, the Steiners eventually cleared the ring of all five opponents (Konnan's debut with the New World Order) Chris Benoit defeated Mike Enos via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 3:47; prior to the bout, Benoit cut an insert promo on ending Kevin Sulivan's career the previous night at Bash at the Beach and said he would now focus on Horsemen business La Parka defeated Super Calo via disqualification at the 49-second mark when Randy Savage attacked La Parka; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous week of Diamond Dallas Page, dressed as La Parka, beating Savage after hitting the Diamond Cutter; during La Parka's entrance, Kimberly was shown near the entranceway giving the Diamond Cutter sign, alluding that La Parka could be Diamond Dallas Page in disguise; after the contest, Page attacked Savage until Curt Hennig knocked Page out with a foreign object and then left the ring; moments later, Savage hit the flying elbowsmash on Page; Gene Okerlund then conducted an interview with Hennig in the aisle in which Hennig called Page the biggest mark in the industry and that he couldn't last 30 seconds with Hennig, just like he can't last 30 seconds "with that hosebag;" Ric Flair then appeared, bowed before Hennig, and went backstage with him WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall & Syxx (sub. for WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash) (w/ WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash) defeated Harlem Heat at 9:01 when Hall pinned Booker T with the Outsider's Edge after Nash, confined to a wheelchair at ringside, leapt onto the apron behind the referee's back and clubbed Booker in the back of the head; prior to the bout, Eric Bischoff, Vincent, Konnan, Masahiro Chono, the Great Muta, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, Hall, Syxx, and Nash appeared at the entranceway; Bischoff then said Nash, in a wheelchair, was injured and then gave the mic to Nash for him to respond to claims he was dressed as Sting the previous night; Nash then had several of the New World Order members help him to his feet before officially welcoming Konnan, referred to as "K Dawg," into the nWo, with Konnan then revealing an nWo shirt underneath his button-up; during Harlem Heat's entrance, footage was shown from the June 16 Nitro in which Vincent interrupted the Heat's interview, with the Heat then double teaming him in the aisle The Great Muta & Masahiro Chono (w/ Vincent) defeated Public Enemy at 6:51 when Chono pinned Johnny Grunge with the Mafia Kick after Muta sprayed green mist into Grunge's face; Muta joined the referee in making the pinfall during the cover WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) defeated Ric Flair via disqualification at 5:24 when, as Flair had the champion in the figure-4, Steve McMichael came ringside, argued with Debra, and then joined Chris Benoit and Flair in triple teaming Jarrett inside the ring; Jarrett eventually fled ringside with Debra

WCW @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - July 22, 1997 Tuesday Nitro: Konnan defeated Tsubasa The Ultimo Dragon defeated WCW TV Champion Lord Steven Regal to win the title at 3:25 via submission with the Dragon Sleeper The Giant defeated the Great Muta via disqualification Dean Malenko defeated Steve McMichael Eddie Guerrero defeated Hector Guerrero Lex Luger defeated Scott Norton via disqualification when Vincent interfered Mortis & Wrath defeated Psychosis & La Parka Buff Bagwell defeated Booker T Curt Hennig defeated Michael Wallstreet WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash defeated Ric Flair & Chris Benoit

WCW @ Charleston, WV - Civic Center - July 28, 1997 Monday Nitro: Ric Flair & Curt Hennig defeated Buff Bagwell & Scott Norton when Hennig pinned Bagwell with the fisherman's suplex WCW TV Champion the Ultimo Dragon defeated Prince Iaukea via submission with the Dragon sleeper Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated the Texas Hangmen Alex Wright pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho to win the title with a German suplex Syxx pinned Diamond Dallas Page Dean Malenko defeated Hector Guerrero via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf The Giant pinned the Great Muta with the chokeslam Konnan defeated La Parka via submission with the Tequilla Sunrise Scott Steiner defeated Randy Savage via disqualification when WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash interfered

WCW @ Auburn Hills, MI - Palace - August 4, 1997 (17,616) Prince Iaukea defeated Brad Armstrong Monday Nitro: Curt Hennig defeated Mortis WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett & Dean Malenko defeated Hector & Chavo Guerrero The Giant defeated Scott D'Amore, Lenny Lane, & Joey Maggs in a handicap match Public Enemy defeated High Voltage WCW Cruiserweight Champion Alex Wright defeated Scotty Riggs Chris Benoit defeated Syxx Booker T defeated Vincent Wrath defeated the Barbarian Konnan defeated Psychosis Glacier & Ernest Miller defeated Silver King & Damien Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair Villano IV & V defeated Hector Garza & Lizmark Jr. Lex Luger defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan to win the title via submission with the Torture Rack at around the 11-minute mark after fighting off an interfering Randy Savage and WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash; late in the bout, Luger kicked out of Hogan's legdrop, prompting the New World Order to come ringside; after the match, Luger was congratulated in the ring by Rick & Scott Steiner, Diamond Dallas Page, Glacier, Ernest Miller, the Giant, Rey Mysterio Jr., Prince Iaukea, Ted Dibiase, Joey Maggs, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Alex Wright, High Voltage, and several others (Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 90s)

WCW @ Denver, CO - Coliseum - August 11, 1997 ''Monday Nitro - featured opening footage of the Giant backstage in which he met with Head of Security Doug Dillenger and a police officer, read something from the police officer, and then walked away upset; included Michael Buffer opening the show with his trademark line; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Ted Dibiase, Rick & Scott Steiner at the entranceway regarding WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall getting themselves disqualified to keep their belts at Road Wild, during which they said they would take a step back, regroup, and come after Nash & Hall again; moments later, Dibiase asked for referee Nick Patrick to come out, with Patrick then stating he let the match go on as long as he could and then criticized referee Randy Anderson for what happened to Lex Luger at the pay-per-view; featured a performance of the Nitro Girls at the entranceway, during which WCW Cruiserweight Champion Alex Wright began dancing which caused them to leave; moments later, Okerlund conducted an interview with Wright in which he made fun of the fans; included Okerlund conducting an interview at the entranceway with Ric Flair and Curt Hennig in which Flair questioned why Hennig was speaking backstage with Eric Bischoff; moments later, Steve McMichael and Chris Benoit came out, with Hennig saying he wasn't with Bischoff and he wasn't a Horseman; Flair then asked if Hennig would be his partner at the Clash of the Champions to face Konnan & Syxx, with Hennig agreeing but he wouldn't go so far as to say he was a Horseman; featured an in-ring promo by Eric Bischoff, alongside Hall, Syxx, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, and Vincent, in which Bischoff congratulated Hulk Hogan on regaining the WCW World Title; moments later, all the nWo members sang "Happy Birthday" to Hogan, who was filming a movie in Montreal; Bischoff then referred to what happened to the Giant earlier in the show and stated he had been served with a restraining order and if he got within 50 feet of Bischoff, he would go to jail; moments later, Bagwell went out to the floor and spraypainted a line 50 feet from the ring to signify as close as the Giant could get to Bischoff; the Giant then appeared, with Larry Zbyzsko and JJ Dillon then coming out to keep the Giant back but he stepped across the line anyway; as the Giant was taken backstage by police, Hall came up behind Zbyzsko and taunted him; included an in-ring performance by the Nitro Girls; featured backstage footage of Mark Madden speaking with Harlem Heat & Jacqualine at the WCWwrestling.com table backstage; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Lex Luger in which Luger said he didn't blame Randy Anderson for his loss of the WCW World Title and said the nWo was just a step away from losing everything; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entranceway; included Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Dillon regarding Sting, during which Sting came down from the rafters into the crowd after Dillon offered Sting a new contract; after Sting got into the ring, Dillon said he would give him the chance to face Syxx one-on-one, with Sting then ripping up the contract and putting it in Dillon's jacket pocket; as Okerlund asked Sting what he wanted, the crowd repeatedly shouted "Hogan"'': WCW Tag Team Champions Kevin Nash & Scott Hall (w/ Syxx) defeated Bobby Star & David Moore at 1:29 when Nash pinned Star with a boot on his face following the powerbomb; prior to the bout, Hall & Nash cut an in-ring promo in which they bragged over still having the titles after facing Rick & Scott Steiner at Road Wild; Star & Moore used the Steiners' theme music for their ring entrance; during the contest, the commentary team agreed that it wasn't Sting who cost Lex Luger the WCW World Title at the pay-per-view; after the bout, the Steiners and Ted Dibiase came through the crowd, cleared the Outsiders from the ring, and celebrated in the ring with the title belts Meng pinned Wrath (w/ James Vandenburg) at 2:43 with the Tongan Death Grip; after the bout, Mortis came out to double team Meng until the Barbarian appeared to make the save; moments later, Meng & the Barbarian cleared the ring and scared Vandenburg into the crowd Eddie Guerrero pinned Chris Jericho at 4:34 with the frog splash after causing Jericho to crotch himself on the top Dean Malenko defeated WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) via disqualification at around the 7-minute mark when Eddie Guerrero interfered as Jarrett was in the Texas Cloverleaf; early in the contest, Jarrett attempted to leave the ring but was blocked by Steve McMichael; during the bout, it was announced Wargames at Fall Brawl would feature WCW vs. nWo but the participants had yet to be determined; after the bout, McMichael ran back out to clear the ring, with Malenko then attacking McMichael and knocking him to the floor Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael at 4:04 when Rick pinned McMichael after catching McMichael coming off the top and hitting a belly to belly suplex, seemingly knocking McMichael out Diamond Dallas Page pinned Buff Bagwell (w/ Vincent) with the Diamond Cutter at 3:35 after Bagwell collided with Vincent on the ring apron; prior to the bout, Kimberly escorted Page down the aisle WCW TV Champion the Ultimo Dragon defeated Mortis (w/ James Vandenburg) at 3:09 via submission with the Dragon Sleeper after reversing a Samoan Drop off the top into a powerbomb Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) defeated Curt Hennig via disqualification at around the 5-minute mark when Diamond Dallas Page jumped Hennig; moments later, Page and Savage began fighting with WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall then appearing to double team Page; Savage then twice hit the flying elbowsmash on Page until Lex Luger ran out to clear the ring

WCW @ Birmingham, AL - BJCC - August 18, 1997 Monday Nitro - featured Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with JJ Dillon in which he asked Sting to come forward between now and the Clash of the Champions and say once and for all what he wants; moments later, Sting came through the crowd, climbed in the ring, and pointed to several signs in the crowd which read "Sting vs. Hogan": Harlem Heat defeated Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell via disqualification The Barbarian defeated Mortis Stevie Richards defeated Scotty Riggs Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael defeated WCW US Champion Jeff Jarrett & Eddie Guerrero Ric Flair defeated Syxx via disqualification WCW TV Champion the Ultimo Dragon defeated La Parka Curt Hennig defeated the Giant via count-out Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash via disqualification

WCW @ Columbia, SC - Carolina Coliseum - August 25, 1997 (8,048) Monday Nitro - featured an in-ring segment in which Arn Anderson announced his retirement, with Curt Hennig accepting to fill Anderson's role in the Horsemen: Psychosis & La Parka defeated Glacier & Ernest Miller The Ultimo Dragon defeated Silver King Jeff Jarrett defeated Chris Benoit Meng & the Barbarian defeated Mortis & Wrath WCW US Champion Steve McMichael defeated Eddie Guerrero WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho defeated Yuji Nagata Dean Malenko defeated Alex Wright via disqualification when Jeff Jarrett interfered Lex Luger fought Randy Savage to a no contest

WCW @ Pensacola, FL - Civic Center - September 1, 1997 ''Monday Nitro - 3-hour episode; featured an opening video package paying tribute to Arn Anderson's career, tenure with the Four Horsemen, championships, and finishes; at the end of the segment, it was noted the episode would be dedicated to Anderson; featured footage from the previous week's segment in which Anderson gave Curt Hennig his spot in the Horsemen; included a promo by Lex Luger in which he wished Anderson a happy retirement; featured the announcement Diamond Dallas Page and ? would be part of WCW Saturday Night; included a segment in which Randy Savage, Elizabeth, and WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall approached the commentary table, scaring off Tony Schiavone but Larry Zbyszko and Mike Tenay remained; Hall then took the mic and said the nWo was the reason everyone was watching at home and - noting it was Labor Day - said they were the working man's champions; moments later, Zbyszko and Tenay left, with Savage then saying he and Hall would take out Luger & Diamond Dallas Page later in the night; featured a performance of the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; included footage of Anderson attacking Dustin Rhodes as part of Bash at the Beach 94; featured footage from the previous week in which JJ Dillon said he was seeking to make a match between WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Sting, with Sting appearing moments later, putting a Hogan T-shirt on Eric Bischoff's head, and then stuffing it down his mouth; included a promo by DDP in which he said "respect" was the first word that came to mind when he thought of Anderson; featured a performance from the Nitro Girls in the aisle and ring; included a graphic for where fans could send in tapes of their Nitro Parties; featured an Anderson promo from 8/13/85, alongside Buddy Landell, with the graphic saying it was Starrcade 85; included a promo by Zbyszko regarding the retirement of Anderson; featured a vignette of Roddy Piper, followed by the announcement that Piper would soon be back in WCW; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview with Lex Luger in the aisle regarding the tension between he and DDP and teaming with him later in the show, during which Luger apologized for putting DDP in the Torture Rack the previous week; moments later, Luger asked for Page to come out but Page never appeared; featured footage of Anderson attacking Bobby Eaton during the 4/12/93 Worldwide; included a promo by Bobby Heenan in which he thanked Anderson for his contribution to wrestling; featured a segment at the commentary table where the Nitro Girls had balloons, with the announcement that once every 3 months, the winner of the Nitro Party contest would get appearances by the Nitro Girls and it would be recorded to air during Nitro; included a Sting vignette in which a child's voice was heard saying Sting sought vengeance against the man that created him; featured a promo by Dean Malenko regarding Anderson's career; included an ad for the WCW Power Plant; featured a promo by Dillon regarding Anderson's retirement; included Okerlund introducing the Four Horsemen, with Syxx then coming out as Ric Flair and Konnan appearing as Steve McMichael; moments later, Okerlund said he wouldn't be part of their mockery and went backstage, with "Flair" then asking for Hennig to appear and Buff Bagwell appearing dressed as Hennig; "Flair" and "Hennig" then mocked the previous week's segment involving the Horsemen, with "Flair" then calling out Anderson and WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash appearing as a tall, bald, fat Anderson, wearing a neckbrace and carrying a cooler; "Anderson" then said it was ironic WCW was paying tribute to him on Labor Day since he always looked like he was about to go into labor, he then said he was of average looks, average intelligence, and average carpentry skills but parlayed that into an excellent wrestling career; as the crowd chanted "Horsemen" and "Flair" began crying, "Anderson" said his injury affected his beer opening hand; he then said a fat broad slapped him in the back, forcing him to realize his career was over; "Anderson" said the fans always knew he would give 100% in the ring, no matter how drunk he was, and then offered "Hennig" a spot - not a liver spot, not a Spot like his dog Spot - but his spot in the Horsemen; after "Hennig" accepted the role, the commentary team was told that security was busy restraining the Horsemen backstage; Schiavone said the nWo would never see the segment rebroadcast; featured comments from Anderson from the 6/17/96 Nitro; included a promo by the Giant regarding Anderson's retirement; featured an in-ring promo by Hogan & Bischoff in which Bischoff noted Hogan had defended the title in the past year more times than Sting has wrestled; eventually, Hogan called Sting out but Sting didn't appear; moments later, Dillon answered their call, with Hogan saying he had an answer for Sting; Hogan then punched out Dillon and hit the legdrop on him twice; moments later, Vincent appeared and Bischoff spraypainted "Bite me" across Dillon's back'': Chris Benoit & WCW US Champion Steve McMichael defeated Eddie Guerrero & Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra McMichael) at around the 8-minute mark when McMichael pinned Jarrett after Dean Malenko interfered behind the referee's back, shoved Guerrero off the top rope, and then hit a frog splash onto Jarrett, who had McMichael in the figure-4; prior to the bout, Ric Flair & Curt Hennig escorted Benoit & McMichael out to the entranceway; during the match, it was noted Guerrero would challenge WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho at Fall Brawl; it was noted during the bout that Flair, Lex Luger, and Diamond Dallas Page would help comprise Team WCW in Wargames and that Malenko would face Jarrett at Fall Brawl Mortis (w/ James Vandenburg & Wrath) pinned Silver King at 3:32 following a Samoan Drop from the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, Vandenburg took the mic and challenged Meng & the Barbarian on behalf of Mortis & Wrath; moments later, the two teams brawled in the ring as it was announced they would do battle at Fall Brawl; eventually, Meng & the Barbarian won the fight and cleared the ring Yuji Nagata pinned Dean Malenko at 4:51 after Jeff Jarrett, alongside Debra McMichael, came out, with Jarrett dropping Malenko throat-first across the top rope and holding Malenko's foot down from the floor during the cover The Ultimo Dragon pinned La Parka (w/ Sonny Onoo) at 4:37 after La Parka grabbed a steel chair behind the referee's back and Dragon dropkicked it into La Parka's face; prior to the bout, Onoo came out holding a framed photo of him putting Dragon in the Dragon Sleeper during WCW Saturday Night; during his entrance, it was noted Dragon would challenge WCW TV Champion Alex Wright at Fall Brawl; after the contest, Dragon slammed Onoo and locked him in the Dragon Sleeper before then leaving the ring when La Parka grabbed his chair back Buff Bagwell (w/ Vincent) pinned Glacier with the Buff Blockbuster at 6:24 after Vincent prevented Glacier from hitting a superplex on Bagwell (the end of Glacier's year-long undefeated streak) Lizmark Jr. defeated Villano IV (w/ Villano V) by pinning an interfering Villano V at 4:11 with a moonsault from the middle rope; moments earlier, the Villanos switched places in the match behind the referee's back; prior to the bout, it was announced Rey Mysterio Jr. would not require surgery on his knee and would return to the ring within the next month; mid-way through the match, Raven appeared in the crowd and took a ringside seat; after the contest, Lizmark cleared Villano V from the ring WCW TV Champion Alex Wright pinned Hugh Morrus at 5:52 with a spin wheel kick and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage after prior to the bout, the Nitro Girls performed at the entranceway until Disco Inferno came out, started dancing with them, and scared them away; moments later, Wright came out, got in a shoving match with Disco, with Disco then backing down and going backstage; late in the match, Disco appeared ringside and during the final moments, fought in the ring with Morrus in clear view of referee Randy Anderson Stevie Richards pinned Damien at the 50-second mark when, as Damien came out for the match, Raven jumped over the barricade, and - outside of the referee's view - dropped Damien with a DDT on the floor before rolling him into the ring; Richards came out to the ring wearing a T-shirt that read "Nitro + Stevie = Ratings;" Richards, not knowing what happened to Damien, checked him for a heartbeat and gave him medical treatment until Raven climbed on the apron and slapped Richards across the face, with Richards then covering Damien for the win Ray Traylor pinned Prince Iaukea with the sidwwalk slam at 3:16; prior to the bout, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview with Big Bubba in the aisle in which he said his name was Ray Traylor and he was a man just like everyone else; he then spoke about being jumped in February, being told his wrestling career was over, and realizing the nWo was nowhere to be seen when he needed them the most; Traylor then said he didn't get one phone call or card, but did get a registered letter from Eric Bischoff saying he was no longer needed in the nWo; Traylor then said he taught himself how to walk again by motivating himself with a photo of Bischoff (Traylor's return after a 7-month absence) Chavo Guerrero Jr. fought WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho to a no contest; following the entrances, Eddie Guerrero came out, took the mic, and said Chavo needed to step down so Eddie could take his spot; moments later, Scotty Riggs appeared and said he was deserving of a title shot as well; Prince Iaukea, Damien, Billy Kidman, Ciclope, Super Astro, Super Calo, Villano IV & V, the Ultimo Dragon, WCW TV Champion Alex Wright, and Silver King eventually joined the debate, with all the men brawling in and out of the ring; moments later, after the majority of men had left the ring, Dragon applied the Dragon Sleeper on Wright on the floor as Eddie assaulted Jericho with the title belt inside the ring and then hit the frog splash Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) & WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall defeated Lex Luger & Diamond Dallas Page at around the 10-minute mark when Hall pinned Page after Luger accidentally knocked Page out with his running forearm when Hall moved out of the way, with Luger then putting Savage in the Torture Rack; prior to the bout, Kimberly escorted DDP out to the aisle; referee Nick Patrick didn't realize that Luger was the legal man in the ring at the time of the finish

WCW @ Milwaukee, WI - Wisconsin Center Arena - September 8, 1997 Monday Nitro: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero Hugh Morrus defeated Disco Inferno Chris Jericho defeated Brad Armstrong via disqualification Meng & the Barbarian fought Rick & Scott Steiner to a no contest WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall defeated Super Calo Dean Malenko defeated Psychosis (w/ Sonny Onoo) via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 7:07; during the bout, a fan ran in the ring and was tackled by referee Mark Curtis before security led him away Ric Flair & Curt Hennig defeated Buff Bagwell & Konnan Lex Luger fought Diamond Dallas Page to a no contest

WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Independence Arena - September 15, 1997 Monday Nitro - featured an opening still photo of Ric Flair, his head heavily stitched following the injury he sustained the previous night during Wargames; included opening comments at the commentary table by an emotional Tony Schiavone who credited Flair with him getting into the wrestling business; Schiavone then took off his headset and left the broadcast table as Larry Zbyzsko & Mike Tenay spoke about Curt Hennig joining the nWo; featured still photos and footage from the Wargames bout; included backstage footage of WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero speaking with Mark Madden for wcwwrestling.com; featured a performance at the entranceway by the Nitro Girls; included Gene Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with Diamond Dallas Page regarding Page's feud with Randy Savage, during which DDP challenged Savage to face him at Halloween Havoc; featured the announcement that Ray Traylor, Rick & Scott Steiner, and the nWo would be part of WCW Saturday Night; included Okerlund conducting an interview in the aisle with Ray Traylor discussing the nWo's attack on him the previous week, during which he said he would go after them one by one; featured an in-ring performance by the Nitro Girls; because of Schiavone's absence, Tenay, Zbyzsko, & Bobby Heenan provided commentary for the second hour; included an in-ring segment with Eric Bischoff, WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash, Syxx, Scott Norton, Vincent, Randy Savage, Elizabeth in which Bischoff introduced the nWo's newest member, Hennig; Hennig then came out to Flair's theme song and wearing Flair's robe and cut a promo on slamming the cage door on Flair's head the night before; Hennig then took off Flair's robte, revealing nWo attire underneath, and then presented Hogan with the robe, with Hogan saying the day had been "exactly perfect;" Savage then accepted DDP's challenge from earlier in the show by saying "It would be an honor;" Hogan then cut a promo on facing Roddy Piper in a steel cage match at Havoc and wiped himself with the robe; featured a video package highlighting the history between Hogan and Piper; included a performance in the aisle by the Nitro Girls: Dean Malenko defeated Disco Inferno via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 4:12 following a double underhook powerbomb Meng & the Barbarian defeated Harlem Heat (w/ Jacquelyn) at 6:28 when referee Nick Patrick stopped the bout after Meng applied the Tongan Death Grip on Booker T; during the bout, Raven was seen sitting in the crowd Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Juventud Guerrera with a powerbomb and the springboard hurricanrana at 7:03; prior to the bout, Mysterio gave one of his masks to a fan at ringside WCW TV Champion Alex Wright pinned Lord Steven Regal with the German suplex into the bridge at 4:33 after flipping Regal into the corner upside down; the crowd was pro Regal The Giant pinned Konnan at 3:03 with the chokeslam after catching Konnan as he came off the top Diamond Dallas Page pinned Stevie Richards with a fireman's carry into the Diamond Cutter at 3:37; prior to the bout, Kimberly escorted DDP to the aisle; after the contest, Raven jumped the rail, had a staredown with Page before Page left the ring, slapped Richards, and kicked him out of the ring before then leaving through the crowd WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Kevin Nash (w/ Syxx) defeated Mortis & Wrath (w/ James Vandenburg) at 5:59 when Nash pinned Mortis with one foot following the powerbomb after Hall knocked Wrath to the floor WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned the Ultimo Dragon with the frog splash at 6:05 after catching the challenger in an attempted moonsault and hitting a shoulderbreaker on Dragon's injured shoulder Curt Hennig pinned WCW US Champion Steve McMichael to win the title with the Hennig Plex at 6:33 after avoiding a charge by the champion in the corner, with McMichael hitting his head on the buttom turnbuckle; prior to the bout, it was announced Chris Benoit sustained a concussion during the previous night's Wargames match

WCW @ Salt Lake City, UT - E Center - September 22, 1997 Monday Nitro: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Silver King Bill Goldberg pinned Hugh Morrus with the Jackhammer at 2:43; late in the bout, Goldberg kicked out of Morrus' moonsault; after the bout, Gene Okerlund attempted to interview Goldberg in the aisle but Goldberg walked off (Goldberg's TV debut) Disco Inferno defeated WCW TV Champion Alex Wright to win the title Hector Garza defeated WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall The Ultimo Dragon, Juventud Guerrera, Lizmark Jr., & Ciclope defeated La Parka, Psychosis, Villano IV & V Meng & the Barbarian defeated Rick & Scott Steiner Randy Savage defeated Stevie Richards Booker T defeated Scott Norton & Buff Bagwell via disqualification in a handicap match WCW US Champion Curt Hennig defeated Jeff Jarrett

WCW @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - September 29, 1997 Monday Nitro: Diamond Dallas Page pinned Buff Bagwell with the Diamond Cutter Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned El Caliente; after the bout, Mysterio unmasked his opponent to reveal him as WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero Bill Goldberg pinned the Barbarian with the Jackhammer WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno pinned Juventud Guerrera after Jacqueline interfered and tripped Guerrera Jeff Jarrett pinned Steve McMichael with a foot on the rope for leverage Chris Jericho fought Syxx to a no contest when Scott Hall, Lex Luger, and Larry Zbyzsko interfering before the match began Lex Luger defeated Wrath via submission with the Torture Rack The Giant defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via disqualification at around the 3:20 mark when, after the challenger kicked out of the Hennig Plex and hit the chokeslam, Syxx, Vincent, Buff Bagwell, Scott Norton, and Randy Savage interfered to prevent a pinfall; after the bout, the Giant fought off the nWo members until Norton hit him with Hennig's title belt, with the nWo then ganging up on the Giant until Sting appeared with a baseball bat; after climbing in the ring, Sting dropped the bat and then fought off each of the nWo members as the show came to a close

WCW @ Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - October 6, 1997 Monday Nitro - featured an opening graphic in tribute to the passing of Brian Pillman; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage, during which Chae had a nipple slip; featured an in-ring promo by WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff regarding Sting before commenting on Hogan's new TNT movie "Assault on Devil's Island;" moments later, the two aired a preview of the film before Bischoff claimed CNN Headline News would eventually change its name to "Hogan Headline News;" Hogan then cut a promo on Roddy Piper, who was said to be on his way to the arena; included a vignette promoting the Hogan vs. Piper steel cage match at Halloween Havoc; featured a segment at the broadcast table in which Larry Zbyzsko pulled out a box of Bengay, saying Randy Savage would need it after his match later in the show against Chris Benoit; included an in-ring performance by the Nitro Girls; featured a nWo vignette showing clips of Savage assaulting Diamond Dallas Page: Booker T (w/ Jacquline) pinned Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) at around the 8:30 mark with a roll up after Steve McMichael came ringside, cornered Debra on the floor, and then punched Jarrett in the face (Jarrett's last match for 2 years) Alex Wright pinned Billy Kidman with a German suplex into a bridge at 6:04 after avoiding a 450 splash; during the bout, Raven and Perry Saturn were shown sitting together at ringside; moments later, a backstage camera showed Steve McMichael and Debra arguing backstage, with McMichael yelling at Jeff Jarrett when he tried to step between (Saturn's surprise debut) (Jarrett's last appearance for 2 years) Ernest Miller pinned Mortis (w/ James Vandenburg) with a springboard kick to the face off the top at 5:32; during the bout, it was announced WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno would defend against Jacquline at Halloween Havoc WCW Tag Team Champion Scott Hall (w/ Syxx) pinned Hector Garza at 1:54 with the Outsider's Edge; prior to the bout, footage was shown of Garza beating Hall two weeks ago on Nitro; following his entrance, Hall cut an in-ring promo claiming Kevin Nash was at home with a knee injury and, citing his own taped ribs, said the average man would be at home but he didn't want to let the fans down; Hall then claimed that the injuries were the result of he and Nash laughing too hard while watching tapes of old Larry Zbyzsko matches; Hall then cut a promo on facing Lex Luger at Halloween Havoc Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno via disqualification at 4:01 when Randy Savage attacked Page WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned the Ultimo Dragon at 6:07 with the Frog Splash WCW US Champion Curt Hennig (sub. for Randy Savage) pinned Chris Benoit at 5:01 with the Hennig Plex

WCW @ Tampa, FL - Ice Palace - October 13, 1997 Monday Nitro - featured an opening graphic in which WCW extended its best wishes to the family of Brian Pillman; included an in-ring promo by Eric Bischoff, WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan, & Randy Savage - in a neckbrace - in which Bischoff discussed Hogan's upcoming TNT film "Assault on Devil's Island," the fact the Outsiders had to defend the WCW Tag Team Titles later in the show, and blamed Roddy Piper for Diamond Dallas Page's 1attack on Savage the previous week; Hogan then said he would get his belt back from Piper and the nWo would get revenge on Page; featured footage from the previous week of DDP dropping Savage with a Diamond Cutter on the concrete, with Savage then being taken backstage on a stretcher; included a feature by Mike Tenay on the culture of lucha libre masks, with comments from Rey Mysterio Sr., Rey Mysterio Jr., Psychosis, La Parka, Eddie Guerrero, El Hijo del Santo, and others about the importance of the mask; featured Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Piper in which he said Scott Hall & Kevin Nash were complaining of injuries but they would defend their titles as scheduled or they would be stripped of the belts and that Hogan's title was in safe keeping; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; featured a vignette of Raven in a nursery room in which he discussed his childhood memories being filled with emptiness and sadness; included a performance by the Nitro Girls at the entrance stage; featured a performance by the Nitro Girls on a podium stage; included a vignette of DDP at the Power Plant regarding his upcoming match with Savage at Havoc: WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Psychosis at 3:43 with the frog splash after crotching the challenger on the top and hitting a superplex; prior to the bout, it was announced the Disco Inferno's match against Jacquiline at Halloween Havoc would now be non-title due to a ruling from the Nevada state athletic commission; after the contest, Guerrero tried to remove Psychosis' mask but Psychosis' left the ring Steve McMichael pinned Lord Steven Regal with the tombstone at 3:37; prior to the bout, footage was shown from the previous week of McMichael confronting Debra backstage, with Debra slapping McMichael as Jeff Jarrett stood nearby; during the match, it was announced Ric Flair would face WCW US Champion Curt Hennig at Halloween Havoc; after the contest, Gene Okerlund conducted an interview in the aisle with Debra in which she confirmed Jarrett was no longer in WCW; McMichael then confronted Debra, told her he told her Jarrett would desert her, and demanded she get back home; Debra then said she had a surprise for McMichael at Havoc Yuji Nagata (w/ Sonny Onoo) defeated Chris Jericho via submission with the Nagata Lock at 4:06 after Onoo pushed Jericho off the top; prior to the bout, Onoo & Nagata cut an insert promo on the Ultimo Dragon and announced that, thanks to a friend Onoo has in the WCW office, Nagata would face Dragon at Halloween Havoc (Onoo's debut with Nagata) Bill Goldberg pinned Scotty Riggs with the Jackhammer at 2:36; prior to the bout, Raven, Perry Saturn, and another man were shown in the audience (the debut of Sick Boy); Mike Tenay mentioned during the bout that there had been talk that Judo Gene LaBell might be wanting to train Goldberg Rick & Scott Steiner (w/ Ted Dibiase) defeated WCW Tag Team Champions Scott Hall & Syxx (sub. for WCW Tag Team Champion Kevin Nash) to win the titles at 5:56 when Scott pinned Syxx following the DDT off the top double team and Rick pinned Hall with the bulldog off the top; prior to the bout, Hall & Syxx cut an in-ring promo citing Nash was at home dealing with knee surgery and that Hall would have no problem with Lex Luger and Larry Zbyzsko at Havoc; late in the bout, Hall pulled referee Charles Robinson out of the ring as the challengers attempted a pinfall, with Zbyzsko then coming ringside, forcing Hall back into the ring, and distracting him while Rick hit the bulldog Dean Malenko defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 4:53 after WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero slid in the ring, as Mysterio had Malenko covered with the springboard hurricanrana, and stole Mysterio's mask; prior to the bout, Mysterio put one of his masks on a toddler at ringside but the child immediately took it off Scott Norton pinned Ray Traylor at 4:40 after hitting him with an nWo spraypaint can WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno pinned Alex Wright at 5:46 with a roll up; during the bout, it was announced Disco would face Jacqualine in a non-title match at Halloween Havoc WCW US Champion Curt Hennig defeated Diamond Dallas Page via disqualification when Ric Flair interfered at 7:25

WCW @ Biloxi, MS - Mississippi Coast Coliseum - October 20, 1997 Monday Nitro: WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Chris Benoit at 7:14 Bill Goldberg pinned Wrath at the 20-second mark Steve McMichael pinned Mortis with the piledriver at 4:56 Yuji Nagata defeated Juventud Guerrera at 2:23 Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno via disqualification at 2:17 when WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero interfered; Jackie attacked Disco both during and after the bout WCW US Champion Curt Hennig pinned Dean Malenko with the fisherman's suplex at 9:48 Scott Norton pinned Ray Traylor at 3:12 after Vincent interfered; after the bout, WCW US Champion Curt Hennig, Konnan, and Scott Hall appeared and attacked Traylor Lex Luger defeated Booker T via submission with the Torture Rack at 6:30 Scott Hall pinned Scott Steiner at 10:36 with the Outsiders Edge and a masked referee counting the pinfall; after the bout, WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff appeared and insulted Vince McMahon; moments later, Diamond Dallas Page and Roddy Piper appeared dressed as Sting but were beaten down by the nWo until the real Sting appeared and made the save to end the broadcast

WCW @ San Diego, CA - Cox Arena - October 27, 1997 Monday Nitro: WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Dean Malenko at 4:37 with a modified victory roll after reversing the Texas Cloverleaf; during the bout, Raven and his Flock appeared in the crowd and took ringside seats Glacier defeated La Parka Lex Luger defeated Stevie Ray Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho Chris Benoit defeated Fit Finlay Raven defeated Scotty Riggs in a No DQ match WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno fought Bill Goldberg to a no contest WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Public Enemy WCW US Champion Curt Hennig defeated Booker T via disqualification Ric Flair defeated Randy Savage via disqualification

WCW @ Philadelphia, PA - Corestates Spectrum - November 3, 1997 Monday Nitro: Eddie Guerrero & Dean Malenko defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Lord Steven Regal Fit Finlay defeated Dave Taylor Yuji Nagata defeated Psychosis Perry Saturn defeated WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno to win the title Chris Jericho defeated Scott Hall The Giant won a cruiserweight battle royal; other participants included: Ciclope, Silver King, El Dandy, Villano IV & V, Juventud Guerrera, and Damien Ric Flair defeated Alex Wright Ray Traylor defeated Steve McMichael WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Public Enemy in a streetfight Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via disqualification

WCW @ Memphis, TN - Mid-South Coliseum - November 10, 1997 Monday Nitro: Lord Steven Regal & Dave Taylor defeated Harlem Heat Chris Jericho defeated Disco Inferno Glacier defeated the Barbarian Yuji Nagata defeated Alex Wright WCW TV Champion Perry Saturn defeated Chris Benoit Eddie Guerrero pinned WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. to win the title at 5:58 with the frog splash after the challenger reversed Mysterio's hurricanrana and dropped him throat-first across the top rope; after the contest, Dean Malenko came out, went nose to nose with Guerrero, and then left the ring (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero) Randy Savage (w/ Elizabeth) pinned Ray Traylor with a bodyslam and the flying elbowsmash at 3:42 after Elizabeth caused Traylor to crotch himself on the top rope; after the bout, Elizabeth ran backstage, returning with a can of spraypaint - as Savage hit the move three more times - and then sprayed "nWo" on him Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via disqualification Lex Luger defeated Ric Flair via disqualification

WCW @ Cincinnati, OH - The Crown - November 17, 1997 Monday Nitro: Meng defeated Glacier Alex Wright defeated Steve McMichael via disqualification Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chris Jericho Diamond Dallas Page defeated Villano V Dean Malenko fought WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero to a draw when neither man could answer the referee's standing 10-count WCW TV Champion Perry Saturn defeated Scotty Riggs Lex Luger defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via disqualification The Giant defeated Scott Hall via disqualification

WCW @ Saginaw, MI - Wendler Arena - November 24, 1997 Monday Nitro: WCW Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Disorderly Conduct at 3:40 Booker T defeated Meng at 2:56 Chris Benoit defeated Sick Boy at 3:36 Prince Iaukea defeated Alex Wright at 3:16 Randy Savage defeated Disco Inferno at 2:16 Dean Malenko defeated Brad Armstrong at 5:27 Buff Bagwell defeated Chris Jericho at 6:58 Ray Traylor defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via disqualification at 6:31 The Giant defeated WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan via disqualification at 4:33

WCW @ Knoxville, TN - Civic Coliseum - December 1, 1997 Monday Nitro: Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera Hugh Morrus defeated Wrath Prince Iaukea defeated Yuji Nagata Harlem Heat defeated Meng & the Barbarian Scott Hall defeated Disco Inferno The Ultimo Dragon defeated Psychosis Chris Benoit defeated Kidman Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell via disqualification Diamond Dallas Page defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via disqualification

WCW @ Charlotte, NC - Independence Arena - December 15, 1997 Monday Nitro - featured an nWo paid vignette which recapped the yearlong feud between WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper; included the debut of Bret Hart: Rey Traylor defeated Vincent WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno defeated Yuji Nagata Fit Finlay pinned Dean Malenko at 6:01 with the tombstone after Malenko became distracted by WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero, who provided guest commentary for the match Rey Mysterio Jr. & Juventud Guerrera defeated Psychosis & La Parka at 6:35 when Guerrera pinned Psychosis with the 450 splash after Mysterio came off the top and hit a hurricanrana on La Parka on the floor; prior to the match, Raven's Flock was shown sitting ringside but without Raven Scott Hall pinned Chris Jericho at 2:34 with a chokeslam and the Outsider Edge Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Konnan & Scott Norton via disqualification Randy Savage defeated Booker T Chris Benoit defeated Scotty Riggs (sub. for Raven) Buff Bagwell defeated Lex Luger via disqualification Ric Flair defeated WCW US Champion Curt Hennig via disqualification

WCW @ Macon, GA - Coliseum - December 22, 1997 Monday Nitro - 3-hour episode - during the show, the New World Order took over the show and replaced everything in the arena that read WCW: Fit Finlay defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero via count-out when Guerrero walked out of the match Steve McMichael pinned Meng with the tombstone Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera, & Hector Garza defeated La Parka, Psychosis, & Silver King when Mysterio pinned King with a hurricanrana Chris Benoit defeated Van Hammer via disqualification when the Flock interfered Rick Steiner defeated Scott Norton via disqualification when Konnan knocked Steiner off the top rope WCW US Champion Curt Hennig pinned WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno with the Hennig Plex Harlem Heat defeated Scotty Riggs & Lodi when Booker T pinned Lodi Buff Bagwell pinned Chris Jericho with the Buff Blockbuster Randy Savage pinned Lex Luger with the flying elbowsmash

WCW @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - December 29, 1997 Monday Nitro - featured opening stills from Sting's in-ring celebration after dethroning Hulk Hogan of the WCW World Title the night before at Starrcade; purple and gold balloons fell from the rafters - WCW colors - to begin the broadcast; moments later, the Nitro Girls celebrated as Larry Zbyzsko walked out to the commentary table after saving Nitro's future the night before and it was announced Zbyzsko would face Scott Hall at Souled Out 98; included Gene Okerlund conducting an in-ring interview with Bret Hart, who said the nWo sucked, justice prevailed at Starrcade, and the nWo reminded him "of the scum I just left behind;" Hart then listed Lex Luger, the Giant, Chris Benoit, and WCW World Champion Sting as some of the names he wanted to go up against and then singled out Hulk Hogan as the top man he wanted, saying "You escaped, you ran away from me a long time ago;" featured Okerlund interviewing Ric Flair in the aisle in which Flair congratulated Diamond Dallas Page on his US Title win and said he and Curt Hennig weren't done, congratulated Sting, and gave Hart credit for his involvement; he then singled out Hart before quoting Dave Meltzer's comments in the Baltimore Sun in which he said Flair was the greatest of all time; included an in-ring promo by Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff in which footage was shown of JJ Dillon saying Nick Patrick would be the referee for the Starrcade main event and then argued since Patrick called for the bell then Hogan is still champion; moments later, they said Hart should have been involved and challenged WCW to make the situation right; featured Bobby Heenan returning for the second hour in which he played off his involvement with "nWo Nitro" the previous week and said it was an act of bravery on his part and he should be welcomed back with open arms; included Okerlund interviewing JJ Dillon in the aisle in which Dillon said WCW World Champion Sting had agreed to defend the title later in the show against Hulk Hogan to resolve any controversy from the previous night's match; later in the show, Bischoff interrupted another interview of Dillon by Okerlund, in which he accepted the challenge on behalf of Hogan; featured an in-ring promo by Scott Hall in which he said the nWo wasn't going anywhere; Bill Ripkin, Cal Ripkin Jr.'s brother, of the Detroit Tigers was in attendance: Bill Goldberg pinned Glacier at 1:00 with the Jackhammer; prior to the bout, Raven's Flock was shown sitting ringside Chris Benoit defeated Hammer via disqualification at 1:54 when the Flock attacked Benoit as Hammer was caught in the Crippler Crossface; prior to the bout, Raven cut a promo in the crowd, surrounded by the Flock, saying if Benoit wanted a beating week after week then he would give him one; as Benoit came out to the ring, he jumped into the crowd after Raven and was beaten down by the Flock before they tossed him into the asile; after the match, Steve McMichael helped make the save as Kidman, Saturn, Hammer, Sick Boy, and Lodi attacked Benoit The Ultimo Dragon defeated WCW Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Dragon Sleeper to win the title at 1:26; prior to the bout, Guerrero attacked the challenger from behind as he made his way out to the ring; after the match, Guerrero threw Dragon to the floor WCW US Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Mortis (w/ James Vandenburg) with the Diamond Cutter at 3:50 after avoiding the Flatliner; prior to the bout, DDP was escorted out to the stage by Kimberly; after the match, DDP knocked Vandenburg off the apron and celebrated in the crowd Booker T pinned WCW TV Champion Disco Inferno to win the title at 6:54 with the Harlem Hangover; after the bout, Stevie Ray came out and celebrated with the new champion Curt Hennig (w/ Rick Rude) pinned Chris Jericho at 3:33 with the Hennig Plex after lifting his knees to block a Lionsault; after the bout, Jericho threw a tantrum at ringside and repeatedly slammed a steel chair against the ringpost Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell (w/ Scott Norton) via submission at 3:01 with the Torture Rack after knocking Norton off the apron; prior to the bout, Bagwell cut an in-ring promo saying Luger couldn't beat him; after the bout, Luger said Randy Savage was next on his list WCW World Champion Sting fought Hulk Hogan to a no contest; only 5:46 of the match was shown; the broadcast ended just as Hogan pulled referee Randy Anderson into a Stinger Splash in the corner