WCW Monday Nitro Results
October 9, 1995
Rosemont Horizon in Chicago, Illinois
Commentary: Eric Bischoff, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan and Steve “Mongo” McMichael
Results by Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WCW Nitro kicks off with an aerial shot of Chicago, Illinois. Live in the arena, Eric Bischoff welcomes everyone to the show. Bischoff, McMichael and Bobby Heenan are wearing Chicago Bears NFL jerseys.
Heenan says that Hulk Hogan is in the arena tonight but in comes Sting behind them. He says this thing between Savage and Lex Luger has to change. Sting says later tonight, he is going to solve the problem between The Macho Man and the Total Package.
We cut to the ring and out comes Shark to the ring. Sting’s music hits and out he comes with a loud ovation from the fans.
WCW United States Championship Match – Sting (c) vs. The Shark
As Sting is getting in the ring, Shark attacks him and the bell rings. Shark with a body slam followed by an elbow drop. Shark with a leg drop. He goes for the cover but Sting kicks out. Shark throws Sting in the corner and goes for a splash but Sting moves out of the way. Sting with splashes in the corner and he climbs the top rope. Sting with a cross body. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Still WCW United States Champion, Sting
We cut to highlights of last week’s show where Hulk Hogan had his moustache shaved off.
Roy’s thoughts: Sting was always my favorite WCW wrestler. A short match but it got the fans going. You’ll never see anyone win with a cross body these days. Also, crazy how in the 1990s you had names like Shark for a wrestler.
-Commercial Break-
Sabu vs. Mr. J. L.
The bell rings and we are under way. Sabu with right hands in the corner. Sabu with a body slam followed by a leg drop. Sabu with a cross body leg drop. He goes for the cover but Mr. J. L. kicks out. Sabu to the ropes but Mr. J. L. with a spinning back elbow. Sabu is thrown to the ropes and Mr. J. L. kicks him to the outside. Mr. J. L. with a suicide dive onto Sabu. Mr. J. L. gets back in the ring and Sabu gets on the ring apron. Sabu with a right hand and he gets back in the ring. Sabu with a spinning wheel kick and Mr. J. L. falls to the outside of the ring. Sabu with a splash over the top rope. He throws Mr. J. L. into the barricade. Sabu places a chair next to Mr. J. L. and he leaps on the chair and lands a kick onto Mr. J. L. Sabu gets back into the ring. Mr. J. L. gets on the ring apron, Sabu goes for a suplex but Mr. J. L. lands in the ring and he lands a German suplex. Mr. J. L. goes for the cover but Sabu kicks out. He throws Sabu into the corner and Mr. J. L. with a kick but Sabu with a clothesline. Sabu with a springboard leg drop. Sabu with a camel clutch but Mr. J. L. makes it to the bottom rope. Sabu climbs the top rope but Mr. J. L. with a right hand. Mr. J. L. grabs Sabu and he lands a spiked DDT. He goes for the cover but Sabu kicks out. Mr. J. L. climbs the top rope but Sabu with a right hand. Sabu goes for a hurricanrana but Mr. J. L. holds onto the ropes. Sabu falls to the mat. Mr. J. L. goes for a drop kick but Sabu moves out of the way. Sabu with a camel clutch and Mr. J. L. taps out.
Winner: Sabu
He throws Mr. J. L. to the outside of the ring. Mr. J. L. gets on the ring apron and Sabu with a sunset flip powerbomb onto the outside of the ring.
Roy’s thoughts: Not a bad match but similar to Shark, not sure what kind of a name Mr. J. L. is but WCW had that name.
We cut to the annouunce team and back to the ring. Mene Gene Okerlund is in the ring with Sting and Lex Luger. Sting says he has the solution to the problem but one thing missing is the Macho Man. As he is talking, Randy Savage’s music hits and out he comes. Sting gets in between Savage and Luger in the ring.
Sting says The Giant is winning the game. He has chokeslamed Hogan, Luger and Savage. As he is talking, Savage says how come The Giant has done all of that but he has not chokeslamed Sting. He asks Sting why that is and Sting says Savage is paranoid and he has no idea why the Giant hasn’t chokeslamed him.
He says everyone wants to be WCW Champion. At Halloween Havoc, Luger is facing Meng and Savage is facing Kamala. If Luger and Savage both win, they can go at it. Savage says he likes it. Luger says he agreed to a rematch but he never agreed to this.
Sting says that is pathetic. He says Luger does not look like the Total Package. He has been sticking up for him but he is tired of it. He is tired of being a babysitter. He asks Luger if he is up to the match against Macho Man. Luger tells Sting that he is talking to the total package and not to forget it.
Luger says he will take care of business at Halloween Havoc and he will see if Savage can do the same. Luger leaves the ring and Savage says he will take care of it and he will see him.
Roy’s thoughts: Sting was great here. Luger was never the greatest on the microphone but this was all Sting and Randy Savage.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, a black limousine pulls up and Chris Benoit walks out. He says WCW, where the big boys play.
In the arena, Disco Inferno’s music hits and out he comes dancing. As he is dancing, Big Bubba Rogers comes out. He stares at Disco Inferno and walks down to the ring.
Big Bubba Rogers vs. Road Warrior Hawk
The bell rings and we are under way. Big Bubba Rogers with right hands and he gets Hawk in the corner. Big Bubba Rogers with a splash in the corner followed by a right hand. He grabs Hawk but Hawk throws Big Bubba Rogers towards the ropes. Big Bubba Rogers slides to the outside of the ring and back in the ring. Hawk with a right hand followed by a powerslam.
Disco Inferno gets on the ring apron and begins to dance. Hawk grabs him and rips his shirt. Hawk to the outside and he hits Disco Inferno with a clothesline. He throws Disco Inferno into the barricade. The referee counts to 10 and Hawk is counted out.
Winner: By count out, Big Bubba Rogers
Roy’s thoughts: Not much of a match here. I forgot Hawk was in WCW this early too. And Disco Inferno with another episode where he dances during someone’s entrance.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Mene Gene Okerlund is in the ring and out comes Hulk Hogan, wearing a neck brace with Jimmy Hart. Hogan and Hart are both dressed in all black. Hogan tells them both to stay silent. He says he is wearing black because the games are over. Now that he knows the rules of the game, now that Kevin Sullivan and The Giant have to face Hulkamania, he will play their game. Just like he bodyslammed Andre The Giant at the Pontiac Silverdome and beat him, if his son, the Giant has the guts to come out now, he will rip the neck brace off and he will beat him in the ring.
Okerlund says that won’t happen because there is a restraining order. Hogan says a long time ago, in the New York City area, when Hulkamania was running wild, the promoter’s ego got big and Hogan pulled out of it. The promoter is dying and choking on his own ego. He says he is looking to grow his Hulkamaniacs and that is why he is in WCW. And The Giant wants to chop the little Hulkamaniacs down. Okerlund says The Giant is not there tonight. Hogan says when he gets The Giant at Halloween Havoc, he will put him in his place.
We see a monster truck followed by a police car arriving to the arena. The Giant is in a monster truck. Hogan says to get him in the building. Okerlund says The Giant won’t be allowed inside. Hogan says if The Giant won’t get in the building, he will go to the outside.
Roy’s thoughts: I think this was the first time that anyone in WCW mentioned that the Giant was Andre’s son. And they didn’t even make a fuss about it either. As for the promo, I’m not sold yet on the Monster truck thing but they have done very well here in making the Giant an actual threat to Hogan.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, we cut to the announce table and in come two police offers. They whisper something in Eric’s air. Bischoff says they are keeping Hogan and The Giant apart. They have a lot of police officers outside.
Cage match – Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson
The bell rings and we are under way. Arn with right hands but Flair with a chop to the chest. Flair with a right hand. He grabs Arn but Arn throws Flair into the turnbuckle and he lands a back body drop. Arn throws Flair into the steel cage. Arn with kicks and he throws Flair back into the cage.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Flair with a chop to the chest. Flair to the ropes and Arn with a spine buster. Arn goes for the cover but Flair kicks out. He grabs Flair but Flair with right hands and a chop. He throws Arn into the cage and Arn is in between the ropes and the cage. Flair with right hands and he slams Arn into the cage. He grabs Arn but Arn throws Flair into the cage. He grabs Flair but Flair with right hands. Flair with a suplex and out comes Flyin Brian. He begins to climb the cage but Flair gets to the top rope and he hits Flyin Brian down and he falls to the outside. Flair with a double axe off the top rope onto Arn. Flair goes for a Figure Four but Arn with a right hand. Arn goes for the cover and he gets the pin.
Winner: Arn Anderson
Eric Bischoff says that Arn had something in his hands but Arn leaves the ring and he celebrates with Flyin Brian. We see the replay and Arn had brass knuckles when he hit Flair in the face. In comes Flair and he grabs the headset from Bischoff. He says next week, he wants to face them both. And if he doesn’t find a tag team partner, he will take them both on. Flair gives Bischoff his headset and walks away. Bischoff asks what is going on with Hogan. McMichael says that Hogan will use any means necessary, Hogan is on a mission. Heenan says it is very simple. He has had enough of Hogan shoved down his throat during the years and so have the wrestlers. He says The Taskmaster, The Giant and The Zodiac will put an end to it.
Bischoff talks about Halloween Havoc and how Luger and Savage will both have matches. McMichael says there is so much happening on Halloween Havoc. Bischoff says to be there next week. Diamond Dallas Page against Johnny B Bad, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Haksaw Jim Duggan and Meng will also be on the show.
Roy’s thoughts: Not a bad main event but this was all about Flair’s promo after the match. Him challenging Arn and Brian to a tag team match or even a handicap match.