WCW Monday Nitro Results
November 13, 1995
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida
Commentary: Eric Bischoff, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan and Steve “Mongo” McMichael
Results by Roy Nemer of Wrestleview.com
WCW Nitro kicks off with the legendary Nitro video.
Eric Bischoff welcomes everyone to the show as the camera cuts to the announce team. Bischoff reminds everyone that the winner of the 60 man battle royal of World War 3 will become the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Heenan says if Hogan wants his title back, he will have to beat the 59 wrestlers.
We cut to a video package of Hulk Hogan wearing all black with a black face mask. He says the darkness in the Dungeon of Doom shakes in fear because Hulk Hogan is walking around with the training of the prayers and vitamins. He says they are afraid of Hulkamania and now Macho Man is on a mission, he is going to bring the head of Meng. Hogan lifts a big sword and says Meng is the first man on the hitlist of Hulkamania. He says after what went down with Sting and Lex Luger, he doesn’t know where Sting’s head is at. He says he will look at Sting in the eye and know if he is with the Dungeon of Doom or not.
Back to the announce team, McMichael says they stole the title from Hogan and he deserves every chance in the world. Heenan says that he predicts that Hogan will be the first man out of the battle royal.
Meng with The Taskmaster and Jimmy Hart vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage
As the Macho Man’s music hits, he comes from behind Meng and gets in the ring. Savage with a drop kick and the bell rings and we are under way. Savage throws Meng to the outside of the ring and slams him face first into the ring post. Savage with a kick and he slams Meng face first into the barricade. He throws Meng back into the ring. Savage gets in the ring and body slams Meng onto the mat. The Taskmaster gets on the top rope but Savage with a right hand. Savage climbs the top rope and he jumps but Meng with a right hand. Meng with a kick to the face and Savage falls to the outside of the ring. Meng slams Savage face first onto the mat followed by a chop to the chest. He throws Savage shoulder first onto the ring post. Meng throws Savage back into the ring. Meng with a kick followed by chops to the chest and Savage falls to the mat. Meng climbs the top rope and he goes for a headbutt but Savage moves out of the way. The Taskmaster gets on the ring apron and that distracts the referee. Jimmy Hart gets on the ring apron and Savage throws Meng into him. Savage with a clothesline and he climbs the top rope. Savage with the elbow drop. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: “Macho Man” Randy Savage
Out comes Shark after the match and he hits Savage from behind. The Taskmaster hits Savage and out comes Lex Luger. He slams Savage’s arm onto the top rope and into the ring post. Luger slams Savage face first onto the barricade.
Roy’s Thoughts: This was a fun way to start Nitro. Hogan wearing a black mask was not something we have seen Hogan wear before but it fits the 1990s, I suppose. The match was short but the fans were on their feet for it. Seeing Savage wear black and white as opposed to colors was different too. They were trying some new stuff here and it wasn’t bad.
-Commercial Break-
Kensuki Sasaki vs. Chris Benoit
The bell rings and we are under way. Benoit with right hands but Sasaki with a clothesline. Sasaki with a suplex and he throws Benoit to the ropes, Sasaki with a powerslam. He goes for the cover but Benoit kicks out. Sasaki with a clothesline. He hits Benoit with a right hand followed by a bulldog. Sasaki with a body slam. He goes for the cover but Benoit kicks out. A snap mare by Sasaki followed by a reverse chin lock. He goes for the cover but Benoit kicks out. He throws Benoit to the ropes but Benoit with a German suplex. Benoit with a full nelson dragon suplex. He goes for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Chris Benoit
Roy’s thoughts: A hart hitting match but a short one. As always with these Benoit matches, not going to say much.
-Commercial Break-
We go through the WCW Saturday Night card.
Johnny B. Badd vs. Eddie Guerrero
The bell rings and we are under way. They shake hands. Guerrero with an arm bar and he trips Johnny B. Badd down onto the mat. Johnny B. Badd gets back up but Guerrero with a head lock. Eddie to the ropes but Johnny B. Badd with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. He goes for the cover but Eddie kicks out. He throws Eddie to the ropes but Eddie with a head scissor take down. Eddie goes for the cover but Johnny B. Badd kicks out. Both men get to their feet. Johnny B. Badd with a back elbow to the face. Johnny B. Badd gets on the ring apron, jumps over the top rope and lands a leg drop. He goes for the cover but Eddie kicks out. Johnny B. Badd grabs Eddie but Eddie leaps onto the top rope and lands a head scissor. He goes for the cover but Johnny B. Badd kicks out. Eddie places Johnny B. Badd on the top rope and he goes for a suplex but Johnny B. Badd throws him onto the mat. Johnny B. Badd jumps and lands a sunset flip but Eddie reverses it into the cover but Johnny B. Badd kicks out. Eddie runs towards Johnny B. Badd but Johnny B. Badd moves out of the way and Eddie falls to the outside of the ring. Johnny B. Badd jumps over the top rope and lands onto Eddie on the outside of the ring. He throws Eddie back into the ring. Johnny B. Badd gets on the ring apron and jumps for a splash but Eddie moves out of the way. Eddie goes for the cover but Johnny B. Badd kicks out. Johnny B. Badd gets up and he lands a European uppercut. He goes to lift Eddie up but Eddie reverses it into a cover but Johnny B. Badd kicks out. A drop toe hold by Eddie followed by a cover but Johnny B. Badd kicks out. Both men to the feet and Johnny B. Badd with a right hand and Eddie falls to the mat. Both men with right hands on the mat as the referee breaks it up. Johnny B. Badd jumps over the referee and he hits Eddie with right hands but Eddie with right hands. The referee breaks it up. Johnny B. Badd with a head lock but Eddie with a back suplex. Eddie gets on the ring apron and lands a splash. He goes for the cover but Johnny B. Badd kicks out.
The ring announcer says two minutes from the time limit.
Eddie goes for a tombstone but Johnny B. Badd reverses it into a tombstone piledriver. He goes for the cover but Eddie kicks out. Johnny B. Badd grabs Eddie but Eddie with a right hand. Eddie climbs the second rope and he lands a DDT onto the mat. Eddie goes for the cover but Johnny B. Badd kicks out. Both men to the ropes and double cross body. Both men with right hands and the bell rings due to time limit.
Winner: No contest
Both men with right hands after the match but the referee breaks it up. They shake hands and hug after the match.
Roy’s thoughts: This was a very good match and at one point, it felt like Eddie was giving him receipts when Johnny B. Badd hit him onto the mat. I know Eddie ended up being a legend but Marc Mero here was very good and I keep thinking he is underrated. A fun match.
We cut to the announce team who talk about Hulk Hogan. Bischoff says that Hogan will be on Nitro next week and he says that Hogan wants to face Sting in a match.
We cut to the ring and Gene Okerlund is in the ring with The Taskmaster, Jimmy Hart and The Giant. Jimmy Hart says that he and The Taskmaster are the two smartest people in wrestling because they took the WCW World Heavyweight title off Hulk Hogan. The only thing that bothers Jimmy Hart is what he will do with his Hulkamania jacket.
The Taskmaster says that for 10 years, laid awake every night, trying to figure out how to end Hulkamania. He says they beat Hulk Hogan and now the biggest in the biggest PPV event ever, 60 men from all over the world will be there for one big prize. Sullivan says to hand the belt over to The Giant. He asks Okerlund if he would bet against The Giant.
Okerlund says he agrees that The Giant is the odds on favorite to win. The Giant said there will be competition but in the end, there will be only one and that is him. He says he will be the WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
Roy’s thoughts: Not much in this promo, you can tell Jimmy Hart and Kevin Sullivan were The Giant’s mouthpieces.
-Commercial Break-
Sting vs. Dean Malenko
The bell rings and we are under way. Malenko with a waist lock but Sting gets out of it. Malenko with a head lock but Sting throws him to the ropes. Malenko goes for a shoulder tackle but Sting stays on his feet. Malenko to the ropes and Sting with a gorilla press. Sting to the ropes but Malenko drop kicks him on the knee. Malenko with kicks to the knee and Sting falls to the mat.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, Sting with right hands. Sting to the ropes but Malenko with a drop kick to the knee. Malenko slams Sting face first onto the top turnbuckle and Malenko with a German suplex. He goes for the cover but Sting kicks out. He throws Sting to the ropes and goes for a drop kick but Sting holds onto the ropes and Malenko lands on the mat. Sting throws Malenko into the corner and goes for the Stinger’s Splash but Malenko moves out of the way. Malenko climbs the top rope and lands a drop kick. He grabs Sting and goes for the Texas Cloverleaf but Sting reverses it with a small package and gets the pin.
Winner: Sting
Roy’s thoughts: Not a bad main event but Sting was always, for me, the biggest fan favorite in the company.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, the announcers talk about Hulk Hogan.
We cut to Okerlund who is in the ring with Sting. He tells Okerlund that he has nothing against Hogan, he doesn’t know where he is coming from. He never dreamed that Hogan would ever knocking on his door. He says he doesn’t want to do it but he will do it. He let it slide when he called him a little dog. He says at WCW, he’s a big dog. And if Hogan wants to check the list that have come and gotten in his face, because this is where the big dogs play, his list is pretty long. And he won’t walk away. He says he is kind of looking forward to it.
Okerlund tells him that he has always said if it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, it’s a rat. And Hogan says something doesn’t smell right. Sting says he doesn’t think there is any reason why he and Hogan can’t get it squared away. He tells Hogan he will see him next week, he’s the big dog and he walks away. We cut to the announce team and they talk about Hogan and Sting as Nitro goes off the air.
Roy’s thoughts: A good promo by Sting and he showed some bite here. A fun Nitro too with some good matches and promos.