WCW Monday Nitro Results
December 18, 1995
Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center in Augusta, Georgia
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 WCW Nitro video.
We cut to the announce team who go through the card for the night. As they are talking, we see Madusa. She says she is Madusa, always has been Madusa and always will be Madusa.
She holds up the WWF Women’s Championship and she throws it in the trash can. Madusa says that is what she thinks of the WWF belt and she is in WCW. She says they used to call her Alundra Blayze but not anymore because this is where the big boys play and now, this is where the big girls play. She drops the microphone and leaves as the announce team are surprised about it all.
Eric Bischoff takes the title belt out of the trash and puts it back down. McMichael calls out William Perry of the Chicago Bears and McMichael says that he will make sure no one else comes to the announce table.
Ric Flair’s music hits and out he comes for the first match of the night.
Roy’s thoughts: Probably the most crazy start to a show you could have. Madusa throwing the WWF Women’s title in the garbage can was something that made a lot of noise. Watching this live in 1995 must have been insane.
Ric Flair vs. Eddie Guerrero
The bell rings and we are under way. Flair with a head lock take down but Guerrero with a head scissor reversal. Flair gets out of it and both men are back on their feet. Flair with a drop toe hold but Guerrero gets back up. Guerrero with a drop kick followed by a drop toe hold. Flair gets back up but Guerrero with a right hand. Guerrero struts like Flair and Flair is in shock. Flair rolls to the outside of the ring and he walks around. Flair gets back in the ring and he kicks Guerrero. A chop to the chest by Flair but Guerrero with a drop kick. He throws Flair to the ropes and he goes for a drop kick but Flair holds on to the ropes. Flair goes for the Figure Four but Guerrero rolls him up but Flair kicks out. Guerrero with a crucifix cover but Flair kicks out. Flair with a knee and he gets Guerrero in the corner. Flair with a chop to the chest. Guerrero falls to the mat and Flair with a knee to the face. Flair with a chop to the chest but Guerrero with right hands. Flair to the ropes and he goes for a right hand but Guerrero with a right hand. Guerrero with a back body drop. Guerrero grabs Flair and goes on to the second rope and he lands a tornado DDT. He goes for the cover but Flair kicks out. Guerrero with a hurricanrana. Guerrero climbs the top rope but Flair leans onto the top rope and Guerrero falls to the outside of the ring and he holds his knee. Flair to the outside and he kicks Guerrero in the knee. Flair with chops to the chest and he throws Guerrero back into the ring. Flair throws Guerrero back into the ring and Flair with kicks to the knee. Flair gets Guerrero in the Figure Four and with the referee not looking, Flair grabs the ropes and pulls onto the ropes. Guerrero passes out and the referee counts his shoulders down for the cover and gets the pin.
Winner: Ric Flair
Out comes Arn Anderson who celebrates. Gene Okerlund comes down to the ring and Flair kicks Guerrero. Arn says that they are on a roll. This week it’s Guerrero, on Saturday it was Johnny B. Badd and last week it was Paul Orndorff. He says he respects Orndorff but for every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. He says you don’t put personal achievement over the group and if you jump on one of them, you jump on all of them.
Out come Kevin Sullivan and Jimmy Hart. Sullivan says he has respected them both for a long time. He tells them that they have a loose cannon on their ship. He says when Pillman knocks someone of the Dungeon of Doom, he is knocking their entire team. He tells Arn to keep him on a leash. Flair tells Sullivan that they are all brothers. Arn says there is a problem. He tells Sullivan if they come looking for Pillman, they might just find Flair and Anderson.
Sullivan tells them they better keep Pillman on a short leash.
We cut to the announce team who recap the show. In comes the Pitbull, he says Heenan was one of the best managers of all time and he would like him to manage the Pitbull to the World title. Heenan says he doesn’t manage anyone but he will put him on a someone who can handle him situation. Heenan says it would be an honor to manage him but he will try and help him. The Pitbull says if he doesn’t get help soon, he will not take any prisoners.
Roy’s thoughts: Ric Flair is always fun but at this point, they aren’t doing much with the Dungeon of Doom and having Sullivan talk about Pillman was interesting as we could have a Dungeon of Doom against a Four Horsemen match.
-Commercial Break-
Lex Luger with Jimmy Hart vs. Buff Bagwell
The bell rings and we are under way. Luger with a hip toss followed by a right hand. Luger to the ropes but Bagwell with a monkey flip followed by a drop kick. Luger gets back up and Bagwell with a hip toss. Luger rolls onto the ring apron and Bagwell with a drop kick. Luger falls to the outside of the ring. Luger gets back in the ring and he hits Bagwell with a right hand. He slams Bagwell in the corner. Luger grabs Bagwell but Bagwell with an elbow and he slams Luger face first into the turnbuckle. Luger with a poke to the eyes and he goes for a splash but Bagwell moves out of the way. Bagwell with a back body drop followed by a clothesline. Bagwell to the ropes and he lands a flying forearm. He goes for a splash but Luger gets his knees up. Luger throws Bagwell to the ropes and Luger with a power slam. Luger grabs Bagwell and gets him in the Torture Rack and Bagwell taps out.
Winner: Lex Luger
As Luger and Jimmy Hart are heading to the back, they are stopped by Gene Okerlund. Jimmy Hart says that Luger is the uncrowned WCW Heavyweight Champion. Luger says he is restless with anticipation as he goes through each opponent. He says he has had Macho Man in the Rack, he had him submit and he had him pinned. If it wasn’t for Hulk Hogan, he would be Champion.
Roy’s thoughts: Not much in this match. This was about Luger getting a win before Starrcade.
-Commercial Break-
Earl Robert Eaton vs. Sting
The bell rings and we are under way. Sting with a take down and Earl Robert Eaton gets back up. Earl Robert Eaton with a head lock but Sting throws him to the ropes and he lands a monkey flip. Earl Robert Eaton gets back up and Sting with an arm bar. Earl Robert Eaton with a knee followed by a right hand. Earl Robert Eaton with a snap mare followed by an arm bar but Sting with a right hand. Sting with a hip toss but Earl Robert Eaton gets back up and he lands a back breaker. Earl Robert Eaton climbs the top rope, he jumps but Sting moves out of the way. Sting with right hands and he throws Earl Robert Eaton in the corner. Sting with the Stinger’s Splash. Sting with the Scorpion Death Lock and Earl Robert Eaton taps out.
Winner: Sting
Out comes Gene Okerlund to the ring and he asks him about Starrcade where Sting will take on Ric Flair and Lex Luger. Sting says the entire world knows what he thinks about Ric Flair. He says he will not forget what Flair did to those little kids.
Sting says his best friend Lex Luger made comments about going through all the talent in WCW as if Sting wasn’t included. He says he has been World Heavyweight Champion five times and he would like to be a six time champion. Sting celebrates with the fans.
Roy’s thoughts: Same as Lex Luger but that Sting is a fan favorite and got the fans going.
-Commercial Break-
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match – Macho Man Randy Savage (c) vs. The Giant with Jimmy Hart and the Taskmaster
The bell rings and we are under way. Savage’s left arm is taped. The Giant goes for a right hand but Savage moves out of the way. Savage jumps onto The Giant’s back and he gets him in a sleeper. The Giant grabs him and he slams him onto the mat. Jimmy Hart gets on the ring apron and he distracts the referee. Savage with a right hand onto The Giant from behind and The Giant knocks Jimmy Hart off the ring apron. The Giant with a right hand and he slams Savage into the turnbuckle. The Giant with an elbow to the back. The Giant with a body slam. The Giant gets Savage into a bear hug.
-Commercial Break-
Back from commercial, The Giant slams Savage onto the mat. He grabs Savage but Savage with a rake to the eyes. The referee breaks it up and The Taskmaster gets on the ring apron. Savage goes for a ring hand but The Taskmaster drops to the mat. Savage turns around and he lands right hands onto The Giant. He runs to the ropes but The Giant grabs him and lands a back breaker. He goes for the cover but Savage gets his foot on the ropes. The Giant lifts Savage up and he throws him onto the mat and Savage rolls to the outside of the ring. The Giant goes to the outside of the ring, he lifts Savage up and he throws him over the top rope and back int othe ring. The Giant climbs the top rope and he goes for a splash but Savage moves out of the way. Savage climbs the top rope and he lands the Elbow Drop. He goes for the cover but The Giant kicks out, throwing Savage in the air. The Giant with a drop kick and Savage rolls to the outside of the ring. The Giant goes to the outside of the ring and he lands a right hand. The Giant removes the padding on the outside of the ring and he grabs Savage. The Giant lifts Savage up and goes for a suplex but Savage holds onto the ropes and The Giant falls ont the concrete. Savage gets back in the ring and The Giant gets back in. He grabs Savage and he lands the Chokeslam. The Giant gets up and he lands a leg drop. He goes for the cover but out comes Hulk Hogan and he hits The Giant with a chair.
Winner: By disqualification, The Giant
Hogan grabs the referee and pushes him. Hogan hits The Giant with the chair and he hits the referee with a chair.
Steve McMichael runs down to ring side and Hogan hits The Giant with the chair. Hogan is stopped by McMichael but Hogan gets back in th ring.
Roy’s thoughts: A big title match. They really made The Giant look good here and having Savage being the workhorse Champion worked here. Having Hulk Hogan hit people with a chair wasn’t a common thing back in 1995 and it was surprising to see.
-Commercial Break-
Out comes Gene Okerlund to the ring. Hogan says there are a lot of people on probation. Ric Flair gets a title match, The Giant gets a title match. He asks what about him.
We see The Giant walking down but he is stopped by The Taskmaster. Hogan runs down and he hits The Giant with the chair. He hits Sullivan with the chair. Hogan gets back in the ring and he raises Savage’s arm in the air. Savage says Hogan did not need his help but he needed Hogan’s help. Hogan says by hook or by crook, it’s going crazy in WCW. He says he is sick of the probation stuff. He says his name is on the WCW World Heavyweight Championship belt. He tells Savage that Savage owes him a title shot.
Savage says Hogan went Looney Toons. He tells Hogan that he first has to defend the World tittle on Nitro next week. Hogan says he wishes him luck. He says he knows that Savage can beat Ric Flair. Savage tells him if and when he does, he will have to go to Starrcade to defend Sting, Luger and Flair. He says he needs to clear that hurdle too but after that, the match the whole world, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus is waiting for, Hulk Hogan against the Macho Man.
Hogan says after the Macho Man beats Ric Flair and survives the triangle match, he asks the fans if they would like to see him against Savage. The fans cheer. Hogan tells McMichael to never make the mistake of getting in the ring. He wishes Savage luck against Flair.
Savage says he needs a favor, he wants that chair for memorabilia. Savage and Hogan celebrate in the ring as we cut to the commentating team.
McMichael says he is just trying to save Hogan from himself. Heenan says Hogan is a grown man, to let him make his mistakes. Bischoff says that next week, Savage will defend the World title against Ric Flair as Nitro goes off the air.
Roy’s thoughts: A fun promo to end the show. Savage has a match against Ric Flair and after that Starrcade too. Hogan is always going to be in the title picture, not surprising.