Jim Ross: "Hello once again wrestling fans and welcome to another exciting edition of WCW Nitro! We are just days away from the biggest show if the year..... Wrestle Kingdom! And then the rest of the WCW roster will be taking flight tomorrow as they head to Tokyo for the first ever Nitro to take place in the Land of the Rising Sun! And we have some exciting matches tonight that will lead us into the huge weekend...... starting with this Triple Threat match!" Rey Fenix vs Matt Jackson vs Rocochet Matt Jackson goes for a superkick on Fenix as the bell sounds, but Fenix blocks it, then nails Ricochet with a superkick, sending him to the outside as Jim Ross and Jesse Venturatalk about how these three men will meet in a Triple Threat tag team match for the WCW Tag Titles next week in Japan. Jackson then with a superkick to Fenix, turning him inside out and sending Fenix to the outside. Jackson with a head of steam and wipes out both Fenix & Ricochet with a flip dive! Jackson with another head of steam, but Fenix catches him coming in with an enziguri! Ricochet with a boot to Jackson, sending him to the outside. Back in, Ricochet with a superkick to Fenix. Ricochet with a head of steam and wipes out Jackson with a Tornillo! Fenix heads up top and wipes out both Ricochet and Jackson with a twisting corkscrew plancha! Back in, Ricochet & Fenix avoid kicks from one another. Fenix with a gut kick, but Ricochet sweeps out his leg then a Tiger flip over Fenix, then hits a satelitte DDT. Jackson in, Ricochet misses a clothesline and Jackson nails him with a Slingblade. Ricochet avoids a basement head kick by Jackson, but Jackson hits him with a basement superkick, sending Ricochet to the outside. Jackson misses a clothesline on Fenix and Fenix hits an overhand chop, then applies a knucklelock. Fenix springs off the ropes multiple times and takes down Jackson with a lucha armdrag. Ricochet grabs at Fenix’s leg from the outside, but Fenix kicks him off. Fenix off the ropes and as Jackson throws him up high for a Pop-Up Powerbomb, Fenix does a full rotation and takes over Jackson with a rana!
Fenix misses a clothesline on Ricochet and Ricochet with a series of savate kicks to the ribs, then goes off the ropes and hits a Blockbuster-style flipping DDT on Fenix! Jackson grabs Ricochet and hits a half-nelson Michinoku Driver for a nearfall! Jackson misses a clothesline on Fenix and Fenix with a savate kick to the ribs. Fenix off the ropes, back handspring cutter to Jackson! All 3 men down, referee begins his 10 count. They get up by the count of 8. Jackson sent onto the apron, then Fenix crotches Ricochet on the turnbuckles. Ricochet is placed in the Tree of Woe as Jackson heads up top. Fenix goes to the apron, but Jackson nails him with a slap. Fenix springboards, gets his footing and takes down Jackson with a Super Rana! Ricochet gets out of the Tree of Woe, then hits a wheelbarrow victory roll on Fenix, but Fenix rolls through it, however, he rolls through right into the waiting arms of Jackson, who nails Fenix with a backstabber, sending Fenix to the outside. Fenix climbs up the steps as Ricochet & Jackson exchange strikes in the ring. Jackson with a big overhand chop to Ricochet. Another big chop by Jackson then he misses a clothesline and Ricochet with a lucha armdrag that sends Jackson to the outside. Ricochet a head of steam and wipes out Jackson with a corkscrew plancha! We see Fenix all the way on top of the balcony...... Ricochet and Jackson get to their feet and Fenix DIVES OFF THE TOP OF THE BALCONY, WIPING THEM OUT WITH A CROSSBODY!!
“This is awesome” chants by the crowd. Back in, Ricochet avoids a corner charge by Fenix, sending Fenix shoulder-first into the ringpost. Jackson with a spinning back kick to the ribs of Ricochet, then lifts him up and DRILLS him with a running Package Piledriver! Fenix then grabs Ricochet, lifts him up and DRILLS him with a Curtain Call Michinoku Driver! Reverse Rana by Fenix to Jackson for the win!!!
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As we come back from break we see the WCW Womens champion, Toni Storm, as she joins JR and Jesse on commentary.
Match Two: Akira Hokuto vs Bull Nakano Tough as Hokuto is she can't really stand toe to toe with Bull in a brawl so she tries for the quick win using a bunch roll ups & high spots. No go though and Bull catches her and makes her pay. They move into a matwork section which Hokuto surprisingly dominates and controlls for the middle part of the match. Soon as Bull's able to escape though and get back to her feet it's back to ass whoping time. She gets in a large amount of offense in a row and it's looking like she's got it won before Akira finally fires back. From then it turns into another one of those wars whear it's a race to see who can finish the other and both scrambling to figure out a way to win. big lucha dive off the ropes to the floor. Nothing she seems to do can get her the win though, Hokuto survives the leg drop, ddts, power bombs. Bull hit a fucking nasty ass middle rope tombstone pile driver which still doesn't put her away. Hokuto for her part was tossing out a ton of dives, suplexes, missile kicks, the NLB and everything else and couldn't win either. She finally falls when Bull catches her with a back drop suplex
Bull walks over to the ring ropes and stares down Toni Storm as they are now set to collide next week.
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Match Three: The Road Warriors vs The Kansas Jayhawks (Dutch Mantell & Bobby Jaggers) The Warriors Storm the ring and much like we have seen the past couple of weeks, they just beat the piss out of the Jayhawks. The end comes when they hit the DOOMSDAY DEVICE on Jaggers for the win. After the match, Hawk takes the housemic......
Hawk: "WEEEEELLLLLL......HERE WE ARE ONCE AGAIN, BEGGING SOMEBODY TO STEP UP AND FACE US! WRESTLE KINGDOM IS JUST 5 DAYS AWAY AND NOBODY WANTED TO FACE US. THE BIG JAPAN SUPERSHOW IS NEXT WEEK..... AND GUESS WHAT? NOBODY WANTS TO FACE THE ROAD WARRIORS!! BUNCH OF NEO MAXI ZOOM DWEEBIES!! WE WILL BE......" Before Hawk can finish, two behemoth men Storm the ring and attack the Warriors!!!
It's BIG VAN VADER & BAM BAM BIGELOW!!!
Vader Splashes Animal in the corner! Bigelow pounds away at Hawk then scoops him up for a shoulder breaker. Vader climbs the turnbuckles and hits a moonsault on Animal. Vader then goes over and sets Hawk up for a powerbomb. Bigelow is out on the ring apron. Vader powerbombs Hawk as Bigelow springs over the top rope with a splash on Hawk! The Warriors are down and out as we hear Bigelow say "SEE YOU NEXT WEEK IN JAPAN!"
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Gene Okerlund: "OHHHHH MY!!! What a night of action. We have seen here tonight. The road to Wrestle Kingdom is red-hot! AND speaking of Wrestle Kingdom, nobody has a bigger match than my guest at this time. She's the IWA Womens World champion...... Britt Baker! Champ you are only five days away from a huge challenge in Thunder Rosa, a woman who recently found a new home as of late!" Britt Baker: "It doesn't matter where she calls home..... because there's only one person who owns the women's division..... and your looking at her! And at Wrestle Kingdom, I'm gonna prove why I am the Baddest Bitch on the Block!" ***COMMERCIAL BREAK ***
Main Event: Owen Hart vs Barry Windham for the WCW TV Title The bell rings and Windham attacks, but Owen comes back with punches in the corner. He follows that with a backdrop, and goes to work on the arm. Windham winds up in the ropes, and takes a break for a little bit. When he gets back in there, he kicks Owen and goes for a piledriver only for Owen to reverse into a backdrop. Hart gives Windham a third backdrop, so Windham rolls to the outside. Hart follows and chops him, and sends Windham into the rail. Back in they go, and Windham gives Owen a bodyslam. He heads up top, and Owen dropkicks him off the top rope! Owen heads up top, and and comes down with a double axehandle! Owen then throws Windham back inside, and back to work on the arm again. Then they trade chops and punches, and Owen misses a dropkick, so Windham hits him with an elbow. Windham drops Hart with a flapjack, and continues the punishment with a BRAINBUSTER. Windham follows that with a knee drop to the head, and winds up hitting the referee with an elbow. He then drops an elbow on Windham, and the referee covers for 2 anyway. Windham puts a sleeper on Owen, and Windham uses the ropes for leverage as part of the hold. Harr gets out with a jawbreaker, but Windham comes back with a big clothesline that gets 2. Windham tries another, but this time Hart hits him with a spinning wheel kick! Owen is busted open, but he hits Windham with a clothesline of his own anyway. Owen follows that with a hip toss, and up top he goes. Down he comes with a MISSILE DROPKICK, 1......2.....NO!! Windham tries a bodyslam, but Owen cradles him up…so Arn Anderson comes out to stop it. He hits Owen with a DDT. The ref calls for the bell, disqualifying Windham. But the Horsemen aren't done as Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard join the onslaught. Here comes Davey Boy Smith to help his partner Owen. But the numbers game is still too much!
GLASS BREAKS...... And here comes The Texas Rattlesnake..... Steve Austin! As Owen and Bulldog fight off Arn, Tully, and Barry on the outside, Austin slides in the ring behind Flair who turns around...... STUNNER FROM AUSTIN!!!! Austin grabs the IWA World title and climbs the turnbuckles as Flair is out Cold on the mat!
Jim Ross: "STONE COLD!!! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!! THE TEXAS RATTLESNAKE HAS STRUCK AND LAID THE WORLD CHAMPION OUT!! COULD WE BE LOOKING INTO THIS WEDKEND AT WRESTLE KINGDOM? IS STONE COLD OUR NEXT WORLD CHAMPION? FIND OUT THIS WEEKEND AT WRESTLE KINGDOM!"