WCW Monday Nitro #54

       


The show opens up with the closing moments of the IWA World tag title match last week at Global Force In Too Deep between Black Wallstreet and Big Van Vader & Bam Bam Bigelow.....





Reed comes in and they hit a double vertical suplex, but Bigelow dumps Bad News out of the ring. But Bad News comes right back in and hits Bigelow in the back of the head with the Ghetto Blaster! Bigellow stumbles forward and hovers deadweight over the ropes. Bad News tries pulling Bigelow off the ropes ...... but hes dead weight and  Bad News struggles to pull him down. Reed goes to the top turnbuckle, but Vader avoids the dive with a powerslam! Running splash by Vader! Vader clotheslines Bad News over the top to the floor. Vader grabs Reed...... POWERBOMB TO REED!! 1......2........3!!! VADER AND BIGELOW ARE THE NEEEEEEWWWWW IWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!










   Jim Ross: "Hello wrestling fans and wel ome to another exciting edition of WCW Monday Nitro! You seen at the top of the hour we have brand new IWA World tag team champions in the team of Vader and Bigelow! Im sure we will be hearing from them very soon. But Jesse..... business is about to pick up around the IWA as we are one week away from the start of the Summer Sizzler tour!"            

  Jesse Ventura: "And im pumped up for it Jim Ross! This is my favorite time of the year with this tour because we are going to see matchups we normally wouldnt get. And you just never know what may happen!"          

Jim Ross: "WCW will host its first tour show in 2 weeks, on June 6th, but tonight has a lot of playoff predictaments if you will, because we are having six Elimination Chamber qualifying matches here tonight. The winners of all six matches will then go on to June 6th to battle it out inside the Elimination Chamber, where the winner will be our new WCW Heavyweight champion! And we are gonna kick things off now with our first qualifier matchup!"             



  Match One: Sammy Guevara vs Andrade (Elimination Chamber Qualifier)               

Guevara went for a GTH early, but El Idolo escaped. Guevara went for a dive, but El Idolo cut him off. Guevara hit a Spanish Fly for a near fall. Guevara went for his double jump moonsault, but El Idolo countered by shoving Guevara off the ropes and he crashed and burned to the floor.

Andrade hit the rolling vertical suplexes, but Guevara countered the last one into a small package for a quick near fall. Guevara dodged a charging knee strike in the corner and El Idolo flew to the floor. Guevara followed him out with a tornio. Back in the ring, Guevara went for a 450, but Andrade avoided it, and followed up with a boot in the ropes. With Guevara tangled in the ropes, Andrade hit a slingshot DDT over the ropes, driving Guevara headfirst into the apron.

Andrade went to the top, but Guevara met him there and took him to the mat with a Spanish Fly for a near fall. Both guys exchanged right hands but neither got the advantage. El Idolo tried to take the top turnbuckle pad off one of the buckles. While the ref tried to stop him. Guevara avioded a charge from Andrade and went for the GTH, but El Idolo slipped out and cradled Guevara for a near fall.

Guevara went to the top, but Andrade caught him and went for the hammerlock DDT from the top. Guevara slipped out and kicked El Idolo’s leg out from under his leg, and El Idolo went facefirst into the exposed turnbuckle. Guevara then hit a double jump cutter off the top but tye dazed Andrade moves and Sammy lands in his feet but his knee buckled. Andrade grabs Guevara......and hits La Sombra for the win. Andrade qualifies for the Elimination Chamber!







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Match Two: Samoa Joe vs Donovan Dijak             

They start with some chain wrestling, and things start to get heated early on and Joe dumps Dijak to the floor. Joe goes for the elbow suicida but Dijak avoids it. Dijak goes to the apron and Joe sweeps his legs out from under him, and then swings him head-first into the guardrail. Joe hits two Ole Kicks and then tries to throw Dijak back in the ring. Dijak rebounds though and nails Joe with a lariat. Back in the ring Dijak goes to work, hitting a mule kick. Dijak goes to work on the arm and shoulder now. He charges into the corner, right into an STJoe. Then Joe hits the Big Joe Combo, but can’t cover right away and only gets two. Dijak comes back with the lariat combo for two. He hits a running European Uppercut and a short-arm lariat for two. Dijak tries the Feast Your Eyes but Joe avoids it. Unfortunately for Joe, Dijak is able to hit it on the second attempt but still only gets a two-count. Joe is able to get up to the second rope and hit a huge knee strike for two. Joe hits the snap powerslam for two. He follows with the powerbomb for two and turns it into the STF and then the Crossface. Dijak reaches the ropes. Joe tries a lariat but Dijak ducks and hits one of his own. Dijak goes for the Feast Your Eyes again but this time on the apron. Joe avoids it and is able to trap Dijak for a Muscle Buster on the apron! Joe rolls Dijak in, 1......2.......3!!  Samoa Joe advances!








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As we return from break, we see the WCW Womens champ, Toni Storm, making her way to the ring......





Toni Storm: "Two weeks ago i set foot in this very ring and faced Bayley for this WCW Womens title.....determined to prove who i say i am..... a fighting champion! And we tore the house down! Like two warriors should.....we gave each other all we had! Little did i know, there was a snake in the weeds. And that snakes name...... is Paige! The very woman who claimed she had my back. Was going to take me to the top of this business! Had my best intentions. All that.....just to take a chair and crack my head with it!

Paige..... if it was a title shot you wanted, all you had to do was ask! And it would of been yours! But instead you picked your spot and took the low road and nearly took my head off! What you should have done..... WAS KILLED ME WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE! But you didnt and now you will pay for what you did! You want to find out first hand what kind of champion i am? Lets do ot at Summer Sizzler! But im telling you firsthand.....thats where i plan on ending you!"            


This brings out Paige!  And instantly, Storm is ready to fight!



Paige: "Fancy that! You want a match with me? I keep setting the trap.....and you keep falling for it! I knew you would want a match.....so i went to Bischoff. And we are gonna have our match sunshine.... on June 20th in Busch Stadium! But theres more.....while i was with Bischoff i asked for protection. Because i cant properly train for you having to look over my shoulder all the time. So between now and June 20th, Bischoff has granted me a protection order against you. And it clearly states that if you touch me in any matter between now and June 20th...... you will be stripped if that WCW Womens title!"              


Before Paige can continue, out comes Bayley!




 Bayley: "You forgot one thing Paige! You forgot all about me! See Toni wasnt the only one you hitvwith that chair.....you cracked me real good with it too. And since your trying to prepare for Toni.... why dont i help you out by challenging you to a match.... AGAINST ME!!"          


As the tensions rise, this brings out Eric Bischoff!




  Eric Bischoff: "Im back there listening to all of this..... and you all have valid points! So im going to give you all what you want! Yes.... i did grant Paige a no contact rule between her and Toni Storm! But i have a better idea to go with it. Bayley..... you want a matchvagainst Paige? You got it! It will happen on June 6th at Sooner Stadium! As Bayley will face Paige...... WITH TONI STORM AS THE SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE!"            


Paige looks on concerned as we head to break!




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Match Three: Fenix vs Suicide (Elimination Chamber Qualifier)        

They had a great exchange early and both men went for dropkicks at the same time before coming to a stalemate. The fans applauded. Both men shoved each other and the pace picked up. Fenix blocked a rope walk move from Suicide and hit an insane multi-jump move off the ropes jumping up and down a short time later even though Suicide had knocked him down. The action got crazy. Fenix blocked a springboard rana and hit an apron bomb. He then hit a crazy kick on Suicide, who was set up against the ropes on the apron. Fenix blocked a hurricanrana but Suicide hit a code red when Fenix tried to lift him up. Suicide hit a jumping hurricanrana with a snap for a near fall a short time later. Suicide favored his knee, which he tweaked early in the match. Suicide missed a move off the top and Fenix spun him up into a V trigger variation and then hit a superkick! Fenix went up top and Suicide shoved him backwards into the crowd! He then nailed him with a big running flip dive over the ringpost to the floor!

Suicide hit a standing one man Spanish fly and both men were down as the fans went nuts. Suicide hit a prawn hold off the top for a near fall and the fans fired up again. They went at it up top again and Fenix hit a double springboard top rope Spanish fly for a near fall. He followed up with an Imori driver for another near fall. He went for a second Imori driver, but Fenix popped himself up Ito a HUGE DDT for a near fall. Fenix pushed Suicide into the ropes and hit a short DDT. Fenix looks to finish Suicide off when the tron lights up and we see.......





Fenix watches on confused as Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura explain on commentary that is the theme for AEW programming.  Suicide grabs Fenix and hits Angel's Wings (Spinning sitout lifting double underhook facebuster) 1......2.......3!  Suicide is heading to the Elimination Chamber!  The crowd is shocked along with Ventura and JR on commentary.





Suicide celebrates his win then he reaches for his mask and takes it off to reveal.......





CHRISTOPHER DANIELS!!!!


    Jim Ross: "WHAT THE HELL? WHAT IS THIS?? CHRISTOPHER DANIELS IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH AEW! WAIT A MINUTE!! DID AEW ONE UP ERIC BISCHOFF AND WCW ONCE AGAIN?? DID AEW JUST PUNCH THEIR TICKET INTO THE ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH?"           



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We come back from break and see Eric Bischoff enraged backstage looking for any sign of Christopher Daniels or AEW!



  Eric Bischoff: "GODDAMMITT!! IVE HAD IT WITH THIS AEW CRAP! WHERE YOU AT DANIELS? WHERES TONY KHAN? I KNOW YOUR HERE! YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR THIS TIME!"           


Bischoff turns the corner and walks into....
Samoa Joe! After a few seconds, you can see the lightbulb going off in Bischoffs brain......


Eric Bischoff: "Samoa Joe! Just the guy i need! How would you like to help me out by representing WCW in a match during the June 12th Summer Sizzler show?"         

  Samoa Joe: "Im gonna make this real clear.....unless your here to give me a match against Manny Fernandez or Sting for that IWA World tv title..... im not interested!"          


Joe walks away leaving Bischoff watching on!


  Jim Ross: "First it was Steve Austin.....now for the second straight week in a roll, Eric Bischoff has been rejected. This time by Samoa Joe! Who the Hell with Bischoff get to represent WCW on June 12th?"           




Match Five: Sting vs Barry Windham (Elimination Chamber Qualifier)       

Quick offense from Sting to get us started. That leads to the Windham retreat just a few minutes in. Sting keeps the momentum going and Windham has no counter. That is, until Sting misses the elbow drop.

Now we have Windham on the attack as he tosses Sting to the outside. Windham brings Sting back inside with a suplex. Sting goes for the small package but only gets a two. Windham then posts himself and Sting finishes that off by sending him to the outside.

Windham back inside and busted wide open. Sting with the back rake and now he’s kicking Windham’s ass. However, Windham is back, and we’re going back and forth. Figure Four time as Windham uses the ropes for leverage. The ref forces the break and Sting’s knee is in bad shape. We get to THE CLAW, which is locked on Sting’s chest and not his head. Sting gets out of it and we work our way to the ref bump. Both men are down.



Wardlow rushes to the ring...... F-10 to Windham! Wardlow leaves the ring as Stinger stumbles ip to his feet not knowing what happened. Sting revives the ref. Stinger Splash and he gets the pin! Sting advances to Elimination Chamber!







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   Main Event: Dustin Rhodes vs Bruiser Brody (Elimination Chamber Qualifier)      

Brody storms into the ring doing his usual shouting of “Huss! Huss! Huss!” Dustin has his ‘dukes’ up ready as fans start chanting “Huss!” again. Brody in the ropes as Dustin starts beating on him then a lock up. Bruiser pulls Dustins hair and throws him around. Hard scoop slam and a leg drop. He follows up with knee drops to Dustin who appears to be busted open by one of them. He goes outside and Brody follows. He gets a chair and wallops Rhodes with it catching his ear. Back inside Brody repeatedly runs the ropes and kicks Dustin in the head. He again goes outside. Dustin has his head rammed into the ring post as we get a great shot of his bloodied face and ear. Struggling to get back in the ring he is punished with kicks and a knee drop for a two count. Brody hoists Dustim up for a delayed piledriver that gets a two count. Dustin attempts a comeback with shots to Brodys face. He slaps on a side headlock and mule kicks Brody in the nuts. They both go ringside and Dustin shoves him into the ring post and throws a table on him. Brody is now bleeding at this point. They continue to fight around ringside as the ref counts......reaching 10...... this eliminating both men from the chamber!



   Jim Ross: "Now what the hell happens? Both men got counted out.....with neither qualifying fir the chamber match. That leaves us an open spot in that match! The question is...... who the hell gets it?"          


Once again......this brings out Eric Bischoff......


  Eric Bischoff: "Tonight has been a wild night......just like i figured would happen as we entered June and the Summer Sizzler tour. What i didnt expect was for Tony Khan to send his crew here tonight like he did with Christopher Daniels! Khan..... you want a war? Your going to get it! But right now i have bigger things to deal with. I promised everyone we will have 6 men in that chamber match to crown a WCW Heavyweight champion! And i stand by that! See ive had an Ace up my sleece for a while now. Waiting for the right moment! And that time is now! Allow me to introduce to you the 6th and final participant into the Elimination Chamber......."        




The lights dim and after a few secinds we see.......







The man stands still in the lights and pyro as the crowd watches on. Then the person takes a few steps forward and is revealed to be.......








  Jim Ross: "OH MY GAWD! THE GAME! THE GAME! THE GAME IS HERE! CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?? TRIPLE H IS NOW IN THE CHAMBER MATCH..... AND BUSINESS IS ABOUT TO PICK UP BY GAWD!!"