It may be cold outside but it's always hot here where the big boys play! WCW World Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage looks to damage the Horsemen when he takes on the Canadian Crippler Chris Benoit. Tag specialist Marcus Bagwell looks to take a major step up when he wrestles the legendary Ric Flair. In our main event Sting and Lex Luger defend their tag team titles against the legendary Road Warriors.
With the Clash of the Champions in our rear view mirror we are back to Nitro proper where new WCW World's Heavyweight Champion Randy Savage puts it all on the line against The Giant. The Road Warriors have their first match as a team in over four years against the also recently reunited team of Meng and The Barbarian. Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan square off for the second time this month but this time Flair has an ace in the hole!
In our first ever bonus episode we look at Clash of the Champions 32. The return of Miss Elizabeth to wrestling after a nearly 4 year absence! The Road Warriors reunite after years apart! Dean Malenko takes on Alex Wright, The Pubic Enemy and the Nasty Boys brawl, and Bobby Heenan has a question for Brian Pillman he probably shouldn't have asked on live television. All that and a main event that sees The Mega-Powers take on Ric Flair and The Giant plus much much more!!
It's the first of two nights at Caesar's palace in Las Vegas and we've got champions all over the card. First, Ric Flair defends his WCW World's Heavyweight Championship against Randy Savage. Then Sting and Lex Luger look to capture tag team gold against Harlem Heat. There's also a couple of major announcements about tomorrow night's Clash of the Champions that you won't want to miss!
After last week's strong card Nitro reverts to matches between their big stars that we've already seen. Macho Man takes on Lex Luger, Sting faces Ric Flair, and Hulk Hogan locks up against the Dungeon of Doom's fearsome Meng. Speaking of the Dungeon of Doom, they have a peace summit with the Four Horsemen, but will "The Loose Cannon" Brian Pillman spoil things for both sides? Find out right here where the big boys play!
Nitro swings for the fences with week with Chris Benoit vs. Alex Wright, Eddie Guerrero vs. Lord Steven Regal, Sting vs. Diamond Dallas Page, and a main event of Ric Flair and Arn Anderson vs. Hulk Hogan and the Macho Man. Now that's a wrestling a show! Is the product onscreen as good as the lineup on paper? Listen and find out right here where the big boys play!
How will Eric Bischoff, WCW, and Monday Nitro follow up the first profitable year in company history? Well, they'll start off with a brand new Heavyweight Champion in Ric Flair who defends his title on this week's show against The Immortal Hulk Hogan! Lord Steven Regal makes his Nitro in-ring debut against Chris Benoit, Sting and Lex Luger take on The Assassins, and much much more. It's 1996 here where the big boys play!!
Merry Christmas from your friends at 20 Years of Nitro! Santa brought Ric Flair a title shot, Jimmy Hart a potential new client, and JL a broken arm! Come fill your heart with yuletide joy right here where the big boys play!
This week's episode was a game changer in the Monday Night Wars as Madusa (aka Alundra Blayze) shows up on Nitro with the WWF Women's Championship and shocks the wrestling world. In the ring we get Ric Flair versus Eddie Guerrero, Lex Luger takes on Marcus Bagwell, Earl Robert Eaton tries his luck against Sting, and in the main event The Macho Man Randy Savage defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against The Giant. Join us where the big boys (and girls!) play here on 20 Years of Nitro!
In a huge main event Hulk Hogan and Sting take on Arn Anderson and Ric Flair. Disco Inferno and Paul Orndorff battle each other in a battle of goofy gimmicks, JL and Eddie Guerrero inject some high work rate action, and The Four Horsemen make their presence felt in a big way here where the big boys play!!
As we begin to head towards Starrcade Randy Savage's reign as a fighting champion is heating up as he defends the WCW Heavyweight Championship against Lex Luger. Elsewhere The Giant locks up against Scott Norton, Harlem Heat face The American Males, and Heenan tries his hand at prop comedy.
It's the night after the World War 3 PPV and new champion Randy Savage's reign is already mired in controversy. In fact, the treatment of the Macho Man in this episode drives Dave and Tim to the breaking point. The ladies of All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling put on the first women's match in Nitro history, Sting and Luger take on Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman, and DDP tries to regain the television title against Johnny B. Badd.
Nitro goes for broke this week as Hulk Hogan and Sting face off for the first time in history. There's also a lot of resolution to storylines we haven't seen in months as The Shark takes on Scott Norton and Road Warrior Hawk squares off against Big Bubba Rogers. How will these events effect World War 3's 60 Man Battle Royal for the Heavyweight Championship? Find out where the big boys play!
This week's Nitro has some great wrestling as United States Champ Kensuke Sasaki takes on Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and TV Champ Johnny B. Badd have a fantastic match, and Dean Malenko squares off against Sting in the Main Event. Plus there's a batshit crazy Hogan promo from his own dungeon replete with scary props like...a Lone Ranger mask and an animatronic rat! Won't you join us here where the big boys play?
It's a unique Nitro as the main event will be determined by fan voting! Will the public come up with a crazy matchup or succumb to WCW's clear desire to just have Sting vs. Flair again? Also a WCW lawyer is on the show this week to make a shocking announcement about the status of the Heavyweight Championship. Also in action are Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, The Giant, Cobra, The Taskmaster and The Renegade! Come on down to where the big boys play!!
It's the post-Halloween Havoc episode of Nitro and Nitro has spooky twists and turns galore! There's a Shark, a Disco Dancer, a Giant, and more! We discuss all of the swerves from Halloween Havoc and their effect on the WCW landscape. Jimmy Hart and Lex are heels! The Giant has the belt but is he really champion? And The Four Horseman are officially back! There's a lot to unpack this week here where the big boys play!!
It's the go home show for Halloween Havoc 1995 and spooky sight of The Master and his mysterious block of ice from the Himalyas have filled Dave and Tim with fright. Luckily Dave's brother John joins the show this week to provide some extra muscle. But what did the Dungeon of Doom's hired Sherpas discover in those mountains and how will the Hulkster handle their mischievously malevolent machinations?! Find out where the big boys play in Episode 8 of 20 Years of Nitro!
This week The Canadian Crippler Chris Benoit makes his Nitro debut to take on the dynamic Eddie Guerrero. Diamond Dallas Page looks to defend his television title against Johnny B. Badd but does the Diamond Doll have eyes for the Bad Man? In the main event Ric Flair may have to take on Arn Anderson and Flyin Brian Pillman himself unless Sting chooses to help his old nemesis.
This week The Shark tries to take a bite out of Sting's United States Championship, Mr. JL tries to make an impact in his WCW debut, Disco Inferno tries get Road Warrior Hawk to dance, Sting tries his hand at mediation between Macho Man and Lex Luger, and the Chicago crowd tries to end Hulkamania with the power of their boos.
The October 2nd 1995 Nitro features a double main event as Lex Luger puts his future title shot and his WCW career on the line against Macho Man and The Nature Boy Ric Flair takes on The Enforcer Arn Anderson in a matchup of former Horsemen. Also Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero square off in exciting cruiserweight action and a little old lady beats up Hulk Hogan with her cane. Wait, what?
This week sees the Nitro Debut of the Disco Inferno, the poor negotiation skills of Lex Luger, Randy Savage takes on the Taskmaster, Kurasawa fights Sgt. Craig Pittman and much more!
In episode 3 we look at the fall out from Fall Brawl and see the Nitro debuts of The American Males and Paul Orndorf. The Giant shows up in an ambulance, Macho Man and Lex Luger have a promo battle to see who can make the least sense, and Ric Flair steals the show.
In this episode we examine the September 11th, 1995 episode of Nitro, the very first to air head to head with Monday Night RAW. Will Hogan be able to hold off Lex Luger in their championship match? Will Ric Flair and Arn Anderson settle their differences? Will Mongo's commentary improve even a little bit? All this and more on 20 Years of Nitro!
On the 20th anniversary of the debut episode of WCW Monday Nitro we launch our podcast, a weekly and chronological recap and review of Nitro episodes. We'll talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of mid-90s WCW. Come join us where the big boys play! (If you are checking out our podcast for the first time and starting here at the beginning, I promise you that the audio quality improves dramatically over time)
