WCW May 1995 5/7, 5/14, 5/21

[Captain Charisma]

Chito said:

I liked Kimmel's format for his RAW shows so much, I figured I'd borrow it so that I could get caught up quickly on the last few weeks of Nitro.   ;D

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, April 30, 1995
Seattle Center Arena
Seattle, WA


TONY, MIKE and DUSTY open the show.


- WCW President RIC FLAIR talks about the challenge issued by JJ Dillon, for Flair to face a wrestler of his choosing at Bash at the Beach.  Flair doesn’t think Dillon can find anyone to get in the ring with the Nature Boy.

Flair talks about the recent matches between Juventud Guerrera and Rey Mysterio Jr, that were supposed to determine the top contender for Super Delfin’s Cruiserweight title at Bash at the Beach.  Flair asks that both Rey and Juvy come out.

Ric then says that they’ll both be involved in the title match at Bash at the Beach . . . it will be a TRIPLE THREAT MATCH for the title!


-  LANCE STORM defeated JIM POWERS after hitting Powers with a Savate kick, leading to the pinfall.

Afterwards, Storm talks about being betrayed by Kenta Kobashi, and challenges Kobashi to face him in the ring, right here next week!


- GORDON SOLIE hosts the BASH AT THE BEACH Control Center.  Gordon talks about the matches that have already been signed for June 17 in Miami, including the Triple Threat Match for the WCW Cruiserweight Title, and Ric Flair facing whoever JJ Dillon’s wrestler turns out to be, for control of World Championship Wrestling!

As well, after the altercation last week between Diamond Dallas Page, Alex Wright and the Wolfpac, a tag team match has been signed, DDP and Wright will meet Hall and Nash.


- We see a clip of BUFF BAGWELL hitting on Miss Elizabeth recently.


- Backstage, Bagwell is at it again, this time he’s got Liz cornered, and says that he knows she wants to give him a kiss!  Liz looks repulsed at the thought, but then a smile appears on her face as a hand comes into the shot, and taps Bagwell on the shoulder.  He tells whoever it is to get lost, but the hand then grabs him and spins him around . . .

Bagwell’s jaw drops.  Standing in front of him, is “THE TOTAL PACKAGE” LEX LUGER!!

LUGER tells Bagwell that it’s him who needs to get lost, and Bagwell quickly takes off as Luger walks away with Elizabeth.


- HUGH MORRUS (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeats two masked jobbers in a Handicap Match after powerbombing one of them on top of the other, and then pinning both of them simultaneously.


- MADUSA conducts an interview in the aisleway with GARY HART, MITSUHARU MISAWA and KENTA KOBASHI.  Hart talks about Lance Storm’s challenge earlier, and says that Kobashi will tear him apart next week.  Hart then talks about the Steiner Brothers, and says that he’s been watching them closely, and he now knows all of their weaknesses!  On June 17 at Bash at the Beach, Kobashi and Misawa will leave the Knight Center as the new World Tag Team Champions!


- ROUGH N’ READY (Dick Slater & Bunkhouse Buck) (w/ Col. Rob Parker) defeat JERRY LYNN & CHAVO GUERRERO JR.  Slater and Buck haven’t been seen in a while, but their return to WCW is a successful one, as they get the win after a wicked piledriver by Slater on Lynn.


- WCW U.S. Champion SCOTT NORTON defeats MORTIS (w/ Kevin Sullivan) by DQ after Sullivan interferes and throws a powder in Norton’s eyes, blinding him.


- We see a highlight package of WCW World Champion THE GIANT in action, he looks to be unstoppable.


- REY MYSTERIO JR defeats CICLOPE by pinfall after connecting with a Moonsault.


- In the main event, WCW TV Champion CHRIS BENOIT (w/ Ric Flair) beats BILLY KIDMAN after dropping Kidman on his head with a brutal-looking German Suplex.  Kidman has to be helped from the ring afterwards.


- The show ends with GORDON SOLIE conducting an in-ring interview with WCW Champ THE GIANT, KEVIN SULLIVAN, HUGH MORRUS and MORTIS.  Sullivan says he has big news, in every sense of the word, and proceeds to introduce the newest member of his stable . . . AVALANCHE!

AVALANCHE joins them in the ring and says that he’s had a lot of success here in WCW, but the Championship Committee always seems to overlook him.  That won’t happen anymore, with Kevin Sullivan guiding his career!

SULLIVAN talks about the Giant, and says that they’ve had an open contract for anyone who wants to face the biggest athlete in wrestling, but no one has taken them up on it.

Suddenly, familiar music hits and HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN makes his way out to the ring, 2x4 in hand.  Duggan says that he’s just signed on the dotted line, and he wants a shot at the Giant!

Duggan stands toe to toe with the WCW Champ, and the Giant tells him that he’s on, but Duggan is then jumped from behind by Mortis, Hugh Morrus and Avalanche!

They beat Duggan to a pulp, when suddenly, the lights go out!

When the lights come back on, STING is standing in the ring, holding Duggan’s 2x4!!!

STING takes the 2x4 and chases the heels off with it, before climbing back into the ring and helping Duggan to his feet.  Sting then disappears as quickly as he appeared, taking off into the stands and out of sight.


- DUSTY RHODES climbs into the ring and talks to Duggan, who says that next week, he’ll leave Monday Nitro as the new WCW World Champion!


Closing Credits

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, May 7, 1995
Rose Garden
Portland, OR


TONY, MIKE and DUSTY open the show as WCW continues it’s tour of the West coast.  Tonight, Hacksaw Jim Duggan makes his WCW debut against the Giant, and Lance Storm squares off with the man who turned on him a while back, Kenta Kobashi.


- RICK STEINER (w/ Scott Steiner) battles MITSUHARU MISAWA (w/ Gary Hart & Kenta Kobashi) to a No-Contest after Kobashi and Scott Steiner both get involved and the match turns into a big brawl.

As the two teams are brawling, Dick Slater and Bunkhouse Buck hit the ring and brawl with both teams as well!


- A replay is shown of Hacksaw Jim Duggan showing up in WCW last week, and accepting the open challenge to face the Giant!  Duggan got beat down by Sullivan’s men, until STING arrived to save the day!


- MADUSA interviews HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN.  Duggan is happy to be here in WCW, where the big boys play, saying he left a promotion full of wrestling clowns, truck drivers, Roman gladiators, and other nonsense, and now he’s ready to get down to WRESTLING.

DUGGAN promises a victory over the Giant this week, and then takes a moment to thank Sting for his help last week.


- We see a pre-recorded promo from MR. WONDERFUL PAUL ORNDORFF, saying that he’s on his way back to WCW, and he’s heading straight to the top!


- REY MYSTERIO JR (w/ Billy Kidman) beat VAMPIRO by pinfall after connecting with a Moonsault.


- DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE (w/ the Diamond Doll) & ALEX WRIGHT defeat TWO MASKED JOBBERS after Page hits the Diamond Cutter on one of the jobbers and pins him.


- GORDON SOLIE hosts the BASH AT THE BEACH Control Center.  Solie says that we’re a little over 5 weeks away from the biggest PPV event of the summer, and he runs down the matches that have been signed so far, including the Steiner Brothers defending the belts against Kobashi and Misawa, DDP and Alex Wright squaring off with Hall and Nash, Super Delfin defending the Cruiserweight Title against both Rey Mysterio Jr and Juventud Guerrera in a Triple Threat match, and Ric Flair against JJ Dillon’s mystery man, with the WCW Presidency hanging in the balance!


- BOBBY EATON defeats JIM POWERS by pinfall after connecting with the Alabama Jam.


- MADUSA interviews WCW World Tag Team Champs THE STEINER BROTHERS in the aisleway.

RICK and SCOTT talk about what happened earlier tonight in their non-title match.  Scott says that after they take care of Misawa and Kobashi at Bash at the Beach, they’ll settle things with Rough N’ Ready.


- KENTA KOBASHI (w/ Gary Hart & Mitsuharu Misawa) defeats LANCE STORM after Misawa climbs into the ring while Gary Hart distracts the ref, and Misawa hits Storm with the Tiger Driver.  That’s all she wrote for Storm, as Kobashi covers him for the easy pinfall.

Afterwards, Kobashi and Misawa continue to assault Storm, until the Steiner Brothers hit the ring and make the save!


- GORDON SOLIE talks with the WOLFPAC, SCOTT HALL and KEVIN NASH.  They talk about the match coming up at Bash at the Beach against DDP and Alex Wright, and promise to end both of their careers.  Nash wants to know why they’re being overlooked when it comes to the Tag Team Title scene.  Hall says that after they get rid of Page and Wright, they’re going to set their sights on the Steiners, or whoever leaves Bash at the Beach with the belts.


- THE STEINER BROTHERS and LANCE STORM come out to the ring and challenge Kobashi and Misawa to find another partner, and meet them in a 6-man tag team match right here next week!


- RIC FLAIR and WCW TV Champion CHRIS BENOIT come out to the ring.  FLAIR demands that JJ Dillon reveal who his wrestler is going to be at Bash at the Beach!

DILLON comes out, and says that he doesn’t have to adhere to Flair’s demands anymore, and says that he’ll reveal the man’s identity when he’s good and ready!

JJ walks off, leaving Flair fuming in the ring.


- WCW World Champion THE GIANT (w/ Kevin Sullivan) defeated HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN by pinfall after delivering a huge Chokeslam.

The Giant wasn’t finished with Duggan after the match ended, he tossed Duggan to the floor, where Sullivan got a few kicks in, and then The Giant proceeded to CHOKESLAM DUGGAN THROUGH THE TIMEKEEPER’S TABLE!!!

The Giant goes to pick Duggan up again, but a group of wrestlers, including SCOTT NORTON, LEX LUGER and BRUTUS BEEFCAKE arrive on the scene to put a stop to that.

Duggan receives medical attention as the credits start to roll.


Closing Credits

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, May 14, 1995
The Cow Palace
San Francisco, CA


TONY, MIKE and DUSTY open the show.  Tonight, the Steiner Brothers team up with Lance Storm to face Misawa, Kobashi and a masked Japanese wrestler by the name of Kamikaze.  As well, we’ll have an update on the condition of Hacksaw Duggan.


- REY MYSTERIO JR & BILLY KIDMAN defeat THE MASKED TERRORIST & VAMPIRO after Kidman connects with the 450 Splash on the Masked Terrorist.

JUVY comes out to ringside during the match, taunting Mysterio, saying that it will be Juvy leaving Bash at the Beach with the Cruiserweight belt, not Mysterio or Delfin.


- We see a clip of last week’s main event, where Hacksaw Jim Duggan made his WCW debut by taking on the Giant for the World Title.  Duggan fell in defeat to the biggest man in wrestling today, and ended up getting chokeslammed through the timekeeper’s table at ringside!


- GORDON SOLIE talks about Jim Duggan’s condition, and says that Hacksaw suffered some injuries, not career-threatening, but enough to keep him out of action for a while.


- ROUGH N’ READY (w/ Col. Parker) beat MARTY JANNETTY & JERRY LYNN after Slater delivers a vicious piledriver to Lynn, leading to the pinfall.


- GORDON SOLIE hosts the BASH AT THE BEACH Control Center.  Solie says that we’re a little over 5 weeks away from the biggest PPV event of the summer, and he runs down the matches that have been signed so far, including the Steiner Brothers defending the belts against Kobashi and Misawa, DDP and Alex Wright squaring off with Hall and Nash, Super Delfin defending the Cruiserweight Title against both Rey Mysterio Jr and Juventud Guerrera in a Triple Threat match, and Ric Flair against JJ Dillon’s mystery man, with the WCW Presidency hanging in the balance!


- MADUSA interviews WCW US Champion SCOTT NORTON and BRUTUS BEEFCAKE.

NORTON welcomes BEEFCAKE to WCW, and Brutus says he’s happy to be here.  They then talk about the injury to newcomer Hacksaw Jim Duggan after being chokeslammed through a table last week by the Giant.

NORTON and BEEFCAKE then challenge the Giant and any other member of Sullivan’s stable to meet the two of them in a tag team match at Bash at the Beach!


- We see a clip of the incident last week involving Buff Bagwell, Miss Elizabeth and the returning Lex Luger.

TONY SCHIAVONE says that Luger didn’t take kindly to Bagwell’s unwanted advances towards his long-time friend Elizabeth, and he has issued a challenge to Bagwell to meet him in the ring at Bash at the Beach!


- WCW U.S. Champion SCOTT NORTON beat PSYCHOSIS after nearly taking Psychosis’ head off with a Lariat, leading to the pinfall.


- AVALANCHE (w/ Kevin Sullivan) pinned ICE TRAIN in a hard-fought match after Sullivan distracted Ice Train, allowing Avalanche to get the upper hand and deliver the Sitdown Splash.

After the match, Kevin Sullivan accepts the challenge of Norton and Beefcake for a tag team match at Bash at the Beach, promising that his team, who he calls the Masters of Disaster, will destroy Norton and Brutus!


- THE STEINER BROTHERS & LANCE STORM beat KENTA KOBASHI & MITSUHARU MISAWA & KAMIKAZE (w/ Gary Hart) after Scott Steiner hit Kamikaze with the Frankensteiner and pinned him.


- RIC FLAIR and WCW TV Champion CHRIS BENOIT come out to the ring.  FLAIR says that being WCW President is only the start, he will not stop until his Administration controls every aspect of WCW, and that means all the Championship belts as well!  He says that Benoit already holds the TV Title, and he’s got an agreement in place with Sullivan and the Giant, so he’s content to allow the Giant to hold the World Title.  But now it’s time to bring the United States title into the fold as well!

RIC says that he approached Scott Norton not long ago, about joining his Administration, but Norton rejected his offer, saying that he’d rather do his own thing.  He says that stupidity is going to cost Norton the thing he cherishes most, the US Title.

FLAIR then introduces the man that he says will take the US title, and bring it to the Flair Administration, one of the greatest football players to ever play the game . . . STEVE “MONGO” MCMICHAEL!!

MONGO comes out and joins Flair, saying that it’s an honour to be a part of the Flair Administration, and he promises Ric that he will bring him the US Title.

FLAIR then says that he’s tired of JJ Dillon and these games he’s playing.  It’s time to lay all his cards on the table and reveal who Flair will be wrestling at Bash at the Beach.


JJ DILLON makes his way out, with a big smile on his face, and says that it’s someone Flair knows VERY well, in fact, he’s responsible for Flair coming back to WCW a few years back.

While JJ’s talking, someone comes out through the crowd.

As Flair argues with Dillon, JJ tells him to turn around and he’ll see who his opponent is going to be.

Flair turns around, and he’s looking into the eyes of CURT HENNIG!!!

It was Hennig who ran Flair out of the WWF in early 1993, and Flair doesn’t look happy to see him here!

FLAIR throws a fit as Dillon and Hennig promise to bring an end to the Flair Administration while the credits start to roll.


Closing Credits

[Captain Charisma]

Chito said:

WCW Monday Nitro
Monday, May 21, 1995
Taped on May 13
Disney – MGM Studio
Lake Beuna Vista, FL


WCW Monday Nitro '95 - First Intro Ever


TONY SCHIAVONE and DUSTY RHODES open the show and welcome us to the first edition of Monday Nitro to take place at Disney – MGM Studios in Florida!

Tonight, Ric Flair sends Steve “Mongo” McMichael after Scott Norton’s US Title, and in a big 6-man tag team match, WCW World Cruiserweight Champ Super Delfin teams up with Rey Mysterio Jr and Billy Kidman to face off against Halloween, Juventud Guerrera and Psychosis!

Plus, Hacksaw Jim Duggan will be here, he’ll talk about being chokeslammed through a table two weeks ago by the Giant, and US Steel makes his WCW debut!

- AVALANCHE (w/ Kevin Sullivan) beat VAMPIRO after pounding Vampiro into the mat, and delivering the Sitdown Splash for the pinfall.

- MIKE TENAY interviews AVALANCHE and KEVIN SULLIVAN at ringside after the match, and they’re joined by WCW World Champion THE GIANT.  Sullivan taunts Brutus Beefcake and Scott Norton, saying they have picked a fight with the two most destructive forces in the universe, the Giant and Avalanche!  He says that they will suffer the same fate as Hacksaw Jim Duggan.  Speaking of Duggan, he heard Duggan will be here this week, and says Hacksaw would be wise to stay far, far away from the Giant and the rest of the Dungeon of Doom!

- COL. ROB PARKER, BUNKHOUSE BUCK and DICK SLATER cut a promo.  Buck says he and Slater can whup the Steiners, and it’s only a matter of time before the belts belong to them.

Parker says that he’s run an organization called the Stud Stable in other promotions.  He says that he’s got the cornerstone of the Stud Stable right here in Rough N’ Ready, the future tag team champions, but earlier this week he signed two more wrestlers, who fit the Stud Stable like a glove . . . former TV Champion, BEAUTIFUL BOBBY EATON, and a man who has promised to bring him the US Title . . . everyone knows that he’s buff, and he’s the stuff . . . MARCUS BAGWELL!

Eaton and Bagwell come out to the ring, and shake hands with Parker, Slater and Buck.

Parker then introduces everyone to the new and improved Stud Stable and says that soon they will control all the gold in World Championship Wrestling!

- BUFF BAGWELL (w/ Col. Rob Parker) beat JERRY LYNN in just over 2 minutes, after hitting the Buff Blockbuster, leading to the pinfall.

- MIKE TENAY interviews HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN backstage.

CLIP: The Giant putting Duggan through the timekeepers table with a chokeslam two weeks ago.

Duggan says that he’s back, and he’s setting his sights on the Giant and the WCW Title.

KEVIN SULLIVAN comes out.  Sullivan says that he’s been to the tree of woe, he’s spoken with the oracle of the third eye, and he knows what the future holds for Duggan, and it’s not pretty!  He says that the Giant doesn’t have time for Duggan, he’s got more worthy challengers lining up, but if Duggan insists on picking a fight with the Dungeon of Doom, Sullivan would be more than happy to get him an opponent for Bash at the Beach!

Duggan doesn’t even care who it is, he accepts the challenge, and says that after he takes care of whoever Sullivan sends his way, he’s going to cut the Giant down to size and take the WCW title!

As Duggan walks off, Sullivan smiles, and says Duggan is in for a world of hurt on June 17!

- CURT HENNIG (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned THE MASKED TERRORIST with the Fisherman Suplex.

- MIKE TENAY interviewed RIC FLAIR, WCW TV Champ CHRIS BENOIT, and STEVE MCMICHAEL in the aisleway.

Flair says that Curt Hennig got lucky the last time they met in the ring, but on June 17, his luck runs out.  Flair says that he’s not giving up control of WCW, and that’s all there is to it.  He says that Hennig and Dillon are going to be unemployed after Bash at the Beach, just like Sting!

The mention of Sting’s name gets the fans in attendance riled up, and Flair tells them to shut up, because Sting is gone, he hasn’t been around for a few weeks.  Ric thinks that he finally realized that he can’t stop the Flair Administration, so he just gave up, as that’s what Sting does best!

What Flair doesn’t see is Sting come out of the audience behind him.  Sting’s back to his usual look, with the short, spiked blond hair, and the colourful facepaint.

Sting blindsides the Flair Administration, catching Benoit and McMichael by surprise and knocking them to the floor, then tearing into Flair with wild haymakers!

Benoit and McMichael get back up to their feet and are about to help Flair when Curt Hennig, Lex Luger, Scott Norton and Brutus Beefcake make their way down the aisle to back the Stinger up.

Flair, Benoit and McMichael decide to get out of dodge, instead of fighting against the five men.

- Mike Tenay then interviews STING, LUGER, HENNIG, NORTON and BRUTUS.  Hennig says that they’ve got Sting’s back, and then promises to defeat Flair at Bash at the Beach, giving JJ Dillon his job back as President of WCW.  Scott Norton says that he’s ready for Mongo McMichael later tonight, and he’s going to run Mongo right out of WCW.

Sting then asks that, when Hennig beats Flair at Bash at the Beach, JJ Dillon reinstate him in WCW!

- ROUGH N’ READY (w/ Col. Rob Parker) beat RICK PATTERSON & MARC ASH after Slater hit a Piledriver on Patterson for the pinfall.

- WCW US Champion SCOTT NORTON beat STEVE “MONGO” MCMICHAEL (w/ Ric Flair) by Disqualification.  After Norton hit a Powerslam, Flair jumped into the ring and hit Norton with the title belt.

- RIC FLAIR and MONGO MCMICHAEL cut a promo afterwards, with Flair saying that he’s signing another match between Mongo and Norton in two weeks time and Flair appoints HIMSELF as the special referee for the rematch!

- LEX LUGER beat MIKE ANTHONY in just over a minute, after locking Anthony in the Torture Rack for the submission victory.

During the match, we get a split screen, with a promo from BUFF BAGWELL.  Bagwell says that Luger had no business sticking his nose in his and Miss Elizabeth’s business, and Bagwell’s going to put Luger in his place on June 17.

- GORDON SOLIE hosts a BASH AT THE BEACH CONTROL CENTER.  Gordon runs down the full card for June 17 at the Knight Center in Miami, FL . . .

ICE TRAIN meets VAMPIRO

WCW TV Champion CHRIS BENOIT puts the belt on the line against LANCE STORM

HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN will meet an opponent of Kevin Sullivan’s choosing

WCW Cruiserweight Champion SUPER DELFIN puts the belt on the line against both REY MYSTERIO JR and JUVENTUD GUERRERA in a Triangle Match

LEX LUGER, with MISS ELIZABETH in his corner, will take on BUFF BAGWELL

WCW Tag Team Champions THE STEINER BROTHERS take on KENTA KOBASHI and MITSUHARU MISAWA

WCW US Champ SCOTT NORTON & BRUTUS BEEFCAKE meet the devastating duo of WCW World Champion THE GIANT and THE AVALANCHE

RIC FLAIR defends his position as WCW President against CURT HENNIG.  If Hennig wins, JJ DILLON will once again become President of World Championship Wrestling

GORDON interviews LEX LUGER and MISS ELIZABETH.  Luger promises to defend Liz’s honour, by putting Bagwell in his place on June 17.


- WCW Tag Team Champs THE STEINER BROTHERS defeat MOONDOGS SPOT & SPIKE.  The Moondogs are a wild duo, and they give the Steiners a tough match, but in the end, Rick catches Spike with the Steinerline, leading to the pinfall.

- DUSTY RHODES welcomes us to the first edition of the “THE BULL DROP INN”.  Dusty’s first guests are the Outsiders, KEVIN NASH and SCOTT HALL.  Hall and Nash run down all of the fan favourites in WCW, including their opponents for Bash at the Beach, Diamond Dallas Page and Alex Wright.  Hall says DDP is a has-been, and Wright is a never-was.  Nash says that they’ll beat DDP and Wright without even breaking a sweat.

They even badmouth Dusty, saying that he retired so that he wouldn’t have to face either of them in the ring.  Dusty says that they’d better watch themselves, he may be retired, but he can still get funky like a monkey, and put a whuppin’ on them!

Hall and Nash continue to taunt, Dusty, and every other babyface in WCW, as we go to a commercial break.

JUVENTUD GUERRERA & PSYCHOSIS & HALLOWEEN defeat REY MYSTERIO JR & BILLY KIDMAN & SUPER DELFIN.  The two teams put on a wrestling clinic and wow the audience with their insane high flying moves.  In the end, while Delfin is brawling with Psychosis, Juvy comes off the top turnbuckle with a dropkick to the back of Delfin’s head.  Rey Mysterio then jumps into the ring and throws Juvy to the floor.  When Delfin gets up, he sees Mysterio there, and assumes it was Rey that dropkicked him!

This leads to a confrontation between the two, and while they argue, Psychosis rolls Super Delfin up from behind for the 1, 2, 3!

Afterwards, Delfin yells at Mysterio, and Kidman who came in to try and calm him down, and then walks off, leaving Rey and Kidman in the ring.

- MIKE TENAY interviews US STEEL backstage.  Steel talks about growing up in a blue collar family, and says that his parents instilled a strong work ethic in him at a young age.  He says he's always been proud of the fact that he's made a living working with his hands, and that's what he's going to do here in WCW.


Closing Credits