10/18/99
Nitro
A limo arrives and a limo driver who clearly hates his life opens the door
Sid looking dapper in a suit steps out the Limo with 3 lawyers.
Show open and Pyro
Juvi vs Evan Karagias
We wrestle about 3 minutes to mostly silence.
Juvi hits a crossbody from the top.
Crowd explodes as Bret Hart just walks out.
Everyone is baffled.The match just ends.
Winner-Bret Hart I guess?
Bret says he asked for promo time but was told no so he is just gonna take it.
He says he came to the WCW almost 2 years ago and keeps getting lied to.
He left WWF for one reason to beat Hulk Hogan for the WCW Title.
The new writers have told him politics are being played and that match with Hogan will never happen.
Cue Sting’s music.
Sting tells him to quit whining promises are never kept in this business.
Sting offers Bret a title shot tonight.Bret accepts.
The announcers ponder what effect that match might have on the wcw title match at Halloween Havoc.
Thoughts-Interesting.That’s a pretty big title match before the ppv.
At the announce table Tony informs us this is Russo/Ferrera’s 1st show after leaving the WWF.He runs down some matches Sting vs Bret,Total Package vs Goldberg,Harlem Heat vs The Filthy Animals for the tag titles and Madusa vs Mona in an evening gown match.Bobby guarantees both women will be completely naked.This news excites Tony and they fail miserably at a high five.
Thoughts-That tag match is way bigger than the one at the ppv.Tony continues to be portrayed at a horny pervert no matter who the writers are.Them focusing so much on who’s writing the show is baffling especially in 1999.
Backstage Tenay interviews Sid with his lawyers.Sid starts talking but his lawyer advise him to stop.
Outside Goldberg arrives and Tony wonders what this means.
Thoughts-My guess is he’ll try to get his hands on Sid.Tony should know these things after 2 decades on the job.
Backstage Sid tells his lawyers the match with Goldberg is off.They agree.
Disco vs Vampiro
Lash Leroux comes out to do commentary.
Match goes barely a minute.Vampiro dominates for 55 seconds but misses a senton allowing Disco to hit the chartbuster for the pin.
Winner-Disco
Post match Lash attacks Disco and hits him with the Whiplash.
Thoughts-So rushed rendering what they did pointless.The cruiserweight Division has seen better days.
Backstage Larry Z interviews Goldberg who promises he will Jackhammer Sid at the ppv.
Thoughts-Wait I thought the match was off?
Seven promo airs.He hangs out outside the little boys window watching him play with blocks.He tells WCW to fear him.
Backstage Tenay interviews Madusa.She’s pissed at the new writers putting her in an evening gown match cause she’s a real wrestler not one of these fluff girls who takes off their clothes to get a big push.She says she’s quitting wcw instead of doing the match.
Mean Gene is with Kimberly for the nitro girl search segment.They introduce the finalists.
Finalists #1 Stacy.She’s a baltimore ravens cheerleader who loves wrestling.
She also shows us her butt.
Finalists #2 Chiquita.She loves to dance and brags about going to the Academy of Movement.
She shows us her butt too.
Kimberly tries to plug how to vote but Buff’s music plays and he comes out.
He tells the women not to touch him.He then talks about the new writers and claims he’s their handpicked chosen one.
Gene asks if they’ve told him that.
Buff says they didn’t have to because its all over the internet.
Buff says he won’t forget the little people when he becomes a huge megastar.Then he poses.
Backstage Larry interviews Mona.She says this evening gown match is a huge opportunity for her in WCW.She promises to rip off Madusa’s clothes.
Backstage Kimberly is searching for David Flair.
Harlem Heat(c) vs Rey and Konnan-Tag Title Match
Kidman,Torrie in a mink coat and Eddie G as Tony calls him come out and sit at the announce table.
Tony informs us he doesn’t care about this match and starts flirting with Torrie.
Kidman informs us that Tony has a boner.Tony doesn’t deny this.
Rey hits a spinboard crotch to the face on Stevie who catches him but Konnan grabs Stevie’s feet causing him to fall back and Rey to get the pin.
Winners and new champs Rey and Konnan
Post match they celebrate with the other Filthy Animals.
Thoughts-I’m surprised Rey and Konnan won the belts when Rey & Kidman have been the team of the group.Konnan looked awful he was sucking wind after barely doing anything.
Backstage a horny Kimberly finds David Flair.She talks about his recent woman problems and maybe him batting up the wrong tree.She says DDP is away making a movie and she’s so lonely.She invites him to her hotel room 801 at the marriott and gives him the keycard.
Her eyes are up here David.
Tenay interviews Rey & Konnan on winning the tag titles with the rest of The Filthy Animals.Stacy Keibler is with them in leather.The First Family interrupts to demand they still receive their tag title shot at the ppv.Konnan grants their demand.
Thoughts-God no I can’t avoid the 1st family I was hoping Russo would just ignore their title shot.Also Mike Tenay is creepy AF the only thing more creepy than Seven hanging outside my bedroom window would be creepy ass Mike Tenay.But saying all that by the looks of this photo Stacy has the hots for him so what do I know.
Meng vs Morrus w/ Jimmy Hart
Hall & Nash sit in the front row during this match they are enthralled by the action.
Finish comes when Morrus starts talking to Hart allowing Meng to get the death grip.
Winner-Meng
Backstage Sid and his lawyers walk.
Backstage Goldberg walks.
Sid comes out holding a document.
He calls out his lawyers.
He says this document is the contract for the match against Goldberg which is off because Bill attacked him last week.
Goldberg comes out and spears the lawyers.
Sid hits him with a Big Boot and a Powerbomb.
Sid says “The match is on!” and then stuffs the contract in Bill’s mouth.Then exits.
Goldberg goes to leave but Hall & Nash are laughing at him.Hall throws a toothpick in his face.Goldberg attacks them and security breaks it up and kick Hall & Nash out of the building.
Tenay interviews Bret about his title shot tonight.Bret wants Hogan at Havoc.Sting runs in and attacks him.They brawl until security breaks it up.
Outside the building Hall & Nash want to get back in the building but security won’t let them.
Backstage Goldberg searches for Sid.
Berlyn w/ Bodyguard vs Rick Steiner
Brad Armstrong runs in to attack Berlyn but Rick grabs him and puts him in a sleeper.
Bodyguard tries to hit him with a chair but Brad moves and Rick gets hit instead.
Berlyn gets the pin.
Winner-Berlyn
Post match Brad checks on Rick.
Rick chokes Brad
And then beats his ass all the way to the back.Crowd pops big for Rick.
Thoughts-Rick Steiner just turned babyface with me.What a way to build Brad for his match at the ppv.
Backstage Hall & Nash re-enter the building.Hall complains about them taking their booze.Nash reaches into the crotch of his pants and pulls out some cough medicine and starts chugging it.
Kim arrives at the hotel and gets in the elevator.
Thoughts-I wonder how far they’ll go with this?
Kim enters her hotel room and there’s someone in the bathroom.She tells them to get ready for her in there and she’ll get ready for them out here.
She strips down to her lingerie.
Pours some champagne so we get an ample cleavage shot.
And gets some prescription pills out of her purse cause she likes to party.She says “These will knock you out.”
Ric comes out of the bathroom and takes a bump on the bed
He informs her David couldn’t make it so he’s gonna give her the 14-Time spanking her daddy shoulda gave her a long time ago.
Thoughts-I’m glad Kimberly is featured more as she’s only been on Nitro plugging the nitro girl search contest lately.The crowd really popped when she showed her boobs.She looked great and the Ric Flair surprise adds a new wrinkle to his match at the ppv against DDP.
Backstage Goldberg is on a rampage looking for Sid.He asks ICP where he is but they don’t know so he kills them.
Thoughts-I didn’t know Goldberg’s ass had its own team.
Larry Z interviews Total Package & Liz who are watching nitro on a monitor about the Goldberg match.
Larry addresses him as Mr.Package.
TP claims he’s not concerned but he acts very paranoid.
TP says beating up clowns doesn’t impress him. Bill could beat up all the clowns in the Barnum & Bailey circus for all he cares.
He says 2 years ago Goldberg was in his & Sting’s car begging them to get him a job at WCW.
He claims he’s the greatest physical specimen but then looks down at Liz’s boobs and seems to have 2nd thoughts.TP & Liz excuse themselves.
We see a split screen of Mona getting ready and Madusa packing her bags.
David Flair vs Kidman w/ Torrie
Heenan promises that Halloween Havoc will be the greatest ppv ever.
Kidman kisses Torrie sending David into a rage eventually after he waits 30 seconds.
Torrie gets on the apron and flashes David to a HUGE pop.He covers her up.
Kidman hits the shooting star smashing David right in the face with his knee for the pin.
Winner-Kidman
Post match Kidman makes out with Torrie while the rest of The Flithy Animals attack David.
Tony says Ric Flair can’t help his son because he’s got his hands full having sex with Kimberly at the hotel.
Tony says “Women get you nowhere.” Heenan agrees.
Thoughts-Bad night for David he turns down having sex with Kimberly then gets beat by the guy that stole his girlfriend,took a legit knee to the face on the finish and got beatdown after the match.What a geek.This crowd really likes boobs and WCW is providing them.
Sting(c) vs Bret Hart-WCW World Title Match
Tony has never seen Sting more confident but he can’t believe his recent actions.
Bobby says this is the real sting and this was his plan since he started in WCW.
Thoughts-So Sting’s plan was to be a squeaky clean babyface for 12 years and then turn heel?Okay that’s a poor plan but you gotta admire his patience in accomplishing that goal.
Bret dominates early and the crowd is hot.
Bret gets the sharpshooter but Sting gets to the ropes.
Sting hits a splash from the top rope.
Big pop from the crowd as Liz comes out.
Tony is trying to read the look on her face.Bobby says he’s never looked at her face she might have a goatee for all he cares.
Liz gets on the apron and distracts the ref.
The Total Package comes out with a bat.
Bret sees TP and pulls him in the ring and pummels him.
Bret goes for the sharpshooter but TP hit him in his ankle with a bat.
Sting locks on the scorpion deathlock and Bret quickly taps.
Winner and still champion Sting
Post match Liz & TP head to the back while a fan holds a “Lex Luger Steroid Man” sign.
Sting celebrates.
The trainer checks on Bret while Tony says his career is certainly over.
Thoughts-Decent match that the crowd was really into.The announcers really pushed Hart winning and facing Hogan at Havoc.This is the 2nd time in the last month that Tony has claimed Bret’s career is over after a bat related attack.
Tony thanks the new creative team for this spectacular edition of nitro and especially this evening gown match.
Backstage Hall & Nash offer Mean Gene some Nyquil.He’s not interested.They ask him where Goldberg is.He points them in his direction.
Backstage Ric Flair waits for his cue to start walking.
Here comes Mona and she’s very excited about this New York City Evening Gown match.Heenan guarantees both women will be naked.
Here comes Madusa.I guess she didn’t quit then.
Tony complains that she’s not wearing a regulation evening gown because its gotta go below the knee.Mona is angry as well.
Mona beats Madusa in a new york city evening gown match
Finish was Madusa hitting Mona with a chair then she goes to the announcers and complains about being forced into this type of match.Tony says we didn’t book this but their enjoying it.Mona sneaks up to her and rips off her dress for the win.
Post match Madusa shoots of the new writers and then tells them to kiss her ass.
Tony & Bobby think she might be mad.
Thoughts-They tried to work a match with German suplexs,Top rope crossbody’s and a seated middle rope dropkick.But the crowd and the announcers only cared about seeing them take their clothes off.
Backstage Ric Flair finds David.David tells him he just got beat up by Kidman.Ric can’t believe Kidman beat him up and tells him they need to go do something about this.
Backstage Hall & Nash stole some Villano masks and search for Señor Goldberg.
La Parka beats Buff Bagwell
Buff was mocking himself.He told La Parka to kick him and he did for the pin.
The announcers are baffled.
Post match Buff goes to the announce table looks into the camera and says “Hey Russo did I do a good JOB?....How about you come out here Big Man?..Who else are you gonna have beat me?”
Buff goes back into the ring and Jeff Jarrett appears and breaks a guitar over his head.
Jeff says Buff doesn’t have stroke he has stroke because he’s boys with Vince Russo.He grabs his junk and then leaves.
Thoughts:Beyond stupid.They are spending a ton of time on this show focusing on the writers and letting you know its all fake.
Backstage Hall & Nash still in Villano masks are let in the building by Security.Nash then vomits on Doug Dillinger.
Back in the arena Tony tells us the Big Outsider is kinda sick.Heenan says he hurled.
Eddie Guerrero vs Saturn vs Chavo-3 way elimination match
No one gets an entrance.
Douglas is at ringside.
Filthy animals come out and confront Douglas
Saturn dives on the outside onto Kidman.
Chavo suplexes Saturn from the apron into the ring and Eddy hits Saturn with the Frog Splash for the pin.Saturn is eliminated.
Chavo hits Eddy with the tornado DDT and pins him.
Winner-Chavo
Post match The Filthy Animals attack Chavo and help Eddy to the back.
In his dressing room Total Package works out.Tony claims he’s nervous but he’s ready.Bobby says if he’s not nervous he should be
td^pKRmZ- appears on the screen.Tony informs us if we enter this code into WCW Mayhem The Videogame for PS1 & N64 you unlock the following Halloween Havoc matches Sting vs Hogan,Hart vs TP and Disco vs Lash.Bobby tells us it just keeps getting better.
Tony thanks the new creative team for this night and he plugs the main event.He then screams with excitement “JUMP UP ON YOUR TABLE AND SAY IT LOUD...IT’S THE RETURN OF THE HARDCORE MATCH TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING!!!”.Bobby says he likes these matches.
They plug ticket on-sales later this week.Heenan claims he might bring Torrie with him.Tony becomes very interested
Horace vs Norman Smiley-Hardcore match
Horace makes his entrance with a trash can.
Smiley makes his entrance.These dudes know what’s up.
2 fans do the Big Wiggle
Smiley is terrified.
Horace dominates.
Horace then sets up a table and charges Norman to put him through it but Norman moves and Horace goes through the table.
Norman pokes him with his foot to make sure he’s out and then pins him.
Winner-Norman Smiley
Backstage Ric Flair is walking.
Ric Flair calls out The Filthy Animals.
They come out and beat Ric severely.
David tries to make the save but gets beat up also.
They strip Ric and steal his clothes,money and watch.
Heenan says you usually need to go to Central Park to get mugged like this is Philly.
Thoughts-I’m really surprised they turned them heel but they really have put them over strong all night.
Backstage Total Package is searching for Liz.He goes into the women’s dressing room and finds her face down unconscious with pieces of a guitar near her head.He calls for medics.
The announcers wonder who could have done this.
Thoughts-The announcers looked like idiots here there’s only 1 guy in the promotion who breaks guitar over people’s heads and he’s been a woman beater in the WWF for months before he came here.
Total Package vs Goldberg
Goldberg Dominates.
Hall & Nash come out.Hall chugs cough medicine while Nash takes a nap.
Sting runs out.
And attacks Goldberg with a bat.
Bret comes out limping.
Bret tries to take off Sting’s head with the bat while he’s against the post but Sting ducks and the bat breaks.
Bret goes to put Sting in the sharpshooter but TP breaks it up.
TP puts him in the rack but Goldberg spears TP.
And hits the jackhammer for the pin.
Winner-Goldberg
Show goes off the air with Goldberg & Bret celebrating.
Thoughts-Crowd was really hot for this whole segment.TP was actually working hard.I didn’t mind the inference here because the match was short,it featured big stars and the crowd ate it up while the last couple weeks the matches were really long and the crowd didn’t care.
Final Thoughts-Not a great show but it had a ton more energy than the last 2 weeks I’ve been watching.Lots of newsworthy stuff happened.Maybe there was too much stuff going on but to show there’s a new direction you had to deviate from the boring formula WCW had been doing.It felt like a tamer version of 99 Raw.
I’m kinda puzzled by the decisions to keep Sting heel seeing the fans have been cheering him just as loud since he turned on Hogan and its so weird for the announcers to talk about him being an awful person yet the fans love him.
Turning Filthy Animals heel.They were the only cool young group that were over as babyfaces and now their just heel out of nowhere.
Hall & Nash being heel.The fans absolutely love them and want to cheer them so having them as heels is really counterproductive for all involved.
Thumbs somewhat up.It didn’t blow me away but it was different and I leave this show optimistic as there’s a ton of directions they can go.I’m actually looking forward to Halloween Havoc but I’m not looking forward to the go home Thunder.
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