Monday Nitro – August 16, 1999: Sid Vicious: Popcorn Killer
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Nitro #201
Date: August 16, 1999
Location: World Arena, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Attendance: 7,218
Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Bobby Heenan
Stills of Sid beating Sting at the PPV, leading into this match.
Juventud Guerrera vs. Lash LeRoux
Sid wants a double cheeseburger with onions. Or maybe Goldberg. You never can tell with his interviews.
Steve Regal vs. Scotty Riggs
Regal knocks him back with a European uppercut, Riggs knees him into the corner, Sid comes down for the usual power moves for the no contest.
Hogan vs. Nash video.
Mike Enos vs. Cat
Berlyn is coming.
We cut to the back where Sid is beating up Silver King and La Parka, including powerbombing La Parka onto a bag of popcorn.
Cruiserweight Title: Lenny vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.
Sting comes out for the save with Hogan limping behind him. The superheroes clean house and Hogan says Sting can have a title shot next week if he retains the title tonight.
Public Enemy vs. Insane Clown Posse
DJ Ran is back. Joy.
Nitro Girls. A bit more actual joy.
Berlyn is here in two weeks.
Okerlund brings out Kidman for a chat and calls him a chick magnet. Gene Okerlund should not know what a chick is. Kidman says that he, Konnan, Guerrero and Mysterio are a bunch of filthy animals that love to party and chase the chicks (it sounds better coming from him). In a TOTALLY spontaneous line that is in no way designed to set up the next match, Gene asks if Kidman has seen the Nitro Girls pay per view. Of course he has and Kimberly is his favorite Nitro Girl. Cue DDP to start spelling respect before he slaps Kidman in the face and plants him with a spinning Rock Bottom.
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Kidman
Page Diamond Cuts both guys to negate the upset. Kimberly has to come out and call Page off.
US Title: Chris Benoit vs. Disco Inferno
Benoit immediately takes him down with a hard chop and the big belly to back suplex. A dropkick puts Disco down again and Benoit is on a roll. The Crossface sends Disco running to the floor and the fans are all fired up for the first time all night. Back in and Disco nails his swinging neckbreaker and clothesline, followed by the middle rope elbow and Russian legsweep.
Goldberg vs. Barry Windham
Horace/Vincent/Scott Norton vs. Harlem Heat
TV Title: Brian Knobbs vs. Rick Steiner
Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Saturn
Benoit and Malenko come out to save Saturn from a beatdown.
WCW World Title: Sid Vicious vs. Hulk Hogan
Trash fills the ring as Hogan is beaten down until Sting makes the save. Hulk covers Steiner for a three count and bell before handing Sting the belt to end the show.
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