Monday Nitro – May 29, 2000: The New Normal
Monday Nitro #242
Date: May 29, 2000
Location: E Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Commentators: Scott Hudson, Mark Madden, Tony Schiavone
Nash has a present for Ric: the World Title. That would be title change #17 since the beginning of the year. Cue Jarrett who thinks the three of them are whining like a bunch of women on the View. Russo has made Nash vs. Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott in a handicap match. So was that going to be for the title in the first place or did Russo really not care about what happens to the belt?
Vampiro arrives in a gasoline truck.
Ric is looking for his family. This is a B movie plot.
Apparently the title match is on as Flair had no choice. In other words: Russo gets what he wants and Flair is broken one more time.
Lieutenant Loco vs. Disco Inferno
Mike Awesome vs. G.I. Bro
Kevin Nash vs. Rick Steiner/Tank Abbott
Goldberg leaves.
Hardcore Title: Terry Funk vs. Vampiro
Ric is still looking for his family.
Here are Kimberly, Awesome and Palumbo to call out Elizabeth for what happened last week. Elizabeth, who is finally free, ACTUALLY COMES OUT ON HER OWN! She deserves to be kidnapped over and over again. Kimberly has them kidnap Elizabeth again and yells a lot as this is pretty clearly another Russo fantasy on screen.
Cue Page to clean house but Bischoff sends out the cops to arrest Page for violating the restraining order. Palumbo attacks THE COPS with the exercise bar before hitting Page, only to have Luger come out in a face mask to beat up Palumbo. Luger and Liz leave but Awesome gets up to beat on Page even more. This brings KARL MALONE out of the crowd to Diamond Cut Awesome in a call back to the good old days. Yet another Russo fantasy/illogical segment which accomplished very little and got Karl Malone over instead of the two pay per view matches.
US Title: Scott Steiner vs. Shane Douglas
Hogan is in the yellow and red.
Sting vs. Kidman
WCW World Title: Ric Flair vs. Jeff Jarrett
Fans throw trash in the ring as the Flairs are taken away by security to end the show.
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