Monday Nitro – August 28, 2000: It Raises So Many Questions
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Nitro #255
Date: August 28, 2016
Location: Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Attendance: 4,588
Commentators: Mark Madden, Tony Schiavone
We actually open with an NWO video. As in the Outsiders/Jarrett/Hart. Why in the world is this airing and why do I have a chill running up my spine at the possibilities?
Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett and Vince Russo get out of a limo.
Dark Carnival vs. 3 Count
Post match Tank Abbott comes out to destroy 3 Count. The Carnival and 3 Count beat Tank down until Demon makes the save. Muta gets in with the mist to Demon, only to have Sting come out for the real save. That would be three people running in, mist and a ball bat as fallout from a 2:40 match. Sting, Tank and Demon pose in a very odd visual.
They get through the line and are destroyed by the big names as well before Russo and company go up the ramp. Goldberg appears on screen in the desert, digging a hole. He promises to come back tonight and take care of all the goons though before bringing Russo to the desert and burying him in the sand. In other words, Russo is next.
3 Count (Karagias, Moore, Helms)
Dark Carnival (Vampiro, Muta, Insane Clown Posse)
Tank Abbott
Sting
Demon
Vince Russo
Kevin Nash
Jeff Jarrett
Scott Steiner
Booker T.
Ms. Jones
The Cat
Filthy Animals (Konnan, Juvy, Mysterio, Disqo)
Goldberg
Cat is taken away in an ambulance.
Tygress vs. Major Gunns vs. Paisley
Kronik vs. Harris Twins
Preview of The Way of the Gun, an upcoming movie.
Lance Storm vs. Sgt. AWOL
Storm grabs Gunns and bails.
Mike Awesome vs. Rick Steiner
Bunkhouse Brawl, meaning no holds barred. Thankfully Awesome is in his regular gear here. Steiner jumps him to start but Mike clotheslines him to the floor and hits a big old dive over the top. Awesome throws in a table but Jeff Jarrett runs in with a pipe, allowing Steiner to German suplex Awesome through the table for the pin.
WCW World Title: Booker T. vs. Kevin Nash
Booker is defending, Russo is on commentary, Jarrett is inside referee and Steiner is outside referee. This is your first half main event, meaning that indeed, this show is more about Goldberg and Russo. Nash kicks him in the face to start and they head to the floor with Jarrett actually counting them both out.
Russo and company celebrate but they still need to worry about Goldberg.
Booker leaves as Goldberg arrives, which gets him to stick around.
Nash goes into the shower (complete with the censored stuff) but Booker jumps him from behind.
We get a wedding invitation from David Flair and Miss Hancock (in Charlotte) for two weeks from tonight.
Jeff Jarrett vs. Big Vito
Jarrett goes outside to get more guitars but Mike Awesome is waiting under the pile and takes Jeff out. Again, that was clever.
Natural Born Thrillers vs. Filthy Animals
Rating: D. Well it was fun while it lasted, or at least the first three minutes or so before we had to get to the trick to get out of having a match go on forever. On top of that, we had another woman getting beaten up by a man so everyone wins. This was another good idea that had to be rushed through because Russo is a nitwit.
Goldberg lays out Scott Steiner.
Russo is looking for any protection he can find (because just LEAVING is out of the question) and runs into Vito. After a quick apology from Russo, Vito gives him the kiss of death.
Sting vs. Great Muta
The worst part though: this show ran unopposed. The night before, the WWF had Summerslam 2000 (Rock vs. HHH vs. Angle, Benoit vs. Jericho in a 2/3 falls match and the first ever TLC) but Raw was preempted by a dog show. Therefore, you had a hot wrestling audience with zero competition (Monday Night Football started in a week) and this is what WCW gave them.
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