Nitro is live from Salem, Virginia. Fitting since there's a bit of a witch hunt going on with Randy Savage's controversial championship victory at World War 3. We recap Hogan exiting the dark side and that Hogan promising to remain friends with Sting and Savage. But that friendship feels strained with Sting and Lex Luger tagging tonight against Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman.
Up next, it's a rematch for the TV title. Johnny B. Badd (with the Diamond Doll) taking on Diamond Dallas Page. A sullen Page comes to the ring with some roses. He gives them to Kimberly, then sucker punches Badd. Hard right by Page who is still trying to impress Kimberly. He catches Badd in a pancake off the whip. Cover, only gets a two. Kimberly checks the flowers, which has a chain inside. Page continues to be in conrol while Kimberly holds the chain. Headscissors takedown by Badd to Page. Page tells Kimberly to hand her the chain, but she throws it to Badd who smacks Page with it, and gets the win. Post-match, Badd is confused as to what happened, but she says that "you won, that's the point!"
Gene Okerlund is with Kevin Sullivan and Jimmy Hart. Sullivan is upset with Hart, saying that if he's so smart, then why is Luger teaming with Sting. He brings up how Luger could have taken out Savage if it wasn't for Sting. Hart says that he never lied to him before, but it's Luger and Sting's friendship that's the problem. He promises that they have a plan with Sting.
Up next, it's another rematch from World War 3. Cutie Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki taking on Bull Nakano and Akira Hokuto. Hokuto tries a sneak attack, but Ozaki and Suzuki take her down with a double clothesline.Hokuto comes back, throwing Ozaki into the ropes and landing a double hand choke. She takes Ozaki to the ropes and chokes her as Nakano comes in landing a fist. Massive hairpull slams from Nakano send Ozaki spinning. Double choke from Nakano followed by a diving strike by Hokuto. Cover, but Suzuki makes the save. Tag to Hokuto who lands a hairpull takedown. In comes Suzuki as the faces gain back control. German suplex by Suzuki only gets a two.
Suzuki tries a cross body but gets caught in a fallaway slam by Hokuto. Tag to Nakano who goes up top for a diving leg drop, but Suzuki escapes, Messy headscissors from Suzuki who tags in Ozaki. Double stomps off the top on to Nakano. Cover, but only a two. Ozaki tries a suplex to Nakano, but no avail. Even with the aid of Suzuki, it doesn't help as Nakano slams them both. Sitout powerbomb by Hokuto, but Suzuki makes the save. Hurricanrana from Ozaki, who only gets a two count. Suzuki tries to dive at Hokuto but hits Ozaki. Hokuto follows up with a northern lights suplex for a two count. Tag to Nakano who goes for a powerbomb, but Suzuki escapes. Sunset flip from Suzuki is countered as Nakano squats on her. Cover, but Ozaki makes the save. Nakano goes to the middle rope, but gets dropkicked by Ozaki and Suzuki. Hokuto throws both faces out of the ring and then goes for a flip dive, but hits Nakano. Suzuki and Ozaki bring Nakano back in but get hit with double clotheslines. Hokuto lands a double dropkick and follows with a fisherman buster for the win.
Yet another awesome women's tag match. I will say much better than the one we got on Raw this week. And while not as long as their match at World War 3, it felt much less chaotic and even more fast paced. Maybe it's just me being on a high from having to cover Bull Nakano matches again, but I've been pleasantly surprised by these women's matches from WCW so far.
Up next, it's Hugh Morris of the Dungeon of Doom taking on Hogan-Senpai, who has taken time away from pissing and moaning about the battle royal to actually wrestle. Noticeable boos for the Hulkster as he makes his way to the ring. He throws his gear at Morris as we get to action. Headlock by Morris, but Hogan comes back with a clothesline. Arm wringer by Hogan who turns it to a hammerlock drop toe hold. Morris rakes the eyes of Hogan and drops him with some punches. Hogan dodges an elbow drop and hits some punches and a clothesline.
Hogan, like a face would, bites the forehead of Morris and rams him into a buckle. Another clothesline and some strikes out of the corner. Morris jumps the buckle and lands a clothesline. Morris rakes the back of Hogan. He slams Hogan and goes for the moonsault. He barely connects and makes the cover, which leads to the hulk-up. This leads to the no-sell, the point, the punches, the boot and the leg drop for the win. Yawn.
We're not done with Hogan yet, since we still ahve to solve the issue with the battle royal controversy. Mean Gene is with the new WCW Champion Randy Savage who is ecstatic about being the new champion. He promises a reign of terror and he's ready to face anybody one on one. If you need a little excitement, snap into the macho man. Gene talks about the controversy, which leads to Hogan showing up to complain yet again about his screwjob. He brings up how the belt still has Hogan's name on it, then goes to the footage from the previous night.
But before we can see the footage of the Giant throwing him under the ring, the feed dies out. This leads to the Giant showing up and attacking both Hogan and Savage, landing a chokeslam to Savage on the floor. He chases after Hogan and goes on the attack, but Sting grabs at the Giant's leg, allowing for Hogan to grab a chair and smash it over the back of the big man. Saveral strikes to the back until GIant eventually dives over the ropes. Then Hogan, like the prick he is, elbows the referee for no logical reason. He smashes the chair over Giant a dozen more times as Giant tries to retreat up the rampway. Sting calms down Hogan while the medics check on Savage.
But we're not done with Sting yet either as it's main event time. Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman of the Four Horsemen taking on Sting and Lex Luger. After some awkward silence, Lex Luger makes his way to the ring. I will say that worked to make me think that Lex may have ditched Sting. Good booking logic. Arn and Pillman double team on Sting early on. Spinebuster by Arn, but Luger is quick to the save. Arn drops the knee and takes Sting o the ropes. Sting reverses a whip as Luger gets a knee to the back of Arn, allowing for Sting to land some facebusters and bulldogs on the horsemen. Double press slams by Sting and Luger send the Horsemen in retreat.
Arn wants Luger, so Sting obliges with a tag. Luger boots Arn and locks in a headlock, but Arn comes back with a shot to the gut. Double clothesline attempt by the Horsemen is dodged by Luger who takes both men down. He rakes the eyes of Arn in the ropes then tags in Sting. Stinger splash to Arn. He goes for the Scorpion Death Lock, but Luger seemingly accidentally throws Pillman off the top rope and into Sting. Pillman comes in and attacks Sting. Tag to Arn who hits the boot. The heels double team Sting while Luger takes his time to make the save. Inverted atomic drop by Arn as Pillman goes after Luger.
Luger knocks down Pillman while Arn continues offense on Sting. Double team work by the heels until Liger makes the save, bringing Pillman back into the ring. He elbows Arn in the corner and hits a clothesline to Arn. Sting rolls up Arn and gets the win as Ric Flair shows up and attacks Luger. Three on two assault from the Horsemen until Hogan shows up again to make the save. Hogan sends Arn and Pillman in retreat then pummels Flair until Arn and Pillman save Ric. Hogan goes to attack Luger, but Sting stops him. Hogan angrily argues with Sting as Luger leaves up the entrance way. Hogan and Sting shake hands and leave.
And thus ends a pretty standard episode of Nitro. I liked the Badd/Page stuff with Kimberly still being somewhat heelish. I thought the women's tag match was excellent, and enjoyed the main event tag match as it does a good job in continuing storylines involving what side is Sting on? The Hogan stuff can screw off, as it just felt like the same old "Super Strong Hulkster" shtick we see all the time, and it bores the hell out of me. Overall, this was a decent enough episode that does a good job at continuing angles from World War 3 and as such deserves a B- rating.
WHO WON THE WAR WEEK #12: NITRO
Neither show was anything special. But I feel Raw was a bit too average this week. Oddly it was a week with two women's tag matches on TV, and I feel that Nitro's was the far less messy of the two, which earns it some points. While I bemoan Hogan, I do at least feel somewhat intrigued about where this Hogan/Sting/Luger/Savage angle is headed, so I gotta give Nitro the win this week, earning them their seventh win in the weekly wars.
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