Nitro opens with footage of Goldberg being choked out by Rhino Recliner. We then go to the back and to ECW's locker room.
Cyrus: Look at these men. Look at Rhino, the man who took out the unstoppable Goldberg. But there are a few in this room that couldn't do that.
Vito: Hold it right there. If you are talking about me let me tell you. I am the toughest son of a bitch in this locker room. I know you planned on this whole locker room coming out and attacking Goldberg but I told them to stay. I don't need help.
Cyrus: You don't need help? YOU GOT YOUR DAMN ASS KICKED!
Cyrus then slaps Vito. Vito grabs Cyrus but is attacked from behind by Shane Douglas. Douglas spins Vito around and hits him with the belly to belly suplex. He then gave Vito the Franchiser. Guido then picks Vito up.
Guido: Vito, you could have been a star here but you couldn't play ball.
Guido the kisses Vito on both cheeks and then gives him the Kiss of Death. Blood starts to leak out of his head where it has been cracked open.
Douglas: Looks like you just got your ass FRANCHSIED!
Cyrus: Everyone look at this piece of crap. ECW is trimming the fat so everyone best go out there and win or you could be next. Balls, you best bring that Hardcore title back to us.
We go to ringside where Scott Hudson is with Joey Styles.
Hudson: It looks like Big Vito is out of ECW Joey.
Styles: Well Vito made the mistake of putting his hands on Paul E's mouthpiece Cyrus but I think that could be a mistake. Vito is a tough man and might not be the right man to piss off.
Hudson: Lets look at what we have tonight Joey. Curt Hennig, despite his lost to Booker T on Thunder gets a shot at William Regal and his TV Title. Also Jeff Jarrett will face Little Guido for the US title.
Styles: I understand that The Juice will make his Nitro debut as he takes on another cruiserweight Spike Dudley. No Laughing Matter and the Young Blood do battle and the Dudley's take on the Shooters. Right now here comes our first match, Balls Mahoney taking on the Hardcore Champion Ray Traylor.
Traylor retained his title in quick fashion over former champion Balls Mahoney. Balls went for the Nutcracker Suite but Traylor countered with an elbow and then hit a spinebuster for the win. After the match Vampiro hit the ring and gave Traylor the Nail in the Coffin.
No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Ray Traylor pinned Balls Mahoney after a spinebuster slam in 0:03:45.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Ray Traylor retained the Hardcore Title.)
After the break William Regal picked up yet another win. He is the most dominating champion WCW has seen. Every show he defends his title and continues to win. This one came over a struggling Curt Hennig. Hennig got some offense in but went for the Hennig Plex too early and Regal countered into the Cobra Neckbreaker for the win.
William Regal pinned Curt Hennig with the Cobra Neckbreaker in 0:07:06.
Rating: * 3/4
(William Regal retained the TV Title.)
After the match Curt attacked Regal and tossed him to the floor.
Hennig: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I am tired of this. Something has to change around here.
Hennig then throws the mic down and leaves the ring.
We see a locker room door with a star on it.
Female Voice Over: A star is returning to WCW. THE STAR IS RETURNING TO WCW! Prepare to be blinded.
Hudson: What in the hell was that?
Styles: I have no idea. But what I do know is when we come back Jeff Jarrett will take on Little Guido for the US Title.
A new US Champion was crowned as Jeff Jarrett got some gold back around his waist. Guido was over confident and it showed. Jarrett had something to prove and did it tonight. Guido went for the Kiss of Death early but Jarrett hit a low blow. Jarrett went for the Stroke but Guido countered into an armbar. Jarrett later on hit a dropkick which knocked the official down. That brought out a bloody Big Vito. In the ring Guido was about to hit the Kiss of Death when Vito hit him in the head with his stick ball bat. Jarrett then hit the Stroke while Vito revived the ref. Three seconds later and we had a new champion.
Jeff Jarrett pinned Little Guido Maritato with the Stroke in 0:12:06.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Jeff Jarrett won the US Title.)
After the match Jarrett celebrated on the turnbuckles when Owen Hart hit the ring. Owen hit Vito with a spinning heel kick. He then picked up Jarrett's guitar, pulled him off the turnbuckle and broke the guitar over his head.
Owen: Hey Jeff, choke on that one slappy! Now onto the reason I came out here. I want the man Goldberg tonight. Goldberg, I am going to end your career a week after you returned.
The crowd starts to chant NUGGET!
Owen: I AM NOT A NUGGET DAMN IT! SHUT UP! Goldberg tonight I end it.
After the break we see Jarrett getting stitched up by the trainer Michael Martin.
Jarrett: I am going to kick that nuggets ass.
In the ring the former tag team champions The Young Blood are taking on the men they took the titles from No Laughing Matter. During the match the Dudley Boys came to ringside. Steiner ran into the ropes and D-Von pulled him to the floor. While Steiner was fighting the Young Blood was working over DeMott. Then from the back the champions Misterio and LeRoux came out. Lash took out the Dudley's with a lariat off the barricade. Rey then gave the Young Blood a double missile dropkick. He gave Knoble a sitdown faceslam allowing DeMott to hit the Moonsault for the win
No Laughing Matter defeated The Young Blood when DeMott pinned Knoble
with the Moonsault in 0:05:51.
Rating: * 1/2
After the match the Misfit Animals and No Laughing Matter stood in the ring holding off ECW's teams. After ECW retreated to the back Steiner got into the face of LeRoux before DeMott pulled him back. We then go to the back where we see Kanyon sitting on a set of steps still in that dazed state. Jerry Lawler then walks up.
Lawler: Hey Kanyon, how's it going?
No answer.
Lawler: That good huh. Well how about you tell me your problems.
Just then Disqo walks up and grabs Lawler.
Disqo: Hey what's your damn problem buddy?
Lawler: You talking to me? Listen punks like you don't talk to stars like me.
Disqo: How about we face off in the ring to see just who the star is.
Lawler: Fine, see you in the ring.
After the break we saw a huge upset as Disqo defeated The King. Lawler controlled the match and mocked Disqo throughout the match. During the match we see Lex Luger come out. Lawler goes into the ropes and Luger hits him with his loaded forearm. Disqo then hit the Last Dance for the win.
Disqo pinned Jerry Lawler with the Last Dance in 0:06:47.
Rating: **
After the break we see Lance Storm in the ring.
Storm: If I can be serious for a moment. For a week I have asked for best Cruiserweights to come out and challenge me. I took out the great Rey Misterio Jr. and the----strange----Juvi. Now how about another? Is there another one who will challenge me?
ECW's music plays as Chris Candido comes out with the lovely Tammy.
Candido: You couldn't take that title from me you had to team up with Owen to take the title. I carried your ass in that match just like I did in ECW. I made you a star in ECW and now I am going to take you out.
Candido charges the ring and we have our next match.
Storm, much like William Regal, has been dominating his division. Candido had a good opening series of moves wit a flying lariat, head scissors and a huge backdrop. Storm took over when Candido went for a dropkick but Storm moved. Storm then went to work on Candido's leg. Tammy got involved by tripping Storm. Candido went for a DDT but Storm countered into a Northern Lights Suplex for the win.
Lance Storm pinned Chris Candido after a Northern Lights suplex in 0:06:10.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Lance Storm retained the Cruiserweight Title.)
After the match we go to the back where Mike Tenay is with TV Champion William Regal.
Tenay: William, for weeks now you have dominated the competition for the TV title and it seems like you will face anyone.
Regal: Mr. Tenay, as TV Champion it is my job to face anyone and everyone. I will continue to do that and fight anyone and everyone. I don't care if they are from ECW or WCW I will fig----
Lance Storm walks right through the shot but doesn't stop or even look at them.
Regal: How bloody rude. Why is it after people are in America they beco----
Suddenly a dazed and confused Kanyon walks through the shot.
Regal: This is rather disturbing. It seems that I need to teach some of these people some manners. Mr. Tenay, thank you for your time.
Regal leaves. The camera follows Kanyon down a hallway. He walks up to Booker T who is trying to get a coke out of a machine. Kanyon slaps the dollar out of his hands and then slaps Booker. Booker looks confused and watches Kanyon walk away.
After the break the Shooters took on the Dudley's. The Shooters came up short in this match as the Dudley's finally got back on the winning side of things. Early on they couldn't get either Shamrock or Blackman down and they were on the run. However a low blow to Blackman changed that. The end came like this, The Shooters went for their Backdrop Neckbreaker but flipped over and shoved Shamrock to the floor. Blackman charged with a lariat but D-Von ducked and then with Buh Buh hit 3D for the win. After the match the Dudley's set up a table but Shamrock hit the ring and took D-Von down and locked in the Ankle Lock. Buh Buh tried to attack Shamrock but Blackman tripped him and locked in a Cross Armbreaker. Both Dudley's tapped out but the Shooters refused to release the hold until The Young Blood hit the ring.
The Dudley Boys defeated The Shooters when D-Von Dudley pinned
Blackman after the Dudley Death Drop in 0:08:47.
Rating: ** 1/4
The next match was because of what happened in the back. Booker T really dominated Kanyon. He hit the Book End for the win. However after the match Kanyon was holding his neck. Trainer Michael Martin hit the ring and told Booker to back off. EMT's came out and we went to break with EMT's putting a neck brace on Kanyon.
Booker T pinned Kanyon with the Book End in 0:04:58. Kanyon suffered
a neck injury. He will be out for approximately 5 weeks.
Rating: * 3/4
After the break we see Kanyon being loaded into an ambulance with help from Booker T and Disqo. Booker T and Disqo both watch the ambulance leave. We then go to the ring where Spike is facing Juvi.
Spike and Juvi had a great match up and showed that Spike is still a huge star. Juvi while only his second match with WCW is showing that he could be a break out star in the near future. Spike however showed that he can do it all. He hit a series of high flying moves and then went to a ground attack. He even used a chair. He won the match with the Acid Drop after Juvi missed the 450 Splash.
Spike Dudley pinned Juventud Guerrera with the Acid Drop in 0:13:05.
Rating: ****
Goldberg in his second match back in WCW picked up a win over a big star Owen Hart. Owen did the best we have seen against Goldberg. Owen hit an enzuigiri and then locked in the Sharpshooter. However Goldberg wouldn't go down. He fought out and finally hit he spear and Jackhammer for the win.
Bill Goldberg pinned Owen Hart with the Jackhammer in 0:08:24.
Rating: ***
After the match ECW tried to attack Goldberg but he held them off. Rhino watched from the rampway being held back by Cyrus.