Nitro comes on the air with footage from the end of Thunder.  We see Vader, Jeff Jarrett and Booker T all standing tall.  We then see Booker T and Jeff Jarrett arrive.  They are then meet by commissioner Hollywood Hogan. Hogan:  Nice to see you guys arrive. Jarrett:  What do you want slapnut? Hogan:  I just wanted to let you know you are going to be teaming again. Booker:  What are you talking about? Hogan:  Well you are going to be teaming with Vader against Vampiro Sting and myself.  Booker:  Ok boy, but let's make this match worth something.  If you can pull off the win, I will hand you this title right here and leave WCW.  But if you can't do it and come up short in this match you have a match at Uncensored against Double J here. Jarrett:  And it will be a guitar ladder match slapnut. Hogan:  You got it. We then go inside to our opening match. Tony Mamaluke pinned Lash LeRoux after a rollover in 0:03:59. Rating: 3/4* Tony Mamaluke returned to action here on Nitro when he defeated Lash LeRoux.  Lash still trying to find a comfortable spot in WCW once again was close to victory.  The end came when Lash attempted a flying bodypress but Mamaluke rolled through it and got the win.  We then go to the back where we see Just Joe and Scott Taylor with Mean Gene. Mean:  Guys, after the break you are going to be a team against Little Guido and Brian Christopher.  Taylor:  Well at Uncensored I will put this title on the line against Christopher, and I am going to give him just a taste tonight Joe:  Gene, it isn't very often I get a chance to talk here so I am going to make it worthwhile.  Tonight I prove that I deserve to be here in WCW.  Tonight we teach those two a lesson. Mean:  Looks like they mean business. Brian Christopher and Little Guido Maritato defeated Just Joe and Scott Taylor when Christopher pinned Taylor with the Tennessee Jam in 0:05:13. Rating: * The team of Just Joe and Scott Taylor had great teamwork, but Guido and Christopher had the drive and Big Sal.  The end came when Just Joe hit the Jumping DDT on Guido.  He then went out and went after Sal, but Sal dropped him with a lariat.  On the inside Taylor went for the Worm but Christopher took him down with a flying lariat.  Guido the gave him the Kiss of Death and Christopher hit the Tennessee Jam for the win. Scott Steiner made Spike Dudley submit to the Steiner Recliner in 0:06:17. Rating: *** 1/4 (Scott Steiner retained the WCW TV Title.) The TV Title was on the line here and Scott Steiner won with some unexpected help.  Spike has defeated some of the biggest stars in the wrestling world and nearly defeated Steiner.  He hit the Acid Drop on Steiner but the ref got knocked down in the process.  This brought out Rhino who gored the hell out of Spike.  Steiner recovered and locked in the Steiner Recliner for the win. Rhino pinned Lance Storm after a power bomb in 0:09:48. Rating: **** 1/4 Rhino and Lance Storm had an incredible match here.  Early on Storm was in charge with leg lariats and dropkicks.  He then worked on Rhino's knee when he was on the mat.  Rhino however made his comeback after a missed flying elbow form Storm.  Rhino gored Storm and hit a powerbomb, which got the win.  Hardcore Match: Ray Traylor pinned Steve Blackman with the Traylor Park Trash in 0:04:46. Rating: * In the return of hardcore, Ray Traylor showed that he knows what Hard Time is defeating a hardcore man in Steve Blackman.  Traylor made short work of Blackman after hitting him with his nightstick followed by his Sideslam. Mikey Whipwreck pinned Disqo with the Whippersnapper in 0:07:23. Rating: * 3/4 Disqo once again went up against the Ministry in this match, and came up short.  Both of these men have similar finishers and both tried to hit it several times in the match.  With both men knowing the finisher they were ready.  The end came when The Sinister Minister distracted Disqo on the outside.  He turned around right into the Whippersnapper and got pinned.  We then go to the back where Mean Gene is with the Mamalukes. Mean:  You three men have some explaining to do.  We have footage of you taking some kind of envelope from the commissioner after putting Bill DeMott on the shelf. Vito:  Listen Gene, we like you so we are going to be nice.  That was our business and not yours. Mamaluke:  Gene, since we do like you I am going to tell you.  It was a contract for a title shot here tonight.  Our next match here on Nitro is going to be a three-way dance for the tag team titles.  Mean:  A three-way dance?  Who is going to be the third team? Mamaluke:  It is going to be the Hart Foundation. Mean:  And just how did you pull this off?   Mamaluke:  Well when you do a favor for people, they usually repay you. Mean:  This stinks.  Up next the tag team titles on the line. Triangle Match: The Ministry (Owen Hart and Paul Wight) defeated The Hart Foundation and The Mamalukes when O. Hart made Johnny the Bull submit to the Sharpshooter in 0:12:20. Rating: * (The Ministry (Owen Hart and Paul Wight) retained the WCW Tag Team Titles.) It seemed that the Ministry and the Mamalukes were working together as they often double, tripled or even quadruple teamed Bret and Jim.  The end however proved that you don't trust a snake and that there is no honor among thieves.  Paul Wight gave Johnny the Bull the Final Cut out of nowhere allowing Owen to lock in the Sharpshooter for the win.  After the break we see William Regal in the ring. Regal:  Hello again all my American friends.  Tonight I am here to talk about the injustice that has befallen me.  Last week I tried to get our fair commissioner to be fair, but he wasn't so I am going the next step up.  So I am asking--nay demanding that our CEO Ric Flair come out here. Space Odyssey 2001 plays as Ric Flair comes out. Regal:  Mr. Flair, how can you sit back and allow these hooligans bully fine athletes like myself. Flair:  You think that I am just sitting back William?  I have been on the front lines of this battle since I returned.  Do you have a problem with the job I am doing? Regal:  As a matter of fact I do Mr. Flair.  It seems that your personal feud against Mr. Hogan has blinded you to the pain of your employees. Flair:  Well the pain I am going to be seeing is in your eyes.  Regal, tonight you have THE NATURE BOY in the ring.  And to be fair if you beat me YOU become the CEO. Regal:  Mr. Flair, violence isn't the answer but if we must we must. Tonight sunshine we get a man of honor as CEO. Regal and Flair have a stare down as we go to break. The Ministry (Gangrel and Mortis) defeated Jaime Knoble and Alex Wright when Mortis pinned A. Wright after hitting him with a foreign object in 0:11:40. Rating: * 3/4 The next match saw a well-oiled tag team of Gangrel and Mortis against the new team of Jaime Knoble and Alex Wright.  Wright and Knoble were in control early on, but it was soon taken way by the Ministries teamwork.  The end came when Mortis used his staff to knock out Alex Wright for the win. Ric Flair pinned William Regal with the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:13:42. Rating: *** 1/4 In the battle for control of the company Ric Flair came out on top.  William Regal however continues to be a major player here in WCW and is really picking his game up.  The end came when Regal missed a flying knee drop allowing Flair to lock in the Figure Four. Hardcore Match:   Fit Finlay pinned Masato Tanaka after a Doctor bomb in 0:03:47. Rating: ** 1/2 In another Hardcore match on Nitro Fit Finlay, who had the first ever-hardcore match in WCW back in the early 90's, faced Masato Tanaka.  These two men didn't use the usual plunder for a hardcore match, but instead just beat the hell out of each other.  The match was short however as Tanaka missed his Roaring Elbow and was given a Doctor Bomb from Fit for the pinfall. Jeff Jarrett, Booker T and Big Van Vader defeated The Ministry (Hulk Hogan, Sting and Vampiro) when Vader pinned Sting with the Vader Bomb in 0:07:22. Rating: * In the main event, the unlikely team of Vader, Booker T and Vader won the match.  This saw at least three people in the ring the entire match.  The end came when Jarrett nailed Sting with the guitar and went for the cover.  Vader however didn't like the fact that he was the legal man and wanted the win.  He pulled Jarrett off Sting and gave him a chokeslam.  Booker tried to stop Vader and took a lariat that flipped him.  He then gave Sting a powerbomb and gave him the Vader Bomb for he win.  Hogan tried to come in and he took a series of shots to the face from Vader.  Vampiro was smart and stayed on the outside.  We go off the air with Vader standing tall over Jeff Jarrett, Booker T, Sting and Hulk Hogan.