This week’s Monday Night Nitro saw all sort of nWo interference as they’ve begun a conscious effort to reduce the legitimacy of the company’s main 3 championship belts
The threesome interfered in #1 contenders matches across the board and a non-title match between Ricky Steamboat and Sting that is resulting in a re-match for the title at Clash of the Champions
Psicosis will challenge 2 Cold Scorpio for the U.S. belt and The Public Enemy will challenge The Faces of Fear
The big question is Sting’s involvement though as the nWo treated him as more of an ally than the other matches where Hogan, Hall, and Nash were clearly just disruptors.
WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Yokozuna (c) vs. Owen Hart
Mankind vs. Vader
WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mr. Perfect (c) vs. Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler
FOUR WAY ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE WWF TAG TEAM TITLES
Camp Cornette (c) vs. The Speed of the Storm vs. Requiem (Piper & Taker) vs. The Smoking Gunns
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart vs. ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase
Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts vs. ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin
STEEL CAGE MATCH
Brian Pillman vs. Nailz
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Yokozuna - 57 days Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect (2) - 113 days Tag Team Champions: Camp Cornette - 57 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 337 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 43 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 3 days
Yokozuna (c) vs. Owen Hart to retain the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Mankind def. Vader
Mr. Perfect (c) def. Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler
The Speed of the Storm (Bob Holly & Kerry Von Erich) def. Camp Cornette (c), Requiem (Piper & Taker) & The Smoking Gunns in an Elimination Tag Team Match to win the WWF Tag Team Titles
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart def… ‘The Million Dollar Man’ Ted DiBiase in less than 3 minutes
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin def. Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts in less than 3 minutes
Brian Pillman def. Nailz in a Steel Cage Match
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Yokozuna - 57 days Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect (2) - 113 days Tag Team Champions: The Speed of the Storm - NEW
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 337 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 43 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 3 days
After beating Jake Roberts at Summerslam, Steve Austin was interviewed on the ramp by Dok Hendrix.where Austin continued the assault, albeit verbally on Jake Roberts: * You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn’t get you anywhere! Talk about your Psalms, talk about John 3:16… Austin 3:16 says I just whipped your ass!*
Wrestlers are jumping back and forth between WWF & WCW and the world is transfixed by the New World Order and WCW as a whole
Vince McMahon is said to be committed to Yokozuna and his reign as champion and isn’t that concerned by the effect Scott Hall and Kevin Nash are having. In fact, Jim Ross said he’s bringing Diesel and Razor Ramon back to the WWF. Our sources indicate some confusion in WCW as they definitely have signed multi-year deals with Ted Turner’s company
Ted DiBiase has jumped to WCW where he was revealed to be the benefactor of the nWo
The 1-2-3 Kid has also debuted with WCW and is part of the nWo, as is The Giant
WAR GAMES MATCH
Team WCW (Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair, and Sting) vs. The New World Order (Hogan, Nash, Hall)
Macho Man Randy Savage vs. The Giant
Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho
WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Public Enemy (c) vs. The Faces of Fear
Ice Train vs. Scott Norton
The Steiner Brothers vs. The American Males
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Yokozuna - 85 days Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect (2) - 141 days Tag Team Champions: The Speed of the Storm - 28 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 365 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 71 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 31 days
In the build-up to Fall Brawl, the nWo have been stating that Sting is the newest recruit to the New World Order - a claim that the Icon has been denying to his teammates
Flair and Steamboat seem dubious as the nWo have been broadcasting some video evidence of someone that looks a lot like Sting if it’s not the Stinger.
Team WCW (Ricky Steamboat, Ric Flair, and Sting) def. The New World Order (Hogan, Nash, Hall) when Flair submitted Hogan. Sting remained true to his team and then walked off during the celebrations.
The Giant def. Macho Man Randy Savage.
Chris Jericho def. Chris Benoit
The Public Enemy (c) def. The Faces of Fear to retain the WCW World Tag Team Titles
Scott Norton def. Ice Train
The Steiner Brothers def. The American Males
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Yokozuna - 85 days Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect (2) - 141 days Tag Team Champions: The Speed of the Storm - 28 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 365 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 71 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 31 days
At the conclusion of Fall Brawl, Sting walked away from his celebrating teammates and that was enough for the nWo to pounce. They put a beatdown on Flair to the degree that he had to be stretchered out. We’re hearing it will be a calendar year until we see the Nature Boy again
The following night on Nitro, Sting said he walked away from Ricky and Ric because they lost faith in the Stinger and they were wrong. But tonight he’s walking away from Nitro because he’s losing a little faith in the Stinger as well - and this time, the doubters are right. He’ll still be watching though.
WWF IN YOUR HOUSE 9: INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT PREVIEW - SEPTEMBER 22, 1996
WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Yokozuna (c) vs. Scotty Flamingo
Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind
Brian Pillman vs Nailz
WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Speed of the Storm (c) vs. Camp Cornette (Davey Boy & Owen)
The Gatekeepers (Jannetty & Ventura) vs. The Bushwhackers
Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler vs Mark Henry
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Yokozuna - 92 days Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect (2) - 148 days Tag Team Champions: The Speed of the Storm - 35 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 372 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 78 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 38 days
WWF IN YOUR HOUSE 9: MIND GAMES RESULTS - SEPTEMBER 22, 1996
Scotty Flamingo def. Yokozuna (c) to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Shawn Michaels def. Mankind
Brian Pillman def. Nailz
Camp Cornette def. The Speed of the Storm (c) to regain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
The Gatekeepers (Jannetty & Ventura) def. The Bushwhackers
Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler def. Mark Henry
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Scotty Flamingo (3) - NEW Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect (2) - 148 days Tag Team Champions: Camp Cornette (2) - NEW
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 372 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 78 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 38 days
WWF IN YOUR HOUSE 11: BURIED ALIVE PREVIEW - OCTOBER 20, 1996
BURIED ALIVE MATCH
The Undertaker vs. Mankind
NUMBER ONE CONTENDERSHIP MATCH FOR THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart vs. Yokozuna
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mr. Perfect vs. ‘The Loose Cannon’ Brian Pillman
WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Camp Cornette (c) vs. The Gatekeepers (Jannetty & Ventura)
Crush vs. Ravishing Rick Rude
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Scotty Flamingo (3) - 28 days Intercontinental Champion: Mr. Perfect (2) - 176 days Tag Team Champions: Camp Cornette (2) - 28 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 400 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 106 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 66 days
WWF IN YOUR HOUSE 11: BURIED ALIVE RESULTS - OCTOBER 20, 1996
Mankind def. The Undertaker in a Buried Alive Match
Yokozuna def. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart to become the #1 contender to the WWF World Heavyweight Championship
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Brian Pillman def. Mr. Perfect (c) to win the Intercontinental Championship
Camp Cornette (c) def. The Gatekeepers (Jannetty & Ventura) to retain the WWF World Tag Team Titles
Ravishing Rick Rude def. Crush despite Crush having a hand on the ropes
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Scotty Flamingo (3) - 28 days Intercontinental Champion: Brian Pillman - NEW Tag Team Champions: Camp Cornette (2) - 28 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 400 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 106 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 66 days
WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ricky Steamboat (c) vs. “Trillionaire” Ted DiBiase
Macho Man Randy Savage vs. Hollywood Hogan
Jeff Jarrett vs. The Giant
Chris Jericho vs. Syxx
Dean Malenko vs Rey Misterio Jr
Magnum T.A. vs. Nikita Koloff
WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Public Enemy (c) vs. The Four Horsemen (Benoit & Arn)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Diamond Dallas Page
The Nasty Boys vs. The Outsiders
WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION World Heavyweight Champion: Scotty Flamingo (3) - 35 days Intercontinental Champion: Brian Pillman - 7 days Tag Team Champions: Camp Cornette (2) - 35 days
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING World Heavyweight Champion: Ricky Steamboat - 407 days United States Champion: 2 Cold Scorpio (2) - 113 days Tag Team Champions: The Public Enemy - 73 days
Hollywood Hogan was pencilled in for the Main Event of Halloween Havoc for several months now but there’s some concern that he’s not being booed in the manner they would like. This resulted in the loss at War Games to Ric Flair but also the consequent beatdown as Flair needed to leave for some medical work. However, now that means Hogan has been weakened and no-one has benefitted.
Owen and Davey Boy are each now 4 time tag team champions with Owen having 2 reigns with Davey Boy as well as Yokozuna and his brother Bret. Davey on the other hand has his 2 reigns with Owen, a reign with Lex (as the Allied Powers), and a reign as part of the British Bulldogs