411’s WCW Monday Nitro Report 1.23.01

WCW Tuesday Nitro Report 1.23.01
Taped
Announcers are Tony and Scott
Report by Widro and Ashish

Recaps and videos.

Team Flair watches stuff backstage with catered food dregs laying everywhere. They watch Sid break his leg, and laugh.

Announcers talk about the change in ownership. Then they try to work in Flair’s role as CEO in with the legit sale. And speaking of Flair

Here comes Flair, with Road Warrior Animal, Buff and Lex. Flair on the mic, pumps up his buddies. Says who will face Steiner? Goldberg? No he’s gone. Sid? No he’s in the hospital. Then he introduces the #1 contender Alex Wright! YES! I was right all along! Berlyn has made it to the main event in WCW! Alex comes out to the entrance and begins to cut the promo of his life, but then Big Gutty is here to wreck things. NO! Flair yells at Nash. Alex rambles in German, then slaps Nash. Nash doesn’t say anything, attacks Alex and proceeds to powerbomb him through the stage. What does this mean for Alex in the Superbrawl Main Event??? Nash says he’s now #1 contender, and he has someone to back him up The James Brown music starts and the Cat comes out. He says he booked Big Bad Stupid Poppa Dump against Nash. Flair says he has qualifying matches set up. I wonder if Flair knows how close he is to having his head explode on live TV. Nash vs. Buff, and the special ref is Luger. Cat says no, Luger already has a match, with Self High Five, and DDP comes out. DDP: just when you think you have all the answers, the Cat has changed the questions. Ugh. DDP vs. Luger will be the man to ref the Nash/Buff match. Flair says Buff and Nash cant interfere or they are suspended. Nash on the mic again, he is going to take Steiner’s belt.

Commercial Break

Sanders talks to Chavo and Wall backstage. Sanders says Team Flair likes Chavo, and flew in two top cruiserweights to fight Chavo. Then also a match against Rection and Lash. Wall screams.

JJ and Steiner arrive. Flair and the others meet them and bring them into the dressing room to chat.

Mike Modest vs. Christopher Daniels
Feeling out process. Daniels has a red collar for some reason with his regular trunks. Chops. Daniels botches some move and almost breaks his neck. I guess that will do it for him. Modest with a cool pumphandle suplex. Modest with a nice clothesline. Enziguri by Daniels and they brawl to the floor. Daniels jumps into the ring, and dropkicks Modest from the ring, then pulls himself back in. Big splash from the ring onto Modest on the floor. Back into the ring. Sucky split legged moonsault by Daniels. Modest catches him with a full nelson suplex. Modest to the top, Daniels stops him. Snapmare from the top by Daniels for 2. Daniels up top, and Modest with an amazing headstand into a top rope head scissors. Modest flies at Daniels, who moves, Daniels hits a moonsault for 2. Modest with a pancake type move for 2. Modest with a vertebreaker type move for a pin, Daniels has a foot on the rope. Modest goes for that move again, Daniels blocks and goes for a double underhook into a powerbomb, which was botched too. They spill onto the floor. Uh oh, the siren plays, and here comes Scott Steiner. He beats up both Daniels and Modest. Steiner uses a steel pipe and twists each man’s leg.
No Contest

Steiner cuts a promo. He is sending Sid a present, these two jabronies and they can talk about the man who sent them there.

Commercial Break

THE Kwee Wee is out for an interview, he screams and rants about some crap. He says he’s all man. Some security guy is at ringside, and is laughing at Kwee Wee. My dad walked into the room here, and he is also laughing at Kwee Wee. The security guard comes in and they brawl. Flair: this is what you’re missing with Kwee Wee not on your team.

Commercial Break

Team Canada is here. Storm challenges Konnan to a singles match to end this feud once and for all. Remember Konnan, this is a war, and Canada has never lost a war. Here come the Animals. Konnan on the mic- Canada has never BEEN in a war.

Can I Be Serious For A Minute vs. Yo Yo Yo Let Me Suck Konnan
Back and forth, then things break down on the floor. The yacks tussle. Awesome and Kidman. Storm flies at Konnan, who ducks, Storm flies onto Awesome by accident on the floor. Konnan tries kick wham face buster, but Storm blocks, then turns it into the Canadian Maple Leaf.
Winner: Storm

So that’s it for this war?

Commercial Break

Shane Douglas asks Totally Buff about membership in the New WCW. TB says they need a favor from Shane. Take out the Cat, and you’re in.

Gene interviews Lash Leroux and Rection. Lash says he thought Chavo was misunderstood, but Lash was wrong. Lash says he will stay with Rection until the very end. Rection starts somber. I predict screaming in 5 4321 What? No screaming? I’m disappointed. Rection tells Lash to give him the MIA shirt. He discharges Lash from the MIA, and they are going back to who they are and what they did best. You thought General Rection was dangerous? You forgot about Hugh Morrus. THE LAUGHING MAN IS BACK AND MORE DANGEOUS THAN EVER!!!

Luger walks

DDP walks

They fight on Nitro next

Commercial Break

Winner is Ref of the main event
Horseface Scum vs. DDP
Lockups. Punching, Luger goes down. Luger takes a breather on the floor. Luger back in, spinning DDT thing by DDP for 2. They go back and forth slowly. Luger clothesline and DDP is down. DDP pulls Luger’s crotch on the STEEEEEL ringpost. DDP up top, flies at Luger, but wont pin, goes for Cutter. Luger hits ref by “acceident”, JJ is here on the apron, guitar shot, Luger racks DDP. Ref is back up.
Winner: Luger

Commercial Break

The Reunited Mamalukes vs. PerfectShawn and Jindrack
JTB starts with Shawn. Shawn takes control with some stomps in the corner. Reverse enziguri by JTB. Vito in for a double team slam. More double teams on Jindrack. Jindrack with a springboard clothesline, tag to Shawn. Mamalukes double team for a while, Vito stays in with shawn, and he goes to work. Shawn with a bodyslam. Jindrack in with a double elbow drop. Shawn and Jindrack working well together against Vito. Hot tag with no heat to JTB. Dropkicks. Vito back in, clears Shawn to the floor. Guerilla press drop by JTB, ref distracted by Vito, Shawn from the top with a fist drop. Mafia kick by Vito on Shawn, Vito covers Shawn, Jindrack covers JTB, ref is confused. Other NBT are here, push the ref, who DQs the NBT.
Winners by DQ: Mamalukes

Thrillers argue and push and shove in the ring

Commercial Break

Thrillers argue backstage. Flair goes up to Sanders and gives him advice. Tells Sanders to out think the other guys.

Shane Douglas vs. The Cat
Shane on the mic. Cat on the mic, makes a JJ/DDP match for Superbrawl. Flair on the FusientTron says this isn’t a US Title match, it’s for the commissionship. Shane attacks from behind. Reverse Snapmare by Shane. Some crappy submission, and Cat almost taps but gets up. Cat rebounds with chops and kicks. Cat hits Shane’s head into the turnbuckles. No DQ, so here comes Sanders. Here comes Sean O’Haire. Here comes Rick Steiner. It’s a mess.
Winner: Cat

The cat dances.

[Widro is off to get drunk…Ashish is in.]

Chavo Guerrero, Jr. & The Wall vs. Hugh Morrus & Lash LeRoux
Wall and Hugh in to start. Back and forth action. Hugh makes the tag to Lash while Wall tags in Chavo. Chavo takes control. Chavo and Wall double team Lash. Lash fights back. Match slows down and gets somewhat sluggish. Chavo stomping away on Lash. Chavo nails the Wall by accident. Chavo now to the top, nails a dropkick and gets a 2 count. Lash goes for a corner spear but misses. Chavo rolls him up for the win. Afterwards, Hugh and Lash take out the heels.
Winners: Chavo Guerrero & The Wall

Buff Bagwell vs. Kevin Nash
Luger is out first, he is the special ref. Here comes Buff. Hudson comments on how cocky Buff has become. Where the hell has he been? Luger says he takes his job as ref very seriously and will call the match right down the middle. Buff says he is doing one hell of a job. Buff’s music starts playing again for some reason and they go to a commercial while the announcers are still talking. Ok. We’re back. Nash comes out and here we go. Nash in control early. Buff battle backs and takes advantage. Buff goes for a pin but it’s not enough. He pounds away on Nash in the corner and then locks on a headlock. Nash fights out of it and nails a sidewalk slam, goes for the pin, and gets 2 due to a slow count by Luger. Nash continues to control, goes for another pin, and another slow count by Luger. Nash is upset with Luger, which opens the door for Buff to once again regain control. Buff gets a chair but Luger tells him he can’t use it and takes it from him. Buff then goes for a dropkick and Luger holds the chair infront of Nash. Ha. DDP is in now, Diamond Cutter on Luger. Straps are off. Nash hits the Jacknife on Buff. Pin, Nash counts for Luger, and that’s it.
Winner: Kevin Nash

And here come the troops. Steiner, JJ, Animal and Co. are out as is Kronik. They brawl as we fade….