The January 8, 1996 Edition of WCW Monday Nitro was held in the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dark Results
- Big Bubba Rogers defeated The Renegade
- The Nasty Boys (brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) defeated Earl Robert Eaton & Johnny Grunge
Show Results
- Benoit quickly gaines the advantage with stomps and a running clothesline. Snap suplex by Benoit.
- Back elbow take down by Benoit. Scoop slam by Benoit.
- Wright comes back with right hands but Benoit knocks him down anyway.
- Fisherman suplex into a bridge for a two count.
- Wright is sent to the floor. Pillman comes on over and chokes Wright with his shirt.
- Wright and Benoit trade rights back in the ring but Benoit gains the advantage.
- A few vicious chops by Benoit in the corner. Wright flips off the turnbuckles and eventually connects with a spinning heel kick.
- Cross body off the top by Wright... 2 count.
- Wright sends Benoit over the top to the floor.
- Baseball slide into Benoit sending him into the railing. Wright with a cross body onto the floor.
- Uppercuts by Wright, a terrible dropkick by Wright.
- Scoop slam by Wright and he gets a 2 count.
- Bischoff rips WWF again for raising prices for their PPVs.
- Boston crab by Wright and Benoit is doing a nice job of selling.
- STF by Wright and Benoit still will not give up.
- Wright with a back elbow. Snap suplex by Wright and he gets a 2 count.
- Wright decides to dive onto Pillman and Wright begins to hammer away on Pillman.
- Benoit regains control. Wright misses a splash off the top rope. Benoit got his knees up.
- Many reverses by both men looking for suplexes. Benoit with a back elbow.
- Benoit hooks Wright and connects with a full nelson suplex... 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: Chris Benoit via pinfall with a full nelson suplex.
- Match time: 6:40
- Afterwards, Pillman spits on Wright.
- Lord Steven Regal w/ Jeeves Vs Eddie Guerrero
- Guerrero wrenches on the arm of Regal. Regal gets to the ropes.
- Guerrero regains control and places Regal into a hammerlock. Near fall by Guerrero.
- Regal wrenches on the arm of Guerrero. Guerrero flips up and wrenches back onto Regal.
- Regal flips Guerrero over using his legs.
- Eric calls the "Royal Rumble" the "Royal Fumble".
- Regal places Guerrero into a headlock on the mat. Regal continues to wrench on the arm of Guerrero.
- Guerrero comes back with a knee, but Regal delivers left hands. Running knee strike to the gut by Regal.
- Guerrero reverses a double under hook power bomb into an arm drag.
- Head scissors take down by Guerrero. Dropkick by Guerrero.
- Regal trips Guerrero up for a cover... 2 count.
- Regal with a poke to the eye and he clubs Guerrero on the back.
- Clubbing blows to the back by Guerrero and he places Regal into a nice cover... 2 count.
- Regal comes back with a right hook. A few knees and uppercuts by Regal.
- Nice leaping reverse vertical suplex for a 2 count.
- More clubbing blows by Regal. They trade right hands. Multiple reverse pin attempts.
- Regal continues to get several 2 counts.
- Guerrero again comes back with right hands. But Regal uppercuts him to take control.
- Dropkick by Guerrero. Uppercut again by Regal. Back elbow by Regal.
- More right hands by Regal. Guerrero reverses an uppercut into a backslide... 1-2-3.
- Your Winner: Eddie Guerrero via pinfall with a backslide.
- Match time: 8:08
- We come back with Gene standing with Lex Luger and Sting for the mandatory drama interview between friends.
- Luger says they should be talking backstage with Sting.
- Sting has a big question for Luger. Luger defends his reasoning at Starrcade 1995.
- Luger says that he was injured and wanted Sting to help him up.
- Sting says that he and Luger would be a pretty damn good tag team.
- Looks like we have a new Tag Team.
- Sting will be in action against Diamond Dallas Page!
- On Saturday Night, Savage will go for the World Title against Ric Flair!
- Mongo might have ruined the ending by stating "It's not a good way to start 1996 when you lose to Sting."... Heenan tries to cover up the error.
- DDP rubs the cigar into the eyes of Sting and delivers elbows in the corner.
- Sting dropkicks DDP through the ropes to the floor.
- Cross body over the top by Sting. They go back into the ring.
- DDP blocks a leapfrog by Sting by hitting him in the groin.
- Right forearms by DDP. Sting sent to the corner and DDP connects with a back suplex.
- Swinging neck breaker by DDP and he gets a 2 count.
- DDP goes back to a headlock. DDP uses the ropes for leverage. Sting comes back though.
- DDP drops back down and keeps the headlock on.
- Sting fights back with elbows to the gut and connects with a running bulldog.
- Repeated right hands by Sting. Atomic drop by Sting and he takes DDP down with a dropkick.
- Stinger Splash in the corner and he leg sweeps DDP down.
- Sting tries for the Scorpion Death Lock but Page gets to the ropes and drops Sting throat first over the top rope.
- Swinging neck breaker by Page. Sting with a rollup... 2 count. Page pokes Sting in the eyes.
- Back elbow by Page in the corner and he gets another 2 count.
- Sting reverses a back suplex and places DDP into the Scorpion Death Lock... Page has no choice but to tap out.
- Your Winner: Sting via submission.
- Match time: 6:20
- Hogan is getting a decent amount of boos.
- Flair and Hogan start things off. Shoulder block by Hogan.
- Side headlock into a hammer lock by Flair.. Hogan reverses, Flair with a front face lock. Hogan with a hammerlock.
- Hogan overpowers Flair when they get up. Flair with chops in the corner.. Hogan no-sells of course.
- Poke to the eyes by Flair... Hogan with a big boot. Running clothesline on Flair and Anderson. Two scoop slams take the Horsemen to the floor.
- Anderson gets the tag into the ring. Anderson and Hogan trade wrenching the arm.
- Savage goes to the top and leaps onto Anderson's arm.
- Savage wrenches on the arm and places Anderson into an arm bar.
- Anderson backs Savage into the ropes and tries to suplex Savage to the floor but Savage blocks and sends Anderson into a big boot from Hogan on the apron.
- Anderson is on the floor. Savage with a top rope double axe handle to the floor.
- Savage with a double axe handle in the ring... 2 count.
- Hogan chases after Flair in the ring. Flair gets the tag and chops away on Savage.
- Flair with a back elbow. Flair goes up top but Savage catches Flair and slams him off.
- Savage places Flair into the Figure Four, Hogan places Anderson into the Figure Four.
- Anderson with a nice DDT onto Savage... 2 count.
- Flair sends Savage over the top to the floor. Anderson sends Savage into the railing.
- We come back and Anderson has Savage in an abdominal stretch. Anderson places Savage into a full nelson and tags in Flair who continues to work away on Savage.
- Chops in the corner and Savage is hurting. Savage is sent hard into the corner.
- Back suplex by Flair and he gets a 2 count when Hogan breaks up the count.
- Savage places Anderson into a sleeper but is backed into the wrong corner and Flair gouges his eyes.
- Anderson chokes Savage, and Savage falls to the floor. Flair sends Savage back first into the guard railing.
- Back in the ring Flair continues to work on the ribs of Savage. Backslide by Savage but he gets a two count only.
- Savage reverses the Figure Four and gets a two count.
- Savage with right hands, Flair with a vicious chop that takes Savage down. Anderson gets the tag and works on the back of Savage.
- Anderson clubs Savage on the back and Savage holds onto the ropes blocking a DDT.
- Flair knees Savage in the back and Savage manages to make the tag to Hogan.
- Hogan no sells a chop and delivers right hands on Flair. Back drop and a few clotheslines.
- Flair manages to clothesline Hogan on the back, but Hogan clotheslines both men over the top to the floor.
- Anderson is sent back into the ring... Anderson with the spine buster... Hogan no sells.
- Right hands by Hogan, big boot, and the leg drop... 1-2-3.
- Giant has came down to the ring and choke slams Hogan and Savage!
- Zodiac is back out here again and tells Giant to stop hurting by continuing to say "Friend".
- Your Winners: Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage via pinfall following Hogan's Leg Drop Of Doom on Anderson.
- Match time; 15:00
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