The September 16, 1996 Edition of WCW Monday Nitro was held in the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
Results[]
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- Rey Misterio Jr. (c) defeated Juventud Guerrera to retain the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship (6:54)
- Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ice-Train (w/Teddy Long) (4:41)
- Konnan (w/Jimmy Hart) defeated Super Calo (6:44)
- Brad Armstrong defeated Hugh Morrus (3:55)
- Scott Norton defeated Randy Savage by DQ (6:35)
- Glacier defeated Big Bubba Rogers (w/Jimmy Hart) (2:42)
- The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson & Ric Flair) (w/Woman) defeated Chris Jericho & Marcus Alexander Bagwell (11:06)
- Lex Luger defeated The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael) (w/Debra) by DQ in a Two On One Handicap Match (6:00)
Other Segments[]
- Featured still photos from the previous night's Wargames, post-match attack on Randy Savage, and Hulk Hogan spraypainting Elizabeth
- Moments later, Tony Schiavone & Larry Zbyszko discussed the fake Sting and noted the real Sting was in Japan the previous week.
- Included footage from earlier in the night of nWo fliers being passed out as fans came into the arena
- Included an ad promoting the nWo T-shirt
- Featured Mike Tenay conducting a backstage interview with Chris Benoit & Steve McMichael, alongside Debra McMichael, regarding their match later in the night against Sting & Lex Luger and the fact Sting & Luger dropped the ball in Wargames
- Included a vignette detailing the training and experience of Glacier
- Featured footage of Sean Waltman sitting ringside, during which it was noted he was known as the 1-2-3 Kid in the WWF and was no longer with the company.
- Included the announcement Jacques Rougeau & Carl Oulette, Jim Powers, WCW Cruiserweight Champion Rey Mysterio Jr., Kevin Sullivan & Mexican Heavyweight Champion Konnan would be in action as part of WCW Saturday Night.
- Featured Mike Tenay conducting an interview in the aisle with Savage in which they reviewed still photos from his match with the Giant at Fall Brawl and discussed Savage's match at Halloween Havoc with WCW World Champion Hulk Hogan
- Moments later, cameras outside the arena saw Hogan, the fake Sting, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Ted Dibiase celebrating the Wargames win beside their limo.
- Included an in-ring segment in which Sting walked out, took the mic, and discussed the WCW wrestlers doubting him after the events of the previous week
- Sting then said he had given Luger the benefit of the doubt a dozen times in the past year, he had given his blood, sweat, and tears to WCW, and said he would continue to stand by the wrestlers and fans that never doubted him
- He then told those that did doubt him to stick it, that he was now a free agent, but that he would continue to appear when they least expected it
- Sting then left the ring and slapped fans' hands as he went backstage
- Featured an ad for the Four Horsemen T-shirt.
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