The New World Order shows up, checking the underside of the ring for Sting on the way to it. Vincent looks through the crowd with binoculars in search of Sting. Masahiro Chono speaks a few words for the crowd, then Eric Bischoff says hello to Kevin Nash, who is currently preparing to prove who the true giant really is. Curt Hennig says North Carolina may be "Flair country," but the United States Heavyweight Championship makes him the man in the nWo. He and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair will get in a steel cage at Starrcade with the US title on the line and that history will be made as Flair will be retired after Starrcade. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan continues to call Sting a coward, saying he would never come out and come face-to-face with him, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is concerned about a sneak attack by Sting, and he plans to search the building for him, making sure Sting is stung if he finds him.
The New World Order release another paid announcement where they mock The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Ray Traylor.
Ray Traylor beats Vincent. Sick Boy, Lodi and Van Hammer of Raven's Flock are seen heading down to their ringside seats during the match.
We see The Nitro Girls at the commentary table.
Disco Inferno retains the WCW World Television Championship against Yuji Nagata after giving both Sonny Onoo and Nagata Chartbusters.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Disco Inferno! Chris Jericho! Diamond Dallas Page! The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)! Lex Luger!
Eddie Guerrero guests on commentary for the next match. Dean Malenko stares down Eddie from a distance before the match.
Fut Finlay beats Dean Malenko after Eddie Guerrero distracts Malenko, which causes Malenko to hit Eddie with a forearm.
Raven 's Flock (Perry Saturn, Sick Boy, Billy Kidman, Van Hammer, Lodi) is seen in the front row.
Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera beat Psychosis and La Parka.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund announces that Charlotte Police Chief Snyder and Major Barnes along with Doug Dellinger of WCW security are in the ring due to his next guest: "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who shows up for the first time since his retirement. Anderson says he's now living in a new house he bought just down the road, but he still considers his real home the ring, as it is the only place he has felt comfortable since he was an adult. He says it's good to be back in the ring, if only for a little while. 90 days ago, Curt Hennig and the New World Order robbed Charlotte, North Carolina of seeing "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He then tells Hennig he should have finished the job, as Ric Flair is here in the building. Ric Flair shows up, and takes the opportunity to honor the Charlotte police force, and says the police memorial is a tremendous monument to the fallen officers of the town. On behalf of WCW, he congratulates them and hands them a check for $15,000. Chief Snyder says that 22 officers slain in the line of duty, fifteen in the past eight years. On behalf of the police department and the families of the slain officers, the police department thanks WCW for the generous donation to their memorial. The police and Dellinger leave, then Ric Flair says that on behalf of Anderson and the city of Charlotte, he wants WCW to send in a video of the greatest Nitro party of all time. He calls Curt Hennig out tonight, because Charlotte can dance all night and dance a little longer, and the nWo can't beat him up in this city.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committe Chairman J.J. Dillon, but it isn't long before Eric Bischoff shows up. Bischoff says he has not yet done everything to get out of his match, and tells "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko to stay on commentary. Bischoff says the match isn't fair, saying he is not wrestler and never said that he was and that Zbyszko outweighs him by 60 pounds. He will get in the ring with Zbyszko, but Dillon has to agree to one thing: punches, kicks - especially to the head - and knock-outs count. Otherwise, the match is off. Dillon says he doesn't like Bischoff personally, yet he wouldn't say anything behind his back that he wouldn't say to his face. He agrees to Bischoff's demands due to Bischoff's martial arts background, but only if submissions count due to Zbyszko's wrestling background. Bischoff says the match is on.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Scott Hall gets a lot of cheers for WCW and a lot of boos for the nWo during his pre-match survey. Nevertheless, he says that tonight is "one more for the good guys."
Scott Hall beats Chris Jericho with both a choke slam - to mock The Giant - and The Outsider's Edge.
Kevin Potran and Rick Burko of Central Michigan University are the Nitro Party Pack winners this week. We see footage of their Nitro party.
Before the next match, it is revealed that Bill Goldberg has attacked Steve "Mongo" McMichael from behind. WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon sends Goldberg to fight Meng in Mongo's place, and Goldberg tells him "You want another victim? You got it!" As Goldberg heads to the ring, Mongo gets up and goes after Goldberg, and referees, officials and WCW security have to hold both men back.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Konnan and Scott Norton by disqualification after Vincent interferes. Ray Traylor rushes into the ring, forcing the nWo to clear the ring.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Booker T after referee Billy Silverman is knocked down and Miss Elizabeth keeps Booker T from going to the top rope. A fan tries to attack Savage during the match, but is quickly apprehended by security.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls, and pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
Scotty Riggs fights "The Crippler" Chris Benoit in Raven's place, denying the fans Benoit vs. Raven for the fourth week in a row.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Scotty Riggs with the Crippler Crossface. After the match, Benoit grabs the microphone and says "Quoth the Crippler, nevermore" again before calling out Raven for ducking him, saying the anticipation of pain is worse than pain in his case. He tells the rest of Raven's Flock (Perry Saturn, Billy Kidman, Sick Boy, Lodi, Van Hammer) that they claim to be non-conformists before saying they're looking at one. He then fives over the guardrail and fights the Flock, but the numbers game catches up and Perry Saturn puts him in the Rings of Saturn.
We see a video package of Sting.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who confirms that Eric Bischoff is throwing a tantrum after being put in a match against "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko and being unable to weasel his way out of the match. As if on cue, Bischoff shows up and wants to know who Dillon will use as the referee for their match. Dillon tells him it will be Randy Anderson, as they don't get much better than him. Bischoff is disappointed, and wants a tall referee that can see everything from every angle, and wants Kevin Nash. Dillon recommends Scott Dickerson, but Bischoff says Dillon can't keep picking guys fatter than him. When Dillon asks who Bischoff wants, Bischoff brings up Syxx, who still has a broken neck. Dillon then says he will pick a nWo guy, but Bischoff has to have the say on who he picks. Bischoff is okay with this, and Dillon immediately has the guy for the job: Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who shows up and gets in the ring. Bret says it took a long time to get here, and that it's great to be in "Ric Flair country." Bret says that if Dillon is looking for a referee, he would be honored to do the job. Bischoff is excited that Bret is here at $7.5 million a year on Ted Turner's money with weekends off, but he tells Bischoff to do what he can, win if he can, but not to look to him for any help as nobdody knows better than him what it's like to be screwed by a referee. Bischoff tries to get Bret back on his side, but Bret doesn't seem to be listening to him.
The nWo release another paid announcement where they ridicule Lex Luger.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Instead of Luger, however, he gets Buff Bagwell. He knows Lex Luger is in the building, having this interview planned out, then says that Luger is cowering in the locker room now that he's in the ring. He says that Luger hasn't beaten him, can't beat him and won't beat him. As if on cue, Lex Luger shows up and says Bagwell is so thoroughly pathetic from calling himself "the new Total Package" that he went to the production truck and got himself a match against Bagwell. Bagwell says he needs a referee for a match, but Lex has one lined up in the form of Nick Patrick. Bagwell then says he's not warmed up yet, but Luger has that covered by slapping Bagwell in the face. This starts the match, and Okerlund gets out of there.
Buff Bagwell beats Lex Luger by disqualification when Vincent and Scott Norton interfere and Luger sends Bagwell over the top rope.
Before the next match, Curt Hennig says he is truly too good to be true, as the gold he wears around his waist is something that belongs to him, because he is what he is and he is the best. He says there is nobody in the crowd that can beat him, and he hocks a loogie after uttering "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's name before telling he feels like dancing all night and dancing a little longer, because he can and he is bigger, better and cooler than Flair. No matter what anyone says or thinks, there will be another Curt Hennig in the wrestling world, and he doesn't care who is brought out to the ring, as the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship is proof of that. Hennig keeps speaking as the show goes to break. (It is later revealed that Hennig was drunk that night.)
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Curt Hennig by disqualification when the nWo interferes seconds after the match begins. Curt Hennig retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. Flair fights off the nWo, but the numbers game quickly catches up with him. As Curt Hennig puts Ric Flair in the Figure Four Leg Lock, Diamond Dallas Page shows up and fights off the nWo, and he is joined by The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Lex Luger. The nWo quickly retreats, and Diamond Dallas Page dares Curt Hennig to take the United States title from him. As Luger and the Steiners carry Flair to the back, due to it is noted by commentary that Bret "The Hit Man" Hart is not with the nWo. Page then grabs a microphone, and says he feels pretty good right now. He asks Hennig how he's feeling, and tells him he has a spot in the middle of the ring for him and calls him out, telling him to get in the ring and feel the bang. Two fans try to get in the ring, and one of them is kept out of the ring by announcer David Penzer while the other guy gets shoved down and kicked by referee Randy Anderson, who then puts him in an eye gouge before security takes it from there. Instead of Hennig, Page gets the entire nWo, including "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, and Page gets in the crowd to escape the nWo. Once again, Bret is not with the nWo. Hogan says that what just happened is an example of what happens when you mess with the nWo, then asks why Sting didn't come out to face him while the nWo was out here earlier. The lights go out as Hogan calls Sting a coward, and Sting is spotted in the rafters. The lights come back on, and Hogan calls out Sting as yet another fan is in almost in the ring and is being escorted out by security. The lights then go out again, then they come back on. Sting is then spotted on top of the entryway standing over the Nitro logo. Hogan continues to call out Sting, and Sting comes down from the entryway and approaches the ring as the show ends.
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