Before the next match, it is announced that the nWo have put out a press release stating that Kevin Nash will not be here tonight to take on The Giant. Also, it is announced that a new referee will be picked via random name draw by WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon.
Eddie Guerrero retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Dean Malenko after working on Dean Malenko's knee.
Scott Hall shows up. He says that everybody here wants to see "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan take out Sting and that nobody is more interested than him as he takes on the winner at SuperBrawl. He also confirms that Kevin Nash will not be here tonight. He then calls for a referee, and tells The Giant that he won. The Giant shows up and gets in the ring, and it is noted that he is not wearing a cast on his recently injured hand. The Giant says he is a forgiving man, and says that "if I were to wrestle me, I wouldn't wanna be here, either." He also says he is a patient man and will be in wrestling for a long time, and when Kevin Nash comes back, he'll find out that he is the real giant. He also has another message for Nash, but before he can deliver it, Scott Hall throws his toothpick at him and punches him a few times only to be hit with the Jackknife Power Bomb. Scott Norton and Vincent help hall to the back, then head to the ring for their match.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage replaces Konnan in the upcoming six-man tag match, despite not being scheduled to appear. He harasses Rey Mysterio, Jr. and Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) at the aisle on his way to the match.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage, Scott Norton and Vincent beat The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Ray Traylor.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who calls the WCW wrestlers in the crowd a "tremendous showing of unity" as WCW has a lot at stake tonight. He says that due to interesting from both Sting and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Dillon announces that the names of all the wrestlers were placed in a random draw and that Nick Patrick will be the referee for Sting vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan tonight. Patrick's name raises some eyebrows, due to his prior history as a former member of the nWo, but Dillon tells Okerlund that Patrick's record is exemplary.
Raven's Flock (Billy Kidman, Sick Boy, Scotty Riggs, Lodi, Van Hammer) are seen in the front row before the next match.
Bill Goldberg beats Steve "Mongo" McMichael. Before the match, Goldberg and Mongo go at it, and Goldberg picks up and carries Mongo into the ring. During the match, Goldberg punches Mongo off the aprona nd into a table that Goldberg set up earlier in the match, hurting Mongo and keeping him from putting Goldberg in the Tombstone Piledriver, now known as the Mongo Spike. This allows Golberg to get Mono in the air for the Jackhammer.
Before the next match, Rven - who comes out from the back - says that when he signed with WCW, he stated that he would not conform to their rules or their corporate structure. He also made sure certain stipulations were included to allow him to wrestler who, when and where he wants. He has chosen tonight not to wrestle, and he has also decided to allow Perry Saturn to finish off something that should have been finished off a long time ago: the destruction of "The Crippler" Chris Benoit. When Saturn shows up, he also comes out from the back. Benoit then tells Raven he doesn't look at reality or the truth through a veil, as things are what they are and he is who he is. When he rests, he rests in reason. When he moves, he moves with passion, and there is nothing he is more passionate about right now that dealing pain to Raven. Raven teases getting into the ring to allow Saturn to go for an attack from behind, but Benoit sees that coming and hits Saturn with a knife edge chop.
Perry Saturn beats "The Crippler" Chris Benoit with the Rings of Saturn thanks to the efforts of the rest of Raven's Flock (Raven, Billy Kidman, Lodi, Scotty Riggs, Sick Boy, Van Hammer).
Buff Bagwell beats Lex Luger. Vincent shows up during the match to provide Bagwell with some back-up. Later on in the match, Buff Bagwell knocks Lex Luger into referee referee Billy Silverman. Luger then puts Bagweell in the rack, then "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up. Luger body slams him and puts him in the rack, but Scott Norton shows up and knocks out Luger with Rick Steiner's dog collar wrapped around his fist before placing Bagwell on top of Luger. Miss Elizabeth shows up to check on Savage after the match.
Diamond Dallas Page - taking the place of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who is injured - beats Curt Hennig to win the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship! DDP celebrates in the crowd after the match.
Eddie Guerrero answers questions for an interview on WCWWrestling.com.
Eric Bischoff beats "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko...almost. Scott Hall helps out a worn-out Bischoff by placing a steel plate in one of Bischoff's boots, allowing Bischoff to knock Zbyszko out. When Bischoff kicks Zbyszko, however, the steel plate flies right off. When Bischoff asks special guest referee Bret "The Hit Man" Hart to raise his hand, Bret lays him out, and also beats up Scott Hall when he gets in the ring, putting him in the Sharpshooter. After Zbyszko chokes Bischoff out with his own belt, Bret raises Zbyszko's hand instead. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko beats Eric Bischoff to keep Nitro in WCW's hands.
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Sting. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart stops David Penzer from ringing the bell, and claims that referee Nick Patrick made a fast count. (In reality, Nick Patrick was supposed to actually make a fast count, but botched the finish and performed a regular cadence on his count instead.) He punches out referee Nick Patrick, then grabs Hogan and tosses him back in the ring. He restarts the match with himself as referee, saying that he refuses to let anyone get screwed over like he did again, referring to the Montreal Screwjob. Sting hits Hogan with a Stinger Splash, fights off the nWo, hits Hogan with another Stirnger plash and puts Hogan in the Scorpion Death Lock. Hogan submits, and Sting beats Hogan in the impromptu rematch to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The WCW Superstars in the crowd celebrate with Sting in the ring. (The match is considered to be the zenith and, due to how it was booked and the aforementioned ref botch, the start of WCW's slow decline by means of poor creative decisions and backstage dissent.)
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