"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Rick Steiner. Tonight, it is not brother vs. brother, instead, Scott Steiner is just another opponent that Rick is planning to teach a lesson. Suddenly, Buff Bagwell shows up, and says he's as sick of Scott as Rick is, and that nWo Hollywood wins however they can and do not work one-on-one. He asks Rick to let him into his corner so he can watch his back. Rick admits that they have not seen eye to eye on a lot of things, and does not know if he can trust him. Buff tells him that he is done with the nWo, and that he is ready to watch his back in case Scott tries anything. Rick agrees to let Buff be in his corner tonight.
Before the next match, Raven admits he has been on a losing streak, and that it is because of circumstances beyond his control. He went to bed at 11 am this morning, and found out after he woke up that he had his match. Raven refuses to participate in the match due to the match being scheduled at the last moment. Jericho takes the microphone and says that since Raven doesn't want to wrestle, he's not in the mood to wrestle, either. However, the Jerichoholics came to see him wrestle, and that he means increased buy rates and butts in seats. Jericho says he wanted to wrestle a legend such as Raven, the former leader of the Flock. If Raven doesn't want to wrestle him, that's fine, but Jericho says he can whip him in two minutes because Raven doesn't have what it takes anymore. After Jericho calls Raven a loser, Raven runs into the ring.
Chris Jericho retains the WCW World Television Championship against Raven with the Lion Tamer after Raven accidentally whips Jericho into Kanyon and Jericho reverses the Evenflow DDT.
Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff show up. Bischoff says that the thing that he admires about Hogan most is that he represents the millennium when it comes to family values. Hogan says he can come out and be long-winded if he wants to, but the fact is that the nWo-ites love him, and last week, he took a member of his own family and crucified him in front of the wrestling world simply because Horace Hogan was not nWo-ready and "not willing to sacrifice," just to prove that you have to be worthy to join nWo Hollywood. As he went to get the steel chair, he felt Horace's life in his own hands, and drew the line to prove what it takes to be an nWo-ite, to show the fans where he is coming from, and to prove to The Warrior that he will show him where he is coming from and where is going.
Wrath beats Meng.
Kidman answers questions for an interview for WCW.com. He syas it's hard to prepare for one man, let alone two. However, it may be a easier to win as he will be coming in fresh. He looks forward to defending the Cruiserweight Championship against Juventud Guerrera, but he also has a score to settle with Disco Inferno.
Disco Inferno beats Juventud Guerrera to face Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship later tonight.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Scott Steiner says he is in the town that never sleeps, and that he has gone with three days and 30 nights with a couple of "freaks." He says he is in town and ready to pound, and tells all the "freaks" out there that he is the hook-up and to "holla if you hear me." He then heard that Buff Bagwell came out earlier to have Rick Steiner's back, and says that he knocked him down in front of his mother and beat up Rick all of his life, so they're a bunch of losers. He then tells Buff that if he wants to make it interesting, then he and Rick can tag team while he tags with The Giant, and that the WCW World Tag Team Championships will be on the line. The Giant, who has shown up at this point, calls Rick "a barking dog that's got no bite" and Buff "a pretty boy that's got no guts." WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon shows up to confirm what Scott just said, and Scott says Rick and Buff cannot beat the largest man in the world and the largest arms in the world. Dillon also asks Scott if he agrees to let Rick have 15 minutes in the ring with him if they lose the tag team titles. Scott says nobody can put the largest back in the world for the mat for a three-count, and agrees to this stipulation, but says Rick will not beat him and The Giant. Dillon makes the match - and the stipulation that Rick finally gets his one-on-one match with Scott, should Scott Steiner and The Giant lose - official. Scott says he and The Giant will beat Rick Steiner and Buff Bagwell "just like that," but Dillon says that remains to be seen.
Alex Wright beats Fit Finley.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller answers questions for an interview for WCW.com. Miller doesn't care what the fans think about him or calling himself "the greatest" and "the real deal."
Saturn beats Lodi.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Disco Inferno.
We see Konnan's music video. (The music video is removed from the WWE Network.)
Rick Steiner - without Buff Bagwell - beats Scott Steiner and The Giant to single-handedly win the WCW World Tag Team Championships. During the match, Scott Steiner tags in Buff Bagwell at Buff's request only for Buff to trick Rick again and kick him in the gut before running off, leaving Rick on his own. Despite the double-cross, Rick Steiner still wins it after he ducks a missile drop kick from the top rope from The Giant, which hits Scott Steiner and gives Rick a fighting chance and the win. As per the recently made pre-match stipulation, Scott Steiner now has to face Rick Steiner in a one-on-one match with a 15-minute time limit. Scott Steinre refuses to do the match and tries to leave with The Giant, but Rick goes after him and has to fight off The Giant in addition to Scott Steiner at the beginning of the match.
Rick Steiner beats Scott Steiner in a one-on-one match. During the match, a man in a Bill Clinton mask and a three-piece suit jumps the guardrail and punches out security, then takes a slapjack from Stevie Ray (who has just arrived) and hits both Rick and referee Charles Robinson. The man then unmasks to reveal that Bagwell is the main in the suit. He then tries to make the three-count with the referee's hand, but Rick still kicks out. After a Frankensteiner from Scott, Rick still kicks out. Buff tosses the ref out and double-team Rick but Rick takes both men out. Rick hits Scott with a Steiner Bulldog, referee Nick Patrick slides in to make the three-count and give Rick the win.
Before the next match, Scott Hall beats up Kevin Nash with a ringside microphone and chokes him out with a camera cable. He then takes the microphone and asks Nash what it's like to see the world through foggy eyes. He then tells Nash, who is then being tended to by the referee and trainer Danny Young to go back to the locker room, because he is through with him. Nash then staggers back into the ring, and Hall continues to strike him.
Scott Hall beats Kevin Nash by count-out after Kevin Nash decides he has had of enough of beating up Scott Hall.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Sting. During the match, Sting accidentally hits referee Billy Silverman with a back elbow, and Bret takes advantage by hitting Silverman in the back of the neck with a leg drop. Sting puts Bret in a superplex, and one of Bret's legs lands on the legs of the referees, leaving all three men in the ring down. Sting goes for a Stinger Splash, and overshoots Bret, hitting his head on the steel post. Bret then goes outside and grabs an aluminum baseball bat, and hits Sting in the back as Sting is hanging off the top rope. He gets Sting back in the ring and drives it into Sting's throat from the top rope before reviving referee Billy Silverman and putting Sting in the Sharpshooter. Silverman is still out on his feet, but he recovers enough to count Sting out during the Sharpshooter. After Bret leaves, Billy Silverman calls for some medical help for Sting. Security has to stop a fan from jumping over the guardrail as a gurney is brought out. Sting is placed on the gurney and helped out of the arena and into an ambulance.
Hollywood Hogan beats The Warrior. During the match, Hogan runs into referee Nick Patrick, then knees him as he is down. Hogan then calls out for support, and gets The Giant. The Giant goes for a big boot, but Warrior ducks and he hits Hogan instead. Stevie Ray and Vincent try to get in the ring, but Warrior takes them down as well. Warrior goes for the pinfall, but referee Nick Patrick is still down. Nevertheless, Warrior is able to revive Nick Patrick before Hogan can get to Warrior. Nick Patrick tries to pull Hogan off of Warrior when Hogan hits Warrior with his own workout belt. Warrior eventually uses the belt against Hogan, and as referee Nick Patrick warns him not to use it, Hogan tries to throw a fireball into The Warrior's face only for the set-up to fail miserably. Hogan eventually hits Warrior with a low blow, and after Hogan hits a leg drop, Horace Hogan shows up with Eric Bischoff following from behind. This distracts Hollywood, who misses the second leg drop. Warrior revives, but Eric Bischoff puts referee Nick Patrick in a headlock so that Horace can hit Hogan in the back of the head with a steel chair, giving Hogan the win. Hogan tosses referee Nick Patrick out of the ring, then tells Horace - who is seen with stitches in his head - that he passed the test. Horace Hogan then squirts lighter fluid on Warrior, and is about to light Warrior on fire when head of WCW security Doug Dellinger stops Hollywood and Horace from setting Warrior on fire with a lighter.
Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page. At one point in the match, DDP becomes the first person to reverse the Jackhammer, which Goldberg attempts with a hurt shoulder, landing on his feet and turning it into a Diamond Cutter. After this, DDP attempts another Diamond Cutter, but Goldberg reverses it into a Jackhammer to get the win. After the match, Goldberg raises DDP's hand in a sign of respect, and the show ends. (During the live pay-per-view broadcast, the show cut off for many customers after the bell rang to start the match due to the fact that the event went over three hours. As a result, this match was replayed on Nitro the following night, giving Nitro its final ratings win in the Monday Night Wars and irritating fans who had bought the pay-per-view.)
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