We are "live" from Jacksonville, Fl. Actually, WCW is in Japan for a New Japan Pro Wrestling show so this was taped from last week following the live edition of Nitro. Eric Bischoff, Bobby Heenan, and "Mongo" McMichael talk about how the winner of the World War 3 battle royal will be the new WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
We go to Hulk Hogan dressed in a black cape, black mask, black gloves, carrying a sword, and apparently standing in a grave yard of sorts. He says he wants Randy Savage to bring him the head of Meng tonight. He also says he doesn't trust Sting with his relationship with Lex Luger and challenges Sting to a match next week.
Savage, wearing all black, takes on Meng as he attacks Meng right off the back. Savage throws Meng into Jimmy Hart's megaphone and Savage hit Meng with the Flying Elbow Drop for the 1-2-3. After the match, Lex Luger attacks Savage's bad arm and tried to break it.
Chris Benoit takes on Kensuke Sasaki as Eric Bischoff mentions that Benoit is the newest member of the Four Horsemen. Benoit hits Sasaki with two German Suplexes and then gives him a full Nelson Dragon Suplex for the 1-2-3.
Next, Johnny B. Badd defends the WCW TV Championship against Eddie Guerrero who definitely deserves a title shot, if not the title. It was a pretty entertaining match that ended in a 10-minute draw with Badd retaining the title. Badd and Guerrero shake hands after the match.
Eric Bischoff mentions Hulk Hogan's "dark side" and says Hogan will be on Nitro next week. Hogan wants to take on Sting.
Gene Okerlund has The Giant, Jimmy Hart, and Kevin Sullivan in the ring. Okerlund says he's disappointed in Hart for what he did at Halloween Havoc. A little late there aren't you Gene-o? The Giant says he'll be the champion come World War 3 as Sullivan is laying on the ground mocking Hogan.
Now we go to the main event with Sting defending the United States Heavyweight Championship against Dean Malenko as Sting comes out without the title belt. A good back-and-forth match between the relative newcomer and the Franchise of WCW.
Malenko hits Sting with a German Suplex. Malenko then misses a drop kick attempt. Sting misses a Stinger Splash and is hit with a missile drop kick. Malenko goes for his Texas Cloverleaf finisher, but Sting reverses it into a rollup for the 1-2-3 to retain the U.S. Title.
After a commercial break, Gene Okerlund interviews Sting as Sting responds to Hulk Hogan's challenge. Sting is surprised Hogan challenged him and says he has nothing against Hogan but tells him he forgets Sting is the big dog in WCW.
Sting has taken on all comers and defeated them all and will do the same to Hogan. He accepts Hogan's challenge and will meet him in a main event match next week on Nitro we've all been dying to see for over a year-and-a-half since Hogan came to WCW.
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