WCW Nitro Show 24: To Join Forces

WCW Nitro Show 24: To Join Forces

Segment 1: The Main Event



Sunny is backstage, and announces that tonight we will see Taylor \ Greenwald and Beth \ Roxxi fight in a tag team match.

Segment rating: 8.1

Segment 2: The past is the past, your time is now!



Ashley Lane is in the ring, and she calls out Tammy Neal. Tammy appears, and Ashley challenges her to a match at “Lashing Out” because she wants to make one thing clear, when they were kids, Ashley was always the best and Tammy was always jealous she was better than her and that Tammy was only holding her back in wrestling. Tammy tells her, they will see who was better and who kept who behind once Lashing Out comes and then eventually accepts a challenge to a match between the two.

Segment Rating: 5.8

Segment 3: Tammy Neal vs Francine



Chop by Tammy on Francine. Francine kicks Tammy Neal in the gut to reverse the momentum. Francine slams Tammy down. The referee goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Francine with a reverse suplex. Hooks the leg, but there's no referee to make the count. Francine only gets knees on a splash. Francine gets hip tossed by Tammy. Back heel kick from Tammy. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Slingshot clothesline by Tammy. Pin : 1....2....no! Shoulder up at the last second. Francine ducks a clothesline attempt. Suplex into a front slam from Francine. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Francine misses a clothesline. Ashley Lane runs down the aisle and into the ring, carrying a chair! Tammy turns...and gets floored with a chair to the head! The referee has no choice but to call for the bell! Disqualification! Francine and Ashley Lane try to beat down Tammy Neal, but end up getting run out of the ring by a furious Tammy Neal. They leave quickly before they end up taking any more punishment

Segment Rating: 5.2
(Crowd reaction: 4.8, match quality: 5.6)

Segment 4: Why me?





Ariel is in the ring addressing the crowd and the three ladies who attacked her last week. Because of them Kristal couldn’t make it this week and Ariel said she has done nothing to either women to be attacked, when Desire walks out onto the stage she tells Ariel, she was just in a bad place and a wrong time and the distraction Desire causes proves to be enough, as Ariel doesn't notice Alicia \ Wesna coming out of the crowd until they are already within striking distance. She gets beaten down as Desire looks on from the stage.

Segment Rating: 5.8

Segment 5: You can do it again



Vickie Guerrero is backstage with her client Natalya. Vickie explains that she knows Sunday will be a big night, and so she wants Natalya to put on a career-best performance and take out Cheerleader Melissa for good, she already won the best out of 7 series, she can do it again. The scene fades out as the praise and motivation continues.

Segment rating: 8.0

Segment 6: Sara Del Rey and Mercedes Martinez vs Tiana Ringer and Jazz



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Tiana takes a back suplex. Vertical suplex by Sara Del Rey. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Del Rey tags out to Mercedes Martinez. Del Rey \ Mercedes whip Tiana into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Gut buster, Tiana hits hard. Tiana Ringer reverses a hip toss. Flying elbow off the top rope by Tiana Ringer. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Tiana tags out to Jazz. Jazz scores with a face jam. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Jazz looks shocked. Gut buster, Mercedes hits hard. Jazz only gets knees on a splash. Jazz takes a butterfly suplex from Mercedes. Mercedes tags out to Sara Del Rey. Del Rey hits a right hand. Jazz tags out to Tiana Ringer. Tiana Ringer takes a butterfly suplex from Del Rey. Chaos reigns as everyone winds up brawling on the outside! The referee stays in the safety of the ring, and does a ten count, ending the match in a draw. Del Rey \ Mercedes and Tiana \ Jazz don't look like they've finished! They continue to brawl in and around the ring, not stopping until a host of referees run down the aisle to break them up. Then a furious Sunny comes out and announces that at “Lashing Out” these for women will compete in a 4 corners match where the winner will be named the “Ultimate” diva of WCW and they better stop fighting or risk getting fired……tonight!!

Segment Rating: 6.3
(Crowd reaction: 5.0, match Quality: 7.6)

Segment 7: Last Chance Match






Sunny is backstage, and announces that at Lashing Out we will see Serena & The Haze and Minn Home Wrecking Crew fight in a tag team championship match.

Segment Rating: 8.1

Segment 8: She’s so Great, She can do it again




Vickie Guerrero is in the ring and talks about how great Natalya is and how Natalya is going to defeat Cheerleader Melissa for the second time since the best out of 7 series. She also says Melissa better look out, and doesn't notice Cheerleader Melissa come out of the crowd and into the ring. She attacks, leaving Vickie down. Cheerleader Melissa moves in for the kill. Melissa is about to set up Vickie for the Kudo Driver but out comes Natalya as Melissa drops Vickie, Vickie rolls out of the ring and runs towards Natalya as Melissa stands against the ropes and laughs. Cheerleader Melissa leaves, her message having been made.

Segment Rating: 7.8

Segment 9: Minn Home Wrecking Crew vs Tokyo Sweethearts



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Spin kick by Manami Toyota to the face. Back heel kick from Toyota. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Tag between Manami Toyota and Mima Shimoda. Tokyo Sweethearts whip Rain into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Mima Shimoda arm drags Rain over. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Mima Shimoda strikes Rain. Shimoda only gets knees on a splash. Rain hits a swinging DDT on Mima Shimoda. Tag between Rain and Lacey. Shimoda takes a chop from Lacey. Brutal forearm by Lacey. Lacey drops an elbow...but misses. Tag between Mima Shimoda and Manami Toyota. Second rope splash by Toyota. Toyota face jams Lacey. Pin : 1....2....no! Shoulder up at the last second. Kick from Manami Toyota to the leg. Lacey avoids an avalanche, Manami Toyota hits the turnbuckles hard. Lacey scores with a face jam. Team Blondage come running down the aisle with chairs! Lacey whips Manami Toyota into the ropes. A. O'Neal jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between A. O'Neal, Toyota, and the chair! Manami Toyota falls to the canvas. Manami Toyota can barely stand. Here it comes - Implant DDT. 1....2...3, it's finished. Team Blondage aren't satisfied! They decide to continue the assault on Tokyo Sweethearts, stomping them into the mat until referees pull them away!

Segment Rating: 6.5
(Crowd Reaction: 6.1, Match Quality: 6.9)

Segment 10: We’ll see you Sunday!




Minn Home Wrecking Crew are backstage, as they laugh about having to face Serena and Daizee again, but out of nowhere comes Serena and Daizee and takes out Lacey and Rain with trash cans!! The referee’s run in to break up the fight.

Segment rating: 6.5

Segment 11: The Main Event: Nora Greenwald and Taylor Wilde vs Roxxi and Beth Phoenix



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Face crusher from Taylor on Phoenix. Second rope splash by Taylor. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Tag to Nora Greenwald. Greenwald \ Taylor whip Phoenix into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Beth Phoenix takes a knee lift from Greenwald. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Nora Greenwald strikes Phoenix. Beth Phoenix reverses a hip toss. Beth Phoenix with a reverse suplex. Tag between Beth Phoenix and Roxxi. Hard impact russian legsweep by Roxxi. Vicious back suplex! Nora Greenwald avoids an avalanche, Roxxi hits the turnbuckles hard. Greenwald tags out to Taylor Wilde. Taylor Wilde hits a missile dropkick on Roxxi. Taylor Wilde with an enziguri. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Taylor snapmares Roxxi. Roxxi reverses a Taylor Wilde hammerlock. Flying elbow off the top rope by Roxxi. Roxxi misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Taylor Wilde knocks Roxxi to the outside, then signals for the Bridging German Suplex. She reaches out of the ring for Roxxi...and gets clobbered with the ring bell! Right to the head! The referee wakes up to see Roxxi sliding in and making the pinfall: 1....2....3! Forget about it. Trinity comes running down the aisle with a chair, and gets into the ring! Trinity hits Taylor with a chair to the back! Taylor Wilde goes down to the canvas, hurt.

Segment Rating: 7.7
(Crowd Reaction: 7.0, Match Quality: 8.5)

Overall Show Rating: 6.9