WCW Nitro Show 40:
Segment 1: Divas Championship Title Match!
Jazz vs Sarah Stock vs Kelly Couture
Kelly Couture snap suplexes Jazz. Sarah Stock strikes Couture. Jazz backdrops Sarah Stock out of a piledriver attempt. Short range spear from Jazz. Vicious back suplex! Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Sarah face jams Jazz. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Jazz slips out the back of a Sarah Stock bodyslam. Jazz hits a delayed suplex on Sarah. Short powerbomb by Couture. Portia Prada has climbed up onto the apron! Jazz turns...and falls for the distraction! Kelly Couture attacks Jazz from behind! Jazz can barely stand. Make Over!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!
Segment Rating: 6.6
Segment 2: What my future hold?
We see Taylor Wilde arriving backstage. She heads towards Sunny’s office wondering, what her next championship match is going to be at Uprising.
Segment Rating: 7.2
Segment 3: What’s it going to be?
Sunny is backstage, and announces that at Uprising we will see Cheerleader Melissa, Natalya, and Taylor Wilde compete in a triangle match. The winner of this match will not only be the New WCW World Champion but they will have to defend that championship at WCW’s biggest PPV of the year “Showdown”.
Segment Rating: 9.1
Segment 4: We are The Ladies of Rock n Roll
Gothic Mayhem are backstage. They took shots at The Haze \ Serena. They tell Daizee and Serena to watch their back, they just might get star struck but the Lovely Rockstars at anytime.
Segment Rating: 6.2
Segment 5: Who’s that bitch?
Sarah Stock is walking backstage, when she suddenly stops and looks around. She walks over and looks behind some crates, and suddenly gets knocked down by a chair. Out from the crates emerges Alexa Thatcher, holding the chair. She hits Sarah again, then walks off, the damage done.
Segment Rating: 5.8
Segment 6: WCW Tag Team Championship Title Match!
Serena Deeb and Daizee Haze vs Minn Home Wrecking Crew
Lacey hits an arm drag on The Haze. Back heel kick from Lacey. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Tag between Lacey and Rain. Minn Home Wrecking Crew whip The Haze into the corner. Rain whips Lacey in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Rain drives a thrust kick into the chest of The Haze. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Forearm to the face from Rain on The Haze. Daizee Haze ducks a clothesline attempt. Diving headbutt from The Haze. Tag between Daizee Haze and Serena Deeb. Serena hits a flying kick on Rain. Flying elbow off the top rope by Serena Deeb. Rain counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Tag to Lacey. Back heel kick from Lacey. Diving headbutt from Lacey. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Lacey looks shocked. Serena takes a kick to the chest, and staggers back. Lacey only gets knees on a splash. Serena Deeb with a running dropkick into the corner. As The Haze and Lacey get into a brawl on the outside, Lacey Von Erich and Amy hennig comes running down into the ring! Lacey gets grabbed, and they start brawling. Serena takes some shots at Lacey as well. The referee, seeing the chaos, calls for a no contest ruling. Serena \ The Haze and Minn Home Wrecking Crew aren't satisfied! They start brawling again, turning the ringside area into a battlefield until officials run down and physically pull them apart.
Segment Rating: 7.8
Segment 7: I’m ok, you just do what you have to do.
Vickie Guerrero is backstage with her client Natalya. Vickie explains that she knows tonight will be a big night, and so she wants Natalya to put on a career-best performance. The scene fades out as the praise and motivation continues.
Segment Rating: 6.8
Segment 8: Roxxi vs Trinity
Trinity gets hip tossed by Roxxi. Roxxi walks into a trip. Trinity hits a quick kick on Roxxi. Roxxi charges, Trinity moves, the referee gets knocked out! Slingshot clothesline by Trinity. Cover, but there's no one to count for Trinity. Roxxi counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Trinity gets caught with a short powerbomb from Roxxi. Suplex into a front slam from Roxxi. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Face-first suplex from Roxxi. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Trinity ducks a wild right hand. Back heel kick from Trinity. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Trinity drops an elbow...but misses. The two competitors end up fighting to the outside of the ring. The referee tells them to bring it back in, but neither of them are listening. The ref tries again, and again they keep brawling. The referee completes a ten count, ending the match in a double count out! The fight has started up again! Roxxi attacks Trinity, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting.
Segment Rating: 7.4
Segment 9: Making a statement
Minn Home Wrecking Crew are walking backstage, when Fortunate Daughters come out of nowhere and attack. They destroy Minn Home Wrecking Crew, and leave them down on the concrete floor, hurt.
Segment Rating: 6.7
Segment 10: Star Struck!!
The Haze \ Serena are in the ring, when Gothic Mayhem come out of the crowd and attack. After a short brawl, Gothic Mayhem take control. Daizee Haze gets tossed to the outside, and they concentrate on Serena Deeb beating her down. They set up a table in the ring, and then put her through it with a devastating spike powerbomb. They drag Serena to the corner, then tie her upside down in the turnbuckles. Grabbing a chair each, Melody and Rockstar take turns in hammering away with chair shots. Finally, Daizee Haze manages to get back in the ring, carrying a chair, and chase off Gothic Mayhem. However, the damage has been done, as Serena Deeb is unconscious. Paramedics run down to help her.
Segment Rating: 5.7
Segment 11: The Main Event: Natalya and Beth Phoenix vs Taylor Wilde and Cheerleader Melissa
Natalya snap suplexes Taylor. Taylor tastes a high angle back suplex. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Tag between Natalya and Beth Phoenix. Natalya scoops up Taylor. Phoenix bounces off the ropes and hits a flying Hart Attack clothesline. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Hard impact russian legsweep by Phoenix. Taylor counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Taylor Wilde with a running dropkick into the corner. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Taylor tags out to Cheerleader Melissa. Flying elbow off the top rope by Cheerleader Melissa. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Second rope flying axe handle, Phoenix goes down. Phoenix reverses a waistlock. Melissa gets caught with a short powerbomb from Phoenix. Tag to Natalya. Back suplex on Melissa. Tag to Taylor Wilde. Vertical suplex by Natalya. The bell rings, and this match has come to a time limit draw. Natalya \ Phoenix and Taylor \ Melissa aren't satisfied! They start brawling again, turning the ringside area into a battlefield until officials run down and physically pull them apart.
Segment Rating: 7.7
Overall Rating: 7.0
