WCW Nitro Show 44:
Segment 1: Making it Official
Natalya and Cheerleader Melissa are in the ring on opposite sides of a table, about to sign a contract to face each other in an upcoming match. Natalya signs it. Melissa also signs it, but is immediately attacked by Natalya, who drives the table into her ribs. Natalya floors Cheerleader Melissa. Cheerleader Melissa gets locked in the Sharpshooter! Cheerleader Melissa goes limp! Natalya walks off, having won this battle.
Segment Rating: 7.8
Segment 2: Sarah Stock vs Candice LeRae
Sarah hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Sarah walks into a trip. LeRae hits a quick kick on Sarah. LeRae whips Sarah into the turnbuckles...and the referee gets sandwiched! Candice LeRae blasts Sarah with a super kick. Pinfall attempt, but the referee is out. Sarah Stock hits a right hand out of nowhere. Second rope flying axe handle, LeRae goes down. LeRae takes a hurrancarana. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Flying knee to the face from Sarah Stock. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Sarah looks shocked. LeRae blocks a punch. Back heel kick from LeRae. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Sarah Stock powers out of a Candice LeRae headlock. Sarah Stock moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Tiger Driver. 1....2...3, it's finished. Alexa Thatcher comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Alexa Thatcher spins Sarah around. Alexa Thatcher hits the Heart Kick! Sarah Stock has been left down on the canvas.
Segment Rating: 6.6
Segment 3: Get lost Little Whores
Minn Home Wrecking Crew are backstage. They took shots at Fortunate Daughters. They tell Amy, lacy, Bamby, Tammy, Sammy and the rest of the daughters born into wrestling to realize that, they can’t always get what they want. They also tell the Fortunate Daughters that they intend on taking them down because for what it is worth, they are tired of them trying act as if they are something special. Lacey and Rain warn them and tell them they better be watching their back instead of wanting a match at Showdown.
Segment Rating: 7.4
Segment 4: Kelly Couture vs Jazz
Leg trip from Kelly Couture. Couture takes down Jazz. Jazz eats a swinging neckbreaker slam from Couture. Kelly Couture uses an armbreaker to take Jazz down. Jazz powers out of a Kelly Couture headlock. Big dropkick by Jazz, who got good elevation. Jazz hits a delayed suplex on Couture. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Couture blocks a suplex attempt. Couture suplexes Jazz. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Short powerbomb by Couture. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Jazz slips out the back of a Kelly Couture bodyslam. Kelly Couture walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Jazz. Couture reverses a waistlock. Right hand from Couture on Jazz. Jazz scores with a forearm, sending Couture down into the corner. The referee pulls Jazz away to get the break. Wait! Couture has pulled something out of her top. Kelly Couture throws a pair of brass knuckles to Jazz, then points it out to the referee! The referee sees the knux and calls for the DQ. Kelly Couture takes a cheap victory. Kelly Couture leaves the ring and heads off down the aisle at speed. Couture has the victory, and isn't hanging around for Jazz to look for revenge.
Segment Rating: 6.2
Segment 5: You won’t get off that easy
Jazz is backstage. She wanted to rip into Kelly Couture. She tells Kelly that she can run, but she will get caught. Jazz then reminds Kelly she already eliminated Portia Prada last week and this week Kelly got lucky because she ran away and at Showdown, she won’t be so lucky. Jazz then storms off.
Segment Rating: 5.0
Segment 6: Roxxi, Roni Jonah, and Melody vs Trinity, Serena Deeb, and Daizee Haze
Belly to belly suplex by Roxxi. Vertical suplex by Roxxi. Roxxi tags out to Melody. Melody hits an arm drag on The Haze. Melody with a running dropkick into the corner. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Tag to Roni Jonah. Gothic Mayhem hook up The Haze, then hit a double suplex. Roni Jonah arm drags The Haze over. Daizee Haze fights out of a grapple. Rockstar takes a chop from The Haze. The Haze tags out to Trinity. Trinity hits a spinning back kick. Trinity with an enziguri. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Trinity hits a spinning back kick. Trinity tags out to Serena Deeb. Serena hits a back kick. Serena hits an arm drag on Rockstar. Rockstar blocks a kick from Serena Deeb. Tag between Roni Jonah and Roxxi. Roxxi drives a thrust kick into the chest of Serena. Serena tags out to Daizee Haze. Daizee Haze strikes Roxxi. Roxxi counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Daizee Haze grabs Roxxi from behind and shoves her into the ropes, then scores with a roll-up...but Roxxi rolls through with the move! She used a pull of the tights to get The Haze over! 1....2...3! The referee was out of position and didn't see it!
Segment Rating: 6.7
Segment 7: We are Fortunate and will fight you.
Stacy Colon is backstage with Fortunate Daughters. Stacy Colon was out there to hype a match for Fortunate Daughters against Minn Home Wrecking Crew. They said, anywhere any time, they want a shot at the tag team Championships.
Segment Rating: 5.9
Segment 8: Natalya vs Taylor Wilde
Taylor Wilde walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Natalya. Taylor takes a back suplex. Gut buster, Taylor hits hard. Big dropkick by Natalya, who got good elevation. Taylor reverses a Natalya hammerlock. Taylor hits a dropkick on Natalya. Second rope splash by Taylor. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Natalya counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Natalya hits a delayed suplex on Taylor. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Natalya hits a swinging DDT on Taylor Wilde. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Natalya looks shocked. Taylor blocks a kick from Natalya. Taylor hits a quick kick on Natalya. Natalya ducks a wild right hand. Natalya drives a thrust kick into the chest of Taylor. Vickie Guerrero has climbed up onto the apron! Taylor turns...and falls for the distraction! Natalya attacks Taylor from behind! Natalya has Taylor Wilde down on the canvas. Sharpshooter!!! Taylor Wilde taps out! Natalya \ Vickie are beating down on Taylor Wilde! The music of Cheerleader Melissa hits, and she comes running down the aisle into the ring. Natalya and Vickie bail out of the ring, leaving Taylor Wilde down in the ring. Cheerleader Melissa may have saved Taylor Wilde from a brutal beating.
Segment Rating: 8.2
Segment 9: We told you to watch your back
Stacy Colon is backstage in her locker room. In comes Lacey, and she attacks. They begin brawling around the room. Rain comes in too, and she joins in the attack on Stacy. The two-on-one attack leaves Stacy Colon down in her own locker room.
Segment Rating: 6.2
Segment 10: I want you
Trinity is in the ring, when Roxxi comes out from the back. They trade insults, and look ready to begin fighting when numerous referees, other backstage officials, and wrestlers come running out and hold them apart so that they can't go at it.
Segment Rating: 7.2
Segment 11: The Main Event: Beth Phoenix vs Mercedes Steele
Back suplex on Steele. Steele counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Dropkick connects, Phoenix goes down. The referee goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Back heel kick off the second rope, Phoenix goes down. Pinfall attempt, but the referee is out. Beth Phoenix ducks a clothesline attempt. Big dropkick by Beth Phoenix, who got good elevation. Short range spear from Beth Phoenix. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Belly to belly off the top rope, Steele may be dead! Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Phoenix looks shocked. Mercedes Steele pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Mercedes Steele with a running dropkick into the corner. Pin : 1....2....no! They cut that one close. Beth Phoenix powers out of a Mercedes Steele headlock. Steele scores with a forearm, sending Phoenix down into the corner, squashing the referee. Phoenix has pulled something out of her top! Mercedes Steele walks over...and ducks the brass knuckles punch! The knux come off. Steele floors Beth Phoenix, and picks up the knuckles herself. Phoenix rises...and gets a taste of her own medicine as Mercedes Steele uses the knuckles to knock Phoenix out. The referee gets up to see Mercedes Steele making the cover: 1....2....3! Another referee comes running down the aisle, and points out to the first official that Mercedes Steele used an illegal weapon. The referee reverses the decision! Mercedes Steele has been disqualified! Taylor Wilde comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Beth Phoenix is ready though, and strikes first! Beth Phoenix spins Taylor around. Beth Phoenix hits the Glam Slam! Taylor Wilde has been left down on the canvas. The attempted ambush has backfired.
Segment Rating: 6.5
Overall Rating: 6.6
