WCW Nitro Show 45: A New Beginning
Segment 1: The Main Event Is?
Sunny is backstage, and announces that tonight we will see Taylor Wilde, Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and Cheerleader Melissa compete in a four corners match for the WCW World Championship.
Segment Rating: 8.9
Segment 2: Mercedes Steele vs Alexa Thatcher
Driven DDT by Alexa Thatcher. Steele takes a hurrancarana. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Steele reverses a Alexa Thatcher hammerlock. Steele hits a wicked chop. Flying elbow from Mercedes Steele. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Mercedes Steele blasts Thatcher with a super kick. Pin : 1....2....no! Shoulder up at the last second. Driven DDT by Mercedes Steele. Steele only gets knees on a splash. Alexa Thatcher with a running dropkick into the corner. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Springboard blockbuster! Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up! That was close. Spin kick by Alexa Thatcher to the face. Standing leg lariat by Alexa Thatcher on Steele. Mercedes Steele ducks a clothesline attempt. Driven DDT by Mercedes Steele. Slingshot clothesline by Steele. Alexa Thatcher can barely stand. !!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Mercedes Steele is still in the ring celebrating. Alexa Thatcher pushes the referee away. Alexa Thatcher spins Steele around. Alexa Thatcher hits the Heart Kick!
Segment Rating: 7.2
(Crowd Reaction: 4.4, match quality 10.0)
Segment 3: An unstoppable alliance?
Sarah Stock is backstage, when Candice LeRae comes over. She proposes that they form a tag team, but Sarah Stock simply laughs and walks off, leaving a disappointed Candice LeRae behind.
Segment Rating: 5.9
Segment 4: They just can’t beat me
Kelly Couture and Portia Prada are backstage in their locker room, hanging out, chatting about tonight's show. They talk about how they have beaten every contender there is, that they are once again having contenders matches to find their next victim. They say, no matter how much they Try, The Fashion Queens can’t be beat.
Segment Rating: 6.2
Segment 5: Fortunate Daughters vs Serena Deeb and Daizee Haze vs Gothic Mayhem
LVE snapmares Melody. LVE hits a dropkick on Melody. Tag between Lacey Von Erich and Serena Deeb. Melody takes a knee lift from Serena. Hooks the leg : 1....2....shoulder up. Melody reverses a waistlock. Tag to Roni Jonah. Gothic Mayhem whip Serena into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Tag between Serena Deeb and Daizee Haze. Roni Jonah gets hip tossed by The Haze. The Haze hits a high kick on Roni Jonah. Rockstar tags out to Amy Hennig. Face crusher from The Haze on Hennig. The Haze only gets knees on a splash. Amy Hennig moves in for the kill. Hennig-Plex!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!
Segment Rating: 6.2
(Crowd Reaction: 5.5, Match quality: 6.9)
Segment 6: Are you paying these girls to lose?
Minn Home Wrecking Crew are backstage. They said that once again the Fortunate Daughters prove they are paying the other teams to lose, so they can have a shot at the WCW Tag Team Championships. But for the last and final time the Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew will prove to the world and the Fortunate Daddy’s Girls who the best team in WCW History is.
Segment Rating: 7.3
Segment 7: Another Shot huh?
Roxxi is walking backstage, when she meets Jazz.
Roxxi: So Jazz I heard you have yet another Contenders match for the WCW Divas Championship. Didn’t you just lose a match for that title like Last Sunday?
Jazz: Yeah, against Trinity.
Roxxi just nods and walks off leaving a confused Jazz behind.
Segment Rating: 5.2
Segment 8: Jazz vs Trinity
Jazz gets hip tossed by Trinity. Jazz reverses a hip toss. Armbar takedown from Jazz, nicely done. Jazz misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Belly to belly off the top rope, Trinity may be dead! Pinfall attempt, but the referee is out. Trinity reverses a hip toss. Trinity hits a dropkick on Jazz. Flying elbow off the top rope by Trinity. Pin : 1....2..no. The match continues. Diving headbutt from Trinity. Cover! 1....2....kick out at the last second! Trinity looks shocked. Jazz counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Brutal forearm by Jazz. Pin : 1....2....kick out! A split-second away from a three. Trinity ducks a clothesline attempt. Roxxi comes running down the aisle with a chair! Trinity and Jazz continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Roxxi slides in and blasts Jazz with a chair to the head! Roxxi climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Jazz is in trouble. Here it comes - Trinity Twist. 1....2...3, it's finished. Roxxi isn't finished with her attack yet! Jazz stands up...and walks into a boot to the gut from Roxxi. Voodoo Drop!!! Jazz has been put down on the canvas! Roxxi shakes her head and raises three fingers instead. Jazz gets picked up...and hit with another Voodoo Drop! Jazz is spread-eagled on the canvas. Roxxi again raises three fingers. Referees hit the ring, but are too scared to get too close. They can't stop this carnage...Voodoo Drop, the third one in a row! Roxxi eventually leaves the ring, as medics come to attend to Jazz, who isn't moving.
Segment Rating: 6.8
(Crowd Reaction: 6.2, Match Quality: 7.5)
Segment 9: Tonight is your night
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 10: Getting Ready
We see Taylor Wilde warming up backstage.
Segment Rating: 7.3
Segment 11: The Main Event: WCW Wolrd Championship Title Match!
Taylor Wilde vs Beth Phoenix vs Natalya vs Cheerleader Melissa
Dropkick connects, Taylor goes down. Legsweep out of nowhere. Cover! 1....2...kick out. Taylor blocks a suplex attempt. Tag to Beth Phoenix. Vertical suplex by Beth Phoenix. Phoenix whips Melissa into the turnbuckles...and the referee gets sandwiched! Melissa gets hit with a splash mountain out of the corner. Cover, but there's no one to count for Beth Phoenix. Phoenix drives a thrust kick into the chest of Melissa. Cheerleader Melissa powers out of a Beth Phoenix headlock. Tag to Natalya. Suplex into a front slam from Natalya. Phoenix gets caught with a short powerbomb from Natalya. Phoenix backdrops Natalya out of a piledriver attempt. Hard impact russian legsweep by Phoenix. Face-first suplex from Phoenix. Tag to Cheerleader Melissa. Hard back suplex on Natalya. Melissa face jams Natalya. Vickie pulls Taylor out of the ring as Taylor crashes onto the steps. Vickie Guerrero has climbed up onto the apron! Melissa turns...and falls for the distraction! Natalya runs at Melissa from behind...but misses! Natalya collides with Vickie Guerrero! Natalya can barely stand. Kudoh Driver! 1....2....3.
Segment Rating: 7.5
(Crowd Reaction: 7.4, Match Quality: 7.7)
Overall Show Rating: 6.9
