WCW Nitro #46: July 29th, 1996. (Rewatched 22 April 2020).

Today we're talking about WCW Nitro #46 (July 29th, 1996). As usual, held at the Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida. It's about to get busy in WCW! Coming up next we have Nitro 47 (8/5/96), which is the go-home show for Hog Wild 96 (8/10/96). Then it gets wild. After that is Nitro 48 (8/12/96), then, a few days later, is Clash of The Champions XXXIII (8/15/96). Then, back to normal with Nitro 49 (8/19/96). So, two PPVs aired within 9 days of each other. This is going to be fun! Now, on to the show!

The Show

Singles Match: Jim Duggan defeated Mike Enos (7:30)
- Man, I used to love Hacksaw when I was a kid.  I haven't watched this dude wrestle in years.

Six Man Tag Team Match: Lex Luger, Randy Savage & Sting vs. The Four Horsemen (Chris Benoit, Ric Flair & Steve McMichael) (w/ Debra McMichael, Miss Elizabeth & Woman) - Double Count Out (13:23)
- I'll never get tired of watching Ric Flair wrestle.  There's nothing cooler than watching these legends in the ring together.  They don't make them like this anymore. 

Backstage Segment
- Backstage, there's a little segment with The Outsiders.  I remember this one, though!  Kevin Nash threw Rey Mysterio into a production trailer, and then Macho Man jumped on the roof of the limo as it drove off.  The match ended by double count out, because everyone left the ring.
- That backstage bit felt super real (with all the bodies, the ambulances, the staff, the wrestlers all over the place), it's one thing I liked about WCW back then: how real it felt. 
- Back at the announce table, Bobby Heenan is talking about his history and saying he won't stay and finish the broadcast unless Eric Bischoff could guarantee his safety.  Bischoff said he couldn't guarantee anything, so Heenan throws down his headset and walks off.  Knowing that wrestling is fake, that bit felt so incredibly real.

Tag Team Match: The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated High Voltage (Kenny Kaos & Robbie Rage) (4:46)
- I don't remember High Voltage.  They must have been a jobber tag team.  It doesn't look like they did much after WCW.  Solid match, The Steiner Brothers were money back in the day.

Singles Match: Eddie Guerrero defeated Big Bubba Rogers (w/ Jimmy Hart) (10:47)
- I just now remembered who Big Bubba Rogers is.  It's the Big Boss Man from WWE.  He was Big Bubba Rogers in Jim Crockett Promotions, later in NJPW in 1993, and again in WCW when he came over from 93-98.

nWo Promo
- I used to love these black and white nWo promos.  They felt so raw and gritty.  These three cut promos together, especially Hogan as a heel.  He really went all in with that character.  And ah, I forgot about ol' "Billionare Ted"!

WCW World Heavyweight Title Match: The Giant (w/ Jimmy Hart) (c) defeated Greg Valentine (1:42)
- This match was originally supposed to be The Giant v Arn Anderson, but due to injury they put Greg Valentine in it.  You know, The Hammer!  But yeah, basically a squash match.  I forgot how passionate The Giant was in WCW.  He definitely wasn't a useless "big man".  And he took a lot of pride in defending WCW.

Random Thoughts

• It was so cool to see a Macho Slim Jim commercial.  I haven't seen one of those in a while!
• They are hyping Glacier up something fierce.  I've been seeing promos for him for the past several episodes.  I mean, I'm sure this was cool back then, but now it looks really cheesy.