WCW Nitro #51: September 2nd, 1996. (Rewatched 5 May 2020).

Today, we're watching WCW Nitro #51, which took place on September 2nd, 1996, at the UTC Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This was a pretty exciting episode. After DiBiase joined the nWo, tonight we see The Giant join the nWo. Lots of great matches, and of course that token end of show pandemonium that the nWo brings. They kept Nitro popping until they turned the lights off.  My oh my, the 90's were a great time to be a wrestling fan.  So, without further ado, let's talk about the adventures of tonight's Nitro!

The Show

Diamond Dallas Page defeated Alex Wright
- I love these two.  Back in the day, DDP had so much swagger.

Nick Patrick Interview
- Once again, they're asking Nick Patrick what's up with his "integrity".

WCW Tag Team Champions Harlem Heat defeated Greg Valentine & Buddy Valentino (4:17)
- Can you dig it, sucka?  Harlem Heat was on a heck of a run.

Harlem Heat Interview
- Harlem Heat talks about their upcoming Fall Brawl match with the Nasty Boys.  Which of course was interrupted by a beatdown from... The Nasty Boys.

Chris Jericho defeated Dean Malenko
- The first time these two faced off in WCW.  It doesn't get any better.

The Giant defeated Brad Armstrong
- Interesting to note, Brad Armstrong is Bullet Bob Armstrong (WWE Hall of Famer)'s kid.

nWo Promo
- I love these black and white nWo promos.  They were so metal, so unique.  Hogan really took this heel character and ran with it.

Randy Savage defeated Ron Studd
- Hey look, it's The Yeti fighting The Macho Man!  Also backstage, they showed the nWo limo.  Apparently the 4th man is in there, but they wouldn't let him get out with the camera there.  Macho's promo after the match was awesome.  "I'm out here living on the edge, and anyone not living on the edge is taking up too much room."

The Steiners defeated Sting & Lex Luger via disqualification
- Nick Patrick doing Nick Patrick stuff.  Apparently he called for a DQ because Lex Luger bumped into him.

The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Chris Benoit, & Steve McMichael) defeated The Dungeon of Doom (Kevin Sullivan, Big Bubba, The Barbarian, & Meng)
- There were a lot of stables in WCW back in the day.  The DOD, the Horsemen, the nWo, Raven's Flock (coming soon), etc.  It's one thing I miss the most, we don't really have that in WWE nowadays.  And hey, look, it's Debra before she goes over to the WWF!  Meanwhile, backstage, Sting and Luger threw a rock threw the limo to figure out who was in it.  Then, they stole a cop car and chased after the limo.  Man, 90's WCW was wild.

Ending Pandemonium
- Towards the end of the match, The Outsiders showed up!  I love these end of show WCW/mWo melees.  Heck, Bobby Heenan even bailed when they showed up.  Then, the Giant came out!  But wait, The Giant attacked the WCW folks!  Anddddddd, that's when The Giant joined the nWo.  So, the nWo is now Hall, Nash, Hogan, DiBiase, and The Giant.  The Giant kept trying to tell the story of how he joined the nWo but kept getting interrupted by Hogan, it was hilarious.

Random Notes

• I like the WCW gear promos.  They had a WCW Nitro Blue Denim Shirt that was so, so 90's.
• I'm probably sounding repetitive, but they ran yet another Glacier promo.