To make matters worse, Bischoff then calls out the Steiner Brothers (who are opening the show with a match, and in theory would like to save face and not look like total helpless goobers before doing so) to strip them of the titles. He just wasn’t counting on the Internet turning wrestling audiences heel at the same time. The more I watch these episodes, the more I see Bischoff doing everything possible to turn the nWo into the most hated organization in wrestling history. Nothing makes a hot title change matter less than dulling it down to corporate minutia! They even reference Anderson’s “rough year,” aka his battle with testicular cancer, before firing him. Hall wants to beat the sh*t out of Pee-Wee, but Bischoff turns it into a “payola” scandal, saying Anderson got those Souled Out tickets from someone at WCW as a gift and was thereby violating company policy. This week’s Nitro STARTS with the nWo in the booth, and Bischoff calling out Randy Anderson so he can reverse the decision and publicly fire him. If you were hoping someone from WCW would step in, validate the title change and take a stand against the nWo … brother, what show are you watching? Eric Bischoff immediately insisted that the decision would be reversed, and spent the rest of the night openly complaining about it. In roughly three hours of nWo Souled Out, there was one pro-WCW moment: referee Randy Anderson jumping the rail in street clothes to count the three on Scott Hall and give the Steiner Brothers the WCW Tag Team Championship. Worst: In Case You Enjoyed That One Feel-Good Moment From Souled Out Let people know how much you like the column!Īnd now, the vintage Best and Worst of WCW Monday Nitro for Jan. Remember, if you want us to keep writing 20-year old WCW jokes on the reg, your half of the deal is hitting these share buttons. You can catch up with all the previous episodes on the Best and Worst of Nitro tag page. You owe me.Ĭlick here to watch this week’s episode on WWE Network. Previously on the Best and Worst of WCW Monday Nitro: We spent last week recapping Clash of the Champions XXXIV and the gloriously awful first nWo Souled Out, so if you missed either of those, go read them first.