WCW Nitro (Week 2, August 2001)
Schiavonne and Lawler welcome us to Nitro 13 days away from The Great American Bash...
Dustin Rhodes opens the show in the ring, bullrope in hand, cutting an emotional promo about Shane Douglas. He points out some blood on the bullrope. It's the same bullrope Jarrett used on his father weeks ago and that blood is just a reminder. He promised Bischoff he'd wait until The Bash to take his aggression out on Douglas legally in the middle of the ring but he makes it clear that he hasn't forgotten about Jeff Jarrett.
Air Raid vs Mark Jindrak and Shawn Stasiak (w/ Stacy Keibler)
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Jindrak and Stasiak defeated Air Raid when Shawn Stasiak defeated Air Styles by pinfall.
Winners: Stasiak and Jindrak in 8:50
After the match, Stacy gets on the mic to hype her men as the "reflections of perfection". She mentions their history as original members of The Natural Born Thrillers and that in 13 days they will become champions.
Gene Okerlund is backstage with Midajah, Buff Bagwell and Lex Luger. Midajah berates Buff for putting her in the situation of having to beat his "girlfriend" in order to save his career while Lex holds back laughter and Buff tries to talk her out of the match, saying he can handle both of them but to no avail.
Midajah vs Torrie Wilson
In what basically amounts to a 3 minute catfight, a conflicted Buff Bagwell stands at ringside pacing. Eventually, Torrie goes for a pin and Buff subtly grabs Midajah's foot preventing the kickout and giving Torrie the win!
Winner: Torrie Wilson in 2:38
After the match, Midajah throws a tantrum. Buff gets in the ring with a smile and shrugs at Midajah as he walks over to Torrie. He leans in for a kiss and suddenly Torrie slaps Buff! He looks at her shocked as she grabs the mic. She tells Midajah she can keep him... under two conditions. #1... Lex Luger is set free. And #2... It's Buff vs Luger at The Great American Bash. Buff looks at Midajah and suddenly begins to stroke her hair and sweet talk her. Midajah just gives him an evil look and yells "I accept!" as Buff turns around, Lex Luger nails him with a right hand, knocking him to the ground and sending him running as Luger and Torrie hug and Midajah screams her lungs out at the situation she's found herself in.
Gene Okerlund is backstage with Booker T. He asks him about accidentally hitting DDP last week and costing themselves the one-on-one match for the title. DDP comes into frame and Booker apologizes. DDP says that he understands how getting Jarrett in the match might have actually Booker if he didn't think he could beat DDP by giving him someone else he could pin. Booker takes it as an insult and the exchange ends with DDP apologizing for questioning him and extending his hand. Booker rejects the handshake and just says "Good luck tonight" before leaving DDP hanging.
Team Canada vs America's Most Wanted
In a bout that had solid in-ring action but not much in the way of heat, Team Canada defeated America's Most Wanted when Lance Storm defeated James Allen by pinfall with a Flying Spinning Leg Lariat.
Winners: Team Canada in in 7:54
After the match, Road Warrior Animal comes out to the stage. He tells Storm and Awesome they can burn all the symbols they want but they can't burn the legacy he and Steiner have created in tag team wrestling. And when they go to war with them in 13 days, they won't be facing two incomplete parts. They'll be facing two warriors. He then introduces... Road Warrior Gremlin. Out comes Rick Steiner in face paint and the spiked pads to stand next to Animal and stare down their foes in the ring.
Gene Okerlund is backstage with Jeff Jarrett. He says plans may not have gone perfectly last week thanks to the corrupt president of WCW but he's still defied all odds and forced Bischoff to give him the title shot he deserves. He then says Shane Douglas will right one wrong tonight when he takes out DDP and leaves Booker T all alone for Jarrett to take the title from.
Konnan comes out with havo by his side and calls out Billy Kidman. He re-iterates that what he did to Rey 2 weeks ago needed to be done to make him a man. And he spared Billy Kidman because he knows he has the sense to understand that. He wants Billy to join himself and Chavo to run roughshod over this company like it's tried to do to them and Rey. Konnan extends his hand as Kidman looks down with a tortured expression on his face and suddenly attacks, taking Konnan down and pounding away before Chavo intervenes and starts kicking Kidman. Konnan rolls out of the ring and gets a chair. He makes Chavo hold Kidman with his head on the mat as Konnan shakes his head, lifting the chair and preparing to slam it into Kidman's head before "Sugar" Shane Helms runs out, tackling Chavo and allowing Kidman to get up and send Konnan retreating. Konnan and Chavo back down the aisle as Konnan yells at Kidman that he made the wrong choice.
KroniK vs The Harris Brothers
In an extremely short match, KroniK defeated Harris Brothers when Bryan Clark defeated Don Harris by pinfall with a Power Bomb.
Winners: KroniK in 5:03
KroniK continues the attack before throwing The Harris Brothers from the ring and welcoming The Natural Born Thrillers to step in and fight them. Out come The Thrillers and they start to head down the ramp when suddenly they're attacked by Jindrak and Stasiak who proceed to pick up and drop both men directly on their ribs on the steel railing. As KroniK looks on and applauds, Tony Schiavonne and Jerry Lawler are left wondering if Jindrak and Stasiak simply picked their spot or if they're in cahoots with KroniK.
Back from break and Kanyon comes out. He gets on the mic and says he hasn't been able to talk to his mother lately and vows to cripple Mike Sanders once and for all so he can never do... whatever he did to her again. Sanders shows up on the screen and tells Kanyon says that he'll have his return match next week, 6 days before they face at The Great American Bash. And because he believes in the power of love, he's invited his girlfriend to come be at ringside for support. Kanyon just stands in the ring fuming at this news. Sanders finishes up by telling Kanyon he's not there tonight but he's got some friends there. Suddenly four guys stand up in the front row and hold up four signs that make up "Sanders banged your mom". Kanyon stares at them with anger before stepping outside, repeating "You think that's funny!?!?" He proceeds to grab one of the men and pull them over the barricade, punching and kicking him as the others try to stop it but get beaten down too before security is able to get there and pull Kanyon away, dragging him backstage as he screams like a lunatic.
Gene Okerlund is backstage with Shane Douglas who hypes his upcoming match with DDP after calling for Eric Bischoff to be fired after his unprofessional "swerve" last week.
"The Franchise" Shane Douglas vs Diamond Dallas Page
Dustin Rhodes sits in a chair at ringside with the bullrope over his shoulders staring at Shane Douglas blankly the entire time. In a match that had some good action and heat, Douglas focuses on Page's leg, eventually using a figure four on him. Jeff Jarrett comes out and pulls Douglas' hands out of the ref's view during the hold. This prompts Booker T to come out and chase Jarrett away. Booker looks up at the ref and yells at him for not catching Jarrett. While Booker argues with the ref, Page rolls up Douglas but by the time the ref finally turns around, Douglas has kicked out. Page starts yelling at Booker and suddenly Jeff Jarrett returns, nailing Booker in the back of the head with a guitar shot while he argues with Page. That distraction allows Douglas to get the upper hand again. Out comes Dustin Rhodes, chasing Jarrett to the back, bullrope in hand. Shane Douglas watches the scene before turning around into a diamond cutter as Page gets the 1-2-3.
Winner: Diamond Dallas Page in 17:01
Page celebrates in the ring as Douglas rolls out and Booker T holds the back of his head outside, staring up at Page as the two lock eyes. We go backstage and see Jarrett looking around the backstage area. He grabs a crew member and frantically asks "Where did he go!? Did you see him!?" The guy just shrugs cluelessly before Jarrett throws him to the side. Jarrett slowly walks in front of a row of metal crates on high alert, looking all around him before we hear screeching tires and Jarrett jumps out of the way as a speeding car crashes right through the crates. Jarrett keeps running straight out of the arena as we fade to black.