Nitro begins with a shot of Vince McMahon on the Raw is War set: "Imagine that," he says, "Imagine me on a WCW set . . . I own WCW, therefore, in its final broadcast, I have an opportunity to address you the WCW fans . . . The fate of WCW is in my hands." He reveals that there will be a special simulcast, shows his hands and smiles.

Tony Schiavone and Scott Hudson immediately acknowledge McMahon's ownership of the company with disbelief. They then relate that the Night of Champions will involve the defense of all WCW Titles.

Ric "the Nature Boy" Flair comes out to the customary "Thus Spake Zarathustra." He enters the ring: "Did I, whooo, hear Vince McMahon say that he was going to hold WCW in his hands? Does that mean you are going to hold Jack Brisco, Harley Race, the Road Warriors . . . Ric Flair . . . Steamboat . . . in the palm of your hands? I don't think so." Flair calls WCW the "greatest wrestling organization in the world" before invoking the names of Sting, Luger, the Road Warriors, Arn Anderson and the Four Horsemen. He claims that Vince McMahon, Sr. had voted for Flair to be World Champion in 1981 when McMahon was trying to be an announcer. "We're not going anywhere. You can't hold us in your hand. . . When were you [McMahon] there? You weren't. . . We're the greatest wrestling company of all time . . . You can't control us or our future." He then calls out Sting -- whom he calls his greatest opponent of all time. The fans begin to chant "Sting" and Flair tells him that he has to "beat the man, in order to be the man." And he is the man.

WCW World Heavyweight Title / US Title Match: Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner versus Booker T.
-Booker T and Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner lock up and Booker scores a standing switch but Steiner hits with an elbow. Scoring several punches and a side kick, Booker scores a near fall and Steiner pushes him into the corner for several punches. Booker comes back with a clothesline and then climbs the ropes to reign several punches from above until Steiner picks up Booker and drops him. He throws Booker from the ring where Midajah slaps him. Steiner then swings at Booker's head with a steel pipe and hits the ring post. The men return to the ring where Steiner drops an elbow and then performs some push-ups. He hits a belly to belly suplex for a near fall and then puts Booker into a bow and arrow stretch. Booker pushes free but Steiner connects with a knee. He begins to come back, but Steiner stomps him until Booker returns with punches to the face and a knee of his own to the midsection. Booker hits his ax kick and then a body drop off the ropes. He hits the Harlem Sidekick but Steiner reverses the Bookend to hit a Northern Lights Suplex. Booker regains his feet and then hits the Bookend for the pinfall.
Booker T defeats Scott "Big Poppa Pump" Steiner via pinfall.

Schiavone's voice breaks as he screams about Booker defeating "the monster" to become a unified champion.

McMahon talks to his attorney on the phone about WCW's choice of final venue: "some redneck beer joint in the panhandle."

Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Contender Match: Jung Dragons versus Three Count versus the Filthy Animals.
-Kaz Hayashi, Kidman and Shannon Moore start off with some fast exchanges. A hot tag sends Evan Karagias in to suplex Hayashi, who then tags in Yang. Yang is drop kicked from the top rope by Rey Mysterio, Jr. to the ring floor. Moore, Karagias and then Kidman all splash the other wrestlers outside. Mysterio hits a hurricanrana off the top rope on Yang but he battles back scores a near fall on Mysterio. Kidman tries the Kidcrusher but is stopped and Moore scores a near fall. The Dragons double team Moore with a suplex but Karagias hits a swinging neckbreaker on Hayashi. He scores a flipping splash but the pinfall is broken up. Mysterio sends Moore to the apron and scores a guillotine leg drop for the pinfall.
The Filthy Animals defeat Jung Dragons and Three Count via pinfall over Shannon Moore.

Still on the phone, McMahon relays that someone isn't "a bad talent" but is interrupted by the arrival of Trish Stratus. She has champagne and two glasses but he decides a kiss is a more appropriate way to celebrate. They embrace and he pushes her back onto the couch.

Cruiserweight Title Match: Chavo Guerrero, Jr. versus "Sugar" Shane Helms.

"Sugar" Shane Helms is forces into a corner and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. presses his advantage with shots to the back. Helms pushes back and scores a propeller spin into a backbreaker. Guerrero rolls from the ring and returns for a belly to back suplex. He sets Helms onto the turnbuckle for a suplex but is blocked and dropped face first. Helms hits a sunset flip for a near fall and the Guerrero regains his footing for a clothesline for a near fall of his own. He chops Helms and pushes him onto the apron, attempting a suplex but is blocked. Helms climbs the ropes and splashes Guerrero for a near fall. Guerrero scores a suplex for another near fall and the two exchange head locks and holds until Guerrero hits a fisherman's suplex for a two count. Helms hits a tilt a whirl backbreaker and misses a kick. He reverses a hold for a standing sidekick and signals for the Vertibreaker. Guerrero reverses but get caught and Helms hits the Vertibreaker for the pinfall.
"Sugar" Shane Helms defeats Chavo Guerrero, Jr. via pinfall.

Booker, with both belts over his shoulders relates that "this might be the end of a chapter but there are many more pages left in this book." He then offers to prove that he "is the best to every single sucker."

Team Canada comes to the ring where Lance Storm asks the fans to rise for the national anthem of the next tag team champions.

As McMahon and Stratus frolic, Michael Cole barges and asks McMahon about WCW fans and wrestlers' concerns over their "brand of wrestling" and "job security," respectively. McMahon asks Cole about his own job security and he leaves. Stratus fawns over McMahon's "forcefulness."

Tag Team Title Match: Team Canada versus Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire.
-Storm and Sean O'Haire lock up and trade holds until O'Haire kicks Storm in his corner and tags Chuck Palumbo in. Palumbo catches Storm off the ropes and slams him before kicking Mike Awesome on the apron. Storm tags Awesome in and he splashes Palumbo over the ropes for a near fall. The men trade blows until Awesome hits a back elbow off the ropes and tags Storm back in. Storm chops Palumbo but is leveled with a punch and the slingshot into the turnbuckle. O'Haire tags in and slams Awesome for a near fall as he tags in. All four men enter the ring where Awesome pushes O'Haire outside and Storm hits a standing side kick on Palumbo. Awesome tries a Running Awesome Bomb but Palumbo hits the Jungle Kick. O'Haire then hits the Sean-ton Bomb for the pinfall.
Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'Haire defeat Team Canada via pinfall.

A clip airs recapping Bam Bam Bigelow's challenge to Shawn Stasiak for a tattoo match. Stacy Kiebler then comes to the ring and asks how many of the "young tanned college hunks" if they want her to dance and "take it all off." She refuses and introduces Stasiak.

Tattoo Match: Shawn Stasiak versus Bam Bam Bigelow.
-Bigelow comes to the ring with a case and Stasiak takes a clothesline. He ducks as Bigelow attempts a splash but he misses a splash off the top rope. Bigelow hits a scoop slam and then a diving head butt but Kiebler distracts the referee as he covers. He then attempts the Greetings From Asbury Park but Kiebler pulls Stasiak down. He hits a neckbreaker for the pinfall.
Shawn Stasiak defeats Bam Bam Bigelow via pinfall.

William Regal shows McMahon his new Wrestlemania X-Seven jersey and then admits that he is concerned about his new dealings with WCW -- "An awful place." McMahon thanks Regal for his concern but dismisses it as unfounded.

A clip airs of Diamond Dallas Page on the beach. He thanks "all the wrestling fans of the world for letting Page Faulkenberg become Diamond Dallas Page." Page gets choked up as he thanks the fans and his wife Kimberly but reminds them that the Dream is not over.

Another clip airs showing images of past NWA/WCW greats: Vader, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Barry Windham, Steiner, Flair, Booker, Kevin Nash, Goldberg, Lex Luger, Flair, Page, Dusty Rhodes, the Giant, Ron Simmons, Terry Funk, Great Muta and Sid Vicious are all featured. Flair's voice relates that "in order to be the man, you got to beat the man."

McMahon, on the phone again, reveals that "it is just about that time." He grabs his coat and hangs up.

Cruiserweight Tag Team Title Match: "Primetime" Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo versus the Filthy Animals.
-"Primetime" Elix Skipper kicks Kidman as Schiavone rips on having to "put [Regal's] ass over." Skipper takes a kick from Mysterio but hits a belly to belly suplex on Kidman. Kid Romeo tags in and knocks Mysterio off the apron. He hits a suplex on Kidman and tags Skipper back in. Kidman ducks a pair of clotheslines off the ropes and score one himself for a near fall. Skipper kicks Kidman and tags Romeo back in. Romeo comes off the ropes, into a kick and both men go down. Mysterio and Skipper tag in but Skipper is sent to the ring floor. Romeo runs in but is DDTed for a near fall. Mysterio sends Romeo to the ring floor as Kidman levels Skipper in a corner. Kidman baseball slides into Skipper and then Mysterio scores the Bronco Buster. He celebrate too much and Romeo pushes him off the ropes. Mysterio hits a diving head butt into Romeo but Skipper scores a suplex with Mysterio on his shoulders. Skipper attempts the Play of the Day on Kidman but has it reversed. Kidman hits the Kidcrusher for the pinfall.
The Filthy Animals defeat "Primetime" Elix Skipper and Kid Romeo via pinfall.

Sting comes out backstage, amid black baseball bats. He tells the fans that he would never miss such an historic night and that, concerning the future, nothing is certain.

McMahon struts down through the hallways of Gund Arena, greeting members of his crew.

Ric Flair versus Sting.
-Hudson relates, as Sting makes his entrance, that he never switched, even when other like Flair, went to the WWF. The men circle one another and lock up. Sting sends Flair backward and Flair has words with the referee. Dropping Flair with a pair of elbow blocks, Sting locks up Flair with a wrist lock. Flair hits Sting's eyes and chops and punches him in a corner. Sting reverses and kicks Flair. He scores a hip toss and kicks Flair until he rolls out of the ring. Flair returns and the men lock up again. Hitting a shoulder block off the ropes, Flair manages to dodge and beg for a moment. He styles and profiles. Sting scores a gorilla press and then climbs the ropes to reign down punches from the corner. He sends Flair to the mat but he levels Sting with a low blow. Flair chops Sting in a corner and then scores a snap mare. He drops a leg on Sting's face and picks him up for a quick chop. Sting attempts to battle back but Flair blocks a punch and snap mares again. He climbs the ropes but Sting stands up and pulls him down. Sting attempts a kick as Flair comes off the ropes but Flair holds the ropes and Sting hits the mat hard. Flair then applies the Figure Four Leglock for a pair of near falls. Sting turns it over and Flair releases the hold. Flair chops Sting but he shrugs it off. Sting flips Flair into a ring post and then hits a suplex off the bottom rope. He then applies the Scorpion Death Lock for the submission. Sting helps Flair to his feet and the men embrace one another. Flair falls to the mat and shakes Sting's hand. They embrace again as Schiavone and Hudson speculate about the future of their jobs.
Sting defeats Ric Flair via submission.

The feed quickly cuts to Raw is War from Cleveland. Both the WWF logo and WCW Monday Nitro remain on the screen as Paul Heyman and Jim Ross relate to the fans that he has bought WCW and will face his son Shane at Wrestlemania.

McMahon enters the ring and tells the fans that he is both on TNN and TNT and that he has bought "his competition." He reveals that Time Warner is "practically begging [him]" to buy WCW because no one knows what to do with the company. McMahon then reveals that he will only sign the contract to cement the deal on Wrestlemania this Sunday but only if Ted Turner himself brings it to him. He claims he "did it all on [his] own" through his own effort and money. . . How do you beat a billionaire? By becoming one yourself." He then reveals that Turner will be welcome to sit at ringside, after bringing him the contract to watch him beat Shane. Stephanie, his daughter and Stratus will be in his corner, he says, and Stratus will wheel Linda, his wife, to the ring to be in Shane's corner. "I could put WCW on a shelf," and watch videos of Hulk Hogan flex (he mimics the Hulkster) but "he who laughs last, laughs best." He then suggests that WCW be turned into "a huge media conglomerate, much like the WWF is today." McMahon asks the fans their opinion on WCW superstars that should be kept. He asks about Hogan and Luger -- and receives a great deal of negative response. More cheers rise at the mention of Buff Bagwell, Booker and Steiner. The fans then chant Goldberg (one fan even has a sign). He then asks about Sting, and gets a lukewarm response. Goldberg's name then gets a large pop. He then offers to fly down to the "redneck Riviera" and give all of the WCW wrestlers a piece of his mind. Running down Panama City as a beer hall, he then continues to relate that he will look all of them in the face and tell them: "you're fired. WCW is going on the shelf. It's buried. And it will remain buried." He then tells the fans that everyone attempting to compete with him, like Shane, will get buried. An "asshole" chant starts and demands the fans treat him with respect as the owner of the WWF and WCW. Shane's music heralds his arrival but he does not appear on the ramp. Ross questions after his whereabouts as Vince watches the Titan Tron for him. The Titan Tron then reveals Shane as being in Panama City -- with WCW in the ring. He greets his father from a "WCW ring" and tells him that his "ego has gotten the best of you." Telling him that the deal is finalized but that he has bought WCW. He decrees that WCW will kick his ass again -- "this Sunday at Wrestlemania." Shane's music plays as Ross recapitulates the situation. Heyman relates that "Shane McMahon has screwed his old man." Ross then reads a promo for Raw's main event -- Stone Cold Steve Austin and the Rock versus the Undertaker and Kane and a commercial for Wrestlemania X-Seven airs as Nitro ends. Thank you.