WCW Monday Nitro - September 13, 1999
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan
Live from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
[courtesy Joe de Leon

• Chris Benoit defeated Dean Malenko via Pinfall, to earn a Heavyweight Title shot. - This rematch between the two Revolution members took place after Sid Vicious interfered in the one the previous week. Shane Douglas and Perry Saturn were at ringside. Both Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit wrestled a nice, technical match, that saw many unique holds and pin attempts. Benoit signaled for the Diving Headbutt, but Malenko recovered. He took Benoit down with a superplex, but Benoit then turned it into a roll-up for the victory. Malenko and Benoit showed their sportsmanship in the end, as they hugged and raised each other's arms. Benoit would go on to wrestle Sting for the Heavyweight Title later in the show.

• Ric Flair Interview, Conducted by Gene Okerlund.
- Gene Okerlund told Ric Flair, "Welcome home." Flair said he was glad to be back. Okerlund told Flair to explain where he had been the past few months. Flair said he actually didn't know where he had been the last six months, since he had a heart attack, been in an institution, had a daughter getting married, had a son in the wrestling business, a daughter in varsity cheerleading, and son in Japan for national amateur wrestling finals. Flair said he had been held back, but was back to take over. He said he and Hogan had a date with destiny. He said he kept his eyes off the business for six weeks, and saw that Sting became the Heavyweight Champion by hitting Hogan with a baseball bat. The crowd booed. Flair said may be he was jealous of Sting in the past, but he knew he was the bigger man, while Sting was "the franchise." Sting and Lex Luger made their ways out, with a ball bat. Okerlund told Sting to start with what went down the previous night on Fall Brawl. Flair said Sting needed to instead walk back to the locker room, so he (Flair) could finish up what he was saying. He said the format read, "Ric Flair, 10 minutes." Sting said he and Flair went way back. He said after looking back 10 years, he wondered how many times Flair lured him in to stab him in the back. Sting said Flair made him what he was. He called Flair the dirtiest player in the game that he (Sting) learned from. He said deep down inside, he loved and respected Flair. Sting said he would give Flair the opportunity to walk peacefully to the back. Flair said it was a fact that he made Sting a millionare, but Sting sounded like his wife. Flair said, "You're right, I'll leave." He acted as if he would leave, but then returned. Sting said he and Luger were ready to run with the ball. Luger said he had respect for Flair, which was why they were giving him the opportunity to walk out of the ring. The crowd chanted, "Luger sucks." Luger said he didn't mean to lecture Flair, but it had been a year of retirements of great sports athletes. He told Flair to take a walk, because it was his and Sting's time. Flair said he was ready to retire after not watching WCW for six weeks, but after tuning in the previous day, he said WCW needed him back. He said Sting wouldn't walk over him to get recognition. Luger then decked Flair. They stomped on on him. Luger followed-up with a clothesline and the Torture Rack. Sting then applied the Scorpian Death Drop. Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart then made their ways out. Sting and Luger slowly exited the ring. Hogan said he didn't know what planet Sting and Luger were living on, but he was going to take them out of their dreamworld. He said Luger and Sting crossed the line when they attacked Flair. He said both he and Hart would show Sting and Luger what kicking someone's ass meant. Hart said it was about time they got rid of some wrongs. He told Luger and Sting to prepare themselves to be excellently executed later in the show. Hogan said it was for not only him, but for Flair, since the crowd respected him. Sting and Luger were shown in the backstage area. Luger said he didn't have his medical release or wrestling gear, so they couldn't wrestled. Both smiled and walked away.

• Backstage, Berlyn arrived with security and his intrepreter, Uta Luddendorf.

• Ricky Rachtman, Kimberly, and Spice updated The Nitro Girl search.

• Backstage, J.J. Dillon was on the phone, requesting immediate information on the medical condition of Lex Luger. Dillon was told Luger was cleared to wrestle later in the show and actually had been for three weeks.

• Disco Inferno defeated Erik Watts with the Last Dance.
- Close to the end of the match, Sid Vicious was shown in the backstage area, viewing the ongoing action in the ring. Disco bragged about himself afterwards, saying he was an icon. Sid, along with Charles Robinson, then made his way down. He chokeslammed and Powerbombed Disco and Watts. He pinned Watts to make his "winning streak" at 81-0. He bragged about the United States Champion and taunted Goldberg. He Powerbombed Disco once again for win number 82.

• Norman Smiley and Silver King went to a No-Contest.
- As the match went on, Sid Vicious made his way down. He chokeslammed Silver King and Powerbombed Norman Smiley for 84-0.

• Kendall and Barry Windham (w/Curt Hennig, Vincent) defeated Steven Regal and Dave Taylor via Pinfall.
- As Vincent distracted the referee, Curt Hennig nailed Steven Regal with the cowbell. Barry Windham made the pinfall to pick up the win for The West Texas Rednecks.

• Jerry Flynn (w/Jerry Flynn) vs. Prince Iaukea resulted in a No-Contest.
- Goldberg made his way down in regular clothing, along with security. Prince Iaukea, who was scheduled to wrestle the match against Jerry Flynn, was in the backstage area, confused. Goldberg apologized to Flynn and asked for just a second. He said he had always been told good things are worth waiting for, but he had run out of patience. He said every week, he had been watching Sid Vicious wreak havoc. Goldberg admitted he admired Sid's skill, size, strength, but one thing he would not stand for was Sid's mouth. He said he would put a stop to it on the show. He said he worked hard at his record by destroying everyone one-by-one, but Sid cheated, as he came out and interrupted matches. Goldberg said he didn't admire that, so he would draw the line on the show. He said he would stomp a hole in Sid's ass. He told Sid to show him and people that he had a backbone. He waited for Sid to appear. Sid appeared in the backstage area. He said Goldberg's talk was cheap and he wasn't wrestling him, because it was his show and his United States Title. He packed his bag and left. Goldberg said if that was the case, the match could down whenever, because Sid's ass was next. Flynn then kicked Goldberg, but received a spear and Jackhammer in return.

• Harlem Heat vs. Brian Knobs and Hugh Morrus (w/Jimmy Flynn) resulted in a No-Contest, to let Harlem Heat retain the Tag Team Titles.
- Brian Knobs called the crowd North Carolina losers. He told them he and Hugh Morrus would become the Tag Team Champions after defeating Harlem Heat. Jimmy Hart got in several cheap shots to The First Family's advantage. Stevie Ray later made the hot tag to Booker T. After taking Morrus down, Booker set himself up for the Missle Dropkick, only to be attacked by Kendall and Barry Windham. Curt Hennig, along with Vincent, pulled his troops back.

• The Insane Clown Posse (w/Vampiro) defeatedLenny and Lodi via Pinfall.
- Before the match, the Lodi fan ran in the ring. He was taken away by security. Vampiro was shown with a bruised eye. He got onto the cameraman, saying there was something more important going on in the ring. The Insane Clown Posse dominated. Lenny and Lodi took the advantage at one point. Lenny superplexed Shaggy 2 Dope down the canvas. Shaggy, however, rolled-up Lenny for the win. Vampiro said to the camera, "This ain't over, Kidman."

• Chris Benoit defeated Rick Steiner via Pinfall, to capture the Television Title.
- Chris Benoit said the previous night was one of the worst nights of his life. He said Sid Vicious beat him and showed him why he (Sid) called himself The Millennium Man. He said he wasn Sid tapped out whenever he was strapped in the Crippler Crossface, but he didn't, according to the referee of the match. However, after going to the production truck to view a replay of the match, he saw Sid tap out. He then told Sting to get his rear out there to show what kind of true Heavyweight Champion he really was. Rick Steiner came out instead. He said he heard Sting wanted a title shot. He said Sting had better things to do than wrestle Benoit. Steiner said if Benoit wanted a title shot, he had his Television Title belt with him. Benoit took his t-shirt off to get an unscheduled match underway with Steiner. As the match went on, Steiner grew frustrated and threw out the referee. Benoit then backsuplexed Steiner for the pinfall. Steiner attacked the referee and Benoit afterwards. Dean Malenko made his way down to scare off Steiner.

• Perry Saturn (w/Revolution) defeated Eddie Guerrero (w/Filthy Animals) via Pinfall.
- Just before Eddie Guerrero and Perry Saturn were about to go at it, Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Jr., and Konnan (new addition) made their ways down to the ring. After Saturn bodyslammed Guerrero, he went for the Death Valley Driver, but Guerrero countered with a huracranana and brainbuster. He then went for the Frog Splash, but Saturn moved. Saturn then locked down Guerrero for the pinfall. Both teams entered the ring and faced off, as we went to a commercial break.

• Berlyn (w/Uta Luddendorf, Bodyguards) defeated Buff Bagwell with the Reversed Neckbreaker.
- Buff Bagwell and Berlyn went one-on-one after their match wasn't delivered the previous night on the Fall Brawl PPV. Uta Luddendorf joined in for color commentary. Bagwell dominated Berlyn in the beginning, until Berlyn was on top after countering a Blockbuster attempt. After Berlyn's head bodyguard punched Bagwell, Berlyn finished things off with the Reversed Neckbreaker.

• Sting and Lex Luger defeated Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart via Pinfall.
- Lex Luger was in regular clothing. Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart immediately went at it with the heels. Sting and Luger remained on top by working on Hogan's knee. Hogan later made the tag to Hart. All four superstars were soon in th ering. Diamond Dallas Page interfered with a baseball bat, but Hogan took him out. Meanwhile, Hart had Sting in the Sharpshooter, until he was whacked in the face with the bat by Luger. Sting then made the pinfall for the win. Luger and Sting left with DDP, while officials tended to Hart's face.