10 Best WCW Nitro Moments

4. Luger Beats Hogan

Though the New World Order usually got the upper hand on their opponents and came out of almost every situation smelling like roses, they did get their comeuppance from time to time. 

Few would have expected it to happen to nWo leader Hulk Hogan on the August 4th, 1997 episode of Nitro, however. 

The Hulkster was defending his WCW Title against Lex Luger in the main event of the show.

This was just five days before Hulk and Lex were due to clash in the main event of the Road Wild pay-per-view, so the odds were that Hogan was walking out as champ due to some shenanigans, in order to build anticipation for the event fans actually had to cough up for. 

How nice, then, that Luger actually won the match and got a big moment out of it. 

As a match, it was as good as you’d imagine, but the sight of Luger fending off the Order with his steel forearm of doom and then making Hulk cry ‘uncle, brother’ in the Torture Rack was just lovely. 

The moment was made that much sweeter by the WCW babyface locker room emptying out and congratulating him after a rare triumph for the good guys. 

I will give you one hundred shares in Hulk Hogan’s PastaMania if you can tell me who won the rematch at the pay-per-view…