10 Best WCW Nitro Moments

1. FIRE ME! I’M ALREADY FIRED!

Despite being one of the best wrestling groups ever and still adored by wrestling fans, the Four Horseman were noticeably phased out during the Monday Night Wars. 

Eric Bischoff felt as though the stable were ‘passe’ and that Flair, in particular, ought to be nowhere near the main event scene. 

The two fell out in 1998 and The Nature Boy disappeared for months, as threats of lawsuits flew back and forth. 

In the end, Flair would come back to WCW. 

And how. 

Once again, this Nitro took place in Carolina, so to say he was greeted warmly is like saying he liked a cocktail or sixteen (one for each World Title reign, you know). 

The Dirtiest Player in the Game – WITH A TEAR IN HIS EYE – embraced his fellow Horsemen and cut an impassioned promo, thanking the fans for sticking with him before turning his attentions to his boss and absolutely roasting him with the kind of delivery that can only come from the heart. 

FIRE ME! I’M ALREADY FIRED! WOOOOOOO!

Sorry, got a bit carried away there, which isn’t hard when you’re watching something as raw and genuine as this, for my money the best moment in WCW Nitro history. 

And a really welcome palate cleanser on a show also containing the Ultimate Warrior, ‘drunk’ Scott Hall and Van Hammer.