Booker T & Stevie Ray vs. Lex Luger & Sting

[5.0] "Babyface Sting teaming up with the heel Lex Luger because they are long time friends and Sting trusts him and can some times talk Luger down and reason with him while everybody else thinks Sting is a sucker and Luger is just using him. One of the better stories to come out of WCW in 1996 pre nWo era."

[6.0] "I kinda dug this match because of the storyline. Luger is under suspicion on commentary pretty much the whole way through the match when Harlem Heat keep cutting off the ring and keep goading Luger in to getting into the ring illegally giving them more opportunities to stay on the advantage with Sting with illegal chokes and double teams and Harlem Heat look dangerous because they are have far more experience as a team. I love the Sting and Luger team dynamic because it was just so unique in how they was presented and Luger winning the match by cheating without Sting knowing was really fun."

[6.0] "Decent match for this Nitro and Luger cheating to win without Stings knowledge is a cool part of the story"

[5.0] "Decent enough Nitro match and I do like the storytelling between Luger and Sting, which sees Luger cheat to win the titles from The Harlem Heat. The match itslef was forgettable, but it was only a NItro match in early 1996, so I wasn't expecting a stellar match by any means."

[4.0] "Didn't like the match at all. It was normal literally for the first 2 minutes, and then there was just a dull domination of the champions over Sting. There were also a lot of stupid moments with the tag and the ending is weird"

[8.0] "I'm surprised I enjoyed this match so much that I would score it so highly, considering Luger is one of my least favourite wrestlers of all time, but the story being told here is just so compelling. WCW often seem to have a frantic turnover in terms of feuds but the Luger/Sting tension has been building for months at this point and any match they're involved in makes for fantastic watching on the twists, turns and suspicion alone. Factor in too, some fantastic and innovative offence from Booker T and what you have is good enough to even overlook Mongo's unfortunate commentary."

[6.0] "A nice TV main event and my favorite bit of this episode of Nitro, both for being a very solid in terms of action and for Luger winning the titles for Sting through shady dealings but Sting not realizing it, some fun character stuff going on there."