21 WTF Moments From WCW Nitro (Jan 26th, 1998)

By Kenny McIntosh / February 2, 2016

With Souled Out in the history books and Sting & Hogan's showdown set for SuperBrawl, it's time to strap in for another ride through an episode of WCW Monday Nitro from early 1998. The good news for those of you who are enjoying this series is that the WWE Network have updated the Nitros through to August 1999, so we can reminisce for the weeks and months to come! I may need some of you to hold me in order to get through the darker days of WCW that will turn up in the near future, however. But for now, we're looking at January 26th, 1998 where there's hope for Bret Hart in WCW, Sting is a megastar, Goldberg's on the rise and the nWo is still hugely popular. Before we get into the episode, I had to share the above picture with you. Now while you might be thinking who's this random Wayne Bloom guy, in actuality, he was more famously known for his run in a certain WWF tag team...

That's right folks, Wayne Bloom used to be Blake Beverly! Now he's in WCW with no personality and he looks miserable to be a part of the show. Hurrah! So, with that out of the way, let's see what the fallout from Souled Out is and take a look at the first week of the 3 hour Nitro format...

21. Nitro Is A Three Hour Party

As Nitro kicked off with Bobby, Tony and Larry, it became clear that this was the first Monday Nitro where WCW had expanded to THREE hours on a Monday night. Coming off of a great pay-per-view two nights before, the crowd in Indiana is electric and ready for the show, while I geared myself up, keen to see how I'd feel about three hours of 1998 Nitro compared to 2016 RAW...