WCW Monday Nitro: Season 7 - 2001
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of WCW Monday Nitro Season 6.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
January 8, 2001
Jan 8, 2001 · 86 min
Scott Steiner defends the WCW Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett. The Natural Born Thrillers and The Insiders are in for the fight of their lives in a Minnesota Massacre
January 15, 2001
Jan 15, 2001 · 83 min
CEO Ric Flair celebrates his ascension by holding a funeral for the career of Bill Goldberg. Kevin Nash challenges Scott Steiner for the WCW Championship. Konnan and Mike Awesome f
January 23, 2001 - Tuesday Nitro
Jan 23, 2001 · 90 min
CEO Ric Flair is faced with a choice to decide who is a worthy contender for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Shane Douglas tries to remove Ernest “The Cat” Miller from bein
January 29, 2001
Jan 29, 2001 · 90 min
CEO Ric Flair forces Kevin Nash into a Handicap Match main event against Totally Buff and prepares to sign a new acquisition to the WCW roster. Jeff Jarrett’s rivalry with Diamond
February 5, 2001
Feb 5, 2001 · 88 min
Kevin Nash and Ernest “The Cat” Miller look to disrupt CEO Ric Flair’s established order. Dustin Rhodes arrives to send a message of his own to “The Nature Boy.” Scott Steiner’s da
February 12, 2001
Feb 12, 2001 · 87 min
As the tyranny of Ric Flair’s regime continues to cause problems in WCW, Kevin Nash turns the tables on the CEO by going after something dear to “The Nature Boy’s” heart. Ernest “T
February 19, 2001
Feb 19, 2001 · 89 min
Following a SuperBrawl that saw Kevin Nash forced into retirement, a funeral is held for the career of Big Sexy. As Ric Flair and his regime celebrate their recent accomplishment,
February 26, 2001
Feb 26, 2001 · 85 min
Diamond Dallas Page plays mind games with WCW Champion Scott Steiner. Dustin Rhodes battles Jeff Jarrett with Ric Flair as Special Referee. The dog chases the cat as Rick Steiner g
March 5, 2001
Mar 5, 2001 · 87 min
One man’s nightmare is another’s American Dream, as Dusty Rhodes returns to help his son confront Ric Flair. The Steiner Brothers are in tag team action when they take on Booker T
March 12, 2001
Mar 12, 2001 · 85 min
After one of Scott Steiner’s favorite freaks is attacked by an unknown assailant, Big Poppa Pump looks at Buff Bagwell’s documentary for answers. Stacy Keibler returns to show her
March 19, 2001
Mar 19, 2001 · 86 min
A man whose name is synonymous with World Championship Wrestling returns to shake things up. After disposing of Diamond Dallas Page, WCW Champion Scott Steiner is now targeted by a
March 26, 2001 - Spring Break-Out 2001: Night Of Champions
Mar 26, 2001 · 88 min
World Championship Wrestling comes to the end of it historic journey in sports-entertainment as Nitro airs its final episode. With the McMahon Family now in control, the stars of W
Best Singles Matches Of 2000 - Special
Jan 1, 2001 · 120 min
On this special edition of Nitro, Mike Tenay and Tony Schiavone revisit this show's best singles matches from the year 2000.