Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for June 3, 1996

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Shark. He has not cut the other half of his hair because he relives the embarrassment of what happened when Big Bubba - who is in the ring with Shark's hair - cut his air to remind himself that he's not a shark, a fish, or an Avalanche, but a man - a 500 pound man named John Tenta. He plans to hurt Big Bubba and then shave The Giant's head to force him to feel the embarrassment he has felt. After a quick fight in the ring, John Tenta grabs the scissors and tries to cut Bubba's hair, and Bubba escapes and refuses to get back in the ring. John Tenta beats Big Bubba by count-out.

The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat the debuting High Voltage (Robbie Ruckus and Kenny Kaos).

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sting and Lex Luger backstage. Lex Luger says everything got out of hand when Rick Steiner showed up last week, but Sting says it really started when Luger kicked Scott Steiner in the gut before Sting put him in a superplex into the concrete. Luger says he and The Steiners go way back and they're all very competitive. Suddenly, The Steiner Brothers show up, with Rick confronting Luger for kicking Scott in the gut and putting him back in the ring. Scott Steiner challenges Sting and Luger for the WCW World Tag Team Championships, and after more words are traded, Scott pushes Luger. The Steiners leave before it can get even hotter.

Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman beats Disco Inferno when Disco gives up before Pittman can put him in the Code Red. Disco then speaks into the camera, saying that if he was put in the Code Red, he wouldn't be able to move his hands anymore.

"Lord" Steven Regal beats "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan by grabbing the tights during a schoolboy pin when "Earl" Robert Eaton and Jeeves distract the referee and "Squire" David Taylor takes away - and steals - Hacksaw's 2x4. Hacksaw chases after Taylor after the match, and "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Regal and Eaton, with Taylor joining soon after. Regal says he's paid double the fine for what happened on Main Event. Regal says he could have insulted Sting, his family and his friends, but says Sting loves nobody but himself. He wants Sting at his best at The Great American Bash so he can beat him at his best.

The Taskmaster quickly beats Prince Iaukea in the latter's Nitro debut. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster. Hart says he feels like he's talking to a brick wall, telling him he and The Taskmaster don't need anything or anybody else and that they shouldn't have to team with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair or "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. The Taskmaster says there are two wars: one to be handled by the legal department and the other involving the fact that Hulkamania is not dead. He says that Anderson and Flair are the only two people he respects in the business. He tells Anderson that he warned him about Flyin' Brian, and says he knows serpents better than anyone on this planet, and the only way to get rid of one is to crush the egg. He plans to get rid of Benoit so he can get rid of Hulk Hogan.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson wear a Kevin Greene jersey and a Steve "Mongo" McMichael jersey, respectively, on their way to the ring for the next match.

Fireworks go off to signal the beginning of the second hour.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson beat The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) after Miss Elizabeth distracts the referee and Woman rakes the eyes of Robert Gibson from the apron. During the match, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan leaves the commentary table, says something to Woman and Miss Elizabeth, then heads back. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Anderson and Flair. Anderson says that wrestlers are tougher and much bigger than professional football players, and Flair says that the jerseys were a gift from Debra McMichael. Flair tells Kevin Greene that he and Anderson are bigger, faster, and sleeker and that they can go all night long. Heenan is also there, saying that he told Woman that he knows of a place where she can get her diamonds cleaned. He says that people have asked him to manage, and have offered an exorbitant cost for it, but he has promised to never manage again. He then pulls out a briefcase which contains the 1988 All-Madden trophy for managing John Madden's team, and at The Great American Bash, he will coach, and he will be at ringside in Anderson and Flair's corner.

We see a video package of Hulk Hogan.

The Giant beats Ice Train with a single choke slam after Jimmy Hart smacks Ice Train in the leg with his megaphone, distracting Ice Train. After the match, Scott "Flash" Norton confronts The Giant and earns two choke slams for his trouble. As officials and wrestlers check on Ice Train and Norton, The Giant tells "Mean" Gene Okerlund makes it known he is incensed that video packages of Hulk Hogan is being shown as he is the World Heavyweight Championship and the one that eliminated him. After having taken out Hogan, Sting and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, he wants to take out Lex Luger next.

Scott "Flash" Norton is moving around, but he is in no shape for his match against Hugh Morrus. Nevertheless, Hugh Morrus shows up and attacks Norton anyway, which turns out to be a mistake as a very cocky Hugh Morrus gets caught by Norton during No Laughing Matter and gets hit with a few shots from Norton. Scott "Flash" Norton ends up getting a surprise upset win against Hugh Morrus.

Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Kevin Greene come up with a battle plan against "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, but they seem to be butting heards. However, they have a idea for who they want as a coach: "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) vs. Sting and Lex Luger ends after The Giant interferes and choke slams Rick Steiner. During the match, Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan interview "Macho Man" Randy Savage via telephone, and though he isn't allowed to wrestle, he can still do some mat coaching, and if Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Kevin Greene need a coach, he's in. Heenan doesn't want anything to do with Savage, but Savage says Heenan's please are so weak that he, Kevin Greene and Mongo could eat him all up. After the match, Lex Luger fights off The Giant, and Sting and Scott Steiner join in to clean house.

Razor Ramon shows up again in the denim jeans and jacket, and once again tells Eric Bischoff that if he wants a war, he's got one and that he will finish it. Suddenly, Sting confronts Razor Ramon, reminds him he's in WCW and that he only sees one of him when he's looking for a war with three of the best in WCW. He then challenges Razor to a one-on-one match right here, right now. Razor tells him he's got a fight, only nobody tells him what to do or when to do it. Razor tosses his toothpick at Sting, and Sting responds by slapping Razor in the face. Police rush in in case of further confrontation, but Razor tells Sting he's got a big surprise for him next week.