Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for June 10, 1996

Scott Steiner beats Booker T.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Scott Steiner after the commercial break. Scott says that he and his brother Rick Steiner have prided themselves in being the best tag team around. All of a sudden, Debra McMichael shows up and needs a minute with "Mean" Gene. She is worried about her husband Steve "Mongo" McMichaels are Kevin Greene, especially Steve, as he might get a little crazy and hurt somebody personally, and feels this is all her fault. "Mean" Gene tells her it's not her fault, as "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has a reputation and has taken visual liberties and said things he should not have said. Nevertheless, Debra doesn't want to see anyone get permanently injured, and wants to see if it is possible to talk it out with Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, talk this over and see if this match can be called off. "Mean" Gene tells her he will try to get an audience with them and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Jim Powers.

We see a video package of Konnan.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Konnan, who will take on El Gato at The Great American Bash. He tells El Gato he has to come down to the United States to prove himself just like he did, and that any apathy on his part will lead to his demise.
Sting beats Meng with the Scorpion Deathlock.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund is backstage with Debra McMichael and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Heenan lets Debra into "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's dressing room to talk them out of the match against Steve "Mongo" McMichaels and Kevin Greene, but Heenan then slams the door shut. Debra is accosted by Woman and Miss Elizabeth but manages to escape. Flair and Anderson go after her, and their opponents for the evening, Joe Gomez and The Renegade happen to be there when Debra runs away. Flair and Anderson attack Gomez and The Renegade, and Flair puts The Renegade into the Figure Four Leg Lock. Officials have to rush in to stop the attack.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats "Squire" David Taylor after Taylor makes the mistake of turning his back on Duggan. It is confirmed during the match that Sting and Lex Luger have agreed to replace Joe Gomez and The Renegade in their match against "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson tonight, and that the WCW World Tag Team Championships will be on the line.

We see a video package of both Rey Mysterio Jr. and Dean Malenko.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Big Bubba and Jimmy Hart. Jimmy Hart tells John Tenta that he suffered the consequences for not pulling his weight in The Dungeon of Doom. Big Bubba says he proved John Tenta is only half a man, and that if he thinks he can cut his hair or The Giant's, he'll leave him laying like the beached whale that he is.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Scott "Flash" Norton, who says that he took two choke slams from The Giant and is still standing, as he doesn't care and he's not scared.

Fireworks indicate the beginning of the second hour.

The Giant beats Scott "Flash" Norton, then Lex Luger rushes in and tries to get a piece of The Giant only to get tossed out of the ring with the greatest of ease. The Giant clears the buffet table near the aisle and put Luger through the table, but Luger kicks The Giant in the groin and hits him with a steel bowl. The Taskmaster, Big Bubba and Hugh Morrus check on The Giant, who is not only barely fazed but also even angrier with Lex Luger than ever. Lex Luger then appears at commentary, and says The Giant does feel pain after all. He then tells The Giant that he has more surprises for him at The Great American Bash.

"Lord" Steven Regal quickly beats Billy Kidman by submission, then Sting rushes in and slaps Steven Regal in the face with a knife edge chop. Regal is both surprised and incensed.

Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) after Sags smacks Johnny Grunge in the back with a trash can.

We see last week's video package of Hulk Hogan.

"The Nature Boy" RicFlair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson vs. Sting and Lex Luger for the WCW World Tag Team Championships ends when The Giant shows up. The Giant has the strength adantage at first, but Sting and Scott Steiner hit The Giant with chairs, and the chair shots send The Giant into a frenzy before he finally leaves. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant, who tells Luger that he is a dead man, and accepts his challenge for The Great American Bash, telling Luger he will be leaving Sunday night on a stretcher.

Razor Ramon shows up at the end of the show. Eric Bischoff says he doesn't want any trouble with him, and wants to know what the big surprise is. It's right behind him: Diesel. He tells Eric Bischoff he's been running his mouth for the last six months, and says that while WCW is where the big boys play, he and Razor aren't playing. Diesel says that Eric Bischoff still doesn't have his three men yet because nobody wants to face them, and that this show is about as interesting as "Marge Schott reading excerpts from Mein Kampf." Again, Bischoff doesn't want any trouble, and Diesel says he knows he doesn't want any trouble because he'll kick his teeth down his throat. He wants to know why Bischoff hasn't gotten his three guys yet, and wonders why he couldn't get a paleontologist to get three "fossils" cleared, or enough guys off dialysis to get a team. He also wants to know where Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage is. Eric Bischoff says that their fight isn't with him. Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, he will be in the WCW offices in Atlanta, where he has the authority to give them their match at The Great American Bash against three guys, and if they show up, he can try to give them their guys. Diesel tells Bischoff to bring what he's got, as the measuring stick has changed around here and he's looking at it.