Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for July 22, 1996

We look back at footage of Muhammad Ali from Halloween Havoc 1994 in celebration of Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic torch in Atlanta, Georgia.

"Squire" David Taylor beats Scott "Flash" Norton by disqualification after Norton throws Taylor over the top rope.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen (Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit) and Debra McMichael, Miss Elizabeth and Woman. Anderson says that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who is not here at the moment, loves to make an entrance and will show up right on cue. Mongo says it's been his pleasure to take care of a few pretty boys in WCW, and now is his chance to get at the real pretty boys - "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luge - and he can't wait to get at them tonight. Benoit says that Savage, Sting and Luger will experience "The Crippler" first-hand tonight.

Konnan beats V.K. Wallstreet after reversing the Wallstreet Crash into a crucifix pin.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Sting and Lex Luger. Luger thinks "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is out there in a big fat limo or a catered hotel room, but the three of them are here to make a statement as a lot of things are happening in WCW from all different angles. Everyone else was in Japan while the New World Order was out to play. Sting, and now they want the Horsemen to make a stronger statement. Sting says Hulk Hogan can stick it, and as far as Ric Flair goes, he doesn't care where he is. He just wants one of The Four Horsemen (Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit) in the ring tonight. Savage says he wants Hogan, Flair and The Outsiders (Hall and Nash) here so he can take care of business all in one night.

We see Glacier show off his martial arts moves.

We take a look at The Renegade, Joe Gomez, Jim Powers and "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright and on the beach prior to the next match.

The Dungeon of Doom (Meng, The Barbarian, Hugh Morrus and new recruit Braun the Leprachaun) vs. The Renegade, Joe Gomez, Jim Powers and "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright is precluded by outside events. It is announced after the match begins that there is a disturbance backstage, and we find out that The Outsiders (Hall and Nash) are in the master control room of the production truck, where they hijack the camera room and pan through the crowd as they say that they're looking for somebody. Security is called not long after Hall and Nash are spotted, and are escorted out of the production truck. When the camera returns to the match, Theodore Long shows up and gives a Jim Powers a pep talk, who tells him to get out there and show them what he's made of. When he makes a comeback, however, The Giant shows up and choke slams everyone not in the Dungeon of Doom save for Teddy Long. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant and Jimmy Hart after the carnage, and when asked if he accepts Hulk Hogan's challenge for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, he says that he vowed to defend the title whenever and wherever he has to, and says that he's wreaked havoc in WCW and became the cancer nobody could cure while Hogan was making moves, and that at Sturgis, South Dakota, he will choke slam him in the middle of the ring, thereby accepting Hogan's challenge at Hog Wild. Jimmy Hart says The Giant will be ready for Hog Wild.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Sting and Lex Luger in action! The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs)! The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)! Rough and Ready (Mike Enos and Dick Slater)! The Booty Man! The Giant!

Fiamond Dallas Page beats Prince Iaukea.

We take a special look at the rivalry between The Taskmaster and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit.

Pyrotechnics signify the start of the second hour.

Dean Malenko beats Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Texas Cloverleaf. During the match, Jimmy Hart shows up to manage Dean Malenko.

Meng beats Ice Train by disqualification after Meng is attacked by Scott "Flash" Norton, who then says that he did to have Ice Train's back so he has no excuses when he loses to him at Hog Wild.

We get a recap of what Hulk Hogan did at Bash at the Beach.

Hog Wild is Saturday, August 10th on pay-per-view!

Eddie Guerrero beats Psicosis (whose name is now anglicized to Psychosis).

Even though his music is heard, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is nowhere to be seen when "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael come out for their match along with Woman, Miss Elizabeth and Debra McMichael before the commercial break.

After the commercial break, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is seen peering into a white limousine. He then heads to the ring and huddles with "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael, effectively taking the place of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair.

Sting, Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage beat The Four Horsemen ("The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit) after Randy Savage takes the briefcase away from Woman, Debra McMichael and Miss Elizabeth, getting his money back and using the briefcase as a weapon to hit Benoit from behind while the ref isn't looking to give his team the win.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sting, Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Sting says that last week, Luger was feeling beat down, but now he's back and getting ready for Hog Wild and he himself is feeling rather mean. He tells The Outsiders (Hall and Nash) that Hog Wild will be a really bad day for them. Lex Luger says The Outsiders have been pushing all the wrong button, and if they want to push him, Sting and Savage over the edge, they've done a good job, and if they want them to lose it, he's losing it right now, and he calls them out for the disrespect they've given the business. He's ready to knock teeth down throats. Savage tells Hulk Hogan that at Hog Wild, even though The Giant has committed to defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Hogan, he plans to beat Hogan up going down the aisle and there's nothing anybody can do about it.