Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 28, 1996

A man in a white and black mask is seen watching from a luxury box. That man is identified by Tony Schiavone as none other than Sting. (Sting's face paint, now black and white and harlequin-like in nature, is now dramatically different from what he is known for wearing.) The nWo contingent is then seen carrying signs in the crowd, and Syxx speaks from the crowd to welcome everyone to "nWo Nitro." Juventud Guerrera and Lord Steven Regal are incensed by this turn of events as Syxx says the nWo has the World title, the US title (albeit unofficially), and when he's finished, the Cruiserweight title. (Ironically, he fails to mention the tag titles, which Kevin Nash and Scott Hall won last night.) He tells Sting to make the right choice and don't listen to anybody else before saying "nWo 4 Life." (It should also be noted that future WWE announcer Justin Roberts is seen standing directly in front of Syxx while wearing a backwards white baseball cap.)

"Lord" Steven Regal retains the WCW World Television Championship by submission against Juventud Guerrera. Tony Schiavone almost interviews Regal after the match but cannot due to the commercial break, and Sting leaves as Schiavone is talking.

The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) advertise the white WCW Monday Nitro T-shirt: just $19.95 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Mike Enos. During the match, The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) are seen in the crowd holding up the WCW World Tag Team Championships that they won last night.

A.C. Green of the Phoenix Suns is seen in the crowd. To the commentary team's dismay, he is wearing a New World Order shirt.

Dean Malenko beats Jim Powers after referee Nick Patrick's neck hurts as Powers pins Malenko, causing Theodore Long to argue with Nick Patrick. Patrick accuses Long of not being in his corner when Long argues with him this time. During the match, Psychosis is seen watching the match from the top of the entrance ramp, having come back from an injury he suffered at the hands of Konnan.

In the November issue of WCW Magazine: Find out where The Giant's loyalty really lies in an exclusive interview! An interview with Konnan! Exclusive photos from Clash of the Champions!

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian)! Chris Jericho vs. "The Crippler" Chris Benoit! Jimmy Graffiti! Big Bubba! The Taskmaster!

Jeff Jarrett beats Ricky Morton with the Figure Four Leg Lock. The Giant is seen in the crowd after the match, and he says he could huff and puff and blow Nitro down, but he's not going to. He tells Jarrett that The Four Horsemen passed him a wet match instead of a torch, and that he had him in the choke slam until "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair saved him. He calls The Horsemen pathetic for banding together like a pack of rats, and says that they are afraid and that they fight scared, walk scared and are scared. He tells Jarrett his day is coming, and that someday, somewhere, his hand will go around Jarrett throat and he will choke slam him. He also threatens to take out The Horsemen systematically if they get in his way again. He tells everyone to check their bed and closet and say their prayers when they go to bed as there is a monster behind their back. Tony Schiavone interviews Jarrett after the match, and if The Giant wants to get it over with, he can do it right now and they can finish it. He said he had Halloween Havoc to style and profile, and that The Giant wouldn't be able to choke slam him...and he didn't. He tells the nWo they will come down and their walls will crumble, but for that to happen, WCW had to unite. He did not know there would be a bunch of groups and cliques going at each others' throats, and tells Sting that if he doesn't want to be the leader, he'll be more than happy to be the leader. Jarrett goes on to say he's a third-generation wrestler and more to lose than anybody, and promises that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan will fall. He says WCW has been around since 1905 and will continue to be around for a long, long time.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour. It is then announced that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is not in the building tonight after the attack he received at Halloween Havoc.

High Voltage (Ronnie Rage and Kenny Khaos) vs. The Amazing French Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Carl Ouellet) comes to an end after The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) attack both teams. Sags calls their potential nWo membership "a big Hollywood Hogan lie." He says that The Nasty Boys don't need to belong anywhere, and say the same of both Sting and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Knobbs says they may not be liked or even wanted, but they are nasty and were nasty before The New World Order and even World Championship Wrestling were a thought, and goes on to say they were born nasty. Knobbs tells "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan it feels good with the knife sticking out of his back, and says Kevin Nash and Scott Hall fogged up his brain a little. He then says The Nasty Boys are ready to rumble.

Rey Mysterio, Jr. beats Jimmy Graffiti. It is announced that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has asked WCW for and received five minutes to send a message to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, and that we will see that message later tonight.

The New World Order is now available for only $15!

Lee Marhsal calls from Grand Rapids, Michigan - where next week's Nitro - will take place as part of the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.

A.C. Green of the Phoenix Suns is seen in the front row again, and this time he has a war of wards with referee Nick Patrick. (He is also seen giving Booker T and Sister Sherri a hard time during the main event.)

Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Debra McMichael show up during the next match, and Mongo says he's here to ensure that "there are no more slip-ups around here." We then see pre-recorded comments from Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster, who say that Taskmaster sent him and The Faces of Fear to destroy what was left of The Four Horsemen and that The Dungeon of Doom has succeeded at that and is alive and well. The Taskmaster tells "The Crippler" Chris Benoit learned that "woman was the ultimate destruction of us all." He tells Benoit that he owns something that will stay his because he is "the man."

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Eddie Guerrero in a match where both men are not at 100% after the events of Halloween Havoc after Steve "Mongo" McMichael hits Guerrero with the Halliburton briefcase as Woman distracts referee Nick Patrick. Tony Schiavone interviews referee Nick Patrick, who is joined by his attorney Allen Sharp. Sharp wants all questions directed towards him "before you, Mr. Schiavone, can distort the truth." Sharp says that Patrick has been an honest, hard-working official and referee and has given his all to the professionalism of this great sport. He says that all the controversy of "Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan didn't have to have to happen, all because of one person: Chris Jericho, who allegedly brutally and viciously attacked Nick Patrick. Jericho shows up in street clothes and says there is nothing wrong with Patrick's neck, and everyone knows he is a paid employee of The New World Order. Sharp asks Jericho if he has anger problems, but Jericho tells Sharp to stay out of it, and tells Patrick he will not forget how he screwed him out of a victory against Syxx. Sharp asks Jericho if he ever had problems playing with other children when he was young, and tells him professional counseling will be in order. Theodore Long shows up and tells Sharp where he comes from, they call people like him "scam artists" and that if Sharp didn't have a degree, he'd be standing on a corner with a squeegee in his hand begging for quarters to wash windows. He tells Sharp that Nick Patrick is sandbagging and that Jericho is a young star in the making that Patrick is holding back. Sharp says he is surprised that Theodore Long has the gall and audacity to question him in front of millions of people all over the world, and says this is called "slander." Sharp threatens to bury him so deep in legal paperwork that he won't be able to get out of it.

We see pre-recorded comments from Col. Robert Parker, who says that there is no problems between himself and Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray), and if it was his fault that The Outsiders became WCW World Tag Team Champions, he'd take care of the problem in a snap.

As Lex Luger is facing Booker T, Lex Luger sees Sting in the stands. It is clear that Sting is not a happy man, and Lex Luger jumps into the stands to find Sting. Sting leaves as Luger finds him. Booker T beats Lex Luger by count-out.

We see a repeat of the conversation between "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper from when Halloween Havoc came to an end. Ted DiBiase, The Giant, Vince and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up to respond to "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Eric Bischoff says that is footage from after Halloween Havoc, and that he will try to bring it to the home audience. Hogan says he came through for the nWo at Halloween Havoc, and that there is no doubt that the nWo is the only body that is the superior body in the professional wrestling business. He says the nWo has conquered and won. He tells "Macho Man" Randy Savage that he has nothing but the utmost respect for him, as the cross to bear of the whole WCW was put on his back last night, and with all the powers in Savage's Slim Jim, he couldn't get the job done. He also tells Savage he'll take really good care of Miss Elizabeth for him. He says that Piper admitted that he looked up to him and admitted he couldn't lace up his boots. He saw the fear in his eyes, and calls Piper turning tail "the best decision of his life." Ted DiBiase then announces that with the foundation of the nWo firmly established, tonight is the night for Hogan to entertain for the nWo loyals. Hogan then poses for the crowd to end the show.