Monday, July 28, 1997

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for July 28, 1997

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Curt Hennig and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beat Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) despite the interference of Syxx, who goes after Flair during the match.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says there have been new developments, and tells "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan he took his advice, revealing that his body is more muscular than ever. Despite Hogan not being in the building tonight (probably from filming a movie), Luger has a surprise for him: his attorneys have gotten together with WCW to ensure that the 30-day title defense is in effect. As a result, next week on Nitro, the two of them will wrestle for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and he can't wait to put Hogan in the Torture Rack for the third time as he tells Hogan to bring a masseuse along with his entourage.

The Ultimate Dragon retains the WCW World Television Championship against Prince Iaukea with the Dragon Sleeper.



This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Meng! The Giant! The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)! The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall)!

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He says it's a fact of life that Curt Hennig is one of the most elite of all time: a Horseman. Hennig shows up and says he never was a Horseman, but Flair says Hennig doesn't want his wife to get mad at him and says he's laying low. "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael show up, then Flair says they're partying at Joey's and that everyone will be leaving with five women. Hennig insists he isn't part of The Four Horsemen, and that he is a free agent right now as he and Flair leave.

The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael) beat The Texas Hangmen with the Crippler Crossface. During the match, a phone call is patched through to Tony Schiavone. The call is from The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash), who are looking for fans of The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Hall) but aren't having much luck. Hall tells "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyzsko that if he runs his mouth again, he'll take his wrinkled old butt out of retirement. Nash says they're looking forward to "Macho Man" Randy Savage destroy Scott Steiner and that Lex Luger isn't even in "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan's league.

We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.

Alex Wright beats Chris Jericho with a German Suplex pin to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship!

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dean Malenko...but Jeff Jarrett and Debra McMichael show up with him, and Malenko is unperturbed by the situation. Malenko says he has done a lot of thinking about where he wants to be in WCW, and says Jarrett had a lot of validity when he said that people need to start watching their backs in WCW. He then tells Jarrett "I'm in." As this happens and Jarrett and Malenko shake hands, Debra meets up with Alex Wright as he is walking back up the entrance ramp, and she whispers in his ear. Malenko then asks what happened between Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero last Saturday night, and Jarrett says that everyone loves to be around a winner, just like how The Four Horsemen - who he says he has stepped above - wanted to be around him. He plans to be the one who pulls the trigger and put the Horsemen out to pasture. Debra says that her phone has been ringing off the hook as of late, but she and Jarrett aren't willing to work with just anybody, especially Eddie Guerrero, and they are interesting and willing to work with Malenko.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Syxx beats Diamond Dallas Page after Vincent distracts the referee, Page hits Syxx with the Diamond Cutter and Curt Hennig shows up to hit Page from behind with a foreign object while the referee is still distracted.

Dean Malenko beats Hector Guerrero with the Texas Cloverleaf as Jeff Jarrett and Dean Malenko make their way to the ring. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. show sup to check on uncle Hector, but Jarrett tells Chavo to get out of his way and out of the ring. As Chavo confronts Jarrett, Malenko forearms Chavo from behind, and he and Jarrett attack both Guerreros.

Konnan drags "Mean" Gene Okerlund to the entrance ramp. He calls Rey Mysterio, Jr. an "establishment puppet" who is filling the Affirmative Action billet. He says that he started Rey in the business and that all the Mexican wrestlers in WCW that are here because of him are now a target, and he will take care of them individually. He says that Rey will be "one of Jerry's kids" come September.

Lee Marshall calls from Detroit, Michigan - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.

Before the next match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up, and is seen in the stands. He tells The Giant - who is scheduled to face The Great Muta - that the Madness is taking care of the family business, and that he will take care of him at Road Wild just like he will take care of Scott Steiner tonight. He calls Steiner and The Giant punks, while he is a true rider. The Giant tells Savage those are some fine words, but the best course of action for him is to wait his turn until Sturgis when he comes for him, as what he will do to The Great Muta. Savage says he will make The Giant pay like he will Scott Steiner. After the match begins, Eric Bichoff shows up and heads to the commentary table and tells Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Mike Tenay to get out and tells Tony Schiavone to stay as he forces his way onto commentary.

The Giant beats The Great Muta after blocking his eyes from Muta's green mist with his arm during the choke slam. He then issues an open challenge to anyone in the back, but the camera switches to the commentary table, where "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko confronts Bischoff, telling him to get off his set before locking up with him, carrying him to the ring, and putting him in the ring with The Giant, who destroys Bischoff with a choke slam.

We see another performance from The Nitro Girls.

La Parka shows up with a steel chair with the word "Konnan" on it.

Konnan beats La Parka with the Tequila Sunrise after drop kicking La Parka's chair into his face. Psychosis runs into the ring, but Konnan just walks out of the ring and doesn't care that he's there.

WCW Executive Committee head J.J. Dillon is on the phone, and he is setting up an offer to make for Sting, who has not wrestled in the ring in almost a year and is now more solidly with WCW, that will get Sting back in the ring by September.

Scott Steiner beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage by disqualification when Miss Elizabeth tries to get on the ring apron and throw one of her high heels to Savage to use as a weapon. As Rick Steiner tries to stop her, The Outsiders (Kevin Hall and Scott Hall) attack Rick, and also attack Scott when he confronts them. The Outsiders and Savage attack the Steiners in the ring until The Giant rushes into the ring and clears them out. The Giant then gets the microphone, says he knows Kevin Nash was the man in the Sting mask who attacked him, and tells him "we can do this one for free." Nash wraps his belt around his fist, and Nash is about to get in the ring when the show ends.

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