Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 11, 1997

The Giant is handed a piece of paper by a police officer outside of the arena before the start of the show.

We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.

Before the next match, The Wolfpack (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Syxx) say they know everybody here and at home is watching for one reason and one reason only: the New World Order. They then say that they are the best tag team on the planet, and to tell Ted DiBiase to ask The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) why they don't have the tag team titles if they're so good. The Steiner's music plays, but two random wrestlers - Bobby Starr and David Moore - show up instead.

The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) beat Bobby Starr and David Moore. After the match, The Outsiders want someone else, but The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) and Ted DiBiase show up through the scrowd, and The Stiners clear The Outsiders out of the ring.

Meng beats Wrath by pinfall with the Tongan Death Grip. Mortis rushes in to get Meng off of Wrath, but he is quickly joined by The Barbarian. Meng and The Barbarian chase James Vandenberg into the crowd.

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"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Ted DiBiase and The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner), who says that they wrestled the best tag team the nWo had to offer despite the raw deal they got and that The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) knew they were beaten on Saturday. They plan to reload and come back at them as they do things their way. DiBiase says they're here to take care of business and will continue to do so, and that on Saturday, The Outsiders were outclassed and had to get themselves disqualified to keep the tag team titles. He then wants an explanation from referee Nick Patrick, noting that Patrick was kicked out of the nWo while he left voluntary. Patrick shows up and says he let the match go as long as he could as The Outsiders kept getting themselves disqualified, and that he stopped the match when they put their hands on him. He then criticized fellow ref Randy Anderson for allowing Lex Luger to be hit with a baseball bat in the main event. DiBiase tells The Outsiders that The Steiners have them where they want them: running scared. He tells them to look over their shoulder, as they're coming.

Eddie Guerrero beats Chris Jericho.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls. Once again, Alex Wright tires to butt in, but they don't want anything to do with it and he ends up dancing alone. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Wright, who calls the crowd losers who are jealous of him because he looks great, is an unbelievable dancer and a fantastic wrestler who is the Cruiserweight champion.

Dean Malenko beats Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Eddie Guerrero shows up and attacks Malenko. During the match, Jarrett tries to run away, but he is blocked by Steve "Mongo" McMichael. After the match, Mongo shows up and overpowers both Eddie and Jarrett. Malenko and Mongo run into each other, then Malenko attacks Mongo when the latter extends his hand, and sends him out of the ring. Mongo notes that Malenko "is tougher than a nickel steak" and that he respects that.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Curt Hennig and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair says he noticed Hennig talking to Eric Bischoff backstage, and Hennig tells him he has business with Bischoff. "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael show up as Flair gives him an opportunity to become a Horseman. Hennig neither confirms nor denies that he is a Horseman, but he does have the main event with "Macho Man" Randy Savage tonight. Flair asks Hennig to show him and his men why he deserves to be a Horseman tonight, then The Four Horsemen will head to Clash of the Champions, and asks Hennig to be his partner then. Hennig accepts, but says that doesn't necessarily mean that he is a Horseman.

At the start of the second hour, Eric Bischoff rides out on a motorcyle with Scott Norton before the next match, and pulls out a microphone. He says he told Lex Luger he would pay at Road Wild while Scott Hall, Buff Bagwell, Syxx and Vincent show up, and says that they have a surprise announcement. He congratulates "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan on reclaiming the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) for retaining the WCW World Tag Team Championships as he says the nWo is stronger than ever. Everyone in the ring then wishes a happy birthday to Hogan, who is out shooting a movie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They then focus on The Giant, saying that he has gotten his message through the police at the top of the show. It is revealed that the paper The Giant received is a restraining order, and if The Giant gets within 50 feet of him, The Giant will go to jail. He warns "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyzsko that he may be next. He then re-focuses on The Giant as the camera focuses on Buff Bagwell spray painting a black line and "50 FT" on the aisle, and dares The Giant to get a piece of them. The Giant shows up, and WCW Security, James J. Dillon and Zbyzsko try to stop him, but The Giant crosses the line. The police show up, and The Giant has to go to jail. WCW security head Doug Dellinger says handcuffs won't work on The Giant, and The Giant willfully goes to jail without resistance. Meanwhile, Scott Hall creeps up behind Zbyszko and throws a toothpick at him to get a rise out of him.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and Miss Jacqueline chat with the fans on WCWWrestling.com.

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael).

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says he would be a liar if last week's main event wasn't the greatest moment of his career and that Road Wild was a big disappointment for a short while. Last week, WCW wrestlers, both friend and foe, came together as one to celebrate Hogan losing the World title, and calls it a foundation and building point for WCW. He has talked to Randy Anderson and says they are cool to each other, as if Anderson was quick to ring the bell, he would not win the title. Luger says that Randy Anderson did his job as he saw fit and holds no animosity towards him because of it. He then tells the New World Order that WCW is getting their act together, and they're one misstep away from losing what's theirs, and tells Hogan to get a good look at what is standing before him as he has put him in the Torture Rack three times and that he could take the title away from him again quickly.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Buff Bagwell after sending Bagwell into Vincent when he tries to interfere.

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

The Ultimate Dragon retains the WCW World Television Championship against Mortis with a Dragon Sleeper after reversing the Flatliner into a Sunset Flip Powerbomb.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund is in the ring with WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon, who tries once again to sign a deal with Sting. Suddenly, the audience cheers as Dillon speaks, and Sting is spotted in the rafters before he rappels down into the crowd and makes his way into the ring. Dillon offers him a new contract, and asks him to name the time and place for a match against Syxx. Sting takes the contract, then tears it up and places it in Dillon's jacket. Okerlund asks Sting what he wants. Sting stops, then points into the crowd, who chant "Hogan."

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Curt Hennig beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage by disqualification when Diamond Dallas Page attacks Hennig. Savage attacks Page, and Scott Hall joins in, hitting a Fallaway Slam before Savage lands the top rope elbow on Page twice. Lex Luger rushes in, forcing Savage and Hall to retreat.