Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 18, 1997

Tonight's episode starts with a speech from Raven: "Anguish, fear and sorrow are emotions we all feel, but never more strongly than in our adolescence. When just having an acne-ridden skin can mean a lifetime of loneliness. One acceptance by others is a barometer of one's popularity. If one is different, a misfit, unattractive, maybe un-athletic, one is in for a lifetime of cruelty and suffering that will traumatize permanently. You see, scars are souvenirs you never lose. The past is never far. You can try to repress it...you can try to hold it back. You can try to deny it, but it will still continue to grow stronger and stronger like a malignant cancer that can't be satiated. Each of us manifest our pain in different manners, whether it's three in the morning in bed, tears in one's eye...whether it's a need to destroy everything beautiful, or just simply shutting one's self off from society...my father never gave me what I needed, so I understand what it's like to do without. They should understand this. They should give what's needed. I can see this. I can feel the pain. Why can't they understand? Quoth the Raven...nevermore."

We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.

Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) by disqualification after Vincent interferes. After the bell has rung, Harlem Heat cleans house.

The Barbarian beats Mortis. After the match, Wrath rushes into the ring and lays The Barbarian out with the Death Penalty, but Meng runs in and locks the Tongan Death Grip on Wrath. Mortis gets up and attacks Meng, but Meng refuses to let go of Wrath, who has to be pulled out of the ring.

Eric Bischoff shows up. He invites everyone in the crowd to his party Thursday on TBS, and it's called Clash of the Champions. His champions - "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) - are going to be there, and it will be a party in honor of them. He then mentions that "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko cannot get within 50 feet of him, just like The Giant. He thanks the Denver police for arresting The Giant last week, and warns him not to violate the restraining order again. He also tells James J. Dillon that the New World Order have been too patient, and that they are demanding their own show so that he can return to the commentary booth.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. Mortis and Wrath! Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko!

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig. Flair says Hennig may be the best thing going today, and will soon be one of the Four Horsemen. Hennig tells Flair that the two of them teaming up does not necessarily make him a Horseman, then asks where the competition is. He says that later tonight, he will put The Giant six feet under on his back. Flair says he will ride Konnan hard, then tells Hennig to prove why he's Horseman material. Hennig says once again that he's too good to be true.

Stevie Richards beats Scotty Riggs after putting one of his feet on the rope, then Raven shows up and hits Stevie with the Evenflow DDT.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett, Eddie Guerrero and Debra McMichael. All of a sudden, Alex Wright shows up and tells Debra he's ready to join her team, and that she should be honored at the chance to recruit him. Debra admits Alex Wright has some good points, but he's not a champion anymore. He tells Debra he'll get the Cruiserweight title back and then get back to her if he wants too, then leaves. Debra says she knows Eddie will become the Cruiserweight champ and that Jeff Jarrett will retain the United States title, but if Alex Wright does take the Cruiserweight title back, maybe she'll give him the time of day.

The New World Order wish themselves a happy birthday as part of the promotion for Clash of the Champions.

The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael) beat Jeff Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero after Mongo scares Debra McMichael into dropping the United States title and smacks the US title into Jarrett's back as the referee is focused on Eddie.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Pyrotechinics signal the start of the second hour.

The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) show up. After Hall says that people are tuned in because of the nWo, Hall says that Birmingham, Alabama is most definitely nWo country. Nash then announces that they will be in a tag match against Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page, and everyone will say why they're the best that's ever been and why they're just too sweet.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

"The Nature Boy" Ric FLair beats Syxx by disqualification after Vincent, Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell attack Flair. Curt Hennig runs into the ring, causing the nWo to clear out.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews referee Nick Patrick and WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon. Dillon notes that Nick Patrick explained his actions at Road Wild and that the matter is closed. Patrick has not second guessed himself, and says the review of his actions have been a waste of time, then says Randy Anderson has not done the right thing by costing Lex Luger the World Heavyweight Championship. Anderson shows up and confronts Nick Patrick, then Dillon says WCW has enough problems without having to deal with officials confronting each other over their officiating, and declares the interview over.

The Ultimate Dragon retains the WCW World Television Championship against La Parka with the Dragon Sleeper when Sonny Onoo's interference attempt backfires when he accidentally kicks La Parka into the back and into the Dragon Sleeper. After the match, The Ultimate Dragon drop kicks Sonny Onoo off the apron.

During The Giant vs. Curt Hennig, Eric Bischoff shows up to get within 50 feet of The Giant and get him arrested. Head of WCW Security Doug Dellinger shows up with police officers, but tells him that they will do their job if and only if The Giant gets near him, not the other way around. Bischoff gets testy with Dellinger, who tells him he will be arresteed for assault if he hits him with the restraining order again. As an irritated Bischoff backs off, he looks around and sees "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko approaching him from commentary. Bischoff tries to escape through the crowd, but The Giant grabs at Bischoff as police officers try to hold The Giant back.

Lee Marshall alls from Columbia, South Carolina - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon. He says there is too much distrust between WCW management and Sting, and that he has been one of Sting's greatest supporters up to this point. He does not have a new contract with him, and that WCW's patience is wearing thin. He asks that Sting tell WCW what he wants, and if he cannot do that, then WCW may be boxed into a situation where both parties have to go their separate ways. He has bought Sting some time, and tells Sting he has between now and Clash of the Champions to come forward and tell him what he wants. Sting shows up, this time through the crowd surrounded by a sea of police officers, and enters the ring. Ge grabs Dillon, then points at the crowd as the crowd chants "Hogan." He then leaves the ring again, but then he picks up a sign from a young fan that is now at ringside that says "Hulk vs. Sting," and shows it to Okerlund and Dillon.

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The New World Order invite James J. Dillon to their party, calling him their guest of honor at Clash at the Champions.

Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page beat The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) afer Syxx, Scott Norton and "Macho Man" Randy Savage attack Luger and Page. The Giant and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair run in and hep Luger and Page fight off the nWo to close out the show.