Monday, September 29, 1997

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 29, 1997

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

We see a video package of Diamond Dallas Page's feud with "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Buff Bagwell after giving him and Vincent a Diamond Cutter after Bagwell sends Page into referee Mickey Jay, sending him over the ropes temporarily. Raven is seen sitting in the front row during the match, with Stevie Richards seated behind him. After the match, DDP leaves through the crowd and runs into Raven on the way.

It is announced that we will see reports by Mike Tenay from Mexico focused on lucha libre, .

Rey Mysterio Jr. beats El Caliente. After the match, Rey rips the mask off of his opponent to reveal that El Caliente is really Eddie Guerrero.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant. The Giant tells Curt Hennig that everyone knows what he did to "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair at War Games, and that it wasn't necessary. He says that a lot of things in life are full-circle deals, and what comes around, goes around. He tells Hennig that payback is hell. After the interview is over and before the show goes to break, Sting is seen in the crowd.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Alex Wright! The return of "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit! Diamond Dallas Page! Jeff Jarrett! Rey Mysterio Jr.!

Bill Goldberg beats The Barbarian. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Goldberg again, and shows a picture of Goldberg back when he was a football player. Once again, Goldberg denies Okerlund an interview, but Okerlund's next guest, "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko, is more than happy to oblige. Zbyszko tells him that he has had a talk with Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and that they both agreed that him being a referee would be the worst thing to happen to Scott Hall as he would call the match right down the middle and force Hall to wrestle for a living.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Tony Schiavone admits that he regrets walking out on commentary last week and apologizes for his actions then, but he has thought a lot about "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair since then. He then announces that Flair is here and will give a major announcement concerning his career.

Disco Inferno retains the WCW World Television Championship against Juventud Guerrera. Alex Wright is seen at the entrance ramp and heading towards the ring during the match, and he places Juventud Guerrera's foot on the rope to get back at Disco. He then runs into Jacqueline on the way out, then Jacqueline trips up Juventud Guerrera to help Disco get the win. Disco runs away from both Alex Wright and Jacqueline after the match.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth show up. He advises Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper not to get too creative with his match against Diamond Dallas Page at Halloween Havoc, as he created and wants to kill the monster, and if Piper wants to get involved, it will be on his conscience as he will bury Page right then and there. He says The New World Order is ready to go tonight, and if Sting wants a piece of the madness, he's okay with that as he has what Sting doesn't.

Jeff Jarrett uses the ropes for leverage to beat Steve "Mongo" McMichael after Debra distracts Mongo and slaps him in the face. An angry Mongo chases after Debra after the match. During the match, it is announced that Debra and Mongo have officially separated.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Syxx and Scott Hall show up, the latter supported by crutches. Hall wants to know if everyone is here to see the WCW and nWo, and Syxx says that when you're nWo, you're nWo for life. Hall tells everyone not to worry about him, and if he has to crawl to Las Vegas to take care of Lex Luger at Halloween Havoc, he'll do it. He then says it's the nWo's duty to take care of those who can't cut it, and he tells "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko that if he does anything but call his match down the middle, he'll put him on the shelf with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

Syxx vs. Chris Jericho ends in a no contest. When Scott Hall torments referee Scott Dickinson as Syxx locks the Buzzkiller on Jericho, "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko shows up and challenges Syxx and Hall. Lex Luger joins Zbyszko, and Hall and Syxx walks away.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair speaks to the fans via telephone. He is grateful that Tony Schiavone addressed his injury and has seen what Curt Hennig did to him at War Games. He has heard what both Schiavone and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko said last week, and says that nobody should feel sorry for him because he's been there, seen it and done it many times. He thanks Schiavone, but also thanks Hennig for giving him the wake-up call that sometimes athletes need to go to another level and succeed in the future. He admits he was caught off guard and that he paid the price for it at War Games as he was stupid and complacent enough to let it happen. He warns Hennig that the stitches are coming out next week and that he will be right back in his face the day he can be there on Nitro. He also tells "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan that the nWo might as well have driven a truck through his home with Hennig handed him his robe, as their careers have often paralleled each other. He says that nobody can fill his shoes or wear his robe, and that he will be coming back for it and Hogan will rue the day he and Hennig stuck their noses in his business. He then thanks "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael for coming into his life, and tells Benoit and Mongo to go their own way as they deserve it, effectively ending The Four Horsemen as he has his own business to take care of and doesn't want Benoit and Mongo to worry about it. He says that the four fingers will be in the air for decades to come and that Benoit and Mongo don't need him to succeed, as he wants them to succeed on their own. He then makes it clear he is coming back, and tells Zbyszko, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant to "do it," and also to save some of Hennig for him.

We see footage of a Nitro party from the students of Brown University.

Eric Bischoff shows up. He calls Sting a "human muppet" for showing up after Hogan has called him out for weeks after Hogan got on a private jet to promote Assault on Devil's Island, which will premiere on TNT thanks to him. He then says Sting has made surprise appearances to attack nWo members, and says it is happening because Interim WCW Commissioner is in collusion with Sting, and when Hogan comes back, he will tell him and that it will indeed be the last time Piper gets in a cage with Hogan or anybody, as Hogan will take his leg and ram it down his throat. He tells Sting that if he wants to be a real man, all he has to do is show up at Halloween Havoc, as he and Hogan will be there.

Tony Schiavone congratulates producer Craig Leather and his wife Amy on the birth of their third child, a son named Carl who was born last Thursday. He also congratulates Woody Kierson and his wife Stacy on the birth of their first child, a daughter; as well as Kip Bissell and his wife Rebecca on having a son recently.

Lex Luger beats Wrath with the Torture Rack. It is announced that a match between Jeff Jarrett and Steve "Mongo" McMichael is official for Halloween Havoc.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Eric Bischoff guests on commentary for the next match, and Mike Tenay and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko leave the commentary table.

The Giant beats Curt Hennig by disqualification after the New World Order interferes. During the match, Hennig gets The Giant up for the Fisherman's suplex, but The Giant kicks out at two. The nWo ends up surrounding The Giant and hitting him in the back with the United States title, then Sting shows up with a baseball and fights off the entire nWo to end the show, much to the anger of Eric Bischoff.



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