Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 8, 1997

The show begins with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Eric Bischoff shows and heads to the commentary table, and threatens to kick "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko from one side of the ring to the other and then sue him as Bischoff tells the producer to roll the clip of the nWo's parody of The Four Horsemen's promo from last week. The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) show up, shut the replay down, and call out the nWo at the commentary table before heading to the ring. "Mean" Gene Okerlund joins them shortly afterwards to interview them. Hennig dares the nWo to come out right now or later, while Mongo says that if this is the circus, the Horsemen are the ringleaders and they will make the nWo jump through hoops. Benoti says the Horsemen will outclass, outwrestle and beat them in the ring. Flair, now in a serious mood, says he's went up and down for the last 25 years, and for the first time ever, he was ashamed to tell anyone he was a professional wrestler as they showed one more time why there is nothing sacred in the sport of professional wrestling. He calls "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson a legitimate legend, human being and man, with emphasis on "man." He says WCW did something so huge by dedicating last week to Anderson that the whole world should have recognized that Anderson was a great performer every day of his career. As for the nWo, they would be lucky if they have one friend for life at the end of the road like he does in Anderson, and then says he wants The Wolfpack, and that he's not leaving until he gets them in the ring.

After the break, The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) and "Mean" Gene Okerlund are still in the ring. Flair makes good on his promise that the four of them will be in the ring until they get their match against The New World Order, but WCW security shows up and asks them to leave. Flair sends one more message to The Wolfpack (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Syxx), saying he wants them in the ring. The Horsemen then ring.

Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Eddie Guerrero in his first match since his leg injury at the hands of Konnan.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He says the first thing he looked for the first time he put on tights and boots was respect, and he had to bust his chops and earn it to get it. He also says that Lex Luger earned it the same way he did. When they got together, however, they butted heads and they didn't click like people thought they would, and when words don't work, they may have to do it the other way: in the ring. Lex Luger shows up as DDP says he's all for any way they can get over the hump, and says he finds this as distasteful as he does, but at least they agree on something. He accepts the challenge on one condition: they do it right and neither of them hold back.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Eddie Guerrero! Lex Luger! Steve "Mongo" McMichael!

Hugh Morrus beats Disco Inferno after Alex Wright shows up and places the WCW World Television Championship on Disco Inferno only for Hugh Morrus to hit No Laughing Matter. Wright and Disco Inferno argue after the match.

Kevin Nash, Syxx, Konnan and Buff Bagwell show up. Syxx says "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is upset because they made fun of how stupid he really looks showing up on carrying on for the last 20 years. Nash says that emotions are running a little high right now, and there's nothing the nWo would love to do tonight than to take care of the Horsemen, but they're stars and they don't just do anything they're told to do as they're the ones making the rules around here and they're way too busy tonight. Bagwell says he has nothing to do tonightand Konnan tells Nash to "picture him rollin'." Nash asks if Bagwell and Konnan would be willing to face the Horsemen tonight, Bagwell and Konnan are more than happy to oblige.

Before Brad Armstrong vs. Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero shows up and says last week, Jericho got lucky and couldn't take care of things like he wanted to. He asks Brad Armstrong to step aside, but he tells Eddie to hit the bricks before he whups him. As Eddie leaves, Brad Armstrong attacks Jericho from behind.

Chris Jericho beats Brad Armstrong by disqualification and retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship after Jericho is attacked by Eddie Guerrero. Jericho gets Guerrero in the Lion Tamer, but he is hit with a clothesline by Armstrong. Armstrong and Guerrero continue to attack Jericho as the show goes to break.

Pyrotechinics signal the start of the second hour.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Hogan says the reason everyone is here is because of the nWo, and says there is no room for crybabies. He says he is the man, not "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He said he made the business, has the biggest guns in the business and is the only god in the ring. He says he is too big, too rich and too tan for anyone around here. He says there is no time for games and that it's time to take care of family business, and nobody will lay a hand on Bischoff. He says the nWo will take care of the Four Horsemen tonight, and that he will put his World title on the line tonight against Sting, whom he says has not beaten anybody and isn't deserving of being in the ring with him as he calls him out. Bischoff says they are wasting time as Sting is nothing but a coward, then the crowd chants for Sting. Sting eventually shows up, rappelling down from the rafters and landing at ringside at a high speed...but it turns out to be a dummy of Sting as "Sting" is dragged into the ring when the nWo pretends to care about Sting's well-being. Hogan mocks the Sting dummy, telling the dummy to admit he's a coward and that he is the best in the world before attacking it. Eric Bischoff takes off his nWo shirt to reveal a referee's shirt underneath as Hogan hits the dummy with leg drops. After Bischoff makes the three-count, the bell is actually rung.

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

The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) ends when the team of Mortis and Wrath as well as Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) show up and attack both teams.

Scott Hall beats Super Calo. After the match, Ray Traylor shows up and confronts Hall, and the two of them come to blows. Vincent rushes in after Traylor hits a spinebuster on Hall, but he fares no better. Suddenly, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan walks out and asks him if he wants the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. As Ray Traylor is distracted by HOgan as he stands on the lower rope, Hall takes advantage by hitting The Outsider's Edge on Traylor. Hogan, Hall and Vincent then attack Traylor before Hogan spray paints "Ray?" Hall and Hogan mocking say "Ray who?" before Hogan says "More like the Big Loss Man."

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Dean Malenko beats Psychosis with the Texas Cloverleaf. During the match, a fan jumps into the ring, but referee Mark Curtis gets him in a front facelock and Malenko and Psychosis gets a few stomps in until WCW and arena security arrive to escort him out of the arena. After the match, Jeff Jarrett and Debra McMichael show up, and says he doesn't want to wait until Sunday to get in the ring with him and take the United States title back. Malenko goes after Jarrett, and referee Mark Curtis has to hold him back. Debra calls Dean Malenko "a little troll" and says that he will eventually be as popular as pigeon droppings.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund announces that due to what has recently happened to WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, there is a new, acting Chairman of the WCW Executive Committee: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper tells the fans "you ain't seen nothin' yet," as he mentions that he has been President of the WWF before mentioning that he is now Chairman of the Board as he can't be fooled, doesn't take dives and doesn't do windows. He isn't putting up with any whining, and as long as J.J. Dillon is out, he is in, and he's chaning three things already. His first order of business is making Sting vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship official before the year is out. His second order of business is, thanks to an open contract that "Hollywood" Hogan has signed, making a steel cage match between Hogan and himself official for Halloween Havoc. His third order of business is taking Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas out of War Games at Fall Brawl and makes it The Four Horsemen vs. The New World Order to due to recent actions by the nWo.

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The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig) beat Konnan and Buff Bagwell.

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lex Luger ends with Page and Luger fighting off The New World Order, who showed up earlier in the match to surround the ring. The Giant shows up to give Page and Luger some back-up, and clears the ring out. The New World Order end up retreating, wearing some of the cheese hats that were thrown into the ring, and Luger and Page shake hands and hug as the show comes to an end.