Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for February 26, 1998

Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho beat Booker T and Dean Malenko after Eddie pins Booker T while Malenko has Jericho in the Texas Cloverleaf.

This week on WCW Saturday Night: Disco Inferno! The British Bulldog! Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart! Eddie Guerrero! Raven! "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit!

Mike Tenay interviews Diamond Dallas Page in the ring. DDP says last week's match was everything he thought it was going to be, and "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit took him to another level as they both gave everything they had. He has more respect for Benoit now than he did before that night. DDP then says Benoit is not the kind of guy who will talk about you behind your back and not say it to your face in the ring, and that they have slapped each other when face-to-face, and knows that Benoit was "blind punching" when he hit him last week when he helped out against Raven. He then goes on to say that both he and Benoit think Raven is a piece of garbage. Suddenly, Raven shows up with the rest of Raven's Flock, asking where his shot at the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship is. DDP says that if he wants a title shot, all he has to do is come into the ring and get it. Raven says no, and says he wants him in the main event next Thursday. DDP tells Raven to be careful what he wants, as he just might get the bang.

Fit Finley beats Brad Armstrong.

The British Bulldog beats Dave Taylor.

Mike Tenay interviews Curt Hennig. Hennig says Bret "The Hit Man" Hart has to be one of the stupidest human beings alive, as he was given an opportunity to join the nWo and they welcomed him with open arms but he decided to join WCW. Hennig then says that he stepped up to the plate when "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan wanted Bret dealt with, as he and Bret Hart are the same size, have the same amount of experience and happen to be second-generation wrestlers. He also says that Bret's father could not beat his father, and asks what makes Bret think he can beat him. As for Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Neidhart is only facing him tonight because Bret is avoiding him, as he is the greatest athlete and wrestler the nWo has ever had. Hennig says it takes a lot of guts for Bret to call himself "the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be," but when Bret steps in the ring with "the wrestler that made Minnesota famous," he will get the job done.

Bill Goldberg beats Rick Fuller.

Raven's Flock is seen in the front row.

Yuji Nagata beats La Parka with the Nagata Lock. During the match, Sonny Onoo gets on the apron to distract referee Nick Patrick, and Disco Inferno runs in and hits Onoo with a Chart Buster. Meanwhile, La Parka tries to hit Nagata with the chair, but Nagata boots the steel chair into his face and applies the Nagata Lock for the win.

Scott Hall shows up. After the usual WCW/nWo survey, he talks about his shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Uncensored, and says he has been wrestling every single night for the last two years while Sting has been hanging out up in the rafters. He admits that Sting has a cool entrance, but he wants to know what Sting has got when he steps through the ropes. The fans chant for Sting, and Hall says the fans want Sting, but not as bad as he wants Sting, and says that at Uncensored, he will have to prove to him that he is better, and he does not think he can. He then says that if Sting wants Scott Hall, "Don't sing it...bring it."

It is announced that WCW has been in negotiations with Sting and "Macho Man" Randy Savage all day, and next week on Nitro, Sting will team with Savage against "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan ans Scott Hall. Before the announcement is made, Lee Marshall is hit in the head with a football thrown from the crowd.

Buff Bagwell shows up, pretending to be Michael Buffer as he introduces Scott Steiner before making of Marty Jannetty. Scott Steiner then says it is great to be part of one of the best organizations in sports today, and says 24 hours can make quite a difference. On Sunday, he was eating breakfast with Rick Steiner, Lex Luger and Sting, and on Monday, Luger has the audacity to challenge him to a fight. If Luger wants to challenge him to a fight, he is there, and he beat him up and left him laying face down. He then says Lex Luger is an educated man who went to college, but did not go to Michigan University because Michigan did not want him. Instead, Michigan wanted him, because he is a better athlete. Scott Steiner then recites Michigan University's fight son, and says the song is about him and about Michigan, and while Luger may have a million dollar body, he will take that body and force him to suck his meals through a two cent straw if he challenges him again.

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart beats Curt Hennig by disqualification after Vincent tries to get involved. As Neidhart gets Vincent in a rear chinlock, he is attacked from behind by Brian Adams. During the match, Scott Steiner shows up on commentary, takes Lee Marshall's headset and tells both Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan that if they try to turn his brother Rick against him, he will smack them. He then tries to convince Rick Steiner to join the nWo, saying that he made a career decision to join the nWo and that the longer he waits, the window of opportunity for him to join will get smaller and smaller. He tells Rick that he wants an answer by tonight, and that the door is still open but is closing fast. After the match, Hennig, Vincent and Brian Adams gang up on Neidhart until The British Bulldog runs into the ring, clearing the nWo out.

We see a vignette where Kevin Nash brags about dropping The Giant on his head during Souled Out, demanding he be called "Big Sexy, the Giant Killer."

Before the next match, Raven says that Kevin Nash "is not popular with the suits at the corporate Superstation," and that it is no secret that he himself is considered a misfit and a freak. He says the powers that be have decided to have Kevin Nash wrestle him tonight, as they figured that someone was bound to get hurt and be put out of the sport. Raven then says he will wrestle Nash tonight, but it will be under Raven's Rules, and tonight, it will be battle royal style.

Raven's Flock beats Kevin Nash by disqualification in a Raven's Rules battle royal after Nash hits Lodi with a Jackknife Power Bomb. As predictably as ever, WCW head of security Doug Dellinger, WCW security and local law enforcement handcuff Nash and escort him out of the building as he speaks into the camera and tells The Giant that he everything is his fault and that The Giant does not want any of him.

Diamond Dallas Page vs. "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship ends in a no-contest after Raven gets in the ring and attacks both men. Near the end of the match, the show cuts to the hard cam and zooms out due to Diamond Dallas Page's face being bloodied. After the match, Benoit tackles Raven out of the ring and fights him, and Diamond Dallas Page slingshots over the top rope to go after Raven to end the show.