Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for March 19, 1998

Before the next match, Chris Jericho says everyone knows that "Terry Hut" is his favorite town, and that the Jerichoholics deserve to give him a round of applause for being their hero and role model. On the subject of Rey Mysterio Jr.'s knee, he says that sometimes, faces get slapped and feelings get hurt, and that it will never happen again.

Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Super Calo with the Lion Tamer.

Kendall Windham beats El Dandy. During the match, Raven's Flock takes their seats in the front row, and Raven is seen holding up the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, which he has never officially won.

Tony Schiavone interviews Curt Hennig and Rick Rude. Hennig says "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan sent him on a mission to destroy Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who was not in the building on Nitro and is not in the building tonight. He says that Bret is as dumb as he looks, and that if Bret says in Canada forever, he and Rude will have gotten the job done. Rude says Bret has a new nickname: Bret "The Zit Man" Hart, because at Uncensored, he and Hennig proved that Hart was "nothing more than a 240-lb. boil on the booty of life." He also says that with the rest of the Hart family, one will dredge up the same results should they fester up "a bad case of acne." Rude then says he sees professional wrestling like he does Indiana: it is a great big pack of puss, and he and Hennig will be "a-lancin' and a-prancin' for a long time to come." Hennig says that is a long time, because for 26 years and more, he and Rude have had their way with the world, and in the last 15 years, they have ruled the wrestling business whether the people know it or not. He says that they have never lost a fight, and that Rude knows that is the way it was, that is the way it is and that is the way it always will be. Hennig and Rude then joke around with Rude asking Hennig if he wants a Halls cough drop, with Hennig saying no because they are just too sweet.

Perry Saturn beats La Parka with the Rings of Saturn after drop kicking La Parka in the back, sending La Parka head-first into his own steel chair.

We see footage from last night's MTV Live, where Raven is seen on a TV screen insulting everyone and saying he should be on the show. Suddenly, Raven shows up from behind, attacks Diamond Dallas Page with a stop sign and steals the WCW World Heavyweight Championship from him.

Ray Traylor beats Barry Darsow.

It is announced before the next match that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper will be coming to Nitro next week to make a challenge.

Prince Iaukea beats Yuji Nagata after Sonny Onoo tries to distract referee Charles Robinson and kicks Yuji Nagata in the back of the head when Prince Iaukea reverses an Irish whip.

Brian Adams beats Marty Jannetty.

Eddie Guerrero beats Psychosis after shoving Psychosis off the top rope to hit the top rope frog splash for the win.

Raven beats Brad Armstrong in a Raven's Rules Match. During the match, Raven tells Armstrong he gave him an opportunity for salvation and redemption and that he did not take him up on that offer. He then says he made no such offer to Diamond Dallas Page, because someone as evil and heinous as him does not deserve a second chance. He says DDP deserted him, and he can never forgive him for that. He then says last night was to be DDP's moment of shining glory on MTV Live, but he took all of that way from him, saying that should have been him. Because of that, he took a stop sign and beat him unmercifully about the head with it. He says that DDP is about to feel the suffering that is his destiny, and while he grows more powerful, DDP will grow weaker. He hits Armstrong with an Evenflow DDT before saying that DDP is nevermore.

We see a video package for Bret "The Hit Man" Hart.

Scott Norton beats "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit following a distraction by Vincent.

Bill Goldberg - at this point known as just Goldberg - beats Wayne Bloom. After the match, an angry Perry Saturn jumps the guardrail in an attempt to take on Goldberg, but is pulled back by the rest of Raven's Flock.

Rick Steiner beats Curt Hennig by disqualification after Rick Rude trips Steiner off the top rope. After the match, Rick Rude attacks Steiner, but Ted DiBiase punches Rick Rude before Henning knocks him out. Rick Rude then wraps his tie around Steiner's neck so that Hennig can get a few shots in. Steiner, however, fights back and hits Hennig with a belly-to-belly suplex before going for the ground and pound. Brian Adams, Vincent and Scott Norton rush in and stomp Steiner, but Ray Traylor runs in in an attempt to take on the nWo. Traylor, unfortunately, gets ganged up on. The nWo goes on the attack, with Rick Rude choking DiBiase out with his tie, until Goldberg suddenly rushes in and takes out the nWo single-handedly with a couple of Spears. Rick Steiner and Ray Traylor then clear out the ring, and the nWo retreats.