Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for April 13, 1998

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Scott Steiner beats Fit Finley with the Steiner Recliner. During the match, Scott Steiner gets in a verbal confrontation with Larry "The Axe" Hennig - the father of Curt Henning - in the front row.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says he was screwed over by WWF, and that he is tired of crying about it. If he sees somebody getting screwed over in WCW, it's his call.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund plugs the WCW Hotline with a scouting report from Mike Tenay.

Ultimo Dragon beats Lenny Lane with the Dragon Sleeper.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says the only thing he cares about is winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Win or lose, he wants a fair shot at the title.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Rowdy" Roddy Piper backstage. Piper puts Kevin Nash and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan in a one-on-one match against each other tonight. After that, he plans to stare Hogan down eye-to-eye and rid the wrestling world of him, as he is sick and tired of his shenanigans with Sting and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. No sooner does he says this that that Hogan shows up with The Disciple to attack Piper, and Hogan tells Piper that if he wants a confrontation tonight, he's got one. Medical attention is quickly administered to Piper after this.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant, who is wearing a red kneepad on his left leg. He announces that Piper will be just fine and ready for Spring Stampede, and tells "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, The Disciple and the rest of the nWo that he hasn't forgotten about what has happened to him as of late, and says if he gets his hands on the bat at the pay-per-view, he's going to turn someone into a popsicle. As for Kevin Nash, he tells him that if Hogan stops, he's going to get stuck. He tells Nash to come to Spring Stampede ad put his neck out nice and clear so he can choke slam him.

Johnny Grunge beats Chavo Guerrero Jr. after sitting on Chavo as he goes for a sunset flip pinfall.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart calls Kevin Nash "scum" and says "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is worse, and that nothing could make him easier than "watching those two snakes kill each other off."

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls, where they toss Easter candy to the crowd.

Scott Hudson reports from Fargo, North Dakota - the site of this week's Thunder - for the Starburst Fruit Chews Road Report.

Kevin Nash shows up. He says there is a lot of things going on tonight, and that he has watched "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan run out the back door as he knows he wants no part of him. He also says it's a long time for "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, as Hogan go to him "and the law got a hold of George Michael last week." The real mystery to him, however, is where "Macho Man" Randy Savage stands in the middle of this, as he has not seen him tonight. The way he sees it, since Hogan is not in the building and he knows Sting is, he'd have the WCW World Heavyweight Championship around his waist right now if it weren't for Hogan. Sting runs to the ring, bat in hand, and WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon shows up before a confrontation can begin. Dillon takes the microphone, but Sting takes the microphone from Dillon and says that if Nash wants a World title match, he'll let him have it, and if he wants it tonight, he'll let him have it tonight. He gives his bat to Nash, saying if Nash wants the bat, he's got the bat. Dillon tries to stop both men, reminding them that WCW makes the matches and that if they want the match tonight, they'll have to wait until the main event to have it. Sting takes the microphone from Dillon again and says he's also tired of Nash "bitchin' about that power bomb" and if Nash wants the Jackknife Power Bomb reinstated, he can have it reinstated. Dillon allows for it, even though he says it is against his better judgement. Sting gives Nash the crotch chop before leaving, and even Kevin Nash is surprised by Sting's behavior.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Glacier with the Crippler Crossface. It is announced during the match that Benoit and Booker T will have another rematch for the WCW World Television Championship at Spring Stampede, and this time, there will be no time limit.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Before the next match, Buff Bagwell shows up with Eric Bischoff. Bagwell says there's one thing he cannot do yet, even though he is great at everything he does. That thing is predicting the future, and Buff Bagwell says if he could, he would have challenged Rick Steiner to a match instead of Lex Luger. He says nobody lays a hand on one of the most dynamic men in professional wrestling that anyone has ever seen in Eric Bischoff as he calls Rick out for hitting Bischoff with a vertical suplex on the aisle last week on Thunder. Buff Bagwell says he will beat up Lex Luger tonight anyway, as he is a man of his word. Bischoff says that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is not here to take care of Rick Steiner - and will be here next week - is that Hogan is on THe Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Bagwell then calls out Luger.

Lex Luger beats Buff Bagwell by disqualification when Eric Bischoff tries to interfere by kicking at Luger as Luger has Bagwell in the Torture Rack. Luger grabs Bischoff and racks him, but Scott Steiner shows up and attacks Luger. Luger tries to fight back, but the numbers game catches up with him until Rick Steiner hits the ring, causing Scott Steiner, Bagwell and Bischoff to scatter out of the ring.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says if he could give "Macho Man" Randy Savage one piece of advice, it'd be to get rid of the nWo and become his own man, because "if you play with pigs, you're gonna get dirty."

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho welcomes everyone to "Monday Night Jericho" and claims that Super Calo is really Prince Iaukea disguised as Super Calo. He commands referee Scott Dickinson to remove Super Calo's mask, and when Super Calo tells Jericho he is not Prince Iaukea, Jericho says Super Calo admitted he is Prince Iaukea (even though he did not). Jericho insists that Dickinson remove Super Calo's mask, and when Dickinson starts to do it, Jericho gets a cheap shot on Super Calo.

Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Super Calo with the Lion Tamer. Prince Iaukea rushes into the ring after the match, and Chis Jericho retreats before saying "I didn't know Prince Iaukea had a twin brother!"

Bret "The Hit Man" says he respects "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, The Giant, and Diamond Dallas Page, but he trusts Sting the most for what he's done against the nWo and tells him that if he needs his help to call him.

Kidman jumps the guardrail to stop Saturn and Hammer from fighting each other, but both men toss Kidman to the side before they get the match started.

Saturn beats Hammer with the Rings of Saturn after hitting Hammer with a move he calls the Gargoyle-plex.

Goldberg beats "Flyboy" Rocco Rock after plowing Rocco Rock through a table he is setting up with a Spear. After the match, Saturn shows up and Goldberg dares him to get in the ring, but Raven holds Saturn back by his hair. Kidman and Sick Boy go after Goldberg, but Goldberg drops Sick Boy with a military press slam before hitting Kidman with a Spear. Goldberg then says to the camera "Saturn's next! You're next, brother!"

We see a 60-second video package of Goldberg.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls. It is announced that Rick Mitchell of the Kappa Sigma fraternity of Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas is the winner of this week's Nitro prize pack. We see some footage of his Nitro party.

Rick Rude almost guests on commentary, but tells Mike Tenay he has guests at ringside to entertain and walks with Curt Hennig down the aisle, where they meet with Curt's father Larry "The Axe" Hennig as well as Rick Rude's own father before the match.

Curt Hennig beats Yuji Nagata. During the match, Rude and Hennig gang up on Nagata in front of their respective fathers, and Larry "The Axe" Hennig removes his sweater to reveal a tanktop over his button-down shirt that says "Hennig Rules." After the match, Hennig and Rude continue to attack Nagata and handcuff him to the top rope until Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart chases them out of the ring.

Booker T retains the WCW World Television Championship against La Parka, and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit stops La Parka from hitting Booker T with a chair. Booker extends his hand in gratitude, but his leads to a shoving match between Booker and Benoit.

We see a video package of the recent events between Raven and Diamond Dallas Page.

Diamond Dallas Page retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Rage. After the match, Raven shows up and screams "What about me?" before telling him he spent three years in "a carnival freak show" because of Page. He sics the Flock on him, and tells him that if he wants the United States title, he'll have to come and get it. A fan attacks Raven from behind, and security has to pin the fan to the floor.

Scott Steiner beats Konnan after Ted DiBiase stops Vincent from interfering.

It is announced that "Macho Man" Randy Savage suffered a severe concussion, a separated shoulder and torn knee ligaments last week.

Sting retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Kevin Nash by disqualification. During the match "Macho Man" Randy Savage - now with a limp and a cast on one arm - sends Miss Elizabeth to distract the referee so that Savage can hit Sting with the cast as he has Nash in the Scorpion Death Lock. Sting kicks out after this, and Nash goes for the Jackknife Power Bomb, which is made legal for the match. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart shows up and pulls the referee out of the ring before he can count to three. He goes after Nash and puts him in the Sharpshooter. The nWo shows up, and he fights them off until Scott Steiner and Scott Norton show up, but even then he is able to keep going as Nash hits Sting with another Jackknife Power Bomb and the show ends.