Nitro-Glyercin - Monday Nitro recap for May 18, 1998

Note: Tonight's episode is one hour long due to the NBA Playoffs.

Eric Bischoff is lowered into the ring, seated on his motorcycle while wearing a crown on his head. Bischoff says it is so good to be king, and as he ponders his future in professional wrestling, he has to look back at the past. As he looks back at the past 100 weeks, he realizes that right now, his professional television record is 98-2. He says that's not good enough as his professional wrestling record is 2-0, having defeated "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko and WWF owner Vince McMahon. He says this is a shame, as even though he wanted to do it in the ring, it just wasn't going to happen. He says he did what he could and called Vince out like a man, but Vince McMahon never showed up. Now he must look to the future, and what it holds for him is a record better than Goldberg's, and that it is time to chase the dream, which started for him last night. He thanks the fans for being a part of one of the greatest nights in his life, and thanks everyone for being here tonight.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund introduces The Nitro Girls, who perform on the entrance stage.

We see footage of Saturn looking into a camera as he is verbally confronting Glacier for claiming the superkick as his own Cryonic kick, questioning and even doubting that Glacier is a martial arts master, and saying people like Glacier are giving like him a bad name. He tells Glacier to watch him do a superkick correctly, and dares Glacier to stop him.

Saturn beats Psychosis with the Rings of Saturn.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, who says he's got a lot on his mind. Last night, he says he wouldn't be a referee again for all the tea in China after what happened last night at Slamboree, and still believes "Macho Man" Randy Savage attacked him from behind, not Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. He calls Savage out, and Savage shows up wanting to know if Piper has a problem him while telling him that what happened last night doesn't sit too well with him. Piper says he is not the kind of guy to apologize, and says he had a chance not only to referee the match but to watch the footage of last night's match. He had no idea that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan interfered in the match, and he did not know that Bret hit him in the back of the head. He is not letting the results of last night sit and reverses them, awarding the match to Savage by disqualification. All of a sudden, Bret shows up and tells Piper he can't put a loss in his column and accuses Piper of being in cahoots with Savage, calling them both "gutless." Savage tells Bret to get in the ring so they can finish their business from last night, and Piper says he'll referee. Bret refuses, saying this is a potential two-on-one attack, and Hogan, The Disciple and Eric Bischoff stop Bret before he can get in the ring. Hogan tells Piper and Savage they've bit off more than they can chew, and says he has heard his name along with some derogatory remarks. He offers to team up with Bret and face them at The Great American Bash, which Bret is okay with. Piper wants the match right now, and Hogan tells him he's got itright now. Bischoff and The Disciple have to stop Hogan and Bret from getting in the ring.

We see footage from last night where "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Dean Malenko. Okerlund tells him he can call him "a bonafide loser" no longer, and congratulates the man on winning the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. Malenko says it's all water under the bridge, as there are more pressing issues in his life right now, and one of them is the Cruiserweight title. He tells Chris Jericho that tonight was only the beginning of his quest, not the end, as the little bit of hurt he dished out to him from sullying his family name was enough to fire him back up again. He says Jericho did his best, but when he spoke about his late father, it didn't get over with him, and now Jericho will wish when all is done that he stayed home and that he never mentioned his family. Malenko then says to his father "This one's for you."

We then see some footage from last night of Chris Jericho losing his cool backstage after losing the WW Cruiserweight Championship, saying it is all a conspiracy from WCW and that he is still the champion as he throws a temper tantrum.

Juventud Guerrera beats Damian despite landing on his left knee during the 450 Splash.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Goldberg retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Glacier.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page, and asks him how he can pull out victory after victory, night after night. Page says he can only think of a quote by the late Dick Murdoch, saying that if he knew how he did it, he probably doesn't think he could. All he knows is that he loves doing it, and he does it for the fans that jack him up. He has his sights on only one thing: the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He hopes "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan has it, as he hasn't forgotten what he's done to him in the last 15 months, and in case Hogan's forgotten, he can connect the dots for him.

The black-and-white NWO ("Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, The Giant, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, Vincent, Brian Adams, The Disciple) shows up along with Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Hogan says he has proven to everyone out there that he and the nWo, without a doubt, are the most supreme power in professional wrestling. After last night, if there was ever a doubt that he would be out there all alone and nobody would stick with him, everyone knows how great he is, and everyone in the building is here because of him. Where he goes, the money, the talent in professional wrestling and the greatness goes. If there was any doubt in anybody's mind to anything he's laid out, set in stone and made part of the nWo bible, there is one more fact that should prove his power: he turned Scott Hall against Kevin Nash. He introduces Scott Hall to the ring, then Bischoff calls Sting out, saying it's decision time for him. Sting shows up, and The Giant meets up with him halfway up the aisle only for Sting to spit in his face. The Giant then chokes Sting out from behind and punches him to close out the show, but he is soon confronted by Kevin Nash, who is wielding a lead pipe as he helps Sting up.