Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for June 29, 1998

The show begins with a helicopter cam focusing on an 18-wheeler containing Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone, along with a police escort.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls. Baseball player Wade Boggs is spotted in the crowd by commentary.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Kevin Greene, who is not happy with happened to him in the ring last week. He praises Goldberg for saving him last week, and says he's the best wrestler in the last 30 years. He mentions his past with Goldberg as roommates when they were in the Los Angeles Rams, and mentions his and Goldberg's tag team match against The Giant and Curt Hennig at Bash at the Beach.

Kanyon beats Horace. Sic Boy and Kidman go after Kanyon after the match, but Kanyon makes quick work of them only to be attacked by Riggs. Raven shows up as the numbers game catches up to Kanyon, and Raven tells Kanyon that where he walks and stands, he walks and stands alone. He says that would have been admirable a generation ago, but today it is foolish. He then hits Kanyon with an Evenflow DDT.

We see helicopter cam footage of the 18-wheeler and the police escort.

We get another shot of the helicopter following the 18-wheeler and the police escort. Meanwhile, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and nWo Hollywood grab a bunch of crowbars so they can tear the 18-wheeler up when it arrives at the arena.

We hear a fan talk about who will win between the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone and the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman at Bash at the Beach.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Stevie Ray, who admits he has a problem with "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael. He says he can beat both of them one-on-one when he wants to, but his brother Booker T wants to do it in a tag team match. He says Booker T goes with everything he does because they are Harlem Heat, and he issues the challenged for the tag team match, assuming Benoit and Mongo have the guts. He promises we will see Harlem Heat at their very best.

Little Dragon beats Eddie Guerrero. During the match, Chavo Guerrero Jr. shows up riding a hobby horse (which he deems "Pepe") saying "Come on, little trooper!" towards Eddie while making horse jokes, allowing Little Dragon to roll Eddie up as he is distracted and trying to steal Pepe. After the match, Eddie hits Little Dragon with the stick - the head being whisked off into the crowd and picked up by security - from the hobby horse, before Chavo gets the stick and the horse head back and runs away from Eddie.

Chris Jericho is seen talking to Ultimo Dragon in the locker room. Jericho tells Ultimo Dragon he will give him a title shot on Thunder if he beats Dean Malenko, as Ultimo Dragon is his favorite wrestler.

This week's Thunder will take place in Columbus, Georgia.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls, this time in the crowd.

Richard Rodella and Rick Rodriguez from San Francisco, California are this week's Nitro Party Prize Pack winners. We see some footage of their Nitro party.

The Giant quickly beats Sumo Fuji and Judo Suwa. Wade Boggs is seen shaking hands with Curt Hennig and Rick Rude in the front row before the match. After the match, Hennig and Rude attack The Giant's quickly dominated opponents before tossing them out of the ring. Hennig then tells the people that if they have a problem, they should bring it into the ring right now. He then says Goldberg and Kevin Greene will meet the same fate at Bash at the Beach. He then says Greene is a piece of garbage and that he is a football player who wishes he was a wrestler, and if he or anyone wants to enter his sport, they should bring it into the ring and bring it now. He gives Wade Boggs a pass as Kevin Greene shows up, then Hennig dares him to get in the ring so he can squash him like a grape. He rushes into the ring, with Goldberg following close behind. When Goldberg hits the ring, Rude, Hennig and The Giant clear out of the ring.

We hear another fan talk about who will win between the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone and the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman at Bash at the Beach.

"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff show up. Hogan says that when some "filthy stinky truck driver" showed up, he's skip school and knocks his teeth out. He then goes on to say he made Hollywood, pro wrestling and the city of Tampa, Florida famous, and when Karl Malone and Diamond Dallas Page show up, he'll make Malone famous when he meets him in the parking lot and dumps the trailer on his back. He'll then drag DDP out with one arm and Malone out with the other, and everyone from New York to Florida will hear him break them in half. He says nWo Hollywood is in the back with crowbars, spark plus and extra cans of gas in case the truck can't make it into the building, where they'll give them a red carpet welcome where Malone will become the biggest loser of his career by shining his shoes. Hogan then says Malone embarrass himself in the finals and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and asks why he would embarrass himself by stepping in his world and getting in the ring with Dennis Rodman. He says black and white are the true nWo colors, and says he'll beat up DDP and Malone and give Rodman the night off.

We see the 18-wheeler and the police escort again, and it is announced that Karl Malone and Diamond Dallas Page are almost here.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Sting and Lex Luger beat The British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. Before the match, it is announced that Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone have arrived in the greater Tampa, Florida area.

We hear yet another fan talk about who will win between the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone and the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman at Bash at the Beach.

Saturn beats Reese in an upset win. The rest of Raven's Flock shows up after the match, and the numbers game catches up. Raven shows up and says it's time for Saturn to take accountability for his life, saying it's his fault he was unpopular and poor, and that his dead beat him and that their friendship his over. He says friendship is a two-way street, and he gave and gave and gave only for Saturn to do nothing but take. He then hits Saturn with an Evenflow DDT.

We see the 18-wheeler and the police escort yet again.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

El Vampiro beats Brad Armstrong in his Nitro debut.

We see a video package of the feud between the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman and the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone.

Disco Inferno and Alex Wright beat Shiima Nabunaga and Tokyo Magnum. Before the match, Magnus dances with Disco and Wright only to get kicked in the gut. After the match, the music switches between both Disco Inferno and Alex Wright's, starting with Disco's, even though Alex Wright got the pinfall.

We see footage from earlier today of Mark Tenay asking fans who will win between the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman vs. the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone.

Ultimo Dragon beats Dean Malenko by count-out after Chris Jericho shows up and makes fun of the fact that Dean's father is buried in Tampa, Florida, which causes Dean to chase him to the back.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael beat Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) after Bret "The Hit Man" Hart hits Booker T in the back with a steel chair behind the referee's back.

Dean Malenko find Chris Jericho and Ultimo Dragon in the locker room - with the former going back on his promise of a Cruiserweight title shot for the latter - and beats both of them up before chasing after Jericho again.

The 18-wheeler with Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone and the police escort are seen in downtown Tampa, Florida.

It's time for the debut edition of nWo Late Night, with host Eric Bischoff and Miss Elizabeth. Tonight's special guest is Scott Steiner. He says comparing Karl Malone to Dennis Rodman is like comparing apples to oranges or winners to losers, as Rodman has beaten Malone like a rented basketball commercials. He says Rodman is doing movies with Jean-Claude Van Damme while Malone is doing Rogaine commercials, and says Malone has a lawsuit coming because he is not delivering as "The Mailman." Scott Steiner also says that Malone will not deliver at Bash at the Beach, either. Scott Steiner says his next movie co-star is as genetically superior and good-looking as he is, and will bring him onto nWo Late Night next week.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker T. He's not as worried about his brother Stevie Ray as he is Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who has been hitting him from behind with steel chairs. He calls Bret "a sissified punk," and wants him in the squared circle to see if he the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. Stevie Ray confronts Booker for challenging him to a match when he could just take him out backstage. As Booker T and Stevie Ray argue, Bret shows up and accepts the challenge, telling him to put the TV title if he wants, but tells him not to cry after he loses because he's stepping into the ring with the best technical wrestler in the history of professional wrestling. Stevie Ray argues with Booker T again, wanting him to sneak attack Bret, but Booker says he'll do this the right way.

Backstage, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan tells Eric Bischoff that Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone will pay as Bischoff tells him not to sweat them. Hogan suddenly has an idea of how to handle the two of them.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Goldberg retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Glacier. During the match, it is announced that Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone are within the general vicinity of the arena.

"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff make their way to the ring again. Bischoff and Hogan call out Malone, hoping they would make a quick kill tonight. He says Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone failed to show, and that he'll turn Dennis Rodman loose so they'll beat their brains out in San Diego, California. The 18-wheeler containing DDP and Malone is seen pulling up to the arena as Bischoff and Hogan continue to mock DDP and Malone, calling them losers as he boasts that he will wipe them out at Bash at the Beach. nWo Hollywood is seen outside of the arena as the 18-wheeler and the police escort shows up, but they all scatter when the truck pulls up. DDP and Malone enter the arena with steel chairs, and they quickly make their way to the ring, unbeknownst to Hogan and Bischoff. They clap their chairs together, and Bischoff is tossed out of the ring, leaving Hogan alone. Hogan tries to escape, but Karl Malone won't let him. Hogan and Malone eventually lock up, and Malone gets the upper hand on Hogan with a scoop slam before knocking him out of the ring with a few clotheslines. Afterwards, DDP tells Hogan he's just been slam dunked, and says it's a shame Rodman couldn't be here tonight. He and Malone then extend an open invitation to Dennis Rodman for next week. Malone tells Rodman that at Bash at the Beach, size does matter, and DDP says Rodman and Hogan will feel the bang.