Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for July 27, 1998

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Rick Rude, Curt Hennig, Scott Hall, Vincent, Brian Adams and The Giant show up. Hall says that if he hears Kevin Nash crying anymore, he might puke. He then announces that nWo Hollywood have talked it out with Eric Bischoff and Hollywood Hogan, and challenge nWo Wolfpac to a Last Man Standing Match at Road Wild where the last man standing wins. Hall talks about how nWo Hollywood has all the gold, with him and The Giant as tag champs and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart as the United States champ, yet there is one piece missing. Brian Adams takes the microphone and tells the fans to have "a nice hot cup of shut the hell up," talks about how he was kicking butt in Japan when he heard about "this fluke of a match" where Goldberg beat Hollywood Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He got on a plane back to America, and told Hollywood to get him a match where he can prove Goldberg is a fluke. Adams says all of Goldberg's opponents were hand-picked and that his victory against Hogan was a fluke, and that Goldberg's luck has just ran out. He dares Goldberg to take his best hold and hold on for as long as he can, because he will take him for life and take the World Heavyweight title.

Raven is in the ring with Raven's Flock. Raven says he was told things would be different when he got older, but he was lied to. He was despised, hated and attacked for being different in high school, and it still happens now on a regular basis, whether it is Kanyon, Saturn or any representative of society's norm. As Raven asks "What about me? What about Raven?", Saturn runs out, gets in the ring and tells Raven he is sick of hearing him cry and asks him how tough it was being a spoiled rich kid. After Saturn tells Raven to get up so he can give him something to cry about, Kanyon tries to attack Saturn from behind, but Saturn hits him with a T-Bone suplex. Saturn is about to hit Raven with the Death Valley Driver when Kanyon hits him with the Flatliner. Raven and his Flock walk away.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats The Barbarian after dodging a big boot to the face, which accidentally knocks Jimmy Hart off the apron as he holds Duggan down for it. After the match, Hugh Morrus attacks Duggan, but Meng shows up and attacks Duggan. Duggan takes out The Barbarian with the 2x4, and almost does the same to Meng when he extends his hand in friendship instead. Meng puts Duggan in the Tongan Death Grip.

We see the sign "Star of the Show!" with an old, broken-down 1960s sedan next to it outside of the arena.

It's time for nWo Late Night, now known as nWo Nightcap. Eric Bischoff shows up with Miss Elizabeth, then Eric Bischoff makes some cheesy topical jokes before he makes fun of Tonight Show host Jay Leno's chin, says Hollywood Hogan is a biker and Jay Leno is not, and calling Leno's show "a drag." After making fun of some dumb newspaper headlines, Eric Bischoff brings out special guest Hollywood Hogan. Hogan says he saw what happened with Jay Leno, and if he was Leno's lawyer, he would have to plead ignorance or insanity. Nevertheless, he admits Jay Leno knows what he is doing and knows how to walk the thin line. He tells Leno he gave him a stern warning, but he knows everyone is telling him to come to Road Wild, and gives him one more chance to back off so he can live with a little integrity. If Leno does not heed his final warning, he will kick Leno's butt on his own show in front of the crowd, as he does not take being impacted personally or financially lightly. Bischoff says the footage of Hollywood Hogan beating Karl Malone at Bash at the Beach will be played as an example of what happens when a world-class jerk messes with Hogan, and announces that Hogan has more surprises to come tonight.

We see a performance from Fire of The Nitro Girls.

We see footage from the Nitro party of this week's Nitro Party Pack winner.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page, who tells Hollywood Hogan he sucks before telling him that everyone knows who and what he is: scum. Last week, Hogan got him beaten down, but he did not kill him and could not kill him. He tells Hogan not to hunt something he cannot kill, and says he will rid the world of him. He tells Hogan he is not even close to being a god, but if he gets in the ring with him tonight, he will feel the wrath and the bang.

Before the next match, Scott Hall, Scott Norton and "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes head to the commentary table. Hall makes fun of Kevin Nash again, saying he doesn't have the cajones to take him on, and says the Wolfpac might as well send Sting over to the ring to fight him later tonight. Dusty warns Zbyszko not to get in the business of nWo Hollywood, and says Zbyszko's placement on commentary was a collusion by WCW to rid the commentary table of him, and that Zbyszko butchers the English language. Zbyszko places a "gag rag" on the table, and tells him that if he gets involved in nWo Hollywood business again, they will gag him themselves, effectively placing a gag order on Zbyszko.

Scott Norton beats Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart with a kick to the gut and a powerbomb.

We see a video package of Goldberg.

Security enters Goldberg's locker room only to find it has been vandalized by nWo Hollywood.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart shows up, and says some congratulations are in order. A few months ago, he said the wrestling profession has become a long plastic hallway full of pimps and thieves where good men die like dogs...until now. After saying he has no excuses, he tells DDP to take his excuses and either show up to fight, show up to win or don't show up at all. Bret then promises to do his best as champion and give everyone a shot at the United State title, and become the greatest United States champ of all time. As for the altercation with Sting last week, Sting does not have to apologize to him, as it was a misunderstanding and all is forgiven, and that there is only one other wrestler that he has more respect for, and respects what Sting has done for wrestling and for WCW, and says he was screwed over by WCW and that they have similar taste in wrestling moves. He says it was Sting's own brash behavior that cost him the title, and that he himself had no reason to be there. He tells Sting to be a true champion, learn from defeat and win the next time, then says that the fans are the problem as they will lead him down the wrong road. He then tells Sting he is his friend and leaves.

Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Dean Malenko by disqualification after Malenko is caught using knuckles that Jericho has introduced into the match, after coming to from accidentally being poked in the eye in the corner. As per pre-match stipulation, Malenko cannot challenge Jericho for the Cruiserweight Championship again.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund reports that local police and WCW security are guarding Goldberg's locker room, and that Goldberg is under guard.

Curt Hennig beats Steve "Mongo" McMichael after the distraction from Rick Rude.

Hollywood Hogan, Eric Bischoff and The Disciple show up. Hogan says he has the war bonnet on and that nobody is holding him back. He congratulates Diamond Dallas Page for taking one of the best ass-kickings he's seen in wrestling today, and says that when DDP tries to lie to anybody, he doesn't want anyone to hold him back. Page called him out, and now he's saddled up to ride him real hard through the night. He says that tonight will be the last wrestling match of DDP's career.

The match of Hollywood Hogan and Dennis Rodman vs. Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone from Bash at the Beach is replayed in edited form that shows Hogan and Rodman dominating on offense.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Goldberg for the very first time. Goldberg is led to the ring by a bevy of WCW Security and police officers. Goldberg says that whoever vandalized his locker room had nothing running through their mind, and that he has seen what Hollywood Hogan and nWo Hollywood have done to WCW, from the bottom to the top. What they did to him tonight has crossed a line and made it personal. Everyone who has been put in front of him has been destroyed, and it will not stop. Tonight, he makes an example out of Brian Adams, and says Brian Adams is next.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Double-A says people close to him have asked why he was so hard on Dean Malenko, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael, saying they would give anything to be a Horseman. He planned to let tonight be his barometer and reorganize his thoughts, but Malenko blew his cool and lost to Chris Jericho, who he calls a man that Malenko should never lose to as he is a better wrestler than that. He says Mongo is an intense man in the ring, but needed motivation tonight as Hennig started the downward spiral of the Four Horsemen, and that he does not want to hook his horse to a cart with only two wheels. He tells Mongo to "let it be."

It is noted by commentary that the play of Hollywood Hogan and Dennis Rodman vs. Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone from Bash at the Beach was edited to show Hogan and Rodman completely dominating on offense.

Sting beats Scott Hall by disqualification after Bret "The Hit Man" Hart distracts Sting. As Sting beats Bret up, he is attackd from behind by Curt Hennig and Vincent. Lex Luger shows up and fights Hennig, while Kevin Nash hits Vincent with a big boot and a Jackknife Power Bomb when he flees back into the ring. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart continues to watch everything unfold as Hall hits Nash with a low blow ans stomps him. Sting hits Bret with a mule kick to the groin, but Bret is able to quickly escape the Scorpion Death Lock, which is similar to Bret's Sharpshooter.

Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Brian Adams.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Scott Steiner, who pushes Buff Bagwell - who is wearing a neck brace - down the ramp with a wheelchair. Scott Steiner frantically asks if Buff is okay, and Buff laughs, taking off the neck brace and revealing it was all a prank. Buff asks the camera to focus on his scar, the result of C3 and C4 vertebrae being fused, and says it was all a planned attack. Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell then brag about how they fooled everyone through the last few weeks, and Scott calls Buff "the best set-up man in wrestling today" as he set them up and Scott knocked them down. Scott then says that Rick Steiner has something he does not: compassion. He then goes on to say that he's beat up Rick his whole life, and he'll do it at Road Wild and get paid for it. WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon shows up and rips into Bagwell for how he tricked the fans, and then tells Scott Steiner to be careful what he wishes for as he will do everything in his power to make Rick vs. Scott official for Road Wild.

Diamond Dallas Page runs through the crowd before the next match.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Hollywood Hogan by disqualification after he is attacked by nWo Hollywood after getting the Diamond Cutter on Hogan. nWo Wolfpac shows up and fights off nWo Hollywood, then Goldberg rushes into the ring and takes out every nWo Hollywood member left in the ring. The Giant runs in and choke slams Goldberg as the show fades to black.