Eric Bischoff and Hollywood Hogan show up. Bischoff says he is packing a deadly weapon in the form of a pen, saying Eddie Guerrero will wrestle tonight while The Warrior will not, and that hte pen makes him the most powerful man on the wrestling planet. Hogan says that War Games is around the corner, and that nWo Hollywood will take advantage of the situation by etching into history that he is the most powerful force in wrestling today. When they hit the ring, Stevie Ray will prove his loyalty to him, and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart will also be at his side. Once he gets all the cowards to the side, The Warrior will be history, and once he puts him to rest, his sights will be set on Goldberg and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and the belt will come back to him for an eternity. Bischoff says something to Hogan, and Hogan decides to call The Warrior out so he can beat him in the ring. The Warrior immediately makes his presence known, and Hogan states that the fire coming from the ring pyro symbolizes the fear in his eyes, and that he will crucify him. The lights grow dim and start flashing, then smoke billows from the arena. The rest of nWo Hollywood tries to ambush The Warrior, but when the lights come back on, he has vanished.
Goldberg is seen signing autographs at the nearby Pro Players Stadium, and also is seen with popular baseball player Mark McGuire.
Wrath beats Jim Powers with a pump handle slam that is known as the Meltdown, then attacks him after the match. Just before the Meltdown, Jim Powers injures his knee.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls at the commentary table.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is at the Wapakoneta High School in Wapakoneta, Ohio, where the live Nitro Party is underway. More of the Nitro Girls are seen dancing while "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan waves a flag.
Scott Norton beats Norman Smiley, then the lights start dimming again before going completely black. The Warrior is then seen looking down at the ring from high up in the arena.
Mike Tenay interviews Saturn. He says he will uphold his end of the bargain of what happened on Thunder, and be Lodi's public servant until Fall Brawl. He knows that the match was unfair towards him, but he is a honorable former Army airborne Ranger who follows a code of honor, and he will not let Raven's Flock sully his pride or rape his honor. As for what Lodi has in store for him, all Saturn says is that pain is temporary and pride is forever.
nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Konnan, Lex Luger) shows up. Lex Luger says Hollywood Hogan and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart are in the fighting spirit. They accept their challenge from earlier tonight after stating that Sting is on the way tot he arena, and tells Hart that since he looks up to Sting so much, he has a bit of a dilemma in the ring tonight. Kevin Nash says that nWo Wolfpac is not the leader, and that they are all a unit. Nash then announces that he, Sting and Lex Luger will represent nWo Wolfpac at War Games. He then talks about last week, and tells Diamond Dallas Page he has until next Monday to choose which he will go. As for "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is Piper sticks his nose in their business, he will pay the price. Nash then compares The Warrior to Rip Van Winkle waking up to four wolves surrounding him, with one wolf biting his hand off when he tried to pet him and the other three joining in the feeding frenzy. Nash then says that if you're at War Games and you're not part of nWo Wolfpac, you're being hunted by the pack.
Tony Schiavone interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who says he is here strictly in unofficial capacity, and asks "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson to come to the ring so they can have a talk. Arn Anderson shows up and heads to the ring. Dillon says that when he became part of the WCW Executive Committee, he had to recuse himself from any and all special interest groups including The Four Horsemen, but when he left CNN Center many nights, he would go back home and pull out videotapes of the glory days of the Horsemen, and admits they were some of the best times of his life. The other day, as he went through some tapes, he found an old tape, which he had to share upon seeing it. We see an old Mid-Atlantic wrestling promo from over 15 years ago, where Anderson is cutting a promo on the beach. Dillon then talks about how he went to bat for Anderson and made him the heart and soul of the Horsemen, and that everytime he thinks of WCW and the Horsemen, he thought of Anderson, and that as long as the Horsemen were riding, everything would be okay. Two years ago, the black and white faded away, and he wondered if they would ever ride again when Steve "Mongo" McMichael and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit were coming to him for direction and advice only to tell them "they just don't get it." Dillon says it is Anderson who doesn't get it, and brings out Benoit (with a brace on his left arm) and Mongo. As Benoit and Mongo talk privately with Anderson, Dillon says he has a good feeling that he has not felt in a long time. Anderson is about to leave the ring when Dillon stops him, and tells him he was there for him when he needed him. Anderson asks Dillon "Why are you doing this to me?" Dillon simply tells Anderson he thinks he is afraid of what is going on. Anderson heads back to the back.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
The Warrior is seen watching from the rafters before the next match.
Brian Adams beats Eddie Guerrero after Eddie lays down for Brian. After the match, Eddie tells Eric Bischoff he may have the pen and the power, but he will not give him the opportunity to sue him like he has with other people in the company.
Earnest "The Cat" Miller beats Riggs after blinding him. After the match, he tells the fans they see a wrestler and a karate champioon, and that he is the greatest and the real deal, and that nobody can stop him.
We see a performance from some of The Nitro Girls in the arena.
As the other Nitro Girls perform live at Wapakoneta High School in Wapakoneta, Ohio, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews fans on who they want to see win War Games at Fall Brawl.
Konnan beats Marty Jannetty with the Tequila Sunrise.
Before the next match, Raven and Lodi tell Saturn he can't lay a hand on Raven or Raven. Kanyon mocks Saturn for having pride and integrity, then dares him to hit Kanyon. Raven then mocks Saturn, then says they'll see how much pride and integrity he has with Lodi as his tag team partner.
Saturn and Lodi beat High Voltage (Rage and Kaos). Lodi gets the pinfall despite doing nothing the entire match.
Tony Schiavone interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says everyone knows he is from the Jersey Shore, and knows that a lot of people are proud of folks from the Jersey Shore. He congratulates this year's Little League World Series champions from Toms River, New Jersey, and says that team has a bunch of individuals that forms a unit, much like WCW's team in War Games. He says Eric Bischoff thought his pen would keep out anybody he helped bring in and says that pen ran out of ink. As for Hollywood Hogan, he is not the only one with a shot at winning War Games, and brings out WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper talks about his history with Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, and wants to know what his major malfunction is. He says that Hogan is conning Bret for everything he has, and that he was his friend. Piper goes on to say that Hart has an nWo facade going on, and that he is scared, and tells him to stand on his own two feet like a man. The Giant runs into the ring. DDP sees him coming, but he and Piper are overpowered. WCW security and police officers get in the ring to arrest The Giant and get hm out of the ring. The Giant calls for Eric Bischoff to bail him out of jail.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
Scott Steiner shows up with Dr. Cecil B. Schwartz. Scott says when he stepped the nWo private jet, he felt the heat from the Miami, Florida sun. When he entered the arena, he felt the heat from all the women in the audience, and when "Big Poppa Pump" gives them the feeling that makes them touch the ceiling, they'll learn he is a myth, legend, phenomenon and ream wrapped all into one. Scott then says he has brought his doctor with him again, but he still has a problem with WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon questioning the seriousness of his injury, and says that he will bring out a panel of doctors who will prove he is not 100%. Dr. Schwartz says he has a brought a doctor from Jamaica named "Dr. Juju Ubangi," and Scott brings this second doctor out. The second doctor is really Buff Bagwell pretending to be a Jamaican witch doctor, and says he will heal him if he just concentrates on him. Bagwell sprinkles something on Steiner, then gets on his knees and moves his hands around before sprinkling more of the white powder. The crowd chants "Bullshit," then pushes Scott backwards. He then tells Scott to lift his left arm up, and he is finally able to lift it. Buff then says Scott is healed, then reveals he is Buff Bagwell. Scott then tells Rick Steiner that he can train all he wants, but he will never look like him and he will never beat him. At Fall Brawl, Rick will find out he is the better Steiner brother. Suddenly, Rick Steiner creeps up on Bagwell, Scott and Dr. Schwartz and scares them out of the ring before telling Scott he will kick his ass at Fall Brawl. The arena then goes dark again, and The Warrior is seen watching from the rafters.
Juventud Guerrera retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Evan Karagias.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls in the arena.
We go live to Wapakoneta High School at Wapakoneta, Ohio. High School physical education teacher Scott Wilson says he wanted to do something good for the kids, and says everyone is having a great time.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho says everyone is a Jericoholic because is what they all want to be and that he is better than every single one of them. As their role model, he promises to never let them down.
Chris Jericho retains the WCW World Television Championship against Disco Inferno with the Lion Tamer.
Kevin Nash replaces Mike Tenay on the commentary table for the next match.
Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Al Green.
Sting and Lex Luger beat Hollywood Hogan and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart by count-out after Bret takes Hogan's belt away from him when he whips Sting with it. Hogan and Bret argue in the aisle, and Bret is heard shouting "You gave me your word" before he and Hogan are counted out. After the match, Hogan and Bret their argument back to the ring. Brian Adams, Vincent and Scott Norton show up, and the ring is surrounded by fog as the arena goes dark and lights start flashing. The Warrior comes out from underneath the ring, and tells Hogan to get up as the fans can smell his fear. Hogan runs to the back, and the show ends.
Monday, August 31, 1998
Sunday, August 30, 1998
SummerSlam 1998 - The Results
Before the next match, Val Venis says he has arrived in the Big Apple, and that he came, he saw and he came again.
D'Lo Brown retains the WWF European Championship by disqualification against Val Venis after Venis shoves referee Jimmy Korderas away from him following a second attempt at a Money Shot with D'Lo Brown's chest protector. During the match, Venis rips D'Lo's chest protector out and tries to use it for the Money Shot, but Jimmy Korderas try to stop him from doing it and accidentally crotches Venis on the top rope. Venis tries it again, but Korderas still tries to prevent him from doing so, which cause Venis to shove him right to the other side of the ring in frustration. After the match, Val Venis knocks down Korderas and hits him with the Money Shot.
Michael Cole is backstage with Mankind as the hearse that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin trashed on Sunday Night Heat is being towed away. Mankind says he was going to stuff Kane in the back of the hearse, and while the smashing of the hearse is good news for Brisco Brothers Body Shop, it is not good news for him. Mankind, with a sledgehammer in his hands, says he may get to use the sledgehammer after all.
The Oddities (Luna Vachon, Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silva) are accompanied by Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope), who perform The Oddities' theme song during their entrance. (This footage is cut from the WWE Network.)
The Oddities (Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silva) beat Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Taka Michinoku) in a comedic 4-on-3 handicap match. During the match, Golga takes one of Yamaguchi-san's new shoes, smells it, shares the smell with Kurrgan and Silva, then pours a cup of water into the show. When Yamaguchi-san confronts him in the ring, Golga splashes the water from the shoe into Yamaguchi-san's face. Yamaguchi-san tries to use the other shoe as a weapon later on, but Luna Vachon stops him before that can happen. All four members of Kaientai get a one-handed chokeslam from Kurrgan and Giant Silva, and Golga pins all four men. (The post-match activity is also edited out on WWE Network.)
Before the match, Howard Finkel accompanies X-Pac to the ring wearing a D-Generation X shirt and does the crotch chop with X-Pac to stick it to "Double J" Jeff Jarrett for cutting his hair earlier tonight on Sunday Night Heat. X-Pac then tells "Double J" Jeff Jarrett that if he likes to talk trash, then he and Finkel have two words for him. The Fink delivers the trademark "Suck it!" line.
X-Pac beats "Double J" Jeff Jarrett in a Hair vs. Hair Match. During the match, Double J punches Howard Finkel off the apron, allowing X-Pac to hit a distracted Double J with the X-Factor. Double J kicks out as Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) show up and try to get involved, only for X-Pac to hit Dennis Knight, take the guitar and smash it into Double J's head as the referee is distracted by Mark Canterbury. After the match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) and Darren "Puke" Drozdov show up to hold Double J down on a steel chair, with Road Dog keeping Southern Justice at bay with a chair of his own. X-Pac then shaves Jarrett's head off beofre taking a pair of scissors to them. WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter is also present for the proceedings, as is Dave Hebner. Method Man of the Wu Tang Clan is seen in the crowd before Double J is tossed out of the ring.
Dok Hendrix is in front of the chain link fence where the Lion's Den Match betwen "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Owen Hart will take place. Michael Cole then interviews "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, who wants to know "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley now that he has injured one of his legs with the Intercontinental title, and says he will prove he is The People's Champion, The People's Choice and "the best damn Intercontinental Champion there ever was."
Sable reveals her tag team partner is Edge.
Sable and Edge beat Jacqueline and "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
Michael Cole interviews Mankind. Kane will not be able to show up at SummerSlam, and Mankind, believing he will be absolutely destroyed in the ring by himself, is considering forfeiting the tag team titles before entertaining the ideas of having Michael Cole as his tag team partner, both of them having their asses kicked all over Ne York City and Mankind playing in traffic in order to give the fans their money's worth. WWF owner Vince McMahon tries to calm Mankind down and convince him that he can defend the tag team titles - especially with the match being no-holds-barred and falls count anywhere - and that if he does, he will immortalize himself in Madison Square Garden history. Vince finds a set of candlesticks and a steel pan for weapons, and after Mankind feels better about his chances, says that if The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) don't like it, he's got 13 words for them: "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Owen Hart in a Lion's Den Match. Dan "The Beast" Severn walks out on Owen before Owen taps out. Unlike the other matches on the card, the match takes place in the theater of the Madison Square Garden, rather than the arena where the regular wrestling ring is.
Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, as The Undertaker has showed up alone. Austin doesn't trust anybody, and while he respect him, he will cheap shot him to death if he has to, as he refuses to give anybody the satisfaction of himself losing the WWF Championship.
Before the next match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up with a dumpster full of weapons, saying they are going to take it old school with the dumpster.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road" Dog" Jesse James) beat Mankind to become the WWF Tag Team Champions! After Road Dog declares they are the new champions, Billy Gunn tells Mankind they are putting him in the garbage where they belong before placing him in the dumpster. Suddenly, Kane pops out of the dumpster and smashes Mankind with a a sledgehammer that he finds in the dumpster, much to the disgust of Jim Ross. After The New Age Outlaws run to the back, Kane closes the dumpster and pushes it to the back.
The DX Band performs "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's entrance music before the next match.
Despite having one bad knee and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry throwing powder into his face, and with assistance from Chyna, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats "The Rock" Rocky Maivia in a Ladder Match to become the WWF Intercontinental Champion!
In exclusive home video release footage, The Rock is seen heading to an office where he refuses the help of a doctor. The Rock tells "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley that he may have beaten him, but there is nobody that can become The People's Champion as he is The People's Champion. He says he will get payback in due time.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin retains the WWF Championship against The Undertaker. During the match, Kane shows up, and The Undertaker tells Kane to go back as it is betweenhim and Austin. Kane backs away slowly, then heads to the back. After the match, The Undertaker takes the WWF Championship and hands it to Austin. As Austin celebrates in the ring, Kane joins The Undertaker near the gates leading to the ring.
D'Lo Brown retains the WWF European Championship by disqualification against Val Venis after Venis shoves referee Jimmy Korderas away from him following a second attempt at a Money Shot with D'Lo Brown's chest protector. During the match, Venis rips D'Lo's chest protector out and tries to use it for the Money Shot, but Jimmy Korderas try to stop him from doing it and accidentally crotches Venis on the top rope. Venis tries it again, but Korderas still tries to prevent him from doing so, which cause Venis to shove him right to the other side of the ring in frustration. After the match, Val Venis knocks down Korderas and hits him with the Money Shot.
Michael Cole is backstage with Mankind as the hearse that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin trashed on Sunday Night Heat is being towed away. Mankind says he was going to stuff Kane in the back of the hearse, and while the smashing of the hearse is good news for Brisco Brothers Body Shop, it is not good news for him. Mankind, with a sledgehammer in his hands, says he may get to use the sledgehammer after all.
The Oddities (Luna Vachon, Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silva) are accompanied by Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope), who perform The Oddities' theme song during their entrance. (This footage is cut from the WWE Network.)
The Oddities (Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silva) beat Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Taka Michinoku) in a comedic 4-on-3 handicap match. During the match, Golga takes one of Yamaguchi-san's new shoes, smells it, shares the smell with Kurrgan and Silva, then pours a cup of water into the show. When Yamaguchi-san confronts him in the ring, Golga splashes the water from the shoe into Yamaguchi-san's face. Yamaguchi-san tries to use the other shoe as a weapon later on, but Luna Vachon stops him before that can happen. All four members of Kaientai get a one-handed chokeslam from Kurrgan and Giant Silva, and Golga pins all four men. (The post-match activity is also edited out on WWE Network.)
Before the match, Howard Finkel accompanies X-Pac to the ring wearing a D-Generation X shirt and does the crotch chop with X-Pac to stick it to "Double J" Jeff Jarrett for cutting his hair earlier tonight on Sunday Night Heat. X-Pac then tells "Double J" Jeff Jarrett that if he likes to talk trash, then he and Finkel have two words for him. The Fink delivers the trademark "Suck it!" line.
X-Pac beats "Double J" Jeff Jarrett in a Hair vs. Hair Match. During the match, Double J punches Howard Finkel off the apron, allowing X-Pac to hit a distracted Double J with the X-Factor. Double J kicks out as Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) show up and try to get involved, only for X-Pac to hit Dennis Knight, take the guitar and smash it into Double J's head as the referee is distracted by Mark Canterbury. After the match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) and Darren "Puke" Drozdov show up to hold Double J down on a steel chair, with Road Dog keeping Southern Justice at bay with a chair of his own. X-Pac then shaves Jarrett's head off beofre taking a pair of scissors to them. WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter is also present for the proceedings, as is Dave Hebner. Method Man of the Wu Tang Clan is seen in the crowd before Double J is tossed out of the ring.
Dok Hendrix is in front of the chain link fence where the Lion's Den Match betwen "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Owen Hart will take place. Michael Cole then interviews "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, who wants to know "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley now that he has injured one of his legs with the Intercontinental title, and says he will prove he is The People's Champion, The People's Choice and "the best damn Intercontinental Champion there ever was."
Sable reveals her tag team partner is Edge.
Sable and Edge beat Jacqueline and "Marvelous" Marc Mero.
Michael Cole interviews Mankind. Kane will not be able to show up at SummerSlam, and Mankind, believing he will be absolutely destroyed in the ring by himself, is considering forfeiting the tag team titles before entertaining the ideas of having Michael Cole as his tag team partner, both of them having their asses kicked all over Ne York City and Mankind playing in traffic in order to give the fans their money's worth. WWF owner Vince McMahon tries to calm Mankind down and convince him that he can defend the tag team titles - especially with the match being no-holds-barred and falls count anywhere - and that if he does, he will immortalize himself in Madison Square Garden history. Vince finds a set of candlesticks and a steel pan for weapons, and after Mankind feels better about his chances, says that if The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) don't like it, he's got 13 words for them: "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Owen Hart in a Lion's Den Match. Dan "The Beast" Severn walks out on Owen before Owen taps out. Unlike the other matches on the card, the match takes place in the theater of the Madison Square Garden, rather than the arena where the regular wrestling ring is.
Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, as The Undertaker has showed up alone. Austin doesn't trust anybody, and while he respect him, he will cheap shot him to death if he has to, as he refuses to give anybody the satisfaction of himself losing the WWF Championship.
Before the next match, The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) show up with a dumpster full of weapons, saying they are going to take it old school with the dumpster.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road" Dog" Jesse James) beat Mankind to become the WWF Tag Team Champions! After Road Dog declares they are the new champions, Billy Gunn tells Mankind they are putting him in the garbage where they belong before placing him in the dumpster. Suddenly, Kane pops out of the dumpster and smashes Mankind with a a sledgehammer that he finds in the dumpster, much to the disgust of Jim Ross. After The New Age Outlaws run to the back, Kane closes the dumpster and pushes it to the back.
The DX Band performs "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's entrance music before the next match.
Despite having one bad knee and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry throwing powder into his face, and with assistance from Chyna, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats "The Rock" Rocky Maivia in a Ladder Match to become the WWF Intercontinental Champion!
In exclusive home video release footage, The Rock is seen heading to an office where he refuses the help of a doctor. The Rock tells "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley that he may have beaten him, but there is nobody that can become The People's Champion as he is The People's Champion. He says he will get payback in due time.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin retains the WWF Championship against The Undertaker. During the match, Kane shows up, and The Undertaker tells Kane to go back as it is betweenhim and Austin. Kane backs away slowly, then heads to the back. After the match, The Undertaker takes the WWF Championship and hands it to Austin. As Austin celebrates in the ring, Kane joins The Undertaker near the gates leading to the ring.
Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for August 30, 1998
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels shows up and guests on commentary for this week's show. It is notable that instead of the usual Sunday Night Heat set, the set for this year's SummerSlam is used. Also, instead of being taped, the show is recorded live, and Howard Finkel is the ring announcer. (This will be a regular thing during the show's early years.)
Road Warrior Hawk shows up before the next match, wearing his helmet and getting in the way at the beginning of the match, apparently less than perfectly sober. Hawk ends up being Road Warrior Animal's partner when Darren "Puke" Drozdov storms out, irritated with Hawk. Edge is also seen watching the match from above the SummerSlam logo
Too Much ("Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor) beat L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) when Christopher gets Taylor off Animal's shoulders and Hawk - who never removes his helmet - stumbles off the top rope and knocks Animal down.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen backstage pacing back and forth with a sledgehammer in his hand waiting for Kane and The Undertaker to show up.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels interviews Sable in the ring. Sable says the Sable Bomb will be dropped on Jacqueline tonight, and when asked who her mystery tag team partner is, Sable says that if she revealed who it was, it would not be a mystery anymore; however, she does say that even though they are very dear to her heart and make her laugh, it is not one of The Oddities, as "their dance card was full tonight." Sable then asks HBK to dance, and she dances along with him.
Gangrel beats Dustin Runnels, who has the words "He Is Coming Back" on the back of his shirt during the match.
Backstage, Michael Cole interviews "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley as D-Generation X (Triple H, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) arrive to the arena. Triple H says that DX lives for today, and after the final bell rings, things in the WWF are never going to be the same.
Michael Cole is seen waiting with WWF owner Vince McMahon in McMahon's own dressing room for an interview later in the show.
We see footage courtesy of WWF.com where Val Venis says Mario Lopez should have showed respect to him, and admits that he thinks Mario Lopez is a good actor. He gives Lopez credit for the double-leg takedown he got him with weeks ago, saying Lopez has guts, but his attention was right back on Lopez' fellow Pacific Blue co-star Amy Hunter.
Michael Cole interviews WWF owner Vince McMahon, who says that he has to do something about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, as he is afraid Austin will hurt someone else or himself, and that he has to protect his main event. He says that if he has to go backstage and personally take the sledgehammer away from Austin's hands, then that is exactly what he is going to do. Vince says he will not let Austin ruin things for him or for the fans.
Jeff Jarrett and Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) attack ring announcer Howard Finkel. Southern Justice hold Finkel down while Jarrett cuts Finkel's hair with an electric razor. Jarrett then says he has a few advice for everyone in the back, including X-Pac: don't piss him off.
Backstage, Sgt. Slaughter, Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson try to take the sledgehammer away from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, but Austin is having none of it as he refuses to let Kane attack him from behind.
Backstage, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and Sgt. Slaughter tell WWF owner Vince McMahon what has just transpired with Austin. Vince says Austin is just one man, and when asked to do it, he says he will do just that, and the others offer to go with him. Vince says again he will show them that Austin is only one man.
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat Bradshaw and Vader. Tony Chimel replaces Howard Finkel as ring announcer for the rest of the night. During the match, Bradshaw and Vader fail to get along, and even argue over who will start the match as soon as the bell rings. The match ends after Vader is whipped into Bradshaw, who is distracted by Paul Ellering, and Bradshaw responds by punching Vader in the face and allowing D.O.A. to win on a schoolboy pin. After the match, Vader and Bradshaw brawl on the outside, and referees and officials have to separate both men. Bradshaw has the upper hand at first, but Vader gets back in the ring and clotheslines Bradshaw out of it. It is then announced for viewers to stay tuned to the Home Shopping Network after SummerSlam at 10:55 PM Eastern/9:55 PM Central, as Michael Cole and Brian Collard will be selling WWF merchandise live. Viewers can dial 1-800-284-3100 now to buy some WWF merchandise without having to wait for the post-show events on HSN.
The nine-foot cage for the Lion's Den Match between Owen Hart and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock is seen.
Backstage, WWF owner Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and Sgt. Slaughter try to get "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to put his sledgehammer down. Austin refuses, as he feels Vince only cares about the SummerSlam pay-per-view and its main event, and he refuses to let Kane attack him from behind. Vince and company leave almost immediately.
We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to the Ladder Match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and The Rock.
The Nation (The Rock, Owen Hart D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) shows up. Suddenly, D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) rush in and fight The Nation, and The Rock strikes the back of Triple H's knee with the WWF Intercontinental Championship before fleeing, injuring it.
A hearse pulls up in the arena, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin lies in wait. Austin pulls the driver out of the hearse and smashes the hearse with his sledgehammer before getting on a forklift and puts it through the rear windshield to lift it up as the show ends.
Road Warrior Hawk shows up before the next match, wearing his helmet and getting in the way at the beginning of the match, apparently less than perfectly sober. Hawk ends up being Road Warrior Animal's partner when Darren "Puke" Drozdov storms out, irritated with Hawk. Edge is also seen watching the match from above the SummerSlam logo
Too Much ("Too Sexy" Brian Christopher and Scott "Too Hot" Taylor) beat L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) when Christopher gets Taylor off Animal's shoulders and Hawk - who never removes his helmet - stumbles off the top rope and knocks Animal down.
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen backstage pacing back and forth with a sledgehammer in his hand waiting for Kane and The Undertaker to show up.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels interviews Sable in the ring. Sable says the Sable Bomb will be dropped on Jacqueline tonight, and when asked who her mystery tag team partner is, Sable says that if she revealed who it was, it would not be a mystery anymore; however, she does say that even though they are very dear to her heart and make her laugh, it is not one of The Oddities, as "their dance card was full tonight." Sable then asks HBK to dance, and she dances along with him.
Gangrel beats Dustin Runnels, who has the words "He Is Coming Back" on the back of his shirt during the match.
Backstage, Michael Cole interviews "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley as D-Generation X (Triple H, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) arrive to the arena. Triple H says that DX lives for today, and after the final bell rings, things in the WWF are never going to be the same.
Michael Cole is seen waiting with WWF owner Vince McMahon in McMahon's own dressing room for an interview later in the show.
We see footage courtesy of WWF.com where Val Venis says Mario Lopez should have showed respect to him, and admits that he thinks Mario Lopez is a good actor. He gives Lopez credit for the double-leg takedown he got him with weeks ago, saying Lopez has guts, but his attention was right back on Lopez' fellow Pacific Blue co-star Amy Hunter.
Michael Cole interviews WWF owner Vince McMahon, who says that he has to do something about "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, as he is afraid Austin will hurt someone else or himself, and that he has to protect his main event. He says that if he has to go backstage and personally take the sledgehammer away from Austin's hands, then that is exactly what he is going to do. Vince says he will not let Austin ruin things for him or for the fans.
Jeff Jarrett and Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) attack ring announcer Howard Finkel. Southern Justice hold Finkel down while Jarrett cuts Finkel's hair with an electric razor. Jarrett then says he has a few advice for everyone in the back, including X-Pac: don't piss him off.
Backstage, Sgt. Slaughter, Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson try to take the sledgehammer away from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, but Austin is having none of it as he refuses to let Kane attack him from behind.
Backstage, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and Sgt. Slaughter tell WWF owner Vince McMahon what has just transpired with Austin. Vince says Austin is just one man, and when asked to do it, he says he will do just that, and the others offer to go with him. Vince says again he will show them that Austin is only one man.
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat Bradshaw and Vader. Tony Chimel replaces Howard Finkel as ring announcer for the rest of the night. During the match, Bradshaw and Vader fail to get along, and even argue over who will start the match as soon as the bell rings. The match ends after Vader is whipped into Bradshaw, who is distracted by Paul Ellering, and Bradshaw responds by punching Vader in the face and allowing D.O.A. to win on a schoolboy pin. After the match, Vader and Bradshaw brawl on the outside, and referees and officials have to separate both men. Bradshaw has the upper hand at first, but Vader gets back in the ring and clotheslines Bradshaw out of it. It is then announced for viewers to stay tuned to the Home Shopping Network after SummerSlam at 10:55 PM Eastern/9:55 PM Central, as Michael Cole and Brian Collard will be selling WWF merchandise live. Viewers can dial 1-800-284-3100 now to buy some WWF merchandise without having to wait for the post-show events on HSN.
The nine-foot cage for the Lion's Den Match between Owen Hart and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock is seen.
Backstage, WWF owner Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and Sgt. Slaughter try to get "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to put his sledgehammer down. Austin refuses, as he feels Vince only cares about the SummerSlam pay-per-view and its main event, and he refuses to let Kane attack him from behind. Vince and company leave almost immediately.
We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to the Ladder Match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and The Rock.
The Nation (The Rock, Owen Hart D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) shows up. Suddenly, D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) rush in and fight The Nation, and The Rock strikes the back of Triple H's knee with the WWF Intercontinental Championship before fleeing, injuring it.
A hearse pulls up in the arena, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin lies in wait. Austin pulls the driver out of the hearse and smashes the hearse with his sledgehammer before getting on a forklift and puts it through the rear windshield to lift it up as the show ends.
Saturday, August 29, 1998
Vince's Got A Shotgun - Shotgun Saturday Night recap for August 29, 1998
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat Ace Darling and Devon Storm.
We hear from The Undertaker, who tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin that he is the fastest-growing legend in the WWF but spends too much time running his mouth. He says that he may have no idea that he is about to face a legend slayer. He says that he has slayed what was immortal and beaten what was ultimate (references to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior, respectively), and at SummerSlam, the end is inevitable and all Austin can hope for is that it comes quickly, as he will rest in peace. We then hear from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says that The Undertaker's ass belongs to him, and that's the bottom line.
"Bombastic" Bob Holly beats Dick Togo.
The S.T.O.M.P 2: Underwater Siege action figure line with underwater warfare armor and weaponry and featuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock, The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh), Owen Hart and Chyna are available now!
We hear from "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who warns The Rock that he crossed the line on Raw, and at SummerSlam, it will strictly be between Triple H and The Rock. Not only is the WWF Intercontinental Championship on the line, so is "The Rock's ass," and if there is anything left of The Rock when he is done, Chyna is going to own it.
The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2). (Interestingly, Anthony Durante, who is known as Pitbull #2, is called Pitbull #1 at the beginning of the match.)
We hear from "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who tells The Rock that he will make him his bitch at SummerSlam after how he crossed the line with Chyna on Raw, while The Rock says he will show Triple H why he is the best damn WWF Intercontinental Championship there ever was. We then hear from Owen Hart, who tells "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock that he has done it before and will do it again, and that he will be going down in the Lion's Den Match at SummerSlam. We then hear from Shamrock, who tells Owen that he is stepping into the Lion's Den - his world, his zone - and to knuckle up. Finally, we hear from The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Billy Gunn has two words for Kane and Mankind: you lose. Road Dogg then says they have two more words for them: suck it.
D'Lo Brown beats Dustin Runnels.During the match, D'Lo Brown seems to tweak his knee, and as Dustin Runnels is helping im up, D'Lo hits the Sky High before hitting the Lo Down for the win.
The show ends with a short music video of WWF Superstars for AC/DC's Highway To Hell, the theme for this year's SummerSlam.
We hear from The Undertaker, who tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin that he is the fastest-growing legend in the WWF but spends too much time running his mouth. He says that he may have no idea that he is about to face a legend slayer. He says that he has slayed what was immortal and beaten what was ultimate (references to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior, respectively), and at SummerSlam, the end is inevitable and all Austin can hope for is that it comes quickly, as he will rest in peace. We then hear from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who says that The Undertaker's ass belongs to him, and that's the bottom line.
"Bombastic" Bob Holly beats Dick Togo.
The S.T.O.M.P 2: Underwater Siege action figure line with underwater warfare armor and weaponry and featuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Rock, The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh), Owen Hart and Chyna are available now!
We hear from "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who warns The Rock that he crossed the line on Raw, and at SummerSlam, it will strictly be between Triple H and The Rock. Not only is the WWF Intercontinental Championship on the line, so is "The Rock's ass," and if there is anything left of The Rock when he is done, Chyna is going to own it.
The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) beat The Pitbulls (Pitbull #1 and Pitbull #2). (Interestingly, Anthony Durante, who is known as Pitbull #2, is called Pitbull #1 at the beginning of the match.)
We hear from "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, who tells The Rock that he will make him his bitch at SummerSlam after how he crossed the line with Chyna on Raw, while The Rock says he will show Triple H why he is the best damn WWF Intercontinental Championship there ever was. We then hear from Owen Hart, who tells "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock that he has done it before and will do it again, and that he will be going down in the Lion's Den Match at SummerSlam. We then hear from Shamrock, who tells Owen that he is stepping into the Lion's Den - his world, his zone - and to knuckle up. Finally, we hear from The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn). Billy Gunn has two words for Kane and Mankind: you lose. Road Dogg then says they have two more words for them: suck it.
D'Lo Brown beats Dustin Runnels.During the match, D'Lo Brown seems to tweak his knee, and as Dustin Runnels is helping im up, D'Lo hits the Sky High before hitting the Lo Down for the win.
The show ends with a short music video of WWF Superstars for AC/DC's Highway To Hell, the theme for this year's SummerSlam.
Monday, August 24, 1998
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 24, 1998
The show starts with a limousine pulling up at the back entrance of the arena. Hollywood Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Miss Elizabeth and The Disciple come out of it and head to the ring. Bischoff says that his pen in the most powerful thing in the universe aside from Hogan, as he has used it to run Vader and Johnny B. Badd out of WCW and can use it run anyone out - or keep anyone in - WCW that he chooses. Hogan then says when Bischoff writes it down, he executes it, and says someone will be beaten up really badly tonight, with the only question being who will be first and how many will be left laying. Hogan calls Diamond Dallas Page "a puke" with no power or stroke, and that the fans might as well forget about him being at War Games. Hogan says he saw the fear in The Warrior's eyes, and the last time he ran away from him, he ran away for eight years. As for the Wolfpac, he will go through them one by one before he rips DDP apart, wins War Games, makes Goldberg drop to his knees and wins the World Heavyweight Championship.
Wrath - making his return after months off television with a new look and without James Vandenberg - beats Mike Enos.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls in the crowd. This week's Nitro Party Pack winner is Elizabeth Adams from Illinois. We see some footage of her Nitro party.
Dean Malenko beats Kaz Hayashi with the Texas Cloverleaf.
We see a video package of nWo Wolfpac.
nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, Konnan) show up. Nash tells Hollywood Hogan he can continue to run his mouth every week, he can't run with the few and proud that are the Wolfpac, and if Hogan wants a war, he's got one. Nash says he likes a good war, and when he came here, it was all about a war that still continues now. He tells Bischoff and Hogan that if he has to eliminate them to run WCW, so be it. If he has to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, so be it, too. He then addresses Goldberg, saying that the first time he Speared him, they had a beer with him and everything was good, but last week, the only guys he shared a beer with were Luger and Konnan. Since Luger and Konnan have prior matches, he then tells Goldberg that if he wants to bury the hatchet and make things right, he must tag team with him against Hollywood Hogan and The Giant. Goldberg shows up before Nash can say much else, says something to Nash, then leaves immediately. Nash tells the crowd that Goldberg has accepted, then says Hogan and The Giant are next.
Konnan beats Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart with the Tequila Sunrise.
Tony Schiavone interviews Stevie Ray, who says he will deal with the guys who slapped him around as of late. As far as Chris Jerioch and the Television title go, he will go after Jericho and get the title back. Suddenly, Booker T shows up for the first time since his injury, and says he has left the country for a while to let his body heal so he can give the fans 110% again. He has been back for a couple of days, and everyone is asking why Stevie Ray has done what he has done, as he worked hard for the Television title and wants to know what is going on as well. Stevie Ray admits he took and defended the belt, because the belt is becoming between them and because WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon was "pimping him around." Booker T reminds Stevie Ray that he was out with an injury for six months, and that he had to do what he had to do to make a living. Schiavone then announces that Dillon has made Booker T the #1 contender for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship in a press release from today, much to the irritation of Stevie Ray. Booker T says he is #1 contender for one reason: to get redemption for Bret "The Hit Man" Hart injuring him, and wants Stevie Ray to watch his back.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Tony Schiavone interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP calls Eric Bischoff a fool, and says he would like to stick his pen into his right ear and squish it through his left. As for Hollywood Hogan, he cannot steal his heart, and he will be at War Games. He says he is not the guy to ask for help, but if someone wants to step up to the plate at War Games, all they have to do is step up to the plate. All of a sudden, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - who hasn't been seen in a while - shows up. He comes out as WCW Commissioner, saying he has been watching DDP and that he has done one hell of a job. As he was in Hollywood shooting a movie, he learned that he is the only guy that Eric Bischoff cannot fire. Since he is WCW Commissioner - and he loves war - he has decided to change a few things. He has decided to join DDP at War Games, but decides to also make a dream team, saying there should be a revolution, not a resolution. Also, before the program is over, he will use all his powers to make the greatest dream team anyone has ever team, and declares "Let the game begin." Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Riggs. After the match, Horace shows up and attacks Mongo from behind with a stop sign and Sick Boy joins Horace in beating Mongo up. Dean Malenko runs in and sends Horace running before putting Sick Boy in the Texas Cloverleaf. Saturn breaks the hold, and stares down Malenko before diving at Horace, who knocks him out with the stop sign. Nevertheless Malenko and Mongo are able to take out Sick Boy and Riggs. Mongo wants Malenko to raise the four fingers, but Malenko, knowing he is not a full-fledged member, shakes his hand instead. We then see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Scott Norton quickly beats Rick Fuller.
We see a video package of nWo Hollywood.
Scott Steiner shows up with his doctor again. He tells the crowd that before Michael Jordan came to Chicago, Illinois, Chicago sucked, and since last season was his last season, Chicago will suck again and will need another personality to put on a pedestal and that it might as well be him as he has no peers and is a man among boys. He then says his brother Rick Steiner went back to Detroit, Michigan to train so he can train to beat him at Fall Brawl, then says they don't have to wait until then and they can do it right now as he is the better Steiner brother. The doctor tells him he cannot allow him to wrestle tonight. When Scott asks if it is because he hurt, the doctor says "Right on!" Scott says he has to go against his orders, then tells the production crew to play Rick's music and get him out here.Rick's music hits, but Buff Bagwell shows up mockingly looking and acting like Rick Steiner. "Rick" growls when asked questions by Scott, such as whether or not Rick is still mad at him and if they are going to fight by the rules. They shake hands and are about to fight when Scott offers "Rick" a dog biscuit. "Rick" choose the dog biscuit, then Scott tells him to roll over and play dead so Scott can get the pinfall. He then says this is what will happen to the real Rick Steiner at Fall Brawl, as he is the better Steiner brother. Buff says he is buff, tough and still the stuff and that everyone in the stands is stupid.
Lex Luger beats Brian Adams with the Torture Rack.
We see a video package of Hollywood Hogan and The Warrior.
The Warrior shows up. Last week, after years of absence and a sporadic career, he stood face-to-face with the man he once looked upon at his mentor, Hollywood Hogan. It is common knowledge that to master a field, one must watch and emulate the champion, and says that Hogan was once that champion and master of everything he tried to emulate. But when he looked through his eyes, he saw little to none of the virtues that he or the fans remember, and if there are any, they lay shrouded between layers of deceit and infamy. He says how Hogan rached his present condition needs not be analyzed, and says that Hogan sold out to mediocrity. When that became difficult, he sold out to mindless self-pity, trading in being one-in-a-million for being one of the millions. He then tells Hogan that he miscalculated, for he never assumed anyone would come forward knowing the difference between a rebellion and a revolution, and that this will be his biggest mistake. Everything that Hogan reveres is threatened from this moment forward, and his world will completely turn upside-down, for tonight, he unleashes the power of the Warriors and leta loose the "OWN" revolution - the One Warrior Nation. Warrior says a one-time hero with an unlimited yet undisciplined mind is a dangerous thing, and that he and the Warriors will eradicate that danger as Hogan will be destroyed, as Warrior intends to show that a revolution is built on better ideas, not belligerent idiocy. He intends to show the world a revolution is based on magnificence, not malfeasance. He intends to show that a revolution is based on courage, not cowardliness. He tells Hogan that this is all he knows to know, as next week, the revolution continues. Static then appears on the video screen, the Warrior signal is flashed and the arena goes dark.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
Curt Hennig and Chris Jericho wrestle to a ten-minute time limit draw. Jericho tosses referee Mark Curtis out of the way and continues to wrestle with Curt Hennig, then The Giant shows up. Hennig tells Jericho to attack Jericho, but The Giant grabs Hennig by the throat and pushes him down. Jericho gets away with the Television title, then Hennig confronts The Giant. Chris Jericho retains the WCW World Television Championship.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Booker T and Stevie Ray continue to argue over what they discussed earlier in the show backstage.
Before the next match, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says he is as nice as he ever was, and that the fans have corrupted the world of heroes and that there is nobody you can trust or rely on in the world anymore. This is why he turned to the one guy he can respect: Hollywood Hogan. He then says that he has a dilemma in a guy who is like a brother to him in the form of Sting, as they both think, act and almost look alike. He has respect for one man who belongs in one thing and respect for another man who still makes a lot of mistake. He then says the fans are what is wrong with the world of wrestling today, and he has decided to put Booker T on the long list of people he has wiped out since entering WCW before calling him out. When Booker T's music hits, Booker fails to show.
We see Stevie Ray yelling at Booker T, who is down on the floor. Stevie Ray then says he will take care of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, then heads to the ring. Bret tells Stevie Ray he has no problem with him, and Bret says he has no idea what happened to him. Suddenly, Curt Hennig, Buff Bagwell and The Giant show up, with Henning holding a black-and-white nWo shirt. Bret says he knows Booker has made some mistakes, but Stevie Ray shouldn't have to pay for them. At the same time, he should not have to take his anger out on him. SUddenly, more members of nWo Hollywood show up and get in the ring, and Bret tells Stevie he can go the easy way or the hard way, and offers him a spot in nWo Hollywood. Bret says they don't want him to get in a bad situation, saying that the black-and-white respects him and does not want to put him in a bad spot. The Giant tosses him the black-and-white shirt, and Bret tells Stevie Ray not to listen to the fans as they will lead him to the road to ruin. It does not take long for Stevie Ray to doo the "two sweet" hand signal with everyone, and Stevie Ray says that Booker T has made his choice and he has made his. Stevie Ray is the newest member of nWo Hollywood.
Hollywood Hogan and The Giant vs. Kevin Nash and Goldberg turns into an all-out war between nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac, with the black-and-white attacking Goldberg only for the black-and-red to go after them. The ring is quickly cleared, and even after taking a beat from nWo Hollywood, Golberg hits a Spear and a Jackhammer on Curt Hennig, who has asked to be involved int his match. The match ends up being a win for Goldberg. Hogan is trapped between Goldberg and Nash, and Nash accidentally boots Goldberg in the face only for it to have no effect. Hogan runs away and Nash goes after him, then The Giant gets in the ring and sends Goldberg out of the ring. As The Giant sics nWo Hollywood on Goldberg, The Warrior, Diamond Dallas Page and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper rush in and take the fight to Hogan and nWo Hollywood. Goldberg is then seen staring down Kevin Nash, and Konnan tries to keep Nash back as the show ends.
Wrath - making his return after months off television with a new look and without James Vandenberg - beats Mike Enos.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls in the crowd. This week's Nitro Party Pack winner is Elizabeth Adams from Illinois. We see some footage of her Nitro party.
Dean Malenko beats Kaz Hayashi with the Texas Cloverleaf.
We see a video package of nWo Wolfpac.
nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, Konnan) show up. Nash tells Hollywood Hogan he can continue to run his mouth every week, he can't run with the few and proud that are the Wolfpac, and if Hogan wants a war, he's got one. Nash says he likes a good war, and when he came here, it was all about a war that still continues now. He tells Bischoff and Hogan that if he has to eliminate them to run WCW, so be it. If he has to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, so be it, too. He then addresses Goldberg, saying that the first time he Speared him, they had a beer with him and everything was good, but last week, the only guys he shared a beer with were Luger and Konnan. Since Luger and Konnan have prior matches, he then tells Goldberg that if he wants to bury the hatchet and make things right, he must tag team with him against Hollywood Hogan and The Giant. Goldberg shows up before Nash can say much else, says something to Nash, then leaves immediately. Nash tells the crowd that Goldberg has accepted, then says Hogan and The Giant are next.
Konnan beats Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart with the Tequila Sunrise.
Tony Schiavone interviews Stevie Ray, who says he will deal with the guys who slapped him around as of late. As far as Chris Jerioch and the Television title go, he will go after Jericho and get the title back. Suddenly, Booker T shows up for the first time since his injury, and says he has left the country for a while to let his body heal so he can give the fans 110% again. He has been back for a couple of days, and everyone is asking why Stevie Ray has done what he has done, as he worked hard for the Television title and wants to know what is going on as well. Stevie Ray admits he took and defended the belt, because the belt is becoming between them and because WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon was "pimping him around." Booker T reminds Stevie Ray that he was out with an injury for six months, and that he had to do what he had to do to make a living. Schiavone then announces that Dillon has made Booker T the #1 contender for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship in a press release from today, much to the irritation of Stevie Ray. Booker T says he is #1 contender for one reason: to get redemption for Bret "The Hit Man" Hart injuring him, and wants Stevie Ray to watch his back.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Tony Schiavone interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP calls Eric Bischoff a fool, and says he would like to stick his pen into his right ear and squish it through his left. As for Hollywood Hogan, he cannot steal his heart, and he will be at War Games. He says he is not the guy to ask for help, but if someone wants to step up to the plate at War Games, all they have to do is step up to the plate. All of a sudden, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - who hasn't been seen in a while - shows up. He comes out as WCW Commissioner, saying he has been watching DDP and that he has done one hell of a job. As he was in Hollywood shooting a movie, he learned that he is the only guy that Eric Bischoff cannot fire. Since he is WCW Commissioner - and he loves war - he has decided to change a few things. He has decided to join DDP at War Games, but decides to also make a dream team, saying there should be a revolution, not a resolution. Also, before the program is over, he will use all his powers to make the greatest dream team anyone has ever team, and declares "Let the game begin." Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Riggs. After the match, Horace shows up and attacks Mongo from behind with a stop sign and Sick Boy joins Horace in beating Mongo up. Dean Malenko runs in and sends Horace running before putting Sick Boy in the Texas Cloverleaf. Saturn breaks the hold, and stares down Malenko before diving at Horace, who knocks him out with the stop sign. Nevertheless Malenko and Mongo are able to take out Sick Boy and Riggs. Mongo wants Malenko to raise the four fingers, but Malenko, knowing he is not a full-fledged member, shakes his hand instead. We then see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Scott Norton quickly beats Rick Fuller.
We see a video package of nWo Hollywood.
Scott Steiner shows up with his doctor again. He tells the crowd that before Michael Jordan came to Chicago, Illinois, Chicago sucked, and since last season was his last season, Chicago will suck again and will need another personality to put on a pedestal and that it might as well be him as he has no peers and is a man among boys. He then says his brother Rick Steiner went back to Detroit, Michigan to train so he can train to beat him at Fall Brawl, then says they don't have to wait until then and they can do it right now as he is the better Steiner brother. The doctor tells him he cannot allow him to wrestle tonight. When Scott asks if it is because he hurt, the doctor says "Right on!" Scott says he has to go against his orders, then tells the production crew to play Rick's music and get him out here.Rick's music hits, but Buff Bagwell shows up mockingly looking and acting like Rick Steiner. "Rick" growls when asked questions by Scott, such as whether or not Rick is still mad at him and if they are going to fight by the rules. They shake hands and are about to fight when Scott offers "Rick" a dog biscuit. "Rick" choose the dog biscuit, then Scott tells him to roll over and play dead so Scott can get the pinfall. He then says this is what will happen to the real Rick Steiner at Fall Brawl, as he is the better Steiner brother. Buff says he is buff, tough and still the stuff and that everyone in the stands is stupid.
Lex Luger beats Brian Adams with the Torture Rack.
We see a video package of Hollywood Hogan and The Warrior.
The Warrior shows up. Last week, after years of absence and a sporadic career, he stood face-to-face with the man he once looked upon at his mentor, Hollywood Hogan. It is common knowledge that to master a field, one must watch and emulate the champion, and says that Hogan was once that champion and master of everything he tried to emulate. But when he looked through his eyes, he saw little to none of the virtues that he or the fans remember, and if there are any, they lay shrouded between layers of deceit and infamy. He says how Hogan rached his present condition needs not be analyzed, and says that Hogan sold out to mediocrity. When that became difficult, he sold out to mindless self-pity, trading in being one-in-a-million for being one of the millions. He then tells Hogan that he miscalculated, for he never assumed anyone would come forward knowing the difference between a rebellion and a revolution, and that this will be his biggest mistake. Everything that Hogan reveres is threatened from this moment forward, and his world will completely turn upside-down, for tonight, he unleashes the power of the Warriors and leta loose the "OWN" revolution - the One Warrior Nation. Warrior says a one-time hero with an unlimited yet undisciplined mind is a dangerous thing, and that he and the Warriors will eradicate that danger as Hogan will be destroyed, as Warrior intends to show that a revolution is built on better ideas, not belligerent idiocy. He intends to show the world a revolution is based on magnificence, not malfeasance. He intends to show that a revolution is based on courage, not cowardliness. He tells Hogan that this is all he knows to know, as next week, the revolution continues. Static then appears on the video screen, the Warrior signal is flashed and the arena goes dark.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
Curt Hennig and Chris Jericho wrestle to a ten-minute time limit draw. Jericho tosses referee Mark Curtis out of the way and continues to wrestle with Curt Hennig, then The Giant shows up. Hennig tells Jericho to attack Jericho, but The Giant grabs Hennig by the throat and pushes him down. Jericho gets away with the Television title, then Hennig confronts The Giant. Chris Jericho retains the WCW World Television Championship.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Booker T and Stevie Ray continue to argue over what they discussed earlier in the show backstage.
Before the next match, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says he is as nice as he ever was, and that the fans have corrupted the world of heroes and that there is nobody you can trust or rely on in the world anymore. This is why he turned to the one guy he can respect: Hollywood Hogan. He then says that he has a dilemma in a guy who is like a brother to him in the form of Sting, as they both think, act and almost look alike. He has respect for one man who belongs in one thing and respect for another man who still makes a lot of mistake. He then says the fans are what is wrong with the world of wrestling today, and he has decided to put Booker T on the long list of people he has wiped out since entering WCW before calling him out. When Booker T's music hits, Booker fails to show.
We see Stevie Ray yelling at Booker T, who is down on the floor. Stevie Ray then says he will take care of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, then heads to the ring. Bret tells Stevie Ray he has no problem with him, and Bret says he has no idea what happened to him. Suddenly, Curt Hennig, Buff Bagwell and The Giant show up, with Henning holding a black-and-white nWo shirt. Bret says he knows Booker has made some mistakes, but Stevie Ray shouldn't have to pay for them. At the same time, he should not have to take his anger out on him. SUddenly, more members of nWo Hollywood show up and get in the ring, and Bret tells Stevie he can go the easy way or the hard way, and offers him a spot in nWo Hollywood. Bret says they don't want him to get in a bad situation, saying that the black-and-white respects him and does not want to put him in a bad spot. The Giant tosses him the black-and-white shirt, and Bret tells Stevie Ray not to listen to the fans as they will lead him to the road to ruin. It does not take long for Stevie Ray to doo the "two sweet" hand signal with everyone, and Stevie Ray says that Booker T has made his choice and he has made his. Stevie Ray is the newest member of nWo Hollywood.
Hollywood Hogan and The Giant vs. Kevin Nash and Goldberg turns into an all-out war between nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac, with the black-and-white attacking Goldberg only for the black-and-red to go after them. The ring is quickly cleared, and even after taking a beat from nWo Hollywood, Golberg hits a Spear and a Jackhammer on Curt Hennig, who has asked to be involved int his match. The match ends up being a win for Goldberg. Hogan is trapped between Goldberg and Nash, and Nash accidentally boots Goldberg in the face only for it to have no effect. Hogan runs away and Nash goes after him, then The Giant gets in the ring and sends Goldberg out of the ring. As The Giant sics nWo Hollywood on Goldberg, The Warrior, Diamond Dallas Page and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper rush in and take the fight to Hogan and nWo Hollywood. Goldberg is then seen staring down Kevin Nash, and Konnan tries to keep Nash back as the show ends.
Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 24, 1998
RAW
The Undertaker is in the building. So is Kane, who is right behind him.
The Undertaker and Kane show up to start tonight's show. It is noted by the commentary teams that the cell from the Hell in a Cell matches is hanging high above the ring. WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up with a smile on his face, proclaiming that The Undertaker and Kane have "come out of the coffin" and that this is the best moment since United States President Bill Clinton's mea culpa from last week. Vince tells the crowd "I told you so," and that Kane and The Undertaker together are the most destructive force in the WWF, and that with Kane at his side, The Undertaker will not need his help to win the WWF Championship at SummerSlam, though he will need him again in the future for his wisdom, his brilliant strategy and his friendship. He then asks The Undertaker if he is friend or foe to him, and tells him to think about it before giving him an answer before the end of the night. Paul Bearer shows up, and tells Kane to tell him it is not true, as he has always been the one to be there for him and love him, as his mother - who he calls "that sleazy whore" - did not do. Kane gently keeps The Undertaker back upon that comment, and Bearer tells Kane to look in his eyes as his blood runs through Kane's veins and that he knows who has been honest to him and who has been deceitful to him. He then tells Kane that if he never does anything else for him again, to destroy The Undertaker for him as one last request. Kane turns his back on Bearer, and The Undertaker attacks Paul Bearer. Mankind shows up, and Kane and The Undertaker beat him down. Mankind fails to even fight back as Kane and The Undertaker hit him with a spike Tombstone Piledriver. Vince McMahon then tells The Undertaker that there is only one man left standing between him and the WWF Championship: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Austin shows up immediately upon the utterance of his name, and his boots are not quaking as Vince has just said. A ball of fire shoots out from the stage, and nearly roasts Austin. Austin says he knew along they were together, and that he nearly got choked up by the family reunion because he was happy about it. He is not happy, however, about being nearly set on fire, and says it will take an effort on his part to beat The Undertaker at SummerSlam. With Kane at The Undertaker's side however, he may not have much of a chance, but he nevertheless tells The Undertaker to grow eyes in the back of his eyes as he will take somebody out tonight, and that he will burn The Undertaker's ass if he wants to play with fire and believe he is in Austin's head.
We see footage of Mankind being taken away on a stretcher from the commercial break, then we see Mankind being placed in an ambulance.
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Dan "The Beast" Severn by disqualification after Owen Hart gets in the ring and tries to choke Shamrock out. "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman gets in the ring and hits a running front kick on Severn. After the match, Blackman tries to keep Shamrock back, but gets hit with a German suplex. Blackman responds with a belly-to-belly suplex, then referees and officials have to restore order. Shamrock then snaps and scares everyone else in the ring out as Blackman leaves, then he butts his head on the steel steps.
Mankind is out of the ambulance, pushing a stretcher around while two people are knocked down.
Mankind makes his way down the entrance ramp on the stretcher, and enters the ring with a bag of tacks. He says he was warned by Vince McMahon that Kane was no good, and he tried not to believe it. Now that it is true, Vince McMahon has offered him his chance in redemption, and redemption lies above his head. Vince knows that when Kane and Mankind are locked in the Cell, he will get his ass kicked. He asks what kind of an idiot whould get in the same match that nearly cost him his life, and says that idiot is him. He has a plan, and it does not involve getting in the ring, but instead, walking up to the top of the cage. If he can get Kane up there, he has a surprise for him: 7,000 thumbtacks that will turn him into the world's largest pincushion. If this all goes his way, history will be made, and if they take a turn for the worse, it wouldn't be the first time he got his ass kicked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Either way, he doesn't give a damn, and he will see Kane in Hell.
We revisit the Hell in a Cell Match between The Undertaker and Mankind from King of the Ring.
Sable shows up and introduces Kurrgan before the next match before dancing with The Oddities (Luna Vachon, Kurrgan, Golga, Giant Silva). "Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up without Jacqueline, and if Kurrgan has any guts, he'll fight him without the rest of The Oddities at ringside. The Oddities leave, while Sable stays behind.
Kurrgan beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero by disqualification. During the match, Sable is attacked by Jacqueline, who is wearing a hat with fake dreadlocks. Mero hits Kurrgan with a low blow, but the referee sees it and disqualifies Mero, who flees through the crowd with Jacqueline.
X-Pac leads a camera crew to the locker room, where he urinates on a pair of cowboy boots.
Before the next match, Road Warrior Hawk guests on commentary. Hawk's speech is notably slurred as he keeps asking questions and saying strange things.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) beat Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight). During the match, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett rips the headset off the head of a sloshed-looking Road Warrior Hawk and demands X-Pac show up, wanting a piece of him after X-Pac urinated on his cowboy boots and declaring that he will give him a beating and a shaving of the head at SummerSlam. Mark Canterbury is distracted by what's going on with Jarrett, and Gunn hits Knight with a piledriver before Road Dog makes the pin. Jarrett and Southern Justice beat up a cameraman and shave his headafter being warned one too many times not to shoot him from the waist down.
WAR ZONE
Before the next match, Mankind beats up several referees as they try to stop him from climbing to the top of the Cell. Kane goes after Mankind, who then tries to get on top of the cage again, only to be pulled off the top and into a commentary table by The Undertaker. After a beating by Kane, Mankind is finally in the ring and the match begins.
Kane vs. Mankind in a Hell in a Cell Match ends after "Stone Cold" Steve Austin comes out from underneath the ring and stomps a mudhole in Kane. The Undertaker tries to get in the Cell by stomping a hole in the top as Austin hits Kane with a Stone Cold Stunner, and is about to make his way in when the Cell suddenly rises up. It is revealed that WWF owner Vince McMahon is the one at the controls for the Cell, raising it up. Austin hits Kane with another Stunner, then takes a stretcher located near the ring.
After the commercial break, The Undertaker tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin he has given far too much respect, as he has just come out and proved that he is nothing more than a coward after jumping Kane from behind with no provocation. Is is noted that Kane is bleeding from the head, and The Undertaker tells Austin he just sealed his fate. Before the night ends, Austin will come face-to-face with his destiny, and that this is personal.
Chyna shows up alone, followed by "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, with The Nation (Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) not far behind as they carry a ladder to the ring. The Rock tells Chyna that if she wants to be a big shot and call him out, here he is. Before he goes any further, he tells Chyna that he knows this is a set-up and that he is one step ahead. He then tells Chyna to look at the TitanTron. We see D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) trapped in their locker room backstage by a forklift by a door. The Rock then tells Chyna to tell Triple H to face him in New York City one-on-one at SummerSlam for the WWF Intercontinental Championship in a Ladder Match, where he will climb "The People's Ladder" "rung by damn rung" and prove why he is The People's Champion. The Rock then tries to hit on Chyna, who tries to dump the ladder that The Rock is standing on only to be held down by Owen and D'Lo. The Rock tells Owen and D'Lo Brown to get her on her knees, then implies that Chyna is a whore before threatening to kiss her in the most uncomfortable matter, which he then ultimately decides against as there is no way he would kiss "a piece of trash like [Chyna]." He then tells Mark Henry to "give her the thrill of her life," making the kiss even more uncomfortable than before. He is about to do it when "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels - of all people - suddenly shows up and hits Mark Henry with a steel chair to the back of the head. Shawn then tosses the Intercontinental title to The Rock, then hands the steel chair to Chyna before dancing on the commentary table.
"D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are seen outside of the arena looking for The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry). "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels guests on commentary from this point forward.
Before the next match, Val Venis says the ladies can forget past cheese steaks and try The Big Valbowski's, as his has "more meat than your buns can handle."
Val Venis beats Taka Michinoku by disqualification when an enraged "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley smashes a steel chair into Venis' back before hitting Taka in the head with it. Triple H then says "The Rock" Rocky Maivia has just crossed a line, and that at SummerSlam, The Rock's role will become real clear, as The Rock will become his bitch.
X-Pac beats Gangrel by disqualification after "Double J" Jeff Jarrett shows up and hits X-Pac in the head with a guitar. Edge is seen in the crowd during the match. After the match, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley chases Jarrett out of the ring, and he and Chyna check on X-Pac As Triple H and Chyna help X-Pac to the back, Edge suddenly rushes into the ring and assaults Gangrel, and referees have to pull them apart. Gangrel is seen laughing during the pull-apart, and Edge leaves through the crowd.
The Undertaker is seen dragging a casket backstage.
An interview with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is promises of Code Red on WWF.com.
Bart Gunn beats Bradshaw by knockdown with 20 seconds left in the first round to win the Brawl For All Tournament and the cash prize of $75,000. (Bradshaw wins $25,000 for being runner-up.)
Michael Cole interviews WWF owner Vince McMahon, who says he will get his answer as to whether he will be friend or foe to The Undertaker, and that he will get the answer he wants.
Chants are heard, and druids bring a casket to ringside. After the druids leave, The Undertaker arrives and states that he will take what is rightfully is at SummerSlam - the WWF Championship - and do it like a man. He will not jump "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and that Austin need not worry about kane as Kane has his own agenda at SummerSlam. The Undertaker says he has been up front from beeginning, and at SummerSlam, it will be him, Austin and the WWF Championship. Tonight, however, Austin made it personal, and tells Austin that when he jumped on Kane, he jumped on him. He dares Austin to take a ride on the highway to Hell tonight, but as The Undertaker continues to speak, WWF owner Vince McMahon shows up. He takes the microphone and tells The Undertaker to forget about Austin, and asks if he is friend or foe. Vince extends his hand, but The Undertaker choke slams him. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin climbs out of the coffin, mouths off at Vince, then Kane also comes out of the casket and attacks Austin from behind before Austin can attack The Undertaker. Austin wisely gets out of the ring and tries to re-enter the ring with a steel chair, but the referee stationed nearby does not let him. Austin leaves, and as he does, a line of fire travels up the entrance ramp. The show ends.
After the show goes off the air, Austin goes back down the ramp without the steel chair, takes his shirt off and heads towards the ring. Kane leaves the ring and The Undertaker gets near the ropes. Austin backs away and leaves, then Kane gets back in the ring and stares towards the stage along with The Undertaker. WWF owner Vince McMahon leaves as the fire on the ramp is put out, but then Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco show up. Vince then heads towards the ring, but Austin returns and pushes the threesome towards the ring while beating them pu. Patterson is choke slammed by The Undertaker, while Briscoe is rammed into the casket. Austin then leaves again.
Sunday, August 23, 1998
Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for August 23, 1998
Before the next match, The Rock shows up with a ladder and lays it on the stage before heading to the back.
Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) beat The Oddities (Kurrgan and Golga) by disqualification after Luna Vachon gets on top of Mark Canterbury and tries to put him in a sleeper hold. During the match, Dustin Runnels is seen in the audience carrying a sign saying "He's Coming Back." After the match, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett shows up with a pair of clippers to cut Luna Vachon's hair, but Giant Silva gets in the ring. Jarrett retreats, and Silva choke slams Mark Canterbury.
An inebriated Road Warrior Hawk shows up unexpectedly before the next match, much to the irritation of Road Warrior Animal. "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry shows up and hits Hawk with a splash, then he and D'Lo Brown double-team Animal. Darren "Puke" Drozdov then runs into the ring with a steel chair, and Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown retreat, with the WWF European Championship match ending before it can even begin.
Edge is seen in the audience before the next match.
Owen Hart and Dan "The Beast" Severn beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) by submission after Owen Hart puts Mosh out with a rear naked choke.
The Rock shows up, and he takes the ladder that he left on the stage at the top of the show with him into the ring. He talks about how he watched all the fans come to the arena and how he came to one conclusion: tonight is the largest collection of trailer park trash he has ever seen. He then mentions "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's challenge to a Ladder Match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam, and accepts it, saying "You bet your pretty ass." The Rock then says he will both enter and leave SummerSlam as WWF Intercontinental Champion after beating Triple H from pillar to post all over the ring before hitting him with the Rock Bottom and climbing up the ladder to take back the title, and says that he will look into Triple H's eyes and Triple H will realize that there is nobody who can beat him.
It is announced that Chyna will call out The Rock tomorrow night on Raw.
Taka Michinoku beats 2 Cold Scorpio after Mrs. Yamaguchi-san distracts the referee and Mr. Yamaguchi-San distracts Scorpio, allowing Michinoku to hit the Michinoku Driver for the win. After the match, Val Venis shows up and says he has just read Taka's fortune cookie, and that tomorrow night on Raw, "The Big Valbowski" will be speaking softly and carrying a big stick, and he will be ready to unload on him.
We hear from Pacific Blue star Mario Lopez, who had a great time on Sunday Night Heat. He also talks about his confrontation with Val Venis.
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett vs. Darren "Puke" Drozdov ends in a no-contest. During the match, X-Pac comes out of the crowd and attacks Jarrett, then grabs an electric razor and cuts some of Jarrett's hair while Droz holds Jarrett down. Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) run in, but X-Pac and Doz retreat and celebrate the cutting of some of Jarrett's hair to end the show.
Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) beat The Oddities (Kurrgan and Golga) by disqualification after Luna Vachon gets on top of Mark Canterbury and tries to put him in a sleeper hold. During the match, Dustin Runnels is seen in the audience carrying a sign saying "He's Coming Back." After the match, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett shows up with a pair of clippers to cut Luna Vachon's hair, but Giant Silva gets in the ring. Jarrett retreats, and Silva choke slams Mark Canterbury.
An inebriated Road Warrior Hawk shows up unexpectedly before the next match, much to the irritation of Road Warrior Animal. "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry shows up and hits Hawk with a splash, then he and D'Lo Brown double-team Animal. Darren "Puke" Drozdov then runs into the ring with a steel chair, and Mark Henry and D'Lo Brown retreat, with the WWF European Championship match ending before it can even begin.
Edge is seen in the audience before the next match.
Owen Hart and Dan "The Beast" Severn beat The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) by submission after Owen Hart puts Mosh out with a rear naked choke.
The Rock shows up, and he takes the ladder that he left on the stage at the top of the show with him into the ring. He talks about how he watched all the fans come to the arena and how he came to one conclusion: tonight is the largest collection of trailer park trash he has ever seen. He then mentions "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's challenge to a Ladder Match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam, and accepts it, saying "You bet your pretty ass." The Rock then says he will both enter and leave SummerSlam as WWF Intercontinental Champion after beating Triple H from pillar to post all over the ring before hitting him with the Rock Bottom and climbing up the ladder to take back the title, and says that he will look into Triple H's eyes and Triple H will realize that there is nobody who can beat him.
It is announced that Chyna will call out The Rock tomorrow night on Raw.
Taka Michinoku beats 2 Cold Scorpio after Mrs. Yamaguchi-san distracts the referee and Mr. Yamaguchi-San distracts Scorpio, allowing Michinoku to hit the Michinoku Driver for the win. After the match, Val Venis shows up and says he has just read Taka's fortune cookie, and that tomorrow night on Raw, "The Big Valbowski" will be speaking softly and carrying a big stick, and he will be ready to unload on him.
We hear from Pacific Blue star Mario Lopez, who had a great time on Sunday Night Heat. He also talks about his confrontation with Val Venis.
"Double J" Jeff Jarrett vs. Darren "Puke" Drozdov ends in a no-contest. During the match, X-Pac comes out of the crowd and attacks Jarrett, then grabs an electric razor and cuts some of Jarrett's hair while Droz holds Jarrett down. Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) run in, but X-Pac and Doz retreat and celebrate the cutting of some of Jarrett's hair to end the show.
Monday, August 17, 1998
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 17, 1998
The show starts with Hollywood Hogan, Eric Bischoff, The Disciple and The Giant showing up. After Hogan states that he is surprised there are still fans of his in Hartford, Connecticut that skill worship the ground he walks on, he calls Goldberg out, saying he will get the World title back tonight as there is not one man he has not beaten or cannot beat. He then says that The Giant will do the dirty work and take care of Goldberg before handing him his belt back, and tells The Giant that nWo Hollywood has his back to ensure any allies of Goldberg don't get in their business.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who brings up the statement by Hollywood Hogan earlier in the show before bringing up the War Games match coming up at Fall Brawl. There will be three teams, with Hollywood Hogan captaining one team (nWo Hollywood), Diamond Dallas Page captaining another (WCW), and Kevin Nash captaining a third team (nWo Wolfpac). There will be three men starting, and every two minutes, a new man will enter the ring and the match does not start until all nine men are in the ring. The winner will get a shot at Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls. Kimberly is back and performing this week.
We see the Nitro Party footage of this week's Nitro Party pack winner from New Iberia, Louisiana.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Sick Boy.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He says that he is honored to captain a team at War Games, then talks about how he got a guy's number and met with him face-to-face to discuss his plan to take on Hollywood Hogan, he was interested. DDP has heard what Hollywood Hogan has had to say, and mentions that there is someone Hogan has not beaten, and that he will get his shot against him at Fall Brawl. DDP then mentions the beatdown he received at the hands of nWo Hollywood before his match against Bret "The Hit Man" Hart for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, then Bret shows up. Bret says DDP is just making excuses, and tells him that when he comes to fight him, he had better come to fight and to suck it up and lose like everyone else. DDP tells Bret to back up, and challenges Bret to a match tonight. Bret says the US title means everything to him, as his two reigns will prove he will be the best United States Champion of all time. He reminds DDP that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Booker T are injured because of him and that the only reason Lex Luger isn't dead only because he is Sting's friend. He then calls DDP "the scum of the earth," and looks forward to any match he has in store for him for the United States title before accepting his challenge.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Raven. Shortly after Raven shows up, Horace comes out and tells Raven he makes him sick to his stomach, as for the last four months, he has done nothing but watch his back and help him matches only to get nothing in return. Tonight, he wants him in the ring one more time so he can beat some sense into him. Raven says if he wants a match, that's fine, but it will be under Raven's Rules and he picks the partners. Horace's partner will be Kanyon, while Raven's partner will be Saturn, whom he says will get used to being subservient to him. Saturn and Kanyon shows up, and Saturn tells Raven he's out of his mind before telling Raven that he'll team with him only to knock his head off when he goes for a tag. WCW Executive Committee Chairman shows up and makes the match official after everyone gives a verbal commitment, but warns Saturn not to attack Raven, for if he does, he will be suspended from WCW for 90 days. He also says the match will only be won by pinfall or submission and that there will be a definitive winner.
The Dancing Fools (Disco Inferno and Alex Wright) vs. High Voltage (Rage and Kaos) ends when Meng gets in the ring, attacks and applies the Tongan Death Grip to all four men. During the match, the commentary team mocks the main event of tonight's Raw for being "only 10 seconds." After the match, Meng applies the Tongan Death Grip to referee Billy Silverman and a member of WCW security. Another member of WCW security shows up with mace, but when he sprays it into Meng's face, it has absolutely no effect and Meng is still able to get him with the Tongan Death Grip.
Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero - who is scheduled for a match against Konnan - shows up with his bags while not dressed to wrestle. Eddie tells the production truck not to go to a commercial break or else he will say his peace on another show. He asks Eric Bischoff if he has his attention now, as he always gets screamed at and kicked out every time he tries to talk business. He dares Bischoff to fire him, as he doesn't care, then goes on to say he's been in WCW for a year only to be mistreated and unappreciated by Bischoff, whether it be on the road or on TV even as he gives his all for the fans. If Bischoff cannot give him the time of day, he doesn't care anymore, as there is a lot of young talent in WCW and they are all held down for higher-paid talent. Eddie goes on to say he doesn't care about the people and that Bischoff has driven him to that, and that this is now personal between them. Eddie says that he comes to work with his heart, and Bischoff steps on it and keeps holding him down. He does not know if it is something personal or if he has something personal against him, and wants to know what it is that Bischoff has against him to keep him from moving up in WCW. He says he is doing this for the rest of the young talent, and that he hasn't come out sooner for two reasons: his nephew Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and his two kids and a wife that he has to support. If he has to lose his dignity, he doesn't care. He then tells Bischoff he wants out of his contract, and he does not care how he does it. He then throws coffee on himself, and tells Bischoff he can take his job and shove it. Eddie then leaves with his luggage.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Raven and Saturn beats Horace and Raven in a Raven's Rules tag team match after Horace accidentally hits Kanyon with a stop sign. After the match, Raven hits Saturn with an Evenflow DDT before he sics the Flock on him. Kidman tries to stop it, but Raven hits him with an Evenflow DDT as well. Horace then butts in and says he wants Saturn, then hits Saturn with a full nelson slam before eating yet another Evenflow DDT from Raven.
nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Konnan, Lex Luger, Sting) show up. Sting says he loved the idea of being in War Games again, and that this time, he is running with the Wolfpac and that he is red-and-black for life. Kevin Nash predicts that War Games will be the end of nWo Hollywood as we know it, and he tells Scott Hall and Hollywood Hogan that if they're not with the pack, prepared to be hunted.
Scott Norton quickly beats Scott Putski.
Hollywood Hogan, Eric Bischoff and The Disciple show up. Hogan says that everyone realized by now that nWo Hollywood plays no games, even after WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon put a wrinkle in their plans with War Games, it would be an honor to enter War Games and take down both WCW and nWo Wolfpac en route to becoming World Heavyweight champ and taking professional wrestling into the new millennium. He says he will have to "etch the lesson" into Diamond Dallas Page's forehead that Bischoff is the boss and that DDP can't get it done and couldn't even get anyone if he tried. Hogan asks who could possibly have ever bested him, and says there is no wrestler he cannot beat, no war he cannot win, and no warrior he cannot beat. Right after this, the lights start dimming in and out before the arena goes dark and police sirens can be heard. Fire can be seen on the stage, then a figure comes out of the ring entrance and heads down the ramp. Hogan is in shock as he realizes who this is: The Ultimate Warrior, who hasn't been seen on television since his ugly exit from WWF in 1996. Hogan says he thought Warrior was dead, but the crowd chants for The Warrior before he asks who holds the absolute power now. Warrior says that no formal introduction is about to be necessary, and that it even seems that a few people anticipated his arrival. Hogan takes off his tanktop and tries to hand it to The Ultimate Warrior, then asks "What's that smell?" before telling him to use it to clean up the mess he made all over himself He then tells Hogan to open his eyes and ears, and take control of the limited ability he has to understand the words he is about to say. For years, he has watched while the industry, with Hogan as its figurehead, recreate what is unrecreateable. He has heard and listened to all the innuendos and speculation that something ultimate may reappear, and that he is that reappearance. Those that are irreplaceable are never forgotten, and Hogan is witnessing this right now. The Warrior then declares that history states that a man's legacy is built from the premise that within his life, the moments lived, once lived, become a piece of his history. Somehow, Hogan has conveniently and even eloquently misplaced pieces of his history. In the one epic battle between them, Hogan was the quintessential influence in what was good, great and heroic, but it was he who won out (a reference to WrestleMania 6) and that Hogan never beat a Warrior, especially not The Ultimate Warrior. As the victor of that one-time battle, he defeated what was, until then, undefeatable, conquered what was until then unconquerable, dominated what was until then indomitable. On that day, Hogan was great, but he was ultimate. He then guesses that The Disciple is Hogan's barber (a reference to The Disciple originally being Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake) before asking who Eric Bischoff is. Bischoff introduces himself, and asks Warrior who invited him. The Ultimate Warrior says he invited himself, and that if if Bischoff gets in his business, he had better prepare for his own demise. Once he's done with his business, he will send Bischoff a bill, and suggests Bischoff pay it. He has waited patiently, as have the fans, and now the virtue of justice unties his hands so that he can continue to fulfill a destiny at the next level beckoning for the next superhero that was set in motion at WrestleMania 6. The Warrior says there is no sadder sight that when a grown fears the challenges in his life so much that he rationalizes adolescent behavior to the point that he carries out heinous, self-indulgent actions, and that Hogan's evilness is intolerable before he says he has the power to destroy him. The truth is inexhaustible, and he is not here to beat Hogan up, as it means nothing anymore and that everyone already has. The Warrior says Hogan felt guilty about who he was, and that Hulkamania became boring for him. Next week, he plans to launch a revolution that not even Hogan can control, and asks him to find the courage. We then see static on the videoscreens in the arena, and fog covers the ring before the arena fades to black and pyrotechnics go off. The Warrior then vanishes. We then see a spotlight with the Warrior's logo on it somewhere in the arena.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Curt Hennig beats Dean Malenko with the distraction and interference from Rick Rude.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
Scott Hall comes out with half of his body taped up along with a surgeon and with Buff Bagwell. Scott Steiner says he sees a lot of sad faces in the crowd, as he is hurt. He also sees a bunch of idiots who don't understand why he is taped up like he is. Scott explains that he is taped up due to an unprovoked attack in which his brother Rick Steiner hit him in the elbow, and that the elbow bone is connected to the shoulder bone which is connected to the neck bone which if connected to the hip bone. This is why he also brought Dr. Cecil Schwartz, who says "Right on!" when Scott asks if his injury is serious. Scott says he could beat his brother with half a body, but he will not and he cannot go against his doctor's orders. Buff asks Scott to hold his taped up arm up after he drops it, and Scott cannot. Dr. Cecil Schwartz says there is no way of knowing if Scott will be ready by September 13th, saying "Right on!" Rick Steiner shows up, and says he is sick and tired of Scott and Buff talking trash, and says he's getting ready for the match at Fall Brawl, and says he will beat the hell out of him regardless of what Scott shows up in. Buff dares Rick to get in the ring, and Scott says he will prove he is the better Steiner Brother at Fall Brawl.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Chris Jericho retains the WCW World Television Championship against Stevie Ray and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in a Triangle Match. (The match was originally Chavo Guerrero, Jr. vs. Stevie Ray for the title, but Chris Jericho attacked Chavo last week and beat Stevie for the title.) During the match, Stevie Ray shoulder tackles the referee, then hits Chris Jericho with a blackjack. As Chavo has Stevie Ray in a sleeper, The Giant shows up and choke slams Stevie Ray before leaving. All three men are down, then Jericho pulls referee Mickey Jay away as he gets up. Chavo accidentally rolls out of the ring on his way back up to his feet, and Stevie Ray fails to get up at all.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page. Before the match, it is announced that The Ultimate Warrior (who goes by the name The Warrior at this point) is one of the participants for Team WCW at War Games. During the match, Bret whips DDP into referee Nick Patrick, sandwiching Patrick into the corner. He then tries to hit DDP with a foreign object before placing it in DDP's trunks before the pinfall, but DDP kicks out after the referee comes to. After a Diamond Cutter and a failed pin attempt where Bret puts his foot on the rope, Bret tells referee Nick Patrick about the foreign object, and retains the title when Patrick finds it on DDP.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls, which also involves the new WCW Bashin' Brawlers.
Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against The Giant by disqualification after The Disciple interferes. Both THe Giant and The Disciple get Speared, and The Disciple eats a Jackhammer. Scott Hall rushes in and attacks Goldberg, but Kevin Nash runs in and boots The Giant. Nash grabs Hall by the back of the head, but Hall gets away and Goldberg accidentally spears Nash. Goldberg and Nash are about to go at it when the show ends.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who brings up the statement by Hollywood Hogan earlier in the show before bringing up the War Games match coming up at Fall Brawl. There will be three teams, with Hollywood Hogan captaining one team (nWo Hollywood), Diamond Dallas Page captaining another (WCW), and Kevin Nash captaining a third team (nWo Wolfpac). There will be three men starting, and every two minutes, a new man will enter the ring and the match does not start until all nine men are in the ring. The winner will get a shot at Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls. Kimberly is back and performing this week.
We see the Nitro Party footage of this week's Nitro Party pack winner from New Iberia, Louisiana.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Sick Boy.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He says that he is honored to captain a team at War Games, then talks about how he got a guy's number and met with him face-to-face to discuss his plan to take on Hollywood Hogan, he was interested. DDP has heard what Hollywood Hogan has had to say, and mentions that there is someone Hogan has not beaten, and that he will get his shot against him at Fall Brawl. DDP then mentions the beatdown he received at the hands of nWo Hollywood before his match against Bret "The Hit Man" Hart for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, then Bret shows up. Bret says DDP is just making excuses, and tells him that when he comes to fight him, he had better come to fight and to suck it up and lose like everyone else. DDP tells Bret to back up, and challenges Bret to a match tonight. Bret says the US title means everything to him, as his two reigns will prove he will be the best United States Champion of all time. He reminds DDP that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Booker T are injured because of him and that the only reason Lex Luger isn't dead only because he is Sting's friend. He then calls DDP "the scum of the earth," and looks forward to any match he has in store for him for the United States title before accepting his challenge.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Raven. Shortly after Raven shows up, Horace comes out and tells Raven he makes him sick to his stomach, as for the last four months, he has done nothing but watch his back and help him matches only to get nothing in return. Tonight, he wants him in the ring one more time so he can beat some sense into him. Raven says if he wants a match, that's fine, but it will be under Raven's Rules and he picks the partners. Horace's partner will be Kanyon, while Raven's partner will be Saturn, whom he says will get used to being subservient to him. Saturn and Kanyon shows up, and Saturn tells Raven he's out of his mind before telling Raven that he'll team with him only to knock his head off when he goes for a tag. WCW Executive Committee Chairman shows up and makes the match official after everyone gives a verbal commitment, but warns Saturn not to attack Raven, for if he does, he will be suspended from WCW for 90 days. He also says the match will only be won by pinfall or submission and that there will be a definitive winner.
The Dancing Fools (Disco Inferno and Alex Wright) vs. High Voltage (Rage and Kaos) ends when Meng gets in the ring, attacks and applies the Tongan Death Grip to all four men. During the match, the commentary team mocks the main event of tonight's Raw for being "only 10 seconds." After the match, Meng applies the Tongan Death Grip to referee Billy Silverman and a member of WCW security. Another member of WCW security shows up with mace, but when he sprays it into Meng's face, it has absolutely no effect and Meng is still able to get him with the Tongan Death Grip.
Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero - who is scheduled for a match against Konnan - shows up with his bags while not dressed to wrestle. Eddie tells the production truck not to go to a commercial break or else he will say his peace on another show. He asks Eric Bischoff if he has his attention now, as he always gets screamed at and kicked out every time he tries to talk business. He dares Bischoff to fire him, as he doesn't care, then goes on to say he's been in WCW for a year only to be mistreated and unappreciated by Bischoff, whether it be on the road or on TV even as he gives his all for the fans. If Bischoff cannot give him the time of day, he doesn't care anymore, as there is a lot of young talent in WCW and they are all held down for higher-paid talent. Eddie goes on to say he doesn't care about the people and that Bischoff has driven him to that, and that this is now personal between them. Eddie says that he comes to work with his heart, and Bischoff steps on it and keeps holding him down. He does not know if it is something personal or if he has something personal against him, and wants to know what it is that Bischoff has against him to keep him from moving up in WCW. He says he is doing this for the rest of the young talent, and that he hasn't come out sooner for two reasons: his nephew Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and his two kids and a wife that he has to support. If he has to lose his dignity, he doesn't care. He then tells Bischoff he wants out of his contract, and he does not care how he does it. He then throws coffee on himself, and tells Bischoff he can take his job and shove it. Eddie then leaves with his luggage.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Raven and Saturn beats Horace and Raven in a Raven's Rules tag team match after Horace accidentally hits Kanyon with a stop sign. After the match, Raven hits Saturn with an Evenflow DDT before he sics the Flock on him. Kidman tries to stop it, but Raven hits him with an Evenflow DDT as well. Horace then butts in and says he wants Saturn, then hits Saturn with a full nelson slam before eating yet another Evenflow DDT from Raven.
nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Konnan, Lex Luger, Sting) show up. Sting says he loved the idea of being in War Games again, and that this time, he is running with the Wolfpac and that he is red-and-black for life. Kevin Nash predicts that War Games will be the end of nWo Hollywood as we know it, and he tells Scott Hall and Hollywood Hogan that if they're not with the pack, prepared to be hunted.
Scott Norton quickly beats Scott Putski.
Hollywood Hogan, Eric Bischoff and The Disciple show up. Hogan says that everyone realized by now that nWo Hollywood plays no games, even after WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon put a wrinkle in their plans with War Games, it would be an honor to enter War Games and take down both WCW and nWo Wolfpac en route to becoming World Heavyweight champ and taking professional wrestling into the new millennium. He says he will have to "etch the lesson" into Diamond Dallas Page's forehead that Bischoff is the boss and that DDP can't get it done and couldn't even get anyone if he tried. Hogan asks who could possibly have ever bested him, and says there is no wrestler he cannot beat, no war he cannot win, and no warrior he cannot beat. Right after this, the lights start dimming in and out before the arena goes dark and police sirens can be heard. Fire can be seen on the stage, then a figure comes out of the ring entrance and heads down the ramp. Hogan is in shock as he realizes who this is: The Ultimate Warrior, who hasn't been seen on television since his ugly exit from WWF in 1996. Hogan says he thought Warrior was dead, but the crowd chants for The Warrior before he asks who holds the absolute power now. Warrior says that no formal introduction is about to be necessary, and that it even seems that a few people anticipated his arrival. Hogan takes off his tanktop and tries to hand it to The Ultimate Warrior, then asks "What's that smell?" before telling him to use it to clean up the mess he made all over himself He then tells Hogan to open his eyes and ears, and take control of the limited ability he has to understand the words he is about to say. For years, he has watched while the industry, with Hogan as its figurehead, recreate what is unrecreateable. He has heard and listened to all the innuendos and speculation that something ultimate may reappear, and that he is that reappearance. Those that are irreplaceable are never forgotten, and Hogan is witnessing this right now. The Warrior then declares that history states that a man's legacy is built from the premise that within his life, the moments lived, once lived, become a piece of his history. Somehow, Hogan has conveniently and even eloquently misplaced pieces of his history. In the one epic battle between them, Hogan was the quintessential influence in what was good, great and heroic, but it was he who won out (a reference to WrestleMania 6) and that Hogan never beat a Warrior, especially not The Ultimate Warrior. As the victor of that one-time battle, he defeated what was, until then, undefeatable, conquered what was until then unconquerable, dominated what was until then indomitable. On that day, Hogan was great, but he was ultimate. He then guesses that The Disciple is Hogan's barber (a reference to The Disciple originally being Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake) before asking who Eric Bischoff is. Bischoff introduces himself, and asks Warrior who invited him. The Ultimate Warrior says he invited himself, and that if if Bischoff gets in his business, he had better prepare for his own demise. Once he's done with his business, he will send Bischoff a bill, and suggests Bischoff pay it. He has waited patiently, as have the fans, and now the virtue of justice unties his hands so that he can continue to fulfill a destiny at the next level beckoning for the next superhero that was set in motion at WrestleMania 6. The Warrior says there is no sadder sight that when a grown fears the challenges in his life so much that he rationalizes adolescent behavior to the point that he carries out heinous, self-indulgent actions, and that Hogan's evilness is intolerable before he says he has the power to destroy him. The truth is inexhaustible, and he is not here to beat Hogan up, as it means nothing anymore and that everyone already has. The Warrior says Hogan felt guilty about who he was, and that Hulkamania became boring for him. Next week, he plans to launch a revolution that not even Hogan can control, and asks him to find the courage. We then see static on the videoscreens in the arena, and fog covers the ring before the arena fades to black and pyrotechnics go off. The Warrior then vanishes. We then see a spotlight with the Warrior's logo on it somewhere in the arena.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Curt Hennig beats Dean Malenko with the distraction and interference from Rick Rude.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
Scott Hall comes out with half of his body taped up along with a surgeon and with Buff Bagwell. Scott Steiner says he sees a lot of sad faces in the crowd, as he is hurt. He also sees a bunch of idiots who don't understand why he is taped up like he is. Scott explains that he is taped up due to an unprovoked attack in which his brother Rick Steiner hit him in the elbow, and that the elbow bone is connected to the shoulder bone which is connected to the neck bone which if connected to the hip bone. This is why he also brought Dr. Cecil Schwartz, who says "Right on!" when Scott asks if his injury is serious. Scott says he could beat his brother with half a body, but he will not and he cannot go against his doctor's orders. Buff asks Scott to hold his taped up arm up after he drops it, and Scott cannot. Dr. Cecil Schwartz says there is no way of knowing if Scott will be ready by September 13th, saying "Right on!" Rick Steiner shows up, and says he is sick and tired of Scott and Buff talking trash, and says he's getting ready for the match at Fall Brawl, and says he will beat the hell out of him regardless of what Scott shows up in. Buff dares Rick to get in the ring, and Scott says he will prove he is the better Steiner Brother at Fall Brawl.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Chris Jericho retains the WCW World Television Championship against Stevie Ray and Chavo Guerrero, Jr. in a Triangle Match. (The match was originally Chavo Guerrero, Jr. vs. Stevie Ray for the title, but Chris Jericho attacked Chavo last week and beat Stevie for the title.) During the match, Stevie Ray shoulder tackles the referee, then hits Chris Jericho with a blackjack. As Chavo has Stevie Ray in a sleeper, The Giant shows up and choke slams Stevie Ray before leaving. All three men are down, then Jericho pulls referee Mickey Jay away as he gets up. Chavo accidentally rolls out of the ring on his way back up to his feet, and Stevie Ray fails to get up at all.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page. Before the match, it is announced that The Ultimate Warrior (who goes by the name The Warrior at this point) is one of the participants for Team WCW at War Games. During the match, Bret whips DDP into referee Nick Patrick, sandwiching Patrick into the corner. He then tries to hit DDP with a foreign object before placing it in DDP's trunks before the pinfall, but DDP kicks out after the referee comes to. After a Diamond Cutter and a failed pin attempt where Bret puts his foot on the rope, Bret tells referee Nick Patrick about the foreign object, and retains the title when Patrick finds it on DDP.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls, which also involves the new WCW Bashin' Brawlers.
Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against The Giant by disqualification after The Disciple interferes. Both THe Giant and The Disciple get Speared, and The Disciple eats a Jackhammer. Scott Hall rushes in and attacks Goldberg, but Kevin Nash runs in and boots The Giant. Nash grabs Hall by the back of the head, but Hall gets away and Goldberg accidentally spears Nash. Goldberg and Nash are about to go at it when the show ends.
Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 17, 1998
RAW
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin tries to force his way into WWF owner Vince McMahon's office backstage.
The show starts with a hearse backing up into the arena. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin comes out of the driver's seat, and gets in the ring to tell WWF owner Vince McMahon to either get in the ring or he'll sit there and drink about 23 more beers until he does. Pat Patterson shows up, followed by Gerald Brisco, followed by WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. It is then and only then after Austin asks someone to fetch him another beer than Vince shows up. As Vince heads to the ring, it is announced that Vince McMahon will be live on America On-Line this Thursday night at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central (Keyword: WWF). Austin tells Vince he must be happy that he and The Undertaker are no longer tag team champs, but Vince says "not really." Austin says Vince is so full of crap it's unreal, but that is okay with him because he and The Undertaker are no longer "bound together" due to tag team gold, as he does not trust or depend on anybody. As for The Undertaker saying he pissed him off, Austin says he was "born pissed off." As for "having one foot in the grave," he plans to pull the foot out of the grave and put it in The Undertaker's ass to let him know how SummerSlam will be like before he beats him and stuffs him in the hearse. Austin threatens to stuff Vince in the hearse if he gets in his way, and chauffeur the three of them down the highway to Hell that is SummerSlam.
The rest of The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) are ejected from ringside before the next match.
Dan "The Beast" Severn beats "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and Owen Hart in a Triple Threat Match by choking Shamrock out as Owen kicks as Shamrock's abdomen. Owen and Severn continue to beat up Shamrock, but "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman shows up, attacks Owen and stares down Severn before checking on Shamrock. Severn then chokes out Blackman from behind, and Owen then attacks Blackman. Referees and officials have to rush in to restore order. Severn the does a double high-five with Owen Hart before leaving. Shamrock then snaps, and Blackman tells Shamrock he came in to save him. Shamrock calms down a little bit, then threatens to knock fifty pounds off WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter after he says something to him.
Bart Gunn beats "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa by knockout in the third round to continue to the finals of the Brawl For All Tournament. Before the match, Jerry "The King" Lawler calls President Bill Clinton (or in this case, an impersonator), who says that he "likes it Raw" and that "even Monica knows that." The Godfather considers giving Bart Gunn a choice to either fight him or spend a night with his hoes, but then decides against it and says he's going to kick his ass. After the match, Gunn from Jim Ross, to which Jim Ross replies "Nothing's given; you've earned it."
"The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman and "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock are seen tearing things up backstage while looking for Owen Hart and Dan "The Beast" Severn, while Gangrel - a man with a gothic, vampiric gimmick - is seen backstage waiting for his debut, which is next.
Michael Cole announces that Owen Hart's trainer for his Lion's Den Match against "The World's Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock is none other than Dan "The Beast" Severn. Owen and Severn have already left the building, but Shamorck and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman will make a statement concerning this later tonight.
Gangrel beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher in his Raw debut. Edge is seen in the crowd, paying close attention to Gangrel as he makes his entrance, which involved Gangrel coming out through a ring of fire in the stage and drinking blood from a goblet before spitting it out.
Michael Cole interviews "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, who says that there had better be two hospital beds for Owen Hart and Dan "The Beast" Severn, as he will pop every bone in their bodies. He then threatens to do the same to Michael Cole if he does not leave, before he and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman trash the backstage set.
Cameras are trained on the entrance to the arena as commentary waits on The Undertaker to arrive.
Michael Cole interviews D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) concerning their Street Fight with The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry). Before they can say anything, The Nation shows up and both sides brawl backstage. Referees and officials are quickly in place to try to stop the carnage.
The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat Faarooq and Scorpio. During the match, Jerry "The King" Lawler interviews "President Bill Clinton," who says that despite all the scandals, his job is getting done. Also during the match, the brawl between D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, Owen Hart, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) continues backstage, and the brouhaha quickly spills into the arena. The brawl between DX and The Nation distracts the referee, allowing Skull and 8-Ball to switch places after Scorpio hits the 450 Splash.
WAR ZONE
After the commercial break, the Street Fight between the brawl between D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) starts proper.
The Street Fight between the brawl between D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, X-Pac, "Road Dog" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) and The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia, D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) ends in chaos. During the match, "Double J" Jeff Jarrett and Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) get involved, attacking both X-Pac and "Road Dog" Jesse James as Jarrett cuts some of X-Pac's hair. Triple H is ganged up on by The Nation and even has his mouth busted open.
Tiger Ali Singh and Abu show up. Singh makes fun of America again, saying that the people of India are in way better condition than the people of America. We see footage of Abu training heavily, and we see that Abu is still caked in sweat from being unable to bathe himself afterward. Tiger Ali Singh then offers $500 cash to anyone who is willing to lock Abu's unwashed feet. Abu picks a person out of the audience, and Abu removes one of his socks so that he will lick the toe jam between Abu's toes, which the young man is all too eager to do. He gets his $500 and quickly leaves after showing it off on camera.
The arm wrestling contest between Sable and Jacqueline ends in controversy. Before the contest, Sable shows up with Jacqueline's bikini contest trophy and says that if she wants it back, to come and get it. During the arm wrestling contest, Jacqueline pushes the table onto Sable, and smashes the bikini contest trophy on Sable's back. "Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up, but The Oddities (Luna Vachon, Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silva) rush in and both Mero and Jacqueline flee. The Oddities check on Sable and help her up and to the back.
Michael Cole interviews Val Venis, who wants to run the gauntlet against Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Taka Michinoku, Yamaguchi-san) as he has been conditioned to run all night along, and if he wins, he gets five minutes with Yamaguchi-san during which he will show him what it's like to be severed at the head.
On Droz's World, Darren "Puke" Drozdov talks about his tattoos and body piercings.. We then see footage of some guy in a production room who says "anyone who yaks is an okay person in my book."
Bradshaw beats Darren "Puke" Drozdov to continue to the finals of the Brawl For ALl Tournament.
It is announced that Al Snow is back in the World Wrestling Federation. We then see Al Snow talking to Head, who is on the floor drunk. Al Snow has to take the keys to the car from Head, who is close to losing his license.
Backstage, an angry Sable heads to the ring.
Dustin Runnels says that according to the Bible, your body is a temple, and that we should be careful what we put into it. He asks wy one should poison their mind. He suggest that instead of watching the next segment, one should curl up with a good book like Oliver Twist, Ivanhoe, or his personal favorite, the New Testament. He says the viewer will be glad they did, and that He is coming back. We then see the "The preceding was sponsored by the Evangelists Against Television, Movies & Entertainment" message.
Sable shows up, and calls Jacqueline out so they can fight. Jacqueline is on the TitanTron, saying she wasn't born yesterday and that if they want to fight, they'll do it at SummerSlam in a mixed tag team match. The Oddities (Luna Vachon, Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silvan) then storm "Marvelous" Marc Mero's locker room and go after Mero and Jacqueline.
Michael Cole announces that The Undertaker has made it to the arena, and that it will not take long for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to find him. In case the two men go at it, cameras will be backstage to capture the action.
Before the next match, Val Venis shows up with a pink Super Soaker. It is announced that Val Venis will show up on Code Red at WWF.com. Val Venis then tells the ladies that they can forget about trying to blackmail him, because even though he is not a screamer -unlike Bill Clinton - after he leaves his mark, he always "Shouts it out" before imitating the act of squirting a spray bottle. When Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Taka Michinoku, Yamaguchi-san) shows up, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and says only one man can be in or around the ring at any one time.
Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Taka Michinoku) beat Val Venis in a Gauntlet Match after Taka hits the Michinoku Driver on Val Venis. During the match, Jerry "The King" Lawler calls "Bill Clinton," who says that he did not have any improper relationships with Monica Lewinsky and that it was "just good sex." After the match, Kaientai beat up and mock Val Venis, and also hold Venis down as Mrs. Yamaguchi slaps Venis. Venis then pulls out his pink Super Soaker and soaks everyone in the ring, including Mrs. Yamaguchi-san.
The Undertaker and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin confront each other in the ring. It is then revealed that Kane is in the ring with Austin, not The Undertaker, and is wearing The Undertaker's robe and clothes. Kane attacks Austin, and both men brawl in and out of the ring and into the crowd until Austin tosses Kane into the hearse and closes the back door. Austin tries to get in the hearse, but finds out that the door is locked and that the real Undertaker is in the driver's seat. The Undertaker drives away with Kane in the back to end the show.
Sunday, August 16, 1998
Feel The Heat - Sunday Night Heat recap for August 16, 1998
Kane and Mankind retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Darren "Puke" Drozdov).
"Marvelous" Marc Mero and Jacqueline show up. Jacqueline tells Sable to get "her Madison Avenue butt down here" as she has something to say to her, and tells her to put down "those ring things" and the cheap wine. Sable shows up and says she likes her wine fine and her men even finer, and that the only cheap thing around here is Jacqueline's perfume as well as Jacqueline's "day rate." Jacqueline demands her bikini contest trophy back, and says Sable does not want any part of her in the ring. She then says they can wrestle for it, and dares Sable to put "that toothpick arm" into play. Sable tells Jacqueline she will beat her at whatever game she has, whether it be a bikini contest, a wrestling match or an arm-wrestling contest, and that she is always ready to drop the bomb on her.
Edge beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher. During the match, Dustin Runnels is seen walking around in the crowd carrying a sign saying "The Choice Is Yours" on one side and "He's Coming Back" on the other. Scott "Too Hot" Taylor runs in after the match, but Edge lays him out with a clothesline.
The Godfather guests on commentary for the next match.
Bart Gunn beats Vader by disqualification after he is attacked on the outside by The Godfather. After the match, Vader and The Godfather both attack Bart Gunn.
Tomorrow night on Raw: Dan "The Beast" Severn vs. Owen Hart vs. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock!
The debuting Gangrel beats Scott "Too Hot" Taylor.
Tiger Ali Singh shows up in the ring with a manservant named Abu (who is portrayed by former Light Heavyweight Division wrestler Pablo Marquez and later named Babu). Singh says he believes that Americans have no class, no morals and no ethics, and that they are not prideful like the people of his country of India. He then says American will lower themselves to any depths for the almighty dollar and that he has proven this week after week, and that they have no more backbone than the "common, ordinary nightcrawler." After the camera cuts to Abu holding a worm, Singh claims he will pay any American $500 to come in the ring and eat the worm. A man in a D-Generation X shirt is picked out of the front row, and the man eats the worm with almost no hesitation and receives the $500, much to the delight of the crowd.
D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and X-Pac) beat Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) by disqualification after "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, now with shorter hair, kicks X-Pac in the groin from behind and tries to cut his hair with an electric razor. The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) run in and chase Jarrett out of the ring.
The Undertaker shows up. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who has been seen watching the show from a backstage monitor the entire night, is seen watching what is going on in the ring on the monitor. The Undertaker then tells Austin he came to the ring and challenged him like a man, and when he became the #1 contender for the WWF Championship, he vowed to him that he would be the safest S.O.B. in the World Wrestling Federation. He says that he has done everything he said he was going to do, and did everything he could to protect his investment in the WWF Championship, but the one person he could not protect him from was himself, as Austin has pissed him off. Austin is seen leaving the room and heading to the ring as The Undertaker says he came after him like a man just like he will at SummerSlam, and while he will be in his face, Austin has one foot in the grave. He tells Austin that if he is hell-bent on self-destruction, then he will meet him at the intersection to the Highway to Hell and he will take the WWF Championship from him. Austin shows up, but as he comes halfway down the aisle, Kane shows up to end the show as Austin is caught between Kane and The Undertaker.
"Marvelous" Marc Mero and Jacqueline show up. Jacqueline tells Sable to get "her Madison Avenue butt down here" as she has something to say to her, and tells her to put down "those ring things" and the cheap wine. Sable shows up and says she likes her wine fine and her men even finer, and that the only cheap thing around here is Jacqueline's perfume as well as Jacqueline's "day rate." Jacqueline demands her bikini contest trophy back, and says Sable does not want any part of her in the ring. She then says they can wrestle for it, and dares Sable to put "that toothpick arm" into play. Sable tells Jacqueline she will beat her at whatever game she has, whether it be a bikini contest, a wrestling match or an arm-wrestling contest, and that she is always ready to drop the bomb on her.
Edge beats "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher. During the match, Dustin Runnels is seen walking around in the crowd carrying a sign saying "The Choice Is Yours" on one side and "He's Coming Back" on the other. Scott "Too Hot" Taylor runs in after the match, but Edge lays him out with a clothesline.
The Godfather guests on commentary for the next match.
Bart Gunn beats Vader by disqualification after he is attacked on the outside by The Godfather. After the match, Vader and The Godfather both attack Bart Gunn.
Tomorrow night on Raw: Dan "The Beast" Severn vs. Owen Hart vs. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock!
The debuting Gangrel beats Scott "Too Hot" Taylor.
Tiger Ali Singh shows up in the ring with a manservant named Abu (who is portrayed by former Light Heavyweight Division wrestler Pablo Marquez and later named Babu). Singh says he believes that Americans have no class, no morals and no ethics, and that they are not prideful like the people of his country of India. He then says American will lower themselves to any depths for the almighty dollar and that he has proven this week after week, and that they have no more backbone than the "common, ordinary nightcrawler." After the camera cuts to Abu holding a worm, Singh claims he will pay any American $500 to come in the ring and eat the worm. A man in a D-Generation X shirt is picked out of the front row, and the man eats the worm with almost no hesitation and receives the $500, much to the delight of the crowd.
D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and X-Pac) beat Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) by disqualification after "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, now with shorter hair, kicks X-Pac in the groin from behind and tries to cut his hair with an electric razor. The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) run in and chase Jarrett out of the ring.
The Undertaker shows up. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who has been seen watching the show from a backstage monitor the entire night, is seen watching what is going on in the ring on the monitor. The Undertaker then tells Austin he came to the ring and challenged him like a man, and when he became the #1 contender for the WWF Championship, he vowed to him that he would be the safest S.O.B. in the World Wrestling Federation. He says that he has done everything he said he was going to do, and did everything he could to protect his investment in the WWF Championship, but the one person he could not protect him from was himself, as Austin has pissed him off. Austin is seen leaving the room and heading to the ring as The Undertaker says he came after him like a man just like he will at SummerSlam, and while he will be in his face, Austin has one foot in the grave. He tells Austin that if he is hell-bent on self-destruction, then he will meet him at the intersection to the Highway to Hell and he will take the WWF Championship from him. Austin shows up, but as he comes halfway down the aisle, Kane shows up to end the show as Austin is caught between Kane and The Undertaker.
Monday, August 10, 1998
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 10, 1998
The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls. Kimberly is noticeably absent, due to what happened to her and husband Diamond Dallas Page in the last couple of weeks and because DDP is not in the building.
It is announced that according to the WCW Executive Committee, the results of Road Wild's main event cannot be discussed on commentary in any way on tonight's show, and that a WCW official will talk about what happened that night later on in the show.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats The Barbarian with a schoolboy pin. Before the match, it is announced that the encore for Road Wild is tomorrow night on pay-per-view. After the match, Hacksaw is about to toss Jimmy Hart off the top rope when Hugh Morrus shows up and attacks him. Meng rushes in and boots Hugh Morrus before going after both The Barbarian and Jimmy Hart with the Tongan Death Grip. Head of WCW security Doug Dellinger also gets the Tongan Death Grip when he tries to break it up, as do Hacksaw and a few other members of security when they all try to calm him down.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says that he is not one to mince words, and says two guys were involved in what happened to him last week. He's already gotten a piece of Scott Hall, and then reveals that the other man involved was who he should have suspected long ago: Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Luger says he is not leaving until he gets a match with Bret tonight. Bret shows up, calling Luger "a damn liar" as he was nowhere near him when he was attacked, and that he made it all up because he's not good enough to be United States champ. He says that Luger is jealous that he is United States champ, has a working relationship with Hollywood Hogan and that Sting is like a brother to him. Luger says that Bret has nothing he wants except the United States title, and tells Bret to either put the title on the line or have his teeth knocked out right now. Bret accepts Luger's challenge.
Before the next match, Alex Wright chews Tokyo Magnum out, telling him that he has been a disappointment to them and should committee harikiri. Disco Inferno tells him to shape up or ship out if he wants to continue worshiping him, and tells him that he is on his own as his opponent is Eddie Guerrero.
Eddie Guerrero beats Tokyo Magnum.
Before the next match, Saturn calls out Kanyon, saying he was supposed to be his partner twice and never showed up.
Kanyon beats Saturn after Lodi distracts referee Mickey Jay and Raven hits Saturn with an Evenflow DDT.
Meng is seen fighting more members of WCW security backstage, immobilizing them with the Tongan Death Grip.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Scott Wilson and the students Waupakeneta High School in Wuapakaneta, Ohio are the grand prize winner of the Nitro Party contest. Next week, "Mean" Gene Okerlund and the Nitro Girls will be live at the high school for a live Nitro Party.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Sick Boy.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Hollywood Hogan, The Disciple and Eric Bischoff show up. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko almost breaks protocol on the Road Wild main event results being verboten. Hogan announces that the wrestling world is in a whole lot of trouble, as Jay Leno is on the shelf and Diamond Dallas Page is about to be swept under the carpet, as nWo Hollywood is back on track and the nWo-ites have been asking about the World title. Hogan then puts WCW and Goldberg on notice, and says the clock is ticking as he has beaten everyone and nobody has beaten him as he demands a World title shot. He tells WCW to bring him Goldberg on a silver platter so that WCW won't have any embarrassments and that he can take the World title back. Hogan then allows Bischoff to give the fans a "public service announcement:" since Meng has decimated WCW security, he and Hogan will provide nWo Hollywood security for the match between Meng and Goldberg tonight so that nothing bad happens to the fans and it can be a fair match.
It is announced that nWo Wolfpac have a response to nWo Hollywood, stating that they will be out in full force during the Meng vs. Goldberg match later tonight.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho shows up with Pepe and tells him he has found him. When Chavo tries to take Pepe back, Chris Jericho lures him backstage so he can beat him up. Jericho shows up and de-constructs Pepe before getting in the ring, replacing Chavo in the match, and tells Stevie Ray that since Chavo is "busy in the back with Pepe" and that he grew up on "the mean streets of Calgary, Alberta, Canada," he'll be glad to take him on. Stevie Ray tells Jericho he didn't come to see him run his mouth, and if Jericho wants a shot at the World Television Championship, they can get it on.
Chris Jericho beats Stevie Ray to become the WCW World Television Champion! During the match, Chris Jericho kicks referee Mark Curtis in the groin as he has Stevie Ray in the corner, allowing The Giant to rush in and headbutt Stevie Ray before hitting him with the choke slam. Jericho wakes up Anderson, then locks the Lion Tamer in on Stevie Ray, who is knocked out, and wins the title.
Eric Bischoff and Miss Elizabeth show up. Bischoff says that as assistant to the president of the company, Elizabeth should understand how it is to make tough executive decisions on a daily basis. He mentions the "gag order" that covers the main event of Road Wild, and says he will violate that order as the fans have the right to see the events of that match. As expected, Bischoff insists he and Hogan beating Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno last night, and tells everyone not to watch The Tonight Show, as Leno is a liar and a thief and that any footage he has will be doctored. It is then realized by the commentary team that they were had all along, as the WCW executive in question was Bischoff the whole time.
Rey Mysterio, Jr. beats Lizmark Jr. and Psychosis in a Triple Threat match despite the damage to his left leg.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Lex Luger beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart to become the WCW United States Heavyweight Champion! During the match, Lex Luger has Bret in a sleeper when Bret pushes Luger into referee Charles Robinson. bret pulls out a foreign object, but Luger dodges it and puts Bret in the Torture Rack to win the match and the title. The rest of nWo Wolfpac celebrates with Luger in the ring after the match. Pyrotechnics then signal the start of the third hour.
Juventud Guerrera retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Kidman.
Before the next match, Raven says that the Flock has let him down, after they failed to show up for Road Wild. Raven hits Riggs with an Evenflow DDT, calls Lodi "worthless," and slaps Horace for costing him the match before attacking him.
Horace beats Raven. During the match, Kanyon shows up and is confronted by the entire Flock. This allows Saturn to come out through the crowd, hit Raven with a Death Valley Driver into the stop sign, and place Horace on top of Raven.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Curt Hennig beats Konnan by disqualification. During the match, Hennig pulls out a chain and wraps it around his fist to hit Konnan. Referee Billy Silverman stops the punch, but the chain flies off and Konnan grabs the chain to choke Hennig from behind with it. The referee sees the chain and disqualifies Konnan.
Sting and Kevin Nash beat Scott Hall and The Giant by disqualification after The Giant choke slams the referee. Scott Hall and The Giant retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac show up and head to ringside for the next match.
Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Meng, after Meng lets go of the Tongan Death Grip thinking he has won. Goldberg is attacked by nWo Hollywood, but it has no effect on his ability to win. After the match, Hollywood Hogan hits Goldberg in the back with a steel chair, and Kevin Nash wrestles the chair away from Hogan, who then rolls out of the ring. When Goldberg gets back up from the chair shot, he believes that Kevin Nash hit him with the chair, and breaks him in half with a Spear to end the show.
It is announced that according to the WCW Executive Committee, the results of Road Wild's main event cannot be discussed on commentary in any way on tonight's show, and that a WCW official will talk about what happened that night later on in the show.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats The Barbarian with a schoolboy pin. Before the match, it is announced that the encore for Road Wild is tomorrow night on pay-per-view. After the match, Hacksaw is about to toss Jimmy Hart off the top rope when Hugh Morrus shows up and attacks him. Meng rushes in and boots Hugh Morrus before going after both The Barbarian and Jimmy Hart with the Tongan Death Grip. Head of WCW security Doug Dellinger also gets the Tongan Death Grip when he tries to break it up, as do Hacksaw and a few other members of security when they all try to calm him down.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger. Luger says that he is not one to mince words, and says two guys were involved in what happened to him last week. He's already gotten a piece of Scott Hall, and then reveals that the other man involved was who he should have suspected long ago: Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Luger says he is not leaving until he gets a match with Bret tonight. Bret shows up, calling Luger "a damn liar" as he was nowhere near him when he was attacked, and that he made it all up because he's not good enough to be United States champ. He says that Luger is jealous that he is United States champ, has a working relationship with Hollywood Hogan and that Sting is like a brother to him. Luger says that Bret has nothing he wants except the United States title, and tells Bret to either put the title on the line or have his teeth knocked out right now. Bret accepts Luger's challenge.
Before the next match, Alex Wright chews Tokyo Magnum out, telling him that he has been a disappointment to them and should committee harikiri. Disco Inferno tells him to shape up or ship out if he wants to continue worshiping him, and tells him that he is on his own as his opponent is Eddie Guerrero.
Eddie Guerrero beats Tokyo Magnum.
Before the next match, Saturn calls out Kanyon, saying he was supposed to be his partner twice and never showed up.
Kanyon beats Saturn after Lodi distracts referee Mickey Jay and Raven hits Saturn with an Evenflow DDT.
Meng is seen fighting more members of WCW security backstage, immobilizing them with the Tongan Death Grip.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Scott Wilson and the students Waupakeneta High School in Wuapakaneta, Ohio are the grand prize winner of the Nitro Party contest. Next week, "Mean" Gene Okerlund and the Nitro Girls will be live at the high school for a live Nitro Party.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Sick Boy.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Hollywood Hogan, The Disciple and Eric Bischoff show up. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko almost breaks protocol on the Road Wild main event results being verboten. Hogan announces that the wrestling world is in a whole lot of trouble, as Jay Leno is on the shelf and Diamond Dallas Page is about to be swept under the carpet, as nWo Hollywood is back on track and the nWo-ites have been asking about the World title. Hogan then puts WCW and Goldberg on notice, and says the clock is ticking as he has beaten everyone and nobody has beaten him as he demands a World title shot. He tells WCW to bring him Goldberg on a silver platter so that WCW won't have any embarrassments and that he can take the World title back. Hogan then allows Bischoff to give the fans a "public service announcement:" since Meng has decimated WCW security, he and Hogan will provide nWo Hollywood security for the match between Meng and Goldberg tonight so that nothing bad happens to the fans and it can be a fair match.
It is announced that nWo Wolfpac have a response to nWo Hollywood, stating that they will be out in full force during the Meng vs. Goldberg match later tonight.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho shows up with Pepe and tells him he has found him. When Chavo tries to take Pepe back, Chris Jericho lures him backstage so he can beat him up. Jericho shows up and de-constructs Pepe before getting in the ring, replacing Chavo in the match, and tells Stevie Ray that since Chavo is "busy in the back with Pepe" and that he grew up on "the mean streets of Calgary, Alberta, Canada," he'll be glad to take him on. Stevie Ray tells Jericho he didn't come to see him run his mouth, and if Jericho wants a shot at the World Television Championship, they can get it on.
Chris Jericho beats Stevie Ray to become the WCW World Television Champion! During the match, Chris Jericho kicks referee Mark Curtis in the groin as he has Stevie Ray in the corner, allowing The Giant to rush in and headbutt Stevie Ray before hitting him with the choke slam. Jericho wakes up Anderson, then locks the Lion Tamer in on Stevie Ray, who is knocked out, and wins the title.
Eric Bischoff and Miss Elizabeth show up. Bischoff says that as assistant to the president of the company, Elizabeth should understand how it is to make tough executive decisions on a daily basis. He mentions the "gag order" that covers the main event of Road Wild, and says he will violate that order as the fans have the right to see the events of that match. As expected, Bischoff insists he and Hogan beating Diamond Dallas Page and Jay Leno last night, and tells everyone not to watch The Tonight Show, as Leno is a liar and a thief and that any footage he has will be doctored. It is then realized by the commentary team that they were had all along, as the WCW executive in question was Bischoff the whole time.
Rey Mysterio, Jr. beats Lizmark Jr. and Psychosis in a Triple Threat match despite the damage to his left leg.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Lex Luger beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart to become the WCW United States Heavyweight Champion! During the match, Lex Luger has Bret in a sleeper when Bret pushes Luger into referee Charles Robinson. bret pulls out a foreign object, but Luger dodges it and puts Bret in the Torture Rack to win the match and the title. The rest of nWo Wolfpac celebrates with Luger in the ring after the match. Pyrotechnics then signal the start of the third hour.
Juventud Guerrera retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Kidman.
Before the next match, Raven says that the Flock has let him down, after they failed to show up for Road Wild. Raven hits Riggs with an Evenflow DDT, calls Lodi "worthless," and slaps Horace for costing him the match before attacking him.
Horace beats Raven. During the match, Kanyon shows up and is confronted by the entire Flock. This allows Saturn to come out through the crowd, hit Raven with a Death Valley Driver into the stop sign, and place Horace on top of Raven.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Curt Hennig beats Konnan by disqualification. During the match, Hennig pulls out a chain and wraps it around his fist to hit Konnan. Referee Billy Silverman stops the punch, but the chain flies off and Konnan grabs the chain to choke Hennig from behind with it. The referee sees the chain and disqualifies Konnan.
Sting and Kevin Nash beat Scott Hall and The Giant by disqualification after The Giant choke slams the referee. Scott Hall and The Giant retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships.
nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac show up and head to ringside for the next match.
Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Meng, after Meng lets go of the Tongan Death Grip thinking he has won. Goldberg is attacked by nWo Hollywood, but it has no effect on his ability to win. After the match, Hollywood Hogan hits Goldberg in the back with a steel chair, and Kevin Nash wrestles the chair away from Hogan, who then rolls out of the ring. When Goldberg gets back up from the chair shot, he believes that Kevin Nash hit him with the chair, and breaks him in half with a Spear to end the show.
Raw Deal - Raw recap for August 10, 1998
RAW
The show starts with Mankind swinging a steel chair at things, saying he is not afraid of the truth and that he wants the truth.
Mankind takes the steel chair into the ring after the show intro, and says he is sick of being lied to and deceived, and would like the truth. He has finally realized, as much as it hurts, that there is only one man who has ever really given him the truth: WWF owner Vince McMahon, and calls him to the ring, demanding the truth. Mankind hands Vince the microphone, and Vince says that it must be humiliating for him to ask him to come out and help him find the truth, and says he detests people who need help and loathe people who rely on pillars of strength like him to get through the day, and that the mere sight of the infirmed and the invalid make his stomach turn. Mankind, however, is a special case, as he knows him and says he did not really invite him to the ring to help him, but instead to hurt him, and and hurt him he will, as when the truth is told, it hurts. Last week, Kane could have struck either Mankind or The Undertaker, and that it was no accident that he was hit in the head with a steel chair. When The Undertaker snatched the chair away, he could have annihilated Kane but went for Mankind instead. He then mentions what happened last night on Sunday Night Heat when The Undertaker disguised himself as Kane, and that it could have been Kane as Kane and The Undertaker are in cahoots against not only "Stone Cold" Steve Austin or Mankind, but the entire WWF roster, and that Kane and The Undertaker are one and the same. Kane and Paul Bearer show up, and Paul Bearer tells Vince to listen to him. It may be true that Vince may be the big manipulator in WWF and get in Mankind's mind, but he will be damned if Vince gets in his mind or Kane's mind. He asks Vince how he would feel if someone tried to poison his son's mind much like Vince has poisoned Kane's, and says he has watched Kane suffer for 20 years and that he will be damned if Vince ruins it. Bearer goes on to say he has been in the WWF for seven years and has made a lot of money thanks to Vince, and that he doesn't need him anymore and that he and Kane can hit the road if need be. However, Paul Bearer thinks it would only make Vince happy. Vince then points at Kane and says that Kane is not Paul Bearer's son and that Kane is a "son-of-a-bitch," and that Undertaker is disguised as Kane right now as he can smell the stench of death on him. He commands Kane to take the mask off or he will rip it off for him. Bearer says he will not touch Kane, and Vince goes for Kane's mask when the arena suddenly goes dark. When the lights come back, The Undertaker is in the ring with his hand on Vince's throat, and he is not dressed as Kane. Vince runs off, and The Undertaker beats up Mankind and Paul Bearer before chasing Vince to the back.
The Undertaker is seen entering the locker room...and Kane is inside.
Sable is special guest ring announcer for the next match. When Luna Vachon shows up with The Oddities (Kurrgan, Giant Silva Golga), the three of them are no longer with The Jackal or the Howard Stern characters.
Luna Vachon beats Jacqueline after Sable shakes the top rope to crotch Jacqueline on the top rope as the referee is preoccupied with "Marvelous" Marc Mero. After the match, Sable hands Jacqueline's bikini contest trophy to Luna.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) come to the arena in a limousine, and they are not in a good mood.
Darren "Puke" Drozdov beats Savio Vega on points to continue to the semi-finals of the Brawl For All Tournament, with Droz nearly knocking Vega out on at least two occasions.
"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Chyna show up in a powder blue BMW sports car.
Chyna tells Michael Cole to suck it before pushing him into her and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley's sports car.
L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) are on their way to the ring to face Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) when Hawk falls off the ramp when their pyro hits. Animal is irritated.
After the break, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Road Warrior Hawk he is not competing tonight, as it is evident that Hawk's personal problems are still a thing and Hawk insists there is nothing wrong with him. Animal has to face Southern Justice (Mark Canterbury and Dennis Knight) alone. Dennis Knight confronts Hawk, and Hawk jumps on Knight before Southern Justice beat up Animal. As Hawk is carried off to the back, insisting nothing is wrong with him, Darren "Puke" Drozdov fights off Southern Justice before "Double J" Jeff Jarrett, now with shorter hair and facial hair, gets in the ring, hits Droz in the head with a guitar with the words "Don't piss me off!" on the back and proceeds to cut his hair.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), X-Pac, and the duo of "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley all make separate entrances. Triple H is about to tell the crowd where D-Generation X (Triple H, Chyna, X-Pac, Road Dog, Billy Gunn) stands when X-Pac takes the mic and says he is tired of Triple H "and his bitch," and calls Triple H and Cyna "a couple of jackoffs." Triple H counters by saying the world's biggest jack-off is standing right in front of him and that Road Dog and Billy Gunn are two of the biggest jackoffs he's ever seen in his life. Triple H says that everyone in DX is a jack-off and that everyone is in agreement that they're all a bunch of jack-offs. Since they are all in agreement that they are a bunch of jack-offs and that they should do "the DX split." Instead of actaulylly splitting up, they decide to moon the crowd. Chyna grabs the microphone and asks Triple H and the rest of DX is if it ever occurred to them that the crowd is tired of seeing their asses every week. Triple H says no, and asks what the point is. Chyna says that if anyone is initiating a DX split, it's going to be her. Chyna ends up mooning the crowd instead, and, and the rest of DX celebrates while Triple H also moons the crowd himself.
Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin only to be taken into a shower and squirted with water from a shower head.
WAR ZONE
Before the next match, Bart Gunn tells Jim Ross to give him some respect, as he knocked out "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and that J.R. and the WWF keeps making excuses for him. Jim Ross admits that Bart Gunn was the better man, and that if he has a problem, his next Brawl For All opponent is in the ring right now. Bart Gunn says that if Vader doesn't knock "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa, he will, and that somebody is getting knocked out tonight. He then watches from ringside. The Godfather then asks Vader if he's ever been with a ho, and if he even knows what a ho is. He then cuts to the chase and offers Vader a choice between fighting him or spending the night with some of his finest hos, knowing full well Vader wants to fight him. Vader takes the hos, then tells Bart Gunn that if he has the same opportunity, to take the women. Bart Gunn knocks Vader out, then goes after The Godfather before referees and officials try to restore order.
Val Venis and John Wayne Bobbitt show up at the arena.
Dustin Runnels is shown on-screen wanting to talk about choices, stating that the segment deals with explicit subject manner and contains numerous genitalia, adultery and fornication references, and that it is also rife with gratuitous violence unfit for family viewing. He then says that the fans of the World Wrestling Federation can choose to send a message of the WWF by spending time watching quality programming, violent sensationalist nonsense, and that right now, there is a special on reptiles on Discovery Channel that is a better way to spend the evening. He then tells the parents that it is through their choices that they can prepare their children for eternal life, and that He is coming back. We then learn that the preceding message was sponsored by The Evangelists Against Television, Movies and Entertainment (which is acronym form is "EATME").
Val Venis is wheeled out to the ring by John Wayne Bobbitt and accompanied by Mrs. Yamaguchi-san. There is an ice pack located on Venis' genitalia, implying that Kaientai (Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Sho Funaki, Yamaguchi-San) and Taka Michinoku has gotten the job done. "Jerry "The King" Lawler interviews Venis, who says that he comes to the fans a humble man and half the man that he used to be, and says if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. He says there is only one way to stomp the mighty boa, and that is to separate it at the head. He then tells the ladies to take a rain check on "those new snakeskin boots," because The Big Valbowski is alive and ready to bite. Val Venis takes off his clothes and reveals his wrestling trunks underneath, revealing his privates are alive and well. He says that thanks to a cold butcher's block, a little shrinkage and John Wayne Bobbitt cutting the lights, he is standing at full attention, cocked, locked and ready to unload. Bobbitt says he and Venis have had a great time, and he and Lawler make some penis-chopping jokes before Val Venis tells Mrs. Yamaguchi-san that no woman is worth the trouble she gave him and that they are breaking up. As Mrs. Yamaguchi-san leaves, Val Venis hands her a AA battery.
Edge is seen in the crowd.
Bradshaw beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero to continue to the semi-finals of the Brawl For All Tournament after four rands. Before the match, it is announced that Mero is back in the tournament and replacing "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman as Blackman has received a knee injury while training. During the match, the third match ends in a draw, and a fourth round occurs, much to the displeasure of the crowd.
Michael Cole interviews The Undertaker, who tells him that he will be doing his explaining in the ring.
The team of Kane and Mankind beat The Nation ("The Rock" Rocky Maivia and D'Lo Brown), the team of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and The Undertaker and The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) in a Four Corners Tag Team Match to become theWWF Tag Team Champions. Before the match, it is announced that "The Outlaw Rule" is in effect, meaning that one wrestler cannot pin their partner to win the match. "THe World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock then shows up and attacks Owen Hart before putting him in the anke lock, and THe Nation (The Rock, Owen Hart, "The Godfather" Kama Mustafa ,D'Lo Brown, "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry) and D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Hemlsley, Chyna, X-Pac, Road Dogg, Jesse James) brawl. Due to the attack on Owen Hart by Shamrock, D'Lo Brown replaces Owen Hart in the match.
After Raw goes off the air, The Undertaker tells "Stone Cold" Steve Austin he wants the WWF Championship before leaving the ring.
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