Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 31, 1998

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.