Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for November 23, 1998

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Lex Luger beats Mike Enos with the Torture Rack.

Goldberg is seen coming out of a white limousine outside of the arena. Beside that limo is a black limousine is Kevin Nash and Konnan. Nash and Konnan poke fun at the former being "next," but Goldberg tells him "The funny thing is, being next ain't a safe place to be; ask your girlfriend."

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Kidman. He brings out Rey Mysterio Jr., as he has a few things to say to him. He says that Rey smartened up last night and that there is no ill will between them, and respects him for leaving the Latino World Order. He promises him a shot at the Cruiserweight title tonight. Rey thanks him for the shot, then tells him he had a great match last night and may the best man win. Suddenly, Eddie Guerrero and his bodyguard shows up, and Eddie pulls out a contract stating that he is bound legally and by blood to him and the LWO. He then says he has much love and respect for him even though he "[acted] like a turd on national television," he will give him another opportunity, and pulls out a shirt that matches the expectations he has for him and wants him to wear it. It is a 6XL-sized Latino World Order. Rey puts it on, saying he will fix this later.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Norman Smiley with the Crippler Crossface.

Ed Begalla from Highland, Indiana is the winner of this week's Nitro Party Pack. We see some footage from his Nitro Party.

nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Konnan, Lex Luger) show up. The three of them celebrate Nash's win in the World War 3 Match. Lex Luger says he hates winning second place in anything, but last night was a Wolfpac victory, and that Nash will be the next World champ at Starrcade. Nash says that when they put the Wolfpac together, it seemed like everyone put the gun sights on them and that everybody tried to hold them back by taking out "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Sting along with the rest of them. He says that one great thing about pro wrestling is nights like last night, because when you win it, there's nothing you can do. Whether everyone likes it or not, he's next. He then says that when Goldberg has the number one in the loss column, "it's gonna be me!"

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Kevin Nash backstage, asking about him and Scott Hall from last night. Nash says the last time he put his hand out to Hall, he was put through a hall, and Hall will have to prove he wants to be friends again, as it is something he also wants. Suddenly, Goldberg shows up with two security guards, and Kevin Nash says to Lex Luger, who is next to him, "watch my back." Goldberg tells Nash not to worry about his back, as he wants him to "see that truck that runs him over."

Before the next match, Kanyon is seen arguing with Raven, telling him to grow up and that he wants him at ringside. Raven stays in the back and Kanyon heads out on his own. He almost does his "Who's better than Kanyon?" pre-match promo, but then he says "Forget it. You're not gonna get it right, anyway." Tokyo Magnum then almost wins the match on a schoolboy pin.

Kanyon beats Tokyo Magnum. During the match, it is announced that Hollywood Hogan will be on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Thursday night, and that he will explain why he was absent from last night's World War 3 Match.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Bobby Duncum Jr. beats Glacier.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant. He says Kevin Nash knew he was the man to beat in the World War 3 Match, and when it came down to the last few men, he had to get rid of him. He did, and now he has a shot at Goldberg. He then calls Nash a coward who hides in the back and does not want to face him one-on-one, and that the nWo Wolfpac has "a big case of chicken-itis." He wants to know if Nash has any guts, as he will beat Goldberg for the belt and Nash will not be able to run away from him then, as he will have to win the World title from him at Starrcade. If Goldberg has any balls, he will face him tonight.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Before the next match, Saturn says that if he will allow Ernest "The Cat" Miller sneak attack him, he is out of his mind. If Miller is half the man he says he is, he will meet him face-to-face.

Saturn beats Silver King. During the match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller shows up with Sonny Onoo, and asks him what makes him think he can handle him when Sonny Onoo beat him last night. He tells Saturn and everyone in the crowd to kiss his ass concerning Saturn's challenge. Saturn chases after Onoo and Miller after the match.

It is announced that Goldberg has accepted The Giant's challenge, and it is announced that in their match, there must be a winner.

Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Rey Mysterio Jr. During the match, Eddie Guerrero and Juventud Guerrera head towards the ring. As Kidman and the referee are distracted by Eddie Guerrero, Juvi hits Rey with the Juvi Driver. This allows Kidman to hit the Shooting Star Press to retain the title.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eric Bischoff. Bischoff says it is time to accomplish a couple of things tonight, most notably settling issues with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He also makes it very clear that he runs WCW, and for better or worse, he is the boss, and that Scott Hall found out the hard way last night. He then asks Flair to come to the ring. Flair shows up, and says he is overwhelmed with the fact that tonight, Bischoff not only has the guts, but has extended him the courtesy to stand eye-to-eye with him. Bischoff tells him he deserves it, as what is going on between them has affected their families and everyone in the crowd and the industry, and that it is time to put an end to it. Bischoff tells Flair that even he has to acknowledge that he runs this company. Flair says he will acknowledge that even a man like Ted Turner makes a few mistakes along the way, and that Bischoff is one of them. He tells Flair he cannot hire or fire anybody, and brings out Barry Windham, who shows up. Bischoff tells Flair he has a future in WCW, but Barry Windham is the same man that will look him in the eye and knock him flat on his ass. Flair says the one thing he wants to make clear to Bischoff is tradition, as Windham is talent and has paid the price, and that he was once a Horseman and can be again. He tells Bischoff that tradition is still alive in this sport. Bischoff tells Flair that the one thing he wants him to understand is that he has the power. Bischoff punches Flair, but Flair punches back, and Windham attacks Flair from behind before taking one of his knees out and punching him out. He then puts Flair in a reverse chinlock before Bischoff kicks at Flair. Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko try to make the save, but nWo Hollywood cuts them off at the pass and beat on them. Bischoff and Windham then leave.

Konnan beats Booker T by disqualification. At the beginning of the match, it is announced that The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) have left the arena to regroup after what happened earlier regarding Barry Windham, and that Dean Malenko has stayed behind as he is contractually bound to face Bret "The Hit Man" Hart in a wrestling match later tonight. During the match, Stevie Ray shows up and gets his hands on Konnan from the apron, causing the match to end by disqualification. Stevie Ray tells Booker T that he should have had Konnan beaten in minutes last night while Booker T could not, and wants to know where his head is at. Booker tells Stevie to handle his business and let him handle his with his nWo brothers. Stevie says his brothers stick with him, and he tells Booker T to look at what is going on and see what is happening.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Bret says he should be the United States Heavyweight Champion right now, and says the fans are so happy that Diamond Dallas Page won, but he tells DDP last night was a cheap victory, and that DDP is "cheap" and "a punk." He also says the people are punks. He tells DDP he knows he is backstage and that it is not over between them, as he wants a rematch as last night was "the pits." He plans to set an example with every opponent he gets in the ring with, and mentions that Dean Malenko has a bad leg. He says it is a dirty job, but he will have to throw Malenko's leg into the crowd as he will beat the crap out of him and wants DDP to watch him do it, as he will do it to everybody until DDP gives him his rematch for the US title.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

Kevin Nash beats Wrath, putting Wrath's undefeated streak to an end with a Jackknife Power Bomb.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Chris Jericho. Jericho says he feels let down and betrayed a little bit by the Jerichoholics, as he feels they have not given him the respect he deserves and have not been cheering him as loudly, and that they have forgotten they are cheering for him because he is better than all of you. He says Bobby Duncum Jr. was embarrassed and torn apart last night. He hates cowboys, especially after Stu Hart made him a cowboy in his very first match, but then realizes that being a cowboy is a little fun and says that he can "rope up a dogie" and "rustle up some vittles" just as good as anyone else can. Suddenly, Duncum shows up with Ralphus, who is tied up with Duncum's bullrope with his mouth duct taped. Duncum then hogties Ralphus and leaves him in the aisle before heading to the back.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho is untying Ralphus from Bobby Duncum Jr.'s rope while Scott Hall makes his way down the aisle. Scott Hall then kicks at Ralphus. As Hall makes his way to the ring, the nWo Hollywood theme plays until it immediately stops when Hall tells the production crew to stop it. Hall says that after two-and-a-half years of surveying, tonight is the final survey as everybody is here for one reason: to see the nWo. He says it is no secret that there are two factions in the nWo. The first is nWo Hollywood, who told him that he is out, even though he started the nWo all by himself. If he is all alone again, than that is the way he likes it. The second is nWo Wolfpac, and Kevin Nash says he has to prove some things to him, and Hall feels that the people think he may have some things to prove to them. However, he has things to prove to himself, and he plans to start tonight with Alex Wright. When Wright shows up, he tells the crowd - and Scott Hall - to show him some respect.

Scott Hall beats Alex Wright.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Dean Malenko beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart by disqualification after Bret hits Malenko with a Diamond Cutter on a steel chair. During the match, it is announced that a special one-hour extra edition of Nitro will air on TNT tomorrow night at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central. After the match, Diamond Dallas Page gets in the ring, and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart attacks DDP with the chair until DDP somehow gets back up and punches Bret off the apron as he tries to escape. DDP then helps Malenko to his feet, then grabs the microphone and says that next week, he will take Bret in a rematch for the United States Heavyweight Championship because he gets all jacked up when Bret feels the bang.

Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against The Giant. After the match, Bam Bam Bigelow rushes into the ring to beat up Goldberg, and numerous security guards and police officers have to keep both men away from each other as Bigelow is ejected from the arena yet again. Kevin Nash then shows up and gets in the ring, and the show ends with security and law enforcement keeping both Goldberg and Nash separated in the ring.