Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for December 7, 1998

It is announced that Goldberg and Bam Bam Bigelow will be wrestling tonight.

We see footage from moments ago where Scott Steiner attacks WCW's mascot, Wildcat Willy.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Scott Steiner shows up. He says that he's heard steers and queers come from Texas, and he doesn't see anyone "wearing dresses like "Rowdy" Roddy Piper," and says he's tired of women hanging out with all the rednecks. If they want to be hustled by some real muscle, they're ready to get put down by "Big Poppa Pump." He then says he is their hook-up, and to "holla if you hear me." He then tells the crowd to give a standing ovation for Hollywood Hogan, who has just retired, and then tells them to bow down to him, as Hogan retired with class and dignity as the greatest champion of all time. He says that he and Hogan are like brothers, and that Hogan is no fool, as he knew he was the only man who could fill his shoes and has the longest arms in the world and can get the job done. He then brags about laying out Scott Hall last week, and that tonight, he does what Hogan wants him to and break a leg, as it will be Hall's last night in professional wrestling.

Mike Ray from Coumont, Tennessee is the this week's Nitro Party Pack winner. We see footage from his Nitro party.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Kendall Windham.

We get a closer look at Tygress, one of The Nitro Girls.

Norman Smiley beats Prince Iaukea by submission.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eddie Guerrero. He calls Rey Mysterio Jr. "a selfish little turd" for signing a contract to wrestle behind his back, and says Rey will learn that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the self, and says Rey will be disciplined tonight much like how he disciplines his children at home. He calls out Silver King, whom he says will prove that he is worthy of wearing the Latino World Order by dealing with Rey tonight.

Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Silver King.

Goldberg shows up with members of the WCW Championship Committee when Kevin Nash shows up, saying Goldberg has a match with him and not Bam Bam Bigelow. After being told the match with Bam Bam Bigelow is official and one-night only, Kevin Nash says the match won't happen and tells Goldberg he had better focus on him and Starrcade. Goldberg tells Nash "there isn't a second where I don't dream of driving your ass right through that mat."

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Wrath beats The Renegade. (This ends up being The Renegade's final match in WCW, as he would be released soon after. Sadly, The Renegade, aka Rick Wilson, would commit suicide two months later at the age of 33.)

Baseball player Roger Clemens and his sons are in the crowd tonight.

Before the next match, Disco Inferno shows up and brings out Konnan, who has no idea what Disco Inferno's "blockbuster announcement" and threatens to drop him on his head on the stage. Disco then announces that Kevin Nash has allowed him into nWo Wolfpac. Konnan's facial expression immediately after hearing this news seems to debunk this.

Stevie Ray and Horace Hogan beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Disco Inferno by hitting Disco with a double-team spike piledriver as the ref is out of position dealing with Chavo.

Kevin Nash shows up, and says that if Goldberg thinks he is running the show, he is not. He does not care what Goldberg wants, as he signed for a match with him and that is the only match he is going to have. Nash then tells Bam Bam Bigelow and Goldberg that he is going to the back and putting his gear on, and if either of them think they are going to come into the ring without him in it, they are sadly mistaken, as he just made tonight a three-way dance.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller and Sonny Onoo show up, and Miller says he came here to beat the crap out of Saturn. Unfortunately, since he hurt his ankle getting out of his Cadillac, tonight is his lucky tonight. As Miller continues to talk, Glacier hits Saturn with a side kick from behind. Miller says that if Saturn wants some, to come get some, but the way it looks right now, he won't have to do anything and Glacier will do the work for him.

Glacier beats Saturn by disqualification when Ernest "The Cat" Miller interferes. Referee Scott Dickinson gets hit with a Death Valley Driver after Saturn hears this.

The "Property of nWo/Just Two Sweet" shirt is available for $20 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.

Lex Luger beats Emery Hale with the Torture Rack.

We see a promo video for Kevin Nash vs. Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho says that it wasn't too long ago since The Bad News Bears played in the Astrodome and not too long ago since that he destroyed "that Texas" Bobby Duncum Jr., because he and the Jerichoholics both hate cowboys. Even though Duncum is from Texas, he is the true hometown hero.

Chris Jericho beats Bobby Duncum Jr. after hooking his feet on the top rope for leverage during the pinfall.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

The Giant beats Scott Putski with a single choke slam. After the match, The Giant says that if Diamond Dallas Page wanted his attention, he's got it. He then tells the crowd that if they think DDP is the people's champion and is like Santa Clause, then he is like The Grinch. He challenges him to a match at Starrcade, saying it will be an easy payday for him and that he has a special present for him in the form of a choke slam.

Konnan is seen talking to the nWo Hollywood referee, threatening to "tape [him] up real good."

The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko) vs. Raven and Kanyon never takes place. Before the match, Raven refuses to take part in the next match, and leaves Kanyon high and dry once again even after he tells Raven he has been there for him and asks him to be there in return. Kanyon then announces that Raven is not teaming with him again, and he does not care because it is all Raven's fault that his name went down as the one to break the 20-year "Armstrong Curse," and that The Four Horsemen nearly beat him within an inch of his life. He refuses to wrestle tonight, as the odds against him are 2-on-1 - 2 1/2-on-1 if you count Anderson. He then says he will challenge either Benoit or Malenko on Thursday night, and tells them to be there. He runs into "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, and when Kanyon tells him to get out of the way, Anderson pulls out a crowbar and scares him into the ring. Benoit and Malenko get a few shots in, then Anderson scares Kanyon back out of the ring with the crowbar.

We see a video package chronicling the recent events between "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko). Mongo shows up alongside Flair as he makes his way to the ring. Flair says they will be humbled in Houston, Texas tonight, and tells Eric Bischoff to get off his girlfriend, get off his treadmill and hear him tonight, as his dictatorship is about to come to an end. Flair namedrops local legends from Texas wrestling history, saying they bled one gallons and sweated five just so Bischoff could have a job. He says the Horsemen spent years two years trying to bottle it up, but at Starrcade, he will torture the respect out of Bischoff, and it will be like going to his funeral. In one night, the Horsemen will take his paycheck, his job, his life, his dignity and take back professional wrestling, as WCW is bigger than Bischoff will ever be.

Konnan retains the WCW World Television Championship against Booker T by disqualification. During the match, Stevie Ray shows up and hits Konnan in the back with a slapjack. Booker T is about to strike Stevie Ray, and dares him to go ahead and do it. He tells Booker T that hitting him with a slapjack is what he should have been doing, and to think about nWo Hollywood.

Before the next match, Scott Hall says he has heard what Scott Steiner has had to say about putting him out of wrestling, and says he is too stupid to quit. He calls Scott Steiner out, saying that if he wants him, don't bring it, sing it. Scott Steiner shows up, but his referee does not follow him to the ring. Scott Steiner wants to know where he is, thinking Scott Hall has something to do with this. The nWo referee shows up all wrapped up in tape, and referee Mickey Jay, who is right behind him, pushes him to the ground before entering the ring.

Scott Hall vs. Scott Steiner ends with nWo Hollywood attacking Scott Hall while Steiner chases referee Mickey Jay out of the ring. Lex Luger and Konnan show up and take on nWo Hollywood, but the numbers game proves too great as The Giant shows up before Scott Steiner puts Scott Hall in the Steiner Recliner. Suddenly, Diamond Dallas Page shows up with a steel chair, clearing the ring out as he smacks the steel chair into The Giant.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Bret says he has a few problems now, and has to decide between fighting him and fighting The Giant. He then brags about being United States champ once again, saying him holding the belt is proof he is the greatest of all time. He knew this would a special week when his cat jumped into his arm now that the US title is around his waist again. He tells DDP to stay out of his way, and tells him to go ahead and fight the Giant, but if DDP gets in his way again, he will excellently execute him. Bret says everyone has written him off as a bag of bones heading for the glue factory, but the fact of the matter is that he's just getting started, and tells the locker room to take a good look at the United States title, because he has proved himself one more time.

Bam Bam Bigelow and Kevin Nash immediately go at it in the ring. Goldberg runs to the ring, giving Roger Clemens a high-five backstage on the way there, and all three men have a brawl. Referees, officials, local law enforcement and arena security all have to hold back all three men.