Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for December 28, 1998

The show begins with Eric Bischoff, Buff Bagwell, Scott Steiner and Curt Hennig partying in the limousine after Starrcade. Buff Bagwell makes fun of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's heart attack before making fun of Flair himself.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the first hour. It is announced that Howard Krimski of Atlanta, Georgia is this year's final Nitro Party contest grand prize winner. We see some footage of his Nitro Party.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller tells everyone that they should be glad to see him in the ring, as he is the greatest. After making fun of how the crowd looks, he says he can beat anybody. He then says he will whup somebody tonight. All of a sudden, Chris Jericho and Ralphus show up with a third man, Shima Nobunaga, whom they consider a worthy opponent. Jericho names the guy "Shima-rama-lama-ding-dong," and says they will have his back until they end as they are true friends and mentions that he has been trained by Ultimo Dragon. This man does not look as enthusiastic as Jericho is, and The Cat nearly annihilates him.

Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Shima Nobunaga.

Norman Smiley beats Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Norman Conquest after Pepe is introduced into the match more than once. During the match, Norman Smiley's dance from the last several weeks is officially christened "The Big Wiggle" by "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko.

We see footage of Raven's homecoming. Raven, Raven's mom and Kanyon head home, and Kanyon has to keep Raven away from the alcohol. Also, the TV doesn't work.

Booker T beats Fit Finley.

"Mean Gene" Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who shows up with some luggage. After last night's loss, he immediately headed for Baltimore, Maryland, the site of tonight's Nitro, after "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson told him that it was over and his wife told him to go home. He asks Eric Bischoff to hear him out for the very last time, and says his life is just starting as he tells Bischoff he has always traveled in custom-made suits and ties, for he has lived the life of a king because the people have allowed him to. After pulling out some things from his gear before pulling off his clothes and tearing a few $100 bills in half, he then takes off his shoes, tosses them into the crowd, pulls his pants off and hits an elbow drop in the middle of the ring with little more than boxer shorts and socks on. He tells Bischoff that he will leave the wrestling world forever, and sign his house, cars and whatever money he has over to him, giving him the satisfaction of saying he raped The Nature Boy if he has the guts to walk the aisle one more time. There is one stipulation: if he beats Bischoff, he gets to run WCW for 90 days, and the first thing he will do is taking Bischoff's head out of Hollywood Hogan's ass. He says Bischoff has Ted Turner blindfolded, calls him a scammer and a schemer, and tells Bischoff he has the brain of a pissant. He tells Bischoff that tradition is what it is all about, then pulls out a pair of handcuffs from his gear and cuffs him to the top rope. He then hangs on the rope, then tells Bischoff that if he turns the camera off, he will be naked when he comes back.

"Mean Gene" Okerlund and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair are still in the ring. It does not take long after the return from the commercial break for Eric Bischoff to show up. Bischoff gets in the ring and laughs at Flair, and Flair dares him to get close and kick sat him. Bischoff says that being up Flair's "punk kid," kissing his wife and ruining his career, but nothing is better than literally taking all of his money and everything he owns. He says it will all be his, and Flair dares him to take everything as he continues to punch and kick at him. Bischoff tells Flair he will die of a heart attack if he does not settle down, but Flair tells him that if he dies of a heart attack, it will be on Bischoff's girlfriend, as his wife told him that Bischoff is a "Cushman scooter" after "riding [him] for 20 years." Bischoff tells Flair that if he wants him and to run the company, he's got it, and says he'll be more than happy to kick his rear end again. Flair says that if he loses his career or dies tonight, it will be with him have a piece of Bischoff in his hand.

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We see a solo performance by Storm of The Nitro Girls.

Barry Windham beats Prince Iaukea.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Tom Atchkinson, member of WCW security and sergeant of a SWAT team. He is holding the cattle prod used by Scott Hall at Starrcade. We learn that this weapon was invented to hurt cattle and get them into a truck, and that law enforcement used it to to hurt criminals for a time. It was designed to cause a motor dysfunction, interrupting electrodes in the mind and disabling muscles. Continuous use can lead to a shutdown of the entire nervous system, and it can be concluded that this cost Goldberg the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

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"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says he feels like he's been to Hell and back after last night, and not only is The Giant the biggest, he is the strongest. He says he felt like a Raggedy Andy doll, but that it is how much you want it, and when The Giant made a mistake, he went straight for the Diamond Cutter. He then says he is here to brag about last night's win, and he says that there are two dark clouds hanging overhead; the first being "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff over ownership of WCW and the other being Scott Hall zapping Goldberg with the cattle prod over the World title. He says that it would be smart money to bet on Kevin Nash to do the right thing, but if he is betting anything tonight, it is for Ric Flair to beat Bischoff, whom he says is toast tonight. He tells Flair he would love to work for him, and tells Bischoff he will find a whole other way to feel the bang.

Backstage, Konnan is talking to Disco Inferno. Kevin Nash whacks Disco Inferno with a rolled-up piece of paper as he shows up with Lex Luger, and chews Disco out for nearly costing him the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, even though Disco says he "took a grenade for him." Nash says he will take care of a few things in the ring shortly, and tells Disco that if he wants to be in nWo Wolfpac that badly, he can get him a match, and if he wins it, he is in. Disco agrees to the match, but Nash refuses to tell him who his opponent is, telling him "Don't worry about it."

Eddie Guerrero and Juventud Guerrera beat Rey Mysterio Jr. and Billy Kidman after Eddie sends Rey Mysterio Jr. into Kidman, sending him off the top rope.

Kevin Nash, Konnan and Lex Luger show up. Nash says there are people who are happy over his victory last night, but he wishes he could share the same sentiment. He says that when he got into the business nine years ago, he did it for three reasons: money, power and respect. He then says that last night was not about money, and that being the World champ definitely brings some power, and he plans to right some of the wrongs from Starrcade. He has gone to the WCW Executive Committee and made a match for Disco Inferno, who wants to be part of nWo Wolpfac, vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, whom he says can't stay away from both him and Goldberg. If Disco wins, he is in the Wolfpac; if not, he wants Disco to stay away from them. He also mentions Scott Hall, whom he has more love than anybody else in the world, and knows that Hall believes he did him a favor. Nash then implies Hall will have to answer to him. Nash then talks about respect, saying that he has nothing but respect for Goldberg, and demands that next Monday, he and Nash have a rematch for the World title. Nash then says he made some mistakes last night and will not make them again, and says he can kick Goldberg's ass and will give it his best shot. He then says it is ironic that the World title still has Goldberg's name on it, and if Goldberg wins it, it is his; otherwise, the nameplate will change to Nash.

Bam Bam Bigelow beats Disco Inferno, ending Disco's chances of entering nWo Wolfpac.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Curt Hennig helps Eric Bischoff train backstage.

We hear from Dr. Charles Brock, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's cardiologist, live from Charlotte, North Carolina. It is revealed that when Ric Flair was taken to the hospital, he had an abnormally low blood pressure, and a pulse that would be rapid and violent only to become weak and irregular. It is also revealed that Flair that did not suffer a myocardial infarction; however, it is revealed that he had been poisoned by digitalis. Flair's stomach was pumped, and Flair was prescribed chloroform. The source of the toxin is still under investigation.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eric Bischoff, who is backstage with Curt Hennig. Bischoff calls "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's doctor is a quack, and says he will not utter another word until he has his attorney. He then tells Okerlund that he did nothing wrong when asked about Flair being poisoned.

Before the next match, Scott Steiner takes the microphone away from Konnan, and Buff Bagwell says that Baltimore, Maryland sucks. As Buff continues to speak, Konnan hits Scott Steiner and Buff's nWo referee with a facebuster. Referee Scott Dickinson replaces the nWo referee, who is carried out of the arena by arena and WCW security. Scott and Buff try to attack Dickinson, but Konnan stops them by attacking Buff.

Scott Steiner beats Konnan with the Steiner Recliner to become the WCW World Television Championship despite Lex Luger's best attempts to keep Buff Bagwell from interfering.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

It is announced that The Best of Nitro, a 3-hour special, will air tomorrow night on TNT at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central.

Before the next match, Scott Hall says he has heard what Kevin Nash had to say, and says Nash was right about three things being important, saying that those three things are money, money and money. He tells Nash he handed him the World title, and yet he didn't invite him to the victory party. If Nash says he is not the guy he used to know, then Nash is not the guy he used to know, either.

Scott Hall beats Bryan Adams after Adams celebrates prematurely on the second rope.

Before the next match, Eric Bischoff tries to escape the arena through his limousine, but he is carried to the ring by Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, and Dean Malenko.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Eric Bischoff with the Figure Four Leg Lock to gain control of World Championship Wrestling for 90 days. Durng the match, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, and Dean Malenko fight off Horace Hogan and Vincent. Buff Bagwell, Curt Hennig, Scott Steiner, Scott Norton and The Giant also get involved, and The Giant hits Flair with a headbutt. As he is about to hit Flair with a choke slam, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Diamond Dallas Page, the returning "Macho Man" Randy Savage (with a woman at his side) also show up, and Savage pretends to be back on nWo Hollywood to hit The Giant with a low blow from behind before leaving, allowing Flair to put Bischoff in the Figure Four Leg Lock for the win. Konnan and Booker T show up at the end, and everyone at ringside celebrates. Flair hits Bischoff with an elbow drop, and Tony Schiavone, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko also show up to celebrate in the ring.