Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for July 5, 1999

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. trips and falls on his rear end on the ramp before the next match. He is unhurt.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Juventud Guerrera ends after "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Sid Vicious show up and decimate both men. Sid then gets on the microphone and says he knows Kevin Nash can hear him and that he knows the world can see what they just did. He wants everyone to take a closer look and remember, as what they he and Savage did were examples to follow. Sid tells Nash his dad told him one time that suffering builds character, and he and Savage agree that Nash has a lot of suffering to do, as Nash has messed with Savage's mind. He says that one must not be responsible for another's sanity, for when that happens, things go wrong. He says Nash is on a bed of coals and that nobody is there to piss on him, because nobody cares. Suddenly, Kevin Nash shows up on the video screen with Torrie Wilson. Savage wants to know where Gorgeous George is. Since Sid is wearing the World title, he decides that they might as well have a match for it. Savage tells Nash that he is a dead man and that Sid can do whatever he wants. Nash gets tired of Savage's cursing as Savage tells Nash that he is the end for him. Nash tells Savage that Gorgeous George is getting dressed right now. Nash and Torrie laugh, then Nash brings out Torrie, who is wearing a Kevin Nash shirt with the mid-riff cut off. Savage tells Nash to come out to the ring, but Nash proceeds to mock Savage from backstage. Sid tells Nash the deal is done. Nash will meet him in the ring, he will finish him off, they take Gorgeous George back and that will be that.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who is accompanied by his son David Flair. Ric talks about how he spent the Fourth of July in Atlanta, Georgia and has tried to find his mojo ever since. Tonight, as a result of him being President of World Championship Wrestling, he will make something happen. He announces that Scott Steiner has been traveling the world with the women and has no time to defend the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship right now. (In reality, Scott Steiner is out with a back injury.) Because of this, and because he is President, he is hereby placing the United States title around the waist of the man who rightfully deserves it: his son, David Flair. Flair asks Charles Robinson to bring the title as he announces that due to David Flair's recent victory against Kevin Nash, he is #1 contender for the United States title. With Scott Steiner gone, however, he has no champion to fight; therefore he is stripping Scott Steiner of the title and awarding it to David Flair. He says he is handing him the United States title because he can and because it is one leg of the Triple Crown. He says that David will soon become one-half of the WCW World Tag Team Champions and soon the youngest WCW World Heavyweight Champion ever. Charles Robinson heads to the ring with the United States Heavyweight Championship and a bevy of women, one of whom is Asya. Flair says that when he was World champion in Atlanta, he sometimes traveled with two or three women at one time. He hands David the United States title, lets all the women have their way with David, then takes off his jacket and says that he's going downtown with all of them. Suddenly, Buff Bagwell shows up, and red, white and blue balloons drop down from the top of the Georgia Dome. Ric Flair tells Buff Bagwell he can't have him, he can't have David and he can't have the girls. Buff says that as he was backstage, he couldn't help but see that "the triple-D's" were everywhere, with "the triple-D's" standing for "dumb, dumber and dumbest." He also couldn't help but notice the difference of the sound when Flair entered "Buff country." He tells Ric Flair this isn't Charlotte, North Carolina or The Four Horsemen anymore. Flair tells him he's right, and says he's now The President of WCW, and that he works for him. Buff says he likes to party, and to keep this party going, if his son David has any guts - because he has no body - and Ric is the President of WCW, then he, not David, should be the United States champion. All he needs is a shot tonight and everyone will find out he's buff and David's not the stuff. Flair says Buff will find out David is John Elway and everyone with him is the Denver Broncos. Ric tells David to stay by him and not get tired, and tells him he's got the match. Nevertheless, Buff asks the crowd if they want to see him whip David's butt.

We see a short video package for Kevin Nash.

Before the next match, Rick Steiner says that when you run with the bgi dog, the view never changes. When you run with him and Scott Steiner, you can take whatever you want. They are running around like a pack of wild dogs, and if anyone wants some, they can get some. If anyone doesn't like him, they can bite him.

Rick Steiner retains the WCW World Television Championship against El Vamiro by submission.

Lodi and Lenny Lane walk out of the locker room, with Lenny Lane carrying an pink-and-purple pair of shorts - Lenny's favorite colors - matching what Lodi has on right now. Lenny says he doesn't have to try them on, as Lodi knows all his measurements. Lodi responds by saying "I know every inch of you." Lodi says he knows Lenny is still nervous, but say WCW won't mind when they find out, saying they're open-minded. Lenny says that if Lodi wants him to trust him, then trust him he will. The camera then focuses on the double doors they just came out of, which have the word "closet" on them.

We see a narrated video package of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who has not been on WCW television since the death of his brother Owen Hart, showing just how much Bret means to World Championship Wrestling.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart appears for the first time on WCW programming since the death of his brother Owen Hart. Bret says he has all the time he wants to speak, and he will try not to rush himself. On behalf of his family and everyone back in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he thanks the fans who has sent their love, support and condolences, as it has meant a lot to himself and to his family, and it was very much appreciated. World Championship Wrestling has been kind to him in the last few weeks, and allowed him all the time in the world to collect himself. He says a few words about his brother Owen, saying he was not your average wrestler and that he was a wonderful human being. He knows many people watched him on TV, but never got close to him sometimes. Some fans did, and some of the wrestlers go to know him, too. He says there is not a bad thing that could be said about Owen anywhere. He said that Owen was his closest brother, as they had never had an argument or shouted at each other once, and they were the best of friends. They were close from the time that Owen was a baby, and he takes a lot of pride in knowing how well he had turned out. Bret says Eric Bischoff talked to him, and asked him to come back tonight to explain how he felt about things, and felt he would be ready to talk about things when he got here. The reality, however, is that he is having a hard time deciding what to do with his life and his career. He has lived for wrestling, and his family has lived and died for wrestling. He is at a crossroads where he looks at wrestling and wonders what there is left for him to do, and that maybe it is time to move on and accomplish something in another field. He thinks of Wayne Gretzky and John Elway and all the other athletes retiring in 1999, and when he thinks of those people, they all got to hang it up and be happy with what they accomplished, but when he looks at himself, it sucks. He tells himself that on one hand, it is not fair to end his career on a tragedy or a bad note, but at the same time, nobody wants to prove more in wrestling than he does. He admits he does not know what to do next, and even though he always give his best and is happy despite how everything has turned out, but he will take some time and think about everything and put things in perspective. If he never gets the chance to say it again, he wants to thank all the fans everywhere that he ever had and still have, as he would not be anything without them, having had fans since the very start. In case he never gets another chance to talk to the fans, he thanks the fans all around the world that he has ever met, as well as wrestlers all over the world that he has ever worked with, and hopes that he wasn't too stiff. He then thanks the crowd for their time and leaves.

Backstage, Eddie Guerrero asks WCW Head of Security Doug Dellinger for help, saying that someone has stolen his wallet, and he knows that one of the masked wrestlers did it. He demands Dellinger round them up andline them up so he can identify who it is.

Jerry Flynn beats Ernest "The Cat" Miller by disqualification in a kickboxing match with 14 seconds left in the second round after The Cat hits Flynn - who is on his knee - with a punch to the back of the head. Flynn hits The Cat with a double leg takedown after the match.

WCW bobbleheads are now available at toy stores everywhere!

Tomorrow night on QVC at 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central, WCW products, both new and autographed, will be sold. "Macho Man" Randy Savage will also appear on QVC.

Van Hammer beats Lodi after stopping an interference attempt from Lenny Lane cold.

WCW Head of Security talks to Villano V, La Parka, Ciclope and Psychosis, telling them that Eddie Guerrero ahs lost his wallet and has accused the masked wrestlers of stealing it, and wants them to line up so that he can identify who did it. Blitzkrieg and The Cheetah Kid is brought out.

Rapper Black Rob is seen in the crowd.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper shows up after over a minute. He says that six reality check points go to Curt Hennig and Bobby Duncum for saving the youth of America, because rap is crap. He also calls out Sting, and brings him out to the ring. Instead of the real Sting, a man in a Sting mask shows up. So big is the jacket that the fake Sting is wearing that his hands are still in the sleeves and that he is shorter than Piper. Piper smells a rat, and wants to know if he is part of "Team Madness." "Sting" shakes his head no. When he asks if this Sting has never been in the back Hummer, "Sting" shakes his head no. When asked if there is no coalition between him and Savage to take the World title, "Sting" shakes his head no. Piper says that if he was the real Sting, he would take his mask off and show everyone who he is. He says the real Sting is a world class fighter who is afraid of nothing. "Sting" refuses to take his mask off. Piper then punches this guy in the face, then rips the mask and wig off, revealing that this is indeed a bogus Sting. The bogus Sting hides his head on the way out, and Piper says the fans want the real Sting and he doesn't blame them. He then addresses Buff Bagwell, saying he has seen him talk the talk but not walk the walk. As Vice President and Commissioner of WCW, he makes a match between himself and Buff at Bash at the Beach where they tape their hands up and box each other in ten three-minute rounds. Suddenly, WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon shows up with Judge Mills Lane, saying that the match is indeed official but that the match needs an impartial referee. That referee is host of Judge Mills Lane and retired boxing referee of over 100 championship boxing bouts, Mills Lane. Miller says he will be there, having heard a lot of crap from Piper, and if Piper wants to get it on, so be it. He has had a lot of crazy fights and crazy cases, and he will oversee this one, too. Piper tells Mills Lane that if he had problems with Mike Tyson, then he hasn't seen him, and he will make Mike Tyson bark by comparison.

Fit Finley and Lord Steven Regal vs. Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. ends when The West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham, Bobby Duncum Jr.) - formerly The West Texas Outlaws - attack Konnan and Rey before The No Limit Soldiers rush in to attack the Outlwas.

David Flair retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Buff Bagwell. During the match, Buff Bagwell hits David Flair with the Buff Blockbuster. Referee Charles Robinson makes the count, but pretends to hurt his shoulder before he can count to three. Bagwell confronts Ronbinson for this, then mocks WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and goes for the Figure Four Leg Lock. Ric Flair goes after him, but Buff gets him in an inside cradle. This allows "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson to put the boots to Bagwell, and allows Ric Flair to join in. Dean Malenko gets in the ring and fights both Ric Flair and Arn Anderson, and Asya gets in the ring only to be slammed by Bagwell. WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper gets in the rign and punches Buff in the face with an illegal object in his hand amidst the confusion, and David Flair crawls to Bagwell to make the pinfall and retain.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

WCW Head of Security Doug Dellinger lines up the masked luchadors of World Championship Wrestling so that Eddie Guerrero can figure out who stole his wallet, so he can identify who stole his wallet. As each luchador unmasks with the back of their heads towards the camera, Eddie is surprised by how some of them look. We also find out that The Cheetah Kid is Prince Iaukea, and that none of the men lined up stole his wallet.

The signal for the show is taken over by Hak and Chastity. Hak says he was born hardcore and extreme, and had to fight since his first breath and that fighting is all he knows how to do. He says that he gave WCW a call so that he could get paid for fighting and not go to jail every Saturday night, and says the number of people he has fought and hurt is steadily climbing. If "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair wants to treat him like a dog and take his living away from him by not sanctioning his matches, he will take his matches outside and do it in a junkyard at Bash at the Beach. He calls out every single tough man on the planet to come to the junkyard and face him.

The West Texas Rednecks (Curt Hennig, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham, Bobby Duncum Jr.) lip-sync "Rap Is Crap" live. (Barry Windham isn't even playing the drums.)

We see a video package for Team Madness ("Macho Man" Randy Savage, Sid Vicious, Gorgeous George, Madusa, Miss Madness).

Before the next match, Diamond Dallas Page says the fans may love him or hate him, but they will never forget him. Kanyon says "Me either!"

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko beat The Triad (Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow, Kanyon)

Megadeth perform their newest single "Crush." At the end of the performance, Goldberg shows up and says he is back. (This performance is omitted from the episode on the WWE Network.)

Before the next match, Kevin Nash tells "Macho Man" Randy Savage to take Madusa and Miss Madness and leave if he wants to see Gorgeous George again.

Sid Vicious vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship ends in a no-contest. During the match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage also gets involved in the match. As Nash fights both Savage and Sid off, Nash inadvertently hits the referee with an avalanche splash in the corner. Suddenly, Sting shows up and attacks Kevin Nash from behind. It is then reveled that this is a fake Sting. Savage hits Nash from behind with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, then the real Sting shows up, takes out Savage, then takes out the fake Sting. Sting helps Nash up, but Nash, not knowing this is the real Sting, knees him in the gut and hits him with a Jackknife Power Bomb. After the match, Nash tells Savage that if he wants Gorgeous George back, he will find what is left of her in his dressing room. Savage runs to the back, and the real Sting walks back to the back. We then see Savage running to the back, where he topples a table and eventually finds Gorgeous George standing next to Torrie Wilson. Savage checks on George in a fit of rage, then chews out Torrie Wilson for laughing. (This scene of Torrie Wilson corpsing is the basis for Botchamania's "Send For The Man" meme years later.) Savage then rips out the entire front of George's Kevin Nash shirt, then threatens to beat up Torrie Wilson before kicking the crap out of Gorgeous George to end the show.