Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 20, 1999

Sting has officially signed for a return match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Hulk Hogan for Halloween Havoc.

Psychosis and Juventud Guerrera beat Rey Mysterio Jr. and Kidman. During the match, it is announced that WCW Mayhem will be released for Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation in 3 days, 3 hours and 50 minutes. (At the top of the show, members of the audience behind Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are seen holding an oversized box of the N64 version of the game and an oversized box simulating the jewel case for the PlayStation version of the game.) After the match, Juventud Guerrera and Psychois are attacked by Konnan and Eddie Guerrero at ringside, and Kidman tries to unmask Psychosis only to be pulled off him Chavo Guerrero Jr. Eddie Guerrero has to keep Chavo away from everyone else, and Chavo argues with Eddie for hanging with Rey, Kidman and Konnan. Afterwards, Psychosis says he will put his mask on the line if Kidman will put his hair on the line. Kidman accepts the challenge, and the Lucha de Apuestes match is made for next week. Kidman says they don't have to wait until next week and that they can do it right now, but Chavo, Psychosis and Juvi head to the back.

Before the next match, Jimmy Hart says that he and Jerry Flynn turned their back on him for one brief second because he said he came in peace, and then Flynn was out on his back in the middle of the ring the next. He says that this week, it won't happen, and that Goldberg is next. Brian Knobbs tells everyone to shut up before telling Goldberg that he's been running around like he is the toughest man on the planet, then says he is the nastiest man on the planet. Just like all the losers in Cincinnati, Ohio and just like the Cincinnati Bengals got squashed, he will kick Goldberg's ass.

Goldberg beats Brian Knobbs, despite the use of a megaphone and a steel chair as weapons and the distraction and attempted interference by Jimmy Hart. After the match, Goldberg addresses Sid Vicious, saying he packed his bags and left like a little girl when he threw a challenge his way. He says Sid has amassed quite a record, but so has he, and since Sid has the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, he wants it. Since he has to go through him, he is going to get it. He says Sid has been a great intimidator over the last several months, but intimidation is his game. Once the hunted, he is now the hunter, and there is no fear in his eyes; only anger, which is directed and will be taken out on Sid. Goldberg gives Sid five weeks, because at Halloween Havoc, the United States title is his and Sid is next.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. As Flair arrives, it is announced that as per the WCW Executive Committee, a match involving Ric Flair has been signed. Flair says we have a real live ballgame now, and tells Sting and Lex Luger they can kick his ass again tonight, as he is here and they have another chance to do so and he is still up and running. He then tells Sting he will slap the paint off his face tonight. All of a sudden, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit shows up, and says he does not mean to rain on his parade. He says that Flair deserves a shot at Sting - or what is left of him - after he gets done with Sting tonight, as he has a contract for a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He says he has been waiting for two weeks, and he will not wait for a third. He tells Sting that if he is man enough, he will come to the ring and defend the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against him. Flair says that if Benoit has a contract, he wants Sting out here now. Benoit says it is his time, and tells Sting to face him alone for the World title if he has the guts, because the rest of The Revolution (Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas) will be in the back, he has something to prove to the world and Sting will find out how intense he is. Flair says he is coming to find Sting backstage right now, and runs to the back.

We see footage for the Nitro Girls tryouts in Raleigh, North Carolina. "Mean" Gene Okerlund then introduces Kimberly and Tygris to the stage. Kimberly says there is a new finalist representing North Carolina: Ashley Beck. Tygris then talks about the tryouts for Cincinnati, Ohio, saying that the turnout was bigger than in any other city they have been to so far. The two potential finalists are Keisha Simpson and Robbi Spencer. The two finalists are brought out to the stage, and viewers can vote on who goes on to the finals at WCW.com. The next tryouts for the Nitro Girls contest are at Main Event Fitness at Marietta, Georgia and the $3 Cafe in Buckhead, Georgia.

"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. Sting for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship ends in a no-contest.. Before the match begins, it is announced that for the first time ever, Hulk Hogan, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart will be on the same team next week in a six-man tag team match against Diamond Dallas Page, Lex Luger and Sting. During the match, Sting shoves Benoit into referee Nick Patrick, sandwiching him into the corner. Benoit hits Sting with a Tombstone Piledriver, but Nick Patrick is out cold and Benoit tries to revive him. Benoit puts Sting in a German Suplex bridge pin, but Lex Luger runs into the ring and hits Benoit with a baseball bat. Patrick rolls over and tries to count the pinfall, then "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up and goes after Luger only to be leveled with a Diamond Cutter by Diamond Dallas Page, who has just run into the ring. Suddenly, Hulk Hogan shows up, and DDP, Luger and Sting clear the ring. Sting retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship

Berlyn beats Scott Armstrong after Berlyn's bodyguard punches Armstrong in the face with a taped fist. Before the next match, it is announced that Diamond Dallas Page and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair will go one-on-one later tonight. After the match, Berlyn puts Scott Armstrong in a submission maneuver with his knee on Armstrong's back, and Brad Armstrong runs into the ring to protect Scott.

We see footage from earlier tonight where Violent J and Vampiro tells Shaggy 2 Dope to be aerial and to be careful in his match tonight.

Tony Schiavone plugs the WCW Hotline.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says nobody has done more for professional wrestling than him and that he has done more for professional wrestling than Pete Rose has done for baseball. He says the only thing more pathetic than the fans in Cincinnati, Ohio is "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. At one time, he thought Flair was the greative active former World champ of all time, but Flair just won't go. He says Lex Luger and Sting tried to help Flair find his way last week and help him retire, which he says is something that has to happen. He says that Flair is no longer the man, and that it must kill Flair that he has done all that Flair has done in over 25 years in a mere five. He says he is above Flair in every way imaginable, and tonight, he will take Flair to "Bang Town" permanently.

Halloween Havoc is coming live to pay-per-view on Sunday, October 24 at 8 PM Eastern!

Evan Karagias beats Blitzkrieg. Near the end of the match, Sid Vicious shows up with referee Charles Robinson, and makes quick work of both Blitzkrieg and Karagias. Sid's streak increases to 85-0, then Sid tells the crowd for Goldberg if they want to. He tells Goldberg that he comes out to the ring with his police protection and challenges him as he accuses him of jumping people from behind. He tells Goldberg he does what he wants, and at Halloween Havoc, he will give Goldberg what he thinks he wants, but they will play by his rules. Between now and Halloween Havoc, Goldberg cannot come within 10 feet of him or touch him. If Goldberg doesn't do what he says, he will lose his opportunity. If he is a good boy, he will become just another work on his march to the year 2000, when he will be declared "The Millennium Man" and hold the record of WCW, and there is nothing anybody can do about it. Sid then puts Karagias in a powerbomb before pinning him, increasing the streak to 86-0.

We see a video package for The Revolution ("The Canadian Crippler" CHris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Shane Douglas).

Perry Saturn beats Eddie Guerrero after Shane Douglas punches Eddie in the back of the head with a steel chain as referee Nick Patrick deals with the rest of The Revolution ("The Canadian Crippler" Chris, Dean Malenko, Douglas) and the rest of the group that is now officially christened The Filthy Animals that Eddie is a part of (Rey Mysterio Jr., Konnan, Kidman) at ringside. Perry does not like this, and reluctantly takes the win.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund talks about how Hulk Hogan lost the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Halloween Havoc last year, and how he has become the new people's champion in the last year. He then interviews Hogan. Hogan says Las Vegas, Nevada is on the tip of his tongue, but it is nice to see the red and yellow running wild in Cincinnati, Ohio. He tells Sting he is not impressed, and come Halloween Havoc, he will train, say a prayer and kick his ass. He is not happy with Lex Luger hitting him with a bat and hitting Bret "The Hit Man" Hart with a low shot with the bat, and tonight, he saw him trying to take out "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Due to these actions, the WCW Executive Committee made next week's six-man tag team match, where he will kick Lex Luger's ass on the way to Halloween Havoc. He also says he never thought that he and Bret had anything in common, but they do. He also never thought he would have something in common with Flair, but they do. Next week, he, Flair and Bret will take Sting, Luger and Diamond Dallas Page and kick their asses before he kicks Sting's ass at Halloween Havoc.

Before the next match, Vampiro and The Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope) hold up signs saying MTV, radio and "your mama" fear ICP.

Lenny retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Shaggy 2 Dope after Shaggy 2 Dope is shoved into Lodi, who lands on Violent J and Vampiro at ringside as he keeps them at bay. When the match again, the crazed Lodi fan from previous weeks gets decked by Lodi after charging the ring, and gets escorted out of the arena.

We see a video package for The Nitro Girls. The search for the Nitro Girl will take place in Atlanta, Georgia (September 25); Kansas City, Missouri (October 2); Biloxi, Mississippi (October 9); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October 16); and Phoenix, Arizona (October 23).

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Rick Steiner. Rick says there are only two men who can walk the road, and if you are not a Steiner, you have no chance. He fears no man because he is the man, and there is no man who can outwrestle or outfight him. However, he has two respect for two men: Sid Vicious, who will take Goldberg's head off, and his brother Scott Steiner, who appears for the first time in quite some time with his arms bigger than ever. Scott says he is back, and asks Okerlund if he has seen an arm bigger than his. He says he was watching SportsCenter the other night and hearing about athletes beating records, but he has been chasing the record of Wilt Chamberlain, who says he has laid down 20,000 women. Come January, he will meet that milestone, and he asks if any freaks want to help him break that record, all they have to do is meet him in the back, as all his freaks know that there's nothing finer than Scott Steiner and that nobody pushes it like Poppa Pump. He tells all the freaks that he is his hook-up, and to holler if you hear him. Last time he was in WCW, he was the United States Heavyweight Champion; now Hulk Hogan has left the nWo and is making him puke yellow and red. He says that Hogan has forgotten the nWo's motto: "You don't leave the nWo until we tell you." He tells Hogan to pray that God strikes him down, as he can take all the vitamins and saying all the prayers he wants, because he will be kissing his ass as nobody leaves nWo without paying the price. He tells Hogan he is coming after him and that Hell is coming with him.

Booker T beats Kanyon. Before the match, is is announced that WCW Mayhem will be released for Nintendo 64 and Sony PlayStation in three days, one hour and thirteen minutes.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair attacks Diamond Dallas Page as he makes his way to the ring for the next match. Their brawl immediately makes its way into the crowd before going down the aisle, to ringside and into the ring.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Diamond Dallas Page by disqualification. During the match, Sting gets in the ring and tries to hit Flair with an elbow drop, but he rolls out of the way and puts Sting in the Figure Four. Luger shows up and hits Flair with a baseball bat, ending the match. Hulk Hogan then runs in and fights Luger, but Sting hits him in the leg with the baseball bat.