Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for December 27, 1999

The New World Order (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett) are seen in the building.

It is announced that Goldberg shredded tendons in his arm while punching out the limousine last week, and that he needed 40 stitches to close the wounds. He will be able to heal back to 100%. It is also announced that Scott Hall has not been seen, even by Kevin Nash, since he was attacked on Thunder, and the status of their tag team title defense is in question tonight. It is also announced that earlier today, executive vice president Bill Busch has had enough of the direction of the powers that be, Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara, and has sent out a press release to the directors of WCW, part of which states that if Kevin Nash does not show up by 7 o'clock Eastern time, then he and Hall would be stripped of the WCW World Tag Team Championships. As a result, the powers that be have booked a Lethal Lottery New Year's Evil tag team tournament that starts tonight and continue next week. It is also announced that Scott Steiner will be announcing his retirement, as it is appeared that Scott's back is not healing as quickly as it should, and that a second surgery will be needed that will potentially end his career.

Chris "Champagne" Kanyon and his entourage guest on commentary for the next match.

Brian Knobbs beats Bam Bam Bigelow in a hardcore match in front of a merchandise stand in the crowd. Chris "Champagne" Kanyon has to get into the crowd to see what is going on for the commentary table.

"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit and Sid Vicious are seen entering the building. Meanwhile, an nWo monster truck is seen

The New World Order (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett) are seen bossing WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon around as he asks for the WCW World Tag Team titles, then Bret knees Dillon in the gut.

The New World Order (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett) look at their nWo monster truck at the back of the building. Suddenly, they see the white car that Sid Vicious and "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit came out of. The lights are still on, and they recognize it as Sid Vicious' car.

Sid Vicious shows up calling out The New World Order (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett), and tells them that payback will be a bitch. He says he, Goldberg and "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit have figured out that if they don't watch each other's backs, the nWo will devour them like the vultures that they are, and they must kick their ass. He then says it is unfortunate what happened to Goldberg on Thunder, but it will be Bret's worst nightmare as he will be his time to step up to the plate and take the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and powerbomb Bret straight to hell. Benoit show up, and says that brings them to Jeff Jarrett, and says it is a shame when you see young talented tainted by ego and greed. Jarrett has lost Benoit's respect as well as his own self-respect, and come Souled Out, Benoit has "one hell of an ass kicking" in line for him in the form of a "Triple Threat Theater." It will start out with a Dungeon Rules Only Match - no rules, no way out, wins are by pinfall and submission only, and if you leave, you lose. After that, there will be a Bunkhouse Brawl, followed by a Caged Heat Match, where two men walk in and only one man walks out. This will be a two-out-of-three falls match, with whoever having won two of three matches in the Triple Threat Theater being the winner, and he will prove that Jeff Jarrett is the chosen one...to be led to the sacrificial lamb led to slaughter who will find out what "silent but violent" is all about.

The New World Order (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett) is seen spray painting graffiti and "The Band Is Back" on Sid Vicious' car. Nash also kicks a few dents into the

Ricky Medlock of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top are seen in the front row.

Sid Vicious and "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit see the damage done to their car.

Buzzkill shows up to an entrance very similar to "Road Dogg" Jesse James' (which is even less surprising considering that both men are related in real life).

Buzzkill and Mike Rotunda beat Konnan and Dean Malenko to continue to the next round of the Lethal Lottery New Year's Evil tag team tournament after the inevitable breakdown between The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Kidman, Eddie Guerrero) and The Revolution (Shane Douglas, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Asya) happens both in and out of the ring. Asya gets in the ring and distracts the referee as Malenko has Buzzkill in the Texas Cloverleaf, then "Hacksaw" Jimmy Duggan shows up and hits Malenko in the back with his 2x4. Leia Meow then gets on top of Asya, then Buzzkill pins Malenko for the win.

Jeff Jarrett and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart try to pull the plug on the show at the production truck.

Despite the snowy footage, a white limousine shows up. Rick Steiner helps his brother Scott Steiner out of the back and into his wheelchair as the television signal is restored. Scott is also seen carrying a cane.

Jeff Jarrett and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart trash the catering area, and Jarrett spray paints "nWo" on a wall.

Tank Abbott quickly beats Shane by knockout, then WCW security force Abbott out of the ring.

We see the WCW Mayhem New Year's Evil sweepstakes winners in the crowd.

We see a video package concerning Scott Steiner's career and retirement.

Rick Steiner wheels Scott Steiner to the ring, then both brothers hug. Scott says he had a speech all set up, but the last tripd down the aisle was harder than he thought it would be. He says he went back to the doctor earlier this week, and found out that he had a degenerated disk and that a fusion would be required, and was told if he wanted to stay healthy afterwards, he would have to retire from professional wrestling. Scott is then seen crying, and says it is hard to take being told that his career is over and not being able to leave on his own terms, and says the worst part is never being able to wrestle with Rick. He asks that the crowd say a prayer for him for the next couple of weeks, then thanks them. Suddenly, The New World Order (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett) show up, and Bret tells him to get out of the ring as nobody has time for "a washed up nobody" like him. Scott leaves the ring, and Bret says Scott was never very good, anyway. Nash and Jarrett toss Scott's wheelchair out of the ring. Bret says he understands emotions, but he says there are more important things than "a washed up wrestler" like Scott Steiner and everyone can appreciate that he still has the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Jarrett tries to speak, but he cannot bring himself to do it. Nash tries to speak, but when a production assistant tells them to wrap it up, the production assistant gets whacked with a guitar by Jarrett while Nash says the show has to cut for a commercial break.

The New World Order (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett) are still in the ring after the commercial break. Nash says that whoever took their baseball bats in the back made a bad move. He then gives a shot-out to WCW executive vice president Bill Busch, and tell him to sit up in his office in Atlanta, Georgia so that they can take care of the wrestling business. He then says that the powers that be and the nWo have been completely in control, and while they can take the tag team titles away from them, nobody will be able to beat them and they will get them back. He also says that Scott Hall will be here live in Houston, Texas. Jarrett then asks anybody if they want to hear a survey tonight, then tells the crowd he's got their survey "right here." Nash then says he thought they would tear the Astrodome down, and asks how many "Houston cowboy pussies" you can put in one building. As for Goldberg, he may have had the last laugh on him, they will be turning up the heat as the game is now deadly. Bret says he sees it as "Bret 4, Goldberg 0," and says Goldberg reminds him of Dr. Kevorkian, saying Goldberg can consider himself stopped. As for Sid Vicious, the nWo will destroy him just like they did his car, with the only difference being that Sid will bleed and he will kick his ass at Souled Out whether he likes it or not. Jarrett says the Astrodome the "Assholedome," because ever since he got off the plane, all he's seen is "a bunch of assholes." He also says that if "The Canadian Crippler" Chis Benoit wants to play Triple Threat Theater with him, he has no problem with it, but Benoit should not be surprised if the end credits state "Jeff Jarrett just kicked another slapnuts' ass." Suddenly, Sid's car drives down the aisle. Sid comes out of the driver's seat with a baseball bat, with Benoit coming out of the passenger side with a bat of his own. Nash and Jarrett get nailed with baseball bats, and the nWo runs out of the ring. Suddenly, Curt Hennig shows up and attacks Sid and Benoit from behind, but the bats make fr an easy equalizer and Hennig goes down before being tossed onto the hodd of Sid's car.

The Revolution (Shane Douglas, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Asya) are in front of the White House in Washington, DC. Suddenly, Saturn and Malenko catch a guy in a Bill Clinton match as Douglas talks about Bill Clinton.

Shane Douglas guests on commentary for the next match, and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan's wife Debra and his two young daughters Celia and Rebecca are seen in the crowd.

"Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Asya beat Perry Saturn and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan to continue to the next round of the Lethal Lottery New Year's Evil tag team tournament after Asya wants a piece of Saturn and eventually superplexes him. She then tags in Smiley, who makes the pin after "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who is never tagged into the match, hits Saturn with a knee drop while Shane Douglas argues with Asya. After the match, Duggan chases everyone out of the ring with his 2x4 and hits Saturn in the back with it. Duggan then celebrates in the ring with his wife Debra and his two daughters Celia and Rebecca.

Souled Out is live on pay-per-view on January 16th!

Jeff Jarrett retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Kidman. During the match, Kevin Nash and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart show up with baseball bats in their hands, and Nash rolls Kidman into the ring. Later on in the match, the rest of The Filty Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr. Eddie Guerrero) show up and fight Bret and Nash, but when Kidman goes for the top rope Shooting Star Press, Nash knocks him off with the baseball and Jarrett hits The Stroke to retain. After the match, Nash continues to injure Rey Mysterio Jr.'s hurt knee with the baseball bat as the nWo continues to attack The Filthy Animals, then Bret spray paints "nWo" on them all.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Total Package and Miss Elizabeth, who come out to Sting's music as The Total Package is still dressed like Sting. The Total Package says he annihilated Sting and kicked his ass as he pretends to be sting, and says he is the greatest physical specimen in professional wrestling today. He then says that when Miss Elizabth hits Sting with tbe baseball bat, it was a combination of Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa, then says he and Miss Elizabeth are the greatest combination in sports today. Suddenly, the lights go out, and thunder can be heard. When they come back on, Okerlund has disappeared, and black roses lay in the center of the ring. The Total Package looks around as he and Miss Elizabeth leave the ring.

Kevin Nash is seen talking to Scott Hall on a cellphone, telling him they have a match tonight.

Fit Finley and Meng fight each other before the next match begins, even though they are tag team partners.

The Harris Boys (Ron and Don Harris) beat Fit Finley and Meng by count-out to continue to the next round of the Lethal Lottery New Year's Evil tag team tournament when Finley and Meng fight each other again in the aisle. It is announced during the match that The Harris Boys were formerly known as Creative Control (Patrick and Gerald), and they have cut all ties with the powers that be. After the match, the lights go out agian, and suddenly, somebody in black attacks The Harris Boys before running right out of the ring.

' Daffney Unger and David Flair are seen watching a horror movie in a dark room backstage.

Vampiro is seen taking out 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shane Helms, Shannon Moore). He throws out Shane Helms and Shannon moore, then leaves Evan Karagias in the ring, When David Flair's tag team partner The Maestro shows up, the guy from the filling station on Thunder shows up and attacks The Maestro from behind with a lead pipe. Unsurprisingly, the man's name is Crowbar.

David Flair and Crowbar beat Evan Karagias and Vampiro to continue to the next round of the Lethal Lottery New Year's Evil tag team tournament. During the match, Vampiro fights off all three members of 3 Count (Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) following an argument between Vampiro and Karagias. Later, as the referee is distracteed by 3 Count, Crowbar hits Vampiro wiin the back with a lead pipe as Vampiro pins Flair following a Falcon arrow, then Crowbar puts David Flair on top of Vampiro. After the match, 3 Count are about to perform when David Flair and Crowbar attack them all with their weapons. As Daffney Unger and David Flair make out, two men in black and a woman in black heels show up. They identify themselves as "Standards and Practices," (formerly Lenny, Lodi and Stacy Keibler in a response to Lenny and Lodi being removed from TV due to the uproar from GLAAD) and they are glad to be here. They say such behavior wil not be tolerated, and if it continues, David Flair and Crowbar will be removed from their show. Not surprisingly, they are attack from behind by David Flair and Crowbar.

Backstage, The New World Order (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Kevin Nash, Jeff Jarrett) argue over whether or not Scott Hall will be here. Kevin Nash says Scott Hall will be here, but Jarrett and Bret feel otherwise.

Chris "Champagne" Kanyon and Buff Bagwell beat Disco Inferno and Big Vito to continue to the next round of the Lethal Lottery New Year's Evil tag team tournament. It is announced that Diamond Dallas Page will face Buff Bagwell at Souled Out in a Last Man Standing Match. During the match, Kanyon has to take his entourage back to the back after Tony Marinara and Johnny The Bull are seen talking to them. This distracts Disco Inferno and Big Vito, which gives Bagwell some brief momentum. Later in the match, Johnny The Bull distracts the referee on the apron, allowing Tony Marinara to hand Disco Infreno a chain to wrap around his hand. He accidnetally hits Big Vito when Bagwell ducks, and Bagwell hits the Buff Bagwell for the win despite Kanyon not returning. After the match, Disco punches Buff Bagwell in the back, then he, Big Vito and Johnny The Bull take the boots to him.

Before the next match, Kevin Nash announces that Scott Hall has not arrived yet, and asks for a couple of minutes to allow Hall a chance to make it to the ring. He is interrupted by the entrance of his opponents, The Wall and Sid Vicious. and the match becomes a 2-on-1 handicap match.

Kevin Nash beats The Wall and Sid Vicious. During the match, Sid Vicious shoves referee Johnny Boone out of the ring, and as he fights Jeff Jarrett, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart gets involved in the match. Nash then hits The Wall with a baseball bat, then gets the pinfall. After the match, "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit runs in and fights the nWo (Bret, Nash, Jarrett), then Scott Steiner shows up with a baseball bat in his hands. He gets in the ring, and when Sid goes for the powerbomb on Jeff Jarrett, Scott hits Nash in the back with a baseball bat and removes his back brace. He then rips his shirt off to reveal a black-and-silver New World Order shirt, revealing himself as a member of The New World Order. nWo flyers then drop down from the top of the arena , and an nWo banner is unfurled as Scott Steiner, Nash and Nash continue to attack Sid. Jarrett then drives to the ring in Sid's car, and they toss Sid into the car. Jarrett takes the driver's seat and drives off with Scott Steiner in the back seat and Kevin Nash laying on the hood. He takes the car outside, then they break the back windshield of the car with baseball bat before hitting Sid with the baseball bats to keep him in the car. Bret runs into the nearby nWo monster truck, and runs over Sid's car with Sid still inside. (In reality, Bret did not really drive the monster truck.)