Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 12, 1998

The show begins with Eric Bischoff asking a security guard to stop "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair from entering the building. When that does not work, he asks arena security to do the same after telling head of WCW Security Doug Dellinger he has screwed it up one too many times.

We see footage from after last week's episode where Sting is tended to and placed on a stretcher following his brawl with Bret "The Hit Man" Hart.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

It is announced that World Championship Wrestling and CapitalOne set up a big event on Wall Street featuring top WCW Superstars to unveil the very first WCW MasterCard. (The video package for this announcement uses "Loaded" by Zack Tempest, which is the same music that The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) would later use when they join the WWF full-time and eventually become associated with them throughout the years.)

Wrath beats Lodi. After the match, Meng is seen approaching the ring, and Wrath meets him in the aisle for a brawl.

Dale Torborg beats Kendall Windham. During the match, Torborg hurts his knee coming down from a high kick to Windham.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Shane from Black Cat Tattoo in Atlanta, Georgia is the winner of this week's Nitro Party Pack. We see some footage from his Nitro Party.

Sting shows up. Last week, he and Bret "The Hit Man" beat each other into submission in the back, and now he is calling Bret out. He also calls out Hollywood Hogan, telling him he will put him in a black box and send it back to Hollywood, California. All of a sudden, The Warrior shows up, and tells Sting he has to agree with him on how far a little dab of paint will take someone. Far from the beginning and from their beginning, he will leave the history lesson to others, but he has watched his career and has nothing but unconditional respect and tells Sting that WCW is his battleground, not The Warrior's, and that he has intruded to make a one-time request. He says it is fatal to enter any battle without the will to win, and brings up his battle with Hogan at Halloween Havoc. His Warriors give him the will to win one battle at a time, and if Sting is to call out the anti-heroes of our time, then he demands that he stand alongside him to fight.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour. Mike Tenay mentions Sting and The Warrior's brief past history as a tag team known as "The Blade Warriors" before they both moved to different companies and earned significant solo success, leaving them unable to team since.

Hollywood Hogan, Eric Bischoff and The Giant show up. Hogan says the black-and-white can be seen no matter where you look, and that The Giant is taking care of Goldberg and taking back the World title in a no-disqualification match. He has heard what Sting and The Warrior have to say, and he has talked to Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. As they talked, he could not wipe the smile off of his face and it would be a pleasure to take Sting and Warrior and wipe the paint off their faces. He plans to prove that he still rules in the tag team match tonight. As Hogan, Bischoff and The Giant leave, someone tells Bischoff that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is in the building. He heads outside to see a white limo pull up, and Flair comes out with the rest of The Four Horsemen ("The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko). Bischoff is stopped by Bischoff and the police, but Flair brings out the owner of the arena, Bruce McGardner, who says that The Horsemen are sitting with him in an executive box tonight, much to the aggravation of Bischoff, who says he has a corporate lease. THe owner and The Horsemen are then let into the arena as Bischoff threatens to sue the owner. Bischoff then takes his anger out on head of WCW Security Doug Dellinger and arena security for not doing their jobs.

Before the next match, Alex Wright mocks the fans and says that everyone knows he is the greatest European wrestler after having beaten Norman Smiley, The British Bulldog, and soon, Fit Finley, whom he says ended his father's career. Tonight, he plans to end Fit Finley's.

Alex Wright beats Fit Finley after using the top rope for leverage during the pinfall. As soon as Wright gets out of the ring, he is attacked by The British Bulldog. After Bulldog and Finley knock Alex out of the ring, Finley attacks Bulldog before leaving.

Before the next match, United Center owner Bruce McGardner and The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) are seen in the executive box with beautiful women.

Super Calo, Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Psychosis beat La Parka, Ciclope and Villano V. During the end of the match, Eddie Guerrero shows up with the Latino World Order. Eddie says that Eric Bischoff does not respect la raza or lucha libre, and dares anybody from the nWo to do what they do. He says that Bischoff has taken advantage of the economical situation at home and brought them to America only to work for peanuts, and that Bischoff does not respect any of them. He then tells Bischoff they are his future whether they like it or not, and they will get their piece of the cake. Psychosis joins the LWO as Chavo leaves.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Scott Steiner shows up. He says that professional wrestlers that go through similar situations always seem to bond together, just like how Rick Steiner jumped on his back to get championships just like how the Chicago Cubs jumped on Sammy Sosa's back in the hope to get back into the World Series. However, he has convinced Sammy Sosa to go to a contender, and that the Chicago Cubs suck. Scott Steiner says there is not a single woman he could not put down horizontally and see nothing but satisfaction in their eyes, and tells all the "freaks" that "Big Poppa Pump" is their hook-up and to holler if they hear him. Last week, however, he had a woman show up unwanted and uninvited to embarrass Buff Bagwell, and that he convinced Buff that when Buff is in his world, he is the stuff, and that he has convinced his mother to stay at home and out of nWo business. He says there will be no fireworks tonight, as Buff knows the kind of athlete he is and that he and Buff are close friends. Buff Bugwell shows up with mother Judy Bagwell, and Buff Bagwell tells Scott Steiner that they have not worked anything and that they have a problem. Scott tells him the only problem he sees is that Buff has a hurt neck and that he can break it instantly. Buff says he has listened to her mother, and that she was right: everything has gone too far and that it is all Scott's fault. Scott says "Mommy's boy is getting a little soft," and entertains the idea of ripping the black-and-white nWo shirt off his back. Buff then says it is really clear, and says that they should probably go one-on-one right now. Scott Steiner calls Judy Bagwell "an old bag," and tells him that if she gets in his way, there will be problems, and she has problems. Scott says he should have slapped Judy last week, and says he wants her out before he puts her out. Buff clocks Scott, but Scott hits Buff with a low blow before dropping him throat first on the top rope. Scott then says that anyone who stands up to him is going down, as he is nWo for life. The show goes to break as Scott Steiner dares anyone to get in the ring with him.

United Center owner Bruce McGardner and The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) are seen in the executive box with beautiful women again.

Before the next match, Disco Inferno tells Prince Iaukea and Juventud Guerrera that nobody came to see him wrestle and that everyone paid to see him dance. Disco Inferno then gets on the apron and is about to dance to his entrance music when Prince Iaukea knocks him off the apron and into the guardrail. Shortly after the match begins, Kidman shows up, grabs a steel chair and chases Disco Inferno to the back with it.

Juventud Guerrera beats Prince Iaukea. During the match, Disco Inferno shows up again and gets on the apron, distracting Prince Iaukea, who punches him in the face only for Juventud to pin him with a schoolboy pin. After the match, Kidman shows up again, gets his hands on Disco Inferno, and punches Disco all over the arena.

Kevin Nash shows up. He says he has been sitting backstage for a couple of hours now, and he has seen Scott Hall stagger around like he usually does. He then says it takes a lot to get him upset, but Hall has touched his last nerve. Before he wrestled, he was a bouncer, and if there is something he does very well, it is beating up drunks. He tells Scott Hall to come out, because it is last call. Scott Hall shows up with a drink in one hand and a microphone in the other, and tells Nash to make it a double and six to go. He then puts the drink down and tells Nash that if he wants to fight, he will fight him, but he will fight him "down here." Nash gets out of the ring and chases him to the back. Nash then tries to find him in the back, and a cameraman eventually follows Nash outside, where Hall is leaving the building via a limousine. Nash gets in a Cadillac and follows Hall's limo.

Chris Jericho retains the WCW World Television Championship against Raven.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Rick Steiner. Rick says he didn't push too far to get his match against Scott Steiner, saying Steiner has brought everything on himself. The wicked laughter is heard one more time, and this time, we see the source: horror movie icon and the most recognizable star of the Child's Play series, Chucky. He asks who Okerlund is calling a dummy, as he is standing with "a genetic throwback who barks at the moon." He then tells Okerlund to "shut the hell up," and says he is here to talk to Rick, who tells him to come to the ring. Chucky tells Rick he's been playing his dolls all his life, but he's not his type and that he needs a kinder, gentler, dumber doll as he can show him real body mutilation and have the dogs chew on him like some old shoe. He then tells everyone to see his new movie Bride of Chucky on October 16th, and tells Rick not to mess with Scott, as he is the lead in his next project. If Rick messes with Scott, he messes with him and his Academy Award and he will get more than lucky...he will get even. (This guest appearance by Chucky is booed by the crowd after it becomes apparent that his appearance is solely to promote his new movie.)

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Eric Bischoff shows up. He insists that the arena is his tonight, and he does not want "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, regardless of whether or not he is friends with United Center owner Bruce McGardner. He then calls out head of WCW Security Doug Dellinger and WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who both show up. Bischoff says he will teach Dillon a management lesson tonight, and commands Dellinger to head up to the executive box and get rid of Flair. Bischoff, Dellinger and Dillon head towards the executive box through the crowd. A camera crew eventually catches up with them, and Bischoff finally gets the attention of McGardner, who tells him that this is a private party that has nothing to do with his event. When Bischoff puts his hands on McGardner, security quickly gets their hands on Bischoff and pin him to the floor. Dellinger is seen smiling as Bischoff is pinned down, and Flair heads into the hallway and demands Bischoff be tossed out before Bischoff is carried out of the building to the delight of many cheering fans. Ric Flair is then seen dancing around outside of the box, and McGardner raises up the four fingers on both hands. After the commentary team has a good laugh, the camera crew catches up with security, who then put a power-mad Bischoff in the back of an unmarked police car.

Goldberg beats The Giant by count-out in a no-disqualification match. Stevie Ray hits Goldberg with a chair, which has no effect. The Giant then choke slams Goldberg, but Diamond Dallas Page shows up, breaks up the pinfall and hits Stevie Ray with a Diamond Cutter only to be nearly choke slammed by The Giant. Goldberg hits The Giant with a Spear before he can do it, and Stevie Ray and The Giant flee before DDP heads to the back. Goldberg then tells Page "At Halloween Havoc, your ass is mine!"

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Sting and The Warrior beat Hollywood Hogan and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart by disqualification. During the match, nWo Hollywood shows up and attack The Warrior, then smoke begins to fill up the ring as The Warrior is tossed out of the ring. Sting gets in the ring with the baseball and clears the ring out, while The Warrior attacks Hogan and nWo Hollywood with his own belt outside of the ring as he chases them to the back as the show ends.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 12, 1998

RAW

We see footage from earlier tonight, where WWF owner Vince McMahon makes his way into the arena in a brand new Chevrolet Corvette instead of a limousine. Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are seen waiting for him. Vince is then helped from his sports car to a wheelchair, and demands the garage door be left open for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to give him free access to the arena, implying that Vince McMahon has somewhat invited .

Before the next match, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn announces that he is still part of D-Generation X ("Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, Billy Gunn). Also L.O.D. 2000 (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) shows up, with Darren "Puke" Drozdov as an official member. Road Warrior Hawk guests on commentary, and says he is healthy and sober. Hawk then says he got hooked on pain pills due to injuries racked up over the years, and that his dependence went too far. He is now considered an alternate member until he is healthier and able to re-establish himself. Suddenly, The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull, 8-Ball, Chainz) show up and attack Hawk, while The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) attack "Road Dogg" Jesse James with a boombox to the forehead, which busts Road Dogg open.

It is announced that due to a fit of anger in the office by WWF owner Vince McMahon last Friday, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley has been stripped of the WWF Intercontinental Championship and that there will be a one-night tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Champion. (In reality, he has been stripped of the title due to a legitimate knee injury.)

WWF owner Vince McMahon, Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco notice Kane coming to the ring alone. (This time around, Kane is wearing something similar to what he was worn on his way to the building in the past, but he is now wearing his wrestling mask instead of a ski mask.)

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman with an ankle lock to go to the next round of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. After the match, Blackman is attacked by a masked man in blue, whom Jim Ross almost immediately identifies as "The Blue Blazer." ("The Blue Blazer" was a masked gimmick that Owen Hart used during his first run in the WWF back in the late 1980s.) After The Blue Blazer runs to the back, Shamrock snaps and puts Blackman in the ankle lock again. He eventually lets go and sends two referees running out of the ring.

The Undertaker is seen walking through the garage door entrance in street clothes, and is spotted doing so by WWF owner Vince McMahon and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter.

Terri Runnels is seen backstage with Val Venis. We then see a video package of Goldust.

Before the next match, Val Venis says "The Big Valbowski" is a lot like a clock, because if you stick two hands and a face on it, he'll show you exactly what time it is. When Jacqueline shows up with "Marvelous" Marc Mero, she is seen wearing Sable's hair as part of her ponytail.

Val Venis beats "Marvelous" Marc Mero with a Fisherman's suplex to continue to the next round of the Intercontinental Championship as Jacqueline distracts the referee only for Terri Runnels to distract Mero. During the match, it is announced that someone has showed up in the arena and has caused quite a stir, and that the person in question will not be mentioned until after the match. After the match, Jacqueline attacks Terri Runnels, and both women have to be pulled apart by Mero, Venis, referees and officials.

It is announced that Paul Bearer is the person who has made a stir backstage. Bearer has not been seen in some time and is seen carrying a briefcase. WWF owner Vince McMahon, Gerald Briscoe, Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are witnessed being confused about his appearance, with Vince angrily asking what Bearer is doing at the arena.

Michael Cole interviews Sable...or tries to. Sable walks away and immediately finds Jacqueline utilizing her own dressing room, and drags her to the ring. Referees and officials have to pull them apart as soon as Sable attacks her in the tech area near the stage. "Marvelous" Marc Mero shows up to get Jacqueline out of there.

Before the next match, we see footage of Michael Cole interviewing Mankind in a boiler room from earlier today. Mankind says "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock has the weakest chair shot he has ever, and is therefore not concerned about facing him at Judgment Day. If Shamrock isn't happy with that, he has one word for him: Socko.

Before the next match, we see footage of "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry's poem professing his love for Chyna from last weekend's Superstars. After the match begins, it is not long before Chyna shows up and watches the match from ringside.

Mankind beats "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry with the Mandible Claw. Unlike past matches, this is the first use of Mr. Socko - who comes straight from Mankind's left foot - during the move. After the match, Chyna gets in the ring and confronts Mark Henry, and Chyna asks Mark Henry why he is filing a lawsuit. Mark Henry tells her "It's out of my hands."

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin finally shows up...in a cement truck.

Michael Cole interviews "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who tells Michael Cole to tell WWF owner Vince McMahon to come out to the arena entrance as what he is about to do will create a little bit of interest in the McMahons' side of the family. Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter are seen reacting to Austin's arrival, and Slaughter trips on the footstool and into Vince's broken leg.

WAR ZONE

X-Pac beats Jeff Jarrett to continue to the next round of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. During the match, X-Pac inadvertently knees referee Mike Chioda in the face, knocking him down before the Bronco Buster. Jarrett kicks X-Pac in the groin to counter the Bronco Buster, then looks underneath the ring and finds his guitar case. When he opens it up, instead of pulling out a guitar, he pulls out Head. This catches Jarrett off guard, and X-Pac gets the schoolboy pin for the win. Al Snow then immediately shows up, grabs Head, and leaves through the crowd.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is seen parking the cement truck in front of WWF owner Vince McMahon's Chevrolet Corvette...and dumping cement down the open roof, busting out all the glass and ruining the car. Austin then leaves the cement truck and heads to the ring.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin heads to the ring. He thanks WWF owner Vince McMahon for the open invitation for tonight, and apologizes as the invite was mistakenly sent to "The Austin 3:16 Construction Company." He tells Vince that when he screwed him, he sealed his fate, and that as long as they are both in the WWF, he will make his life a living hell. As for Judgment Day, he has no problems putting on the striped shirt as he would make a good referee, and asks the crowd to give him a "hell yeah" if they agree. After The Undertaker and Kane beat the hell out of each other, the only hand he will raise is his own, and there is nothing Vince can do about it. Vince McMahon shows up in his electric wheelchair, and as Austin goes up the ramp to approach him, a bodyguard clad in all black show up behind Vince. Two K-9 cops also are also brought up, but Austin is not scared of the dogs even though he keeps his distance. Vince asks Austin what gives him the right to pour cement in his Chevrolet Corvette, as it was part of a collection and he ruined it. He then puts Austin in a match tonight, where he will team with "The Rock" Rocky Maivia to go up against The Undertaker and Kane. He also tells Austin to have eyes in the back of his head. Vince then admits his life has been a living hell for the past two weeks, and yells at the fans for calling him an asshole. Vince then blames Austin for all the bad luck that has befallen him for the last two weeks, and says he may never take part in athletic event again. He says his head is still ringing from being hit in the head from a bedpan, still in nervous shock from the defibrillation and says he violated him from sticking an IV tube in his rectum. He promises Austin will suffer more humiliation than he has, and if Austin does not raise the hand of a new WWF Champion and humble himself before him, he guarantees that Austin will be fired on the spot. Austin tells Vince he doesn't have the balls to fire him, but Vince says he has "balls the size of grapefruits" and that Austin will be picking the seeds out of his teeth when he is humbled.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock attacks Val Venis as he makes his way to the ring for the next match.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats Val Venis with an ankle lock to continue to the finals of the Intercontinental Championship tournament. After the match, Dustin Runnels shows up as Goldust for the first time in five months, this time in a more extravagant entrance gown than ever before. He takes it off and crawls towards Venis before attacking him and hitting him with a new move: hanging Val Venis' legs on the second rope and kicking him in the crotch.

We see the remnants of WWF owner Vince McMahon's ruined Chevrolet Corvette. Mankind offers to help him get the keys and his briefcase about it.

Michael Cole interviews "The Rock" Rocky Maivia, who says he fears no man and that he has beaten both The Undertaker and Kane in the middle of the ring to become #1 contender for the WWF Championship. The only problem he has right now is being "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's tag team partner as he would rather slap the taste right out of Austin's mouth. D'Lo Brown and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry confront The Rock for tagging with Austin, but The Rock tells them to know their roles and shut their mouths and that they will go outside and talk about it right now.

X-Pac beats Mankind to continue to the finals of the Intercontinental Championship tournament and face "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock. During the match, Mankind introduces a steel chair to the ring, but tosses it out when ordered to by referee Mike Chioda. Later on, Shamrock shows up, takes the chair and smashes it into Mankind's ankle after Mankind rolls X-Pac back into the ring, allowing X-Pac yet another win with a schoolboy pin. After the match, Shamrock attacks X-Pac and fights Mankind again when Mankind tries to help X-Pac. Shamrock then puts X-Pac in some body scissors as referees and officials try to break it apart. Shamrock scares them off as Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter tells Mankind that WWF owner Vince McMahon needs him in the back.

X-Pac is seen being attacked by "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock before the next match. X-Pac still insists on continuing the match as "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley is seen in X-Pac's corner. Triple H then guests on commentary for the match, singing X-Pac's praises for wrestling for months with a broken neck. Triple H also calls out WWF owner Vince McMahon for not calling him about being stripped of the Intercontinental Championship before tonight, while he was still rehabbing his knee in Birmingham, Alabama.

"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats X-Pac with the ankle lock to win the vacant WWF Intercontinental Championship! After the match, Mankind shows up with a steel chair and keeps him from attacking X-Pac further, and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helsley checks on X-Pac.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin and "The Rock" Rocky Maivia vs. The Undertaker and Kane ends in a no-contest. During the match, Paul Bearer shows up and watches the match from ringside, and D'Lo Brown and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry show up later to do the same, but near the end, D'Lo Brown slams The Rock on the floor outside the ring and Mark Henry hits him with a body slam before the two of them leave. After this, Austin is tied up on the ropes, but he frees himself and fights back. After this, McMahon's security guard show up and strikes Austin in the back of the head with a nightstick, then unmasks. The security guard is none other than The Big Boss Man, who has not been seen in the WWF since 1993. The Undertaker and Kane continue to attack Austin as The Big Boss Man watches. All the while, WWF owner Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson and (later) WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter watch from the stage as the show ends.

After the show goes off the air, The Big Boss Man then chokes out "Stone Cold" Steve Austin with his nightstick as The Undertaker and Kane leave. Boss Man then tells Austin he is not so tough after all, and that he is enforcing WWF owner Vince McMahon's law and that he will abide by it. Vince is then wheeled to the ring, and Vince tells Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco to "put the boots to him." Brisco and Patterson then mockingly slap at Austin before punching him in the corner. Referee Earl Hebrner then pulls Brisco away, allowing Austin to hit Brisco and Patterson with Stone Cold Stunners before "The Rock" Rocky Maivia gets back in the ring and hits Brisco and Patterson with a double People's Elbow. Austin then confronts and beats up WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter, and Vince tries to escape only to find out his wheelchair cannot go up the ramp. Austin then topples the wheelchair backwards and stomps Vince a few times before heading back to the back and leaving the crowd happy. Slaughter, Brisco and Patterson then bumble around as they help Vince back in the wheelchair, and they end up carrying Vince all the way back to the back without putting him in it. Vince almost tears up a fan's sign, but the fan gets it away from McMahon and company before they can grab it.