Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 13, 1997

Eric Bischoff, "Macho Man" Randy Savage - in a neck brace - and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up to start the show. It is noted by commentary that Hogan has shown up without the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in his possession. Bischoff announces the premiere of Hogan's new movie Assault on Devil's Island on TNT on October 28, and asks the fans not to sneak signs advertising the premiere to WWF shows as "they would really hate that." Bischoff then Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has a lot of gall to force The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) to defend the tag titles tonight and to allow Diamond Dallas Pag eto injure Savage last week. Hogan calls the injury to Savage inexcusable, and that Piper should be preventing injuries and not causing them, but the nWo will soon take care of this. Hogan then says that Piper now has the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in his possession, and says Piper's use of the word "icon" is one reason for him to destroy him. He knows that Piper will be in the building tonight, and he will take the World title back while the nWo will drop Diamond Dallas Page like a bad habit.

Before the opening bout, it is announced before the match that Disco Inferno vs. Jacqueline will not be for the WCW World Television Championship due to a ruling by the Nevada State Athletic Commission stating that a mixed gender match cannot be for a male-dominated title, therefore making the bout a non-title match.

Eddie Guerrero retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Psychosis, who is no longer accompanied by Sonny Onoo.

Mike Tenay makes another report on lucha libra and the masked luchadores, this time on the Mexico City mask-masking workshop of Victor Martinez, the meaning of the mask in lucha libre, and what it means to lose one's mask in lucha de apuestas, or "bet matches."

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper says he has two orders of business to take care of right now: telling Eric Bischoff he's the boss and calling what happened to "Macho Man" Randy Savage justice. He then focuses on "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, saying he doesn't deserve the WCW World Heavyweight Championship after what he did to it, and that he has put it in good hands where he won't find it. He also has one more piece of business that is very important: admitting that he was right about The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) and forcing them to put the tag team titles on the line tonight or they will be stripped of the titles and made "more nakeder than the day they were born."

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Steven Regal. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Debra McMichael and addresses rumors that Jeff Jarrett is no longer part of World Championship Wrestling, confirming that Jarrett has left the company and has a new partner. Mongo shows up and says that he warned her about Jarrett and that when two snakes get in to bed together, one bits the other sooner or later. He then tells Debra to go back home and get back in the kitchen where she can really be a star. Okerlund says Mongo has won by default, but Debra says she has a plan and a big surprise for Mongo at Halloween Havoc as she always gets her way, and tells him that a dead snake can still bite.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Glacier and "The Cat" Ernest Miller! Alex Wright! Rey Mysterio Jr.! Steve "Mongo" McMichael!

We see some pre-recorded from Sonny Onoo, where he says he has been unable to teach Ultimo Dragon some respect with the luchadors, and now he has the real deal in the form of Yuji Nagata. Thanks to "a little friend in the WCW office," Nagata and the Dragon will square off at Halloween Havoc, and he will recollect the debt that he can never pay. We the hear from Yuji Nagata briefly.

Yuji Nagata beats Chris Jericho with the Reverse Figure Four Leg Lock, which Nagata calls the Nagata Lock.

We see Raven near a crib, and he makes the following statement: "My earliest memories are not of anything specific. They're more like memories of feelings as opposed to events. Feelings of abandonment, feelings of loneliness, feelings of sadness. They say our destiny is formed in those earliest moment, that our fate is determined at this critical juncture. The chosen begin their paths toward greatness; the ill-fated are doomed from the beginning. The unfortunate devour themselves in search for annihilation. You see, we are all prisoners of our own nature, locked in a certain pattern of behavior. I could no sooner change the path that I've been placed upon than I could stop a swallow from migrating or a salmon from spawning. So it is written. So it shall pass. Quoth the Raven, nevermore."

Bill Goldberg beats Scotty Riggs. (This is the first match in which Goldberg comes out to the entrance that he will best be known for, which was originally used by other former WCW talents, including former Bad Company member Pat Tanaka.) Raven, Perry Saturn, and an unknown man who is just as grungy-looking as the other two are seen in the front row before the match. We learn that Goldberg's finisher, which he has used to finish off his first three opponents, is known as the Jackhammer.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Before the next match, Scott Hall and Syxx show up, the latter wearing Kevin Nash's half of the tag team titles as per "Wolfpack Rules." Scott Hall says WCW is acting real tough with a hand-picked referee in "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko and Lex Luger together, saying they couldn't beat him on their best night. He also says that The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) have challenged them knowing that Kevin Nash is at home from knee surgery, but being the working men they are, they will still defend the tag titles against The Steiners.

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat The Wolfpack (Scott Hall and Syxx, with the latter replacing Kevin Nash due to "Wolfpack Rules") for the WCW World Tag Team Championships after Scott Hall drags the referee out of the ring and knocks him out only to be distracted by "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko. Zbyszko counts the pinfall for The Steiner Brothers to take the tag titles away from the nWo.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Before the next match, it is announced that "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko is an assigned official at World Championship Wrestling and The Steiner Brothers' (Rick and Scott Steiner) tag team title win is official, and that if Eric Bischoff - who no longer has the power to instantly reverse such decisions - wants to challenge the results, he will have to go through Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

Dean Malenko beats Rey Mysterio Jr. after Eddie Guerrero shows up and rips Rey's mask off his face.

Diamond Dallas Page says he doesn't know what success is as he hasn't reached his goals in or out of the ring. He doesn't measure his goals the way other people due, including "the Hogans and the Savages," like how big his house is or how expensive his car is. He and Kimberly live in the same house, he still hangs out with the same guys and he still works out at the Power Plant to keep his edge. He's the same person, only more focused, as he can't afford not to be more focused. He has respect for what Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has done as Interim WCW Commissioner, noting he has a lot of his plate and that he appreciates what he did for him last week as it could have gotten ugly. He mentions the rules for his match against "Macho Man" Randy Savage at Halloween Havoc, saying "no rules" makes a man think as he knows what a savage Savage is and how much he hates him. More than anything, he knows how much he's going to be hurting after the match. He would be lying if he wasn't the least bit nervous, but it keeps him coming back to the Power Plant as it keeps him focused and reminded of where he comes from. He is not looking past Halloween Havoc as he cannot afford a negative thought in his head, as negative breeds negative and positive breeds positive. Halloween Havoc is the only thing he can afford to think about.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper again. On the subject of the tag team title match from earlier tonight, "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko has been sanctioned as a referee for Halloween Havoc, and the decision for that match stands. He knows that the nWo says tradition bites, and tells them reality bites, too before screaming "Hail the Steiners!" He says that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan are getting ready for the cage match of the century as Eric Bischoff and "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up. Bischoff confronts Piper, calling him an "interim junior wanna-be commissioner" and that he will pay for "the felonious assault that he was an accomplice in" to Savage last week as he tells him he couldn't fill his slippers. He also demands that Hogan be given the World title back and The Wolfpack (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Syxx) be given the tag team titles back. Piper immediately goes into battle mode, wrapping his belt around his fist, but Konnan, Buff Bagwell, Vincent and Scott Norton show up to outnumber him. All of a sudden, a man in a Sting mask and brown wig slowly walks to the ring only to strike Piper with his baseball bat before taking the mask off to reveal it was Hogan in disguise all along. The nWo then gang up on Piper.

We see a video package for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. Curt Hennig for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship at Halloween Havoc.

Scott Norton beats Ray Traylor after Vincent distracts referee Mickey Jay and Buff Bagwell hands Norton a can of spray paint to use as a weapon. During the match, Billy Kidman shows up with a grungier look and joins Raven, Perry Saturn and the as-of-yet unnamed third man in the front row. After the match, Bagwell, Norton and Vincent stomp on Ray Traylor before Norton spray paints "nWo" on Traylor's back.

Disco Inferno reverses a roll-up and grabs the tights to retain the WCW World Television Championship against Alex Wright despite the distraction from Jacqueline.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Curt Hennig for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship...or does he? During the match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair tries to get involved in the match but is stopped by WCW security. He somehow manages to get his hands on Hennig just as referee Randy Anderson counts three and chases him out of the ring.

Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and referee Randy Anderson return with the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, and Diamond Dallas Page is awarded the win. and the nWo rushes in to attack both Page and Piper, with Eric Bischoff joining in on the fun last. "Macho Man' Randy Savage hits Page with a top rope elbow drop, revealing that his neck is not hurt. Sting is also seen in the audience at the end of the show, but it is revealed to be yet another man in a Sting mask, followed by another...and another...and another. Multiple people dressed as Sting approach the ring, and they are all attacked by the nWo, and as they get beat up, more and more men dressed as Sting show up, but one of them is the real one underneath a Sting match, much to the surprise of The New World Order. He hands Piper the WCW WOrld Heavyweight Championship as the nWo runs out of the ring.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 13, 1997

It is announced tonight that if The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) do not win the WWF Tag Team Championships tonight, they will retire.

Vince McMahon interviews The Hart Foundation (Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, Owen Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart) in the ring to start the show. Before Bret can speak on what has happened to him recently, The Kliq ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna, "Ravishing" Rick Rude) shows up on the TitanTron. Shawn says Bret is "jerkin' the curtain on my cards" before showing footage of himself sticking the Canadian flag up his nose last week. Triple H says his hands are still hurting from last week and that he is younger, better and bigger than Bret in more ways that one. We then see the ringside beatdown on Bret from Shawn and Chyna just before Triple H got the win last week as Shawn and Triple H laugh their heads off. An enraged Bret challenges Shawn and Triple H to a match right now, but Shawn declined as he beat Bret at WrestleMania and will do it again at Survivor Series, and says he'll beat up his entire family if he gets in his way again. Triple H threatens to beat Bret up, but then realizes he did it last week. Shawn says that he and Bret will cross path with him again tonight, then Shawn and Triple H come to an agreement that they are somehow degenerates and agree upon a new name to call themselves: D-Generation X. Shawn then states "You make the rules, and we plan to break 'em!" Bret tells the newly christened D-Generation X that they won't make it to Survivor Series. Right after this, The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) show up, starting the opening match.

After the commercial break, D-Generation X ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chyna, "Ravishing" Rick Rude) show up and force their way onto commentary for the match, and proceed fun of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and eating bananas at the expense of Vince McMahon and Jim Ross..

Owen Hart vs. Kama Mustafa ends in a no-contest when Triple H and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels lure Bret Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart into a brawl with The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) near the commentary table.

The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) proclaim that they will get rid of The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) once and for all, saying it was LOD's time then and it's their time now and that getting rid of them will be worth it.

Max Mini and Nova beat Mosaic and Tarantula.

The WWF SummerSlam Super Supper Sweepstakes is here! Your favorite WWF Superstar will come to your hometown and take you and ten of your friends out to dinner! To enter, mail a 3x5 card with your name, address, date of birth, phone number and the name of your favorite WWF Superstar to: Survivor Series Super Supper Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 1429, Carmel, IN 46032. The grand prize winner will be called during Survivor Series.

Kane and Paul Bearer show up before Flash Funk can face "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Flash Funk tries to fight Kane, but Kane choke slams him before hitting the Tombstone Piledriver. Bearer says that he and Kane will take away everything The Undertaker has every dreamed of and everything he has accomplished. Human eye has not seen nor human ear heard what Kane has in store for him, and that they will stroll through the WWF and destroy everyone in Kane's path. After Kane and Paul Bearer leave, D-Generation X shows up and Shawn "beats" Flash Funk, with Triple H counting the "pinfall," Chyna acting as timekeeper and "Ravishing" RIck Rude accidentally calling Shawn "the pecan of the World Wrestling Federation" before correcting himself.

Before the next match, The Jackyl says that The Disciples of Apocalypse are big, strong individuals, but he has two thugs and a skyscraper in The Truth Commission (Sniper, Recon, The Interrogator) telling him he has nothing to worry about, and that The D.O.A.'s mechanized joyride comes to an end.

The Disciples of Apocalypse (Skull and 8-Ball) beat The Truth Commission (Sniper and Recon) by disqualification when The Jackyl sends one of the biker twins out of the ring by pulling down the top rope. Both factions brawl at ringside after the match, and The Interrogator nearly chokes one of the bikers out.

The intro to the show replays to signify the start of War Zone.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin is interviewed in the ring by Vince McMahon. Vince has the contract for the WWF Intercontinental Championship match between Austin and Owen Hart as promised, and announces that Austin will be officially reinstated at Survivor Series if he signs the contract. Austin says he doesn't trust him as far as he can throw him and tells him to sign the contract first. Vince signs, then Austin says they have a deal, but Vince tells Austin he has to sign or else he's not getting the match. Austin stands on the second rope and signs the contract in front of the fans. Ausin says there's one thing left to do, and Vince has the feeling it's another Stone Cold Stunner, but instead, Austin wants to shake his hand. They shake hands, but Austin doesn't let go and jerks Vince forward, saying he could turned his lights out and he knows it. Vince then asks Austin what he was doing at the Intercontinental Championship match at Badd Blood. Austin says Faarooq was at the wrong place at the wrong time, that he has nothing against The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) that he wants Owen Hart's ass, and that he does what he wants when he wants. The Nation shows up on the stage, telling Austin "he crossed the railroad tracks" and that Austin sacrificed himself to The Nation. Austin says he doesn't understand a word Faarooq said, but knows he's ticked off, and tells The Nation to get in the ring so they can stomp a mudhole in them and walk it dry. Rocky Maivia volunteers, but he runs right into a Stone Cold Stunner before Austin crawls out of the ring and flees through the crowd.

At Kontrol Headquarters - and in an advertisement for Lazer Tag - The Chief is really "Classy" Freddie Blassie aka The Evil Dr. Madman, but Agent Sable stops him and his goons to...save Mascarita Sagrada? "Dr. Madman" and his goons then go back to playing cards.

The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) say they will find out if they have the fire and desire to be tag team champions after losing out on the titles once before against Owen Hart and The British Bulldog due to outside interference, which they say they have never let bother them before. Animal says they don't want to be living on yesteryear by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Hawk says they will find out if they're on top of the hill or over the hill, and if they're over the hill, they're gone.

An article on the Light Heavyweight Division is on the newest issue of WWF Magazine available on newsstands tomorrow.

Before the next match, Vince McMahon calls New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick a "miserable son of a bitch," with the last part of that insult bleeped out.

"Too Sexy" Brian Christopher reverses a roll-up and grabs the tights to beat Tajiri in a Light Heavyweight Division match. Tajiri kicks Christopher out of the ring after the match.

Jim Cornette calls out New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick for being vehemently against professional wrestling, saying that the world would be better served if World Championship Wrestling closed shop rather than have Ted Turner donate $1 billion to charity. He also calls him out for calling for and spearheading the media barrage over the WWF steroid scandal of recent years in which the Federation and Vince McMahon were proven innocent, as well as ignoring the fact that WWF and McMahon were found innocent. When MSG Network fired Marv Albert, Mushnick used the opportunity to write a column saying that the Garden should cancel wrestling matches. He also hates wrestling fans, saying that the WWF would be out of business "if not for America's lunatic fringe and the disaffected," and that people who take their children to wrestling shows "don't know right from wrong." Mushnick has also wrriten that the majority of wrestling fans who contact him prove his point by flooding his mailbox with "profanities, obscenities and other acts that show them to be a disenfranchised subculture." Cornette says that the wrestling fans do not enjoy being insulted by publications that they pay to read, don't appreciate being told how to raise their children, and definitely do not want a pompous, self-righteous man with a grudge sitting on top of Mount Olympus looking down his nose at the wrestling fans and campaigning to take away the constitutional right that every American is guaranteed: the freedom of speech, choice and the ability to enjoy any type of entertainment they choice. Cornette says that these are facts, not rumors or suppositions, and that it is time the people tell Mushnick what they think of him. Cornette then calls out Mushnick for using Brian Pillman's death for his outcry against wrestling in which Mushnick writes that the media doesn't look hard enough at professional wrestling and that if what happened to Pillman happened in baseball, it would be page one material and a federal inquiry would be launched. Cornette admits that Pillman was a friend of his, and calls Mushnick taking advantage of Pillman's death "more vulgar and obscene than he's ever accused the professional wrestling industry to be guilty of." On behalf of the fans, the industry, Pillman's family, Cornette tells anyone in America who denies any one man the right to force his morals and beliefs on all of us and take away our consitutional rights to "go to Hell and reform things down there, because we're doing just fine up here."

It is announced before the next match that Goldust and Marlena did not renew their wedding vows last week on Raw out of respect for the Pillman family.

Goldust beats Savio Vega with Marlena's purse when Marlena tosses her cigar into the ring, distracting the referee. After the match, Goldust and Marlena run away from the rest of Los Boricuas (Miguel Perez, Jesus Castillo, Jose Estrada Jr.), who were ejected from ringside during the match for interference.

On the WWF Superstar Line, Jim Ross talks about WCW Executive Vice President Eric Bischoff's Internet tirade about him on Option 3.

Series 5 of the official WWF Superstars action figures is available now!

In the newest issue of Raw Magazine: Did the Titan "suits" instigate a war? Also, coverage of the feud between Triple H and Mankind from the past summer!

"Ravishing" Rick Rude kicks The Patriot and tosses coffee into his face before he can face Hunter Hearst Helmsley. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and Triple H hold a mock interview when WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up and puts him in a match immediately against someone else. Slaughter then says he is tired of what Chyna, Triple H and Shawn for having no respect for anybody as Rude heads to the back, demanding that they start showing respect. Shawn and Triple H promise to start showing respect before telling Sgt. Slaughter to "suck it," then Sgt. Slaughter brings out Ahmed Johnson, but The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, Rocky Maivia) attack Ahmed as Shawn and Triple H retreat. Rick Rude comes back with popcorn and soda, and D-Generation X (Shawn, Triple H, Chyna, Rude) watch as The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) and "The World 's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock rush in to make the save for Ahmed. The Legion of Doom then calls out The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn), telling them to get their hillbilly asses out here so they can be tag team champs.

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The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) beat The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn) . During the match, Road Warrior Animal hurts his shoulder, and Henry O. Godwinn hits the referee with the Slop Drop. When ANimal sees what has happened on the TitanTron, he gets back into action. When Uncle Cletus tries to knock Animal out with his horseshoe, Animal ducks and Cletus hits Henry instead. Phineas I. Godwinn goes for a piledriver, but Hawk blocks it and sets up an impromptu Doosmday Device to take the tag team titles after another referee runs in to count the pinfall. The Godwinns then attack Uncle Cletus for costing them the match and the titles.