Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 2, 1995

Ric Flair shows up on commentary at the start of the show and hypes up his match against Arn Anderson tonight.

Lex Luger beats "Macho Man" Randy Savage with the Torture Rack after the referee is knocked out after being caught in an Irish Whip to the corner and The Giant choke slams Savage as the referee is down.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Flyin' Brian and Arn Anderson vs. Bunkhouse Buck and "Dirty" Dick Slater! We find out why Johnny B. Badd missed his United States title shot last week! "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Big Bubba!

Disco Inferno's music comes on before the next match, and out comes Disco Inferno, who dances on the entrance ramp. His dancing is interrupted by Eddie Guerrero, who immediately confronts Disco and tells him to go back to the back.

Eddie Guerrero beats Dean Malenko with a surprise roll-up manuever. During the match, Hulk Hogan's limo makes it into the building, and Jimmy Hart tells Hulk Hogan to stay in the limo because The Giant is in the building and has choke slammed "Macho Man" Randy Savage and that Hulk himself is next as The Giant knows he'll be here. Despite Jimmy Hart's warnings, Hulk takes it upon himself to confront The Giant anyway. Not even minutes later, it is mentioned on commentary that there is a commotion backstage. After the match, Dean Malenko takes Eddie Guerrero aside and says he wants a rematch. Eddie tells him he's got it, and they both shake hands before Eddie leaves.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan in the ring. Hogan said he had to do some soul searching, and after spending some time with Jason Pittman, a young Hulkamaniac getting ready for a double lung transplant, who told him to "belly up to the bar and look The Giant in the eye," he knows what he has to do and he's going to the back to take on The Giant head-on. As Hulk Hogan circles the ringside area and shakes hands with the fans, a person dressed as an old woman throws powder into his face and hits him with a cane. The Zodiac and The Giant show up, and we find out the old woman is none other than The Taskmaster. The Giant rips the neck brace off of Hogan before twisting his neck again. The Taskmaster then shaves off Hulk Hogan's trademark mustache. The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs), who are supposed to be facing The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) in a tag team title defense after this, go after The Giant and The Zodiac, but they easily fall to The Giant. The Nasty Boys themselves try to make the save but fare no better. The trainer shows up to check on Hogan before The Zodiac and The Giant can cut Hulk Hogan's hair.

Ric Flair beats Arn Anderson by disqualification after the interference of Flyin' Brian. After the match, Arn Anderson and Flyin' Brian double-team Flair.

After the break, it is announced that Nick Bockwinkel has made a steel cage match between Ric Flair and Arn Anderson official for next week. Also: Sting vs. The Shark! Sabu vs. Mr J.L.! Big Bubba vs. Road Warrior Hawk!

Raw Deal - Raw recap for October 2, 1995

Razor Ramon beats The 1-2-3 Kid. During the match, Dean Douglas shows up to take some brief notes from the aisle before leaving. After the match, The 1-2-3 Kid strikes Razor Ramon, and the two of them keep fighting. The referee gets the idea, and we have a match after the match. During the commercial break, Razor counters a top rope attack from The Kid intoa power bomb and gets a second pinfall victory, and the three of them have a third match before the show goes back on the air. Razor beats The Kid a third time with a small package. They shake hands, and Razor raises The Kid's hand, but The Kid goes for a schoolboy pin, starting what looks like a fourth match, but then The 1-2-3 Kid then gives up.

It is announced that Diesel is defending the WWF Championship against The British Bulldog at In Your House, while Shawn Michaels will be defending the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Dean Douglas. Also, Undertaker will take on King Mabel, and Goldust makes his WWF debut against Marty Jannetty.

Before the next match, the WWF holds its very own poll: Is O.J. Simpson guilty? At 50 cents per call, all proceeds benefit the National Exchange Club Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse, and the results will be revealed before the end of the show. (Available only in the Eastern and Central Time Zones.)

Hunter Hearst Helmsley beats Barry Horowitz after quite the effort from Horowitz. During the match, it is announced that last week's Raw was the most-watched episode ever.

Current USWA Tag Team Champions PG-13 (JC Ice and Wolfie D) beat Al Brown and Sonny Rogers. Before the match, we see pre-recorded comments from PG-13 where they call out The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart Gunn).

Yokozuna, Owen Hart and The British Bulldog take on Diesel, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker next week on Raw.

Dok Hendrix advertises the new signature Bret "The Hit Man" Hart T-shirt. For $16 plus $3.95 shipping and handling, you can get this shirt along with a classic WWF videocassette.

Bret "The Hitman" Hart beats Jean-Pierre LaFitte with the Sharpshooter. After the match, Jerry "The King" Lawler challenges Bret Hart to a fight. Hart knocks him over the barricade only to be attacked from behind by Dr. Isaac Yankem, D.D.S.

After the break, it is announced that due to Lawler's recent action, there will be a steel cage match between Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and Dr. Isaac Yankem, D.D.S. on Raw in the coming weeks.

Jim Cornette says Yokozuna and Owen Hart are part of the six-man tag match next week to make things even when The Undertaker couldn't beat The British Bulldog by himself last week.

Diesel and "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels are part of next week's six-man tag team match because they want to be, not to help The Undertaker. Nevertheless, The Undertaker says that their team will be the vultures, and when night falls, so will Yokozuna, Owen Hart and The British Bulldog.

51% of voters in the O.J. Simpson poll say that O.J. is not guilty.