Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for November 2, 1998

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Alex Wright beats Norman Smiley.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Disco Inferno beats Kaz Hayashi after Hayashi chases Sonny Onoo - who shows up near the end of the match - around the ring.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker T, who has not been seen since August 24th. Booker T says he has nothing but love for Stevie Ray, and tells him to do his own thing while he does his own, and goes on to say they will take care of family business when needed. But when he was laying on the cement that August night, one person came up on him and whacked him on the knee, and if that person has the guts, they will meet him in the middle of the ring, and if they don't meet in the middle of the ring, they can go at it in the back. That man is identified as Scott Hall, and he tells Hall he will "kick [him] where the good Lord split [him]."

Ricky Medlock of Lynyrd Skynyrd is seen in the front row.

Fit Finley beats Scott Putski.

We see Raven in the back. Raven quotes Kris Kristofferson: "Freedom is another word for 'nothing left to lose.'" All of a sudden, Kanyon shows up and ruins what he calls Raven's "self-pity party."

We see a video package of the recent goings on between Chris Jericho and Goldberg.

Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller says he wants to whup somebody tonight, and knows nobody in the crowd wants a piece of him. He then demands an opponent, saying he can beat them up. He gets a taker in the form of Steve Armstrong, and Miller tells him his hands and feet are registered weapons and that he is a three-time karate champion. He gives him the usual five seconds to leave the ring, but it only takes two for Armstrong to attack Miller from behind.

Ernest "The Cat" Miller quickly beats Scott Armstrong with a spinning roundhouse kick from the top rope. Miller hokes Armstrong out after the match, then Steve Armstrong shows up and attacks Miller. Sonny Ono distracts Steve, and Miller lays Steve out with a kick before getting a three-count. After that, Miller demands "Bullet" Bob Armstrong come out so he can fight him.

Wrath beats Kendall Windham.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. He has a match with Lex Luger later tonight. Hart says hurting people is fun and nice, but it takes its toll. Unfortunately for him, he has a nasty groin pull and the doctors are not letting him wrestle tonight. Okerlund says he saw him in the back moving just fine, but Hart insists he has a groin pull and accuses Okerlund of baiting him into a siutation where he will get hurt some more. He says people hide under chairs when they see him, and that he taught Diamond Dallas Page the hard way that he can be wiped out after he took the United States title from him. He also says Sting suffered the consequences for bringing a bat to the ring. He plans to teach everyone a lesson and make them all suffer, and then says Lex Luger is out of a match because he is hurt. Lex Luger shows up, and confronts Bret for saying how good he is only to back out due to being hurt. Bret accuses Luger of provoking him into a match where he will get hurt some more, but Luger says Bret isn't hurt at all and that he is pathetic. Bret says he should consider this as a blessing as this means he won't beat him. Lex calls him a gutless coward, then rebounds off the rope and hits Bret with a clothesline - nearly tagging Okerlund with it in the process - before putting Bret in the Torture Rack.

We see more clips of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair wrestling, this time against Hollywood (then Hulk) Hogan at Halloween Havoc 1994 under the duress of Eric Bischoff. All of a sudden, The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) show up. Anderson tells "Mean" Gene Okerlund that they will get down to the truth tonight. He knows that nWo Hollywood vs. the Horsemen has to go down, but instead of letting it happen, Bischoff plays kids' games. Anderson says pro wrestling is a man's game, and that Eric Bischoff does not even know how to be a man. With the selected clips from the Hogan/Flair matches, and says he has enough of Bischoff putting forth falsehoods and that Hogan was a man back then and not a figure hiding behind Bischoff's political power and purse strings as a shell of his former self. He is not crying for Flair, because Flair is a 13-time World champion while Bischoff has never been top contender for anything. He tells Bischoff to let the men do the fighting, and to take the pocket knife and find out what it's like to be in a man's sport, as Bischoff is afraid of dealing with a symbol of excellence in the Horsemen. Flair tells Bischoff he can play a thousand tapes of him getting beat, but he can't walk the aisle and get an ounce of respect because he has never been there, paid the price, walked the aisle and most of all, he is an overbearing punk. He is tired of paying fines for saying what he thinks. He has the Horsemen, and if Bischoff doesn't like it, he can "line them up," as the Horsemen are the best thing going today. Tonight, they are going to South Beach to rock and roll. Malenko asks the Horsemen to get the party started, as he will join up later after showing Raven why he is a Horsemen. Benoit says the Horsemen are continuing to set the standard. Mongo says Bischoff was going to mess around and make that last brain cell pop, and he's going to show him and the locker room how to giddy-up and go.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

We see a video package of the Nitro Girls, followed by a Nitro Girls performance.

J.R. Nicklaus of Worthington, Ohio is the winner of this week's Nitro Party Pack winner. We see some footage from his Nitro Party.

We see a video package of Goldberg.

Scott Norton beats Van Hammer.

Trainer Danny Young is seen taping up the lower abdomen of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart.

Saturn calls out Eddie Guerrero, telling him that if he is man enough to face him 6-on-1, he is man enough to face him one-on-one. Eddie Guerrero shows up, and tells Saturn if he wants a piece of him, he'll show him what being Latino is all about.

Saturn beats Eddie Guerrero by disqualification after he is attacked by The Latino World Order. Suddenly, Konnan shows up and tells Saturn that what Eddie is doing to the LWO is what Raven did with Raven's Flock, and tells Saturn that Eddie is using them. Saturn leaves, then Konnan then tells Eddie that he is not raza. Eddie says Konnan is the last person who should be saying "viva la raza" as he does not consider him raza due to being part of nWo Wolfpac, and that he knows their tactics and that they are ready to beat them up with baseball bats, but there will be another day, on his terms and his turf, and to watch his back. Konnan tells Eddie to watch his back as well. Konnan then meets baseball player Alex Rodriguez on his way to the back.

Before the next match can even begin, WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon shows up, and Scott Steiner tells him he and WCW both suck before heading to the back.

Psychosis beats Rey Mysterio Jr. after a distraction by the Latino World Order.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Chris Jericho. Now that everyone knows the deepest, darkest secret, he lets loose another one: he has nothing but the highest respect and regard for Goldberg, one of the best champions of all time and almost as good as himself. He says the Jerichoholics know what they saw, and that the game films do not lie. He tells Goldberg he respects him and he wishes him nothing but the best in all of his future endeavors.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

Dean Malenko beats Raven by disqualification after Kanyon interferes. "The Crippler" Chris Benoit tries to stop Kanyon, but he is attacked from behind by Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and put in a hammerlock outside of the ring. During the match, Lodi shows up carrying signs, but Steve "Mongo" McMichael shows up and hits him in the behind with a leather belt. After the match, Lex Luger shows up and feigns injury, and The Giant comes out and helps Bret out of the ring before Luger can attack him. The Giant then offers to replace Bret in their match.

Kidman and Chris Jericho wrestle to a time limit draw. Chris Jericho retains the WCW World Television Championship. Before the match, it is announced that The Giant will officially replace Bret "The Hit Man" Hart tonight in Bret's match against Lex Luger.

WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon is joined by Kenny Kaos at the commentary table. Due to Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell's actions from last week, Bagwell has been fined $50,000 and Steiner has been fined $100,000. Upon hearing this, Scott Steiner charges at Dillon, and Bagwell has to hold him back. Bagwell and Steiner then enter the ring, and Scott Steiner says that WCW sucks and that there is nobody in WCW that can control the rage inside of him. Dillon can fine him all he wants or send anyone at him (including "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, whom he calls "a skirt-wearing queer"), because he doesn't care. Bagwell takes the microphone from Scott Steiner before he can tell WCW to kiss his ass, and asks Kenny Kaos to head to the ring, as he has nothing to do with this and that he was just caught in the middle. Kenny Kaos shows up as Scott Steiner says there are people in WCW who only get airtime because they kiss butt, and that he does not kiss butt and never will, for he is the man and he is legit. Bagwell tells Kaos that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Scott then attacks Kaos from behind as Bagwell says they like how stupid he is and that he is no world tag team champion before Scott Steiner puts Kenny Kaos in the Steiner Recliner. Scott says WCW sucks and that they are the nWo, and that they do what they want to do when they want to do it.

Before the next match, Scott Hall says that the last time he saw Kevin Nash, he was really in a hole in the wall. He also brags about injuring Booker T and saying that he is only mad now, and tells Booker T "Don't sing it, bring it."

Booker T beats Scott Hall by disqualification after Scott Hall uses referee Billy Silverman as a human shield to block a top rope missile drop kick from Booker.

Lex Luger beats The Giant by disqualification after Bret "The Hit Man" Hart attacks Luger and works on his knee with a section of guardrail before putting him in the Sharpshooter. Suddenly, Goldberg gets in the ring, hits The Giant with a Spear, then accidentally Spears Luger when Bret dodges out of the way.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for November 2, 1998

RAW

Shane McMahon starts tonight's show. It is noticed that there is a steel cage high above the ring, and it is announced that WWF owner Vince McMahon is not in the building. In the absence of his father Vince and as acting WWF chairman, he announces that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will get his shot at the WWF Championship the night after Survivor Series on Raw against whoever is champion. He then brings out "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. As Austin shows up, Vince McMahon makes it to the arena, and Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, The Big Boss Man and WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter help Vince to the stage and stick it to everyone who though he would not make it to the arena tonight. Vince says any talk that he is retiring is wishful thinking, and after everyone makes it clear that they would like it if he stepped down, quit or died, Vince says he will only step down from his position in the World Wrestling Federation on the day he dies, and when he dies, he doesn't want anybody at his funeral as he wants to go straight to Hell, since he's been there as of late, anyway. Vince says he has been in a living hell thanks to his son Shane as well as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. He relieves Shane of his corporate responsibilities, and he is no longer an officer of the World Wrestling Federation. If Shane wants gainful employment again, he will have to do it as a referee. If he cannot do that correctly, he will bust him down to the ring crew where he began. He says Shane scarred him emotionally last week, and hurt him the most when he said he was a lot like him after all. Vince then tells Shane he is nothing like him, but that he is a lot like his mother. As for Austin, he cannot do a thing about his new contract, but he can tell him that he will get his title shot at Survivor Series, not the night afterwards, and if he makes it to the match, he will have wrestled four times that night. Vince then reveals that Austin will be facing The Big Boss Man in his first match in the Deadly Games Tournament. Before he leaves, Vince says he's been hearing the "asshole" chant a lot, and tells the fans they're all assholes.

During the commercial break, WWF owner Vince McMahon chews out Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler, telling them to "get your stuff straight" and tells them that someone will be paying hard time in the steel cage above the ring tonight.

D-Generation X (X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) vs. The Brood (Gangrel, Edge, Christian) ends when Kane shows up and attacks everyone else in the match with a choke slam while Gangrel and Road Dogg fight in the crowd. Before the match, it is announced that X-Pac will be in the Deadly Games Tournament and that the tournament brackets will be released later tonight.

During the break, Michael Cole interviews WWF owner Vince McMahon, who confronts him over asking him how he felt when his son emotionally wrecked him last night. The Big Boss Man grabs Cole by his throat, asks Cole how he feels, and tells him that was how he felt last week.

When Road Warrior Hawk comes to the ring before the next match, he is unable to walk in a straight line down the ramp and is assumed to be drunk. When Darren Drozdov (at this point, known as just "Droz") attacks Hawk before the bell can ring, it is apparent that cannot fight back, and their match ends in a no contest when Road Warrior Animal shows up with several referees. Animal tells Droz to head to the back, then chews Hawk out, saying 14 years just went down the tube.

We see some footage from moments ago where The Big Boss Man and WWF owner Vince McMahon chew Jim Cornette out, telling him to shut up about 1980s wrestling and to return to his commentary.

Michael Cole interviews Mankind and Al Snow. Snow says they get along just fine, but it is just that Mankind talks to a sock. Mankind says that he and Snow will take down The Oddities (Luna Vachon, Golga, Kurrgan, Giant Silva) tonight.

Dusty Hill of ZZ Top is seen in the crowd before the next match.

The Oddities (Kurrgan and Golga) beat Al Snow and Mankind. During the match, it is announced that WWF owner Vince McMahon has just had an altercation with ring announcer Howard Finkel. Near the end of the match, Mankind cannot find Socko and heads to the back to find him, much to the annoyance of Al Snow, who gets Sidewalk Slammed by Kurgan and nearly leg dropped by Golga. Despite Snow's best efforts, he is defeated.

We see footage from moments ago of WWF owner Vince McMahon confronting basketball star Shaquille O'Neal for not having a backstage pass.

Backstage, Mankind looks for Mr. Socko.

Before the next match, Steven Regal - who is in the Deadly Games Tournament at Survivor Series - says he is in the WWF to see if there are any "real men's men" like himself in the back. He does not think there is, and asks that if anyone thinks they are, to come out from the back and face him in the ring. He gets Goldust, who is announced to also be in the Deadly Games Tournament. It is then announced that the brackets for the Deadly Games Tournament will be revealed after the next match.

Steven Regal vs. Goldust ends when Kane shows up and choke slams both men. During the match, Terri Runnels shows up in a dress similar to when she went by the name Marlena, as well as the high heels and cigar to match. Terri Runnels gets in the ring to try to help Goldust, and referees and officials have to convince Kane to put her down. Unfortunately, Tony Garea gets choke slammed, and everyone else scatters.

We see the tournament brackets for the Deadly Games Tournament at Survivor Series. The Undertaker and Kane both get a bye in the first round, and face each other in the semi-finals. The other first round matches are as follows: The Rock vs. "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Goldust vs. "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock, Mankind vs. a mystery opponent, Jeff Jarrett vs. Al Snow, X-Pac vs. Steven Regal, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. The Big Boss Man.

Mankind is seen talking with WWF owner Vince McMahon while The Big Boss Man watches. Vince asks Mankind not to interfere in the next match between "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock and The Rock. Mankind promises. In return, he is given a new championship that has never been seen before: the WWF Hardcore Championship, which is a broken WWF Championship belt with some paint on it. Vince says he lost a son tonight, but says he may have gained another one. Mankind replies by saying "Gee, thanks...Dad."

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, we see footage from moments ago where WWF owner Vince McMahon is seen with "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock. Vince tells the cameraman to get out. After The Rock shows up, Vince McMahon shows up with The Big Boss Man, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter, and says that since he has a problem with the people, he has a problem with the People's Champion. If The Rock does not win the WWF Intercontinental Championship, he will not be going to the Deadly Games Tournament at Survivor Series, much less be the #1 contender for the WWF Championship.

The Rock beats "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock by disqualification. During the match, "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock sends The Rock into referee Tim White, knocking White down. Shamrock grabs a steel chair from outside of the ring, but when he swings it at The Rock, it bounces off the top rope and hits him in the face. The Rock is able to hit The People's Elbow, but the referee is down. Shamrock tries to revive the referee, but Shamrock hits The Rock in the back with the steel chair, and the referee sees this happen. Shamrock retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Since The Rock did not win the Intercontinental Championship, he is out of Survivor Series. Vince calls The Rock "The People's Chump" before he and his stooges walk away.

The Rock is seen trashing the locker room, asking where WWF owner Vince McMahon is at.

Before the next match, Val Venis says that "The Big Valbowski" is a lot like Hakeem Olajuwon. Whether he's shooting on the hoop from the outside, or making that drive to the hole in the inside, "The Big Valbowski" scores every single time.

Val Venis beats Jeff Jarrett by disqualification after Venis is crotched on the top rope by The Blue Blazer. Jarrett nods approvingly at The Blue Blazer before the Blazer leaves.

A police car is seen backstage at the arena. Two police officers show up.

StoneCold.com is advertised.

WWF owner Vince McMahon is seen talking to three police officers. He says The Rock has threatened his life and has torn up furniture, and asks them to arrest The Rock.

Before the next match, The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) show up dressed like The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), complete with imitation tag team titles. They then soundly mock the Outlaws.

The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) vs. The Nation (D'Lo Brown and "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry when Kane shows up yet again and decimates everyone in the match. During the match, it is announced that StoneCold.com will be launched tomorrow night with a live netcast at 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific. It is also announced that Chyna is taking a leave of absence from the WWF until her legal issues with Mark Henry have been taken care of.

Police are seen backstage arresting The Rock and placing him in the back of a squad car while WWF owner Vince McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and The Big Boss Man watch.

Owen Hart shows up. He says he is here tonight on the request of Dan "The Beast" Severn. Even though he apologized to Severn a long time ago, he cannot apologize enough. He says was an accident, that he never did it, and he did the honorable thing and retired. He is no longer on the WWF roster, and he came here from his home in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to hear what Severn has to say. Severn shows up, wearing a neck brace, and tells Owen he is not here for an apology as it would not mean anything. Severn says Owen says he is sorry for hurting him and that he has retired, but he is not kidding anybody by running around dressed as The Blue Blazer. He came here to look into the eyes of the man who stole his livelihood, and came here to tell him that he is nothing but scum. Owen pushes Severn to the mat, then clotheslines him. "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman rushes into the ring and chases Owen out.

Dan "The Beast" Severn is rushed into an ambulance on a stretcher. He then turns around and hits Owen Hart with a jumping front kick. Suddenly, The Blue Blazer shows up and attacks Blackman while Owen kicks Blackman in the groin. Referees and officials have to restore order, and Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler are shocked that Owen Hart and The Blue Blazer have been seen in the same place at the same time. (Strangely, the person dressed as the Blue Blazer has darker skin than Owen Hart.)

The steel cage is finally lowered towards the ring.

WWF owner Vince McMahon is wheeled out by Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter and The Big Boss Man. If he had his way, he would take tonight's crowd and put them in the cage and every single one of them would pay hard time. Vince and company slowly make their way to the ring, and asks that he be left next to the announcers. After that, Vince commands The Big Boss Man to take his cohorts and make sure the steel cage is secure inside and out, and that the cage door locks. Vince says that a lot of individuals in the WWF deserve to pay hard time, and all he asked for was a cup of coffee. The Big Boss Man then attacks Brisco, Patterson and Slaughter at Vince McMahon's command, and tells his stooges that this is what happens when anyone crosses him. He tells them that they will stand by him and that they will not run, not from "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and not from anybody. Pat Patterson cries to Vince to stop the attack, and Vince says he will stop when Patterson, Brisco and Slaughter pledge allegiance to Vince. Vince then commands The Big Boss Man to rip their clothes off, but "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up and climbs up the cage and gets inside just to get a piece of The Big Boss Man. Pat Patterson then hits Austin in the leg with a nightstick, but Austin immediately focuses on Patterson. The Big Boss Man attacks Austin from behind, then assaults him with the nightstick. Suddenly, Shane McMahon gets in the cage and tries to call a halt to the carnage. Vince then commands The Big Boss Man to spare Shane, but Shane responds by flipping his father Vince off. The Undertaker's music then hits, and The Undertaker appears with Paul Bearer, and gets in the cage to fight Austin. Austin and The Undertaker brawl, then Kane shows up and sets the steel cage on fire before attacking Austin and The Undertaker to end the show.

After the show goes off the air, the three-way brawl between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Kane and The Undertaker continues. Austin hits Kane with a Stone Cold Stunner before getting out of the cage and attacking The Big Boss Man with a nightstick. Austin then focuses on WWF owner Vince McMahon, and The Undertaker and Kane then head to the back before Austin topples Vince's wheelchair backwards, picking Vince up, kicking him a few times in the injured leg, sending him into the ring and offering to shake his hand. Vince shakes his hand, then Austin flips him off and hits him with a Stone Cold Stunner. As Austin celebrates, The Big Boss Man then tries to get Vince out of the ring, but Austin drags him back in and hits him with another Stone Cold Stunner. Austin then whacks Boss Man in the head with the steel cage door and celebrates at ringside again. The Big Boss Man then checks on Vince alongside a referee as Austin heads to the back and tosses his shirt to a fan. The Big Boss Man and the referee then slowly help Vince to his feet, but Austin comes back, steals Vince's wheelchair and wheels it over to the stage. Vince somehow manages to climb up to the top of the cage and demand his wheelchair be returned, but Austin breaks it by tumbling it around before tossing it off the stage. Vince then has to limp back to the back, assisted by The Big Boss Man.