Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for March 5, 1998

The show starts with "Macho Man" Randy Savage receiving the Harvard Lampoon Real Man of the Year award for 1998 as part of a message from the New World Order. Savage says he knows what is wrong with the nWo and knows how to fix it as he receives his award. He is also seen signing autographs as he says that the pecking order of the nWo has changed and that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is no longer "the big kahuna."

The New World Order shows up. Eric Bischoff mocks "Macho Man" Randy Savage, saying he is not a real man compared to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, that a real man would admit that he has lived under Hogan's shadow all of his career, and that Savage is the second-most delusional human being he has ever met in his life. Hogan says it is quite clear that with him as the big kahuna, the whole nWo and his nWo-ites know that when you are with the nWo, you are with the nWo for life. He then says that once they line their ducks up in a row, Sting will be stung and that "Macho Man" will not be so macho anymore. Hogan then boasts about beating Savage like a dog on Nitro and proving that he made professional wrestling what it is today before calling himself "the real macho man." He also calls Harvard Lampoon's "Real Man of the Year" the biggest joke he has ever seen, as everybody knows that Miss Elizabeth was also his manager and that you would have to look at her skinny legs to see he is a man. He says that Scott Hall will make sure Sting is stung at Uncensored, and suggest that WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon find him another opponent, because Savage will not be there. He also says that if Savage had the intestinal fortitude to enter the arena tonight, he will beat him up again. Suddenly, Brian Adams interrupts, saying he does not want to stomp on any toes and that Hogan has nothing to prove, as Savage and everyone knows that Hogan is an icon and that he will beat the hell out of Savage. He also asks Hogan for the honor to take out Savage himself and let Hogan have the night off should Savage show up tonight. Hogan accepts, and Savage nothing to do with the nWo as they are just two sweet.

Bill Goldberg beats Vincent in mere seconds with just the Spear and the Jackhammer.

Eddie Guerrero beats Prince Iaukea after dropkicking Iaukea into the knee, tripping his off the top rope before he can hit a springboard move.

This weekend on WCW Saturday Night: Disco Inferno vs. Lodi! Dean Malenko vs. Kidman! Scott Steiner vs. Ray Traylor!

Kimberly, Spice and Fire and the Nitro Girls announce that WCW Road to Spring Party is making a stop at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina with "Mean" Gene Okerlund and all of the Nitro Girls. They will be broadcasting live from the campus and they will be bringing Nitro right to the Devil's Den. Students are asked to show their school spirit by partying with them, and while the University of Tennessee had a great Nitro party, they want to see if Duke can throw a better one. There will be free Domino's Pizza, WCW merchandise give-aways and much more.

Juventud Guerrera beats El Dandy. During the match, Raven's Flock takes their seats in the front row. After the match, Konnan shows up, calls Juvi "Aníbal González" (which is part of his real name), then confronts him for interfering in his match and losing his mask before telling him to "get ready to get got" if he wants to challenge him on Nitro. Juvi says he does not care what Konnan has to say and that he is ready any time, anywhere.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up. He calls out Brian Adams and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, who show up along with Eric Bischoff. Savage confronts Hogan and Bischoff for calling him delusional and Hogan in particular for considering himself the leader of the nWo, and says the rest of the nWo want to shake his hand, smile to his face and stab him in the back at the drop of a hat. He also says his phone is ringing off the hook and that Hogan's friends want to band together with the main goal of getting Hogan out of the nWo. He then says he has known Hogan for too long, and the way he looks at it, Hogan is like a horse with a broken leg and is no good to anybody. He then says that at Uncensored, he will send Hogan to the glue factory. As for Brian Adams, if he is betting his career on Hogan, he will take that bet and raise him five, and after he gets done crushing Brian Adams, he wants Hogan in the middle of the ring so he can give him a piece of the madness. Hogan laughs, and says that Savage will be a comedian after Uncensored, and that he would love to come down to the ring and watch Brian Adams vs. Randy Savage tonight.

We see a video package of Lex Luger's calling out of Scott Steiner prior to their match at Uncensored.

Scott Steiner beats Chase Tatum with the Steiner Recliner.

We see a video package of The Giant hitting Kevin Nash with a Jackknife Power Bomb.

Curt Hennig beats Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart after Rick Rude hits Neidhart with a 2x4 as Hennig distracts referee Mickey Jay. After the match, Hennig and Rick Rude continue to attack Neidhart, then The British Bulldog runs into the ring and chases them away.

Mike Tenay interviews Raven in the ring. Raven says he has yearned from release from the labyrinth of his past, and the walls are bitters memories and the corridors hate. He then says he and Diamond Dallas Page had a volatile past, and that he helped him when nobody else would despite his arrogance. He says DDP did not remember him on the path to fame and glory while he spent three long years in "barbed wire city" making a name for himself and learned that if one is scarred badly enough, they no longer feel the pain. Tonight will be his vindication and DDP's Waterloo. He proved he can destroy "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, and tonight, he is taking the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. He says that if he wins, he will not put the title on the line at Uncensored so that Benoit and DDP can suffer in silence and agony like he did, and learn that they cannot escape their fate, as someone must pay for the pain of his past.

We see a video package of Chris Jericho. He says that he has realized that the fans really like him, and says he is their role model, hero and paragon of virtue and that they will continue to cheer for him like they always do. He says the fans have becoming "raging Jerichoholics," which he considers a big responsibility. He says the things that he has done for his fans have been misconstrued. He says he is a three-time Cruiserweight champion and that he is the man the fans should be looking up to, and that he should be put on a pedestal like the role model that he is. He also says that his heinous actions as of late will never happen again.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho says that he addresses the Jerichoholics with nothing but the honest truth each and every week, and that there has been a man in the dressing room asking for his advice and opinions. He says that Dean Malenko used to be "The Man of 1,000 Holds" before saying he knows 1,004 holds. He says that until Malenko has the same respect for the business and experience that he has as well as half the talent he possesses, he will never win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship from him.

Chris Jericho beats Ciclope with the Lion Tamer. After the match, Jericho refuses to release the hold, and Dean Malenko shows up to grab Jericho by the hair before suplexing him and putting him in the Texas Cloverleaf.

Scott Norton vs. The Renegade ends when The Giant makes a surprise return and Jackknife Power Bombs Norton before choke slamming The Renegade. The Giant then takes the microphone and hopes that Kevin Nash is watching closely from home, as the playing field is now even with his bad neck and Nash's bad back. He says "Checkmate...show up," before leaving the ring, having chains wrapped around his wrist and padlocked by security and local police, and getting escorted to the back.

Before the next match, Raven gives Diamond Dallas Page one last chance to beg for forgiveness before announcing that the next match is under Raven's Rules. DDP shows up, then tells him he's got his forgiveness "right here" before saying the match will be under "DDP rules" and that there will be no referee. He tells referee Nick Patrick to leave, then the next match begins. DDP and Raven brawl their way towards the back, and "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit shows up from behind the backstage curtains and fights both Raven and DDP. As the match de-evolves into a brawl and returns to the ring, a rather large man in a tanktop, blue jeans and a plaid shirt wrapped around his waist shows up and attacks both DDP and Benoit. Hammer tosses a guardrail into the ring as the rest of Raven's Flock surrounds the ring, and Raven hits Benoit with an Evenflow DDT on the guardrail before doing the same to DDT.

Before the next match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage says that what "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan said earlier in the show about Miss Elizabeth has some merit. After admitting she was his wife as well as his and Hogan's manager, then Miss Elizabeth says "Macho Man' Randy Savage is the real man. Brian Adams has to hold Hogan back. Savage says that if Hogan has a problem with that, then he will have problems with having to ask his wife who the real man is. Savage then fights both Adams and Hogan, and even hits them both with Hogan's weight belt. Adams grabs Savage from behind, and Miss Elizabeth goes for Adam's eyes before being trapped in the corner by Hogan. Savage then fights both Hogan and Adams again, but suddenly, he is attacked by a man in black leather and a jacket with the nWo logon the back. The man with the long blond hair and the sunglasses has shown up again, and he hits Savage with a neckbreaker before the rest of the nWo shows up and attacks Savage until Sting runs into the ring, chasing out the nWo members to end the show.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for November 11, 1996

At the top of the show, a man with a package is seen trying to get a package to Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko. He is stopped by ring crew.

We see pre-recorded comments from Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster. Hart tells Woman one phone call would have "stopped this mess." The Taskmaster tells "The Crippler" Chris Benoit that the desire he has and the sweet nothings he hears were things he once had, and that his sweet nothings will drag Benoit around Baltimore, Maryland, because he is the man.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. Jeff Jarrett ends after Sting makes a surprise appearance and hits Jarrett with a reverse DDT. Woman tells "The Crippler" Chris Benoit that they don't know baout Sting, but Jarrett is fully WCW, and asks Benoit to pick him up. Benoit is hesitant at first, telling Woman he doesn't give a damn about him, then he does...aggressively. The referee separates both men.

The man with the package is back, and this time he is right behind Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko. He asks them to show the tape that is in the package, as everyone has been talking about it. Security removes the man. He manages to get close to the commentary table and toss it to them before security pushes him away again. Schiavone opens the package and reads the enclosed letter, which asks for the video inside to played as it was a hit in Europe in 1992 and because "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan wants "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. The letter is signed "Ken McDade."

We take a look at "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's rehabilitation for his left shoulder at HealthSouth Medical Center. We find out that Flair will be able to return to wrestling "at an appropriate time" and that his rotator cuff will heal.

Zero beats Malia Hosaka.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund is back, and he interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He says that he, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall go way back, but he doesn't need anyone helping him in the ring today, as all it takes is one mistake to feel the bang of the Diamond Cutter. He used to manage Hall and tag team with Nash, but that doesn't put them in a position to get in his matches. Hall and Nash show up, and Hall tells Page to forget the past and worry about the present and future. He says this is his chance to jump aboard "the black and white express" and come aboard for the big win as he can be "nWo for life." Nash tells Page they could have come to him earlier, but they didn't and they have their reasons as "Eric Bischoff lives two doors down from him." Page feels disrespected, but Nash says he and Hall came here on their own, and it took a lot of convincing to win "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan over and that they are just looking out for him. Nash then tells Page he just doesn't get it.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan! "The Crippler" Chris Benoit! Hugh Morrus! Dean Malenko! "Lord" Steven Regal! The Amazing French-Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Carl Ouellet)!

Sonny Onoo and Ultimo Dragon sit at ringside for the next match, and Dragon and Onoo hold four of the eight championships from around the world that Ultimo Dragon currently has in his possession. Dean Malenko is seen watching the next match from the entrance ramp, and Psychosis watches the match from behind Malenko.

Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Ciclope. After the match, Dean Malenko turns around and sees Psychosis, who tells them that they will meet again before walking off.

It is announced that the WCW website has been vandalized, and that the online technology team is looking into it to see who is responsible.

The New World Order contingency along with Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx show up. Syxx is carrying a Cable Ace award. Hall announces that they and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan are heading to the "left coast" for the Cable Ace Awards, as the nWo is the reason TNT is the hottest show on cable and they want to make tonight "nWo Monday Nitro." Scott Hall mocks Larry Zbyszko, and says they'll return Brad Segel's award back to him as "Trillionaire Ted" DiBiase gets theirs ready. They also announce that nWoWrestling.com went up last night and asks the fans to check it out, saying if something smells, it's them because they're the stuff. Nash says that since they showed up, Nitro is the hottest thing going today, and in a couple of weeks, they will get their production crew ready and that Nitro will become "nWo Monday Nitro" as part of the stipulations for winning War Games at Fall Brawl. He tells Tony Schiavone and Zbyzsko to get ready for the soup line in two or three weeks. Hall says that "nWo Monday Nitro" will be coming at us before tossing his toothpick at Zbyzsko.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

We see pre-recorded comments from "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who says he made a mistake thinking Luger couldn't get mad, and he plans to use his anger against him at World War 3 He plans to use that anger against him, and run him to death before he takes him down and rides him before showing him how the DDT feels. Sting is seen watching the next match from high above the arena. Eric Bischoff announces that the production crew is looking through the VHS tape handed to Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko and seeing if it is fit for broadcast, noting that the contents are "not broadcast quality."

Lex Luger beats Scott "Flash" Norton with the Torture Rack. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger after the match, and asks if Luger can make heads or tails of Sting's recent attack on Jeff Jarrett. He says he doesn't have answers pertaining to Sting. He tells "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson he said he would do what he would do to him. He says he's been trying to carry WCW as best as he can, but there is so much weight on his shoulders. He tells Sting he made a mistake not trusting him, as did the fans, and that they all want him back. He asks Sting to stop doing whatever he is doing.

Lee Marshall calls from Florence, South Carolina - the scene of the next Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.

Eric Bischoff says he recently had the chance to talk to "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and says he could not meet him in Toronto due to a scheduling conflict. He says he will hopefully meet with Piper in Los Angeles through a man named Miles Ackerman.

Col. Robert Parker is now manager of The Amazing French-Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Carl Ouellet) after the events of last week's WCW Saturday Night, and it is announced that Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and Sister Sherri have severed all ties with Parker.

The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) are stopped by security backstage. Knobbs wants Doug Dillinger and eventually gets his attention, and Saggs says that they want to talk to somebody in WCW and that they are not coming in to fight. They want to straighten things out with WCW, but Doug Dillinger turns them down and they leave. Saggs and Knobbs run into Ken McDade, the guy who handed the VHS tape to Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyszko from earlier tonight.

The Amazing French Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Carl Ouellet) beat Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) by disqualification after Col. Robert Parker tries to interfere and Sister Sherri gets in the ring and slaps him. Sister Sherri screams at Parker, threatening to kill him after the match.

Konnan beats Chris Jericho after referee Nick Patrick gets in Jericho's way during an Irish Whip. Jericho puts on the brakes to keep from running into Patrick, but Konnan drop kicks Jericho into Patrick, who then disqualifies Jericho. During the match, we see a picture of Chris Jericho's father, former NHL hockey player Ted Irvine.

Miguel Perez (the song of the elder Miguel Perez) beats Juventud Guerrera in his WCW debut. After the match, we see Ted DiBiase and Vincent in the crowd calling for Sting. DiBiase thanks Sting for his attack on Jeff Jarrett and "bringing him down to size," and that they would like to give Sting the opportunity to join The New World Order.

The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs). During the match, it is announced that the VHS handed to Tony Schiavone and Larry Zybyszko pertaining to "Rowdy" Roddy Piper is a music video. After the match, Jimmy Hart wants to know how The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) got a tag team title shot against The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) if they are not in WCW anymore. He says The Faces of Fear are the #1 contenders, and wants The Faces of Fear in tag team title contention so they can bring the tag team titles back to WCW.

We see the music video for "I'm Your Man" by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, which seems to confirm that Piper wants to face "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. Attention is paid to the LED board at the Hollywood Bowl saying "The Ultimate Bout: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Hulk Hogan, Tonight" in the first half of the video when we return to commentary. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan believes the video was brought here to drive "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan nuts. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up with Vincent, Ted DiBiase, The Giant and Miss Elizabeth in a Santa-inspired outfit that is more of Hogan's doing than Elizabeth's. Hogan says everyone has the Christmas spirit right now, and says Santa With Muscles is ruling the box office right now. He says that Piper doesn't want any of him, as he has the greatest entertainment package going today. Hogan says he's getting tired of Piper, and wants Piper again, not having heard from him in three weeks. The show closes once again with Hulk Hogan posing.