Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 19, 1997

This episode is an hour long due to the NBA playoffs.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund announces the start of the show, then interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair celebrates last night's victory, but it's not longer before Syxx shows up. He says that WCW beat nobody last night and the wrong guy was in the ring. He also says that he can take Flair after having been in the ring with him last night, and if Flair's got the guts, they can do it tonight, right here, right now. Flair once again says he doesn't know about Scott Hall or Kevin Nash, but he calls Syxx "a fly in the ointment" and tells him he will kick his flyweight ass. He shoves Syxx, which starts a brief brawl that is near the commentary table for a few seconds before Syxx runs to the back.

Steven Regal beats Prince Iaukea with the Regal Stretch.

Mike Tenay guests on commentary for the next match to announce that Nitro is coming to Las Vegas, Nevada on June 30th. On that day, he will join "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Madusa for an autograph signing at the Great Gardens box office, and a major star will make his WCW debut that night.

Masahiro Chono beats David Taylor with an STF.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sonny Onoo. Onoo says he can make or destroy a champion, and tells Masahiro Chono he has a debt to pay with him and all of New Japan. Next week, Onoo has Chono's worst nightmare, and Chono will have a match with him. When Chono asks who it is, Onoo says he will make him sweat, and refuses to divulge any details on this mystery opponent.

WCW Executive Committee member and Chairman James J. Dillon announces that Nick Patrick is officially reinstated as a referee, and will be on probation for the next 30 days to show that he deserving of this second chance.

Scotty Riggs beats Michael Wallstreet - who now wears an anti-WCW shirt - after referee Nick Patrick keeps Wallstreet from pulling a weapon out of his pocket and kicks Wallstreet's hand off the rope during a pinfall.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund introduces Mark Martin, who is accompanied by "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. The car in front of them is going to be given away. All one has to do to win is to go anywhere where Valvoline is sold and register to win between now and June 25th. For more info, call 1-800-TEAM-VAL. He hopes to win this weekend, and Flair asks Martin to stick around long enough to stick Syxx to the wall.

Lee Marshall calls from Nashville, Tennessee - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat The Four Horseman (Jeff Jarrett and Steve "Mongo" McMichael) after Kevin Greene shows up and smashes the steel Halliburton briefcase into Mongo's back. An enraged Mongo runs to the back and shoves head of WCW security Doug Dellinger to the side in the process. Before the break, it is announced that Nitro is returning to its original starting time of 7:55 PM Eastern, 6:55 PM Central and returning to two hours.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Syxx by disqualification in his first singles match since returning from injury after The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) show up and attack Flair. Any officials who try to break this up are immediately attacked by the threesome. Nash says that if last night was Flair's finest moment, tonight is anything but. Nash says it's now about putting Flair and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, saying that Piper "had better be strapped sitting on top of that mountain, 'cause we're gonna be bumrushin' you, old man." Hall asks Nash to call the Smithsonian as they have one-half of that dinosaur exhibit they were looking for, and that Piper will be sitting in the other half soon.

Eric Bischoff shows up. Last week, he had something he wanted to say to Sting, and has called him at home, at the gym where he used to work out, and even hired a private detective agency to find him and keep track of him so he can give him a message, but he can't find him. Bischoff looks up at the ceiling a few times, then says Sting isn't here because he's a coward who is consumed with his hatred for "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. He says Sting will never get in the ring with Hogan because he loves him and is not worth a drop of Hogan's perspiration, and that Sting should worship the ground that Hogan spits on. He then wishes Sting was here tonight so he could slap the paint off of his face. Almost as if on cue, Sting pops out from underneath the ring in the corner of the ring and hits Sting with a reverse DDT.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 13, 1996

Lex Luger camped out in front of the arena last night in order to face The Giant for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and not miss the match.

The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock). During the match, it is announced that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is barred from the building, that Steve "Mongo" McMichaels was seen with Savage in the locker room (which leads to Mongo replying that something is in the works) and that starting on May 27th, Nitro will be two whole hours from 8 PM to 10 PM Eastern on TNT.

Chris Benoit beats "Squire" David Taylor. During the match, it is announced that "Hard Work" Bobby Walker has been injured and has been replaced in the Lethal Lottery Battlebowl by the returning Diamond Dallas Page, and that "Squire" David Taylor will replace The Belfast Bruiser as "Lord" Steven Regal's partner in the Lethal Lottery '96 Battlebowl due to the Bruiser's injuries in his recent street fight with Regal. When it is revealed that "Macho Man' Randy Savage is outside of the building, Steve "Mongo" McMichaels leaves the commentary table to talk to him.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund, surrounded by police, arena security and officials, tries to interview "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Savage walks away, but Steve "Mongo" McMichaels come out of the building and calls out "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair for hitting on his wife Debra and "involving family," telling Flair he made a mistake and that he's going to do something about it. He tells Savage to chill out because he's got a plan. Savage tells "Mean" Gene he hasn't crazy yet, and he plans to turn WCW upside down. He doesn't care about his recent fine, but he also says he doesn't have a problem with "dragging a dead tag team partner to the ring" and doing what he has to do to get the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats V.K. Wallstreet with the Figure Four Leg Lock after Woman gives him some leverage. After the match, he, Woman and Miss Elizabeth head to the nearby banquet table for an interview from "Mean" Gene Okerlund. Flair tells "Macho Man" Randy Savage that he plans to knock WCW "on its ass" at Slamboree. When Okerlund mentions Steve "Mongo" McMichaels, Flair implies he's done more in sports than McMichaels, saying that he got his fingers manicured while Mongo got his fingers dirty becoming a four-time Pro Bowler.

Lex Luger retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and beats The Giant by disqualification. During the match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Woman and Miss Elizabeth watch from the banquet table, and the view is wrecked when The Giant puts Luger through the banquet table, ending the match. Sting shows up and protects Luger from The Giant, and tells "Mean" Gene Okerlund that now isn't a good time for an interview as officials check on Luger.