A hearse and a limousine show up, and Vince Russo, Jeff Jarrett, David Flair and Miss Elizabeth walk out of it and head to the arena.
Earnest "The Cat" Miller beats Booker T in a weapons match. During the match, "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak get involved, but Booker T fends him off. Nevertheless, this allows The Cat to knock the steel chair in Booker T's hands into his head with a wheel kick to get the win. After the match, The Misfits In Action show up and take down Stasiak and The Cat, who are forced to retreat. Suddenly, Eric Bischoff and Kimberly show up, and Bischoff says he is here to address Booker T and The Misfits In Action. He mentions that some business took place last week that went very well, and says that they are one phone call away from changing the face of WCW and wrestling forever. Before that can happen, he wants to start tonight off with a clean slate, for it was never about Booker T and The Misfits, and they made a mistake. He states that all they have to do is join The New Blood and put everything behind them. Booker T and The Misfits come to a group consensus, and tells Bischoff to kiss their collective ass. Bischoff tells Booker T and The Misfits that they just signed their death warrants.
Sting, The Total Package, Diamond Dallas Page and Hulk Hogan are seen outside of the arena.
Backstage, Eric Bischoff tells Booker T and The Misfits In Action that if they want to embarrass him, then Booker T is fired.
Vince Russo, Jeff Jarrett, David Flair and rest of The New Blood make fun of the supposed end of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's career. Nearby is a casket containing one of Ric Flair's robes and a giant plastic nose.
Terry Taylor and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's young son Reid Flair are seen making their way into the arena.
Daffney shows up. She calls out Crowbar, saying he is acting like a baby and that she is the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. She asks him to come out to the ring so that they can handle this like two reasonable, mature adults. Crowbar shows up, and the next match starts.
Daffney beats Crowbar to become the undisputed WCW Cruiserweight Champion. During the match, Miss Hancock shows up and takes notes on the match. Later on, Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch get involved, and Daffney and Crowbar fight them off. Candido ends up hitting Crowbar with a Tombstone Piledriver on a steel chair after Crowbar keeps Tammy from hitting Daffney with the steel chair, however, and this allows Daffney to get the win.
The Kid Cam catches Torrie Wilson massaging Horace.
Outside of the arena, Booker T tells The Misfits In Action that he has a plan, and tells them to stay tuned next week. Meanwhile, "Screamin' Norman Smiley and Ralphus are washing cars for one dollar each.
Backstage, Kidman demands to know from Eric Bischoff where Horace is and finds out he is Horace is around the corner. He finds Torrie Wilson and confronts her for massaging Horace, telling her he will kick Horace's asss and telling her to go be the referee for the match. This gives Bischoff the idea of calling for a referee, beating him up, taking his referee's shirt and handing it ot Torrie as Kidman fights Horace backstage. This match then makes its way to the ring, and Bischoff guests on commentary.
Kidman beats Horace. During the match, Eric Bischoff announces that there will be a special guest referee for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match at Bash at the Beach. Later on, Hulk Hogan shows up and yanks Kidman off the top turnbuckle before tossing him into Horace and a table. He then tells Torrie Wilson to make the count after placing Kidman on top of Horace, which Torrie reluctantly does. After the match, Hogan tells Bischoff that they were friends for a long time and that he used to think he was a pretty cool guy. He then tells Bischoff he can get any referee he wants, for he is "a little pissant" and he is going to kick Kidman's ass at Bash at the Beach to get a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He then says there is nothing Bischoff can do about it before calling Bischoff "a piece of shit."
Backstage, Vince Russo, David Flair and Jeff Jarrett talk near the casket.
Backstage, Terry Taylor speaks with Reid Flair, asking him if he is all right with everything and that he is with him.
Outside of the arena, "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus are trying to wash more cars. Suddenly, a low rider shows up, and The Filthy Animals are inside. Backstage, The Misfits In Action are watching what is going on and have a laugh.
Terry Funk shows up. He states that he has a long overdue announcement, and says that he has asked someone very important to be with him tonight: his daughter Brandy, whom he affectionately calls "Blue." He also states that his wife at home thinks that this announcement is way overdue. Backstage, Eric Bischoff commands the members of The New Blood that are with him to shut Funk's announcement down. As Terry Funk talks about how he told his family to watch Nitro tonight, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and The New Blood show up, and Shane tells him to make the announcement as they have a live show to run. Terry Funk announces "It's boy!" and that he is officially a grandfather, much to the anger of Shane Douglas, who says that he couldn't give a damn about his family and that he and the fans are waiting for him to announce that he is retiring. After demanding that Funk announce he is retiring, Funk officially states that he is officially retiring on June 1st, and talks about how Brad Siegel cried when he found out that he is retiring. He then states that he is retiring on June 1, 2001 because Siegel extended his contract for one more year, again to the anger of Shane Douglas. Douglas then says that he is getting into the ring and retiring him right now, then runs into the ring with The New Blood, who begin to overpower Terry Funk. Suddenly, Brandy gets in the ring and pleads with Shane Douglas, but Shane puhses her down and Tammy Lynn Sytch proceeds to taunt her. as the rest of The New Blood hit Terry Funk with a piledriver on a steel chair before having a mock pinfall and handing the WCW Hardcore Championship to Shane Douglas. Afterwards, medical personnel shows up with a stretcher ready for Terry Funk.
Outside of the arena, The Misfits In Action distract "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus so that they can replace Ralphus' water bucket with a bucket of something else.
We hear from Chris Kanyon, who says that he has not thought about wrestling anymore despite being relatively healthy throughout his career following his recent injuries, and says the question is if he will walk again and not when. He tells Mike Tenay that he still wants to wrestle, but for now, he is more concerned with getting out of bed and becoming healthy again.
"The Career Killer" Mike Awesome shows up in a wheelchair mocking Chris Kanyon's injuries, and asks if anyone has seen his nurses because he needs a sponge bath and he cannot locate them right now. He then gets out of the wheelchair and into the ring, then says that his name happens to '"Ironsides" Chris Kanyon," then makes fun of how he threw him off the top of the triple cage at Slamboree. As he calls out Diamond Dallas Page, The Wall shows up and the next match begins.
Mike Awesome beats The Wall after putting The Wall through a table, but The Wall immediately gets up and attacks Mike Awesome. Suddenly, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas shows up and hits The Wall from behind with a metal pipe, then he and Awesome take The Wall to the back to a waiting ambulance. There, Diamond Dallas Page comes out of the ambulance and attacks Mike Awesome with a steel chair, putting him in the ambulance as The Wall fights Shane Douglas.
Vince Russo and The New Blood are seen taking their casket to the ring. Chuck Palumbo removes Miss Elizabeth from the proceedings at the behest of Russo.
Backstage, "Screamin" Norman Smiley and Ralphus unwittingly "clean" The Filthy Animals' car with white paint.
Vince Russo and The New Blood make their way to the ring for a funeral for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's career. After footage of what happened to Ric Flair last Wednesday, then says this is all on the fans' heads for he tried to do the right thing in telling Ric Flair that he was "too damn old to compete." He then says that Ric Flair had a brain aneurysm, and that the only shame in all this is that David Flair could not retire his own father. He then says that he may suck, but he is the one with the World title. He then announces that he is handing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back to "its proper owner" Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett says that "the man with all the stroke around the place" has proven that he is once again the chosen one. Russo then asks the fans to say that he has never had a heart, then pulls out a Rolex from his back pocket and states that he will bury the watch along with Ric's career. Russo then places the Rolex in the casket, then finds out that Kevin Nash has been hiding inside of it the entire time. Nash shoves Russo away, then gets in the ring and lays Jarrett out before taking the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with him.
Backstage, Vince Russo tells Kevin Nash that he has 45 minutes to give the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back to Jeff Jarrett or else they will take it back from him in a no-holds-barred match between Nash and Jarrett later tonight.
Scott Steiner shows up. He says it is always great to come back to the neighborhood, because Michigan is where he began to take his freaks to ecstasy and proved that he was the superman between the sheets at The University of Michigan. He then says that all his fans know that when the dark moon rises, the flip side of "the Big Bad Booty Daddy" comes out, and it is all about love, taste and touch. He then says it is no secret that he was born with a wild hair up his ass, and that his friends have told him that he lacks control and discipline and that he will end up in jail. He then says he has been through the cell and been through hell, but he has always survived, and from now on, wherever he goes, the cell goes, and hell goes with him. He then says that "the asylum" is above the ring, and the only way out is to say you quit. He then says there are two people face him: his brother Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott, whom he calls out. Rick Steiner shows up, and the next match begins as the asylum cage lowers to the ring.
Scott Steiner vs. Rick Steiner in an Asylum Match ends in a no-contest. During the match, Tank Abbott shows up with a pair of bolt cutters while mocking Goldberg's entrance and going by the name "Tankberg," and tries to cut through the asylum cage to no avail. He then attcks referee Mickey jay and grabs the control to raise the asylum cage, and he and Rick Steiner pound on Scott Steiner until Kevin Nash shows up. Nash gets in the ring and smacks Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott in the face with the World title, forcing them to retreat.
Backstage, Kevin Nash hits on interview Pamela Paulshock before telling Vince Russo that he is an easy man to find, and proposes that he and Jeff Jarrett face each other for the title.
Backstage, Terry Taylor talks with Reid Flair some more.
"The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo beats Diamond Dallas Page with the Torture Rack. During the match, Miss Elizabeth slaps Palumbo in the face, and shortly afterwards, Kimberly shows up and strikes Elizabeth in the back, distracting the referee. "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome shows up and hits him with the halo vest, allowing Palumbo to get the win. After the match, The Total Package shows up and checks on Elizabeth as Awesome and Palumbo take the boots to DDP, then tries to get in the ring only to be held back by Kimberly, allowing Palumbo to nail The Total Package in the face with a flexing bar. R&B Security take Elizabeth to the back, while EMTs put The Total Package on a stretcher.
EMTs check on The Total Package's bloodied face before getting him in the ambulance. Meanwhile, Kimberly tells Miss Elizabeth that she brought all of this upon herself.
Terry Taylor and Reid Flair show up. Reid calls out David Flair, who shows up with Daffney. Reid tells David that the family misses him, but David refuses to listen and Daffney smashes something into the back of Terry's head. Reid kicks David in the groin and puts him in a side headlock, but David nails him in the gut and shoves him to the mat before putting him in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Officials have to pull David off Reid.
Vampiro is in the new issue of WCW Magazine.
Vampiro beats Hulk Hogan after Kidman shows up and hits Hogan from behind with a blowtorch. After the match, Vampiro is about to pour gasoline on Hogan when Sting shows up and hits Vampiro with the Scorpion Death Drop.
Outside of the arena, The Filthy Animals attack "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus for inadvertently painting their car, and The Misfits In Action fight off The Filthy Animals. When The Misfits notice that Ralphus is down, they order Major Gunns to give Ralphus mouth-to-mouth, but Major Gunns slaps Ralphus when he sticks his tongue out.
Before the next match, Vince Russo shows up with members of R&B Security and knocks out referee Billy Silverman, making himself the special guest referee.
Jeff Jarrett retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Kevin Nash in a falls count anywhere match with Vince Russo as special guest referee. During the match, special guest referee Vince Russo sprays mace into Nash's eyes as he goes for a Jackknife Power Bomb, then Scott Steiner runs to the ring and fights Jarrett only to be maced by Russo and cuffed to the ropes on the outside by R&B Security. Nash forces Russo to count his pinfall by pinning to the mat, but when Jarrett kicks out, he wipes out R&B Security before getting his hands on Russo. As he is about to put Russo in a Jackknife Power Bomb, blood falls from the top of the arena (barely hitting him in the process), allowing Jarrett to hit Nash with a guitar and retain. After the match, Eric Bischoff says Russo and Jarrett are just too much, then says that Hulk Hogan and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair will be gone for good on June 11th. He then tells Nash that if he thought this was an ass whipping, he hasn't seen anything yet. Russo then says "Bite us, baby!" Bischoff then asks Jarrett how it feels to be World Heavyweight Champion, and Jarrett says that he has once again proven that he is the chosen one.
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Monday, February 28, 2000
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for February 28, 2000
We see footage from earlier today of Sid Vicious and Tank Abbott making separate entrances into the arena.
Mike Tenay interviews Jeff Jarrett, who says he does not care who wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship as he has shot at the title signed, sealed and delivered. He tells Mike Tenay he will not be taking the match lightly, and not only does the think he can beat Tank Abbott if he were to win the World title, he also goes so far as to guarantee a victory.
Backstage, Miss Hancock says it's time to teach Lane and Idol a lesson.
Disco Inferno guests on commentary for the next match. Later in the match, so does Miss Hancock.
The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Big Vito) beat Lane and Idol. During the match, Miss Hancock dos another table dance on the commentary table, distracting everyone, including referee Nick Patrick. Johnny The Bull takes out Idol for the win. After the match, Big Vito calls out Miss Hancock, asking her to come to the ring to dance again, this time "for the paisans." She dances with the Mamalukes and Disco Inferno, then The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) rush in and decimate Disco and the Mamalukes before declaring they will become the next WCW World Tag Team Champions.
The Kid Cam catches Buff Bagwell talking to Miss Elizabeth, trying to get a date. Miss Elizabeth refuses, then the camera cuts to a television screen showing the footage before panning to Elizabeth, The Total Package and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair and the Package think Bagwell is out of his mind.
In footage from earlier today, Bam Bam Bigelow predicts Sid Vicious will retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Tank Abbott due to experience.
Riki Rachtman is seen at the Nitro Party in the Buckeye Cafe in Cleveland, Ohio at Ohio State University. We then see some of the fun and games earlier today at Campus Clash.
We hear from Hulk Hogan, who says that after the sacrifice in Sacramento, California, he realized just how far he and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair have taken their feud, and as he was on the way to the emergency room and waited for each bated breath from Jimmy Hart's body that he thought would be Jimmy's last, he gazed down into Jimmy's eyes, and as Jimmy tried to speak, he realized that the steel cage was not the answer, and neither were the Hulkamaniacs. Jimmy uttered the word "Yappapi," and he knew that the answer was the Yappapi Indian Stretch Match. Hulk Hogan knows that he can box him in contractually, and corner him in. If they are bonded together with leather with nobody else in their way, Flair will understand what the Yappapi Indian Strap Match means as he is in pain. Hulk says he is calling Flair's bluff, and when he straps his wrist into Flair's, the leather will be Flair's last lfieline to the wrestling world and he will beat him to an inch to his life to prove that Flair will bow down to him for eternity.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who shows up with The Total Package and Miss Elizabeth. Flair asks who Hulk Hogan will strip to him when he has Hulk Hogan's belt, and says Hulkamania is dead after The Total Package beat Hulk Hogan half to death and he took his weight belt. The Total Package then brags about how he and Flair strapped Hogan down and "booted his brains out," then says the funniest thing is that Sting was nowhere to be found as he doesn't have what it takes anymore. He then addresses Buff Bagwell trying to ask Miss Elizabeth for a date, and challenges Buff to a match tonight. The Total Package then verbally craps on Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is not long before Curt Hennig, who has not been seen in months, shows up and stands up for Minneosta before challenging Flair to a match. Flair threatens to slap Hennig in the back of the head, and Hennig says that if he can't beat Flair, he will streak in public next week.
Backstage, Mike Tenay interviews Booker. He is not happy with Kidman not being there last week on Thunder, and he will be blowing off some steam on Kidman tonight.
Torrie Wilson tells Kidman about the Kid Cam being stolen again and that she does not know who took it. Kidman says they will find it after the match.
It is confirmed by inside sources that Sting will be here later tonight.
Backstage, "Mean' Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett says WCW is screwing with him again by giving Tank Abbott a World title shot and forcing him to defend the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Vampiro. Tonight, he will show what he is all about, and at Uncensored, "The Chose One" will become "The Chosen Champ." He also refuses to divulge where THe Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) are tonight.
Booker vs. Kidman ends when The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) beat up both men in the match. Before the match begins, it is announced that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has accepted Hulk Hogan's challenge to a Yappapi Indian Strap Match.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, J. Biggs, Cassius). Stevie Ray says that what happened to Booker earlier is what happens when you don't have anyone watching your back and you aren't "rolling with the big dogs anymore." Stevie Ray and Big T then agree that a hard head makes for "a very soft ass." J. Biggs says he wants to offer Booker some pro bono services, as "graffiti is against the law."
In footage from earlier today, Lash Laroux predicts that Sid Vicious will beat Tank Abbott, since it will take more that one knockout blow to lay Sid out.
We see footage of Arnold Schwarzenegger in attendance, along with "Big Jake," who has the largest arms - 28 inches - in the world. We will get another look at Big Jake on Thunder.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Screamin'" Norman Smiley. Smiley says he has been dealing with injuries, and what Dustin Rhodes did to Tery Funk last week was a crime. He calls Terry Funk an inspiration for him to hold the WCW Hardcore Championship, and now Terry Funk is hurt. He says somebody needs to step up to the plate and help Funk, and tonight, Dustin Rhodes will be doing all the screaming.
Before the next match, Evan Karagias tells Brian Knobbs to put the WCW Hardcore Championship on the line against 3 Count (Karagias, SHannon Moore, Shane Helms) if he thinks he is so tough. Knobbs says that he would be happy to shove their heads up their asses, and Karagias tells Knobbs he will be going down for the three count.
3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) beat Brian Knobbs to win the WCW Hardcore Championship!
Backstage, Vampiro tells Jeff Jarrett that he has a serious freak to deal with tonight, and that Jarrett just isn't ready for him.
In footage form earlier today, we see fans cheering for Sid Vicious.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Fit Finley and Brian Knobbs. Knobbs says it is his own ignorant mistake that 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) got the win, and he wants a rematch for the WCW Hardcore Championship, as once that rematch is official, 3 Count is as good as dead. Finley says they will cross that bridge when they come to it, but until then, they have to occupy themselves and make 3 Count's lives miserable by taking them on in a six-man tag team match on Thunder. When Okerlund says there is only two of them, Finley insists there is three, and Knobbs says it is time to "bring out the dog."
Dustin Rhodes beats "Screamin'" Norman Smiley. During the match, it is announced that Rhodes will face Terry Funk at Uncensored, with stipulations still to come. After the match, Rhodes continues to attack Smiley with his own helmet until WCW security shows up to separate Rhodes from Smiley.
Referee Nick Patrick predicts that Tank Abbott will win tonight, saying that Tank is hungry even though Sid Vicious is at the top of his game.
Jeff Jarrett retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Vampiro. Before the match beings, it is announced that Jeff Jarrett has been fined $30,000 dollars for the guitar shots to the head on WCW Executive Board member Terry Taylor, WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash and referee Mickey Jay over the last two weeks. Druing the match, The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) show up, but Vampiro fights them off. Sid Vicious shows up and fights the Harris Brothers, sending them to the back and distracting referee Nick Patrick. Nick Patrick then gets back in the ring after Jeff Jarrett h its Vampiro with the United States title, and the bell rings despite Vampiro kicking out at two. Nick Patrick notices that Vampiro kicked out at two, and makes it known that Vampiro kicked out before three. Vampiro goes for the top rope guillotine leg drop, but Jarrett dodges it and hits The Stroke to retain.
Backstage, Big Vito has a backstage worked deliver a present to The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris).
The fans are seen cheering for Sid Vicious.
We see footage from the Buckeye Cafe in Cleveland, Ohio this past Saturday. Disco Inferno is not happy with the fact that 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms), and Disco tries to girls like they can.
Fit Finley attacks Vampiro backstage.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls, and David Flair tries to dance with them. Daffney shows up with Flair's golden crowbar, and David Flair begs for mercy. David then makes out with Daffney in the ring. Crowbar then guests on commentary for the next match.
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea beats David Flair despite the interference by Crowbar and a catfight between Daffney and Paisley at ringside.
It is revealed that a guitar has been smashed into the head of Sid Vicious, who is being administered oxygen by EMTs.
The Harris Brothers get the present from The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito), which contains a dead fish. It also carries a note stating "You've got your shot, now watch your back."
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund reports that Sid Vicious has been advised to avoid any strenuous physical activity. A woozy Sid Vicious says he will see Jeff Jarrett and Tank Abbott in Hell.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller shows up and says that nobody thought he would bring out James Brown, and now that he has, everyone is kissing his ass in an attempt to see him again. He also says that the days of driving The Maestro's car are over, and we see the footage of James Brown and The Cat at SuperBrawl. The Cat then proceeds to dance, but it isn't long before The Maestro shows up.
The Maestro beats Ernest "The Cat" Miller after using a stereo - which is playing 3 Count's (Evan Karagais, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) theme when Symphony turns it on - as a weapon.
The Total Package demands to know from Miss Elizabeth where his baseball bat is.
In footage from earlier today, Kidman says Tank Abbott will win, saying to never underestimate the small man in the right.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Curt Hennig. During the match, referee Nick Patrick gets smacked with a glancing blow by by Curt Hennig, then Flair whips Hennig into Nick Patrick. Hennig goes for the Hennigplex, but The Total Package runs in and stmops Hennig before leaving. Nick Patrick gets up as Hennig introduces a chair into the match, and Flair kicks Hennig in the groin as Nick Patrick removes the steel chair from the ring for the win. After the match, Flair hits Hennig in the back with Hulk Hogan's weight belt
Meng offers no prediction on who will win between Sid Vicious and Tank Abbott, opting to see both men "kic the hell out of each other."
In footage from last Saturday at the Buckeye Cafe in Cleveland, Ohio, Riki Rachtman does a stage five as three of the Nitro Girls dance.
Buff Bagwell beats The Total Package by disqualification. During the match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair goes after Buff as Buff goes after Miss Elizabeth for putting The Total Package's foot on the rope during a a pinfall. Miss Elizabeth tires to introduce The Total Package's steel chair into the ring, but Buff Bagwell stops her. Flair hits Buff with a chop block, then he and The Total Package stomp Buff util Sting shows up with a baseball bat and smacks The Total Package with it, forcing him, Flair and Miss Elizabeth to retreat.
Tank Abbott comes out to the ring on a motorcycle before the next match.
Sid Vicious retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Tank Abbott with a crossface.
Mike Tenay interviews Jeff Jarrett, who says he does not care who wins the WCW World Heavyweight Championship as he has shot at the title signed, sealed and delivered. He tells Mike Tenay he will not be taking the match lightly, and not only does the think he can beat Tank Abbott if he were to win the World title, he also goes so far as to guarantee a victory.
Backstage, Miss Hancock says it's time to teach Lane and Idol a lesson.
Disco Inferno guests on commentary for the next match. Later in the match, so does Miss Hancock.
The Mamalukes (Johnny the Bull and Big Vito) beat Lane and Idol. During the match, Miss Hancock dos another table dance on the commentary table, distracting everyone, including referee Nick Patrick. Johnny The Bull takes out Idol for the win. After the match, Big Vito calls out Miss Hancock, asking her to come to the ring to dance again, this time "for the paisans." She dances with the Mamalukes and Disco Inferno, then The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) rush in and decimate Disco and the Mamalukes before declaring they will become the next WCW World Tag Team Champions.
The Kid Cam catches Buff Bagwell talking to Miss Elizabeth, trying to get a date. Miss Elizabeth refuses, then the camera cuts to a television screen showing the footage before panning to Elizabeth, The Total Package and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair and the Package think Bagwell is out of his mind.
In footage from earlier today, Bam Bam Bigelow predicts Sid Vicious will retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Tank Abbott due to experience.
Riki Rachtman is seen at the Nitro Party in the Buckeye Cafe in Cleveland, Ohio at Ohio State University. We then see some of the fun and games earlier today at Campus Clash.
We hear from Hulk Hogan, who says that after the sacrifice in Sacramento, California, he realized just how far he and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair have taken their feud, and as he was on the way to the emergency room and waited for each bated breath from Jimmy Hart's body that he thought would be Jimmy's last, he gazed down into Jimmy's eyes, and as Jimmy tried to speak, he realized that the steel cage was not the answer, and neither were the Hulkamaniacs. Jimmy uttered the word "Yappapi," and he knew that the answer was the Yappapi Indian Stretch Match. Hulk Hogan knows that he can box him in contractually, and corner him in. If they are bonded together with leather with nobody else in their way, Flair will understand what the Yappapi Indian Strap Match means as he is in pain. Hulk says he is calling Flair's bluff, and when he straps his wrist into Flair's, the leather will be Flair's last lfieline to the wrestling world and he will beat him to an inch to his life to prove that Flair will bow down to him for eternity.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who shows up with The Total Package and Miss Elizabeth. Flair asks who Hulk Hogan will strip to him when he has Hulk Hogan's belt, and says Hulkamania is dead after The Total Package beat Hulk Hogan half to death and he took his weight belt. The Total Package then brags about how he and Flair strapped Hogan down and "booted his brains out," then says the funniest thing is that Sting was nowhere to be found as he doesn't have what it takes anymore. He then addresses Buff Bagwell trying to ask Miss Elizabeth for a date, and challenges Buff to a match tonight. The Total Package then verbally craps on Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is not long before Curt Hennig, who has not been seen in months, shows up and stands up for Minneosta before challenging Flair to a match. Flair threatens to slap Hennig in the back of the head, and Hennig says that if he can't beat Flair, he will streak in public next week.
Backstage, Mike Tenay interviews Booker. He is not happy with Kidman not being there last week on Thunder, and he will be blowing off some steam on Kidman tonight.
Torrie Wilson tells Kidman about the Kid Cam being stolen again and that she does not know who took it. Kidman says they will find it after the match.
It is confirmed by inside sources that Sting will be here later tonight.
Backstage, "Mean' Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett says WCW is screwing with him again by giving Tank Abbott a World title shot and forcing him to defend the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Vampiro. Tonight, he will show what he is all about, and at Uncensored, "The Chose One" will become "The Chosen Champ." He also refuses to divulge where THe Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) are tonight.
Booker vs. Kidman ends when The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) beat up both men in the match. Before the match begins, it is announced that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has accepted Hulk Hogan's challenge to a Yappapi Indian Strap Match.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray, Big T, J. Biggs, Cassius). Stevie Ray says that what happened to Booker earlier is what happens when you don't have anyone watching your back and you aren't "rolling with the big dogs anymore." Stevie Ray and Big T then agree that a hard head makes for "a very soft ass." J. Biggs says he wants to offer Booker some pro bono services, as "graffiti is against the law."
In footage from earlier today, Lash Laroux predicts that Sid Vicious will beat Tank Abbott, since it will take more that one knockout blow to lay Sid out.
We see footage of Arnold Schwarzenegger in attendance, along with "Big Jake," who has the largest arms - 28 inches - in the world. We will get another look at Big Jake on Thunder.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Screamin'" Norman Smiley. Smiley says he has been dealing with injuries, and what Dustin Rhodes did to Tery Funk last week was a crime. He calls Terry Funk an inspiration for him to hold the WCW Hardcore Championship, and now Terry Funk is hurt. He says somebody needs to step up to the plate and help Funk, and tonight, Dustin Rhodes will be doing all the screaming.
Before the next match, Evan Karagias tells Brian Knobbs to put the WCW Hardcore Championship on the line against 3 Count (Karagias, SHannon Moore, Shane Helms) if he thinks he is so tough. Knobbs says that he would be happy to shove their heads up their asses, and Karagias tells Knobbs he will be going down for the three count.
3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) beat Brian Knobbs to win the WCW Hardcore Championship!
Backstage, Vampiro tells Jeff Jarrett that he has a serious freak to deal with tonight, and that Jarrett just isn't ready for him.
In footage form earlier today, we see fans cheering for Sid Vicious.
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Fit Finley and Brian Knobbs. Knobbs says it is his own ignorant mistake that 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) got the win, and he wants a rematch for the WCW Hardcore Championship, as once that rematch is official, 3 Count is as good as dead. Finley says they will cross that bridge when they come to it, but until then, they have to occupy themselves and make 3 Count's lives miserable by taking them on in a six-man tag team match on Thunder. When Okerlund says there is only two of them, Finley insists there is three, and Knobbs says it is time to "bring out the dog."
Dustin Rhodes beats "Screamin'" Norman Smiley. During the match, it is announced that Rhodes will face Terry Funk at Uncensored, with stipulations still to come. After the match, Rhodes continues to attack Smiley with his own helmet until WCW security shows up to separate Rhodes from Smiley.
Referee Nick Patrick predicts that Tank Abbott will win tonight, saying that Tank is hungry even though Sid Vicious is at the top of his game.
Jeff Jarrett retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Vampiro. Before the match beings, it is announced that Jeff Jarrett has been fined $30,000 dollars for the guitar shots to the head on WCW Executive Board member Terry Taylor, WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash and referee Mickey Jay over the last two weeks. Druing the match, The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) show up, but Vampiro fights them off. Sid Vicious shows up and fights the Harris Brothers, sending them to the back and distracting referee Nick Patrick. Nick Patrick then gets back in the ring after Jeff Jarrett h its Vampiro with the United States title, and the bell rings despite Vampiro kicking out at two. Nick Patrick notices that Vampiro kicked out at two, and makes it known that Vampiro kicked out before three. Vampiro goes for the top rope guillotine leg drop, but Jarrett dodges it and hits The Stroke to retain.
Backstage, Big Vito has a backstage worked deliver a present to The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris).
The fans are seen cheering for Sid Vicious.
We see footage from the Buckeye Cafe in Cleveland, Ohio this past Saturday. Disco Inferno is not happy with the fact that 3 Count (Evan Karagias, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms), and Disco tries to girls like they can.
Fit Finley attacks Vampiro backstage.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls, and David Flair tries to dance with them. Daffney shows up with Flair's golden crowbar, and David Flair begs for mercy. David then makes out with Daffney in the ring. Crowbar then guests on commentary for the next match.
The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea beats David Flair despite the interference by Crowbar and a catfight between Daffney and Paisley at ringside.
It is revealed that a guitar has been smashed into the head of Sid Vicious, who is being administered oxygen by EMTs.
The Harris Brothers get the present from The Mamalukes (Johnny The Bull and Big Vito), which contains a dead fish. It also carries a note stating "You've got your shot, now watch your back."
Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund reports that Sid Vicious has been advised to avoid any strenuous physical activity. A woozy Sid Vicious says he will see Jeff Jarrett and Tank Abbott in Hell.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller shows up and says that nobody thought he would bring out James Brown, and now that he has, everyone is kissing his ass in an attempt to see him again. He also says that the days of driving The Maestro's car are over, and we see the footage of James Brown and The Cat at SuperBrawl. The Cat then proceeds to dance, but it isn't long before The Maestro shows up.
The Maestro beats Ernest "The Cat" Miller after using a stereo - which is playing 3 Count's (Evan Karagais, Shannon Moore, Shane Helms) theme when Symphony turns it on - as a weapon.
The Total Package demands to know from Miss Elizabeth where his baseball bat is.
In footage from earlier today, Kidman says Tank Abbott will win, saying to never underestimate the small man in the right.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Curt Hennig. During the match, referee Nick Patrick gets smacked with a glancing blow by by Curt Hennig, then Flair whips Hennig into Nick Patrick. Hennig goes for the Hennigplex, but The Total Package runs in and stmops Hennig before leaving. Nick Patrick gets up as Hennig introduces a chair into the match, and Flair kicks Hennig in the groin as Nick Patrick removes the steel chair from the ring for the win. After the match, Flair hits Hennig in the back with Hulk Hogan's weight belt
Meng offers no prediction on who will win between Sid Vicious and Tank Abbott, opting to see both men "kic the hell out of each other."
In footage from last Saturday at the Buckeye Cafe in Cleveland, Ohio, Riki Rachtman does a stage five as three of the Nitro Girls dance.
Buff Bagwell beats The Total Package by disqualification. During the match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair goes after Buff as Buff goes after Miss Elizabeth for putting The Total Package's foot on the rope during a a pinfall. Miss Elizabeth tires to introduce The Total Package's steel chair into the ring, but Buff Bagwell stops her. Flair hits Buff with a chop block, then he and The Total Package stomp Buff util Sting shows up with a baseball bat and smacks The Total Package with it, forcing him, Flair and Miss Elizabeth to retreat.
Tank Abbott comes out to the ring on a motorcycle before the next match.
Sid Vicious retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Tank Abbott with a crossface.
Monday, August 2, 1999
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 2, 1999
Before the next match, Kanyon says Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) is back together, but nobody cares, and he and Bam Bam Bigelow plan to prove that by beating "those fruit booties" in the center of the ring. Diamond Dallas Page then jokes alongside Kanyon and Bigelow that "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit's mother is so ugly that the judges at an ugly contest said "Sorry, no professionals" when she tried to enter. He then explains that the reason he helped David Flair last week is because David defends the United States title way better than Benoit ever could have, and tells Benoit "you ain't got it" before saying he will never have it and will have to live with it, while David Flair has "it" way more over than him.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beats The Jersey Triad (Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow) after "The Canadian Crippler' Chris Benoit stops an interference attempt from Diamond Dallas Page. Benoit then grabs the microphone and says that once upon a time, he valued DDP's opinion, but then he showed everyone what he was all about, and says it is indeed his time and his turn and that he's got a lot more than DDP has. He also tells DDP not to bring his mother into this.
Lenny Lane and Lodi have a laugh about Ernest "The Cat" Miller's dancing shoes being switched with bunny slippers last week, and Lenny even mentions that he had a pair just like those when he was a kid. Lodi says those were his, but Lenny tells him he had the footy pajamas. Lodi says he still liked those slippers, though, and both men agree that they need to find out where The Cat shops.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
WCW President Sting shows up. He says there was tag team action last week, and it didn't turn out the way that he would have wanted it to. He has a pair of wrestlers in the back that he wants to see tonight: Sid Vicious and Rick Steiner. Last week, Hollywood Hogan stepped up and wanted him to be his partner, and now he is the one doing the asking. The crowd unanimously wants Goldberg to be Sting's partner, and Sting asks Goldberg to be his tag team partner tonight. He says he will be back at the top of the hour to get his answer and see if it is showtime.
It is announced that Buff Bagwell will take on Ernest "The Cat" Miller at Road Wild on Saturday, August 14th.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller can pretend paint his face Black and pretend to dance around like him, but he says it only would have been funny in the 1920s. He also says that he can whup anybody without his red dancing shoes, as he is a three-time world karate champion and did it without the shoes. He says that it may be funny to the fans, but it was not funny to him, and now he is about to show Buff what is going to happen to him in two weeks. He then addresses that there were two "girly guys" in the back talking about the slippers, and if they want to know where they came from, they can get in the ring. Lenny and Lodi show up, and tells them to get in the ring so he can tell them where he got the bunny slippers. They get in the ring only to get their heads smashed into each other.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Lenny Lane after Lodi runs into a Feliner as he chases Sonny Onoo around the ring.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hollywood Hogan. Hogan says that at Road Wild, he has a date with the devil. He ran with Kevin Nash, but he did not know how low he would stoop until last week when he left him laying in a puddle of his own blood. He does not blame TNT or Time Warner for pulling back on the cameras, because it was a pretty grotesque sight. He says that his frenzy has been fed over the last week, and when he made it to Sturgis, South Dakota, he went to a health food store, and he couldn't figure out if the men were fainting over the look on his face or if the women were fainting because he was freshly shaven. The way things go, Kevin Nash has a date with him at Road Wild. He says it is no secret that he and Nash do not like each other, and that they have been playing games in the dressing room with Nash trying to take his spot on the WCW roster. He says Nash is no different from anyone else who has tried, and he will kick his butt at Road Wild. Since he has nothing to do tonight but wait for him to enter the building, he challenges him to a match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and promises to kick his butt if Nash has the guts to get in the ring.
Sting shows up again, and asks Goldberg if it is showtime. Goldberg is seen approaching the ring, but Rick Steiner gets his attention, asking if he wants some. He goes after Rick only to be attacked from behind by Sid Vicious with a shovel and locked in a nearby storage closet. Sting sees this on the video screen and runs to the back only for Rick and Sid to ambush him. Rick Steiner and Sid Vicious then drag Sting back to the ring, but Sting comes to and fends off both men until he gets choke slammed by Sid. Goldberg then breaks out of the storage room and runs to the ring, clearing it out. Goldberg then picks up the microphone and says "Why wait?"
Disco Inferno beats Evan Karagias.
We see Torrie Wilson and David Flair sitting on a couch. Torrie tells Davis he must be the hardest working champion of all time. David says he is the greatest of all time. Torrie then asks why David is fending the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship so much. David says hhe doesn't know, but he has been talking to his father, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who has told him that he has to defend it every 30 days, and with Charles Robinson as his referee, he can defend the title whenever he wants. He says he has beaten everybdoy, and that it is now time for his body to be given some rest.
We see a narrated video package about the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
We see Sid Vicious backstage, saying that in the year 2000, Sting and Goldberg will be forgotten and he will be the true "millennium man."
It is announced that The Jersey Triad (Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon) will defend the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) at Road Wild.
The Revolution (Dean Malenko and Shane Douglas) beats The First Family (Hugh Morrus and Jerry Flynn) after Malenko sends Hugh Morrus into Jimmy Hart, who is standing on the apron trying to use the Junkyard Hardcore Invitational trophy as a weapon. After the match, Dean Malenko takes the trophy, and Malenko tells Fit Finley that the trophy is coming home where it belongs.
It is announced that Goldberg will take on Rick Steiner at Road Wild.
We see a short music video for "Crush" by Megadeth.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Rick Steiner shows up as Scott Hudson and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan talk about him on commentary. Heenan gets out of there as Rick drags Scott Hudson out of the commentary table and slams him to the mat. WCW security have to step in and escort him to the back as medical staff tend to Scott Hudson.
Eric Bischoff replaces Scott Hudson on commentary as Scott Hudson is wheeled out of the arena on a stretcher. Heenan returns to commentary shortly afterwards.
Before the next match, Curt Hennig shows up and says that for the last ten years, there has been all kind of wrestlers trying to act, walk, and wrestle like him, and calls them "Curt Hennig wanna-bes." Now that "Rap is Crap" has come to the top, someone else has been trying to jump on the country and western scene, and that man is Chad Brock, who will be performing next week on Nitro. He tells Brock that if he is going to use TNT and Nitro, he is wrong, because he is short, fat, bald and ugly and nobody likes that kind of person. He also has heard that Warner Bros. Records has signed Brock to a record deal, and wants to know which of the Warner brothers actually signed him: dumb or dumber. Hennig then notices Perry Saturn and makes fun of the dress that he has worn in the past as well as all the tattoos that he has, and says he's from Uranus. Saturn tries to get Hennig, and when Bobby Duncum Jr. attacks Saturn from behind, Saturn hits him with a Death Valley Driver almost immediately before telling Hennig that this is his time and daring him to get in the ring before calling him a "stupid redneck." Hennig eventually gets in the ring with him, and this starts the next match.
Perry Saturn beats Curt Hennig by disqualification after the rest of The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Kendall Windham, Bobby Duncum Jr.) get involved and hogtie him with Duncum's lasso before Hennig punches out referee Nick Patrick. Dean Malenko and Shane Douglas run into the ring, clearing the Rednecks out of the ring before checking on Saturn and freeing him from the lasso.
"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Diamond Dallas Page. During the match, David Flair gets on the apron only to get knocked badck off by Benoit, and when DDP goes for a roll-up, Benoit reverses it into one of his own for the win. After the match, Kanyon and Bam Bigelow show up, and the numbers game proves too much when DDP hits Benoit with two Diamond Cutters. David Flair then gets in the ring to mock Benoit as DDP hits Benoit with a Diamond Cutter from the top rope followed by a leather belt to the back.
Backstage, Sid Vicious says that his success and his victories will be talked about the most, and that they will pile up higher than anyone can count. He says the record will be his, because in 2000, he will be "the millennium man."
"Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Dennis Rodman is official for Road Wild.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Gorgeous George does not accompany Savage to the ring. Okerlund asks Savage not to take his questions personally, as he is only the messenger. Savage says that he got off the phone with his campaign manager, Brett Carter, and says his campaign for President of the United States is on hold at this time because he has a hit list to prove to the United States of America that he can take out the trash. He says George is under lock and key, and tells Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash that they are dad and Dennis Rodman "you're really dead." He says he has a date with destiny, and so does Rodman, when they meet head-to-head at Road Wild, and calls Rodman out so they can get it on right now. All of a sudden, Mona shows up and tells Savage to reconsider about firing her and Madusa. Savage says it would show a kind side of him, and but gets a tad hostile when he questions her loyalty to him, grabbing her by the chin. He tells Mona to get on her knees and beg for her job back, then says he has reconsidered and that she is still fired. He then tells Rodman to "get his ass out here right now." Rodman shows up with 4x4 and Swole of The No Limit Soldiers, and asks "Macho Asshole" if he is mad because he had sex with his girl. Savage tells Rodman to "get [his] punk ass in here right now, so we can rock this place." Rodman heads down the ramp with 4x4 and Swole, and tells Savage "once you go Black, you never go back." Savage tells Rodman that just because he's been somebody else's bitch all of his life does not mean he can come after his. Rodman leaves, then Mona hits Savage with a low blow before Rodman gets in the ring and clotheslines Savage from behind before hitting a few elbow drops. Bischoff asks for (and gets) both microphones to be cut off, and apologizes for the choice of words used on-air, which are all silenced out. Rodman asks for a microphone but does not get one.
Sting vs. Sid Vicious is announced for Road Wild.
Vampiro beats Eddie Guerrero after Raven pushes Eddie off the op rope following Eddie taking out The Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope). After the match, Vampiro, Raven and ICP all put the boots to Eddie until Rey Mysterio Jr. and Konnan run into the ring, with Konnan carrying a steel chair.
Eric Bischoff asks Hollywood Hogan to join on color commentary for the next match. Hogan shows up and guests. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan leaves commentary, thinking Hogan is going to do something to him. Instead, Hogan extends his hand. Heenan does not shake his hand and simply leaves.
Sid Vicious and Rick Steiner beat Sting and Goldberg by disqualification. During the match, Rick Steiner tries to use a steel chair, but Hollywood Hogan sees this and takes the chair from Rick before him and Sid Vicious with it. Johnny Boone sees the chair shot to Sid, and calls for the bell. Suddenly, Kevin Nash shows up and puts Hogan through the table with a Jackknife Power Bomb to end the show.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beats The Jersey Triad (Kanyon and Bam Bam Bigelow) after "The Canadian Crippler' Chris Benoit stops an interference attempt from Diamond Dallas Page. Benoit then grabs the microphone and says that once upon a time, he valued DDP's opinion, but then he showed everyone what he was all about, and says it is indeed his time and his turn and that he's got a lot more than DDP has. He also tells DDP not to bring his mother into this.
Lenny Lane and Lodi have a laugh about Ernest "The Cat" Miller's dancing shoes being switched with bunny slippers last week, and Lenny even mentions that he had a pair just like those when he was a kid. Lodi says those were his, but Lenny tells him he had the footy pajamas. Lodi says he still liked those slippers, though, and both men agree that they need to find out where The Cat shops.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
WCW President Sting shows up. He says there was tag team action last week, and it didn't turn out the way that he would have wanted it to. He has a pair of wrestlers in the back that he wants to see tonight: Sid Vicious and Rick Steiner. Last week, Hollywood Hogan stepped up and wanted him to be his partner, and now he is the one doing the asking. The crowd unanimously wants Goldberg to be Sting's partner, and Sting asks Goldberg to be his tag team partner tonight. He says he will be back at the top of the hour to get his answer and see if it is showtime.
It is announced that Buff Bagwell will take on Ernest "The Cat" Miller at Road Wild on Saturday, August 14th.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller can pretend paint his face Black and pretend to dance around like him, but he says it only would have been funny in the 1920s. He also says that he can whup anybody without his red dancing shoes, as he is a three-time world karate champion and did it without the shoes. He says that it may be funny to the fans, but it was not funny to him, and now he is about to show Buff what is going to happen to him in two weeks. He then addresses that there were two "girly guys" in the back talking about the slippers, and if they want to know where they came from, they can get in the ring. Lenny and Lodi show up, and tells them to get in the ring so he can tell them where he got the bunny slippers. They get in the ring only to get their heads smashed into each other.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Lenny Lane after Lodi runs into a Feliner as he chases Sonny Onoo around the ring.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hollywood Hogan. Hogan says that at Road Wild, he has a date with the devil. He ran with Kevin Nash, but he did not know how low he would stoop until last week when he left him laying in a puddle of his own blood. He does not blame TNT or Time Warner for pulling back on the cameras, because it was a pretty grotesque sight. He says that his frenzy has been fed over the last week, and when he made it to Sturgis, South Dakota, he went to a health food store, and he couldn't figure out if the men were fainting over the look on his face or if the women were fainting because he was freshly shaven. The way things go, Kevin Nash has a date with him at Road Wild. He says it is no secret that he and Nash do not like each other, and that they have been playing games in the dressing room with Nash trying to take his spot on the WCW roster. He says Nash is no different from anyone else who has tried, and he will kick his butt at Road Wild. Since he has nothing to do tonight but wait for him to enter the building, he challenges him to a match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and promises to kick his butt if Nash has the guts to get in the ring.
Sting shows up again, and asks Goldberg if it is showtime. Goldberg is seen approaching the ring, but Rick Steiner gets his attention, asking if he wants some. He goes after Rick only to be attacked from behind by Sid Vicious with a shovel and locked in a nearby storage closet. Sting sees this on the video screen and runs to the back only for Rick and Sid to ambush him. Rick Steiner and Sid Vicious then drag Sting back to the ring, but Sting comes to and fends off both men until he gets choke slammed by Sid. Goldberg then breaks out of the storage room and runs to the ring, clearing it out. Goldberg then picks up the microphone and says "Why wait?"
Disco Inferno beats Evan Karagias.
We see Torrie Wilson and David Flair sitting on a couch. Torrie tells Davis he must be the hardest working champion of all time. David says he is the greatest of all time. Torrie then asks why David is fending the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship so much. David says hhe doesn't know, but he has been talking to his father, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who has told him that he has to defend it every 30 days, and with Charles Robinson as his referee, he can defend the title whenever he wants. He says he has beaten everybdoy, and that it is now time for his body to be given some rest.
We see a narrated video package about the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
We see Sid Vicious backstage, saying that in the year 2000, Sting and Goldberg will be forgotten and he will be the true "millennium man."
It is announced that The Jersey Triad (Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon) will defend the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) at Road Wild.
The Revolution (Dean Malenko and Shane Douglas) beats The First Family (Hugh Morrus and Jerry Flynn) after Malenko sends Hugh Morrus into Jimmy Hart, who is standing on the apron trying to use the Junkyard Hardcore Invitational trophy as a weapon. After the match, Dean Malenko takes the trophy, and Malenko tells Fit Finley that the trophy is coming home where it belongs.
It is announced that Goldberg will take on Rick Steiner at Road Wild.
We see a short music video for "Crush" by Megadeth.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Rick Steiner shows up as Scott Hudson and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan talk about him on commentary. Heenan gets out of there as Rick drags Scott Hudson out of the commentary table and slams him to the mat. WCW security have to step in and escort him to the back as medical staff tend to Scott Hudson.
Eric Bischoff replaces Scott Hudson on commentary as Scott Hudson is wheeled out of the arena on a stretcher. Heenan returns to commentary shortly afterwards.
Before the next match, Curt Hennig shows up and says that for the last ten years, there has been all kind of wrestlers trying to act, walk, and wrestle like him, and calls them "Curt Hennig wanna-bes." Now that "Rap is Crap" has come to the top, someone else has been trying to jump on the country and western scene, and that man is Chad Brock, who will be performing next week on Nitro. He tells Brock that if he is going to use TNT and Nitro, he is wrong, because he is short, fat, bald and ugly and nobody likes that kind of person. He also has heard that Warner Bros. Records has signed Brock to a record deal, and wants to know which of the Warner brothers actually signed him: dumb or dumber. Hennig then notices Perry Saturn and makes fun of the dress that he has worn in the past as well as all the tattoos that he has, and says he's from Uranus. Saturn tries to get Hennig, and when Bobby Duncum Jr. attacks Saturn from behind, Saturn hits him with a Death Valley Driver almost immediately before telling Hennig that this is his time and daring him to get in the ring before calling him a "stupid redneck." Hennig eventually gets in the ring with him, and this starts the next match.
Perry Saturn beats Curt Hennig by disqualification after the rest of The West Texas Rednecks (Barry Windham, Kendall Windham, Bobby Duncum Jr.) get involved and hogtie him with Duncum's lasso before Hennig punches out referee Nick Patrick. Dean Malenko and Shane Douglas run into the ring, clearing the Rednecks out of the ring before checking on Saturn and freeing him from the lasso.
"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Diamond Dallas Page. During the match, David Flair gets on the apron only to get knocked badck off by Benoit, and when DDP goes for a roll-up, Benoit reverses it into one of his own for the win. After the match, Kanyon and Bam Bigelow show up, and the numbers game proves too much when DDP hits Benoit with two Diamond Cutters. David Flair then gets in the ring to mock Benoit as DDP hits Benoit with a Diamond Cutter from the top rope followed by a leather belt to the back.
Backstage, Sid Vicious says that his success and his victories will be talked about the most, and that they will pile up higher than anyone can count. He says the record will be his, because in 2000, he will be "the millennium man."
"Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Dennis Rodman is official for Road Wild.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Gorgeous George does not accompany Savage to the ring. Okerlund asks Savage not to take his questions personally, as he is only the messenger. Savage says that he got off the phone with his campaign manager, Brett Carter, and says his campaign for President of the United States is on hold at this time because he has a hit list to prove to the United States of America that he can take out the trash. He says George is under lock and key, and tells Hollywood Hogan and Kevin Nash that they are dad and Dennis Rodman "you're really dead." He says he has a date with destiny, and so does Rodman, when they meet head-to-head at Road Wild, and calls Rodman out so they can get it on right now. All of a sudden, Mona shows up and tells Savage to reconsider about firing her and Madusa. Savage says it would show a kind side of him, and but gets a tad hostile when he questions her loyalty to him, grabbing her by the chin. He tells Mona to get on her knees and beg for her job back, then says he has reconsidered and that she is still fired. He then tells Rodman to "get his ass out here right now." Rodman shows up with 4x4 and Swole of The No Limit Soldiers, and asks "Macho Asshole" if he is mad because he had sex with his girl. Savage tells Rodman to "get [his] punk ass in here right now, so we can rock this place." Rodman heads down the ramp with 4x4 and Swole, and tells Savage "once you go Black, you never go back." Savage tells Rodman that just because he's been somebody else's bitch all of his life does not mean he can come after his. Rodman leaves, then Mona hits Savage with a low blow before Rodman gets in the ring and clotheslines Savage from behind before hitting a few elbow drops. Bischoff asks for (and gets) both microphones to be cut off, and apologizes for the choice of words used on-air, which are all silenced out. Rodman asks for a microphone but does not get one.
Sting vs. Sid Vicious is announced for Road Wild.
Vampiro beats Eddie Guerrero after Raven pushes Eddie off the op rope following Eddie taking out The Insane Clown Posse (Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope). After the match, Vampiro, Raven and ICP all put the boots to Eddie until Rey Mysterio Jr. and Konnan run into the ring, with Konnan carrying a steel chair.
Eric Bischoff asks Hollywood Hogan to join on color commentary for the next match. Hogan shows up and guests. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan leaves commentary, thinking Hogan is going to do something to him. Instead, Hogan extends his hand. Heenan does not shake his hand and simply leaves.
Sid Vicious and Rick Steiner beat Sting and Goldberg by disqualification. During the match, Rick Steiner tries to use a steel chair, but Hollywood Hogan sees this and takes the chair from Rick before him and Sid Vicious with it. Johnny Boone sees the chair shot to Sid, and calls for the bell. Suddenly, Kevin Nash shows up and puts Hogan through the table with a Jackknife Power Bomb to end the show.
Monday, June 28, 1999
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for June 28, 1999
A black limousine parks outside of the arena, and WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and his son David Flair show up, along with the owner of the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, where tonight's episode takes place. Tonight, Ric tells David that the United Center was built for him, and that he wants David to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and become the most powerful athlete in sports today. The owner tells David that he and Ric have been looking forward to this moment since David was a boy, and when he becomes champion, he will have a statue of him in front of the arena that is ten times bigger than the statue of Michael Jordan that is already there. Ric says that everyone will want to "be like Dave," not like Mike.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn beat "Lord" Steven Regal and Fit Finley despite Regal hitting Saturn with the Union Jack when the referee is not looking.
As WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper are talking about David Flair's World title match tonight when Van Hammer shows up and asks for a title shot. Piper puts him in a match against Rick Steiner for the WCW World Television Championship at Bash at the Beach.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Charles Robinson and Asya also accompany them. Flair says that Chicago, Illinois should be thankful that a champion like him has decided to blow through this town, and brings out Piper last, as he and Piper have a big reality check happening tonight. Piper shows up, and says it is reality check. The first one goes to radio shock jock Howard Stern for daring to diss him and saying he wants to get in the ring with him, saying that if he messes with him, he will mess him up so much that it will make Keith Richards look like Fabio. He complains about the younger wrestlers in the locker room whining for opportunities, and announces that in a tough town like Chicago, Illinois, they will have a tough fight by putting a young up-and-comer against Kevin Nash in a Lumberjack Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Flair says the political structure will not along him to ever be champion again, but tonight, his own son, David Flair, will walk the aisle looking as only he can look and take down Kevin Nash. He says that Charles Robinson will be the referee and that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line, then addresses "Macho Man" Randy Savage, saying he would like to apologize, shake his hand and make him a deal tonight. Savage shows up with Gorgeous George, Madusa, Miss Madness and Sid Vicious. Flair tells Savage that the wrestling business is making history tonight, and despite the history between them, they have to bond one time as they both hate Nash and David Flair is going to wrestle him for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He asks Savage and Sid to join up with him, Piper and Anderson tonight, and if Savage leaps over to his side, he will re-legalize the elbow drop. Robinson tells Flair that he has a scar on him and had to wear a chest tube for two weeks because of the elbow drop, and Piper has to calm Robinson down. Savage says he is a player, and for him, the ends justify the means. He does not care if he, Sid, David Flair or even Sting is WCW World Heavyweight Championship as long as the title is not on Kevin Nash. Savage asks for Sid's input, and Sid simply announces "Let the madness run free!" Flair and Savage have a deal, and Flair says that soon, everyone will say they want to "be like Dave." Savage says tonight will be Kevin Nash's worst nightmare ever. Piper says tonight, we will have a fight, for even though the young kids can swing from vine to vine, he and Flair own the jungle.
We see Lenny Lane applying blue fingernail polish to his fingernails as Lodi - whose fingernails are already blue - watches. Lenny Lane is worried about what World Championship Wrestling will think when "they find out about [them]." Lodi tells Lenny to relax, as it is not like they are the only ones in the company. Lenny knows WCW is a little open-minded, but Lodi tells him "You got me...and I got you, babe."
Tony Schiavone plus the WCW Hotline.
Eddie Guerrero beats Lodi. During the match, Eddie throws Lodi into referee Scott Dickinson, and Lenny Lane gets involved in the match. Eddie manages to fend both men off as Dickinson recovers, and Lenny gets back in the ring and gets on top of Lodi to protect him. Eddie frog splashes both men simultaneously to get the win.
WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper go over all their plans for tonight's main event. Piper proposes bringing three strong men in: Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon. Flair loves the idea, and says that David Flair will be winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tonight.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Hak asks the crowd if they want to see him get hardcore and extreme, and says there is a nut who doesn't like his kind of matches, and calls out WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, telling him to walk down that aisle and to be the man, he will have to beat this man. All of a sudden, Bam Bam Bigelow shows up, and Hak dares him to get in the ring. Bigelow gets in and attacks Hak from behind, starting a match.
Bam Bam Bigelow beats Hak. During the match, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon show up. Hak fends DDP and Kanyon off with a Kendo stick, but Kanyon distracts referee Scott Dickinson from the apron so that DDP can hit Hak with a Diamond Cutter.
Kevin Nash shows up. He says that he has been an outsider in WCW since day one, and he knows that WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and everyone else in WCW wants to see him lose the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tonight. He knows that the only ally he has, Scott Hall, is sitting at home in Orlando, Florida right now, and without him, he is here on his own facing David Flair in a Lumberjack Match with everyone who wants to see him lose the World title. Since he is putting the gold up tonight, he has a stipulation for David: if David wins, he gets the gold. If Nash wins, he gets Torrie Wilson for 72 hours. He then says a lot of guys have had stipulations where they get the girl for much longer, but he says Torrie will be ruing the 72 hours. He says that if the World title is enough to make him fight for his life tonight, that little incentive should bring it over the top. He dares everybody to bring it on, and guarantees that he will be leaving World champion tonight.
Curt Hennig, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham and Bobby Duncum Jr. beat Stevie Ray, Horace Hogan, Vincent and Brian Adams.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller and Disco Inferno show up for their dance contest. The Cat takes the microphone from referee Nick Patrick and says that if the crowd does not vote for him, he will go to his car, get his karate gi and "whup every redneck in here" just like he did Jerry Flynn. The Cat then puts his red shoes on and does his usual dance, and does not get much of a crowd reaction. Disco Inferno is up, and he gets a much better response from the crowd. The Cat then attacks Disco Inferno as he has the contest won, and this starts a match between the two men.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Disco Inferno by disqualification. During the match, Disco Inferno hits the Chartbuster only for Sonny Onoo to get in the match to break the pin only to accidentally kick The Cat. The Cat then puts on one of his red shoes and superkicks Disco as Onoo distracts referee Nick Patrick from the apron, but as he has the match won, Jerry Flynn - who has not been seen in months - shows up and kicks Miller in the head, knocking him out of the ring and ending the match. After the match, Flynn tells Onoo to tell The Cat when he wakes up that next week, he and The Cat will see who the better kickboxer is in a Kickboxing Match. All Miller has to do is sign the contract.
Before the next match, WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson are at the commentary table. Flair says he will make sure there are no mistakes during the World title match, while "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson reminds Nash of the parody he did of him after he was forced to retire, and says he will respond to it and that his response will be ringing in Nash's ears.
Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Dean Malenko and Buff Bagwell. During the match, DDP pushes Malenko into referee Scott Dickinson in a pinfall attempt. Buff hits the Buff Blockbuster on DDP, but Malenko goes for the Texas Cloverleaf on Kanyon only to fall victim to a double-team Diamond Cutter. Referee Scott Dickinson comes to and counts the pinfall.
The music video for "Rap Is Crap" by Curt Hennig, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham and Bobby Duncum Jr. makes its world premiere to kick off the "Rap Is Crap Tour '99."
Sid Vicious beats Scott Putski. At the beginning of the match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage grabs a commentary headset and tells Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan that Sid is the best big man in wrestling today, and to get on the bandwagon before it is too late. After the match, Savage repeats those claims, and says it will be official in a little when Kevin Nash loses the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Sid tells Nash that the carnage he sees and the madness that is about to happen will soon happen to him. Savage then hits Scott Putski with a top rope elbow drop. Savage says that is the way it is, and if anybody likes it, they had better stay out of their way for they are "the bomb."
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
David Flair vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in a Lumberjack Match almost ends as soon as it begins when David Flair runs out of the ring and all of the lumberjacks attacks Nash. Savage wraps a chain around his hand and punches Nash in the face. (It should be noted that even though Charles Robinson is supposed to be the ref, it is "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson who ends up donning the stripes.) David Flair goes for a Figure Four Leg Lock and Anderson goes for a super-slow count as Kevin Nash lays down on the mat during the hold, but Nash still kicks out and manages to fight back. Anderson attacks Nash, but he gets punched, and the lumberjacks go after Nash again. David Flair is given a taser by WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, but Nash manages to take it away from him and shocks a couple of people before taking Gorgeous George hostage and shocking "Macho Man" Randy Savage with the taser as he starts walking backwards. Torrie Wilson is seen smiling and walking out with Kevin Nash as he heads to the back with Gorgeous George. We then see Torrie Wilson and Gorgeous George get into a black limousine, and it is revealed that Sting is the one driving the black Hummer when we see his face in the rear view mirror. Nash, upon discovering this, quickly gets into the limo as Savage and Sid Vicious go after Nash.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn beat "Lord" Steven Regal and Fit Finley despite Regal hitting Saturn with the Union Jack when the referee is not looking.
As WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper are talking about David Flair's World title match tonight when Van Hammer shows up and asks for a title shot. Piper puts him in a match against Rick Steiner for the WCW World Television Championship at Bash at the Beach.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Charles Robinson and Asya also accompany them. Flair says that Chicago, Illinois should be thankful that a champion like him has decided to blow through this town, and brings out Piper last, as he and Piper have a big reality check happening tonight. Piper shows up, and says it is reality check. The first one goes to radio shock jock Howard Stern for daring to diss him and saying he wants to get in the ring with him, saying that if he messes with him, he will mess him up so much that it will make Keith Richards look like Fabio. He complains about the younger wrestlers in the locker room whining for opportunities, and announces that in a tough town like Chicago, Illinois, they will have a tough fight by putting a young up-and-comer against Kevin Nash in a Lumberjack Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Flair says the political structure will not along him to ever be champion again, but tonight, his own son, David Flair, will walk the aisle looking as only he can look and take down Kevin Nash. He says that Charles Robinson will be the referee and that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line, then addresses "Macho Man" Randy Savage, saying he would like to apologize, shake his hand and make him a deal tonight. Savage shows up with Gorgeous George, Madusa, Miss Madness and Sid Vicious. Flair tells Savage that the wrestling business is making history tonight, and despite the history between them, they have to bond one time as they both hate Nash and David Flair is going to wrestle him for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He asks Savage and Sid to join up with him, Piper and Anderson tonight, and if Savage leaps over to his side, he will re-legalize the elbow drop. Robinson tells Flair that he has a scar on him and had to wear a chest tube for two weeks because of the elbow drop, and Piper has to calm Robinson down. Savage says he is a player, and for him, the ends justify the means. He does not care if he, Sid, David Flair or even Sting is WCW World Heavyweight Championship as long as the title is not on Kevin Nash. Savage asks for Sid's input, and Sid simply announces "Let the madness run free!" Flair and Savage have a deal, and Flair says that soon, everyone will say they want to "be like Dave." Savage says tonight will be Kevin Nash's worst nightmare ever. Piper says tonight, we will have a fight, for even though the young kids can swing from vine to vine, he and Flair own the jungle.
We see Lenny Lane applying blue fingernail polish to his fingernails as Lodi - whose fingernails are already blue - watches. Lenny Lane is worried about what World Championship Wrestling will think when "they find out about [them]." Lodi tells Lenny to relax, as it is not like they are the only ones in the company. Lenny knows WCW is a little open-minded, but Lodi tells him "You got me...and I got you, babe."
Tony Schiavone plus the WCW Hotline.
Eddie Guerrero beats Lodi. During the match, Eddie throws Lodi into referee Scott Dickinson, and Lenny Lane gets involved in the match. Eddie manages to fend both men off as Dickinson recovers, and Lenny gets back in the ring and gets on top of Lodi to protect him. Eddie frog splashes both men simultaneously to get the win.
WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper go over all their plans for tonight's main event. Piper proposes bringing three strong men in: Bam Bam Bigelow, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon. Flair loves the idea, and says that David Flair will be winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tonight.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Hak asks the crowd if they want to see him get hardcore and extreme, and says there is a nut who doesn't like his kind of matches, and calls out WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, telling him to walk down that aisle and to be the man, he will have to beat this man. All of a sudden, Bam Bam Bigelow shows up, and Hak dares him to get in the ring. Bigelow gets in and attacks Hak from behind, starting a match.
Bam Bam Bigelow beats Hak. During the match, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon show up. Hak fends DDP and Kanyon off with a Kendo stick, but Kanyon distracts referee Scott Dickinson from the apron so that DDP can hit Hak with a Diamond Cutter.
Kevin Nash shows up. He says that he has been an outsider in WCW since day one, and he knows that WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and everyone else in WCW wants to see him lose the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tonight. He knows that the only ally he has, Scott Hall, is sitting at home in Orlando, Florida right now, and without him, he is here on his own facing David Flair in a Lumberjack Match with everyone who wants to see him lose the World title. Since he is putting the gold up tonight, he has a stipulation for David: if David wins, he gets the gold. If Nash wins, he gets Torrie Wilson for 72 hours. He then says a lot of guys have had stipulations where they get the girl for much longer, but he says Torrie will be ruing the 72 hours. He says that if the World title is enough to make him fight for his life tonight, that little incentive should bring it over the top. He dares everybody to bring it on, and guarantees that he will be leaving World champion tonight.
Curt Hennig, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham and Bobby Duncum Jr. beat Stevie Ray, Horace Hogan, Vincent and Brian Adams.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller and Disco Inferno show up for their dance contest. The Cat takes the microphone from referee Nick Patrick and says that if the crowd does not vote for him, he will go to his car, get his karate gi and "whup every redneck in here" just like he did Jerry Flynn. The Cat then puts his red shoes on and does his usual dance, and does not get much of a crowd reaction. Disco Inferno is up, and he gets a much better response from the crowd. The Cat then attacks Disco Inferno as he has the contest won, and this starts a match between the two men.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Disco Inferno by disqualification. During the match, Disco Inferno hits the Chartbuster only for Sonny Onoo to get in the match to break the pin only to accidentally kick The Cat. The Cat then puts on one of his red shoes and superkicks Disco as Onoo distracts referee Nick Patrick from the apron, but as he has the match won, Jerry Flynn - who has not been seen in months - shows up and kicks Miller in the head, knocking him out of the ring and ending the match. After the match, Flynn tells Onoo to tell The Cat when he wakes up that next week, he and The Cat will see who the better kickboxer is in a Kickboxing Match. All Miller has to do is sign the contract.
Before the next match, WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson are at the commentary table. Flair says he will make sure there are no mistakes during the World title match, while "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson reminds Nash of the parody he did of him after he was forced to retire, and says he will respond to it and that his response will be ringing in Nash's ears.
Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Dean Malenko and Buff Bagwell. During the match, DDP pushes Malenko into referee Scott Dickinson in a pinfall attempt. Buff hits the Buff Blockbuster on DDP, but Malenko goes for the Texas Cloverleaf on Kanyon only to fall victim to a double-team Diamond Cutter. Referee Scott Dickinson comes to and counts the pinfall.
The music video for "Rap Is Crap" by Curt Hennig, Barry Windham, Kendall Windham and Bobby Duncum Jr. makes its world premiere to kick off the "Rap Is Crap Tour '99."
Sid Vicious beats Scott Putski. At the beginning of the match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage grabs a commentary headset and tells Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan that Sid is the best big man in wrestling today, and to get on the bandwagon before it is too late. After the match, Savage repeats those claims, and says it will be official in a little when Kevin Nash loses the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Sid tells Nash that the carnage he sees and the madness that is about to happen will soon happen to him. Savage then hits Scott Putski with a top rope elbow drop. Savage says that is the way it is, and if anybody likes it, they had better stay out of their way for they are "the bomb."
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
David Flair vs. Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in a Lumberjack Match almost ends as soon as it begins when David Flair runs out of the ring and all of the lumberjacks attacks Nash. Savage wraps a chain around his hand and punches Nash in the face. (It should be noted that even though Charles Robinson is supposed to be the ref, it is "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson who ends up donning the stripes.) David Flair goes for a Figure Four Leg Lock and Anderson goes for a super-slow count as Kevin Nash lays down on the mat during the hold, but Nash still kicks out and manages to fight back. Anderson attacks Nash, but he gets punched, and the lumberjacks go after Nash again. David Flair is given a taser by WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, but Nash manages to take it away from him and shocks a couple of people before taking Gorgeous George hostage and shocking "Macho Man" Randy Savage with the taser as he starts walking backwards. Torrie Wilson is seen smiling and walking out with Kevin Nash as he heads to the back with Gorgeous George. We then see Torrie Wilson and Gorgeous George get into a black limousine, and it is revealed that Sting is the one driving the black Hummer when we see his face in the rear view mirror. Nash, upon discovering this, quickly gets into the limo as Savage and Sid Vicious go after Nash.
Monday, June 14, 1999
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for June 14, 1999
The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage, Madusa, Gorgeous George, Miss Madness and Sid (now known as Sid Vicious) are seen entering the building.
Curt Hennig and Barry Windham beat Vincent and Brian Adams after Windham hits Vincent in the back with Bobby Duncum Jr.'s cowbell as the referee Randy Anderson is dealing with Adams and Duncum.
We see a press conference with Rey Mysterio Jr. Konnan, "Mean" Gene Oklerund, Eric Bischoff and Master P. It is announced that Master P will be getting in the wrestling ring soon, and will be accompanied by his bodyguard Big Swoll. Master P shows up with Big Swoll, and Master P says he is glad to be in WCW, and says it will be a real exciting year. He mentions his and Big Swoll's confrontation with Curt Hennig, Barry Windham and Bobby Duncum Jr., and goes on to talk about how he grew up a professional wrestling fan. He says it is an honor to make this thing happen with Eric Bischoff. Rey says that with all the music Master P brings out and appreciates the message that he brings to the world. Bischoff says the No Limit Soldiers' perspective is a positive one, and that there is a lot of positive things to their approach to everything that will benefit WCW.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage, Madusa, Gorgeous George and Miss Madness show up. Savage says he is the boss and the greatest professional wrestler today, then talks about how he was "crowned the uncrowned, undisputed champion of all time" and says it was the crime of the century when he made the illegal elbow legal. Every time he dropped it, people got beat. Last night was no exception, and his entourage saw it. He goes on to say that "Mona" beat 25,937 to earn the title of "Miss Madness," and that Gorgeous George is retiring from professional wrestling undefeated. He then says he hit the elbow from the top rope, and says he beat Kevin Nash for the three count. On another night, Gorgeous George would have fainted, but he didn't get to kiss her like he wanted to then. He doesn't need to give her mouth-to-mouth or smelling salts, but he is giving everyone a wake-up call, and has one word for Kevin Nash. He says he will be unbelievably vicious. He says this is not the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end, as Nash is not in his league and he is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He says he will become more vicious than anyone will understand, and has two words for Nash: Wolfpac sucks. Savage then says he will get Nash, as Nash's career is over and his is on fire.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Kidman beats Hugh Morrus. During the match, Morrus tosses Kidman up so that he comes down on the top of a fully opened steel chair. Amazingly, Kidman hits Morrus with a facebuster on the chair followed by the top rope Shooting Star Press for the win.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who shows up wth "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Flair looks at himself on the video screen, then says it is great to be the man and the president of WCW again. If anybody doesn't think he is the man, they will have to see what he does tonight, as he will pull a major coup and ask one of the greatest wrestlers ever, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, to come to the ring and accept the position of WCW Vice President. Piper shows up with an entourage of bagpipe players, and promises as Vice President to uphold the office much like they do in Washington, DC, and says it will be a pleasure to call the shots in WCW with him. Suddenly, Dean Malenko shows up and says that if there was a man coming out of a 15-year coma turning the television to World Championship Wrestling, he would have thought that time never elapsed after looking at Piper and Flair, and says time is moving a lot faster than they think. He told them where he stood two weeks ago, and says he is a little sick and tired of being pushed down and held down. He is speaking for the younger wrestlers in the locker room, as it is their time and their moment. He tells Flair to have a little class, and to step down and pass the torch, saying Wayne Gretzky and John Elway have stepped down. Flair says he is out of his mind comparing him to Gretzky and Elway, and says he will not pass the torch. Malenko says he will not ask him anymore, and says he will take it collectively, whether he likes it or not. Flair tells Malenko he is in pretty heavy traffic to talk to him like this. Malenko then wants to know exactly where "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson stands. Anderson says you do not bum rush greatness, and that greatness comes to those who earn it. He gives Malenko the best advice he can give him: he is either a Horseman or a casualty of the Horseman, and he is standing where he has stood for the last ten years. Piper tells Malenko to get out of the ring, as he wasn't invited, and when he refuses, he is attacked by Piper. As he, Flair and Anderson take the boots to him, Buff Bagwell runs into the ring, but he fares no better. "The Crippler' Chris Benoit and Saturn try to help, but they are attacked backstage by Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon.
Eric Bischoff shows up on commentary as Tony Schiavone plugs the WCW Hotline.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller says he did finish the job last night against Scott Norton, and if the fans would shut up, he could finish the job tonight. He calls him out because he wants to fight somebody, and if he does not show up, he will get in the car, get his karate gi and beat up everybody in the building before he brags about beating the entire black-and-white nWo. The nWo theme plays, but stops when Norton does not show up. The Cat says that Norton will not show up, but as he does, Norton runs into the ring and chops The Cat, starting the match.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Scott Norton. During the match, The Cat gets one of his shoes on, and Norton inadvertently clotheslines the referee. Sonny Onoo gets in the ring and hits Norton in the back, and the referee is up and able to make the count only for Norton to kick out. The Cat then hits Norton with a standing side kick with the shoe to get the win.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Van Hammer beats Disco Inferno. Before the match, it is announced that WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper have signed an eight-man tag match for later tonight: Flair, Piper, Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Dean Malenko, Buff Bagwell, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn. During the match, Van Hammer pushes Disco into referee Scott Dickson as he goes for the Chartbuster. Disco tries to revive Dickinson, but Van Hammer gets Disco with a sidewalk slam from behind and grabs the tights during the pinfall to win. After the match, Disco Inferno hits referee Scott Dickinson with a Chartbuster.
Eric Bischoff advertises that Dennis Rodman is coming back to World Championship Wrestling this Summer as we see his appearance in the newest issue of Detour Magazine.
Fit Finley beats Brian Knobbs. During the match, Knobbs rakes the eyes of referee Mickey Jay, which allows Jimmy Hart to grab a steel chair. Hart is about to hit Finley with the chair when Finley grabs the chair, starting a tug-of-war that accidentally sends Knobbs running first into the chair. After this, Hak shows up and hits Knobbs with a Kendo stick.
Former WWF Women's Champion Sable - who has just quit the World Wrestling Federation - is seen in the front row.
Kevin Nash shows up. He says he was sitting in the back (as the crowd chants for Sable) and says he has heard about "Macho Man" Randy Savage talking about how he beat him, and says that if that was the case, he wouldn't be holding the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He tells Savage to "go see the people in the white coats" after the show is over, then says he is not here to talk to Savag3e and is instead here to talk to Sid Vicious. He doesn't know where he has been, and does not care. He knows Sid is in the building, and wants him in the ring with the World title on the line. If Sid wants to attack him from behind and powerbomb him, then he had better bring it tonight as he is going to kick his ass. Even with sandals on, he is ready to give him a beating. Sid shows up on the video screen, saying he knows Nash really well and knows what button to push, and says he pushed the right button last night as he has now made the biggest mistake of his life. Sid says Nash has invited the devil to dance tonight, and he will take the invitation to take what is his. He says he will start and end with him tonight, and wants to know if Nash can take it all the way. Nash tells Sid he has bitten off more than he can chew, and he will see him tonight. He says he is walking out with the gold tonight.
Dean Malenko, Buff Bagwell, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn beat "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon (who replaces Bam Bam Bigelow) with a Buff Blockbuster to Flair.
Hak vs. Rick Steiner ends before it can begin when Steiner attacks Hak and takes him backstage. After a backstage brawl involving a motorcyle and a Hummer, Steiner puts Hak through the roof of the Hummer before Sting comes out from the roof, puts Steiner through an RV and hits him with the bat a few times on the ramp before saying "Riddle me this, riddle me that...who's afraid of the big black bat?" before giving us two riddles. The first one is "What's black and brown and looks good on Sting? A Doberman Pinscher!" and "What's black and white and looks good on Steiner? Sting!" He then attacks Rick Steiner with the bat again.
Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. - with The No Limit Soldiers at ringside - beat La Parka and Psychosis. Suddenly, Curt Hennig, Barry Windham and Bobby Duncum Jr. are seen at DJ Ran's turntable playing their own theme, which now has lyrics. Master P tells Curt Hennig that if he wants a piece of him, he'll get it. Master P then plays his own music.
Before the next match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up with Madusa, Miss Madness and Gorgeous George and says that Kevin Nash is at the crossroads of a vicious career. He demands that Nash hand over the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, as everybody knows that he beat him last night. Kevin Nash tells Savage to come get his belt since he is so delusional. Savage says that he is the real WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and as he reaches for the belt, Nash drops it before punching Savage. After Nash nails Savage with a big boot, Gorgeous George distracts Nash, and Savage kicks Nash in the groin from behind. Savage holds Navage back so that Miss Madness can hit him with a top rope drop kick. Nash fends off Madusa, then Sid Vicious runs into the ring. Nash ends up fighting both Savage and Sid at the same time, and the match between Sid Vicious and Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is thrown out. Savage and Sid continue to attack Nash, and Savage punches referee Nic Patrick out. Sting then runs into the ring and manages to take on both Sting and Savage at the same time. Savage and Sid are forced to retreat, and the show ends.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage, Madusa, Gorgeous George, Miss Madness and Sid (now known as Sid Vicious) are seen entering the building.
Curt Hennig and Barry Windham beat Vincent and Brian Adams after Windham hits Vincent in the back with Bobby Duncum Jr.'s cowbell as the referee Randy Anderson is dealing with Adams and Duncum.
We see a press conference with Rey Mysterio Jr. Konnan, "Mean" Gene Oklerund, Eric Bischoff and Master P. It is announced that Master P will be getting in the wrestling ring soon, and will be accompanied by his bodyguard Big Swoll. Master P shows up with Big Swoll, and Master P says he is glad to be in WCW, and says it will be a real exciting year. He mentions his and Big Swoll's confrontation with Curt Hennig, Barry Windham and Bobby Duncum Jr., and goes on to talk about how he grew up a professional wrestling fan. He says it is an honor to make this thing happen with Eric Bischoff. Rey says that with all the music Master P brings out and appreciates the message that he brings to the world. Bischoff says the No Limit Soldiers' perspective is a positive one, and that there is a lot of positive things to their approach to everything that will benefit WCW.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage, Madusa, Gorgeous George and Miss Madness show up. Savage says he is the boss and the greatest professional wrestler today, then talks about how he was "crowned the uncrowned, undisputed champion of all time" and says it was the crime of the century when he made the illegal elbow legal. Every time he dropped it, people got beat. Last night was no exception, and his entourage saw it. He goes on to say that "Mona" beat 25,937 to earn the title of "Miss Madness," and that Gorgeous George is retiring from professional wrestling undefeated. He then says he hit the elbow from the top rope, and says he beat Kevin Nash for the three count. On another night, Gorgeous George would have fainted, but he didn't get to kiss her like he wanted to then. He doesn't need to give her mouth-to-mouth or smelling salts, but he is giving everyone a wake-up call, and has one word for Kevin Nash. He says he will be unbelievably vicious. He says this is not the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end, as Nash is not in his league and he is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. He says he will become more vicious than anyone will understand, and has two words for Nash: Wolfpac sucks. Savage then says he will get Nash, as Nash's career is over and his is on fire.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Kidman beats Hugh Morrus. During the match, Morrus tosses Kidman up so that he comes down on the top of a fully opened steel chair. Amazingly, Kidman hits Morrus with a facebuster on the chair followed by the top rope Shooting Star Press for the win.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who shows up wth "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Flair looks at himself on the video screen, then says it is great to be the man and the president of WCW again. If anybody doesn't think he is the man, they will have to see what he does tonight, as he will pull a major coup and ask one of the greatest wrestlers ever, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, to come to the ring and accept the position of WCW Vice President. Piper shows up with an entourage of bagpipe players, and promises as Vice President to uphold the office much like they do in Washington, DC, and says it will be a pleasure to call the shots in WCW with him. Suddenly, Dean Malenko shows up and says that if there was a man coming out of a 15-year coma turning the television to World Championship Wrestling, he would have thought that time never elapsed after looking at Piper and Flair, and says time is moving a lot faster than they think. He told them where he stood two weeks ago, and says he is a little sick and tired of being pushed down and held down. He is speaking for the younger wrestlers in the locker room, as it is their time and their moment. He tells Flair to have a little class, and to step down and pass the torch, saying Wayne Gretzky and John Elway have stepped down. Flair says he is out of his mind comparing him to Gretzky and Elway, and says he will not pass the torch. Malenko says he will not ask him anymore, and says he will take it collectively, whether he likes it or not. Flair tells Malenko he is in pretty heavy traffic to talk to him like this. Malenko then wants to know exactly where "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson stands. Anderson says you do not bum rush greatness, and that greatness comes to those who earn it. He gives Malenko the best advice he can give him: he is either a Horseman or a casualty of the Horseman, and he is standing where he has stood for the last ten years. Piper tells Malenko to get out of the ring, as he wasn't invited, and when he refuses, he is attacked by Piper. As he, Flair and Anderson take the boots to him, Buff Bagwell runs into the ring, but he fares no better. "The Crippler' Chris Benoit and Saturn try to help, but they are attacked backstage by Diamond Dallas Page, Bam Bam Bigelow and Kanyon.
Eric Bischoff shows up on commentary as Tony Schiavone plugs the WCW Hotline.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller says he did finish the job last night against Scott Norton, and if the fans would shut up, he could finish the job tonight. He calls him out because he wants to fight somebody, and if he does not show up, he will get in the car, get his karate gi and beat up everybody in the building before he brags about beating the entire black-and-white nWo. The nWo theme plays, but stops when Norton does not show up. The Cat says that Norton will not show up, but as he does, Norton runs into the ring and chops The Cat, starting the match.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Scott Norton. During the match, The Cat gets one of his shoes on, and Norton inadvertently clotheslines the referee. Sonny Onoo gets in the ring and hits Norton in the back, and the referee is up and able to make the count only for Norton to kick out. The Cat then hits Norton with a standing side kick with the shoe to get the win.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Van Hammer beats Disco Inferno. Before the match, it is announced that WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Vice President "Rowdy" Roddy Piper have signed an eight-man tag match for later tonight: Flair, Piper, Diamond Dallas Page and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Dean Malenko, Buff Bagwell, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn. During the match, Van Hammer pushes Disco into referee Scott Dickson as he goes for the Chartbuster. Disco tries to revive Dickinson, but Van Hammer gets Disco with a sidewalk slam from behind and grabs the tights during the pinfall to win. After the match, Disco Inferno hits referee Scott Dickinson with a Chartbuster.
Eric Bischoff advertises that Dennis Rodman is coming back to World Championship Wrestling this Summer as we see his appearance in the newest issue of Detour Magazine.
Fit Finley beats Brian Knobbs. During the match, Knobbs rakes the eyes of referee Mickey Jay, which allows Jimmy Hart to grab a steel chair. Hart is about to hit Finley with the chair when Finley grabs the chair, starting a tug-of-war that accidentally sends Knobbs running first into the chair. After this, Hak shows up and hits Knobbs with a Kendo stick.
Former WWF Women's Champion Sable - who has just quit the World Wrestling Federation - is seen in the front row.
Kevin Nash shows up. He says he was sitting in the back (as the crowd chants for Sable) and says he has heard about "Macho Man" Randy Savage talking about how he beat him, and says that if that was the case, he wouldn't be holding the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He tells Savage to "go see the people in the white coats" after the show is over, then says he is not here to talk to Savag3e and is instead here to talk to Sid Vicious. He doesn't know where he has been, and does not care. He knows Sid is in the building, and wants him in the ring with the World title on the line. If Sid wants to attack him from behind and powerbomb him, then he had better bring it tonight as he is going to kick his ass. Even with sandals on, he is ready to give him a beating. Sid shows up on the video screen, saying he knows Nash really well and knows what button to push, and says he pushed the right button last night as he has now made the biggest mistake of his life. Sid says Nash has invited the devil to dance tonight, and he will take the invitation to take what is his. He says he will start and end with him tonight, and wants to know if Nash can take it all the way. Nash tells Sid he has bitten off more than he can chew, and he will see him tonight. He says he is walking out with the gold tonight.
Dean Malenko, Buff Bagwell, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Perry Saturn beat "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Diamond Dallas Page and Kanyon (who replaces Bam Bam Bigelow) with a Buff Blockbuster to Flair.
Hak vs. Rick Steiner ends before it can begin when Steiner attacks Hak and takes him backstage. After a backstage brawl involving a motorcyle and a Hummer, Steiner puts Hak through the roof of the Hummer before Sting comes out from the roof, puts Steiner through an RV and hits him with the bat a few times on the ramp before saying "Riddle me this, riddle me that...who's afraid of the big black bat?" before giving us two riddles. The first one is "What's black and brown and looks good on Sting? A Doberman Pinscher!" and "What's black and white and looks good on Steiner? Sting!" He then attacks Rick Steiner with the bat again.
Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. - with The No Limit Soldiers at ringside - beat La Parka and Psychosis. Suddenly, Curt Hennig, Barry Windham and Bobby Duncum Jr. are seen at DJ Ran's turntable playing their own theme, which now has lyrics. Master P tells Curt Hennig that if he wants a piece of him, he'll get it. Master P then plays his own music.
Before the next match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up with Madusa, Miss Madness and Gorgeous George and says that Kevin Nash is at the crossroads of a vicious career. He demands that Nash hand over the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, as everybody knows that he beat him last night. Kevin Nash tells Savage to come get his belt since he is so delusional. Savage says that he is the real WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and as he reaches for the belt, Nash drops it before punching Savage. After Nash nails Savage with a big boot, Gorgeous George distracts Nash, and Savage kicks Nash in the groin from behind. Savage holds Navage back so that Miss Madness can hit him with a top rope drop kick. Nash fends off Madusa, then Sid Vicious runs into the ring. Nash ends up fighting both Savage and Sid at the same time, and the match between Sid Vicious and Kevin Nash for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is thrown out. Savage and Sid continue to attack Nash, and Savage punches referee Nic Patrick out. Sting then runs into the ring and manages to take on both Sting and Savage at the same time. Savage and Sid are forced to retreat, and the show ends.
Monday, February 1, 1999
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for February 1, 1999
The show starts with footage from earlier today where Curt Hennig and Barry Windham, who are in the tag team tournament, enter the arena. Hennig talks about his plans to take the tag titles so he can get one step closer to The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) in revenge for the beatdown that the nWo gave him last week.
We see footage from earlier today of The Nitro Girls rehearsing their dance numbers when Scott Steiner shows up and tries to put her hands on Kimberly. As Kimberly forces herself off Steiner, she trips over AC Jazz and is knocked unconscious.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. Rey says that Lex Luger has a potential issue with him, trying to take his Latino World Order shirt from him and later his mask with the help of Kevin Nash. He watched Luger and Nash as a kid and has much love and respect even when he was breaking into WCW, but they made a big mistake when they gave all their knowledge to Konnan, and if has to get his respect by taking Luger down, he will do it. Konnan knows that Luger and Nash attacked Rey to get back at him, and he and Rey plan to make Nash and Luger bow down. Rey challenges Luger and Nash to a Lucha de Apuestas match where masks, hair, or careers can be put on the line. Konnan feels sorry for Nash and Luger now, because they used to be stand-up guys, but now "they have to sit down in the bathroom to take aim."
The black-and-white nWo are at the airport, and all the rental cars have been taken. Stevie Ray suddenly gets everyone hooked up with a limousine. Vincent fails to get a ride at the limo for repeatedly dropping the ball for the nWo black-and-white, and he ends up calling Kevin Nash for a ride. Nash shows up very quickly, and Vincent ends up getting a ride in his limo.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls. Kimberly is not there due to what happened earlier today.
WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair puts Eric Bischoff in a nearby dunk tank, and every employee he has slighted will be throwing balls at the target to dunk him in.
The team of Curt Hennig and Barry Windham beat The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko). Hennig and Windham stay in the winner's bracket, while Benoit and Malenko are in the loser's bracket. During the match, suspended referee Scott Dickinson is seen in the front row.
WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon and numerous WCW wrestlers are seen dunking Eric Bischoff in the dunk tank.
Stevie Ray complains to Kevin Nash about Vincent not having anything ready, but both the black-and-white and black-and-red sides get along after Scott Norton says "Why can't we be friends?"
The black-and-white nWo head to their locker room and come across some female companionship.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair talks about how Eric Bischoff used to be a little abusive towards WCW employees, and says he will be wet all night long as a line of employees a mile long are dunking him in a dunk tank outside of the arena. He then makes it clear to Hollywood Hogan that the internal mechanism of the nWo is falling apart, as everyone is starting to fall by the wayside and doing their own thing while WCW is stronger than ever. Even though Hogan has failed to make it to the arena in person, he would not miss the opportunity to hear that at SuperBrawl IX, he will be wrestling again and will be wrestling him as past legends have made him ready to become a world champion and tie him into a knot. That night, Flair will do or he will die. As for Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, he will be defending the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against "The Crippler" Chris Benoit at SuperBrawl IX whether he likes it or not, and that Benoit will be taking the United States title back for WCW. Suddenly, Scott Hall shows up with Disco Inferno, and Hall says that while Flair may be president of WCW, everyone here came to see the nWo, and while he may be able to boss Bischoff around, he doesn't tell him what to do. Hall wants to know why Benoit is #1 contender, when he is the one who took the World title off Goldberg and beat Bam Bam Bigelow. Flair calls him "one-half of a fantasy world called 'Hall and Nash,' and that he does not see one person saying "Hey, yo." Hall tells Flair he is putting his money behind a loser, and says he could prove why he is #1 contender material, but Benoit does not have the guts to come out here. Benoit shows up, and Flair tells Hall to leave before he breaks the toothpick out of his mouth. Benoit gets in the ring and tells Hall they'll find out how much guts he has when he introduces his foot to his brown eye. Hall throws a toothpick at Benoit, and Benoit slaps hall before Flair beats up Disco Inferno. Flair then tells Hall that if he wants a match with Benoit, he's got it tonight.
Van Hammer beats Kenny Kaos. During the match, it is announced that All Japan Pro Wrestling Shohei Baba aka Giant Baba has passed away last night in Tokyo, Japan at the age of 61. Also during the match, suspended referee Scott Dickinson is seen in the front row again, and he quickly leaves. Shortly after this, The Sandman shows up wrapped in barbed wire while carrying a Singapore cane, and attacks Van Hammer after he wins, and says it ticks him off when someone comes out to the ring in WCW and tries to take credit for his work. He says he was the first man to replace the ropes with barbed wire, the first man to wrap barbed wire around a baseball bat and crush someone's head with it, and the first man to wrap himself in barbed wire and leap onto somebody. If Bam Bam Bigelow thinks he is hardcore, then he is the king of extreme. He has seen what Bigelow has been doing as of late, and says he will not leave until Bigelow gets out here.
After the commercial break, Bam Bam Bigelow shows up and answers The Sandman's challenge.
Bam Bam Bigelow beats The Sandman in an impromptu hardcore match after sending Sandman into barbed wire that the Sandman has set up in the corner before hitting him with Greetings From Asbury Park on a steel chair.
At the dunk tank outside of the arena, one of the cameraman tries his luck at dunking Eric Bischoff.
Miss Elizabeth thanks Lex Luger and Kevin Nash for re-uniting the New World Order into one unit. Luger says he is elated to be on board, and tells Elizabeth it took a woman's touch to keep the WCW World Heavyweight Championship off Goldberg. They then proceed to make fun of Goldberg's weaknesses as he brags about how the nWo attacked Goldberg a month ago.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Suspended referee Scott Dickinson is seen dunking Eric Bischoff at the dunk tank.
Kidman is seen talking to Diamond Dallas Page about what happened to Kimberly backstage. DDP storms into the nWo locker room and demands where Scott Steiner is, and tells them that they had better pray to God that Kimberly is all right. Scott Steiner comes out of a nearby door after Page leaves, and says that he never touched Kimberly and that she slipped. He does say, however, that he may be looking for these. We then see what looks like a Nitro Girls outfit in his hands before a woman's hand comes out of the door and takes them. Scott Steiner then says "I'd like to stick around, but I'll be back" and follows him in the room, which is implied to be a shower. Kevin Nash tells Vincent to send a message to DDP that Scott Steiner has no problem with whatever he wants, and to slap DDP in the mouth, saying that it will be the cue for the nWo to help him. Vincent then leaves the room and tells Disco Inferno to do his dirty work. DDP is then seen getting in the ring, calling out Scott Steiner. DDP gets Disco Inferno instead, and tells him that Scott Steiner will accept his challenge for SuperBrawl IX. He slaps him, but the nWo do not show up as Vincent promised and Disco Inferno immediately eats a Diamond Cutter before having his nWo black-and-red shirt ripped off. When Vincent comes back to the locker room, he is commended for "getting smart." DDP is then seen leaving the arena.
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Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Lash LeRoux.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan is seen dunking Eric Bischoff into the dunk tank with the old bait-and-switch.
Hollywood Hogan is seen in a limo talking with Chuck Zito, president of the Hells Angels in New York state.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker T backstage. Booker T talks about his torn ACL from last year and how he took three-and-a-half months off and how he must re-focus after last week's match against Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. At SuperBrawl IX, he has a match with Disco Inferno, and that he will raise the roof that night.
Before the next match, Scott Steiner tells Diamond Dallas Page that the last time they fought, there was the stipulation that if he won, he would show Kimberly what it is like to be with a real man, but that DDP suddenly has a problem with it. He then says that Kimberly liked that stipulation, as she is in the back asking him why all the women say there is nothing finer than Scott Steiner. He tells DDP to step aside and let nature take its course, and let his body rock his wife's body until she says who her daddy is, as he will fulfill all her fantasies in one night.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho sends Ralphus to the back.
Scott Steiner retains the WCW World Television Championship against Chris Jericho. During the match, Chris Jericho tries to retreat, but Saturn catches up with him and hits him before throwing him back into the ring, where Scott Steiner makes Jericho tap to the Steiner Recliner.
Kevin Nash, Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth show up. Luger admits he had to chuckle a little bit when Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. challenged him and Nash. Nash cannot believe they have the nerve to add stipulations to the match, such as putting Rey's mask on the line against their hair. Nash says they will accept the match on the pretense that if he or Lex is pinned, Miss Elizabeth will lose her hair. Miss Elizabeth is shocked, but Luger says they have this under control. Nash then officially accepts the match for Rey's mask vs. Miss Elizabeth's hair for SuperBrawl IX.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller and Sonny Onoo threaten ring announcer David Penzer, who announces that Miller would like to be refereed from this point forward as "The Greatest Of All Time." Miller then demands an opponent. We then see the nWo in their locker room, telling Scott Norton that The Cat has called him out, even though he has never specifically done so, and send Scott Norton after The Cat. Norton eventually makes it into the ring, and The Cat says he was not calling him out to the ring. He admits that Norton is big and tough, but so is he, and if he wants to go at it with him, he will tear him up.
Scott Norton beats Ernest "The Cat" Miller, even when Miller tosses Sonny Onoo into Norton as a diversionary tactic.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Goldberg. He says what is in the past is in the past, and that he has forgotten about it. He then tells Bam Bam Bigelow to look into his eyes and see if he sees a little hint of fear, as he will never find it. Bam Bam Bigelow may talk the talk, but he walks the walk. He says that Bigelow calls himself "extreme" and The Beast From The East, but as far as he is concerned, the only thing Bigelow is is next.
WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Dean Malenko take turns dunking Eric Bischoff in the dunk tank. Bischoff insists that he will have the last laugh tonight.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart replaces Mike Tenay on commentary for the next match. (Before the match, ring announcer Michael Buffer accidentally calls him Bret "The Hit Man" Clark.)
Scott Hall beats "The Crippler" Chris Benoit to face Bret "The Hit Man" Hart for the WCW United States Championship at SuperBrawl IX. During the match, Disco Inferno tries to get involved by dragging Benoit out of the ring, but Steve "Mongo" McMichael shows up and attacks Disco before ripping his Wolfpac shirt off, beating him up and taking him to the back. Mongo then sends Disco into a locker room, where "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson lies in wait with a tire iron. Also, Kevin Nash gets involved, but this serves as a distraction so that Hall can put Benoit in the Outsider's Edge after Benoit knocks Nash off the apron.
We see Hollywood Hogan with Chuck Zito in the limousine again. It is then revealed that Hogan and Zito are in Charlotte, North Carolina to attack David Flair. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Dean Malenko are seeing this unfold on a television screen, as does Arn Anderson. The camera is shut off on Hogan's end before the attack takes place, and the show ends.
We see footage from earlier today of The Nitro Girls rehearsing their dance numbers when Scott Steiner shows up and tries to put her hands on Kimberly. As Kimberly forces herself off Steiner, she trips over AC Jazz and is knocked unconscious.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. Rey says that Lex Luger has a potential issue with him, trying to take his Latino World Order shirt from him and later his mask with the help of Kevin Nash. He watched Luger and Nash as a kid and has much love and respect even when he was breaking into WCW, but they made a big mistake when they gave all their knowledge to Konnan, and if has to get his respect by taking Luger down, he will do it. Konnan knows that Luger and Nash attacked Rey to get back at him, and he and Rey plan to make Nash and Luger bow down. Rey challenges Luger and Nash to a Lucha de Apuestas match where masks, hair, or careers can be put on the line. Konnan feels sorry for Nash and Luger now, because they used to be stand-up guys, but now "they have to sit down in the bathroom to take aim."
The black-and-white nWo are at the airport, and all the rental cars have been taken. Stevie Ray suddenly gets everyone hooked up with a limousine. Vincent fails to get a ride at the limo for repeatedly dropping the ball for the nWo black-and-white, and he ends up calling Kevin Nash for a ride. Nash shows up very quickly, and Vincent ends up getting a ride in his limo.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls. Kimberly is not there due to what happened earlier today.
WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair puts Eric Bischoff in a nearby dunk tank, and every employee he has slighted will be throwing balls at the target to dunk him in.
The team of Curt Hennig and Barry Windham beat The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko). Hennig and Windham stay in the winner's bracket, while Benoit and Malenko are in the loser's bracket. During the match, suspended referee Scott Dickinson is seen in the front row.
WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon and numerous WCW wrestlers are seen dunking Eric Bischoff in the dunk tank.
Stevie Ray complains to Kevin Nash about Vincent not having anything ready, but both the black-and-white and black-and-red sides get along after Scott Norton says "Why can't we be friends?"
The black-and-white nWo head to their locker room and come across some female companionship.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair talks about how Eric Bischoff used to be a little abusive towards WCW employees, and says he will be wet all night long as a line of employees a mile long are dunking him in a dunk tank outside of the arena. He then makes it clear to Hollywood Hogan that the internal mechanism of the nWo is falling apart, as everyone is starting to fall by the wayside and doing their own thing while WCW is stronger than ever. Even though Hogan has failed to make it to the arena in person, he would not miss the opportunity to hear that at SuperBrawl IX, he will be wrestling again and will be wrestling him as past legends have made him ready to become a world champion and tie him into a knot. That night, Flair will do or he will die. As for Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, he will be defending the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against "The Crippler" Chris Benoit at SuperBrawl IX whether he likes it or not, and that Benoit will be taking the United States title back for WCW. Suddenly, Scott Hall shows up with Disco Inferno, and Hall says that while Flair may be president of WCW, everyone here came to see the nWo, and while he may be able to boss Bischoff around, he doesn't tell him what to do. Hall wants to know why Benoit is #1 contender, when he is the one who took the World title off Goldberg and beat Bam Bam Bigelow. Flair calls him "one-half of a fantasy world called 'Hall and Nash,' and that he does not see one person saying "Hey, yo." Hall tells Flair he is putting his money behind a loser, and says he could prove why he is #1 contender material, but Benoit does not have the guts to come out here. Benoit shows up, and Flair tells Hall to leave before he breaks the toothpick out of his mouth. Benoit gets in the ring and tells Hall they'll find out how much guts he has when he introduces his foot to his brown eye. Hall throws a toothpick at Benoit, and Benoit slaps hall before Flair beats up Disco Inferno. Flair then tells Hall that if he wants a match with Benoit, he's got it tonight.
Van Hammer beats Kenny Kaos. During the match, it is announced that All Japan Pro Wrestling Shohei Baba aka Giant Baba has passed away last night in Tokyo, Japan at the age of 61. Also during the match, suspended referee Scott Dickinson is seen in the front row again, and he quickly leaves. Shortly after this, The Sandman shows up wrapped in barbed wire while carrying a Singapore cane, and attacks Van Hammer after he wins, and says it ticks him off when someone comes out to the ring in WCW and tries to take credit for his work. He says he was the first man to replace the ropes with barbed wire, the first man to wrap barbed wire around a baseball bat and crush someone's head with it, and the first man to wrap himself in barbed wire and leap onto somebody. If Bam Bam Bigelow thinks he is hardcore, then he is the king of extreme. He has seen what Bigelow has been doing as of late, and says he will not leave until Bigelow gets out here.
After the commercial break, Bam Bam Bigelow shows up and answers The Sandman's challenge.
Bam Bam Bigelow beats The Sandman in an impromptu hardcore match after sending Sandman into barbed wire that the Sandman has set up in the corner before hitting him with Greetings From Asbury Park on a steel chair.
At the dunk tank outside of the arena, one of the cameraman tries his luck at dunking Eric Bischoff.
Miss Elizabeth thanks Lex Luger and Kevin Nash for re-uniting the New World Order into one unit. Luger says he is elated to be on board, and tells Elizabeth it took a woman's touch to keep the WCW World Heavyweight Championship off Goldberg. They then proceed to make fun of Goldberg's weaknesses as he brags about how the nWo attacked Goldberg a month ago.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Suspended referee Scott Dickinson is seen dunking Eric Bischoff at the dunk tank.
Kidman is seen talking to Diamond Dallas Page about what happened to Kimberly backstage. DDP storms into the nWo locker room and demands where Scott Steiner is, and tells them that they had better pray to God that Kimberly is all right. Scott Steiner comes out of a nearby door after Page leaves, and says that he never touched Kimberly and that she slipped. He does say, however, that he may be looking for these. We then see what looks like a Nitro Girls outfit in his hands before a woman's hand comes out of the door and takes them. Scott Steiner then says "I'd like to stick around, but I'll be back" and follows him in the room, which is implied to be a shower. Kevin Nash tells Vincent to send a message to DDP that Scott Steiner has no problem with whatever he wants, and to slap DDP in the mouth, saying that it will be the cue for the nWo to help him. Vincent then leaves the room and tells Disco Inferno to do his dirty work. DDP is then seen getting in the ring, calling out Scott Steiner. DDP gets Disco Inferno instead, and tells him that Scott Steiner will accept his challenge for SuperBrawl IX. He slaps him, but the nWo do not show up as Vincent promised and Disco Inferno immediately eats a Diamond Cutter before having his nWo black-and-red shirt ripped off. When Vincent comes back to the locker room, he is commended for "getting smart." DDP is then seen leaving the arena.
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Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Lash LeRoux.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan is seen dunking Eric Bischoff into the dunk tank with the old bait-and-switch.
Hollywood Hogan is seen in a limo talking with Chuck Zito, president of the Hells Angels in New York state.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker T backstage. Booker T talks about his torn ACL from last year and how he took three-and-a-half months off and how he must re-focus after last week's match against Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. At SuperBrawl IX, he has a match with Disco Inferno, and that he will raise the roof that night.
Before the next match, Scott Steiner tells Diamond Dallas Page that the last time they fought, there was the stipulation that if he won, he would show Kimberly what it is like to be with a real man, but that DDP suddenly has a problem with it. He then says that Kimberly liked that stipulation, as she is in the back asking him why all the women say there is nothing finer than Scott Steiner. He tells DDP to step aside and let nature take its course, and let his body rock his wife's body until she says who her daddy is, as he will fulfill all her fantasies in one night.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho sends Ralphus to the back.
Scott Steiner retains the WCW World Television Championship against Chris Jericho. During the match, Chris Jericho tries to retreat, but Saturn catches up with him and hits him before throwing him back into the ring, where Scott Steiner makes Jericho tap to the Steiner Recliner.
Kevin Nash, Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth show up. Luger admits he had to chuckle a little bit when Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. challenged him and Nash. Nash cannot believe they have the nerve to add stipulations to the match, such as putting Rey's mask on the line against their hair. Nash says they will accept the match on the pretense that if he or Lex is pinned, Miss Elizabeth will lose her hair. Miss Elizabeth is shocked, but Luger says they have this under control. Nash then officially accepts the match for Rey's mask vs. Miss Elizabeth's hair for SuperBrawl IX.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller and Sonny Onoo threaten ring announcer David Penzer, who announces that Miller would like to be refereed from this point forward as "The Greatest Of All Time." Miller then demands an opponent. We then see the nWo in their locker room, telling Scott Norton that The Cat has called him out, even though he has never specifically done so, and send Scott Norton after The Cat. Norton eventually makes it into the ring, and The Cat says he was not calling him out to the ring. He admits that Norton is big and tough, but so is he, and if he wants to go at it with him, he will tear him up.
Scott Norton beats Ernest "The Cat" Miller, even when Miller tosses Sonny Onoo into Norton as a diversionary tactic.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Goldberg. He says what is in the past is in the past, and that he has forgotten about it. He then tells Bam Bam Bigelow to look into his eyes and see if he sees a little hint of fear, as he will never find it. Bam Bam Bigelow may talk the talk, but he walks the walk. He says that Bigelow calls himself "extreme" and The Beast From The East, but as far as he is concerned, the only thing Bigelow is is next.
WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Dean Malenko take turns dunking Eric Bischoff in the dunk tank. Bischoff insists that he will have the last laugh tonight.
Bret "The Hit Man" Hart replaces Mike Tenay on commentary for the next match. (Before the match, ring announcer Michael Buffer accidentally calls him Bret "The Hit Man" Clark.)
Scott Hall beats "The Crippler" Chris Benoit to face Bret "The Hit Man" Hart for the WCW United States Championship at SuperBrawl IX. During the match, Disco Inferno tries to get involved by dragging Benoit out of the ring, but Steve "Mongo" McMichael shows up and attacks Disco before ripping his Wolfpac shirt off, beating him up and taking him to the back. Mongo then sends Disco into a locker room, where "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson lies in wait with a tire iron. Also, Kevin Nash gets involved, but this serves as a distraction so that Hall can put Benoit in the Outsider's Edge after Benoit knocks Nash off the apron.
We see Hollywood Hogan with Chuck Zito in the limousine again. It is then revealed that Hogan and Zito are in Charlotte, North Carolina to attack David Flair. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Dean Malenko are seeing this unfold on a television screen, as does Arn Anderson. The camera is shut off on Hogan's end before the attack takes place, and the show ends.
Monday, September 28, 1998
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 28, 1998
The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Eric Bischoff and Hollywood Hogan show up, and Scott Hall (who is much more sober this time around) and Brian Adams join up with them as they are halfway down the aisle. Hogan says that the fans were begging Hogan to step on them so his feet could not touch the ground, and that you can fool some of the wrestling fans some of the time, but you can never fool a black-and-white nWo-ite anytime. Hogan brags about making wrestling and WCW what they are today, and if it wasn't for him, all the fans' heroes would be zeroes. He then says the wrestling fans are just as gullible as the wrestlers he will pluck off one at a time. He says he is on a mission where he will beat The Warrior at Halloween Havoc and prove to him that the running and the hiding from him only delayed the inevitable. He then challenges Sting and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, and if they have the guts, he will rip them apart. Tonight, he takes his business back and nWo Hollywood takes over once again.
La Parka beats Super Calo. After the match, Super Calo beats La Parka up with his own steel chair.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. He says he is not worried about his bad knee, and says has he has waited a long time to get his hands on Hollywood Hogan, and that he and Sting have agreed to give him the first shot at Hollywood Hogan. Hart plans to get back at Hogan for leading him down the wrong path and hiding from him for years, and that he has people watching his back. He says it is time to settle the score, and that Hogan will be a zero as Hart plans to prove that he can be a hero for the fans. All he needs is one chance.
The Disciple beats Sick Boy.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Scott Steiner says it is easy to see that not all men are created equal when he steps into the ring, and if there is a man who looks as great as he does, he would like to meet him as he does not exist.
Scott Steiner beats Lenny Lane and Nick Dinsmore in a handicap match with a double Steiner Recliner. After the match, Scott Steiner puts his lower back out.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
The Warrior shows up. He calls out Hollywood Hogan, saying he knows who Hogan is and who he himself is, and what the Warriors want to see. He says Hogan has brought nothing but disappointment, and he senses that disappointment in the fans. He sends Hogan a message: since his return, Hogan has brought nothing before him except a pittance of the man he once knew. A fan is caught by security trying to rush the ring before he can continue speaking at this point. He calls the fan an example of that disappointment and "a lost Warrior," as Hogan has not answered the ultimate challenge. When Hogan looks at him, he sees only a piece of himself, and he refuses to make himself less than what he is until Hogan finds who he needs to be. At Halloween Havoc, he will become full-blown, and Hogan will face the challenge for the second time of his life.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Buff Bagwell, who apologizes for being out of breath. He has had to put Scott Steiner in the ambulancebut before he can say anything else, the wicked laughter is heard again, and Buff briefly thinks it is Okerlund until Okerlund says otherwise. Buff then says he has three ruptured discs in his lower back, and that Scott is hurt and that the match at Halloween Havoc may not happen. He then tells Rick Steiner to suck it up.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller tells Psychosis he is a three-time world karate champion, and that he can tear him apart in seconds. He gives him the count of five to leave the ring, and if he is still there, he will give him the beating of his life. Psychosis does not even leave, due to him not knowing English. Upon finding this out, The Cat then hits Psychosis with a standing side kick.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Psychosis. After the match, The Cat declares that he is the greatest and that he is a bad man.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Alex Wright, who immediately starts speaking German before realizing Okerlund cannot speak German and calls him an old midget. He then asks the crowd how it feels to grow up in a city like Rochester, New York, and says it makes them feel like losers. He then says he sees another loser in the locker room who is "shaking like a leaf:" The British Bulldog. He says Bulldog is spineless because he did not answer his challenge at Thunder last week, and gives him another chance to come out to the ring. He also says he is much better looking and a much better wrestler, he is also a much better dancer. His music hits and Wright starts dancing, then the next match happens.
Disco Inferno beats Chavo Guerrero, Jr. after jabbing the stick of Pepe into Chavo Guerrero's throat behind the referee's back. Juventud Guerrera shows up and tries to tell the referee what happened, but Disco beats him up, once after he shows up and again as Juvi checks on Chavo.
We see a video package of The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer' Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer' Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko). Eric Bischoff, Stevie Ray and head of WCW security Doug Dellinger show up before Flair can even get started, and they bring local law enforcement with him. Bischoff tells Flair that felony assault charges have been filed against him from putting his hands on Stevie Ray on Thunder. He orders that the Horsemen be arrested along with Dellinger, who he says failed to do his job that night. Bischoff then brings up Flair's younger son Reid again, and calls Flair a disgrace before saying Flair is a coward then and a coward now. He also attests that Flair lives vicariously through his ten-year-old son's wrestling career.
Chris Jericho heads to the ring with his own personal security in a parody of Goldberg's entrance again. This time around, they find the ring much faster than they did at Fall Brawl. When Goldberg shows up this time, it is the real deal, and Goldberg carries the man who played the fake Goldberg over his shoulder. A surprised Jericho shoves two of his personal security into the path of Goldberg, who immediately Spears both of them and Jackhammers one. Jericho flees, and Goldberg tells him he is next.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says he and Goldberg respect each other, but at the same time, they have a highly competitive nature. When he thinks about getting in the ring with Goldberg, it takes him to a whole new level much like Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire. He knows that he is not the only one wanting the World title as The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer' Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko), nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac all want it, too. He says the Horsemen may be for a long time, nWo Hollywood forever and nWo Wolfpac for life, but at Halloween Havoc, he will be for real.
Scott Hall beats Kidman. During the match, Scott Hall tries to get a drink again (despite Vincent telling him he has to win before he can get drunk), but Kidman punches him in the gut mid-sip.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
Before the next match, The British Bulldog says Alex Wright can dance all he wants, but he's been all over the world and Eight can't even lace the boots of his 11-year-old son in the back. He then tells Alex Wright to "suck it."
The British Bulldog vs. Alex Wright ends in a no-contest. During the match, Alex Wright's boot knocks down referee Billy Silverman as The British Bulldog puts Wright in a power slam. Referee Charles Robinson shows up as The Bulldog tries to revive Silverman. Wright pins Bulldog with a gut wrench suplex, and both referees get in the ring and count at the same time. Since both men have their shoulders down at the same time, Billy Silverman believes Bulldog won, but Charles Robinson says Alex Wright won. Wright attacks Bulldog after the match. During the replay, it is is seen that both men got their shoulder up at the same time.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
A fan is seen standing in front of Kevin Nash on the stage before the next match.
Kevin Nash beats Brian Adams by disqualification after Stevie Ray and Vincent shows up and Stevie Ray hits Nash with a slapjack. Scott Hall, now with a drink in his hand, shows up, then dumps the drink out of the cup before punching and kicking at Nash. Lex Luger and Konnan then rush into the ring, and the black-and-white nWo members scurry out of the ring.
Lex Luger and Konnan beat Barry Darsow and Hugh Morrus with a Torture Rack on Barry Darsow. Konnan gets a Tequila Sunrise on Morrus just before the match ends.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Hollywood Hogan vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart ends in a no-contest. During the match, Hogan works on Bret's injured knee, and Sting, Lex Luger and Konnan have to defend Bret from Hogan. Bret tries to get back in the ring, but Sting, Luger and Konnan tell him he is in no shape to fight, and Bret is placed on a gurney . Sting then takes his trenchcoat off, and Sting takes the match. (This ends up being the only time Hogan and Bret face each other in the ring.) As Konnan and Luger take Bret to an ambulance, Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell - dressed as surgeons - attack them. Scott Steiner unhooks Bret from the gurney, and Bret limps back to the ring. He gets back in the ring, cheers Sting on and then suddenly hits Sting with a DDT before pummeling him. Hogan bows down to Bret "The Hit Man" Hart who is not even hurt, and Bret puts Sting in the Sharpshooter. Hogan then tosses Bret a steel chair, and Bret catches it before smashing it into Sting's knee and putting him in a Figure Four Leg Lock on the ring post. Hogan mocks Sting, saying Sting has quit, then Konnan rushes to ringside, as does Luger. Luger and Konnan help Sting out of the ring.
Eric Bischoff and Hollywood Hogan show up, and Scott Hall (who is much more sober this time around) and Brian Adams join up with them as they are halfway down the aisle. Hogan says that the fans were begging Hogan to step on them so his feet could not touch the ground, and that you can fool some of the wrestling fans some of the time, but you can never fool a black-and-white nWo-ite anytime. Hogan brags about making wrestling and WCW what they are today, and if it wasn't for him, all the fans' heroes would be zeroes. He then says the wrestling fans are just as gullible as the wrestlers he will pluck off one at a time. He says he is on a mission where he will beat The Warrior at Halloween Havoc and prove to him that the running and the hiding from him only delayed the inevitable. He then challenges Sting and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, and if they have the guts, he will rip them apart. Tonight, he takes his business back and nWo Hollywood takes over once again.
La Parka beats Super Calo. After the match, Super Calo beats La Parka up with his own steel chair.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. He says he is not worried about his bad knee, and says has he has waited a long time to get his hands on Hollywood Hogan, and that he and Sting have agreed to give him the first shot at Hollywood Hogan. Hart plans to get back at Hogan for leading him down the wrong path and hiding from him for years, and that he has people watching his back. He says it is time to settle the score, and that Hogan will be a zero as Hart plans to prove that he can be a hero for the fans. All he needs is one chance.
The Disciple beats Sick Boy.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Scott Steiner says it is easy to see that not all men are created equal when he steps into the ring, and if there is a man who looks as great as he does, he would like to meet him as he does not exist.
Scott Steiner beats Lenny Lane and Nick Dinsmore in a handicap match with a double Steiner Recliner. After the match, Scott Steiner puts his lower back out.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
The Warrior shows up. He calls out Hollywood Hogan, saying he knows who Hogan is and who he himself is, and what the Warriors want to see. He says Hogan has brought nothing but disappointment, and he senses that disappointment in the fans. He sends Hogan a message: since his return, Hogan has brought nothing before him except a pittance of the man he once knew. A fan is caught by security trying to rush the ring before he can continue speaking at this point. He calls the fan an example of that disappointment and "a lost Warrior," as Hogan has not answered the ultimate challenge. When Hogan looks at him, he sees only a piece of himself, and he refuses to make himself less than what he is until Hogan finds who he needs to be. At Halloween Havoc, he will become full-blown, and Hogan will face the challenge for the second time of his life.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Buff Bagwell, who apologizes for being out of breath. He has had to put Scott Steiner in the ambulancebut before he can say anything else, the wicked laughter is heard again, and Buff briefly thinks it is Okerlund until Okerlund says otherwise. Buff then says he has three ruptured discs in his lower back, and that Scott is hurt and that the match at Halloween Havoc may not happen. He then tells Rick Steiner to suck it up.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller tells Psychosis he is a three-time world karate champion, and that he can tear him apart in seconds. He gives him the count of five to leave the ring, and if he is still there, he will give him the beating of his life. Psychosis does not even leave, due to him not knowing English. Upon finding this out, The Cat then hits Psychosis with a standing side kick.
Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Psychosis. After the match, The Cat declares that he is the greatest and that he is a bad man.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Alex Wright, who immediately starts speaking German before realizing Okerlund cannot speak German and calls him an old midget. He then asks the crowd how it feels to grow up in a city like Rochester, New York, and says it makes them feel like losers. He then says he sees another loser in the locker room who is "shaking like a leaf:" The British Bulldog. He says Bulldog is spineless because he did not answer his challenge at Thunder last week, and gives him another chance to come out to the ring. He also says he is much better looking and a much better wrestler, he is also a much better dancer. His music hits and Wright starts dancing, then the next match happens.
Disco Inferno beats Chavo Guerrero, Jr. after jabbing the stick of Pepe into Chavo Guerrero's throat behind the referee's back. Juventud Guerrera shows up and tries to tell the referee what happened, but Disco beats him up, once after he shows up and again as Juvi checks on Chavo.
We see a video package of The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer' Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer' Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko). Eric Bischoff, Stevie Ray and head of WCW security Doug Dellinger show up before Flair can even get started, and they bring local law enforcement with him. Bischoff tells Flair that felony assault charges have been filed against him from putting his hands on Stevie Ray on Thunder. He orders that the Horsemen be arrested along with Dellinger, who he says failed to do his job that night. Bischoff then brings up Flair's younger son Reid again, and calls Flair a disgrace before saying Flair is a coward then and a coward now. He also attests that Flair lives vicariously through his ten-year-old son's wrestling career.
Chris Jericho heads to the ring with his own personal security in a parody of Goldberg's entrance again. This time around, they find the ring much faster than they did at Fall Brawl. When Goldberg shows up this time, it is the real deal, and Goldberg carries the man who played the fake Goldberg over his shoulder. A surprised Jericho shoves two of his personal security into the path of Goldberg, who immediately Spears both of them and Jackhammers one. Jericho flees, and Goldberg tells him he is next.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says he and Goldberg respect each other, but at the same time, they have a highly competitive nature. When he thinks about getting in the ring with Goldberg, it takes him to a whole new level much like Sammy Sosa and Mark McGuire. He knows that he is not the only one wanting the World title as The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer' Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko), nWo Hollywood and nWo Wolfpac all want it, too. He says the Horsemen may be for a long time, nWo Hollywood forever and nWo Wolfpac for life, but at Halloween Havoc, he will be for real.
Scott Hall beats Kidman. During the match, Scott Hall tries to get a drink again (despite Vincent telling him he has to win before he can get drunk), but Kidman punches him in the gut mid-sip.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
Before the next match, The British Bulldog says Alex Wright can dance all he wants, but he's been all over the world and Eight can't even lace the boots of his 11-year-old son in the back. He then tells Alex Wright to "suck it."
The British Bulldog vs. Alex Wright ends in a no-contest. During the match, Alex Wright's boot knocks down referee Billy Silverman as The British Bulldog puts Wright in a power slam. Referee Charles Robinson shows up as The Bulldog tries to revive Silverman. Wright pins Bulldog with a gut wrench suplex, and both referees get in the ring and count at the same time. Since both men have their shoulders down at the same time, Billy Silverman believes Bulldog won, but Charles Robinson says Alex Wright won. Wright attacks Bulldog after the match. During the replay, it is is seen that both men got their shoulder up at the same time.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
A fan is seen standing in front of Kevin Nash on the stage before the next match.
Kevin Nash beats Brian Adams by disqualification after Stevie Ray and Vincent shows up and Stevie Ray hits Nash with a slapjack. Scott Hall, now with a drink in his hand, shows up, then dumps the drink out of the cup before punching and kicking at Nash. Lex Luger and Konnan then rush into the ring, and the black-and-white nWo members scurry out of the ring.
Lex Luger and Konnan beat Barry Darsow and Hugh Morrus with a Torture Rack on Barry Darsow. Konnan gets a Tequila Sunrise on Morrus just before the match ends.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Hollywood Hogan vs. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart ends in a no-contest. During the match, Hogan works on Bret's injured knee, and Sting, Lex Luger and Konnan have to defend Bret from Hogan. Bret tries to get back in the ring, but Sting, Luger and Konnan tell him he is in no shape to fight, and Bret is placed on a gurney . Sting then takes his trenchcoat off, and Sting takes the match. (This ends up being the only time Hogan and Bret face each other in the ring.) As Konnan and Luger take Bret to an ambulance, Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell - dressed as surgeons - attack them. Scott Steiner unhooks Bret from the gurney, and Bret limps back to the ring. He gets back in the ring, cheers Sting on and then suddenly hits Sting with a DDT before pummeling him. Hogan bows down to Bret "The Hit Man" Hart who is not even hurt, and Bret puts Sting in the Sharpshooter. Hogan then tosses Bret a steel chair, and Bret catches it before smashing it into Sting's knee and putting him in a Figure Four Leg Lock on the ring post. Hogan mocks Sting, saying Sting has quit, then Konnan rushes to ringside, as does Luger. Luger and Konnan help Sting out of the ring.
Monday, September 21, 1998
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 21, 1998
The show starts with Scott Hall - with a giant paper bag full of bottles clinking inside - telling head of WCW head of security Doug Dellinger that someone has wrecked his car. Once again, Scott Hall is noticeably drunk, and he tells Dellinger he doesn't tell him what to do as he has a ton of bosses and that he is not one of them when Dellinger recommends that Hall get some coffee to sober up.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Fog and smoke envelops the ring again, but when it clears, The Disciple - who has not been seen since last week - is seen face down in the middle of the ring. The nWo Hollywood contingent heads to the ring only for fog to fill the ring up again. The Disciple disappears, and we hear the voice of The Warrior, who is up in the rafters. Hogan tells Warrior to get in the ring, but The Warrior - who now has The Disciple at his side - tells Hogan that he has been running to hide while he has been running to re-appear. Hogan tells The Warrior to confess that he is scared of him, but The Warrior tells Hogan he will take all the possessions that he believes have value in his life, starting with The Disciple, who kneels besides him as he has not been instilled with the power of the warriors. He then tells Hogan to keep a eye out throughout the evening, for the OWN revolution broadens its scope while the plot of Halloween Havoc thickens, and he guarantees Hogan that he and all the worships will feel the power of The Warrior.
Fit Finley beats Barry Darsow.
Wrath beats Nick Dinsmore.
We see a video package of Goldberg and Diamond Dallas Page ahead of the WCW World Heavywight Championship match at Halloween Havoc.
Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men is seen in the front row before the next match.
Rick Steiner quickly beats Rick Fuller, then calls out Scott Steiner that they go way back and that he's beaten him up since he was one year old. He says is 9,000-0 against Scott and that Halloween Havoc will be 9,001. He also tells Buff Bagwell that when he gets him into the ambulance, it will be for good. Wicked laughter is then heard throughout the arena again.
nWo Hollywood makes it way out to the ring again, and Hollywood Hogan calls out The Warrior again while telling him to leave The Disciple out of it. The Warrior shows up and tells Hogan that if he has any courage, to follow him. The nWo Hollywood contingent follows Hogan as The Warrior disappears, and they all make their way to the back. Hogan's dressing room is vandalized yet again, with the sign of the Warrior on the wall with flames coming out if it. Hogan then finds The Disciple in a nearby bathroom, lying on his side. A fire extinguisher is sprayed into the bathroom (which seems to be clearly set off by the cameraman), and when the room clears out, The Disciple is gone again, much to Hogan's shock.
Before the next match, Raven says that loyalty is dead, as he gave to The Flock and they repaid him with their desertion. FOr the crimes perpetrated against him by The Flock, someone has to pay, and Raven takes his anger out on Villano IV and V.
Raven and Kanyon vs. Villano IV and V ends very quickly at the word of referee Nick Patrick after Raven and Kanyon hits Villano IV with a combination power bomb and neckbreaker, which Raven accidentally botches by dropping too early on the neckbreaker. Raven and Kanyon seem to be checking on the Villano along with trainer Danny Young in a rare breaking of kayfabe, then leave the ring. Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko watch the replay of this and come to the conclusion that Villano IV was dropped hard on his neck, and Villano IV is helped back to the back. (The injury almost forces Villano IV to retire, but he eventually comes back and teams with Villano V again in 2000.)
We see footage from earlier today where Disco Inferno finds out that he is over the weight limit for the Cruiserweight division, and that he has to get down to the limit in two hours before he can face Kidman for the Cruiserweight title later tonight.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Alex Wright shows up, speaking in German and mocking the American fans. He says he is sick of the United States, its people, and WCW, and there is one specific American wrestler that disgusts him: Diamond Dallas Page. He calls out DDP, challenging him to a match, and if he wins, he wants his World title shot at Halloween Havoc. DDP shows up, taping his hands before he walks down the ramp.
Diamond Dallas Page quickly beats Alex Wright. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews DDP after the match, who says that everyone dreams of being a champion, and if you look at WCW's World Heavyweight Champion, who he knows better than most, beside him, they are two different people. Goldberg shot straight to the top faster than anyone else, while DDP had to bust his chops to get here for years. Goldberg has never lost, while DDP has had his share of losses. DDP says that nobody has defeated him as he has taken negatives and turns them into positives. He and Goldberg have big heats, and at Halloween Havoc, he is bringing his heart as he knows that Goldberg is bringing his and they will take each other to a whole new level, and it will be a bumpy, bumpy ride. He then tells Goldberg not to blink for even a second, as he just might feel the bang.
A few guys (whose names are unknown) from Superior, Wisconsin are this week's Nitro Party prize pack winners. We see some footage of their Nitro Party (which heads to a Mean Gene's Burgers location in the town) before we see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller tells Lenny Lane (whom he calls Larry) that he is a three-time karate champion and that he can tear him apart with his bare hands, and gives him five seconds to leave the ring. Lenny Lane almost leaves the ring, but The Cat stops him. Lenny tells him he's not an idiot, and The Cat asks to shake his hand in appreciation. Lenny shakes his hand, then The Cat kicks him in the throat before saying this is his house and that he is the real deal. Lenny Lane almost wins with a schoolboy pin, but The Cat kicks out and goes at it. All of a sudden, Scott Hall stumbles out to the stage and down the ramp with one-half of the WCW tag team titles on his waist. Hall gets on the apron, calling for Kevin Nash, but "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes shows up and pulls him down, telling him he is no condition to do anything in the ring and that he is throwing his life away and he is talking him to the back. Shortly after this, Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Lenny Lane, then says Miller says he is the greatest and that WCW is going to someone hurt.
Disco Inferno is still working out - and sweating up a storm - on the treadmill when it is time to weigh in again. Disco Inferno has made weight.
The wicked laughter is heard again.
We see footage from Backstage Blast from last week where Chris Jericho says he is a unified champion as he brags about being the fake Goldberg and winning the "WCW World Heavyweight Championship" to go along with the Television title, and says that Goldberg will eventually get his rematch. He is also seen wearing a shirt that states "Jericho - 1, Goldberg - 0."
Saturn beats Jerry Flynn after putting him through ring announcer David Penzer's table.
The Jericho-holics Anonymous T-Shirt is now available for $20 plus $5.95 shipping and handling!
Before the next match, Scott Steiner says he finds it amazing that people boo him, because there is nobody in professional sports that looks like him and because he is a winner. He then says that the Boston, Massachusetts has no idea how to win ever since a baseball went between Bill Buckner's legs, and that they did not have the balls to hire Larry Bird as a coach after the championships he has helped win for the Boston Celtics. Buff Bagwell mocks Bill Buckner, then Scott Steiner says he is out here because Hollywood Hogan sent him and Bagwell out to see exactly where Bret "The Hit Man" Hart stands with nWo Hollywood as Bret comes out one week with a Hogan shirt and is Sting's friend the next. He says they decide whether Bret joins or leaves nWo Hollywood, not Bret, and calls Bret out again. Bret hobbles his way to the ring, still wearing a knee brace and not wearing a shirt at all. Buff Bagwell says Bret is faking his injury, and Scott and Buff attack Bret before Scott chokes Bret out with a black-and-white nWo shirt. Sting rushes in, forcing Buff and Scott to run for their lives. Rick Steiner meets Scott and Bagwell from behind, and Bagwell runs to the back before Rick gets a few shots on Scott, who runs away soon after.
Boxer Vinny Pazienza is seen at ringside.
Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Disco Inferno, who is worn out after working out for two hours to make weight for the match. During the match, Lodi shows up, wanting Kidman to rejoin him so they can go find Raven, nearly costing Kidman the match. All of a sudden, the weird laughter that has been heard for the last few weeks is heard yet again.
We see a solo performance from Tygress of The Nitro Girls.
We see a video package of the new Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko).
Before the next match, Chavo Guerrero Jr. tells Konnan that he isn't the only one who is raza, and imitates Konnan before saying he can be black-and-red. When Konnan refuses to let him join, Chavo wants to see Kevin Nash, and pushes Konnan, who immediately fights back.
Konnan beats Chavo Guerrero, Jr. with the Tequila Sunrise.
The Dean Malenko "Eyes of Ice" T-shirt is available for just $20 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.
Eric Bischoff and Miss Elizabeth show up. Bischoff talks about having built an empire that nobody though he would built, and that on Sunday, he would have built the most successful wrestling organization on Earth. Tomorrow, he heads to Japan to build the largest and most successful organization over there, but he will do it because he knows how, as he has built a model of an organization from top to bottom. He says that WCW is not the company it used to be, and apologizes on behalf of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who will not be here tonight due to "saying things he shouldn't have said" last week. He says that "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson could not earn Flair the right to wrestle on "his show," and while he can't stop him from speaking on a microphone, he can keep him from wrestling, as he is doing this ofr his own good as the last thing he should be doing at his age is wrestle again. He says The Four Horsemen is history and that Anderson cannot wrestle again. He says it is his company, and he decides who wrestles and well as when and where they do it, like Eddie Guerrero found out last week. Before Bischoff can stop speaking, The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) show up. Bischoff sics WCW security on them, saying they work for him, and tells them they want him gone. Security head Doug Dellinger, who initially stops Flair, steps aside to let the Horsemen in the ring. Flair says Bischoff has lied again, re-introduces him to the new Four Horsemen and tells Bischoff he has abused his power. Instead of beating up executives in blue jeans and Nike sneakers, he laughs at them. Bischoff dares Flair to hit him, but Flair tells him that is not happening tonight, as he doesn't have another $2 million. Flair then confronts Bischoff for telling him he can't take his 10-year-old son to a national wrestling tournament - which he won - and tells him to suck it, before confronting him that for firing him the day after. Flair tells bischoff the Horsemen are too good and that Bischoff is just too bad, and that he made his money by going up and down the road every night. He says Bischoff is sitting on a big contract due to all the superstars in the back who carried the business while he lived on top of it, and that the fans are not here for him. He tells Bischoff that the Horsemen were going from one end of the world to the other picking up women while Bischoff was in the bathroom buying his first condom. Bischoff tells Flair this is Nitro, not the History Channel, and that there is no room in WCW for Flair. Flair tells him Space Mountain is the oldest ride, but it still has the longest line, and reminds him that it was him to introduced him to Hollywood Hogan. Bischoff calls Flair a Hogan wanna-be. Flair tells Bischoff the Horsemen will be on Thunder this Thursday night in Norfolk, Virginia, and the Horsemen surround Bischoff after he asks for Flair's microphone to be cut off, flashing the four fingers to Bischoff in a corner of the ring.
Stevie Ray and The Giant (the latter standing in for Scott Hall) vs. Kevin Nash and Lex Luger ends in a no-contest. During the match, Scott Hall guests on commentary, and asks why "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes did not want him to wrestle Kevin Nash, and Tony Schiavone tells him he is no condition to wrestle. He tells Schiavone to tell Dusty there is no alcohol policy, and to worry about himself. He says his back is sore from carrying Kevin Nash his entire career, and threatens to get in the ring to show how tough Kevin Nash is. Hall then heads to the ring, irritating everyone in the ring in the process as he gets in, and tosses out referee Nick Patrick before daring Kevin Nash to get in the ring with him. Lex Luger tags Nash in at his request, and when Hall punches at him, Nash dodges and Hall lands on his face. The Giant and Stevie Ray take advantage of the situation, with The Giant clobbering Nash while Stevie Ray drags Luger out of the ring. Luger comes back into the ring with a steel chair, and Nash and Luger have a stand-off with Hall. Luger sits in the chair in the corner while Nash sends Hall out of the ring again. The Giant and Stevie Ray finally take Scott Hall to the ring, and Kevin Nash tells Scott Hall that he just lost his best friend because he doesn't know who he is anymore. If Hall wants to go at with him, they can go at it at Halloween Havoc. Nash then promises to Hall that he will show up, and asks that he do the same.
Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff show up yet again, and they both call out The Warrior. The Warrior shows up, and slowly heads towards the ring. Suddenly, The Disciple is walking behind The Warrior. He then stands side by side with Warrior before turning around to reveal "OWN" on the back of his jacket, revealing that The Disciple ahs been turned against Hollywood Hogan.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Fog and smoke envelops the ring again, but when it clears, The Disciple - who has not been seen since last week - is seen face down in the middle of the ring. The nWo Hollywood contingent heads to the ring only for fog to fill the ring up again. The Disciple disappears, and we hear the voice of The Warrior, who is up in the rafters. Hogan tells Warrior to get in the ring, but The Warrior - who now has The Disciple at his side - tells Hogan that he has been running to hide while he has been running to re-appear. Hogan tells The Warrior to confess that he is scared of him, but The Warrior tells Hogan he will take all the possessions that he believes have value in his life, starting with The Disciple, who kneels besides him as he has not been instilled with the power of the warriors. He then tells Hogan to keep a eye out throughout the evening, for the OWN revolution broadens its scope while the plot of Halloween Havoc thickens, and he guarantees Hogan that he and all the worships will feel the power of The Warrior.
Fit Finley beats Barry Darsow.
Wrath beats Nick Dinsmore.
We see a video package of Goldberg and Diamond Dallas Page ahead of the WCW World Heavywight Championship match at Halloween Havoc.
Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men is seen in the front row before the next match.
Rick Steiner quickly beats Rick Fuller, then calls out Scott Steiner that they go way back and that he's beaten him up since he was one year old. He says is 9,000-0 against Scott and that Halloween Havoc will be 9,001. He also tells Buff Bagwell that when he gets him into the ambulance, it will be for good. Wicked laughter is then heard throughout the arena again.
nWo Hollywood makes it way out to the ring again, and Hollywood Hogan calls out The Warrior again while telling him to leave The Disciple out of it. The Warrior shows up and tells Hogan that if he has any courage, to follow him. The nWo Hollywood contingent follows Hogan as The Warrior disappears, and they all make their way to the back. Hogan's dressing room is vandalized yet again, with the sign of the Warrior on the wall with flames coming out if it. Hogan then finds The Disciple in a nearby bathroom, lying on his side. A fire extinguisher is sprayed into the bathroom (which seems to be clearly set off by the cameraman), and when the room clears out, The Disciple is gone again, much to Hogan's shock.
Before the next match, Raven says that loyalty is dead, as he gave to The Flock and they repaid him with their desertion. FOr the crimes perpetrated against him by The Flock, someone has to pay, and Raven takes his anger out on Villano IV and V.
Raven and Kanyon vs. Villano IV and V ends very quickly at the word of referee Nick Patrick after Raven and Kanyon hits Villano IV with a combination power bomb and neckbreaker, which Raven accidentally botches by dropping too early on the neckbreaker. Raven and Kanyon seem to be checking on the Villano along with trainer Danny Young in a rare breaking of kayfabe, then leave the ring. Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko watch the replay of this and come to the conclusion that Villano IV was dropped hard on his neck, and Villano IV is helped back to the back. (The injury almost forces Villano IV to retire, but he eventually comes back and teams with Villano V again in 2000.)
We see footage from earlier today where Disco Inferno finds out that he is over the weight limit for the Cruiserweight division, and that he has to get down to the limit in two hours before he can face Kidman for the Cruiserweight title later tonight.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Alex Wright shows up, speaking in German and mocking the American fans. He says he is sick of the United States, its people, and WCW, and there is one specific American wrestler that disgusts him: Diamond Dallas Page. He calls out DDP, challenging him to a match, and if he wins, he wants his World title shot at Halloween Havoc. DDP shows up, taping his hands before he walks down the ramp.
Diamond Dallas Page quickly beats Alex Wright. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews DDP after the match, who says that everyone dreams of being a champion, and if you look at WCW's World Heavyweight Champion, who he knows better than most, beside him, they are two different people. Goldberg shot straight to the top faster than anyone else, while DDP had to bust his chops to get here for years. Goldberg has never lost, while DDP has had his share of losses. DDP says that nobody has defeated him as he has taken negatives and turns them into positives. He and Goldberg have big heats, and at Halloween Havoc, he is bringing his heart as he knows that Goldberg is bringing his and they will take each other to a whole new level, and it will be a bumpy, bumpy ride. He then tells Goldberg not to blink for even a second, as he just might feel the bang.
A few guys (whose names are unknown) from Superior, Wisconsin are this week's Nitro Party prize pack winners. We see some footage of their Nitro Party (which heads to a Mean Gene's Burgers location in the town) before we see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller tells Lenny Lane (whom he calls Larry) that he is a three-time karate champion and that he can tear him apart with his bare hands, and gives him five seconds to leave the ring. Lenny Lane almost leaves the ring, but The Cat stops him. Lenny tells him he's not an idiot, and The Cat asks to shake his hand in appreciation. Lenny shakes his hand, then The Cat kicks him in the throat before saying this is his house and that he is the real deal. Lenny Lane almost wins with a schoolboy pin, but The Cat kicks out and goes at it. All of a sudden, Scott Hall stumbles out to the stage and down the ramp with one-half of the WCW tag team titles on his waist. Hall gets on the apron, calling for Kevin Nash, but "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes shows up and pulls him down, telling him he is no condition to do anything in the ring and that he is throwing his life away and he is talking him to the back. Shortly after this, Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Lenny Lane, then says Miller says he is the greatest and that WCW is going to someone hurt.
Disco Inferno is still working out - and sweating up a storm - on the treadmill when it is time to weigh in again. Disco Inferno has made weight.
The wicked laughter is heard again.
We see footage from Backstage Blast from last week where Chris Jericho says he is a unified champion as he brags about being the fake Goldberg and winning the "WCW World Heavyweight Championship" to go along with the Television title, and says that Goldberg will eventually get his rematch. He is also seen wearing a shirt that states "Jericho - 1, Goldberg - 0."
Saturn beats Jerry Flynn after putting him through ring announcer David Penzer's table.
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Before the next match, Scott Steiner says he finds it amazing that people boo him, because there is nobody in professional sports that looks like him and because he is a winner. He then says that the Boston, Massachusetts has no idea how to win ever since a baseball went between Bill Buckner's legs, and that they did not have the balls to hire Larry Bird as a coach after the championships he has helped win for the Boston Celtics. Buff Bagwell mocks Bill Buckner, then Scott Steiner says he is out here because Hollywood Hogan sent him and Bagwell out to see exactly where Bret "The Hit Man" Hart stands with nWo Hollywood as Bret comes out one week with a Hogan shirt and is Sting's friend the next. He says they decide whether Bret joins or leaves nWo Hollywood, not Bret, and calls Bret out again. Bret hobbles his way to the ring, still wearing a knee brace and not wearing a shirt at all. Buff Bagwell says Bret is faking his injury, and Scott and Buff attack Bret before Scott chokes Bret out with a black-and-white nWo shirt. Sting rushes in, forcing Buff and Scott to run for their lives. Rick Steiner meets Scott and Bagwell from behind, and Bagwell runs to the back before Rick gets a few shots on Scott, who runs away soon after.
Boxer Vinny Pazienza is seen at ringside.
Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Disco Inferno, who is worn out after working out for two hours to make weight for the match. During the match, Lodi shows up, wanting Kidman to rejoin him so they can go find Raven, nearly costing Kidman the match. All of a sudden, the weird laughter that has been heard for the last few weeks is heard yet again.
We see a solo performance from Tygress of The Nitro Girls.
We see a video package of the new Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko).
Before the next match, Chavo Guerrero Jr. tells Konnan that he isn't the only one who is raza, and imitates Konnan before saying he can be black-and-red. When Konnan refuses to let him join, Chavo wants to see Kevin Nash, and pushes Konnan, who immediately fights back.
Konnan beats Chavo Guerrero, Jr. with the Tequila Sunrise.
The Dean Malenko "Eyes of Ice" T-shirt is available for just $20 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.
Eric Bischoff and Miss Elizabeth show up. Bischoff talks about having built an empire that nobody though he would built, and that on Sunday, he would have built the most successful wrestling organization on Earth. Tomorrow, he heads to Japan to build the largest and most successful organization over there, but he will do it because he knows how, as he has built a model of an organization from top to bottom. He says that WCW is not the company it used to be, and apologizes on behalf of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who will not be here tonight due to "saying things he shouldn't have said" last week. He says that "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson could not earn Flair the right to wrestle on "his show," and while he can't stop him from speaking on a microphone, he can keep him from wrestling, as he is doing this ofr his own good as the last thing he should be doing at his age is wrestle again. He says The Four Horsemen is history and that Anderson cannot wrestle again. He says it is his company, and he decides who wrestles and well as when and where they do it, like Eddie Guerrero found out last week. Before Bischoff can stop speaking, The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) show up. Bischoff sics WCW security on them, saying they work for him, and tells them they want him gone. Security head Doug Dellinger, who initially stops Flair, steps aside to let the Horsemen in the ring. Flair says Bischoff has lied again, re-introduces him to the new Four Horsemen and tells Bischoff he has abused his power. Instead of beating up executives in blue jeans and Nike sneakers, he laughs at them. Bischoff dares Flair to hit him, but Flair tells him that is not happening tonight, as he doesn't have another $2 million. Flair then confronts Bischoff for telling him he can't take his 10-year-old son to a national wrestling tournament - which he won - and tells him to suck it, before confronting him that for firing him the day after. Flair tells bischoff the Horsemen are too good and that Bischoff is just too bad, and that he made his money by going up and down the road every night. He says Bischoff is sitting on a big contract due to all the superstars in the back who carried the business while he lived on top of it, and that the fans are not here for him. He tells Bischoff that the Horsemen were going from one end of the world to the other picking up women while Bischoff was in the bathroom buying his first condom. Bischoff tells Flair this is Nitro, not the History Channel, and that there is no room in WCW for Flair. Flair tells him Space Mountain is the oldest ride, but it still has the longest line, and reminds him that it was him to introduced him to Hollywood Hogan. Bischoff calls Flair a Hogan wanna-be. Flair tells Bischoff the Horsemen will be on Thunder this Thursday night in Norfolk, Virginia, and the Horsemen surround Bischoff after he asks for Flair's microphone to be cut off, flashing the four fingers to Bischoff in a corner of the ring.
Stevie Ray and The Giant (the latter standing in for Scott Hall) vs. Kevin Nash and Lex Luger ends in a no-contest. During the match, Scott Hall guests on commentary, and asks why "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes did not want him to wrestle Kevin Nash, and Tony Schiavone tells him he is no condition to wrestle. He tells Schiavone to tell Dusty there is no alcohol policy, and to worry about himself. He says his back is sore from carrying Kevin Nash his entire career, and threatens to get in the ring to show how tough Kevin Nash is. Hall then heads to the ring, irritating everyone in the ring in the process as he gets in, and tosses out referee Nick Patrick before daring Kevin Nash to get in the ring with him. Lex Luger tags Nash in at his request, and when Hall punches at him, Nash dodges and Hall lands on his face. The Giant and Stevie Ray take advantage of the situation, with The Giant clobbering Nash while Stevie Ray drags Luger out of the ring. Luger comes back into the ring with a steel chair, and Nash and Luger have a stand-off with Hall. Luger sits in the chair in the corner while Nash sends Hall out of the ring again. The Giant and Stevie Ray finally take Scott Hall to the ring, and Kevin Nash tells Scott Hall that he just lost his best friend because he doesn't know who he is anymore. If Hall wants to go at with him, they can go at it at Halloween Havoc. Nash then promises to Hall that he will show up, and asks that he do the same.
Hollywood Hogan and Eric Bischoff show up yet again, and they both call out The Warrior. The Warrior shows up, and slowly heads towards the ring. Suddenly, The Disciple is walking behind The Warrior. He then stands side by side with Warrior before turning around to reveal "OWN" on the back of his jacket, revealing that The Disciple ahs been turned against Hollywood Hogan.
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