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.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 17, 1999

A white limousine pulls up outside of the arena. Out of the back seat comes Asya, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Diamond Dallas Page and Charles Robinson.

Charles Robinson approaches the office of the WCW President, and he replaces the name plate for "Rowdy" Roddy Piper with that of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, saying this is as it should be.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who shows up with Asya, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and Charles Robinson. Flair says he is here to make a statement tonight, but before he does, Anderson has words of wisdom for Raven and Perry Saturn. Anderson says he is not nuts and never has been, and says he has always told it like it is and has never made guarantees or promises. He says that The Four Horsemen (Flair, Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko) have worked really hard to win three world championships a short time back, and that WCW management tried to squash it. He plans to take the President as his most powerful and make a guarantee that Malenko and Benoit will bring the world tag team titles back where they belong to The Four Horsemen tonight on Nitro. Flair makes it clear that he is the President of WCW, and says Eric Bischoff has no right to walk into a business he is running and making decisions concerning the company because of it. He then tells Ted Turner that if he does not move Bischoff, he is coming "to get Fonda." and Fonda will ride Space Mountain all over the Turner empire. He says to learn to love it, as he is WCW President. He then announces that tonight, for the first time ever, he and Robinson will face "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Gorgeous George in a mixed tag team match, and says Savage and Gorgeous George are going down tonight. Flair then tells Bischoff jumped on a World title match and made a call that will not stand, and announces that tonight, Kevin Nash will defend the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page, and DDP is here tonight. He asks DDP to come to the ring, as he and his entourage are helping him bring the World title back home. DDP shows up, and says Flair's decision making is why he should be WCW President. He then says everyone knows that he has never cried over a finish, and if he got beat, he got beat. He then says that Flair was right and that he got screwed at the last pay-per-view. He then tells Nash that since he has Bischoff in his pocket, he has decided to bring some of his own boys on. He brings out Bam Bam Bigelow, who shows up in street clothes and tells DDP he has his back. DDP says that he will be a three-time, three-time, three-time champion of the world. Flair says this could be one of the all-time greatest Nitros, as he is the boss.

We hear from Eric Bischoff. He says he meant exactly what he said when he reversed the decision for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at Slamboree. He says he and everybody worked hard to make WCW #1 in the world and stay there for 88 straight weeks. He admits that wrestling is now a little more competitive than he would like it to be, and that maybe he got a little bit complacent, maybe he wasn't paying as much attention and that maybe he was full of himself, but he has learned from his mistakes and believes that WCW will be #1 again as everyone in the company is committed. He says that he will do everything in his power to make WCW #1 again.

We hear from Eric Bischoff, who says that he did what he felt was right concerning "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at Slamboree, saying that Piper deserved that match. As for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match between Kevin Nash and Diamond Dallas Page, anybody who saw that match knows that Nash clearly had DDP beat before "Macho Man" Randy Savage interfered. Once again, he did not consider if he was working in any official capacity, and says he was doing what he thought was right. He also says not to blame Nick Patrick, as he was trying to do the right thing and had the option of making the decision, which is final. He says that Nash deserves the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and that there should be no doubt in anyone's mind. If anyone high on the corporate ladder does not like, it does not matter, as the referee's decision is final.

We hear from Eric Bischoff again, who says a lot of things are going to change. He says he is looking at how he has conducted business, and says he has made both good and bad decisions. He says the key is to be able to be honest with yourself, realize you've made mistakes and do something about it. He does not expected to be welcomed back with open arms, but there is not much he can do to change that other than to change how he conducts himself and shape the company into what he wants it to be. He says he will do everything in his power, and in case he cannot become WCW President, he will do what he can to contribute to the comapny and help make it #1 again, as he is grateful for all the opportunities given to him in the company, and says he owes a lot to the people who work 10-14 hours a week to make it all possible. He says he will do all he can to contribute. He thanks all the people who gave him another shot, and says he understands if there are people who cannot find it in their hearts to forgive him.

A black limousine shows up, and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Eric Bischoff enter the building.

It is announced that Bret "The Hit Man" Hart will not appear on a WCW program anytime soon due to how he quit the company. Hart is aware of Kevin Nash's challenge on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Friday night, is amused that "Jay Leno and the people with the show are now wrestling promoters", and will be on The Tonight Show Tuesday night to answer Nash's challenge.

Rey Mysterio Jr. retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Evan Karagias.

Charles Robinson, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko and Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker head to "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's office. Flair insists that he is still WCW President, and he puts Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker in a match against his son David Flair, and tells him to throw the match as soon as Anderson gives the signal. He also tells him that Charles Robinson will also be the referee for the match. If he does, he will take care of him by giving him an office job. Parker tells Flair he will do what needs to be done. After Parker leaves, Ric Flair calls David and Torrie Wilson out of his office, and he tells David Flair that he will be on the road to the world title and will face Buddy Lee Parker. He tells him how Parker will throw the match and give him the won to advance his career. Torrie tells Ric Flair that he had better keep his promise, and Ric Flair says that he will.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker T. Booker T says everybody knows what went down between him and Rick Steiner, but he is not crying over spilled milk and asking for a rematch, as he is calling Rick out. He tells Rick to get his gear on, as he has his on and is feeling a Harlem Hangover tonight. Booker T says he is a man on his own and that Stevie Ray has his own agenda, and all he cares about is getting the WCW Television Championship around his waist one more time as he is a true people's champion. He tells Rick to get in the ring with him, and that it is just business. Booker T says he started at the bottom and worked his way up to seven tag team titles and six television titles, and tells "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and WCW Executive Committee Chairman to do what they have to do to make the match official, and he says he will make it seven reigns with the Television title tonight.

David Flair beats Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker.

Before the next match, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair says he wants no excuses and wants "Macho Man" Randy Savage to bring Gorgeous George, Madusa and Miss Madness to the ring as what Gorgeous George has is a fraction of what Savage and Madusa are going to get. When they all show up, Gorgeous George is seen on crutches while Madusa is dressed for the ring. Savage tells Flair to get ready, and he will take him and Robinson all the way down. He won the battle, but did not lose the war, and says Flair will feel the madness and it will not feel good at all.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage and Madusa beat "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "Little Nature Boy" Charles Robinson after Madusa keeps Flair out of the ring following the top rope elbow drop to Robinson.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper shows up with a clipboard in his hand. Piper insists that he is WCW President. He says he has been listening to "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, and says Flair has gone way over the edge. He says he has ten reasons Flair should not be running a gas station, much less WCW. He says he is broke, and asks how is he going to budget WCW if he has no money of his own. Piper then talks about a time 15 years ago in North Carolina, when he was sitting at a bar at the Hilton when Flair shows up in drag with a Dolly Patron wig and comedy breasts and danced all night and danced a little longer with some guy who looked like Barbra Striesand. He also says that he has Charles Robinson stalking RuPaul. He then says that Flair says "the Y2K problem is no problem" because Robinson has two tubes of jelly in his bag. He also says Flair thought "The Phanton Menace" was Hilary Clinton. He then says that Flair was once in the office naked chasing himself around the desk. He also says Ric Flair is Dennis Rodman's best friend as well as his marriage and sports counselor. Piper also says that when he sent Flair to the nuthouse, Flair met Dr. Kevorkian, and after ten minutes, Dr. Kevorkian was trying to stick the needle in his own arm. He says that Space Mountain has been dead for 15 years, and that Flair thinks Viagra is the world's biggest waterfalls. He also says one of Flair's old dates has said she would stand naked on an anthill than be in Ric Flair's hotel room for an hour as he talked about his World championships. Finally, according to The Nitro Girls, Flair has gone from "The 60-minute man" to "the 60-second scam." Piper then says he has been talking to Eric Bischoff, who has told him all kinds of Flair, and asks Brischoff to come to the ring so he can tell it all to the fans. Bischoff shows up, and Piper says he has wanted to punch him in the face and drag him around the ring until there was nothing left, and that all he has done has led to his hair turning gray. He reminds him of the time he fired Randy Anderson, and says he does not buy his apology. Bischoff says he has screwed up and made mistakes, and he apologizes to Piper and the fans for him. He does not blame Piper for not forgiving him, and tells him to judge him by what he does, not what he says. As Bischoff says he is committed to WCW, "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up with Madusa, Gorgeous George and Miss Madness '99. Savage says it is simple, and that by the end of the evening, he wants a title shot against Kevin Nash. He says Bischoff - whom he never liked - messed him up as he had somebody that owed him something. Piper says Savage will get his title shot, as he is the commissioner, and that he will have to wait. Savage says he does what he wants, and says he is not leaving until he gets a World title shot against Kevin Nash. Suddenly, Gorgeous George hits Piper wih one of her crutches, revealing that she is not even hurt, and Savage hits both Piper with a piledriver before body slamming Eric Bischoff. As he goes up top for the elbow drop, Kevin Nash gets in the ring. Savage leaves, but not before demanding a World title shot from Kevin Nash as he thinks Nash is nothing but an ass who has no guts. Savage also tells Nash to hand him the title just like he did to Hollywood Hogan. Nash tells Savage that he can see he's "used his American Express card on his dates," and if he wants the belt from him, he will have to pry it from his dead hands. Savage says that can be arranged and that he would rather take it from him that way.

Hak and Chastity show up. He trashes Cedar Rapids, Iowa and the crowd, saying something stinks in the town. He says that he is the most hardcore wrestler on the planet and the king of extreme, and has said this since he showed up in WCW. He says he proved at Uncensored when he beat Bam Bam Bigelow and Raven and became the hardcore champion, then beat Bam Bam Bigelow to an inch of his career in Minnesota when he called him out, and beat Kevin Nash to an inch of his career as well. He also called out Goldberg and beat him to an inch of his career. Suddenly, Fit Finley shows up on the video screen, and says he is sick of him calling himself the king of hardcore, and says where he comes from is hardcore. He then tells Hak to get his kendo stick ready, because he's on his way. When he shows up, Hak asks Finley if he knows what he is getting into, then says he might as well give him his last request and hands him the microphone. Finley proceeds to hit Hak in the forehead with it, starting an impromptu hardcore match.

Hak vs. Fit Finley is thrown out after Brian Knobbs shows up and attacks both men, starting a brawl. Finley chases Hak to the back with a chair, and Knobbs chases Finley with a broken table.

Booker T is seen down on the ground backstage. Rick Steiner then says that Booker T didn't want to come to the ring as he cannot win without Stevie Ray's help. He then issues an open challenge to anyone in the locker room, but Rick Steiner gets impatient and leaves. As he makes his way up the ramp, Sting shows up and answers the open challenge.

Rick Steiner vs. Sting ends in a no-contest. During the match, Scott Steiner shows up, and he and Rick surround the ring. Lex Luger gets in the ring to pair up with Sting, and keeps both Steiners out of the ring.

Curt Hennig beats Konnan. Before the match, Konnan gives a shout-out to Tommy Boy Records. During the match, Hennig shoves the referee, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up saying that Konnan is the first to feel the madness in his seek and destroy mission since "his boy" Kevin Nash does not have the guts to give him a World title shot. He tells Konnan to tell Nash what he said, and spits in his face. He says this is the way it is, as he does not need a reason for anything. Hennig then boots Konnan to the outside of the ring, and Savage attacks Konnan. Hennig then hits the Hennigplex for the win. After the match, Savage tells Konnan to tell Nash what he said, because it is only going to get worse from here.

Raven and Perry Saturn retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko). During the match, Kanyon gets on the apron, and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson hits Benoit with the tire iron. Malenko goes up top, but Kanyon pushes him off. Saturn catches Malenko and hits the Death Valley Driver to retain the tag team titles. Backstage, Raven, Saturn and Kanyon meet up with Bam Bam Bigelow.

Kevin Nash retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page by disqualification after Bam Bam Bigelow - who has been at ringside since shortly after the beginning of the match - and "Macho Man" Randy Savage interfere. Page, Savage and Bigelow triple-team Kevin Nash, then Savage brings out Madusa, Gorgeous George and Miss Madness '99 out as he puts lipstick on Nash's face. A fan gets in the ring, but he is promptly caught by security as Savage continues to pummel Nash and hit him with the top rope elbow drop.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 19, 1998

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

It is announced that The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko) are on their way to the arena, and that Eric Bischoff is already here.

Saturn beats Kenny Kaos.

We see footage from outside the arena from earlier today where the fans voiced their opinions on Eric Bischoff being ejected from the building last week.

We see footage of a Nitro Party from R.J. Morgan and his friends from Pearl, Mississippi, the winners of this week's Nitro Party Pack.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

The Latino World Order (Psychosis, Hector Garza, El Dandy, Damien) beat Chavo Guerrero, Jr., La Parka, Ciclope, and Lizmark Jr. after La Parka hits Ciclope and Lizmark Jr. with the steel chair. Eddie Guerrero shows up after the match, and tells Eric Bischoff that they are starting to get stronger, and that La Parka has showed what it takes to be LWO, and hands him an LWO shirt. Chavo Guerrero is still there, but he ends up being ignored by Eddie, and leaves. Eddie tells Bischoff that the LWO is his future whether he likes it or not, and that he will eventually have to pay attention to them. As far as the LWO is concerned, Eric Bischoff can kiss their asses.

Before the next match, Kanyon asks "Who's better than Kanyon?" to which everyone in the crowd responds "Everybody!," much to the chagrin of Kanyon.

Kanyon beats Scott Putski.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Scott Steiner shows up. He says it is cold outside, but he can feel the heat from all the "freaks" staring him down right now. Last night, he got a phone call, so he made his way to Minneapolis with three women who left the next morning satisfied. He then tells the ladies he is their hook-up and to "holla if you were me." He then talks about last week, when Judy Bagwell got in the ring and he knocked Buff Bagwell down for standing up to him, and goes on to say he is the greatest athlete in professional sports today, and he does not care if any Minnesota Vikings are in the arena, as they can come to the ring so he can show them respect. Rick Steiner shows up, says the Minnesota Vikings are undefeated, and that Scott's doing nothing in Minnesota. Rick says he is tired of Scott talking about how good he is, and if they want to get it on, they can get it on right now. Scott leaves the ring and says the crowd doesn't care if he beats them one more time, and that it is not happening tonight. Rick insists on Scott taking him on, and Scott teases getting back into the ring. Scott then says Minnesota and Rick both suck, then asks if it will be a fair fight if he faces him right now. Rick says no, and immediately punches him in the face before immediately beating him up. The brawl ends with Scott getting two low blows on Rick before hitting Scott in the back of the knee with a steel chair. Buff Bagwell runs in and grtabs the chair. Scott commands him to hit Rick with the chair, but Buff swings it at Scott at the last minute. Scott Steiner high-tails it out of the ring.

We see a video package of The Nitro Girls.

We see a special "Trick or Treat For UNICEF" commercial courtesy of TNT and World Championship Wrestling.

We see footage of Goldberg signing autographs on behalf of UNICEF.

Fit Finley beats The British Bulldog. During the match, Bulldog shoves referee Nick Patrick to the other side of the ring knocking him down. Alex Wright shows up, and revives the referee just in time for Finley to hit Bulldog with the Tombstone Piledriver. After the match, Fit Finley beats up Wright.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Chris Jericho, who shows up with a member of "Jericho Personal Security." Jericho says he is livid, as he has beaten Goldberg three times and has received absolutely no acknowledgement from the WCW Executive Committee. He knows that Goldberg is in the building, and calls him out one more time so he can give the Jerichoholics what they want and knock his head off. Okerlund tells Jericho that Goldberg is at a UNICEF function, not at the arena. Jericho says that Diamond Dallas Page should be challenging him for the "Unified World Television Championship," not Goldberg, at Halloween Havoc, and that DDP has not paid his dues and that nobody cares about him. DDP shows up, kicks Jericho's "personal security guard" out of the way, and says Jericho hasn't beaten him. If Jericho wants to run his mouth and wants a piece of him, then he might as well shut his mouth tonight like it should have been shut a long tie agao.

Scott Hall is seen drinking at the bar at the Target Center.

Wrath beats Tokyo Magnum.

We see another message for UNICEF.

We see some footage form earlier tonight where Buff Bagwell shakes hands with Rick Steiner before ripping off the black-and-white nWo shirt.

Before the next match, Super Calo and Silver King bring a surprise for The Dancin' Fools (Disco Inferno and Alex Wright): Dean Malenko and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, who are led to the ring by "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Double-A shakes hands with Silver King and Super Calo, then Eric Bischoff shows up and kicks Mike Tenay off commentary to guest on it for the next match, saying that Malenko and Benoit are in breach of contract by making their own match and will therefore be working tonight for free.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko beat The Dancin' Fools (Disco Inferno and Alex Wright) with a Crippler Crossface to Disco Inferno. After the match, Benoit, Malenko and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson stare down Eric Bischoff from the ring and, Anderson tells Bischoff they are taking WCW back.

Scott Hall is seen at the bar at the Target Center again.

Chris Jericho vs. Diamond Dallas Page end when Goldberg shows up and hits Jericho with a Spear. Diamond Dallas Page stops Goldberg from hitting the Jackhammer, and hits Jericho with a Diamond Cutter before he and Goldberg brawl. Officials, referees and WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon have to hold both DDP and Goldberg back.

Scott Hall is seen at the Target Center bar once again.

Rey Mysterio Jr. and Kidman wrestle to a ten-minute time limit draw. Kidman retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Minneapolis, Minnesota Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton. She brings attention to two guests in the crowd tonight; Kirby Puckett and John Randall, who come out to the ring. She then introduces "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who shows up. Belton then declares today to be "Ric Flair Day" in Minneapolis. Eric Bischoff shows up and says Flair should not be here and starts a shouting match with Sharon Sayles Belton, whom he calls "a mayor with three names who is mayor of the pig farming capital of the world." Kirby Puckett and John Randall confront Bischoff, and a nearby cop threatens Bischoff with jail if he lays one finger on anyone in the arena, reminds him that he is from around here and knows what Minneapolis jails are like, and tells him that he has some unpaid warrants to take care of. Bischoff says he's paid them off, but the cop gives him 20 minutes to leave the arena. Bischoff promises to be back before the show is over, says this is his arena, and that he has an attorney. Bischoff angrily leaves the arena only to find out his car is being towed, and chases after the tow truck.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Before the next match, Scott Norton and Stevie Ray show up wondering where Scott Hall is. Scott Hall shows up far behind them, drunk as ever. When Lex Luger and Konnan show up for the match, Kevin Nash is nowhere to be seen. Just before the match begins, however, Kevin Nash is seen backstage, stumbling around and drunk as Scott Hall while wearing an Outsiders shirt. He eventually makes it to the ring, and Konnan and Lex Luger cannot believe what they are seeing. Hall and Nash toast each other, and Nash is then seen stumbling around the apron and trying to correspond with Hall.

nWo Hollywood (Scott Norton, Scott Hall and Stevie Ray) vs. nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Lex Luger, Konnan) ends in a no-contest. During the match, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall are both tagged in, and Nash and Hall have a little bit of fun before Nash reveals that he is not even drunk. Nash beats up Hall, and after Hall hangs upside-down off the middle room for a few seconds, nWo Hollywood leaves.

Hollywood Hogan shows up and kicks ring announcer Michael Buffer out of the ring. Hogan brings out Horace, whom everyone has been saying he will turn on. Horace, formerly of Raven's Flock, shows up, and Hogan asks him to reveal his full name...which is Horace Hogan. Hollywood then says that his brother is Horace's father, and that the same blood that is in Horace runs through his veins. Hollywood then brings out nWo Hollywood, and Hollywood says he has let Horace fight his won battles and he is proud of him. Hollywood says he loves Horace, and every time he sees Horace, he is reminded of his late brother. Hollywood says he usually has people prove themselves to him, and when one is inducted into the nWo, that is as close to being the man as one can get. Since he loves Horace so much, he is willing to give him the shirt off his back. When it comes to blood, sacrifice, and the nWo, Hogan says The Warrior "doesn't get it," and that he will show The Warrior sacrifice. He then suddenly attacks Horace and whips him with his weight belt, and tells Warrior that if he wants sacrifice and that if he is that willing to sacrifice a family member, that there is no telling what he will do at Halloween Havoc. Hollywood then leaves the ring, grabs a steel chair, and dents it into his nephew's head. Hollywood then tells The Warrior that he will rule wrestling and make him beg at Halloween Havoc. Hollywood then topples the gurney that Horace is placed on, then tells The Warrior he will make him crawl and admit he is the man who ran him off and made wrestling. He says that this tie, it is no longer "Mr. Good Guy Hulkamania," and that he hasd better start training, saying his prayers, and eating his vitamins, as The Warrior is his at Halloween Havoc. Suddenly, The Warrior rushes to the ring with a baseball bat, and fights off nWo Hollywood one by one, save for Hogan, who is outside of the ring. Hogan tells The Warrior to put the bat down, and says he will take him down right now. This allows The Giant to attack The Warrior from behind and choke slam him. Hollywood then spray paints "NWO" on Warrior's chest, and says this will be how it ends for him at Halloween Havoc before hitting him with multiple leg drops.

Before the next match, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart says that what Hollywood Hogan just did earlier has inspired him, as he comes out week after week to prove that he is the greatest technical wrestler in the history of the world of wrestling, and week after week, he gets little to no respect from the fans. He also says hello to his cat Smokey, and says he dreams of ways to get even with the fans who do not respect him, and realizes that the best way to do that is to kick the crap out of Sting. He ponders why they should wait until Halloween Havoc when they could do it tonight, saying that Sting tries to kiss up to him in the dressing room and that he stole his Sharpshooter for the Scorpion Death Lock. He calls Sting "the stupidest there was, is and ever will be," and demands that Sting suck it up and finally get in the ring with him. Sting finally shows up and immediately starts fighting Bret, starting their match.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart vs. Sting ends when Sting refuses to let go of the Scorpion Death Lock. Four other referees have to show up to get him to let it go, and Stevie Ray and Vincent show up to attack Sting, which eventually causes him to let go only to beat them up and Bret crawls out of the ring. Bret tries to limp away, but he falls to his knees and Stevie Ray and Vincent have to help him to the back. Sting chases Bret into the back, and the show ends.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for July 13, 1998

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

"nWo Hollywood shows up. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan says the propaganda is about to stop, as he proved that black and white are the real colors and true powers of professional wrestling last night. He tells Goldberg his day are numbered and that he is on his trail, and he will prove to the world that he is a flash in the pan. Hogan says he has the family intact, and to stay on track, nWo Hollywood will be bonded for eternity. That, however, comes with bumps in the road. He is all eyes and all ears, and if it wasn't for Scott Hall, he would still be the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. Hogan says he has heard that Scott Hall has said that Hollywood may not be the man and that it's time for him to run the show, and challenges him to a match tonight to see what he is made of. Hall takes the microphone, and confronts his loyalty for the black-and-white, saying he has done everything Hogan has told him to as he needs the money. He then says Goldberg beat him, then took Hogan's title. Hall says that if Hogan wants a piece of him, don't sing it, bring it. Hogan tells him he's got it, and that tonight, they draw the line. Hogan then thinks Bischoff is laughing, and Bischoff says he's not laughing. Hogan says the match with Goldberg should have never taken place, and wants to know where Bischoff is coming from. He makes Bischoff the referee for the match between himself and Scott Hall, though Bischoff says he doesn't know how to referee a match and doesn't want to be in the middle of this. Hall makes it clear he wants Hogan, and Hogan tells Hall he has a decision to make tonight. As for other problems that haven't been taken care of, there is a reason The Disciple is with him. The Disciple takes the microphone and calls out Diamond Dallas Page for hitting him in the back of the head with a steel chair, and not getting the job done as he is still here with 47 stitches in his head. He calls DDP out, saying that if he has guts in his body, he will meet him in the ring one-on-one so they can settle it once and for all, as the Apocalypse from Bash at the Beach was nothing compared to what he will do to him tonight.

The Barbarian beats Horace after kicking a stop sign into Horace's face. Before the match, it is announced that the encore for Bash at the Beach is tomorrow night on pay-per-view. After the match, Raven's Flock goes after The Barbarian, and the numbers game catches up. Suddenly, Meng shows up for the first time since February and helps out his former tag team partner, clearing the Flock out of the ring. After this, Meng puts The Barbarian in the Tongan Death Grip.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Curt Hennig and Rick Rude. Rude says he was forced to be at home during Bash at the Beach, and he and his family were forced to watch in vain as Hennig lost to Goldberg on a bad knee as someone canceled his flight (which he blames on Goldberg). Hennig says that last night at Bash at the Beach, he learned Goldberg's weakness, and challenges Goldberg to another match. He asks Rude to stay in the back during the match so that "Goldberg won't have something to cry about" when he wins. Rude asks Hennig if he is sure about going on his own, but Hennig is sure. As for that weakness, we won't find out what it is until the match is over, and Hennig tells us we are looking at the next WCW World Heavyweight Champion.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who brings out Rey Mysterio, Jr. Suddenly, Chris Jericho shows up with a book in his hands, which happens to be the WCW rulebook. He quotes page 257, saying "For the safety of the athletes involved, if the event of a wrestler being suspended, he must not be present at the event from which he is suspended, and if he is present and involved in the outcome of said match, the decision of the aforementioned match is null and void." As per the rule, the match never took place, and Jericho is Cruiserweight Champion once again thanks to the interference from Dean Malenko last night. Rey is forced to give up the Cruiserweight Championship. Suddenly, Dean Malenko show up, and tells Jericho he will not get away with this. Jericho says he is a fair man, and tells the two of them to face each other in a match to decide who will face him for the Cruiserweight title. Both men accept the challenge.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Andrew Lang from San Diego, California is this week's Nitro Party pack winner. We see footage of his Nitro Party.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beast Rick Fuller.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Buff Bagwell, who is wheeled out by Dr. Michael Sapella, who has been on top of Bagwell's health situation and is able to confirm that Bagwell is doing well. Bagwell says it's hard to watch Nitro with his injury, and that everything is so confusing that rehabilitation is more important. He wants Rick Steiner, the man who injured him, as he has something to say to him. Rick Steiner, who hasn't been seen in some time, shows up with a cast around his right arm. Before anything can happen, however, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and The Disciple show up. Hogan says the only thing he hates more than a couple of cowards is a couple of cripples, and tells him that when he joined the black-and-white nWo, he joined for life, and tells him to start acting like a man. He says all the "babyface crap" has turned him from Buff Bagwell to "Creampuff Bagwell" and that looking at him makes him sick. Hogan then pushes Bagwell down along with the wheelchair, and leaves with The Disciple.

Bret "The Hit Man" Hart beats Fit Finley with the Sharpshooter.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Stevie Ray shows up with the WCW World Television Championship before the next match.

Stevie Ray beats Rick Martel, who has returned from a knee injury suffered at SuperBrawl VIII, after Bret "The Hit Man" Hart hits Martel in the back of the neck with a steel chair as he has Stevie Ray in the Quebec Crab. (During the match, Martel injures his neck while trying to protect his knee, and the match proves to be his final one before retirement. In an interview on WWE.com years later, Rick Martel said that when he injured his neck, he knew his career was over.) After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Stevie Ray, who says that Booker T is in the hospital recovering from an injury that he received last night, and that he has the WCW World Television Championship because his brother gave him power of attorney to defend the title against any and all comers like Rick Martel, and says he has the documents to prove it and that he'll have them next week as he was in a hurry to get on the plane to the arena tonight.

Konnan beats Barry Darsow with the Tequila Sunrise.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP calls The Disciple "'Hollywood' Hulk Hogan's shadow," and makes fun of him for complaining about having his head busted open, and says he's been put through much more and he's not crying. He tells The Disciple that if he wants some, to come get some, as he will feel the bang. The Disciple shows up immediately.

Diamond Dallas Page beats The Disciple by rolling him up after pushing him into Rick Rude, who is on the apron after getting a cheap shot in on DDP. On his way out, DDP is attacked by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan with a steel chair, and The Disciple, Rude and Vincent hold DDP up while Hogan hits him with the chair again.

Raven beats Saturn and Kanyon in a three-way dance by count-out. Saturn and Kanyon continue to fight to the commentary table before the commercial break. Before the match, it is announced that WCW has been handed a directive by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan's lawyers not to call him "Hulk Hogan" anymore and that his name is now simply "Hollywood Hogan."

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

Rey Mysterio, Jr. beats Dean Malenko to become #1 contender for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship after Chris Jericho shows up and blasts Malenko in the back with the Cruiserweight title following a top rope gutbuster to Rey.

Before the next match, Alex Wright speaks to the fans in German, then Disco Inferno says that he had his match last night won until Lex Luger attacked Alex Wright and Kevin Nash hit him with a Jackknife Power Bomb. He says he and Wright don't play that way, and call out Lex Luger and Kevin Nash so they can pay them back.

Lex Luger and Kevin Nash beat Disco Inferno and Alex Wright.

Eddie Guerrero vs. Steve "Mongo" McMichael ends in a no-contest after a now-completely bald Chavo Guerrero, Jr. shows up wearing a cowboy hat and riding Pepe and dances around Mongo, saying he wants to be one of the Four Horsemen. Eddie dop kicks Chavo into Mongo, who hits Chavo with the Mongo Spike.

Hollywood Hogan vs. Scott Hall ends in a no-contest after Diamond Dallas Pge runs in, attacks The Disciple and hits special guest referee Eric Bischoff with a Diamond Cutter. Hogan and Disciple beat up DDP, then Nash runs in and takes out Hogan and The Disciple before giving the "too sweet" to Hall. Nash grabs Hogan, but Hall repays Nash for his help by turning back on him as he has Hogan ready for the Jackknife Power Bomb. Hogan straddles DDP on the rope while The Disciple punches DDP in the face. Hogan hits DDP with a leg drop and Vincent enters the ring while Hall slaps Nash around.

After the commercial break, we see footage of Hollywood Hogan and Scott Hall embracing after their match.

Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Curt Hennig in less than a minute.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for June 15, 1998

Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat Hugh Morrus and The Barbarian in a Big Apple Street Fight.

We see some footage from earlier today, where Mike Tenay asks some people who Sting's tag team partner and tag team title holder will be.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Savage admits he's missed the New York area, and wants to do it right tonight. He has a message for "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. He calls out Diamond Dallas Page, wanting to get him in the Wolfpac (which he considers a group of individuals and "the hole-in-the-wall gang"), and wants Page to prove himself to him. Upon hearing from Okerlund that DDP is schedules to be here later tonight after flying in from Utah from the NBA Playoffs, Savage takes enjoyment to this news. He says that the Wolfpac doesn't eat at the same fast-food spots and doesn't change the same women, and wants to put DDP to the litmus test if Piper has the guts. If Page can get past him, he can wear all the red-and-black he wants.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Fit Finley with the Crippler Crossface. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Benoit after the match, and Benoit and calls out Booker T so he can clear up some unfinished business and do something he should have done at the beginning of the series. Booker T shows up with Stevie Ray, and when Booker T shows up, Benoit raises his hand. Booker T says he has more respect for Benoit than any other man in the business. Benoit admits Booker T is the toughest opponent he has ever faced, and is one of the wrestlers he has the most respect for. If he needs someone in his corner, he'll be there. Stevie Ray interrupts, saying Booker T has a partner in his, but Benoit finishes his statement anyway. Stevie Ray attacks Benoit, and Booker T has to hold Stevie Ray back. Steve "Mongo" McMichael shows up for the first time in months to go after Stevie Ray, and Booker T has to shove him away to get Stevie Ray out of the ring. Benoit then says he's not here for the nWo Wolfpac or nWo Hollywood, then holds up four fingers, signifying that the Four Horsemen are coming back.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. Upon hearing about "Macho Man" Randy Savage's challenge, he says he's proving things to people all his life, and if people wants to see the two of them in a match - which is officially in a steel cage - he's got it. Once he's done with Savage, he's going after "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman, who he despises and considers somewhere between a cockroach and the white stuff that forms in the corner of your mouth when you're getting really thirsty. He also says he's got a partner of his own, whom he says will deliver the bang.

Rumors of Utah Jazz basketball player Karl Malone wrestling in WCW are addressed, but cannot be confirmed or denied.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. He says he has heard what "Macho Man" Randy Savage had to say, and says he is tought enough to make Rush Limbaugh lose weight and put Howard Stern on the Disney Channel. He says Savage is as crazy as he is and he respect s that, and if Savage wants Diamond Dallas Page to prove himself in a steel cage, he's got it. He uses his powers as WCW Commissioner to make the steel cage match official. He says he can't find a referee to get in the cage with them, so he is making himself the special guest referee for the match (despite saying he would never be a ref again after Savage's match against Bret "The Hit Man" Hart due to the position being a thankless job).

Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat High Voltage (Rage and Kaos). Before the match, it is announced that the encore for The Great American Bash will be available tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday on pay-per-view. It is also announced that Goldberg will not be here tonight as his mother is the hospital getting surgery for a broken hip and is spending time in the hospital with her.

Pyrotechnics officially kick off the rest of the second hour.

nWo Wolfac (Kevin Nash, Konnan, Lex Luger) show up. Nash says life is full of ironies, and finds it ironic that the last to join the Wolfpac would be the first to bring them some gold. Nash then introduces Sting, who shows up with the WCW World Tag Team Championships. Sting says this is a red-and-black crowd if he's ever seen one. As for his tag team partner goes, he has great choices within the Wolfpac, and he can't lose with any of them. He says we will find out who he will be tag teaming with later on tonight in a match against Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray).

Kanyon beats Sick Boy.

Rick Rude and Curt Hennig show up. Rude says it's only been one day since The Great American Bash, and people have kept asking why he and Hennig have turned their back on the nWo Wolfpac. Rude says they did it for the cash, and no matter what Nash tells you, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan will always be where the money is and always has been. He says they had Konnan's back and give credit to Goldberg where it's due for for staying in the ring; otherwise Goldberg would be 99-1 today. He says that Goldberg will eventually have to get in the ring of Curt Hennig and face the fear of defeat, so they can see how he hands being a loser. Hennig then brags about how he swerved Diamond Dallas Page and The Four Horsemen before swerving the Wolfpac, and sees when you see the black-and-white, you know there will be no swerve and says he will never swerve him. Both Rude and Hennig continue to look at themselves and at the camera, as if the trust between them is being questioned.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who is currently holding the WCW World Cruiserweight Championship. Dillon has conversed with referee Billy Silverman, who was the referee for Chris Jericho vs. Dean Malenko at The Great American Bash. Dillon says that the understanding was that whoever won the match won the championship, and Chris Jericho shows up saying he is the Cruiserweight Champion again, and demands the title. Dillon recognizes Jericho as the champion, and tells him that he will award him the championship on the understanding that he will defend the title in 30 days against Dean Malenko. Jericho says he has looked up the rules in the Library of Congress, and says that while he has to defend the title in 30 days, he doesn't have to defend against Malenko if he doesn't want to. He says he has beaten Malenko so many times that he is as useless as his dad. Jericho is then struck from behind by Dean Malenko, who takes Jericho to the back and beats him up backstage again until WCW security stops him. Jericho takes the opportunity to run all the way out of the arena.

The Giant beats Chris Adams after Adams refuses to let him finish his cigarette.

Eric Bischoff, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and The Disciple show up. Hogan welcomes everyone back to the house that Hollywood built, and says there is a pecking order. He says that the nWo Wolfpac have been watching TV praying one day to be like him, but he will always be the man. As far as the Wolfpac and WCW go, the one that makes him sickest is Diamond Dallas Page. If DDP has a problem with him and Rodman beating his brains out, he triple dog dares him to step up to the plate and do something about it. He's heard about the rumors of Karl Malone coming to WCW, and believes DDP was trying to get a cheap shot on Rodman. He dares DDP to find someone to stand alongside him, as he and Rodman are for real and he cannot think of anything better than getting in the ring and beating the brains out of DDP and the partner of his choice, as he believes in first class delivery and not parcel post.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

Before the next match, Sting tells "Rowdy" Roddy Piper that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is crazier than him, and tells Diamond Dallas Page that he's got thinking of his own to do. Sting then reveals his tag team partner and new co-holder of the WCW World Tag Team Championships: Kevin Nash. Nash tells Curt Hennig that he made the biggest mistake of his life last night, and if he's not running with the pack, he's now going to be hunted by the pack.

Sting and Kevin Nash retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships after Stevie Ray chastises Booker T and taunts Kevin Nash only to run right into a Scorpion Death Drop from Sting.

The nWo announcement footage of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Scott Steiner on the set of Shadow Warriors from last week is replayed.

Eric Bischoff interviews Scott Steiner on the stage. Bischoff says Hollywood is dying to have Scott Steiner in their feature films. Scott Steiner it's great to be in New York, but it's not Los Angeles, and if you want to wake up every morning to smell smog and eat bagels, you live in New York. In Los Angeles, the sun always shines. He says if you want to live with taxi drivers who don't speak English, you live in New York. Meanwhile, he's in Los Angeles where all the fine thespians are, and they're all coming up and paying homage to him and what a great action job he did on his brother Rick Steiner. Not only has he fooled Rick, he fooled "Mean" Gene Okerlund, who pointed out the tears in his eyes. If you can fool a man who's been in the business for thirty years, that's acting. As he is out in Hollywood where the girls call hi "Big Poppa-licious," he has one question: where is Rick Steiner? Rick is at home with his arm in a sling and out of wrestling because he gave him two chances to join the nWo and they decided he would never join the most powerful organization in the world today.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

. During the match, Savage and Piper have a quarrel due to Piper's slow cadence, and Savage puts Piper out with a piledriver only to allow DDP enough time to hit the Diamond Cutter. When Piper gets up, he tries to get DDP out of the corner only for DDP to beat him up until he fights back, which fires Piper up into beating up Savage. The cage moves up a few steps as this goes on, and enables nWo Hollywood to show up and attack Savage and Page. The cage then goes backdown, entrapping Piper, Savage and DDP with nWo Hollywood. nWo Wolfpac tries to get in to no avail. Kevin Nash heads to the backstage area, and finds the control box for the cage. The cage comes up, and the Wolfpac gets into the ring as the show ends.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 25, 1998

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Raven heads to the ring with his riot squad. He calls out the Flock, and says Mortis has attempted to humiliate and embarrass him with his repeated sneak attacks. Raven says that as the path grows brighter, it also grows darker, and he will be his guide through agony's bleak path, the nightmare in his dreams that causes him to wake up in sweaty and in tears, crying for his mother's love at 3 AM. Raven then talks about Saturn, saying they have been friends since childhood and says he drove him to school when he was too poor, was there to console him when Sheila broke his heart in 11th grade, and saved him from Hammer last week. He tells Saturn his friendship means everything to him and will do everything to have him stand him beside him, even if it means firing the Flock. He fires Kidman, Lodi and Horace, then hits Lodi with an Evenflow DDT when Lodi is trying to figure out what's going on. Raven then begs for Saturn to come back, but Saturn does not show up.

We hear prerecorded comments from Glacier, who says that even before his WCW debut, there was a lot of fanfare and hype because he was that good. After he started wrestling, he got the greatest entrance and exit the wrestling world had ever seen because he was that good. He also brought the Cryonic Kick with him, which he insists he created, and says that sooner or later, he knew there would be plenty of imitators. He then mentions Saturn, who says that his kick is better than Glacier's, and says that Saturn is not even a professional due to how he carries himself. He tells Saturn that if he thinks his kick his better, and that if he thinks he can steal what is his, he can destroy it, too. He challenges Saturn anywhere, anytime, and they will see who is best. He is now out not just to defeat him, but to destroy him.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Fit Finley retains the WCW World Television Championship against Mike Enos. During the match, it is announced that Booker T and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit will face each other in a best-of-seven series, with the winner getting a chance at the WCW World Television Championship at The Great American Bash. The first match in this series will take place tonight.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund plugs the WCW Hotline with a report from Mike Tenay of the story behind the story between Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.

Saturn beats Glacier. Raven shows up during the match and walks down the aisle, but Hammer shows up and attacks Raven from behind. Hammer then distracts Glacier from the apron, and even though Glacier hits Hammer with a Cryonic Kick, the distraction allows Saturn to hit Glacier with the Death Valley Driver for the win. Raven then hits Hammer with an Evenflow DDT after the match, then Saturn notices Raven before walking off. Raven yells "What about me?", getting Saturn's attention for a few seconds, but Saturn turns and walks away.

This week's Thunder - taking place on Wednesday this week - will be in Nashville, Tennessee.

The black-and-white nWo, now known as nWo Hollywood, shows up. The Giant, Brian Adams and Vincent head to the ring. The Giant then says Kevin Nash came out with a pipe and tried to save Sting last week, and while that was all well and good, he's a yellow-bellied coward. If he leaves Konnan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage in the back and shows up in the ring alone, The Giant will kick his butt all over the building right now. He tells Kevin Nash he is "the original big sexy," and that if he has any guts, he'll get in the ring with him. He also says that his concussion is just an excuse to hide as he is scared of him. Kevin Nash shows up alone, and tells The Giant that if he wants some of him, then there's nothing he'd like better tonight than to take care of "three of ["Hollywood" Hulk] Hogan's fluffboys." Adams and Vincent are immediately decked, but they get back up and they gang up on Nash along with The Giant. Konnan shows up with Lex Luger, of all people, as does Curt Hennig and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Lex Luger clears the ring of nWo Hollywood members with a steel chair. Konnan tells Nash that it's okay, but the nWo Wolfpac members aren't so sure of it. Konnan takes off his red-and-black nWo shirt, then hands it to Nash, who hands it to Luger. After some thought, Luger puts it on, becoming the newest member of the Wolfpac.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho is seen heading to the ring carrying a poster board over his head with an arrow pointing at him at the bottom, and above it reads the words "Conspiracy Victim."

Chris Jericho quickly beats El Dandy with the Lion Tamer. After the match, Chris Jericho pulls out a clipboard, and calls out WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon to listen to what he has to say about what he calls a conspiracy theory to take the Cruiserweight title from him. As Dillon heads to the ring, Jericho insults him, but he changes his tune when Dillon shows up. On the clipboard is a list of the 15 participants in the Cruiserweight Battle Royal at Slamboree, and Jericho states that Dean Malenko was nowhere on the list. He wants to know how he lost the belt to someone who was not even in the Cruiserweight Battle Royal, and demands he be reinstated as the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. Dillon mentions that Jericho was relishing his advantage against the #1 contender that night, but Jericho says he was not prepared for it because Malenko was not one of his opponents. Dillon tells Jericho that unless he can come up with a precedent for this where the decision was reversed, the decision is final and Dean Malenko will remain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. As Dillon leaves the ring, Jericho throws a temper tantrum, calls Dillon an idiot, and accuses Dillon of being the leader of a conspiracy theory against him, then quickly changes his tune and chases after Dillon.

Konnan beats La Parka with the Tequila Sunrise.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls, this time at the commentary table.

We see home video footage from Mortis. Mortis says that on February 12th, Raven hit him with an Evenflow DDT on a metal rampway and took him out. He was taken to the ER, and that was the night Mortis died...but he survived. At Slamboree, he hit him with "the chairshot heard 'round the world," and that night, Kanyon - the man behind the mask - was reborn. He tells Raven it's not over, as he's gotten to him and the Flock as a fan, an usher, a food vendor and a cop, and he will get to him again and again and again and he will never see him coming. He claims he can get to Raven anytime, anywhere as anyone, then turns the camera off.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper says he is dribbling through more bull than the Indiana Pacers, and he has heard what "Macho Man" Randy Savage had to say. Piper tells Savage he has a serious problem, and he has to be his tag team partner. After stating that the best thing about having Savage as a partner is that you never have a bad hair day, he says he can fix the growl in Savage's voice with a colon cleanse. Piper implies it will not be rosy teaming with Savage at The Great American Bash as Savage show up with Miss Elizabeth, and Piper asks Savage what his major malfunction is. Savage tells Piper he has no idea where he is coming from, and thinks he is mentally disabled. Savage says he and Piper have had problems since Slamboree, which Savage claims Piper has not apologized for, even though he admits he would not have accepted the apology, anyway. Now that they're partners at The Great American Bash, he tells him to put him or shut up. Piper reminds Savage he reversed the decision from that match with Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, but Savage tells Piper if he's going to be his tag team partner, then that is cool with him. Piper then says they might as well agree to be a tag team. All of a sudden, Bret shows up and calls Savage "pathetic," then tells Piper to come clean and explained what happened, saying this is all too much for him and that Piper told him that Savage would "fall for the whole thing, hook, line and sinker," and that Savage is totally nuts because he fell for everything. Hart then claims that Piper told him it wouldn't even matter if he reversed the decision, and that nobody cared as everybody saw him win. He tells Piper that they were just having a little fun, and says he knows the respect he has for him and his family. He says he appreciates all the things and good turns he did for him at Slamboree, and that if he needs a favor, he can come back and check on him, as he owes him one. This riles Savage up, who wants to fight Piper before leaving as Piper denies that everything Bret said did not take place and that he did nobody any favors. Savage tosses a steel chair into the ring, and Piper catches it while saying "All right! Let's fight!" Piper sits in the chair and tells Savage he'll be his psychiatrist, and tells Savage he didn't do anything and that they have to be tag team partners. Piper tells Savage he knows he is tough and knows he can handle it, and he makes a deal with him: they will be a tag team at The Great American Bash, and after the pay-per-view, if he still wants a piece of him, he's got it. Savage grabs a steel chair as he tries to leave while Miss Elizabeth tries to reason with Savage, and Piper tells him they need to get the job done and do it right, and if he still wants to fight him, he can give it a shot. Savage agrees to these terms, then puts his steel chair down and leaves.

Juventud Guerrera beats Kidman.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Julie Shera of Dearborn, Michigan is this week's Nitro Party Pack winner. We see footage of her Nitro Party. It is also announced that Rick Steiner has undergone shoulder surgery and will be out for several months.

Before the next match, Chavo Guerrero Jr. has completely snapped, being happy-go-lucky while leaping up and down and wanting to take part in tonight's match. Chavo dares Eddie to hit him when Eddie considers slapping him, then Chavo starts an "Eddie" chant. Eddie gives him the match and leaves the ring while Chavo leaps up and down again. As Ultimo Dragon heads to the ring, Chavo insists on neatly folding the "Eddie Guerrero Is My Favorite Wrestler" shirt before handing it to Eddie, who snatches it off the apron.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. beats Ultimo Dragon. During the match, Eddie Guerrero grabs the leg of Chavo, allowing him to escape the Dragon Sleeper. After the match, Chavo Guerrero allows Eddie into the ring, and Chavo wants to fight not only Eddie, but other people at ringside. Eddie tries to hit him again, but Chavo dares him and Eddie can't bring himself to do it. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eddie and Chavo, and Eddie is considering sending Chavo to a psychiatrist, as even Okerlund believes that Chavo has lost it. WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon shows up and makes Eddie vs. Chavo official for The Great American Bash, much to Eddie's dismay. Chavo not only dares Eddie to hit him as he runs to the back, but he also dares Okerlund to hit him at least once.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

Dean Malenko retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Lenny Lane with the Texas Cloverleaf. Before the match, Lenny Lane comes out with his new ab polish called "Ab Solution."

Before the next match, Johnny Attitude mimics and mocks Goldberg on his way to the ring.

Goldberg retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Johnny Attitude.

"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Booker T with the Crippler Crossface to lead their best-of-seven series 1-0. Fit Finley watches the match from the stage near the end of the match.

Lex Luger and Sting beat The Giant and "Sting." After the match, the nWo Wolfpac shows up and celebrates with Luger. Konnan then hands a shirt to Nash, and Sting is about to leave when Nash offers Sting an opportunity to join the Wolfpac. Sting gets in the ring, and after some hesitation, Sting takes the shirt when Luger tosses it to him. The show ends before Sting puts the shirt on, leaving everyone in suspense.

Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for May 21, 1998

Tony Schiavone interviews The Giant in the ring to start tonight's show. The Giant shows up with both title belts of the WCW World Tag Team Championships, and says he and Sting had a little disagreement and that he got carried away when he spat in his face. He says Sting did not fully understand the question that he was imposing, and says that Sting is "under the weather" and is not here. He says that he and Sting are fine and that Sting made the right decision, saying he is "nWo all the way." All of a sudden, Lex Luger shows up as Schiavone says that Sting's actions on Monday night seemed to prove otherwise, and says that it is a funny thing to hear what is coming out of The Giant's mouth and that security - which has shown up along with referees and some wrestlers from the locker room - is not necessary. He says that he has talked to Sting personally and says everything The Giant is saying is a total, unadulterated lie. Luger says he and a lot of fans doubted Sting once, and that he is not going down that road again. He says that if The Giant wants to be part of the nWo, that is fine, but now that he has attacked Sting and lied his ass off, he is now challenging him to a match later on tonight. The Giant says that is fine, and he gives Luger the same choice he gave Sting, saying he can make the right choice or the wrong choice, given that they have been tag team partners and champions together. When asked if he wants to join the nWo, Luger says his answer is the same as Sting's, and he spits in The Giant's face before getting off the apron. Referees and wrestlers get in the ring to keep The Giant from charging at Luger, and the wrestlers that get in the ring - all cruiserweights - are easily fended off by The Giant. He says that if Lex Luger wants some of him, he's got some.

Ernest "The Cat" Miller beats Yuji Nagata despite physical involvement by Sonny Onoo.

This week on WCW Saturday Night: The Giant! Konnan!

Before the next match, Chris Jericho shows up with a sign saying "Conspiracy Victim" and a clipboard. He says that the footage of him throwing a temper tantrum after Slamboree was "propaganda" and that it will never happen again, then says that he is the victim of a conspiracy so large that it is as big as the 1918 Chicago "Black Sox," the Roswell Incident and the John F. Kennedy assassination and has robbed him of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. He says this conspiracy has been perpetrated by "the snake oil salesmen" in the WCW office and the locker room, and demands that WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon face him in the ring right now. Dillon shows up soon after He goes on to call Dillon "a twisted old fruit" and reads the evidence of a conspiracy against him in the form of the list of participants in the Cruiserweight Championship battle royal, which does not include Dean Malenko. Jericho says that there was no way he should have lost to Dean Malenko and that the battle royal was "fixed," and says he will not stop hounding Dillon until he finally faces him and gives him and Jerichoholics what they want: Jericho as Cruiserweight Champion again.

Chris Jericho beats Super Calo with the Lion Tamer.

Raven shows up with riot police. He says that Saturn implied at Slamboree that he no longer needed him and that he wanted to be on his own. He says their friendship was more important than his selfish desire to be United States Champion. He then asks Saturn who took his collect calls when he was in detention homes and got him his jobs in Extreme Championship Wrestling and WCW as Saturn shows up, and says he did. He tells Saturn that he thought their friendship was important and that Saturn was loyal. Saturn says his loyalty is not at question; rather, it is Raven's being drunk with power, as he is not a mindless zombie that follows the guru and he has never been a member of Raven's Flock. Instead, he is his friend, and their relationship is 50/50. He tells Raven that if their friendship is to continue, Raven will not boss him around again. Raven says Saturn was right and that he is wrong and he is sorry. Saturn leaves, then Raven says he knows Mortis is in the building wearing a rainbow wig and a "horrible" disguise, and calls him out for a one-on-one match. Mortis, carrying his mask with him, shows up from out of the stage and heads down the ramp to the ring. Raven then sics the riot police on him, then a fan jumps the barricade and hits a reverse Russian leg sweep on Raven before running to the back. The announce table is confused as to who was Mortis.

Fit Finley retains the WCW World Television Championship against Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart.

Tony Schiavone announces that the WCW Executive Committee has named a #1 contender for the WCW World Television Championship: Booker T. Schiavone is about to interview Booker T when "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit shows up instead, wanting to talk to whoever it was who made the final decision on this. Booker T then shows up and says he respect Benoit a lot, but he is not scared of him. He says that the committee have made their decision and he can live with it, and says they have had their battles, that it is over and done with, and now it is his turn. Benoit tells Booker T that he is the #1 contender and that he will get what he deserves. Benoit almost leaves, then blindsides Booker T as soon as he turns his back. Stevie Ray then shows up, telling Booker to get up before asking him what is wrong with him, saying he needs to remember where he is and not to lay down for Benoit as he tells Booker to fight him. He then tells Booker T to head back to the back and show what kind of man he is.

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats Brian Adams by disqualification after Biel tossing referee Charles Robinson across the ring for grabbing him by the hear to break a hold performed by Adams on the ropes. After the match, Adams goes for a big boot on Hacksaw, but inadvertently kicks Vincent off the ring apron before being slammed onto the mat by Duggan. Vincent then gives Duggan's 2x4 to Adams, who swings it at Charles Robinson and misses before Duggan clotheslines it out of Adams' hands.

Saturn beats Hammer after Raven hits Hammer with an Evenflow DDT as Reese distracts referee Mark Curtis on the ring apron. Saturn tells Raven he does not need his help, but Raven says he does.

Rick Rude shows up, then introduces Curt Hennig as the next WCW United States Heavyweight Champion. Rude then says people have been asking him which side of the nWo he is on, and says he is true blue and a friend until the end, and says he and Hennig live by the buddy system and have each other's backs. He then says that the only colors they will be wearing are black and blue. Hennig says Goldberg and his undefeated streak is what is really bothering him, and calls him "the biggest mark [he has] ever seen in his life." He says that if he wants to put his undefeated streak on the line against him, he can put a blemish on it right now. Rick Rude then gives Goldberg ten seconds to get in the ring, but Hennig says he has a better idea. He challenges Goldberg to a match for the United States title at The Great American Bash, where he says that Goldberg will run into an iceberg from Minnesota and sink to the bottom, never to see light again. Rick Rude then tells Goldberg "United we stand...secluded, you fall."

Horace beats Juventud Guerrera after Reese hits Juventud with a choke bomb behind the referee's back.

Tony Schiavone nearly gets hit in the head with a drink on the commentary table.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth show up. Savage said that at Slamboree, he promised the tag team match from Hell and says that it would have been completely insane. He brags that he would go to Hell and make a deal with the devil to get Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan together in the ring and make "Rowdy" Roddy Piper his tag team partner. He admits that both he and Piper hate each other and that they both hate Bret even more than that, and tells Piper that he can count on him and that he thinks he can count on Piper. He then says that if Piper wants a piece of him afterwards, that works for him, because last Monday's apology that he did not give him was very weak. He says that if Piper is not man enough to apologize to him, then he is man enough to beat an apology out of Piper. Savage says he wants Piper fired up for that tag team battle, and after they beat Hart and Hogan, he will beat up Piper. Savage says he doesn't know what an icon is, but he knows what the madness is, and is Piper is brave enough to tag team with him, then they can go at it afterwards.

We hear from Eddie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr. and their mother. Eddie butts in, saying that his mother is proud of what he is doing with Chavo, but Chavo and mother say otherwise.

Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero tells Chavo Guerrero Jr. that the family is a bit confused as to what is going on as of late, but Chavo Guerrero Jr. gets himself fired up for his own match and tells Eddie to get out, much to Eddie's own confusion.

Dean Malenko retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Texas Cloverleaf. After the match, Eddie dares Chavo to hit him after hitting him with his towel. Chavo rears back to hit him, then kisses him instead before slapping Eddie in the face, much to the surprise of Eddie.

Lex Luger beats The Giant by disqualification. During the match, a fan tries to get into the ring but is quickly caught by WCW security. Later on in the match, Sting shows up wearing an nWo shirt, but it is the fake nWo Sting and not the real one. He and The Giant stomp Luger while The Giant drapes an nWo shirt on Luger to end the show.

Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for May 14, 1998

We hear from Mando Guerrero, Eddie Guerrero's brother and Chavo Guerrero Jr.'s uncle, who says that Eddie and Chavo grew up together and that Eddie is currently leading the third generation of Guerreros. He feels Eddie is going to town on Chavo, and that this bet is dividing the Guerrero family. He cannot understand why Eddie is keeping Chavo under his shadow, especially since the family loves the sport, and says that Eddie is going about this the wrong way. Mando says he is trying to accept what is happening, but he cannot.

Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero says that the Guerrero family is distraught and want him to be more lenient to Chavo Guerrero Jr. He says that he has done just that and hand-picked a suitable opponent for Chavo who is about the same height and weight: Reese, who is clearly taller and heavier than Chavo. Eddie begs Chavo not to embarrass the Guerrero family, and to do his best and show what he can do. He also tells him that what happened Monday night will not happen again.

Reese quickly beats Chavo Guerrero Jr. After the match, Eddie Guerrero smacks Chavo with his towel and chews him out as Ultimo Dragon heads to the ring, and Chavo inadvertently shoves Eddie into Ultimo Dragon, who puts Eddie in the Dragon Sleeper. Chavo walks away, and referees show up to try to get Ultimo Dragon to break the hold.

This Saturday night on WCW Saturday Night: "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan! Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Fit Finley! Yuji Nagata vs. Goldberg!

Raven shows up with four riot control officers. Raven says he is sick and tired of hearing about Diamond Dallas Page, and informs DDP that he is not Wyatt Earp, this is not Dodge City and he is not some outlaw he can "backjump and string up like Josie Wales." He tells DDP that if he wants to bring his noose and fight, then he has left Raven's Flock in the back so they can go one-on-one. He continues to call out DDP, and DDP shows up from out of the crows with a bullrope around his neck. The riot control officers move into place, but DDP leaps over them and onto Raven. The riot squad then attack DDP and hold him so that Raven can hit DDP with an Evenflow DDT. Raven then ties the bullrope around DDP's neck and sends him over the top rope in an attempt to hang him.

It is announced that Goldberg is in a Gauntlet Match against Raven's Flock at Slamboree, and if he cannot win the Gauntlet Match, the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship will be awarded back to Raven.

Despite interference by Ronnie Rage, Fit Finley retains the WCW World Television Championship against Kenny Kaos.

Goldberg beats Sick Boy. After the match, Riggs tries to attack Goldberg from behind, but Goldberg makes quick work of him and the rest of Raven's Flock thinks twice before going after Goldberg.

Before the next match, Kidman gives "Gentleman" Chris Adams a choice between losing to the Rings of Saturn or the Death Valley Driver. Suddenly, Van Hammer tries to get in the ring only to be stopped by WCW security and pushed back to the back, and Kidman and Saturn decide that Adams will lose to the Death Valley Driver.

Saturn beats "Gentleman" Chris Adams.

"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Ronnie Rage with the Crippler Crossface.

Eric Bischoff shows up. Bischoff talks about his challenge to WWF owner Vince McMahon from last Monday night, as well as McMahon whining about being invited to where Bischoff is. Bischoff then says he just got a letter from McMahon's attorney Jerry McDivett of Kirpatrick & Lockhart, which he reads. The letter states that McMahon will not be appearing at Slamboree and that Bischoff has no authority to suggest that he will do so. It also states that McMahon is one of Titan Sports' leading television personalities and is responsible for some of its highest ratings ever. Nevertheless, Bischoff says the invitation is still open and that security will be looking for Vince McMahon outside of the venue, ready to take him to his dressing room should he show up, even though Bischoff says Vince doesn't "have the guts" and that Vince's attorney has stated that he will not be here.

Before the next match, Kevin Nash does not show up with Scott Hall. Nash says Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan will not allow Hall to be on live television, but they cannot stop Hall from being at Slamboree on Sunday. He then asks if he is looking incredibly sexy tonight, and says he is like Brad Pitt except with a lot more meat on his bones before bringing out "a confidant of The Wolfpac:" "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. Dusty says that Bischoff and Hogan are attempting to crack the Wolfpac and that Hall will be at Slamboree. As for tonight, he will stand in counsel with Kevin Nash.

Kevin Nash beats Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) after "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes makes himself part of the match, beating up Johnny Grunge outside of the ring after dragging him out of the ring while Nash hits Rocco Rock with a Jackknife Power Bomb, then hitting Rocco Rock with an elbow drop.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. Sting ends with Bret "The Hit Man" Hart getting into the ring with a steel chair. Savage takes out Bret Hart, but when he goes for a top rope elbow drop, The Giant runs in and catches Savage. Kevin Nash makes his way into the ring and hits The Giant with a steel chair, but Sting takes a steel chair and smacks it into Nash's back. The Giant then grabs a microphone and says that Sting probably wants to know what he is doing, and says he has made a decision to walk in as partners at Slamboree. He then says that if they win the tag team titles, then Sting will have to make a decision. The Giant then pulls out a black-and-white nWo shirt and hands it to Sting, and Sting looks at the shirt before looking at The Giant, who leaves the ring as Lex Luger gets on the apron to talk to Sting in an attempt to reason with him.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 4, 1998

Note: This week's episode is two hours long due to the NBA playoffs.

The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero explains to his nephew Chavo Guerrero Jr. that the only way to be a good uncle is to set a good example, and promises to do just that by winning his match and proving he's the best wrestler in WCW. He says he has found a formidable opponent in the form of Scott Norton, and calls him out. When Scott Norton shows up, Eddie suddenly feigns a twisted knee and tells a reluctant Chavo he'll have to take his place in the match.

Scott Norton beats Chavo Guerrero Jr. After the match, Ultimo Dragon shows up and checks on Chavo, then Eddie Guerrero confronts Ultimo Dragon.

Scott Putski - in his Nitro debut - vs. Kidman ends in a no contest. During the match, Kevin Nash, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Konnan walk down the stands. Unlike the other members of the nWo, their nWo logos are red and not white. They enter the ring and put Putski in the Jackknife Power Bomb before tossing Kidman out of the ring. Kevin Nash takes the microphone and tells the fans that the Wolfpac are running the show from now on. He gives a shout-out to Scott Hall, and says "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff have decided that Hall is "too dangerous for live TV." At Slamboree, Sting and The Giant will find out that not only is he not as much of a funny guy as they think he is, but that the Wolfpac is hungry and that they will pick their bones. Nash then addresses the "red and black attack of the Wolfpac," and tells Hogan to get his crew and he gets his crew, then they rendezvous. Savage says the Wolfpac will get down the way they know how, and the only thing he would like better than taking Hogan by the neck and popping him to the sky is doing the same to Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, saying people won't screwed as long as something he wants is involved and that Hart will be the one getting screwed at Slamboree. Nash then announces another defection to the Wolfpac: Curt Hennig, who is still wearing a black-and-white nWo shirt. Brian Adams runs in and confronts Hennig, who tells him he knows what he's doing. Nash tells Adams to back off, and Hennig takes the shirt off to reveal a black-and-red nWo shirt underneath. Konnan tells Adams he can't run up to the ring like he just did because he's just Hogan's stooge, and challenges him to a match later tonight. Nash then decides to make a challenge of his own, and calls out Lex Luger for a match so that Luger and Sting can see just how funny he can get.

We see a video package of Raven. Raven says he can't remember a time when he wasn't alone, and even when his parents weren't around, the sound of their fury was house but the sound of their silence was devastating. The devastation left him buried beneath a mountain of solitude. His loneliness and despairs trapped him in a stormy, unimaginable emptiness. The other kids playing ball outside and me with them was an illusion he allowed himself, but the stark reality is that even if his parents allowed him to leave his bedroom cell, the other kids wouldn't have allowed him to join in anyway, as they said he didn't follow "their stupid rules."

Before the next match, David Penzer asks as the easel for the portrait of Dean Malenko, whom Jericho dedicates tonight's match to. He says Malenko taught him a few things, then plays footage of a recent Dean Malenko interview where he talks about his late father. He then says Malenko's father is rolling in his grave as Dean is a disgrace to his family as well as a failure, as his brother can't wrestle and his father couldn't wrestle. He finds it laughable that Malenko is dedicating the rest of his career to his father, and calls Malenko's career "an absolute joke." He says the "Man of 1,000 holds" nickname was given to him because he is so boring that nobody wants to see him wrestle, and tells Malenko he is better off at home than putting people to sleep in the ring. Jericho then dedicates his own career to "Mr. Bore Us Malenko," who comes out to Dean Malenko's entrance theme and is dressed somewhat like him, save for the #1 on the back of his trunks.

Chris Jericho beats "Bore Us Malenko" with the Lion Tamer.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls. After the performance is over, Alex Wright tires to dance in the ring again only to be escorted out by security.

Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat Hugh Morrus and The Barbarian, even after Jimmy Hart gets involved.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Brian Adams. Adams calls himself one of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan's main enforcers, and says Hogan made the nWo and professional wrestling, and that he has done more for wrestling than the Wolfpac put together times ten. He tells Konnan that if he wants to challenge him, he'll gladly accept.

We see a video package of Booker T and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit trash talking each other as the recent events between them are chronicled, and Booker T tells Benoit that if he wants a shot at the TV title at Slamboree, he'll gladly give him one.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Before the next match, Kidman announces that Hammer vs. Saturn will be a "Loser Leaves The Flock" match and that nobody in the Flock, not even him. He tells Hammer to have a fair fight while telling Saturn to do whatever he has to to win.

Hammer beats Saturn in a Loser Leaves The Flock Match as Raven's Flock watches from backstage. During the match, Saturn accidentally knees referee Scott Dickerson after Hammer pulls him out in front of himself. Shortly after this, a food vendor nails Saturn with a tray full of drinks while beaning Hammer in the back of the head with a steel chair. Hammer drops onto Saturn and gets the pinfall, and when Raven heads to the ring to see what's up, he and the rest of the Flock are suddenly attacked with a stop sign by Diamond Dallas Page, who is also wearing a bullrope around his neck. DDP beats up Raven some more and takes him to the ring. When he takes Raven to the stage, DDP's entrance pyro hits, then Page drags Raven to the ring by his neck. After beating him some more in the ring, Page hangs Raven with the bullrope until security tries to restores order.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Juventud Guerrera beats Sick Boy by disqualification after the interference of Horace. After the match, Reese gets his hands on Juvi, but it isn't long before Goldberg gets in the ring, knocks Sick Boy out of the ring and hits Reese with the Jackhammer.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Rick Steiner, who wants Scott Steiner to come out so he can see if they will either get back together or if one of them will be left lying, as he is sick and tired of Scott ducking him and allying himself with the nWo, and tells him to come out so they can settle it once and for all. Scott Steiner shows up on crutches, and Rick wants to know if they'll get it over with. Scott says that he may have made a mistake, as his friends are Rick's friends and that his family doesn't talk to him the same way that he used to. He says Buff Bagwell was a friend of mine, and now they are putting rods in his neck and that he may never wrestle again. Scott says he doesn't want anything to come between them, but Rick says that either they fight it out right now or they walk to the back together. Scott says "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and the nWo mean nothing to him, and that he wants to be a Steiner Brother again. Rick doesn't know if he can trust Scott, even as tears are coming down Scott's eyes. Scott is about to walk away, but Rick ultimately gives him a chance, but if he stabs him in the back again, he will hunt him until he dies. Scott says he just wants it the way it was before, and as Scott hugs Rick, Rick is attacked from behind with a baseball bat by Brian Adams. Scott Steiner reveals he is not even injured, and tells Brian to injure him.

Brian Adams beats Konnan by disqualification after Bret "The Hit Man" Hart shows up and sends Konnan head-first into the guardrail as the referee is busy with Brian Adams and Kevin Nash interferes shortly afterwards to hit Brian Adams with a Jackknife Power Bomb.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Jim Kane from Cartersville Baptist Church in Mississippi is the winner of this week's Nitro Party pack. We see footage of their Nitro Party.

Fit Finlay beats Booker T to become the WCW World Television Champion after "The Crippler" Chris Benoit distracts Booker T.

Lex Luger beats Kevin Nash by disqualification after "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Konnan get involved. After the match, Nash almost hits Luger with a Jackknife Power Bomb, but Sting and The Giant get in the ring. Everyone backs off before Sting and The Giant fight them. Brian Adams almost gets in, but Bret "The Hit Man" Hart stops him and tells them "Isn't this a beautiful thing?"

Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for February 19, 1998

We see footage from earlier today where Chris Jericho is about to interviewed outside of the arena by Mike Tenay only for the New World Order to run out of the building and attack "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Lex Luger.

Bill Goldberg beats Fit Finley.

Psychosis beats Chavo Guerrero Jr.

Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Bischoff says that in this world, there are people who just do not believe, but tonight, he knows that Hogan will put all of the controversy to rest. Hogan says he hates controversy, and now that everything is copacetic and that "Macho Man" Randy Savage has seen "the nWo light," he hopes that Sting is at his best tonight when Savage drops the elbow from the top rope on him, as Savage has the whole nWo behind him and he is at the top of his game. He hopes Sting fights for his life, as it is just him and Sting this Sunday. He asks Savage to save him a piece of Sting so that when he beats him, it will be etched in stone for eternity. He also wants it to be known that nobody was robbed after what happened at Starrcade, as he and referee Nick Patrick were both robbed and everybody in the nWo wants Nick Patrick to be the referee for the World title match at SuperBrawl VIII. Hogan wants Nick Patrick to count the pinfall on Sting, and he makes it known that with the World title around his waist again, the nWo will be just too sweet.

This week on WCW Saturday Night: The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) vs. Steven Regal and Dave Taylor! Diamond Dallas Page vs. Sick Boy! Curt Hennig vs. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair!

Members of Raven's Flock are seen in the front row.

Booker T beats Riggs. After the match, Raven's Flock tries to climb over the guardrail to go after Booker T, but Saturn tells them that Booker T is his.

Mike Tenay tries to interview Lex Luger about the parking lot attack, but Lex Luger gets angry and tries to chase after Tenay as he is being taped up.

Juventud Guerrera beats Kidman. After the match, Chris Jericho runs into the ring and attacks Juventud. He tries to take the man's mask off, but when he does, it is revealed that Juventud is wearing another mask underneath. Juventud then hits Jericho with a missile drop kick before chasing him to the back.

Before the next match, Kevin Nash says that he has not seen The Giant since Souled Out, and he tells him to be at SuperBrawl VIII so that he can announce he has retired from professional wrestling at the hands of "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash. He also gives a shout-out to Syxx.

Mike Enos and Wayne Bloom beat The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) by disqualification after Kevin Nash punches referee Mickey Jay before hitting Wayne Bloom with a Jackknife Power Bomb. After the match, WCW security is waiting for Nash, who plays around with security before allowing himself to be handcuffed and taken to the back.

Rick Rude, Brian Adams and Curt Hennig show up. Rick Rude says that to claim to be the best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be is to make a very bold statement, and last Monday night, Curt single-handedly eliminated Bret "The Hit Man" Hart from all three categories. He then asks Curt why he would choose Bret to pick on. Hennig says Bret has been walking around talking about how good he is. Suddenly, The British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart show up, and Neidhart and Bulldog challenge Hennig and Adams to a match. Both teams brawl almost immediately, and this brawl becomes an impromptu match.

Curt Hennig and Brian Adams vs. The British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart ends in a no-contest when the match gets wildly out of control.

We see footage from during the break where Curt Hennig, Brian Adams, The British Bulldog and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart all have to be held by back by WCW security.

Mike Tenay interviews The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner). Rick says they have never been as ready for a match in their life and that they have proven it by winning the tag team titles. He knows The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) will do everything they can to take the titles back, but says it will be easier to take a T-bone steak away from a rabid bulldog.

La Parka beats Super Calo despite the interference attempted by Disco Inferno. During the match, it is mentioned by Mike Tenay on commentary that Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage were having an intense conversation with each other before they were attacked by the nWo. After the match, La Parka hits Disco Inferno with a steel chair.

We see a video package chronicling the recent events between "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit and Diamond Dallas Page.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho says he stands in the ring as the people's role model, paragon of virtue and hero, but he has a problem: he has Juventud Guerrera in a title vs. mask match at SuperBrawl VIII, and he claims he has seen Juventud without his mask and that he "looks like Quasimodo" without it. Jericho says he does not know if he can handle the responsibility of revealing Juventud's face to the world on Sunday, and says that he will let him keep his mask on because if you see Juventud's face once, you will never want to see it again.

Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Dean Malenko with the Lion Tamer.

"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit and Diamond Dallas Page beat Raven's Flock (Raven and Saturn) following a Diamond Cutter to Raven and a Crippler Crossface to Saturn.

The New World Order carries "Macho Man" Randy Savage - whose face is covered with a Sting mask and whose chest has "NWO" spray painted on it - to the ring. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan says that when you are in the nWo, you are in the nWo for life, and nobody knows it more than Savage. He then announces that the match between Savage and Sting is not going to happen as Savage has realized it is much better to run with the pack in nWo and he does not want to destroy Sting tonight, as Sting has been left for him. He then announces that everyone will have to watch SuperBrawl VIII to see him beat Sting. He also says that even though Sting is advertised for tonight and in the building, there is no way he will show his face with the whole nWo in the ring. Sting runs in almost immediately and lays out the rest of the nWo single-handedly. When he goes for Hogan, Hogan runs, but when the nWo gets the upper hand, he gets back in. Lex Luger shows up despite his ribs being taped up and helps Sting out to force the nWo to retreat and end the show.