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.
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Monday, June 14, 1999
Monday, February 22, 1999
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for February 22, 1999
We see the preparation of the interview room where Tony Schiavone will moderate a face-to-face meeting between "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and David Flair - the first since last night.
We see the Nitro party at University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley, California, where MTV VJ Riki Rachtman is the emcee. He announces WCW Monday Nitro Spring Breakout 1999, and also introduces us to the The Nitro Girls.
We see footage of The Nitro Girls at the University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley, California.
We see a preview of another music video from Konnan.
We see a performance by some of The Nitro Girls.
Jerry Flynn beats Mike Enos with a Cross Arm Breaker.
The woman from last night congratulates David Flair on joining the nWo last night, and David says he had to do it and that it is his chance to shine. The woman tells him he knows what he has to say and to tell him who is boss.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker T backstage. Booker says it was all good last night, and that Disco Inferno is the first - but not the last - recipient of the Harlem Hangover as it will be "on like neckbones" in 1999. As for Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, he knows Bret has no love for him, and he is on the top of his game. Now that his knee is 100%, Bret should get ready to go all night long, as he will not quit until he #1 contender for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
Riki Rachtman is still at the Nitro Party at the University of California-Berkeley, and we see some of The Nitro Girls. We meet marco Rinaldi, who has won a huge prize from 1-800-COLLECT and will be at the yearly Spring Break-Out show in Panama City, Florida in a few weeks.
Vincent welcomes Scott Norton - who has just come back from a tour of Japan - back into the black-and-white nWo. He tells Norton that Hollywood Hogan made him "the man" and the leader of the black-and-white nWo while he was gone, and that he has it on recording. Norton tells Vincent he is the man as if to just get it over with.
Bam Bam Bigelow beats Van Hammer.
We see the WCW Nitro Bus on the way to Spring Break-Out '99. Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell help spot a young woman on a barbell, which earns them the address to her party. Bagwell and Steiner head over there later that night, but when they find out that the place is crawling with some unconventional people, they leave only to find out the Hummer is missing. They get a clue to where it is, and we then see Goldberg having a photoshoot when Scott Steiner shows up, tells the photographer to get some photos of a real man, and asks Goldberg if he saw what he did to Diamond Dallas Page before telling him he's next. Steiner leaves, and Goldberg says Scott has a big mouth and that one of these days, he will shove it right down his throat.
Booker T beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart to become #1 contender for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship after reversing a Sunset Flip into a pinfall of his own. During the match, Disco Inferno is seen in the satellite truck, wanting the information on the satellite feed so that the nWo can pirate the signal later tonight.
Backstage, final preparations are made for the face-to-face meeting between WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and his son David Flair.
Before the next match, Kaz Hayashi is seen wearing Glacier's entrance garb - which he purchased from Glacier over the weekend on WCW Saturday Night - on his way to the ring. Disco Inferno then sings the American national anthem due to the match being "international competition." The microphone is cut off before he can finish, and Disco responds by hitting Hayashi with a cheap shot.
Disco Inferno beats Kaz Hayashi.
Brian Adams is seen talking to Scott Norton. Brian tells Scott that he was leading the black-and-white nWo while he was gone. Scott is skeptical about this, but does not make it known to Brian.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
We go back to the Nitro Party at Berkeley, California, where the Nitro Girls hold a limbo party.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan is seen holding up his Reader's Award for Announcer of the Year from WCW/nWo Magazine.
Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell show up. Steiner helps a woman (who is one in a set of twins) into the ring. Scott says Diamond Dallas Page is not coming to the ring, because he put him in the hospital after giving him fair warning that he was not big enough, strong enough or smart enough. DDP had the honor of protecting his wife Kimberly, but now he has the honor of having Kimberly for 30 days and 30 nights. He then says after 30 days and nights of nirvana, she will be calling him "Big Bad Booty Daddy," and while DDP is in the hospital screaming in pain, Kimberly will be on top of him screaming his name. He then focuses on the nWo's goals, saying that he has hurt his brother Rick Steiner and DDP, and if Sting was here, he would hurt him, too. He says that the only person left to go through is Goldberg, and says he is next on his list. He tells Goldberg he's not hard to find, he's just hard, and he will put him in the hospital next to DDP tonight.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho tells Saturn he gave him a chance to redeem himself, but he walked away. He says that Saturn has to be "sick in the head" and demented, and tells him to get out of the dress as neither he, Ralphus or the Jerichoholics like it.
Hugh Morrus beats Chris Jericho. During the match, Ralphus grabs Hugh Morrus' leg as he goes for No Laughing Matter. As the referee is dealing with Ralphus, Saturn shows up as Jericho takes advantage. He rips Ralphus' dress off and tosses him into the ring, and as the ref is distracted with Ralphus, Saturn gets in the ring, hits Jimmy Hart as he is on the apron as he offers him a steel chair to blast Jericho with, and hits Jericho with the Death Valley Driver. Hugh Morrus hits No Laughing Matter and gets the win, and as Saturn leaves, Morrus and Hart confront Saturn for hitting the latter. After Morrus shoves Saturn twice as he tries to leave, Saturn gets in the ring and dares Morrus to get in there with him. Morrus gets in, and both men exchange punches until referees get in the ring to restore order.
We see backstage footage from SuperBrawl IX where Curt Hennig and barry Windham brag about becoming the new WCW World Tag Team Champions. Hennig calls Windham the best tag team partner he ever had as they brag about beating Dean Malenko and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, who then show up and whip the new tag champs with leather belts.
Before the next match, Kevin Nash - who is wearing Rey Mysterio Jr.'s mask from last night, and says he, Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth watched footage from last night's match and noticed that Scott Hall showed up and "took a few shortcuts." He says that the nWo represents what is right in professional wrestling as well as for fair play. He knows that Rey went to the WCW Executive Committee and having a match with him tonight, but he declines and offers to hand him his mask back. Rey shows up maskless for the first time in his career, wearing a black and white camouflage hoodie and pants along with black boots, and tells him it's not about the mask anymore. He tells Nash he got what he wanted, and now he wants what he wants: a piece of Nash. Nash tells Rey that if he wants a beating, he will give him one.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Kevin Nash after punching his way out of the Jackknife Power Bomb.
We see the world premiere of another music video from Konnan.
Horace Hogan tells Scott Norton and Disco Inferno that he was the leader of the black-and-white nWo while he was gone. Norton hides his skepticism, and shakes his hand.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Curt Hennig and Barry Windham. Curt Hennig says "I told you so," saying that he and Windham would take the tag team titles. He says that Dean Malenko and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit are good, but there is a difference between being good and being great, and he and Windham are great. Windham says that it is a tad early for a rematch against Benoit and Malenko, as The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Malenko) have things to take care of. Hennig says he and Windham will dictate when the tag team titles are on the line as their names will be on the belt for a long time, and that Benoit and Malenko are not worthy of a rematch.
Scott Norton talks to Hollywood Hogan backstage, telling him that Vincent, Brian Adams and Horace Hogan are all telling him that they are running the black-and-white nWo. Hogan says it is being taken care of and that he has talked to Kevin Nash. He says that the black-and-white nWo needs a leader, and tells Norton that he is the man after the others have dropped the ball. Norton thanks Hogan for the opportunity.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller comes out to Glacier's entrance set-up, having bought it all from Glacier last over the weekend on WCW Saturday Night. Miller demands his "James Brown music," and does not want to come out to "redneck music." He also demands that the lights be turned back on. He then issues another open challenge, and this time he has someone in mind, Scott Norton, whom he says he whupped two weeks ago. Backstage in the black-and-white nWo locker room, Scott Norton shows up, and Disco Inferno tells Norton that The Cat called him out again. Norton sees him and Onoo start talking about him on the monitor as he is about to tell the rest of the black-and-white nWo that he is the leader, and heads to the ring.
Scott Norton beats Ernest "The Cat" Miller.
Before the next match, Buff Bagwell tells ring announcer Michael Buffer there is room for only one "Buff" in the world, and says that Goldberg is not here. Scott Steiner then issues an open challenge any piece of "white trash" in the building, since he can't beat up Goldberg tonight. Goldberg's music eventually starts playing, and Goldberg shows up.
Goldberg beats Scott Steiner by disqualification. During the match, Buff Bagwell is caught by referee Johnny Boone cutting the cover off a top turnbuckle, and rams Boone's head into it. He removes the cover as Steiner is whipped into the corner, accidentally stunning him. After this, Buff is the recipient of a Spear. As Scott and Buff retreat, Rick Steiner - who has not been seen in some time - shows up and attacks both of them, and joins Goldberg in the ring. The black-and-white nWo show up. Vincent decides to be the leader and sic them on Goldberg, but Vincent is tossed into the ring by the black-and-white nWo and is quickly demolished. The black-and-white nWo retreat.
We see the Nitro Girls Swimsuit Exposé.
Disco Inferno is in the satellite truck. The guy in the truck cannot bring himself to let the nWo pirate the signal, and wants Disco to be the one to press the button.
Tony Schiavone moderates the face-to-face meeting between WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and David Flair - the first meeting between the two since SuperBrawl IX. Ric Flair's limousine is seen entering the arena when the satellite feed suddenly cuts out. Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hogan are watching from the back as a black-and-white nWo vignette is played featuring David Flair and his girlfriend. Disco Inferno, disguised as "Mean" Gene Okerlund, interviews David Flair, who says he is "the new-and-improved Space Mountain." Nash shows up, disguised as "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, bringing a cooler with him as he makes references to the nWo's Four Horsemen parody from 1997 involving the word "spot" before opening a beer with a penknife and falling down. Vincent is seen dressed up as a "Chicago Bear" (a reference to Steve "Mongo" McMichael) while Scott Hall shows up dressed like "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, making fun of "Anderson" and David Flair. Hollywood Hogan shows up dressed like "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, saying that if Hogan didn't have so much money, control pro wrestling and wasn't the greatest wrestler on the planet, he wouldn't have gotten his brains beat in last night. Hogan proceeds to tear his clothes off much like Flair does and sneezes in his shirt, the vignettes de-evolves into total chaos until Hogan fakes a heart attack. We then find out the woman's name is Torrie Wilson from Disco Inferno, who then plugs the WCW Hotline. The feed fades to static, and the show ends.
We see the Nitro party at University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley, California, where MTV VJ Riki Rachtman is the emcee. He announces WCW Monday Nitro Spring Breakout 1999, and also introduces us to the The Nitro Girls.
We see footage of The Nitro Girls at the University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley, California.
We see a preview of another music video from Konnan.
We see a performance by some of The Nitro Girls.
Jerry Flynn beats Mike Enos with a Cross Arm Breaker.
The woman from last night congratulates David Flair on joining the nWo last night, and David says he had to do it and that it is his chance to shine. The woman tells him he knows what he has to say and to tell him who is boss.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Booker T backstage. Booker says it was all good last night, and that Disco Inferno is the first - but not the last - recipient of the Harlem Hangover as it will be "on like neckbones" in 1999. As for Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, he knows Bret has no love for him, and he is on the top of his game. Now that his knee is 100%, Bret should get ready to go all night long, as he will not quit until he #1 contender for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
Riki Rachtman is still at the Nitro Party at the University of California-Berkeley, and we see some of The Nitro Girls. We meet marco Rinaldi, who has won a huge prize from 1-800-COLLECT and will be at the yearly Spring Break-Out show in Panama City, Florida in a few weeks.
Vincent welcomes Scott Norton - who has just come back from a tour of Japan - back into the black-and-white nWo. He tells Norton that Hollywood Hogan made him "the man" and the leader of the black-and-white nWo while he was gone, and that he has it on recording. Norton tells Vincent he is the man as if to just get it over with.
Bam Bam Bigelow beats Van Hammer.
We see the WCW Nitro Bus on the way to Spring Break-Out '99. Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell help spot a young woman on a barbell, which earns them the address to her party. Bagwell and Steiner head over there later that night, but when they find out that the place is crawling with some unconventional people, they leave only to find out the Hummer is missing. They get a clue to where it is, and we then see Goldberg having a photoshoot when Scott Steiner shows up, tells the photographer to get some photos of a real man, and asks Goldberg if he saw what he did to Diamond Dallas Page before telling him he's next. Steiner leaves, and Goldberg says Scott has a big mouth and that one of these days, he will shove it right down his throat.
Booker T beats Bret "The Hit Man" Hart to become #1 contender for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship after reversing a Sunset Flip into a pinfall of his own. During the match, Disco Inferno is seen in the satellite truck, wanting the information on the satellite feed so that the nWo can pirate the signal later tonight.
Backstage, final preparations are made for the face-to-face meeting between WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and his son David Flair.
Before the next match, Kaz Hayashi is seen wearing Glacier's entrance garb - which he purchased from Glacier over the weekend on WCW Saturday Night - on his way to the ring. Disco Inferno then sings the American national anthem due to the match being "international competition." The microphone is cut off before he can finish, and Disco responds by hitting Hayashi with a cheap shot.
Disco Inferno beats Kaz Hayashi.
Brian Adams is seen talking to Scott Norton. Brian tells Scott that he was leading the black-and-white nWo while he was gone. Scott is skeptical about this, but does not make it known to Brian.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
We go back to the Nitro Party at Berkeley, California, where the Nitro Girls hold a limbo party.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan is seen holding up his Reader's Award for Announcer of the Year from WCW/nWo Magazine.
Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell show up. Steiner helps a woman (who is one in a set of twins) into the ring. Scott says Diamond Dallas Page is not coming to the ring, because he put him in the hospital after giving him fair warning that he was not big enough, strong enough or smart enough. DDP had the honor of protecting his wife Kimberly, but now he has the honor of having Kimberly for 30 days and 30 nights. He then says after 30 days and nights of nirvana, she will be calling him "Big Bad Booty Daddy," and while DDP is in the hospital screaming in pain, Kimberly will be on top of him screaming his name. He then focuses on the nWo's goals, saying that he has hurt his brother Rick Steiner and DDP, and if Sting was here, he would hurt him, too. He says that the only person left to go through is Goldberg, and says he is next on his list. He tells Goldberg he's not hard to find, he's just hard, and he will put him in the hospital next to DDP tonight.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho tells Saturn he gave him a chance to redeem himself, but he walked away. He says that Saturn has to be "sick in the head" and demented, and tells him to get out of the dress as neither he, Ralphus or the Jerichoholics like it.
Hugh Morrus beats Chris Jericho. During the match, Ralphus grabs Hugh Morrus' leg as he goes for No Laughing Matter. As the referee is dealing with Ralphus, Saturn shows up as Jericho takes advantage. He rips Ralphus' dress off and tosses him into the ring, and as the ref is distracted with Ralphus, Saturn gets in the ring, hits Jimmy Hart as he is on the apron as he offers him a steel chair to blast Jericho with, and hits Jericho with the Death Valley Driver. Hugh Morrus hits No Laughing Matter and gets the win, and as Saturn leaves, Morrus and Hart confront Saturn for hitting the latter. After Morrus shoves Saturn twice as he tries to leave, Saturn gets in the ring and dares Morrus to get in there with him. Morrus gets in, and both men exchange punches until referees get in the ring to restore order.
We see backstage footage from SuperBrawl IX where Curt Hennig and barry Windham brag about becoming the new WCW World Tag Team Champions. Hennig calls Windham the best tag team partner he ever had as they brag about beating Dean Malenko and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, who then show up and whip the new tag champs with leather belts.
Before the next match, Kevin Nash - who is wearing Rey Mysterio Jr.'s mask from last night, and says he, Lex Luger and Miss Elizabeth watched footage from last night's match and noticed that Scott Hall showed up and "took a few shortcuts." He says that the nWo represents what is right in professional wrestling as well as for fair play. He knows that Rey went to the WCW Executive Committee and having a match with him tonight, but he declines and offers to hand him his mask back. Rey shows up maskless for the first time in his career, wearing a black and white camouflage hoodie and pants along with black boots, and tells him it's not about the mask anymore. He tells Nash he got what he wanted, and now he wants what he wants: a piece of Nash. Nash tells Rey that if he wants a beating, he will give him one.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Kevin Nash after punching his way out of the Jackknife Power Bomb.
We see the world premiere of another music video from Konnan.
Horace Hogan tells Scott Norton and Disco Inferno that he was the leader of the black-and-white nWo while he was gone. Norton hides his skepticism, and shakes his hand.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Curt Hennig and Barry Windham. Curt Hennig says "I told you so," saying that he and Windham would take the tag team titles. He says that Dean Malenko and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit are good, but there is a difference between being good and being great, and he and Windham are great. Windham says that it is a tad early for a rematch against Benoit and Malenko, as The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Malenko) have things to take care of. Hennig says he and Windham will dictate when the tag team titles are on the line as their names will be on the belt for a long time, and that Benoit and Malenko are not worthy of a rematch.
Scott Norton talks to Hollywood Hogan backstage, telling him that Vincent, Brian Adams and Horace Hogan are all telling him that they are running the black-and-white nWo. Hogan says it is being taken care of and that he has talked to Kevin Nash. He says that the black-and-white nWo needs a leader, and tells Norton that he is the man after the others have dropped the ball. Norton thanks Hogan for the opportunity.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller comes out to Glacier's entrance set-up, having bought it all from Glacier last over the weekend on WCW Saturday Night. Miller demands his "James Brown music," and does not want to come out to "redneck music." He also demands that the lights be turned back on. He then issues another open challenge, and this time he has someone in mind, Scott Norton, whom he says he whupped two weeks ago. Backstage in the black-and-white nWo locker room, Scott Norton shows up, and Disco Inferno tells Norton that The Cat called him out again. Norton sees him and Onoo start talking about him on the monitor as he is about to tell the rest of the black-and-white nWo that he is the leader, and heads to the ring.
Scott Norton beats Ernest "The Cat" Miller.
Before the next match, Buff Bagwell tells ring announcer Michael Buffer there is room for only one "Buff" in the world, and says that Goldberg is not here. Scott Steiner then issues an open challenge any piece of "white trash" in the building, since he can't beat up Goldberg tonight. Goldberg's music eventually starts playing, and Goldberg shows up.
Goldberg beats Scott Steiner by disqualification. During the match, Buff Bagwell is caught by referee Johnny Boone cutting the cover off a top turnbuckle, and rams Boone's head into it. He removes the cover as Steiner is whipped into the corner, accidentally stunning him. After this, Buff is the recipient of a Spear. As Scott and Buff retreat, Rick Steiner - who has not been seen in some time - shows up and attacks both of them, and joins Goldberg in the ring. The black-and-white nWo show up. Vincent decides to be the leader and sic them on Goldberg, but Vincent is tossed into the ring by the black-and-white nWo and is quickly demolished. The black-and-white nWo retreat.
We see the Nitro Girls Swimsuit Exposé.
Disco Inferno is in the satellite truck. The guy in the truck cannot bring himself to let the nWo pirate the signal, and wants Disco to be the one to press the button.
Tony Schiavone moderates the face-to-face meeting between WCW President "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and David Flair - the first meeting between the two since SuperBrawl IX. Ric Flair's limousine is seen entering the arena when the satellite feed suddenly cuts out. Kevin Nash and Hollywood Hogan are watching from the back as a black-and-white nWo vignette is played featuring David Flair and his girlfriend. Disco Inferno, disguised as "Mean" Gene Okerlund, interviews David Flair, who says he is "the new-and-improved Space Mountain." Nash shows up, disguised as "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, bringing a cooler with him as he makes references to the nWo's Four Horsemen parody from 1997 involving the word "spot" before opening a beer with a penknife and falling down. Vincent is seen dressed up as a "Chicago Bear" (a reference to Steve "Mongo" McMichael) while Scott Hall shows up dressed like "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, making fun of "Anderson" and David Flair. Hollywood Hogan shows up dressed like "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, saying that if Hogan didn't have so much money, control pro wrestling and wasn't the greatest wrestler on the planet, he wouldn't have gotten his brains beat in last night. Hogan proceeds to tear his clothes off much like Flair does and sneezes in his shirt, the vignettes de-evolves into total chaos until Hogan fakes a heart attack. We then find out the woman's name is Torrie Wilson from Disco Inferno, who then plugs the WCW Hotline. The feed fades to static, and the show ends.
Monday, February 16, 1998
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for February 16, 1998
Tonight's episode is in memory of Louie Mucciolo aka Louie Spicolli, who passed away yesterday at the age of 27. (It is later reported that Spicolli died from choking on his own vomit in his sleep after a drug overdose of Soma and wine, after he had relapsed upon hearing the news that his mother was terminally ill with cancer.)
The New World Order shows up. "Macho Man" Randy Savage is conspicuous by his absence. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan says the nWo isn't messing around anymore, and tells Bret "The Hit Man' Hart that he will be history when the nWo sees him. Hogan says that "the corporate gaga" is not going to get the job done, and says that Nick Patrick is the man to referee the World title rematch between himself and Sting. He doesn't care what he has to do or how much money he has to spend to get what he wants, as Nick Patrick is on their bandwagon and he's ready to shove money down WCW's throats. He then calls "Macho Man" Randy Savage "the biggest dummy to step foot in a wrestling ring," saying Savage should have honestly apologized to the fans and nWo-ites for stepping over the line, saying the final straw when he hit him on Thunder. Savage then makes his presence known along with Miss Elizabeth, saying he will quickly beat Lex Luger and Sting on his own before rocking the arena and beating Hulk, saving just a little bit so Hogan can apologize to him so he can spit on Hogan. Hogan tells Savage they have one thing in common: they're both in a match and they have Sting and Luger where they want them, but when all is said is done and the ring is cleared out, he will give him the beating of his life. Savage tells Hogan he'll see him in the ring.
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and members of his family are seen in the front row. Before the next match, "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko says he has feeling for Louie Spicolli, but out of respect for his family, he will "let it rest." Also, Jimmy Hart catches up with Hugh Morrus, telling him about a deal that he can't refuse.
Bill Goldberg quickly beats Hugh Morrus.
We see a video package of The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner).
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) show up and head to the commentary table. Nash says that WCW has singled them out once again, as The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) say they'll take on anybody except them. Even though they have the Steiners at SuperBrawl VIII, they want them tonight because "it's our right to have them tonight." Nash says that they are singled out by the WCW Executive Committee, and wonders who they will bring out this week. Hall suggests "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko threatens to fight Hall again, telling Hall to let him know if he wants him to make him "cry Uncle one more time."
Sick Boy beats Mark Starr.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls in the crowd.
{Iblic Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) after Nash, Hall and Dusty Rhodes prevent a double-team attack from Public Enemy and Kevin Nash hits Rocco Rock with a Jackknife Power Bomb through the table. Nash allows himself to be arrested yet, and yells "Attica!" repeatedly as he is taken to the back by police officers and WCW security.
Chris Ergel of Leavesville, South Carolina is this week's Nitro Prize Pack winner. We see footage of his Nitro party.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Nick Patrick, who has been turned down from working another match. Patrick says what is happening to him is a conspiracy, even though he admits the statement is a bit strong, and says that even the President of the United States is not safe from character defamation. He says that lies are being spread about him as part of "a right-wing conspiracy by J.J. Dillon to assassinate his character and cost him his job." As for Hogan's offer to financially back him in his legal battle against the Turner corporation, Patrick says he is one man standing alone against a corporation of thousands of people with lawyers and that he will take him up on his offer.
Mike Enos beats Barry Horowitz. After the match, Steve "Mongo" McMichaels threatens "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith and knocks the coffee out of his hands, and both men have to be kept apart by wrestlers, referees and officials.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Yuji Nagata beats La Parka with the Nagata Lock after Sonny Onoo stops La Parka from hitting Nagata with a steel chair and Disco Inferno hits La Parka with a Chartbuster behind the referee's back. Before the match, it is announced that Bret "The Hit Man" Hart has made it into the building. Shortly after the match begins, it is announced that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has also made it into the building.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Raven's Flock (Raven, Saturn, Sick Boy, Lodi, Scotty Riggs, Van Hammer) is seen sitting in the front row before the next match.
Ultimo Dragon beats Billy Kidman - now simply known as Kidman - with the Dragon Sleeper.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says he has respect for "The Crippler" Chris Benoit for trying to strike it out on his own, and has been helping him so he can have him at SuperBrawl VIII all jacked up so he can beat him at "his S.O.B. baddest." He then says that he and Benoit had a discussion earlier today, and the only way they can get to where they want to be is to take out Raven and Saturn. Raven gets up out of his seat as DDP announces that he and Benoit will have a tag team match with Raven and Saturn on Thursday, then asks Raven if he has a problem with it before saying they can go at it right now. Raven jumps the guardrail and gets in the ring, but Saturn gets in the ring as soon as the bell rings. Chris Benoit rushes into the ring and runs Raven and Saturn out of the ring.
The Barbarian beats Meng with four big boots to the head after Jimmy Hart hits Meng in the head with a wooden chair to no effect.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
La Parka hits Disco Inferno in the back with a steel chair before he can have a match with Saturn. Rick Martel shows up and demands to take Disco Inferno's place. The match then goes on as scheduled with Martel taking Disco's place despite the fact that Rick Martel has a World Television Championship match against Booker T later tonight.
Saturn beats Rick Martel with the Rings of Saturn after Kidman distracts the referee and Martel fights off Lodi only to be attacked by Scotty Riggs.
Curt Hennig beats Bobby Eaton.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays third baseman Wade Boggs is seen with his family in the crowd before pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) by disqualification after the Steiners are attacked by the nWo.
Rick Martel beats Booker T after Saturn tries to interfere in the match to win the WCW World Television Championship!
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Hart says "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan makes nothing but excuses, and that Hogan not being the World champ and the nWo falling apart are not his fault and that Hogan is scared of him. He tells Hogan he doesn't have to find him or call his name more than twice; instead, he'll find Hogan, who he says has been hiding from him for years, and show him that he is everything he says he is. Suddenly, former WWF Superstar Crush shows up and says he's heard everything Hogan has said to him. He tells Bret he still has a friend in the business in him and says he will watch his back anytime, anywhere and if Hogan wants a piece of Bret, he'll have to go through him. Mike Tenay identifies Crush by his real name - Brian Adams - as Crush extends his hand. Okerlund expresses distrust towards Brian Adams, who then holds Bret down so that the nWo can attack him. Adams then takes his jacket off to reveal an nWo shirt underneath, revealing himself as the newest member of the New World Order. Hogan shows up and embraces Adams, then gets a few shots on Bret. Suddenly, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up and fights off the nWo, making the save for Bret so he and Bret can clear the ring. Afterwards, Bret and Flair shake hands.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who asks Booker T and Rick Martel to come to the stage. Due to what happened during the World Television Championship match earlier tonight, Rick Martel will defend the title against Booker T at SuperBrawl VIII. Saturn also shows up, saying he has a guaranteed title shot and that he just beat Martel earlier tonight. Dillon then announces that whoever wins the Television title between Martel and Booker T will have to defend the title later that night against Saturn.
Dean Malenko an "The Crippler" Chris Benoit beat Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero with a Texas Cloverleaf to Jericho.
Eric Bischoff shows up before the next match, saying that due to a "right-wing, anti-nWo conspiracy on the part of WCW," Kevin Nash was fined $50,000 and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is "running a little late" because he is currently writing a check as part of the plan to put an end to everything that's been going on.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan attack Lex Luger and Sting from behind, respectively, during Michael Buffer's pre-match introductions.
Lex Luger and Sting vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage ends with the nWo attacking Lex Luger and Sting. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair show up to help out Sting and Luger and clear the ring to end the show.
The New World Order shows up. "Macho Man" Randy Savage is conspicuous by his absence. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan says the nWo isn't messing around anymore, and tells Bret "The Hit Man' Hart that he will be history when the nWo sees him. Hogan says that "the corporate gaga" is not going to get the job done, and says that Nick Patrick is the man to referee the World title rematch between himself and Sting. He doesn't care what he has to do or how much money he has to spend to get what he wants, as Nick Patrick is on their bandwagon and he's ready to shove money down WCW's throats. He then calls "Macho Man" Randy Savage "the biggest dummy to step foot in a wrestling ring," saying Savage should have honestly apologized to the fans and nWo-ites for stepping over the line, saying the final straw when he hit him on Thunder. Savage then makes his presence known along with Miss Elizabeth, saying he will quickly beat Lex Luger and Sting on his own before rocking the arena and beating Hulk, saving just a little bit so Hogan can apologize to him so he can spit on Hogan. Hogan tells Savage they have one thing in common: they're both in a match and they have Sting and Luger where they want them, but when all is said is done and the ring is cleared out, he will give him the beating of his life. Savage tells Hogan he'll see him in the ring.
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner and members of his family are seen in the front row. Before the next match, "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko says he has feeling for Louie Spicolli, but out of respect for his family, he will "let it rest." Also, Jimmy Hart catches up with Hugh Morrus, telling him about a deal that he can't refuse.
Bill Goldberg quickly beats Hugh Morrus.
We see a video package of The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner).
The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) show up and head to the commentary table. Nash says that WCW has singled them out once again, as The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) say they'll take on anybody except them. Even though they have the Steiners at SuperBrawl VIII, they want them tonight because "it's our right to have them tonight." Nash says that they are singled out by the WCW Executive Committee, and wonders who they will bring out this week. Hall suggests "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko threatens to fight Hall again, telling Hall to let him know if he wants him to make him "cry Uncle one more time."
Sick Boy beats Mark Starr.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls in the crowd.
{Iblic Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) after Nash, Hall and Dusty Rhodes prevent a double-team attack from Public Enemy and Kevin Nash hits Rocco Rock with a Jackknife Power Bomb through the table. Nash allows himself to be arrested yet, and yells "Attica!" repeatedly as he is taken to the back by police officers and WCW security.
Chris Ergel of Leavesville, South Carolina is this week's Nitro Prize Pack winner. We see footage of his Nitro party.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Nick Patrick, who has been turned down from working another match. Patrick says what is happening to him is a conspiracy, even though he admits the statement is a bit strong, and says that even the President of the United States is not safe from character defamation. He says that lies are being spread about him as part of "a right-wing conspiracy by J.J. Dillon to assassinate his character and cost him his job." As for Hogan's offer to financially back him in his legal battle against the Turner corporation, Patrick says he is one man standing alone against a corporation of thousands of people with lawyers and that he will take him up on his offer.
Mike Enos beats Barry Horowitz. After the match, Steve "Mongo" McMichaels threatens "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith and knocks the coffee out of his hands, and both men have to be kept apart by wrestlers, referees and officials.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Yuji Nagata beats La Parka with the Nagata Lock after Sonny Onoo stops La Parka from hitting Nagata with a steel chair and Disco Inferno hits La Parka with a Chartbuster behind the referee's back. Before the match, it is announced that Bret "The Hit Man" Hart has made it into the building. Shortly after the match begins, it is announced that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has also made it into the building.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Raven's Flock (Raven, Saturn, Sick Boy, Lodi, Scotty Riggs, Van Hammer) is seen sitting in the front row before the next match.
Ultimo Dragon beats Billy Kidman - now simply known as Kidman - with the Dragon Sleeper.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says he has respect for "The Crippler" Chris Benoit for trying to strike it out on his own, and has been helping him so he can have him at SuperBrawl VIII all jacked up so he can beat him at "his S.O.B. baddest." He then says that he and Benoit had a discussion earlier today, and the only way they can get to where they want to be is to take out Raven and Saturn. Raven gets up out of his seat as DDP announces that he and Benoit will have a tag team match with Raven and Saturn on Thursday, then asks Raven if he has a problem with it before saying they can go at it right now. Raven jumps the guardrail and gets in the ring, but Saturn gets in the ring as soon as the bell rings. Chris Benoit rushes into the ring and runs Raven and Saturn out of the ring.
The Barbarian beats Meng with four big boots to the head after Jimmy Hart hits Meng in the head with a wooden chair to no effect.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
La Parka hits Disco Inferno in the back with a steel chair before he can have a match with Saturn. Rick Martel shows up and demands to take Disco Inferno's place. The match then goes on as scheduled with Martel taking Disco's place despite the fact that Rick Martel has a World Television Championship match against Booker T later tonight.
Saturn beats Rick Martel with the Rings of Saturn after Kidman distracts the referee and Martel fights off Lodi only to be attacked by Scotty Riggs.
Curt Hennig beats Bobby Eaton.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays third baseman Wade Boggs is seen with his family in the crowd before pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Vicious and Delicious (Scott Norton and Buff Bagwell) by disqualification after the Steiners are attacked by the nWo.
Rick Martel beats Booker T after Saturn tries to interfere in the match to win the WCW World Television Championship!
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Hart says "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan makes nothing but excuses, and that Hogan not being the World champ and the nWo falling apart are not his fault and that Hogan is scared of him. He tells Hogan he doesn't have to find him or call his name more than twice; instead, he'll find Hogan, who he says has been hiding from him for years, and show him that he is everything he says he is. Suddenly, former WWF Superstar Crush shows up and says he's heard everything Hogan has said to him. He tells Bret he still has a friend in the business in him and says he will watch his back anytime, anywhere and if Hogan wants a piece of Bret, he'll have to go through him. Mike Tenay identifies Crush by his real name - Brian Adams - as Crush extends his hand. Okerlund expresses distrust towards Brian Adams, who then holds Bret down so that the nWo can attack him. Adams then takes his jacket off to reveal an nWo shirt underneath, revealing himself as the newest member of the New World Order. Hogan shows up and embraces Adams, then gets a few shots on Bret. Suddenly, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up and fights off the nWo, making the save for Bret so he and Bret can clear the ring. Afterwards, Bret and Flair shake hands.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who asks Booker T and Rick Martel to come to the stage. Due to what happened during the World Television Championship match earlier tonight, Rick Martel will defend the title against Booker T at SuperBrawl VIII. Saturn also shows up, saying he has a guaranteed title shot and that he just beat Martel earlier tonight. Dillon then announces that whoever wins the Television title between Martel and Booker T will have to defend the title later that night against Saturn.
Dean Malenko an "The Crippler" Chris Benoit beat Chris Jericho and Eddie Guerrero with a Texas Cloverleaf to Jericho.
Eric Bischoff shows up before the next match, saying that due to a "right-wing, anti-nWo conspiracy on the part of WCW," Kevin Nash was fined $50,000 and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is "running a little late" because he is currently writing a check as part of the plan to put an end to everything that's been going on.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan attack Lex Luger and Sting from behind, respectively, during Michael Buffer's pre-match introductions.
Lex Luger and Sting vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage ends with the nWo attacking Lex Luger and Sting. Bret "The Hit Man" Hart and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair show up to help out Sting and Luger and clear the ring to end the show.
Thursday, February 5, 1998
Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for February 5, 1998
Hugh Morrus beats La Parka. After the match, La Parka smacks a steel chair into Hugh Morrus' back before dancing around.
We see a video package for Bill Goldberg.
Bill Goldberg beats Jim Powers.
This week on WCW Saturday Night: Glacier vs. Ernest "The Cat" Miller! Bill Goldberg vs. Disco Inferno! Raven vs. "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit!
Kidman beats Juventud Guerrera following the distraction by Lodi.
Mike Tenay interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says his match with "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit tonight is about competition, as great competitors rise to great levels through great competition. He expects nothing less from Benoit than being totally focused and "jacked to the ceiling," as everyone knows that when Benoit is "jacked to the moon," he is "one of the baddest SOB's on the planet" and that is when he is at his best, which is how he wants him. He then says he wants the match because of his respect for Benoit, because the fans want to see it, and because he wants to compete against the best. He then says everyone will see who the best is later tonight.
Villano IV, Villano V and Silver King beat Chavo Guerrero Jr., Lizmark Jr. and Super Calo after Psychosis shows up as referee Mickey Jay is arguing with one of the Villanos and hits Chavo with a top rope guillotine leg drop before rolling Silver King on top of Chavo.
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes kicks Lee Marshall off the commentary table for the next match.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat Buff Bagwell and Konnan by disqualification after Scott Hall pushes Rick Steiner into the back of Scott Steiner. After the match, Scott Steiner thinks Rick attacked him on purpose, and Ted DiBiase has to tell him what happened.
Raven beats Marty Jannetty. During the match, members of Raven's Flock can be seen in the front row.
We see a video package for The Giant.
Saturn beats Disco Inferno with the Rings of Saturn. During the match, Disco Inferno hits the Chart Buster, but Kidman jumps the guardrail and puts one of Saturn's feet on the bottom rope during the pinfall. Saturn hits a standing side kick, but Disco kicks out from that. Saturn ends up winning with the Rings of Saturn after Kidman pushes Saturn down and onto the back of Disco. After the match, Booker T gets in the ring and brawls with Saturn, and quickly gets the upper hand.
Mike Tenay interviews suspended referee Nick Patrick. He says it has been a week since WCW allowed him to tell his side of the story, and asks the fans if he made the right call at Starrcade. After accusing the fans of being brainwashed by the announcers, he then says he has gotten off the phone with his lawyers, and announces that next week on Nitro, he will be reinstated as head referee of WCW on the fact that he has never gotten a hearing, saying WCW Executive Committee Chairman never set one up because his lawyers would drag skeletons out of the closet that he was not want drug out.
Before the next match, Scott Hall admits he is not the smartest guy in town, but he still has not figured out how he does not get a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Souled Out even though he won the World War 3 Match. He says that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper might rip him and the fans off, but The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) pride themselves on being the fans' champions. He then says that if The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) want another shot at the tag team titles, they've got it.
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart beats Louie Spicolli by disqualification after Scott Hall attacks Neidhart for choking Spicolli out with a foreign object. After the match, The British Bulldog shows up and hits Spicolli with a running powerslam. Afterwards, Steve "Mongo" McMichael shows up and attacks The Bulldog as he checks on Neidhart, and Neidhart and The Bulldog clothesline Mongo out of the ring.
"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship ends with Raven's Flock attacking both men. DDP ends up cleaning house by himself after Benoit is attacked. Diamond Dallas Page retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
We see a video package for Bill Goldberg.
Bill Goldberg beats Jim Powers.
This week on WCW Saturday Night: Glacier vs. Ernest "The Cat" Miller! Bill Goldberg vs. Disco Inferno! Raven vs. "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit!
Kidman beats Juventud Guerrera following the distraction by Lodi.
Mike Tenay interviews Diamond Dallas Page. DDP says his match with "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit tonight is about competition, as great competitors rise to great levels through great competition. He expects nothing less from Benoit than being totally focused and "jacked to the ceiling," as everyone knows that when Benoit is "jacked to the moon," he is "one of the baddest SOB's on the planet" and that is when he is at his best, which is how he wants him. He then says he wants the match because of his respect for Benoit, because the fans want to see it, and because he wants to compete against the best. He then says everyone will see who the best is later tonight.
Villano IV, Villano V and Silver King beat Chavo Guerrero Jr., Lizmark Jr. and Super Calo after Psychosis shows up as referee Mickey Jay is arguing with one of the Villanos and hits Chavo with a top rope guillotine leg drop before rolling Silver King on top of Chavo.
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes kicks Lee Marshall off the commentary table for the next match.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat Buff Bagwell and Konnan by disqualification after Scott Hall pushes Rick Steiner into the back of Scott Steiner. After the match, Scott Steiner thinks Rick attacked him on purpose, and Ted DiBiase has to tell him what happened.
Raven beats Marty Jannetty. During the match, members of Raven's Flock can be seen in the front row.
We see a video package for The Giant.
Saturn beats Disco Inferno with the Rings of Saturn. During the match, Disco Inferno hits the Chart Buster, but Kidman jumps the guardrail and puts one of Saturn's feet on the bottom rope during the pinfall. Saturn hits a standing side kick, but Disco kicks out from that. Saturn ends up winning with the Rings of Saturn after Kidman pushes Saturn down and onto the back of Disco. After the match, Booker T gets in the ring and brawls with Saturn, and quickly gets the upper hand.
Mike Tenay interviews suspended referee Nick Patrick. He says it has been a week since WCW allowed him to tell his side of the story, and asks the fans if he made the right call at Starrcade. After accusing the fans of being brainwashed by the announcers, he then says he has gotten off the phone with his lawyers, and announces that next week on Nitro, he will be reinstated as head referee of WCW on the fact that he has never gotten a hearing, saying WCW Executive Committee Chairman never set one up because his lawyers would drag skeletons out of the closet that he was not want drug out.
Before the next match, Scott Hall admits he is not the smartest guy in town, but he still has not figured out how he does not get a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Souled Out even though he won the World War 3 Match. He says that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper might rip him and the fans off, but The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) pride themselves on being the fans' champions. He then says that if The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) want another shot at the tag team titles, they've got it.
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart beats Louie Spicolli by disqualification after Scott Hall attacks Neidhart for choking Spicolli out with a foreign object. After the match, The British Bulldog shows up and hits Spicolli with a running powerslam. Afterwards, Steve "Mongo" McMichael shows up and attacks The Bulldog as he checks on Neidhart, and Neidhart and The Bulldog clothesline Mongo out of the ring.
"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship ends with Raven's Flock attacking both men. DDP ends up cleaning house by himself after Benoit is attacked. Diamond Dallas Page retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.
Monday, September 22, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 22, 1997
Eric Bischoff shows up at the commentary table and tells "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko to keep his nose out of other people's business and that if he ever involves himself in another match like he did at Fall Brawl, he will pay a dear price. Zbyszko tells Bischoff he's a fly on the wall who's about to get swatted, responds with the footage of Bischoff being attacked by The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) at The Great American Bash 1996 to remind him how much of "a gutless, spineless wimp" Bischoff is and that the nWo will throw him in the garbage again when he has no authority in the company again.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Silver King. Raven is seen walking down the stairs to a seat in the front row during the match, and Eddie Guerrero is also seen approaching the ring. After the match Eddie Guerrero tries to get in the ring but is stopped at the apron and confronted by Rey. The referee keeps Rey back, but Rey leaps over him and nails Eddie.
The debuting Bill Goldberg beats Hugh Morrus after Goldberg kicks out of No Laughing Matter and puts him away in quick, powerful fashion, much to the surprise of the commentary team. "Mean" Gene Okerlund tries to interview Goldberg, but Goldberg just walks away, and Okerlund is left as shocked as the commentary team at Goldberg's victory.
We see an nWo-ized replay of the Four Horsemen parody.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Disco Inferno beats Alex Wright after getting an unintentional cover on Wright after a double cross body collision to win the WCW World Television Championship! Raven is seen sitting in the front row during the match. After the match, Jacqueline shows up, brings "Mean" Gene Okerlund with her to the ring, and mentions that she wants to talk to Disco. She mentions that she knows why Disco Inferno has been gone for six months, and Disco says he hasn't got the times. Jacqueline wants to challenge Disco for the title, but Disco says this is too much, especially considering he just won the Television title, and tells her not to push this as he leaves.
We see another nWo-ized replay of the Four Horsemen parody.
Scott Hall and Syxx show up, wanting to know if the people came to see WCW or the nWo. The fans make it clear they were here to see the nWo and that they're nWo "4 life." Scott Hall goes on to say how everyone knows how sweet he and Syxx are, and that it is a fluke that Lex Luger beat him by pinfall as it took the help of "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko for him to do it. Hall says he and Syxx are here to fight, and that he wants Luger right now and not at Halloween Havoc. Luger doesn't appear immediately, when convinces Hall that Luger is scared. He then calls out Zbyszko, and Zbyszko heads to the ring. Hall says Zbyszko is "all bluff and no stuff" and tells him to go back to commentary. He then demands another opponent be brought out from the back, and he gets Hector Garza.
Hector Garza gets a surprise schoolboy pin on Scott Hall when Hall gets cocky and messes with referee Mark Curtis, ripping off his shirt pocket, untucking his shirt and slapping him around. After the match, Hall puts both Garza and Curtis in The Outsider's Edge before "pinning" both of them.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Ultimo Dragon, Ciclope, Lizmark Jr. and Juventud Guerrera beat La Parka, Psychosis, Villano IV and Villano V.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper says that Scott Hall cried so much after War Games that he thought he would have to build an ark, and tells Hall he may have a point as "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko was not an official referee during that match. He rectifies this by placing Lex Luger and Scott Hall in a match at Halloween Havoc and makes Zbyszko the special guest referee. He also addresses Curt Hennig's actions at War Games, and says that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair will be out for a while and that "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit has a concussion. He says that WCW wants to ban cage matches as they are inhuman, brutal, and insane, which is why he is fighting "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan in a cage match at Halloween Havoc for the first time in history and hopefully the last, as Piper is intent on finishing Hogan's career. Piper says he has had more cage matches than Brigham Young has had wives, and that he is the man who spent a week at Alcatraz. He plans to slam the cage door on Hogan's head so many times that Hogan will think he is at Grand Central Stage and make Mike Tyson look like a vegetarian as he chews Hogan up from head to toe.
Lee Marshall calls from Worcester, Massachusetts - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) after Meng pins Rick Steiner with the Tongan Death Grip.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Hogan is seen wearing "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's red robe with the sleeves cut off. Hogan wants to know where Sting is, and says Sting is scared when he doesn't show up immediately. He thanks Curt Hennig for his newest trophy in the form of the Ric Flair robe, then says that Flair is the first old man he's putting out to pasture followed by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Bischoff calls Piper out for running roughshod as Interim Commissioner of WCW. Hogan tells Piper that if he thinks he'll make Mike Tyson look like a vegetarian, he'll chew him up all over the ring and hurt him really badly in the steel cage as there is no way Piper will beat him in a cage match.
Before the next match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth say they don't think much of Diamond Dallas Page, saying that DDP is walking in Savage's shadow. Savage says that the nWo is currently on a roll and that he's got a present for Curt Hennig later on tonight.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Stevie Richards. At one point, Savage sends Stevie Richards into the steel guardrail in front of Raven, who is still seated in the front row, and Raven answers by standing up. After the match, Raven jumps the guardrail and gets in the ring to stare down with Savage, who pushes the referee away when he tries to talk them both out of fighting each other. Raven goes after Stevie Richards instead and hits him with the Evenflow DDT once again, much to the disbelief of Savage.
This Saturday on a special one-hour edition at 7:05 PM Eastern/6:05 PM Central on WCW Saturday Night: Wrath and Mortis! Diamond Dallas Page! Dean Malenko!
Booker T and Jacqueline show up without Stevie Ray before the next match. We find out that Stevie Ray pulled his Achilles tendon a few weeks ago, and Booker T tells he and Jacqueline are more man than Konnan, Scott Norton and Vincent, and that he'll face any one of them tonight. Norton says it's not his problem Stevie Ray is injured and that he signed on for a tag match, and tells him to bring it on.
Booker T beats Konnan and Scott Norton after Vincent gets involved.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Curt Hennig retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett after Miss Elizabeth gets on the apron and distracts the referee, allowing "Macho Man" Randy Savage to run in and hand Hennig the title so that he can use it as a weapon against Jarrett. Hennig does just that, then manages to hit his signature Fisherman's suplex pin to retain the title. After the match, Hennig celebrates with the rest of the New World Order. who also attack Jarrett. The show ends with The Giant heading towards the ring, clearing out the nWo.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Silver King. Raven is seen walking down the stairs to a seat in the front row during the match, and Eddie Guerrero is also seen approaching the ring. After the match Eddie Guerrero tries to get in the ring but is stopped at the apron and confronted by Rey. The referee keeps Rey back, but Rey leaps over him and nails Eddie.
The debuting Bill Goldberg beats Hugh Morrus after Goldberg kicks out of No Laughing Matter and puts him away in quick, powerful fashion, much to the surprise of the commentary team. "Mean" Gene Okerlund tries to interview Goldberg, but Goldberg just walks away, and Okerlund is left as shocked as the commentary team at Goldberg's victory.
We see an nWo-ized replay of the Four Horsemen parody.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Disco Inferno beats Alex Wright after getting an unintentional cover on Wright after a double cross body collision to win the WCW World Television Championship! Raven is seen sitting in the front row during the match. After the match, Jacqueline shows up, brings "Mean" Gene Okerlund with her to the ring, and mentions that she wants to talk to Disco. She mentions that she knows why Disco Inferno has been gone for six months, and Disco says he hasn't got the times. Jacqueline wants to challenge Disco for the title, but Disco says this is too much, especially considering he just won the Television title, and tells her not to push this as he leaves.
We see another nWo-ized replay of the Four Horsemen parody.
Scott Hall and Syxx show up, wanting to know if the people came to see WCW or the nWo. The fans make it clear they were here to see the nWo and that they're nWo "4 life." Scott Hall goes on to say how everyone knows how sweet he and Syxx are, and that it is a fluke that Lex Luger beat him by pinfall as it took the help of "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko for him to do it. Hall says he and Syxx are here to fight, and that he wants Luger right now and not at Halloween Havoc. Luger doesn't appear immediately, when convinces Hall that Luger is scared. He then calls out Zbyszko, and Zbyszko heads to the ring. Hall says Zbyszko is "all bluff and no stuff" and tells him to go back to commentary. He then demands another opponent be brought out from the back, and he gets Hector Garza.
Hector Garza gets a surprise schoolboy pin on Scott Hall when Hall gets cocky and messes with referee Mark Curtis, ripping off his shirt pocket, untucking his shirt and slapping him around. After the match, Hall puts both Garza and Curtis in The Outsider's Edge before "pinning" both of them.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Ultimo Dragon, Ciclope, Lizmark Jr. and Juventud Guerrera beat La Parka, Psychosis, Villano IV and Villano V.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Interim WCW Commissioner "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper says that Scott Hall cried so much after War Games that he thought he would have to build an ark, and tells Hall he may have a point as "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko was not an official referee during that match. He rectifies this by placing Lex Luger and Scott Hall in a match at Halloween Havoc and makes Zbyszko the special guest referee. He also addresses Curt Hennig's actions at War Games, and says that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair will be out for a while and that "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit has a concussion. He says that WCW wants to ban cage matches as they are inhuman, brutal, and insane, which is why he is fighting "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan in a cage match at Halloween Havoc for the first time in history and hopefully the last, as Piper is intent on finishing Hogan's career. Piper says he has had more cage matches than Brigham Young has had wives, and that he is the man who spent a week at Alcatraz. He plans to slam the cage door on Hogan's head so many times that Hogan will think he is at Grand Central Stage and make Mike Tyson look like a vegetarian as he chews Hogan up from head to toe.
Lee Marshall calls from Worcester, Massachusetts - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) after Meng pins Rick Steiner with the Tongan Death Grip.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Hogan is seen wearing "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's red robe with the sleeves cut off. Hogan wants to know where Sting is, and says Sting is scared when he doesn't show up immediately. He thanks Curt Hennig for his newest trophy in the form of the Ric Flair robe, then says that Flair is the first old man he's putting out to pasture followed by "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Bischoff calls Piper out for running roughshod as Interim Commissioner of WCW. Hogan tells Piper that if he thinks he'll make Mike Tyson look like a vegetarian, he'll chew him up all over the ring and hurt him really badly in the steel cage as there is no way Piper will beat him in a cage match.
Before the next match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth say they don't think much of Diamond Dallas Page, saying that DDP is walking in Savage's shadow. Savage says that the nWo is currently on a roll and that he's got a present for Curt Hennig later on tonight.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Stevie Richards. At one point, Savage sends Stevie Richards into the steel guardrail in front of Raven, who is still seated in the front row, and Raven answers by standing up. After the match, Raven jumps the guardrail and gets in the ring to stare down with Savage, who pushes the referee away when he tries to talk them both out of fighting each other. Raven goes after Stevie Richards instead and hits him with the Evenflow DDT once again, much to the disbelief of Savage.
This Saturday on a special one-hour edition at 7:05 PM Eastern/6:05 PM Central on WCW Saturday Night: Wrath and Mortis! Diamond Dallas Page! Dean Malenko!
Booker T and Jacqueline show up without Stevie Ray before the next match. We find out that Stevie Ray pulled his Achilles tendon a few weeks ago, and Booker T tells he and Jacqueline are more man than Konnan, Scott Norton and Vincent, and that he'll face any one of them tonight. Norton says it's not his problem Stevie Ray is injured and that he signed on for a tag match, and tells him to bring it on.
Booker T beats Konnan and Scott Norton after Vincent gets involved.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Curt Hennig retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett after Miss Elizabeth gets on the apron and distracts the referee, allowing "Macho Man" Randy Savage to run in and hand Hennig the title so that he can use it as a weapon against Jarrett. Hennig does just that, then manages to hit his signature Fisherman's suplex pin to retain the title. After the match, Hennig celebrates with the rest of the New World Order. who also attack Jarrett. The show ends with The Giant heading towards the ring, clearing out the nWo.
Monday, September 8, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 8, 1997
The show begins with a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Eric Bischoff shows and heads to the commentary table, and threatens to kick "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko from one side of the ring to the other and then sue him as Bischoff tells the producer to roll the clip of the nWo's parody of The Four Horsemen's promo from last week. The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) show up, shut the replay down, and call out the nWo at the commentary table before heading to the ring. "Mean" Gene Okerlund joins them shortly afterwards to interview them. Hennig dares the nWo to come out right now or later, while Mongo says that if this is the circus, the Horsemen are the ringleaders and they will make the nWo jump through hoops. Benoti says the Horsemen will outclass, outwrestle and beat them in the ring. Flair, now in a serious mood, says he's went up and down for the last 25 years, and for the first time ever, he was ashamed to tell anyone he was a professional wrestler as they showed one more time why there is nothing sacred in the sport of professional wrestling. He calls "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson a legitimate legend, human being and man, with emphasis on "man." He says WCW did something so huge by dedicating last week to Anderson that the whole world should have recognized that Anderson was a great performer every day of his career. As for the nWo, they would be lucky if they have one friend for life at the end of the road like he does in Anderson, and then says he wants The Wolfpack, and that he's not leaving until he gets them in the ring.
After the break, The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) and "Mean" Gene Okerlund are still in the ring. Flair makes good on his promise that the four of them will be in the ring until they get their match against The New World Order, but WCW security shows up and asks them to leave. Flair sends one more message to The Wolfpack (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Syxx), saying he wants them in the ring. The Horsemen then ring.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Eddie Guerrero in his first match since his leg injury at the hands of Konnan.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He says the first thing he looked for the first time he put on tights and boots was respect, and he had to bust his chops and earn it to get it. He also says that Lex Luger earned it the same way he did. When they got together, however, they butted heads and they didn't click like people thought they would, and when words don't work, they may have to do it the other way: in the ring. Lex Luger shows up as DDP says he's all for any way they can get over the hump, and says he finds this as distasteful as he does, but at least they agree on something. He accepts the challenge on one condition: they do it right and neither of them hold back.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Eddie Guerrero! Lex Luger! Steve "Mongo" McMichael!
Hugh Morrus beats Disco Inferno after Alex Wright shows up and places the WCW World Television Championship on Disco Inferno only for Hugh Morrus to hit No Laughing Matter. Wright and Disco Inferno argue after the match.
Kevin Nash, Syxx, Konnan and Buff Bagwell show up. Syxx says "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is upset because they made fun of how stupid he really looks showing up on carrying on for the last 20 years. Nash says that emotions are running a little high right now, and there's nothing the nWo would love to do tonight than to take care of the Horsemen, but they're stars and they don't just do anything they're told to do as they're the ones making the rules around here and they're way too busy tonight. Bagwell says he has nothing to do tonightand Konnan tells Nash to "picture him rollin'." Nash asks if Bagwell and Konnan would be willing to face the Horsemen tonight, Bagwell and Konnan are more than happy to oblige.
Before Brad Armstrong vs. Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero shows up and says last week, Jericho got lucky and couldn't take care of things like he wanted to. He asks Brad Armstrong to step aside, but he tells Eddie to hit the bricks before he whups him. As Eddie leaves, Brad Armstrong attacks Jericho from behind.
Chris Jericho beats Brad Armstrong by disqualification and retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship after Jericho is attacked by Eddie Guerrero. Jericho gets Guerrero in the Lion Tamer, but he is hit with a clothesline by Armstrong. Armstrong and Guerrero continue to attack Jericho as the show goes to break.
Pyrotechinics signal the start of the second hour.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Hogan says the reason everyone is here is because of the nWo, and says there is no room for crybabies. He says he is the man, not "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He said he made the business, has the biggest guns in the business and is the only god in the ring. He says he is too big, too rich and too tan for anyone around here. He says there is no time for games and that it's time to take care of family business, and nobody will lay a hand on Bischoff. He says the nWo will take care of the Four Horsemen tonight, and that he will put his World title on the line tonight against Sting, whom he says has not beaten anybody and isn't deserving of being in the ring with him as he calls him out. Bischoff says they are wasting time as Sting is nothing but a coward, then the crowd chants for Sting. Sting eventually shows up, rappelling down from the rafters and landing at ringside at a high speed...but it turns out to be a dummy of Sting as "Sting" is dragged into the ring when the nWo pretends to care about Sting's well-being. Hogan mocks the Sting dummy, telling the dummy to admit he's a coward and that he is the best in the world before attacking it. Eric Bischoff takes off his nWo shirt to reveal a referee's shirt underneath as Hogan hits the dummy with leg drops. After Bischoff makes the three-count, the bell is actually rung.
Lee Marshall calls from Charlotte, North Carolina - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) ends when the team of Mortis and Wrath as well as Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) show up and attack both teams.
Scott Hall beats Super Calo. After the match, Ray Traylor shows up and confronts Hall, and the two of them come to blows. Vincent rushes in after Traylor hits a spinebuster on Hall, but he fares no better. Suddenly, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan walks out and asks him if he wants the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. As Ray Traylor is distracted by HOgan as he stands on the lower rope, Hall takes advantage by hitting The Outsider's Edge on Traylor. Hogan, Hall and Vincent then attack Traylor before Hogan spray paints "Ray?" Hall and Hogan mocking say "Ray who?" before Hogan says "More like the Big Loss Man."
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Dean Malenko beats Psychosis with the Texas Cloverleaf. During the match, a fan jumps into the ring, but referee Mark Curtis gets him in a front facelock and Malenko and Psychosis gets a few stomps in until WCW and arena security arrive to escort him out of the arena. After the match, Jeff Jarrett and Debra McMichael show up, and says he doesn't want to wait until Sunday to get in the ring with him and take the United States title back. Malenko goes after Jarrett, and referee Mark Curtis has to hold him back. Debra calls Dean Malenko "a little troll" and says that he will eventually be as popular as pigeon droppings.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund announces that due to what has recently happened to WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, there is a new, acting Chairman of the WCW Executive Committee: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper tells the fans "you ain't seen nothin' yet," as he mentions that he has been President of the WWF before mentioning that he is now Chairman of the Board as he can't be fooled, doesn't take dives and doesn't do windows. He isn't putting up with any whining, and as long as J.J. Dillon is out, he is in, and he's chaning three things already. His first order of business is making Sting vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship official before the year is out. His second order of business is, thanks to an open contract that "Hollywood" Hogan has signed, making a steel cage match between Hogan and himself official for Halloween Havoc. His third order of business is taking Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas out of War Games at Fall Brawl and makes it The Four Horsemen vs. The New World Order to due to recent actions by the nWo.
The nWo "Rules And Bones Are Made To Be Broken" T-Shirt is $20 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.
The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig) beat Konnan and Buff Bagwell.
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lex Luger ends with Page and Luger fighting off The New World Order, who showed up earlier in the match to surround the ring. The Giant shows up to give Page and Luger some back-up, and clears the ring out. The New World Order end up retreating, wearing some of the cheese hats that were thrown into the ring, and Luger and Page shake hands and hug as the show comes to an end.
Eric Bischoff shows and heads to the commentary table, and threatens to kick "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko from one side of the ring to the other and then sue him as Bischoff tells the producer to roll the clip of the nWo's parody of The Four Horsemen's promo from last week. The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) show up, shut the replay down, and call out the nWo at the commentary table before heading to the ring. "Mean" Gene Okerlund joins them shortly afterwards to interview them. Hennig dares the nWo to come out right now or later, while Mongo says that if this is the circus, the Horsemen are the ringleaders and they will make the nWo jump through hoops. Benoti says the Horsemen will outclass, outwrestle and beat them in the ring. Flair, now in a serious mood, says he's went up and down for the last 25 years, and for the first time ever, he was ashamed to tell anyone he was a professional wrestler as they showed one more time why there is nothing sacred in the sport of professional wrestling. He calls "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson a legitimate legend, human being and man, with emphasis on "man." He says WCW did something so huge by dedicating last week to Anderson that the whole world should have recognized that Anderson was a great performer every day of his career. As for the nWo, they would be lucky if they have one friend for life at the end of the road like he does in Anderson, and then says he wants The Wolfpack, and that he's not leaving until he gets them in the ring.
After the break, The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Curt Hennig, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) and "Mean" Gene Okerlund are still in the ring. Flair makes good on his promise that the four of them will be in the ring until they get their match against The New World Order, but WCW security shows up and asks them to leave. Flair sends one more message to The Wolfpack (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Syxx), saying he wants them in the ring. The Horsemen then ring.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Eddie Guerrero in his first match since his leg injury at the hands of Konnan.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He says the first thing he looked for the first time he put on tights and boots was respect, and he had to bust his chops and earn it to get it. He also says that Lex Luger earned it the same way he did. When they got together, however, they butted heads and they didn't click like people thought they would, and when words don't work, they may have to do it the other way: in the ring. Lex Luger shows up as DDP says he's all for any way they can get over the hump, and says he finds this as distasteful as he does, but at least they agree on something. He accepts the challenge on one condition: they do it right and neither of them hold back.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Eddie Guerrero! Lex Luger! Steve "Mongo" McMichael!
Hugh Morrus beats Disco Inferno after Alex Wright shows up and places the WCW World Television Championship on Disco Inferno only for Hugh Morrus to hit No Laughing Matter. Wright and Disco Inferno argue after the match.
Kevin Nash, Syxx, Konnan and Buff Bagwell show up. Syxx says "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is upset because they made fun of how stupid he really looks showing up on carrying on for the last 20 years. Nash says that emotions are running a little high right now, and there's nothing the nWo would love to do tonight than to take care of the Horsemen, but they're stars and they don't just do anything they're told to do as they're the ones making the rules around here and they're way too busy tonight. Bagwell says he has nothing to do tonightand Konnan tells Nash to "picture him rollin'." Nash asks if Bagwell and Konnan would be willing to face the Horsemen tonight, Bagwell and Konnan are more than happy to oblige.
Before Brad Armstrong vs. Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero shows up and says last week, Jericho got lucky and couldn't take care of things like he wanted to. He asks Brad Armstrong to step aside, but he tells Eddie to hit the bricks before he whups him. As Eddie leaves, Brad Armstrong attacks Jericho from behind.
Chris Jericho beats Brad Armstrong by disqualification and retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship after Jericho is attacked by Eddie Guerrero. Jericho gets Guerrero in the Lion Tamer, but he is hit with a clothesline by Armstrong. Armstrong and Guerrero continue to attack Jericho as the show goes to break.
Pyrotechinics signal the start of the second hour.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Hogan says the reason everyone is here is because of the nWo, and says there is no room for crybabies. He says he is the man, not "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He said he made the business, has the biggest guns in the business and is the only god in the ring. He says he is too big, too rich and too tan for anyone around here. He says there is no time for games and that it's time to take care of family business, and nobody will lay a hand on Bischoff. He says the nWo will take care of the Four Horsemen tonight, and that he will put his World title on the line tonight against Sting, whom he says has not beaten anybody and isn't deserving of being in the ring with him as he calls him out. Bischoff says they are wasting time as Sting is nothing but a coward, then the crowd chants for Sting. Sting eventually shows up, rappelling down from the rafters and landing at ringside at a high speed...but it turns out to be a dummy of Sting as "Sting" is dragged into the ring when the nWo pretends to care about Sting's well-being. Hogan mocks the Sting dummy, telling the dummy to admit he's a coward and that he is the best in the world before attacking it. Eric Bischoff takes off his nWo shirt to reveal a referee's shirt underneath as Hogan hits the dummy with leg drops. After Bischoff makes the three-count, the bell is actually rung.
Lee Marshall calls from Charlotte, North Carolina - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) ends when the team of Mortis and Wrath as well as Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) show up and attack both teams.
Scott Hall beats Super Calo. After the match, Ray Traylor shows up and confronts Hall, and the two of them come to blows. Vincent rushes in after Traylor hits a spinebuster on Hall, but he fares no better. Suddenly, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan walks out and asks him if he wants the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. As Ray Traylor is distracted by HOgan as he stands on the lower rope, Hall takes advantage by hitting The Outsider's Edge on Traylor. Hogan, Hall and Vincent then attack Traylor before Hogan spray paints "Ray?" Hall and Hogan mocking say "Ray who?" before Hogan says "More like the Big Loss Man."
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Dean Malenko beats Psychosis with the Texas Cloverleaf. During the match, a fan jumps into the ring, but referee Mark Curtis gets him in a front facelock and Malenko and Psychosis gets a few stomps in until WCW and arena security arrive to escort him out of the arena. After the match, Jeff Jarrett and Debra McMichael show up, and says he doesn't want to wait until Sunday to get in the ring with him and take the United States title back. Malenko goes after Jarrett, and referee Mark Curtis has to hold him back. Debra calls Dean Malenko "a little troll" and says that he will eventually be as popular as pigeon droppings.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund announces that due to what has recently happened to WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, there is a new, acting Chairman of the WCW Executive Committee: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Piper tells the fans "you ain't seen nothin' yet," as he mentions that he has been President of the WWF before mentioning that he is now Chairman of the Board as he can't be fooled, doesn't take dives and doesn't do windows. He isn't putting up with any whining, and as long as J.J. Dillon is out, he is in, and he's chaning three things already. His first order of business is making Sting vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship official before the year is out. His second order of business is, thanks to an open contract that "Hollywood" Hogan has signed, making a steel cage match between Hogan and himself official for Halloween Havoc. His third order of business is taking Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas out of War Games at Fall Brawl and makes it The Four Horsemen vs. The New World Order to due to recent actions by the nWo.
The nWo "Rules And Bones Are Made To Be Broken" T-Shirt is $20 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.
The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Curt Hennig) beat Konnan and Buff Bagwell.
Diamond Dallas Page vs. Lex Luger ends with Page and Luger fighting off The New World Order, who showed up earlier in the match to surround the ring. The Giant shows up to give Page and Luger some back-up, and clears the ring out. The New World Order end up retreating, wearing some of the cheese hats that were thrown into the ring, and Luger and Page shake hands and hug as the show comes to an end.
Monday, September 1, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 1, 1997
Tonight's special three-hour edition is dedicated to "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who retired from in-ring competition last week.
The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael) beat Jeff Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero after Dean Malenko shows up, pushes Eddie Guerrero off the top rope as the referee is preoccupied with Debra McMichael, and hits a top rope splash on Jarrett to put an end to his Figure Four Leg Lock. During the match, it is announced that Lex Luger, Diamond Dallas Page and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair are part of WCW's team at War Games at Fall Brawl.
Lex Luger compliments "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson on his talent and career and wishes him a happy retirement on behalf of WCW.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Diamond Dallas Page! Alex Wright! The Giant! Curt Hennig! Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) vs. High Voltage (Rage and Kaos) in a no-disqualification match!
Scott Hall, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth show up. They head to the commentary table, wish the fans a happy Labor Day weekend, and says the nWo is everyone is in the stands tonight and watching from home as they are the working man's champion and are doing it for the little people, like "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko who have never had anything o on through their life, so they can live through them. Hall talks about people having jobs they hate who want to tell their boss to stick it, but can't, and the nWo comes out time after time to do just that to WCW. Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and Larry Zbyszko leave, and Savage says Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page won't have a holiday tonight, unless they can't get their unity together, and in that case, he and Hall will give them a permanent holiday. Hall tells the fans not to worry as the nWo will keep being too sweet. They then leave the commentary table.
Mortis beats Silver King. After the match, James Vandenberg calls out The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) so he can add their severed heads to his collection. It doesn't take long for them to show up, start an instant brawl and clean house.
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
We look back at Bash at the Beach 1994, when Arn Anderson turned on Dustin Rhodes.
Yuji Nagata beats Dean Malenko after Jeff Jarrett and Debra McMichael show up and Debra distracts the referee so that Jarrett can get Malenko's attention and attack him from the apron. Jarrett holds on to one of Malenko's feet to assure Nagata the victory.
Diamond Dallas Page says the first word that comes to mind when he thinks of "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is respect, because when he got in the ring, he gave it his all.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Sonny Onoo carries a framed portrait of himself putting Ultimo Dragon in the Dragon Sleeper next to Psychosis on the way to the ring.
Ultimo Dragon beats La Parka when Sonny Onoo tries to distract the referee so that La Parka can hit Ultima Dragon with a steel chair. Ultimo Dragon ducks the chair shot, however, and drop kicks the chair into La Parka's face for the win. After the match, Sonny Onoo tries to pass the buck and tell the referee that Ultimo Dragon used the chair to get the win and reverse the decision over to La Parka, but the referee sides with Ultimo Dragon. Onoo tries to beg Ultimo Dragon for forgiveness, but Ultimate Dragon turns his back on him, and when Onoo kicks him in the back of the head, Ultimo Dragon turns around and body slams Sonny Onoo in the ring before he runs out of the ring to avoid another potential chair shot from La Parka.
We look back at "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's promo from Starrcade 1985.
Buff Bagwell beats Glacier after Vincent puts a stop to a superplex from Glacier.
"The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko says every dog has his day and that "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's came too soon as he calls Anderson's career "legendary."
We see a video package of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Despite Villano IV and Villano V switching places, Lizmark, Jr. beats Villano IV. During the match, it is announced that Rey Mysterio, Jr. will not need surgery on his knee, and that he will back within in a month with a knee brace. Also, Raven is seen in the crowd during the match. He is very briefly seen sitting in the front row near the aisle as Villano IV and V leave (blink and you'll miss it).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger, who says that he and Diamond Dallas Page are not seeing eye-to-eye, and admits he did not know he put Page in the rack. He apologizes to Page, and says he feel swhat Page went through when he had to deal with the nWo himself. Luger admits that the nWo has great athlete, but their foundation is built on smokescreens, subterfuge, lies and deceptions, and he does want himself and Page to fall for these things. He asks Page to come to the ring so they can bury the hatchet, but page doesn't show up, and Luger says he's going to get his answer from Page in the ring tonight.
We look back on the April 12, 1993 of WCW Worldwide, as "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson hits a nasty spinebuster on "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls...and Disco Inferno, who hasn't been seen on Nitro in quite some time, joins in this time around. After The Nitro Girls show up, Alex Wright shows up and Disco watches him dance. This leads to an impromptu dance off between the two men that turns into a brief shoving match and a brief staredown before Disco leaves.
Alex Wright retains the WCW World Television Championship against Hugh Morrus. During the match, Disco Inferno is seen watch ing the match from ringside, and he hits Hugh Morrus in the back of the head only to be dragged into the ring and punched out. This distraction allows Alex Wright to get the win after he puts his feet on the rope for leverage.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan says 10 seconds is enough to talk about "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's career, and he thanks Anderson for his career as he wishes that he - and the people - had more time.
The Nitro Girls are seen at the commentary table again as the sweepstakes for the live Nitro Party broadcast contest is re-announced.
We see a video package of Sting, the message from the end of Clash of the Champions XXXV and his actions from last week's Nitro.
Before the next match, Damian sees Raven, stares at him for a few seconds, then walks towards the ring. Raven attacks Damian from behind, then the match starts. Stevie Richards, Damian's opponent, performs CPR on Damian, then asks Raven what happened. Raven slaps him, then Stevie pins Damian for the win.
Dean Malenko puts "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson on the top of his list of some of the greatest competitors he's seen through the years, and wishes him the best of luck on his future endeavors.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour and another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Lee Marshall calls from Milwaukee, Wisconsin - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Big Bubba, who hasn't been seen in months. Ever since he came to WCW, he showed up in a lot of different names and outfits, and now goes by his real name, Ray Traylor, and says he is a human being just like everyone else in the arena. He talks about how he was attacked from behind when he is in the nWo, and how he was told that his career was over and that he would never wrestle again. He learned that "nWo 4 Lyfe" is a bunch of crap, as he didn't get one letter, phone call or card by the nWo and that all he got was a FedEx from Eric Bischoff saying his services in the nWo were no longer needed. Traylor now has a picture of Eric Bischoff at all times, and every time somebody told him he wouldn't walk or wrestle again, he looked at the picture and took a step. He plans to rip Bischoff's head off, as nobody kicks him when he is down.
Ray Traylor beats Prince Iaukea.
J.J. Dillon proclaims "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson was, is and always will be an icon among The Four Horsemen.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen...who turns out to be Konnan dressed as Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Syxx dressed as "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Syxx brings out "Curt Hennig," who is really Buff Bagwell dressed up much like Curt Hennig in street clothes with a fake blonde ponytail on the back of his hat. "Flair' asks if "Hennig" is in or out, and "Hennig" tells him he can't give him or these people an answer tonight as they make fun of earlier tonight when the real Curt Hennig became a part of the real Four Horsemen. "Flair" brings out "Arn Anderson," who is really Kevin Nash in a bald cap, a wig, a neck brace and a grossly over-exaggerated beer belly. "Arn Anderson" brings a cooler to the ring, and tells them "The beer's on ice" before he mocks the real Arn Anderson, and says that the WCW fans were wondering when he was going into labor before mocking Arn Anderson's injury and retirement by saying the left hand is "the hand I open beer with." Water drips from the Ric Flair wig Syxx is wearing, as if to mock Flair crying over Anderson, as Nash parodies Anderson's retirement speech. The four of them unbutton their shirts to reveal that they are wearing "Four Jackasses" T-shirts underneath.
We look back at "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's promo from the June 17, 1996 Nitro.
Before Chavo Guerrero, Jr. can face Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero shows up and tells Chavo Guerrero Jr. that he gave him the opportunity to be a man and be the Cruiserweight Champion nine months ago, but he couldn't do it. He tells Chavo to step down and let "Uncle Eddie" take care of business. Chavo tells Eddie he was supposed to watch his back, but he didn't. Scotty Riggs shows up and wants a piece of Eddie, but Eddie tells him to go away. Prince Iaukea shows up, as does Damian, Billy Kidman (who hasn't been seen in months on Nitro), Cicploe, and Super Astro. Everybody fights each other in an impromptu battle royal. Silver King, Villano IV, Villano IV, Ultimo Dragon, Alex Wright, Super Calo also show up for this impromptu match. Eddie Guerrero ends up using the Cruiserweight title as a weapon against Jericho.
The Giant congratulates "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson on his retirement, saying he earned it and deserved it.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Hogan says Sting is nobody without his baseball bat, and that he has beaten nobody as of late, and tells him if he wants to be a superstar or god like him, he should look into getting dry cleaning for his trenchcoat. He goes on to say that Sting looks like Columbo in the trenchcoat, and that Sting is a "Hollywood wanna-be," before calling him out and telling him to meet his master so that his fans can see him get Stung. Bischoff says he wants a piece of Sting after Hogan is finished with him. After waiting a few seconds, Bischoff and Hogan give up on waiting on Sting, then call out WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon, who shows up. As Hogan says he has an answer for Dillon, he punches him and hits him with a couple of leg drops. Tony Schiavone leaves the commentary table in disgust for a few seconds, refusing to call this, as Bischoff spray paints "Bite me" on Dillon's undershirt. Hogan then says Sting has been stung, as the nWo are just two sweet.
Scott Hall and "Macho Man" Randy Savage beat Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page. Luger accidentally lays Page out with the running forearm, but gets Savage in the Torture Rack. Scott Hall, who is the legal man, takes advantage of the situation by pinning Diamond Dallas Page, who is the legal man on the other team, to get the win.
The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" McMichael) beat Jeff Jarrett and Eddie Guerrero after Dean Malenko shows up, pushes Eddie Guerrero off the top rope as the referee is preoccupied with Debra McMichael, and hits a top rope splash on Jarrett to put an end to his Figure Four Leg Lock. During the match, it is announced that Lex Luger, Diamond Dallas Page and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair are part of WCW's team at War Games at Fall Brawl.
Lex Luger compliments "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson on his talent and career and wishes him a happy retirement on behalf of WCW.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Diamond Dallas Page! Alex Wright! The Giant! Curt Hennig! Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) vs. High Voltage (Rage and Kaos) in a no-disqualification match!
Scott Hall, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth show up. They head to the commentary table, wish the fans a happy Labor Day weekend, and says the nWo is everyone is in the stands tonight and watching from home as they are the working man's champion and are doing it for the little people, like "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko who have never had anything o on through their life, so they can live through them. Hall talks about people having jobs they hate who want to tell their boss to stick it, but can't, and the nWo comes out time after time to do just that to WCW. Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay and Larry Zbyszko leave, and Savage says Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page won't have a holiday tonight, unless they can't get their unity together, and in that case, he and Hall will give them a permanent holiday. Hall tells the fans not to worry as the nWo will keep being too sweet. They then leave the commentary table.
Mortis beats Silver King. After the match, James Vandenberg calls out The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) so he can add their severed heads to his collection. It doesn't take long for them to show up, start an instant brawl and clean house.
We see a performance from The Nitro Girls.
We look back at Bash at the Beach 1994, when Arn Anderson turned on Dustin Rhodes.
Yuji Nagata beats Dean Malenko after Jeff Jarrett and Debra McMichael show up and Debra distracts the referee so that Jarrett can get Malenko's attention and attack him from the apron. Jarrett holds on to one of Malenko's feet to assure Nagata the victory.
Diamond Dallas Page says the first word that comes to mind when he thinks of "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is respect, because when he got in the ring, he gave it his all.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Sonny Onoo carries a framed portrait of himself putting Ultimo Dragon in the Dragon Sleeper next to Psychosis on the way to the ring.
Ultimo Dragon beats La Parka when Sonny Onoo tries to distract the referee so that La Parka can hit Ultima Dragon with a steel chair. Ultimo Dragon ducks the chair shot, however, and drop kicks the chair into La Parka's face for the win. After the match, Sonny Onoo tries to pass the buck and tell the referee that Ultimo Dragon used the chair to get the win and reverse the decision over to La Parka, but the referee sides with Ultimo Dragon. Onoo tries to beg Ultimo Dragon for forgiveness, but Ultimate Dragon turns his back on him, and when Onoo kicks him in the back of the head, Ultimo Dragon turns around and body slams Sonny Onoo in the ring before he runs out of the ring to avoid another potential chair shot from La Parka.
We look back at "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's promo from Starrcade 1985.
Buff Bagwell beats Glacier after Vincent puts a stop to a superplex from Glacier.
"The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko says every dog has his day and that "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's came too soon as he calls Anderson's career "legendary."
We see a video package of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.
Despite Villano IV and Villano V switching places, Lizmark, Jr. beats Villano IV. During the match, it is announced that Rey Mysterio, Jr. will not need surgery on his knee, and that he will back within in a month with a knee brace. Also, Raven is seen in the crowd during the match. He is very briefly seen sitting in the front row near the aisle as Villano IV and V leave (blink and you'll miss it).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Lex Luger, who says that he and Diamond Dallas Page are not seeing eye-to-eye, and admits he did not know he put Page in the rack. He apologizes to Page, and says he feel swhat Page went through when he had to deal with the nWo himself. Luger admits that the nWo has great athlete, but their foundation is built on smokescreens, subterfuge, lies and deceptions, and he does want himself and Page to fall for these things. He asks Page to come to the ring so they can bury the hatchet, but page doesn't show up, and Luger says he's going to get his answer from Page in the ring tonight.
We look back on the April 12, 1993 of WCW Worldwide, as "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson hits a nasty spinebuster on "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton.
We see another performance from The Nitro Girls...and Disco Inferno, who hasn't been seen on Nitro in quite some time, joins in this time around. After The Nitro Girls show up, Alex Wright shows up and Disco watches him dance. This leads to an impromptu dance off between the two men that turns into a brief shoving match and a brief staredown before Disco leaves.
Alex Wright retains the WCW World Television Championship against Hugh Morrus. During the match, Disco Inferno is seen watch ing the match from ringside, and he hits Hugh Morrus in the back of the head only to be dragged into the ring and punched out. This distraction allows Alex Wright to get the win after he puts his feet on the rope for leverage.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan says 10 seconds is enough to talk about "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's career, and he thanks Anderson for his career as he wishes that he - and the people - had more time.
The Nitro Girls are seen at the commentary table again as the sweepstakes for the live Nitro Party broadcast contest is re-announced.
We see a video package of Sting, the message from the end of Clash of the Champions XXXV and his actions from last week's Nitro.
Before the next match, Damian sees Raven, stares at him for a few seconds, then walks towards the ring. Raven attacks Damian from behind, then the match starts. Stevie Richards, Damian's opponent, performs CPR on Damian, then asks Raven what happened. Raven slaps him, then Stevie pins Damian for the win.
Dean Malenko puts "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson on the top of his list of some of the greatest competitors he's seen through the years, and wishes him the best of luck on his future endeavors.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour and another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Lee Marshall calls from Milwaukee, Wisconsin - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Big Bubba, who hasn't been seen in months. Ever since he came to WCW, he showed up in a lot of different names and outfits, and now goes by his real name, Ray Traylor, and says he is a human being just like everyone else in the arena. He talks about how he was attacked from behind when he is in the nWo, and how he was told that his career was over and that he would never wrestle again. He learned that "nWo 4 Lyfe" is a bunch of crap, as he didn't get one letter, phone call or card by the nWo and that all he got was a FedEx from Eric Bischoff saying his services in the nWo were no longer needed. Traylor now has a picture of Eric Bischoff at all times, and every time somebody told him he wouldn't walk or wrestle again, he looked at the picture and took a step. He plans to rip Bischoff's head off, as nobody kicks him when he is down.
Ray Traylor beats Prince Iaukea.
J.J. Dillon proclaims "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson was, is and always will be an icon among The Four Horsemen.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen...who turns out to be Konnan dressed as Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Syxx dressed as "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Syxx brings out "Curt Hennig," who is really Buff Bagwell dressed up much like Curt Hennig in street clothes with a fake blonde ponytail on the back of his hat. "Flair' asks if "Hennig" is in or out, and "Hennig" tells him he can't give him or these people an answer tonight as they make fun of earlier tonight when the real Curt Hennig became a part of the real Four Horsemen. "Flair" brings out "Arn Anderson," who is really Kevin Nash in a bald cap, a wig, a neck brace and a grossly over-exaggerated beer belly. "Arn Anderson" brings a cooler to the ring, and tells them "The beer's on ice" before he mocks the real Arn Anderson, and says that the WCW fans were wondering when he was going into labor before mocking Arn Anderson's injury and retirement by saying the left hand is "the hand I open beer with." Water drips from the Ric Flair wig Syxx is wearing, as if to mock Flair crying over Anderson, as Nash parodies Anderson's retirement speech. The four of them unbutton their shirts to reveal that they are wearing "Four Jackasses" T-shirts underneath.
We look back at "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson's promo from the June 17, 1996 Nitro.
Before Chavo Guerrero, Jr. can face Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero shows up and tells Chavo Guerrero Jr. that he gave him the opportunity to be a man and be the Cruiserweight Champion nine months ago, but he couldn't do it. He tells Chavo to step down and let "Uncle Eddie" take care of business. Chavo tells Eddie he was supposed to watch his back, but he didn't. Scotty Riggs shows up and wants a piece of Eddie, but Eddie tells him to go away. Prince Iaukea shows up, as does Damian, Billy Kidman (who hasn't been seen in months on Nitro), Cicploe, and Super Astro. Everybody fights each other in an impromptu battle royal. Silver King, Villano IV, Villano IV, Ultimo Dragon, Alex Wright, Super Calo also show up for this impromptu match. Eddie Guerrero ends up using the Cruiserweight title as a weapon against Jericho.
The Giant congratulates "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson on his retirement, saying he earned it and deserved it.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan show up. Hogan says Sting is nobody without his baseball bat, and that he has beaten nobody as of late, and tells him if he wants to be a superstar or god like him, he should look into getting dry cleaning for his trenchcoat. He goes on to say that Sting looks like Columbo in the trenchcoat, and that Sting is a "Hollywood wanna-be," before calling him out and telling him to meet his master so that his fans can see him get Stung. Bischoff says he wants a piece of Sting after Hogan is finished with him. After waiting a few seconds, Bischoff and Hogan give up on waiting on Sting, then call out WCW Executive Committee head James J. Dillon, who shows up. As Hogan says he has an answer for Dillon, he punches him and hits him with a couple of leg drops. Tony Schiavone leaves the commentary table in disgust for a few seconds, refusing to call this, as Bischoff spray paints "Bite me" on Dillon's undershirt. Hogan then says Sting has been stung, as the nWo are just two sweet.
Scott Hall and "Macho Man" Randy Savage beat Lex Luger and Diamond Dallas Page. Luger accidentally lays Page out with the running forearm, but gets Savage in the Torture Rack. Scott Hall, who is the legal man, takes advantage of the situation by pinning Diamond Dallas Page, who is the legal man on the other team, to get the win.
Monday, May 5, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 5, 1997
Tonight's episode is one hour long due to the NBA Playoffs.
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Kevin Greene are at the commentary table, which has a black nWo banner with the words "Tradition bites!" behind it. As Piper is about to speak, commentary notices it and Piper tears it off. The three of them are in the ring after the show's intro, and more nWo papers with the words "Tradition bites! nWo 4 Lyfe" on them fall from the sky. "Tradition bites" banners surround the arena where the Nitro banners should be. Piper says he has reading the papers falling from the top of the arena last week, and tells Flair that he will not leave him. Referring to Kevin Nash demanding 75% of the gate, Piper says he wants no money. James J. Dillon shows up, and tells Piper that there are people here that are playing mind games. He knows that the "75% of the gate" demand got to Piper, and tells him that Eric Bischoff made some sweet deals for the New World Order that he can't do a thing about because they are all legal. Piper will get 25% of the gate, and if he doesn't show up for the match, he will be in breach of contract and will let WCW down. Dillon asks Piper to come with his head on straight, but Piper says his head has never been on straight and that he and his friends are lions. Flair tells Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx that he doesn't know much about Hall and Nash, but insists that Syxx is his, and at Slamboree, a man with no regrets who has performed at 120% his whole career will promise that when one drives out of Charlotte, North Carolina, there will not be a pothole in the road.
The Dungeon of Doom (Konnan and Hugh Morrus) bring out a table of their own before their match with Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock).
The Dungeon of Doom (Konnan and Hugh Morrus) beat Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) after Morrus puts Rocco Rock through a table that Konnan is lying on top of. A trainer has to tend to Johnny Grunge during the match.
Syxx shows up with The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) before the next match, and also fights in an nWo T-shirt and blue jeans. Hall and Nash distract the ref before the next match so that Syxx can get a cheap shot in, and Rey Mysterio, Jr. fights off all three men only for the referee to be distracted as Hall hits Rey with The Outsider's Edge before Syxx beats Rey Mysterio, Jr. with the Buzzkiller. James J. Dillon shows up with security and Nick Patrick, who is now wearing a white WCW Monday Nitro shirt, and Eric Bischoff and the New World Order soon follow. After Dillon tells Syxx to release the hold or the decision will be reversed, Bischoff tells Dillon to back off, saying that Dillon has "no stroke." Syxx tells Dillon that if he thinks he can pull "the same crap he did with McMahon, he's got another thing coming," while Nash yells to him that he has had enough of him in New York, and tells him not to get in his face because he's got one coming.
Lee Marshall calls from Baltimore, Maryland - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff show up. Bischoff shows up with an nWo shirt saying "Bite me..." on it. With The Wolfpack (Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Syxx) taking care of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Kevin Greene, Hogan says that he's been "making money and buying land." He says it's hard to be himself when he tunes in to Nitro and sees everyone wanting a piece of him, and since he's here, he wants a piece of the big dog and calls out Sting. Sting doesn't show, and Hogan says "Once a god, always a god."
The Taskmaster puts a very quick end to "Lord" Steven Regal vs. Meng, after Regal goes after The Taskmaster and Meng puts a nerve hold on Regal. Jacqueline, Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster have to pull Meng off of Regal. Even after he is let go, Regal continues to fight but Meng puts him in the hold again. It is announced before the break that next week's show will air at 7 PM Eastern, 6 PM Central.
We get a video package detailing the feud between Diamond Dallas Page and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page and Kimberly. Page says that before he was a wrestler, he grew up in the nightclub business, and from the Jersey shore to Fort Myers, Florida, he's been in more barfights than he can remember. At Spring Stampede, however, he was in a fight like he had never been before, and he calls it a defining moment, saying that either you define the moment or the moment defines you and that he defined "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Kimberly says that Savage claims she is obsessed with him just to get at DDP and that Savage has a one-track mind and the traffic is very light. Suddenly, Savage and Miss Elizabeth make their presence known in the crowd, saying Kimberly is a liar and that everyone wants him. He tells Kimberly to stop calling and writing him, and Page tells Savage he has two words for him: Diamond Cutter. Savage says it's too bad he's hurt, as he would come down there and kick his ass. Page dares him to come down to the entrance so they can go, but Savage and Elizabeth leave.
Jeff Jarrett beats Alex Wright with the Figure Four Leg Lock after Debra McMichael distracts the referee as well as Alex Wright, who dances towards her just to get her mad.
Glacier quickly beats Lizmark, Jr. with a Cryonic Kick in the latter's WCW debut after Lizmark backflips off the top rope. James Vandenberg and Mortis run in and attack Glacier after the match, and the big masked man shows up to do some more damage. Glacier almost lays out Mortis, but Mortis gets back up and whips Glacier into the big man. Mortis hits the Flatliner on Glacier before whacking Glacier in the kidneys with his jester-like staff. James Vandenberg is seen still carrying Glacier's helmet as trainers get Glacier to the back.
Lex Luger is supposed to team with The Giant for the next match, but Lex Luger is injured and The Giant comes out alone. The Giant grabs a microphone that he does have a partner for tonight, however: Diamond Dallas Page. Page and Kimberly show up, but they see "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth. Page grabs one of Savage's crutches and tries to swing at him as Savage uses Elizabeth as a shield, but it's all a set-up as Hogan attacks Page from behind and the rest of The New World Order attack Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and The Giant. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Kevin Greene show up, and while Flair has Syxx in the Figure Four Leg Lock, Greene and Piper take a beating. Hogan and Savage take over the commentary table, announcing that the nWo has everything under control and that Savage's leg feels a whole lot better while they mock the WCW Superstars in the ring.
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Kevin Greene are at the commentary table, which has a black nWo banner with the words "Tradition bites!" behind it. As Piper is about to speak, commentary notices it and Piper tears it off. The three of them are in the ring after the show's intro, and more nWo papers with the words "Tradition bites! nWo 4 Lyfe" on them fall from the sky. "Tradition bites" banners surround the arena where the Nitro banners should be. Piper says he has reading the papers falling from the top of the arena last week, and tells Flair that he will not leave him. Referring to Kevin Nash demanding 75% of the gate, Piper says he wants no money. James J. Dillon shows up, and tells Piper that there are people here that are playing mind games. He knows that the "75% of the gate" demand got to Piper, and tells him that Eric Bischoff made some sweet deals for the New World Order that he can't do a thing about because they are all legal. Piper will get 25% of the gate, and if he doesn't show up for the match, he will be in breach of contract and will let WCW down. Dillon asks Piper to come with his head on straight, but Piper says his head has never been on straight and that he and his friends are lions. Flair tells Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Syxx that he doesn't know much about Hall and Nash, but insists that Syxx is his, and at Slamboree, a man with no regrets who has performed at 120% his whole career will promise that when one drives out of Charlotte, North Carolina, there will not be a pothole in the road.
The Dungeon of Doom (Konnan and Hugh Morrus) bring out a table of their own before their match with Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock).
The Dungeon of Doom (Konnan and Hugh Morrus) beat Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) after Morrus puts Rocco Rock through a table that Konnan is lying on top of. A trainer has to tend to Johnny Grunge during the match.
Syxx shows up with The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) before the next match, and also fights in an nWo T-shirt and blue jeans. Hall and Nash distract the ref before the next match so that Syxx can get a cheap shot in, and Rey Mysterio, Jr. fights off all three men only for the referee to be distracted as Hall hits Rey with The Outsider's Edge before Syxx beats Rey Mysterio, Jr. with the Buzzkiller. James J. Dillon shows up with security and Nick Patrick, who is now wearing a white WCW Monday Nitro shirt, and Eric Bischoff and the New World Order soon follow. After Dillon tells Syxx to release the hold or the decision will be reversed, Bischoff tells Dillon to back off, saying that Dillon has "no stroke." Syxx tells Dillon that if he thinks he can pull "the same crap he did with McMahon, he's got another thing coming," while Nash yells to him that he has had enough of him in New York, and tells him not to get in his face because he's got one coming.
Lee Marshall calls from Baltimore, Maryland - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff show up. Bischoff shows up with an nWo shirt saying "Bite me..." on it. With The Wolfpack (Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Syxx) taking care of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Kevin Greene, Hogan says that he's been "making money and buying land." He says it's hard to be himself when he tunes in to Nitro and sees everyone wanting a piece of him, and since he's here, he wants a piece of the big dog and calls out Sting. Sting doesn't show, and Hogan says "Once a god, always a god."
The Taskmaster puts a very quick end to "Lord" Steven Regal vs. Meng, after Regal goes after The Taskmaster and Meng puts a nerve hold on Regal. Jacqueline, Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster have to pull Meng off of Regal. Even after he is let go, Regal continues to fight but Meng puts him in the hold again. It is announced before the break that next week's show will air at 7 PM Eastern, 6 PM Central.
We get a video package detailing the feud between Diamond Dallas Page and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page and Kimberly. Page says that before he was a wrestler, he grew up in the nightclub business, and from the Jersey shore to Fort Myers, Florida, he's been in more barfights than he can remember. At Spring Stampede, however, he was in a fight like he had never been before, and he calls it a defining moment, saying that either you define the moment or the moment defines you and that he defined "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Kimberly says that Savage claims she is obsessed with him just to get at DDP and that Savage has a one-track mind and the traffic is very light. Suddenly, Savage and Miss Elizabeth make their presence known in the crowd, saying Kimberly is a liar and that everyone wants him. He tells Kimberly to stop calling and writing him, and Page tells Savage he has two words for him: Diamond Cutter. Savage says it's too bad he's hurt, as he would come down there and kick his ass. Page dares him to come down to the entrance so they can go, but Savage and Elizabeth leave.
Jeff Jarrett beats Alex Wright with the Figure Four Leg Lock after Debra McMichael distracts the referee as well as Alex Wright, who dances towards her just to get her mad.
Glacier quickly beats Lizmark, Jr. with a Cryonic Kick in the latter's WCW debut after Lizmark backflips off the top rope. James Vandenberg and Mortis run in and attack Glacier after the match, and the big masked man shows up to do some more damage. Glacier almost lays out Mortis, but Mortis gets back up and whips Glacier into the big man. Mortis hits the Flatliner on Glacier before whacking Glacier in the kidneys with his jester-like staff. James Vandenberg is seen still carrying Glacier's helmet as trainers get Glacier to the back.
Lex Luger is supposed to team with The Giant for the next match, but Lex Luger is injured and The Giant comes out alone. The Giant grabs a microphone that he does have a partner for tonight, however: Diamond Dallas Page. Page and Kimberly show up, but they see "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth. Page grabs one of Savage's crutches and tries to swing at him as Savage uses Elizabeth as a shield, but it's all a set-up as Hogan attacks Page from behind and the rest of The New World Order attack Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) and The Giant. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and Kevin Greene show up, and while Flair has Syxx in the Figure Four Leg Lock, Greene and Piper take a beating. Hogan and Savage take over the commentary table, announcing that the nWo has everything under control and that Savage's leg feels a whole lot better while they mock the WCW Superstars in the ring.
Monday, April 7, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for April 7, 1997
The show begins with the aftermath of Diamond Dallas Page vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage at Spring Stampede.
The Dungeon of Doom (Konnan and Hugh Morrus) beat "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright and Psychosis. During the match, we see footage from earlier today where Diamond Dallas Page says that it is not over between himself and "Macho Man" Randy Savage as he enters the building.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats "Lord" Steven Regal by disqualification when Regal refuses to break the Regal Stretch after Rey grabs the bottom rope. The New World Order - at least its main contingent - shows up to the arena, during the match, and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan says that they will take care of the family business, draw the line and bring the family back together. After the match, Prince Iaukea tries to make the save, but Regal puts Iaukea in the Regal Stretch. Two more referees have to get into the ring to break the hold. There is then news that another limousine is arriving at the arena, which contains the rest of The New World Order. "Macho Man" Randy Savage is now on crutches after what happened at Spring Stampede.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Ice Train. During the match, The New World Order gets together, and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan wants to know where everyone stands. "Macho Man" Randy Savage says that Eric Bischoff has gotten soft since his suspension, but Bischoff says he's gotten smart and not soft. Kevin Nash, who is standing in the back, is noticed walking away during their conversation.
We see footage from the world premiere for Double Team, where "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman are spotted. We learn that Rodman is in the nWo because he wants to have fun, make a lot of money and doesn't want to be fined anymore. Hogan tells Rodman that nobody is in his league. Double Team is premiering in theaters July 13th.
The Taskmaster beats Hector Guerrero. Once again, Jacqueline pounds on The Taskmaster's opponent outside of the ring.
The New World Order shows up. Ted DiBiase says it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that there is turmoil within the family, and that they will all end it tonight as it is all for one and one for all and they will either walk out together or go their separate ways. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan says it's time to take care of family business, or else the "nWo World Heavyweight Championship". Hogan first focuses on Kevin Nash, who has problems being in Chicago around the time of Spring Stampede, and tells Nash that if he has a problem, it needs to be aired right now. Nash says he has no problem with Dennis Rodman and welcomes him to the nWo, but he sat in the hotel room with Syxx and apologizes if he was a little grouchy last week. Hogan says that he'll make sure Nash goes on an nWo Easter hunt next year. Hogan says Nash having no problem with Rodman solves half the equation, then asks why Scott Hall was nowhere to be found, and wants to know where Hall is. Nash says that Hall is "nWo 4 Lyfe," as he has known him for seven years. Hogan then says that if the rules haven't changed, the family is still a family, yet Nash is burning a hole through him. Hogan tells Nash that either he and Hall are in it "4 Lyfe," or Nash and Hogan need to get it on right now. Hogan gets ready for a fight, and Nash tells Hogan he doesn't have to love him to respect him, as where he comes from in Detroit, Michigan, you're only as big a man as your word. Nash tells Hogan he gave him his word then, and he's giving it now, as "nWo 4 Lyfe" means just that. Everyone makes up except for "Macho Man" Randy Savage, who is still angry with Eric Bischoff. Hogan then proclaims that Sting is on the boderline of getting stung as the crowd chants for him, then tells Savage that if he and Nash can see things the same way - while telling Nash he does not want to get it on with him - then Savage can bury the hatchet with Bischoff. Savage says he is willing to go with the flow, but just like how Bischoff is on probation with Ted Turner, he is on probation with him and Savage is on probation with Bischoff. Bischoff says that's good enough for him, and all is well with The New World Order...for now.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He says that last week, he and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper bonded, and The New World Order knows because the word is out that they're ready to play ball one more time. Flair then introduces Piper to the ring, who says that it is time to strike, and Flair says that Kevin Greene wants to join in on the fun. Piper then says that he saw the confusion within The New World Order, and says they smell like six dead otters in the drainpipe and can't wrestle. He then says that if Ric Flair says Kevin Greene is okay with him, that's gold in his book. Suddenly, Kevin Greene shows up out of the blue, and makes it known that he's got Piper and Flair's back. Te three of them then dance around in the ring together before leaving.
Dean Malenko retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship after a swift kick to the head. Jericho has to be tended to by medical staff after the match.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Jeff Jarrett! Chris Jericho! "The Crippler" Chris Benoit! The Taskmaster and Jacqueline! Lex Luger and The Giant!
High Voltage (Rage and Kaos) beat Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) after Johnny Grunge sends himself through a table after Kaos rolls of it. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Public Enemy after the match. Grunge says it's all good, and Rocco Rock gives credit where credit is due, and challenges High Voltage to a Philadelphia Street Fighter next week after telling them they may have started something they can't finish.
Backstage, Prince Iaukea is tended to by medical staff, getting his rips taped up.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat The Four Horsemen (Jeff Jarrett and a very late Steve "Mongo" McMichael) after Mongo shows up late, gets a few hits in, then tags Jarrett in order for Jarrett to fall victim to a Harlem Side Kick. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jarrett, Mongo and Debra McMichael, and Jarrett says that he is tired of Mongo making him out to be an idiot, and says "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair would not approve of his behavior tonight. Jarrett asks where Mongo was, but Mongo never answers his question and says he will get his due and everyone in the locker room should be afraid of him.
Lee Marshall calls from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
The Ultimate Dragon takes advantage of Prince Iaukea's injured ribs to beat Prince Iaukea and become WCW World Television Champion!
Scott Steiner is attacked by Konnan and Hugh Morrus of The Dungeon of Doom before the next match. The Giant shows up to help, and when Hugh Morrus hits The Giant in the back with a steel chair, it has no effect. Konnan and Hugh Morrus are forced to retreat, and the match is thrown out.
Diamond Dallas Page shows up, battered and bruised and with his right arm in a sling from his match at Spring Stampede. Page says that last night, he faced one of the biggest superstars in professional wrestling, and if anyone ever said that he would be in the main event two years ago, they would be nuts. Page considers himself an anomaly that wasn't supposed to happen, and it happened to "Macho Man" Randy Savage. He tells Savage that if he found him grabbing Kimberly by the hair and slapping her upside the head, he would have killed him. He takes his sling off, and tells Savage that if he has any guts, he would get in the ring and face him again right now. Savage shows up on crutches and without Miss Elizabeth, but "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up and tells him "this one is on me." The rest of The New World Order shows up, and tells Savage that he's taken care of the New World Order, and now Hulk will take care of Savage by facing Page himself. As Hogan rips his shirt, Sting shows up in the rafters on a cable, and rappels down to the aisle. Sting stands between the ring and The New World Order, and he tosses the baseball bat to the ring, where Page catches it. He then pulls another bat out and points it at Hogan before joining Page in the ring.
The Dungeon of Doom (Konnan and Hugh Morrus) beat "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright and Psychosis. During the match, we see footage from earlier today where Diamond Dallas Page says that it is not over between himself and "Macho Man" Randy Savage as he enters the building.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats "Lord" Steven Regal by disqualification when Regal refuses to break the Regal Stretch after Rey grabs the bottom rope. The New World Order - at least its main contingent - shows up to the arena, during the match, and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan says that they will take care of the family business, draw the line and bring the family back together. After the match, Prince Iaukea tries to make the save, but Regal puts Iaukea in the Regal Stretch. Two more referees have to get into the ring to break the hold. There is then news that another limousine is arriving at the arena, which contains the rest of The New World Order. "Macho Man" Randy Savage is now on crutches after what happened at Spring Stampede.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Ice Train. During the match, The New World Order gets together, and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan wants to know where everyone stands. "Macho Man" Randy Savage says that Eric Bischoff has gotten soft since his suspension, but Bischoff says he's gotten smart and not soft. Kevin Nash, who is standing in the back, is noticed walking away during their conversation.
We see footage from the world premiere for Double Team, where "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman are spotted. We learn that Rodman is in the nWo because he wants to have fun, make a lot of money and doesn't want to be fined anymore. Hogan tells Rodman that nobody is in his league. Double Team is premiering in theaters July 13th.
The Taskmaster beats Hector Guerrero. Once again, Jacqueline pounds on The Taskmaster's opponent outside of the ring.
The New World Order shows up. Ted DiBiase says it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that there is turmoil within the family, and that they will all end it tonight as it is all for one and one for all and they will either walk out together or go their separate ways. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan says it's time to take care of family business, or else the "nWo World Heavyweight Championship". Hogan first focuses on Kevin Nash, who has problems being in Chicago around the time of Spring Stampede, and tells Nash that if he has a problem, it needs to be aired right now. Nash says he has no problem with Dennis Rodman and welcomes him to the nWo, but he sat in the hotel room with Syxx and apologizes if he was a little grouchy last week. Hogan says that he'll make sure Nash goes on an nWo Easter hunt next year. Hogan says Nash having no problem with Rodman solves half the equation, then asks why Scott Hall was nowhere to be found, and wants to know where Hall is. Nash says that Hall is "nWo 4 Lyfe," as he has known him for seven years. Hogan then says that if the rules haven't changed, the family is still a family, yet Nash is burning a hole through him. Hogan tells Nash that either he and Hall are in it "4 Lyfe," or Nash and Hogan need to get it on right now. Hogan gets ready for a fight, and Nash tells Hogan he doesn't have to love him to respect him, as where he comes from in Detroit, Michigan, you're only as big a man as your word. Nash tells Hogan he gave him his word then, and he's giving it now, as "nWo 4 Lyfe" means just that. Everyone makes up except for "Macho Man" Randy Savage, who is still angry with Eric Bischoff. Hogan then proclaims that Sting is on the boderline of getting stung as the crowd chants for him, then tells Savage that if he and Nash can see things the same way - while telling Nash he does not want to get it on with him - then Savage can bury the hatchet with Bischoff. Savage says he is willing to go with the flow, but just like how Bischoff is on probation with Ted Turner, he is on probation with him and Savage is on probation with Bischoff. Bischoff says that's good enough for him, and all is well with The New World Order...for now.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He says that last week, he and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper bonded, and The New World Order knows because the word is out that they're ready to play ball one more time. Flair then introduces Piper to the ring, who says that it is time to strike, and Flair says that Kevin Greene wants to join in on the fun. Piper then says that he saw the confusion within The New World Order, and says they smell like six dead otters in the drainpipe and can't wrestle. He then says that if Ric Flair says Kevin Greene is okay with him, that's gold in his book. Suddenly, Kevin Greene shows up out of the blue, and makes it known that he's got Piper and Flair's back. Te three of them then dance around in the ring together before leaving.
Dean Malenko retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship after a swift kick to the head. Jericho has to be tended to by medical staff after the match.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Jeff Jarrett! Chris Jericho! "The Crippler" Chris Benoit! The Taskmaster and Jacqueline! Lex Luger and The Giant!
High Voltage (Rage and Kaos) beat Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) after Johnny Grunge sends himself through a table after Kaos rolls of it. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Public Enemy after the match. Grunge says it's all good, and Rocco Rock gives credit where credit is due, and challenges High Voltage to a Philadelphia Street Fighter next week after telling them they may have started something they can't finish.
Backstage, Prince Iaukea is tended to by medical staff, getting his rips taped up.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat The Four Horsemen (Jeff Jarrett and a very late Steve "Mongo" McMichael) after Mongo shows up late, gets a few hits in, then tags Jarrett in order for Jarrett to fall victim to a Harlem Side Kick. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jarrett, Mongo and Debra McMichael, and Jarrett says that he is tired of Mongo making him out to be an idiot, and says "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair would not approve of his behavior tonight. Jarrett asks where Mongo was, but Mongo never answers his question and says he will get his due and everyone in the locker room should be afraid of him.
Lee Marshall calls from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
The Ultimate Dragon takes advantage of Prince Iaukea's injured ribs to beat Prince Iaukea and become WCW World Television Champion!
Scott Steiner is attacked by Konnan and Hugh Morrus of The Dungeon of Doom before the next match. The Giant shows up to help, and when Hugh Morrus hits The Giant in the back with a steel chair, it has no effect. Konnan and Hugh Morrus are forced to retreat, and the match is thrown out.
Diamond Dallas Page shows up, battered and bruised and with his right arm in a sling from his match at Spring Stampede. Page says that last night, he faced one of the biggest superstars in professional wrestling, and if anyone ever said that he would be in the main event two years ago, they would be nuts. Page considers himself an anomaly that wasn't supposed to happen, and it happened to "Macho Man" Randy Savage. He tells Savage that if he found him grabbing Kimberly by the hair and slapping her upside the head, he would have killed him. He takes his sling off, and tells Savage that if he has any guts, he would get in the ring and face him again right now. Savage shows up on crutches and without Miss Elizabeth, but "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up and tells him "this one is on me." The rest of The New World Order shows up, and tells Savage that he's taken care of the New World Order, and now Hulk will take care of Savage by facing Page himself. As Hogan rips his shirt, Sting shows up in the rafters on a cable, and rappels down to the aisle. Sting stands between the ring and The New World Order, and he tosses the baseball bat to the ring, where Page catches it. He then pulls another bat out and points it at Hogan before joining Page in the ring.
Monday, November 18, 1996
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for November 18, 1996
The show starts with The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) holding steel chairs over The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs), High Voltage (Ronnie Rage and Kenny Khaos) and the team of Ciclope and Galaxy. Hall and Nash step out of the ring, and harass Tony Schiavone and Larry Zbyzsko. Hall goes on to tell The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) to come out here so they can "slap the coconut breath outta ya." Nash leaves, and Hall follows suit before saying you can't have a pay-per-view without inviting the nWo, and if The Faces of Fear won't come to them, they'll come to The Faces of Fear, and when they go backstage, they get the brawl they're looking for. Both The Outsiders and The Faces of Fear fight their way out of the building. After the break, Schiavone, feeling at risk after his neck injury, gets angry at Zbyzsko for not standing up to them and walks off, forcing do the first hour broadcast alone.
Mike Tenay guests on commentary for the next match.
La Parka beats Juventud Guerrera in his WCW debut.
We see a video package of The Ultimate Dragon.
We see some pre-recorded comments from Rey Mysterio Jr., who calls Dean Malenko one of his toughest opponents. He wants the Cruiserweight title back around his waist.
The Ultimate Dragon beats Dean Malenko by disqualification when Malenko sends The Ultimate Dragon over the top rope.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Faces of Fear (Meng and the Barbarian) vs. Ciclope and Galaxy! Dean Malenko vs. "Lord" Steven Regal for the WCW Television Championship! Chris Jericho! "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson vs. Bunkhouse Buck! Jeff Jarrett vs. "Mean" Mike Enos! The Taskmaster! A New World Order match!
The Amazing French Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Carl Ouellet) beat The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) after Riggs knees Ouellet in the back, sending Ouellet's head into Bagwell's. Rougeau places Ouellet on top of Bagwell to get the win.
The World Championship Wrestling website is back at WCWWrestling.com.
We see pre-recorded comments from "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who says that Lex Luger has not broken his will and that he will get back at him at World War 3, saying that if Luger knocks him out, he'll knock Luger out.
Lex Luger beats Hugh Morrus with the Torture Rack...almost. Morrus gives up as soon as Luger puts him in it. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Luger after the match. Luger says he may have the momentum, but World War 3 is a different story, and he wants a shot at "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. All of a sudden, Sting shows up with a red baseball bat, and pushes Luger with the bat before handing it to him and walking off. Luger doesn't even know what to make of this.
"Hollywood" Hulk HOgan shows up with Vincent, Ted DiBiase and Miss Elizabeth. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan rushes off as the nWo heads to the commentary table. Hogan says he's here to set the family record straight, and tells Bischoff to proclaim him as the biggest star in the business and a bigger icon than "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, which Bischoff reluctantly does. Hogan then dares Bischoff to declare that Piper is too scared to face him in the ring. Again, Bischoff reluctantly does so. He then tells Bischoff that if both he and Piper stood on their bank accounts, Piper looks like a midget and that Hogan is 100 times richer than him. Hogan declares that the nWo is running the show, and Hogan lets Bischoff carry on.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He says that when Kevin Nash and Scott Hall came back to WCW and wreaked havoc everywhere, DDP was nowhere to be found as he let them do their thing and he did his. Hall, Nash, The Giant and Syxx show up. Hall asks DDP if he's gotten his wake-up call yet, and as Nash says DDP doesn't get it, DDP is ticked off. The Giant says they need to "punk him," and Nash tells DDP that something very beautiful is going to happen tonight. DDP calls himself a man who stands alone, which is where "self high-five" comes from.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up as Jeff Jarrett beats Bobby Eaton with the Figure Four Leg Lock. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jarrett after the match, who says that he and Flair are united, and that WCW needs to pull together. He says he chopped The Giant down to size, and if he has to do it again this Sunday, he'll do it. Flair proclaims that Jerrett is good to go, and says he's coming back soon. Sting watches from the rafters as Flair and Jarrett talk.
Lee Marshall calls from Norfolk, Virginia, where World War 3 will take place, as part of the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
Big Bubba beats Jim Powers.
We hear pre-recorded comments The Taskmaster, who mentions the recent bad history between him and the Horsemen. He plans to give Benoit - and Woman - a lesson the Horsemen can't teach them.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Eddie Guerrero.
Eric Bischo ff is in the ring. He apologizes for what "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan made him do earlier, and that WCW will do everything in their power to get "Rowdy" Roddy Piper to sign for a match against Hogan. As Bischoff speaks, Piper makes a surprise appearance. Piper says it is his honor to be back, and says that he was getting his while Hogan was playing bass. He then says he is here to talk about jerks and liars, and gives Bischoff a hard time, asking him if he knew anything as basic as whether the road to his home is crooked or straight as well as what class he flew, then calls him a liar. The New World Order show up and hold Piper down. and it is revealed that Eric Bischoff is a member of the New World Order as police officers enter the ring. Hogan calls Piper "a loser fighting a losing battle" who has never been anything in the wrestling business, much less known by name, before he faced him. He says that Piper is so much of a coward that he won't sign for a match with him, and that Piper will never be anything because of that. Police officers have to hold "Rowdy" Roddy Piper back. Mike Tenay are Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are disgusted that Bischoff is now a card-carrying member of The New World Order, and Piper tells Hogan that if he wants a fight, he's got it. He tells Hogan to kiss his ass, and tells him he's his now.
Mike Tenay guests on commentary for the next match.
La Parka beats Juventud Guerrera in his WCW debut.
We see a video package of The Ultimate Dragon.
We see some pre-recorded comments from Rey Mysterio Jr., who calls Dean Malenko one of his toughest opponents. He wants the Cruiserweight title back around his waist.
The Ultimate Dragon beats Dean Malenko by disqualification when Malenko sends The Ultimate Dragon over the top rope.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Faces of Fear (Meng and the Barbarian) vs. Ciclope and Galaxy! Dean Malenko vs. "Lord" Steven Regal for the WCW Television Championship! Chris Jericho! "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson vs. Bunkhouse Buck! Jeff Jarrett vs. "Mean" Mike Enos! The Taskmaster! A New World Order match!
The Amazing French Canadians (Jacques Rougeau and Carl Ouellet) beat The American Males (Marcus Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) after Riggs knees Ouellet in the back, sending Ouellet's head into Bagwell's. Rougeau places Ouellet on top of Bagwell to get the win.
The World Championship Wrestling website is back at WCWWrestling.com.
We see pre-recorded comments from "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, who says that Lex Luger has not broken his will and that he will get back at him at World War 3, saying that if Luger knocks him out, he'll knock Luger out.
Lex Luger beats Hugh Morrus with the Torture Rack...almost. Morrus gives up as soon as Luger puts him in it. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Luger after the match. Luger says he may have the momentum, but World War 3 is a different story, and he wants a shot at "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. All of a sudden, Sting shows up with a red baseball bat, and pushes Luger with the bat before handing it to him and walking off. Luger doesn't even know what to make of this.
"Hollywood" Hulk HOgan shows up with Vincent, Ted DiBiase and Miss Elizabeth. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan rushes off as the nWo heads to the commentary table. Hogan says he's here to set the family record straight, and tells Bischoff to proclaim him as the biggest star in the business and a bigger icon than "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, which Bischoff reluctantly does. Hogan then dares Bischoff to declare that Piper is too scared to face him in the ring. Again, Bischoff reluctantly does so. He then tells Bischoff that if both he and Piper stood on their bank accounts, Piper looks like a midget and that Hogan is 100 times richer than him. Hogan declares that the nWo is running the show, and Hogan lets Bischoff carry on.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page. He says that when Kevin Nash and Scott Hall came back to WCW and wreaked havoc everywhere, DDP was nowhere to be found as he let them do their thing and he did his. Hall, Nash, The Giant and Syxx show up. Hall asks DDP if he's gotten his wake-up call yet, and as Nash says DDP doesn't get it, DDP is ticked off. The Giant says they need to "punk him," and Nash tells DDP that something very beautiful is going to happen tonight. DDP calls himself a man who stands alone, which is where "self high-five" comes from.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up as Jeff Jarrett beats Bobby Eaton with the Figure Four Leg Lock. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jarrett after the match, who says that he and Flair are united, and that WCW needs to pull together. He says he chopped The Giant down to size, and if he has to do it again this Sunday, he'll do it. Flair proclaims that Jerrett is good to go, and says he's coming back soon. Sting watches from the rafters as Flair and Jarrett talk.
Lee Marshall calls from Norfolk, Virginia, where World War 3 will take place, as part of the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
Big Bubba beats Jim Powers.
We hear pre-recorded comments The Taskmaster, who mentions the recent bad history between him and the Horsemen. He plans to give Benoit - and Woman - a lesson the Horsemen can't teach them.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Eddie Guerrero.
Eric Bischo ff is in the ring. He apologizes for what "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan made him do earlier, and that WCW will do everything in their power to get "Rowdy" Roddy Piper to sign for a match against Hogan. As Bischoff speaks, Piper makes a surprise appearance. Piper says it is his honor to be back, and says that he was getting his while Hogan was playing bass. He then says he is here to talk about jerks and liars, and gives Bischoff a hard time, asking him if he knew anything as basic as whether the road to his home is crooked or straight as well as what class he flew, then calls him a liar. The New World Order show up and hold Piper down. and it is revealed that Eric Bischoff is a member of the New World Order as police officers enter the ring. Hogan calls Piper "a loser fighting a losing battle" who has never been anything in the wrestling business, much less known by name, before he faced him. He says that Piper is so much of a coward that he won't sign for a match with him, and that Piper will never be anything because of that. Police officers have to hold "Rowdy" Roddy Piper back. Mike Tenay are Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are disgusted that Bischoff is now a card-carrying member of The New World Order, and Piper tells Hogan that if he wants a fight, he's got it. He tells Hogan to kiss his ass, and tells him he's his now.
Monday, October 14, 1996
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 14, 1996
The nWo street team is seen holding signs in the crowd before the opening match.
Dean Malenko beats Brad Armstong with an inside cradle-like pin. During the match, referee Nick Patrick's neckbrace is brought up on the flagship show, and it is mentioned that he doesn't wear it 100% of the time on WCW Saturday Night and WCW Pro Wrestling, with Nick Patrick that on some days he feels better than others concerning his neck.
Debra McMichael and Steve "Mongo" McMichael advertise the denim blue Nitro shirt, only $39.95 with $7.95 shipping and handling.
The New World Order show up in two limousines.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats Michael Wallstreet after Wallstreet takes Duggan's roll of tape away from him only to turn his back, wrap his fist up and run into a tackle from a three-point stance from Duggan as soon as he turns around.
Hugh Morrus beats Jim Powers after referee Nick Patrick's neck hurts while counting to three for Jim Powers twice, yet Patrick has no problem counting to three for Hugh Morrus. Before the match, Tony Schiavone give a special word of thanks to "Mr. Lawler" for helping promote this event and putting people in the seats of Memphis, Tennesee's Mid-South Coliseum before stating "we'll see him at the flea market on Thursday." During the match, it is announced that the injuries that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair received last week are more severe than originally thought after it is announced that Flair has had an MRI. Theodore Long and Nick Patrick argue after the match.
This Rough and Ready (Mike Enos and Dick Slater) vs. The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian)! Lex Luger! Savage! Diamond Dallas Page! Dean Malenko! Chris Jericho! The New World Order!
Lex Luger beats Gret "the Hammer" Valentine with the Torture Rack after Valentine gets caught using the ropes while trying to pin Luger. During the match, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is seen watching the match from backstage rooting on Valentine. Also, Vincent and Ted DiBiase of The New World Order are seen in the crowd, and it is announced that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is demanding to make a live announcement tonight. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews referee Nick Patrick, and it is announced that the fine on "Macho Man" Randy Savage for attacking Patrick will be $500 and that he will miss the first five matches of 1997. Patrick tells WCW they will have a war with his legal staff as a result of this decision from the WCW Board of Directors. It is also noted that the referee in "nWo Saturday Night" from last week's episode of WCW Saturday Night acts and sounds much like Patrick. Patrick says the accusations of him being in The New World Order are untrue, and says that the referee in that match is really Randy Anderson.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour. It is announced at first that Eric Bischoff is not here, but it is then announced that he will speak with "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Bischoff interviews Savage on the way to his match with Mike Enos. Savage says that The New World Order is in the building, which means "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is the building. He wants to take Hogan on in the ring right now. Eric Bischoff then shows Savage a video message from Miss Elizabeth, where Elizabeth says that saying sorry to him will never be enough and that she really is a coward for acting out of anger. She wishes that Savage would find forgiveness for some of the things she did and said to him. She tells Savage that she regrets siding with "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan due to how badly Hogan wants to hurt Savage, and wishes she knew how to reach Savage. She tells Savage she feels the same way about him as she did when they got married. Savage's demeanor turns from determined to sullen, and he has no words. Savage paces back and forth, then heads to the back. Bischoff and the cameraman follow Savage to a white limousine, and he gets in before Bischoff can ask him another question. The white limo departs from the arena.
In pre-recorded footage from earlier today, Eddie Edwards tells Diamond Dallas Page he is a one-move wrestler, and he proved it by beating him. He tells DDP he can break an arm or an leg, but not his heart and spirit, and he promises to kick his butt at Halloween Havoc.
Eddie Guerrero beats The Cheetah Kid.
Lee Marshal calls from Minneapolis, Minnesota for the upcoming show there on October 18th in the Target Center for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report. Tickets are available for the show now at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Before the next match, Eric Bischoff makes a reference to the "Double J scandal" in the WWF, saying that "Jarrett can't sing a lick."
Jeff Jarrett beats Big Bubba after Jeff Jarrett punches Jimmy Hart, Big Bubba punches referee Randy Anderson in the eye and Jimmy Hart - who attacks Jeff Jarrett during the match out of hometown jealousy - tosses his microphone to Bubba for use as a weapon only for it to backfire when he runs into a drop kick from Jarrett. Tony Schiavone interviews Jarrett after the match, and it is announced that after Jarrett has thrown his hat in the ring to face The Giant at Halloween Havoc, Jarrett is now officially substituting for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair in the match. Jarrett says he feels great tonight, as he been making an impact on World Championship Wrestling as he said he would, and he tells The Giant that he'll find that out the hard way at Halloween Havoc. He says that he is not the strongest or the tallest wrestler, but he considers himself the smartest wrestler today, and when he chops The Giant down to size and puts him in the Figure Four Leg Lock, the nWo will be forced to respect WCW, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and of course, Jeff Jarrett.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) ends in a no-contest. At the beginning of the match, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Debra McMichael show up to watch the match from ringside. During the match, The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) show up in the crowd with cans of spray paint, and spit towards both The Faces of Fear and Harlem Heat, who immediately confront The Outsiders. The Outsiders leave soon after.
The New World Order ("Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, "Sting," Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Vincent, The Giant, Syxx, Ted DiBiase) show up with Miss Elizabeth. Hogan mocks "Macho Man" Randy Savage, and talks about how he can push any button on Savage to make him do whatever he wants. Miss Elizabeth tries to slap Hogan as she calls her "the greatest actress in the world" and brags about making Savage break down and cry, and states that Savage isn't even deserving of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) show up wearing nWo shirts and with nWo contracts in their hands. Hogan tells them to call on him if they need anything. Knobbs mentions errors in their contracts, and when Hogan looks them over, we find out that Hogan didn't sign off on them, and tells them they don't wear their colors until he tells them. The nWo then attack The Nasty Boys and tag them with spray paint, revealing their initiation into the nWo to be a set-up. Hogan uses The Nasty Boys as an example of what he will do to Savage at Halloween Havoc, then tells Savage his life has fallen apart because of him and that Miss Elizabeth dreamed about him before her marriage to Savage fell apart. He then says he's flying back to Hollywood and taking Elizabeth with him, then tells Savage he will beat him at Halloween Havoc. Hall, Nash and Syxx force Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, then Hall and Nash tell Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) that they will find out the nWo is all about and say that they're really "two country bumpkins from Texas.
Dean Malenko beats Brad Armstong with an inside cradle-like pin. During the match, referee Nick Patrick's neckbrace is brought up on the flagship show, and it is mentioned that he doesn't wear it 100% of the time on WCW Saturday Night and WCW Pro Wrestling, with Nick Patrick that on some days he feels better than others concerning his neck.
Debra McMichael and Steve "Mongo" McMichael advertise the denim blue Nitro shirt, only $39.95 with $7.95 shipping and handling.
The New World Order show up in two limousines.
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beats Michael Wallstreet after Wallstreet takes Duggan's roll of tape away from him only to turn his back, wrap his fist up and run into a tackle from a three-point stance from Duggan as soon as he turns around.
Hugh Morrus beats Jim Powers after referee Nick Patrick's neck hurts while counting to three for Jim Powers twice, yet Patrick has no problem counting to three for Hugh Morrus. Before the match, Tony Schiavone give a special word of thanks to "Mr. Lawler" for helping promote this event and putting people in the seats of Memphis, Tennesee's Mid-South Coliseum before stating "we'll see him at the flea market on Thursday." During the match, it is announced that the injuries that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair received last week are more severe than originally thought after it is announced that Flair has had an MRI. Theodore Long and Nick Patrick argue after the match.
This Rough and Ready (Mike Enos and Dick Slater) vs. The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian)! Lex Luger! Savage! Diamond Dallas Page! Dean Malenko! Chris Jericho! The New World Order!
Lex Luger beats Gret "the Hammer" Valentine with the Torture Rack after Valentine gets caught using the ropes while trying to pin Luger. During the match, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is seen watching the match from backstage rooting on Valentine. Also, Vincent and Ted DiBiase of The New World Order are seen in the crowd, and it is announced that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is demanding to make a live announcement tonight. After the match, Tony Schiavone interviews referee Nick Patrick, and it is announced that the fine on "Macho Man" Randy Savage for attacking Patrick will be $500 and that he will miss the first five matches of 1997. Patrick tells WCW they will have a war with his legal staff as a result of this decision from the WCW Board of Directors. It is also noted that the referee in "nWo Saturday Night" from last week's episode of WCW Saturday Night acts and sounds much like Patrick. Patrick says the accusations of him being in The New World Order are untrue, and says that the referee in that match is really Randy Anderson.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour. It is announced at first that Eric Bischoff is not here, but it is then announced that he will speak with "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Bischoff interviews Savage on the way to his match with Mike Enos. Savage says that The New World Order is in the building, which means "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is the building. He wants to take Hogan on in the ring right now. Eric Bischoff then shows Savage a video message from Miss Elizabeth, where Elizabeth says that saying sorry to him will never be enough and that she really is a coward for acting out of anger. She wishes that Savage would find forgiveness for some of the things she did and said to him. She tells Savage that she regrets siding with "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan due to how badly Hogan wants to hurt Savage, and wishes she knew how to reach Savage. She tells Savage she feels the same way about him as she did when they got married. Savage's demeanor turns from determined to sullen, and he has no words. Savage paces back and forth, then heads to the back. Bischoff and the cameraman follow Savage to a white limousine, and he gets in before Bischoff can ask him another question. The white limo departs from the arena.
In pre-recorded footage from earlier today, Eddie Edwards tells Diamond Dallas Page he is a one-move wrestler, and he proved it by beating him. He tells DDP he can break an arm or an leg, but not his heart and spirit, and he promises to kick his butt at Halloween Havoc.
Eddie Guerrero beats The Cheetah Kid.
Lee Marshal calls from Minneapolis, Minnesota for the upcoming show there on October 18th in the Target Center for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report. Tickets are available for the show now at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Before the next match, Eric Bischoff makes a reference to the "Double J scandal" in the WWF, saying that "Jarrett can't sing a lick."
Jeff Jarrett beats Big Bubba after Jeff Jarrett punches Jimmy Hart, Big Bubba punches referee Randy Anderson in the eye and Jimmy Hart - who attacks Jeff Jarrett during the match out of hometown jealousy - tosses his microphone to Bubba for use as a weapon only for it to backfire when he runs into a drop kick from Jarrett. Tony Schiavone interviews Jarrett after the match, and it is announced that after Jarrett has thrown his hat in the ring to face The Giant at Halloween Havoc, Jarrett is now officially substituting for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair in the match. Jarrett says he feels great tonight, as he been making an impact on World Championship Wrestling as he said he would, and he tells The Giant that he'll find that out the hard way at Halloween Havoc. He says that he is not the strongest or the tallest wrestler, but he considers himself the smartest wrestler today, and when he chops The Giant down to size and puts him in the Figure Four Leg Lock, the nWo will be forced to respect WCW, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and of course, Jeff Jarrett.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) vs. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) ends in a no-contest. At the beginning of the match, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Debra McMichael show up to watch the match from ringside. During the match, The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) show up in the crowd with cans of spray paint, and spit towards both The Faces of Fear and Harlem Heat, who immediately confront The Outsiders. The Outsiders leave soon after.
The New World Order ("Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, "Sting," Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Vincent, The Giant, Syxx, Ted DiBiase) show up with Miss Elizabeth. Hogan mocks "Macho Man" Randy Savage, and talks about how he can push any button on Savage to make him do whatever he wants. Miss Elizabeth tries to slap Hogan as she calls her "the greatest actress in the world" and brags about making Savage break down and cry, and states that Savage isn't even deserving of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) show up wearing nWo shirts and with nWo contracts in their hands. Hogan tells them to call on him if they need anything. Knobbs mentions errors in their contracts, and when Hogan looks them over, we find out that Hogan didn't sign off on them, and tells them they don't wear their colors until he tells them. The nWo then attack The Nasty Boys and tag them with spray paint, revealing their initiation into the nWo to be a set-up. Hogan uses The Nasty Boys as an example of what he will do to Savage at Halloween Havoc, then tells Savage his life has fallen apart because of him and that Miss Elizabeth dreamed about him before her marriage to Savage fell apart. He then says he's flying back to Hollywood and taking Elizabeth with him, then tells Savage he will beat him at Halloween Havoc. Hall, Nash and Syxx force Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, then Hall and Nash tell Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) that they will find out the nWo is all about and say that they're really "two country bumpkins from Texas.
Monday, June 3, 1996
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for June 3, 1996
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Shark. He has not cut the other half of his hair because he relives the embarrassment of what happened when Big Bubba - who is in the ring with Shark's hair - cut his air to remind himself that he's not a shark, a fish, or an Avalanche, but a man - a 500 pound man named John Tenta. He plans to hurt Big Bubba and then shave The Giant's head to force him to feel the embarrassment he has felt. After a quick fight in the ring, John Tenta grabs the scissors and tries to cut Bubba's hair, and Bubba escapes and refuses to get back in the ring. John Tenta beats Big Bubba by count-out.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat the debuting High Voltage (Robbie Ruckus and Kenny Kaos).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sting and Lex Luger backstage. Lex Luger says everything got out of hand when Rick Steiner showed up last week, but Sting says it really started when Luger kicked Scott Steiner in the gut before Sting put him in a superplex into the concrete. Luger says he and The Steiners go way back and they're all very competitive. Suddenly, The Steiner Brothers show up, with Rick confronting Luger for kicking Scott in the gut and putting him back in the ring. Scott Steiner challenges Sting and Luger for the WCW World Tag Team Championships, and after more words are traded, Scott pushes Luger. The Steiners leave before it can get even hotter.
Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman beats Disco Inferno when Disco gives up before Pittman can put him in the Code Red. Disco then speaks into the camera, saying that if he was put in the Code Red, he wouldn't be able to move his hands anymore.
"Lord" Steven Regal beats "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan by grabbing the tights during a schoolboy pin when "Earl" Robert Eaton and Jeeves distract the referee and "Squire" David Taylor takes away - and steals - Hacksaw's 2x4. Hacksaw chases after Taylor after the match, and "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Regal and Eaton, with Taylor joining soon after. Regal says he's paid double the fine for what happened on Main Event. Regal says he could have insulted Sting, his family and his friends, but says Sting loves nobody but himself. He wants Sting at his best at The Great American Bash so he can beat him at his best.
The Taskmaster quickly beats Prince Iaukea in the latter's Nitro debut. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster. Hart says he feels like he's talking to a brick wall, telling him he and The Taskmaster don't need anything or anybody else and that they shouldn't have to team with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair or "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. The Taskmaster says there are two wars: one to be handled by the legal department and the other involving the fact that Hulkamania is not dead. He says that Anderson and Flair are the only two people he respects in the business. He tells Anderson that he warned him about Flyin' Brian, and says he knows serpents better than anyone on this planet, and the only way to get rid of one is to crush the egg. He plans to get rid of Benoit so he can get rid of Hulk Hogan.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson wear a Kevin Greene jersey and a Steve "Mongo" McMichael jersey, respectively, on their way to the ring for the next match.
Fireworks go off to signal the beginning of the second hour.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson beat The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) after Miss Elizabeth distracts the referee and Woman rakes the eyes of Robert Gibson from the apron. During the match, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan leaves the commentary table, says something to Woman and Miss Elizabeth, then heads back. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Anderson and Flair. Anderson says that wrestlers are tougher and much bigger than professional football players, and Flair says that the jerseys were a gift from Debra McMichael. Flair tells Kevin Greene that he and Anderson are bigger, faster, and sleeker and that they can go all night long. Heenan is also there, saying that he told Woman that he knows of a place where she can get her diamonds cleaned. He says that people have asked him to manage, and have offered an exorbitant cost for it, but he has promised to never manage again. He then pulls out a briefcase which contains the 1988 All-Madden trophy for managing John Madden's team, and at The Great American Bash, he will coach, and he will be at ringside in Anderson and Flair's corner.
We see a video package of Hulk Hogan.
The Giant beats Ice Train with a single choke slam after Jimmy Hart smacks Ice Train in the leg with his megaphone, distracting Ice Train. After the match, Scott "Flash" Norton confronts The Giant and earns two choke slams for his trouble. As officials and wrestlers check on Ice Train and Norton, The Giant tells "Mean" Gene Okerlund makes it known he is incensed that video packages of Hulk Hogan is being shown as he is the World Heavyweight Championship and the one that eliminated him. After having taken out Hogan, Sting and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, he wants to take out Lex Luger next.
Scott "Flash" Norton is moving around, but he is in no shape for his match against Hugh Morrus. Nevertheless, Hugh Morrus shows up and attacks Norton anyway, which turns out to be a mistake as a very cocky Hugh Morrus gets caught by Norton during No Laughing Matter and gets hit with a few shots from Norton. Scott "Flash" Norton ends up getting a surprise upset win against Hugh Morrus.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Kevin Greene come up with a battle plan against "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, but they seem to be butting heards. However, they have a idea for who they want as a coach: "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) vs. Sting and Lex Luger ends after The Giant interferes and choke slams Rick Steiner. During the match, Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan interview "Macho Man" Randy Savage via telephone, and though he isn't allowed to wrestle, he can still do some mat coaching, and if Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Kevin Greene need a coach, he's in. Heenan doesn't want anything to do with Savage, but Savage says Heenan's please are so weak that he, Kevin Greene and Mongo could eat him all up. After the match, Lex Luger fights off The Giant, and Sting and Scott Steiner join in to clean house.
Razor Ramon shows up again in the denim jeans and jacket, and once again tells Eric Bischoff that if he wants a war, he's got one and that he will finish it. Suddenly, Sting confronts Razor Ramon, reminds him he's in WCW and that he only sees one of him when he's looking for a war with three of the best in WCW. He then challenges Razor to a one-on-one match right here, right now. Razor tells him he's got a fight, only nobody tells him what to do or when to do it. Razor tosses his toothpick at Sting, and Sting responds by slapping Razor in the face. Police rush in in case of further confrontation, but Razor tells Sting he's got a big surprise for him next week.
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) beat the debuting High Voltage (Robbie Ruckus and Kenny Kaos).
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sting and Lex Luger backstage. Lex Luger says everything got out of hand when Rick Steiner showed up last week, but Sting says it really started when Luger kicked Scott Steiner in the gut before Sting put him in a superplex into the concrete. Luger says he and The Steiners go way back and they're all very competitive. Suddenly, The Steiner Brothers show up, with Rick confronting Luger for kicking Scott in the gut and putting him back in the ring. Scott Steiner challenges Sting and Luger for the WCW World Tag Team Championships, and after more words are traded, Scott pushes Luger. The Steiners leave before it can get even hotter.
Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman beats Disco Inferno when Disco gives up before Pittman can put him in the Code Red. Disco then speaks into the camera, saying that if he was put in the Code Red, he wouldn't be able to move his hands anymore.
"Lord" Steven Regal beats "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan by grabbing the tights during a schoolboy pin when "Earl" Robert Eaton and Jeeves distract the referee and "Squire" David Taylor takes away - and steals - Hacksaw's 2x4. Hacksaw chases after Taylor after the match, and "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Regal and Eaton, with Taylor joining soon after. Regal says he's paid double the fine for what happened on Main Event. Regal says he could have insulted Sting, his family and his friends, but says Sting loves nobody but himself. He wants Sting at his best at The Great American Bash so he can beat him at his best.
The Taskmaster quickly beats Prince Iaukea in the latter's Nitro debut. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster. Hart says he feels like he's talking to a brick wall, telling him he and The Taskmaster don't need anything or anybody else and that they shouldn't have to team with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair or "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. The Taskmaster says there are two wars: one to be handled by the legal department and the other involving the fact that Hulkamania is not dead. He says that Anderson and Flair are the only two people he respects in the business. He tells Anderson that he warned him about Flyin' Brian, and says he knows serpents better than anyone on this planet, and the only way to get rid of one is to crush the egg. He plans to get rid of Benoit so he can get rid of Hulk Hogan.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson wear a Kevin Greene jersey and a Steve "Mongo" McMichael jersey, respectively, on their way to the ring for the next match.
Fireworks go off to signal the beginning of the second hour.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson beat The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) after Miss Elizabeth distracts the referee and Woman rakes the eyes of Robert Gibson from the apron. During the match, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan leaves the commentary table, says something to Woman and Miss Elizabeth, then heads back. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Anderson and Flair. Anderson says that wrestlers are tougher and much bigger than professional football players, and Flair says that the jerseys were a gift from Debra McMichael. Flair tells Kevin Greene that he and Anderson are bigger, faster, and sleeker and that they can go all night long. Heenan is also there, saying that he told Woman that he knows of a place where she can get her diamonds cleaned. He says that people have asked him to manage, and have offered an exorbitant cost for it, but he has promised to never manage again. He then pulls out a briefcase which contains the 1988 All-Madden trophy for managing John Madden's team, and at The Great American Bash, he will coach, and he will be at ringside in Anderson and Flair's corner.
We see a video package of Hulk Hogan.
The Giant beats Ice Train with a single choke slam after Jimmy Hart smacks Ice Train in the leg with his megaphone, distracting Ice Train. After the match, Scott "Flash" Norton confronts The Giant and earns two choke slams for his trouble. As officials and wrestlers check on Ice Train and Norton, The Giant tells "Mean" Gene Okerlund makes it known he is incensed that video packages of Hulk Hogan is being shown as he is the World Heavyweight Championship and the one that eliminated him. After having taken out Hogan, Sting and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, he wants to take out Lex Luger next.
Scott "Flash" Norton is moving around, but he is in no shape for his match against Hugh Morrus. Nevertheless, Hugh Morrus shows up and attacks Norton anyway, which turns out to be a mistake as a very cocky Hugh Morrus gets caught by Norton during No Laughing Matter and gets hit with a few shots from Norton. Scott "Flash" Norton ends up getting a surprise upset win against Hugh Morrus.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Kevin Greene come up with a battle plan against "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, but they seem to be butting heards. However, they have a idea for who they want as a coach: "Macho Man" Randy Savage.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) vs. Sting and Lex Luger ends after The Giant interferes and choke slams Rick Steiner. During the match, Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan interview "Macho Man" Randy Savage via telephone, and though he isn't allowed to wrestle, he can still do some mat coaching, and if Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Kevin Greene need a coach, he's in. Heenan doesn't want anything to do with Savage, but Savage says Heenan's please are so weak that he, Kevin Greene and Mongo could eat him all up. After the match, Lex Luger fights off The Giant, and Sting and Scott Steiner join in to clean house.
Razor Ramon shows up again in the denim jeans and jacket, and once again tells Eric Bischoff that if he wants a war, he's got one and that he will finish it. Suddenly, Sting confronts Razor Ramon, reminds him he's in WCW and that he only sees one of him when he's looking for a war with three of the best in WCW. He then challenges Razor to a one-on-one match right here, right now. Razor tells him he's got a fight, only nobody tells him what to do or when to do it. Razor tosses his toothpick at Sting, and Sting responds by slapping Razor in the face. Police rush in in case of further confrontation, but Razor tells Sting he's got a big surprise for him next week.
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