Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for June 22, 1998

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page, who is jacked to be in Jacksonville, Florida. He says it's a dream match come true for him when he and Karl Malone go up against "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman. He says it's personal between him and Hogan, and he hasn't forgotten. He says he is tired of Hogan, saying he worked real hard, and now he does, too, and says Hogan doesn't want it bad anymore like he does. He says he wants it bad, but not as bad as Karl Malone wants Dennis Rodman. He calls Malone one of the hardest working guys he's ever seen, and after he saw him getting attacked last week, he let him know he had his back and that he wanted to get in the ring with him. He says that Rodman and Malone are totally different people, calling Rodman a genius at marketing but a dead man in the ring. At Bash at the Beach, Rodman and Hogan are going out with a bang.

We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.

Rob Slutzer from the University of North Carolina-Raleigh is this week Nitro Party Prize Pack winner. We see footage of his Nitro Party.
br /> Disco Inferno beats Len Denton (whose nameplate is spelled "Lynn Denton" for some reason).

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Kevin Greene, who is back with the Carolina Panthers football team and hasn't been seen on Nitro in months. He says it's an honor to be here, and says the Jacksonville Jaguars are a very competitive teams. He says he's played against a lot of quarterbacks in his career, and says Mark Brunell is a "damn fine quarterback." He also says coming to Jacksonville is difficult, because the crowd is ready to rock 'n roll and are very supportive of the home team. He says the game is a hard business, and he wants to put the contractual difference between himself and Carolina from last year behind him. He feels as strong as ever, and is glad to be in good health. He says the Panthers have a heck of a team, but with four weeks left until training camp, he says he's glad to "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson has come back from surgery, and that "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Steve "Mongo" Michaels are still in the mix. He also reveals that Goldberg was his teammate in 1991 with the Los Angeles Rams during Goldberg's rookie year in the National Football League, and knew he was going to be something special. Suddenly, Curt Hennig and Rick Rude, and Hennig tells Greene to go back to the football field. As Greene dares Hennig to go at it with him, he is attacked from behind by The Giant. Hennig and Rude also attack him before they and The Giant leave. Greene gets back to his feet after a little while, then calls them out before running to the back.

We see some footage from during the break, where referees, officials, security and even wrestlers and WCW Executive Committee J.J. Dillon have to hold both men back. Dillon makes a match between The Giant and Kevin Greene for later tonight.

Yuji Nagata beats Tokyo Magnum with the Nagata Lock. After the match, we see Stevie Ray beat up "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, and four security guards are barely able to hold Stevie Ray back.

Raven says that people say he walks away from his problems and from responsibility. He's walked away form a broken home and broken dreams. He says his father didn't show much emotion, but if he ever had a bad day at work, he knew he would feel the brunt of it. He says it is better to feel something than nothing. People also say he's cruel, but sometimes, you have to be cruel to be kind.

Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) beat Sick Boy and Horace.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Bret says he hopes everyone is happy about turning one Canadian against another. He remembers "The Crippler" Chris Benoit when he was a snot-nosed punk running around in Calgary as his family gave him a chance to become what he is today. He hoped Benoit would have a little more respect and faith in his judgement he gave him which got him this far. He says it is the crowd's fault that it doesn't pay to be a hero anymore, and says that they corrupted Benoit's mind after he came to WCW. He says Benoit has crossed a line, and if he wants to be a big dog and go on the hunt, he's got it, and now he's going to be in the ring with the greatest technical wrestler in the history of wrestling. He says the fans Benoit give him hope and assuage his fear, but deep down, he has no hope and nothing but fear in him as he will go down to the excellent of execution tonight.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Goldberg retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Rick Fuller.

We hear from a fan, who says that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman will come out on top against Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone.

We see some footage from earlier today where Mike Tenay interviews fans in front of the arena, who sound off on who will win between the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman and the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone at Bash at the Beach.

nWo Wolfpac (Kevin Nash, Konnan, Sting) shows up. Nash seems they seem a little distraught, but back in the back, "Goldberg killed Kenny." Sting then speaks to a dummy that looks like "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, then says Jacksonville, Florida is red-and-black. He says that people are talking about who wants to wrestle who as well as some tag team action, but nobody is talking about them and the tag team titles. Sting issues an open challenge to anybody who wants to take them on for the tag titles.

We see some more fans sound off on who will win between the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman and the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone at Bash at the Beach.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. wishes Eddie Guerrero luck - and drives him nuts - before the next match.

Alex Wright beats Eddie Guerrero after Chavo Guerrero, Jr. distracts him by rooting him on. After the match, Chavo drives Eddie nuts again, and Eddie thinks Chavo is out of his mind.

We see even more fans sound off on who will win between the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman and the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone at Bash at the Beach.

Konnan beats Riggs with the Tequila Sunrise.

We see the contract signing for the match between the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Dennis Rodman and the team of Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone at Planet Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.

We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.

Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Stevie Ray by count-out. As Stevie Ray is about to hit Mongo with a chair, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit takes it away. Benoit is about to hit Stevie Ray with the chair when Booker T shows up and takes the chair away from him, then Booker T confronts Stevie Ray, telling him he can beat Mongo without having to use a steel chair. As Stevie Ray walks away with Booker T, Stevie Ray is counted out.

Eric Bischoff, Miss Elizabeth, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, The Disciple and Scott Steiner show up. Bischoff and Elizabeth agree that life without "Macho Man" Randy Savage is sweet, then Bischoff calls Hogan the shining light to his path through the industry and the one who has showed him what it means when people in Hollywood say "break a leg." This reminds him of Savage's leg and how nWo Hollywood broke it, and says the only thing Elizabeth only wanted Savage for his pocketbook, and that Elizabeth would rather have him than Savage. He says that Savage has learned like everyone else that he is the one that has made professional wrestling what it is today. He then mentions stage two of his master plan, when he and Dennis Rodman "outclass, outwrestle and outpunk" Diamond Dallas Page and Karl Malone, saying he is only famous for his wife and for taking out the garbage and washing the dishes. He also calls Malone "the biggest loser for getting in the playoffs and having his butt kicked." At Bash at the Beach, he will crush Page and Malone and drag them back to Venice Beach to feed them to the killer whales.

Bret "The Hit Man" beats "The Crippler" Chris Benoit with the Sharpshooter after knocking him out cold with a foreign object to the back of the head.

Kevin Greene vs. The Giant ends with Curt Hennig and Rick Rude attacking Greene. nWo Hollywood send Greene to the ground, but theya re soon decimated by Goldberg, who shows up out of nowhere and nails The Disciple, Vincent and Brian Adams, causing nWo Hollywood to bail out. Greene then challenges Hennig and The Giant to a tag team match against him and Goldberg at Bash at the Beach.

Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for April 16, 1998

We see an announcement from the New World Order where Buff Bagwell admires his body in a mirror as he talks about how he goes the extra mile to be buff, and says that you're buff and the stuff, the girls just can't get enough.

Rick Steiner beats Buff Bagwell by disqualification after Scott Steiner gets involved by tripping Rick Steiner off the top rope and attacking Rick along with Bagwell. As they continue to double-team Rick, Lex Luger shows up and evens the odds for Rick Steiner, forcing Bagwell and Scott Steiner to retreat.

We hear from "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, who says "Macho Man" Randy Savage is not smart enough to be WCW World Heavyweight Champion after "jaywalking backwards in an eight-lane highway" and getting knocked down, and tells Sting he is ready to take the World title back.

Kevin Nash shows up. He says that for two years, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan has tried to prove to the wrestling world that he walks on water. He then says that he agrees with him, as everyone knows that "a turd floats." He says he should be standing in front of the fans with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship around his waist, and tells Hogan he could not even stand the chance that he could be World Champion. Last week, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart made the biggest mistake of his wrestling career, and he quotes Jim Croce, saying "You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit in the wind, you don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger and you definitely don't mess with Big Sexy." Nash then tells Hogan he has one more chance to stop Armageddon in the nWo, and he has to either be his partner in the Bat Match or he will be the man that drives the stake in his heart that ends his career. He also warns The Giant and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper that he will beat them both himself whether Hogan is with him or not, and in the case of being a little redundant, he will take the bat and beat up all three men if that is what it takes. He tells Hogan to sit back and watch what a real partner does, as he and "Macho Man" Randy Savage are tagging up, and he tells Sting to put on his best face paint and to bring Bret Hart, because he, not WCW, calls the shots around here and he wants a tag team match tonight.

We hear from Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who says that if he could give "Macho Man" Randy Savage one piece of advice, it would be to get rid of the nWo and be his own men. He says that if play with pigs, you are going to get dirty.

We see a 60-second video package of Goldberg.

Goldberg beats Barry Darsow.

We hear from "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, who asks Kevin Nash how he dares to think that he is worthy of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, as he is the leader of the nWo, the nWo is for life, the pecking order exists, and he made Nash and can break him too, whether he likes it or not.

We see a video package for Raven vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship at Spring Stampede.

Tony Schiavone interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who says that while WCW has been working on the issues for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship match at Spring Stampede, they have also been working on a match for next week's Nitro. He announces that there will be a United States title match that night, and the winner of the United States title at Spring Stampede will defend against Goldberg. Dillon says he has never seen anyone rise so quickly and create an undefeated streak like Goldberg has, and that he has earned his title shot on Monday night.

Booker T retains the WCW World Television Championship against Rick Fuller.

We hear from "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, who says that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship belongs to him. He says that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is a joke, and that he should be wrestling Sting for the title, as he won it the first time and it should still be his.

We see a video package for the Bat Match between the team of "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash and the team of The Giant and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper at Spring Stampede.

Tony Schiavone announces that Lex Luger and Rick Steiner will face Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner in a tag team match at Spring Stampede. Suddenly, Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner show up, and Bagwell says the match is not happening. Scott Steiner says it is people like him, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger and Sting who have Rick Steiner believing that he turned his back on him instead of WCW and people like them. Scott Steiner says he is not showing up, as his and Rick's parents would not want them in the ring against each other. Bagwell then says that he is the real total package, not Lex Luger.

"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Scott Norton by disqualification after Vincent attacks Benoit as he has Norton in the Crippler Crossface. Vincent and Scott Norton double-team Benoit until Booker T runs into the ring. They retreat, but when Booker T helps him up, Benoit shoves him before heading back to the back.

We hear from Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who says that Kevin Nash is scum and that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is worse, and that nothing could make him happier than watching them kill each other off.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Hacksaw Jim Duggan! The Barbarian! Reese! Scott Steiner!

Tony Schiavone interviews The Giant and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in the ring. Piper says he can now get a bat from anywhere, as he has a modern-day version of David and Goliath, only instead of slingshots, there are Louisville Sluggers. He says it is time for a bat match, and he has a giant. He says that The Giant is mean, and says Kevin Nash will not look too sexy when The Giant shoves a baseball bat down his throat. He also tells "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash that they are not taking Spring Stampede seriously enough and that The Giant is the real giant of WCW, and that he is ready to chop the big vine so that Hogan will fall right into his arms before he beats him within an inch of his life. This Sunday, if Hogan and Nash want to play ball, he and The Giant will bring the bat while they bring the balls, and they will see who hits a home run.

Rick Rude guests on commentary for the next match, forcing Lee Marshall off the commentary table in the process.

Curt Hennig beats Super Calo.

We hear from "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, who says that Diamond Dallas Page does not want a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, as he has the power, the money and the backing.

Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Lion Tamer after Eddie actively. After the match, Prince Iaukea gets in the ring and hits Jericho in the back with a scale before he and Jericho brawl their way to the back. After the match, Chavo confronts Eddie for his actions, and Eddie tells him he cannot win against a wrestler of Jericho's caliber when Chavo says that he can. Eddie gives Chavo a chance to prove it: if Chavo beats Jericho on Sunday, the deal between him and Eddie is off. However, if Chavo loses, Chavo will be in a world of "you-know-what" because Eddie will ride him twice as hard.

Eric Bischoff, "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, and The Disciple show up. Bischoff says that one of the first things he learned from Hogan back in July 1994 in their very first meeting in Orlando, Florida was to never, ever litter. Hogan says the whole world knows that the world is littered with bodies that challenge his power, as he has left promoters begging him to come back to save him, and left wrestlers laying for challenging his power. As far as Kevin Nash goes, he will give him one last chance to save his Armageddon from happening, for if he challenges him, he will be just another body left laying. Hogan then says he understands the jealousy and the fact that he made wrestling and makes more money that all of the fans combined, and that being the most powerful man in the wrestling business has a downside, but as his new movie was premiering last week and he was on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, he saw the jealousy and the controversy, and he has Nash and "Macho Man" Randy Savage and everyone digging at Sting. He says that the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is his, and that the nWo has decided that he is the only man deserving of a World title shot and that he will get the title back.

We hear from Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who says that all he really cares about is winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and that all he wants is a fair shot.

Tony Schiavone interviews WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who says that there are two things that he is sure will happen next week: Goldberg earning a shot at the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship next week on Nitro and Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner facing Rick Steiner and Lex Luger at Spring Stampede. As far as the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match this Sunday is concerned, "Macho Man" Randy Savage must have a release form from a doctor as per the WCW Executive Committee to get a shot at the World title at Spring Stampede. Savage - still wearing a cast on his right arm - shows up with Miss Elizabeth, and tells Dillon that he has no jurisdiction over the madness, and if he wants to do something constructive, he should head outside of the arena and watch out for red-and-yellow Dodge Vipers with drivers who have balding blonde heads who are running people over before they can make it into the arena. Dillon says WCW has suspicions, but no evidence, of who ran Savage over, and that he and the WCW Executive Committee Chairman want to know that he is fit for the World title match on Sunday. Savage says he is tough enough, and that Dillon is weak and makes him sick. He plans to take Sting on Sunday and become the guy who goes after the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and that nobody, not even Dillon, can do anything about it.

The Giant beats Brian Adams by disqualification after the rest of the nWo goes after The Giant only to be completely overpowered.

We see a video package of Raven.

Perry Saturn beats Silver King with the Rings of Saturn.

We see a video package of Diamond Dallas Page.

Tony Schiavone interviews Diamond Dallas Page in the ring. DDP puts Raven to the side to address something WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon addressed: Goldberg getting a shot at the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. He says the announcement makes him even more jacked up than he was already was, as he has seen Goldberg roll through WCW and he wants to see just how bad he really is. He wants to see if Goldberg can be "banged," but he is not looking through Raven to get to Goldberg as he has not forgotten everything that Raven has recently done to him as well as his "incessant whining." He calls Raven delusional as he has no idea who he is, but DDP knows who he is: the man who is coming to Spring Stampede to get what is his. Meanwhile, Raven will be the guy who gets to feel the bang.

We hear from Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who says that there are a lot of guys whom he has come to respect since entering WCW, such as "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, The Giant, Diamond Dallas Page. However, the man he trusts the most is Sting for how he has confronted and tackled the nWo. He says that if Sting comes to a situation where he needs his help, all he has to do is call him and he will be there.

Before the next match, a fan manages to get a hold of a microphone during Kevin Nash and "Macho Man" Randy Savage and manages to yell "For life!" and Randy Savage's name very loudly.

Kevin Nash and "Macho Man" Randy Savage beat Sting and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart by disqualification after "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and The Disciple go after Savage, tripping him off the top rope and attacking his right arm. Kevin Nash cuts this attack short, and the rest of the nWo shows up to keep both Nash and Hogan from going after each other. Nash is held back in the ring while Hogan and The Disciple are already out of the ring. On this note, the show ends.

Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for February 26, 1998

Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho beat Booker T and Dean Malenko after Eddie pins Booker T while Malenko has Jericho in the Texas Cloverleaf.

This week on WCW Saturday Night: Disco Inferno! The British Bulldog! Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart! Eddie Guerrero! Raven! "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit!

Mike Tenay interviews Diamond Dallas Page in the ring. DDP says last week's match was everything he thought it was going to be, and "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit took him to another level as they both gave everything they had. He has more respect for Benoit now than he did before that night. DDP then says Benoit is not the kind of guy who will talk about you behind your back and not say it to your face in the ring, and that they have slapped each other when face-to-face, and knows that Benoit was "blind punching" when he hit him last week when he helped out against Raven. He then goes on to say that both he and Benoit think Raven is a piece of garbage. Suddenly, Raven shows up with the rest of Raven's Flock, asking where his shot at the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship is. DDP says that if he wants a title shot, all he has to do is come into the ring and get it. Raven says no, and says he wants him in the main event next Thursday. DDP tells Raven to be careful what he wants, as he just might get the bang.

Fit Finley beats Brad Armstrong.

The British Bulldog beats Dave Taylor.

Mike Tenay interviews Curt Hennig. Hennig says Bret "The Hit Man" Hart has to be one of the stupidest human beings alive, as he was given an opportunity to join the nWo and they welcomed him with open arms but he decided to join WCW. Hennig then says that he stepped up to the plate when "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan wanted Bret dealt with, as he and Bret Hart are the same size, have the same amount of experience and happen to be second-generation wrestlers. He also says that Bret's father could not beat his father, and asks what makes Bret think he can beat him. As for Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Neidhart is only facing him tonight because Bret is avoiding him, as he is the greatest athlete and wrestler the nWo has ever had. Hennig says it takes a lot of guts for Bret to call himself "the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be," but when Bret steps in the ring with "the wrestler that made Minnesota famous," he will get the job done.

Bill Goldberg beats Rick Fuller.

Raven's Flock is seen in the front row.

Yuji Nagata beats La Parka with the Nagata Lock. During the match, Sonny Onoo gets on the apron to distract referee Nick Patrick, and Disco Inferno runs in and hits Onoo with a Chart Buster. Meanwhile, La Parka tries to hit Nagata with the chair, but Nagata boots the steel chair into his face and applies the Nagata Lock for the win.

Scott Hall shows up. After the usual WCW/nWo survey, he talks about his shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Uncensored, and says he has been wrestling every single night for the last two years while Sting has been hanging out up in the rafters. He admits that Sting has a cool entrance, but he wants to know what Sting has got when he steps through the ropes. The fans chant for Sting, and Hall says the fans want Sting, but not as bad as he wants Sting, and says that at Uncensored, he will have to prove to him that he is better, and he does not think he can. He then says that if Sting wants Scott Hall, "Don't sing it...bring it."

It is announced that WCW has been in negotiations with Sting and "Macho Man" Randy Savage all day, and next week on Nitro, Sting will team with Savage against "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan ans Scott Hall. Before the announcement is made, Lee Marshall is hit in the head with a football thrown from the crowd.

Buff Bagwell shows up, pretending to be Michael Buffer as he introduces Scott Steiner before making of Marty Jannetty. Scott Steiner then says it is great to be part of one of the best organizations in sports today, and says 24 hours can make quite a difference. On Sunday, he was eating breakfast with Rick Steiner, Lex Luger and Sting, and on Monday, Luger has the audacity to challenge him to a fight. If Luger wants to challenge him to a fight, he is there, and he beat him up and left him laying face down. He then says Lex Luger is an educated man who went to college, but did not go to Michigan University because Michigan did not want him. Instead, Michigan wanted him, because he is a better athlete. Scott Steiner then recites Michigan University's fight son, and says the song is about him and about Michigan, and while Luger may have a million dollar body, he will take that body and force him to suck his meals through a two cent straw if he challenges him again.

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart beats Curt Hennig by disqualification after Vincent tries to get involved. As Neidhart gets Vincent in a rear chinlock, he is attacked from behind by Brian Adams. During the match, Scott Steiner shows up on commentary, takes Lee Marshall's headset and tells both Tony Schiavone and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan that if they try to turn his brother Rick against him, he will smack them. He then tries to convince Rick Steiner to join the nWo, saying that he made a career decision to join the nWo and that the longer he waits, the window of opportunity for him to join will get smaller and smaller. He tells Rick that he wants an answer by tonight, and that the door is still open but is closing fast. After the match, Hennig, Vincent and Brian Adams gang up on Neidhart until The British Bulldog runs into the ring, clearing the nWo out.

We see a vignette where Kevin Nash brags about dropping The Giant on his head during Souled Out, demanding he be called "Big Sexy, the Giant Killer."

Before the next match, Raven says that Kevin Nash "is not popular with the suits at the corporate Superstation," and that it is no secret that he himself is considered a misfit and a freak. He says the powers that be have decided to have Kevin Nash wrestle him tonight, as they figured that someone was bound to get hurt and be put out of the sport. Raven then says he will wrestle Nash tonight, but it will be under Raven's Rules, and tonight, it will be battle royal style.

Raven's Flock beats Kevin Nash by disqualification in a Raven's Rules battle royal after Nash hits Lodi with a Jackknife Power Bomb. As predictably as ever, WCW head of security Doug Dellinger, WCW security and local law enforcement handcuff Nash and escort him out of the building as he speaks into the camera and tells The Giant that he everything is his fault and that The Giant does not want any of him.

Diamond Dallas Page vs. "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship ends in a no-contest after Raven gets in the ring and attacks both men. Near the end of the match, the show cuts to the hard cam and zooms out due to Diamond Dallas Page's face being bloodied. After the match, Benoit tackles Raven out of the ring and fights him, and Diamond Dallas Page slingshots over the top rope to go after Raven to end the show.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for January 13, 1997

The show begins with The Giant busting into a dressing room full of New World Order members, demanding "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan give him a shot at the World title as nWo members, security, police officers and officials push The Giant out of the room.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. beats Mr. J.L.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who says that a man can only take so much and that somebody had to take it to the New World Order, and it ended up being him. He has set the American flag aside for a purple-and-gold WCW flag, and admits that he can't handle the job along. He asks Sting to help out WCW and do the right thing. Before he can face Super Calo tonight, Sting shows up and hits Duggan with the reverse DDT, now known as the Scorpion Death Drop. Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman vs. Chris Jericho is advanced up the card as a stand-by match.

Chris Jericho quickly beats Sgt. Craig "Pitbull" Pittman.

Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat High Voltage (Ronnie Rage and Kenny Khaos). During the match, The Giant breaks into the New World Order's dressing room, demanding "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan give him a World title shot. Eric Bischoff and Hogan make fun of The Giant, saying that he puts the dumb in dumb and that The Giant has to have a contract in order to have a World title shot.

The nWo Souled Out T-Shirt & Poster is available now for $25 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Barbarian vs. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson! "Lord" Steven Regal! Lex Luger vs. Scott Norton!

The WCW Executive Committee is about to make a ruling on whether The Giant will get a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, and that they will come to a decision tonight.

Eric Bischoff, Ted DiBiase and Vincent show up. They approach the commentary table and boot "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko and Tony Schiavone off commentary yet again.

Diamond Dallas Page quickly beats Mark Starr. The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) show up after the match and join DDP in the ring. DDP and Nash hug, then DDP puts on the New World Order tanktop that Nash give shim. Scott Hall shakes his hand, then Page hits Hall with the Diamond Cutter before clotheslining Nash out of the ring and leaving through the crowd. Eric Bischoff and Ted DiBiase leave commentary.

The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) talk about The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner), saying that they will pick them apart at Souled Out and injure Scott Steiner's back.

Dean Malenko beats Eddie Guerrero. During the match, it is announced that the WCW Executive Committee has ruled that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan will have to face The Giant, and that he will have to face him tonight. Also, Syxx shows up and climbs up a ladder again, this time somewhere in the crowd, and when Eddie sees him, he is distracted, and Malenko hits a powerbomb for the win.

Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.

Konnan beats Super Calo.

We hear pre-recorded comments from The Taskmaster. He tells Benoit that he won't talk to him, as talk is for lovers. If he wants to play chess with him, then next week, he won't play as he owns the board and he is going to take it back.

Jeff Jarrett beats Chris Benoit. During the match, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Debra McMichael show up, and after "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson distracts the ref, Mongo grabs the steel Halliburton briefcase from Debra and readies it only to accidentally smash it into Benoit's back. Meanwhile, Debra plays innocent as it becomes obvious that she wanted Jarrett to win. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews the Horsemen after the match, and Benoit says this will be settled here and now tonight. He tells Mongo that if he wants to continue being a Horsemen, then he should quit fumbling the ball. He says that the Horsemen are playing less like a pro team lately, and says that he was hand-picked by Anderson while Mongo joined due to an unfortunate circumstance. Benoit finally calls out Debra on her bad-mouthing Woman, saying Woman is 100% woman from head to toe - no plastic, no wax, and zero silicone. Mongo apologizes for smacking him with the briefcase, and tells him not to fault him for it as he owns up to it. Benoit then wants to know where Flair is. Anderson says he doesn't want to step on any toes until he gets this figured out, but for now, they need to resolve their differences. Benoit says he will not stand for or tolerate what has happened the last few weeks, and tells Mongo to shape up or ship out. Debra says she would never gossip about Benoit or Woman as she loves them very much. Mongo finally confronts Benoit, telling him to jump if he feels so froggy. Mongo and Debra leave, and Benoit tells Anderson he wants to see results and not excuses as he's held up his end of the bargain and that it's time for everyone else to do the same.

Scotty Riggs beats Billy Kidman with a Fisherman's Suplex that he plans on calling the Ameri-Plex, according to commentary. During the match, Marcus Bagwell shows up with a brand new look, saying Scotty Riggs will never learn as "he's fat and I'm buff."

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

Recording artist Aaron Neville is seen in the crowd.

Lex Luger beats the debuting Rick Fuller with the Torture Rack. After the match, The Giant shows up as Lex Luger heads to the back, and both men stare down before The Giant finally walks to the ring.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Giant in the ring. The Giant says he's been getting a lot of support, but it's not about WCW or nWo. It's about him and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. He says he wants the WCW World Heavyweight Championship really badly, and says he is no longer going to be a bookend like he was in the nWo. He says the books are falling apart and that he's read all the books, and he plans to write the final chapter on Hulkamania tonight.

Ric Steiner beats "The Enforcer' Arn Anderson by count-out. During the match, it is announced that The Giant vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan will be shown during the commercial breaks during the series premiere of The New Adventures Of Robin Hood in case the show runs past the 10 o'clock hour. Also, the Four Horsemen are locked in the locker room during this match, hence why he calls for them only to never show up. When he finds this out from Scott Steiner, he heads for the back. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Steiner Brothers after the match, and Scott says that The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) made a big mistake for thinking he's still hurt and for inviting them to Souled Out. He plans to make a believer out of Nash by sticking his fist down his throat and pulling his goozle out.

It is announced that the show will go off the air in six minutes for the series premiere of The New Adventures Of Robin Hood, and airs during the commercial breaks. In case the show ends, there will be a replay and explanation of how the match ended.

"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan mocks The Giant before their match, and says the New World Order does what they want when they want. He tells The Giant he doesn't need him anymore, and that there is no piece of paper in the world that says he has to fight him. The Giant grabs him from inside the ring and slams him to the mat. As expected, the show goes off before the end of the match.

After two commercial breaks, The Giant vs. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan ends with The New World Order attacking The Giant. Hogan retreats, saying "I quit" as The Giant cleans house.