It is announced that Goldberg and Bam Bam Bigelow will be wrestling tonight.
We see footage from moments ago where Scott Steiner attacks WCW's mascot, Wildcat Willy.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Scott Steiner shows up. He says that he's heard steers and queers come from Texas, and he doesn't see anyone "wearing dresses like "Rowdy" Roddy Piper," and says he's tired of women hanging out with all the rednecks. If they want to be hustled by some real muscle, they're ready to get put down by "Big Poppa Pump." He then says he is their hook-up, and to "holla if you hear me." He then tells the crowd to give a standing ovation for Hollywood Hogan, who has just retired, and then tells them to bow down to him, as Hogan retired with class and dignity as the greatest champion of all time. He says that he and Hogan are like brothers, and that Hogan is no fool, as he knew he was the only man who could fill his shoes and has the longest arms in the world and can get the job done. He then brags about laying out Scott Hall last week, and that tonight, he does what Hogan wants him to and break a leg, as it will be Hall's last night in professional wrestling.
Mike Ray from Coumont, Tennessee is the this week's Nitro Party Pack winner. We see footage from his Nitro party.
Diamond Dallas Page beats Kendall Windham.
We get a closer look at Tygress, one of The Nitro Girls.
Norman Smiley beats Prince Iaukea by submission.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eddie Guerrero. He calls Rey Mysterio Jr. "a selfish little turd" for signing a contract to wrestle behind his back, and says Rey will learn that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the self, and says Rey will be disciplined tonight much like how he disciplines his children at home. He calls out Silver King, whom he says will prove that he is worthy of wearing the Latino World Order by dealing with Rey tonight.
Rey Mysterio Jr. beats Silver King.
Goldberg shows up with members of the WCW Championship Committee when Kevin Nash shows up, saying Goldberg has a match with him and not Bam Bam Bigelow. After being told the match with Bam Bam Bigelow is official and one-night only, Kevin Nash says the match won't happen and tells Goldberg he had better focus on him and Starrcade. Goldberg tells Nash "there isn't a second where I don't dream of driving your ass right through that mat."
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Wrath beats The Renegade. (This ends up being The Renegade's final match in WCW, as he would be released soon after. Sadly, The Renegade, aka Rick Wilson, would commit suicide two months later at the age of 33.)
Baseball player Roger Clemens and his sons are in the crowd tonight.
Before the next match, Disco Inferno shows up and brings out Konnan, who has no idea what Disco Inferno's "blockbuster announcement" and threatens to drop him on his head on the stage. Disco then announces that Kevin Nash has allowed him into nWo Wolfpac. Konnan's facial expression immediately after hearing this news seems to debunk this.
Stevie Ray and Horace Hogan beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Disco Inferno by hitting Disco with a double-team spike piledriver as the ref is out of position dealing with Chavo.
Kevin Nash shows up, and says that if Goldberg thinks he is running the show, he is not. He does not care what Goldberg wants, as he signed for a match with him and that is the only match he is going to have. Nash then tells Bam Bam Bigelow and Goldberg that he is going to the back and putting his gear on, and if either of them think they are going to come into the ring without him in it, they are sadly mistaken, as he just made tonight a three-way dance.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Before the next match, Ernest "The Cat" Miller and Sonny Onoo show up, and Miller says he came here to beat the crap out of Saturn. Unfortunately, since he hurt his ankle getting out of his Cadillac, tonight is his lucky tonight. As Miller continues to talk, Glacier hits Saturn with a side kick from behind. Miller says that if Saturn wants some, to come get some, but the way it looks right now, he won't have to do anything and Glacier will do the work for him.
Glacier beats Saturn by disqualification when Ernest "The Cat" Miller interferes. Referee Scott Dickinson gets hit with a Death Valley Driver after Saturn hears this.
The "Property of nWo/Just Two Sweet" shirt is available for $20 plus $5.95 shipping and handling.
Lex Luger beats Emery Hale with the Torture Rack.
We see a promo video for Kevin Nash vs. Goldberg for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho says that it wasn't too long ago since The Bad News Bears played in the Astrodome and not too long ago since that he destroyed "that Texas" Bobby Duncum Jr., because he and the Jerichoholics both hate cowboys. Even though Duncum is from Texas, he is the true hometown hero.
Chris Jericho beats Bobby Duncum Jr. after hooking his feet on the top rope for leverage during the pinfall.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
The Giant beats Scott Putski with a single choke slam. After the match, The Giant says that if Diamond Dallas Page wanted his attention, he's got it. He then tells the crowd that if they think DDP is the people's champion and is like Santa Clause, then he is like The Grinch. He challenges him to a match at Starrcade, saying it will be an easy payday for him and that he has a special present for him in the form of a choke slam.
Konnan is seen talking to the nWo Hollywood referee, threatening to "tape [him] up real good."
The Four Horsemen ("The Crippler" Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko) vs. Raven and Kanyon never takes place. Before the match, Raven refuses to take part in the next match, and leaves Kanyon high and dry once again even after he tells Raven he has been there for him and asks him to be there in return. Kanyon then announces that Raven is not teaming with him again, and he does not care because it is all Raven's fault that his name went down as the one to break the 20-year "Armstrong Curse," and that The Four Horsemen nearly beat him within an inch of his life. He refuses to wrestle tonight, as the odds against him are 2-on-1 - 2 1/2-on-1 if you count Anderson. He then says he will challenge either Benoit or Malenko on Thursday night, and tells them to be there. He runs into "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, and when Kanyon tells him to get out of the way, Anderson pulls out a crowbar and scares him into the ring. Benoit and Malenko get a few shots in, then Anderson scares Kanyon back out of the ring with the crowbar.
We see a video package chronicling the recent events between "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Eric Bischoff.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Dean Malenko). Mongo shows up alongside Flair as he makes his way to the ring. Flair says they will be humbled in Houston, Texas tonight, and tells Eric Bischoff to get off his girlfriend, get off his treadmill and hear him tonight, as his dictatorship is about to come to an end. Flair namedrops local legends from Texas wrestling history, saying they bled one gallons and sweated five just so Bischoff could have a job. He says the Horsemen spent years two years trying to bottle it up, but at Starrcade, he will torture the respect out of Bischoff, and it will be like going to his funeral. In one night, the Horsemen will take his paycheck, his job, his life, his dignity and take back professional wrestling, as WCW is bigger than Bischoff will ever be.
Konnan retains the WCW World Television Championship against Booker T by disqualification. During the match, Stevie Ray shows up and hits Konnan in the back with a slapjack. Booker T is about to strike Stevie Ray, and dares him to go ahead and do it. He tells Booker T that hitting him with a slapjack is what he should have been doing, and to think about nWo Hollywood.
Before the next match, Scott Hall says he has heard what Scott Steiner has had to say about putting him out of wrestling, and says he is too stupid to quit. He calls Scott Steiner out, saying that if he wants him, don't bring it, sing it. Scott Steiner shows up, but his referee does not follow him to the ring. Scott Steiner wants to know where he is, thinking Scott Hall has something to do with this. The nWo referee shows up all wrapped up in tape, and referee Mickey Jay, who is right behind him, pushes him to the ground before entering the ring.
Scott Hall vs. Scott Steiner ends with nWo Hollywood attacking Scott Hall while Steiner chases referee Mickey Jay out of the ring. Lex Luger and Konnan show up and take on nWo Hollywood, but the numbers game proves too great as The Giant shows up before Scott Steiner puts Scott Hall in the Steiner Recliner. Suddenly, Diamond Dallas Page shows up with a steel chair, clearing the ring out as he smacks the steel chair into The Giant.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart. Bret says he has a few problems now, and has to decide between fighting him and fighting The Giant. He then brags about being United States champ once again, saying him holding the belt is proof he is the greatest of all time. He knew this would a special week when his cat jumped into his arm now that the US title is around his waist again. He tells DDP to stay out of his way, and tells him to go ahead and fight the Giant, but if DDP gets in his way again, he will excellently execute him. Bret says everyone has written him off as a bag of bones heading for the glue factory, but the fact of the matter is that he's just getting started, and tells the locker room to take a good look at the United States title, because he has proved himself one more time.
Bam Bam Bigelow and Kevin Nash immediately go at it in the ring. Goldberg runs to the ring, giving Roger Clemens a high-five backstage on the way there, and all three men have a brawl. Referees, officials, local law enforcement and arena security all have to hold back all three men.
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Monday, December 7, 1998
Monday, September 14, 1998
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 14, 1998
The show starts with a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Mike Tenay is at the downtown airport in Greenville, South Carolina, and as a white limousine pulling away from an airplane, it is reported that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is returning to WCW for the first time in months. Tenay tries to interview the limo driver as well as one of the crew of the nearby plain, but to no avail.
Van Hammer vs. Alex Wright ends in a no-contest after Ernest "The Cat" Miller enters the ring after kicking Van Hammer in the back. After the match, The Cat brags once again that he is the baddest in the world and that there is not one person in the world who can beat him. WCW security and local police immediately arrest The Cat after this as Miller shouts "Somebody call my mama! I am the greatest!" The Cat is then escorted to and placed into the back of a squad car.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who hobbles his way to the ring. Bret says that for the longest time, he has made a complete jackass out of himself, and that Hollywood Hogan is full of crap. He says Hogan ran from him and made promises to him, but he is scum, and what he and Stevie Ray did to him last night - which has now taken him out action for some time and cost him the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, which he says he never earned in the first place - has made it clear that when he comes back, he will come back stronger and make Hogan's life a living hell. Bret does not blame the fans for losing their respect for him as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and says he is not here to beg for forgiveness. Piper gets in the ring and tells Bret that he told everybody about how much of a jerk Bret was two weeks ago, and now that he hears him talking like this, he tells Bret that he is not the first to be conned by Hollywood Hogan, whom he calls "a piece of slime." He goes on to say that if Bret's dad were to hear him right now, he would be proud, as his father was a fighter and so is Bret. Piper tells Bret not to bury himself in his own pity, and to soar like the eagles and prove who he is and what he is made of, and to never let the fans down again. He says that the wrestling business is harsh, and if America can find it in their hearts to forgive President Bill Clinton, they can forgive Bret. After Piper leaves, Bret says he needs to see what happens next, but he asks for the fans to give him another chance.
Saturn beats Kendell Windham. After the match, Riggs, Sick Boy, Horace, Lodi and Kidman head to the ring while Raven - with Kanyon in tow - tells them from the crowd that their 24 hours of freedom are over and to re-join them. Saturn tells them that they are all free for good. Saturn tells Riggs he is a tag team champ and to do something with himself. He tells Horace to lose the stop sign and to get a pair of trunks and be a star. He asks Lodi how his neck is doing, he tells Sick Boy he is a hot young star in the making, and tells Kidman to win the Cruiserweight title. He then tells them all to leave, because they are free. Raven tells them to go back over the railing, but the Flock walks out on him and Kanyon. Saturn then tells Raven that it's "mind over matter" and that The Flock doesn't mind and that Raven doesn't matter. Lodi is noticed to still be hesitant about leaving Raven, but he leaves regardless.
Wrath beats The Renegade.
Eric Bischoff, Miss Elizabeth, The Disciple and Hollywood Hogan show up. Hogn says the two things that the nWo-ites cannot stand are cowards and sissies, and calls Bret "The Hit Man" Hart a sissy before telling him to sit on the porch with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper for they weren't in his league. He goes on to call The Warrior a coward who does not want to face him and who robbed him of his plan to take the World title back from Goldberg. Now Hogan says The Warrior is in his world, and that he will send him back to where no man ever came from. He tehn tells The Warrior that if he wants to get a piece of him and live forever, he can take his chance, because he challenges him to a match. When he wipes the paint off his face and defeats him, he will go after Goldberg and the World title. Suddenly, fog envelops the ring, and when it clears, The Disciple is gone, much to Hogan's shock and dismay.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
It is announced that Kaz Hayashi is injured tonight and will not be able to wrestle. Kidman will be taking his place in Hayashi's match.
Kidman, fresh out of Raven's Flock, beats Juventud Guerrera to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship! Juventud Guerrera claps for Kidman and gives him kudos after the match, and Saturn shows up at ringside to give him a standing ovation.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund gets in an interview with WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who is dressed in a tuxedo and says that what is going on now is one of the most exciting moments he has witnessed in a long time. Dillon keeps the reason behind his closed-door meeting under wraps, wanting to keep Okerlund surprised too. Head of WCW Security denies Okerlund entry to this secret meeting.
We see Jackie Chan, who tells us to stay tuned to get a sneak peak at his new movie Rush Hour, opening this weekend in theaters.
Eddie Guerrero argues with Eric Bischoff backstage. Bischoff refuses to release Eddie Guerrero, and sends him on a tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling in Japan in retaliation.
The British Bulldog beats The Barbarian after knocking Jimmy Hart off the apron.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interview WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon. Dillon states that Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell's behavior from last night was unacceptable and an embarrassment to themselves. The Executive Committee has declared that Scott Steiner must face Rick Steiner again at Halloween Havoc. Suddenly, the lights go in and out, and laughter can be heard.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Don Portucci, Jr. from Buffalo, New York is the winner of this week's Nitro Party pack winner. We see some footage of his Nitro Party.
Fog envelops the ring before the next match, and The Warrior shows up. He has The Disciple next to him on his knees, and he is grabbing him by the back of his leather vest. nWo Hollywood shows up, and Warrior asks Hogan if he is missing something. He tells the rest of the black-and-white to stand their ground, and tells Hogan that they can live as either warriors or ordinary men, and that his actions as an ordinary man has only engraved the purpose of the One Warrior Nation revolution upon the minds of those warriors who will find the courage. Warrior then says a disciple who stands behind a mindless dictator cowers in fear at the face of a leader. As for Hogan's challenge at Halloween Havoc, he accepts, but tells Hogan to remember that the graveyard are full of cowardly, trembling, conquerable men. Fog envelops the ring again, but The Warrior has disappeared once more along with The Disciple.
Scott Steiner beats Silver King and Norman Smiley with a double Steiner Recliner. Buff Bagwell attacks Silver King and Norman Smiley after the match.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
The Giant beats Meng with the choke slam, which stops Meng from being able to reach him with the Tongan Death Grip.
Scott Hall comes to the ring tipsy before the next match, with Vincent carrying a bottle in a brown paper bag.
Eric Bischoff shows up during Scott Hall's match with Lex Luger, and tells Hall "I can't save you forever." He asks Hall to come with him to the back, and assures him that he is not fired. Kevin Nash and Konnan show up, and Nash tries to talk with Hall, who says that his life is falling apart. Hall takes another drink, then spits it into Bischoff. The match ends, and Bischoff calls for a commercial break.
WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon enters the ring, and asks "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson to come to the ring. Anderson shows upand Dillon says that he owes it to him and to the fans to say what he said to him privately. Dillon apologizes to what he has said to him in the past few weeks, and even though he meant well, he put him in a bad position and hopes that he can earn his forgiveness. Arn then takes the microphone and says that when 15,000 blow the roof off a place, that's what a pop smells like. He says that what Dillon said to is what the fans have been telling him for the last year-and-a-half, and that is to be the man that he has always been. He could hear those words,, as something was in the way. He starts at the beginning, as this is a new beginning for The Four Horsemen. When he has a boy, he always knew he wanted to be a professional wrestler, and when it happened, it was the greatest day of his life. When he started going across American in 1986, he did it as a Horsemen, and his life changed forever. He opened doors he never dreamed he would open, and everyone across the nation showed him who he was. Since then, he has upheld the standards that he and everyone else set for themselves. Last year, he woke up on an operating table, and Arn Anderson the wrestler was dead. He felt that he could not be a Horeseman if he could not be a wrestler, and when he felt that way, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit said it can still happen. He brings out Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Dean Malenko. Anderson tells Benoit that he got this rolling and if there is a finer wrestler than him, he doesn't know who it is. He says Benoit's intensity got his attention and that it will help him uphold the Horseman standard. He tells Mongo that he may be stubborn, but he is all-an and all-pro, and that he will mean to wrestling what he meant to football. As for Malenko, he calls Malenko a paragon of respect as and exemplified what a Horseman has always meant: over-achievement, and tells Malenko that he did get it after all. He then says that through the year 2000, The Horsemen will do what the fans have asked, but he feels it fair to state that he will not be responsible for what happens next as they are not nice guys and that heads will roll. He then says to be careful what you wish for, as you will get it. He then brings out "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who hasn't been seen since early in the year. Flair tears up at the immense positive reaction from the crowd and thanks them. He says he is almost embarrassed by the reaction, but when he looks back at the last 25 years, he says this is all worth it. He then says he heard that the Horsemen are having a party tonight, and that the most elite group that Eric Bischoff declared dead is alive and well. He tells Bischoff this may be his last shot, but he will make it his best. He then says that this moment makes for good television, as it was a real-life situation just like how Anderson passed the torch in Columbia, South Carolina. He goes on to say that Anderson is one of the greatest performers to ever live, and that Bischoff squashed him in one night and told him to disband the Horsemen for they are dead. When he looked in the mirror the next mirror, he saw a man who gave up and quit, and for that, he owes the fans and The Horsemen an apology, and says it won't happen again. Bischoff shows up, and Flair calls him "an obnoxious, overbearing asshole" who abuses his own power and dares him to cut him off. He calls Bischoff a liar, a cheat, a scam and "a no-good son-of-a-bitch" before daring Bischoff to fire him.
Diamond Dallas Page guests on commentary for the next match, and talks about the War Games match, saying that as soon as the opportunity arose in the match, he took it and earned his World Heavyweight title shot at Halloween Havoc. He also provides some insight on his upcoming match at Halloween Havoc against Goldberg.
Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Sting after Hollywood Hogan kicks Sting in the back of the head during a Scorpion Death Lock attempt, out of the view of referee Billy Silverman. This allows Goldberg to hit the Spear and the Jackhammer on Sting, and disgusts Diamond Dallas Page to the point that he leaves commentary. Hogan immediately attacks Goldberg after the match ends, and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart rushes into the ring and goes after Hogan. Goldberg, Bret and referee Billy Silverman check on Sting after the match, and Goldberg helps Sting up to end the show.
Mike Tenay is at the downtown airport in Greenville, South Carolina, and as a white limousine pulling away from an airplane, it is reported that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is returning to WCW for the first time in months. Tenay tries to interview the limo driver as well as one of the crew of the nearby plain, but to no avail.
Van Hammer vs. Alex Wright ends in a no-contest after Ernest "The Cat" Miller enters the ring after kicking Van Hammer in the back. After the match, The Cat brags once again that he is the baddest in the world and that there is not one person in the world who can beat him. WCW security and local police immediately arrest The Cat after this as Miller shouts "Somebody call my mama! I am the greatest!" The Cat is then escorted to and placed into the back of a squad car.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who hobbles his way to the ring. Bret says that for the longest time, he has made a complete jackass out of himself, and that Hollywood Hogan is full of crap. He says Hogan ran from him and made promises to him, but he is scum, and what he and Stevie Ray did to him last night - which has now taken him out action for some time and cost him the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, which he says he never earned in the first place - has made it clear that when he comes back, he will come back stronger and make Hogan's life a living hell. Bret does not blame the fans for losing their respect for him as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, and says he is not here to beg for forgiveness. Piper gets in the ring and tells Bret that he told everybody about how much of a jerk Bret was two weeks ago, and now that he hears him talking like this, he tells Bret that he is not the first to be conned by Hollywood Hogan, whom he calls "a piece of slime." He goes on to say that if Bret's dad were to hear him right now, he would be proud, as his father was a fighter and so is Bret. Piper tells Bret not to bury himself in his own pity, and to soar like the eagles and prove who he is and what he is made of, and to never let the fans down again. He says that the wrestling business is harsh, and if America can find it in their hearts to forgive President Bill Clinton, they can forgive Bret. After Piper leaves, Bret says he needs to see what happens next, but he asks for the fans to give him another chance.
Saturn beats Kendell Windham. After the match, Riggs, Sick Boy, Horace, Lodi and Kidman head to the ring while Raven - with Kanyon in tow - tells them from the crowd that their 24 hours of freedom are over and to re-join them. Saturn tells them that they are all free for good. Saturn tells Riggs he is a tag team champ and to do something with himself. He tells Horace to lose the stop sign and to get a pair of trunks and be a star. He asks Lodi how his neck is doing, he tells Sick Boy he is a hot young star in the making, and tells Kidman to win the Cruiserweight title. He then tells them all to leave, because they are free. Raven tells them to go back over the railing, but the Flock walks out on him and Kanyon. Saturn then tells Raven that it's "mind over matter" and that The Flock doesn't mind and that Raven doesn't matter. Lodi is noticed to still be hesitant about leaving Raven, but he leaves regardless.
Wrath beats The Renegade.
Eric Bischoff, Miss Elizabeth, The Disciple and Hollywood Hogan show up. Hogn says the two things that the nWo-ites cannot stand are cowards and sissies, and calls Bret "The Hit Man" Hart a sissy before telling him to sit on the porch with "Rowdy" Roddy Piper for they weren't in his league. He goes on to call The Warrior a coward who does not want to face him and who robbed him of his plan to take the World title back from Goldberg. Now Hogan says The Warrior is in his world, and that he will send him back to where no man ever came from. He tehn tells The Warrior that if he wants to get a piece of him and live forever, he can take his chance, because he challenges him to a match. When he wipes the paint off his face and defeats him, he will go after Goldberg and the World title. Suddenly, fog envelops the ring, and when it clears, The Disciple is gone, much to Hogan's shock and dismay.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
It is announced that Kaz Hayashi is injured tonight and will not be able to wrestle. Kidman will be taking his place in Hayashi's match.
Kidman, fresh out of Raven's Flock, beats Juventud Guerrera to win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship! Juventud Guerrera claps for Kidman and gives him kudos after the match, and Saturn shows up at ringside to give him a standing ovation.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund gets in an interview with WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon, who is dressed in a tuxedo and says that what is going on now is one of the most exciting moments he has witnessed in a long time. Dillon keeps the reason behind his closed-door meeting under wraps, wanting to keep Okerlund surprised too. Head of WCW Security denies Okerlund entry to this secret meeting.
We see Jackie Chan, who tells us to stay tuned to get a sneak peak at his new movie Rush Hour, opening this weekend in theaters.
Eddie Guerrero argues with Eric Bischoff backstage. Bischoff refuses to release Eddie Guerrero, and sends him on a tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling in Japan in retaliation.
The British Bulldog beats The Barbarian after knocking Jimmy Hart off the apron.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interview WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon. Dillon states that Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell's behavior from last night was unacceptable and an embarrassment to themselves. The Executive Committee has declared that Scott Steiner must face Rick Steiner again at Halloween Havoc. Suddenly, the lights go in and out, and laughter can be heard.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Don Portucci, Jr. from Buffalo, New York is the winner of this week's Nitro Party pack winner. We see some footage of his Nitro Party.
Fog envelops the ring before the next match, and The Warrior shows up. He has The Disciple next to him on his knees, and he is grabbing him by the back of his leather vest. nWo Hollywood shows up, and Warrior asks Hogan if he is missing something. He tells the rest of the black-and-white to stand their ground, and tells Hogan that they can live as either warriors or ordinary men, and that his actions as an ordinary man has only engraved the purpose of the One Warrior Nation revolution upon the minds of those warriors who will find the courage. Warrior then says a disciple who stands behind a mindless dictator cowers in fear at the face of a leader. As for Hogan's challenge at Halloween Havoc, he accepts, but tells Hogan to remember that the graveyard are full of cowardly, trembling, conquerable men. Fog envelops the ring again, but The Warrior has disappeared once more along with The Disciple.
Scott Steiner beats Silver King and Norman Smiley with a double Steiner Recliner. Buff Bagwell attacks Silver King and Norman Smiley after the match.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
The Giant beats Meng with the choke slam, which stops Meng from being able to reach him with the Tongan Death Grip.
Scott Hall comes to the ring tipsy before the next match, with Vincent carrying a bottle in a brown paper bag.
Eric Bischoff shows up during Scott Hall's match with Lex Luger, and tells Hall "I can't save you forever." He asks Hall to come with him to the back, and assures him that he is not fired. Kevin Nash and Konnan show up, and Nash tries to talk with Hall, who says that his life is falling apart. Hall takes another drink, then spits it into Bischoff. The match ends, and Bischoff calls for a commercial break.
WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon enters the ring, and asks "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson to come to the ring. Anderson shows upand Dillon says that he owes it to him and to the fans to say what he said to him privately. Dillon apologizes to what he has said to him in the past few weeks, and even though he meant well, he put him in a bad position and hopes that he can earn his forgiveness. Arn then takes the microphone and says that when 15,000 blow the roof off a place, that's what a pop smells like. He says that what Dillon said to is what the fans have been telling him for the last year-and-a-half, and that is to be the man that he has always been. He could hear those words,, as something was in the way. He starts at the beginning, as this is a new beginning for The Four Horsemen. When he has a boy, he always knew he wanted to be a professional wrestler, and when it happened, it was the greatest day of his life. When he started going across American in 1986, he did it as a Horsemen, and his life changed forever. He opened doors he never dreamed he would open, and everyone across the nation showed him who he was. Since then, he has upheld the standards that he and everyone else set for themselves. Last year, he woke up on an operating table, and Arn Anderson the wrestler was dead. He felt that he could not be a Horeseman if he could not be a wrestler, and when he felt that way, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit said it can still happen. He brings out Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael and Dean Malenko. Anderson tells Benoit that he got this rolling and if there is a finer wrestler than him, he doesn't know who it is. He says Benoit's intensity got his attention and that it will help him uphold the Horseman standard. He tells Mongo that he may be stubborn, but he is all-an and all-pro, and that he will mean to wrestling what he meant to football. As for Malenko, he calls Malenko a paragon of respect as and exemplified what a Horseman has always meant: over-achievement, and tells Malenko that he did get it after all. He then says that through the year 2000, The Horsemen will do what the fans have asked, but he feels it fair to state that he will not be responsible for what happens next as they are not nice guys and that heads will roll. He then says to be careful what you wish for, as you will get it. He then brings out "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who hasn't been seen since early in the year. Flair tears up at the immense positive reaction from the crowd and thanks them. He says he is almost embarrassed by the reaction, but when he looks back at the last 25 years, he says this is all worth it. He then says he heard that the Horsemen are having a party tonight, and that the most elite group that Eric Bischoff declared dead is alive and well. He tells Bischoff this may be his last shot, but he will make it his best. He then says that this moment makes for good television, as it was a real-life situation just like how Anderson passed the torch in Columbia, South Carolina. He goes on to say that Anderson is one of the greatest performers to ever live, and that Bischoff squashed him in one night and told him to disband the Horsemen for they are dead. When he looked in the mirror the next mirror, he saw a man who gave up and quit, and for that, he owes the fans and The Horsemen an apology, and says it won't happen again. Bischoff shows up, and Flair calls him "an obnoxious, overbearing asshole" who abuses his own power and dares him to cut him off. He calls Bischoff a liar, a cheat, a scam and "a no-good son-of-a-bitch" before daring Bischoff to fire him.
Diamond Dallas Page guests on commentary for the next match, and talks about the War Games match, saying that as soon as the opportunity arose in the match, he took it and earned his World Heavyweight title shot at Halloween Havoc. He also provides some insight on his upcoming match at Halloween Havoc against Goldberg.
Goldberg retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Sting after Hollywood Hogan kicks Sting in the back of the head during a Scorpion Death Lock attempt, out of the view of referee Billy Silverman. This allows Goldberg to hit the Spear and the Jackhammer on Sting, and disgusts Diamond Dallas Page to the point that he leaves commentary. Hogan immediately attacks Goldberg after the match ends, and Bret "The Hit Man" Hart rushes into the ring and goes after Hogan. Goldberg, Bret and referee Billy Silverman check on Sting after the match, and Goldberg helps Sting up to end the show.
Monday, March 23, 1998
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for March 23, 1998
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper shows up to start tonight's show, and he is interviewed in the ring by "Mean" Gene Okerlund. He has been asked to come out as a consultant, as he has heard that the nWo and WCW are both getting out of control. He say the problem is with bats, and there will be no more bats until Spring Stampede, where there will be a bat placed above the ring "higher than Michael Jordan can jump." Piper then says he will get The Giant as a tag team partner, then says that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash love to play with bats as well. He then says Spring Stampede will be host to the very first Bat Match. He says that The Giant has a kind heart, but he has to learn how to be nasty. He says he'll teach him how by giving him a bat so he can smash Nash, and that he'll give Hogan a new slogan. Piper then says that tonight will be a night of action as long as he is consultant. He starts by putting The Giant and Kevin Nash in a match tonight, then he announces that he will fight "Macho Man" Randy Savage, saying he doesn't care if Savage or Hogan run the nWo and that the last thing he remembers is Savage beating him in the head as he was handcuffed to a steel cage at Halloween Havoc. He tells Savage he doesn't need any more brain damage and that he has all the brain damage that he needs.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Ultimo Dragon beats Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Dragon Sleeper. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eddie Guerrero after the match, who says that Chavo always brings embarrassment to the family, and apologize to their family for Chavo losing tonight, saying he's trying to do the best he can. He forces Chavo to apologize to his grandmother, and tells Chavo he's got a match against another Japanese wrestler "who's probably better than the one [Chavo] lost to" and that he'll show Chavo how it's done.
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff show up. Bischoff says that while Hogan has a soft spot for "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Hogan says he's not afraid of Piper or The Giant, with or without a bat. Hogan says that when he thinks of Piper wearing his kilt and barking out orders to the nWo-ites, he doesn't realize that they will live and die for Hogan as they love him for life. Hogan says he and Kevin Nash love the idea of a Bat Match, and says Rupert Murdoch has been begging for him to drop buy and give the Los Angeles Dodgers tips for batting practice. He then promises that he and Nash will beat Piper and The Giant, and he can't wait until Nash takes the bat and hands it to him so he can swing it out of the park. As for the match between Nash and The Giant, he believes in Nash so much that it was a pleasure to pay the fine for every Jackknife Power Bomb, and says The Giant will be wiped out.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund plus the WCW Hotline with an exclusive interview from Mike Tenay who has just gotten the okay to return to the ring after being out for a while.
Scott Steiner beats Wayne Bloom with the Steiner Recliner.
Cameron Mills and Scott Padgett of the University of Kentucky Wildcats' men's basketball team, fresh off a victory against the Duke University Blue Devils, are seen in the crowd.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls, and this time the kids get involved.
Psychosis beats Lodi.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Diamond Dallas Page shows up for his match without the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, as it was taken from him by force last Wednesday on MTV Live by Raven. (The footage is not shown on the WWE Network, even though commentary announces that the footage was played earlier in the show.)
Sting retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page after reversing a Diamond Cutter into a Scorpion Death Drop after grabbing hold of the top rope. Sting helps Page to his feet after the match, then stands on the middle rope and flashes DDP's Diamond Cutter signal out of respect. Both men then embrace, and DDP lifts Sting's hand up in victory.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Michael Swigler from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is the winner of this week's Nitro Party pack. We see some footage of his Nitro party.
Lex Luger beats Rick Fuller with the Torture Rack.
Eddie Guerrero beats Kaz Hayashi. Chavo Guerrero Jr. raises Eddie's hand, then Ultimo Dragon shows up to check on Kaz Hayashi. Chavo and Eddie leave after Eddie commands Chavo to open the ropes for him as Ultimo Dragon is about to confront them.
We see a video package of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, which also features footage from a photo shoot.
We see a video package of Konnan.
Prince Iaukea gets an upset win against Konnan by blocking a cradle DDT and countering with a bridging Northern Lights suplex.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho angers the Louisville, Kentucky crowd by rooting for The University of Kentucky Wildcats' next opponent, Stanford University. As he continues to talk, Lenny Lane shows up and tells Jericho he owes him $1,000 for wearing Jericho's ring gear and double-crossing Dean Malenko, which worked. Jericho says Lenny went into his bag when he wasn't around and took his mask, belt and tights and also accuses him of stealing his Loverboy tape. He then says what happened to Malenko will never happen again and that Lenny owes him $1,000 because he can't get the smell out of his tights and demands the money now. Lenny Lane reaches for his tights, then slaps Jericho in the face, starting the match.
Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Lenny Lane with the Lion Tamer.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
The Giant beats Kevin Nash and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan by disqualification in a 2-on-1 handicap match when the mysterious bearded nWo member tries to attack The Giant. His attacks have no effect, and when Eric Bischoff tries to join in, The Giant pushes the mystery man out of the ring and choke slams Bischoff.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Booker T and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit wrestle to a time-limit draw, and Booker T retains the WCW World Television Championship.
Before the next match, Rick Rude kicks Mike Tenay off commentary and briefly guests on commentary for the next match.
The British Bulldog beats Curt Hennig by disqualification after Rick Rude gets on the apron and handcuffs Bulldog to the top rope. Rude and Hennig attack Bulldog as Mike Tenay returns to the commentary table, and as Rude chokes Bulldog with his tie, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart attacks Rude before attacking Hennig and putting him in the Sharpshooter. Brian Adams runs into the ring, forcing Hart to let go of the Sharpshooter and fight him off. The rest of the nWo runs in, but Hart cleans house and stands tall in the ring. WCW Head of Security Doug Dellinger frees Bulldog from the handcuffs. Bret says nobody knows better than him what it's like to be screwed over, and that from here on in, when he's in the building and sees a little injustice, he's going to make sure nobody has to go through what he did.
Goldberg quickly beats The Renegade, bringing the undefeated streak to 60 wins. (In reality, it is only win #53.)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper ends in no decision. During the match, Miss Elizabeth rakes Piper's back, and gets kissed on the lips by Piper in response. After Piper gets Savage in the sleeper, Savage backs him into the ropes and into Miss Elizabeth, who is knocked off the apron. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up along with Kevin Nash and sends the referee into a guardrail. Kevin Nash is about to hit Piper with a baseball bat when Hogan stops him, starting an argument between Hogan and Nash. As Hogan swing his bat at Savage, who escapes from the ring, Sting comes out with a bat of his own. Piper stands with Sting, then Savage hits Sting with from behind with a high knee. Hogan and Nash gang up on Piper in the corner as Sting and Savage fight outside of the ring, then The Giant shows up and takes the baseball bats away from both Hogan and Savage. Savage is distracted, and Sting lays him out as the nWo retreats. Sting, The Giant and Piper stand tall in the ring as the show ends, and the nWo goes after Savage after Savage runs towards the back and points at Hogan.
We see a performance by The Nitro Girls.
Ultimo Dragon beats Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Dragon Sleeper. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eddie Guerrero after the match, who says that Chavo always brings embarrassment to the family, and apologize to their family for Chavo losing tonight, saying he's trying to do the best he can. He forces Chavo to apologize to his grandmother, and tells Chavo he's got a match against another Japanese wrestler "who's probably better than the one [Chavo] lost to" and that he'll show Chavo how it's done.
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff show up. Bischoff says that while Hogan has a soft spot for "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Hogan says he's not afraid of Piper or The Giant, with or without a bat. Hogan says that when he thinks of Piper wearing his kilt and barking out orders to the nWo-ites, he doesn't realize that they will live and die for Hogan as they love him for life. Hogan says he and Kevin Nash love the idea of a Bat Match, and says Rupert Murdoch has been begging for him to drop buy and give the Los Angeles Dodgers tips for batting practice. He then promises that he and Nash will beat Piper and The Giant, and he can't wait until Nash takes the bat and hands it to him so he can swing it out of the park. As for the match between Nash and The Giant, he believes in Nash so much that it was a pleasure to pay the fine for every Jackknife Power Bomb, and says The Giant will be wiped out.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund plus the WCW Hotline with an exclusive interview from Mike Tenay who has just gotten the okay to return to the ring after being out for a while.
Scott Steiner beats Wayne Bloom with the Steiner Recliner.
Cameron Mills and Scott Padgett of the University of Kentucky Wildcats' men's basketball team, fresh off a victory against the Duke University Blue Devils, are seen in the crowd.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls, and this time the kids get involved.
Psychosis beats Lodi.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Diamond Dallas Page shows up for his match without the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, as it was taken from him by force last Wednesday on MTV Live by Raven. (The footage is not shown on the WWE Network, even though commentary announces that the footage was played earlier in the show.)
Sting retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Diamond Dallas Page after reversing a Diamond Cutter into a Scorpion Death Drop after grabbing hold of the top rope. Sting helps Page to his feet after the match, then stands on the middle rope and flashes DDP's Diamond Cutter signal out of respect. Both men then embrace, and DDP lifts Sting's hand up in victory.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Michael Swigler from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma is the winner of this week's Nitro Party pack. We see some footage of his Nitro party.
Lex Luger beats Rick Fuller with the Torture Rack.
Eddie Guerrero beats Kaz Hayashi. Chavo Guerrero Jr. raises Eddie's hand, then Ultimo Dragon shows up to check on Kaz Hayashi. Chavo and Eddie leave after Eddie commands Chavo to open the ropes for him as Ultimo Dragon is about to confront them.
We see a video package of Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, which also features footage from a photo shoot.
We see a video package of Konnan.
Prince Iaukea gets an upset win against Konnan by blocking a cradle DDT and countering with a bridging Northern Lights suplex.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho angers the Louisville, Kentucky crowd by rooting for The University of Kentucky Wildcats' next opponent, Stanford University. As he continues to talk, Lenny Lane shows up and tells Jericho he owes him $1,000 for wearing Jericho's ring gear and double-crossing Dean Malenko, which worked. Jericho says Lenny went into his bag when he wasn't around and took his mask, belt and tights and also accuses him of stealing his Loverboy tape. He then says what happened to Malenko will never happen again and that Lenny owes him $1,000 because he can't get the smell out of his tights and demands the money now. Lenny Lane reaches for his tights, then slaps Jericho in the face, starting the match.
Chris Jericho retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against Lenny Lane with the Lion Tamer.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the third hour.
The Giant beats Kevin Nash and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan by disqualification in a 2-on-1 handicap match when the mysterious bearded nWo member tries to attack The Giant. His attacks have no effect, and when Eric Bischoff tries to join in, The Giant pushes the mystery man out of the ring and choke slams Bischoff.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
Booker T and "The Crippler" Chris Benoit wrestle to a time-limit draw, and Booker T retains the WCW World Television Championship.
Before the next match, Rick Rude kicks Mike Tenay off commentary and briefly guests on commentary for the next match.
The British Bulldog beats Curt Hennig by disqualification after Rick Rude gets on the apron and handcuffs Bulldog to the top rope. Rude and Hennig attack Bulldog as Mike Tenay returns to the commentary table, and as Rude chokes Bulldog with his tie, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart attacks Rude before attacking Hennig and putting him in the Sharpshooter. Brian Adams runs into the ring, forcing Hart to let go of the Sharpshooter and fight him off. The rest of the nWo runs in, but Hart cleans house and stands tall in the ring. WCW Head of Security Doug Dellinger frees Bulldog from the handcuffs. Bret says nobody knows better than him what it's like to be screwed over, and that from here on in, when he's in the building and sees a little injustice, he's going to make sure nobody has to go through what he did.
Goldberg quickly beats The Renegade, bringing the undefeated streak to 60 wins. (In reality, it is only win #53.)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper ends in no decision. During the match, Miss Elizabeth rakes Piper's back, and gets kissed on the lips by Piper in response. After Piper gets Savage in the sleeper, Savage backs him into the ropes and into Miss Elizabeth, who is knocked off the apron. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up along with Kevin Nash and sends the referee into a guardrail. Kevin Nash is about to hit Piper with a baseball bat when Hogan stops him, starting an argument between Hogan and Nash. As Hogan swing his bat at Savage, who escapes from the ring, Sting comes out with a bat of his own. Piper stands with Sting, then Savage hits Sting with from behind with a high knee. Hogan and Nash gang up on Piper in the corner as Sting and Savage fight outside of the ring, then The Giant shows up and takes the baseball bats away from both Hogan and Savage. Savage is distracted, and Sting lays him out as the nWo retreats. Sting, The Giant and Piper stand tall in the ring as the show ends, and the nWo goes after Savage after Savage runs towards the back and points at Hogan.
Thursday, March 5, 1998
Thunderstruck - Thunder recap for March 5, 1998
The show starts with "Macho Man" Randy Savage receiving the Harvard Lampoon Real Man of the Year award for 1998 as part of a message from the New World Order. Savage says he knows what is wrong with the nWo and knows how to fix it as he receives his award. He is also seen signing autographs as he says that the pecking order of the nWo has changed and that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan is no longer "the big kahuna."
The New World Order shows up. Eric Bischoff mocks "Macho Man" Randy Savage, saying he is not a real man compared to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, that a real man would admit that he has lived under Hogan's shadow all of his career, and that Savage is the second-most delusional human being he has ever met in his life. Hogan says it is quite clear that with him as the big kahuna, the whole nWo and his nWo-ites know that when you are with the nWo, you are with the nWo for life. He then says that once they line their ducks up in a row, Sting will be stung and that "Macho Man" will not be so macho anymore. Hogan then boasts about beating Savage like a dog on Nitro and proving that he made professional wrestling what it is today before calling himself "the real macho man." He also calls Harvard Lampoon's "Real Man of the Year" the biggest joke he has ever seen, as everybody knows that Miss Elizabeth was also his manager and that you would have to look at her skinny legs to see he is a man. He says that Scott Hall will make sure Sting is stung at Uncensored, and suggest that WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon find him another opponent, because Savage will not be there. He also says that if Savage had the intestinal fortitude to enter the arena tonight, he will beat him up again. Suddenly, Brian Adams interrupts, saying he does not want to stomp on any toes and that Hogan has nothing to prove, as Savage and everyone knows that Hogan is an icon and that he will beat the hell out of Savage. He also asks Hogan for the honor to take out Savage himself and let Hogan have the night off should Savage show up tonight. Hogan accepts, and Savage nothing to do with the nWo as they are just two sweet.
Bill Goldberg beats Vincent in mere seconds with just the Spear and the Jackhammer.
Eddie Guerrero beats Prince Iaukea after dropkicking Iaukea into the knee, tripping his off the top rope before he can hit a springboard move.
This weekend on WCW Saturday Night: Disco Inferno vs. Lodi! Dean Malenko vs. Kidman! Scott Steiner vs. Ray Traylor!
Kimberly, Spice and Fire and the Nitro Girls announce that WCW Road to Spring Party is making a stop at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina with "Mean" Gene Okerlund and all of the Nitro Girls. They will be broadcasting live from the campus and they will be bringing Nitro right to the Devil's Den. Students are asked to show their school spirit by partying with them, and while the University of Tennessee had a great Nitro party, they want to see if Duke can throw a better one. There will be free Domino's Pizza, WCW merchandise give-aways and much more.
Juventud Guerrera beats El Dandy. During the match, Raven's Flock takes their seats in the front row. After the match, Konnan shows up, calls Juvi "AnÃbal González" (which is part of his real name), then confronts him for interfering in his match and losing his mask before telling him to "get ready to get got" if he wants to challenge him on Nitro. Juvi says he does not care what Konnan has to say and that he is ready any time, anywhere.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up. He calls out Brian Adams and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, who show up along with Eric Bischoff. Savage confronts Hogan and Bischoff for calling him delusional and Hogan in particular for considering himself the leader of the nWo, and says the rest of the nWo want to shake his hand, smile to his face and stab him in the back at the drop of a hat. He also says his phone is ringing off the hook and that Hogan's friends want to band together with the main goal of getting Hogan out of the nWo. He then says he has known Hogan for too long, and the way he looks at it, Hogan is like a horse with a broken leg and is no good to anybody. He then says that at Uncensored, he will send Hogan to the glue factory. As for Brian Adams, if he is betting his career on Hogan, he will take that bet and raise him five, and after he gets done crushing Brian Adams, he wants Hogan in the middle of the ring so he can give him a piece of the madness. Hogan laughs, and says that Savage will be a comedian after Uncensored, and that he would love to come down to the ring and watch Brian Adams vs. Randy Savage tonight.
We see a video package of Lex Luger's calling out of Scott Steiner prior to their match at Uncensored.
Scott Steiner beats Chase Tatum with the Steiner Recliner.
We see a video package of The Giant hitting Kevin Nash with a Jackknife Power Bomb.
Curt Hennig beats Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart after Rick Rude hits Neidhart with a 2x4 as Hennig distracts referee Mickey Jay. After the match, Hennig and Rick Rude continue to attack Neidhart, then The British Bulldog runs into the ring and chases them away.
Mike Tenay interviews Raven in the ring. Raven says he has yearned from release from the labyrinth of his past, and the walls are bitters memories and the corridors hate. He then says he and Diamond Dallas Page had a volatile past, and that he helped him when nobody else would despite his arrogance. He says DDP did not remember him on the path to fame and glory while he spent three long years in "barbed wire city" making a name for himself and learned that if one is scarred badly enough, they no longer feel the pain. Tonight will be his vindication and DDP's Waterloo. He proved he can destroy "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, and tonight, he is taking the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. He says that if he wins, he will not put the title on the line at Uncensored so that Benoit and DDP can suffer in silence and agony like he did, and learn that they cannot escape their fate, as someone must pay for the pain of his past.
We see a video package of Chris Jericho. He says that he has realized that the fans really like him, and says he is their role model, hero and paragon of virtue and that they will continue to cheer for him like they always do. He says the fans have becoming "raging Jerichoholics," which he considers a big responsibility. He says the things that he has done for his fans have been misconstrued. He says he is a three-time Cruiserweight champion and that he is the man the fans should be looking up to, and that he should be put on a pedestal like the role model that he is. He also says that his heinous actions as of late will never happen again.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho says that he addresses the Jerichoholics with nothing but the honest truth each and every week, and that there has been a man in the dressing room asking for his advice and opinions. He says that Dean Malenko used to be "The Man of 1,000 Holds" before saying he knows 1,004 holds. He says that until Malenko has the same respect for the business and experience that he has as well as half the talent he possesses, he will never win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship from him.
Chris Jericho beats Ciclope with the Lion Tamer. After the match, Jericho refuses to release the hold, and Dean Malenko shows up to grab Jericho by the hair before suplexing him and putting him in the Texas Cloverleaf.
Scott Norton vs. The Renegade ends when The Giant makes a surprise return and Jackknife Power Bombs Norton before choke slamming The Renegade. The Giant then takes the microphone and hopes that Kevin Nash is watching closely from home, as the playing field is now even with his bad neck and Nash's bad back. He says "Checkmate...show up," before leaving the ring, having chains wrapped around his wrist and padlocked by security and local police, and getting escorted to the back.
Before the next match, Raven gives Diamond Dallas Page one last chance to beg for forgiveness before announcing that the next match is under Raven's Rules. DDP shows up, then tells him he's got his forgiveness "right here" before saying the match will be under "DDP rules" and that there will be no referee. He tells referee Nick Patrick to leave, then the next match begins. DDP and Raven brawl their way towards the back, and "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit shows up from behind the backstage curtains and fights both Raven and DDP. As the match de-evolves into a brawl and returns to the ring, a rather large man in a tanktop, blue jeans and a plaid shirt wrapped around his waist shows up and attacks both DDP and Benoit. Hammer tosses a guardrail into the ring as the rest of Raven's Flock surrounds the ring, and Raven hits Benoit with an Evenflow DDT on the guardrail before doing the same to DDT.
Before the next match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage says that what "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan said earlier in the show about Miss Elizabeth has some merit. After admitting she was his wife as well as his and Hogan's manager, then Miss Elizabeth says "Macho Man' Randy Savage is the real man. Brian Adams has to hold Hogan back. Savage says that if Hogan has a problem with that, then he will have problems with having to ask his wife who the real man is. Savage then fights both Adams and Hogan, and even hits them both with Hogan's weight belt. Adams grabs Savage from behind, and Miss Elizabeth goes for Adam's eyes before being trapped in the corner by Hogan. Savage then fights both Hogan and Adams again, but suddenly, he is attacked by a man in black leather and a jacket with the nWo logon the back. The man with the long blond hair and the sunglasses has shown up again, and he hits Savage with a neckbreaker before the rest of the nWo shows up and attacks Savage until Sting runs into the ring, chasing out the nWo members to end the show.
The New World Order shows up. Eric Bischoff mocks "Macho Man" Randy Savage, saying he is not a real man compared to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, that a real man would admit that he has lived under Hogan's shadow all of his career, and that Savage is the second-most delusional human being he has ever met in his life. Hogan says it is quite clear that with him as the big kahuna, the whole nWo and his nWo-ites know that when you are with the nWo, you are with the nWo for life. He then says that once they line their ducks up in a row, Sting will be stung and that "Macho Man" will not be so macho anymore. Hogan then boasts about beating Savage like a dog on Nitro and proving that he made professional wrestling what it is today before calling himself "the real macho man." He also calls Harvard Lampoon's "Real Man of the Year" the biggest joke he has ever seen, as everybody knows that Miss Elizabeth was also his manager and that you would have to look at her skinny legs to see he is a man. He says that Scott Hall will make sure Sting is stung at Uncensored, and suggest that WCW Executive Committee Chairman J.J. Dillon find him another opponent, because Savage will not be there. He also says that if Savage had the intestinal fortitude to enter the arena tonight, he will beat him up again. Suddenly, Brian Adams interrupts, saying he does not want to stomp on any toes and that Hogan has nothing to prove, as Savage and everyone knows that Hogan is an icon and that he will beat the hell out of Savage. He also asks Hogan for the honor to take out Savage himself and let Hogan have the night off should Savage show up tonight. Hogan accepts, and Savage nothing to do with the nWo as they are just two sweet.
Bill Goldberg beats Vincent in mere seconds with just the Spear and the Jackhammer.
Eddie Guerrero beats Prince Iaukea after dropkicking Iaukea into the knee, tripping his off the top rope before he can hit a springboard move.
This weekend on WCW Saturday Night: Disco Inferno vs. Lodi! Dean Malenko vs. Kidman! Scott Steiner vs. Ray Traylor!
Kimberly, Spice and Fire and the Nitro Girls announce that WCW Road to Spring Party is making a stop at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina with "Mean" Gene Okerlund and all of the Nitro Girls. They will be broadcasting live from the campus and they will be bringing Nitro right to the Devil's Den. Students are asked to show their school spirit by partying with them, and while the University of Tennessee had a great Nitro party, they want to see if Duke can throw a better one. There will be free Domino's Pizza, WCW merchandise give-aways and much more.
Juventud Guerrera beats El Dandy. During the match, Raven's Flock takes their seats in the front row. After the match, Konnan shows up, calls Juvi "AnÃbal González" (which is part of his real name), then confronts him for interfering in his match and losing his mask before telling him to "get ready to get got" if he wants to challenge him on Nitro. Juvi says he does not care what Konnan has to say and that he is ready any time, anywhere.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage shows up. He calls out Brian Adams and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, who show up along with Eric Bischoff. Savage confronts Hogan and Bischoff for calling him delusional and Hogan in particular for considering himself the leader of the nWo, and says the rest of the nWo want to shake his hand, smile to his face and stab him in the back at the drop of a hat. He also says his phone is ringing off the hook and that Hogan's friends want to band together with the main goal of getting Hogan out of the nWo. He then says he has known Hogan for too long, and the way he looks at it, Hogan is like a horse with a broken leg and is no good to anybody. He then says that at Uncensored, he will send Hogan to the glue factory. As for Brian Adams, if he is betting his career on Hogan, he will take that bet and raise him five, and after he gets done crushing Brian Adams, he wants Hogan in the middle of the ring so he can give him a piece of the madness. Hogan laughs, and says that Savage will be a comedian after Uncensored, and that he would love to come down to the ring and watch Brian Adams vs. Randy Savage tonight.
We see a video package of Lex Luger's calling out of Scott Steiner prior to their match at Uncensored.
Scott Steiner beats Chase Tatum with the Steiner Recliner.
We see a video package of The Giant hitting Kevin Nash with a Jackknife Power Bomb.
Curt Hennig beats Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart after Rick Rude hits Neidhart with a 2x4 as Hennig distracts referee Mickey Jay. After the match, Hennig and Rick Rude continue to attack Neidhart, then The British Bulldog runs into the ring and chases them away.
Mike Tenay interviews Raven in the ring. Raven says he has yearned from release from the labyrinth of his past, and the walls are bitters memories and the corridors hate. He then says he and Diamond Dallas Page had a volatile past, and that he helped him when nobody else would despite his arrogance. He says DDP did not remember him on the path to fame and glory while he spent three long years in "barbed wire city" making a name for himself and learned that if one is scarred badly enough, they no longer feel the pain. Tonight will be his vindication and DDP's Waterloo. He proved he can destroy "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit, and tonight, he is taking the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. He says that if he wins, he will not put the title on the line at Uncensored so that Benoit and DDP can suffer in silence and agony like he did, and learn that they cannot escape their fate, as someone must pay for the pain of his past.
We see a video package of Chris Jericho. He says that he has realized that the fans really like him, and says he is their role model, hero and paragon of virtue and that they will continue to cheer for him like they always do. He says the fans have becoming "raging Jerichoholics," which he considers a big responsibility. He says the things that he has done for his fans have been misconstrued. He says he is a three-time Cruiserweight champion and that he is the man the fans should be looking up to, and that he should be put on a pedestal like the role model that he is. He also says that his heinous actions as of late will never happen again.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho says that he addresses the Jerichoholics with nothing but the honest truth each and every week, and that there has been a man in the dressing room asking for his advice and opinions. He says that Dean Malenko used to be "The Man of 1,000 Holds" before saying he knows 1,004 holds. He says that until Malenko has the same respect for the business and experience that he has as well as half the talent he possesses, he will never win the WCW Cruiserweight Championship from him.
Chris Jericho beats Ciclope with the Lion Tamer. After the match, Jericho refuses to release the hold, and Dean Malenko shows up to grab Jericho by the hair before suplexing him and putting him in the Texas Cloverleaf.
Scott Norton vs. The Renegade ends when The Giant makes a surprise return and Jackknife Power Bombs Norton before choke slamming The Renegade. The Giant then takes the microphone and hopes that Kevin Nash is watching closely from home, as the playing field is now even with his bad neck and Nash's bad back. He says "Checkmate...show up," before leaving the ring, having chains wrapped around his wrist and padlocked by security and local police, and getting escorted to the back.
Before the next match, Raven gives Diamond Dallas Page one last chance to beg for forgiveness before announcing that the next match is under Raven's Rules. DDP shows up, then tells him he's got his forgiveness "right here" before saying the match will be under "DDP rules" and that there will be no referee. He tells referee Nick Patrick to leave, then the next match begins. DDP and Raven brawl their way towards the back, and "The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit shows up from behind the backstage curtains and fights both Raven and DDP. As the match de-evolves into a brawl and returns to the ring, a rather large man in a tanktop, blue jeans and a plaid shirt wrapped around his waist shows up and attacks both DDP and Benoit. Hammer tosses a guardrail into the ring as the rest of Raven's Flock surrounds the ring, and Raven hits Benoit with an Evenflow DDT on the guardrail before doing the same to DDT.
Before the next match, "Macho Man" Randy Savage says that what "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan said earlier in the show about Miss Elizabeth has some merit. After admitting she was his wife as well as his and Hogan's manager, then Miss Elizabeth says "Macho Man' Randy Savage is the real man. Brian Adams has to hold Hogan back. Savage says that if Hogan has a problem with that, then he will have problems with having to ask his wife who the real man is. Savage then fights both Adams and Hogan, and even hits them both with Hogan's weight belt. Adams grabs Savage from behind, and Miss Elizabeth goes for Adam's eyes before being trapped in the corner by Hogan. Savage then fights both Hogan and Adams again, but suddenly, he is attacked by a man in black leather and a jacket with the nWo logon the back. The man with the long blond hair and the sunglasses has shown up again, and he hits Savage with a neckbreaker before the rest of the nWo shows up and attacks Savage until Sting runs into the ring, chasing out the nWo members to end the show.
Monday, February 3, 1997
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for February 3, 1997
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up with Ted DiBiase and Vincent to start tonight's show. Hogan says they are here on a mission from God, and that everywhere he goes in Hollywood, California, he hears that "Rowdy" Roddy Piper has been there and that he has been dogging him. He says that the WCW shot their mouth off and offered Piper a shot at the World title, and wonders where they get off at. He also states that they have let the word out that Piper will be in the building tonight. He has talked with DiBiase and Vincent, and being "a man of honor" and "a man of his word," he plans to confront him as he is tired of the lies and the backlash and make him admit that he is the better man and that he beat him at Starrcade. He will also put the World title on the line tonight, and if Piper has the guts to come to the ring - or the moment he arrives in the arena, whichever happens first - he will embarrass him and beat him like he insists he did last time.
The Ultimate Dragon beats Ray Mendoza, Jr. It is announced that Piper screamed "The battle is not over until you go home" in Gaelic as he was carried out of the arena on a stretcher the last time he was on Nitro.
Glacier beats Billy Kidman.
The nWo Denim Jacket is available now for $80 plus $9.95 shipping and handling.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Jeff Jarrett vs. Hugh Morrus! Dean Malenko vs. Eddie Guerrero for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship!
Ice Train beats La Parka. During the match, we find out that The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) have knocked Lex Luger unconscious with metal pipes.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Debra McMichael, Woman). "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is conspicuously absent. Benoit says that The Horsemen have goon through a difficult transitional period plagued by injury and internal friction, but by getting through it, one finds out who their friends really are. He calls being a Horseman one of his greatest accomplishment, and says he knows exactly who he can count on and that he wouldn't want it any other way as the Horsemen have a new perspective. Woman says the environment is much better than before, and calls out "Miss Jacqueline" (the woman from last week) for saying she didn't like what she did to The Taskmaster, and tells her that she got her leftovers. Mongo says The Horsemen couldn't be any more tightly knit, and says he'll be there when the rest of the Horsemen need him before announcing he's available to take Lex Luger's place in his match against Jeff Jarrett tonight, and offers to do such for the WCW Executive Committee. Debra brags about her beauty pageant accomplishments again before making fun of Miss Jacqueline's face. Flair says that familiarity breeds contempt and that the Horsemen have worked through it all. He says that Anderson is laid up in a king-size bed and watching them resolve their problems. Flair tells The Taskmaster and Miss Jacqueline that "nobody with a boyfriend named Shorty walks next to the Nature Boy."
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) and Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) are seen watching the next match from the front row. It is also confirmed that the woman mentioned by The Four Horsemen in the interview from earlier is indeed named Jacqueline.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) vs. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) ends when The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) and Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) climb over the guardrail attack both teams as well as each other.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Dean Malenko beats Mike Enos with a small package. Syxx climbs over the guardrail and steals the WCW Cruiserweight Championship during the match.
Lee Marshall calls from Jacksonville, Florida - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Dungeon of Doom (The Taskmaster, Miss Jacqueline, Konnan, Jimmy Hart). We learn that The Taskmaster and Miss Jacqueline go back ten years, and that because The Taskmaster's personal life unraveled, The Horsemen got back together and that The Taskmaster forgot where his strength really lied as he crumbled. He says Miss Jacqueline was there for him ten years ago, and here for her now. Jimmy Hart says that women in professional wrestling is nothing but trouble and thinks Miss Jacqueline has a hidden agenda. Konnan thinks The Taskmaster has made a good catch, but says their real business lies in destroying The Four Horsemen. He asks The Taskmaster for a favor: let him take care of "The Crippler" Chris Benoit so he can spend more time with Jacqueline, who says that she didn't need plastic surgery for the toned body that she has and that Woman is jealous because she took The Taskmaster away from her. The Taskmaster says that it won't end between him and Benoit tonight, and Jacqueline tells Nancy she will beat her like she stole something - supposedly with the leather belt that is in her hands - is she sticks her nose in their business.
Diamond Dallas Page beats The Renegade with the Diamond Death Cutter - a Diamond Cutter with the opponent on the top turnbuckle. After the match, The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) are seen with metal pipes in their hands at the top of the entrance ramp, daring DDP to come at them. As they slowly walk down the ramp, Sting is seen in the crowd, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage - wearing black and white once again - is seen in the stands from the opposite side shortly afterward. Page grabs a steel chair and takes it back into the ring, not knowing who is friend or foe. All four men disappear soon after.
"Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright beats Super Calo.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. Konnan is thrown out when Miss Jacqueline shows up with a leather belt ready to hit Woman with it. Benoit grabs it out of her hands, and Jacqueline fails to find another weapon underneath the ring. Jimmy Hart and Konnan have to hold Miss Jacqueline back.
It is announced that Lex Luger will not be able to wrestle tonight, and that Steve "Mongo" McMichael will officially take his place as per the WCW Executive Committee.
Jeff Jarrett beats Steve "Mongo" McMichael by count-out when Debra McMichael, who does not want the match to take place, keeps Mongo from getting back in the ring after Jarrett drop kicks him out of the ring.
SuperBrawl VII is coming live to pay-per-view on February 23rd!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in Piper's first appearance on Nitro since he was sent to the hospital. Piper heads to the ring with his youngest son Colt. Piper says he will never be an Elvis Presley, and that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan will never be a Roddy Piper. He doesn't understand why WCW wants him to fight Hogan again, even if it is for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. After we hear from Colt for a few seconds, Piper says that it is time for himself to grow up and be a man. Hogan shows up with Eric Bischoff and Vincent. Piper tells Hogan (whom he calls "Terry") that he's not out here to do anything, and asks Hogan to let him go home. Hogan calls his plea "weak" and tells him to get on his knees and beg for mercy. He tells Piper he had a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and that Piper has never been a world champion. He also calls Piper bringing Colt to the ring is a sign of Piper knowing what he is doing as well as a calculated risk. He says he was willing to defend the World title tonight, and that Piper isn't willing to get beaten again. Eric Bischoff wants Piper to admit that Hogan beat him like a drum. Piper does, and then Hogan wants Piper to admit that Hogan is the wrestler and icon friends and family really talk about, not Piper. Piper plays along with Hogan, and Hogan tells Piper that he is done with him, as he says that calling Piper "a coward" is one thing and "yellow" another, as Hogan tells Piper he is hiding behind a kid. Piper and Colt turn around to leave, and Hogan slaps Piper in the back of the head as he does. Piper helps his son out of the ring, then takes off his jacket and slams Hogan's and Bischoff's heads into each other before giving Hogan what for. Eric Bischoff gets back on the apron with the steel chair, and grabs the World title to swing it at both Hogan and Bischoff, who retreat. He lifts up the World title, then says "Let the games begin," and "San Francisco, watch my fist go," indicating that he has accepted the World title match.
The Ultimate Dragon beats Ray Mendoza, Jr. It is announced that Piper screamed "The battle is not over until you go home" in Gaelic as he was carried out of the arena on a stretcher the last time he was on Nitro.
Glacier beats Billy Kidman.
The nWo Denim Jacket is available now for $80 plus $9.95 shipping and handling.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Jeff Jarrett vs. Hugh Morrus! Dean Malenko vs. Eddie Guerrero for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship!
Ice Train beats La Parka. During the match, we find out that The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) have knocked Lex Luger unconscious with metal pipes.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, Debra McMichael, Woman). "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is conspicuously absent. Benoit says that The Horsemen have goon through a difficult transitional period plagued by injury and internal friction, but by getting through it, one finds out who their friends really are. He calls being a Horseman one of his greatest accomplishment, and says he knows exactly who he can count on and that he wouldn't want it any other way as the Horsemen have a new perspective. Woman says the environment is much better than before, and calls out "Miss Jacqueline" (the woman from last week) for saying she didn't like what she did to The Taskmaster, and tells her that she got her leftovers. Mongo says The Horsemen couldn't be any more tightly knit, and says he'll be there when the rest of the Horsemen need him before announcing he's available to take Lex Luger's place in his match against Jeff Jarrett tonight, and offers to do such for the WCW Executive Committee. Debra brags about her beauty pageant accomplishments again before making fun of Miss Jacqueline's face. Flair says that familiarity breeds contempt and that the Horsemen have worked through it all. He says that Anderson is laid up in a king-size bed and watching them resolve their problems. Flair tells The Taskmaster and Miss Jacqueline that "nobody with a boyfriend named Shorty walks next to the Nature Boy."
The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) and Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) are seen watching the next match from the front row. It is also confirmed that the woman mentioned by The Four Horsemen in the interview from earlier is indeed named Jacqueline.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) vs. Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) ends when The Faces of Fear (Meng and The Barbarian) and Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock) climb over the guardrail attack both teams as well as each other.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
Dean Malenko beats Mike Enos with a small package. Syxx climbs over the guardrail and steals the WCW Cruiserweight Championship during the match.
Lee Marshall calls from Jacksonville, Florida - the site of next week's Nitro - for the 1-800-COLLECT Road Report.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Dungeon of Doom (The Taskmaster, Miss Jacqueline, Konnan, Jimmy Hart). We learn that The Taskmaster and Miss Jacqueline go back ten years, and that because The Taskmaster's personal life unraveled, The Horsemen got back together and that The Taskmaster forgot where his strength really lied as he crumbled. He says Miss Jacqueline was there for him ten years ago, and here for her now. Jimmy Hart says that women in professional wrestling is nothing but trouble and thinks Miss Jacqueline has a hidden agenda. Konnan thinks The Taskmaster has made a good catch, but says their real business lies in destroying The Four Horsemen. He asks The Taskmaster for a favor: let him take care of "The Crippler" Chris Benoit so he can spend more time with Jacqueline, who says that she didn't need plastic surgery for the toned body that she has and that Woman is jealous because she took The Taskmaster away from her. The Taskmaster says that it won't end between him and Benoit tonight, and Jacqueline tells Nancy she will beat her like she stole something - supposedly with the leather belt that is in her hands - is she sticks her nose in their business.
Diamond Dallas Page beats The Renegade with the Diamond Death Cutter - a Diamond Cutter with the opponent on the top turnbuckle. After the match, The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) are seen with metal pipes in their hands at the top of the entrance ramp, daring DDP to come at them. As they slowly walk down the ramp, Sting is seen in the crowd, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage - wearing black and white once again - is seen in the stands from the opposite side shortly afterward. Page grabs a steel chair and takes it back into the ring, not knowing who is friend or foe. All four men disappear soon after.
"Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright beats Super Calo.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit vs. Konnan is thrown out when Miss Jacqueline shows up with a leather belt ready to hit Woman with it. Benoit grabs it out of her hands, and Jacqueline fails to find another weapon underneath the ring. Jimmy Hart and Konnan have to hold Miss Jacqueline back.
It is announced that Lex Luger will not be able to wrestle tonight, and that Steve "Mongo" McMichael will officially take his place as per the WCW Executive Committee.
Jeff Jarrett beats Steve "Mongo" McMichael by count-out when Debra McMichael, who does not want the match to take place, keeps Mongo from getting back in the ring after Jarrett drop kicks him out of the ring.
SuperBrawl VII is coming live to pay-per-view on February 23rd!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Rowdy" Roddy Piper in Piper's first appearance on Nitro since he was sent to the hospital. Piper heads to the ring with his youngest son Colt. Piper says he will never be an Elvis Presley, and that "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan will never be a Roddy Piper. He doesn't understand why WCW wants him to fight Hogan again, even if it is for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. After we hear from Colt for a few seconds, Piper says that it is time for himself to grow up and be a man. Hogan shows up with Eric Bischoff and Vincent. Piper tells Hogan (whom he calls "Terry") that he's not out here to do anything, and asks Hogan to let him go home. Hogan calls his plea "weak" and tells him to get on his knees and beg for mercy. He tells Piper he had a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and that Piper has never been a world champion. He also calls Piper bringing Colt to the ring is a sign of Piper knowing what he is doing as well as a calculated risk. He says he was willing to defend the World title tonight, and that Piper isn't willing to get beaten again. Eric Bischoff wants Piper to admit that Hogan beat him like a drum. Piper does, and then Hogan wants Piper to admit that Hogan is the wrestler and icon friends and family really talk about, not Piper. Piper plays along with Hogan, and Hogan tells Piper that he is done with him, as he says that calling Piper "a coward" is one thing and "yellow" another, as Hogan tells Piper he is hiding behind a kid. Piper and Colt turn around to leave, and Hogan slaps Piper in the back of the head as he does. Piper helps his son out of the ring, then takes off his jacket and slams Hogan's and Bischoff's heads into each other before giving Hogan what for. Eric Bischoff gets back on the apron with the steel chair, and grabs the World title to swing it at both Hogan and Bischoff, who retreat. He lifts up the World title, then says "Let the games begin," and "San Francisco, watch my fist go," indicating that he has accepted the World title match.
Monday, August 12, 1996
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for August 12, 1996
The Dungeon of Doom (The Taskmaster, Meng, Barbarian, Hugh Morrus) beats High Voltage (Ronnie Rage and Kenny Kaos) and Rough and Ready (Mike Enos and Dick Slater). Rough and Ready turn on High Voltage and attack Ronnie Rage after the match.
Clash of the Champions is this Thursday at 8:05 PM Eastern on TBS.
Sting and Lex Luger show up. Luger says he's not spending another sleepless night after what happened at Hog Wild, and Sting wants to clear up the air right now. They then get in the ring and issue an open challenge for The New World Order (Hall, Nash, Hulk Hogan), saying they'll show up in the ring if they have any guts. Not surprisingly, they fail to show, and Sting gives them another chance, telling them they can bring the baseball bats if they want.
Diamond Dallas Page beats The Renegade to retain the BattleBowl ring and title. During the match, it is announced that The New World Order (Hall, Nash, Hulk Hogan) will respond to Sting and Lex Luger's challenge later tonight.
The New World Order (Hall, Nash and Hulk Hogan) say they'll accept Sting and Lex Luger's challenge on their times as they brag about taking the World Heavyweight Championship and the Nick Patrick controversy. Hulk Hogan - now with the stubble around his face dyed black - says they've given WCW all the hints on who the fourth and fifth men are. The fourth man almost reveals himself, but Hogan tells him to stay off-screen. Hall and Nash then decide to accept Sting and Luger's challenge for tonight after all. They call The Giant, Sting and Lex Luger losers and ask what WCW will do when Sting and Luger lose again.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) in an eight-man tag match! The Giant in action!
Konnan puts his feet on the ropes to beat Jim Powers. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Konnan after the match. Konnan tells Okerlund to shut up about his win, and says that ever since The New World Order (Hall, Nash, Hogan) have showed up, they've beaten people up left and right. He says whoever fails to plan plans to fail, and says he's sticking with WCW in the war against the nWo.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Big Ron Studd. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Woman, Miss Elizabeth and Chris Benoit after the match. Benoit calls Dean Malenko one of the greatest technical wrestler today and respects his talents, but says that he was in the ring with a man on an agenda. The Four Horsemen have an agenda, and until that agenda is fulfilled, they have a few obstacles. He tells The Giant he is big and strong by stature, but he will knock him down to size at Clash of the Champions.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) by disqualification - and Harlem Heat retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships - after Rick Steiner chases Col. Robert Parker into the ring as Sister Sherri grabs Scott Steiner's foot during a vertical suplex.
Rey Mysterio Jr. retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against The Ultimate Dragon.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against "Macho Man" Randy Savage after Flair accidentally clotheslines the referee and Savage is struck with a steel chair by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. Nick Patrick calls for a member of medical staff to check on the original referee for the match, and has to make the three-count when Flair makes the pinfall with Woman holding his feet on the rope.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is speaking when "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up. Okerlund interviews Hogan, and wants to know what's going on. Hogan says there is no stopping The New World Worder (Hall, Nash, Hogan). He says this is all business, and that they attacked WCW for a reason. He also wanted to make sure "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair survived until Clash of the Champions so he would have no excuses for not wiping him out then. He says that when Hall and Nash are done with Sting and Lex Luger, everyone is getting a name change, with Ric Flair being known as "the stupid little man," saying if he can attack The Booty Man, then one can only imagine what he's going to do to Ric Flair.
Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are currently pondering the wheareabouts of The Outsiders (Hall and Nash) from the commentary table with help from the production team. They are suddenly spotted coming out from the crowd and entering the ring. Lex Luger shows up, but instead of Sting with him, it's referee Nick Patrick. Luger fights off both Hall and Nash anyway, and Sting shows up not long afterwards. As the fight goes on, it becomes apparent to commentary that Nick Patrick is giving liberties to Hall and Nash, which looks even more suspicious when Nick Patrick moves Hall out of the way of a Stinger Splash. The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) and chase Hall, Nash and Nick Patrick out of the ring. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews THe Horsemen, and Flair tells Luger and Sting that while he doesn't like them, he'll play ball with them because they're part of WCW. He tells "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan that he doesn't know the first thing about being a bad guy, and that he and Hogan will style and profile Horsemen Style at Clash of the Champions.
Clash of the Champions is this Thursday at 8:05 PM Eastern on TBS.
Sting and Lex Luger show up. Luger says he's not spending another sleepless night after what happened at Hog Wild, and Sting wants to clear up the air right now. They then get in the ring and issue an open challenge for The New World Order (Hall, Nash, Hulk Hogan), saying they'll show up in the ring if they have any guts. Not surprisingly, they fail to show, and Sting gives them another chance, telling them they can bring the baseball bats if they want.
Diamond Dallas Page beats The Renegade to retain the BattleBowl ring and title. During the match, it is announced that The New World Order (Hall, Nash, Hulk Hogan) will respond to Sting and Lex Luger's challenge later tonight.
The New World Order (Hall, Nash and Hulk Hogan) say they'll accept Sting and Lex Luger's challenge on their times as they brag about taking the World Heavyweight Championship and the Nick Patrick controversy. Hulk Hogan - now with the stubble around his face dyed black - says they've given WCW all the hints on who the fourth and fifth men are. The fourth man almost reveals himself, but Hogan tells him to stay off-screen. Hall and Nash then decide to accept Sting and Luger's challenge for tonight after all. They call The Giant, Sting and Lex Luger losers and ask what WCW will do when Sting and Luger lose again.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) in an eight-man tag match! The Giant in action!
Konnan puts his feet on the ropes to beat Jim Powers. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Konnan after the match. Konnan tells Okerlund to shut up about his win, and says that ever since The New World Order (Hall, Nash, Hogan) have showed up, they've beaten people up left and right. He says whoever fails to plan plans to fail, and says he's sticking with WCW in the war against the nWo.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Big Ron Studd. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Woman, Miss Elizabeth and Chris Benoit after the match. Benoit calls Dean Malenko one of the greatest technical wrestler today and respects his talents, but says that he was in the ring with a man on an agenda. The Four Horsemen have an agenda, and until that agenda is fulfilled, they have a few obstacles. He tells The Giant he is big and strong by stature, but he will knock him down to size at Clash of the Champions.
Pyrotechnics signal the start of the second hour.
The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) beat Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) by disqualification - and Harlem Heat retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships - after Rick Steiner chases Col. Robert Parker into the ring as Sister Sherri grabs Scott Steiner's foot during a vertical suplex.
Rey Mysterio Jr. retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against The Ultimate Dragon.
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against "Macho Man" Randy Savage after Flair accidentally clotheslines the referee and Savage is struck with a steel chair by "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan. Nick Patrick calls for a member of medical staff to check on the original referee for the match, and has to make the three-count when Flair makes the pinfall with Woman holding his feet on the rope.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is speaking when "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan shows up. Okerlund interviews Hogan, and wants to know what's going on. Hogan says there is no stopping The New World Worder (Hall, Nash, Hogan). He says this is all business, and that they attacked WCW for a reason. He also wanted to make sure "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair survived until Clash of the Champions so he would have no excuses for not wiping him out then. He says that when Hall and Nash are done with Sting and Lex Luger, everyone is getting a name change, with Ric Flair being known as "the stupid little man," saying if he can attack The Booty Man, then one can only imagine what he's going to do to Ric Flair.
Eric Bischoff and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan are currently pondering the wheareabouts of The Outsiders (Hall and Nash) from the commentary table with help from the production team. They are suddenly spotted coming out from the crowd and entering the ring. Lex Luger shows up, but instead of Sting with him, it's referee Nick Patrick. Luger fights off both Hall and Nash anyway, and Sting shows up not long afterwards. As the fight goes on, it becomes apparent to commentary that Nick Patrick is giving liberties to Hall and Nash, which looks even more suspicious when Nick Patrick moves Hall out of the way of a Stinger Splash. The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, Steve "Mongo" McMichael) and chase Hall, Nash and Nick Patrick out of the ring. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews THe Horsemen, and Flair tells Luger and Sting that while he doesn't like them, he'll play ball with them because they're part of WCW. He tells "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan that he doesn't know the first thing about being a bad guy, and that he and Hogan will style and profile Horsemen Style at Clash of the Champions.
Monday, July 1, 1996
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for July 1, 1996
Before the show begins, Diamond Dallas Page shows up and says that the Lord of the Rings ring has been stolen, and that he wants the arena closed and everyone strip searched until the ring is found.
The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) are seen in the VIP section along with Debra McMichael, Woman and Miss Elizabeth during the next match. Also, Col. Robert Parker shows up at ringside in Harlem Heat's corner during the match.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) after Col. Robert Parker hits Rick Steiner off the top rope with his cane to stop a double team attempt.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) along with Debra McMichael, Woman and Miss Elizabeth in the VIP lounge. We learn that The Four Horsemen will be taking on Joe Gomez, The Renegade and The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson). Debra says that Mongo is one of the best athletes ever to compete, and hopes that he makes more money in WCW than he ever did in the NFL. Miss Elizabeth says there's plenty of money to go around, and Woman asks Miss Elizabeth to hire a full-time driver. Anderson says what while we may not see the Supreme Court in the VIP lounge, they still run the wrestling world, and for the first time since the mid-1980s, they're at full strength. Benoit calls himself "silent but violent." Mongo says he's happy to be a Horseman, and says that "money makes the monkey dance." Flair, upon hearing that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is in the building and restrained before his match, mocks Savage. and asks him what he's going to do now.
Before the next match, Disco Inferno says he knows everyone wants to see him dance, and asks the crowd if they want to see him dance. As he is about to dance, however, Kurasawa shows up.
Disco Inferno beats Kurasawa after Disco's music plays, a guy in an Elvis Presley jumpsuit shows up and dance, and the disco ball drops down so he can smack a distracted Kurasawa in the back with it while the referee is distracted by the guy in the jumpsuit.
In a pre-recorded message, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan tells Diamond Dallas Page to stop worrying about his Lord of the Ring ring (as the only things he carries are a 2x4 and a roll of tape) and to start worrying about him.
Diamond Dallas Page shakes down a few members of WCW crew before the next match.
Diamond Dallas Page beats Scotty Riggs. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Page, and Page dares "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan to tape up his body at Bash At The Beach as he will lay him out with a Diamond Cutter. He also shakes down Okerlund to look for his Lord of the Ring ring, but doesn't find it.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage wrecks the VIP lounge before the next match.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, then pyro signals the start of the second hour - which brings the return of a recovered Eric Bischoff to commentary.
Eric Bischoff says he's glad to be back, and thanks the WCW fans for their letters and support. He then tells Diesel (whom he calls "Nash") that he didn't impress anybody and that Sting, Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage aren't afraid of him. He tells Diesel that he didn't scare anybody, and he can't wait for him to receive his comeuppance on Sunday night. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan notices Diesel and Razor Ramon showing up with popcorn and soda from the concession stand, and when told to leave, they reveal that they have bought tickets for the show and are left alone.
The Giant retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against John Tenta after Tenta fights off both Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster. After the match, Big Bubba, who shows up just before the ned of the match, shaves half of Tenta's facial hair off. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart, The Taskmaster, The Giant and Big Bubba. Hart says that this is just an example of what will happen to "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson at Bash at the Beach. Big Bubba mocks Tenta, and challenges him to a sock on a pole match, and whoever gets the sock full of nickels will be the first to use it. The Giant tells Tenta that leaving The Dungeon of Doom was his first mistake, and he made him pay for that mistake. He also says that The Four Horsemen are jealous, and that all four of them will leave Bash at the Beach in pieces. The Taskmaster tells Benoit and ANderson that he remembers what happened to him in Baltimore when they fought all over the building, then The Giant tells Benoit that the fire burning in The Taskmaster's soul is something he can't stand the heat of as all four men leave while John Tenta gets back on his feet and heads towards the back.
This Saturday on Saturday Night: The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) vs. The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)! Diamond Dallas Page! Chris Benoit vs. Cobra! Sting, Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage in six-man tag action!
We see a video package of Rey Mysterio Jr. The video package is cut short when Diesel and Razor Ramon get a hold of a mike and make fun of Eric Bischoff. Security quickly move into place as Razor Ramon and Diesel are escorted away, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage tries to get a piece of both men. Diamond Dallas, Big Bubba, The Taskmaster, Rick Steiner and Jimmy Hart also show up for the proceedings. Diesel and Razor are escorted out of the building, and after a minute or two, Savage tries to go after them only to be stopped by security.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan...who has just found Diamond Dallas Page's ring in the men's room and will bring it back to DDP if he wants it. DDP shows up and calls Hacksaw a thief, and accuses him of stealing his ring. Hacksaw hands him his ring back, then punches him in the face after he picks it back up.
The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) beat Joe Gomez, The Renegade and The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Roberts Gibson) after McMichael tosses the metal briefcase into The Renegade's leg as The Renegade is on the top rope, allowing Ric Flair to make The Reneage tap out to the Figure Four Leg Lock. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Horsemen, and Mongo says that they are his team and that he will do whatever it takes for them to win at any level. Benoit tells The Taskmaster that the voice of experience hasn't spoken to him loud enough, and tells The Giant that the gold is coming back where it belongs. Anderson says that The Horsemen to start taking a body count as they are back in full force and ready to reap the windfall. Flair tells Konnan that he will be the United States champ one more time, and tells The Taskmaster and The Giant they're going to get what's there. Debra McMichaels and Miss Elizabeth don't plan on missing what happens at Bash at the Beach for the world.
The show ends with policemen having to keep Diesel and Razor Ramon out of the building again.
The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) are seen in the VIP section along with Debra McMichael, Woman and Miss Elizabeth during the next match. Also, Col. Robert Parker shows up at ringside in Harlem Heat's corner during the match.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner) after Col. Robert Parker hits Rick Steiner off the top rope with his cane to stop a double team attempt.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) along with Debra McMichael, Woman and Miss Elizabeth in the VIP lounge. We learn that The Four Horsemen will be taking on Joe Gomez, The Renegade and The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson). Debra says that Mongo is one of the best athletes ever to compete, and hopes that he makes more money in WCW than he ever did in the NFL. Miss Elizabeth says there's plenty of money to go around, and Woman asks Miss Elizabeth to hire a full-time driver. Anderson says what while we may not see the Supreme Court in the VIP lounge, they still run the wrestling world, and for the first time since the mid-1980s, they're at full strength. Benoit calls himself "silent but violent." Mongo says he's happy to be a Horseman, and says that "money makes the monkey dance." Flair, upon hearing that "Macho Man" Randy Savage is in the building and restrained before his match, mocks Savage. and asks him what he's going to do now.
Before the next match, Disco Inferno says he knows everyone wants to see him dance, and asks the crowd if they want to see him dance. As he is about to dance, however, Kurasawa shows up.
Disco Inferno beats Kurasawa after Disco's music plays, a guy in an Elvis Presley jumpsuit shows up and dance, and the disco ball drops down so he can smack a distracted Kurasawa in the back with it while the referee is distracted by the guy in the jumpsuit.
In a pre-recorded message, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan tells Diamond Dallas Page to stop worrying about his Lord of the Ring ring (as the only things he carries are a 2x4 and a roll of tape) and to start worrying about him.
Diamond Dallas Page shakes down a few members of WCW crew before the next match.
Diamond Dallas Page beats Scotty Riggs. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Page, and Page dares "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan to tape up his body at Bash At The Beach as he will lay him out with a Diamond Cutter. He also shakes down Okerlund to look for his Lord of the Ring ring, but doesn't find it.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage wrecks the VIP lounge before the next match.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, then pyro signals the start of the second hour - which brings the return of a recovered Eric Bischoff to commentary.
Eric Bischoff says he's glad to be back, and thanks the WCW fans for their letters and support. He then tells Diesel (whom he calls "Nash") that he didn't impress anybody and that Sting, Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage aren't afraid of him. He tells Diesel that he didn't scare anybody, and he can't wait for him to receive his comeuppance on Sunday night. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan notices Diesel and Razor Ramon showing up with popcorn and soda from the concession stand, and when told to leave, they reveal that they have bought tickets for the show and are left alone.
The Giant retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against John Tenta after Tenta fights off both Jimmy Hart and The Taskmaster. After the match, Big Bubba, who shows up just before the ned of the match, shaves half of Tenta's facial hair off. After the match, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart, The Taskmaster, The Giant and Big Bubba. Hart says that this is just an example of what will happen to "The Crippler" Chris Benoit and "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson at Bash at the Beach. Big Bubba mocks Tenta, and challenges him to a sock on a pole match, and whoever gets the sock full of nickels will be the first to use it. The Giant tells Tenta that leaving The Dungeon of Doom was his first mistake, and he made him pay for that mistake. He also says that The Four Horsemen are jealous, and that all four of them will leave Bash at the Beach in pieces. The Taskmaster tells Benoit and ANderson that he remembers what happened to him in Baltimore when they fought all over the building, then The Giant tells Benoit that the fire burning in The Taskmaster's soul is something he can't stand the heat of as all four men leave while John Tenta gets back on his feet and heads towards the back.
This Saturday on Saturday Night: The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) vs. The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)! Diamond Dallas Page! Chris Benoit vs. Cobra! Sting, Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage in six-man tag action!
We see a video package of Rey Mysterio Jr. The video package is cut short when Diesel and Razor Ramon get a hold of a mike and make fun of Eric Bischoff. Security quickly move into place as Razor Ramon and Diesel are escorted away, and "Macho Man" Randy Savage tries to get a piece of both men. Diamond Dallas, Big Bubba, The Taskmaster, Rick Steiner and Jimmy Hart also show up for the proceedings. Diesel and Razor are escorted out of the building, and after a minute or two, Savage tries to go after them only to be stopped by security.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan...who has just found Diamond Dallas Page's ring in the men's room and will bring it back to DDP if he wants it. DDP shows up and calls Hacksaw a thief, and accuses him of stealing his ring. Hacksaw hands him his ring back, then punches him in the face after he picks it back up.
The Four Horsemen ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Steve "Mongo" McMichael, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson) beat Joe Gomez, The Renegade and The Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Roberts Gibson) after McMichael tosses the metal briefcase into The Renegade's leg as The Renegade is on the top rope, allowing Ric Flair to make The Reneage tap out to the Figure Four Leg Lock. "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews The Horsemen, and Mongo says that they are his team and that he will do whatever it takes for them to win at any level. Benoit tells The Taskmaster that the voice of experience hasn't spoken to him loud enough, and tells The Giant that the gold is coming back where it belongs. Anderson says that The Horsemen to start taking a body count as they are back in full force and ready to reap the windfall. Flair tells Konnan that he will be the United States champ one more time, and tells The Taskmaster and The Giant they're going to get what's there. Debra McMichaels and Miss Elizabeth don't plan on missing what happens at Bash at the Beach for the world.
The show ends with policemen having to keep Diesel and Razor Ramon out of the building again.
Monday, February 26, 1996
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for February 26, 1996
Sting beats Big Bubba.
In the March issue of WCW Magazine: exclusive photos from Starrcade 1995! The 1995 Year In Review!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is about to interview Sting and Lex Luger when The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) show up. Animal and Hawk have nothing against Sting, but they know where Lex Luger stands and wants to know where Sting's head is at. Lex Luger says he and Sting will take them on anytime, anywhere for the tag team titles. Animal also says that Lex Luger isn't even from Chicago (where he is now billed from), and that the closest he's been to downtown Chicago is the laundromat as he has no idea of what it's like to scratch and claw for everything. Sting insists Luger is from the white-collar section Chicago at the insistence of Luger, and Luger he and Sting aren't scared of them because they're the tag team champs. Hawk says Luger reminds him of a washing machine, as he agitates him and Animal, and if he and Animal have to go to the Atlanta Zoo and knock out Willie B the gorilla, so be it. If Luger wants to get in a Chicago Street Fight with him and Animal for the tag team titles, that's fine with them. Luger accepts that challenge. Sting isn't exactly happy with Luger after this, as Luger has no idea what he's getting into as he doesn't know what a Chicago Street Fight is.
Lex Luger beats The Renegade with the Torture Rack after interference from Jimmy Hart. Sting confronts Lex Luger over aligning himself with Jimmy Hart after the match, and Lex Luger tires to deny everyrything, but Sting doesn't buy it.
The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) beat Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) when the ref is too busy with a downed Stevie Ray and Animal takes advantage of the situation. During the match, it is announced tat as per the WCW Executive Committee, the winner of this match will be #1 contenders for the WCW World Tag Team Championships and take on Sting and Lex Luger for the titles at Uncensored.
Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Booty Man beat "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and The Taskmaster. After the match, Miss Elizabeth handcuffs Hulk Hogan so he can't get out of the corner while Flair whips Hogan in the back with a belt.
In the March issue of WCW Magazine: exclusive photos from Starrcade 1995! The 1995 Year In Review!
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is about to interview Sting and Lex Luger when The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) show up. Animal and Hawk have nothing against Sting, but they know where Lex Luger stands and wants to know where Sting's head is at. Lex Luger says he and Sting will take them on anytime, anywhere for the tag team titles. Animal also says that Lex Luger isn't even from Chicago (where he is now billed from), and that the closest he's been to downtown Chicago is the laundromat as he has no idea of what it's like to scratch and claw for everything. Sting insists Luger is from the white-collar section Chicago at the insistence of Luger, and Luger he and Sting aren't scared of them because they're the tag team champs. Hawk says Luger reminds him of a washing machine, as he agitates him and Animal, and if he and Animal have to go to the Atlanta Zoo and knock out Willie B the gorilla, so be it. If Luger wants to get in a Chicago Street Fight with him and Animal for the tag team titles, that's fine with them. Luger accepts that challenge. Sting isn't exactly happy with Luger after this, as Luger has no idea what he's getting into as he doesn't know what a Chicago Street Fight is.
Lex Luger beats The Renegade with the Torture Rack after interference from Jimmy Hart. Sting confronts Lex Luger over aligning himself with Jimmy Hart after the match, and Lex Luger tires to deny everyrything, but Sting doesn't buy it.
The Road Warriors (Animal and Hawk) beat Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) when the ref is too busy with a downed Stevie Ray and Animal takes advantage of the situation. During the match, it is announced tat as per the WCW Executive Committee, the winner of this match will be #1 contenders for the WCW World Tag Team Championships and take on Sting and Lex Luger for the titles at Uncensored.
Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage and The Booty Man beat "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson and The Taskmaster. After the match, Miss Elizabeth handcuffs Hulk Hogan so he can't get out of the corner while Flair whips Hogan in the back with a belt.
Monday, November 6, 1995
Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for November 6, 1995
WCW Interactive Calling Cards presents "You Call The Shots!" You can choose one star from The Red Locker Room (Ric Flair, Meng, Diamond Dallas Page, "Lord" Steven Regal, "Squire" David Taylor, Big Bubba, Shark, Scott "Flash" Norton) and one star from The Blue Locker Room (Sting, Johnny B. Badd, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Mr. J.L.) to face each other in tonight's live main event.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage is in the building, but is not allowed by doctors to wrestle tonight. He is reported to be throwing furniture backstage.
The Giant beats Cobra with a single choke slam after intimidating ring announcer David Penzer into proclaiming the match to be for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, even though The Giant is still not the official champion.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is with The Red Locker Room (Ric Flair, Meng, Diamond Dallas Page, "Lord" Steven Regal, "Squire" David Taylor, Big Bubba, Shark, Scott "Flash" Norton). Shark and Nrto are too busy fighting each other. Meanwhile, Tony Schiavone is with The Blue Locker Room (Sting, Johnny B. Badd, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Mr. J.L.). Both men are aggressive and ready to fight each other...except for "Lord" Steven Regal and "Squire" David Taylor, who would much rather sit behind everyone else and drink tea like gentlemen.
Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage are back in Venice Beach, California...and Macho Man is dressed in black just like Hogan. They're going for The Dungeon of Doom, but Savage asks how much more has to be sacrificed. While Hulk stays in the dark side, Macho Man plans to go to the light side and see who's friend and who's foe.
The Taskmaster beats The Renegade as Jimmy Hart aggravates his former client Renegade with his microphone, telling him that he could have been the next Hulk Hogan if he had only listened to him. After the match, Jimmy Hart splashes a drink on Renegade, saying he's "plain ol' Rick" and that he is nothing.
The lights go out on The Blue Locker Room (Sting, Johnny B. Badd, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Mr. J.L.) and then back on as Ric Flair tells Sting to come and get him.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Kurasawa vs. Arn Anderson! The debut of Disco Inferno's music video! "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan goes to Ireland!
Eddie Guerrero beats Chris Benoit despite Benoit's feet being underneath the ropes. During the match, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's mysterious business partner is seen having a meal with some businessmen at a table in the crowd, and Jushin "Thunder" Liger is seen sitting at the other end of the table.
Tony Schiavone is with The Blue Locker Room (Sting, Johnny B. Badd, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Mr. J.L.) one more time. Sting says he will leave Ric Flair for dead as promised for using children to sucker him into being his partner and turning on him if he and Flair are in the main event.
WCW Fall Brawl is is in video stores everywhere tomorrow, November 7th!
Sting and Ric Flair are the winners from the Red Locker Room and Blue Locker Room respectively from tonight's phone vote.
Despite foul play from Ric Flair, Sting beats Ric Flair with the Scorpion Death Lock but refuses to let go after the bell rings. Two more referees try to break the hold, and Mr. J.L. and Eddie Guerrero have to talk Sting into letting go of the hold. Dave Sullivan also shows up to convince Sting to let go, as does Johnny B. Badd and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. Doug Dillinger shows up as soon as Sting is separated from Flair, but as soon as Sting sees Lex Luger heading towards the ring, Sting gets back in the ring and puts Flair in the Scorpion Death Lock again. Lex Luger speaks to Sting, and Stings releases the Scorpion Death Lock again. All of the other wrestlers in the ring are confused as to what is going on, leading the commentary booth to wonder if Sting and Lex Luger are in cahoots.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart, The Taskmaster and The Giant. Hart says he was taking care of business while Hogan was making "B-grade movies" because he had the power of attorney to do it, and when Hogan wanted to step in the ring against The Giant, he signed the contract for it because of said power of attorney. He says that Hogan failed to realize one thing: when the contract was made, it was stipulated that if Hogan lost by disqualification at Fall Brawl, The Giant would become the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The Taskmaster says he also signed that contract, and says it wasn't his or The Giant's fault that Hogan got disqualified. "Mean" Gene Okerlund brings out Nick Lambros, who is part of the legal department and an attorney in connection with the Championship Committee. He says that Hart is partially correct, but The Giant is not the World Champion. He has been on the phone with WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel, who has confirmed that because of the dubious nature of the disqualification, the title will be held up, and it will be awarded to the winner of the three-ring batlle royal at World War 3 on November 26th. The Giant refuses to give up the title, and The Taskmaster calls this decision part of Hogan and WCW's agenda. He hands the belt to Lambros, confidently saying that The Giant will win the title back at World War 3.
Next week: Meng vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage! Eddie Guerrero vs. Johnny B. Badd for the World Television Championship! Sting vs. Dean Malenko!
"Macho Man" Randy Savage is in the building, but is not allowed by doctors to wrestle tonight. He is reported to be throwing furniture backstage.
The Giant beats Cobra with a single choke slam after intimidating ring announcer David Penzer into proclaiming the match to be for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, even though The Giant is still not the official champion.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund is with The Red Locker Room (Ric Flair, Meng, Diamond Dallas Page, "Lord" Steven Regal, "Squire" David Taylor, Big Bubba, Shark, Scott "Flash" Norton). Shark and Nrto are too busy fighting each other. Meanwhile, Tony Schiavone is with The Blue Locker Room (Sting, Johnny B. Badd, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Mr. J.L.). Both men are aggressive and ready to fight each other...except for "Lord" Steven Regal and "Squire" David Taylor, who would much rather sit behind everyone else and drink tea like gentlemen.
Hulk Hogan and "Macho Man" Randy Savage are back in Venice Beach, California...and Macho Man is dressed in black just like Hogan. They're going for The Dungeon of Doom, but Savage asks how much more has to be sacrificed. While Hulk stays in the dark side, Macho Man plans to go to the light side and see who's friend and who's foe.
The Taskmaster beats The Renegade as Jimmy Hart aggravates his former client Renegade with his microphone, telling him that he could have been the next Hulk Hogan if he had only listened to him. After the match, Jimmy Hart splashes a drink on Renegade, saying he's "plain ol' Rick" and that he is nothing.
The lights go out on The Blue Locker Room (Sting, Johnny B. Badd, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Mr. J.L.) and then back on as Ric Flair tells Sting to come and get him.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Kurasawa vs. Arn Anderson! The debut of Disco Inferno's music video! "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan goes to Ireland!
Eddie Guerrero beats Chris Benoit despite Benoit's feet being underneath the ropes. During the match, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan's mysterious business partner is seen having a meal with some businessmen at a table in the crowd, and Jushin "Thunder" Liger is seen sitting at the other end of the table.
Tony Schiavone is with The Blue Locker Room (Sting, Johnny B. Badd, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Dave Sullivan, "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright, Jerry Sags, Brian Knobbs, Mr. J.L.) one more time. Sting says he will leave Ric Flair for dead as promised for using children to sucker him into being his partner and turning on him if he and Flair are in the main event.
WCW Fall Brawl is is in video stores everywhere tomorrow, November 7th!
Sting and Ric Flair are the winners from the Red Locker Room and Blue Locker Room respectively from tonight's phone vote.
Despite foul play from Ric Flair, Sting beats Ric Flair with the Scorpion Death Lock but refuses to let go after the bell rings. Two more referees try to break the hold, and Mr. J.L. and Eddie Guerrero have to talk Sting into letting go of the hold. Dave Sullivan also shows up to convince Sting to let go, as does Johnny B. Badd and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. Doug Dillinger shows up as soon as Sting is separated from Flair, but as soon as Sting sees Lex Luger heading towards the ring, Sting gets back in the ring and puts Flair in the Scorpion Death Lock again. Lex Luger speaks to Sting, and Stings releases the Scorpion Death Lock again. All of the other wrestlers in the ring are confused as to what is going on, leading the commentary booth to wonder if Sting and Lex Luger are in cahoots.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jimmy Hart, The Taskmaster and The Giant. Hart says he was taking care of business while Hogan was making "B-grade movies" because he had the power of attorney to do it, and when Hogan wanted to step in the ring against The Giant, he signed the contract for it because of said power of attorney. He says that Hogan failed to realize one thing: when the contract was made, it was stipulated that if Hogan lost by disqualification at Fall Brawl, The Giant would become the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. The Taskmaster says he also signed that contract, and says it wasn't his or The Giant's fault that Hogan got disqualified. "Mean" Gene Okerlund brings out Nick Lambros, who is part of the legal department and an attorney in connection with the Championship Committee. He says that Hart is partially correct, but The Giant is not the World Champion. He has been on the phone with WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel, who has confirmed that because of the dubious nature of the disqualification, the title will be held up, and it will be awarded to the winner of the three-ring batlle royal at World War 3 on November 26th. The Giant refuses to give up the title, and The Taskmaster calls this decision part of Hogan and WCW's agenda. He hands the belt to Lambros, confidently saying that The Giant will win the title back at World War 3.
Next week: Meng vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage! Eddie Guerrero vs. Johnny B. Badd for the World Television Championship! Sting vs. Dean Malenko!
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