Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 29, 2000

Outside of the arena, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair tells his wife Beth and son Reid to stay in the limousine as he enters the arena, but R&B Security storm the limousine and take his wife and Reid away.

Kevin Nash shows up to start tonight's show. Before Nash can say anything, Scott Steiner also shows up with Midajah and Shakira. Nash gives Scott Steiner his thanks for helping him out on Thunder, then says that eight weeks ago, Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff said that they would systematically eliminate The Millionaire's Club, and since then, The Total Package has "a destroyed face," Diamond Dallas Page's personal and professional life is being controlled by Bischoff, Hulk Hogan has a retirement match at The Great American Bash, Vampiro wants to set Sting on fire in thirteen days, and then there is him. He says things didn't come to plan when it came to him for Bischoff and Russo, and also says that Bischoff and Russo did not think that Scott Steiner would be an ally. He says he and Scott Steiner would like to get their hands around Russo's neck, and says that he has a friend in Orlando, Florida by the name of Scott Hall who is getting happier by the day and wants a piece of Russo very badly if his daily phone calls are any indication. Nash tells Russo, Bischoff and The New Blood that the reason The millionaire's Club is full of legends is because they have seen it all, they have heard it all, and most importantly, they have dealt with it all before, and they are still here because they are legend. He then proceeds to show how hard it is to kill a legend by bringing out "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair tells Russo that the current situation must have him thinking overtime, and says that what has transpired two weeks ago will not stop him. He tells David Flair to look around, as he is here and he has nobody behind him, and at The Great American Bash, David's wrestling career will come to a quiet end. He says that Russo tried to bury him, but it did not work, and when he dies, "they will bury [him] quick." He then tells Russo that someway, somehow, he will find him and drag his "skinny little New York ass" to the ring tonight and stomp it dry. Nash then tells Flair that he has a present for him. He says that Flair never lost the championship and that he does not feel right holding the championship while not being the rightful champion. He then tells Flair that until he loses it, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is his, and he gives it to Flair. Suddenly, Jeff Jarrett shows up and asks if he is on the wrong set because all he sees is "a bunch of self-serving women." He then asks if this "patheticness" is what he, Bischoff and Russo have broken them down to, as it is them against the world and he odes not like it one bit. He then announces that as per Vince Russo, Kevin Nash will face Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott in a two-on-one handicap match, and if Scott Steiner gets within five feet of the ring, Scott Steiner and Kevin Nash will be cleaning Russo's toilets next week. Scott Steiner tells Jarrett to tell Russo that talking your way out of problems is "way overrated," and that Jarrett and Russo can come down to the ring right now, bend over and kiss his ass. Jarrett says he is the man with all the stroke here, then tells Flair that he will face him in the ring for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tonight and take the belt back from him. Flair tells Jarrett that he doesn't have to wrestle anybody, and that he is off tonight. Suddenly, Vince Russo shows up and tells Flair that he warned him what would happen if he showed up tonight, and tells him that he will always stay one step ahead of him. He then brings out David, who brings out his own stepmom Beth and his brother Reid Flair along with R&B Security. Flair, Nash and Scott Steiner rush the ramp and take out R&B Security while Jarrett and Russo flee.

A gasoline tanker trunk is seen pulling up outside of the arena. Vampiro is seen in the driver's seat.

Backstage, David Flair, Jeff Jarrett and Vince Russo hold "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's wife Beth and younger son Reid hostage, while Ric Flair is backstage looking for them.

It is announced that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has been forced to accept Jeff Jarrett's challenge for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship for later tonight.

Before the next match, Disco Inferno proposes that they have a Lumberjack match the biggest guy that The Misfits In Action have to offer. Disco ends up facing Lieutenant Loco.

Lieutenant Loco beats Disco Inferno in a lumberjack match after Major Gunns kicks Rey Mysterio Jr. in the groin. After the match, Tigress checks on Rey Mysterio Jr., then runs into the ring and attacks Major Gunns.

Backstage, Pamela interviews Vampiro. Vampiro says that only the sinners will burn in Hell and that tonight, it does not matter how, when or why, but there will be a fire and it will beon Sting's head. Suddenly, Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clarke) barge in attacking Horace, then "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo and "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak show up and attack Kronik.

Miss Hancock is seen heading towards the ring backstage.

Miss Hancock shows up. She says that everyone must think she is a stick in the mud, then says that she knows how to let her hair down and have a good time before proceeding to do a striptease. She barely gets started before "Hard Knox" Chris Candido shows up. Backstage, David Flair tells Vince Russo he has to go, then Russo chews out Reid Flair for using the word "damn" in front of him. Back in the arena, Candido says there are about ten to fifteen girls including Miss Hancock who don't like or care about or know a thing about the business, and the one that did tried to make the best out a bad situation last week by making a deal with Miss Hancock. He tells Miss Hancock not to stick her nose in his spotlight next time, or else he will not be so nice. Candido proceeds to grab Miss Hancock by the hair, but David Flair gets in the ring and fights Candido. All of a sudden, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair runs into the ring and fights David. R&B Security show up, but Ric Flair beats them up, as well. David takes the opportunity to get away and take Miss Hancock to the back. Flair manages to get out of the ring and follow David to the back.

Outside of the arena, Kimberly comes out of a white car, and announces that she will only be referred to as "Kimberly" as she is surrounded by reporters and paparazzi.

Donny Osmond and Karl Malone are seen in the crowd.

Before the next match, G.I. Bro says he has gone back to being G.I. Bro, saying that this is who he used to be before he became famous and that this is who he is now. He then says that last week, "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak got a beating, but didn't get enough and still wanted more, so he knocked him out with a steel chair. G.I. Bro then challenges Stasiak to a Boot Camp Match at The Great American Bash. G.I. Bro then mentions "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome trying to end his career a few weeks ago, then says Awesome tried to put him out but did not get the job done before calling him - and his ambulance - so he can put Awesome out of the game once and for all. Awesome shows up in an ambulance for the next match.

G.I. Bro beats "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome in an ambulance match. During the match, Diamond Dallas Page shows up and hits Awesome with a steel hair before he and G.I. Bro put Mike Awesome through a table at the side of the stage and toss Awesome into the ambulance to end the match.

Backstage, "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak and "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo are not impressed with G.I. Bro while Miss Elizabeth sits with them. Suddenly, a knock is heard at a nearby door, and a note is passed underneath the door. When Palumbo reads the note, it says "It's 4:19. Got a minute?" Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clarke) show up and attacks Palumbo and Stasiak. Elizabeth hit Palumbo with a Lex Flexer before escaping. Meanwhile, Bischoff is backstage up with members of The New Blood.

Outside of the arena, Hulk Hogan is seen coming out of a black sports car. The Goldberg monster truck pulls up, as does a newer, sleeker black sports car. Hulk Hogan looks back and sees both cars, then heads towards the arena. When the camera is focused on the cars again, Goldberg is seen near the monster truck and the other sports car.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair frantically looks for his family backstage. Meanwhile, David Flair has Miss Hancock held hostage

The newest issue of Sports Illustrated For Kids - featuring wrestlers from WCW - asks if professional wrestling is a sport in this issue's cover story.

Eric Bischoff shows up with The New Blood. Bischoff says that Hulk Hogan does not have the guts to war the red and yellow anywhere, as he would rip it out right off. He says that Hogan has painted himself into a corner and that there is nothing he can do about it, and tells him that he has a parting gift for him: Horace Hogan being the special guest referee for Hulk Hogan vs. Billy Kidman, saying the blood will be on Horace's hands and not his. Suddenly, Hulk Hogan shows up and says the red and yellow will never die and that it will take more than a "piece of shit" like Bischoff to get rid of it. He says that The Great American Bash, he will not only kick Billy Kidman's ass, but he will kick Horace's ass, and then the nightmare will begin for Bischoff when he becomes WCW World Heavyweight Champion by the end of July. Bischoff says it will never happen, but Hogan charges into the ring. At the same time, Goldberg is seen heading into the arena.

We see footage from during the commercial break where Hulk Hogan fights off The New Blood.

Kevin Nash vs. Scott Steiner and Tank Abbott in a 2-on-1 handicap match ends with Goldberg getting into the ring and laying out Rick Steiner. Tank Abbott is seen heading to the back, having already retreated, and Goldberg embraces Nash in the ring before telling Tank Abbott that he has sat at home hearing him run his mouth week after week before saying things are different because he is back. He says that tonight, the slaughter begins, and escape is no option. He then tells Tank Abbott has the balls to show up next week in his backyard of Atlanta, Georgia, his ass is next.

Backstage, Goldberg leaves the arena in the black sports car.

Before the next match, Terry Funk says that Eric Bischoff has a huge surprise for him: a mystery opponent with the WCW Hardcore Championship. Funk says he can bring that opponent on, then tells Bischoff says he will go backstage and put his foot right up his butt. He then finds out that his challenger is Vampiro.

During the match, Vampiro trying to set Terry Funk on fire with his pyrotechnics before beating people up backstage in addition to Terry Funk, then takes the brawl to the tanker truck and tries to douse Funk in gasoline. Stings runs out and fights Vampiro, and as he cuts off the valve for the tanker truck hose, Vampiro grabs a blowtorch. WCW security shows up before he can set the gasoline on fire.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is still looking for his family backstage. Meanwhile, Shane Douglas finds out from Vince Russo that he is in an Asylum Match with Scott Steiner tonight, much to the chagrin of Douglas, who wants no part in such a match until Russo tells him that the match is for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.

We see footage of Diamond Dallas Page showing up to his house only to find that everything he owns has been thrown out of his house. He also finds out that the locks have been changed, finds out that Kimberly has kicked him out of his house and that Kimberly has filed a restraining order against him forcing him to stay 500 feet after Kimberly sics two police officers on him.

Backstage, "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome talks with Kimberly about Diamond Dallas Page, trying to figure out anything he should know about facing him at The Great American Bash. Suddenly, "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo shows up and says he cannot find Miss Elizabeth and tells Kimberly that if she calls Elizabeth out in the ring, he can find her and Kimberly can get some television time. Kimberly agrees, and asks Awesome to come along.

Kimberly, "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo and "The Career Killer" show up. Kimberly says all of the drama and injustice going on in her life have left her none the worse for wear, then says Miss Elizabeth has gotten on her last nerve. She calls out Miss Elizabeth so they can hash it out, and she is so tired of Miss Elizabeth taking up so much of her time. Miss Elizabeth shows up and tells Kimberly that everyone is sick of her as well as Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo, and asks Kimberly what she wants. Kimberly sics Awesome and Palumbo on her to grab her, which they do, then chews her out for hitting her with a baseball bat last week, then tells her she will show her who is charge. Suddenly, Diamond Dallas Page shows up and fights Palumbo and Awesome, hitting Awesome with the Diamond Cutter. Suddenly, Eric Bischoff shows up with two police officers, who show up to arrest DDP for violating the restraining order that Kimberly filed against him. Palumbo then strikes the police officer with the Lex Flexer before doing the same to DDP. The Total Package then shows up and attacks Palumbo, then leaves with Elizabeth. Awesome then gets back in the ring and takes the boots to DDP, but Karl Malone comes out of the crowd and hits Awesome with a Diamond Cutter before helping DDP to the back.

Backstage, Pamela interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who tells Jeff Jarrett that he has his World title shot tonight, and says that when he is done with Jarrett, he will find Bischoff and take his family back.

Before the next match, Scott Steiner says he always shows up with his two favorite freaks, because it is no secret that he is a genetic freak in heat. He also says that when he comes out and flaunts it, he knows there are other freaks nationwide watching and reaming about getting up on it. He then says that after tonight's show, he will give women the chance to get erotic at his freak show, and all they have to do is separate their hips and put their ass out so he can make them pass out. He then tells Tank Abbott that he will kick his ass in the Asylum at The Great American Bash, then tells Eric Bischoff that he can put Shane Douglas in the ring so he can kick his ass, too.

Scott Steiner retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Shane Douglas in an Asylum Match.

Sting is seen heading towards the ring backstage, while Hulk Hogan watches on a monitor.

Billy Kidman beats Sting. During the match, Vampiro hits Sting with a blowtorch as Torrie Wilson distracts referee Billy Silverman while Sting has Kidman in the Scorpio Deathlock. After the match, Vampiro and Kidman gang up on Sting, but Hulk Hogan shows up and fights them off. Suddenly Eric Bischoff show up with a steel chair and nails Hogan in the back with the chair, but it has no effect. Hogan is about to hit Bischoff with his chair when The New Blood outnumber and outpower Hogan. They then light a match and put it in a garbage can that has brought out during the attack, and Hogan's shirt - which had been torn off Hogan during the attack - is placed in the can after it is set on fire. As Vampiro pulls Sting towards the flaming trash can, Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) show up and force Bischoff and The New Blood to retreat.

Jeff Jarrett beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship! During the match, Vince Russo shows up with R&B Security, who are holding Beth Flair and Reid Flair hostage. Later on in the match, David Flair tries to get involved with a Statue of Liberty figurine, but Ric takes it away from him and hits him with it. Vince Russo also strikes Ric with a baseball bat during the match prior to Jarrett locking in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Charles Robinson then replaces David Flair as the referee, but he is soon wiped out inadvertently after Jarrett kicks Flair into Robinson after Ric knows Russo off the apron. Russo then puts on Robinson's referee's shirt to replace Robinson, but as Flair puts Russo in the Figure Four Leg Lock, David Flair comes to and hands Jarrett a guitar to smash into Ric Flair's head. This allows Jeff Jarrett to get the win and win the WCW World heavyweight Championship again. After the match, The New Blood and R&B Security celebrate and taunt Ric Flair with his wife and youngest son to end the show.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 22, 2000

A hearse and a limousine show up, and Vince Russo, Jeff Jarrett, David Flair and Miss Elizabeth walk out of it and head to the arena.

Earnest "The Cat" Miller beats Booker T in a weapons match. During the match, "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak get involved, but Booker T fends him off. Nevertheless, this allows The Cat to knock the steel chair in Booker T's hands into his head with a wheel kick to get the win. After the match, The Misfits In Action show up and take down Stasiak and The Cat, who are forced to retreat. Suddenly, Eric Bischoff and Kimberly show up, and Bischoff says he is here to address Booker T and The Misfits In Action. He mentions that some business took place last week that went very well, and says that they are one phone call away from changing the face of WCW and wrestling forever. Before that can happen, he wants to start tonight off with a clean slate, for it was never about Booker T and The Misfits, and they made a mistake. He states that all they have to do is join The New Blood and put everything behind them. Booker T and The Misfits come to a group consensus, and tells Bischoff to kiss their collective ass. Bischoff tells Booker T and The Misfits that they just signed their death warrants.

Sting, The Total Package, Diamond Dallas Page and Hulk Hogan are seen outside of the arena.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff tells Booker T and The Misfits In Action that if they want to embarrass him, then Booker T is fired.

Vince Russo, Jeff Jarrett, David Flair and rest of The New Blood make fun of the supposed end of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's career. Nearby is a casket containing one of Ric Flair's robes and a giant plastic nose.

Terry Taylor and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's young son Reid Flair are seen making their way into the arena.

Daffney shows up. She calls out Crowbar, saying he is acting like a baby and that she is the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. She asks him to come out to the ring so that they can handle this like two reasonable, mature adults. Crowbar shows up, and the next match starts.

Daffney beats Crowbar to become the undisputed WCW Cruiserweight Champion. During the match, Miss Hancock shows up and takes notes on the match. Later on, Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch get involved, and Daffney and Crowbar fight them off. Candido ends up hitting Crowbar with a Tombstone Piledriver on a steel chair after Crowbar keeps Tammy from hitting Daffney with the steel chair, however, and this allows Daffney to get the win.

The Kid Cam catches Torrie Wilson massaging Horace.

Outside of the arena, Booker T tells The Misfits In Action that he has a plan, and tells them to stay tuned next week. Meanwhile, "Screamin' Norman Smiley and Ralphus are washing cars for one dollar each.

Backstage, Kidman demands to know from Eric Bischoff where Horace is and finds out he is Horace is around the corner. He finds Torrie Wilson and confronts her for massaging Horace, telling her he will kick Horace's asss and telling her to go be the referee for the match. This gives Bischoff the idea of calling for a referee, beating him up, taking his referee's shirt and handing it ot Torrie as Kidman fights Horace backstage. This match then makes its way to the ring, and Bischoff guests on commentary.

Kidman beats Horace. During the match, Eric Bischoff announces that there will be a special guest referee for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match at Bash at the Beach. Later on, Hulk Hogan shows up and yanks Kidman off the top turnbuckle before tossing him into Horace and a table. He then tells Torrie Wilson to make the count after placing Kidman on top of Horace, which Torrie reluctantly does. After the match, Hogan tells Bischoff that they were friends for a long time and that he used to think he was a pretty cool guy. He then tells Bischoff he can get any referee he wants, for he is "a little pissant" and he is going to kick Kidman's ass at Bash at the Beach to get a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He then says there is nothing Bischoff can do about it before calling Bischoff "a piece of shit."

Backstage, Vince Russo, David Flair and Jeff Jarrett talk near the casket.

Backstage, Terry Taylor speaks with Reid Flair, asking him if he is all right with everything and that he is with him.

Outside of the arena, "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus are trying to wash more cars. Suddenly, a low rider shows up, and The Filthy Animals are inside. Backstage, The Misfits In Action are watching what is going on and have a laugh.

Terry Funk shows up. He states that he has a long overdue announcement, and says that he has asked someone very important to be with him tonight: his daughter Brandy, whom he affectionately calls "Blue." He also states that his wife at home thinks that this announcement is way overdue. Backstage, Eric Bischoff commands the members of The New Blood that are with him to shut Funk's announcement down. As Terry Funk talks about how he told his family to watch Nitro tonight, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and The New Blood show up, and Shane tells him to make the announcement as they have a live show to run. Terry Funk announces "It's boy!" and that he is officially a grandfather, much to the anger of Shane Douglas, who says that he couldn't give a damn about his family and that he and the fans are waiting for him to announce that he is retiring. After demanding that Funk announce he is retiring, Funk officially states that he is officially retiring on June 1st, and talks about how Brad Siegel cried when he found out that he is retiring. He then states that he is retiring on June 1, 2001 because Siegel extended his contract for one more year, again to the anger of Shane Douglas. Douglas then says that he is getting into the ring and retiring him right now, then runs into the ring with The New Blood, who begin to overpower Terry Funk. Suddenly, Brandy gets in the ring and pleads with Shane Douglas, but Shane puhses her down and Tammy Lynn Sytch proceeds to taunt her. as the rest of The New Blood hit Terry Funk with a piledriver on a steel chair before having a mock pinfall and handing the WCW Hardcore Championship to Shane Douglas. Afterwards, medical personnel shows up with a stretcher ready for Terry Funk.

Outside of the arena, The Misfits In Action distract "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus so that they can replace Ralphus' water bucket with a bucket of something else.

We hear from Chris Kanyon, who says that he has not thought about wrestling anymore despite being relatively healthy throughout his career following his recent injuries, and says the question is if he will walk again and not when. He tells Mike Tenay that he still wants to wrestle, but for now, he is more concerned with getting out of bed and becoming healthy again.

"The Career Killer" Mike Awesome shows up in a wheelchair mocking Chris Kanyon's injuries, and asks if anyone has seen his nurses because he needs a sponge bath and he cannot locate them right now. He then gets out of the wheelchair and into the ring, then says that his name happens to '"Ironsides" Chris Kanyon," then makes fun of how he threw him off the top of the triple cage at Slamboree. As he calls out Diamond Dallas Page, The Wall shows up and the next match begins.

Mike Awesome beats The Wall after putting The Wall through a table, but The Wall immediately gets up and attacks Mike Awesome. Suddenly, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas shows up and hits The Wall from behind with a metal pipe, then he and Awesome take The Wall to the back to a waiting ambulance. There, Diamond Dallas Page comes out of the ambulance and attacks Mike Awesome with a steel chair, putting him in the ambulance as The Wall fights Shane Douglas.

Vince Russo and The New Blood are seen taking their casket to the ring. Chuck Palumbo removes Miss Elizabeth from the proceedings at the behest of Russo.

Backstage, "Screamin" Norman Smiley and Ralphus unwittingly "clean" The Filthy Animals' car with white paint.

Vince Russo and The New Blood make their way to the ring for a funeral for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's career. After footage of what happened to Ric Flair last Wednesday, then says this is all on the fans' heads for he tried to do the right thing in telling Ric Flair that he was "too damn old to compete." He then says that Ric Flair had a brain aneurysm, and that the only shame in all this is that David Flair could not retire his own father. He then says that he may suck, but he is the one with the World title. He then announces that he is handing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back to "its proper owner" Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett says that "the man with all the stroke around the place" has proven that he is once again the chosen one. Russo then asks the fans to say that he has never had a heart, then pulls out a Rolex from his back pocket and states that he will bury the watch along with Ric's career. Russo then places the Rolex in the casket, then finds out that Kevin Nash has been hiding inside of it the entire time. Nash shoves Russo away, then gets in the ring and lays Jarrett out before taking the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with him.

Backstage, Vince Russo tells Kevin Nash that he has 45 minutes to give the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back to Jeff Jarrett or else they will take it back from him in a no-holds-barred match between Nash and Jarrett later tonight.

Scott Steiner shows up. He says it is always great to come back to the neighborhood, because Michigan is where he began to take his freaks to ecstasy and proved that he was the superman between the sheets at The University of Michigan. He then says that all his fans know that when the dark moon rises, the flip side of "the Big Bad Booty Daddy" comes out, and it is all about love, taste and touch. He then says it is no secret that he was born with a wild hair up his ass, and that his friends have told him that he lacks control and discipline and that he will end up in jail. He then says he has been through the cell and been through hell, but he has always survived, and from now on, wherever he goes, the cell goes, and hell goes with him. He then says that "the asylum" is above the ring, and the only way out is to say you quit. He then says there are two people face him: his brother Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott, whom he calls out. Rick Steiner shows up, and the next match begins as the asylum cage lowers to the ring.

Scott Steiner vs. Rick Steiner in an Asylum Match ends in a no-contest. During the match, Tank Abbott shows up with a pair of bolt cutters while mocking Goldberg's entrance and going by the name "Tankberg," and tries to cut through the asylum cage to no avail. He then attcks referee Mickey jay and grabs the control to raise the asylum cage, and he and Rick Steiner pound on Scott Steiner until Kevin Nash shows up. Nash gets in the ring and smacks Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott in the face with the World title, forcing them to retreat.

Backstage, Kevin Nash hits on interview Pamela Paulshock before telling Vince Russo that he is an easy man to find, and proposes that he and Jeff Jarrett face each other for the title.

Backstage, Terry Taylor talks with Reid Flair some more.

"The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo beats Diamond Dallas Page with the Torture Rack. During the match, Miss Elizabeth slaps Palumbo in the face, and shortly afterwards, Kimberly shows up and strikes Elizabeth in the back, distracting the referee. "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome shows up and hits him with the halo vest, allowing Palumbo to get the win. After the match, The Total Package shows up and checks on Elizabeth as Awesome and Palumbo take the boots to DDP, then tries to get in the ring only to be held back by Kimberly, allowing Palumbo to nail The Total Package in the face with a flexing bar. R&B Security take Elizabeth to the back, while EMTs put The Total Package on a stretcher.

EMTs check on The Total Package's bloodied face before getting him in the ambulance. Meanwhile, Kimberly tells Miss Elizabeth that she brought all of this upon herself.

Terry Taylor and Reid Flair show up. Reid calls out David Flair, who shows up with Daffney. Reid tells David that the family misses him, but David refuses to listen and Daffney smashes something into the back of Terry's head. Reid kicks David in the groin and puts him in a side headlock, but David nails him in the gut and shoves him to the mat before putting him in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Officials have to pull David off Reid.

Vampiro is in the new issue of WCW Magazine.

Vampiro beats Hulk Hogan after Kidman shows up and hits Hogan from behind with a blowtorch. After the match, Vampiro is about to pour gasoline on Hogan when Sting shows up and hits Vampiro with the Scorpion Death Drop.

Outside of the arena, The Filthy Animals attack "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus for inadvertently painting their car, and The Misfits In Action fight off The Filthy Animals. When The Misfits notice that Ralphus is down, they order Major Gunns to give Ralphus mouth-to-mouth, but Major Gunns slaps Ralphus when he sticks his tongue out.

Before the next match, Vince Russo shows up with members of R&B Security and knocks out referee Billy Silverman, making himself the special guest referee.

Jeff Jarrett retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Kevin Nash in a falls count anywhere match with Vince Russo as special guest referee. During the match, special guest referee Vince Russo sprays mace into Nash's eyes as he goes for a Jackknife Power Bomb, then Scott Steiner runs to the ring and fights Jarrett only to be maced by Russo and cuffed to the ropes on the outside by R&B Security. Nash forces Russo to count his pinfall by pinning to the mat, but when Jarrett kicks out, he wipes out R&B Security before getting his hands on Russo. As he is about to put Russo in a Jackknife Power Bomb, blood falls from the top of the arena (barely hitting him in the process), allowing Jarrett to hit Nash with a guitar and retain. After the match, Eric Bischoff says Russo and Jarrett are just too much, then says that Hulk Hogan and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair will be gone for good on June 11th. He then tells Nash that if he thought this was an ass whipping, he hasn't seen anything yet. Russo then says "Bite us, baby!" Bischoff then asks Jarrett how it feels to be World Heavyweight Champion, and Jarrett says that he has once again proven that he is the chosen one.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 15, 2000

Sting beats Vampiro in a House Of Pain Match. After shackling Vampiro, Sting attacks Vampiro a few more times before leaving the cage. The lights go out around the ring, and when they come back on, Vampiro has disappeared.

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas attacks Bryan Clark near a production truck outside of the arena. The Goldberg monster truck is seen in the distance.

Backstage, Captain Rection talks with the rest of Misfits In Action (Van Hammer, Lash Leroux, Chavo Guerrero Jr.), saying that Eric Bischoff tried to degrade and fire them, and if Bischoff wants a war face, he will get one. After a showing of war faces, Van Hammer, Leroux and Chavo are renamed Major Stash, Corporal Cajun and Lieutenant Loco respectively, then introduced to Major Gunns before going to war.

Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) show up, and Adams calls out "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for attacking Bryan Clark, saying it did not work and that it made Clark angry. He tells Douglas to either face the music like a man or they will tear the backstage area apart to find him. Douglas shows up and says that if they think he will try to take the tag team titles back without backup, they are stupid, and while they can suspend Buff Bagwell for 30 days for disciplinary action, that will not stop him. He then says that if they look around, they can see hints as to who his new partner - who is part of The New Blood - is, then reveals his new tag team partner: The Wall.

Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and The Wall after Shane Douglas runs away very early in the match, making the match a 2-on-1 handicap match where Kronik overpowers The Wall. After the match, The Wall has to be taken out on a stretcher, but when the paramedics try to help him, The Wall gets to his feet and attacks them, putting one of them through a table in the process.

Backstage, Disco Inferno talks to Eric Bischoff, who just tells him to do whatever he wants if he does not want to be with The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny The Bull) and join The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera). Afterwards, Ernest "The Cat" Miller brings Terry Funk to Bischoff, who tells Funk that he will let him off for last week as he asks him to hand over the WCW Hardcore Championship. Funk says he will not do that as both of them hate each others' guts, and "The Cat" attacks Funk from behind before pummeling him in the corner of the room.

Outside of the arena, "Screamin'" Norman Smiley tells Ralphus he is tired, hungry and in need of a shower. With only some chicken and $1.23 between them, they have no choice but to get jobs. As they head towards the arena, the Goldberg monster truck is seen again.

Before the next match, Konnan tells Terry Funk that he is past his time and tells Rey Mysterio Jr. to find an expiration date on Funk, and says that The Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera) will put him out of his misery as they take the WCW Hardcore Championship from him. When Terry Funk shows, Ernest "The Cat" Miller chokes him with a red sash before bringing him to The Filthy Animals.

Terry Funk retains the WCW Hardcore Championship against The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera). During the match, The Misfits In Action (Captain Rection, Major Stash, Corporal Cajun, Lieutenant Loco) attack The Filthy Animals, then Disco Inferno joins in to even the odds for The Filthy Animals. Booker T then shows up and single-handedly takes down The Filthy Animals before placing Funk on top of Juventud to help him retain the title. After the match, Major Gunns shows up to celebrate, then takes off her shirt and gives Terry Funk mouth-to-mouth.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is seen quickly exiting a white limousine. The Goldberg monster truck is seen yet again.

Backstage, Ralphus and "Screamin'" Norman Smiley talk to a popcorn vendor about working for him. He quickly gives them a shirt and only one chance to do the job right.

Backstage, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair confronts Eric Bischoff, who tells him to take his business up with Vince Russo. After Flair leaves, he tells "The Cat" Ernest Miller to give Vince Russo a heads-up concerning Flair.

Next week's Nitro will air one hour earlier from 7 PM to 9 PM Eastern time due to the NBA playoffs.

Before the next match, Chris Candido says he and Tammy Lynn Sytch are "the first couple of wrestling," and says he is in such a good mood that he will put the WCW Cruiserweight Championship on the line against any other wrestling couple. The challenge is answered by Daffney and Crowbar.

Daffney and Crowbar beat Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch to become the WCW Cruiserweight Champions! During the match, Miss Hancock is seen taking notes on and scouting the match on the ramp, and later in the match, Miss Hancock decides to give Crowbar a show by dancing for him. Despite the distraction, Daffney gets a schoolkid pin on Sunny to win the Cruiserweight Championship. After the match, Daffney and Crowbar argue over who should win the title, then "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair stomps his way to the ring and attacks Crowbar, causing Daffney to retreat. Flair then takes a microphone and calls Vince Russo out. In the production truck, Russo tells a producer to play the video tape when he says so.

After the commercial break, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair continues to call out Vince Russo. The show then cuts to outside of the arena, where Sting is seen in the parking lot noticing that his car is on fire, before returning to the ring, where Flair continues to call out Russo. We then see footage of Vince Russo coming out of a white Corvette with David Flair and Daffney in tow as they approach the Flair estate as part of an "exposé." They enter the house where Vince Russo demonizes David's stepmother, his step-sister Ashley (the future multiple-time WWE women's champion Charlotte Flair) and his younger brother Reid - who is called "Champ" - and it is mentioned that David could never live up to Reid's expectation. The tape then cuts to Ric Flair's bedroom, where Russo and Daffney mess up the bed before Russo and David show off the private swimming pool. David then mentions that there is a creek that can barely be seen off to the side, which he says has been the only place he has been allowed for years. The tape cuts again, this time to Ric Flair's closet, where the threesome rummage through Flair's wardrobe before heading to Reid's bedroom and look through all of the trophies Reid has. They then go to Reid's bedroom, which is an unfinished basement with a blanket and a pillow on the floor. After Russo tells the viewers to hug their children and tell them they love them, they try to leave only to come into contact with the rest of Ric Flair's family, where David reveals what he, Russo and Daffney are doing here before being told to get out before the police are called. David Flair then shows up with Daffney, who now has the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with her, and David tells Ric that "his father" Russo is busy backstage and that he can say whatever he wants to say to Russo to his face. Ric tells David to come to the ring so he can tell him, and tells him they are the biggest steps he will ever take in his life and to make them good, because tonight, he will grow up. Ric says he won an opportunity to face Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and he is claiming that opportunity tonight so that David can walk out of the building, go back to the hotel room and look in the mirror to see what an asshole he has made himself into. Ric tells David that people would try to manipulate them when he entered this business, and tells David Flair to wrestle Ric Flair the wrestler, not his father, at The Great American Bash. David tells Ric to be ready to wrestle his son that he abandoned for so many years at The Great American Bash. Ric says he loves getting ready, and while he did not want this moment to happen, David kept pushing for it to happen. David says he is ready to kick Ric's ass at The Great American Bash, and Ric tells him to get up and do it if he says he is ready, for nothing he will ever do in life will get him higher than wrestling Ric Flair. Ric tells David he has embarrassed him and his family, and if he were to lose to David, he will retire from the business for the rest of his life. All of a sudden, Jeff Jarrett shows up and hits Ric Flair in the head with a guitar, then David punches Ric in the face as Jarrett puts Ric in the Figure Four Leg Lock.

Backstage, Vince Russo tells "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair to enjoy the guitar shot to the head, then tells someone to fix the House of Pain cage through the headset before forcing Miss Elizabeth out of the room.

Vince Russo shows up with Miss Elizabeth. Russo tells Miss Elizabeth that he is from New York, and that there is always a plan. He tells Elizabeth that she has been embarrassing him, but tonight, she will learn all about "tough love" when she competes in the House Of Pain. He then mentions Miss Elizabeth hitting Madusa with a steel chair when she wasn't looking, and states that Madusa will be Miss Elizabeth's opponent tonight. After Madusa shows up, Russo states that R&B Security is stationed all around the ring, and that "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo is guarding the door. The bell rings, then Madusa and Russo corner Elizabeth and degrade, daring Elizabeth to slap Russo in the mouth as Russo sates that The Total Package won't be able to save him now. Suddenly, the ring technician drops down into the ring and reveals he is The Total Package. Madus is quickly put in the Torture Rack, but Russo hits The Total Package with a low blow, forcing him to drop Madusa. The low blow has no effect, as The Total Package reveals he is wearing a cup. Elizabeth kicks Russo in the groin, then puts The Total Package's cup on Russo's mouth. R&B security finally get the door open, and The Total Package levels them one by one until he is maced. This allows R&B Security and Chuck Palumbo to attack The Total Package, with Palumbo attacking The Total Package with a chest flexer. Miss Elizabath can only stand back and watch as Palumbo chokes The Total Package with the chest flexer, then Kevin Nash shows up and overpowers R&B Security while Miss Elizabeth, Vince Russo and Chuck Palumbo escape, with R&B Security running away from Nash soon afterwards. Nash then grabs Madusa, but Mike Awesome shows up and attacks Nash from behind, allowing Madusa to escape. Nash then takes a microphone and tells Mike Awesome that he has messed with him for the last time, and if he wants to enter the ring under his own free will, then he will be leaving on a stretcher in an ambulance. Nash challenges Awesome to an Ambulance Match tonight, and Awesome says he will put him in the ambulance and end his career.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund is waiting for Scott Steiner when Steiner shows up and tells Vince Russo that he is not wrestling tonight and he will be waiting for his brother Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott in the parking lot, for there are too many rules in wrestling.

"Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Norman are seen selling popcorn to the crowd. Meanwhile, it is announced that the newest issue of WCW Magazine, which documents Goldberg's arm injury from months ago, is now available.

Backstage, Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott have a street fight with Scott Steiner. Two of Scott's women attack Rick from behind with a 2x4, and while Scott has the upper hand against Tank initially, Tank and Rick eventually outnumber Scott. Suddenly, the Goldberg monster truck is seen driving around in the parking lot while crushing cars. Meanwhile, Kevin Nash is seen backing an ambulance up.

Kevin Nash is seen backing an ambulance up next to the stage before the next match.

Kevin Nash beats Mike Awesome in an Ambulance Match by referee stoppage after Diamond Dallas Page shows up, hits Awesome with a Diamond Cutter on the stage and helps Nash put Awesome through a table. Backstage, Eric Bischoff - who has been watching the match on a backstage monitor - says that if you want something done right, you have got to do it yourself.

Hulk Hogan is seen heading to the arena.

Backstage, Ralphus and "Screamin'" Norman Smiley are fired as popcorn vendors after Ralphus puts his own hand down his pants before putting more popcorn in bags.

Eric Bischoff, Kimberly and Ernest "The Cat" Miller show up. Bischoff says there is a time that every man realizes that if you want something done right, you have got to do it yourself. After telling Diamond Dallas Page that he does not get what DDP does not get, he says that he is bored with DDP and calls him out, saying that he wants to kick his teeth in all by himself. He also tells DDP to bring some back-up, because he is going to need it. DDP shows up and says that while some circles consider The Cat "a mean sumbitch," he thinks he is a pussy, and tells him to back up before he'll have to "call his mama." As for Bischoff, he tells him he does not need to call anybody, then punches him before also fending The Cat off. Kimberly grabs a steel chair and decks DDP with it, allowing The Cat to kick DDP in the face. Suddenly, Sid Vicious shows up for the first time since going down with a shoulder injury and makes himself DDP's tag team partner. DDP tags him in, but Sid choke slams him in the center of the ring before shaking hands with Bischoff, cementing Sid as a member of The New Blood. Hulk Hogan then shows up and fights off Sid and The Cat, forcing them to retreat before helping DDP up, and Bischoff tells Hogan that if he wants to play in his house, then he will play it his way if he gets rid of Diamond Dallas Page.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff tells Horace Hogan not to drop the ball tonight and to trust him despite what his uncle Hulk Hogan has been telling him. They and Kidman show up on the stage, and Bischoff tell Hulk Hogan that Horace will kick his ass "all over the stinkin' stage" because he is a member of The New Blood. Eric Bischoff then guests on commentary for the next match.

Horace Hogan beats Hulk Hogan and Kidman in a three-way match. During the match, Horace Hogan refuses to help Hulk Hogan out until Kidman hits Hogan with a low blow in the ring, and when Eric Bischoff gets on the ring apron, Horace knocks him off. The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera, Disco Inferno) run to the ring, but Hogan fends them all off with help from Horace, who whacks all of them with steel chairs along with Hulk Hogan. Suddenly, Torrie Wilson shows up, and after Horace nods at Torrie, he whacks Hulk Hogan in the back with a steel chair and pins him to get the win. Afterwards, Bischoff places a New Blood jacket around Horace, cementing him as a member of the group.

Backstage, Kidman confronts Horace Hogan for leaving with Torrie Wilson in a white limousine, and Eric Bischoff holds Kidman back, telling him it is no big deal.

Vince Russo - wearing one of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's robes - shows up along with David Flair and Daffney for the next match. Russo and David Flair then guest on commentary

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Jeff Jarrett with an inside cradle to become the WCW World Heavyweight Champion! After the match, Jeff Jarrett smashes a guitar into the head of referee Charles Robinson, then David Flair smashes a Statue of Liberty statuette into Ric Flair's head, then Vince Russo walks up the stage with the World Heavyweight Championship. Suddenly, Kevin Nash shows up and grabs Russo by the neck, grabs the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and hits Jarrett in the face with it before nearly putting Jarrett through the ring with a Jackknife Powerbomb. Nash then hands the World title to Ric Flair and raises his hand.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff is on the phone, saying he and Vince Russo will be on a jet first thing in the morning. he then turns to "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, tells him that Kevin Nash is a problem that they can fix and that he will be running Thunder while he and Russo have to be on a plane at noon.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 8, 2000

Diamond Dallas Page is seen next to Chris Kanyon at the hospital in footage from earlier today. Eric Bischoff and members of The New Blood show up from the curtain separating the room DDP is in from the room behind him and make fun of what happened last night. DDP fight them off, but the numbers game quickly catches up to him, only leaving when Kimberly tells them it's time to head to the arena. Kimberly then pours the contents of a nearby bedpan onto DDP before telling him he will get a doctor for him.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and other members of The Millionaire's Club are seen entering the arena.

Eric Bischoff and members of The New Blood - which now comprises of David Arquette - show up to start tonight's show. Bischoff says that The New Blood had "one hell of a night" last night, and brags about David Arquette turning on Diamond Dallas Page to join The New Blood and how he was willing to take one for the team to make sure their plan worked and make sure that Arquette won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship so Bischoff could set Diamond Dallas Page up for failure and embarrassment while sticking it to "the morons in this arena" and "the Internet wrestling experts" who thought it was a disgrace to put the World Heavyweight title on Arquette just so he could screw his royalty. Arquette says Kanyon and DDP should have known better than to trust somebody from Hollywood, and says that when he was on the set of Ready To Rumble, he told DDP that he had a dream of becoming a wrestler only for DDP to tell him that he would have gotten hurt. He then brags about being World Heavyweight Champion thanks to Eric Bischoff, then Jeff Jarrett announces that he is "the chosen one" once again. Jarrett tells DDP he could not even beat him on his worst day and that he was so gullible that it was no wonder that Kimberly left him. Suddenly, a white Cadillac is seen at the arena, and Diamond Dallas Page climbs out. Back in the ring, Kimberly says that this is all about her, and Mike Awesome asks DDP how it will feel taking care of Kanyon for the next fifty years before DDP shows up. DDP fights off Mike Awesome and "The Cat" Ernest Miller before getting his hands on Arquette and hitting him with The Diamond Cutter. The numbers game quickly catches up to DDP, but Sting shows up and makes the save for DDP. More members of The New Blood show up, but Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) show up to fight alongside DDP and Sting.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eric Bischoff. Bischoff says he is hot about a lot of things, but if Diamond Dallas Page wants to hit David Arquette with a Diamond Cutter, then he can face Mike Awesome in a Stretcher Match tonight so Awesome can finish the job. As for Sting, he puts him in a match with Jeff Jarrett tonight with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the line, much to the irritation of Jarrett.

Backstage, "Screamin'" Norman Smiley tells Ralphus to stop playing around, saying that if they do not beat Terry Funk, they will be fired from the company as per Eric Bischoff.

Before the next match, Terry Funk tells Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo they will never get the Harcore Championship off his "wrinkled old ass" before demanding his challengers be brought out. "Screamin'" Norman Smiley shows up with Ralphus and introduces Ralphus as the man who single-handedly reminded us last night why everyone should "say no to crack." Ralphus is immediately hammered with a steel chair by Funk.

Terry Funk retains the WCW Hardcore Championship against "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus after beating both Ralphus and Smiley up with a cooking tray. As per Eric Bischoff, Ralphus and Smiley are fired.

It is announced that Chris Kanyon has suffered severe damage to his C5, C6 and C7 vertebrae, and that he currently cannot walk.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair tells Miss Elizabeth and The Total Package that he must deal with his son David Flair on his own.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up with two wrestling championship belts: the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and a replica of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He talks about how in 1978, Terry Funk told him to get to St. Louis, Missouri on Friday night to become a star. He then saw the NWA World title around the waist of Jack Brisco, who told him to keep on working and that it would be his someday. It would not be long until it was around his waist, as it was the one championship that people sacrificed everything for and the best the sport had to offer. He then picks up a replica of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and says that all of the notoriety from both titles came to an end when his son David Flair made the mistake of a lifetime by turning on him to join The New Blood. He says he is not mad at David right now, but he wants David to show up and admit that he made a mistake. David Flair shows up with Daffney and Vince Russo, and Russo says they are currently making "Tradition Sucks" T-shirts right now and that he spit in the face of tradition lat night. He then pulls out a list of the people he spit on, which includes Dory Funk, Jr., Jack Brisco, and a host of others, then says he spit square in Ric Flair's eye and David Flair is standing next to the father he never had. Ric tells David that Russo will manipulate him, but David tells Ric he is mad at him. Ric tells David not to air anything personal on television, and tells him to come home with him. Russo stops Ric, and says he sees father vs. son at The Great American Bash. Ric says that will not happen and that David will work from the bottom up just like he did as a man, but and threatens to call Vince McMahon on his cellphone and put David on Raw next Monday night. David walks up to Ric, then Ric confronts Russo after getting his Rolex back from him. Suddenly, David smashes a Statue of Liberty statuette on Ric Flair, knocking him out, before Russo tells Ric they will see him at The Great American Bash.

Backstage, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair tells The Total Package and Miss Elizabeth that he has had it with the business, even as The Total Package tells him he has to do something about what is going on.

Before the next match, "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo mimics The Total Package's entrance routine, then introduces himself as "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo before mocking The Total Package's introduction. He then tells The Total Package that he is pissed off that The Total Package is still standing after he beat him last night and says he will light him up and give him the beating he should have given last night if he has the guts, saying that "The Main Event" will work him. The Total Package and Miss Elizabeth show up, and The Total Package and Chuck Palumbo go at it. Suddenly, R&B Security show up and grab Miss Elizabeth, but The Total Package notices them and fights them off. Chuck Paluno then hits The Total Package in the back with a muscle flexer before R&B Security grab Miss Elizabeth again and take her away.

The Total Package is put on a stretcher and placed in an ambulance backstage.

Backstage, Vince Russo tells Miss Elizabeth he chose her because she is not like the others and that he is doing something to help her, and tells her that she will live up to her contract and wrestle Daffney in the ring tonight. Russo then tells Miss Elizabeth that if she beats Daffney, he will tear her contract up, but if she loses, he will own her and it will get worse from here. She then provides her some wrestling gear.

Before the next match, "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak says the difference between himself and Mark McGuire is that he does not have to put any cork in his bat, for he is "the home run king" and "absolutely the perfect one." Afterwards, Captain Rection shows up with Curt Hennig for the next match.

"The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak beats Captain Rection after Curt Hennig grabs Stasiak only to toss him out of the way as Captain Rection goes for a splash in the corner, allowing Stasiak to hit the Perfectplex for the win. During the match, Miss Hancock is seen taking notes on the stage. After the match, Kevin Nash shows up and beats up Stasiak before hitting him with the Jackknife Power Bomb. Nash then grabs a microphone and asks Vince Russo what he was smoking last night, and says it had to be "the chronic" for Russo to hit him with a baseball bat. He then says that Russo did not kill him, he has to face him tonight. After stating that Russo is not the man he once knew, Nash then says he thought that the man he once knew, he then says that he thought they were friends, and that it was because of him that Russo found employment in WCW. He then says that if Russo wants to play, he'll play. He then proceeds to call Russo out. Also, all of ausdden, Konnan's music hits, and Konnan shows up with Kidman, Torrie Wilson and Rey Mysterio Jr., signifying that The Filthy Animals are back together. Kidman tells Nash that it is time that he learned his place in the pecking order: "the low man on the scrotum pole." He says that Vince Russo is too busy dealing with "real stars" to deal with a "washed-up old has-been" like him. He then says he cut down one giant, proving that bigger isn't always better, and is more than happy to do it again tonight. Konnan then tells Nash "Screw you and screw The Wolfpac," and says The Flithy Animals are back even after he got suspended and Rey got hurt, and that all that matters now is that Kevin Nash and his friends are going to pay for holding them back. The Filthy Animals gang up on Nash, but Hulk Hogan runs to the ring to make the save for Nash. Nash tells The Filthy Animals is that at the top of the mountain, it's hard for them to knock him and Hogan off, and if they want to see what they've got, then they can taken them on in a St. Louis Street Fight tonight. Hogan says he and Nash are going to "take a Russo and wipe our Bischoff" before beating the shit out of them.

Eric Bischoff and Kimberly guest on commentary for the next match.

Mike Awesome beats Diamond Dallas Page in a Stretcher Match. During the match, Kimberly shows DDP the divorce papers. DDP tears them up, but Awesome hits DDP with a steel chair as DDP is distracted. After a few DDTs on the steel chair, DDP is placed on the stretcher, btu DDP rolls back off and gets back in the ring. After Awesome puts DDP through a table with a powerbomb, Eric Bischoff puts a pen in DDP's hand and has him "sign" another copy of the divorce papers, making the divorce final. Awesome then places DDP on the stretcher for the win.

Backstage, Vince Russo tells Scott Steiner that he has got to talk some sense in into Kevin Nash, but Steiner says he does what he wants when he wants to, and threatens to break Russo's arms if he touches him again.

Backstage, Vince Russo is seen talking to Tank Abbott.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett, who says he will smack Sting around like a pnata with a guitar with or without Vince Russo's help.

Scott Steiner shows up. He talks about how his match with Captain Rection (or as he puts it "a guy who calls himself Hugh G. Rection) last night and how he took his freaks to the hotel last night and found himself one. He says that women have always told him that size does matter and that he is the biggest of them all, and as he took them to the mountain top and they found nirvana before they reached the summit, they called him "The Big Bad Booty Daddy." He then says that he is a mountain of a man and that Booker T is nothing but an amoeba, for he has no backbone. He says Booker T had a chance to face him last night, but he has no balls. As Steiner continues to call Booker T out, Tank Abbott shows up from behind Steiner and hits him with a low blow before laying him out.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sting, who says that it is good for him - and bad for Jeff Jarrett - that their match tonight is for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and that it was a matter of time before Vince Russo and Eric Biscoff made a a huge mistake by putting the WCW World Heavyweight Championship on the line tonight, as Jarrett will drop the ball tonight and he will pick the ball up and run with it.

Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) beat The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny The Bull), The Harris Brothers (Ron and Don Harris) and Harlem Heat (Stevie Ray and Big T) in a 6-on-2 elimination handicap tag team match. Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas show up just before the match starts and guest on commentary for the next match. Shortly afterwards, Scott Steiner is seen throwing chairs around backstage while looking for Vince Russo. Shortly after that, Bagwell and Douglas get involved, but are overpowered by Kronik, and Stevie Ray turns on Big T by hitting him with the slapjack. Afterwards, Bagwell and Douglas get the physical WCW World Tag Team Championship belts back as Kronik get the win. After the match, Scott Steiner clotheslines Bagwell and Douglas before lifting Kash up and hitting a belly-to-belly suplex. Steiner then grabs the microphone and tells Vince Russo that while he may think he pulls the strings, he is not leaving until he gets Tank Abbott. Meanwhile, Kronik has the physical WCW World Tag Team Championship belts despite not being the WCW World Tag Team Champions. Steiner then grabs a steel chair and calls Tank Abbott out, also saying that Vince and Eric Bischoff "ain't shit." Meanwhile, Abbott is heading towards the ring, and telling WCW head of security Doug Dellinger "don't mess it up."

After the commercial break, Goldberg's music hits, but instead of Goldberg, it is Tank Abbott making his entrance while mocking Goldbeg's. Tank Abbott is flanked by R&B Security on his way to the ring, and when Abbott gets in, Steiner immediately beats him down. Suddenly, Rik Steiner shows up from out of the crowd and tries to get Scott off of Tank Abbott. When Scott refuses to listen to Rick when he tells him to go to the back, Rick boots Scott, then he and Tank Abbott gang up on Scott, ending he match.

Backstage, Vince Russo - with a baseball bat in hand - tells Miss Elizabeth that her match is up next. He then tells someone behind closed double doors that he needs them on standby.

Miss Elizabeth vs. Daffney ends as quickly as it began when Madusa shows up and attacks Miss Elizabeth. Mona shows up and fights Madusa, but Madusa gets the last word. Miss Elizabeth grabs a steel chair and hits Madusa in the back with it, laying her out. When she leaves the ring, however, she is surrounded by R&B Security.

The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Kidman, Rey Mysterio Jr.) bring out Mike Awesome before the next match.

Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan vs. The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Kidman, Rey Mysterio Jr.) in a St. Louis Street Fight ends in a no-contest. Shortly after the match begins, Juventud Guerrera shows up and fights Kevin Nash in the ring as Hulk Hogan chases Mike Awesome and The Filthy Animals to the back. Horace Hogan takes Mike Awesome out of the equation, and everyone else runs away so they can ambush Hogan and throw him into the trunk of a car and drive off. Back in the ring, Kevin Nash hits Juventud with a Jackknife Power Bomb, and the match is waved off.

Backstage, The Filthy Animals' (Konnan, Kidman, Torrie Wilson, Rey Mysterio Jr.) blocked by the Goldberg monster truck, and The Filthy Animals flee from their car.

After the commercial break, Hulk Hogan escapes from the trunk of the The Filthy Animals' (Kidman and Rey Mysterio Jr.) car backstage.

Jeff Jarrett is the cover story of this month's issue of WCW Magazine.

Jeff Jarrett retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Sting. During the match, Vampiro comes out from underneath the ring and drags Sting in, then smoke (actually foam from a fire extinguisher) comes out from the hole in the ring. Vampiro then drags Sting - who is now covered in a blood-like substance - back into the ring, and Jarrett pins Sting to retain the championship. After the match, The New Blood shows up and attack Sting, then Kevin Nash and Hulk Hogan show up and fight off The New Blood to end the show. Meanwhile, the Goldberg monster truck is seen outside of the arena crushing Tank Abbott and Rick Steiner's car.

Slamboree 2000 - The Results

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's team steps out of a tour bus while Eric Bischoff and the rest of the New Blood watch on a monitor backstage.

Before the next match, Tammy Lynn Sytch performs a striptease, but it is soon stopped by the entrance of The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea.

"Hard Knox" Chris Candido retains the WCW Cruiserweight Championship against The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea. During the match, Tammy Lynn Sytch gets on the apron, mentioning a hurt ankle. Paisley confronts Tammy on the entrance ramp, and the confrontation turns into an incident where Tammy swings a steel chair at Paisley only to accidentally hit The Artist instead. The Artist barely kicks out, and a three-count and playing of entrance music both have to be waved off. Candido then retains after hitting a piledriver followed by a top rope diving headbutt. After the match, Paisley tackles Tammy before hitting Candido with a low blow, then The Artist and Paisley rip Tammy's dress off.

At the start of the next match, Terry Funk is seen looking for "Screamin'" Norman Smiley, and finds him in the men's bathroom. When he breaks open a stall, he finds a man in a baseball catcher's gear, but is soon sprayed with a fire extinguisher from behind by Smiley, revealing that the person in the stall is Smiley's mystery partner.

Terry Funk retains the WCW Hardcore Championship against "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and his mystery partner. During the match, Smiley's mystery partner is revealed to be Ralphus, Chris Jericho's personal security guard from a few years ago. After the match, Smiley and Ralphus do the Wiggle.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews David Arquette, who says he came alone tonight, and tells Okerlund not to let his smile fool him as he is scared about tonight's match.

"The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak beats Curt Hennig with the Hennigplex. During the match, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Lash Laroux and Van Hammer are seen in the front row dressed in different neon-colored fatigues.

Backstage, Vince Russo gets members of The New Blood fired up.

Before the next match, Hugh Morrus says taht from here on in, he does not want to be called Hugh Morrus again, as it was given to him by Eric Bischoff and it was "a brain fart" that made him look stupid. From now on, he asks to be addressed by his real name, Hugh G. Rection; "Captain Rection" for short.

Scott Steiner retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Hugh G. Rection with the Steiner Recliner. After the match, R&B Security and Misfits In Action (Chavo Guerrero Jr., Lash Laroux, Van Hammer) brawl, then Booker T - who was originally scheduled for this match but replaced with Hugh G. Rection due to injury - shows up and beats up Scott Steiner.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Chris Kanyon, who says he backed Diamond Dallas Page because he is more like a brother to him. . He says that The New Blood kisses up to Eric Bischoff taught him that making your way through the business is about busting your ass, not kissing it, and he plans to prove tonight that nobody is better than him in his match against Mike Awesome.

Mike Awesome vs. Chris Kanyon ends in a no-contest. During the match, Kevin Nash shows up and fights Mike Awesome just as Awesome is about to powerbomb Chris Kanyon on exposed concrete. Members of The New Blood show up to attack Nash, but "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and Sting run into save Nash. R&B Security then runs in to control everything, but they are easily overpowered.

Before the next match, Vince Russo commands Miss Elizabeth to change her dress - complaining that it looks like a tablecloth as he does - as he tells her she'll want to see the next match.

The Total Package beats Buff Bagwell. During the match, Miss Elizabeth - who is still dressed in the "tablecloth" - pushes Vince Russo's seat backwards and smacks him in the kneecap with a baseball bat. She then heads to the ring with the baseball bat and tries to fight Buff Bagwell with it, but Buff gets the better of her and hits The Total Package with the bat. When Buff stands on the second rope, however, Miss Elizabeth hits Buff with the batt, allowing The Total Package to lock in the Torture Rack for the win. After the match, The Total Package is suddenly attacked with a baseball bat by recent Power Plant graduate and Saturday Night/Worldwide undercard wrestler Chuck Palumbo, who is wearing wrestling gear with the same logo as The Total Package's. He and Buff Bagwell take the boots to The Total Package before Palumbo puts The Total Package in an assisted Torture Rack. After this, Buff Bagwell carries Miss Elizabeth to the back.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Shane Douglas, who demands that he be called "The Franchise." Douglas says that seven years of listening to "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair ends tonight when he retires Flair for good.

Before the next match, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas tells the fans that they get the chance to see "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair fall to a better wrestler in himself, and that there is nothing they can do to stop it. When Flair shows up, he tells Douglas that he knows nothing about being a world championship and that he has worked hard with legends to preserve professional wrestling. Tonight, he plans to style and profile as he kicks Douglas' "ECW ass."

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. During the match, Buff Bagwell runs out, then a man in a trenchcoat and Sting mask shows up and hits Flair with a baseball bat as he has Douglas in the Figure Four Leg Lock. After the match, Bagwell and Douglas continue to assault Flair with a fist with a chain wrapped around it to Flair's groin. After Buff, Douglas and the man in the Sting mask leaves, Flair tells Vince Russo he is not going anywhere and that he will bring the whole building down on top of him, as Russo owes him five minutes after the interference in the match. Luger shows up and grabs the man in the Sting mask and throws him in the ring with Flair, then Vince Russo shows up, revealing he is not the man in the mask. Russo gets in the ring, then the man in the Sting match hits Flair in the back of the head with a Statue of Liberty figurine. The man in the mask then unmasks to reveal himself to be Ric's son David Flair, then Russo screams "Start the clock!" Russo then proceeds to attack Ric Flair, and David Flair joins in with the baseball bat. Suddenly, Kevin Nash shows up and knees David Flair before kneeing Russo. Before he can go for the Jackknife Power Bomb, however, he is hit from behind with a low blow by Daffney, and Russo hits Nash with the baseball bat. Daffney and David Flair are now part of The New Blood.

Sting beats Vampiro. After the match, Sting returns to the ring when he sees Vampiro get up on the video screen, and he gets back in the ring to lay Vampiro out with a metal pipe.

Backstage, Mike Tenay interviews Diamond Dallas Page and David Arquette. Arquette admits he is scared, even though he looks good. He and DDP agree on following a plan, with DDP telling Arquette that he will do fine if he sticks to it. He tells Arquette to stay out of Jeff Jarrett's way, but to climb to the top and fend off anyone else who gets involved in the Triple Cage Match. He also tells him not to grab the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

Backstage, Kevin Nash is seen looking for Vince Russo.

Backstage, Mike Tenay interviews Kidman. Kidman tells Tenay to stop kiss Hulk Hogan's ass, as he has beaten him three times and proved Hogan to be less than immortal. He says that with Eric Bischoff as special guest referee, he cannot lose. Bischoff says he will call the match down the middle, and says that it will be a great night for Kidman and The New Blood.

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Before the next match, special guest referee Eric Bischoff ejects Horace Hogan from the ring.

Hulk Hogan beats Kidman. During the match, special guest referee Eric Bischoff tries to cost Hogan the match, and an attempt to bring a steel chair into the match ends with Hogan taking the chair away from him and hitting Bischoff and Kidman with it. Afterwards, Hogan pulls two tables out from underneath the ring, and Kidman bides his time until he can hit Hogan with a steel chair. Hogan still kicks out, and an attempt to gang up on Hogan by Bischoff and Kidman fails. Hogan powerbombs Bischoff through a table, then pulls a third table out from underneath the ring. Kidman hits Hogan with a low blow and a steel chair shot, then lays Hogan on it before going for a Shooting Star Press. Hogan moves out of the way, and Kidman goes through the table. Horace Hogan shows back up and hits Bischoff's hand on the mat as Hulk Hogan pins Kidman for the win.

Outside of the arena, Vince Russo and Miss Elizabeth try to escape on a tour bus, but find out that The Total Package is in the driver's seat. Russo ends up stealing a Buick Century and driving off in it as Kevin Nash calmly watches.

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Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett calls Okerlund a "geriatric slapass," then says he cannot wait to embarrass Diamond Dallas Page and "that 150-pound turd," David Arquette and take the World Heavyweight title back. He says that tonight is a game of "boots and ladders," and that DDP and Arquette will be flossing with his shoelaces when all is said and done.

Jeff Jarrett beats Diamond Dallas Page and David Arquette in a Ready To Rumble Triple Cage Match to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship for the second time. During the match, Mike Awesome climbs onto the second level of the cage and attacks Diamond Dallas Page as Arquette climbs up the triple cage. DDP hits Awesome with a Diamond Cutter after Arquette makes his way to the top of the third cage, and DDP hands Arquette a guitar from the third cage. When DDP and Jarrett climb up to the top of the third cage, Arquette smashes the guitar onto DDP's head, and Arquette and Jarrett before Jarrett takes the World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Awesome is about to attack DDP again when Chris Kanyon gets on the second cage. Awesome grabs Kanyon and tosses him towards the stage (which in reality puts Kanyon's life at great risk) before celebrating with Jarrett to end the show.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 1, 2000

The show begins in the arena parking lot with Courtney Cox-Arquette telling David Arquette that what he is doing could get him hurt and could be dangerous, as he is not a wrestler. Nevertheless, David Arquette can't help but celebrate the fact that he is WCW World Heavyweight Champion.

Diamond Dallas Page, David Arquette and Chris Kanyon's car is stopped by Vince Russo. Russo is accompanied by Jeff Jarrett and members of The New Blood. All of a sudden, a midnight blue Dodge Charger rams into the limo, and Hulk Hogan climbs out to fight members of The New Blood. Members of WCW security rush in to break up any and all brawls.

"Screamin'" Norman Smiley and a mystery partner dressed up as a football mascot - who spends of the match with their mask stuck between the ropes and all of it not getting in any offense - beat Crowbar in a two-on-one handicap match after Norman unwittingly trips over his own partner to win on a roll-up.

Backstage, David Arquette tells Diamond Dallas Page it's been fun, but he does not deserve to be the WCW World Heavyweight Champion. DDP tells Arquette he and Chris Kanyon will take care of it.

Jeff Jarrett is seen bckstage with Eric Bischoff, Vince Russo, Miss Elizabeth (who is handcuffed and escorted by two members of WCW security) and Kimberly, while Team Package ("The Nature Boy" Ric Flair and The Total Package) are seen entering the arena.

On the set of 3,000 Miles To Graceland, Courtne-Cox Arquette tries to tell David Arquette that what he is doing is dangerous, but David tells her it will be alright and that Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo need to be taught a lesson. He says that Chris Kanyon and Diamond Dallas Page will be there to watch his back. The director then walks by and does not believe that David is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and David goes after him with a steel chair as Courtney tells David he is not a wrestler.

We see "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak attempt to break the record for free throw shooting in the spirit of the NBA Playoffs.

David Arquette, Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon show up. Arquette says it is a dream come true for him to be WCW World Heavyweight Champion and that the last week has been amazing. He thanks the fans for their kind treatment and says they are incredible, but he admits he is an entertainer and not a wrestler. Tonight, he plans to relinquish the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, as he does not deserve it, and puts it up for grabs in a triple cage match between DDP and Jeff Jarrett at Slamboree. As DDP, Kanyon and Arquette leave, Jarrett shows up with Eric Bischoff, Kimberly, Miss Elizabeth and Vince Russo. Russo pulls out a baseball bat as Jarrett asks Arquette who died and made him Commissioner. He says he, Bischoff and Russo make the rules around here, not Arquette, and the way he sees things, Arquette made the decision to cross the line, step in the ring and become a wrestler, and from here on out, this is how he is going to be treated. Bischoff tells Arquette he is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion and that it is time he act like a champion. Bischoff then tells Arquette will be in a three-way dance against Jarrett and "D-D-Puke." Suddenly, The Total Package shows up, and he shoves down security as he chases Russo and Miss Elizabeth through the crowd. Bischoff then decides to give Arquette a tune-up for his match at Slamboree by putting him in a match against Tank Abbott. Tank Abbott then shows up, then DDP says Bischoff doesn't have to work at being an asshole before saying that Arquette won't be facing Abbott. Abbott tells DDP to shut up, then DDP tells Abbott to make him shut up, which starts a brawl between both parties in the ring. Security has to rush in to restore order. Abbott then tells DDP that if he wants to go, they can go tonight. If DDP wins, Arquette gets off easy; if Abbott wins, he'll tear Arquette's head off.

Backstage, The Total Package is seen looking for Miss Elizabeth and Vince Russo, threatening to put Russo in the Torture Rack.

"The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak continues to make free throws at a local gym.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff tells Hugh Morrus that he is "the Knute freakin' Rockne of professional wrestling" because he knows what teamwork is all about. He says that tonight, Morrus will learn what teamwork is all about when he, Scott Steiner and Jeff Jarrett will be in a three-way dance, and if anyone in Misfits in Action interferes, they will all be fired on the spot.

The Wall beats Horace Hogan in a Tables Match after Kidman interferes. During the match, Miss Hancock shows up to scout both men. After the match, Kidman and The Wall continue to attack Horace Hogan until Hulk Hogan shows up, which forces Kidman and The Wall to retreat. Mike Awesome gets in the ring, and Kidman and The Wall get back in to outnumber Hulk Hogan. Before they can put Hulk Hogan through a table, however, Hulk Hogan gets back up, but the regained momentum is short lived as Hogan gets Awesome Bombed through a table.

We see Vampiro in a graveyard, daring Sting to come and play with him in his home, as he knows curiosity killed the scorpion.

Vince Russo shows up with Miss Elizabeth and the two members of security. Russo tells The Total Package that he does not sweat him and that he will not hide from him all night, and calls him out, promising he will "wreck [his] ass."

Jeff Jarrett is on the cover of the newest issue of WCW Magazine.

Before the next match, Scott Steiner says that if he sees any more signs saying that he sucks, he will do what he does best, which is "kicking white trash, trailer park ass." He also says that the best time he ever had in Alabama was when he left it.

Hugh Morrus beats Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner after Jarrett nails Steiner in the back of the head with a guitar as Steiner has Hugh Morrus in the Steiner Recliner. After the match, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Lash LaRoux and Van Hammer celebrate with Hugh Morrus.

Sting is seen in the graveyard looking for Vampiro.

In backstage footage from moments ago, Eric Bischoff fires Misfits in Action (Hugh Morrus, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Lash LaRoux, Van Hammer).

Backstage, an irritated Vince Russo mouths off at Miss Elizabeth, who really does not enjoy his company.

In the graveyard, Sting finally catches up Vampiro, but loses him. Vampiro hides from Sting and proceeds to smack him with a shovel. He then smacks Sting in the face with a tombstone, sending Sting falling into an open grave, and he walks away after dumping a wheelbarrow on top of Sting. as he hits Sting with it, Sting asks "Who are you?" Vampiro answers "I am the monster you should have been." Sting's hand is seen coming out of the open grave before the show cuts to a commercial break.

Backstage, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair tells The Total Package he has his back tonight.

Tank Abbott beats Diamond Dallas Page by referee stoppage. During the match, Eric Bischoff and Kimberly are seen watching the match from backstage, and David Arquette and Chris Kanyon are locked in their dressing room. Later on in the match, a man in a red cap and sunglasses hits DDP in the head with a battle, knocking him out as he brawls with Tank Abbot in the crowd. That man is really Jeff Jarrett, and he costs DDP the match and allows Tank Abbott to get his hands on David Arquette.

Backstage, Diamond Dallas Page is placed on a stretcher, while Hulk Hogan brawls with Mike Awesome in the locker room.

Kidman shows up. He tells the crowd that they should be thanking him for beating up Hulk Hogan and Horace Hogan while showing what The New Blood is all about, then says The New Blood is about taking "the so-called heroes of this business" and exposing them for "the washed-up pieces of trash that they are." When Kidman says he won't talk anymore, the crowd cheers, then Kidman says the crowd wishes they were that lucky. Kidman says he will finish Hulk Hogan off at Slamboree with Eric Bischoff as special guest referee, then issues an open challenge to anybody who is old and washed-up. Backstage, Terry Taylor tells Kevin Nash about what is going on in the ring, and Kevin Nash shows up and treats Kidman like a human punching bag. This goes on until Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr. - who have not been seen in some time - show up and attack Nash along with Kidman, cementing themselves as members of The New Blood. This does not last long, however, as Kevin Nash comes to and decimates all three men. Rey and Konnan run to the back, and Nash chases after them as they try to get away in a pick-up truck.

After the commercial break, Kevin Nash is seen attacking Konnan near the driver's seat of the pick-up truck before attacking a downed Rey Mysterio Jr.

Vince Russo shows up with Miss Elizabeth and tells "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair that he plans on interfering at Slamboree and enjoying five minutes of kicking his ass. As far as The Total Package is concerned, if The Total Package beats him tonight, he will give him the key to Miss Elizabeth. Russo then tells Miss Elizabeth to do her job and to "Do me, baby." Miss Elizabeth tells Russo to "kiss [her] Kentucky ass," but Russo yanks the microphone away from her before calling The Total Package out again. The Total Package shows up with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, but Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell show up to double-team Flair while Russo gets his personal security lined up in the ring. Russo's personal security overpowers The Total Package before macing and handcuffing him. Buff and Douglas then proceed to gang up on The Total Package, and when Miss Elizabeth checks on him, Vince Russo commands her to finish him off with a baseball bat only to get whacked in the back of the knee. After Miss Elizabeth runs for freedom, Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) shows up and attacks Buff Bagwell and Shane Douglas along with every member of Vince Russo's personal security detail. Russo proceeds to high-tail it out of the ring as Kronik destroys everyone. Russo then shows up with local law enforcement, who mace both members of Kronik before nailing them with nightsticks.

Backstage, Chris Kanyon tells David Arquette that he will take care of the situation with Tank Abbott.

Kevin Nash is seen destroying Konnan and Rey Mysterio Jr.'s pick-up truck while Konnan is out cold on the seat. Rey is seen crawling under a car. Meanwhile, police are seen arresting The Total Package and Kronik (Brayn Adams and Bryan Clark).

Vampiro shows up. He says that tonight, the hunter has become the hunted, and Sting walked along the line of good and evil only to be helpless as a newborn baby when he was done with him. He says that he is Sting's anti-hero and ahs decided that his destiny has sealed fate, as he is the monster that Sting should have been. He says that Sting found out the he is the one and only true darkness. Suddenly, a crow is seen on the frame of the Nitrovision, then Sting is seen rappling down from the rafters. Sting then gets in the ring and proceeds to strike Vampiro with a baseball bat.

"The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak is still sinking free throws in a local gymnasium.

Vince Russo confronts Miss Elizabeth in the women's dressing room only to get slapped in the face.

When David Arquette shows up to the ring with Chris Kanyon, Kanyon is ejected from the match by referee Billy Silverman.

David Arquette beats Tank Abbott. During the match, Jeff Jarrett, Kimberly and Eric Bischoff are seen watching from backstage. Shortly afterwards, Diamond Dallas Page returns from within the back of an ambulance before Tank Abbott knocks out the referee, and when DDP's music hits, Bischoff sends Jarrett to head him off at the pass, but DDP comes out through the crowd, hits a Diamond Cutter on Abbott, places Arquette on top of Abbott and revives referee Billy Silverman to get Arquette the win. After the match, DDP carries Arquette to the back.

We see footage from moments ago where Scott Steiner assaults Jeff Jarrett backstage in revenge for the guitar shot to the head from earlier tonight.

"The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak is attacked from behind by Curt Hennig before he can break the record for most consecutive free throws.

Mike Awesome beats Hulk Hogan. During the match, Kidman shows up with a steel chair, but Hogan sees him coming, hits him in the gut and hits him with the chair. Eric Bischoff shows up as Hogan continues to brawl outside with Awesome, and Kidman drops from the top rope to hit Hogan in the head with a steel chair on the outside. Afterwards, Kidman demands that referee Slick Johnson count the pinfall, and Awesome wins. After the match, Hogan returns to the ring and hits both Awesome and Kidman with a steel chair, then a man in a Sting mask climbs into the ring only to reveal that he is just a fan. As security chase the man down, blood drops down from the ceiling of the arena, landing on Hogan. The Wall, Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell run in to attack Hogan while Bischoff watches from the stage as the show ends.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for April 24, 2000

The show begins with Sting and Vampiro brawling backstage, which ends with Vampiro hitting Sting with a pipe.

Terry Funk retains the WCW Hardcore Championship against Bam Bam Bigelow. During the match, "The Cat" Ernest Miller tries to get a few shots in on Bam Bam Bigelow for taking his spot in the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament, but to no avail. Later in the match, The Cat cartwheels a steel chair into Bam Bam's head as Terry Funk has a trash can over his head, and after Bam Bam goes down, Terry Funk lands head-first right on his crotch to retain the Hardcore title. After the match, "The Cat" Ernest Miller demands that Funk's music be stopped and that his music be played so he can dance in the ring.

We see the footage from the end of last week's Nitro, where it is finally revealed that Bret "The Hit Man" Hart hit Hulk Hogan with the steel chair.

Kidman and Torrie Wilson show up. Kidman talks about how he dared Hulk Hogan to meet him in the parking lot so they could finish it man-to-man only for Hulk Hogan to realize that he is more of a man than he could ever handle. Because of that, he tried to run him over with a Hummer and nearly killed him. He is still here, and says that if Hulk Hogan thinks people still want to see the red and yellow, all he has to do is supply the yellow so that he can supply the red - Hulk Hogan's blood - as he will start it tonight and finish it at Slamboree.

Backstage, Jeff Jarrett, Kimberly and Eric Bischoff notice that Kidman and Torrie Wilson are in the ring and question exactly what Kidman is trying to do. Meanwhile, Kimberly has some papers in her hand.

Backstage, Vince Russo is talking with "Screamin'" Norman Smiley. Russo says there is no way, but Smiley says he can beat Terry Funk. Russo tells Smiley to find a tag team partner for Slamboree for a two-on-one handicap match for the WCW Hardcore Championship against Terry Funk. Smiley says he knows exactly who he is going to pick.

Jeff Jarrett, Eric Bischoff and Kimberly show up. Ready To Rumble star David Arquette is seen in the front row. Jarrett says Diamond Dallas Page wants to be a movie star, and at Slamboree, he will give him a chance to star in his own movie - "The Chosen One Kicks DDP's Ass Up And Down A Three-Tiered Cage" - and beat his ass and neglect it like he did Kimberly. Bischoff announces that Kimberly is here tonight with what may be the very last give for him from her for the rest of his life, and tells DDP to come to the ring right now. DDP shows up, and asks Kimberly what she is thinking hanging with Bischoff and Jarrett. Kimberly says that for once, she is in the driver's seat. She says that she once thought they had something special, but Bischoff enlightened her about about a lot of things about her career, the fans, and DDP himself, and as far as he is concerned, she wants out of their marriage and she has divorce papers for him to sign. DDP tells Kimberly they can work this out, but Kimberly does not want to wor this out. DDP says he will not walk from this, but Kimberly tells him not to beg as he is embarrassing himself. She tells DDP to be positive, but DDP asks if he should be positive about her being out of her mind or her "being a super bitch." Bischoff asks for civility, and DDP says that if Kimberly wants the papers signed, he will do it as soon as he sticks them down Bischoff's throat and pulls them out of his ass. DDP grabs Bischoff by the shirt collar only to be nailed from behind with a guitar shot from Jeff Jarrett. All of a sudden, David Arquette jumps the guardrail and stomps Bischoff only to be cornered by Jeff Jarrett. He gets saved by Chris Kanyon, who attacks Jarrett and forces him to retreat along with Bischoff and Kimberly. Bischoff is enraged, embarrassed and humiliated by Arquette's actions, and challenges Arquette to get in the ring with him. Arquette accepts the challenge, saying "I'm gonna 1-800-Kick your butt!" He then proposes a wager: if he beats Bischoff, DDP gets a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett in a steel cage later tonight. Bischoff accepts, saying he will tear Arquette's head off.

Backstage, Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) pins Vince Russo to the wall as they demand a tag team title shot tonight. Russo says they've got it, but first they have to do something for him.

Backstage, Jeff Jarrett questions Eric Bischoff's challenging David Arquette to a match, but Bischoff says he will take care of it and that they have bigger problems to deal with tonight. He asks Jarrett to find Kidman.

Sting is seen backstage looking for Vampiro.

Before the next match, Tammy Lynn Sytch asks the crowd if they missed her, and says it is time that WCW brought out a real lady who knows how to titillate all the guys out there. She says that Paisley could learn a thing or two from her, as she has no idea what the men in the crowd want to see. She then says she is back.

"Hard Knox" Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch beat The Artist Formerly Known As Prince Iaukea and Paisley in a mixed tag match. Backstage, Sting is still looking for Vampiro. Suddenly, he shows up as Candido and Tammy are still in the ring, and Tammy gets away as Sting hits Chris Candido with the Scorpion Deaht Drop. Sting then takes the microphone and says it's showtime before saying he and Vampiro need to have another conversation, and dares him to get back in the ring with him for a First Blood Match tonight.

Backstage, Diamond Dallas Page and Chris Kanyon fire David Arquette up.

Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) beats Team Package (The Total Package and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair). At the beginning of the match, Miss Hancock shows up with her clipboard to scout the match, but "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and Buff Bagwell show up. Buff Bagwell distracts referee Charles Robinson who calls for an end to the match, then Douglas gets in the ring and hits Flair in the back with a baseball bat. Afterwards, Kronik hits the High Time - a double choke slam - on Flair to get the win despite the bell being called for. After the match, Bagwell and Douglas continue to attack Team Package with baseball bats, then allow Kronik the honor to do the same. Instead, Kronik beat up Bagwell and Douglas, sending them out of the ring.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Vampiro, who says Sting is weak, old and "whack," and says there is nothing he would like more than to stick his fingers in his eyes and watch him bleed like a stuffed pig, and screan like a little bitch. He tells Sting he is entering his world, and that he is sick, twisted, a little freaky and about to have a panic attack. He dares Sting to come into his web.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff tells Kidman he cannot go around making his own matches with Hogan and to let him and Vince Russo know ahead of time so they can get him where he wants to be.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Eric Bischoff, Torrie Wilson, Kidman, Mike Awesome and Kimberly. Bischoff says Hulk Hogan tried to kill Kidman last week, and that Mike Awesome is protection. Hulk will face Kidman, but he will have to find himself a tag team partner. He says that Hogan has burned so many bridges in the locker room that he will be unable to find someone to tag with him. He also announces that he is the special guest referee for Kidman vs. Hulk Hogan at Slamboree, and asks Hogan if he hears the sound of his career coming to an end.

Before the next match, it is announced that Team Package (The Total Package and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair) have been taken out of the arena to a hospital due to the attack from Buff Bagwell and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas.

Kidman and Mike Awesome beat Hulk Hogan - who is clad in all black for this match - after putting him through two tables and Kidman mocks Hogan by hitting a leg drop for the win. During the match, Kevin Nash sees what is going on in the ring on a monitor backstage, and after the match, Kevin Nash shows up and brawls with both Kidman and Awesome - despite not being cleared to wrestle - until Torrie Wilson hits Kevin Nash with a low blow from behind. Awesome then swings a steel chair into the recently injured ankle of Kevin Nash, smashing it against the ring post.

David Arquette beats Eric Bischoff. During the match, Jeff Jarrett pulls the referee out of the ring after Arquette hits Bischoff with an elbow drop. Diamond Dallas Page hits Jarrett with a clothesline, but Jarrett fires back by hitting DDP with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Arquette goes for another pinfall, but the referee is down, and Jarrett gets in the ring to hit Arquette with a guitar. Bischoff hits Arquette with a gut shot and holds Arquette down, but Arquette fucks and Bischoff takes a guitar shot to the head instead. Chris Kanyon then gets in the ring and sends Jarrett out of the ring, and Arquette goes for the pinfall as referee Mickey Jay runs into the ring to get the win. As per pre-match stipulation, Diamond Dallas Page will face Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in a steel cage later tonight. After the match, the lights go out, and Sting is seen in the rafters as Arquette, DDP and Kanyon celebrate.

Backstage, Chris Kanyon and David Arquette celebrate the latter's win with champagne as Diamond Dallas Page gets ready for his title match for later tonight.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund is about to interview Jeff Jarrett when Jarrett chews Bischoff out, hoping he has a back-up plan. Bischoff says his back-up plan is Jarrett getting into the ring and winning against Diamond Dallas Page to retain the WCW World Heavyweight Championship.

Scott Steiner shows up. He says that last night, he had a couple of his freaks call him from New York City wanting a chance to ride a legend and roll with him. Last night, at Club Caligula, he was "like a roller coaster going up and down hitting switches on bitches 'till they call me the daddy." When he "kicked them out the door at a quarter 'til 4, they believed there was nothing finer than Scott Steiner." He then says he went to New York for two reasons, and one of them was to find Booker T's "jive ass," as he cost him the World title last week. He says tonight is his payback, and he will do something special: stick his size 12 boot so far up Booker T's ass that he will be flossing with his shoelaces. Scott Steiner says he does not care if he is trying to get on the good side of Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff, for in reality, he got on his bad side. He then calls Booker T, who shows up. He tells Scott Steiner this is not Detroit, Michigan; this is Rochester, New York, and as for last week, what he did was business, not personal. He says Jeff Jarrett was running around backstage crying as he was trying to get out of the match as well as Eric Bischoff telling him he had to do something and do something quick to get on his good time, and says Scott Steiner was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Booker T says he refuses to apologize for what he did, as he is his own man, and the way they do it in New York is "if we can't get along, then we can just get it on." He tells Scott Stener's women to stay out of this, because everyone knows that once you go Black, you never go back. Midajah slaps Booker, and Scott Steiner proceeds to brawl with Booker as the show goes to break.

We see footage from the commercial break where security break up the brawl between Booker T and Scott Steiner.

Chris Kanyon and David Arquette are in the locker room as Diamond Dallas Page laces up his boots.

Backstage, Buff Bagwell and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas are on their way out of the arena when they are met by Vince Russo, who asks them to get back in the ring as they have a match against Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) with the tag team titles on the line, much to the chagrin of Bagwell and Douglas.

Vince Russo guests on commentary for the next match.

Buff Bagwell and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark). Before the match, it is announced that Scott Steiner will defend the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Booker T at Slamboree. During the match, Bagwell tosses referee Nick Patrick over the top rope only to take the High Time from Kronik. Vince Russo then gets in the ring and whacks Bryan Adams with a bat, and Bryan Clark grabs Russo. He is about to hit him with the Meltdown when Douglas hits him with Vince Russo's baseball bat. Bagwell then hits both members of Kronik with baseball bat. When Nick Patrick gets back in the ring to call the match off, Vince Russo hits him in the back with a baseball bat then counts the pinfall to give Bagwell and Douglas the win to retain the tag titles.

Tank Abbott is seen heading to the ring.

Tank Abbott shows up. He tells Goldberg that it has been three shows and that he has still not shown up, and that Goldberg might as well change his name to "Bill Ghostberg." He says that while Goldberg sits at home with his yellow screen and watches the television screen, he will see a real warrior. He then says he will kick someone's ass because of Goldberg, and says that this is all on Goldberg's shoulders as he has fun beating people up. Tank Abbott then leaves the ring and after looking for a victim, decides on Bob Ryder, whom he pulls out from behind a table and drags into the ring to beat up. Jeremy Borash from WCW.com gets on top of Abbott to try to make the save and get Abbott in a sleeper, but Abbott backs him into a corner and rams him into it. After wiping out Bill Banks, who also gets into the ring, Tank Abbott leaves after WCW security shows up.

Diamond Dallas Page beats Jeff Jarrett in a steel cage match to become the WCW World Heavyweight Champion for a third time. During the match, Mike Awesome tries to get into the cage, and after DDP hits the Diamond Cutter, Mike Awesome rips the cage door open. Referee Charles Robinson makes the two-count, but before Mike Awesome can get his hands on Robinson, Chris Kanyon is able to get behind Mike Awesome and attack him, allowing Robinson to make the third count. After the match, DDP, Kanyon and David Arquette leave through the crowd.

Sting arrives from the top of the arena for the next match.

Vampiro vs. Sting in a First Blood Match ends in a no-contest. During the match, Vampiro stands on the commentary table and makes a throat slit motion before giving the thumbs down signal with both of his hands. Sting is standing in the center of the ring when he and the ring itself is drenched in what looks like blood that drops down from the top of the arena. Vampiro then slams Sting in the red liquid before Kidman, "Hard Knox" Chris Candido, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell and "The Franchise" Shane Douglas all attack Sting as Tammy Lynn Sytch and Torrie Wilson watch from ringside. They then hook Sting back onto his harness from his match entrance and let him hang there a few feet above the floor as the show ends.