WCW Monday Nitro

Boston, Massachusetts
September 21, 1998

In the back, we see Scott Hall talking to Doug Dillinger about some problems with his car Hall has a big paper bag full of clinking bottles.

And we're LIVE from Boston, MA, for WCW Monday Nitro! Tony says Ric Flair is here tonight. Supposedly, Hall & Stevie Ray will take on Nash and Luger.

The Nitro Girls do a little dance.

Tony, Tenay, and Zbyzsko are in the booth Tony talks about DDP/Goldberg, while Larry takes a bow. Goldberg is now undefeated for a year.

The ring fills up with Really Tacky (tm) Brand Smoke. Tony has a conniption When the smoke clears, Disciple is face-down in the ring, unconcious. Tenay wonders is the Warrior has held Disciple captive for the last week. I really don't want to talk about the mental images that brings. Hogan leads the nWo down to the ring. As Hogan hits the ring, Really Tacky (tm) Brand Smoke comes back into the ring, and when THAT smoke clears, Disciple is gone again. I really don't want to know what Warrior is doing with an unconcious Disciple. Warrior's voice: "Appear, Speed Racer." The LameSignal is beamed onto the roof, and we see Warrior in the rafters. He's got another Disciple-looking character with him. Warrior grunts out something to Hogan. Hogan: "Gimmie my Disciple back!" Or he'll run tell his mommy. Hogan challenges Warrior to finish what they started eight years ago. Hogan wants Warrior to admit he's a coward. Warrior says Disciple is kneeling beside him. Hogan makes more threats as we go to commercial

We now see the normal Nitro opener.

Tony calls Hogan/Warrior "One of the most anticipated matches in professional wrestling history," if you couldn't guess.

Match 1: Barry Darsow vs. Fit Finley
Barry Darsow comes down to the ring. Darsow: [These people] are a bunch of marks, and I don't like any one of them." Darsow's a riot. His opponent - a returning Fit Finley! It's good to see Finley back. Finley breaks cleanly on the ropes. Darsow has something written on the back of his tights, but I can't tell what it is. Hopefully it's "Shut yer stinkin' mouth." Finley starts off with an armlock, but Darsow gets to the ropes. Darsow goes back to the arm, and some Philistines try to start a "boring" chant. Mat psychology is lost on these people. Darsow with a huge shoulderblock. Darsow flexes his saggy pecs. Finley locks on a trapezius hold. Finley with a couple of European uppercuts, and a shoulderblock. Darsow goes to the eyes, then chokes Finley on the top rope. Darsow with a standing axehandle. Finley ducks too soon for a backdrop, and Darsow catches him. Darsow goes for a piledriver, but Finley turns it into a backdrop. Finley then hits the Tombstone, and gets the win. Finley: "I'm back, and I'm not messing around."

We see footage from Ric Flair's return last week.

We see footage from the Warrior's yawnapalooza from 10 minutes ago.

Match 2: Nick Densmore vs. Wrath
Woah! Jobber time! It's Nick Densmore. Doesn't Goldberg usually have his match later? Oh, my bad. It's Wrath. Different guy, same squash. Wrath slowly stalks to the ring. Wrath opens up with a knee to the gut, and throws Densmore into the corner. Wrath biels Densmore across the ring, pulls him to the apron, and delivers some forearms. Densmore tries some offense, but it's all for naught. Wrath swats away a dropkick. Belly-to-back from Wrath. It's Meltdown time. Splat. Win. Post-match, Wrath puts the boots to young Densmore again.

More Flair return footage.

We see a little montage for Goldberg vs. DDP. They refer to the match as "For the WCW/nWo World Title." That's just lame.

Match 3: Rick Fuller vs. Rick Steiner
Yes! "Mr. Sunday {Pro}" Rick Fuller! (title courtesy of Steve Raymond) We see Shawn Stockman of "Boyz II Men" in the crowd. I thought the "suck police" had arrested them back around 1994. Rick Steiner comes out to his new "Welcome to the Jungle" ripoff. Steiner starts punching, and takes Fuller down. Fuller starts to fight back. Fuller jumps, but Steiner catches him and flips him. Rick hops up top, and hits the Steiner Bulldog for our second straight squash. Rick gets the mic, and hollers for his bro. Rick says he's 9000-0 against Scott, and has been beating him up since Scott was one. Rick calls Bagwell Scott's "little girlfriend," and says next time Buff gets into an ambulance, it'll be for good.

We hear the Riddler again as we go to commercial.

Voodoo Child comes on, and chills my soul Hogan stalks back to the ring, and gets hit with some "liquid" Hogan says in Boston, if you have a problem, you take it to the streets, and he's got a problem with Warrior. Tony sounds like he's going to literally explode with excitement. Hogan calls Warrior out right now. The lights dim, and Warrior starts to make his way out the wrestler's entrance. Warrior: "If you have any courage, Hogan, follow me. This is the way." Hogan and Co. go to the wrestler entrance, but Warrior has vanished. We follow Hogan, etc., to the back. We go to the nWo dressing room, to see a flaming Warrior sign painted on the wall. The sign was flaming, not the Warrior...yet. Hogan throws a chair at the mirror, but the mirror doesn't break. If it had, we'd have seven more years of bad angles. Oh wait..... Hogan goes into his bathroom, to find Disciple passed out by the toilet. As Hogan goes to get Disciple, someone shoots a fire extinguisher into the room, and Disciple is gone. You think Hogan would have seen the Warrior's flunky right behind him with the fire extinguisher. Zybszko wonders if they flushed him. They should have flushed that entire segment.

We see Saturn setting the Flock free last week.

Match 4: Los Dos Villanos vs. Raven and Kanyon
Los Dos Villanos come out for a tag match. Remember those things? Two people in the ring together on a team? It's all about the Villanos. They'll be facing Raven and Kanyon. Kanyon's got his thumb taped up from where it's broken. Kanyon gets the stick, says "Raven's got something to say, so shut up!" Raven says loyalty is dead. Raven says he gave and gave to the flock, and they repaid him with desertion. Raven says that for the crimes perpetrated by the Flock, somebody has to pay. Raven then attacks a Villano, while Kanyon takes out another. Kanyon goes for a powerbomb, and Raven assists with a neckbreaker, too. That didn't look good. The Villano looks to be hurt. Raven immediately kneels by the Villano, holding his head steady, and Nick Patrick calls for the bell. I suppose the result will be a win for Raven and Kanyon, since Villano is unable to continue, but the ramifications are quite a bit more serious. The other Villano kicks Raven, and Kanyon shoves him away. The trainers come out to look at the Villano. Tony says we're going to stay with this. Villano is moving his arms. He's also moving his legs. Good sign. They show a replay, and you can see Villano's neck crinkle. The problem was that Raven and Kanyon weren't synchronized. Raven started the neckbreaker part too soon, so when Kanyon went for the powerbomb, Raven's arm wasn't there to cushion the blow. Plus instead of the neckbreaker pulling Villano into a more horizontal position, Villano was dropped almost straight down on his head. In the ring, the Villano is walking away from the ring with help. Incredible. I thought he'd broken his neck. It was Villano IV, if anyone cares.

Clayton Lewis (an expert on spinal injuries) of This Week In WCW sends a quick update via email: Well, that was close, almost had another Buff Bagwell. Looking at the numerous replays, it looks like he probably herniated a few disks and the way he was holding his right arm close he might have done some damage to his shoulder (dislocated, blow-out?). I kinda doubt WCW would work a serious injury, granted they might work off of a serious injury (Buff's current angle involvement) but I don't think they'd go as low as to work something like that, especially with one of the midcarders. Although I wouldn't put it past Vince (or Eric, in some cases) to do it. Bill notes that he really thought something was wrong given that Raven stopping the match was so out of character for him.

We see Disco Inferno trying to make the Cruiserweight weight limit. This is from two hours ago. Disco is furiously exercising to try to make the weight limit. Disco will be getting a shot at Kidman's Cruiser belt tonight, if he makes the weight limit.

We're back with Hour Number Two!

Match 5: Alex Wright vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Alex Wright is coming to the ring, with no music, but with a mic. Wright is speaking German. Wright says what (I believe) is "Stupid Americans." Wright says that stupid Americans only speak one language, and even that, we can't speak "correct." Tony: "That's 'correctly'" Wright says that he'll make it easy, and speak realllllly slow. Some kid in the audience is dressed like Wright. Wright is apparently sick of the USA, sick of all the people, sick of WCW, and is disgusted by one specific American wrestler in particular. Said wrestler is DDP. Mmmm.....squash fodder for DDP to tide him over until Halloween Havoc. Wright challenges DDP tonight, and says that if he wins, he's taking the match with Goldberg. Wright calls for DDP. Page doesn't appear immediately, and Wright says Page must be scared. DDP's music comes on, and Page comes out, taping his hands on his way out. DDP enters through the left side of the crowd. Wright attacks as DDP enters the ring, and starts whipping DDP with his jacket. This may be to fill the time from the Villano injury. Or it may just be random. Wright with a dropkick, and then follows it with a missile dropkick. Wright with European uppercuts in the corner. Page whips Wright into the corner, and tries a belly-to-back suplex. Wright flips out of the suplex, but Page immediately nails him with the Diamond Cutter. Page struts for a bit, then covers Wright for the win.

Mean Gene is in the ring with DDP Page says that everyone dreams of being a champion. Page says that if you look at our champion (crowd starts a "Goldberg" chant), and compare him with Page, they're two different animals. Page calls Goldberg a phenom, who got to the top faster than anyone. Page says that he himself had to bust his chops to get here, and it tooks him years. Page says Goldberg's never lost. Page says that while he's lost, he's never been defeated. Page says he's bringing every ounce of heart to Halloween Havoc. Page says they'll take it to a whole 'nother level, and promises a "bumpy, bumpy ride." Page says that Goldberg shouldn't blink, or he may feel the." bang.

This week's Nitro Party winner: a group of guys in Wisconsin who, like rocket scientists, forgot to include their names. Zbyszko: "Are they from 'Parts Unknown'"?

The Nitro Girls dance a bit more, as we go to commercial.

Tony talks about Kitty B. Badd, and his Muhammad Ali fetish We see Kitty take a trip to the bighouse last week. I wonder if they had the right litter box there.

Match 6: Lenny Lane vs. The Cat
Yes! Lenny Lane! Lane backs out of the entrance. Unfortunately, he'll be filed under the ever-growing files of "Better wrestlers who have jobbed to Kitty B. Badd's undeserved push." Kitty comes out talking about being a three-time karate champion. Kitty's "I'm the greatest" is quickly catching up to Jim Neidhart's "Yeah, Baby!" as the most annoying thing on TV. Kitty gets the mic as the bell rings. Cat: "Excuse me, Larry." Lane: "It's Lenny - Lenny Lane." Kitty does his "You have five seconds to leave." Lane: "Let me get this straight - I've got five seconds and I don't have to fight you?" Lane goes to leave. Kitty stops him. Lenny: "I'm not an idiot, you're a three-time karate champion." Kitty offers to shake Lane's hand, to show Lane how much he appreciates his intelligence." Kitty with a thrust kick to Lane's throat. Kitty babbles on the mic a bit more, and Lane rolls him up for two! Kitty with another kick, and starts beating on Lane. Scott Hall slowly makes his way to the ring. In the ring, Kitty is working on Lane. Hall wants Nash, and is motioning for Kitty/Lane to get out of the ring. Dusty Rhodes comes down to ringside, and keeps Hall from going into the ring. Hall falls down. Rhodes starts yelling at Hall that he's going to throw it all away. Rhodes leads an argumentative Hall back to the lockers. In the ring, as almost an afterthought, Kitty hits a spinning round kick on Lane, and gets the pin.

We go to the back, and see a sweaty Disco on the treadmill Disco is now underweight. He's also exhausted.

Match 7: Jerry Flynn vs. Saturn
Woah! Goldberg's whipping boy, Jerry Flynn! Instead of losing to Goldberg, tonight he's losing to the hometown boy, Saturn. Saturn gets a big pop. Flynn with some chops. Saturn with an inverted atomic drop. Saturn takes Flynn down, and applies a modified STF. Saturn with a Thesz Press, and a chinlock. Flynn with a leglock. Saturn chops Flynn in the corner, and hits some kicks. Saturn with a HUGE superkick. Saturn goes to ringside, and gets Dave Penzer's table. Saturn sets the table up between the apron and the guardrail. Flynn hits some kicks as Saturn tries to re-enter the ring, and then hits a pescado. Flynn flips Saturn with a clothesline. Saturn with a Northern Lights suplex for two, that Tony says "a la Curt Hennig." Sheesh. Flynn with kicks in the corner. Flynn with an armdrag, and applies a cross-armbreaker! Saturn gets to the ropes. Saturn, though, T-bones Flynn, and hits a running clothesline. Overhead belly-to-belly from Saturn. Flynn with a kick, and brawls with Saturn by the table. Flynn accidentally kicks the post, and puts Saturn on the table. Saturn gets up, though. Flynn AGAIN kicks the post. Saturn puts Flynn on the table, and goes up top. Saturn hits a splash through the table. Back in the ring, Saturn hits the Spicolli Driver for the win.

We see both sides of the nWo intervening to help Scott Hall last week.

We see a hilarious commercial for a "WCW Monday Night Jericho" shirt, with Jericho doing an "anonymous" testimonial.

nWo music brings out Big Poppa Roid, with Buff. Buff's top hat has his picture on the top of it. Unfortunately, Scott has a mic. Scott says he's amazed that people boo him, because there's nobody in pro sports who looks like him. Scott says he has the largest arms in pro sports. Heenan: "It looks like one of McGwire's balls in there." Doh!!! Scott says he's a winner, but Boston doesn't know about winning, ever since the ball went through Bill Buckner's legs. Scott says that after Larry Bird brought Boston so many titles, they didn't have the class to bring him back as coach. Therefore, Boston sucks. Buff does a "Bill Bucker" impression. Scott says Hogan sent he and Buff out to find out where Bret Hart stands. Sign: "Goldberg, is Whoopi your mother?" Scott says Hart doesn't have the luxury to decide when he joins and leaves the nWo. Scott calls Hart out now. Hart comes out with the US belt, and a big knee brace. Hart enters the ring, with Buff mocking him. Buff: "That ain't even real, you know it's not." Hart takes exception, and Buff and Scott attack. Buff applies a kneelock as Scott chokes Hart. Sting runs down to make the save, and Scott and Buff hit the road. Rick Steiner comes up behind Buff and Scott, and starts pounding Scott. In the ring, Hart and Sting eye each other warily, and Sting howls to the crowd.

I see an ad for "WWF Breakdown" on my cable system.

Match 10: Disco Inferno vs. WCW World Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman
Yes! Disco! Disco pants his way down to the ring, sweaty and drinking water. Disco's too tired to get into his dance. Kidman gets his own music. Kidman is the MAN!!! Woo hoo!!! Disco is resting against the corner. Disco's hair is even messed up. Kidman wonders what Disco's problem is. Disco turns around, and gets met with a dropkick for two. Kidman with a slingshot legdrop for two. Kidman stomps on Disco. Kidman kicks Disco in the corner. Kidman with a HUGE rope-spring clothesline! Yes! Disco goes to the eyes, and hits a turnbuckle shot. Disco with a headlock, and hits a shoulderblock. Kidman lets Disco run across the ring until he falls down from exhaustion. Disco rolls to the outside to recover, and Kidman hits a slingshot cross-body. Kidman with a slingshot headscissors. Kidman applies a chinlock. Disco elbows out of it, but gets a knee to the gut. Kidman with a bodyslam, and a legdrop from the second rope. Disco gets a foot up on a corner charge as we go to... Commercial. As we come back, Disco is down in the ring, and Kidman is coming off the top with a big splash for two. Lodi comes out with a sign "Lodi's Lost Without Raven." Kidman is distracted by Lodi. Lodi: "Flockless Nitro = Bad Idea" Lodi sign: "Kidman Lets Go Find Raven" Disco comes from behind and hits the Party Crasher piledriver!!! Disco rolls Kidman over! One....Two....KICKOUT! Lodi goes back to the back. Disco kicks Kidman in the corner. Disco slams Kidman, and dances over him. Disco hits the People's Fistdrop for two. Disco slowly goes to the second buckle.... Disco misses the forearm shot! Kidman flips out of a belly-to-back suplex, and hits his rope-spring bulldog! Disco with a SWANK swinging neckbreaker, but Kidman kicks out at two!!! Disco sets up for another Party Crasher. Kidman flips out with a facebuster for two. Disco with an inverted atomic drop, but Kidman ducks a clothesline. Kidman with a split-legges spinebuster in the corner! Kidman goes up top!!! SHOOTING STAR PRESS!!!!!!! Kidman gets the win!!! That was an EXCELLENT match! Woo hoo!!!

There's more manical laughter over the speakers. Maybe it's a Hugh Morrus push?

The Nitro Girls come out, and we see a solo by "Tygress"

A nice black-and-white look at the Horsemen reunification.

Match 11: Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/Pepe) vs. Konnan
YES!!!! CHAVO!!!!! Chavo's back!!! Chavo has Pepe with him, too! A fan grabs the do-rag off of Chavo's head. He has hair now. Some fans have "Pepe's" with them, like Al Snow's "Heads". Unfortunately, he's going to job to Gonnad in his first match back. Sigh. Why couldn't Chavo have gotten the win over Fuller or whatnot? [INSERT GENERIC KONNAN INTRO] Chavo gets on the stick, and says Konnan's not the only one who's Raza. Chavo gets the crowd to kinda do Konnan's schtick along with him. Chavo says he could be black and red. Konnan says no. Chavo shoves Konnan, who clotheslines him. Konnan hits his rolling clothesline, and scratches. Konnan dropkicks the seated Chavo, who retreats with Pepe to the outside. Chavo stalks around the ring a bit, but Konnan slaps him and hiptosses. Chavo with a hiptoss of his own, and scratches at Konnan. Chavo slides under Konnan, and takes Konnan's leg out. Chavo with an elbowdrop, quick legdrop, and high elbowdrop. Chavo rides Pepe around the ring. Chavo with a European uppercut. Konnan press-drops Chavo. Konnan hotshots Chavo into the turnbuckles, and clotheslines him. Konnan locks on a type of octopus hold. Konnan pumphandles the arm. Chavo gets out, and fights back. Chavo with a flying punch in the corner. Chavo dropkicks Konnan. Chavo with El Restholdo. Konnan with a sunset flip as we go to... Commercial. As we come back, Chavo has reapplied El Restholdo. Chavo with a heel kick. Chavo applies a type of surfboard. At least Chavo has gotten some offense in this match, which is more than I thought he'd get. Chavo with some chops. Konnan avoids a corner charge, and Chavo goes to the outside. Konnan works Chavo over on the outside, even chairing him (to no reaction by the ref). Konnan sends Chavo back into the ring. Konnan spins around a clothesline and bulldogs Chavo. Konnan with a back kick, and a facebuster for two. Woah! Konnan brings back the 187! Konnan then locks on the Tequila Sunrise for the win.

We see Eric Bischoff sending Eddy Guerrero to Japan.

We see an ad for Dean Malenko's "Eyes of Ice" t-shirt.

Eric Bischoff and Miss Liz (looking FINE) come out Liz looks cold. Woo hoo! Bischoff says he put every person in Boston in the seats. Bischoff says he built an empire that nobody thought he could. Bischoff says he's going to Japan to build the largest and most successful wrestling industry in Japan tomorrow. Bischoff mocks the Horsemen. Bischoff says Ric Flair will not be here tonight, although he does have a contract, he made a big mistake. Bischoff said first, Flair said some bad things on Bischoff's show, and that even though Flair has a contract, he won't be able to wrestle. Bischoff says he can stop Flair from ever wrestling again, and cracks on Flair's age. Bischoff continues to run Flair down, and the new Horsemen music comes on. All of the Horsemen stand at the top of the aisle. Flair leads the Horsemen down the aisle. Bischoff says that security works for him, and Doug Dillinger stops the Horsemen from coming down. Bischoff urges Dillinger to get Flair out, because "This ain't Charlotte, NC." Dillinger steps aside, and lets the Horsemen pass. Flair gets a mic. Flair: "As bad..." Huge pop. Flair: "Let me see if I understand the President of WCW - he said Ric Flair wasn't here tonight, he's lied again." Flair: "He said the Horsemen are dead - you lied again." Flair: "Let's talk about the man who probably wants to beat you up as bad as I do [Benoit]" Bischoff wants Flair to hit him. Flair: "I don't hit executives in Nike tennis shoes, blue jeans, and nWo shirts." Flair: "I want it, and [Liz] wants Space Mountain, but it ain't gonna happen tonight." Flair: "I'm not going to punch you tonight because I don't have another two million bucks." Flair wants to talk about the reality of Bischoff telling Flair he couldn't take his 10-year-old son to a wrestling tournament. Flair: "Suck it!" Flair: "I say, Flair's too good, not too old." Flair says he made his money by going up and down the highways, being the best he could be every night. Flair tells Bischoff: "We carried the business, you're living off the top of it." Flair says that the people are here because they love the greatest company in the world, and that's WCW, and that's them. Flair: "We sold out all over the world while you were in the bathroom buying your first condom, pal." Flair: "Whoo!!!" Crowd: "WHOOOOO!!!!!!" Bischoff: "This isn't the History channel." Flair: "Well, apparently the Boston Bruins are back in town." Flair: "Space Mountain is the oldest ride in the park, but it's still got the longest line, jack." Bischoff says that Flair isn't a fraction of what Hogan is. Flair says that Thursday night in Norfolk, the Horsemen are coming. Bischoff says Flair will not be in Norfolk. Flair gets the Horsemen to give the Four Fingers right in Bischoff's face. SWEET!!!

Match 12: Stevie Ray and Scott Hall vs. Kevin Nash and Giant
Michael Buffer is out to introduce the main event. nWo music comes on. Stevie Ray leads the way, and Giant is with him. The graphic on the screen says "Stevie Ray/Scott Hall" Buffer calls Giant "Master of the power slam." Hmmmmm. Wolfpac music comes on. Kevin Nash and Lex Luger make their way out. Buffer: "[Nash's] female friends call him 'Big Sexy.'" I thought Nash called himself that.... Nash has the mic, and does his usual "Wolfpac in da" spiel. Luger and Stevie to start. Scott Hall comes down to the announce booth, to take Heenan's spot. Hall: "How come if everyone wants to see me wrestle Kevin Nash, Dusty Rhodes wouldn't let me wrestle." Tony says that the Scott Hall we once knew would have a great match against Nash. Hall says that there is no alcohol policy. Hall is slurring badly. In the ring, Luger is taking out Stevie Ray. Hall asks if we want to see how tough Nash is, and leaves the broadcast booth. Stevie slams Luger in the ring. Luger avoids an elbowdrop, and clotheslines Stevie. Stevie and Giant try to wave Hall away from the ring. Hall tries to climb into the ring, and walks to the nWo corner. Hall tosses Nick Patrick out of the ring. I guess that's a DQ win for Luger and Nash. Hall wants Nash to come in. Luger tags Nash in, while Stevie drops to the floor, disgusted. Hall goes to punch Nash, who moves, and Hall hits the floor. Giant attacks Nash from behind, while Stevie pulls Luger out of the ring. Luger gets away from Stevie, and clears Giant out of the ring. Stevie and Giant try to get Hall out of the ring, but Hall won't go. Hall gets up and throws his toothpick at Nash. Hall charges Nash, who dumps Hall over the top rope. Stevie and Giant forcibly remove Hall from the premises. Nash: "Hey Scott, I promised you I would never wash our dirty laundry in public, but this is wrong man. Let me tell you, I just lost my best friend, because I don't know who the hell you are." Nash says that he'll fight Hall at Halloween Havoc. Giant keeps Hall from responding. Nash promises to show up, and urges Hall to do the same. The announcers wonder about Hall's condition

nWo music comes on, and Hogan and Bischoff come down. Bischoff says "No more games, Warrior. The man is in the ring." Hogan challenges Warrior. Warrior comes out of the rampway. Disciple comes out behind Warrior. Hogan says "This one is for the Disciple" However, instead of attacking, Disciple moves to stand beside Warrior. Disciple has an "OWN" vest on. Hogan goes ballistic as we fade to black.....