WCW Monday Nitro
Astrodome, Houston,
Texas
December 7, 1998
Early in the show, commentators announced that Goldberg had demanded to fight Bam Bam Bigelow at the end of the night, despite his title match with Kevin Nash at Starrcade. Big Sexy approached Goldberg when he arrived at the Astrodome, claiming the World Champion was compromising their pay-per-view match-up. Nash decided that, if he couldn't stop his Starrcade opponent, then he would join Bigelow and Goldberg in a 3-way dance...
Also: A WCW superstar claims to have joined the Wolfpac, Diamond Dallas Page bonds with Scott Hall, and Saturn meets with another unexpected loss...
Match Results:
The Wildcat Willie Incident
Before Nitro aired, BPP senselessly attacked the WCW mascot and applied the Steiner Recliner.
A Tribute to Hollywood
Hogan
Through highlight footage, Nitro remembered the greatest
personality in wrestling history.
Scott Steiner Interview
The new leader of NWO black-and-white enraged the
attending fans, praised Hogan and called out Scott Hall for a
final battle.
Diamond Dallas Page d.
Kendall Windham
Windham approached this contest with aggression and
ferocity, but couldn't keep the People's Champion down. After
tossing his opponent into the turnbuckle, Page hit a running
version of the Diamond Cutter.
A Look at Tygress
The newest Nitro Girl was spotlighted in a well-paced
montage of interview segments and dancing highlights.
Norman Smiley d. Prince
Iaukea
After floundering for a few months, Smiley seems to have
found his WCW groove. After surviving several near-falls, the
international star grounded Iaukea with a sleeper hold.
LWO Interview
Eddy Guerrero called Rey Mysterio many names, claimed
the Masked Superstar had cost him several matches, and ordered
Mysterio to fight Silver King that night.
Rey Mysterio, Jr. d.
Silver King
Recently inducted into the LWO, Guerrero told Silver
King that this match would prove his loyalty to the group. Silver
King seemed focused on injuring the former Cruiserweight Champ,
but couldn't escape Mysterio's high-flying excellence. Mysterio
won with an off-the-top springboard bulldog.
Kevin Nash confronts
Goldberg
After hearing that Goldberg would fight Bam Bam Bigelow
later that evening, Nash confronted the World Champ for
dishonoring their contract. The two exchanged bitter words and
were kept calm by Terry Taylor.
Wrath d. Renegade
The former TV Champ displayed virtually no successful
offense, and quickly felt the sting of The Meltdown.
Horace Hogan and Stevie
Ray d. Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Disco Inferno
Pre-match, Disco called out Konnan and announced that he
was now a member of the Wolfpac. Konnan's only reaction was to
push off Disco when the dancing fool attempted to hug him. This
tag match saw great teamwork between the NWOers, with Chavo
really looking good amongst the bigger competition. When the
match degraded into a four-man brawl, Horace and Stevie Ray
manipulated the referee and delivered a spike pile driver to
Disco Inferno for the win.
Kevin Nash Interview
Accepting that he couldn't stop the fight between
Goldberg and Bam Bam Bigelow, Nash decided to join the fun,
turning the main event into a 3-way dance.
Glacier d. Saturn
Pre-match, Ernest Miller and Sonny Onoo berated Saturn
from the dressing room entrance. Glacier used the distraction to
hit two Cryonic Kicks and almost win the contest. Saturn
rebounded with a series of high-aerials. Miller came down to
interfere, but ended up striking Glacier instead of Saturn. The
move forced the referee to disqualify Saturn, and earned the
official a Death Valley Driver.
Lex Luger d. Emery Hale
The newcomer proved to be strong and brutal in his first
Nitro match-up, but couldn't hold down The Total Package. Luger
racked Hale for the win.
Chris Jericho d. Bobby
Duncum, Jr.
Once again, the Texan brutalized Jericho and, once
again, Jericho cheated his way towards victory. The former TV
Champion managed to get his feet on the ropes and score an
ill-gotten pinfall.
Giant d. Scott Putski
Before the second-generation wrestler could mount any
offense, Putski was choke-slammed and pinned. Post-match, Giant
mocked DDP and his chances in their Starrcade match.
No Contest: Kanyon and
Raven vs. Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit with Arn Anderson
This week, Raven wouldn't even come out to the ring.
Kanyon refused to wrestle the Horsemen team, but said he would
face either man on Thunder. The Raven crony also taunted
Anderson, leading the veteran to threaten Kanyon with a crowbar.
Ric Flair Interview
The Nature Boy spoke about his Starrcade match with Eric
Bischoff, and how everything would be settled.
Konnan d. Booker T
TV Title Match
Pre-match, Konnan's music video was played. This even
match-up ended abruptly, when Stevie Ray struck Konnan with a
blackjack. An infuriated Booker T confronted his brother and
almost hit him, but held back. Stevie Ray dismissed his brother
for his true family: The NWO.
Scott Hall d. Scott
Steiner
Pre-match, Hall addressed the crowd. Steiner accused
Hall of hurting the NWO referee, who then appeared -- taped and
bound -- at the dressing room entrance. Referee Mickey J
substituted for BPP's crony, and was protected throughout the
match by Hall. The NWO ran to the ring and attacked the former
Outsider and the Wolfpac ran down for the save. But the sides
were too evenly matched, until Giant arrived and worked over Lex
Luger and Konnan. Page then made his way to the ring with a chair
and cleared out the bad guys.
No Contest: Bam Bam
Bigelow vs. Kevin Nash vs. Goldberg
First, The Beast and Nash exchanged powerful blows. Then
Goldberg entered the ring and all three men took turns beating on
the other two competitors. The even and wild bout ended with
security rushing the ring and forcing all three participants into
separate corners.