WCW Monday Nitro Report for April 13, 1998
Hosted by Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay, Larry Zbyszko, and Bobby Heenan Live from
Minneapolis, Minnesota
• To kick off Nitro, we saw Roddy Piper's interview from last week's Nitro program.
• WCW commentators discussed the bat match, that is set for Spring Stampede.
• Scott Steiner w/Vincent defeated Fit Finley by making him submit to the Steiner
Recliner.
-Vincent brought out Scott Steiner's trophy, and showed it off throughout the match. As of
now, it is unknown what the trophy symbolizes. During this match, Scott Steiner got into a
brief argument with Larry Hennig, who was sitting in his ringside seat. After Fit Finley
rammed his shoulder into the middle turnbuckle, Scott Steiner took advantage, executing a
back suplex from the top rope. Steiner then strapped Finley in the Steiner Recliner.
Finley submitted to let Scott Steiner obtain the victory.
• Before WCW went to a commercial break, we saw some pre-recorded comments from Bret
Hart. Bret Hart basically discussed his future in WCW. More comments were aired throughout
the show.
• Ultimo Dragon defeated Lenny Lane by making him submit to the Dragon Sleeper.
-Lenny Lane gave Ultimo Dragon a hard time, by countering most of his moves. After Lane
missed a suplex, Ultimo Dragon strapped him in the Dragon Sleeper. Ultimo Dragon didn't
have the submissoin maneuver applied correctly at first. Therefore, he kicked Lane, and
put him in the Dragon Sleeper again. Lane submitted to let Ultimo Dragon obtain the
victory.
• WCW commentators continued to talk about Spring Stampede. We then went backstage,
where Gene Okerlund was interviewing Roddy Piper. Piper announced a Nash vs. Hogan match
would happen later in the show and after the match, Piper would go after Hogan. As Piper
was talking, Hollywood Hogan and his Disciple attacked him. The Disciple gave Piper the
"Apocalypse", and WCW later announced Piper received medical attention.
• Giant Interview.
-The Giant first started off by talking about NWO's attack on Roddy Piper. He said Piper
would be fine, especially for his Spring Stampede tag team match. The Giant continued to
talk about his Spring Stampede match, with him and Roddy Piper taking on Hollywood Hogan
and Kevin Nash.
• Johnny Grunge defeated Chavo Guerrero, Jr. via Pinfall. -Both wrestlers were
surprisingly not accompanied by anyone. In the match, Chavo Guerrero, Jr. used a lot of
quickness and aggressiveness, while Grunge used powerful maneuvers. In the end, Guerrero
went for a flip from the top rope, thinking he could get under Grunge to pin him. However,
Grunge reversed Chavo's move into a pin. With too much weight on Chavo, the pin was
secured, for Johnny Grunge to recieve the victory.
• Kevin Nash Interview.
-Kevin Nash first started off by announcing Hollywood Hogan was not in the building.
Apparently, he left because he was afraid of Nash. As Nash started to discuss matters on
Sting, Sting and J.J. Dillion came down to the ring. Sting told Nash he could have a title
shot later in the show. Sting then gave Nash his baseball bat, and both of them started to
argue. J.J. Dillion told them to stop their argument, and the fight would have to wait
until later in the show. Dillion also legalized the powerbomb, after both Sting and Nash
requested it. The match was set for the Nitro main event; Nash would take on Sting,
instead of Hogan.
• Chris Benoit defeated Glacier by making him submit to the Crippler Crossface.
-Chris Benoit dominated most of the match, but showedd a lot of fatigue. Benoit dragged
Glacier down to put him in the Crippler Crossface. Glacier submitted to let Chris Benoit
obtain the victory.
• WCW commentators talked about the Kevin Nash vs. Sting world title match that would
happen later in the show. We also saw some footage from Thunder, of the Eric Bischoff and
Arn Anderson confrontation.
• Buff Bagwell and Eric Bischoff Interview. -Bischoff was showing signs of backpain,
from the suplex he received from Rick Steiner on Thunder. Bagwell said he would get Rick
Steiner for that, while Bischoff said Hogan would too. Bischoff also said Hogan wasn't on
Nitro because he would be on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Bagwell finished things off
by saying he would be victorious in his match with Luger, that would happen after the
interview.
• Lex Luger defeated Buff Bagwell w/Eric Bischoff by Disqualificaiton. -Both
wrestlers made this match very physical. After Lex Luger had Bagwell in the Torture Rack,
Eric Bischoff attacked Luger -- kicking him. Luger then put Eric Bischoff in the Torture
Rack, making Scott Steiner come in. It was three NWO members attacking Lex Luger. Finally,
Rick Steiner ran in to scare off the NWO.
• Chris Jericho defeated Super Calo by making him submit to the Lion Tamer, retaining
the WCW Cruisweight Title.
-Chris Jericho first started off by teasing Super Calo. He was going to take off his mask,
but he used it as a trick to take the beginning advantage. After Super Calo missed a move
from a top rope, Chris Jericho reversed it into the Lion Tamer. Super Calo submitted, to
let Jericho obtain the victory, and retain the WCW Cruiserweight Title. Afterwards, Prince
Iaukea threw Jericho out of the ring.
• Saturn defeated Hammer by making him submit to the Rings of Saturn. -Before this
match, Kidman tried to make some piece between Saturn and Hammer, but was unsuccessful. In
the match itself, both wrestlers used a lot of submission maneuvers. Saturn executed the
Gargoyle Plex, followed by the Rings of Saturn, to get the win.
• Bill Goldberg defeated Rocco Rock with the Jackhammer. -Rocco Rock put up a tough
fight for Goldberg. When Rock placed his table in the corner of the ring, Goldberg rammed
him into it. Followed by that was the Jackhammer for the win. Afterwards, Saturn was going
to go after Goldberg, but Raven stopped him. However, Kidman and Sick Boy went after
Goldberg, but Goldberg was able to take them out.
• WCW commentators discussed Bill Goldbergs victory on Rocco Rock. We also saw a
special video-look at Goldberg.
• Curt Hennig w/Rick Rude defeated Yugi Nagata w/Sonny Onoo with the Hennig Plex.
-When Hennig and Rude were coming down to the ring, Rude went over the to commentating
team. He said he wouldn't commentate during the match, because there was two special
guests at ringside, which were Rude and Hennig's fathers. Hennig was able to dominate most
of the match, with help from Rick Rude. Hennig finished Nagata off with the Hennig Plex.
During this match, Larry Hennig (Curt Hennig's father) revealed a "Hennig Rules"
T-Shirt. After the match, Nagata was handcuffed to the ring and attacked by both Hennig
and Rude.
• Booker T. defeated La Parka with the Missle Dropkick, retaining the WCW Television
Title.
-After the Harlem Sidekick, Booker T. defeated La Parka with the Missle Dropkick,
retaining the WCW Television Title. Afterwards, La Parka was going to attack Booker T.
with a chair, but Chris Benoit stopped him. Benoit and Booker T. then got into a brief
confrontation.
• We saw a special look on what has led up to the Diamond Dallas Page vs. Raven
United States title Spring Stampede match.
• Diamond Dallas Page defeated Rage w/Kaos with the Diamond Cutter, retaining the WCW
United States Title.
-Rage struggled throughout the match. When DDP was going for Diamond Cutter, Kaos tried to
interfere, but was unsuccessful. DDP swong Rage to the corner, and executed the Diamond
Cutter. DDP secured the pin to obtain the victory, and retain the WCW United States Title
(Raven still has the unrightful possession of the title). Afterwards, Raven's Flock
attacked DDP, but somehow, DDP was able to get out of it. During that attack, a fan
clipped Raven from behind, while he was taunting DDP.
• Rick Steiner w/Ted Dibiase defeated Konnan w/Vincent with the Bulldog. -Rick
Steiner countered most of Konnan's moves. When Rick Steiner went for the Bulldog, Vincent
tried to attack him, but Dibiase put a stop to Vincent. Rick Steiner was able to execute
the Bulldog on Konnan to receive the victory.
• WCW commentators described the recent attacks on Randy Savage, including the one
last Monday on Nitro. We then saw a special look at NWO controversy.
• Kevin Nash defeated Sting by Disqualification, letting Sting retain the WCW
Heavyweight Title.
-Kevin Nash dominated most of this match with all of his power. Everytime Sting went for a
move, Nash was on top of it. When Sting started to have the advantage of the match, Randy
Savage interfered. The referee didn't see it, because he was distracted by Elizabeth. Nash
first missed a very close pin. He then Powerbombed Sting and went for a second pin, but
Bret Hart pulled the referee out of the ring. Kevin Nash was announced the winner by
Disqualification. Bret Hart strapped Nash in the Sharpshooter, but the NWO came in to stop
him. Nitro went off the air with Bret Hart attacking the NWO.
Nitro-April 6, 1998
Nitro-Live from Miami
8:00-8:15
Show opens with Savage outside holding his shoulders. Paramedics are all around him. They
start to put a neck brace on him.
Six Man Tag
LaParka/Pyschosis/El Dandy vs. Namanaga (?), Judo Sua (?), Tokyo Magnum (?) Tony says the
three Japanese guys went to Ultimo Dragon's school. Pretty decent. Pyschosis gets the win
with the guillotine legdrop. After the match La Parka hits Pyschosis in the head with a
chair. El Dandy just stands there.
Go back outside with Savage. Show him for a minute and cut to commercial.
After commercial they show the opening thing and act like its the beginning of the show.
Hmmm. That's weird. They say Goldberg will be here and we'll hear from Piper. Plus
the Sickboy vs. Scott Steiner.
8:15-8:30
Disco Inferno vs. Booker T. Disco needs to shave. Booker nails a good flying forearm
but can't get the pin. Geez, Disco can't do anything. Oh, what's this, Disco's
making a comeback. Booker lands a cool looking Sunset Flip. Booker nails the Harlem
Sidekick. Then a Side Walk Slam. Missile dropkick and Booker wins.
Nitro Girls come out.
They go to commercial.....
Then they come back from commercial and say they are going to find out what happened with
Savage.
8:30-8:45
Show clips of the history between Savage and Hogan.
Kidman vs. Lenny Lane
This should be good... Think I'll take a bathroom break. Kidman wins with the Seven Year
Inch. What? What kind of name is that?
Commercial...
Gene talks about the hotline. Says Mike Tenay is doing some scouting thing.
Only $1.69!
Then J.J. Dillon comes out to talk with Gene. Gene wants to know what happened to Savage.
J.J. says there is an "investigation" going on. Gene wants to know how it will
affect the main event at Spring Stampede. Well, Savage isn't going to wrestle. They don't
say that, but everybody knows it.
"Magic" Norman Smiley vs. Konnan w/Vincent I can not understand a word Konnan is
saying. Tenay says Smiley has a bunch of different styles. Come on. Somebody win already.
This is getting boring. I don't even want to talk about this match. Konnan wins with the
Tequila Sunrise.
8:45-9:00
Nitro-Live from Miami
They show Savage being taken away to the hospital. Commercial time.
Nitro Girls again. They got some weird outfits on.
Starburst Fruit Chews Road Report
Show last week's Nitro. DDP chasing Raven right out of the arena.
DDP vs. Buff Bagwell
All Buff does is flex whenever he does something decent. Talk a lot about the Sting/Nash
match tonight. Bagwell pushes the ref for not counting fast enough. Match is about
over when Raven gets on the mic and tells DDP to come after him. Buff wins by countout,
two weeks in a row.
9:00-9:15
Commercial...
Hour 2 Starts
Show Tony, Mike, and Larry. Talk about Savage being hurt. Show clips of the Disciple and
Vincent by Savage after he got hurt.
Hogan comes out with a bunch of NWO guys. Says he doesn't need to do the survey. That's
too bad. Talks about family business. Says he and Nash will win at Spring Stampede. Says
Big Kev will beat Sting tonight.
Commercial...
9:15-9:30
Show a countdown to Goldberg. That's interesting.
Hammer vs. Bill Goldberg
Say Goldberg's 68-0. Hmmm. I'll put my money on him then. You know the
drill. Goldberg just dominates the whole match. Well, it's been a minute so far and the
match is still going on. He hits the Jackhammer and it's over after a minute and a half.
They keep saying Goldberg is now 69-0.
Saturn is attacking Hammer. What's the deal? Then Saturn pushes Kidman
down.
Commercial...
Heenan's out with all the commentators now.
Nitro Girls. They changed their clothes.
Piper comes out for an interview with Gene. I hate this guy. Talks about Spring Stampede.
And the Giant. Talks about turning Goldust into a man. Didn't see that coming. Pretty much
just says stuff about Hogan and that's it.
9:30-9:45
Eddie Guerrero comes out. Talks with Chavo. A "Deport Eddie" chant starts up.
The Ultimo Dragon vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
It was supposed to be Ultimo vs. Eddie. Chavo's in his "street clothes". Tony
talks about Chavo not being prepared. Ultimo wins. Eddie starts slapping Chavo.
Commercial...
Nitro Girls. Same outfit as last time.
9:45-10:00
Show Gene yelling at Dean Malenko in his interview at Uncensored. Malenko's almost crying.
Say's he's going "home".
Barry Darsow vs. Lex Luger
Talk about Ric Flair. Darsow's dominating. Ha! Heenan says Darsow has a shot. Luger wins
with the Torture Rack.
Commercial...
Show Bulldog and Anvil in a tag match against Hennig and Bryan Adams from two weeks ago on
Thunder.
10:00-10:15
Curt Hennig & Brian Adams vs. The Bulldog and Jim Neidhart A see-saw matchup. Never
thought I'd say that. Adams piledrives the Bulldog. Commercial break. Neidhart's
biting Hennig in the head. Hennig gets the win with the Hennig-Plex.
Bret Hart comes out. Bret says he's the new sheriff in town.
Commercial
10:15-10:30
Chris Jericho comes out. Says Dean Malenko is the second greatest wrestler in the world
today. Behind himself of course. He finishes with his traditional,
"Thankyou very much!"
Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera
Juventud almost won at one point, but Jericho barely kicked out. Jericho turns a
frankensteiner attempt into the Lion Tamer. Guerrera didn't give up. Nick Patrick just
stopped the match. Then Prince Iakuea comes in and beats up Jericho.
10:30-10:45
Nitro-Live from Miami
Show clips from Savage getting injured at the beginning of the show.
Scott Steiner vs. Sickboy
Scott ties him up in the corner. Steiner says something to a fan and the fan yells back,
"You ain't got nothin' Pump." Scott Steiner wins by submission.
Nash comes out.
He has a shirt on with Savage behind bars. He says when he wins the belt is the only place
it's going is around his waist and not to Hogan.
10:45-11:00
Kevin Nash vs. Sting
Main Event time. Whoohoo! Konnan came to the ring with Nash. According to Tony,
Sting is on the receiving end of some
powerful blows here. Sting dropkicks Nash over the top rope. Konnan hits Sting a little
bit on the outside. Nash is really wasting Sting. Sting starts to get up. Heenan says Nash
is big. How clever. Sting starts to kick Nash in the knee. Sting puts him in the
Scorpion Deathlock. Konnan helps Nash to get to the ropes. Nash starts to sway the
momentum his way, but Sting comes back again. Hogan comes in and starts to beat on
Sting. Sting wins by DQ. Nash is mad cause he had Sting. Sting retains the World Title.
The whole NWO comes out and is pounding on Sting. Piper and the Giant come out. Big ole
rumble going on. All of the NWO eventually goes to the back. Nitro then goes off the air.