Monday Nitro – December 8, 1997: You Can See The Cracks Forming

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Date: December 8, 1997
Location: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Commentators: Larry Zbyszko, Bobby Heenan, Tony Schiavone, Mike Tenay

The announcers talk about Larry vs. Bischoff for a bit to open things up.

Konnan vs. Ray Traylor

We see Rude helping in the beatdown of Page last week.

Steve McMichael vs. Barbarian

Post match Meng runs in and puts Mongo in the Death Grip.

Prince Iaukea vs. Dean Malenko

Nitro Girls.

Nitro Girls.

Chris Benoit vs. Lodi

Randy Savage vs. Hugh Morrus

A second charge into the corner misses and Savage dumps him to the floor. Back in and Hugh hits a powerslam for two but Savage avoids a top rope elbow. Randy slams him down for his own elbow but pulls Morrus up at two. Another elbow hits but the lights go out again. About a minute later the lights come on and Savage is out with a Sting mask on. Morrus wins for no apparent reason.

Rating: D. Nothing to see here other than angle advancement at the end. Morrus was one of those guys who was always around but never really did anything of note. This was one of those things he was good for though as Savage got to beat him up until the stuff at the end of the match.

TV Title: Saturn vs. Disco Inferno

A top rope elbow misses and we head back to the floor again with Saturn sending him into the barricade. Disco Stuns Lodi over the barricade before pounding away on Saturn in the corner. Saturn hits a neckbreaker to take over again, followed by a big suplex for two. Disco counters a powerbomb out of nowhere and Stuns Saturn for the pin and the title.

We look at another Nitro Party winner.

Nitro Girls.

Buff Bagwell vs. Lex Luger

Video on Sting.

Scott Hall vs. Diamond Dallas Page

Main event time. Hall does the survey as the announcers complain about being threatened too much. As the camera goes to the regular shot of the ring to open the match, someone holds up a HUGE Undertaker cutout which made my head snap around when I saw it. Hall starts with the driving shoulders and we actually hear about Page managing Hall back in the day. They fight over a top wristlock and Hall is sent down to the mat.

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