WCW Monday Nitro Report - May 3, 1999
Hosted by Tony Schiavone and Bobby Heenan
Live from Charlotte, North Carolina
[courtesy Joe de Leon]

• Footage was shown of Ric Flair driving to the Charlotte Coliseum in his limousine, along with Arn Anderson and the built nurse from the Central Florida Mental Hospital. Next to the limousine was a buss full of mental patients, also heading to the Charlotte Coliseum. Flair had a conversation with Charles Robinson over the phone and said he was on his way to his hometown.

• Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr. defeated Scott and Steve Armstrong in a non-title match.
- Before the match, Scott Armstrong said he and his brother would prove to everyone they were championship material, although their match with Kidman and Rey Mysterio, Jr. was a non-title match. Both teams showed excellent teamwork. Kidman tossed Mysterio onto Steve Armstrong on the top of the turnbuckle for the Huracanrana finisher. Following the match, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko ran in and attacked the Tag Team Champions. Raven and Saturn made the save to scare off Malenko and Benoit. Mysterio and Kidman didn't want Raven and Saturn's help, and ended up receiving an Evenflow DDT and Death Valley Driver in the return. Benoit and Malenko, with the perfect chance, then entered the ring and took out Raven and Saturn.

• Buff Bagwell defeated Ernest Miller (w/Sonny Onoo) with the Blockbuster.
- Before the match, Ernest Miller insulted the crowd and gave Buff Bagwell five seconds to leave the ring. Bagwell didn't leave. The fans really got to Miller. He almost hopped the guardrail on a woman who was just sitting in her front row seat. Sonny Onoo got a few cheapshots on Bagwell. Onoo entered the ring and accidently hit Miller with a kick, which let Bagwell catch Miller with the Blockbuster for the win.

• Outside of the arena, Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, and the mental patients arrived. J.J. Dillon and Doug Dillenger confronted Flair, puzzled. Flair said to get the building back to normal, with his name on the marquee. He also fired a few crew members on his way to the ring. Dillon and Charles Robinson made their ways down for Flair's interview, which was conducted by Gene Okerlund. The nurse gave Okerlund a hug. Flair said he wanted speak to Randy Savage and Gorgeous George immediately. Flair said Little Nature Boy, Charles Robinson would beat George at the Slamboree PPV. Flair said Savage was still fired, and the Robinson and George match depended on Savage's reinstatement. Flair said he would kick Diamond Dallas Page's two-time ass later in the show for the Heavyweight Title. Flair then taunted Roddy Piper, saying he could do anything he wanted because he was Ric Flair. They had to go to a commercial break. Flair threatened to strip naked. Before going to the commercial break, Savage, Madusa, George, and Miss Madness were shown making their ways down to the ring. When returning, Savage made his way down. Flair, who was cheered heavily in his hometown, told Savage he was fired. Flair ordered for security to take Savage, Miss Maddness, and Madusa away, and kept George by his side. Savage and the two women were taken out of the ring. Robinson then got in George's face, saying his strategy against her at Slamboree was buying her a pack a gum since a bimbo couldn't walk and chew gum at the sametime. George then decked Robinson. The built nurse then choked out George. George was taken out by security. Flair then once again said he would beat DDP for the title later in the show. Flair taunted Sting and Goldberg, which brought out Sting. Sting pushed Flair to the floor. Flair called out Goldberg. Flair, for some reason, told Goldberg he was the man and Flair wasn't. Goldberg punched out Flair. Sting and Goldberg then went at it. Security entered, but Sting and Goldberg threw them out. Security finally separated the two.

• Backstage, Ric Flair had a conversation with Stevie Ray. Flair offered thousands of dollars to Ray to take out Kevin Nash later in the show, because Flair was already confident he would defeat DDP later on in their Heavyweight Title match, leading to take on Nash at the Slamboree PPV.

• Hak and Bam Bam Bigelow went to a No-Contest.
- Chastity was not with Hak for some reason. Garbage cans and lids, orange and yellow cones, surge containers, ladders, mops, kegs, tables, chairs, ropes, brooms, crates, and kendo sticks were all used in the brawl. At one point, Bam Bam Bigelow suplexed Hak through two tables. Brian Knobs made his way down to the ring and involved himself in the match. Knobs said nasty sensation was coming down on Bigelow at the Slamboree PPV. Referee, Nick Patrick threw out the match.

• Backstage, Stevie Ray informed NWO Black and White members of the deal Ric Flair made with him. They all agreed to it. One of the mental patients, Triple A, was shown exiting a restroom stall, with toilet paper hanging from his shorts. Triple A walked down the hall and told Kevin Nash that he overheard Ray's conversation with the Black and White. Nash just looked at Triple A as if he was crazy.

• Konnan defeated Horace by Disqualification.
- Before the match, Konnan mentioned his Slamboree PPV match with Stevie Ray. He warned Ray if he got the entire NWO Black and White involved. Konnan dominated Horace. Horace was strapped in the Tequilla Surnrise, only to receive help from the Black and White. Konnan was outnumbered in the attack, until Kevin Nash made the save. Nash and Konnan cleaned house and looked straight at each other, as if a partnership was once again possible. Both touched knuckles, as Nash left the ring.

• A mental patient was in the production truck. Production members wanted him out of there.

• Backstage, Ric Flair and David Flair made up. Ric said his son knocked some sense into him and thanked him for it. Ric was with Arn Anderson and Charles Robinson, while David was with a returning Torrie Wilson. Wilson didn't look pleased. Ric told his son he could wrestle later in the show, which made David very happy. When David left, Ric told Robinson to book David's match against Meng. Anderson questioned Flair, but Flair just told Robinson to book the match.

• Backstage, a suburban-like limousine arrived with Roddy Piper inside. Piper made his way into the arena and looked upset over with Ric Flair said earlier in the show. Piper searched for flair's "oval office," and passed by Torrie Wilson and David Flair on his way. Piper walked into Flair's locker room and was all over him, as the mental patients went crazy. Piper put a Reality Check T-shirt on Flair and threw ice over him. Piper told Flair he would put him in the emergency room after their Slamboree match with the Presidency of WCW on the line.

• Backstage, Ric Flair, along with Triple A and the built nurse, asked Scott Steiner if he would take care of Kevin Nash. Steiner said he would.

• A live press conference was shown with Lex Luger, along with Miss Elizabeth. The audio was not working properly, so WCW cut to a commercial break. Not sure if it was a work or not, but it looked like one.

• Backstage, Scott Steiner asked Rey Mysterio, Jr. where Kevin Nash was. Mysterio directed Steiner to a locker room. Buff Bagwell ended up being in the locker room, so Steiner capitalized on the opportunity to put a beating on Bagwell. The two would go one-on-one at Slamboree for the United States Title.

• Meng defeated David Flair (w/Torrie Wilson) with the Tongan Death Grip.
- David Flair had some entrance music and WCW did give Torrie Wilson a name (her real one) by showing it on the graphics. David didn't look upset that he had to take on Meng. Meng and David threw a series of chest slaps at each other. Charles Robinson officiated the match. Meng dominated David and put him in the Tongan Death Grip in the end for the win. Following the match, Ric Flair made his way down. Flair threw some sexual gestures to Wilson, as David was stretchered out of the arena.

• Diamond Dallas Page Interview, Conducted by Gene Okerlund.
- Diamond Dallas Page received a negative reaction from the crowd. He bragged about being the Heavyweight Champion. He said the only difference between he, John Elway, Wayne Gretzky, and Michael Jordan was that he (DDP) was in his prime. He said he understood why Ric Flair wanted to be him. He said to be the man, you have to beat the man.

• Booker T. and Curt Hennig went to a No-Contest, to let Booker retain the Television Title.
- The match between the two was a rematch after Stevie Ray caused a Disqualification victory in Hennig and Booker T.'s last match on the 4/29 Thunder. The match resulted in yet another Disqualification after Ray interfered. Rick Steiner entered and started to brawl with Booker, as the two would go one-on-one at Slamboree for the Television Title.

• Backstage, Charlotte, North Carolina police officers received word they had to arrest the mental patients.

• Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair via Pinfall, to retain the Heavyweight Title.
- Charles Robinson was officiating the match. The match went in and out of the ring. Ric Flair threw some low-blows, and Robinson acted as if he didn't see them, but did whenever Diamond Dallas Page hit a low-blow. As the match went on, DDP strapped Flair in a figure-four leglock. Flair then strapped DDP in the Figure-Four Leglock. Gorgeous George made her way down and pulled the hair of Flair. Robinson ran after George to the backstage area. At that point, DDP got out of the Figure-Four. Randy Savage handed him brassknuckles once again. DDP used the weapon on Flair to score the pinfall, with referee, Mickey Jay making the pin. Robinson made his way back down to check on Flair.

• Other notes: Ricky Rachman hyped the fans throughout the show. ... DJ Ran was also shown frequently, pumping up the fans. ... The Nitro Girls danced. Their new website at nitrogirls.com would open immediately following Nitro. ... There were also several videos of different WCW superstars, such as Goldberg, Kevin Nash, Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, Gorgeous George, etc.