Bret Hart is scheduled to face Lex Luger this week in the Nitro main event, however the match may need rescheduled due to the Hitman suffering an "injury". Booker T returns to Nitro to face Scott Hall, and Perry Saturn wants to get some revenge for last week's LWO attack.

On Raw the WWF's steel cage hangs above the ring while Vince McMahon promises that someone's going to serve hard time by the end of the evening.