WCW Monday Nitro: May 6, 1996
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Transcript
00:00Hello, everybody.
00:05And you are looking at
00:10Daytona Raw.
00:14And this is your host,
00:20Randy Orton.
00:25Hello, everybody.
00:27And you are looking at Daytona Beach.
00:31We are live, coming to you here on TNT
00:36as we get ready for some NBA action.
00:39It is WCW Monday Nitro Live.
00:44And we have got another hot one here on the beach tonight.
00:51Oh, yeah.
00:52I'm Eric Bishop along with Bobby the Great Hedon,
00:55Steve, Michael McMichael,
00:58and Pepe the Sailor Man.
01:01What's that about?
01:02Of course.
01:03Of course, my friend.
01:04He heard that a sailor can get lucky here in Daytona Beach.
01:07Well, Pepe certainly dressed for the occasion.
01:10Bobby Hedon, we have got a world title match on deck here tonight.
01:15Lex Luger asked for it last weekend.
01:18He's got it.
01:19Let's test the Giant.
01:20It's very simple, Bishop.
01:22If Luger has his own battle plan and doesn't try to put the Giant up in the stretcher,
01:28he'll do all right.
01:29If he listens to Sting, he's going to go right down the toilet.
01:32He's got to have a game plan.
01:34And believe me, the Giant does.
01:36The Macho Man, Randy Savage, is here.
01:39His eyes are rolled back in his head.
01:41His head's spinning.
01:42He's foaming at the mouth.
01:44This guy is a nut, Mongo.
01:45What can you say?
01:46The Exorcist?
01:47I don't think so.
01:48But they've got the security back there.
01:50Hell, they might be rolling this guy out like they did Hannibal Lecter.
01:53The mask on and the straight jacket with the table.
01:56You don't know what's going to happen.
01:58But we're going to find out tonight, baby.
02:00We're going to find out tonight.
02:01Jushin Thunder Liger is here.
02:02He'll be taking on Dean Malenko.
02:04The Stinger is here.
02:05He'll be facing Lord Steven Regal.
02:08We've got a great hour coming your way here on Nitro.
02:11Let's kick it off.
02:12The Macho Man, Randy Savage, and Hugh Morris.
02:15Let's get down to the ring.
02:17That sounds like some ugly music playing.
02:21We have got another tremendous crowd on hand
02:25as the world turns to WCW Monday Nitro on TNT.
02:31I want to thank all of you for joining us at our special 7 o'clock time.
02:35I want to remind you, NBA action coming up on TNT.
02:40And we'll be back with you at our regular 9 o'clock time very, very soon.
02:45And we have got a tremendous month of June coming your way.
02:50A lot of big news coming up in WCW.
02:53We're going to talk a lot about WCW Hog Wild.
02:57A brand new pay-per-view coming to you.
03:00250,000 of your favorite bikers and you.
03:04Only on pay-per-view.
03:05We're going to be coming live from the Sturgis Harley Rally
03:08in Sturgis, South Dakota, August 10th.
03:10Will that be cool or what?
03:11Let me tell you what, my friend.
03:13Those are true Americans there.
03:15True Americans, indeed.
03:17Talking about a true American, the Macho Man Randy Savage.
03:21A true American, if you will, but a very, well, shall we say,
03:27emotionally strained American at this point.
03:30Nature boy Ric Flair has done everything to drive this man nuts.
03:35Well, you can make it sound as sugar-coated as you want.
03:39This man here, the Macho Man, is beside himself.
03:43He's lost it.
03:44He's crazy.
03:45And Flair's done it.
03:46Flair has made this man take himself out.
03:49He's pushed himself out of the line, pushed himself to the limit.
03:52And I don't know what Flair's going to do when they have to work together
03:55as a tag team.
03:56Oh, look at him.
03:57He's working the crowd, baby.
03:59He's trying to contain himself.
04:01He's trying to keep that emotion and that aggression balled up inside him.
04:07But that might get him going, sports fans.
04:10Hugh Morris all over the Macho Man Randy Savage.
04:14Hugh Morris not waiting for a bell, not waiting for a referee to clear the way.
04:19He's just going right after the Macho Man Randy Savage.
04:22And Bobby Eden said it, the Macho Man beside himself.
04:26Well, that is indeed the case.
04:35He may be a split personality.
04:37And the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, is to blame.
04:41Well, let me tell you one thing, my friend.
04:43Hugh Morris did the right thing here.
04:45I'm not even a hill.
04:46Look at this guy.
04:47He got him while he was coming out of the total, clapping,
04:50high-fiving with the fans.
04:51He wasn't ready to wrestle.
04:53He got him out of character.
04:54And now he's putting the boots to him, baby.
04:57The Macho Man Randy Savage, he may be half out of his mind.
05:00But he better get focused here in a real hurry.
05:03Because if not, he is going to find himself bounced all over this arena
05:08by Hugh Morris, a man with a tremendous upper body,
05:11a vicious right hand, and a look on his face that says,
05:15hey, Savage, I'm going to have you for lunch.
05:18Well, you know Macho Man Eric Bischoff.
05:22And you know that not too much can hurt this man.
05:25No matter what Hugh Morris is doing right now,
05:28Macho's going to collect himself.
05:30He's going to get back in this ring.
05:32And let me tell you what, I can't only put no pummeling on Mr. Morris.
05:36I'm more concerned about the officials, us at ringside,
05:39the safety of the people and everybody.
05:41Because Savage is a loose cannon.
05:43Savage is beside himself.
05:44He hasn't been to bed in six months.
05:46He only thinks about Savage.
05:48He only thinks about him.
05:49And this is only going to put him off the deep end a little further.
05:52Look at Hugh Morris.
05:53Hugh Morris trying to drive Savage crazy here.
05:56He's putting Savage's stuff on.
05:58The Macho Man Randy Savage,
06:00who is going to be forced to team up with the Nature Boy Ric Flair
06:04at Slammory, coming up Sunday, May 19th,
06:08live from Baton Rouge.
06:10And look at this, Hugh Morris,
06:12he is picking up where Ric Flair is left off.
06:15Look, look what he don't want to do.
06:16He don't want to insult Savage.
06:18He should have taken him out.
06:19He's bigger than Savage.
06:20He's fresher than Savage.
06:21He's not all taped up and banged up like this man is.
06:24Plus, Hugh Morris' mental condition is probably a lot better off
06:27than Savage's is right now.
06:29Don't waste any time with Savage.
06:31You got to get him down and do damage to him from the get-go.
06:3532 individuals.
06:3716 teams brought together by random drawing.
06:41And the Macho Man Randy Savage gets hooked up with the Nature Boy Ric Flair.
06:45And look at this.
06:46He's going berserk.
06:47The Macho Man Randy Savage is making Dennis Rodman
06:51look like a choir boy here.
06:53This guy is losing his mind.
06:55Well, you aren't kidding about that.
06:57About a half hour ago, there were about 20 guys from WCW
07:00back there in suits and ties having a big meeting.
07:02And that man was the focus of the meeting.
07:04What to do with this man?
07:06The referee had to disqualify this baby.
07:08We're in danger of having a decapitation here.
07:11Somebody get out there and stop this.
07:13Something's got to be done about this guy.
07:15Referee calling for the disqualification here.
07:17The Macho Man Randy Savage is completely on court.
07:21This guy, he's not only choking him, he's smothering him.
07:24He don't care about the referee.
07:26He don't care about the rules.
07:27Look at him.
07:28When was the last time you saw a Macho Man?
07:30Randy Savage, one of the greatest champions of all time,
07:34resorting to tactics like this.
07:35Look at this.
07:36Look at this.
07:37The Macho Man Randy Savage wants to pull the trigger.
07:39The crowd on their feet.
07:41The referee trying to stand between him and you, boys.
07:46And the referee said, no, thank you.
07:48Oh.
07:50Wow.
07:51Referee taking control of this.
07:52Oh, no, that's it.
07:53Savage.
07:54Goodbye, Mr. Savage.
07:55Randy.
07:56Uh-oh, this is it.
07:58He's going to get rid of Hugh Morris.
08:00Let me tell you what.
08:01Let me tell you what, my friends.
08:02There's a fine line before you step over the edge.
08:05You got to keep one foot in sanity.
08:07Macho, he has just vaulted onto the other side, baby.
08:11Macho, what's happening here right now,
08:12he don't know if that's a referee,
08:14if that's Randy Savage or anybody.
08:16He don't care.
08:17He sees there's a human being in front of him.
08:19This psychopath just body slammed a referee.
08:23There is nothing to go on.
08:25That is very nuts.
08:26Don't do it, Randy.
08:27That is out of his mind.
08:29And the Macho Man Bobby Heaton is out of his ever-loving mind.
08:34Well, you better call the SWAT team and do something right now.
08:37Oh, no.
08:38He's finished.
08:39He is done.
08:40You've seen the last of Savage.
08:42WCW is not going to condone this.
08:44Nobody will.
08:45What's going on right now with the NBA and everybody else,
08:47they're not going to let this man run wild.
08:49He can't be controlled.
08:50He can't be calmed down.
08:52He's not the Randy Savage he was six months, a year ago.
08:56And you can thank the nature boy, Ric Flair,
09:01his tag team partner, coming up at Slammory.
09:05And here comes a little help from the back room.
09:09Uh-oh.
09:10Local law enforcement, and look at the look on their face.
09:14Time for some jewelry around the wrist.
09:16And another ride in the back seat, I bet.
09:18I don't think he's going to go home quietly, boys.
09:21You're going to have to get up there and restrain him.
09:23Doug Dillard is trying to talk him out of the ring.
09:25You can't talk to him.
09:27I don't think so, Heaton.
09:28I don't think it's going to happen.
09:30Come on, Randy.
09:31Randy, give up.
09:32Give up.
09:33Give up.
09:34Take six months off a year.
09:36Get yourself together.
09:37Check yourself in to an institution.
09:40Flair has done this.
09:42Flair has done this.
09:43And however you want to say it, his elevator
09:45ain't going up to the top floor.
09:47He's one brick shy of a load, baby.
09:49He has lost it.
09:52Well, Mr. Savage, you've been there before.
09:54You've got that ink on your fingers.
09:55And you take two pictures every night,
09:57one straight on and one sideways.
09:59You're going to the can, pal.
10:01You should be put away.
10:02You're a danger to society.
10:05The Macho Man, Randy Savage, is going
10:10to be paid for this action that we saw here tonight.
10:14Look, he don't know where the wrestling is.
10:16Look at the eyes on him.
10:17He body slams the referee.
10:19He drops an elbow on the referee.
10:23Threw his opponent over the top rope.
10:25Choked him with his own jacket.
10:26Tried to smother him.
10:28There was no wrestling match.
10:29Savage is gone.
10:30All right.
10:31We'll be back.
10:32Jushin, Thunder Liger, Dean Malenko,
10:35high-flying international action coming your way
10:38after this.
10:43All right.
10:44Welcome back to WCW.
10:45Monday Night Show Live.
10:46And I want to take this opportunity to announce the
10:48passing of a good friend of mine,
10:50a good friend of everyone's here at WCW.
10:52Ray, the Crippler Stevens, passed away.
10:55And we had an opportunity to talk to his family.
10:57And rather than sending flowers or cards,
11:00send a donation to one of Ray's favorite charities,
11:03the Cauliflower Alley Club.
11:05You see the phone number right there on your screen.
11:07Ray was heavily involved in the Cauliflower Alley Club,
11:10Bobby Heenan.
11:11And we know that he was very much in favor of the scholarship
11:15program that they have there for future wrestlers.
11:18But, again, the passing of a very good friend of mine and
11:20ours, and I know yours, Bobby Heenan,
11:22Ray, the Crippler Stevens.
11:23And we'll all miss him.
11:24Well, you're right about that, Mr. Bishop.
11:27All right.
11:28As we prepare our second contest here tonight,
11:33Dean Malenko and Jushin Thunder Liger.
11:40And we're going to talk a little bit more about Ray,
11:43the Crippler Stevens, Bobby, in just a few moments.
11:45But let's take this opportunity to announce that Otani,
11:51the new WCW Cruiserweight Champion,
11:53won that title in Japan.
11:54And wrestling fans, check your local listings,
11:56because on May 18th, that weekend,
11:58on Worldwide Wrestling, you will see the debut of the new
12:00WCW Cruiserweight Champion.
12:01And Otani will take that title to Japan.
12:03And we're going to talk a little bit more about Ray,
12:05the Crippler Stevens, Bobby, in just a few moments.
12:07But let's take this opportunity to announce that Otani,
12:09the new WCW Cruiserweight Champion,
12:11won that title in Japan.
12:12And wrestling fans, check your local listings,
12:14because on May 18th, that weekend,
12:16on Worldwide Wrestling, you will see the debut of the new
12:18WCW Cruiserweight Champion.
12:19And Otani will defend that title.
12:21He is scheduled to defend that title at Slamboree.
12:26And there you see Justin Thunderlager.
12:29He was here at our debut broadcast of WCW Monday Night
12:33Show, live from Minneapolis.
12:36And he is back again.
12:38And this Cruiserweight division is going to heat up.
12:41It is going to get hot.
12:42It'll get hot fast.
12:44And you're going to see some exciting high-flying action in
12:47this newly established division,
12:49with a new champion, Otani, at the top of the list.
12:53And there's my good business partner,
12:55Sonny Ono, at ringside.
12:56Very smart Japanese gentleman.
12:59He's the equivalent of the United States' Jimmy Hart,
13:03is about all.
13:04No, he's not.
13:05He's more like a Donald Trump.
13:06The man puts big deals together.
13:08Big businessman.
13:09Calling up a hook up into a side headlock by Dean Malenko.
13:12Head scissors escape by Justin Thunderlager.
13:14Both men up very quick.
13:16And you're going to see a tremendous amount of technical
13:18wrestling here.
13:19Scientific wrestling, if you will.
13:20Drop toe hold, take down into a front face lock.
13:22Sit out and turn into a hammer lock to Justin Thunderlager.
13:24Lager in control of the action,
13:26riding his opponent here in the center of the ring.
13:28Ranking on the arm.
13:29You're also going to see a tremendous amount of high-flying
13:32action as Lager working on the wrist and the elbow.
13:37Pressure points in two areas here.
13:39Actually three.
13:40The shoulder, rotator cuff, elbow, and the wrist.
13:43Matt Kipup and into a reversal.
13:45Dean Malenko, the man of a thousand holds.
13:47Nice reversal here.
13:48Kipup, single leg pick up and a cover.
13:51Not even a one count.
13:53Well, Eric, I know, Steve,
13:56I know you were looking forward to this matchup,
13:58but I want to point out, I just got word,
14:00the macho man Randy Savage escorted from the building by
14:04local law enforcement.
14:06Back leg round kick.
14:08Well, you know as well as I do,
14:10something has to be done about Savage.
14:12It's gone too far.
14:13Wait a minute.
14:14The crowd reacting here.
14:15The Nature Boy.
14:17No sooner did you say macho was out of the building than we have
14:21an appearance by Ric Flair.
14:23Yeah, something tells me that the Nature Boy Ric Flair was
14:25waiting for the macho man Randy Savage.
14:27Look at this.
14:28He was waiting for the macho man.
14:31Well, that would make a beautiful top on a wedding cake,
14:34wouldn't that?
14:35Boy, Flair decked out.
14:36Got one of those $5,000 Armani tux on him.
14:39Look at that.
14:40Oh, did you see that?
14:41Beautiful gown.
14:42One, two, and a kick out by Dean Malenko.
14:44Wow, the Nature Boy Ric Flair and his entourage,
14:46if you will, of women, take their seat in the VIP section.
14:49Jushin Thunderlaker and Dean Malenko,
14:51the man of a thousand.
14:52Oh!
14:53He's out.
14:54One, two, and-
14:56Oh, no.
14:57Dean Malenko able to roll the shoulder as the manager,
15:00Sonny Ono, complains that-
15:02All right, we've got to take a break.
15:04We'll be back with more action.
15:06Jushin Thunderlaker, Dean Malenko.
15:08Oh, one.
15:09No way.
15:10No way.
15:11Give me a bottle of bubbly or a couple glasses over here,
15:13something with some straws in those little hats.
15:19Look at this.
15:20Welcome back, and we're looking at the Nature Boy Ric Flair,
15:23woman and Miss Elizabeth,
15:25continuing to spend the Macho Man's money,
15:27this time in the VIP section.
15:29And you know what Flair told me?
15:31Not only are they spending Macho Man's money
15:33on the champagne and the caviar,
15:35they popped for the candelabras and everything.
15:37Macho Man paid for everything.
15:38What a guy, huh?
15:40I hope he can afford bail.
15:42Well, when you're sitting there watching a match like that,
15:44you have to call it wrestling.
15:46You can't call it wrestling.
15:48Well, Savage is in the back of Adam 12 right now
15:50while Flair is out enjoying the champagne.
15:52In the meantime, Dean Malenko taking care of business
15:56inside of the ring with Jushin Thunderlaker.
15:59And the man of a thousand holes, Snap Mirror Takeover,
16:01has been controlling the pace of this match
16:03for the last two or three minutes,
16:04and now going for a submission, working over the leg.
16:08You know, Oakwood made a statement about Malenko.
16:10He says the man's got ice water running through his veins.
16:12The man shows no emotion.
16:14The man's eyes are just focused on him.
16:16Well, it tells me the man's a professional.
16:18He's done his homework.
16:19He's not in that ring to look cute, look flashy,
16:21make friends.
16:22He's in there to make the big money and win.
16:24That's all.
16:25I take my hat off to Dean Malenko.
16:27Without question, the newest, most exciting talent
16:29from all over the world coming to WCW.
16:32And stay tuned,
16:34because throughout the month of May,
16:36and particularly in June,
16:38things are going to get very interesting indeed in WCW.
16:42This is, as they say, where the big boys play.
16:45Do you see what he's doing there, Weasel?
16:47He's working on that leg.
16:48We talked at the top of this thing
16:50about how Jushin Laker likes to fly around.
16:53He gets up on the ropes,
16:55but when you don't have any legs, baby,
16:57there's not very much flying to do.
16:58Well, that's right.
16:59He's got the man from Japan there
17:00with the horns grounded pretty well.
17:02I don't know who to pick for it right here,
17:04but I like it.
17:05It's my favorite.
17:06Dean Malenko, I like his style,
17:07but then again, I'm on the ta-
17:08I mean, I'm-
17:09I was going to say, Sonny Uno pays your bargain.
17:11No, he doesn't pay anything.
17:12I didn't mean pay-
17:13Oh, look at this!
17:14Roll up one!
17:15Takes me out for a sushi.
17:16Is that the big business deals he was talking about?
17:19Irish whip reversal inside of the ring.
17:21Back elbow by Jushin Thunder Laker
17:23catches Dean Malenko coming off the ropes.
17:25One, two count by Jushin Thunder Laker.
17:29And this thing has been going back and forth.
17:31Oh!
17:32Heel kick right to the head.
17:35Right between the eyes.
17:37And now Jushin Thunder Laker setting Malenko up.
17:41Malenko in trouble here.
17:43He is prone on that top turnbuckle.
17:46He is vulnerable.
17:47He's a man of a thousand holes.
17:49Watch Laker.
17:50Drop kick.
17:51He could be in trouble.
17:53And Laker, aerial attack
17:56while Malenko is outside of the ring.
17:59And Laker catches!
18:02Oh!
18:03To the floor from the top rope.
18:06That high-risk maneuver put a little ding
18:08on the top of his head, too, didn't it?
18:10Bent one of his horns.
18:12Both men took a tremendous impact there,
18:17and that's why they call it a high-risk maneuver,
18:19Jushin Thunder Laker.
18:21And that's what this cruiserweight's all about.
18:24Oh, look at this!
18:26Dean Malenko, one, two,
18:29and Laker set up there.
18:31Did not get a one-two.
18:33And this thing has been going back and forth,
18:36a man of a thousand holes,
18:37which is about 680 of them here.
18:39This thing could go all night
18:42if these guys keep rolling on top of each other.
18:44Irish whip.
18:45Oh, man, over.
18:47Right hand attempt by Malenko,
18:50blocked and countered by Laker.
18:52Malenko, a couple right hands in the midsection,
18:54puts the brakes on Laker.
18:56Both men now more concerned about keeping their balance.
18:58This could be a disaster for either one of them.
19:01What is he gonna do with him?
19:03Oh!
19:04Oh, I've never seen it before!
19:06Ho, ho, ho, ho!
19:08Oh.
19:09Off the top rope.
19:10You talk about a gut-buster.
19:12He's not going anyplace.
19:14Take your time getting up, Toots.
19:16You're gonna be there a while.
19:17Talk about a double hernia.
19:19That guy's got some holes in his gut right now.
19:22Dean...
19:23Oh, man!
19:24And a counter by Laker.
19:26One, two...
19:27He got him!
19:28Oh, man, he almost had him.
19:29Did he get him?
19:30No way.
19:31He almost had him.
19:32I love this action.
19:33The WCW Cruiserweight division,
19:35you'll see action like this each and every week.
19:38Standing switch, go behind.
19:39Knee to the midsection.
19:41Chicken wings.
19:43Oh!
19:44He got him!
19:45He got him!
19:46He got him, that's right.
19:49Here is your winner,
19:50the WCW Cruiserweight champion,
19:53Dean Malenko!
19:55Now, this is amazing.
19:57The flexibility of these athletes.
19:59Anybody else in the world hits a man like that,
20:02they have something, bro.
20:04We'll be back with more action
20:06as Dean Malenko walks out the winner,
20:08Lord Steven Regal,
20:10and the Stinger coming up next
20:12here on WCW Monday Nitro.
20:15And we are live.
20:18Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen,
20:19to WCW Monday Nitro.
20:21Here in Daytona Beach, we are totally live,
20:23and I am joined by the beauty,
20:26the Nature Boy.
20:27I'm talking about Miss Elizabeth.
20:29Woman.
20:30Oh, yeah.
20:31And Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
20:33What is the meaning of all of this?
20:34The champagne treatment.
20:36Robin Leach would love this.
20:38Robin Leach couldn't get invited to a party
20:40that the Nature Boy throws.
20:42Now, let's get down to it.
20:44What are you talking about?
20:46When you are at the top
20:49of your own personal world,
20:51you do what you want to do
20:53when you want to do it.
20:54Tonight, we fly by Learjet.
20:57Zoom.
20:58Park it right next to John DeVolta's.
21:01We get out in Daytona Beach.
21:03We check into the finest hotel,
21:06and we say,
21:07let's walk across the street
21:09and see what the ordinary world's doing tonight.
21:13So we drive up front.
21:15We order some Dom Perignon.
21:17We walk in,
21:18and we show all the men out there
21:22exactly what makes the Nature Boy
21:26go round and round.
21:29Right, macho man?
21:31Now, a lot of people think
21:33that I should be upset over the Giant.
21:36The Giant got lucky.
21:39When the time comes back around,
21:42the Giant will hurt.
21:44You got a question for me, Mingi?
21:45No, but I just wonder,
21:46if I'm horse meat here,
21:47could I have a drink with you all?
21:49Mingi, throw some of that down.
21:52Woo!
21:53Oh, Lord, how it's hard to be humble.
21:57Woo!
21:58Give me a break.
21:59You know, I don't mind telling you,
22:01you had that loaded up with something there.
22:03Let's get back to what's happening.
22:05It's called Slammory.
22:07It's Lethal Lottery.
22:09And by fate,
22:11somehow, the Macho Man and I are partners.
22:16And guess who we're against?
22:18Double A and Eddie Guerrero.
22:21No wonder he looks so good.
22:22So in one night,
22:23we eliminate Macho Man one more time.
22:27And Double A,
22:28do not make the wrong decision in life again.
22:32And woman, I would like to ask you this evening,
22:34what's your sense of all of this?
22:36My sense is this, Gene,
22:38that I believe Ric Flair,
22:40the Nature Boy himself,
22:42will end up on top.
22:44Oh, please.
22:45Mingi!
22:46Yes?
22:47Mingi, there's a killer blonde in the audience tonight
22:50that I know would like to have a cocktail
22:55with the Nature Boy.
22:57Is that right, Mrs. McMichaels?
22:59Oh, no.
23:00Oh, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho.
23:02Elizabeth.
23:04You tell her, Nature Boy,
23:05be across the street at the Amazon bar all night long.
23:09Obviously, this man is not gonna give me or my family
23:16any kind of respect whatsoever.
23:19So you know what that means.
23:22This is your chance to be-
23:24Oh!
23:25Hey, he spilled it.
23:27See?
23:29See, I married a Southern belle.
23:31I understand that she's from the state of Texas.
23:34Mingi, before it's all over,
23:36you're gonna know why they call me
23:38an all-around cowboy, honey.
23:40Ooh!
23:41All right, and, Elizabeth,
23:42any closing comments from you, my dear?
23:44I'm sorry about that.
23:45Listen, let's don't worry about the champagne
23:47because you know Randy has plenty of money.
23:49Oh, please, laugh it up, folks.
23:51Hey, Macho Man,
23:52we're riding home in that blue Porsche tonight, brother.
23:55You got it?
23:56All right, stick around.
23:57Next up, Lord Steven Regal
23:58and Sting right here on Nitro.
24:01All right.
24:32We're getting very, very sleepy.
24:36Uh-huh.
24:37Now stab out of it.
24:38Him stabbing old baby Spicy Slim Jim.
24:41Oh, yeah!
24:46Well, welcome back to WCW Monday Nitro Live.
24:49And, Steve, I want to, on behalf of everyone at WCW,
24:52I want to apologize for the actions of Ric Flair.
24:55But as you know-
24:56You don't have to apologize for that buffoon.
24:59He was starting to get me upset, mind you.
25:02But when my lady poured the drink out,
25:05she's a Southern belle.
25:06She knows how to conduct herself like a lady.
25:09And she showed that bum how much he's worth.
25:12That's all.
25:13You know, in my opinion,
25:14what happened there was she was flustered
25:17at the idea of Mr. Flair giving her champagne.
25:19Probably never had champagne.
25:21Her hand got in shape, and she spilled it.
25:23I don't think she poured it out.
25:24You know what, killer?
25:26Now, I'm trying to contain myself here.
25:28But you better shut up and mind your own business.
25:31Easy, Steve. Easy now.
25:33Wow.
25:34Don't stir it up, Eden.
25:36Please do not stir it up.
25:38Lord Steven Regal battered, bruised, cut up, busted up.
25:43And it's a wonder the man can still walk
25:45after what happened when he and the Belfast Cruiser
25:48last week here on Nitro.
25:50But get ready.
25:52The building beginning to rumble.
25:55The crowd on their feet.
25:57And the Stinger making his way to the ring.
26:03One half of the tag team champions of WCW.
26:07Along with Wes Luger, there's the man they call Sting.
26:11I hope he stays out of Luger's ear and leaves Luger alone.
26:14Luger has a good shot at becoming champion of the world
26:17if he doesn't listen to that goofball.
26:19Yeah, he's got a good shot indeed.
26:20But from what I'm hearing, he still isn't here.
26:23He'll be here.
26:25I hope so.
26:27The Stinger.
26:29And listen to this crowd.
26:31They are electrified.
26:34Look at him, baby.
26:35You know Mungo's a Stinger fan.
26:38The whole world is a Stinger fan.
26:41And you look at him.
26:43One of the reasons why WCW is where the big boys play.
26:48Hulk Hogan, the Stinger, the Macho Man,
26:53the Steiner Brothers, Broadway.
26:55They're all here in WCW.
26:58Boy, look at Regal.
26:59Looks like they put him together with masking tape.
27:01Cap, guts, sewed him up.
27:03Wrapped his leg, his wrist, his arm.
27:05This man has taken a beating.
27:06But what a competitor.
27:07He's still in the ring.
27:08He's still standing there.
27:09And there are no rumors that he's been romantically linked
27:11to Lady Di, that he caused their breakup.
27:14You know what's the only thing more busted up
27:16than Lord Steven Regal?
27:18Savage's mind.
27:20Out in the parking lot.
27:21My rent-a-car.
27:22No, I'm sorry.
27:23That wasn't the Bronco.
27:24That was the Isuzu.
27:25That was your rent-a-car.
27:26It wasn't a Isuzu when I got there.
27:28It left as a Hyundai.
27:29And I've heard the Belfast Bruiser's a little worse for wear,
27:32too, my friend.
27:33A little worse for wear.
27:34Very good point, Steve McMichael.
27:35Because Lord Steven Regal and the Belfast Bruiser
27:38were to team up at Slammory.
27:41No longer.
27:42The Belfast Bruiser is-
27:44Oh, here we go.
27:45Oh, look it.
27:46He's got him.
27:47He's got him.
27:48The match is going to be over before it started.
27:50Sting's not wasting any time.
27:52He's going for broke.
27:53He realizes what he's in there with.
27:55That man, Lord Steven Regal, is a wrestler.
27:57He's a man who can get you down on that mat and hurt you.
27:59He's a man that will take advantage.
28:01We'll be back with more action with The Stinger
28:03right after this quick time-out.
28:05Don't leave us now.
28:06I'm going to get a glass of bubbly.
28:08This is WCW, where the big boys play.
28:13All right, welcome back.
28:14We are live here on Nitro as The Stinger
28:16and Lord Steven Regal in the center of the ring.
28:18And Regal takes a vicious shoulder tackle takedown.
28:21I want to complete my thought here as we talked a little bit
28:24before the break about Slammory.
28:26The luck of the draw certainly working in Steven Regal's favor.
28:30He has drawn because of the Belfast Bruiser getting injured
28:33in last week's match.
28:34He is going to be teaming up with Squire David Taylor.
28:37Now, this thing between Regal and the Bruiser, they're even.
28:41I mean, it was an uncensored that the Bruiser gave Regal
28:45a broken nose and a bunch of stitches.
28:47And now Regal sending the Bruiser back overseas.
28:51All busted up there, one and one.
28:53Something tells me the Bruiser will be back.
28:55But in the meantime, Regal looking forward to teaming up
28:58with Squire David Taylor and Slammory.
29:00Let's just talk for a moment about some of the matchups
29:02coming your way.
29:03Random drawing.
29:04Road Warrior Hawk and Lex Luger teaming up to take on
29:07Animal and Booker T.
29:09And the Steiner brothers will be facing each other
29:13the very first time in this sport.
29:15Will be facing each other on opposite teams.
29:1816 teams are going to wrestle off in a tournament
29:21until the final eight men face each other in a battle royale
29:25to see who is going to be Lord of the Ring
29:27and get a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight title in June.
29:31Look at Steiner.
29:33There you go.
29:34Get into his head, kid.
29:36That's the way to do it.
29:37Slammory exclusively on pay-per-view.
29:40Matchups you've never seen before
29:42will probably never see again at all
29:45to see who gets a shot at the most coveted world title.
29:49In our sport today is Lord Steven Regal
29:52now working over the Stinger.
29:54Stinger's got to be careful here.
29:55You cannot sell Regal short.
29:57Anybody that saw him in that matchup, Bobby,
29:59last week with the Bruiser
30:01knows just how tough this man really is.
30:04Well, they use car bumpers.
30:05They use antennas, windshields, barriers.
30:07They use anything they can get their hands on.
30:09But the man who's in the worst position of anybody here
30:12at WCW is Savage.
30:14If he's not kicked out after what he did to the referee tonight
30:17and dropped before the board,
30:18if he makes it to the lethal lottery
30:21and he's in there with Ric Flair as his partner
30:23and across the ring stands Iron Anderson,
30:25I'll tell you what's going to happen.
30:27They're going to take Eddie Guerrero apart piece by piece.
30:30Iron Anderson will never get in that ring.
30:32And then when the time's right,
30:34Anderson, Flair are going to do a number on Savage once and for all.
30:38Savage, pay up your insurance policy.
30:41Make out the pipers you have to make out
30:43because it's over for you.
30:45The lethal lotto is over for you, pal.
30:47You're going to be in there with Flair and Anderson
30:49all by your lonesome.
30:51You don't have to be a space shuttle pilot
30:53to figure out that the odds are definitely stacked
30:56against the macho man, Randy Savage.
30:59And I'll tell you what, he's hurting himself
31:01with his actions here.
31:03He's hurting himself at the WCW Executive Committee.
31:07Emotionally, he's spreading himself way too thin.
31:09He has let the nature boy, Ric Flair,
31:12win this psychological battle,
31:15this warfare that he's been waging.
31:17Well, see, he doesn't have any ammunition.
31:19Flair's got all the ammunition.
31:21Flair had his title.
31:22Flair's got his wife.
31:24Flair's got his bankroll.
31:25Ex-wife.
31:26Ex-wife.
31:27Ex-bankroll.
31:28Ex-bankroll.
31:29Ex-title.
31:30Flair's got it all, what does Savage have now?
31:32He's got red marks around his wrist where he's been handcuffed.
31:35He's got ink on his fingers where they printed him.
31:37His eyes are bloodshot from having his picture taken.
31:40Lord Steven Regal hammering away now at Singh and Mongo.
31:43Take a look at the number 29 on the left leg of the singer.
31:46That's the number of the WCW Bush car
31:49driven by Steve Grissom.
31:52That boy's doing gangbusters on that circuit, isn't he?
31:54Yes, he is.
31:55That WCW car is always up there.
31:58Oh!
31:59Dropkick.
32:00The singer now coming back.
32:01Japanese arm drag takeover.
32:02Follows it up with another Japanese arm drag
32:04takeover of the singer now.
32:05Lighting it up.
32:06Body slam on Lord Steven Regal.
32:08And you've got to wonder, right now, right this moment,
32:11what is Hulk Hogan thinking?
32:13Sitting back, surveying the landscape,
32:16looking at the giant.
32:17He's the WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
32:19Oh!
32:20Looking at the singer in here with Lord Steven Regal.
32:24Seeing his good friend, the macho man, Randy Savage,
32:26being escorted out of the building,
32:28not once but twice in recent weeks.
32:30But look at the strength of the singer.
32:33One, two, three.
32:34He got him.
32:35He got him.
32:36What a win.
32:37What an impressive win.
32:38And then, of course, you've got Lex Luger,
32:42who I'm being told, as of this moment,
32:46is not in the building.
32:48How can he not be here with a championship match?
32:51He will be here.
32:52Let's take a look.
32:54This sweet revenge replay brought to you by Skittles.
32:58Take it, Bobby.
32:59Well, his lordship here is going to take him over,
33:01but it backfired.
33:02Look at Sting.
33:03Look at the power.
33:04Look at the strength.
33:05And he bridges for the one, for the two, for the three.
33:08There's your winner, the Stinger.
33:11How did he do that?
33:12How did he do that?
33:14Coming up, tremendous amount of strength.
33:16That's out.
33:17Coming up next, will Lex Luger take on the giant
33:21for the WCW World Title?
33:23We're going to find out right after this very short timeout.
33:27Is this going to be a repeat non-performance?
33:31You've got to wonder what's going through Luger's mind.
33:33He's going to show he was begging for this.
33:35Wait a minute.
33:37All right.
33:38Welcome back.
33:39WCW Monday Night Show Live.
33:45That ain't your boy, Ric Flair.
33:49Maybe he'll choke on one of those pins, huh?
33:52He's enjoying life.
33:54Luger.
33:58He's going to show.
34:01He wants the giant's man.
34:03But where is he?
34:04Hey, there's Sally Jesse.
34:09That's Duggan.
34:10Duggan?
34:12Yeah, that's Duggan.
34:13Who else looks that stupid?
34:15He's got his flag and his tube off.
34:17Duggan, where is Luger?
34:18Maybe an extra match.
34:19Maybe an extra match.
34:22Where is Lex Luger?
34:24He begged for this match.
34:26I don't know where he is.
34:27I'm not in charge of Lex Luger.
34:29But Duggan's not scheduled to wrestle,
34:31so it must be another match.
34:34Wait a minute.
34:36What?
34:37I mean, the crowd really reacting here
34:39to Headshot Jim Duggan.
34:41Well, if Duggan came out, maybe he knows what's going on.
34:44Duggan doesn't know what's going on at any time of day.
34:50Wait a minute.
34:52You've got to love how he stands up
34:54for the good old United States, though, my friend.
34:57Wait a minute.
34:58Dave, the pins are in the ring.
35:01The outs are in the ring.
35:02Talking to the referee, Randy Anderson,
35:04they're trying to figure out from Hacksaw.
35:08Let's see if we can make some sense out of this.
35:10Ladies and gentlemen, the total package,
35:12Lex Luger has not arrived in the arena as of yet.
35:16Hacksaw Jim Duggan has arrived.
35:20Hacksaw Jim Duggan has offered to fill in his spot.
35:28I'll tell you what.
35:30Nobody can have that much bad luck.
35:32Admirable, yes.
35:34Intelligent, I'm not so sure.
35:37This happened Saturday.
35:39I think Lightning struck twice.
35:41He had a flat tire.
35:42The car broke down something.
35:44You know, I've been there before.
35:46When I played football,
35:47I used to have nightmares about I'm dreaming
35:50and I'm showing up late at the stadium
35:52and I got that sick feeling in my gut.
35:54I know what Lex Luger's going through right now.
35:56Yeah, except for in your case, it was just a nightmare.
35:59In Luger's case, it's reality.
36:02And there's the man that packs the gold here at WCW.
36:05Probably the biggest athlete in sports today.
36:08Certainly the meanest.
36:09Probably the richest.
36:12He's gonna make a lot of money
36:14beating up a lot of people wearing that belt.
36:16Get ready, Duggan.
36:17But where is Luger?
36:19Do you think he cares
36:22whether or not he's in the ring
36:24with Hacksaw, Jim Duggan, Lex Luger,
36:27or anybody else?
36:28I don't think so.
36:30When you're that big, you can do what you want.
36:34He's just about dealing out punishment, isn't he?
36:38He doesn't care.
36:39All comers, he said it.
36:40I don't take on anybody.
36:42Just get in the ring with me.
36:44Hacksaw, Jim Duggan,
36:46goes after the Giant immediately.
36:50The Giant straddling the rope.
36:53Well, that's the best thing Duggan can do.
36:55That's the only chance he's gonna have.
36:57He's gonna have to just pound.
36:58Oh, no.
37:00A cooler hand prevails there.
37:03Look at this Giant.
37:05He takes right hands from Hacksaw, Jim Duggan,
37:08and we all know there's a guy
37:10that can deliver a right hand like a Mack truck.
37:13And all he does is shake it off,
37:15turn his back on the man.
37:18And Duggan is no midget.
37:19Duggan goes about like 310, 315.
37:22Did you hear that forearm across the back?
37:24Listen to this.
37:25If he hits him again,
37:26it sounds like a 357 going on.
37:29Like John Henry slinging his sledgehammer, baby.
37:34And he puts that massive size whatever the heck it is
37:37boot up there right across the mug.
37:41And that is a mug of Hacksaw, Jim Duggan.
37:45He is just physically so dominant in the ring.
37:51I don't know what you can do with this man.
37:53You know, I had a question asked to me earlier,
37:55and now I'm starting to think about it.
37:56Where is Kevin Sullivan?
37:58How come he's not out there?
38:00Now, is there a little friction now
38:01between him and Jimmy Hart and the Giant?
38:03I mean, is Kevin Sullivan and Arn Anderson
38:05patching up whatever friction there is there?
38:09Maybe they're planning.
38:10Maybe they're planning.
38:11Slamborees right around the corner.
38:13I don't doubt they're not planning something.
38:15Hacksaw, Jim Duggan, backs out of the corner.
38:17The Giant now.
38:19But he's still on his feet.
38:20He's still on his feet for the moment.
38:25No, I don't think so.
38:27Hacksaw thundering forearm to the back once again.
38:33Hacksaw needs to get this crowd into this.
38:36Get them chanting that USA.
38:37Get his adrenaline up.
38:38That's the only way he's going to take this big man.
38:40Now, of all the matches you've seen Duggan,
38:42man, you've seen him when he's nailed people,
38:43when he's punched people, shoved them around.
38:45He knocks them down right from the beginning.
38:47He hasn't moved this Giant yet.
38:50440-plus pounds, a boot to the midsection,
38:55and now the Giant, he's warmed up.
38:58He's finally beginning to break a sweat,
39:01and he is starting to turn it up here.
39:03And Hacksaw, Jim Duggan, the unfortunate recipient.
39:07Well, like I told him a while back, I said,
39:09Giant, that is your home when you're in there.
39:11That's your house.
39:12That's where you live.
39:13You dictate.
39:14You make the rules.
39:15Go with some guy with a flag and a board and a bunch of stars.
39:18This and that come into the ring.
39:20That is your house.
39:21You want him out, you throw him out.
39:22You want him to get down on his hands and knees,
39:24you make him get down.
39:25You are the Giant.
39:26You're champion of the world.
39:28That's the way it has to be.
39:29Did you make him pay for that advice?
39:31Because you are the brain.
39:33No, sometimes I get free consulting.
39:35Irish whip now by the 440-pound world heavyweight champion.
39:39Oh, nobody but home.
39:41But Duggan doesn't have anything left.
39:43He is.
39:44He's going to try and tape his fist.
39:46Where is Luger?
39:47Where is Luger?
39:48Can somebody go out to the parking lot?
39:50Well, my man would go to the parking lot.
39:52Oh, man, choke slam.
39:56That's it.
39:57The only thing he's going to be taping up is his ribs.
40:00That's devastating.
40:04Duggan didn't have a chance from the start.
40:06He should have used the board.
40:07He should have used the flag.
40:09Well, he almost got that fist taped up.
40:11He's taken out just about everybody with that fist when it's taped up.
40:15But this man up here.
40:17No, he didn't take out the heavyweight champion of the world.
40:20Not the Giant.
40:22The Giant, intimidating.
40:26And I tell you what, you don't need any trash talk in there
40:29when you can pick him up and dribble him.
40:32And speaking of dribble.
40:35Look at that.
40:36All kinds of dribbling going on coming up after Nitro.
40:39Where is Luger?
40:40Where is Luger?
40:41Can somebody find out what has happened to the total package?
40:45Cobra coming out now.
40:47Guys watching in the back.
40:49They see what's going on.
40:51And again, admirable indeed.
40:53But Cobra has no idea.
40:55Well, admirable also means stupid.
40:58In this case, I have to agree with you, Eden.
41:00Cobra should have stayed to the back.
41:02Boy, he picks you up by the neck, and the back of your head hits that mat.
41:06And I imagine the little stars start twinkling.
41:09The Cuban Assassin, one half of him coming out.
41:11He gets landed.
41:13So much for Desi Arnaz.
41:14Oh, look at that.
41:15That's right.
41:16That's right.
41:17Come on.
41:18Look at that.
41:19Oh, my goodness.
41:20Did you see that?
41:21He had him up to the ceiling.
41:23He had him weighing the weights.
41:24And look at the Ninja Boy.
41:25The Ninja Boy, Ric Flair, comes out with a chair.
41:27He is ready to take out the giant.
41:29He is ready to take out.
41:32Right over the top of the head, and I never thought I'd see it.
41:36The Ninja Boy, Ric Flair, coming out.
41:38And now the Stinger.
41:39The Stinger is out, Eden.
41:41Oh, he's got Flair by the throat.
41:42This is how he won the championship.
41:44Sting.
41:45Is Sting there to help Flair?
41:47What's he there for?
41:48What have we got here?
41:50The Stinger coming to the aid.
41:52There you go, Stinger.
41:53See, there's some intelligence there.
41:55You take out the post and the big man will fall.
41:58But I can't believe Stinger's come to the aid of Ric Flair.
42:01Sting's in there for a reason.
42:03This is maybe an opportunity of a lifetime for him.
42:05I don't even know if he knows where Lex Luger is.
42:08If I don't know where Lex Luger is, nobody knows.
42:10But the giant knows Sting's in there with him right now.
42:13Look at Stinger falling away.
42:16He's reaching back into the cheap seats,
42:18and he's unloading right hand.
42:20Oh.
42:21Locked into world.
42:22That's four of them right on the button.
42:24He's going upstairs now.
42:26He's electrified.
42:29He's perched like a cat.
42:32Holds the trigger.
42:33Double slam.
42:34It takes the world heavyweight champion off him.
42:37The big man goes down.
42:39He's not going to go for it, is he?
42:41Yes, he's going for it.
42:42This could be a death lock.
42:43But he can't turn him.
42:44He'll never turn him.
42:45Turn that big man over.
42:46He can't turn him.
42:47He won't turn him.
42:48Don't be so sure.
42:50Come on, giant.
42:51Lay flat.
42:52Grab the rope.
42:53Jimmy.
42:54Jimmy, get that megaphone and do something.
42:56Go ahead.
42:57Roll him over and make sure this man doesn't
42:59wrestle for a while.
43:00He's got him.
43:01He's got him.
43:02He's got him.
43:03Oh, Jimmy Hart.
43:05Oh.
43:07Feet don't fail me now.
43:09There's Luger.
43:10He dropped him with the bags.
43:12He dropped his wrestling bags.
43:13Luger showed up a little too late.
43:18Just a little too late.
43:20Wait a minute.
43:21You see Jimmy Hart calling the giant off.
43:23Wait a minute.
43:24This stinks.
43:26Something's going on here.
43:27He wouldn't call the giant off of anybody else.
43:30And then Luger jumps up in the ring.
43:32What are you trying to say?
43:33He's worried about Luger?
43:34He's concerned?
43:35Wait a minute.
43:36Let's go to Gene Oakerlin.
43:38He's got them both in the ring.
43:42Somebody get Gene's mic on.
43:46Gene's trying to find out where Sting's been in the dressing room.
43:49Where's Luger been?
43:50Jimmy Hart did the best move here.
43:52He got the giant.
43:53Got him out of there.
43:54Let's see if we're on now.
43:55All right.
43:56They're on.
43:57We've got to take it, Gino, very quickly.
43:58Lex Luger, where have you been?
44:00This is the second opportunity.
44:02Let me ask you, where the hell have you been?
44:07Why are you asking me where the hell I've been?
44:10Because look at this mess you caused.
44:12This is supposed to be your deal out here.
44:14Where have you been?
44:15I can't even believe you're saying I caused.
44:17I didn't try to be here.
44:19I didn't want to wrestle the giant for the World Heavyweight Title.
44:22Is that what you're trying to say?
44:24Well, I'm starting to wonder.
44:26I'm starting to wonder.
44:28Two weeks in a row now, you've missed an opportunity,
44:32and it's been a big one.
44:34Let me ask you.
44:35Wait a minute.
44:36No, let me ask him something, Gene.
44:38All year we traveled.
44:39You've never missed a fight, had a kiss, or missed a match.
44:42All years we've traveled.
44:43Gentlemen, this one is going to have to be continued.
44:46I'm sorry we are all out of time.
44:48Good night from Daytona Beach.
44:49So long, everybody.
44:50Hit him!
44:51Hit him!