WWF Wrestling Challenge 1992-01-12
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00:00Corpus Christi, Texas, it's WWF Wrestling Challenge!
00:06Hello everyone, I'm Darryl Owens, soon along with Bobby the Brain Heenan,
00:10Corpus Christi, Texas, a long way from the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany,
00:15but Royal Rumble, just a week away, Brain, right around the corner.
00:20The palms of my hands are soaking wet.
00:23They're itching, my knees are knocking, there's a lump in my throat.
00:27You want to know why? I'll tell you why.
00:30Because in a little over a week, they're going to crown a new WWF Champion at the Royal Rumble.
00:37And he's got to be a man who is tough.
00:39He's got to be able to take it.
00:41He's got to look like a champion.
00:43He's got to dress like a champion.
00:45He's got to be a man that when he walks down that street, through the airport,
00:50no matter where he goes, they say,
00:53There's the World Wrestling Federation Champion.
00:56And there's only one man.
00:58And that's the man who I am the financial advisor of.
01:02And yes, humanoids, you guessed it.
01:05It's Ric Flair, the winner of the Royal Rumble.
01:08And I'm ready to go to Albany, New York.
01:11Well, that's wishful thinking, Brain.
01:1329 other guys are thinking exactly the same way.
01:16Well, I've never cared what anybody else has thought.
01:19That's why I've been successful.
01:21So everybody get ready and get your woos ready, if you know what I mean.
01:25We're coming down to the wire.
01:27We've got all kinds of things happening.
01:29Here we go.
01:51What a lineup here this week on Wrestling Challenge.
02:09The hot rod is here, Rowdy Roddy Piper.
02:12And the former WWF Champion, The Undertaker.
02:16Jake the Snake Roberts also on hand.
02:19And with Brutus the Barber Beefcake in the barbershop, The Rockers.
02:23New foundation, The Anvil and Owen Hart in tag team action.
02:28Let's go to ringside.
02:33Led to the ring by Paul Bearer.
02:36Everything coming to a head with only one week to go to the Royal Rumble.
02:40And this guy right here knows what it's like to have that WWF gold around his waist.
02:47Well, everybody's getting ready, Monsoon.
02:49The temper's ever getting the flair.
02:51The anticipation has reached a level like I've never seen it before.
02:56Imagine what's going through that mind right there.
03:00No, he doesn't.
03:02In a week, he could be walking around once again as the WWF Champ.
03:07And it wouldn't surprise me.
03:10Well, it wouldn't surprise me either.
03:12But you still gotta go with Ric Flair.
03:15Why do I have to go with Ric Flair?
03:18Because he's the odds-on favorite.
03:20Because you say he's gonna win it.
03:22And Mr. Perfect.
03:23And Mr. Perfect says he's gonna win it.
03:25Well, that's three of you that I think you're gonna win it.
03:28We're the only ones saying it on television.
03:30We're the only ones with enough gumption to say it.
03:33But believe me, there's millions and millions of people out there
03:36that will be watching on pay-per-view,
03:38that will be cheering in their own living rooms
03:40hoping that Ric Flair walks out WWF Champion.
03:46Well, I think Paul Bearer and The Undertaker think they're gonna win.
03:49And they should rightly think so.
03:52Because, as you know, they have been given preferential treatment.
03:55The Hulkster and The Undertaker both will draw between numbers 20 and 30.
04:01And incidentally, Bray, I understand that on The Hulkster's hotline,
04:04that's what he's talking about this week.
04:06Well, they have a very, very unfair advantage.
04:09I will say that.
04:11Probably think it's unfair to Flair.
04:13Oh, it is unfair to Flair. You know it's unfair to Flair.
04:16Look at this.
04:17Fair to Flair would be for them to have the match
04:19and then have 29 of them fight out
04:22and then be fair to Flair and let him fight him afterwards.
04:24That's if you want to be fair to Flair.
04:26Will you stop?
04:27Well, you started it.
04:28Power personified here in the form of The Undertaker.
04:31This guy never seems to run out of gas, Brayden.
04:35That's why it doesn't surprise me that he's gonna be there at the end.
04:40Earlier on, we had a chance to talk to this big behemoth.
04:43Here's what he had to say.
04:45All the workers at my crematory have been very busy as of late.
04:51They're preparing, preparing for the largest cremation in history.
04:5629 bodies, stamp, crackle, pop all at one time.
05:06I have a few words, Brayden.
05:08Action speaks louder than words.
05:11Gets the point across.
05:13He wants it bad, real bad.
05:16Everybody does.
05:17So does that guy right there, Paul Bearer.
05:19Talking about big bucks here.
05:21But nobody wants it worse than Ric Flair.
05:25Except maybe Hulk Hogan.
05:27And you.
05:28To save his image.
05:29And you.
05:30Well, of course, me. I've always wanted it.
05:31You want it worse than anybody.
05:33Okay, I want it worse than anybody. You're right.
05:36However, the luck of the draw is so important in the Royal Rumble.
05:41Anybody, anyone of the 30 could walk out of there as the new champion.
05:46Except Savage and The Snake.
05:48Well.
05:49Because I believe they're both going to the hospital.
05:51You think so, huh?
05:52They don't care about winning that title.
05:54They just care about tearing each other apart.
05:57One week away, am I excited.
05:59A vendetta brain is one thing.
06:01But when you talk about the ramifications of the title, that's something else.
06:07Chalk up another one in the win column for this guy.
06:15Well, I'll tell you, if Ric Flair was not in it, I'd put my money on that man.
06:19Special report coming at us.
06:21Here we go.
06:32Hello, everyone.
06:33This week's special report is brought to you by Colosseum Home Video.
06:37Exclusive distributors of Super Tape 92, which will be available Thursday, January the 23rd.
06:46The thunder of Royal Rumble is rapidly closing in.
06:50Just one week away, Sunday afternoon, January the 19th.
06:55Now, last week on the Superstars of Wrestling, the macho man Randy Savage and his lovely Elizabeth spoke intensely of the Royal Rumble when they made these provoking statements.
07:07And after the smoke clears at the Rumble, yeah, I will be the winner and you snake men will be history.
07:17You know, it sounds to me like things are really looking up for the Royal Rumble, Elizabeth.
07:21Speaking of sounds, the one sound I'd like to hear at the end of the Royal Rumble is the new World Wrestling Federation champion, the macho man Randy Savage.
07:30Oh, yeah.
07:36As the Royal Rumble gathers more explosive momentum, here are the comments of three superstars who believe they have the stamina and the ability to walk away with the World Wrestling Federation title.
07:51Only one week till Royal Rumble, boss man.
07:53Can you take the pressure?
07:55Just think what it's going to be like looking up at me being the World Wrestling Federation champion.
08:05This is going to be great.
08:06Can you believe it?
08:07I can sneak right up to that Royal Rumble.
08:09Nobody's ever even going to know what I'm going to be doing, but I'm going to repossess the World Wrestling Federation championship.
08:21The British Bulldogs psyched up, pumped up and ready for the Royal Rumble.
08:26The World Wrestling Federation championship is on the line.
08:29I'm coming to the Royal Rumble and I'm going to power my way through it.
08:35The Royal Rumble, just one week away from this Sunday.
08:39And you can see it exclusively on pay-per-view television.
08:43Be a part of that excitement.
08:45Call your local cable company right now.
08:48Make sure you're not left out.
08:50A little later on, my colleague, the mean one, Gene Oakland, will be here with a comprehensive Royal Rumble report.
08:57In the meantime, for the World Wrestling Federation, this has been a special report.
09:04Boy, everybody with their sights set so high on this Royal Rumble with so much at stake.
09:09Everybody looking to become the new champion, Brian.
09:12Liz wants it bad.
09:14She wants to go shopping and get some more of those blue ice specials.
09:18She wants that big bucks. I don't blame her.
09:21I think the Macho Man is probably one of the odds-on favorites.
09:25Well, he would be if it wasn't for the feeling he's got for Jake.
09:29But who knows? They may not be in it at the same time together.
09:33I like Owen Hardy. He shows me a lot of stuff, Brian.
09:36And how can you match the power and the cunningness of the anvil?
09:42How many weeks did he almost clean your clock right here?
09:45Well, he couldn't control himself. That's why he's not here anymore.
09:49Anvil style.
09:51Everybody talking. Everybody buzzing. The entire world.
09:54All eyes and ears will be focused on the Knickerbocker Arena.
09:59And its brain only a week away.
10:02The 19th is the date. 4 p.m. in the afternoon.
10:05All kinds of history is going to be made.
10:08Who knows? Perhaps we'll have new tag team champions.
10:11Perhaps we'll have a new Intercontinental champion.
10:14It all could take place. But one thing is for sure, Brian.
10:18The others are mere speculation.
10:20But a new, undisputed World Wrestling Federation champion will be crowned in Albany.
10:26Look at that. Wow. What a move.
10:28But he's not going to do it.
10:29Well, that's your biased opinion.
10:31That's right. I have a...
10:32And you're entitled to it.
10:34I'm so excited. You know, I'm not even going to sleep.
10:36This weekend, I'm going to stay up all night with Gene Okerlund.
10:39Watch movies, get myself...
10:40Are you kidding? I can't believe that you mentioned that.
10:43You know, this past Monday night on Primetime, they got you in all kinds of trouble.
10:47No trouble. Piece of cake.
10:48Got that all smoothed out now?
10:49Smoothed out. Piece of cake.
10:51According to Mr. Perfect, you don't.
10:53Watch this anvil. Is he a powerhouse?
10:55Look how quickly you change the subject.
10:57You don't want to make an enemy of him, Brian.
10:59You know, you can't throw the man through the ropes to win that Royal Rumble.
11:02He's got to go over that top to the cement floor.
11:06Understand some special reinforcements are being done on the ring in the Knickerbocker Arena for this.
11:12Because, you know, it could come down to a point where there are 30 men in there all at the same time.
11:18Well, never in the history of the Royal Rumble has there ever been 30 WWF superstars in the ring all together at one time.
11:25This could go on for hours.
11:27But also, never has the title been at stake in the Royal Rumble either.
11:31Never. Never. There's never been so much at stake.
11:34There's never been so much at stake in the World Wrestling Federation before.
11:40Wednesday night, January 29th.
11:42If you live in the Lowell, Massachusetts area, circle that date down.
11:45Because the WWF is returning live to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
11:49The one and only Texas Tornado, Kerry Von Erickse's action.
11:53Also on the card, The Undertaker along with Ball Bearer and many others in Lowell, Massachusetts.
11:59Wednesday night, January 29th at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
12:04Watch this.
12:06There's the rocket.
12:08Protells him.
12:10Three quarters of the way across the ring, hooks the leg, forget about it.
12:14Orient Express, watch out.
12:16Wow.
12:18Here are your winners, the New Foundation.
12:23Coming up, but it's not all that far away, the ultimate personal fitness challenge.
12:29Coming up, but it's not all that far away, the ultimate personal fitness weekend.
12:34February 1 and 2 at the WBF World Headquarters in Stanford, Connecticut.
12:40This could be the greatest slurring experience of your life.
12:44Don't miss out on it. Pick up that phone right now and call 203-353-2884.
12:52Don't forget, you have to be 18 or older to participate.
12:56Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Events Center.
12:59You folks here in Boston and all the surrounding areas, do not let those New Year's resolutions slip away.
13:04Catch live World Wrestling Federation action when it all starts at 8 p.m. in just one week.
13:08Next Saturday night, January 18th at the Boston Garden.
13:12In an unprecedented six-man tag team matchup, the Legion of Doom, Hawk and Animal, the tag team champions,
13:17along with the Intercontinental Champion, Bret the Hitman Hart, will battle the Natural Disasters and the Mountie.
13:23And in the main event, the atmosphere grows more and more tense as Hulk Hogan prepares to battle Ric Flair.
13:28He's standing by with Mr. Perfect, then we'll hear from the Hulkster.
13:32Forget about anything else you've ever heard about any sporting event anywhere.
13:37Now, and only now, the three greatest wrestling names in the World Wrestling Federation are gonna be in the ring at the same time.
13:48Mr. Perfect, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, champ, the Titleist, the Loser, Hulk Hogan,
13:58the man whose only redeeming quality is the opportunity to get in the ring with the real world's heavyweight champion.
14:09Hogan, come on down, baby. The champ is waiting.
14:15You know something, Hulkamaniacs? Ric Flair and Mr. Perfect might as well forget about the marquee with their names on a man going down in history.
14:24You know, they're in a lot of trouble right now, brother.
14:27I got a chance to get the WWF title back at the Royal Rumble, brother. Bring it back home.
14:32And Ric Flair, you're gonna be an endangered species, brother.
14:36Because this is my chance to eliminate you right out of the chute, brother.
14:41When I come down to the ring for the one-on-one confrontation, brother, it's not gonna be styling and profiling Learjets and limousines.
14:49It's gonna be Hulk Hogan in his war mode, brother.
14:52The maniacs told me to get rid of you, brother, to take care of business.
14:56And Ric Flair, I'm very dangerous now. I don't have the WWF title. I don't have anything to lose.
15:02And you know something, brother? If I put that figure-four leg lock on you, I'm gonna hang on until there's a snap, a crackle, and a final pop.
15:10Ric Flair, what you gonna do when the Hulkster wipes you out?
15:15Hulk Hogan meets up with Ric Flair right here next Saturday night, January 18th, at the Garden.
15:26You hear that, brain? Big chorus of boos for this guy. It'll be the same in Albany.
15:32Well, if Ric Flair was not in the Royal Rumble, this man stands a great chance.
15:36Because he loves to pick you up in the air and throw you to the floor. That's his specialty.
15:44He's gonna have his hands full, I'll tell you. Everybody's gonna have their hands full, brain.
15:48And all the managers will be at ringside. That's what's very important also. That's gonna contribute a lot to it.
15:56Are you saying that you're gonna be at ringside?
15:58I'm not a manager. I'm a broadcast journalist. I'm a financial advisor. I no longer manage.
16:05Will Mr. Perfect be at ringside?
16:09Will he be at ringside?
16:11He's not a manager. He's an executive consultant.
16:13Consultants can be there. I saw it in the rule book.
16:16Obviously, the devious one will be there.
16:19It's a chapter about being Flair to Flair. I wrote it. I wrote it, yes.
16:23I wrote it, yes. If you want to be Flair to Flair, the reason to be Flair to Flair is simple.
16:27Flair's the kind of a man you have to be.
16:28The last time you wrote something, you got in trouble.
16:30Well, it wasn't my magic marker.
16:34After the Royal Rumble monsoon, you're gonna have to be Flair to Flair.
16:38That remains to be seen, brain.
16:40You know, the man that draws that number one number, can you imagine how nervous he's going to be?
16:44But if he stands in that ring, and he knows he's got to weight through 29 other people.
16:50God knows how long that will take to become World Wrestling Federation champion.
16:55Well, one or two is no bargain.
16:57In fact, one through ten isn't any bargain.
17:01But to be given preferential treatment and draw between 20 and 30, I like the chances of those two individuals.
17:09What if you're number 30?
17:11You might have gotten ready a long time ago.
17:14You might be really up for it by the time number...
17:16Maybe I might have gotten ready a long time ago.
17:18Well, some people get up for it real early.
17:20Some people over-excel.
17:22That's a mistake. You got to be cool.
17:25We remind our WWF fans in Lowell, Massachusetts, that the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday night, January 29th, has live action coming to town.
17:34Sergeant Slaughter and Hacksaw Jim Duggan will be on the bill in tag team action.
17:38And making his return to the area will be Sid Justice.
17:42It's the Lowell Memorial Auditorium for live WWF action on Wednesday night, January 29th.
17:51Berserko just manhandling his opponent here.
17:55Won't be that easy in the Royal Rumble.
17:57Now when he has to deal with the likes of The Hulkster, The Undertaker, The Macho Man, IRS.
18:03Hey, how about IRS?
18:05How about Repo Man?
18:06Hey, how about DiBiase?
18:08Look at this.
18:10Gone.
18:11Hey, how about the British Bulldog?
18:13You and I were in England when he won the Battle Royal there. We saw it.
18:17Yeah, this is a little different, Brain.
18:19There's only 18 guys involved in that.
18:21Here you're talking about 30.
18:26It'll be something.
18:27But a lot more at stake than that teapot that he won.
18:30Well, those limeys are cheap, you know that.
18:35Berserker chalking another one up here.
18:37Mr. Fuji likes it.
18:39A lot of newcomers here in the WWF.
18:41Here's a real Native American.
18:45This river has been our home for hundreds of years.
18:51It's been a source of food, transportation, refuge, the very lifeblood of my people.
19:01But I now realize, just as the river flows in its own direction,
19:07I must flow in my direction.
19:11I will be the river.
19:13I will carry the sacred wisdom of the Indian Nation to all nations.
19:20Yee!
19:23Yee! Yee! Yee! Yee! Yee! Yee! Yee! Yee!
19:27It is time once again for you folks here in Boston to prepare for the excitement of live WWF action.
19:33It all takes place in just one week.
19:36Next Saturday night, January 18th, the action will erupt at 8 p.m. at the Boston Garden.
19:42You'll see the Legion of Doom, Hawk and Animal, and Brett the Hitman Hart
19:45in a six-man tag-team battle against the natural disasters and the Mountie.
19:49Also, El Matador, Tito Santana.
19:51He battles the million-dollar man Ted DiBiase.
19:53And in the main event, Hulk Hogan collides with the so-called real-world champion Ric Flair.
19:59And Mr. Perfect will be in attendance at ringside.
20:02But right now, let's get back to the six-man tag-team battle.
20:05And hear from both sides.
20:08Jimmy Hart, we're gonna find out just how big a band the natural disasters are.
20:13And you, Mountie, we're gonna see how long that yellow stripe is down your back.
20:17Because you're looking at the WWF World Tag Team Champions
20:21and the WWF Intercontinental Champion, the Hitman.
20:25You know something, Jimmy Hart?
20:27You and the Mountie came pretty close to attempt and murder.
20:31But now I got the Legion of Doom to back me up.
20:34And you're not gonna find any place to hide.
20:37Let's talk about teeth.
20:39Let's talk about the natural disasters and the Mountie's teeth.
20:42And let's talk about how we're gonna knock them right down their throat.
20:46You see, there's a lot of gold here.
20:48And there's a good reason for it.
20:50We're the best.
20:52Ha-ha-ha-ha!
20:54Brett the Hitman Hart, showing up with L.O.D.
20:58Well, let me tell you something.
21:00I got the two baddest men in the World Wrestling Federation.
21:05And Brett Hart, you're telling everybody he tried to kill me.
21:09Well, I only tickled you.
21:11The next time, I'm really gonna show you what it's all about.
21:15And Jack Tunny, you're protecting these wimps.
21:18If they were the champions that they all claim they are,
21:22they wouldn't have to hide behind your skirt.
21:25They'd put those belts up on the line where they belong.
21:29Well, maybe we can't win a belt there in this match.
21:32But we can beat them from post to post.
21:36Yeah!
21:38The natural disasters, along with the Mountie,
21:40planning to make the most of this golden opportunity
21:43out to dismantle the tag team champions, the Legion of Doom,
21:46and the Intercontinental title holder, Brett the Hitman Hart,
21:49next Saturday night at the Boston Garden.
21:52The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
21:55How about that, Chavez?
21:57Currently in the ring.
21:58Really put together, isn't he?
21:5935 pounds, unhailing from San Pedro, California.
22:02These people can certainly be proud of him.
22:04What a representative.
22:05It is Louis Spicoli!
22:09Big plans for him here in the World Wrestling Federation,
22:12and high hopes for the upset.
22:14Here he comes, the hot rod, Rowdy Roddy Piper!
22:18Gave up his announcing job to get ready for the Royal Rumble.
22:22That's determination.
22:24But it won't do you any good, Mr. Planster.
22:28It ain't gonna happen, Mr. Piper.
22:30I'll tell you what, there's one guy right there.
22:34If he picks between 1 and 10, I guarantee you,
22:37he's going to win this match.
22:39There's one guy right there.
22:41If he picks between 1 and 10, I guarantee you,
22:45he won't run out of gas by the end.
22:48If he's still there.
22:49Ah, he's in great shape, we all know that.
22:52Never held a title in the World Wrestling Federation.
22:55This is his opportunity of a lifetime.
22:57Might as well start at the top then, right?
22:59Right, he can go out and spend 20, 30 bucks,
23:02get some brand new bagpipes.
23:03Will you stop?
23:04Okay, 15.
23:06I don't know how much they are, who cares?
23:10The eyes and ears of the world will be focused
23:14on the Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York.
23:17January 19th is the day, only one week away.
23:20At 4 p.m. in the afternoon,
23:22it's not too late for you to be part of it.
23:24Pick up that phone right now,
23:27call your cable company,
23:28take advantage of the pay-per-view,
23:30because history is going to be made here,
23:32no question about it.
23:33You see that?
23:34Luis Spamoni just wiped his feet on...
23:36It's Spicone.
23:37Close enough.
23:38Spamoni just wiped his feet on Piper's dress.
23:40Spamoni is Italian ice cream, right?
23:42Boy, are you sick.
23:44There'll be people going out over the top,
23:46just like that.
23:48On Rod, upset.
23:50I don't blame him.
23:52Boy, did he go down in a hurry.
23:55Virgil looking to become the next WWF champion,
23:59and he's excited about it.
24:01Royal Rumble, we have friends versus friends,
24:03we got enemies versus enemies.
24:05But guess what?
24:06After Royal Rumble,
24:07I might come down between Piper and myself.
24:10Hey, look at this way, Piper.
24:12Lights out!
24:13I'll be the new champion,
24:15and we'll still be friends.
24:17Well, there are no friends in the Royal Rumble.
24:20Every man for himself.
24:21If you think you got an ally,
24:23you're in trouble.
24:24Well, that's where a lot of people are going to make a mistake.
24:27Piper Myers.
24:28Since I gave Virgil a break,
24:29I helped him along.
24:30I helped him steal the Million Dollar Man's belt.
24:33I helped him steal the Million Dollar Dream,
24:35and I taught him how to use it.
24:36He owes me something.
24:37If you're thinking that way, Piper,
24:39you're going to lose.
24:40You don't owe anybody nothing in that ring.
24:42This is a dog-eat-dog world, Monsoon.
24:45You take, you bite, you scratch,
24:47you rip your friends apart,
24:48you stab them in the back.
24:50You do what you do every day in this world.
24:52You walk through it,
24:53and you give the shaft to your buddy.
24:55Will you stop?
24:56That's what we need.
24:57Nobody wants to know your lifestyle.
24:59Well, I'm successful.
25:01Hot Rod tried to teach this youngster some manners,
25:04but he wouldn't have any of them,
25:07so Hot Rod took him out.
25:10Let's go up and give the official word.
25:13Matty Piper.
25:16Oh, the resident bimbo is back.
25:19Latest edition of the World Wrestling Federation Magazine
25:22will be available this Tuesday
25:24on newsstands everywhere,
25:26on the cover,
25:28Ric Flair.
25:31A collector's item.
25:32Here to be, soon to be,
25:34World Wrestling Federation champion.
25:36Give me one, Monsoon.
25:37Special article inside an in-depth preview
25:40of the Royal Rumble.
25:46Will you knock it off?
25:49I want to hear this.
25:51Don't scare me like that.
25:54Whoo!
25:56Welcome to the barbershop, ladies and gentlemen.
26:00You know, my guests this week
26:03are a couple of tag-team specialists,
26:06and recently, they wrestled Region of Doom
26:10and nearly took their titles away.
26:13Let's welcome them right now.
26:15They're the Rockers!
26:18Well, maybe we'll get this thing straightened out, Brandi.
26:22These two guys haven't been getting along too well lately.
26:25Well, you know, the Royal Rumble's coming up,
26:27and tempers are getting short.
26:28Everybody realizes every man for themselves,
26:31no friends.
26:32It happens. It happens.
26:34Recently, there's been a lot of controversy,
26:36a lot of rumors flying, guys.
26:38I got to tell you, it's even right here
26:43in the pages of the World Wrestling Federation Magazine
26:47that maybe you guys are going to break up.
26:50You've been having some problems,
26:52but I want to get you out here on the barbershop
26:54so we can talk about this thing and get it all straight
26:57once and for all right from the horse's mouth.
27:00Well, let me tell you something, Beefcake.
27:03There's no doubt that the Rockers are without a doubt
27:06the tightest team in the World Wrestling Federation.
27:11And I know that the rumors have been flying,
27:14but I can assure you, as the captain of this team,
27:19as the guy that has put all of this together,
27:23that there are absolutely no problems
27:27with the Rockers whatsoever.
27:30I can assure you of that.
27:32But Jannetty was the captain.
27:33Hold on. One thing right now, Sean.
27:35I didn't think there was one.
27:36Let's don't come out here and lie to the people.
27:38Everybody here knows there is friction between the Rockers.
27:42Let's get it straight tonight.
27:44Let's straighten the thing out.
27:45First of all, listen to yourself.
27:47The captain of the Rockers,
27:49nobody ever picked a captain for this team.
27:51We've done everything together.
27:53Let's take a few weeks back.
27:55We had a match on television.
27:57We almost lost because I went for the tag
28:00and you were down the apron somewhere
28:02flirting with a girl ringside.
28:03Hey, what do you want from me, huh?
28:05She can stick me. I can't help it.
28:08That's fine.
28:09How about another match with the Nasty Boys?
28:11A big match.
28:12I'm on top. I've got the guy beat.
28:16Hold on here. Hold on one second.
28:18What, are we going to toss blame back and forth?
28:20Is that what we're going to do?
28:21Come out here and shoot the blame back and forth?
28:24Fine. Let's do that.
28:26Let's just do that.
28:29Here I am wrestling Ric Flair,
28:33something you have never done,
28:36and I'm giving him the wrestling lesson of his life.
28:42And then here you come to save the day.
28:48Good job. Good job.
28:50First of all, Sean, I didn't come out there to save the day.
28:54I came out there because you hit your head on the railing.
28:57I was concerned for you, for your well-being.
29:01You're concerned for my well-being?
29:03You're concerned for my well-being?
29:05There's somewhere down the line I tell you
29:08that I needed your help?
29:10Did I tell you that sometime? I don't remember.
29:15Listen to yourself, man.
29:17Take a listen to yourself.
29:19I don't know what's going on in your head.
29:22For a long time, we've stuck together.
29:24Through thick and thin, we've watched each other's back.
29:27I don't know where you're coming from anymore, man.
29:29I don't know what's going on in there with Sean Michaels.
29:33Sean's got an attitude problem.
29:35A while back, the match with LOD,
29:37we were this close to being tag team champions.
29:40Something that we strived for since the beginning.
29:43But wait a minute.
29:44I don't want to put the blame back and forth just like you said.
29:47I'll take the blame.
29:48Let's blame me and say it's my fault.
29:50I shouldn't have come out there with you and Ric Flair's match.
29:53Okay? My fault. I'm sorry.
29:55I want this thing to work with the Rockers.
29:58Okay? Because together, we can make it to the top.
30:02But it's up to you, Sean Michaels.
30:04It's up to you. Do you want it?
30:07I'll tell you what I'm going to do.
30:09I'm going to turn my back to you right now.
30:13And if you want to go on your own, then walk off and leave.
30:17If you want to stick together and make this thing work,
30:20when I turn around, we're going to shake hands,
30:23and we're going to go on and rock and roll like the Rockers can do.
30:28They need each other. You know that.
30:29Sounds fair to me.
30:37He's not going to walk away.
30:39They need each other.
30:57Ladies and gentlemen, the Rockers!
31:00Told you.
31:01I'm glad to see you there.
31:02Told you.
31:03That team's specialist.
31:05See, one without the other isn't any good.
31:08Oh, I knew he was going to do that.
31:10I just knew he was going to do that.
31:12He don't need Giannetti.
31:14I told you that off and on.
31:16Are you kidding?
31:17What?
31:18What a despicable act that was.
31:25Oh, my God.
31:28Right through the glass window of the barber shop.
31:31Giannetti tried to dive through the window to escape.
31:34Did you see that?
31:35Are you blind?
31:36What an act of cowardism.
31:40Oh, he's hurt.
31:41A plate glass window.
31:45Oh, look at that.
31:46He's busting wide open.
31:49We need a paramedic here.
31:51Is there a problem?
31:54They're done.
31:55They're finished, my friends.
31:56Yeah, there's a problem with you, Sean.
31:58Rockers are history.
32:01One week away.
32:02Is he going to be ready for the Royal Rumble?
32:04Look at that bleeding profusely.
32:07Looks red in her nails.
32:12Come on, get some help over here, will ya?
32:14Who would have imagined this?
32:17Look at this.
32:18Imagine the ramification here.
32:20Wow.
32:22Get the doctor.
32:31All right, hi again, everyone.
32:32Here we go with your Royal Rumble report.
32:34Sean Michael, such a disappointment to me.
32:37No word yet on the condition of rocker Marty Giannetti.
32:40Hopefully before this hour is out, before it comes to a close,
32:43we'll have some kind of an indication and we can report that to you.
32:47Now then, the Royal Rumble.
32:49One week from this Sunday at Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York.
32:53Exclusively on pay-per-view cable television.
32:56And by the way, this year, history will be made of the World Wrestling Federation
33:01as the winner of the Royal Rumble becomes the undisputed World Wrestling Federation champ.
33:06The rules?
33:07Well, they're quite simple.
33:08All of the numbers and names are drawn out of a hat just prior to the event.
33:13It starts with two men.
33:15Then every two minutes thereafter, another man enters the competition.
33:19Very important that I point out.
33:21No submission.
33:22No pinfalls.
33:23No count-outs.
33:24The only way you can be eliminated in the Royal Rumble
33:28is to be thrown up over the top rope out onto the arena floor, not onto the apron.
33:33And therein, of course, lies the danger and the excitement of the Royal Rumble.
33:3830 of the greatest superstars in one match, including The Undertaker
33:44and this man, The Immortal Hulk Hogan.
33:47You know something, Hulkamaniacs?
33:49The battle lines have already been drawn, man.
33:52There's gonna be no referee in the ring, man.
33:55The Hulkamaniacs have given me the green light to go out and hurt somebody.
33:59Do whatever I gotta do to get the WWF title back.
34:02Well, let me tell you something.
34:04In Albany, New York, the Knickerbocker Arena,
34:06if you think Hulksters are intense right now,
34:09wait till you see me in the Royal Rumble.
34:11I don't care about being one of the last ten to draw the number jacked, honey.
34:15Give me number one, brother.
34:17Let Hulk Hogan take care of business the maniac way.
34:20In one given night, I'll beat up the whole WWF to get my WWF title back.
34:27What you gonna do, WWF,
34:29when Hulk Hogan and my maniacs rumble for the title all over you?
34:36By the way, Hulk Hogan and The Undertaker hold somewhat of a claim
34:40to the World Wrestling Federation title.
34:42And because of that and what has happened in the past,
34:44they have special seating.
34:46They will be selecting from numbers 20 through 30,
34:49quite obviously, to their advantage.
34:51All right, more names in a list of 30 great superstars.
34:55Million Dollar Champion, Ted DiBiase.
34:58Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
35:00The Matador, Tito Santana.
35:02Hercules.
35:04The model, Rick Martel.
35:06And this man, The Warlord.
35:08You know, Warlord, after the Royal Rumble,
35:11you're gonna be the World Wrestling Federation champion.
35:14All I have to do is destroy 29 other men that come to the ring.
35:19And I don't think that'll be a problem.
35:21And then you'll be looking at the next World Wrestling Federation champion.
35:28Superfly Jimmy Snuka.
35:30Sergeant Slaughter.
35:32The British Bulldog.
35:34IRS.
35:35The Barbarian.
35:37And these two men, Nasty Boy Sags,
35:40Nasty Boy Nobs, standing by with comments.
35:43It's gonna be a nasty Royal Rumble, baby!
35:4528 jerks, 28 cases of nasty sensation.
35:49Hey, when the smoke clears and the Royal Rumble is finished,
35:54there will be the first nasty World Wrestling Federation heavyweight champion, baby!
36:01Get ready to get nasty-sized!
36:04It's conceivable the Nasty Boys could end up going against each other in the Royal Rumble.
36:09The Repo Man.
36:11The Berserker.
36:12Texas Tornado.
36:14Macho Man Randy Savage.
36:16And standing by with comments, Sid Justice.
36:20See, you're looking at the next World Wrestling Federation champion.
36:24You're probably saying, why are you so confident there's 29 other guys in this event?
36:29Well, the other 29 guys have got one guy they better look out for, and that's me, Sid Justice.
36:35And why am I so confident?
36:37Because I am the superior man in the World Wrestling Federation.
36:42Bust Rowdy Roddy Piper.
36:44Break the Hammer of Anatai.
36:46The self-proclaimed real world's champion, Ric Flair.
36:50Virgil.
36:51Skinner.
36:52And the Big Boss Man.
36:55In the Royal Rumble, I'm gonna teach 29 other men why they call me the Big Boss Man.
37:00Why I stand for law, order, and justice.
37:02It's for the people, and I sure am not gonna let them down.
37:05Without a shadow of a doubt, I'm gonna become the World Wrestling Federation champion.
37:11Jake the Snake Roberts.
37:13Colonel Mustafa.
37:15Rocker Shawn Michaels.
37:17And the other rocker, Marty Jannetty.
37:19You saw what happened earlier in the hour on the barbershop.
37:22Marty Jannetty will be competing in the Royal Rumble, health permitting.
37:26Now, there is more.
37:28The World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions Legion of Doom to defend against the natural disasters.
37:35Intercontinental Champion Bret Hart being challenged by the bounty.
37:39Even more in tag team action.
37:41The Bushwhackers with Jameson in their corner.
37:44Meet the Beverly Brothers with the Genius in their corner.
37:47And the new foundation to meet the Orient Express.
37:51Ladies and gentlemen, it does not get any better than the Royal Rumble.
37:55And we are one week away. You can join us exclusively on pay-per-view cable television.
38:00So easy. Pick up that telephone and make that all-important call right now.
38:05Get the best ringside seat in your house.
38:08And then, sit back, cinch them up, and get ready for the gigantic 30-man Royal Rumble one week from this Sunday.
38:17Don't miss it.
38:19To the World Wrestling Federation Magazine, available this Tuesday.
38:23Newsstands everywhere, inside a special WWF interview with Jake the Snake Roberts.
38:30But, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, but, who's undercover?
38:34The real world champion, soon to be WWF champion, Ric Flair.
38:39Did he buy all the copies, or are any of them going to be available?
38:42Hottest magazine on the newsstands.
38:45How would you know? It doesn't come out until next Tuesday.
38:48They're lining up already. The word's out.
38:54Trust me, trust me, trust me.
38:57How can you trust the Snake?
38:59The devil himself.
39:05You know what Jake the Snake Roberts is wishing, Brain?
39:08He's wishing that the Monja Man, Randy Savage, is eliminated in the Royal Rumble before he even has to come out.
39:16Well, I don't blame him. I wouldn't want to fight Savage either.
39:19But then again, maybe he'd get another shot at Elizabeth.
39:22I don't know. I'm just thinking like he would maybe think.
39:25Suppose you condone that.
39:27Well, I mean, like I said, if she'd have been home folding clothes and making sure they put on the pot of coffee, Mom,
39:34and that was happening, she wouldn't have got one in the chops.
39:39Jake the Snake will have his hands full at the Royal Rumble.
39:45A lot of guys shooting for him.
39:47He's made a lot of enemies here in the World Wrestling Federation.
39:50I know Sid Justice doesn't have any love for him.
39:53And neither does the gentleman we're about to hear from right now, Sergeant Slaughter.
39:58Take it away.
39:59Listen up, Jake Roberts.
40:01I would never trust a Snake like you.
40:04And remember, at Royal Rumble, it's every man for himself.
40:09You're one that's going out first.
40:11And then I'm going to win the World Wrestling Federation Championship for all glory and my country.
40:18Another former World Wrestling Federation champion.
40:20He knows what it's all about to have that piece of gold around his waist.
40:24Now, what would happen if it winds up Savage and Big Sid Justice, the last two?
40:30What would happen?
40:31I mean, is he still going to stick up for Savage?
40:33Is he going to cherish the honor of Elizabeth?
40:37We're talking about Sid Justice.
40:38What's going to happen there?
40:39He'll duke it out.
40:40They're going to have to go.
40:43There's nothing more important, nothing, no prize greater than the World Wrestling Federation title.
40:50You don't think Elizabeth might get a divorce and dump him and go?
40:53I'm serious.
40:54You're speculating.
40:56Gee, what a warped mind you have.
41:00Oh, you have to look at all angles.
41:04Slam by Jake Roberts as he's just having a good time here.
41:09At the expense of this youngster.
41:11You know, there's a lot of great athletes here in the World Wrestling Federation.
41:15People that you would say have character, like the Tornado and Duggan,
41:20that probably would like to get a piece of Jake just for Miss Elizabeth.
41:23They probably will.
41:25But if they're thinking that way, they're going to blow it.
41:27They're going to blow it.
41:28You've got to think about yourself.
41:29You've got to get that gold.
41:31Make that money.
41:33You know, Brian, as much as this guy is hated, referring to Jake the Snake,
41:37I think that Ric Flair is hated even more.
41:40Well, I don't think it's as much hate as it is jealousy.
41:44I think they're jealous of him.
41:45You know, people have been jealous of me all my life.
41:47I always had the Chinese car in school.
41:49I always dated the prettiest cheerleaders.
41:51I always had somebody do my homework.
41:53Well, I did pay it to them.
41:54Almost did it.
41:57You always had somebody do your homework.
41:58I know that.
41:59I dictated.
42:00I had a staff of secretaries.
42:01You paid somebody to do it.
42:02Oh, I had nobody to do it.
42:03There goes DDT.
42:04That won't work at the Royal Rumble.
42:08But it certainly works here.
42:09Oh, it will work.
42:10You can DDT a man and pick his carcass up and throw him out.
42:14Whatever will work, you have to go with.
42:17Jake, that's the game.
42:19Come on.
42:20Driver!
42:21I thought you were shy.
42:24Not shy is right.
42:26We're on our way to the event center.
42:27Here we go.
42:298 p.m. next Saturday night.
42:30The place to be, the Boston Garden.
42:32To see it all live.
42:33Hulk Hogan takes on Ric Flair.
42:36Watch for Mr. Perfect at ringside.
42:38Also, Repo Man will tangle with Virgil.
42:41Let's get more on that upcoming match.
42:44Hey, Repo Man, I'm standing right here.
42:46I'm gonna call to your face, man.
42:48You're a punk.
42:49You're a liar.
42:50You're a thief.
42:51And guess what?
42:52You're a coward.
42:53That's right, I'm gonna prove it that you're a coward
42:55when I meet you face-to-face.
42:57When you whacked me in the face, man,
42:59that brought me down to reality, man.
43:01I said, I'm gonna knock this guy out.
43:04That's right.
43:05Just like Mama said, knock you out.
43:07Repo Man, you're gonna go down.
43:09One, two, three.
43:11Out cold!
43:13Virgil, well-prepared for combat, he faces Repo Man.
43:16Also, El Matador, Tito Santana, goes one-on-one
43:19with the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase.
43:24What a hero, Sherry.
43:26What a hero Tito Santana is to his people.
43:30Well, we took you down and we showed you
43:34what kind of hero you are.
43:36We took him right down and showed him
43:38that scummy neighborhood that you grew up in, Santana.
43:41How about that silly-looking bull?
43:43Yeah, a bullfighter?
43:45You see what kind of bull Santana learned how to fight?
43:49Yeah, the kind they milk.
43:51Yeah, the kind they milk.
43:52That's the only kind.
43:54And then the people, the people that love and praise you, Santana.
43:58A guy cleaning out a garbage can,
44:00another lazy bum asleep on a park bench.
44:03That's your kind of people, Santana.
44:08Million Dollar Man set to charge head-on
44:10into this encounter with El Matador, Tito Santana.
44:13And you'll see it happen in one week.
44:15Also at the Garden, the new foundation,
44:17Owen Hart and Jim the Anvil Neidhart,
44:19will battle a massive force
44:21comprised of the Barbarian and the Huge Warlord.
44:24It is Repo Man who's out to repossess the pride of Virgil.
44:28El Matador, Tito Santana,
44:30takes on the superstar we just heard from,
44:32the Million Dollar Man, Ted DiBiase.
44:34In the six-man tag team match-up,
44:36the Legion of Doom, the tag team champions,
44:38and the Intercontinental title holder,
44:40Brett Van Hart,
44:41will take on the Natural Disasters and the Mountie.
44:43And in the main event,
44:45Paul Kogan battles Ric Flair,
44:47the master perfect in the corner
44:48for the so-called real world's champion,
44:50next Saturday night, January 18th,
44:52at the Boston Garden.
45:02Promotional consideration paid for by the following.
45:06Well, folks, we tried unsuccessfully,
45:08but guaranteed next week,
45:09we'll have an update for you
45:11on the condition of Barney Giannetti.
45:13Also joining us next week,
45:15the British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith.
45:17And the nastiest two guys around,
45:19the Nasty Boys.
45:20World Wrestling Federation tag team champions,
45:23Legion of Doom will be here.
45:25And try this one on for size,
45:27Macho Man Randy Savage.
45:29He'll be taking on the Mighty Hercules.
45:32Also, a special interview with the hoster himself.
45:36For The Weasel, this is the Gorilla Saying.
45:38So long till next week.
45:45WESTERN CHAMPIONS