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00:00We got a lot of clowns in this league, and I'm talking about one Jimmy Hart, if you know
00:28what I mean. This is just in honor of him. Well, I'll tell you what, this is the night.
00:33You fans get to call the shots. You get to tell us who you want to see in the main event.
00:40And here's how you do it. It's WCW Interaction Calling Cards. Present, you call the shots.
00:44Call 1-900-370-3WCW. Calls cost 99 cents a minute. You can choose from the red locker
00:52room. The red locker room is going to have Ric Flair, Ming, Diamond Dallas Page, the
00:56Blue Bloods, Big Bubba, Shark, and Scott Norton. Gene will be in the red locker room.
01:02We'll be talking to him in a bit. And then in the blue locker room, you're going to have
01:05Sting, Johnny B. Badd, Hacksaw, Jim Duncan, Dave Sullivan, Alex Wright, the Nasty Boys,
01:11and JL. And make no mistake about it, gentlemen, after what we saw happen at Halloween Havoc
01:17between Ric Flair and Sting, everybody's going to want to see that. But what about Lex Luger
01:24and the Macho Man Randy Savage? The Macho Man Randy Savage, he is injured. He is here in the
01:31building tonight. The doctors would not let him wrestle. This guy is nuts back there. He's
01:37throwing furniture. He wants Luger and he wants him bad. Well, you've got to get the okay because
01:43you can't injure yourself permanently. There's work to be done later. What do you think, Bobby?
01:48Well, I think he's lost it. Savage? Macho Man. Oh, he's lost it before he got here.
01:53The man is so intense. He's so off the wall. Somebody back there is going to get hurt. Now,
01:57if you humanoids are smart, pick the phone up and call. And the match I want to see
02:02is Shabani against Okerlund. All right, let's get to the ring. Let's kick things off here
02:06at Nitro Live. Yes. Give it to me.
02:23All right, we've got Cobra coming to the ring. Now, stay with us. In just a little bit, we're
02:38going to be talking to Gene Okerlund. He is going to be in the red locker room. We're going to be
02:44talking to Tony Shabani in the blue locker room. You fans are going to get to tell us who you want
02:49to see in the main event. And remember, in the red locker room, Ric Flair. That's right, the guy
02:55that turned on Sting. He's going to be there along with Ming, Diamond Dallas Page, the Blue Bloods,
03:02Big Bubba, Shark, and Scott Norton. And in the blue locker room, it will be Sting, Johnny B.
03:08Mad, Hacksaw Jim, Duggan, Dave Sullivan, Alex Wright, the Nasty Boys, and JL. You get to tell
03:14us who you want to see in the main event tonight. It doesn't happen anywhere else but Nitro.
03:19Well, something's going on because earlier today, I saw Arn Anderson and Brian Pillman
03:25pulling all the phones up the walls here. They don't want the people calling in
03:28suggesting Ric Flair and Sting. All right, I think I'm going to talk to the directors in a few moments.
03:34I think we're going to go to the locker rooms. Following this contest, it'll be your first chance
03:38to pick up the phones and call. But look at this giant coming to the ring, wearing the belt that
03:43he literally stole, and I mean stole, with the help of that maggot, Jimmy Hart. This is a WCW
03:54title match. Run for your life, Pinzer. It's not a title match. He's intimidating Pinzer.
04:02If he picked you up by the armpit, you'd say title match. This is pitiful. This is not a title match.
04:08He may have the belt. He may think possession is nine-tenths of the law.
04:12This is not a title match. Possession is ten-tenths of the law when that man has it.
04:19Oh, don't get him in that. Oh, no. Oh, look at this. Oh, no. Cobra. Cobra on the receiving end
04:28of a choke slam. Oh, wow. Wow. This has to be a record. I've seen people win matches like in
04:3420, 30 seconds, but never. I want to get the time on this. Bobby, you probably ain't even seen
04:39anything over that quick since your honeymoon. Look at this monster, and look at that maggot
04:45in his arms, Jimmy Hart, running around the ring with that belt. That's right. All right. Now,
04:51I understand. Hey, get ready. Go to the phone. Let's go now to the red locker room. Take it,
04:56Gino. Wow. All right. A very exciting night for all of us here on WCW Monday Night Raw. Your
05:02chance, ladies and gentlemen, to be matchmaker for a night. Get on the phone, 1-900-370-3WCW.
05:10Big Bubba, The Shark, Scott Norton, Diamond Dallas Page, Ric Flair. Hey, wait a minute.
05:15Clear out here just a second. Can you see back here? The Blue Bloods. Can you believe it?
05:20Reading a book. The other one's sipping tea. These are the men you can vote for. Security,
05:26get a little help. Let's go over to the other locker room where my colleague,
05:30Tony Cervani, is standing by. Oh, my. You're talking about a pumped up group of guys. We got
05:37up here. J.L. is here. The Nasty Boys, you heard what Stinger said. I want the Nature Boy back.
05:42Yeah, the Stinger wants the Nature Boy. Oh, right now, all in the phone office.
05:47Sipping their tea. They were sipping tea. 1-900-370-3WCW. You can vote for who you want
05:56in the next event, and you can better believe all the stars are here tonight. We'll have more
06:01live, interactive at WCW Monday Night Drop TNT. Continue your time with us. Stay right where you
06:07are. Battle royale in wrestling history. World Championship Wrestling wages World War III.
06:22Three rings. Three giants. One battle royale. It's WCW's World War III. Sunday, November 26th,
06:32live and only on pay-per-view. Call your local cable operator for availability.
06:41Right now, it is home of Venice Beach, California. The man has gone back to his roots.
06:49Let's check in right now with none other than Hulk Hogan.
07:10You know something, brothers? Now we're back in Venice Beach. Now we've replaced Jimmy Hart with
07:16the head of the War Games from Venice Beach, our main man, brother. We're afraid they might not show
07:21up. We're afraid we may destroy them all. And now that the macho man, brother, has came into the
07:26dark side, dude. Now that he realizes that the training, the prayers, the vitamins, and the
07:32demandments are the most important thing, brother. Stick with me all the way, macho man. In our hit
07:37list, brother, of Sullivan, Jimmy Hart, Luger, that stinky, nasty, war-infested giant, and everybody
07:43will fall by the wayside, dude. Stick with me in the dark side, brother. Forever and ever, yeah.
07:49Walking the streets just like the brother told us just a little while ago from the dark side. But,
07:54folks, how much more do you need to sacrifice? Sullivan took your mustache. Jimmy Hart ripped
08:00you between the jeans with the red and yellow. The giant took the world belt. And that's when Luger
08:06put you in the rack. Don't you understand? I told you, that's right. You told us that. Now, what
08:12needs to be done is this. Divide and conquer, you're too emotionally involved with the situation.
08:17You take the low road, I'll take the high road. Yeah. You stay in the dark side with the brother, just
08:23like he told you before. And I'll go to the light side, WCW Nitro. And I'll find out who's friend
08:30and foe. And then I'll let you know where the serum's coming from, brother. After you find out who's friend
08:37and foe in the light, brother. Friend and foe, me and the brother, the head of war crimes. We'll stay
08:42in the dark side. We'll stay here, brother. And we'll take care of business, dude. And now that I
08:48get the stench of bad breath back in my blood, brother. What you gonna do when the dark side of
08:58the Hulkamania destroys you? Who is here? Here is your brother, Hogan.
09:08All right, our next match coming up, and Hogan is back in Venice Beach. And
09:13that interview took place earlier today. Savage jumped the plane. He's back here, Hogan.
09:20Kind of like a little Jimi Henderson going on in the background, man. Who was that guy? Was that
09:25your relative, Hayden? No, that's the Pillsbury Doughboy taking a guitar lesson.
09:31And now Kevin Sullivan making his way to the ring with Jimmy Hott. See, baby,
09:39that's why I dressed you up right there. Look at that little clown following me around.
09:45I'd like to stick that megaphone somewhere. Hey, hey, hey.
09:49All right, the next man out will be the Renegade, and I want to know, Bobby,
09:57Hayden, what is the deal? The last couple of weeks we've seen you with the Japanese contingent.
10:03Holy smokes. Renegade hit in the ring immediately. I don't want to talk about that right now. I'll
10:09get to that in a little bit. I'm going to watch with Kevin Sullivan, does he do the Renegade
10:12or vice versa? Looks like a one-way street to me here, man. You're going to tell us about that.
10:19I'm going to ring him in the neck. I'll talk. I mean, I'll tell you. Don't threaten me, Hondo.
10:28Jimmy, I'll tell you what, I wish somebody would do something real serious with that megaphone.
10:33The Taskmaster now going after the Renegade, and you've got to wonder what is going through the
10:39mind of Hulk Hogan. You can bet he's back at his feet watching this right now. Savage is
10:46back throwing stuff around the locker room. Jimmy Hart here at ringside screaming at the top
10:50of his lungs. Immediately, Hart detected this chaos, if you will. The Maestro. The Taskmaster
10:58taking control. We should do Nitro from Bellevue, the way things are happening here. This has turned
11:05into one violent nuthouse. This is unbelievable. A physics professor back in college told me a long
11:11time ago, my friend. The ultimate power in the universe is chaos. You went to college? That's
11:17a scary thought. The chaos said, now you're going to college, Mongo. Settle down. Yeah,
11:23I'll give you a haircut. A shave and a haircut. Taskmaster now going after Renegade. Renegade
11:28started out so strong. We are coming to you live from Jacksonville, Florida. That's your live on
11:35TNT. So much going on. Hulk Hogan back in the dark side. You heard the song.
11:43And he's on Venice Beach with every weirdo he can get his hands on. I'll tell you what I did with
11:48the Japanese people. They weren't treated fairly here at WCW. I have friends in high places. Yes,
11:53I negotiated a deal. And on the pro, you're going to see the Japanese contingent every Saturday
11:59morning. And you're going to see him for a half hour and you're going to see my good friend and
12:02business partner, Sonny Ono, there just to make sure we get a fair shake. Kevin Sullivan attempting
12:08some high risk maneuvers of his own here. And you've got to wonder what's going through the
12:11mind of the Renegade. Here's the guy, his former manager outside of the ring now guiding the
12:16Taskmaster to the Renegade's demise, if you will. And now the Renegade. Nice cartwheel elbow right
12:24into the corner. And Kevin Sullivan ate nothing but elbows, shoulder blades. Oh, but nobody home.
12:30And now Renegade's in trouble. Renegade hung up in the ropes. He's such a, he's such a mean man.
12:38Here's Kevin Sullivan. Oh, watch this. You know what this is? That's the Dungeon of
12:45Doom's Heimlich maneuver. He got him. Boing. He got him. Guaranteed to start your heart if it stops.
12:54Choke on your lunch. And listen to this crowd responding to Jimmy Hart and the Taskmaster.
13:01Jimmy's got a beer. The man who turned his back.
13:06You know what he did? He just destroyed that man's identity. He just said, you're not the
13:30Renegade. You're not a Renegade. He wiped the orange and the red and the yellow off that
13:43miserable kisser. All right, let's go now to me, Gene Okerlund. Good work, Jimmy. I thank you very
13:50much, Eric Bischoff. Remember, he did as the man that put that deal together with Modell to move
13:54the Browns to Baltimore. Shark. Yes, Big Bubba. The Blue Bloods are here. Ric Flair. Your name's
14:00coming up very prominently. Scott Norton. Hey, hey, gentlemen out here. Fans, you have an
14:05opportunity to be matchmakers. What is this? Somebody turn the lights up. Who did that
14:10intentionally? Somebody, you heard that. Yes, Ric Flair. No, no, no, no, no. Go just like this.
14:17Lights on or lights off. Stinger, I told you last week, and I've lit up again, just like the Lord
14:25turned the lights back off. They go on and off at my command. And Stinger, I told you last week,
14:33if you didn't like it, do something about it. So tonight, Jacksonville, Florida,
14:39woo! All eyes in the world are on us, and I'm styling a profile. Get ready to make
14:45that telephone call right now. It's interactive here on Monday Nitro. Don't go away. Oh, Lord.
14:52Oh, woo!
15:01We are back. We are here live from Jacksonville, Florida. WCW Monday Nitro.
15:09So much going on. In case you just joined us earlier today, our cameras caught up with
15:15Hulk Hogan in Venice Beach. He was there with Randy Savage earlier. Savage jumped the plane.
15:20He came back. He wanted to get his hands on Luger. He can't do it. Doctors won't let
15:25it happen. Hogan is on the dark side, and that is a scary, scary thought.
15:31Only because you don't know what's going to happen. What is going to go on? What's
15:34happening with Hogan? When you've got that many people running up your backside, baby,
15:38you've got to just let it all out. You've got to get no holds barred. You've got to go with
15:45whatever God gives you. And I'll tell you something about Hogan. You can push him in
15:48a corner so far. You can trap a rat. You can trap any kind of an animal. They're going to come out
15:54of that corner vicious. They're going to go right for the throat, and that's what Hulk Hogan's going
15:58to have to do to survive. But it's over. Next matchup, Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero,
16:08back by popular demand. I'll tell you what, this is going to be hot. All your friends,
16:16you're going to see probably one of the greatest wrestling matches, scientific,
16:20up and down, that you'll ever see. Guerrero on fire, the Canadian Crippler.
16:27My money's on Benoit. I'll tell you what, Benoit is tough, and he will stop at nothing to win a
16:34match. But I'll tell you one thing, right now, don't blink. Don't even look away for a second,
16:40because the action you're about to see is going to happen so fast, so hard,
16:45and you don't want to miss. Oh, look at that snap suplex. The velocity that Benoit can get on a
16:53snap suplex is mind-boggling. And I'll tell you what these guys are fighting for. These guys are
16:57fighting for the attention of promoters worldwide, because the WCW Championship Committee is talking
17:04right now about when and where to have the cruiserweight matchups. They are talking about
17:10the cruiserweight division. We'll have more information on the cruiserweight championship
17:15here at WCW in the weeks to come, but here are two guys that came to where the big boys played,
17:19because they want a piece of that gold. And Eddie Guerrero, man, he's getting his brains kicked out.
17:24Kids, kids, please don't try these moves at home. These men are professionals.
17:29Oh, wow. I'll tell you what. Like a bow and arrow. Look at the way he's got Guerrero's body.
17:37I mean, Benoit had a plan. He started it out by attacking Guerrero right from the bell. He got
17:42the first shot in. And anytime you're in a fight, you get the first shot in, you got a pretty good
17:47chance of winning. And everything Benoit does is so explosive, so much energy, so much acceleration.
17:54This man is a star of the future. Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute. There's a whole
17:57Japanese contingent there. Sonny Ono. Oh, my gosh. What is going on here?
18:07What are you doing, Heenan? What are you doing?
18:12Wait a minute. This is a whole lot more than just you and Sonny Ono.
18:18Nothing's too good for my rich, my good friends. Oh, nice move. They got the whole buffet table
18:24over there. Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero in control. Excellent timing. Tilt-a-whirl slam.
18:32He has got this thing under control. Eddie Guerrero, more moves than a Swiss watch.
18:38And Chris Benoit, I'm not sure if his ticker's going to talk or not.
18:43He is taking a beating in there. Oh, man. Nice elbow. Nice elbow. Well placed.
18:49And again, Mungo, you got to really appreciate the timing of these athletes. These guys are
18:53excellent. Where is he going now? He's going to go down the aisle. Oh, my gosh.
18:59Oh, my gosh. Man, why did he nail Benoit? Benoit's out. He's out cold. He took him out like grandpa
19:14taking out the trash. He can't know where he's at right now. Did you see that guy that was with
19:22Hogan and Savage? The guy in the middle? I'm not sure. You know, Venice Beach is a little bit of a
19:27scary place. I got to talk to Hogan. I got to get on the phone and talk to Hogan when this
19:36is over. Something's not right here. I'm telling you, he's paranoid. He's grasping for straws.
19:43When you want to hang around with a guy like that, it shows you have no friends left.
19:47He's down to the end. Benoit scaling. Oh, man. Unbelievable. Mungo, which of these guys do you
19:55think hurts worse than that? I mean, they both hit the deck hard. When you're willing to try a
20:03maneuver like that and hurt yourself in the process, you're willing to let it all hang out.
20:08And that's what we got here on the WCW, baby. You know what I'm thinking? Bruce Springsteen said it
20:14in a song. Have pity on the man that doubts what he's sure of. And you got to wonder about Hogan.
20:22Oh, my God. That's not Marty Springsteen. He's flat now. I'm talking about a crack.
20:28Let's go. Hogan was so sure about Jimmy Hart. One, two. He got him. No, no, no, no.
20:36And Eddie Guerrero is going to be one of the toughest men pound for pound I have ever had
20:42the honor to meet because he took a splat in the center of that ring that would cripple
20:50most normal human beings. They're going to have to soak him in Epsom salt for about a month.
20:54Short clothesline by Benoit. We've talked about it. The short bursts of powerful motion that Benoit
21:02executes on his opponents is devastating. These two men have more moves than X-Lax.
21:11I'm not going to touch that with a pin.
21:14Number one, two. Oh, and a boot to the back of the head by Benoit.
21:21Benoit, I'll tell you what, Bobby, it's really hard to shake this guy. He is one
21:26calculating physical specimen. And he's so methodical. He knows what he's going to do.
21:32Oh, he did the midsection attempt by Eddie Guerrero. Counters. These guys are all over
21:39each other. I'll tell you what. This is indeed where the big boys play. And remember, you have
21:47the chance to pick up the phone, call the WCW hotline. Tell us who you want to see in the main
21:53event. Back bridge. He's got him. No, you don't. The more I see this Eddie Guerrero, the bigger
22:00his heart gets. This is unbelievable. This is the only place you're going to see this kind of action
22:06on Monday Nitro. Still doesn't have it. Fans, all you've got to do is pick up the phone. Call
22:121-900-370-3WCW. And you can tell us who you want to see in the main event. And I know who I want to
22:19see, Ric Flair and Sting. After what Flair did to Sting, I think Sting deserves a shot. And it's in
22:27your hands. He's hung him out to dry. I'll tell you what. If Sting had a phone back in the locker
22:39room, I think he'd pretty much sway the vote all by himself. He'd be calling a cab to go home. Forget
22:45about it. He wants it. He wants a shot at Flair, especially after what Flair just said about it.
22:49Look at these guys, tumbling at each other. Fans, you get to be the promoter right here on WCW
22:55Monday Nitro Live. And Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero. No, no, no, no, no.
23:02Just a minute. His feet were under the rope. He couldn't pick up. You saw it. He was robbed. He
23:08was robbed. The referee's going to have to start this match again. Let me see the slow-mo on what?
23:12Hey Bobby, settle down. No, no, what's fair is fair. What's right is right. We don't have any
23:18time for a slow-mo. Let's go now. Stop, stop, stop. The match is over. Wait a minute. Somebody
23:24must be in the truck. Producer, director, show that again. All right, Eric Bischoff. Amongst
23:30all of that, I must tell the fans, this will be one of your last opportunities to call because
23:34the match will be coming up next. Call the phone number you're going to see on your screen.
23:391-900-370-3WCW. We heard from the Nature Boy, Ric Flair. I know all the fans would love to see
23:47the Stinger finally get back in the ring with a man who turned his back on you brutally the last
23:52time we saw you two together at Halloween. Not only did he turn his back, but he used kids. He
23:57used little Stingers with their faces painted just right. That's one thing you don't do in life,
24:02and Nature Boy, if ever there was a time, I was going to do exactly what you say it is tonight.
24:09When you say Sting, if you don't like it, do something about it. Guess what? I don't like you.
24:14I hate you, and I am going to do something about it. I am going to leave you for dead.
24:21Hey, the same goes for the bull fight. You heard it from Sting. Call right now, and call often.
24:28Vocabulate your vote when we come back.
24:39Now, from what I am being told, it's really not a surprise. Anybody that saw what happened
24:46at Halloween Havoc between Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Pillman, and Sting, they know.
24:54You called it. You picked up the phone. You want to see it, and you are going to see it.
24:59We are talking about Sting and the Nature Boy, Ric Flair. Let me tell you, baby, the fans did
25:05the right thing. Flair turned his back on Sting, and they beat him like a dog. No offense, baby.
25:12What do you have to say about that? What is that? Colored water?
25:15No. Sake from my Japanese gentleman. My friends over at Mr. Ohno.
25:20We are going to get more information about that, but the main event right here at WCW
25:24Monday Nitro Live is a match that you wanted to see. I will tell you what. I can't wait to see
25:30this thing. Sting has got to be 110% adrenaline. No more delay. Let's get down to the ring. The
25:37main event live here on TNC. Ladies and gentlemen, the fans have voted, and this special interactive
25:44match is set for one fall. Introducing first, from Venice Beach, California, weighing 251 pounds,
25:52this is Sting. All right, as the Stinger makes his way to the ring, you have got to wonder,
26:07what is he thinking? What is going through his mind? You have got World War III, three rings,
26:1660 men, all of whom hoping to get a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Title.
26:24When Sting talked about the Little Stingers and what he was going to do to Ric Flair,
26:27he is so intense at this point in his life, something is going to happen right here on Nitro.
26:33His opponent, from Charlotte, North Carolina, weighing 242 pounds, Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
26:44I tell you what, he has got to be shaking in three teams you have got going on.
26:54He is talking the talks. He is walking the walk, but it doesn't mean squat,
27:02once he steps inside of that ring, all bets are off, because he is in there with a man
27:07that wants to slap a finger full on him, like he has never wanted to slap it on anybody.
27:15And who can blame him? It all goes back to Detroit. No, I will take it back,
27:21it goes back a long time before the war. It went back to when the Nature Boy, Ric Flair,
27:27used kids to try to sucker Sting into becoming his partner, and he did it for one reason,
27:33and one reason only, premeditated assault. Sting doesn't care about making him a submit,
27:40he doesn't care about kicking him, Sting wants to hurt Ric Flair.
27:45That was some power there, he picked that man up over his head and spanked him across that ring.
27:51And this crowd decidedly behind Sting, the man who was in a very controversial position given
27:59everything that has been going on here in WCW, goes live, and Flair hits the deck,
28:06and hits the deck hard, and I am afraid Ric Flair, see now Flair has got to use his head here,
28:12Flair is a little more normal thinking than Sting. I am not bad for using his head.
28:17Well what Flair has got to do is he has got to make Sting make a mistake, and then he is all yours.
28:24But can he do it? Look at Flair, a coward on his knees begging Sting. You don't understand
28:31Bishop, he is not a coward, he is not a coward, he is on his knees begging to sucker his opponent in.
28:38The man wouldn't have won the title 11 times, he was a coward. He is the dirtiest player in the
28:46game. Yes. So much going on here in WCW. Oh man. See what I said? Oh man, oh, oh god. I am being
28:59told we have got to take a break, fans don't leave us, we will be right back. Did you see that? I
29:02cannot believe this. He is going to make a mistake. Somebody get out there. Somebody
29:07better make sure he is all right. Who cares? Somebody get out there and make sure, have we got,
29:13get a blotter. We are coming to you live as live can be from Jacksonville, Florida, WCW Monday Nitro
29:21on TNT. This match has been going back and forth. Ric Flair during the break landed a kick that
29:27quite frankly I am glad wasn't on live television because now I don't have to apologize for it,
29:32you can use your imagination. It was not legal to say the least. It was definitely classified as a
29:38low blow. I will tell you what, he is teeing off. He has been taking over for quite some time now.
29:46He has been working on that leg. He is working on it. He is setting him up. I know Ric Flair.
29:50This is vintage Ric Flair. He is getting him ready right here to take him out. He is taking
29:56a lot of trouble here. Here we go. I keep saying that you have got to wonder what is going through
30:00this guy's mind or that guy's mind. Don't let him get it. Flair fighting fire with fire.
30:10He is going in. Get him off the ropes, Griff. What are you an armchair quarterback?
30:20Come on Sting, give it up. We know you are a quitter. He wants to get that scorpion death
30:24lock. He wants to wrap those legs around Flair so bad, but now it is Flair. It is Flair.
30:31This is taking a lot out of Sting. If he was able to get out of this, he won't be able to
30:35put that scorpion death lock on. He doesn't have the power anymore. Flair has been working on those
30:39legs for the past five minutes. Don't ever underestimate the athletes you have in the
30:43WCW, Weasel. I am not. I am not underestimating anybody. I am talking about Ric Flair. Are you
30:49dumb? Well, I am talking about Sting. Are you dumb? Sting, I guarantee you before this thing
30:55is over with, the Stinger, he is going to dig down as we have seen him so many times before.
31:01He will not let Ric Flair manhandle him in this match. The Stinger has got one thing on his mind,
31:07scorpion death lock. Make Flair submit. This guy has got guts like no athlete I have ever seen,
31:17and he has got it. No. Flair had to release that. He reversed it. I do not think I have ever seen
31:22anybody get out of that hold like that. I tell you what, I thought Flair had it,
31:26but did you see the determination on Sting? Oh, nothing. Whoa, no answer. Hello.
31:38Man, he just hit one. I am starting to see some fear in Ric Flair's eyes.
31:44Oh, no. As you know, fear makes power double call.
31:52Stinger, Irish whip. Look at the power.
31:58I told you, he has got a vision. The vision is the scorpion death lock.
32:06Sting is a man possessed right now. He is possessed. He has got a mission. He is doing
32:11it for the little Stinger. He is doing it for everybody at WCW. He wants to take Flair apart,
32:16but Flair, 11 times heavyweight champion of the world, the dirtiest man playing this game.
32:22Yeah, I was going to say Sting is possessed. Unfortunately, he possesses Ric Flair's
32:26club in his eye. It is big for you bringing up all the championship belts you won.
32:32It sounds like you are a little envy to me. I am just proud of the man. I am proud of him.
32:39Well, it has been the fact that- I just wanted to bring that up to everybody.
32:45Don't bring up my name. Anyway,
32:48right to the eyes by the dirtiest player in the game, the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
32:55Flair going after Sting. He is the dirtiest player. He cheated his mother at Monopoly and win.
33:03If it was for money, he would- Or a title or recognition.
33:09Whoa, and the Nature Boy, Ric Flair coming at the Sting with a chair.
33:18Hey, Ric Flair better have a lot of money. He starts slapping referees around here. It is
33:22going to cost him a fortune. Well, he put his hands on Randy Anderson. That will cost him money,
33:26but he does not care. He has got it.
33:28Wait a minute. I have been told we have a special announcement
33:34here at the end of the broadcast following this matchup.
33:41Stay with us. Stay with us. We have got some big news for you at the end of the broadcast.
33:46Big right hand by the Nature Boy. Just wait. Ric Flair-
33:51You will not tell us what is in the envelope. He is not going to hear you guys until you do.
33:54Look at Ric Flair using the ropes.
33:58We have got an announcement. A very important announcement
34:02following this contest. It is the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, using the ropes.
34:05What? You will find out.
34:07I do not know these things. Before the end of the hour, right here-
34:14Hogan has retired. Hogan has retired, has he not?
34:17No. Do not speculate. Stay with us. Side headlock.
34:23Up and over. Player. Back bridge. Sting.
34:27Look at the power of that man. Reverses it. He has got it.
34:36So close. Where is Ern Anderson when you need him?
34:39Where is Pillman? That is just like you to want some outside
34:43interference. He does not need interference. He does not need this.
34:48And here is the stinger. Again. Power move after power move after power move.
34:54It is a figure four of the Nature Boy, Ric Flair versus the power of Sting and potentially
35:01the Scorpion Death Lock. What will it be? Who will be the winner here tonight?
35:07Right now, I would say the odds-on favorite has to be Sting.
35:11Oh, no, Sting. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
35:13There you go. What has Flair got?
35:17What is this? Oh.
35:21Oh. The Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
35:25Good night, sweetheart. Did you see where he put that?
35:28What would that pose to be? He put that right on the button.
35:32A fine, perhaps suspension, but unfortunately for the stinger, perhaps.
35:41This is unreal. And look at the shock of the eyes.
35:47Oh, if I would have played with guys like this in professional football,
35:50we would have won more than one championship. I promise you that.
35:55Look at this. Look at this. The monster is alive.
36:01And he has to watch. The stinger, again, has not fatigued.
36:10He has not lost an ounce of strength in this contest.
36:15What a phenomenal athlete. He is. He is amazing.
36:19Oh, he's going all the way upstairs to the penthouse.
36:22From the penthouse. Somebody's going to get hurt.
36:29And now the stinger has got it. He's got the legs wrapped up.
36:34He steps over and he's got it. He's got it.
36:37He's got it. Oh, yeah.
36:40He gave up. He gave up.
36:45He gave up. Sting, what is wrong with Sting?
36:49He's gone. He's lost it. He's not letting go.
36:53He's not letting go. That's it.
36:54The referee's calling for help right now. Free all the poison out of that man.
36:58He is trying to hurt that nature boy, Ric Flair.
37:02I can see referees coming from the penthouse. Wait a minute, Luger's coming out.
37:06Lutz Luger. I can see him making his way.
37:09Lutz Luger coming out. Sting's in trouble now.
37:15Sting will not let go. Uh-oh.
37:18Uh-oh. Luger got sidetracked.
37:21He's only talking to some of the WCW officials. They're trying to keep him out of the ring.
37:26That's right. They've cut him off in the past.
37:28They have cut him off. Meanwhile, you've got Eddie Guerrero and JL trying to talk.
37:34Sting has it. James Sullivan now making his way.
37:38We've got security trying to keep Luger out of here. Thank goodness.
37:43Sting's determined right now. He's going to finish off Ric Flair right now.
37:47Well, Sting is surrounded by people, at least that he can call his way.
37:51I'm trying to talk some sense into him. Where's Iron Anderson?
37:56By all these people in the ring, they don't want to get Sting suspended.
37:59They want to make sure he wrestles in the 65 out of the world.
38:03Doug Dillinger coming out.
38:08This is like a battle royal. Look at all these people in the ring here right now.
38:14I'll tell you what, you turn on a man and show him a bad side,
38:18that's what you deserve right there.
38:23Wow.
38:25All right, now wait a minute. Luger broke free from security.
38:31He's, the crowd is reacting. I don't know what the heck is going on.
38:36He's got it on again. Stinger goes back and puts it on again.
38:44This is serious. Luger making his Fuente.
38:50What's he doing? Luger, the man that put Hulk Hogan in the rack
38:55at Halloween Avenue. Luger, the man that put Randy Savage in the rack.
38:59Luger, the man who has turned his back on everyone.
39:02Wait a minute, let him go. Luger is in his ear.
39:06Luger has said something and Sting has resisted.
39:13What did Luger say to Sting? What could he have said?
39:18The guys in the ring are shocked. I mean, he's got 10 guys in the ring
39:22begging him, trying to pull him off. Sting and Lex Luger leaving together.
39:29What? This is unprecedented.
39:34I don't, to understand this, you'd have to know what he said.
39:38All right, we got to go to a break.
39:50As a matter of fact, Derek, things are totally upside down here at Center Ring
39:53in front of this capacity crowd this week. This is not right, gentlemen.
39:57Kevin Sullivan, the Taskmaster, this man is not the WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
40:02Jimmy Hart, he is not the champion. You know me, Gene.
40:08When Hulk Hogan, show you how stupid he is, man.
40:11When he was out in Hollywood, California, making all those B-grade movies
40:17that wound up in a video store before they wound up on the silver screen.
40:22I was down here taking care of business in the WCW because I had the power
40:27of attorney to do it. Wait a minute.
40:29You had the power of attorney? You better believe it.
40:31When Hulk Hogan was running all over the world with his brand new best friend,
40:35Randy Moncho Man Savage, doing all that charity work, baby, for all those little kids.
40:41I was down here in the WCW taking care of business because I had the power of attorney to do it.
40:48And when Hulk Hogan wanted to step into the ring against the Giant at Halloween Havoc,
40:54I'm the one that signed the contract for that match.
40:58Because you see, I had the power of attorney to do it.
41:02But you see, Mr. Hulk Hogan, there's only one thing, baby, that you didn't realize.
41:09When I signed that contract, there was a little bit of stipulation into it, me, Gene.
41:15And as you can read right there, it said that if Hulk Hogan got disqualified during that match,
41:22he would lose the WCW heavyweight championship belt.
41:27And ladies and gentlemen, and I use that word very, very loosely,
41:31you're looking at the brand new WCW heavyweight champion of the world.
41:37Because you see, this is legal and this is bonding.
41:41Mr. Oakland, I signed that contract myself with the Giant.
41:46It wasn't our fault that Hulk Hogan got disqualified.
41:51Wait a minute, gentlemen, I'm going to interrupt.
41:53I happen to have a WCW official who I have worked with in the legal department, Nick Lambros.
42:00Come on up.
42:02He is an attorney, practicing attorney.
42:04He has been in contact with the championship committee.
42:07Nick, I'm going to have to prevail upon you.
42:10What's the story with this document?
42:12I can see he signed it, but is it going to hold up?
42:15Unfortunately, Gene, Jimmy Hart is partially correct.
42:19He did have Hulk Hogan's power of attorney to sign this contract,
42:24but he is not the world champion.
42:29I have been on the phone with WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkle.
42:36He has conferred with the WCW commissioners and they have issued this statement.
42:42Notwithstanding that Hulk Hogan's contract to wrestle the Giant
42:46contained a clause that provided he would lose the championship belt
42:51in the event of a disqualification.
42:54Because of the dubious nature of the disqualification,
42:58the WCW championship committee has determined that the WCW world heavyweight title
43:05will be held up and will now be awarded to the winner of the three-ring 60-man battle royal
43:14at World War III in North Pole, Virginia.
43:17I thank you very much.
43:20He is a lawyer.
43:22Off comes that belt.
43:25Nick Lambros, I want you to take this belt.
43:27It is going to be held up.
43:28You heard the official decision of the championship committee, Jimmy Hart.
43:32Hey, he hasn't got any credibility.
43:33He is not a lawyer.
43:34I know a lawyer by name.
43:36Why don't you take this paper to the men's room?
43:38It won't do you any more good than that.
43:40Let's get this title.
43:42No, that title comes off.
43:44Mr. Lambros, Giant.
43:47My belt.
43:48I want this belt.
43:49This is mine.
43:50I'm not giving it up to you or anybody.
43:54Not ever.
43:56We have to have the title.
43:58You could try regain it in the 60-man three-ring battle royal at World War III.
44:02Wait a minute.
44:03It's real simple, Lambros.
44:06Lam-bad, whatever you call yourself.
44:09This is another one of WCW and Hulk Hogan's agenda.
44:16Well, I'll tell you what.
44:18Take this belt.
44:20And you know what?
44:21You wait a second.
44:23It's a 60-man battle royal.
44:25The biggest event ever.
44:27Do you think anybody can beat the Giant here?
44:30Take the paper.
44:31Hey, go through that to a man that represents the championship committee.
44:35Mr. Lambros, I apologize for the conduct of these men.
44:38That belt, because when the Giant wins it back in the three-ring battle royal,
44:45you're going to crawl in your belly like a reptile.
44:50Oh, thank you very much.
44:51Get that smile off your face.
44:53Take that smile off his face.
44:54This is legal.
44:56This is legal.
44:56I told you what you could do with that paper.
44:58That's it.
44:58The title held up.
45:00The winner of the three-ring 60-man battle royal at World War III
45:04will be declared the new WCW heavyweight champion of the world.
45:08Eric Bischoff, let's get back to you.
45:11All right.
45:12Me, Gene Okerlund, and I'll tell you what.
45:15This is earth-shattering news.
45:17You can hear the crowd behind me live here in Jacksonville
45:21chanting, Hogan, Hogan, Hogan.
45:24But it is going to be decided in a three-ring battle royal.
45:28First time ever.
45:29Bigger, better, more than you've ever seen before.
45:32We are going to have a new world heavyweight champion.
45:35As of now, the belt officially held up.
45:38You heard it from the WCW.
45:40Well, this makes it even more dangerous.
45:42At the beginning, 60 men were going for the opportunity to wrestle for the title.
45:47Now, the winner of this match will become heavyweight champion of the world.
45:51And believe me, I know these wrestlers here at WCW.
45:54I was in the ring.
45:55I managed.
45:56They're going to pull out all stops.
45:58Careers are going to end.
45:59People are going to the hospital.
46:00Someone's going to be champion, and somebody's going to get hurt.
46:04Well, this is how it should be, my friend.
46:07Not because of some of the scamming and scheming from some clown named Jimmy Hart or the Taskmaster,
46:13baby.
46:14Shut up.
46:14It's got to be between men, and that's how it's going to be.
46:17Next week, right here on Nitro, you're going to see Randy Savage take out Ming.
46:22And you're going to see the return of Eddie Guerrero as he steps into the ring.
46:27World television title out of line against Johnny McMahon.
46:29And Sting take care, he hopes, of Dean Malenko.
46:34What about Sting?
46:35We're going to try to have more on Nitro.