WCW Monday Nitro: September 2, 1996

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00:00:00This is a production of WCW.

00:00:05Monday,

00:00:10Nitro

00:00:17is on

00:00:22the air.

00:00:25WCW Monday Nitro is on the air, and we are live, Labor Day 1996, as we celebrate the

00:00:35end of the summer, and as we celebrate the beginning of our second year live here on

00:00:41TNT.

00:00:43Hi, everybody.

00:00:44Along with the living legend, Larry Babinsko, I'm Tony Schiavone here for the first hour,

00:00:49and do we have a dandy for you.

00:00:51Later on in this telecast, the Four Horsemen and the Dungeon of Doom will collide in an

00:00:56eight-man tag team main event.

00:00:59Sting and Lex together in tag team action against the Shiner Brothers.

00:01:02And speaking of Sting and Lex, and speaking of the Horsemen, I have never seen anything

00:01:06as what I witnessed last week on this program, the blatant attack from the New World Order.

00:01:13Hulk Hogan caused it all.

00:01:14You know, living in the age of anxiety, to err is human, but to forgive is really stupid.

00:01:23Arn Anderson and Flair better unite with Sting and Lex Luger.

00:01:27No forgiveness.

00:01:28This is war games.

00:01:30Yes, sir, it is.

00:01:31Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to take you to the footage from last week.

00:01:34Earlier in the telecast, during the course of a match, we were beckoned on the outside.

00:01:39Our cameras went out, and we saw Hulk Hogan, members of the New World Order,

00:01:44blatantly spray-painting the Turner Broadcasting System's production truck.

00:01:49You like that?

00:01:50And we thought it would stop from there.

00:01:51It did not, as we will show you later on in the telecast.

00:01:53And then, of all people, Ted DiBiase walks on the scene.

00:01:57He walked down, apparently had bought a ticket.

00:02:00He came to ringside.

00:02:01He watched the remainder of the matches.

00:02:03And we only can speculate and wonder what he was doing there.

00:02:06We will show you a little bit later on how he said, with his fingers, four and five.

00:02:11Next week, we can only speculate as to what DiBiase was talking about.

00:02:15Next week is here, Larry.

00:02:17Well, again, yes, speculation solves nothing.

00:02:19What we have to do is unite.

00:02:21Look at the New World Order.

00:02:23They have one thing we don't.

00:02:24They have a leader, Hulk Hogan.

00:02:27What Lex has to do, what Sting has to do, what Arn has to do, I think,

00:02:31is follow the advice of Ric Flair.

00:02:34He's the most experienced.

00:02:36And even though he's the dirtiest player in the game, we need a leader.

00:02:40As we go to the ring, the first bout this week on Nitro.

00:02:44Now we open up the telecast with Diamond Dallas in singles competition.

00:03:03As we said, Larry, we have a tremendous program.

00:03:06You know, we saw what happened last week when the New World Order came out.

00:03:10And as I said, it did not stop there.

00:03:13We're going to be showing you that footage a little bit later on.

00:03:15It is without a doubt that not only the most blatant attack on world championship

00:03:19wrestling, but the most blatant attack ever on the Horseman.

00:03:23I never thought I would see someone spray paint the hair of the nature boy,

00:03:27Ric Flair, and get away with it.

00:03:28Well, the Horseman, and I think it's going to give a common bond.

00:03:32I think Hulk Hogan may have made an error, an error made by somebody who's

00:03:37not immortal, made by somebody whose head got way too big for his neck.

00:03:42They gave WCW a common bond by attacking.

00:03:45We'll show them later on what exactly happened.

00:03:48In this telecast, as we said, fans, we have that tremendous eight-man tag team

00:03:53main event, the Horseman, the Dungeon of Doom, a longstanding rivalry in world

00:03:58championship wrestling.

00:03:59In addition, the Giant will be here in singles competition.

00:04:02The Macho Man Randy Savage wrestled tonight.

00:04:05As you take a look at our capacity crowd on hand as we are in the month of

00:04:09September.

00:04:10That means Fall Brawl featuring War Games, and as we started out, Alex Wright

00:04:15and Diamond Dallas Page to begin things here.

00:04:17Well, watch Diamond Dallas Page.

00:04:19He's going to try to get a quick advantage over Wright.

00:04:21There he goes.

00:04:22Oop, he nipped up.

00:04:23Takes him down, take him down again.

00:04:25Diamond Dallas wants this kid on the mat.

00:04:27He knows he's fast.

00:04:28He wants to slow him down.

00:04:30Oh!

00:04:31Spinwheel kick, and that was right on target.

00:04:34Alex Wright showing a lot of fire and vigor here early on.

00:04:37Look at that clothesline.

00:04:39Nailed him right next to the rope.

00:04:41Diamond's plan backfired.

00:04:42I know Page would want to stop, but he hasn't been able to do it.

00:04:46Over the top.

00:04:47Diamond Dallas down, and look at Alex Wright, if you will.

00:04:52Alex Wright waiting no time.

00:04:54You would think that he is wrestling on behalf of the whole Guerrero family

00:04:58based on what Diamond Dallas has done to the Guerreros over the past couple

00:05:01of weeks, Larry.

00:05:02You know, everybody's getting paranoid pointing their finger at Nick Patrick.

00:05:06Maybe Alex Wright's on the take from the Guerreros.

00:05:09Down he goes.

00:05:10Alex Wright got a lateral press out of that and got a two-count.

00:05:13You talked about Nick Patrick.

00:05:14There you see him.

00:05:15The referee for the opening bout here this week on Nitro.

00:05:18So much controversy.

00:05:20No doubt about it.

00:05:21Uh-oh.

00:05:22Diamond Dallas showing quickness of his own that time, dropping down.

00:05:26Well, you may fool Diamond once,

00:05:27but you're not going to fool him twice with the same maneuver,

00:05:29and that's what Alex Wright tried to do, nail him close to the ropes.

00:05:33But Page was ready.

00:05:34You know, he still has possession of the ring.

00:05:36He has possession of the ring, even though Eddie Guerrero won the ring

00:05:41recently.

00:05:42As a matter of fact, he won it at the Clash of the Champions

00:05:44in Denver, Colorado.

00:05:46And then after he lost the match, he took the ring back,

00:05:50beat Eddie Guerrero with a repeated Diamond Cutter,

00:05:54and then a week later on Nitro, took a strap to Chavo Guerrero Jr.

00:05:58And now Chavo and Diamond Dallas will try to settle this grudge.

00:06:02Chavo wrestling, of course, for not only honor, but for family as well,

00:06:06coming up at Fall Brawl Sunday, September 15th.

00:06:09Diamond should have beat up a guy with a smaller family.

00:06:12Well, you're probably right about that.

00:06:14Here's a pickup.

00:06:16Side salto, Leslie Dunn.

00:06:18Yeah, picture perfect by Page.

00:06:20What momentum.

00:06:21Look at young Alex Wright.

00:06:22Got the wind knocked out of him.

00:06:24Diamond, don't waste time here.

00:06:26And that could be a mistake.

00:06:28One thing we've known about Diamond Dallas, he is very arrogant.

00:06:31Many times it's cost him.

00:06:33Yeah, cost him right there.

00:06:36Complaining to Nick Patrick, who is staying with it here now.

00:06:40And the two count consistently down.

00:06:42Into a powerbomb.

00:06:44Covers the arms with the legs and gets a—

00:06:46No, the arm was on the way down for three.

00:06:48Could not get him.

00:06:50Yeah, he just didn't have enough weight over his shoulders.

00:06:52A little too far back.

00:06:54Again, wasting time.

00:06:56But Diamond Dallas, again, all he's looking for is to get that head

00:06:59in the right place like this.

00:07:01Oh, he threw him off.

00:07:03Waist lock, back elbow, and that caught him.

00:07:06Wildly swinging on the back elbow again.

00:07:08Good move.

00:07:10One and two and no.

00:07:14Could not get him.

00:07:15Here's an uppercut, European style,

00:07:17and it sends him rocking back to a neutral corner right above us

00:07:20as this capacity crowd looks on.

00:07:22And I tell you, they are appreciating the efforts here of Alex Wright,

00:07:27showing as much fire as we've seen in a long time.

00:07:30Well, they're jealous of Diamond Dallas.

00:07:32I mean, everybody in this arena wants to live in the penthouse he's living in.

00:07:36They just can't get out of the gutter.

00:07:37But Diamond, oh, he got the gutter.

00:07:40He got the diamond gutter.

00:07:41The place explodes.

00:07:43And that's what is so lethal about that move.

00:07:45At him anywhere, he can put it on.

00:07:47Diamond Dallas covers.

00:07:49This one is over.

00:07:50He got him.

00:07:53I tell you, the Guerrero is going to be coming in with temper slaring.

00:07:59Chavo Jr. leading the charge at fall brawl, but they have to watch out

00:08:05for this man with the diamond gutter, Diamond Dallas Page.

00:08:08Well, you stick your head in the wrong place, and Diamond Dallas,

00:08:11he's got it down to a science.

00:08:13He just hooks it.

00:08:14He's a tall guy, about 6'5", throws his weight out,

00:08:18puts tremendous pressure on the neck when he drops the weight.

00:08:21But right here, Alex Wright made a mistake right there.

00:08:24Had his head down.

00:08:25Diamond caught him, dumped him.

00:08:27I think he knocked half the wind out of Alex Wright right there.

00:08:30Look it, getting up.

00:08:32Look at how he extends his body, Tony,

00:08:34and that's what puts the pressure on the neck of young Alex Wright.

00:08:38A lot of questions need to be answered by one Nick Patrick,

00:08:41and hopefully with those questions, we take you to Gene Oakerlin right now.

00:08:45All right, I thank you very much, Tony Schiavone and Larry Zabisco.

00:08:48I'm here with referee Nick Patrick.

00:08:51Nick, I don't want to belabor the subject of your integrity,

00:08:54but again, even in this match, I couldn't help

00:08:56but notice a little slow on the draw.

00:08:58A little slow on the draw.

00:08:59Well, why don't you watch it back on replay,

00:09:01just like all the other matches,

00:09:02all the other controversy that you have stirred up.

00:09:05You're the man that stirred it up.

00:09:07Now, you say there's controversial calls.

00:09:09If they're that controversial, why am I still here?

00:09:11They've all been reviewed by WCW.

00:09:13I'm still here.

00:09:14Randy Anderson, a couple of weeks ago,

00:09:16he blows a call with Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair.

00:09:19You all over his case?

00:09:20No, you're on my case.

00:09:22You've been on my case awful hard,

00:09:24and I'm sick, and I'm tired of it, Gene Oakerlin.

00:09:27You've been spreading lies about me,

00:09:28and I'm here to tell you to your face

00:09:30and to all you people out there,

00:09:31the things that you've been hearing about me are a lie.

00:09:35You're calling me a liar?

00:09:36That's exactly what I'm calling you.

00:09:38I am here to enforce the law,

00:09:40and that's what I'm gonna do to the letter of the law.

00:09:43Doesn't matter how big you are or who you are.

00:09:45If you're in the ring with me,

00:09:46you better follow the rules.

00:09:48I think I've just been called a liar.

00:09:50Stay tuned.

00:09:51We've got more Nitro coming up after this.

00:09:53Don't go away.

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00:10:26Welcome back to more WCW Monday Nitro,

00:10:29and, of course, we are back live right now with Sister Sherri,

00:10:32lovely on this Labor Day evening,

00:10:34and Colonel Parker.

00:10:35Now, the Harlem Heat have got a title defense

00:10:37coming up here in just a moment or two

00:10:39for the WCW tag team.

00:10:40You know something?

00:10:41The Harlem Heat's on their own tonight.

00:10:43I came here wooing Twinkle Eyes tonight.

00:10:46You know, Twinkle Eyes,

00:10:47I brought you some presents here tonight.

00:10:49You might want to look in this first one right here.

00:10:52What's the occasion, Colonel?

00:10:53I told Twinkle Eyes there

00:10:55I was someday going to take her to my farm.

00:10:57We're just going to set out on that front porch there,

00:10:59front porch swing,

00:11:01and talk over some good times

00:11:03we're going to be having together in the future.

00:11:05Get it on up.

00:11:06Didn't I rap that nice, Gene?

00:11:08What is that?

00:11:09Oh!

00:11:10Now, you know what that is.

00:11:11Got him on track.

00:11:12Yeah.

00:11:13Oh!

00:11:14You open this one up, too.

00:11:16You know why she's going to need it, Gene?

00:11:19Is that all?

00:11:20Let me tell you why.

00:11:21Because she's going to my farm

00:11:22to ride my prized Tennessee walking horse,

00:11:26John Henry.

00:11:27You know, he's a big, tall stepper like I am, you know,

00:11:30but I'm sure she can handle him.

00:11:32I know all about John Henry.

00:11:34I'll tell you what.

00:11:35You are going to be dressed.

00:11:37Well, I thank you very much,

00:11:39the Colonel and Sister Sherry.

00:11:41Apparently not too concerned about what's going on.

00:11:43Speaking of that, let's get you up in the ring.

00:11:46Look at your face, brother.

00:11:48So, Colonel Parker and Sherry

00:11:50having some good times back in the locker room area.

00:11:53You know, he picked a good day for it,

00:11:55going to the mall.

00:11:56It's all the big sales.

00:11:57Yeah, you're right.

00:11:58All right, here we go.

00:11:59It's the World Tag Team Champions,

00:12:01Harlem Heat,

00:12:02against the team of Greg the Hammer Valentine

00:12:04and Buddy Valentino

00:12:06in this bout here on WCW Monday Nitro.

00:12:09This World Tag Team Championship team.

00:12:12And you notice we have a brand new referee in WCW.

00:12:15Mark Curtis is the referee here assigned for this one.

00:12:18Wait, wait.

00:12:19Was he checked out by, like, the FBI,

00:12:21Doug Dillinger, somebody?

00:12:23You know, Nick Patrick was some very strong words earlier

00:12:26who said he was going to call it to the letter of the law.

00:12:29And I think this fact that Mark Curtis is...

00:12:32Uh-oh.

00:12:33Speaking of here,

00:12:34ladies and gentlemen, as you can see,

00:12:36our cameras are following Ted DiBiase live

00:12:38as he is making his way down the aisleway

00:12:42right on the other side of ringside.

00:12:44The fans are standing.

00:12:46Ted DiBiase, who showed the finger,

00:12:49said four and next week five.

00:12:51We have no idea what's going on,

00:12:54but next week is here.

00:12:55And I don't know if we're going to follow him

00:12:57as he bought a seat this week or what here.

00:12:59Well, unfortunately...

00:13:00Oh, right here.

00:13:01One count from Greg the Hammer Valentine.

00:13:03Unfortunately, Booker T was looking across,

00:13:07seeing Ted DiBiase walk down,

00:13:08and Greg Valentine took advantage of it.

00:13:11But, yeah, what's going on with him?

00:13:13He held up five fingers is, you know, what I saw.

00:13:16But now, does he mean the fifth horseman?

00:13:19You know, Ric Flair's got a lot of connections.

00:13:21Booker's got a lot of connections.

00:13:23Maybe they're building up against the new world order,

00:13:26or is he the fifth man?

00:13:28I don't know.

00:13:29I mean, we can only speculate.

00:13:30Well, where's Oakland when you need them?

00:13:32We have the entire week.

00:13:33He has apparently a seat there right at the aisleways.

00:13:37Greg the Hammer Valentine nails Booker T with an elbow.

00:13:40But once again, ladies and gentlemen,

00:13:42true to his word, Ted DiBiase is here.

00:13:45Oh!

00:13:46An elbow.

00:13:47Here's a cover.

00:13:48One, two, and a kickout that time.

00:13:50So just stay right with us.

00:13:52We have no idea what's going to happen.

00:13:54It could happen at any time.

00:13:56Remember last week,

00:13:57there was a spray painting of the video truck,

00:13:59and we thought that was it.

00:14:00Boy, were we wrong.

00:14:01I've never seen a program end like it ended last week.

00:14:05No, that's what I talked about earlier.

00:14:07They have a leader.

00:14:09We've got Flair and Anderson.

00:14:11We've got Lexus Sting.

00:14:12We've got great wrestlers, great representatives.

00:14:15But do they have a leader?

00:14:16The Macho Man.

00:14:17We've got the Giants.

00:14:18Yeah, but the Macho Man's insane.

00:14:20He hates the Giants.

00:14:22He thinks the Giants dropped the ball at Hog Wild.

00:14:25He's blamed him certainly for all of that.

00:14:27There's a great drop kick,

00:14:28and Buddy Valentino showing some tremendous agility

00:14:31for a big guy with that drop kick.

00:14:34Here's a reversal.

00:14:35How about that in the back of the head?

00:14:38Boy, you wouldn't even think Booker T

00:14:40would be able to reach that far,

00:14:41but talk about the flexibility of the man.

00:14:44What a phenomenal athlete.

00:14:45Booker T just reached out like 12 feet

00:14:47from that corner and kicked him.

00:14:49We had a tremendous Saturday in Las Vegas

00:14:51at the MGM Grand Garden box office,

00:14:53a record day for ticket sales,

00:14:55and one day for Halloween Havoc

00:14:56coming up on Sunday, October 27th.

00:14:58Our thanks to everyone who's going to join us.

00:15:00Tickets are still on sale for Halloween Havoc.

00:15:02As you know, the Macho Man and Hulk Hogan

00:15:04for the world title, the main event.

00:15:07And tickets on sale,

00:15:08the MGM Grand Garden box office

00:15:10and all Ticketmaster locations.

00:15:12Harlem sidekick.

00:15:13And that was on target.

00:15:15Speaking of Las Vegas,

00:15:16Las Vegas' own native, Mike Tenet,

00:15:19the wrestling insider.

00:15:20Here's a cover now.

00:15:21One, two.

00:15:22Did he get him?

00:15:23Did not get him.

00:15:24No, got his shoulder up in the nick of time.

00:15:26Tenet, of course, lives in Las Vegas,

00:15:28a part of the WCW hotline scene.

00:15:31And beginning tonight,

00:15:32Mike Tenet will be a regular fixture

00:15:34on WCW Monday Nitro.

00:15:36He will join us a little bit later on

00:15:38and will join Eric Bischoff and Bobby The Brain

00:15:42each and every week during the second hour.

00:15:44He is the wrestling insider.

00:15:46We're great to have him,

00:15:47very pleased to have him

00:15:48as part of our broadcast team.

00:15:50Here's a scoop slam,

00:15:51and down goes Buddy Valentino.

00:15:53Well, Tenet is definitely a first-class busybody.

00:15:56He knows what's going on.

00:15:58And you got to be.

00:15:59You got to be a first-class busybody.

00:16:01Buddy. Buddy. Buddy.

00:16:03Side salto.

00:16:07And I tell you,

00:16:08Harlem Heat, the World Tag Team Champions,

00:16:10showing that if the Nasty Boys want a part of them

00:16:12at Fall Brawl, they can come get it.

00:16:14Oh, there's a body.

00:16:16You don't want flying on you from up there.

00:16:18The Harlem Hangover.

00:16:20It was on target.

00:16:22On Buddy Valentino.

00:16:24The winners, Harlem Heat,

00:16:26the World Tag Team Champions.

00:16:28Here we go.

00:16:29The Nasty Boys have made their presence known.

00:16:32They have made their mark.

00:16:34They got the title shot,

00:16:35kept up at Fall Brawl.

00:16:37And I tell you,

00:16:38based on what happened not too long ago,

00:16:40Harlem Heat 24.

00:16:41The Harlem Heat,

00:16:42they want to keep that gold.

00:16:44They lost it once.

00:16:45They've made vows.

00:16:46They will never lose it again.

00:16:48And watch here, Tony.

00:16:50Our 1-800-COLLECT-REPLAY, Larry.

00:16:52Well, right there.

00:16:53Look at the deck starting.

00:16:54Right underneath the chin.

00:16:56Off the top rope.

00:16:57Harlem Heat,

00:16:58they can be ready for the Nasty Boys.

00:17:00The replay brought to you by 1-800-COLLECT.

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00:17:09We take you ringside with Gene Oakerlin.

00:17:12All right, Tony and Larry,

00:17:13once again, I thank you very much.

00:17:14You're with me right now.

00:17:15WCW Tag Team Champions,

00:17:17Harlem Heat, Stevie Ray and Booker T.

00:17:19Gentlemen, right around the corner,

00:17:21Fall Brawl and the Nasty Boys.

00:17:23Yeah, you know, get the Nasty Boys ready.

00:17:25I'm sick and tired of them two fat,

00:17:27milk-drinking suckers

00:17:29running out here sticking their nose in my business.

00:17:31Harlem Heat is here for one thing.

00:17:33That's to defend these titles.

00:17:35I don't care who it is.

00:17:37We in the careers, if you know what I mean.

00:17:40Now, can you dig it, sucker?

00:17:42Right on, brother.

00:17:43See, Nasty Boys, it goes like this.

00:17:46We finished you suckers a long time ago.

00:17:48I don't know what gave you the courage,

00:17:51what gave you a dose to want to come out here

00:17:54and take me and my brother for a sucker.

00:18:07The Nasty Boys have arrived.

00:18:10You know, they really asked for it here, Larry.

00:18:13They threw him right in the steel steps, Harlem.

00:18:15They didn't have a clue.

00:18:16They came out of nowhere.

00:18:18You think they're not making a stand

00:18:20to become the World Tag Team Champions?

00:18:22You're seeing it right here.

00:18:24They are making their presence known

00:18:26in front of millions and millions of households

00:18:28here on Nitro Live.

00:18:30Trying to hurt the Heat before war games.

00:18:3313 days away.

00:18:35And they spike Piledriver.

00:18:37Booker T is down, and he's out.

00:18:40Oh, and they're making sure he's out.

00:18:43And an elbow for good measure.

00:18:44Stevie Ray gets up.

00:18:48And now Stevie Ray trying to fight off,

00:18:50but he can't fight off two men.

00:18:52Ladies and gentlemen, we have to take a commercial break.

00:18:56Well, not now.

00:18:57We'll be back right after this on Nitro.

00:18:59Stay with us.

00:19:14Welcome back live to WCW Monday Nitro on TNT.

00:19:41I'm Tony Schiavone.

00:19:42I'm Larry Zubicko.

00:19:43Joined by Mike Teney, the Wrestling Insider.

00:19:45And Mike, welcome to Nitro,

00:19:47and welcome to our permanent location,

00:19:49the broadcast team.

00:19:50Good to have you here.

00:19:51Thank you very much, Tony and Larry.

00:19:53Great to be with you on Nitro,

00:19:55joining the crew that has made this

00:19:57the hottest program on television today.

00:19:59No question about it.

00:20:00Everybody knows that.

00:20:01And you know, we are seeing Dean Malenko

00:20:03make his way in.

00:20:04Dean Malenko and Chris Jericho to collide

00:20:07here in this one-on-one matchup.

00:20:09Two great cruiserweights at WCW.

00:20:11And Mike, I know you'll agree with me

00:20:13as you talk to wrestling fans from Japan,

00:20:16from Europe, from Mexico,

00:20:18the WCW cruiserweight division

00:20:20has really caught on worldwide.

00:20:22We have some great competitors,

00:20:23not only here in the United States,

00:20:25but worldwide in this division.

00:20:26I think it's the most competitive division

00:20:28in world championship wrestling,

00:20:30and cruiserweights, as you mentioned,

00:20:31from around the world,

00:20:33vying for a spot here in WCW,

00:20:35much like this recent addition, Chris Jericho.

00:20:38On stage, I was talking to Dean Malenko,

00:20:40and it appears that he still has

00:20:42Rey Mysterio Jr. on his mind.

00:20:44He's still thinking about that

00:20:45Clash of the Champions matchup,

00:20:47where he thinks that he had the victory

00:20:49over Rey Mysterio Jr.

00:20:51I hope that he's not looking past Chris Jericho,

00:20:54because Chris Jericho has proven

00:20:56in international rings and recently in WCW

00:20:59that he is going to be one of the top

00:21:00cruiserweight competitors.

00:21:02Well, is going to be is in future tense.

00:21:04You know, that's, in other words,

00:21:05like a dream for Chris Jericho.

00:21:07Dean Malenko, on the other hand,

00:21:08a lot of experience, a lot of holds.

00:21:11My money's on Malenko right here, guys.

00:21:13He is the former cruiserweight champion.

00:21:15Like you said, Mike, I really agree with him.

00:21:17He did really give Rey Mysterio

00:21:20plenty of opportunity just to come back,

00:21:22and it ended up biting him.

00:21:24Here's a drop toehold now,

00:21:26but Chris Jericho, a relative newcomer,

00:21:28this is his second appearance on WCW Monday Nitro.

00:21:31Had a great win this past week

00:21:33on Saturday night against JL.

00:21:34What can you tell us about Chris Jericho?

00:21:36Well, of course, both of these men

00:21:37have great international reputations.

00:21:39Chris Jericho, wrestling up in Canada for years,

00:21:42been down in Mexico.

00:21:43Tremendous over in Japan as well,

00:21:45and amazingly enough, despite both of those

00:21:48great international reps,

00:21:49these two men never met in Japan

00:21:51wrestling for different promotions

00:21:53over in the Orient.

00:21:55And right now, Malenko being very tentative as well,

00:21:58and I also want to, not to really

00:22:00change the subjects on you,

00:22:01but Nick Patrick came back out here

00:22:04to the booze of the fans,

00:22:05and he has a very stern look on his face.

00:22:08I think we've got a very angry referee right now

00:22:10who says he's gonna call it to the letter,

00:22:12so we'll wait and see.

00:22:13Well, you'd be upset too if you were

00:22:15wrongly accused of everything,

00:22:17and Patrick's doing what he has to do.

00:22:19Oh, nice move by Jericho,

00:22:21but Patrick, if he sticks to the rules,

00:22:23nobody can point a finger at him.

00:22:26Go by the book.

00:22:27Spinning sidekick.

00:22:28Spinning sidekick took him down,

00:22:30and Chris Jericho now

00:22:33Got again, got Malenko in a position

00:22:35you don't see.

00:22:36Oh, there you go.

00:22:37There's the Malenko we know.

00:22:38He absorbed them both that time

00:22:40and then put him down,

00:22:41belly-to-back suplex, nicely done.

00:22:43You know, we've talked about

00:22:44the background of Dean Malenko,

00:22:45the fact that he's a second-generation wrestler,

00:22:47his father, the late Boris Malenko.

00:22:49Chris Jericho, a tremendous sports background as well.

00:22:52His family, his father, Ted Irvine,

00:22:55played 10 years in the National Hockey League.

00:22:57Chris Jericho deciding,

00:22:58even though he had played as an amateur hockey,

00:23:01he's decided that pro wrestling

00:23:02is gonna be as smart as a pro.

00:23:04What a brain buster by Malenko.

00:23:06Well, Jericho just found out

00:23:07he's not in the ring with a puck.

00:23:09This guy knows what he's doing.

00:23:11No question about it.

00:23:12He is the former Cruiserweight champion.

00:23:14Here's a lateral press and a one and a two,

00:23:16and that time, no, he got the right shoulder up.

00:23:18But also, let's talk about

00:23:19the current Cruiserweight champion,

00:23:21Rey Mysterio Jr.

00:23:22Coming up at Fall Brawl,

00:23:24Mike will face Super Calo

00:23:26in a one-on-one matchup,

00:23:27and we've seen some great athletes from Mexico

00:23:30come to the United States

00:23:31all after that Cruiserweight title.

00:23:33Well, we certainly have.

00:23:34Recently, as a matter of fact,

00:23:35just last week here on Nitro,

00:23:36the debut of Juventud Guerrera

00:23:38from the AAA promotion.

00:23:39Super Calo, another one of the stars

00:23:41from south of the border,

00:23:42and he will be going against Rey Mysterio Jr.

00:23:45He gets the next shot

00:23:46at the Cruiserweight champion

00:23:47coming up at Fall Brawl.

00:23:50No question about that.

00:23:51That Fall Brawl event

00:23:52is rapidly approaching, ladies and gentlemen.

00:23:54Uh-oh, and Ted DiBiase's leaving.

00:23:56Rapidly leaving.

00:23:57What's with this?

00:23:59You're a busybody.

00:24:00I thought we were gonna find out

00:24:02about number four and number five this evening,

00:24:04but it appears that DiBiase,

00:24:05while he's leaving the ringside area,

00:24:07that's for sure.

00:24:08Something is up,

00:24:09because he stayed the entire time last week,

00:24:12if you'll recall, fans,

00:24:13and now he is walking out.

00:24:15Maybe he's got a beeper on him,

00:24:17and it beeped.

00:24:18I don't know.

00:24:19Security guard proceeding.

00:24:20A policeman proceeding.

00:24:21Ted DiBiase.

00:24:22Can we get our cameraman?

00:24:23Hopefully.

00:24:24I don't know how far we can follow him.

00:24:27We certainly didn't expect that.

00:24:28The only thing, something's up.

00:24:30Maybe he's gotta go to men's room.

00:24:32Well, maybe so.

00:24:35You know, we touched on that Fall Brawl matchup

00:24:38with Ray Mysterio Jr. and Super Calo,

00:24:40and upcoming at Fall Brawl,

00:24:42Chris Jericho will face

00:24:44the Canadian Crippler, Mr. Intensity,

00:24:47Chris Benoit.

00:24:48Chris Benoit, who faced Dean Malenko

00:24:51the last WCW event,

00:24:53and Jericho knows Chris Benoit

00:24:56very, very well.

00:24:58Look at here.

00:24:59Nice figure four around the neck.

00:25:01Nice positioning.

00:25:02If Malenko could get that one knee

00:25:04a little bit lower down,

00:25:05he could have a submission here

00:25:06and just basically,

00:25:07almost like a sleeper,

00:25:08just put Jericho out

00:25:09and one leg's a little off.

00:25:11Obviously, Malenko trying to ground Jericho.

00:25:14We've seen that Jericho

00:25:15has some amazing high-risk moves.

00:25:17Now he's got him up,

00:25:18and oh!

00:25:19Great drop-back move.

00:25:20You really put yourself at a risk that time

00:25:22when you put that maneuver on,

00:25:24because if Jericho has the presence to stand up,

00:25:26that can happen,

00:25:27but Malenko just will not stay down.

00:25:29Well, he should have broke the hole

00:25:30when he felt Jericho coming up.

00:25:32You know, that is not an easy thing to do,

00:25:34and I'm sure Malenko didn't expect Jericho

00:25:37to be able to pick him up like that

00:25:38with his neck.

00:25:39That's a feat of strength.

00:25:42Tries to hook him,

00:25:43maybe the butterfly suplex,

00:25:44possibly into a powerbomb.

00:25:46We've seen both variations.

00:25:47The butterfly over the top,

00:25:48and a lateral press again,

00:25:49and a one-two.

00:25:50Did not.

00:25:53Two count that time.

00:25:54You know, to give Nick Patrick some credit here,

00:25:56he's called it straight down the middle

00:25:59so far in both matches so far here tonight.

00:26:01Fans do not forget,

00:26:02we still have to come to Horseman

00:26:04and the Dungeon of Doom

00:26:06in an eight-man main event.

00:26:08The Macho Man Randy Savage will be here.

00:26:10The Giant goes one-on-one

00:26:12in competition against Brad Armstrong,

00:26:14and the Steiners go up against Sting and Lex Luger.

00:26:17Abdominal stretch applied here by Malenko,

00:26:20and he had used the trunks of Jericho,

00:26:22and now taking another shortcut

00:26:23by using the top rope for extra leverage

00:26:25on the abdominal stretch.

00:26:27Yeah, but the secret here is, Mike,

00:26:28to let the rope go

00:26:30when the referee brings his head up.

00:26:33Yeah, well, will the referee even see it?

00:26:35It being Nick Patrick,

00:26:36and that's a question wrestling fans

00:26:38all over the world have been asking

00:26:39for the past month.

00:26:41And both, actually, it's Malenko up.

00:26:44Yeah, Jericho's getting to Malenko right here.

00:26:46Malenko's best bet.

00:26:48Oh, he got one in there.

00:26:49Take him on the mat.

00:26:50Keep him on the mat.

00:26:52But he's got it.

00:26:53I think he's got him in trouble now.

00:26:54There you go.

00:26:55You know, you would have to say, gentlemen,

00:26:56I think you would agree,

00:26:57it's important to wrestle on Nitro,

00:26:58important regardless of who you are,

00:27:00but certainly the name here is Malenko on WCW.

00:27:03Very, very important match,

00:27:05more so, really, for Chris Jericho.

00:27:06Absolutely.

00:27:07I look at it as a stepping-stone match for Jericho

00:27:10as well as that matchup with Benoit coming.

00:27:12Oh, great bulldog springing off the rope

00:27:14by the Man of a Thousand Holes.

00:27:16And a little press again.

00:27:17Nick Patrick right there with a two.

00:27:19Did not get it again.

00:27:20And that was a fair count.

00:27:21His shoulder was up.

00:27:24You're exactly right.

00:27:26That's exactly what it was.

00:27:27We have seen nothing but fair counts

00:27:29from Nick Patrick so far.

00:27:31The forearm shot.

00:27:32Look at it.

00:27:33He's even breaking Malenko up.

00:27:34He's not letting any leeway happen.

00:27:37Both men tumble up and over down to the floor.

00:27:40Awful lot of incriminating evidence, however, Larry,

00:27:43that may point a guilty finger at Nick Patrick.

00:27:46Thank you, Sherlock.

00:27:47Rolls him in.

00:27:49I'm not going to point any more fingers.

00:27:51Gene Oakland's done enough of it here.

00:27:53I think it all speaks for itself.

00:27:55Right hand.

00:27:57Jericho's trying to make a move here.

00:28:00He's got Malenko wobbling off the weight.

00:28:03Great move, taking his legs out with that baseball slide.

00:28:06The baseball slide was on target.

00:28:09And Chris Jericho from the top.

00:28:11Great high-risk maneuver, but he connected that time.

00:28:16He got up.

00:28:17High-risk maneuvers have high price tags.

00:28:20Jericho got away with Malenko.

00:28:22He's paying the ticket.

00:28:24Now, remember a week ago when both men are on the outside,

00:28:27Jericho did not want the count out,

00:28:29did not want to win that way.

00:28:30This time he rolls his man in.

00:28:32A little bit more intensity from him this week, though.

00:28:35Drop kick.

00:28:36Missile drop kick off the top.

00:28:37And he covers him and hooks the leg in.

00:28:39One, two, and he did not get him.

00:28:41Malenko exploded out of there.

00:28:43Good move.

00:28:44Shoulder up in time.

00:28:45Jericho, he's on him, but don't give him a break.

00:28:49Tell you what.

00:28:50We are seeing a man with a mission here.

00:28:52He's going to be giving Chris Benoit all he wants at Fall Brawl

00:28:55because he's giving the former Cruiserweight champ all he wants here.

00:28:58Reverses into a spike pile driver.

00:29:00Nicely done by the former champ.

00:29:02One, two, and did not get him.

00:29:06Out of desperation, throws his upper body back down.

00:29:09He'll do it again.

00:29:10Give him credit.

00:29:11He's trying to win the match, but cannot get it.

00:29:13And you get a man on your back.

00:29:14Take it.

00:29:15Two and no.

00:29:16What a never say die attitude here by Jericho.

00:29:20Chris Jericho showing a lot of intestinal fortitude,

00:29:24if I can use that old cliche once again.

00:29:26Up on top he goes.

00:29:27Jericho, very agile.

00:29:28From behind, over the top.

00:29:30German suplex into a bridge.

00:29:31Two and didn't get him.

00:29:33Did not get him.

00:29:34Malenko kicked out.

00:29:35Jericho had a nice bridge on that, too.

00:29:37Had nice positioning.

00:29:39Spinwheel kick, and that was on target again.

00:29:42Jericho is going to go up top.

00:29:44He better hurry.

00:29:46Malenko's moving.

00:29:47It's too late.

00:29:48He pointed to the top turnbuckle,

00:29:49but now he's going to make sure.

00:29:50Standing switch into a full Nelson.

00:29:53Rolled through that one.

00:29:55Missed a standing clothesline.

00:29:57Another standing switch.

00:29:58Up, forward roll.

00:30:00He's got him.

00:30:01One, two, three.

00:30:03Chris Jericho wins.

00:30:04Chris Jericho wins.

00:30:06What a win that was for the youngster here on Nitro.

00:30:10What a shock.

00:30:11That's out of the blue.

00:30:12Malenko.

00:30:13Malenko has got to be beside himself.

00:30:15And that wasn't even a fast count.

00:30:18Well, I guess we do have to term this

00:30:20an upset victory for Chris Jericho.

00:30:22We told you this guy has done it all around the world.

00:30:25And now here in World Championship Wrestling.

00:30:28Ladies and gentlemen, the Cruiserweight.

00:30:30Of course, the vision is red hot, as we can see.

00:30:32The Cruiserweight Champion is Rey Mysterio Jr.

00:30:35Coming up at Fall Brawl in a mere 13 days

00:30:38to defend against Super Calo.

00:30:40Here's a special look at both combatants

00:30:42heading to Fall Brawl.

00:30:44♪♪

00:30:53♪♪

00:31:03♪♪

00:31:13♪♪

00:31:23♪♪

00:31:36What a Cruiserweight matchup that will be

00:31:38coming up on Sunday, September 15th.

00:31:40And more Nitro, the giant in action

00:31:42when we come back live only on TNT.

00:31:45Stay with us, fans.

00:31:46♪♪

00:31:50And the weekend's hottest wrestling program

00:31:52on WCW Saturday night on TBS at 6.05 Eastern time.

00:31:55Listen to this.

00:31:56This Saturday, Steve Mungo McMichael

00:31:58against Big John Tenta.

00:32:00And the blue bloods have dissolved, apparently,

00:32:02because Squire David Taylor takes on Earl Robert Eaton.

00:32:06Wow. Plus, Chris Jericho, the Macho Man, and more

00:32:09this Saturday, 6.05, and only on TBS.

00:32:13Tell you, Larry, we have some great wrestling action

00:32:16each and every weekend on TBS as the main event.

00:32:19Now on Saturday morning, Saturday night at 6.05 Eastern time,

00:32:22and the pro at 5.05 p.m. on Sundays now.

00:32:27It's all weekend long, Tony.

00:32:29It sure is.

00:32:30And, of course, everybody points to one night.

00:32:33The show that has set the standard, the program,

00:32:35is WCW Monday Night Raw as Fred Armstrong makes his way in.

00:32:39Do not forget we have the Horseman in eight-man tag action

00:32:43later on live here tonight against the Dungeon of Doom,

00:32:46Sting and Lex against the Steiner Brothers.

00:32:49And the arena is darkening because, ladies and gentlemen,

00:32:53the Dungeon of Doom bringing in their centerpiece,

00:32:567'4", 450 pounds.

00:33:00There's none bigger, there's none badder than the Giant.

00:33:04You know, the bottomless pit leads to the Giant Abyss,

00:33:08which empties out to the well of lost souls,

00:33:12and that's the entrance to the Dungeon of Doom.

00:33:15And what an ovation the Giant has received here

00:33:18coming in from these WCW diehard fans.

00:33:22Now, there's one more diehard WCW man out there,

00:33:25and that is the Macho Man Randy Savage.

00:33:27You touched on it earlier.

00:33:29He blames the Giant for dropping the ball at Hog Wild,

00:33:32and he and the Giant will collide in what only has to be described

00:33:36as a super heavyweight matchup

00:33:39in a super grudge match coming up live on Fall Brawl.

00:33:44Well, you know, it's no secret the most important thing, I think,

00:33:47for World Championship Wrestling is get the heavyweight belt

00:33:51back from Hogan.

00:33:53Get the Holy Grail in our possession.

00:33:56The Giant did drop the ball,

00:33:58but Savage, whose personal life is a mess,

00:34:01he's still seeing a psychiatrist, he's still full of hate,

00:34:04his emotions are not controlled.

00:34:09And, of course, he's got to go up against the Giant.

00:34:13And right now, Brad Armstrong is giving it his all,

00:34:15as we knew he would.

00:34:17Brad Armstrong just being manhandled.

00:34:20Well, at 450 pounds, the former world champion can do that to you.

00:34:24You know, Armstrong's been around long enough to know better.

00:34:27Don't go head-on to this guy.

00:34:29I mean, look at him. He makes the national debt look small.

00:34:34The Giant, so agile as a 7-foot-4-inch athlete.

00:34:39There you go. Get behind him.

00:34:41Try to get him down, work on the back of his knees,

00:34:44anything but not the upper body.

00:34:46No, leave the upper body alone. You're right about that.

00:34:48One thing Brad Armstrong has is courage and determination.

00:34:51And here's another man who is a top-ranked contender

00:34:54for the Cruiserweight Championship

00:34:56going up against the top heavyweight in the world right now, the Giant.

00:35:01And the Macho Man is here in the arena somewhere, as we know.

00:35:05And just like you never know when the NWO is going to appear,

00:35:08as we've said for so many weeks,

00:35:10you never know what the Macho Man's going to do next either.

00:35:13Man, that's my reason. We need a leader here.

00:35:16Macho Man can't be a leader. He's not in control of himself.

00:35:21Head first goes Brad Armstrong at the hands of the Giant.

00:35:24The Giant has taken tremendous athletes, top competitors,

00:35:27and completely manhandled each and every one of them.

00:35:29Look at the boot to the jaw.

00:35:32And I'm told the limousine is pulling up to the arena.

00:35:38Well, my limousine isn't due back for 20 minutes.

00:35:40And there you see the police.

00:35:41And we are looking live outside of the arena.

00:35:43The limo is backing in.

00:35:45And if this holds true to form, it can only mean one thing, NWO.

00:35:51I would think that's Ric Flair arriving right now.

00:35:55I know Ric Flair's already in the arena.

00:35:57He's already warming up back there.

00:35:59We have seen a limousine at various WCW Monday Nitros this summer.

00:36:03We saw delivering packages.

00:36:05We saw the outsiders come out of the limousine.

00:36:07We've seen Hulk Hogan appear from the limousine.

00:36:10Once again, we are only on pins and needles.

00:36:12We have no idea what's going to happen next.

00:36:15But as you can see, the limousine now has stopped out there.

00:36:18And the camera crew is out there right now.

00:36:24I don't know. It's not mine.

00:36:27In the ropes, a pickup.

00:36:31Down the Giant.

00:36:33Down goes Brad Armstrong.

00:36:35Armstrong trying to take him over.

00:36:37He almost got him over.

00:36:40He lifts him up and throws him down.

00:36:43Didn't get the choke slam on him, though.

00:36:45Just threw him off like a baby.

00:36:47And why didn't he?

00:36:48I mean, it's almost in a way that the Giant is preoccupied here tonight or something.

00:36:52I mean, that usually is a choke slam when he gets him up that high.

00:36:55Well, he shouldn't be.

00:36:56He's got Jimmy Hart right there.

00:36:58I mean, a mental genius in terms of wrestling.

00:37:01And throws him on the outside.

00:37:03I mean, this is not characteristic of the Giant at all.

00:37:05That doesn't make sense.

00:37:06He had Armstrong.

00:37:07All he had to do was pick him up and choke slam him.

00:37:13He's going to go after him again.

00:37:15Remember, any time you're against the Giant, you're only a choke slam away.

00:37:18And he yanks down on the hair.

00:37:20Brad Armstrong seizing the moment.

00:37:22Brad Armstrong going up top.

00:37:24Give him a lot of credit.

00:37:25He's going to drop kick him.

00:37:26The Giant almost goes down.

00:37:27Yeah, got him in the chest, though.

00:37:28Should have drop kicked him in the knee.

00:37:30Oh, he ran into it.

00:37:32This could be it.

00:37:33He could be going up.

00:37:35Choke slam got him up.

00:37:39To the top of the arena, back down.

00:37:42One, two, they don't get up from the choke slam.

00:37:48The Giant is your winner, decisively, here on Nitro.

00:37:56I don't know what Macho Man's problem is.

00:37:59You can feel the way he wants to.

00:38:01When it comes to taking that bell from home, I think the Giant has a better chance.

00:38:05The Macho Man has the shot.

00:38:07And he blames the Giant before he goes to Halloween Havoc.

00:38:11The Macho Man must contend with this man.

00:38:13And there's a bit of rivalry there, Larry.

00:38:15Oh, look at Armstrong right here.

00:38:17Ran right into the hand of the Giant, one of the biggest hands in the world.

00:38:22Picked him up and just duffed him like a piece of paper.

00:38:25The limousine is parked outside once again.

00:38:28We understand, ladies and gentlemen, we're going to show you outside the limousine

00:38:33what awaits World Championship Wrestling tonight.

00:38:36Stay with us.

00:38:44The following announcement has been paid for by the New World Order.

00:38:52The whole world is a stage now.

00:38:55Man, we look good up there.

00:38:58We're styling, man.

00:39:00We don't have to sneak around anymore.

00:39:02We don't have to hide in the shadows.

00:39:04The NWO.

00:39:06Way to go, guys.

00:39:08We are the champions of the world.

00:39:11We've got the NWO belt.

00:39:15We left the Giant land.

00:39:17And now the whole WCW is going to fall at our feet.

00:39:23We hit a home run after I beat that big, nasty Giant to the WCW belt

00:39:30and turned it into our belt, you know?

00:39:32The NWO belt.

00:39:34He was crying.

00:39:36And then a couple days later, I beat the so-called dirtiest player in the game.

00:39:42He was crying, too.

00:39:45The WCW, the World Crybaby Wrestlers, doesn't work anymore.

00:39:53In war games with the WCW's finest,

00:39:58the so-called establishment of the WCW,

00:40:02in the cage with us, brother.

00:40:05Sting will be stung.

00:40:08Woo!

00:40:09All my little stingers just doesn't work anymore.

00:40:13Cougar will be hung.

00:40:16Flair won't even be there.

00:40:19Woo!

00:40:20In styling and profiling, you shouldn't brag about that.

00:40:23And Arn won't be Arn anymore, brother.

00:40:27Because the NWO will take care of all the NWO business on that day.

00:40:33You should get a change with the times, man.

00:40:37But when we get you in the cage, brothers,

00:40:40I'm gonna bring you up to speed, just like my two friends brought me up to speed.

00:40:44I know what works now.

00:40:46You gotta take what you want.

00:40:48You gotta bond together for business reasons only.

00:40:53Sting, Cougar, Arn, and Flair.

00:40:57The way you guys bonded.

00:40:59The way you guys made a deal.

00:41:02It was touching.

00:41:04It made me cry a little bit.

00:41:07It's real.

00:41:08Real weak.

00:41:10I mean, to see you guys out there appeasing each other,

00:41:13talking about what you've been through together,

00:41:16about the old days in the WCW.

00:41:20Well, you know what?

00:41:21Times have changed.

00:41:23What you gonna do in war games when the NWO destroys you?

00:41:31Anything less would be civilized.

00:41:36The preceding announcement has been paid for by the New World Order.

00:41:45All right.

00:41:46We are live here on Nitro as we look out into the parking lot.

00:41:51Ominous.

00:41:53The Black Limousine as we kick off hour two here on WCW.

00:42:01Nitro live on TNT.

00:42:05We kick off not only hour number two.

00:42:08We kick off year number two.

00:42:11The 53rd WCW Monday Nitro.

00:42:16Hello, everybody.

00:42:17I'm Eric Bischoff along with Mike today.

00:42:19Mike, great to have you with us, buddy.

00:42:21Bobby the Brain Heenan.

00:42:23And we've seen it again.

00:42:25Ted DiBiase is here.

00:42:27The limo in the back.

00:42:28So much going on here in WCW.

00:42:31Unfortunately, there's a lot going on here that we don't fully understand.

00:42:37I guess it remains to be seen.

00:42:38They only want to let us know so much.

00:42:40They want to keep us in the dark.

00:42:41They want to make us out to be idiots.

00:42:43We're not idiots here at WCW.

00:42:45You can bring your big black hearse here all you want and drive it real slow.

00:42:50WCW's got some plans for those guys.

00:42:52Ted DiBiase came out last week.

00:42:54It was this.

00:42:55Then it was this.

00:42:57What does it mean?

00:42:58A lot of things went down last week.

00:43:00In fact, Mike, let's take everybody back, Bobby.

00:43:02Take you back to last week here on Nitro.

00:43:04An incredible turn of events.

00:43:06Indeed, it started out with Hogan and the NWO in a trademark attack, if you will.

00:43:15Not on wrestlers this time, but on Turner Broadcasting property.

00:43:21Tagging, if you will, the production truck.

00:43:23That being a $5 million truck, I might add.

00:43:26This is not an inexpensive piece of equipment,

00:43:29but the NWO thought it would be a good idea to tag it.

00:43:33Well, I'll tell you what.

00:43:36There's going to be more than just a price to pay for that.

00:43:40We got him, man.

00:43:41That's going to wake him up.

00:43:42NWO.

00:43:44And then Ted DiBiase comes out.

00:43:48And here it is.

00:43:50I talked about it earlier.

00:43:51One, two, three, four.

00:43:54This is during the four horsemen matchup.

00:43:56And then next week, five.

00:44:00Well, next week is now.

00:44:03Next week is here at this, the end of the broadcast.

00:44:07And I'll tell you what.

00:44:08This is disgusting.

00:44:10What a revolting display this was.

00:44:12Just kids play, apparently, when Hogan, Nash,

00:44:15and the NWO were backstage with the production trucks.

00:44:18And there we see that attack by Hall on Steve McMichael.

00:44:23Well, they think they can spray paint everybody

00:44:25and use thug tactics.

00:44:27That may work for a little while.

00:44:29But you can post McMichaels and crack him open like an egg.

00:44:32But I'll tell you something.

00:44:33The four horsemen are talking about this.

00:44:35And when they get mad, they shove.

00:44:38This is what I thought was lower.

00:44:41I mean, these guys are pond scum.

00:44:45Look at this.

00:44:47And they had no mercy on anybody.

00:44:49Look at Chris Benoit.

00:44:53Benoit's power drop.

00:44:55And then the power bomb on Sting by the Outsiders.

00:44:58And then, as you mentioned, adding the insult to injury,

00:45:01the spray painting of the backs of both Benoit and Sting

00:45:04following McMichael.

00:45:06Well, as far as I'm concerned,

00:45:07NWO means no wrestling organization

00:45:09because they don't wrestle.

00:45:10They use ball bats, spray paint,

00:45:13anything they can get their hands on.

00:45:14And look at this.

00:45:15And they're proud of it.

00:45:16They love it.

00:45:17Another sneak attack, if you will, by the NWO.

00:45:21Well, Hogan thinks he's shooting the moon.

00:45:23He thinks he's got all the cards in his hand.

00:45:25Uh-uh.

00:45:26Just wait and see.

00:45:28Flair spray painted.

00:45:29And then, of course, they decided they wanted to take over

00:45:32the broadcast booth.

00:45:33Well, I've encountered the NWO once.

00:45:36I proudly present.

00:45:38Yo, here's the NWO.

00:45:42Ready or not, here we come.

00:45:46Woo!

00:45:47And look at this.

00:45:48Woo!

00:45:49How about those outsiders, huh?

00:45:51Oh, the outsiders.

00:45:52I tell you.

00:45:53Hulk Hogan.

00:45:54Hulk Hogan.

00:45:55Hulk Hogan.

00:45:56Hulk Hogan.

00:45:57Anarchy!

00:45:58We love to say we don't do so.

00:45:59Anarchy!

00:46:00Anything less would be too civil.

00:46:03I saw that.

00:46:04Unbelievable.

00:46:05That, of course, happened last week here on Nitro.

00:46:08This week, we saw the limo.

00:46:10We've seen Ted DiBiase.

00:46:12We still don't know what that is.

00:46:15Hopefully, we're going to find out here tonight,

00:46:17or maybe we don't want to find out.

00:46:19Does it have to do with the Horsemen?

00:46:20Does it have to do with the NWO?

00:46:21They keep us in the dark.

00:46:22I want to know.

00:46:23I want to know as a broadcast journalist.

00:46:25Mike, what do you think going into this, man?

00:46:26Well, what exactly does this represent?

00:46:28Does it mean that he is going back with the Horsemen?

00:46:30Does it mean that he may join the New World Order?

00:46:32I think we're probably going to get all those questions

00:46:34answered tonight.

00:46:35Yeah.

00:46:36Unfortunately, we are.

00:46:37But right now, it is time to kick off year two, hour two,

00:46:41WCW Monday Nitro Live.

00:46:43Let's get to the ring.

00:46:49And coming up, the man who wants the giant, the man,

00:46:54the macho man, that is, who said that the giant dropped the ball.

00:46:59He had the opportunity at Hogwild in Sturgis

00:47:02to put an end to Hulk Hogan.

00:47:05He could have stopped him in his tracks.

00:47:07He could have taken the momentum away from the NWO.

00:47:10That is the thinking of one macho man, Randy Savage.

00:47:13The giant did not get the job done.

00:47:18Well, the macho man, Randy Savage,

00:47:20who has the giant upcoming at Fall Brawl,

00:47:23now must face the huge Ron Studd here on Nitro.

00:47:27And Ron Studd was actually trained for professional wrestling

00:47:30by the late, big John Studd, created a bond with Studd,

00:47:33and has decided to take his mentor's name.

00:47:36Well, the macho man, Randy Savage, Bobby,

00:47:39is going to get his, I mean, this Ron Studd,

00:47:41just about as big as the giant.

00:47:44But he doesn't have the time in the ring as the giant has.

00:47:48But this man here, former WCW champion,

00:47:51probably the most dedicated man there is in any sport

00:47:55when it comes to winning.

00:47:56And if he told the giant to watch his back,

00:47:58and the giant didn't, he thinks the giant dropped the ball.

00:48:01And nobody drops the ball on Savage

00:48:02because he won't drop the ball on you.

00:48:04And I think he just may be biting off a little bit more

00:48:06than he can chew.

00:48:07This man, Ron Studd, is a big, big man.

00:48:09But down the road, he's gonna have to face the giant,

00:48:11and then Hulk Hogan.

00:48:12Savage's job is really cut out for him.

00:48:15Absolutely.

00:48:16The macho man, Randy Savage,

00:48:17while he's got September 15th,

00:48:20that's firmly in his mind right now.

00:48:23He's got to be thinking about Halloween Havoc

00:48:26and his shot at Hulk Hogan and the WCW.

00:48:29Let me clarify that.

00:48:30That is the WCW World Heavyweight Title.

00:48:33Defaced, if you will, by Hogan and company.

00:48:35And now the NWO title, as they refer to it.

00:48:38But officially, and as far as we are concerned,

00:48:40that is WCW property,

00:48:42although it is now currently in the hands of Hulk Hogan.

00:48:45Big, Ron Studd, thundering forearms

00:48:47to the back of the shoulder blades

00:48:48of the macho man, Randy Savage.

00:48:50The macho man, Randy Savage, up slowly.

00:48:52Studd, powerful, powerful individual.

00:48:56And you know, Savage is coming off

00:48:57having about six or seven stitches taken in his head.

00:49:00He's been waffled with a chair by Hogan

00:49:02across the back.

00:49:03He's got a bad elbow.

00:49:04The man has been taking nothing

00:49:05but a severe beating here at WCW.

00:49:07And he is our hope to beat NWO.

00:49:10You've got to take Hogan out from the beginning.

00:49:13Here we go, here we go.

00:49:15They're getting out of the limousine.

00:49:17You see Hulk, you see Nash.

00:49:20There's Hogan.

00:49:21We've got a camera.

00:49:22Stay in the car.

00:49:23Hey, get that camera out of here, man.

00:49:25Get the camera out of here.

00:49:26Keep it in the car.

00:49:27Get the camera out of here.

00:49:28Get the camera out of here.

00:49:30What's the matter?

00:49:31What are they afraid of?

00:49:32What are they afraid we're going to see?

00:49:34Maybe we're not going to be too impressed.

00:49:36Maybe that's the fear.

00:49:38Look at this.

00:49:39One hand, Ron Studd,

00:49:40picks up the macho man, Randy Savage.

00:49:42One hand.

00:49:43He's going to throw him in the fourth row.

00:49:45Look at this.

00:49:46He's going to send him into the cheap seats.

00:49:48Down in the center of the ring.

00:49:49Ron Studd moves in,

00:49:50hooks the leg from the outside,

00:49:51cover to count.

00:49:54Ron Studd has really punished his skills

00:49:56after spending the last three months

00:49:58over in the Orient

00:49:59at the New Japan Training Dojo,

00:50:01now bringing it back to World Championship Wrestling

00:50:03in the States.

00:50:04What I don't like about Savage's match

00:50:06coming up with the Giant at War Games

00:50:08is to get the hold

00:50:09that he's going to have to go through the Giant.

00:50:11That's not an easy task.

00:50:12That's not easy at all.

00:50:13In what kind of shape

00:50:14will Savage be in for Halloween Heaven?

00:50:16Look at the macho man, Randy Savage.

00:50:18He goes off the top rope.

00:50:19Double sledge.

00:50:20Nails big Ron Studd

00:50:23right in the kidneys with a double sledge.

00:50:25And he tries to send this behemoth into the ring.

00:50:27He does so.

00:50:28The macho man, Randy Savage, is fired up.

00:50:30He wants the Giant.

00:50:31He wants to cut his way through the Giant

00:50:33so that he can get to Hulk Hogan

00:50:35and reclaim the WWE title.

00:50:39He's held it before.

00:50:40He wants it back.

00:50:41He hurt his back on that one.

00:50:44That Ron Studd's well over 300 pounds.

00:50:46Savage picked him up.

00:50:47Not easy, but he got him up.

00:50:49The macho man, Randy Savage,

00:50:50goes up top again.

00:50:51Pulls the trigger.

00:50:52Uh-oh.

00:50:53Just about lost his balance.

00:50:54Comes up.

00:50:56Right across the top of the chest.

00:50:57Hooks the leg.

00:50:58Referee in position.

00:50:59One, two, three.

00:51:00Winner.

00:51:01Go to your room, Mr. Studd.

00:51:03The macho man, Randy Savage,

00:51:09counting down.

00:51:11He can't afford to look past the Giant,

00:51:14but he can't help but look forward to the future.

00:51:17The future being his opportunity

00:51:19in Las Vegas at Halloween Havoc

00:51:21to capture the World Heavyweight title.

00:51:23World Heavyweight title in here.

00:51:24You see him.

00:51:25Savage took off that top rope.

00:51:26Double-axe handle to the back of Big Ron Studd.

00:51:29Climbs off that top rope again with an elbow

00:51:31right to the chest.

00:51:33There's the man who has to do it for WCW.

00:51:36He gets a win here.

00:51:37One, two, three.

00:51:38Another win for the butts-it-up,

00:51:40Randy Macho Man Savage.

00:51:42September 15th Fall Brawl.

00:51:45The Giant on his mind.

00:51:49And we understand that mean Gene Okerlund

00:51:51is standing by.

00:51:53We're gonna go to Gene.

00:51:57Take it, Gene.

00:51:58All right, Eric.

00:51:59I thank you very much.

00:52:00Congratulations, Mike.

00:52:01Today, now part of the broadcast team

00:52:03here on Nitro along with Bobby the Brain Heenan.

00:52:05Let me set up, if I may,

00:52:07what's coming up in this man's life

00:52:10in the next month and a half.

00:52:11I just happened to be out at the MGM Grand

00:52:13this past week with the Macho Man, Randy Savage.

00:52:16You seem very focused.

00:52:18Halloween Havoc is gonna happen out there

00:52:20on the 27th of October.

00:52:22However, you're gonna be facing Hulk Hogan

00:52:25at that event.

00:52:26Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

00:52:28A man we know about the past between you and him.

00:52:31But Randy Savage, before that,

00:52:34you've got a gigantic task

00:52:36coming up on the 15th of this month

00:52:39against the 7'4 giant.

00:52:42A man that, what you think,

00:52:44did not carry his load

00:52:46because he's the man that lost the title

00:52:49to Hollywood Hogan.

00:52:50The WCW heavyweight title.

00:52:52First of all, I wish Halloween Havoc

00:52:56was tonight.

00:52:59I think these people would concur

00:53:01with that line of thinking.

00:53:02Because I guarantee to you

00:53:05and to all the zillions of people

00:53:07around the world and the universe

00:53:10that I am gonna beat up

00:53:13Hollywood Hulk Hogan

00:53:15and take away everything that he wants.

00:53:18Because that makes me happy.

00:53:21Randy Savage, you know there are those

00:53:24that are talking right now

00:53:26behind closed doors about your mental state.

00:53:29Some people are saying that you are

00:53:32living on the edge right now,

00:53:33that you're not too mentally stable.

00:53:35I'm living on the edge.

00:53:37And if anybody out here

00:53:39is not living on the edge,

00:53:41you're taking up too much room.

00:53:50Giant, I made a deal with you.

00:53:55You made a deal with me.

00:53:58You broke your promise.

00:54:00You couldn't handle the pressure.

00:54:02Bottom line, I take over starting now.

00:54:05You are meat.

00:54:07And I'm guaranteeing victory against

00:54:09the Giant and Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

00:54:11I like the pressure on me.

00:54:13I operate better that way.

00:54:15Should I be calling Las Vegas?

00:54:17Should I be calling one of the sports books out there?

00:54:19Can I put money down?

00:54:20Do you guarantee victory?

00:54:22Las Vegas is my new home.

00:54:24Both men.

00:54:26Both men will melt

00:54:29when the heat of the Macho Man

00:54:33brings them all the way down.

00:54:36Oh, yeah.

00:54:39Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen.

00:54:41He's predicting victory

00:54:43not only against Hollywood Hogan

00:54:46at Halloween Havoc,

00:54:47but also the Giant at Fall Brawl.

00:54:49Gentlemen, let's go back to you.

00:54:51Unbelievable.

00:54:54Unbelievable indeed.

00:54:56And we've got a lot more action coming your way

00:54:58right after this time out.

00:55:00The Steiner Brothers take on Sting and Luger.

00:55:03And Luger, man, we are getting hotter by the week.

00:55:06Tell me Savage isn't nuts.

00:55:14All right, welcome back.

00:55:16We are live.

00:55:17WCW Monday Nitro on TNT

00:55:21as we kick off our second year.

00:55:23I'm Eric Bischoff, along with Bobby the Great Heenan

00:55:26and Mike Tenet.

00:55:27And we want to take this opportunity

00:55:29to thank all of you

00:55:31who have made Monday Nitro on TNT

00:55:34the most-watched wrestling program

00:55:36anywhere in the world.

00:55:38And it was a little over a year ago

00:55:40when all of the so-called critics predicted

00:55:43that Nitro would never be successful.

00:55:46And we want to thank you for making our program

00:55:49and our effort your most-watched wrestling program.

00:55:52And it has been a wild ride indeed.

00:55:55Like you said, we are jam-packed here at Nitro,

00:55:58and it's not over yet.

00:55:59This ride's gonna go on for a long time.

00:56:01Let's just see who can stick around for the ride.

00:56:03And I'm talking about NWO people.

00:56:05Sting and Luger,

00:56:07who are preparing for their shot at the NWO.

00:56:11Sting and Luger will be teaming up

00:56:13with Ric Flair and Arn Anderson.

00:56:15Can't believe that.

00:56:16At WarGames, we know our four.

00:56:21We know that Hogan, Hall, and Nash

00:56:23represent the NWO.

00:56:25Who is their player?

00:56:29Who's gonna scrawl inside of the cage with them?

00:56:31That we do not know.

00:56:32I bet we'll know pretty soon, though.

00:56:35Everyone's cunning for the Harlem Heat

00:56:37and the World Tag Team Championships.

00:56:39We saw the Nasty Boys.

00:56:40They're next in line.

00:56:41We saw that attack earlier on Nitro.

00:56:43And now both of these teams

00:56:45also looking to get a shot down the line at the Heat.

00:56:48Although, as you mentioned,

00:56:49Sting and Luger have the NWO

00:56:51in the forefront of their minds.

00:56:53Absolutely.

00:56:54Absolutely.

00:56:55Tag team action coming your way.

00:56:58The Steiner brothers.

00:57:00Good friends, Sting and Luger.

00:57:03Guys that have known each other for a long, long time.

00:57:06Guys that have been shoulder to shoulder

00:57:10with the pressure that the NWO

00:57:12has put on everyone here in WCW.

00:57:14And you can see that pressure, evidence.

00:57:17And look at this.

00:57:18You see the four horsemen running.

00:57:20They're running outside past the production truck.

00:57:23Out to the limo.

00:57:24Out to the limo.

00:57:26Arn Anderson on one side.

00:57:28Be careful. Be careful.

00:57:30They must be inside.

00:57:31Oh no, they're in the building.

00:57:33It's empty.

00:57:34They've got to be in the building.

00:57:36If they're not in a limo,

00:57:37they're in the building.

00:57:39They're back inside of the building.

00:57:41Four horsemen on their way in.

00:57:42Tag team action in the ring.

00:57:44We've got all kinds of stuff coming your way

00:57:46right after this time out.

00:57:48If they're in the building,

00:57:49we need security in the building.

00:57:50A lot of security.

00:57:51Now.

00:57:53It's all on the line

00:57:55when two forces collide in a brutal battle.

00:57:58It's WCW's Fall Brawl War Games.

00:58:01Sunday, September 15th.

00:58:03Live and only on pay-per-view.

00:58:05Call your cable or satellite company to order now.

00:58:10We know the limo is here.

00:58:12We know Hogan, Hall, Nash.

00:58:14And yes, Ted DiBiase is here.

00:58:17That is all we know right now.

00:58:19But I don't like the way this thing is stacking up, guys.

00:58:21We've got tag team action in the ring here.

00:58:23There's a lot going on here on Nitro tonight.

00:58:25But did you notice there's somebody in that limo

00:58:27they didn't want us to see?

00:58:28Because Hogan said,

00:58:29stay in the limo, shut the doors.

00:58:30And now, when the horsemen went outside,

00:58:32the limo is empty.

00:58:33Yeah.

00:58:34What was it that they were trying to hide?

00:58:35That's the question.

00:58:36Or who was it, Mike?

00:58:37And how'd they get them into the building?

00:58:39They are in the building.

00:58:40That we do know.

00:58:41I understand security now

00:58:42looking around in the locker room area,

00:58:45the entire backstage area here in the building.

00:58:48I don't like this.

00:58:49I don't like this.

00:58:50I am not comfortable with this.

00:58:51I have to admit, I'm on edge.

00:58:53Wait a minute.

00:58:54Wait a minute.

00:58:55Hold it, hold it, hold it.

00:58:56What's that?

00:58:57Hold it.

00:58:58What is that?

00:58:59What is that?

00:59:00Let's listen to him.

00:59:01You cannot strike a WCW official.

00:59:04You can't get to him.

00:59:07You can't get to him.

00:59:10This is bizarre.

00:59:12Referee Nick Patrick asks for the DQ

00:59:15because Luger bumped into him.

00:59:19He's been calling it right down the middle all night.

00:59:21He checked these four men out when he got in the ring.

00:59:24He's been doing his job.

00:59:25He's been doing a good job.

00:59:26Sometimes he's off a little bit.

00:59:27I don't really like officials,

00:59:29but he's been doing a good job tonight.

00:59:31There must be a reason he called this.

00:59:33Well, Patrick continues to be the center of controversy here.

00:59:36After eight years with this organization,

00:59:38now his integrity is really in question.

00:59:41And Nick Patrick heading backstage, seeing Luger.

00:59:44And I dare say probably the Steiner brothers

00:59:47would like to have a word with him.

00:59:49I don't get it.

00:59:50Nick Patrick, what in the world?

00:59:52Let's see if we can get another look at it here.

00:59:54Here.

00:59:55Take it, Bobby.

00:59:56Well, Luger and Steiner are locked up,

00:59:58elbow and collar lock up there.

01:00:00Steiner shoved Luger into the referee.

01:00:03Take another look at this.

01:00:04He was just backing Luger off.

01:00:06There's nothing wrong with it.

01:00:07Luger.

01:00:09Well, Patrick took it like Luger.

01:00:11He barely touched him.

01:00:14He calls for a disqualification.

01:00:17Way too soon, I think.

01:00:18I don't know.

01:00:19All right.

01:00:20We got to go to a break.

01:00:21This is bizarre.

01:00:22You look kosher to me.

01:00:25This is bizarre.

01:00:30All right.

01:00:31Welcome back.

01:00:32And in case you just joined us, Mike, Bobby,

01:00:34a bizarre twist of events.

01:00:37Nick Patrick, a man who has been under a fair amount of scrutiny

01:00:40here as of late,

01:00:42calls for a disqualification in the match

01:00:44because Luger bumped into him.

01:00:46Bobby, I don't get it.

01:00:48Well, Luger, to me, looked like he didn't do it deliberately.

01:00:50He was shoved by Steiner.

01:00:51He didn't even see.

01:00:52He didn't even see Patrick.

01:00:53It was an accident.

01:00:54I think Patrick called it too soon.

01:00:56He should have warned the man if he thought something about it.

01:00:59I don't know.

01:01:00What do you think?

01:01:01Absolutely an overreaction on the part of Nick Patrick.

01:01:03And I think all of a sudden, gentlemen,

01:01:05the evidence is almost overwhelming

01:01:07about where Mr. Patrick is headed in WCW.

01:01:10Or do you think he's possibly just overcompensating?

01:01:12No, what I think it is, he's paranoid now.

01:01:15I think he's under the bubble so much,

01:01:17he's under the microscope,

01:01:18and everybody's picking him apart.

01:01:20He overreacted.

01:01:22Well, he said it earlier on,

01:01:23by the letter of the law, gentlemen,

01:01:25that's how he's going to call it.

01:01:26And the rule book says you cannot lay a hand on an official,

01:01:30but I think there's a fine line there.

01:01:32I mean, he barely touched him.

01:01:34The Four Horsemen now making their way to the ring.

01:01:38And that is...

01:01:40Woman, Elizabeth and Deborah.

01:01:43Listen to this crowd react to the Four Horsemen.

01:01:47And it really, gentlemen, it is now the Four Horsemen,

01:01:50Sting, Luger, the Giant, Savage, and all

01:01:54left to stand up for the WCW.

01:02:02Some of the new international superstars coming in,

01:02:05all of WCW.

01:02:08I'll guarantee you...

01:02:09Really at risk here.

01:02:10The Horsemen meeting the Dungeon of Doom right here.

01:02:13Nitro may never be the same.

01:02:15Look at the determination on Benoit,

01:02:17on the enforcer, Arne Anderson.

01:02:19Look at the confidence in Ric Flair.

01:02:21And look at that trifecta,

01:02:22those three beautiful women there.

01:02:24This is the Horsemen at their best.

01:02:26Four Horsemen style WCW here on Nitro.

01:02:30And I was about to say, as we had the entrance here,

01:02:33Sting and Luger chased Nick Patrick out of here.

01:02:36And I'm hearing that...

01:02:39Hold on, hold on.

01:02:41They're breaking...

01:02:42I guess there's some kind of confusion going on backstage.

01:02:46I'm sure they're gonna try to...

01:02:48They'll keep us updated.

01:02:49Sting and Luger are irate.

01:02:53Randy Anderson's the referee in there now.

01:02:56No controversy surrounding Randy Anderson.

01:02:58The Dungeon of Doom.

01:03:00Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan, Big Bubba.

01:03:03The Faces of Fear, and of course, Jimmy Hart.

01:03:05Well, seeing the four Horsemen in the ring,

01:03:07I flash back to last Monday Nitro

01:03:10and that attack by the MWL.

01:03:12I don't think I've ever seen the Horsemen

01:03:14embarrassed the way they were by the New World Order last Monday.

01:03:18Steve Mongo McMichael in here with Kevin Sullivan.

01:03:20Mongo McMichael gets taken down hard by Kevin Sullivan.

01:03:25And McMichael, keeping his feet moving

01:03:28on the receiving end of a clothesline,

01:03:30and he gets stopped.

01:03:31Uh-oh, uh-oh.

01:03:33McMichael is up.

01:03:34Shoulder tackle takes Kevin Sullivan down.

01:03:37And as we look on,

01:03:39Mongo getting ready to unload.

01:03:42Nobody home.

01:03:44He is eager.

01:03:45He wants to get his hands on Kevin Sullivan or somebody.

01:03:48The Horsemen have come to fight.

01:03:51And on the opposite side of the ring,

01:03:53this Dungeon of Doom group,

01:03:55well, they've actually regrouped.

01:03:56Kevin Sullivan now with a master plan to attack,

01:03:59he claims, on two fronts.

01:04:01One within the company, obviously the four Horsemen,

01:04:04and the other from outside, meaning the NWO.

01:04:07Sullivan says he's promised revenge on the Horsemen,

01:04:09now claims that it's a personal issue.

01:04:12Left hand by Mongo and in thundering forearms.

01:04:16And then Steve McMichael,

01:04:18the NFL veteran Super Bowl champion,

01:04:21picks up Big Bubba, sends him back into the ring.

01:04:25Sullivan don't know what corner to go to.

01:04:26He better get some help.

01:04:27He better go back to where the Dungeon of Doom starts,

01:04:29and that's in their corner, McMichael's.

01:04:32Very, very tough man.

01:04:33Back body drop by Steve McMichael.

01:04:35As we look on at Steve McMichael,

01:04:36I want to say hello to Kevin Green.

01:04:38Want to congratulate Kevin and the Carolina Panthers.

01:04:41A big win yesterday over the Atlanta Falcons,

01:04:44and Kevin Green with two sacks, three tackles.

01:04:47Look out, LT, he's coming to get you.

01:04:49Kevin Green looking very good

01:04:51and looking forward to his shot at Steve McMichael.

01:04:54Tag is made, in comes Chris Benoit,

01:04:57thumb to the eyes by Big Bubba.

01:04:59Chris Benoit is giving up a lot of weight,

01:05:01but no heart and no tenacity.

01:05:03He is one vicious individual.

01:05:06Very good strategy, keeping the man in the corner.

01:05:09You don't want to get in the middle of the ring with him.

01:05:11You can distract the referee,

01:05:12you got three other guys in the corner to help you.

01:05:14You've got to keep the man in the corner.

01:05:16The history that Benoit has with Sullivan,

01:05:18you notice before the Barbarian got in the ring,

01:05:21Sullivan was trying to make the tag to get in there.

01:05:24I don't know why in the world

01:05:25Sullivan would want to get near Benoit.

01:05:28Benoit almost broke his neck.

01:05:30And now, Kevin Sullivan, little cheap shot move.

01:05:34We understand that we're going to try

01:05:36to get a camera in the back.

01:05:37We've got police coming in, I'm being told now,

01:05:40bear with me, this information is sketchy

01:05:43and Benoit goes airborne.

01:05:45We understand the police have arrived backstage.

01:05:49Sting and Luger, from what I'm hearing,

01:05:51are in the thick of it as The Nature Boy, Ric Flair.

01:05:54And if you watched the Carolina Panthers yesterday,

01:05:57you saw Kevin Green doing his Ric Flair impersonation.

01:06:01They are arguing right now,

01:06:02they're going after Nick Patrick.

01:06:05And evidently, the argument has gone

01:06:07for the locked room area.

01:06:10All the way outside and look at Nick Patrick go.

01:06:13And he's headed to the limo.

01:06:15No, he didn't.

01:06:16And Ted DiBiase has gotten into the limo.

01:06:19Ted DiBiase.

01:06:21Oh, what is this now?

01:06:22Oh, look at that.

01:06:23Sting just threw a brick through the windshield.

01:06:27Oh, things are getting out of hand now.

01:06:30Sting just threw a cement block through the windshield

01:06:34and they're stealing a cop car.

01:06:37Quiet out loud.

01:06:39Sting and Luger have lost it.

01:06:42Sting and Luger have lost it.

01:06:45They just stole a police car.

01:06:48And they're chasing the limousine on the highway

01:06:51with a busted window.

01:06:52And who knows how many men are in that limousine.

01:06:54Now, we saw Ted DiBiase by getting into that limo.

01:06:59Nick Patrick made his way out there.

01:07:01I, quite frankly, was in the shadows.

01:07:03I didn't see if Patrick got in there or not,

01:07:05but we know it was DiBiase.

01:07:07Sting and Luger are going to jail.

01:07:09They just stole a cop car.

01:07:11Oh, of course they're going to be in trouble now.

01:07:13You just can't get away and do something like that.

01:07:15You can't bust a window out of a limousine

01:07:17or out of somebody's car.

01:07:19This is what I'm getting to.

01:07:20This is Hulk Hogan.

01:07:21This is the outsider.

01:07:23And this is Ric Flair at his best,

01:07:26the dirtiest player in the game.

01:07:28Kick, punch, and rip, Mr. Flair.

01:07:30It's all yours.

01:07:32Whoo!

01:07:33This is horseman country, as is Winston-Salem.

01:07:37And we understand that Winston, and look at this.

01:07:40The police, and I'm sure there was an APB out

01:07:43on that cop car.

01:07:45What's he going to tell them back at headquarters?

01:07:47Two wrestlers just stole my car and left.

01:07:49Yeah, that is not going to be good.

01:07:51You'll be at the crossing guard station tomorrow.

01:07:54Sting and Luger, you know,

01:07:55that is uncharacteristic of Sting, Mike, today.

01:07:58He literally picked up a cement block,

01:08:00threw it through the windshield, went after it.

01:08:03The limo took off.

01:08:04Sting and Luger both jumped into a cop car.

01:08:07Oh, big push to the side of the head.

01:08:09Arne Anderson in trouble here.

01:08:11Outrageous by Sting and Luger.

01:08:13I'm not sure exactly what's going to happen at this point,

01:08:16but what happened to Nick Patrick?

01:08:18Did he veer off to the side?

01:08:20Boy, I saw it, Mike.

01:08:21He veered off to the right.

01:08:22He took a right.

01:08:23I saw DBS.

01:08:24He get in the limo with the rest of them.

01:08:26Sting picked up that cinder block

01:08:27or that brick, smashed the window off.

01:08:29They're on the interstate right now.

01:08:30I don't know what's going on.

01:08:31I don't know how many police are out there.

01:08:33It's going to be...

01:08:34I don't know what's going to happen.

01:08:36Well, we'll try to update you as we progress here.

01:08:39And Kevin Sullivan now.

01:08:43Vicious attack on Arne Anderson.

01:08:51Big Bubba in there now,

01:08:52dropping vicious knees to the back of the head.

01:08:57Sting and Luger are gone.

01:09:01Two count.

01:09:02DBS out in a limousine.

01:09:05Minus a window, I might add.

01:09:08And Sting and Luger are Code 3,

01:09:11red light and siren, Adam 12.

01:09:13They're on the interstate someplace.

01:09:14Who knows what's going on?

01:09:16But who else was in the limousine?

01:09:17That's what I want to know.

01:09:19Well, they must know.

01:09:20So is the NWO still in the building

01:09:22or was it DBS by himself?

01:09:24Clearly, we know now.

01:09:25DBS, we know where his allegiances are.

01:09:29Make no mistake about it.

01:09:30He is NWO through and through.

01:09:33The question is, where's the rest of the NWO?

01:09:36If they're not in the limousine, perhaps they are.

01:09:38If they are, Sting and Luger could be ending up

01:09:40in a serious crash.

01:09:42They could be set up.

01:09:43They could be bushwhacked.

01:09:44They could be in a back alley somewhere.

01:09:45That's right, exactly.

01:09:46I mean, the NWO may be in the building.

01:09:48We have no one here to help us.

01:09:49Sting and Luger aren't here.

01:09:50We need help.

01:09:52We need to take a break

01:09:53and we'll be back right after this.

01:10:03All right, welcome back.

01:10:31We are live.

01:10:32WCW Monday Night Show here on TNT.

01:10:35Big Bubba in the ring with AAR and Anderson.

01:10:37This league has been going back and forth.

01:10:39The action, fast and furious.

01:10:41The Crippler, Chris Benoit, Irish whip on Big Bubba

01:10:45then goes after Kevin Sullivan.

01:10:48Then ain't your boy Ric Flair comes in.

01:10:52Kevin Sullivan and Benoit.

01:10:55These two look like they're in a...

01:10:58Vegematic.

01:11:00They just really hate each other, these two.

01:11:01They'll go at each other in an airport, in a hotel, any place.

01:11:04There's a match here going on right now.

01:11:06Benoit completely forgot about Big Bubba

01:11:08went right after Kevin Sullivan.

01:11:10Now, in case you just joined us a little while ago,

01:11:13moments ago,

01:11:15Sting and Luger going after Nick Patrick.

01:11:18Went outside.

01:11:19The limousine was still there.

01:11:21Ted DiBiase got into the limousine.

01:11:24Sting picked up what appeared to be a cement block

01:11:27threw it through the windshield.

01:11:28Big boot to the midsection.

01:11:30Picked up a cement block, threw it through the windshield.

01:11:33The limousine took off.

01:11:34We know DiBiase was inside.

01:11:36We do not know who else was inside.

01:11:38If anybody...

01:11:39Oh!

01:11:40Man, why?

01:11:42Splat goes Benoit.

01:11:44One, two, and a boot to the back of the head.

01:11:46Sting and Luger then commandeer a police car

01:11:49and you can bet there is a convoy of law enforcement

01:11:54looking for Sting and Luger as we speak.

01:11:57Big baba with that baba slam on Benoit.

01:12:00We really look forward to the Benoit-Sullivan matchup.

01:12:03Sullivan talking about this being a personal issue

01:12:05that he has to settle with the Horsemen

01:12:07and I think we'll probably see Sullivan interject himself

01:12:10into this matchup now again with Benoit.

01:12:12Well, I hope the people from the NWO are watching this

01:12:15because this is what we have to do like Claire just did.

01:12:17Forget the rules like Sullivan did.

01:12:19Forget those rules.

01:12:20Get in and just start kicking, ripping, and pounding

01:12:23because they're going to do it

01:12:24and that's the only way we're going to survive here.

01:12:27Out into the guardrail

01:12:28and now the Nature Boy, Ric Flair,

01:12:30he's going to start using furniture.

01:12:33And this program note, the whole story,

01:12:36Muhammad Ali, the whole story,

01:12:388 p.m. Eastern time on TNT.

01:12:40Tomorrow night, I urge you, this is a documentary

01:12:43you do not want to miss.

01:12:44Mike, today I know that given your insight

01:12:46into professional wrestling,

01:12:47you can connect the dots with Muhammad Ali.

01:12:49Two count.

01:12:50Well, maybe the most interesting aspect

01:12:52of the Ali documentary is the early connection

01:12:55that he has for professional wrestling.

01:12:57Back in 1961, a young and at the time,

01:12:59a soft-spoken Cassius Clay

01:13:01guested on a TV program with Gorgeous George

01:13:04and he now understands the benefits of showmanship.

01:13:07Also, Gorgeous George tagged the nickname

01:13:09The Greatest on Muhammad Ali.

01:13:11Absolutely, and I had an opportunity to travel

01:13:13to North Korea with Muhammad Ali

01:13:15just a little over a year ago

01:13:17to watch one of the largest outdoor wrestling events.

01:13:21Oh!

01:13:22In the history of our sport of Muhammad Ali,

01:13:24certainly a tremendous legend,

01:13:26not only here in the United States,

01:13:27but around the world.

01:13:28And I urge you again to watch Muhammad Ali,

01:13:31the whole story, 8 p.m. Eastern time

01:13:33tomorrow night here on TNT.

01:13:35And of course, Muhammad Ali joined us

01:13:37at Halloween Havoc not all that long ago

01:13:39and he's a great individual,

01:13:41one that I look up to an awful lot.

01:13:43Chris Benoit now in trouble.

01:13:46Big bubble.

01:13:47Gotta make that tag.

01:13:48Gotta get back to his corner.

01:13:49He got a horseman in there.

01:13:51Bubba beat him to the race.

01:13:52Kevin Sullivan now going after Benoit

01:13:55after Bubba was able to soften him up.

01:14:01Kevin Sullivan just mauled you.

01:14:03Tears you apart.

01:14:05Benoit doing a pretty good job at mauling too.

01:14:07Not bad.

01:14:08Oh!

01:14:09Vicious shoulder tap.

01:14:10Who can ever forget the battles that these two men had

01:14:13when they actually took it to the men's room.

01:14:16The battle, that is.

01:14:17The battle.

01:14:18Not once but twice, I do believe.

01:14:21What I couldn't believe is the crowd

01:14:23that gathered in there to watch it.

01:14:25Men, women, and children.

01:14:27A mixed crowd.

01:14:28WCW goes to the can.

01:14:32Jimmy Hart is leaving.

01:14:35The Faces of Fear in control here.

01:14:38The Dungeon of Doom sticking together.

01:14:42Oh!

01:14:43What a collision!

01:14:44Chris Benoit.

01:14:46Benoit with that cross-body block.

01:14:48Almost nailed Ming in the middle of the ring.

01:14:50I think the longer this matchup goes, gentlemen,

01:14:52you have to agree, the advantage will stay

01:14:55with the four horsemen,

01:14:56although it's been a seesaw battle to this point.

01:14:58And I'll tell you something about that, Mike.

01:14:59Look at Flair on the apron.

01:15:00He's a different Ric Flair this week than I've seen before.

01:15:02He's pacing up and down.

01:15:04He wants in there real bad.

01:15:06Byron Anderson with a knee to the kidney area.

01:15:08Irish grip.

01:15:09Big Bubba all the way across the ring.

01:15:10Sets him up.

01:15:12Drives him into the mat.

01:15:13Spinebuster by Double A.

01:15:15Byron Anderson is...

01:15:16He's hot.

01:15:17He's more vicious than at any time I've seen him

01:15:20in a long, long time.

01:15:22And Bubba's hurt.

01:15:23Look at him.

01:15:24Trying to tang with his foot.

01:15:25Well, you know why?

01:15:26Because they're getting ready for war games.

01:15:28Two rings inside of a steel cage.

01:15:31This isn't going to be pretty.

01:15:34Flair and Anderson, of course,

01:15:35teaming up with Stig and Luger, we hope,

01:15:37if they're out of jail in time.

01:15:39Or if they brought the car back.

01:15:40One thing we do know,

01:15:41the Four Horsemen have enough of Savage's money

01:15:43to post-bond anyway.

01:15:46Ming off that top rope.

01:15:47That's an ugly sight.

01:15:48Both members of the Faces of Fear head to the top.

01:15:51Ming the Barbarian.

01:15:52Oh!

01:15:54Crunch time.

01:15:57Ouch.

01:15:58That's not used in your head.

01:15:59No, it is, but not the right way.

01:16:02Tag is made.

01:16:03The Nature Boy, Ric Flair, takes a tag.

01:16:05And the Nature Boy, Ric Flair,

01:16:06goes after everybody in the dungeon

01:16:09Everybody in the dungeon will do it.

01:16:12Art Anderson, outside of the ring.

01:16:15Thirteen times heavyweight champion of the world.

01:16:18Taking everybody to town.

01:16:20All right, now, we understand

01:16:23local police.

01:16:25Now, we've got a monitor here in the production truck.

01:16:28We are trying to find out

01:16:32what is going on with Stig and Luger.

01:16:35And look at this.

01:16:36They're all out on the floor.

01:16:37Now, Jimmy Hart just took one to the top.

01:16:40We have got chaos going on here.

01:16:43Chaos outside of the ring.

01:16:46And Ben was having a shouting match with a woman.

01:16:48Don't get into it with her.

01:16:50You're a horseman.

01:16:51Oh, come on.

01:16:52Woman with the assist.

01:16:53One, two.

01:16:54Woman with the assist.

01:17:01Look at this.

01:17:02The Outsiders are here.

01:17:03The Outsiders are here.

01:17:05They're in the building.

01:17:06They're in the limo.

01:17:07No, they're nothing.

01:17:08Nothing.

01:17:09Flair's head off.

01:17:10Art Anderson's head off.

01:17:11Nash, Hall, Hogan.

01:17:13Where's the rest of them?

01:17:14There's Hogan.

01:17:15Hogan is here.

01:17:16He is in the building.

01:17:17Hey, I'm getting out of here, Bischoff.

01:17:19Nash is in the center of the ring.

01:17:20Where are you going, Heenan?

01:17:21I'm going for higher ground.

01:17:23This isn't worth it to me.

01:17:24I'm not going to risk my life here.

01:17:26I'll see you later.

01:17:27Today, if you're smart, you'll come with me.

01:17:29Hogan, Hall, and Nash.

01:17:33They are going after the Dungeon of Doom.

01:17:35They are going after the Horsemen.

01:17:37Mike, today, they are going after everybody.

01:17:39They weren't in the limo.

01:17:41They obviously weren't, and now we see the New World Order taking command.

01:17:45Down goes Art Anderson at the hands of Hogan.

01:17:48They're going after everybody.

01:17:49They're going after the Dungeon of Doom.

01:17:51Well, I can see that the Dungeon of Doom and the four Horsemen are now together,

01:17:55representing World Championship.

01:17:57Here comes the Giant.

01:17:59Look out, NWO.

01:18:01Thank God for the Giant.

01:18:03Never thought we would hear it.

01:18:05The Giant is going to have their lunch.

01:18:09The Giant is in the building.

01:18:12Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

01:18:17The Giant?

01:18:20The Giant!

01:18:23No!

01:18:25No!

01:18:27What is going on here?

01:18:32Can't be!

01:18:33No!

01:18:36No!

01:18:39This is impossible!

01:18:41The Macho Man Randy Savage!

01:18:43The Macho Man!

01:18:47The Macho Man is going after Hogan!

01:18:51Ducks!

01:18:54Hogan takes him down!

01:19:00Nash with the Double Sledge!

01:19:03Oh, Savage!

01:19:05Savage is in trouble now.

01:19:08Close below by Hogan.

01:19:10The Giant has just shocked the wrestling world!

01:19:17Steve Yoshi said it!

01:19:19Oh my God!

01:19:22How did you hear that?

01:19:27We saw this a couple weeks back when he split Savage's head wide open,

01:19:31and he nails him again, twice with the chair.

01:19:33Look at this.

01:19:35The Giant, the newest member of the NWO!

01:19:39No!

01:19:41Diviace promises nobody thought he would be the Giant!

01:19:46And I'm afraid, my friends, the balance of power has shifted.

01:19:54And this is Sting and Luger decoyed out of the building by Diviace.

01:20:00Carnage in the ring, and the NWO.

01:20:06It's like the Bash at the Beach all over again.

01:20:10Savage took three leg drops from Hogan then.

01:20:16The Giant.

01:20:20Just when we saw the Four Horsemen and the Dungeon of Doom bond together,

01:20:24the Giant comes out.

01:20:26What does this mean, Eric?

01:20:28Oh, and McMichael gets nailed!

01:20:32So does Flair!

01:20:34Savage...

01:20:38is being sprite-painted.

01:20:46Savage is being painted.

01:20:51And now they've got yellow paint.

01:20:53Oh, man, a yellow streak up the back of the Macho Man, Randy Savage.

01:21:13This...

01:21:15Look at that.

01:21:17That's a disgusting sight.

01:21:20Yeah, come on, you chicken.

01:21:30And professional wrestling, NWO style.

01:21:37We shook up the world, baby.

01:21:40Is there any question now,

01:21:43who is the most powerful man in professional wrestling?

01:21:48Is there any question now,

01:21:50what is the most powerful organization in professional wrestling?

01:21:56We got a hold of the Giant.

01:21:59We straighten his head out.

01:22:01We break the match.

01:22:03I'm the Flair.

01:22:06What does it mean to be the Flair of New York?

01:22:09And now, there's not four, there's not five.

01:22:15Mr. DiBiase, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, tell him, big man.

01:22:22I got a phone call while I was sitting home at my modest house.

01:22:29Ted DiBiase called me, and he says, I wanna talk to you about business.

01:22:34Can you fly to Florida?

01:22:37I said, yes, I can, cuz I am about business.

01:22:41I walked into a 25,000 square foot home.

01:22:46The home of Hulk Hogan.

01:22:49There was not, spit on it for me, spit on it.

01:22:53Aah!

01:22:54Aah!

01:22:55Aah!

01:22:57When I walked into this house,

01:23:00there wasn't one Harley Davidson in the garage.

01:23:05There were 20 Harley Davidsons.

01:23:08There wasn't one Mercedes.

01:23:10There was five Mercedes, a couple of Vipers.

01:23:14I walked around this big home and got dizzy.

01:23:16See you later, boys.

01:23:22Come on, big man.

01:23:23Anything less, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:23:30come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:23:35come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:23:40come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:23:44come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:23:48come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:23:52come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:23:55come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:23:59come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on,

01:24:02come on

01:24:16I was so rudely interrupted before and I was getting too

01:24:21as I was dizzy walking around this mansion a 25,000 square footage mansion

01:24:27Brother, everything I showed you, you can have.

01:24:32You wanted a part in Arnold Schwarzenegger's new movie, Hollywood Hulk Hogan.

01:24:37Got it for you.

01:24:38And the bottom line is, brother, just to quote somebody,

01:24:44a stupid little man, whether you like it or whether you don't.

01:24:50It's the best thing going today.

01:24:53The N-W-O, man, I stood down at the table.

01:25:01Go, Macho!

01:25:03Yeah!

01:25:05Go, Macho!

01:25:27Go, Macho!

01:25:30Go, Macho!

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