WCW Monday Nitro: Feb 24, 1997
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00:00:00You are looking live as TNT and World Championship Wrestling
00:00:05present America's number one professional wrestling program.
00:00:10It is Monday Nitro.
00:00:12A capacity crowd is on hand in the capital city of the state of California,
00:00:17Sacramento.
00:00:19We are at the Artco Arena for
00:00:21two hours of the best of World Championship Wrestling.
00:00:26And we are live, our number one is up and running, and hi once again everyone.
00:00:33This is Tony Schiavone, along with the living legend, Larry Zabisco.
00:00:39And as always, we are gonna get right to the action as we are now
00:00:44one day removed from SuperBrawl 7 in San Francisco.
00:00:48As Public Enemy makes their way out,
00:00:52we are gonna show you how they won last night's Triangle Match.
00:00:58Let's take a look at the skills, courtesy of WCW Magazine.
00:01:03It was a struggle with Harlem Heat and the Public Enemy and the Faces of Fear.
00:01:10During the match, it seemed as if Harlem Heat had the advantage.
00:01:14As a matter of fact, later in that match,
00:01:17you can see the Faces of Fear getting advantage.
00:01:20But while the referee had his back turned, concerned with Harlem Heat,
00:01:24off comes the double team from Public Enemy.
00:01:27They get the one, two, three, and
00:01:29they win the Triangle Match last night, Larry Zabisco.
00:01:33That was a brutal encounter, but talk about unique tag team combinations.
00:01:37The opponents for the Public Enemy, Tony, Jeff Jarrett and Steve McMichaels.
00:01:42And what a story behind that combination.
00:01:45Larry, you're exactly right.
00:01:46It is nothing less than incredible the fact that we are going to have
00:01:50come through the entranceway here in just a few seconds,
00:01:52the duo of Steve Mongo McMichael and Jeff Jarrett.
00:01:57You hear the horseman music and
00:01:59this capacity crowd of the Arco Arena reacts to that.
00:02:02And I say incredible, and Larry,
00:02:04you kind of led into it because of what occurred last night.
00:02:07Let me say this, Jeff Jarrett is now a member of the Four Horsemen.
00:02:11You can see that they are paying no attention to each other at all.
00:02:15Let's go back last night, it happened at Super Brawl.
00:02:20Steve McMichael, of course, with his lovely wife Debra against Jeff Jarrett of
00:02:23the wanting-to-be of the Four Horsemen.
00:02:26And I tell you, early in the match,
00:02:28it was the power of Steve Mongo McMichael taking the advantage of Jeff Jarrett.
00:02:33But we could not discount the high flying ability of Jeff Jarrett.
00:02:37Later in the match, Steve wanted the briefcase from Debra.
00:02:41She threw it over her head into the ring.
00:02:44It wound up in the hands of Jeff Jarrett.
00:02:46He wins the match, and Jeff Jarrett becomes a member of the Four Horsemen.
00:02:50And I can only say, Larry, because of that,
00:02:53because they are now members of the horsemen together.
00:02:56And I guess you can say right now there are five horsemen, and
00:02:59that's why they are teaming together.
00:03:00But I don't think Mongo is too happy with this relationship right here.
00:03:03Well, that's why it's gonna be a unique situation.
00:03:05I can't wait to see what happens.
00:03:07There goes Jarrett with the Ric Flair Shuffle.
00:03:10But again, Lady Luck was smiling on Jeff Jarrett.
00:03:13Wasn't Debra McMichael's either.
00:03:15But you gotta give the guy credit.
00:03:17Jarrett wanted to be a horseman, and brother,
00:03:19he has been to a baptism of fire to get there.
00:03:23In this telecast, ladies and gentlemen,
00:03:25Dean Malenko will be here against the Ultimo Dragon.
00:03:27Diamond Dallas Page will be in action.
00:03:29Hacksaw Jim Duggan is with us.
00:03:31The Nature Boy Ric Flair is here.
00:03:33Ice Train, the big power man.
00:03:34The team of Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho will be in tag team action.
00:03:39And these two men, as you know, squared off last night for the US title.
00:03:43That Eddie Guerrero held on to.
00:03:46We did have some title changes last night to talk about.
00:03:50First of all, Six wins the cruiserweight belt.
00:03:52The Giant wins.
00:03:54Lex Luger and the Giant are the world tag team champions.
00:03:58And I also must tell you that it was nothing less than startling last night
00:04:04that Hulk Hogan retained the world heavyweight title.
00:04:07But as we saw and as we witnessed last night,
00:04:11Piper, the only man to beat Hogan not once, but twice.
00:04:15He put the man to sleep last night.
00:04:17But thanks to the actions, believe this or not,
00:04:20fans, of the Macho Man Randy Savage, Hogan holds on to the title.
00:04:25You know, it's even hard to believe you just said what I heard you say.
00:04:29But I've always said don't trust anybody.
00:04:31And again, Macho Man Savage, I think, shocked the world.
00:04:36Tony, not to mention what shocked Piper.
00:04:39The Macho Man, apparently a member of the New World Order.
00:04:42Look at apparently.
00:04:43Siding with Hollywood.
00:04:44We have a talk to him.
00:04:46Siding with Hollywood, Hulk Hogan.
00:04:47Yes, he is a member of the New World Order.
00:04:49Hogan's feet were under the ropes.
00:04:52The slipper hold was on.
00:04:53He was out.
00:04:54The referee had to restart the match.
00:04:56And the Macho Man hands him an object, an illegal object, to help him win.
00:05:01Hogan is the champion.
00:05:03There's a right hand from Johnny Grunge in this opening tag team bout here on
00:05:07Nitro.
00:05:07And a swinging neck breaker.
00:05:09Hey, Grunge putting on some movements, but he's wasting time.
00:05:12You gotta stay on Jarrett.
00:05:14I mean, Jarrett can go.
00:05:15He got up and that was Grunge's fault.
00:05:17Should never have let that happen.
00:05:19I think obvious here, Larry, you look at this tag team encounter we have.
00:05:21We have two men who have been teaming a long time, who trust each other.
00:05:26And two men completely the opposite.
00:05:28They don't trust each other.
00:05:29And this has to be, what, only maybe the second time they've been together?
00:05:33Yeah, and again, don't forget, Public Enemy brought that table out there.
00:05:37And again, it psychologically plays on your mind just to have that thing out
00:05:42there, cuz you know it's a bone breaking possibility.
00:05:47Fans, stay with us.
00:05:47We're gonna go back to the photos many times during the course of this
00:05:52two hour telecast to show you the sights from a spectacular event last night
00:05:57at the Cal Palace in San Francisco.
00:06:00There's been a lot of talk.
00:06:01The phone lines literally have been jammed with the offices of WCW.
00:06:05Startled, shocked at what happened at the hands of the macho man,
00:06:09Randy Savage, last night.
00:06:11There's a leg drop.
00:06:13Hey, now, that was impressive.
00:06:14That was teamwork on the part of Jarrett and McMichael.
00:06:17So maybe they got their animosities aside.
00:06:21And maybe there's a little more respect there for each other.
00:06:23Maybe Flair and Anderson ironed out some differences.
00:06:27But that was nice teamwork cooperation right there.
00:06:30And I think you can safely say that Deborah McMichael is very happy
00:06:34about this union we're seeing with Mongo and Jeff Jarrett.
00:06:37You can not safely say anything when it comes to women.
00:06:40My profession.
00:06:41You can safely hide your charge cards.
00:06:44I love to hear you talk, Larry, but I'd like to hear what she has to say, too.
00:06:47And she's just a little bit better looking than you are.
00:06:50There's a drop over the top of the head of Rocco Rock,
00:06:54who's down face first now to the canvas.
00:06:57Rocco's in trouble.
00:06:58Jarrett's got enough experience.
00:06:59Didn't he capitalize on it?
00:07:01Good move.
00:07:02Drag him into your corner.
00:07:03Make a tag there.
00:07:05They're trying to up.
00:07:06Rocco stopped it.
00:07:07Into the midsection goes Jarrett.
00:07:09Sending Rocco Rock in.
00:07:10A leapfrog.
00:07:11And Steve Mongo McMichael explodes under the three-point stance.
00:07:15Oh, God, we're unsleeping.
00:07:17Here he goes again.
00:07:18McMichael.
00:07:19And this time, it was almost like a clip got him from behind.
00:07:25And he goes to the attack once again.
00:07:27Steve McMichael, former All-Pro, has the potential
00:07:30to be one of the most dominant men this sport's ever seen.
00:07:32Well, he's a big explosive guy.
00:07:34He's a natural athlete.
00:07:35Again, if anybody knows how to clip your knee, it's Steve McMichael.
00:07:38And for a man that big with that explosiveness, just a hard man to stop.
00:07:44Again, Jarrett, a little smart.
00:07:45He uses more signs, but Steve just runs you over.
00:07:48Needless to say, last night's win, the biggest one in Jeff Jarrett's career.
00:07:51Look at this.
00:07:52He picks up Rocco Rock.
00:07:54Great balance that time.
00:07:56Big power bomb, but a save from Johnny Grudge.
00:08:00Mickey J, the referee in the opening match.
00:08:02Here comes the Halliburton.
00:08:04Here comes the breakdance.
00:08:06Steve McMichael.
00:08:07What's he doing?
00:08:08Oh, and Jarrett.
00:08:10Oh, and wounds.
00:08:12The pair will never heal.
00:08:13This one's over.
00:08:14That was very obvious.
00:08:19That was blatant.
00:08:20He nailed his partner.
00:08:22And he's not going to forget what happened last night, as you can see.
00:08:26Steve McMichael helps Public Enemy to their second big win in as many nights.
00:08:32And he must answer to the beautiful lady right now.
00:08:36I don't know.
00:08:37I don't think he might answer to anybody.
00:08:39Steve McMichael is just not going to accept Jarrett in the four horsemen.
00:08:44And that's on their two.
00:08:45There's the enforcer, Arn Anderson.
00:08:48And he doesn't look happy at all.
00:08:51Arn Anderson, there you see the Nature Boy, Ric Flair.
00:08:54And of course, Gene Orgeland making his way to the ring.
00:08:58We need to sort this out.
00:08:59There are five horsemen, although four are here right now.
00:09:03Gene, go ahead.
00:09:04Take it away.
00:09:04Tony, I don't know what to make of all of this.
00:09:06Steve McMichael.
00:09:07Steve, a little brouhaha, a little argument here between you and your partner.
00:09:11What were you trying to prove by hitting your partner over the head with that?
00:09:15Everybody saw what he did to me last night at the Super Brawl.
00:09:19Do you think that was right?
00:09:21Okay, he got the one, two, three on me.
00:09:24I've got to welcome him into the four horsemen family.
00:09:28But let me tell you one thing.
00:09:30You've got brothers, don't you?
00:09:31Yes.
00:09:32Well, what do you do when they mess with you?
00:09:34You take them out in the backyard, and you slap them around a little bit, and
00:09:39you get back what they took from you.
00:09:41We do not- That's what I did tonight.
00:09:43You've got to settle down here, McMichael, yes.
00:09:46Jeff Jarrett.
00:09:48Jeff Jarrett.
00:09:49We've got a major problem here.
00:09:50Come on.
00:09:51Let me tell you something else, brother.
00:09:53You might- Mongo, Mongo.
00:09:56One time, brother.
00:09:57Jarrett, Mongo, listen up.
00:10:10I told the wrestling world Saturday that if the kid
00:10:18was fortunate enough to get his hand raised, he was in.
00:10:23Now, you're Mongo.
00:10:27You're all pro, but you're a horseman, brother.
00:10:30We need team players.
00:10:33For 11 years, 11 years, brother, you know why they went like this?
00:10:37Because we earned the respect.
00:10:40We were the horsemen, brother.
00:10:42Hey, just a second here.
00:10:44Arne Anderson, you've been around.
00:10:47The task at hand right now is showing everybody here and
00:10:53out there why we have been the symbol of excellence.
00:10:58Solidarity is what you're looking for.
00:11:00Jarrett, just wait a minute and listen up.
00:11:03And you listen up, too, Mongo.
00:11:04I don't think you people seem to get it.
00:11:08The dungeon's getting stronger.
00:11:10The NWO's getting stronger.
00:11:13Now, the Giant and Luger have aligned themselves, and
00:11:16the horsemen are getting weaker.
00:11:18Flair's not well, I'm hurting, Chris Benoit may never be back.
00:11:25He's in the hospital right now.
00:11:27If you don't get it and you don't get it,
00:11:29you're the only two members of the horsemen that are healthy.
00:11:33So now, you earned this spot.
00:11:35Mongo, he earned this spot.
00:11:37Now, get in here and shake his hand.
00:11:39Guys, we've gotta wrap it.
00:11:41Please, settle your differences now.
00:11:43I wanna see the horsemen together.
00:11:44I never said you weren't family, my brother.
00:11:48I never said that.
00:11:49And I might mess with you, but nobody else better.
00:11:52Here's my hand.
00:11:54How about that?
00:11:54Come on, you could be a man out of it, Jarrett.
00:11:56Put it in there, brother.
00:11:57Yeah, you better shake his hand.
00:11:58Put it in there, Jeff.
00:12:00I stood by you when they didn't want you, brother.
00:12:02Now, I'm telling you, shake his hand.
00:12:04Now, you earned the right to be a horseman.
00:12:06Now, show the world.
00:12:09All right, what about it?
00:12:11Hey, that's what we were looking for.
00:12:13Tony, back to you.
00:12:15That's what we were looking for.
00:12:16All right, thanks a lot, Gene.
00:12:18The horsemen, I guess you can say they're together.
00:12:21I'm not sure, but it was a good point
00:12:23brought up by Arne Anderson there.
00:12:25The horsemen right now, many people could say,
00:12:27are at their weakest point.
00:12:29Benoit in the hospital.
00:12:30We're gonna show you the stills later on
00:12:32how Benoit was taken away last night,
00:12:35as well as the Taskmaster and Miss Jacqueline.
00:12:37Arne's not 100%, Ric Flair's not 100%.
00:12:40It's up to Mongo and Jeff Jarrett.
00:12:42Well, you can see obviously the injuries
00:12:43have infiltrated the four horsemen,
00:12:45but I don't know, Tony, when it's up to Mongo and Jarrett,
00:12:48you're talking about two guys
00:12:49that I don't think are gonna get along
00:12:51no matter how much influence Ric Flair has
00:12:54or no matter how much say Arne Anderson has.
00:12:57We're dealing with personalities,
00:12:59and I think we may be dealing
00:13:00with the beginning of the end of the four horsemen.
00:13:02That's a very good point.
00:13:03The horsemen have always been a solid unit,
00:13:05but Mongo brought up a big point that I can hit you,
00:13:08but no one else can.
00:13:10The horsemen have always watched each other's back.
00:13:12Fans, still to come in this telecast,
00:13:14we are gonna have some tremendous wrestling action,
00:13:17including Diamond Dallas Page,
00:13:19Dean Malenko, who is mad as a hornet, is here,
00:13:22based on what happened last night,
00:13:24and we'll go back many times
00:13:25and talk about what happened to Rowdy Roddy Piper.
00:13:28And more action live on Nitro,
00:13:30live from Sacramento, California, right after this.
00:13:33Welcome back, everyone, as you look live at the Arco Arena,
00:13:36the home of the Sacramento Kings, Mitch Richmond,
00:13:39and the Kings, of course, play hoops here for the NBA,
00:13:42and of course, Mitch, a big fan of WCW
00:13:44and one of the top superstars in the NBA.
00:13:48And it's good to be bringing you Nitro
00:13:51from the Arco Arena here at Sacramento Galaxy,
00:13:54one of the superstars from Mexico.
00:13:58And we're gonna have a great time
00:14:00One of the superstars from Mexico
00:14:03making his way to the ring here.
00:14:05This is gonna be a classic USA versus Mexico battle.
00:14:08Larry, I can't help but continue to think about,
00:14:11and it went over and over my mind last night,
00:14:13you know, emotion, passion,
00:14:17it's the part of the makeup of professional wrestlers.
00:14:19It's the part of the makeup of our sport, of the fans.
00:14:22It was running rampant last night on many accounts,
00:14:25and I can only feel for Rowdy Roddy Piper
00:14:28as he brought all that emotion into the ring last night,
00:14:30only to see that the macho man, Randy Savage,
00:14:36had a hand, a devinant hand, the main hand,
00:14:40into what happened to Hollywood Hulk Hogan,
00:14:42helping Hogan retain the world title.
00:14:45You know, there used to be a predictability
00:14:47about professionalism.
00:14:48We were in it for the money.
00:14:50I mean, I broke every rule in the book,
00:14:51but I did it as a professional for money.
00:14:55Something's different.
00:14:55The New World Order has brought a low life,
00:15:01you know, common denominator that involved,
00:15:04that even took the soul of Macho Man Savage,
00:15:07and again, if a guy like Macho Man can be bought,
00:15:11you can't trust anybody.
00:15:13You know, I don't necessarily like to speculate
00:15:15on why this happened,
00:15:17and why the Macho Man did what he did last night.
00:15:20He has always been of a different breed and a rebel,
00:15:23but I have to go back and think about
00:15:24when we were at the United Center in Chicago,
00:15:28and the Macho Man, Randy Savage,
00:15:30this was back in January, made his appearance,
00:15:32his first appearance since the month of October,
00:15:36and since Slim Jim's Halloween Havoc,
00:15:38that the Macho Man said, I'm getting blackballed.
00:15:41They are not letting me back into this sport that I love,
00:15:44and I think maybe he saw that there was a dead end there,
00:15:47and then Eric Bischoff basically said,
00:15:48you wanna come back in the ring?
00:15:50There's only one way,
00:15:51and that's to join the New World Order,
00:15:54and I think Savage saw, as the old cliche goes,
00:15:57the handwriting on the wall there.
00:15:58Well, you know, it's just sad to see,
00:16:00but here's a man that had guts,
00:16:03that was an individual that sold his soul, Tony,
00:16:06and became nothing more than another rat
00:16:10following around Hulk Hogan.
00:16:12And that's the point.
00:16:14They all protect Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
00:16:17They all should realize what is going on,
00:16:19but that's their call, that's what they wanna do,
00:16:21and you've seen the big man, Hacksaw Jim Duggan.
00:16:24Here's a man wearing the colors on his boots
00:16:26and his knee pads of WCW, the purple and gold,
00:16:30and he is going right after Galaxy here.
00:16:32Yeah, he just bounced him off that pole again.
00:16:35Contrasting styles, and Galaxy hasn't figured it out yet.
00:16:38You do not wanna run into Hacksaw.
00:16:41I mean, talk about proof of evolution
00:16:44if you believe in that sort of thing.
00:16:46Hacksaw Duggan, perfect Neanderthalic human being.
00:16:50Scott Dickinson, the referee,
00:16:51warning Duggan to get him back in the ring,
00:16:54and Duggan, who draws the emotion
00:16:56we've been talking about from the fans,
00:16:58I think he may have pulled back the mat
00:17:01there right below the ring,
00:17:02and now there's a cardinal mistake
00:17:04to throw your opponent back in the ring,
00:17:06thus taking your eyes off of him,
00:17:08and Galaxy trying to, but look,
00:17:10Duggan is just absorbing these blows here.
00:17:12You see, Duggan makes one mistake after another,
00:17:14but he's so big and thick he can get away with it,
00:17:17and Galaxy has approached it entirely wrong.
00:17:20I mean, take the man down, get behind him,
00:17:22but don't play fist to cuffs with Hacksaw,
00:17:26because you will not out-punch this man.
00:17:29You know, and I think we are seeing
00:17:30a little bit tougher demeanor,
00:17:32aggressive demeanor from Hacksaw Jim Duggan,
00:17:34and I may venture to guess
00:17:36that it's because of what happened last night.
00:17:38It shocked everyone, but there is no denying,
00:17:41and fans, when you see the encore presentation
00:17:44of Super Brawl VII, you will know yourself
00:17:47that Piper won, he put him out,
00:17:49he put him asleep again.
00:17:51Unfortunately, the feet were under the ropes,
00:17:53and the macho man was there with the feet,
00:17:56with the foreign object.
00:17:58Oh, it's mind-boggling how they continue
00:18:02to hold on to titles.
00:18:03I can't believe it, and I saw it.
00:18:06A reversal into the corner, up on top is Galaxy,
00:18:10trying to moonsault.
00:18:12Hey, Duggan's getting smarter, he moved out of the way.
00:18:17You know, Duggan's probably got the kind of mentality
00:18:19that probably one of the only guys around here
00:18:21you can trust.
00:18:24Duggan comes up with the tape.
00:18:27Foreign object.
00:18:30Hogan!
00:18:32Hogan is what he screamed.
00:18:35Isn't that five yards?
00:18:36And he reached all the way back
00:18:38to Berkeley on that one. SWO!
00:18:40Come on!
00:18:43Duggan is your winner.
00:18:47And I don't think there was any doubt about that.
00:18:49A big win for a big guy.
00:18:51Galaxy ran into a brick wall that time.
00:18:54Hexaw is a man you gotta go with the science.
00:18:57You will not out-physical this man.
00:19:01This guy, he's a brick house, brother.
00:19:05All right, the replay, here it comes, Larry.
00:19:08Well, look at this.
00:19:08Hexaw just had him set up, nailed him over 300 pounds,
00:19:12arms like tree trunks.
00:19:14Here, I don't know what he's thinking.
00:19:15He doesn't need to pull tape out of his tights,
00:19:18but no one knows what goes on
00:19:20between the ears of Hexaw.
00:19:22I certainly can't figure it out.
00:19:24Hexaw, Jim Duggan is your winner,
00:19:26and he's making his way to our own Gene Okerlund.
00:19:30Standing by, Gene.
00:19:32Tony, Larry, I thank you very much, gentlemen.
00:19:35Getting a big reception here at Sacramento tonight
00:19:37on the heels of Super Bowl.
00:19:39Hexaw, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:19:41Hexaw, Jim Duggan, you've had an opportunity
00:19:43to look at things here at WCW at arm's length.
00:19:46Last night in San Francisco,
00:19:48the Macho Man, Randy Savage,
00:19:50shocked the socks off me.
00:19:51I can't believe what's going on.
00:19:53Shocked the socks off the wrestling world.
00:19:55You shocked the socks off Hexaw, Jim Duggan.
00:19:59First it was Terry, and the whole world was excited.
00:20:02Paul Kogan.
00:20:03Right, now Macho Man.
00:20:05What's wrong with you people?
00:20:07Have you forgot all the time at the Make-A-Wish Foundation?
00:20:10Have you forgot the Special Olympics?
00:20:12Have you forgot your friends out here tonight?
00:20:15I don't understand, Gene.
00:20:17The two of them, they got all the money in the world.
00:20:20They got all the power.
00:20:22But your heart is black.
00:20:24There's something wrong.
00:20:26And not everybody at WCW, Gene, is gonna run.
00:20:29No, wait a minute.
00:20:31Not everybody's gonna hide.
00:20:32Hexaw, Jim Duggan will stand and fight.
00:20:36I will not quit.
00:20:39I will not stop.
00:20:41I will not waver.
00:20:43Hogan, you know, you know I can beat your ass.
00:20:49Hey, hey, hey, hey, we're on television.
00:20:50Macho Man, stay out of my way, little man, or I'll trample you.
00:20:55And don't send another one of your jabronis after me in the back.
00:20:59Because I didn't do Big Bubba.
00:21:01You can tell me, Gene, I didn't do Big Bubba.
00:21:03Right.
00:21:03He looked too darn good for me to do him.
00:21:06That's a true story.
00:21:06So, Hogan, I'm not coming from the back door.
00:21:09If you want a piece of me, I'll kick down the front door.
00:21:13I'm stomping in, and I'll beat you up, tough guy.
00:21:17Hogan!
00:21:18Hexaw, Jim Duggan, Nitro Live from Sacramento.
00:21:21We're out on the West Coast, and we're gonna be back.
00:21:23Hey, hey, hey, with more after this.
00:21:25Don't go away.
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00:21:55We're so glad that you could be with us tonight in many different forms.
00:21:59And fans, so much happened last night.
00:22:02As we go back to the ring with our next match, so much to talk about.
00:22:06We're gonna be going back many times to Super Brawl
00:22:10and show you some of the photographs that
00:22:13happened of some of the great action last night.
00:22:16If you missed Super Brawl VII, if you see Joe Gomez making his way
00:22:20to the ring, then fear not.
00:22:21Or if you want to see it again, because the encore presentation
00:22:25will happen tomorrow night on request, on Viewer's Choice,
00:22:30on Dish Network, on DirecTV.
00:22:33Also an encore presentation on February 26.
00:22:36Of course, that's Wednesday.
00:22:38And on February 27 as well.
00:22:40So if you want to see it again, if you want to see how Hogan was put to sleep
00:22:45but still won thanks to the Macho Man Randy Savage,
00:22:48if you want to relive wrestling history,
00:22:51you can join us for the encore presentation of Super Brawl VII,
00:22:55beginning tomorrow night and all this week.
00:22:58You know, Arn Anderson made the statement,
00:23:02said the Dungeon of Doom is getting stronger.
00:23:05We all know after last night that the New World Order is certainly
00:23:08getting stronger.
00:23:09Come on, big boy.
00:23:10Here's one of the reasons for the Dungeon of Doom's strength, I think.
00:23:13Mr. Hugh Morris, this guy's a powerhouse, Tony,
00:23:16but he moves like he's Rey Mysterio Jr., even from that top turnbuckle.
00:23:21Yeah, but how strong is the Dungeon of Doom?
00:23:25And we'll show you some startling video in a little bit,
00:23:29just a few moments about Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan.
00:23:32As we speak, he's in a hospital.
00:23:35Jacqueline's in a hospital.
00:23:36Benoit is there.
00:23:39But Hugh Morris continues as you said.
00:23:40They're not in the same hospital, are they?
00:23:42Well, I'm, that's.
00:23:44I don't think that would work.
00:23:45That's a great point.
00:23:46I think normally it wouldn't work, but knowing
00:23:48the condition of these three individuals as it happened last night,
00:23:51they probably are.
00:23:52Hugh Morris and Joe Gomez still to come, ladies and gentlemen.
00:23:56Dean Malenko against the Ultimo Dragon, a big rematch
00:23:59between these two great cruiserweights.
00:24:01Diamond Dallas in action against Squire David Taylor.
00:24:06Lex Luger and the Giant, we do understand,
00:24:09scheduled to wrestle in a World Tag Team title match against Harlem Heat.
00:24:15It'll be the first time these two men have been together since last night
00:24:19when the Giants.
00:24:22And Lex Luger became World Tag Team Champion.
00:24:24Joe Gomez, a big guy, trying to fight his way out of the corner.
00:24:28But Hugh Morris just got the better of him.
00:24:30Again, big man, thick chested individual.
00:24:34And when he can bullies you back in that corner, you're at his mercy.
00:24:37He has the Gomez.
00:24:39He got over him.
00:24:40Rolled by Gomez.
00:24:41It's up one count only that time.
00:24:43Gomez trying to use the quickness here.
00:24:46Again, Hugh Morris just brought that foot up again for a big man.
00:24:50Deceivingly fast.
00:24:52And he just caught Gomez off guard.
00:24:53You know, we talk so much, Larry, about how important it
00:24:56is to be a veteran in this sport, to have ring experience.
00:24:59So many reasons.
00:25:00One of the reasons is because there's a roll up by Gomez.
00:25:03Two, because of the confidence it gives you.
00:25:06And you see that confidence when Hugh Morris walks into the ring.
00:25:10Again, talk about Jimmy Hart, a mastermind.
00:25:14Not a big man in stature, but a mental giant
00:25:17when it comes to the human game of chess.
00:25:19And he's one of the reasons, again, the Dungeon of Doom
00:25:21is gaining strength.
00:25:23Like Arne Anderson said, even though Sullivan's hurt,
00:25:25that's something Sullivan's used to.
00:25:27But Jimmy Hart, he's never hurt.
00:25:29He's always there with leadership for these guys.
00:25:34Back to the corner.
00:25:36And this is a tough spot for Gomez to be in.
00:25:43Oh, boy.
00:25:43Just ran him over.
00:25:45Just ran him over again.
00:25:46Gomez is almost playing the game of Hugh Morris.
00:25:50He's not as big, he's not as strong, and he's not as fast.
00:25:53You've got to use the science.
00:25:56To the attack once again.
00:25:57Hugh Morris gouging, raking in the eyes now of Joe Gomez
00:26:01to the face.
00:26:02Gomez, a youngster, formative years of his career,
00:26:06going to get an education here tonight.
00:26:08But he is up to the task.
00:26:09Great drop kick by Gomez.
00:26:10Yeah, reached out with those long legs and caught Hugh Morris.
00:26:13Took him over.
00:26:14Tell you what, that was a great drop kick.
00:26:16He wanted to go for a cover, but Morris was not
00:26:18there to make the cover.
00:26:19So he brought him right back down to the mat once again.
00:26:23Yeah, hooked the arm, but again, you
00:26:24got to keep that pressure on.
00:26:28Here's the whip.
00:26:28Nope.
00:26:29Good move by Gomez.
00:26:31Gomez down low.
00:26:32Hugh Morris ahead of Steve.
00:26:33Oh, nowhere to go now.
00:26:38Thought he wanted a power slamming,
00:26:39but he dropped him straight down in a burst of a power bomb.
00:26:42Morris wasting valuable time here.
00:26:45Let's see if he can still connect.
00:26:47It's called no laughing matter.
00:26:49And buddy, he did.
00:26:50One, two, three.
00:26:52One, two, three.
00:26:55You notice how he did that?
00:26:56He was up.
00:26:56He didn't waste a lot of time, Tony.
00:26:58But he didn't even look behind him.
00:27:01He just perched himself up and moonsaulted backwards.
00:27:04That's how we play.
00:27:06That's how he does it.
00:27:07Big boys, box men.
00:27:09That's how I play.
00:27:11He is quite a force in this sport.
00:27:14He is so powerful, knows how to use it.
00:27:16You can't deny the ability of the laughing man, Hugh Morris.
00:27:19Well, look at him.
00:27:20One thing that helps him along with his size
00:27:22is he's got tremendous balance for a man.
00:27:25Look at how he brings that legs over.
00:27:27I mean, he's flexible for a man over 300 and some pounds.
00:27:30And flexibility with explosive nature and the guidance of guys
00:27:34like Jimmy Hart and Kevin Sullivan
00:27:36will make an unbeatable 300 plus pound individual.
00:27:40It was, in many ways, the most incredible match
00:27:41that I've ever called.
00:27:42I'm talking about Taskmaster and Chris Benoit.
00:27:46Fans, when we come back on WCW Monday Nitro,
00:27:49we are going to show you some of the sights
00:27:51of that incredible match last night.
00:27:54Taskmaster, Kevin Sullivan, Chris Benoit, Miss Jacqueline,
00:27:58and woman were strapped at ringside together.
00:28:02These two individuals.
00:28:03It ended up with three people going to the hospital.
00:28:08And that was just the beginning of what happened last night.
00:28:11As you can see, Sting fans, WCW fans,
00:28:15NWO fans are all here as we are live on Nitro.
00:28:19And when we come back, back we go.
00:28:21Last night to the Cow Palace.
00:28:23Stay right where you are.
00:28:24It was incredible.
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00:29:29Okay, fans, as promised now,
00:29:31we're gonna take you now back to last night
00:29:34at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.
00:29:36The most incredible match I've ever witnessed.
00:29:38Let's take a look now.
00:29:39That's Kevin Sullivan and Miss Jacqueline
00:29:40came into the ring, of course,
00:29:42against Chris Benoit and Woman.
00:29:44Last night, it was wild.
00:29:45As a matter of fact, many times,
00:29:46as you can see, Woman beating on Sullivan,
00:29:48Jacqueline just pounding away on Chris Benoit.
00:29:51One time during the night,
00:29:52the ladies clotheslined the men with the strap.
00:29:55I think a little misdirection play that time
00:29:57from the ladies, but it was wild.
00:29:59The match, as anticipated,
00:30:00went in the back of the Cow Palace.
00:30:03Kevin Sullivan got an advantage
00:30:05when they went back in the ring with his double stomp,
00:30:07but then Sullivan was put down by the pile driver.
00:30:10Jacqueline tried to get to him.
00:30:11Woman tried to delay that,
00:30:13but Jacqueline laid on top
00:30:15of the Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan.
00:30:17Off comes Benoit and he's put them both on a table
00:30:20and all three seriously injured.
00:30:22The EMTs came out, Sullivan taken away,
00:30:24Miss Jacqueline taken away,
00:30:26Benoit and another ambulance last night.
00:30:28There you see as they were reaching for each other,
00:30:30Miss Jacqueline and the Taskmaster Kevin Sullivan.
00:30:32The last report we had,
00:30:34they are still in the hospital, all three.
00:30:36We do hope because they are great competitors.
00:30:40You may like Kevin Sullivan, you may hate him,
00:30:43you may hate Benoit, but you can't deny
00:30:46they are two of the greatest competitors
00:30:47this sport's ever seen.
00:30:48And that is evidence, Larry,
00:30:50how two great competitors can let emotion run away.
00:30:54Emotion and loyalty.
00:30:55I mean, look what Miss Jacqueline did here.
00:30:57What loyalty she has to Sullivan
00:31:00to throw her body on top of his to try to protect him.
00:31:04And again, her winding up in the hospital alongside of him.
00:31:08And again, that's the kind of influence
00:31:09Jimmy Hart and Kevin Sullivan have over people.
00:31:13It was wild.
00:31:14It was one of the most bizarre nights
00:31:18that we've ever spent.
00:31:19That match I'm talking about,
00:31:20one of the most bizarre matches,
00:31:22but one of the most physical matches
00:31:23and something that we've come to expect
00:31:25in this brutal feud, if you like to use that term,
00:31:28or battle, or difference that Kevin Sullivan
00:31:32and Chris Benoit have had over the past month.
00:31:36I mean, you can go all the way back.
00:31:37It's almost been a year now.
00:31:39If you go back to the Great American Bash
00:31:41in Baltimore last year,
00:31:43that's when it kind of all started.
00:31:45And of course it's...
00:31:47I still don't think it's finished.
00:31:49I don't think it is either.
00:31:50Sullivan does not forgive and forget.
00:31:52And Benoit, this man's a fighter.
00:31:54And we'll see what happens when they get out of the hospital.
00:31:58Someone's gonna have to pay those bills.
00:32:00Well, you know, you talked about the loyalty
00:32:03that Ms. Jacqueline has towards the Taskmaster,
00:32:05Kevin Sullivan.
00:32:06There's a man who has an opinion on that.
00:32:08And we prerecorded these comments before our evening began.
00:32:12And let's hear now from the Godfather, Teddy Long.
00:32:15This past Saturday night, Ms. Jacqueline,
00:32:17I sent you a message, but you don't get it, do you?
00:32:20At Super Brawl, what you done was way too much,
00:32:24sacrificing yourself for Kevin Sullivan.
00:32:27But did you think before you done that
00:32:29would Kevin Sullivan have done the same for you?
00:32:32Well, let me tell you something.
00:32:33I know you're laying right now in a lot of pain,
00:32:36but that's not bothering you.
00:32:37You're too legit to quit.
00:32:39So remember, you're making a big mistake
00:32:42and you better get out before it's too late.
00:32:44All right, for the Godfather, Teddy Long.
00:32:46And there's the big power man,
00:32:47one of his protégés, Ice Train.
00:32:49And I'm only intrigued,
00:32:51very much intrigued by Teddy Long's interest here.
00:32:55There's a big power slam and a big guy on La Parca.
00:32:57Teddy Long, as he said, had a statement
00:33:00that we played this past Saturday on Saturday night,
00:33:02directed towards Ms. Jacqueline,
00:33:03but he does know the Taskmaster very, very well.
00:33:06Yeah, he does.
00:33:07They go bad, but Long better be careful
00:33:09criticizing the loyalties to Sullivan
00:33:12because Sullivan will have no qualms at all
00:33:15over taking it out on Teddy Long.
00:33:17But you mentioned one of his men, Ice Train here,
00:33:20and probably one of the best prospects
00:33:23Teddy Long has, I think.
00:33:24Ice Train, big man, look at his size,
00:33:26biggest arms I've ever seen in my life
00:33:28and a man with proportion to his body.
00:33:31And Ice Train, this man can move if he gets up.
00:33:35He got nailed.
00:33:36Got nailed by La Parca.
00:33:37La Parca with a lateral press, got a one.
00:33:40There's the power of the big guy just kicking out.
00:33:43You know, Ice Train realized that his career
00:33:45was really going nowhere a couple of years ago.
00:33:48He came into this sport, then he took a sabbatical.
00:33:51He came back after training at the power plant,
00:33:54really increased his repertoire.
00:33:57And then took Teddy Long as his coach,
00:33:59his manager, his leader.
00:34:02And since that time, the man has been on a roll, Larry.
00:34:05Well, a lot of these young guys,
00:34:06you know, they have the ability,
00:34:07they need time and they need guidance.
00:34:09High voltage, I think is a perfect example
00:34:11of a young team that has potential
00:34:14that could use management.
00:34:15Ice Train here, big, strong guy.
00:34:18He's got a future.
00:34:19And again, with Teddy Long's got the political connections,
00:34:22but if Long keeps making those comments
00:34:25directed to antagonize the Dungeon of Doom,
00:34:29Ice Train might find himself
00:34:30with a bigger battle on his hands than La Parca.
00:34:33Jawbreaker by La Parca.
00:34:35Speaking of big battles,
00:34:36you're not gonna find a bigger battle
00:34:37than we witnessed last night with Piper and Hogan.
00:34:40There is no denying that Piper put the man to sleep.
00:34:43He has defeated, he has beat Hulk Hogan,
00:34:45not once, but twice.
00:34:47The unfortunate result is that the macho man was there.
00:34:51The macho man pulled Hogan's foot under the ropes.
00:34:53The referee had to restart the match.
00:34:55Okay, come on, get focused.
00:34:57He hit the step again.
00:34:58There is the leader right there, Teddy Long.
00:35:00He handed Hogan an object
00:35:03and Hogan cracks Piper with it.
00:35:06And Hogan regains the title.
00:35:07Look at that move, would you?
00:35:09Talking about a do or die maneuver,
00:35:11La Parca just came flying over
00:35:14and Ice Train nailed his head beyond that safety mat
00:35:18and he's getting up slow for the big man.
00:35:22There's just so much motivation
00:35:24that you can do when a man's head gets cracked
00:35:25on the concrete like that.
00:35:27You know, instead of Teddy Long antagonizing
00:35:29the Dungeon of Doom, he himself should get more aggressive
00:35:32and get his men more aggressive.
00:35:34Forget the sportsmanship.
00:35:36You know, and I agree with that.
00:35:37I don't necessarily agree with, forget the,
00:35:39oh, my goodness.
00:35:41I don't agree with forget the sportsmanship,
00:35:43but worry about your own backyard
00:35:46before moving into someone else's.
00:35:48Here's a scoop slam.
00:35:49I'll tell you, Ice Train,
00:35:50that was a mammoth lariat that time.
00:35:54Took this guy's head off.
00:35:56Here comes Ice Train again.
00:35:57He'll send La Parca.
00:35:58La Parca, light on his feet.
00:36:00He caught him in midair.
00:36:02Look at this power.
00:36:03He's light on his feet.
00:36:04He's light in the arms of Ice Train.
00:36:06Just caught him like a baby.
00:36:10Train, here's the train wreck is what he calls it.
00:36:14And he executed it to perfection and wins here on Nitro.
00:36:19Tell you, he went over the top turnbuckle.
00:36:21This man can leap for over 300-some pounds.
00:36:24He can leap like almost six feet in the air.
00:36:27Very impressive man.
00:36:28Again, Teddy Long got a winner here
00:36:31if he keeps him aggressive.
00:36:32In Alabama, California, and what's going on?
00:36:35West side is the best side.
00:36:38So Teddy Long and Ice Train,
00:36:39we are definitely buying down
00:36:41because we in the house.
00:36:43West side!
00:36:45Lot of confidence that that man instills at Ice Train,
00:36:47and you can see it in the ring.
00:36:49Still to come tonight,
00:36:50as we are live from Sacramento, California,
00:36:53Luger and Giant together against Harlem Heat
00:36:55for the World Tag Team title,
00:36:57and much more.
00:36:58We'll be back on Nitro.
00:37:06So good to have you back.
00:37:07We are live on Nitro.
00:37:09Hour number one continues,
00:37:10along with Larry Zabisco,
00:37:12I am Tony Schiavone,
00:37:13and I wanna say a special message
00:37:15to a man I hope is watching,
00:37:16Rowdy Roddy Piper.
00:37:18Piper, in my mind,
00:37:19you are the world champion.
00:37:21You have proved it.
00:37:22You proved at Starrcade,
00:37:24you were the icon
00:37:25when you put the man out with your sleeper.
00:37:27You put him out last night.
00:37:29Had it not been for one man,
00:37:32the Macho Man Randy Savage,
00:37:34Piper would have the gold belt right now.
00:37:36And a lot of times,
00:37:37unfortunately, that gold belt
00:37:39goes around the waist of people
00:37:43that do not deserve it.
00:37:45But Rowdy Roddy Piper,
00:37:46he deserves the world title.
00:37:48There's no doubt,
00:37:49I mean, Piper had him asleep,
00:37:50he had him beaten.
00:37:52Again, all the focusing Piper did,
00:37:53the torturous routine,
00:37:55he put himself through an Alcatraz.
00:37:57Who could imagine the betrayal of Randy Savage?
00:38:02It's just mind blowing.
00:38:04All right, the Face of Fear,
00:38:05they're making their way out,
00:38:06but you saw Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho
00:38:09make their way out to the ring.
00:38:11These two men, Guerrero and Jericho,
00:38:14Face of Fear arrived in the arena,
00:38:17squared off last night for the US title.
00:38:19Back we go to Super Brawl once again.
00:38:21And last night, it was Chris Jericho,
00:38:24Lionheart, and US champ, Eddie Guerrero.
00:38:27Eddie came out, but Chris Jericho took the fight
00:38:31right to the United States heavyweight champion.
00:38:33Jericho, a lot of high risk maneuvers
00:38:35trying to keep Guerrero down.
00:38:37As a matter of fact,
00:38:38he hit him with basically everything.
00:38:39But Eddie, the master, the veteran of the two,
00:38:43executed a backslide into a sunset flip
00:38:46and got the win, got the one, two, three.
00:38:48And of course, he and Jericho celebrated.
00:38:50For Chris Jericho, there's gonna be another shot
00:38:52at a title coming, I'm sure, in the weeks,
00:38:55maybe months to come here in WCW.
00:38:58But for right now-
00:38:59If they get past these two meat eaters,
00:39:03the Faces of Fear, I mean, I don't know,
00:39:05Jericho's good, of course, Eddie Guerrero good,
00:39:08but these guys right here, the Faces of Fear,
00:39:10look at the size of these guys.
00:39:12You know, and I love to see that in this sport,
00:39:15that especially with the advent of the New World Order,
00:39:17where there's so many enemies in this sport,
00:39:20and it seems sometimes that two men
00:39:22have to be enemies to go at it.
00:39:24I like to see two men who are competitors,
00:39:27who are friends, go at it in a great competitive matchup.
00:39:30We saw it once, not only once, but twice last night
00:39:33with Jericho and Guerrero and Prince I.I.K.
00:39:37and Rey Mysterio, Jr.
00:39:40He ran right into it.
00:39:42Jericho, if he can keep this movement going,
00:39:44you gotta fight big men with movement and science.
00:39:47Jericho did it.
00:39:48Can Eddie follow up?
00:39:50And great teamwork as well there, Larry.
00:39:52He tries to cover, but the big man kicked away.
00:39:54The intensity now in this duo.
00:39:57The U.S. champs into the refs.
00:39:59A big pick-up!
00:40:00Oh my goodness!
00:40:01It was almost like a lawn dart that time,
00:40:03sticking in the backyard.
00:40:06And this guy can heave a lawn dart, believe me.
00:40:09Boy, you're not kidding, you can.
00:40:11The Faces of Fear, they are awesome.
00:40:13And of course, they...
00:40:15Don't forget their management.
00:40:15Look at Jimmy Hart down there.
00:40:17I mean, he's the one that told them,
00:40:18get him in the corner and make the tag.
00:40:21The Faces of Fear aren't exactly brain surgeons,
00:40:23but with the right guidance, these guys are unbeatable.
00:40:27Well, you talked about that human chess game,
00:40:29and the master is Jimmy Hart.
00:40:31And what a, oh my goodness!
00:40:34An awesome headbutt from Ming.
00:40:36And right now, Eddie, who is a champ
00:40:39and one of the great competitors in our sport,
00:40:41Eddie Guerrero getting outmanned.
00:40:43Big powerbomb!
00:40:44Oh, he just snapped him like a twig.
00:40:50Again, talk about the animosity.
00:40:51What about Dean Malenko last night, Eddie Guerrero?
00:40:54Well, we're gonna be going back to that.
00:40:56There is some friction here between two men,
00:40:59Malenko and Eddie Guerrero.
00:41:01And I have to side with Eddie.
00:41:02He was trying to do the right thing.
00:41:03Sometimes in this sport, that doesn't work.
00:41:05He got Ming over.
00:41:07Big client head scissors, and a kick to the back.
00:41:09And here comes Jericho.
00:41:11Great teamwork exhibited here by Jericho.
00:41:14And Eddie Guerrero, and a great double back body drop
00:41:17that time.
00:41:18And they're gonna need it, too.
00:41:19A lot of movement.
00:41:21Uh-oh, uh-oh.
00:41:22Got a two count.
00:41:24Hard to hold a guy like Ming down,
00:41:25but Jericho Guerrero gonna need a lot of tags
00:41:28and a lot of speed.
00:41:29Keep the faces of, oh, never mind.
00:41:33Knee in the back!
00:41:34Oh, in the back of his neck!
00:41:36Uh, belly to back suplex that time put Jericho down hard.
00:41:40And now Ming stalks the youngster here.
00:41:43Hello to our great fans in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
00:41:46On Friday the 28th of March,
00:41:48we're gonna be at the War Memorial Arena.
00:41:49Saturday the 29th of March,
00:41:51Civic Center Coliseum in Charleston, West Virginia.
00:41:54And Nitro comes to Roanoke, Virginia
00:41:56Monday the 31st of March at the Civic Center.
00:41:59Oh, my goodness, what a move!
00:42:02He must have heaved him 50 yards!
00:42:04It was a release off the top and put him down in a cover.
00:42:08Look at Eddie, the frustration here.
00:42:09He knows Jericho's hurt.
00:42:11He's gotta pull it over.
00:42:13Referee didn't see it, though.
00:42:14Sneaky move.
00:42:15By the way, tickets go on sale for all those venues
00:42:19I just talked about this coming Friday
00:42:22at the respective box offices in Ticketmaster.
00:42:24A two count that time.
00:42:28Jericho's getting up, he's in the wrong corner.
00:42:30He don't know where he is, and that's a bad sign.
00:42:35Big headbutt again, Ming, twice using the headbutt now
00:42:38to get the advantage or help with the advantage.
00:42:40Once again, being outmuscled here.
00:42:42Just like you talked about at the top of this match, Larry.
00:42:44These two big men, they're so powerful
00:42:47that these two youngsters needed to get focused on them.
00:42:50And they now power!
00:42:52Crossbody, Jericho with another great move!
00:42:54And almost got a three that time.
00:42:56Well, he pulled one out of the blue,
00:42:58but again, couldn't do nothing to get over
00:43:00to Eddie Guerrero and Ming.
00:43:03Still 300 plus pounds, he's a mean, vicious guy.
00:43:06He just explodes on you, but what he should do
00:43:09is grab Jericho by the hair, drag him to the Barbarian.
00:43:12Make a lot of tags.
00:43:13Even Jimmy Hart must have a hard time
00:43:15trying to keep control of the Barbarian and Ming.
00:43:20But if you can, what a successful combination.
00:43:23We are seeing tag team action at its best.
00:43:25Still to come in the second hour,
00:43:27the new tag team champions, Lex Luger and The Giant
00:43:30together against Harlem Heat
00:43:32for the World Tag Team Championship.
00:43:35Don't you dare miss it in the second hour.
00:43:37Here's their move.
00:43:39Double team to a powerbomb.
00:43:42Barbarian will make a cover here.
00:43:44One, two, and Eddie Guerrero makes the save.
00:43:47A little too close to that corner,
00:43:49and Eddie, look at him, he's,
00:43:51he wishes his arm was eight feet long
00:43:53and frustration's building,
00:43:55but Barbarian has pulled him farther over.
00:43:57Make a tag.
00:43:58You know, I wonder, I think about Luger
00:44:00and the Giant World Tag Team Champs.
00:44:03If you saw last night how they won that,
00:44:05I wonder what Eric Bischoff is thinking,
00:44:08and I wonder what, if anything,
00:44:10is gonna happen to the tag team champs tonight
00:44:13if history repeats itself.
00:44:15We're gonna stay around for that, fans.
00:44:17The double headbutt from either side
00:44:20from the neutral corners.
00:44:21Face the fear, cover Barbarian,
00:44:23and Eddie once again makes a save.
00:44:25I tell you, every time there's a big crack
00:44:27in the foundation, the New World Orders,
00:44:29something happens to kind of plaster it up,
00:44:32and the Giant Lex Luger had the belt,
00:44:34but again, I think Macho Man has made up
00:44:38for that crack in the foundation,
00:44:39and I don't know what Bischoff's gonna do.
00:44:41Well, he has protected Hall and Nash at every point,
00:44:47and last night he tried to stop Luger
00:44:49from getting involved, could not,
00:44:52and of course, the Giant undeniably
00:44:54made the pin last night.
00:44:58It was one of the most intense
00:45:00World Tag Team Championships you'll ever wanna see,
00:45:02even though it was one-on-two in a handicap match.
00:45:07Well, bodies, but size-wise, it was fair.
00:45:13One could go there, I guess.
00:45:15Back flip, moonsault, using the middle rope
00:45:17to the springboard.
00:45:18Jarrett goes close, he's gotta make it.
00:45:20He's taken a lot of punishment, though, Larry,
00:45:22and now, almost as he reaches,
00:45:25almost gets maybe a foot away,
00:45:27Ming pulls him back, Ming ahead of Steve.
00:45:29Jericho rolls out of the way, tag is made,
00:45:32and you can better believe Eddie's gonna come in
00:45:35ripping hard, big uppercut.
00:45:37Eddie's got the heart, but he doesn't have the size.
00:45:40He's gotta get some movement here.
00:45:42Look it, can't take the big man off his feet.
00:45:46He got him there.
00:45:47Dropkick, Jericho's gonna go for a double team here.
00:45:49He's not legal.
00:45:50Crossbody, that's right, and Mickey J
00:45:51will not make the one-two-three attempt here.
00:45:54Double dropkick.
00:45:56That enables a tag, and that may have been a mistake.
00:45:59They're gonna go again.
00:46:00Down goes Jericho.
00:46:01Eddie Guerrero on top.
00:46:03Caught him in midair.
00:46:05It's Conleybury's partner once again.
00:46:07This is great teamwork.
00:46:08They got some momentum going.
00:46:09Eddie Guerrero wants to keep it going.
00:46:11They can't stop now.
00:46:12They can't let the faces of fear regroup.
00:46:14Jimmy Hart's not looking comfortable.
00:46:16Ming hit hard on the outside from that dropkick.
00:46:19He is still down.
00:46:20And now, Jericho hitting the ropes,
00:46:23and Ming, oh, Ming pulled the rope,
00:46:25and Jericho took a nasty spill.
00:46:27And we've got Dean Malenko.
00:46:29Oh, Dean Malenko pushed him into the foot of the Barbarian.
00:46:34Malenko got involved.
00:46:35Here's a one-two-three.
00:46:38And Eddie and Jericho lose.
00:46:44And Dean Malenko, I know and you know
00:46:46and you fans who saw SuperBrawl,
00:46:48realize that is a payback, that's a receipt
00:46:52from what happened last night,
00:46:55as Eddie inadvertently caused Malenko
00:46:58to lose the Cruiserweight belt to six at SuperBrawl Seven.
00:47:04Oh, we're out of breath on this one.
00:47:05Guerrero, he got it right in the mouth of the Barbarian.
00:47:07We'll see it again, but Malenko obviously upset
00:47:10what happened last night.
00:47:12Saw his opportunity and took advantage of it.
00:47:15That's too bad.
00:47:16Jericho and Guerrero are putting together a lot of movement.
00:47:19Right here, Ming reverses it,
00:47:21but the Barbarian caught him right in the kidney.
00:47:23Ming dumps him on the back of the neck.
00:47:26That was the beginning of the suffering for Jericho.
00:47:28But right here when Guerrero got his chance,
00:47:30look at Malenko out of the blue.
00:47:32And that led him right into the destiny
00:47:35that you don't want to have.
00:47:36Jimmy Hart trying to get the referee
00:47:37to see what's going on.
00:47:38And finally he does,
00:47:40and it's a victory for the Face of Fear.
00:47:42It was a big victory too.
00:47:44And it's a moment that Eddie Guerrero will not forget.
00:47:47I assure you.
00:47:48Our number two begins.
00:47:50Don't forget World Tag Team Title.
00:47:52Still to come, Luger Giant against Milo V.
00:48:03Our number two is on the way.
00:48:05Hi everybody, and welcome back to the second hour
00:48:08of WCW Monday Nitro.
00:48:10Live from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California.
00:48:15We have a capacity crowd on hand,
00:48:17and we still have later on in this hour,
00:48:21Lex Luger and the Giant,
00:48:22the new World Tag Team Champions
00:48:24against Harlem Heat for the belts.
00:48:25Iron Mike today, Bobby the Brain hee-ing in,
00:48:27and Mike today.
00:48:29In my mind, in the mind of many fans,
00:48:31Piper is the champion.
00:48:33He put him out, he put him to sleep.
00:48:34But there was one factor none of us expected,
00:48:37and that was the Macho Man Randy Savage last night.
00:48:39Well Tony, just when we think we have the answers,
00:48:42the new world order changes the questions.
00:48:45I was convinced that the Macho Man Randy Savage
00:48:48was not as excited with Sting against the new world order
00:48:51until that shocking turn of events
00:48:52last night at Super Brawl.
00:48:53That's a good point.
00:48:54We still don't know where Sting stands.
00:48:56But the fact is that Hogan still has the belt.
00:48:58Well the fact is, Hogan's a very, very lucky man.
00:49:01He was almost put to sleep by Piper.
00:49:02Everyone saw that.
00:49:03I think he was out.
00:49:04I think the referee should have stopped
00:49:06the match and awarded him the title there.
00:49:07But that didn't happen.
00:49:08You're right about Sting.
00:49:09I don't know where he stands,
00:49:11but I think we all know pretty well where Savage stands.
00:49:13Fans, if you joined us during hour number one,
00:49:16you saw some startling events.
00:49:17As a matter of fact, let's take you back to the footage now
00:49:20from hour number one, where the horsemen came out together.
00:49:23Surprisingly enough, it was Jeff Jarrett
00:49:26and Steve Mungo McMichael against Public Enemy.
00:49:30During the course of this match,
00:49:33Steve McMichael asked for the briefcase from Debra.
00:49:36We all thought he was going to hit Public Enemy,
00:49:38but then, bam, as Larry Zbyszko would say,
00:49:44he nails Jeff Jarrett.
00:49:45Public Enemy gets the win.
00:49:48An argument ensued, but I think we can all realize
00:49:52what Ric Flair had to say.
00:49:53And what Flair had to say was,
00:49:55hey, the horsemen are down.
00:49:57Benoit is now in the hospital.
00:49:58These two guys we're seeing right now, Mike,
00:50:00are the only two members of the horsemen that can wrestle.
00:50:03Well, I think it was a case of payback
00:50:05for Steve Mungo McMichael after last night at SuperBrawl.
00:50:08But I think the four horsemen
00:50:10all want to be on that same page,
00:50:11all looking for that solidarity.
00:50:14And we saw an interview at the conclusion of that matchup
00:50:16where Flair and Arn Anderson tried to get these two
00:50:19back together again with that handshake.
00:50:21Okay, that was fans, of course, in hour number one.
00:50:24And now we're number two off and running.
00:50:26Still to come, the World Television Champion,
00:50:28Prince Aokiya, will be here.
00:50:29Dean Malenko, a man who got involved
00:50:31in the preceding match against the Ultimo Dragon.
00:50:34And as we said before, Harlem Heat
00:50:37against Lex Luke and the Giant in this second hour.
00:50:41And here comes Juventud Guerrero.
00:50:44And he'll face Ray Mysterio Jr.,
00:50:46two of the great athletes that we have seen
00:50:48over the past year from Mexico.
00:50:51And you must admit, Mike,
00:50:52they have really been a factor and a force.
00:50:55And it's been great for the fans
00:50:56to see these superstars from Mexico here.
00:50:58Well, these two intense rivals from south of the border
00:51:01bring this great feud to WCW.
00:51:04And just the addition of all the stars from Mexico
00:51:07has really added to the talent depth,
00:51:10the talent roster here at World Championship Wrestling.
00:51:12And that's what keeps this organization number one.
00:51:15And this Mysterio, he's been pretty well banged up lately,
00:51:19but he keeps coming out.
00:51:20He gives 100%, he comes off that top rope,
00:51:22second, third rope,
00:51:23but there were 20 ropes he'd come off of.
00:51:25Well, we were seeing last night, he was able to adapt.
00:51:28With that recent knee injury,
00:51:29he may not have all of the incredible high-risk moves
00:51:32that he's had before, but he's really picked it up
00:51:34with a great mat technique, great mat game.
00:51:38And he's gonna need both the high-risk moves
00:51:39and the mat game against Juventud Guerrera.
00:51:42And I think many people were shocked,
00:51:44and this is certainly not a slight
00:51:45on the television champ, Prince Iakea,
00:51:47but shocked that Mysterio did not come away with the belt
00:51:50because he certainly has more ring time
00:51:52than Prince Iakea does.
00:51:54But the fact is, and we're gonna show the fans
00:51:56a little bit later on,
00:51:57that Lord Steven Regal got involved in that match.
00:51:59And I'm gonna say the same thing as I said last night,
00:52:01I think Regal did that because he feels, Regal,
00:52:05that he can defeat Iakea.
00:52:07And not Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:52:10You really think he thinks
00:52:11he can't defeat Rey Mysterio Jr.?
00:52:13No question about that.
00:52:13Well, he's mad because Mysterio cost him the title.
00:52:15He came up that aisle and stuck his nose
00:52:17where it didn't belong.
00:52:18Look at this.
00:52:20The case of sour grapes, in my opinion,
00:52:22on the part of Regal last night,
00:52:23preventing Rey Mysterio Jr., oh!
00:52:26Spiked him with the DDT.
00:52:27How about that move by Juventud Guerrera now?
00:52:32Waiting on Mysterio to get up.
00:52:34Great sense of anticipation there.
00:52:36Oh, that's a tremendous maneuver.
00:52:38You know, no one uses the ropes for added leverage
00:52:41or added spring, as you say, Mike, a springboard
00:52:44than these athletes from south of the border.
00:52:46They live up there.
00:52:47Well, that's why a knee injury to Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:52:50at this point in his career
00:52:51really limits what he can do offensively.
00:52:54But as we saw last night at Super Brawl
00:52:57against Prince Iakea,
00:52:58he was still able to come up with a tremendous performance.
00:53:01The most resilient performer in WCW today.
00:53:04No question about it.
00:53:05I think what they got going on their side
00:53:06more than anything is the conditioning they're in
00:53:07and their youth.
00:53:09Absolutely.
00:53:1022 years old for Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:53:1321 for Juventud Guerrera,
00:53:15which translates appropriately enough to youth warrior.
00:53:19One, two.
00:53:19One, you got shorts that old.
00:53:22Well, maybe I do.
00:53:24Maybe you don't.
00:53:25And up to the top again.
00:53:27Not only that, they're so young,
00:53:28but they've been wrestling many, many years, Mike.
00:53:30Well, eight years almost now for Rey Jr.
00:53:33and Juventud Guerrera in his fifth.
00:53:34Wow.
00:53:36A chop down into the midsection.
00:53:40You know, they really adapt to WCW style of wrestling.
00:53:43Plus they keep their Mexican style of wrestling too.
00:53:46Yeah, I think it makes them dangerous.
00:53:47I think a good wrestler will always use his style
00:53:50to try to win matches,
00:53:51regardless of what the opponent will do.
00:53:53We've seen that so many times in so many matches.
00:53:56Here's a cover.
00:53:58One, two.
00:53:59What they have done basically,
00:54:01these great Mexican wrestlers,
00:54:02they have made this cruiserweight division
00:54:04one of the top divisions in the world.
00:54:06Dean Malenko, of course, still the top contender.
00:54:09Six is the cruiserweight champion,
00:54:11but Dean Malenko's not thinking about six right now.
00:54:13That's apparent.
00:54:14He's thinking about Eddie Guerrero.
00:54:16Up on top, over the top,
00:54:18and to the apron on the outside.
00:54:20Talked about Mysterio's dominance
00:54:21in the cruiserweight ranks.
00:54:22That would have been so important last week,
00:54:24getting a win and gaining that World Heavyweight TV title.
00:54:28Great moonsault.
00:54:29One, two on the moonsault.
00:54:30And Mysterio almost got caught.
00:54:33You know, it's very dangerous
00:54:34doing those high-risk moves wearing a mask.
00:54:36They could turn a half an inch,
00:54:37a half a fraction of an inch,
00:54:39and you missed your mark where you're gonna land.
00:54:40You think your opponent's laying in one spot.
00:54:43Next minute, you can be on the cement floor as a stamp.
00:54:45And of course, your peripheral vision
00:54:46is always limited when you wear the mask.
00:54:49And if the mask would happen to slip also,
00:54:51that obviously could cause problems
00:54:54with those high-risk moves.
00:54:55And you should know.
00:54:56I've seen a lot of magazines
00:54:56where your picture's in it with a mask on.
00:54:58That's not a mask.
00:55:00Never mind.
00:55:01Back to the corner.
00:55:03Missed the clothesline.
00:55:04That time!
00:55:05Up on top.
00:55:06Look at that spectacular move.
00:55:08That is great balance.
00:55:09That's all that is.
00:55:10It's like wrestling a helicopter.
00:55:14Here he comes again.
00:55:15Tried the baseball slide.
00:55:18Well, we've seen that baseball slide many times,
00:55:21but to end up with that kind of a move on the tail end,
00:55:25incredible.
00:55:26Was that a hooven-toothed rose?
00:55:28Oh, and Mysterio, you can see his back is hurting
00:55:31and he tries to go back to the point of attack again,
00:55:33but very slow to get there.
00:55:36I agree with that.
00:55:36Hoovy's hurt.
00:55:37That's the first time I've seen
00:55:38a baseball slide executed like that.
00:55:42They do so many things, you know, and you can watch them.
00:55:44You can watch a hundred of their matches.
00:55:47They do a hundred different things every different time.
00:55:48Oh, my.
00:55:49Oh!
00:55:50Powerbombed him down.
00:55:51There's his neck.
00:55:52One, two, Mysterio gets out.
00:55:55Incredible balance and agility
00:55:57by both men on the top rope.
00:55:59And he landed right on the back of his neck.
00:56:01You know, and we said this last night,
00:56:02if there's one thing opponents need to learn
00:56:05about Rey Mysterio Jr.,
00:56:06and that is he's not down until the three count.
00:56:09The man just will not give up.
00:56:11He is so resilient.
00:56:13All right, here comes a hooven-toothed.
00:56:16Suicide dive.
00:56:17Oh!
00:56:18He connected that time in the back of Rey Mysterio
00:56:22to the safety rail.
00:56:25Well, he's signaling he's gonna do something.
00:56:27It won't be nice for Rey Mysterio, I bet that.
00:56:30What else could he do?
00:56:31I mean, actually, they have revolutionized our sport
00:56:35in many ways with their moves.
00:56:37And he's gonna try something else.
00:56:41Up on top, springboard.
00:56:42Oh!
00:56:43Oh, my!
00:56:44What a reversal by Rey!
00:56:45He powerbombed him out of it!
00:56:47But he didn't go for the pin!
00:56:48He should've gone for the pin here!
00:56:50He's gonna try something up top as well.
00:56:53No kidding, Sherlock.
00:56:54Mysterio again!
00:56:57This time, he connects!
00:56:58One, two, three!
00:57:00Hooven-toothed falling in half like an involved.
00:57:03You know, that was almost, well, it was the same move.
00:57:06Hooven-toothed slide.
00:57:09And Rey Mysterio Jr. able to execute it.
00:57:11I'm feeling a lot better.
00:57:12To get the win.
00:57:13And I want that belt.
00:57:15Even though, even though you're not gonna have it.
00:57:18Not even one bit.
00:57:20It's gonna be mine!
00:57:21You're gonna come after me.
00:57:24Let's see if you can catch me.
00:57:27Hooven-toothed's attempt at the springboard hudakon rana
00:57:29was turned into a powerbomb by Rey Jr.
00:57:32And he beat him with his own move.
00:57:34That's the insulting part.
00:57:35When you get beat with your own move.
00:57:36Take a look here.
00:57:39Hooven-toothed.
00:57:40Thinks he's got him where he wants him.
00:57:41But look at this!
00:57:42It's like a helicopter.
00:57:43He's not sure where he's at right now.
00:57:45He knows he's on the floor.
00:57:46They both go up off the top.
00:57:48Move after move after move.
00:57:50Tremendous match.
00:57:51Tremendous action.
00:57:53Take a look at this.
00:57:54Mysterio comes off that top rope.
00:57:57Look how he lands.
00:57:58Folds him up.
00:57:58Pulls off his box.
00:57:59Hooven-toothed.
00:58:00Send me a letter.
00:58:03He's been shipped.
00:58:04Your winner is Rey Mysterio Jr.
00:58:07Ladies and gentlemen, still to come in this hour,
00:58:09Lex Luger and the Giant against Harlem Heap.
00:58:12Coming up next, the world television champion,
00:58:14Prince Iokia, will defend his belt
00:58:17and much more on Nitro.
00:58:18Next!
00:58:23Next week, WCW Monday Nitro
00:58:25will be coming to you live from the Omni in Atlanta.
00:58:28Lee Marshall, on behalf of 1A Hunter Collect,
00:58:31is at the CNN Center at Jocks and Jills right now
00:58:34and reports in on the road.
00:58:36Hello there, Stagger Lee.
00:58:37Hey, Tony.
00:58:38While you guys are in California's capital,
00:58:40I'm back in the heart of Dixie.
00:58:41Jocks and Jills, as you said, at CNN.
00:58:43Everybody here in the Monday Nitro mood
00:58:46as one week from tonight,
00:58:47we go right across the street to the Omni.
00:58:50WCW returns to Atlanta Nitro style.
00:58:53You know, Atlanta's the epicenter
00:58:54for great sporting events.
00:58:56The home of the Olympics, the Red Hot Hawks,
00:58:57the National League Champion Braves, WCW.
00:59:01And to be part of next Monday Nitro,
00:59:02just stop by the Omni box office
00:59:04or your nearest Ticketmaster.
00:59:05Now, as I leave you from Atlanta, guys,
00:59:08I'm reminded of that wonderful movie Gone with the Weasel.
00:59:10You know that classic Clark Gable movie
00:59:12that ends with Brett Butler looking at Scarlett O'Hara
00:59:15and saying, actually, Scarlett,
00:59:17weasels can't build a dam.
00:59:19And that's your 1A Hunter Collect road report
00:59:21from Jocks and Jills at CNN Center in Atlanta.
00:59:24I'm Lee Marshall for 1-800-COLLECT.
00:59:27Our man Lee Marshall on the road.
00:59:28Our man Lee Marshall, in about 20 minutes,
00:59:30he'll be propping him up against the wall
00:59:31like they usually do and going through his pockets.
00:59:33Nitro in the month of March,
00:59:35coming to Panama City Beach at Club Lavella.
00:59:38And that's on Monday, March 10th.
00:59:40On the 17th, we're gonna have,
00:59:42believe this or not, this is gonna be incredible.
00:59:44We're gonna be in Savannah, Georgia
00:59:45for St. Patrick's Day on Monday Nitro.
00:59:48The biggest St. Patrick's Day celebration
00:59:50will be live on Nitro.
00:59:52After we spend spring break at Panama City Beach.
00:59:54Back-to-back party time.
00:59:56Oh my goodness, the deck in Duluth, Minnesota
00:59:58on Monday, the 24th of March, WCW Monday Nitro.
01:00:01Break out the earmuffs.
01:00:02And as we said, on Monday, March 31st,
01:00:04we'll be in Roanoke, Virginia at the Civic Center
01:00:06with Nitro, and tickets for that event
01:00:08go on sale this Monday.
01:00:09Be great to be back at the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
01:00:11as Nitro gets ready for the month of March.
01:00:14Five big Nitros in the month of March.
01:00:17We hope you will join us.
01:00:19All right, Pat Tanaka's made his way to the ring,
01:00:22and here is the man who is still
01:00:23the television champ, Prince Iakea.
01:00:25Let's go to the stills from last night.
01:00:28At Super Brawl VII, Prince Iakea retains the TV title.
01:00:32The challenger, of course, Rey Mysterio Jr.,
01:00:34the champ, the youngster, Prince Iakea.
01:00:37Prince was really showing some great high-risk maneuvers
01:00:41of his own against Rey Mysterio Jr.,
01:00:44including a big crossbody from the top.
01:00:46But Rey Mysterio Jr. is the master.
01:00:48Now, later in the night, in this match,
01:00:51this man, Lord Steven Regal, makes his way to the ring.
01:00:54He grabs the feet of Rey Mysterio Jr.
01:00:56The head hits the apron of the ring,
01:00:59enabling the Prince to get the one, two, three.
01:01:02Prince didn't want to win the belt that way,
01:01:05but Mysterio said, no, you won it, you deserve it.
01:01:07You are still the champion, and that is the case.
01:01:09You know something, Charlie?
01:01:10The Prince didn't even know what happened.
01:01:12He was on the mat.
01:01:13That's right.
01:01:14Yeah, come on.
01:01:15Regal threw him in the ring.
01:01:15He thought he was just laying there, hurt.
01:01:18He didn't know how he got hurt.
01:01:19Then the Prince wanted to give the title away.
01:01:21This guy has a mentality of a coconut.
01:01:22Well, I...
01:01:23The man's a true sportsman, obviously, Bobby.
01:01:25That's exactly right.
01:01:26He didn't want to accept a tainted victory
01:01:28over Rey Mysterio Jr.
01:01:29That's a great point, Mike.
01:01:30Give it to me, then.
01:01:31Here's a cover.
01:01:33One, two, so Scott Dickinson that time.
01:01:35And you're right, it's the first time a champion
01:01:38that I've seen in many, many years
01:01:40did not want to have the belt.
01:01:43But he is the champ, he deserves it.
01:01:45He defeated Lord Steven Regal over a week ago.
01:01:48And his second title defense,
01:01:50the big one against Rey Mysterio Jr.,
01:01:52he gets the win.
01:01:53And now against great martial arts...
01:01:55You were talking about some of the moves
01:01:56he was doing last night.
01:01:58You seem to love that top rope to the floor,
01:02:00the elevation he got.
01:02:01He's only gonna get better.
01:02:03In a win against someone like Mysterio,
01:02:05tainted as it may be, can only add to his confidence.
01:02:09And Tanaka's a veteran.
01:02:10He's been around, second generation,
01:02:11father of the great Duke Kiyomuka.
01:02:14So he knows what to do in that ring.
01:02:16What we saw right there was a little rookie mistake,
01:02:19because he had a chance to kick him in while he was down,
01:02:21but he allowed Tanaka to get back up.
01:02:23And as a result, Tanaka sends him down.
01:02:26A lack of inexperience.
01:02:27That's what it was.
01:02:28Great counter by Tanaka,
01:02:30and nailed him with that dragon screw leg whip.
01:02:32Great way to blow out a knee.
01:02:35Here's Tanaka.
01:02:36Big knife edge chop that time.
01:02:38He's got the champ in the corner.
01:02:41In the other corner again.
01:02:42Tanaka.
01:02:43Oh!
01:02:44He walked into it that time for Prince Aokiya.
01:02:47Actually, Tanaka had turned to the side,
01:02:49but Aokiya still had the power to get him down.
01:02:52Still to come, the World Tag Team Championship on the line.
01:02:56The Giant and Lex Luger together against Harlem Heat.
01:02:59That's in the second hour of Nitro.
01:03:01What a team they were last night, huh?
01:03:03The Giant and Luger?
01:03:03No question about that.
01:03:05Luger came out.
01:03:06Eric Bischoff tried to stop him,
01:03:08but that was not the case.
01:03:10And how about Rowdy Roddy Piper?
01:03:13Oh.
01:03:13I think he actually needs to be recognized
01:03:17as the only man who not only beat Hogan once, but twice.
01:03:20Oh, of course.
01:03:21I think so.
01:03:21I'll agree with you 100% on that.
01:03:22Yes, you did.
01:03:23I mean, the man spent seven days and seven nights
01:03:25in Alcatraz, you know, eating cockroaches
01:03:28and bowls of crickets and all kinds of things
01:03:30and rats and frogs and whatever lives out there.
01:03:32Okay, that's enough.
01:03:33I mean, how do you survive?
01:03:34You don't send off or something,
01:03:35or do like you do, go to a drive-thru.
01:03:36Here's a pickup.
01:03:38And over the top.
01:03:40Goes Patanaka.
01:03:41The Prince now will go up top.
01:03:43He'll use it.
01:03:44Wow.
01:03:45Springboard into a senton backsplash.
01:03:48How about that one?
01:03:49Again.
01:03:52Prince I.K. up top.
01:03:56And the Prince may cross body.
01:03:58One, two, three.
01:04:00He gets the win.
01:04:01And you, go ahead.
01:04:02You can see with every victory,
01:04:05becomes a real confidence builder
01:04:06for this 27-year-old graduate
01:04:09of World Championship Wrestling's power plant.
01:04:11That's our Atlanta-based training school.
01:04:13What a success story.
01:04:15It really is.
01:04:16It seems like he gets better every time out.
01:04:17In the short time he's had that title,
01:04:18you can see the confidence in the man.
01:04:21And look it, he's even wearing his hair like a Chia pet.
01:04:24That's what Mike just said.
01:04:25He talked about the confidence.
01:04:27Oh, I got confidence in him too.
01:04:29Thanks for your input, Brain.
01:04:30Don't mention it, Tony.
01:04:31Still to come, Dean Malenko plus our World Tag Team title.
01:04:34Don't you dare go away on Nitro.
01:04:36Uh-uh.
01:04:41We're back on Nitro, and good to have you with us.
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01:04:52Tony Schiavone, Iron Mike today,
01:04:54and Bobby the Brain Heenan.
01:04:56Should be a great matchup, Mike,
01:04:58because this is really kind of a return match,
01:05:00even though there's not a cruiserweight strap
01:05:02on the line here.
01:05:03Well-documented history between these two competitors, Tony.
01:05:07Head-to-head matchups, I think, back to last month's
01:05:10Clash of the Champions, where Dean Malenko
01:05:12stayed focused and regained the cruiserweight title,
01:05:15obviously before losing it last night
01:05:17under some very strange conditions.
01:05:20And Dean Malenko lost that cruiserweight title,
01:05:24as you said, under strange conditions.
01:05:26And there was a little bit of payback time
01:05:28that we saw earlier in this telecast.
01:05:30Ultimo Dragon, the former J-Crown champion,
01:05:34and the former WCW cruiserweight champion,
01:05:36will face this man, Mr. Intensity,
01:05:40Mr. Focus, Dean Malenko.
01:05:42Almost have to treat this, I think,
01:05:44as a number one contenders matchup,
01:05:46now that, and I hate to say it,
01:05:48the NWO6 has the cruiserweight strap.
01:05:52Last night, here's how 6 won the cruiserweight strap.
01:05:55Let's go back to Super Brawl VII last night.
01:05:586, of course, came in with the belt,
01:06:00even though Dean Malenko came in as the champion,
01:06:03and it was a tremendous matchup.
01:06:04Dean Malenko, from the opening bell,
01:06:06before the opening bell, took the fight right to 6.
01:06:09But 6 did not back down.
01:06:11He's a true great athlete.
01:06:13Series of leg drops out and inside the ring,
01:06:16cross-body block from the top.
01:06:18But 6 tried to steal the cruiserweight belt.
01:06:20Eddie Guerrero comes out, hangs onto the belt.
01:06:23He and 6 in a tug-of-war.
01:06:25Eddie inadvertently lets go.
01:06:266 hits Malenko on the head with the belt,
01:06:29gets the one, two, three, and gets the win.
01:06:31And that's why Dean Malenko came out here earlier
01:06:35and got involved in Eddie Guerrero's match,
01:06:36because he blames Eddie Guerrero
01:06:38with what happened last night, Bruce.
01:06:39Well, I have to go along with that.
01:06:41I mean, the belt snapped right into the hands of 6
01:06:43and it whipped into the face of Malenko.
01:06:45Had Guerrero, had LaBamba been back in the dressing room
01:06:48getting ready, listening to some of his own
01:06:50Richie Valens tapes, he'd be doing a lot better
01:06:52than coming out here and sticking his nose
01:06:54in somebody else's business.
01:06:54But wait just a second.
01:06:56Haven't we said, haven't we been advocates
01:06:59of WCW athletes sticking together against the NWO?
01:07:03Haven't you been a part of that voice?
01:07:06Yes. Well, yes.
01:07:07Answer for him, Mike.
01:07:08Yes, you have.
01:07:09So when someone tries to do something against the NWO
01:07:12to show some unity, you're against them.
01:07:15I think he did the right thing.
01:07:16I think he would do it again.
01:07:18I think Malenko would do it again
01:07:20if the NWO were involved.
01:07:22Into that soapbox, Malenko now with a hammerlock
01:07:25driving the back of the Ultimo Dragon
01:07:28to the bottom rope.
01:07:29Shivani goes to Washington, excuse me.
01:07:30I think it's a misunderstanding
01:07:32on the part of Dean Malenko and Eddie Guerrero.
01:07:34It was just an attempt by Guerrero
01:07:36to stop Sixx's illegal tactics
01:07:38and using that belt last night.
01:07:40You know, Eddie realizes what happens.
01:07:42He had his belt stolen.
01:07:44There was an attempt of a steal of a belt
01:07:45not too long ago as well.
01:07:47Mind your own business.
01:07:49Should be a lot better off in life.
01:07:53That's what you think.
01:07:53Look at the balance by the Ultimo Dragon.
01:07:56He just swept him off his feet that time.
01:08:00And Malenko, equally as quick,
01:08:01but he missed the elbow drop.
01:08:03And these two men know each other,
01:08:05as you said, well-documented background.
01:08:06They know each other quite well.
01:08:08Both men so quick, and it just looked like in that flurry,
01:08:10the defensive aspects of both wrestlers
01:08:13really went to the forefront.
01:08:15He's reaching for the handshake.
01:08:18Yeah, forget about it.
01:08:20The Ultimo Dummy just shook hands
01:08:22with a man he shouldn't have.
01:08:23I think you're seeing a little bit more intensity
01:08:26from Dean Malenko.
01:08:27Look at this series of kicks to the back of the head,
01:08:30and that between the shoulder blades of Malenko.
01:08:32He is really kicked off.
01:08:33And maybe the man we call the Iced Man,
01:08:35because of his lack of emotion.
01:08:37Here's a cover.
01:08:38He's showing more emotion than we've ever seen.
01:08:40We've seen him in so many great rivalries.
01:08:43And I think back to the Eddie Guerrero series of matches,
01:08:46I just wonder now if this new Dean Malenko,
01:08:50apparently he's turned over a new leaf, I guess.
01:08:53Rapid fire kicks by the Dragon.
01:08:54Oh! Wow.
01:08:55That time.
01:08:56He better turn over and get on his feet.
01:09:00To the back again.
01:09:01And now to the ropes.
01:09:03Drop kick.
01:09:04The Ultimo Dragon is a great competitor.
01:09:06Here's a cover.
01:09:06One, two.
01:09:07He hooked the near leg that time,
01:09:09but only got a two count.
01:09:11And Malenko, back to the attack again.
01:09:13Malenko.
01:09:14Boy, this is uncharacteristic.
01:09:16Dean Malenko, he tried.
01:09:17I know what he's doing.
01:09:18He's sending a message back
01:09:19to every wrestler that's watching.
01:09:21I'm not here to ask anybody's help.
01:09:22I'm Dean Malenko.
01:09:23I'm my own man.
01:09:24I'll wrestle my own matches.
01:09:25So the likes of the Guerreros, mind your own business.
01:09:28The Ultimo Dragon was on his knees
01:09:30and you could tell,
01:09:31even though the mask does not show a man's emotions,
01:09:35you could tell he's-
01:09:36The guy didn't spill a drop.
01:09:37You could tell that he was stunned.
01:09:39He is absolutely stunned
01:09:40by what Dean Malenko is throwing at him here.
01:09:45Malenko almost taking a page out of the book
01:09:47of Chris Benoit, that nonstop intensity.
01:09:52Wow.
01:09:52Speaking of Benoit, in a hospital bed as we speak.
01:09:55What a match that was.
01:09:56What a fight that was.
01:09:57What a pay-per-view.
01:09:58Yes, you're right.
01:09:59You're exactly right.
01:10:00And a pay-per-view that you can see tomorrow night
01:10:03on Request, Viewer's Choice, Dish Network, or DirecTV.
01:10:06The Encore Presentation.
01:10:08Here's a two.
01:10:08It almost got a three count.
01:10:10If you saw it last night and you want to see it again,
01:10:13you can by calling your local cable operator.
01:10:17Or if you didn't see it last night,
01:10:20you can watch it right now.
01:10:21It's the showdown of Rowdy Roddy Piper,
01:10:22putting Hogan to sleep.
01:10:24But the macho man, Randy Savage,
01:10:26coming out of the rafters and showing his true colors,
01:10:30black and white, NWO style.
01:10:31I don't understand Savage at all.
01:10:33I know this man.
01:10:34I know his father.
01:10:35I know the intensity that builds inside of this competitor.
01:10:38I know the hatred he had for Hogan and everything.
01:10:40I don't understand it.
01:10:42I'm totally amazed.
01:10:43I thought the man was, he was a leader, not a follower.
01:10:47I don't understand.
01:10:48Good look at Dean Malenko with a cross face now
01:10:50on the Ultimo Dragon.
01:10:52You can see right below his left eye,
01:10:54the mark left when that belt, that cruiserweight belt,
01:10:57slipped out of the hands of Eddie Guerrero
01:10:59and just went right to his face.
01:11:03And of course was the main reason,
01:11:05the reason that Six won the title last night.
01:11:08Dragon modifies that upside down surfboard,
01:11:10adding the chin lock.
01:11:17How about that maneuver?
01:11:18Got him in a death lock.
01:11:20Drops back.
01:11:22And this is an added pain and pressure
01:11:25on the knee of Dean Malenko.
01:11:26Boy, you aren't kidding.
01:11:27Even both knees sometimes and that shin.
01:11:29This is a hard hole to get out of.
01:11:31And look at this leverage.
01:11:31Using the bridge maneuver now as Mark Curtis checks in
01:11:35and Dean Malenko will not give up.
01:11:37Also has the chin locked on the other side.
01:11:40Dean Malenko will not, he will not quit.
01:11:44He will not ridicule himself.
01:11:47Stomping down.
01:11:49Guy quit after three days in the Cub Scouts.
01:11:51He couldn't tie knots.
01:11:52Yes, he was actually in the Marines and we know that story.
01:11:54A back elbow and here we go again.
01:11:58To the ropes, ducking down over the top.
01:12:00Sunset flip, one, two.
01:12:03And he couldn't hold him down for three.
01:12:05And the Dragon, that's one of his moves.
01:12:07He'll be the first to his feet if he can get there
01:12:10to mount an offense.
01:12:12What's gonna happen here?
01:12:13Blocked by Malenko.
01:12:14It is a block.
01:12:15Malenko just squatted low that time.
01:12:17And using that back and those muscles
01:12:19to elevate the Ultimo Dragon
01:12:21to send him on the other side.
01:12:23Malenko's taking a heck of a beating here though.
01:12:25He's taking a lot of kicks to the back,
01:12:26the ribs, the chest.
01:12:27He's been hurt, but he's in such great shape
01:12:29and he's in command at all times.
01:12:32Malenko covers, one, two.
01:12:35And the Ultimate Dragon is back up again in two.
01:12:39How many titles does the Ultimate Dragon have right now?
01:12:42Well, he no longer holds those
01:12:44eight Unified J-Crown Championships.
01:12:48But he had it one time, nine.
01:12:51And I don't think anyone has been able to brag about that.
01:12:59Tried an abdominal stretch, but tossed on the outside.
01:13:04Malenko, quick to get back in or attempt to get back in.
01:13:08And a forearm shot.
01:13:11Head first to the turnbuckle, Dragon!
01:13:14Just barely caught him, but enough
01:13:16to knock him off that time.
01:13:17And that's all he needed, a little push.
01:13:19Malenko on the apron, fell down.
01:13:21Dragon, oh my!
01:13:23That was on target, you could hear it.
01:13:25Saw the air going out of Malenko's lungs.
01:13:28He hit him good.
01:13:30And he's not up.
01:13:32He is.
01:13:33Ow!
01:13:34Dragon high wrist from the top, cross body block down.
01:13:39Talk to him, Sonny, talk to him.
01:13:41Fans don't forget, still to come,
01:13:43World Tag Team Title Giant and Lex
01:13:46against Harlem Heat.
01:13:48That's in this telecast.
01:13:49Diamond Dallas is here as well.
01:13:52But you can't find any better action
01:13:53than we're seeing right here from these two cruiserweights.
01:13:57Nitro.
01:13:59This is where it's at, fans.
01:14:01So good to have you with us.
01:14:02The knee to the midsection, and now a reversal.
01:14:05Into the ropes, up and, oh my goodness!
01:14:10One, two!
01:14:12Other way, one, two!
01:14:13And out goes the Ultimate Dragon,
01:14:15taking a page there from Ray Mysterio Jr.
01:14:17And Malenko, the master of the counter.
01:14:19He's the man of a thousand holds
01:14:20and an equal number of counters.
01:14:22Got him coming in.
01:14:24Drop to a hold out of the corner,
01:14:26on the arm, rolls him over.
01:14:28Mark Curtis is there for a one and a two.
01:14:30Almost.
01:14:31Malenko kicks out of that La Magistral cradle.
01:14:34Wow.
01:14:36This guy's got a few holds too, this Ultimate Dragon.
01:14:39Him and the Yamamistral holds,
01:14:40you know, he's got about three of those
01:14:41he can put on your kneecap too.
01:14:44Into the corner again, there goes Malenko.
01:14:46Here's a handspring.
01:14:47He caught him!
01:14:49He caught him and, whoa!
01:14:51A German suplex release.
01:14:54And Malenko is weary,
01:14:56but he's on top of his game nonetheless.
01:14:58Too much time.
01:15:00Too much time.
01:15:01He's choking him!
01:15:03Boy, this is not like Z Malenko at all.
01:15:04It surely isn't.
01:15:06He's frustrated.
01:15:07He is really frustrated after last night.
01:15:09I don't think he cares anymore.
01:15:12He's gonna do what he has to do.
01:15:12Malenko's lost it.
01:15:13Yeah.
01:15:14That is the most emotion we have ever seen
01:15:16in one match from this man, D Malenko.
01:15:19And Sonny Ono's had enough.
01:15:21And, whoa.
01:15:22Bad move.
01:15:26He's gonna choke him again.
01:15:27One, two, three, four.
01:15:28He's gonna count to five.
01:15:29We got a DQ.
01:15:30He don't care anymore.
01:15:31Malenko lost it.
01:15:32Malenko gets disqualified.
01:15:34He's not letting up either.
01:15:36D Malenko, for the first time in his glorious career,
01:15:41has snapped.
01:15:43I'm sure referee Mark Curtis
01:15:44didn't want to have to do this,
01:15:46but he really has no other option.
01:15:47The referee has disqualified D Malenko.
01:15:50The winner of the match,
01:15:51as a result of a disqualification,
01:15:53The Ultimate Dragon!
01:15:55Malenko still with that mark below his left eye.
01:15:59And we are going to dispatch Gene Oakland
01:16:01to talk to D Malenko.
01:16:03And I'm gonna request that Mean Gene be very nice
01:16:07to D Malenko, considering his state of mind.
01:16:09Here it is again, Brian.
01:16:10Well, let's get a look at this.
01:16:11Ultimate Dragon.
01:16:12Tremendous move.
01:16:13Tremendous balance.
01:16:14Malenko was waiting for him, though.
01:16:15Got a little too close.
01:16:17Took one right in the mouth.
01:16:19Flat on his back.
01:16:20Now Malenko's had enough.
01:16:21He don't care anymore.
01:16:23Sonny Ono puts his hands on Malenko,
01:16:25and he goes to the ground real quick.
01:16:28Now you can see Malenko said,
01:16:28ah, the heck with it.
01:16:30I'm just gonna choke the life out of this man right now.
01:16:33Maybe people like Guerrero,
01:16:34maybe some people in the back,
01:16:35maybe some people watching will get the message.
01:16:37You don't mess with me.
01:16:38I'm the Iceman.
01:16:39I'm D Malenko, and you're not.
01:16:42And here's Gene Oakland, Gene.
01:16:44You know, Tony, the one thing that I couldn't help
01:16:45but notice, D Malenko, a technician,
01:16:48he is the consummate professional,
01:16:50but all of a sudden, the discipline is gone.
01:16:51D Malenko, come on in.
01:16:53Last night in San Francisco at Super Bowl,
01:16:57I've gotta tell you this, in my opinion,
01:17:00Eddie Guerrero came in trying to help you,
01:17:03and all of a sudden, you're blaming him
01:17:04for everything that's gone wrong in the last 24 hours.
01:17:07Gene, I am sick and tired and fed up
01:17:12with what's been happening,
01:17:14and the respect that this man right here
01:17:17has not gotten in the last couple weeks in WCW.
01:17:20Now, let's go back one step.
01:17:23Six, I haven't forgotten about you
01:17:26and the bad things you said about my late father.
01:17:29You have what I want, and I'm gonna get it.
01:17:31That's another place and another time.
01:17:34But right now, last night in Super Bowl,
01:17:38the last person I would ever, ever think,
01:17:41in our sport, who would come down
01:17:42and steal the belt from me, is Eddie Guerrero.
01:17:45Eddie, two can play that game you saw tonight.
01:17:48I'm not afraid of you, and I don't care anymore.
01:17:51I just don't care, Gene.
01:17:53All right, he does not care.
01:17:54That is very uncharacteristic of the Iceman.
01:17:57Stay tuned, Nitro continues live
01:18:00on the West Coast after this.
01:18:09WCW's next Pay-Per-View Spectacular
01:18:12will be in about three weeks.
01:18:14It'll be on Sunday, the 16th of March.
01:18:17It'll originate from the North Charleston Coliseum
01:18:19in Charleston, South Carolina.
01:18:21It's the yearly event that we have come to love.
01:18:24It's uncensored where anything goes.
01:18:26No rules, completely uncensored,
01:18:29and you can be a part of it on Sunday, March 16th,
01:18:32exclusively on Pay-Per-View.
01:18:33Information on the card available to you
01:18:37this weekend on the Superstation,
01:18:39TBS, and all of our programs.
01:18:41Last night, Diamond Dallas Page met Buff Bagwell.
01:18:44You know, we weren't so sure who he would be meeting,
01:18:47but we found out it was Buff Bagwell
01:18:49against Diamond Dallas Page.
01:18:51Diamond Dallas Page was in for a fight
01:18:53because Bagwell is a remarkable athlete,
01:18:57but he tried to show up.
01:18:58Diamond Dallas tried to teach him a lesson,
01:19:01tried really to destroy instead of win.
01:19:04Diamond Dallas executed the Diamond Cutter.
01:19:06Here come the troops.
01:19:08Diamond Dallas leaves and wins by disqualification.
01:19:11Even though he didn't get the pin,
01:19:13he put the Diamond Cutter on yet another man,
01:19:16and that was really three seconds away from a victory, Mike.
01:19:19And the constant remains that Diamond Dallas Page
01:19:22seems to stay one step ahead
01:19:24of the New World Order at every turn.
01:19:27How about that, Brayne?
01:19:28Well, I think the New World Order
01:19:29think he's the one that took Bubba out.
01:19:31He denies it.
01:19:32What a gentleman here, Squire Dave Taylor.
01:19:37Yeah, I can tell.
01:19:37He looks like a gentleman walking in here.
01:19:41Threatened to swing at one of the fans.
01:19:43Well, they made a gesture toward him.
01:19:45Hey, what's up?
01:19:46Well, a gentleman usually shuts that out
01:19:48and doesn't worry about that.
01:19:49Former British Empire champion.
01:19:51We talk a lot about second-generation wrestlers
01:19:54within the ranks of World Championship Wrestling.
01:19:56Well, Squire David Taylor,
01:19:57actually a third-generation pro wrestler.
01:20:00And Squire David Taylor taking the fight to DDP here.
01:20:03Diamond Dallas, the master of the Diamond Cutter.
01:20:07Without a doubt, the single most dangerous move
01:20:09that we have seen in this sport in many, many years.
01:20:12You know what makes it so dangerous?
01:20:14There's so many different ways this man can put it on you.
01:20:17I've seen him, when a guy comes off the top rope,
01:20:19I've seen him catch a guy with the Diamond Cutter.
01:20:20I've seen him reverse moves with the Diamond Cutter.
01:20:23He's the best at it.
01:20:24It is in the same league as a DDT,
01:20:28in the same league as a Powerbomb.
01:20:33And speaking of leagues...
01:20:34Oh, we got trouble.
01:20:35The League of the New World Order.
01:20:37See ya.
01:20:38You stay right here.
01:20:40This is your job.
01:20:42And I don't think they want us anyway.
01:20:44You never know.
01:20:45They are going to the ring.
01:20:46Oh!
01:20:46He got him with the Diamond Cutter!
01:20:48He sure did.
01:20:50Big time!
01:20:51Diamond Cutter down.
01:20:52And they're looking for that man right there,
01:20:55Diamond Dallas Page.
01:20:56You're on the wanted list of the NWO.
01:21:00They are not only waiting on him this time,
01:21:02like we saw a few weeks ago,
01:21:03they are stalking towards the ring here.
01:21:06They're hunting their prey.
01:21:08And they are circling Diamond Dallas.
01:21:12This don't look good.
01:21:13He did not even bother covering Squire David Taylor.
01:21:19Uh-oh, he's taking off his watch.
01:21:21They're getting ready to do some work.
01:21:23There's trouble brewing for DDP.
01:21:25They have work to do.
01:21:28And Diamond Dallas just hanging right in there.
01:21:33Let's see.
01:21:34You know, last night,
01:21:35these two men were involved in a titanic struggle
01:21:38for the World Tag.
01:21:39Uh-oh.
01:21:42Would you look at this?
01:21:43Look at his hand.
01:21:44The newest member of the NWO.
01:21:47And in his hand, he's got spray paint,
01:21:48or a can of something.
01:21:51Yeah, he sure does.
01:21:53We talked earlier about Paige always staying one step ahead,
01:21:57but they've got him out number three.
01:21:58Oh!
01:21:59Paige didn't even know he was there.
01:22:01Not at all.
01:22:01Because he blindsided.
01:22:03He was blindsided, you're right.
01:22:05By the man everybody thought they could depend on.
01:22:08The macho man, Randy Savage.
01:22:12And Diamond Dallas is out from the spray can.
01:22:15Look at this.
01:22:17X's and O's, hugs and kisses.
01:22:21Well, and there is a big mistake from a fan.
01:22:25A big mistake.
01:22:26Get out!
01:22:27Get out!
01:22:28The safest place for him to be is out.
01:22:29Thank you very much.
01:22:31Like Diamond Dallas Paige is.
01:22:33Out cold.
01:22:38And now, for the macho man, Randy Savage,
01:22:40I guess what remains is the graffiti.
01:22:43This is horrible to watch.
01:22:45But you know, and I'm certainly not condoning
01:22:49what's happening to Diamond Dallas Paige, Mike,
01:22:52but you knew this was coming sooner or later.
01:22:54Well, Savage turned his back
01:22:56on an entire organization last night.
01:22:59And now he attacks from behind on Diamond Dallas Paige
01:23:03and adding insult to injury.
01:23:05They branded him.
01:23:06Paige laid out, they branded him with the spray paint.
01:23:07I guess we're getting the official coronation
01:23:10of the newest member of the New World Order.
01:23:12The macho man, Randy Savage,
01:23:13who not only has knocked out DDP,
01:23:17has spray painted DDP here,
01:23:20but was the main reason that Hulk Hogan still has the belt
01:23:23and not the macho man, Randy Savage.
01:23:25Honey, they're not done with him yet.
01:23:27Apparently not.
01:23:28Savage is going up on top.
01:23:31Well, we saw those repeated patented top elbow drops
01:23:34last night on Rowdy Roddy Piper after the main event.
01:23:39And Savage up on top now.
01:23:41No one does this any better than this man.
01:23:43He's ended careers.
01:23:44He's won championships.
01:23:46He's done it all with this move.
01:23:48The macho man up top.
01:23:49Diamond Dallas is out.
01:23:50Oh my goodness.
01:23:52We have to step out for a break.
01:23:55Fans stay with us.
01:23:56The carnage in the ring, I hope soon it will end.
01:24:00But the NWO back in power again here on Nitro.
01:24:05Still to come, the World Tag Team title.
01:24:07Don't you dare go away.
01:24:07Paige isn't moving.
01:24:09You're right.
01:24:14Okay, we're back.
01:24:16Diamond Dallas just being taken out by the EMTs here.
01:24:19Taken out on a gurney.
01:24:21And apparently they are just basically
01:24:24taking over this program here.
01:24:26Their music playing and let's listen in.
01:24:34The new world order.
01:24:36Hey y'all, welcome to another edition
01:24:41of NWO Monday Night Trial.
01:24:44Thank you.
01:24:45Thank you.
01:24:46Okay.
01:24:47Now let's hear a big SACTOWN welcome
01:24:50for the newest member of the new world order.
01:25:11Randy Savage.
01:25:16That's unbelievable.
01:25:18I don't think I'd ever see this.
01:25:21Knowing the hatred that he has had for Hulk Hogan.
01:25:26And oh yeah.
01:25:27Oh yeah.
01:25:28What?
01:25:29The NWO, we don't stop there.
01:25:34We don't give you just one icon.
01:25:40No.
01:25:41The outsiders have hooked you up with another icon.
01:25:48So make welcome if you will, from Hollywood, California.
01:25:55Oh no.
01:25:56The undisputed, undefeated, NWO world heavyweight champion, Randy Savage.
01:26:10Hollywood, Hulk Hogan.
01:26:19Undisputed many times.
01:26:21Undefeated, forget about it.
01:26:22Nah.
01:26:23Put to sleep many times by the macho man, Randy Savage.
01:26:27The latest last night.
01:26:30You mean Piper?
01:26:32Yes, Piper, sorry.
01:26:33Got Savage on the brain here.
01:26:35Savage, the one certainly that took him out of that deep sleep.
01:26:40The biggest icon in wrestling.
01:26:41Can't get Savage off my mind either.
01:26:46Piper put him out.
01:26:48Not only at Starrcade, but last night.
01:26:52And he walks in with the-
01:26:53Okay, Hollywood, Hollywood, if I could, I want to get a word with you.
01:26:59Everybody knows another outstanding outing by the New World Order at Super Brawl.
01:27:09Hollywood, everybody wants to know your feelings, big man, after such a super showing last night.
01:27:19Well, you know, brothers, Hollywood, the NWO is on a roll, brah.
01:27:26California, love the party.
01:27:29City of Sac, Sacramento.
01:27:33Loves to party.
01:27:34Loves to party, just like the outsiders, macho in Hollywood.
01:27:38Not to cut the party short, man, but you know, one icon looking at another.
01:27:46Sweet.
01:27:47You should be justly rewarded, brah.
01:27:50And the outsiders have a little presento for you.
01:27:55So come on out.
01:27:57Come on out.
01:27:58What are they talking about here?
01:27:59A little surprise for you, mach.
01:28:01Who could this be?
01:28:03A new member.
01:28:04What could it be, a present?
01:28:05Another-
01:28:06I think it's somebody you might recognize, mach.
01:28:09And she's smiling.
01:28:11A little something.
01:28:12For the first time in months.
01:28:13For the outsiders from Hollywood.
01:28:17Please make welcome, if you will, ladies and gentlemen, the main man.
01:28:25Eric Bishop.
01:28:28Trillionaire Ted.
01:28:31And our present to the macho man, Miss Elizabeth.
01:28:44I don't pass the test.
01:28:45Now we know why he's so strong.
01:28:47So strong.
01:28:53Sweet.
01:28:58All is well in the NWO, because everybody knows when you're NWO, you're NWO for life.
01:29:17I guess everything is sweet, huh?
01:29:21Hollywood knows it.
01:29:23The macho man knows it.
01:29:25He knows it.
01:29:26Teddy knows it.
01:29:27The outsiders know it.
01:29:29Sacramento is NWO territory.
01:29:35I don't think so.
01:29:40They are strong again.
01:29:42The New World Order.
01:29:43When we come back, the World Tag Team Champions, Luger and The Giant.
01:29:49What awaits for them?
01:29:51Tony, they're stronger than ever now.
01:29:57It's like to have a human body coming back, pulling your limbs.
01:30:01No titles, no belts, no rest.
01:30:04No rules.
01:30:05Nothing's gonna stop these guys from tearing each other apart.
01:30:09And believe me, they will.
01:30:12No matter whoever or whatever gets in their way.
01:30:15Somebody get me out of here.
01:30:17It's WCW's Uncensored.
01:30:20Sunday, March 16th, live and only on pay-per-view.
01:30:23Call your cable or satellite company to order now.
01:30:29Well, finally, the ring is cleared of the NWO, and we can get on with our main event here on Nitro.
01:30:35And this should be a good one.
01:30:38Lex Luger and The Giant together against the former World Tag Team Champions,
01:30:43one of the top contenders here, Harlem Heat.
01:30:46Let me go back and say this one more time.
01:30:49Rowdy Roddy Piper should be the world champ.
01:30:51Rowdy Roddy Piper have not only put Hogan to sleep once, but twice.
01:30:58And Macho Man becomes the savior to Roddy Roark Hogan.
01:31:02As long as there's a group and there's a gang,
01:31:04they'll continue to watch the back of one man, and that is Hollywood Hogan.
01:31:09And I'm concerned about the condition of Diamond Dallas Page.
01:31:13While we were away during that break, Randy Savage mounted the top rope,
01:31:17hit him with another one of those famous elbow drops,
01:31:19and Page was put in a neck brace and carried from the Arco Arena on a stretcher.
01:31:26I'll tell you, they're more dangerous now than ever.
01:31:28And these two men right here, Luger and The Giant,
01:31:31haven't made any friends with the Outsiders after what happened last night.
01:31:34So anything could happen here right now.
01:31:37This is WCW's dream team.
01:31:43There is no denying that.
01:31:45Together, the biggest and of course the strongest,
01:31:50Lex Luger and The Giant.
01:31:52Some images that we'll never forget from last night.
01:31:56Luger putting Kevin Nash in the rack.
01:32:00Proceeding that, Nash and the strength that he showed
01:32:04in powerbombing The Giant.
01:32:07Luger coming out.
01:32:08The Giant with a big chokeslam on Scott Hall,
01:32:10putting him down with a one-two-three on many fronts, on many counts.
01:32:15They are the champs.
01:32:16In addition, Bischoff coming out, trying to prevent Luger from coming in,
01:32:20and Bischoff getting shoved down.
01:32:23Well, when is the replay?
01:32:25Well, that's tomorrow night.
01:32:26Well, that's worth anything to see that.
01:32:28To see Nash powerbomb The Giant.
01:32:32You gotta see it.
01:32:33You can't believe it.
01:32:34It's on Request Viewer's Choice, Dish Network and DirecTV.
01:32:37The Encore presentation, mostly tomorrow night,
01:32:40but also on Wednesday and Thursday as well.
01:32:44And then Luger with all his strength.
01:32:46Oh, no.
01:32:47The Boss has come out, and I don't think there is any question
01:32:51as to what is going to happen here.
01:32:54Anybody want to venture a guess?
01:32:55Just a minute.
01:32:56Let's get ready to go, guys.
01:32:57He's gonna strip him of the belts.
01:32:58Just a minute.
01:33:01Hold the phone here.
01:33:06Hold on.
01:33:11A little help from my friends, so to speak.
01:33:16The gang is here.
01:33:17We got a little problem here.
01:33:22A little problem.
01:33:24Oof.
01:33:26Oof.
01:33:27But it's a real simple one to fix.
01:33:31Very simple.
01:33:33You, my friend, are out of order.
01:33:38Those belts belong to these two gentlemen right here.
01:33:46Boy, I knew this was coming.
01:33:49You did not have a doctor's release.
01:33:51You were not authorized to wrestle.
01:33:53You used your cast in the match.
01:33:58So, my friend, those belts belong right here.
01:34:03Right now, I want them.
01:34:06Whoa, whoa, whoa, Bischoff.
01:34:08Not so quick, because you'd have to carry me out of here
01:34:12on a stretcher just to hand this over.
01:34:16I'm so sick and tired of your political positioning,
01:34:21your little moves here and there, your swerving.
01:34:25How about this?
01:34:27I got a proposition for you.
01:34:29You're a risk-taker.
01:34:30You're a gambling man.
01:34:33I'll hand this belt right over to you boys here
01:34:36you've been protecting.
01:34:38If, in Uncensored, where anything goes,
01:34:43we put the whole enchilada on the line,
01:34:47every single belt.
01:34:49I'm talking about Hollywood Hogan's,
01:34:51the title belts, the tag belts,
01:34:53every single belt in existence,
01:34:56WCW versus NWO.
01:34:59How about it?
01:35:00Yeah.
01:35:01You want it?
01:35:02You got it.
01:35:04I want the belt.
01:35:05I want the belt.
01:35:06I want yours.
01:35:07Give me that one, you big goose.
01:35:08You're saying we got a deal.
01:35:10You got a deal.
01:35:11I want yours.
01:35:12Give me that belt.
01:35:14I'll fire you.
01:35:15I'll fire you right now.
01:35:17You will.
01:35:18Have you seen it happen before?
01:35:20Don't do it.
01:35:21Here we go.
01:35:23Put your best team together.
01:35:25Put your team where your mouth is, punk.
01:35:29We got the stuff.
01:35:31Hey, we're easy to find
01:35:34because we're packing all the gold.
01:35:41You got to love it, Lex.
01:35:42A challenge made for us.
01:35:45How about just a little preview?
01:35:48Maybe we'll find out something here.
01:35:50Sting is coming down.
01:35:52Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:35:53With ball bat in hand.
01:35:55He don't look happy.
01:35:58He's going to go in the ring.
01:36:00Whoa.
01:36:01Whoa.
01:36:02Whoa.
01:36:04He either knows someone has more guts than his own good.
01:36:08Look who he's standing with here.
01:36:12What side of the ring is he standing on anyway?
01:36:14He's in the middle right now.
01:36:17No expression.
01:36:30What is going to happen here?
01:36:32Is he going to choose sides?
01:36:35He is staring at Hogan.
01:36:38He is staring at Hulk Hogan.
01:36:41Do something.
01:36:42Hogan is embracing Sting.
01:36:45Oh, this is sickening.
01:36:48Can you believe what we're seeing?
01:36:51No response from Sting.
01:36:53Fans, we have to go.
01:36:55No way.
01:36:56Is this a great organization or what?
01:36:59Oh, good night, everybody.
01:37:00No way.
01:37:02Oh, I love this.
01:37:05Oh, I love this.
01:37:08Hey.